UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-09729
iShares Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
c/o BlackRock Fund Advisors
400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
The Corporation Trust Company
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000
Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2024
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2024
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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| | MARCH 31, 2024 |
iShares Trust
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· | | 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 |
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 |
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U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | | 23.48 | % | | | | 29.88 | % |
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U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | | 19.94 | | | | | 19.71 | |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | | 16.81 | | | | | 15.32 | |
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Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | | 10.42 | | | | | 8.15 | |
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3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | | | 2.68 | | | | | 5.24 | |
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U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | | | 4.88 | | | | | (2.44 | ) |
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U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | | | 5.99 | | | | | 1.70 | |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | | | 7.48 | | | | | 3.13 | |
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U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | | 8.73 | | | | | 11.15 | |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
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2 | | T H I S P A G E I S N O T P A R T O F Y O U R F U N D R E P O R T |
Table of Contents
Market Overview
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 100 ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares S&P 100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 100 large-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P 100® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 33.98 | % | | | 16.33 | % | | | 13.56 | % | | | 33.98 | % | | | 113.04 | % | | | 256.56 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 33.97 | | | | 16.33 | | | | 13.55 | | | | 33.97 | | | | 113.05 | | | | 256.42 | |
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Index | | | 34.24 | | | | 16.57 | | | | 13.78 | | | | 34.24 | | | | 115.29 | | | | 263.49 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,241.10 | | | $ | 1.12 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.00 | | | $ | 1.01 | | | | 0.20 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® S&P 100 ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Mega-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return for the reporting period amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. Rapid advances in generative AI, which allows users to generate outputs using simple natural language queries, drove a surge in investor enthusiasm for products and technologies associated with AI. The semiconductors industry gained the most, as companies purchased specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. Additionally, the semiconductors industry continued to invest in building the next generation of processors for AI applications, further supporting stock prices.
The software and services industry also advanced, driven by strength among systems software companies. Enthusiasm for generative AI products benefited a large company in the industry with a significant investment in a prominent consumer-facing AI platform, a chatbot which grew its user base more rapidly than any other consumer application in history. Integration of AI into already existing productivity software also propelled gains. In addition, cloud services revenue accelerated, due in part to new AI features, beating analysts’ expectations and driving further earnings growth.
The communication services sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance, led by the interactive media and services industry. Growth in online advertising drove large increases in both revenue and income. Cost cutting efforts and reduced headcount also boosted profitability. Implementation of AI tools that allow clients to partially automate and optimize advertising campaigns also benefited the industry and fueled analysts’ optimism about continued growth. Strong sales of cloud computing products further bolstered industry earnings.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Information Technology | | | 35.8 | % |
Communication Services | | | 12.6 | |
Financials | | | 12.4 | |
Health Care | | | 11.4 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 11.1 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.5 | |
Industrials | | | 4.9 | |
Energy | | | 3.0 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 2.3 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 10.4 | % |
Apple Inc. | | | 8.3 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 7.4 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 5.5 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 3.6 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 3.0 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 2.5 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS | | | 2.5 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2.1 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the S&P 500 Growth Index™ (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 33.49 | % | | | 15.57 | % | | | 14.36 | % | | | 33.49 | % | | | 106.16 | % | | | 282.61 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 33.40 | | | | 15.55 | | | | 14.35 | | | | 33.40 | | | | 105.99 | | | | 282.14 | |
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Index | | | 33.73 | | | | 15.78 | | | | 14.56 | | | | 33.73 | | | | 108.03 | | | | 289.48 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,240.20 | | | $ | 1.01 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.10 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | | 0.18 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Growth-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. Growth stocks benefited from strong corporate earnings and the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of higher interest rates.
The information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return for the reporting period amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. Rapid advances in generative AI, which allows users to generate outputs using simple natural language queries, drove a surge in investor enthusiasm for products and technologies associated with AI. The semiconductors industry gained the most, as companies purchased specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. Corporations seeking to use AI technologies invested significantly in this hardware, in some cases setting up separate budgetary allocations to expedite the increased investment. Consequently, industry revenues and earnings grew rapidly, driving strong equity performance. Additionally, the semiconductors industry continued to invest in building the next generation of processors for AI applications, further supporting stock prices.
The communication services sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance, led by the interactive media and services industry. Growth in online advertising drove large increases in both revenue and income, and led a prominent company in the industry to initiate a dividend payment while continuing stock buybacks. Cost cutting efforts and reduced headcount also boosted profitability. Implementation of AI tools into advertising services fueled analysts’ optimism about continued growth. Strong sales of cloud computing products further bolstered earnings, and a proposed deal between a large company in the industry and a smartphone manufacturer to license an AI product generated investor enthusiasm.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Information Technology | | | 47.4 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 14.3 | |
Communication Services | | | 12.6 | |
Health Care | | | 7.3 | |
Industrials | | | 6.6 | |
Financials | | | 5.2 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.7 | |
Energy | | | 1.7 | |
Materials | | | 1.4 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 0.8 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 13.0 | % |
Apple Inc. | | | 10.4 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 9.3 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 6.9 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 4.4 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 3.7 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS | | | 3.1 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2.6 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 2.4 | |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 2.0 | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P 500 Value Index™ (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 25.36 | % | | | 13.06 | % | | | 10.44 | % | | | 25.36 | % | | | 84.74 | % | | | 169.96 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 25.35 | | | | 13.06 | | | | 10.43 | | | | 25.35 | | | | 84.74 | | | | 169.77 | |
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Index | | | 25.58 | | | | 13.26 | | | | 10.62 | | | | 25.58 | | | | 86.35 | | | | 174.37 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,226.70 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.10 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | | 0.18 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Value-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The financials sector was the strongest contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The financial services industry gained, as a large multi-sector holding company with investments in a broad array of companies benefited from rising equity prices and strength among insurance companies, where rising premiums and higher investment income bolstered profitability. Banks also advanced, as robust net interest income (the difference between the interest received from a bank’s assets and the interest paid on deposits) supported earnings. The Fed’s shift in monetary policy also benefited banks, raising investor hopes for increased loan activity and dealmaking as borrowing costs subside.
The information technology sector was another strong contributor to the Index’s return amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. The software and services industry gained, driven by strength among systems software companies. Enthusiasm for generative AI products benefited a large company in the industry with a significant investment in a prominent consumer-facing AI platform, a chatbot which grew its user base more rapidly than any other consumer application in history.
The industrials sector further contributed to the Index’s performance, supported by strong economic growth. The capital goods industry advanced notably, as a surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of machinery, manufacturing equipment, building products, and tools.
As the U.S. economy continued to expand, consumer spending increased at a robust pace, driving substantial gains in the consumer discretionary sector. Higher online sales and new AI cloud services propelled gains in the broadline retail industry amid strong revenue and earnings growth.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Financials | | | 22.8 | % |
Health Care | | | 18.5 | |
Industrials | | | 11.4 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 9.9 | |
Information Technology | | | 8.2 | |
Energy | | | 6.7 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 5.6 | |
Utilities | | | 4.7 | |
Communication Services | | | 4.6 | |
Real Estate | | | 4.1 | |
Materials | | | 3.5 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 3.8 | % |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2.9 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 2.3 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1.9 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1.4 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 1.4 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1.3 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 1.3 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 1.2 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 1.2 | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index™ (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 11.46 | % | | | 8.53 | % | | | 7.76 | % | | | 11.46 | % | | | 50.57 | % | | | 111.07 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 11.55 | | | | 8.53 | | | | 7.75 | | | | 11.55 | | | | 50.57 | | | | 111.02 | |
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Index | | | 11.64 | | | | 8.76 | | | | 7.96 | | | | 11.64 | | | | 52.17 | | | | 115.13 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,158.90 | | | $ | 0.97 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.10 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | | 0.18 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Value-oriented small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The consumer discretionary sector contributed the most to the Index’s return. As the U.S. economy continued to expand, consumers increased their spending at a robust pace, driving substantial gains in the sector. Despite rising interest rates and higher borrowing costs, spending remained resilient, as strong household balance sheets, higher wages, and elevated asset prices supported consumers. The specialty retail industry posted a strong advance, as new product lines targeted an expanded customer base, and a focus on online shopping helped drive e-commerce sales. Robust profit margins, strong holiday sales, and a new plan for higher profits also aided the industry. The household durables industry also gained, as homebuilders benefited from stabilizing interest rates, solid demand for starter homes, and faster build times.
The industrials sector was another significant contributor to the Index’s performance. Strong economic growth bolstered stocks in the sector, which is sensitive to overall conditions in the broader economy. This supportive backdrop led to investor confidence that demand would continue to expand, boosting earnings in the sector. A key measure of confidence among purchasing managers in manufacturing rose to its highest level in nearly two years, as output improved and suppliers’ delivery times shortened. The capital goods industry was the leading source of strength, as spending on factory construction increased following passage of federal legislation granting subsidies for certain types of production facilities. The surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of building products, machinery, manufacturing equipment, and tools.
On the downside, the consumer staples sector detracted from the Index’s performance. Declining sales of baby and children’s products weighed on sales in the food products industry.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
| | | | |
Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
| |
Financials | | | 24.3 | % |
Industrials | | | 16.6 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.3 | |
Information Technology | | | 10.0 | |
Real Estate | | | 9.9 | |
Health Care | | | 9.4 | |
Materials | | | 5.3 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.1 | |
Energy | | | 2.7 | |
Utilities | | | 2.5 | |
Communication Services | | | 1.9 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
| | | | |
Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
| |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 0.9 | % |
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. | | | 0.9 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 0.9 | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 0.9 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 0.9 | |
Organon & Co. | | | 0.8 | |
Dycom Industries, Inc. | | | 0.7 | |
Air Lease Corp., Class A | | | 0.7 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 0.7 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 0.7 | |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 100 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Common Stocks | |
|
Aerospace & Defense — 2.0% | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 223,044 | | | $ | 43,045,262 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 88,314 | | | | 24,947,822 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 423,373 | | | | 74,314,663 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 83,614 | | | | 38,033,500 | |
RTX Corp. | | | 516,150 | | | | 50,340,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 230,681,356 | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6% | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 89,215 | | | | 25,849,154 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 281,353 | | | | 41,817,497 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 67,666,651 | |
|
Automobiles — 2.0% | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 1,522,132 | | | | 20,213,913 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 450,245 | | | | 20,418,611 | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 1,077,855 | | | | 189,476,130 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 230,108,654 | |
|
Banks — 4.1% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,678,315 | | | | 101,561,705 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 740,273 | | | | 46,814,864 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1,124,632 | | | | 225,263,790 | |
U.S. BanCorp. | | | 606,949 | | | | 27,130,620 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,399,996 | | | | 81,143,768 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 481,914,747 | |
|
Beverages — 1.6% | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 1,513,666 | | | | 92,606,086 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 534,666 | | | | 93,571,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 186,177,983 | |
|
Biotechnology — 1.9% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 686,811 | | | | 125,068,283 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 208,068 | | | | 59,157,894 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 484,706 | | | | 35,504,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 219,730,891 | |
|
Broadline Retail — 5.5% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 3,555,900 | | | | 641,413,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets — 1.7% | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 296,155 | | | | 17,064,451 | |
BlackRock, Inc.(b) | | | 54,397 | | | | 45,350,779 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 579,747 | | | | 41,938,898 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 126,834 | | | | 52,977,293 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 487,297 | | | | 45,883,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 203,215,307 | |
|
Chemicals — 0.9% | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 273,405 | | | | 15,838,352 | |
Linde PLC | | | 188,626 | | | | 87,582,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 103,421,176 | |
|
Communications Equipment — 0.7% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 1,580,733 | | | | 78,894,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Consumer Finance — 0.6% | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 222,460 | | | | 50,651,917 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 148,120 | | | | 22,053,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 72,705,504 | |
|
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.2% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 172,614 | | | | 126,462,195 | |
Target Corp. | | | 179,591 | | | | 31,825,321 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 1,665,217 | | | | 100,196,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 258,483,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 2,781,423 | | | $ | 48,953,045 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 1,635,504 | | | | 68,625,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 117,578,793 | |
|
Electric Utilities — 0.9% | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 299,928 | | | | 29,006,037 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 797,382 | | | | 50,960,683 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 424,732 | | | | 30,470,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 110,436,994 | |
|
Electrical Equipment — 0.2% | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 222,402 | | | | 25,224,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Entertainment — 1.6% | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 168,348 | | | | 102,242,791 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 713,562 | | | | 87,311,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 189,554,237 | |
|
Financial Services — 5.6% | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)(c) | | | 707,782 | | | | 297,636,487 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 320,944 | | | | 154,557,002 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 416,161 | | | | 27,878,625 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 615,255 | | | | 171,705,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 651,777,480 | |
|
Food Products — 0.4% | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 310,565 | | | | 11,459,849 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 523,544 | | | | 36,648,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 48,107,929 | |
|
Ground Transportation — 0.5% | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 237,210 | | | | 58,337,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 675,343 | | | | 76,759,486 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 516,901 | | | | 45,047,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 121,807,408 | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9% | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 489,332 | | | | 39,029,120 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 359,804 | | | | 177,995,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 217,024,159 | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5% | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,574 | | | | 49,244,843 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 282,164 | | | | 79,556,140 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 440,311 | | | | 40,240,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 169,041,005 | |
|
Household Products — 1.5% | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 320,844 | | | | 28,892,002 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 915,348 | | | | 148,515,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 177,407,215 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6% | |
3M Co. | | | 214,762 | | | | 22,779,805 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 256,456 | | | | 52,637,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 75,417,399 | |
|
Insurance — 0.3% | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 272,805 | | | | 21,325,167 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 239,419 | | | | 17,743,342 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 39,068,509 | |
|
Interactive Media & Services — 9.0% | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,292,436 | | | | 345,997,365 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 1,919,287 | | | | 292,230,639 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 855,840 | | | | 415,578,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,053,806,791 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 100 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
IT Services — 1.3% | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 243,907 | | | $ | 84,540,605 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 355,949 | | | | 67,972,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 152,512,626 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.3% | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 255,815 | | | | 63,882,122 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 150,303 | | | | 87,357,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 151,239,728 | |
|
Machinery — 1.0% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 198,038 | | | | 72,567,065 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 101,261 | | | | 41,591,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 114,159,008 | |
|
Media — 0.7% | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 38,514 | | | | 11,193,324 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 1,541,419 | | | | 66,820,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 78,013,837 | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.9% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 674,719 | | | | 106,430,175 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 458,294 | | | | 58,331,660 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1,544,758 | | | | 179,562,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 344,324,505 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals — 5.3% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 791,540 | | | | 42,925,214 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 310,204 | | | | 241,326,304 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 936,456 | | | | 148,137,974 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 985,761 | | | | 130,071,164 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 2,196,513 | | | | 60,953,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 623,413,892 | |
|
Retail REITs — 0.2% | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 126,603 | | | | 19,812,103 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 12.1% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 628,558 | | | | 113,448,434 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 171,185 | | | | 226,890,311 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 1,644,736 | | | | 72,647,989 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 960,854 | | | | 868,189,240 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 434,137 | | | | 73,499,394 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 353,723 | | | | 61,622,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,416,297,452 | |
|
Software — 13.4% | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 175,833 | | | | 88,725,332 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 108,899 | | | | 70,784,350 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2,890,514 | | | | 1,216,097,050 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 620,229 | | | | 77,906,965 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 376,563 | | | | 113,413,244 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,566,926,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Specialized REITs — 0.3% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 181,630 | | | $ | 35,888,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail — 1.8% | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 387,166 | | | | 148,516,878 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 223,724 | | | | 56,989,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 205,506,092 | |
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.3% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 5,646,626 | | | | 968,283,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4% | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 473,513 | | | | 44,500,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Tobacco — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 685,184 | | | | 29,887,726 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 603,922 | | | | 55,331,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 85,219,060 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | | 202,953 | | | | 33,125,989 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8% (Cost: $9,010,382,735) | | | | 11,668,227,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.1% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(b)(d)(e) | | | 85,026 | | | | 85,068 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(b)(d) | | | 16,278,938 | | | | 16,278,938 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1% (Cost: $16,363,998) | | | | | 16,364,006 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $9,026,746,733) | | | | | 11,684,591,017 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | 7,275,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 11,691,866,368 | |
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(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 (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 100 ETF |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | — | | | $ | 73,563 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,497 | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 85,068 | | | | 85,026 | | | $ | 29,248 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 14,929,868 | | | | 1,349,070 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,278,938 | | | | 16,278,938 | | | | 1,192,103 | | | | — | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 33,178,984 | | | | 15,649,425 | | | | (14,378,370 | ) | | | 3,534,087 | | | | 7,366,653 | | | | 45,350,779 | | | | 54,397 | | | | 1,107,933 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,545,584 | | | $ | 7,366,661 | | | $ | 61,714,785 | | | | | | | $ | 2,329,284 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 90 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 23,888 | | | $ | 440,919 | |
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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:
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| | 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) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 440,919 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 440,919 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,605,051 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,605,051 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (572,239) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (572,239) | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | | | | | |
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Average notional value of contracts — long | | | | | | $ | 25,025,034 | |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 11,668,227,011 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,668,227,011 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 16,364,006 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,364,006 | |
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| | $ | 11,684,591,017 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,684,591,017 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 440,919 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 440,919 | |
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(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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Aerospace & Defense — 1.0% | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) | | | 128,704 | | | $ | 40,268,907 | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 463,394 | | | | 89,430,408 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 859,454 | | | | 150,859,961 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 417,902 | | | | 28,597,034 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 102,000 | | | | 125,623,200 | |
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| | | | | | | 434,779,510 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0% | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 99,979 | | | | 12,154,447 | |
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Automobiles — 2.0% | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 5,088,884 | | | | 894,574,918 | |
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Beverages — 0.9% | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 2,790,826 | | | | 170,742,735 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 812,730 | | | | 48,178,634 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 908,764 | | | | 159,042,788 | |
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| | | | | | | 377,964,157 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.0% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 1,199,822 | | | | 218,487,586 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 116,384 | | | | 112,018,436 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 303,350 | | | | 126,803,334 | |
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| | | | | | | 457,309,356 | |
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Broadline Retail — 6.9% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 16,788,086 | | | | 3,028,234,953 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | | | 96,872 | | | | 6,657,044 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,034,891,997 | |
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Building Products — 0.5% | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 142,762 | | | | 12,771,488 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 61,523 | | | | 8,287,763 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | | | 226,283 | | | | 47,191,320 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 738,334 | | | | 42,919,355 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 217,993 | | | | 17,195,288 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 288,473 | | | | 86,599,595 | |
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| | | | | | | 214,964,809 | |
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Capital Markets — 1.1% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 97,457 | | | | 42,729,047 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 951,254 | | | | 124,966,238 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 124,495 | | | | 22,873,440 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 237,866 | | | | 51,210,171 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 32,796 | | | | 14,902,174 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 135,714 | | | | 53,339,673 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 83,046 | | | | 46,543,131 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 259,685 | | | | 110,482,983 | |
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Chemicals — 0.9% | |
Celanese Corp., Class A | | | 184,687 | | | | 31,740,308 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 189,925 | | | | 15,803,659 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 237,535 | | | | 54,846,832 | |
Linde PLC | | | 462,862 | | | | 214,916,084 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 216,325 | | | | 75,136,162 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 87,108 | | | | 59,845,809 | |
Copart, Inc.(a) | | | 1,604,316 | | | | 92,921,983 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 213,157 | | | | 40,806,776 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 222,191 | | | | 10,280,778 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 315,962 | | | | 67,347,300 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.4% | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 462,600 | | | $ | 134,144,748 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 176,698 | | | | 62,724,256 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.1% | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 184,036 | | | | 47,812,553 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.2% | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(b) | | | 74,610 | | | | 45,806,063 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 156,574 | | | | 42,732,176 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.4% | |
American Express Co. | | | 735,120 | | | | 167,379,473 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 248,851 | | | | 32,621,877 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.6% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 342,185 | | | | 250,694,997 | |
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Distributors — 0.0% | |
Pool Corp. | | | 40,682 | | | | 16,415,187 | |
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Electric Utilities — 0.1% | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 264,528 | | | | 48,898,001 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.5% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 202,503 | | | | 37,037,799 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 454,244 | | | | 142,033,014 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 69,272 | | | | 8,737,970 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 45,225 | | | | 18,770,636 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 101,575 | | | | 29,591,845 | |
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| | | | | | | 236,171,264 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3% | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 615,102 | | | | 70,952,016 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 103,688 | | | | 26,521,317 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 127,153 | | | | 17,032,144 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 221,611 | | | | 32,186,781 | |
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| | | | | | | 146,692,258 | |
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Entertainment — 1.3% | |
Electronic Arts, Inc | | | 196,650 | | | | 26,089,555 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 261,348 | | | | 27,642,778 | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 794,806 | | | | 482,709,528 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | | | 145,706 | | | | 21,635,884 | |
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| | | | | | | 558,077,745 | |
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Financial Services — 2.7% | |
Corpay, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 132,507 | | | | 40,883,710 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 573,259 | | | | 91,618,253 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 1,090,903 | | | | 525,346,158 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 1,917,057 | | | | 535,012,267 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,192,860,388 | |
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Food Products — 0.3% | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 104,889 | | | | 20,400,910 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 174,335 | | | | 18,571,908 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 1,038,559 | | | | 72,699,130 | |
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| | | | | | | 111,671,948 | |
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Ground Transportation — 1.3% | |
CSX Corp. | | | 1,813,459 | | | | 67,224,925 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 329,814 | | | | 72,331,508 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 3,779,366 | | | | 290,973,389 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 503,653 | | | | 123,863,382 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4% | |
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 72,220 | | | | 23,682,382 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued) | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 1,478,638 | | | $ | 101,271,917 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 152,976 | | | | 15,520,945 | |
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | | | 432,171 | | | | 59,942,118 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 411,423 | | | | 39,315,582 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 85,219 | | | | 46,012,295 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 49,078 | | | | 8,411,969 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 427,371 | | | | 170,559,492 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 102,069 | | | | 22,947,153 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 397,952 | | | | 142,415,082 | |
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| | | | | | | 630,078,935 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 0.9% | |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 54,434 | | | | 7,514,614 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc | | | 174,555 | | | | 58,219,329 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 62,826 | | | | 25,810,805 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 645,577 | | | | 319,366,942 | |
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| | | | | | | 410,911,690 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0% | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 779,894 | | | | 16,128,208 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.7% | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 398,847 | | | | 65,793,801 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 63,992 | | | | 232,155,297 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 230,424 | | | | 10,078,746 | |
Carnival Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,317,574 | | | | 21,529,159 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 50,405 | | | | 146,515,742 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 114,064 | | | | 19,065,798 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 25,414 | | | | 12,627,708 | |
Expedia Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 240,171 | | | | 33,083,555 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 463,051 | | | | 98,773,409 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 414,977 | | | | 21,454,311 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 452,840 | | | | 114,256,060 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 586,749 | | | | 165,433,881 | |
MGM Resorts International(a) | | | 342,436 | | | | 16,166,404 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 783,640 | | | | 16,401,585 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a) | | | 432,224 | | | | 60,083,458 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 1,226,770 | | | | 112,114,510 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 174,933 | | | | 17,883,401 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 237,625 | | | | 32,946,706 | |
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Household Durables — 0.6% | |
DR Horton, Inc. | | | 548,368 | | | | 90,233,955 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 152,519 | | | | 22,705,504 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 254,133 | | | | 43,705,793 | |
NVR, Inc.(a) | | | 5,972 | | | | 48,372,961 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 389,505 | | | | 46,982,093 | |
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Household Products — 0.8% | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 208,778 | | | | 21,777,633 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 588,550 | | | | 52,998,928 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 1,685,369 | | | | 273,451,120 | |
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Insurance — 0.9% | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 187,451 | | | | 62,556,148 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | | | 681,352 | | | | 62,984,179 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 201,687 | | | | 50,429,817 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 339,088 | | | | 29,683,764 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 469,892 | | | | 96,788,354 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 536,955 | | | | 111,053,033 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 11.3% | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 10,823,097 | | | $ | 1,633,530,030 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 9,061,485 | | | | 1,379,701,706 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 4,040,520 | | | | 1,961,995,702 | |
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IT Services — 0.7% | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 621,719 | | | | 215,494,023 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 131,353 | | | | 14,285,952 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 42,471 | | | | 11,728,791 | |
Gartner, Inc.(a) | | | 143,186 | | | | 68,252,471 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 77,592 | | | | 14,704,460 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6% | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 127,229 | | | | 32,174,942 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 14,896 | | | | 19,830,896 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 269,703 | | | | 156,754,080 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 40,387 | | | | 13,902,417 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 135,701 | | | | 53,698,243 | |
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Machinery — 1.7% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 542,326 | | | | 198,724,516 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 272,577 | | | | 111,958,277 | |
Fortive Corp.(b) | | | 644,604 | | | | 55,448,836 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 229,726 | | | | 61,642,378 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | | 573,781 | | | | 54,480,506 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 290,471 | | | | 28,835,056 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 701,079 | | | | 86,856,677 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 184,052 | | | | 102,294,261 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 212,890 | | | | 18,189,322 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 43,633 | | | | 12,924,967 | |
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Media — 0.1% | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 83,435 | | | | 24,248,714 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 1,315,617 | | | | 61,860,311 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 283,951 | | | | 56,193,903 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 176,582 | | | | 26,174,750 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7% | |
APA Corp. | | | 663,261 | | | | 22,802,913 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 1,493,011 | | | | 190,030,440 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 914,138 | | | | 25,486,167 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 328,057 | | | | 65,011,056 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 706,965 | | | | 90,378,406 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 505,466 | | | | 77,154,330 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 571,556 | | | | 16,197,897 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 371,835 | | | | 74,924,752 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 661,946 | | | | 53,068,211 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 213,647 | | | | 56,082,338 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 410,532 | | | | 45,975,479 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 874,141 | | | | 34,065,275 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 0.1% | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 658,609 | | | | 31,527,613 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 3.3% | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1,464,527 | | | | 1,139,343,425 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 1,863,057 | | | | 245,830,371 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 463,501 | | | | 78,429,004 | |
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Professional Services — 0.5% | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 294,450 | | | $ | 73,535,943 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 123,634 | | | | 25,327,661 | |
Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 157,946 | | | | 10,457,605 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 88,223 | | | | 23,601,417 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 235,145 | | | | 28,875,806 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 37,961 | | | | 7,554,619 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 146,046 | | | | 34,427,423 | |
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| | | | | | | 203,780,474 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1% | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 323,478 | | | | 31,247,975 | |
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Retail REITs — 0.1% | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 222,172 | | | | 34,767,696 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 16.0% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 2,967,609 | | | | 535,623,748 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 537,200 | | | | 106,252,788 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,528,135 | | | | 315,147,281 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 808,133 | | | | 1,071,107,560 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 93,124 | | | | 11,266,142 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 248,430 | | | | 173,545,745 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 240,778 | | | | 233,932,681 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 585,639 | | | | 52,537,675 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 87,660 | | | | 59,382,637 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 4,536,452 | | | | 4,098,956,569 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 355,904 | | | | 88,182,334 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 345,321 | | | | 25,398,360 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 1,064,353 | | | | 180,194,963 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 617,092 | | | | 107,503,597 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,059,032,080 | |
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Software — 19.2% | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 830,053 | | | | 418,844,744 | |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | | | 91,300 | | | | 31,695,708 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | | | 204,555 | | | | 53,270,213 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 499,721 | | | | 155,553,153 | |
Fair Isaac Corp.(a) | | | 45,557 | | | | 56,928,483 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 1,170,245 | | | | 79,939,436 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 514,092 | | | | 334,159,800 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 13,646,750 | | | | 5,741,460,660 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 2,928,227 | | | | 367,814,593 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 578,991 | | | | 164,508,713 | |
PTC, Inc.(a) | | | 131,604 | | | | 24,865,260 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 84,180 | | | | 47,211,511 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 1,777,828 | | | | 535,446,237 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 376,799 | | | | 287,271,558 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 279,875 | | | | 159,948,562 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 77,247 | | | | 32,830,747 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,491,749,378 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.5% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 351,128 | | | | 69,379,381 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 228,790 | | | | 32,954,912 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 81,099 | | | | 66,933,438 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 274,146 | | | | 21,989,251 | |
Public Storage | | | 121,921 | | | | 35,364,405 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 79,736 | | | | 17,278,791 | |
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| | | | | | | 243,900,178 | |
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Specialty Retail — 1.6% | | | | | | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 21,891 | | | $ | 68,992,770 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 676,400 | | | | 259,467,040 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 79,301 | | | | 89,521,313 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 618,291 | | | | 90,740,387 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,360,511 | | | | 137,983,026 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 83,639 | | | | 21,889,999 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 58,953 | | | | 30,825,345 | |
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| | | | | | | 699,419,880 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 10.6% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 26,658,871 | | | | 4,571,463,199 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 139,915 | | | | 14,686,878 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | | | 146,884 | | | | 13,667,556 | |
Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 92,482 | | | | 93,409,594 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,693,227,227 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5% | | | | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a) | | | 47,258 | | | | 44,482,065 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 210,864 | | | | 82,374,022 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 961,307 | | | | 90,343,632 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A | | | 39,269 | | | | 7,373,147 | |
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| | | | | | | 224,572,866 | |
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Tobacco — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 1,054,899 | | | | 96,649,846 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4% | | | | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 522,951 | | | | 40,340,440 | |
United Rentals, Inc. | | | 123,452 | | | | 89,022,472 | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 60,891 | | | | 61,944,414 | |
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| | | | | | | 191,307,326 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $29,808,000,381) | | | | 44,165,482,316 | |
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Short-Term Securities | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.6% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 212,540,153 | | | | 212,646,423 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 24,073,535 | | | | 24,073,535 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6% (Cost: $236,671,714) | | | | 236,719,958 | |
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Total Investments — 100.5% (Cost: $30,044,672,095) | | | | 44,402,202,274 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)% | | | | (204,030,964 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 44,198,171,310 | |
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(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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Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 237,690,559 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (25,101,896) | (a) | | $ | 34,238 | | | $ | 23,522 | | | $ | 212,646,423 | | | | 212,540,153 | | | $ | 1,351,877 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 41,154,407 | | | | — | | | | (17,080,872)(a) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 24,073,535 | | | | 24,073,535 | | | | 2,580,237 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 34,238 | | | $ | 23,522 | | | $ | 236,719,958 | | | | | | | $ | 3,932,114 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russell 1000 Growth E-Mini Index | | | 161 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 27,660 | | | $ | 187,854 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 187,854 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 187,854 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,026,567 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,026,567 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,353,438) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,353,438 | ) |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 52,779,950 | |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 44,165,482,316 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,165,482,316 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 236,719,958 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 236,719,958 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 44,402,202,274 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,402,202,274 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 187,854 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 187,854 | |
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(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 March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Aerospace & Defense — 3.0% | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 539,413 | | | $ | 104,101,315 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 381,307 | | | | 107,715,414 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 1,041,876 | | | | 182,880,494 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 274,639 | | | | 18,793,547 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 66,363 | | | | 19,342,824 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 318,334 | | | | 67,836,975 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 361,194 | | | | 164,296,315 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 236,866 | | | | 113,378,279 | |
RTX Corp. | | | 2,228,402 | | | | 217,336,047 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 330,019 | | | | 31,658,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,027,339,933 | |
| | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.0% | | | | | | |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 194,972 | | | | 14,845,168 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 154,530 | | | | 18,786,212 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 386,122 | | | | 111,874,988 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 1,214,709 | | | | 180,542,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 326,048,567 | |
| | |
Automobile Components — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC(a) | | | 468,039 | | | | 37,279,306 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 385,923 | | | | 13,406,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 50,686,271 | |
| | |
Automobiles — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 6,554,705 | | | | 87,046,482 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 1,938,864 | | | | 87,927,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 174,973,965 | |
| | |
Banks — 7.4% | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 11,563,240 | | | | 438,478,061 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 3,196,249 | | | | 202,130,787 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 780,259 | | | | 28,315,599 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 220,392 | | | | 12,119,356 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,143,950 | | | | 42,566,379 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,435,089 | | | | 33,969,492 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 4,855,433 | | | | 972,543,230 | |
KeyCorp | | | 1,578,692 | | | | 24,959,121 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 278,826 | | | | 40,552,453 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 668,489 | | | | 108,027,822 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 1,551,861 | | | | 32,651,155 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 2,240,016 | | | | 87,315,824 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 2,614,994 | | | | 116,890,232 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 6,044,275 | | | | 350,326,179 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,490,845,690 | |
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Beverages — 2.1% | | | | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS | | | 302,152 | | | | 15,597,086 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 3,986,376 | | | | 243,886,484 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 270,163 | | | | 73,419,497 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | | 1,749,185 | | | | 53,647,504 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 309,706 | | | | 20,827,729 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 497,653 | | | | 29,500,870 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 1,477,343 | | | | 258,549,798 | |
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| | | | | | | 695,428,968 | |
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Biotechnology — 3.0% | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 1,868,086 | | | | 340,178,461 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 898,530 | | | | 255,470,050 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 243,823 | | | | 52,575,553 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 2,092,651 | | | | 153,286,686 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 310,820 | | | | 17,707,415 | |
Moderna, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 556,346 | | | | 59,284,230 | |
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 70,972 | | | $ | 68,309,840 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 156,051 | | | | 65,230,878 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,012,043,113 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.2% | | | | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 871,662 | | | | 46,006,321 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | | | 113,317 | | | | 7,787,144 | |
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| | | | | | | 53,793,465 | |
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Building Products — 0.5% | | | | | | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 75,942 | | | | 6,793,771 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 90,881 | | | | 12,242,580 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 729,419 | | | | 42,401,127 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 1,144,570 | | | | 74,763,312 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 169,787 | | | | 13,392,799 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 118,476 | | | | 35,566,495 | |
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| | | | | | | 185,160,084 | |
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Capital Markets — 4.9% | | | | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 79,094 | | | | 34,677,973 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 1,275,317 | | | | 73,483,765 | |
BlackRock, Inc.(c) | | | 234,853 | | | | 195,796,946 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 338,090 | | | | 44,414,883 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 63,704 | | | | 11,704,346 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 2,499,447 | | | | 180,809,996 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 386,947 | | | | 83,305,820 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 33,950 | | | | 15,426,540 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 506,196 | | | | 14,229,170 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 547,701 | | | | 228,769,231 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 961,704 | | | | 132,166,981 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 751,339 | | | | 12,464,714 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 63,565 | | | | 13,936,626 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 140,089 | | | | 55,059,180 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 2,104,054 | | | | 198,117,725 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 57,003 | | | | 31,947,331 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 638,122 | | | | 40,265,498 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 344,515 | | | | 30,634,274 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 315,823 | | | | 40,557,990 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 302,187 | | | | 128,565,459 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 506,489 | | | | 39,161,729 | |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 375,878 | | | | 45,827,046 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,651,323,223 | |
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Chemicals — 2.4% | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 373,355 | | | | 90,452,716 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 197,681 | | | | 26,042,495 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 147,041 | | | | 12,235,282 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 1,178,643 | | | | 67,972,342 | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 1,179,497 | | | | 68,328,261 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 722,368 | | | | 55,383,954 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 196,075 | | | | 19,650,636 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 208,844 | | | | 48,222,080 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 208,638 | | | | 13,290,241 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 429,282 | | | | 36,913,959 | |
Linde PLC | | | 390,900 | | | | 181,502,688 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 429,687 | | | | 43,948,386 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 546,320 | | | | 17,733,547 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 396,024 | | | | 57,383,878 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 197,751 | | | | 68,684,855 | |
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| | | | | | | 807,745,320 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 65,115 | | | | 44,735,958 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 148,211 | | | | 28,373,514 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 267,428 | | | | 12,373,893 | |
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Veralto Corp. | | | 369,230 | | | $ | 32,735,932 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 326,258 | | | | 69,541,893 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 6,824,590 | | | | 340,615,287 | |
F5, Inc.(a) | | | 98,768 | | | | 18,725,425 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 542,910 | | | | 20,120,244 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 117,014 | | | | 41,537,630 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 75,364 | | | | 19,579,567 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 35,249 | | | | 21,640,771 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 80,643 | | | | 22,009,088 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.6% | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 288,128 | | | | 65,603,864 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 638,882 | | | | 95,123,141 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 193,805 | | | | 25,405,897 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 681,413 | | | | 29,382,529 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 3.4% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 432,237 | | | | 316,669,793 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 368,647 | | | | 57,531,051 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) | | | 347,621 | | | | 46,285,736 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 1,111,605 | | | | 63,505,994 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 836,105 | | | | 67,875,004 | |
Target Corp. | | | 775,361 | | | | 137,401,723 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 1,207,442 | | | | 26,189,417 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 7,189,333 | | | | 432,582,166 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Amcor PLC | | | 2,438,174 | | | | 23,187,035 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 135,541 | | | | 30,259,528 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 530,080 | | | | 35,706,189 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 578,654 | | | | 22,579,079 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 149,399 | | | | 28,352,942 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 433,386 | | | | 21,430,938 | |
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Distributors — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 235,672 | | | | 36,512,663 | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 451,119 | | | | 24,094,266 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 27,939 | | | | 11,273,386 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 12,008,390 | | | | 211,347,664 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 7,061,059 | | | | 296,282,036 | |
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Electric Utilities — 3.1% | | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 430,561 | | | | 21,700,274 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 883,207 | | | | 76,044,123 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 295,020 | | | | 54,534,447 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 1,294,890 | | | | 125,228,812 | |
Edison International | | | 644,030 | | | | 45,552,242 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 355,506 | | | | 37,569,874 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 387,815 | | | | 20,701,565 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 587,366 | | | | 35,106,866 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 1,671,832 | | | | 62,810,728 | |
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FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 868,430 | | | $ | 33,538,766 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 3,445,834 | | | | 220,223,251 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 377,843 | | | | 25,576,193 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 3,578,773 | | | | 59,980,235 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 189,349 | | | | 14,150,051 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 1,239,532 | | | | 34,124,316 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 1,831,688 | | | | 131,405,297 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 926,773 | | | | 49,814,049 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.8% | | | | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 201,311 | | | | 36,819,782 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 254,836 | | | | 79,682,120 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 960,167 | | | | 108,902,141 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 40,002 | | | | 5,045,852 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 48,881 | | | | 20,288,059 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 99,835 | | | | 29,084,931 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.9% | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A(b) | | | 443,278 | | | | 51,132,117 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 130,813 | | | | 33,459,349 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 1,289,615 | | | | 42,505,710 | |
Jabil, Inc.(b) | | | 98,256 | | | | 13,161,391 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 293,252 | | | | 45,858,748 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 316,362 | | | | 45,948,417 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 79,104 | | | | 33,960,929 | |
Trimble, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 418,974 | | | | 26,965,167 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a) | | | 85,938 | | | | 25,905,151 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A | | | 1,680,977 | | | | 56,312,730 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 1,494,929 | | | | 58,930,101 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 2,397,305 | | | | 131,396,287 | |
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Entertainment — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 228,820 | | | | 30,357,549 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 133,728 | | | | 19,857,271 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(b) | | | 3,080,704 | | | | 376,954,941 | |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,727,535 | | | | 32,541,381 | |
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Financial Services — 6.2% | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 3,055,747 | | | | 1,285,002,728 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 995,075 | | | | 73,814,663 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 483,847 | | | | 77,328,428 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 436,970 | | | | 58,405,410 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 123,020 | | | | 21,372,265 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 387,979 | | | | 186,839,047 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,799,989 | | | | 120,581,263 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 903,132 | | | | 252,046,079 | |
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Food Products — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 895,811 | | | | 56,265,889 | |
Bunge Global SA | | | 244,862 | | | | 25,103,252 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 328,433 | | | | 14,598,847 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 805,812 | | | | 23,884,268 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 953,768 | | | | 66,735,147 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 156,334 | | | | 30,406,963 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 484,071 | | | | 16,889,237 | |
J M Smucker Co. (The) | | | 177,377 | | | | 22,326,443 | |
Kellanova | | | 444,389 | | | | 25,459,046 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 1,338,928 | | | | 49,406,443 | |
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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 82,447 | | | $ | 8,783,079 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS | | | 423,326 | | | | 32,515,670 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 1,311,615 | | | | 91,813,050 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 480,896 | | | | 28,243,022 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 252,669 | | | | 30,034,764 | |
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Ground Transportation — 1.0% | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 1,662,383 | | | | 61,624,538 | |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 137,312 | | | | 27,359,416 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 379,370 | | | | 96,690,032 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 563,267 | | | | 138,524,253 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.9% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 2,915,705 | | | | 331,399,030 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 53,641 | | | | 17,589,957 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 852,735 | | | | 36,445,894 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 485,211 | | | | 120,065,462 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 1,107,194 | | | | 75,831,717 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 193,610 | | | | 19,643,671 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 354,070 | | | | 11,751,583 | |
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | | | 251,959 | | | | 34,946,713 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 641,724 | | | | 61,323,146 | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 711,231 | | | | 64,658,010 | |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | | | 393,268 | | | | 30,659,173 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 61,511 | | | | 33,211,634 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 72,309 | | | | 12,393,763 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 201,188 | | | | 80,292,119 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 2,233,149 | | | | 194,618,935 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 247,038 | | | | 48,920,935 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 73,458 | | | | 16,514,828 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 204,449 | | | | 73,166,164 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 78,642 | | | | 17,786,461 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 350,985 | | | | 46,323,000 | |
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Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 408,453 | | | | 45,705,891 | |
Cencora, Inc. | | | 278,078 | | | | 67,570,173 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 898,534 | | | | 70,516,948 | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 491,261 | | | | 178,421,083 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 2,113,563 | | | | 168,577,785 | |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 40,412 | | | | 5,578,877 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 394,615 | | | | 204,623,662 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 172,981 | | | | 57,694,353 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 218,052 | | | | 16,467,287 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 205,274 | | | | 71,172,601 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 142,706 | | | | 31,175,553 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 220,698 | | | | 118,481,721 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 39,921 | | | | 16,400,744 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 186,424 | | | | 24,814,899 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 963,113 | | | | 476,452,001 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 101,971 | | | | 18,605,629 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 1,187,682 | | | | 22,269,038 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 677,143 | | | | 29,482,806 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 929,552 | | | | 86,857,339 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 471,805 | | | | 9,756,927 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 365,759 | | | $ | 60,335,605 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 151,455 | | | | 6,624,642 | |
Carnival Corp.(a) | | | 488,227 | | | | 7,977,629 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 96,650 | | | | 16,155,047 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 35,125 | | | | 17,452,910 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 240,610 | | | | 12,439,537 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 682,198 | | | | 192,345,726 | |
MGM Resorts International(a)(b) | | | 145,934 | | | | 6,889,544 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 779,626 | | | | 71,250,020 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 254,461 | | | | 35,281,018 | |
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Household Durables — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 117,872 | | | | 17,547,605 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 182,648 | | | | 31,411,803 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 88,126 | | | | 11,534,812 | |
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Household Products — 1.8% | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 224,480 | | | | 23,415,509 | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 208,378 | | | | 31,904,756 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 843,540 | | | | 75,960,777 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 565,250 | | | | 73,115,087 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 2,410,649 | | | | 391,127,800 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% | |
AES Corp. (The) | | | 1,119,072 | | | | 20,064,961 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0% | | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 928,257 | | | | 98,460,220 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 1,107,209 | | | | 227,254,647 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 1,551,807 | | | | 202,076,308 | |
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Insurance — 3.6% | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 884,113 | | | | 75,909,942 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 440,870 | | | | 76,274,919 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 1,179,073 | | | | 92,168,136 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 164,529 | | | | 54,906,618 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 178,380 | | | | 44,602,135 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 86,710 | | | | 16,322,290 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 86,833 | | | | 7,601,361 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 680,649 | | | | 176,376,575 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 264,294 | | | | 32,817,386 | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 73,039 | | | | 29,033,003 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 143,301 | | | | 16,675,937 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 501,332 | | | | 51,662,263 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 306,016 | | | | 23,957,993 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 396,628 | | | | 81,697,436 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 1,030,996 | | | | 76,407,114 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 369,327 | | | | 31,876,613 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 491,506 | | | | 101,653,271 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 606,300 | | | | 71,179,620 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 383,263 | | | | 88,204,147 | |
W R Berkley Corp. | | | 340,387 | | | | 30,103,826 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 171,709 | | | | 47,219,975 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Match Group, Inc.(a) | | | 454,801 | | | | 16,500,180 | |
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IT Services — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 484,396 | | | | 167,896,498 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 133,611 | | | | 14,531,532 | |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 836,395 | | | $ | 61,299,389 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 58,513 | | | | 16,158,950 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 1,536,759 | | | | 293,459,499 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 76,972 | | | | 14,586,964 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 217,806 | | | | 12,310,395 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.4% | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 492,161 | | | | 71,614,347 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 35,129 | | | | 12,150,067 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 264,006 | | | | 18,583,382 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 85,871 | | | | 23,266,747 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 1,104,511 | | | | 275,818,487 | |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | | | 266,321 | | | | 36,571,200 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 190,035 | | | | 48,057,951 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 22,365 | | | | 29,774,301 | |
Revvity, Inc. | | | 208,120 | | | | 21,852,600 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 402,326 | | | | 233,835,895 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 62,764 | | | | 21,605,252 | |
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Machinery — 2.1% | | | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 359,104 | | | | 131,586,479 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 228,904 | | | | 67,446,564 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 188,048 | | | | 77,238,836 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 234,955 | | | | 41,631,676 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 126,515 | | | | 30,872,190 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 246,604 | | | | 66,171,251 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | | 155,568 | | | | 14,771,182 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 91,242 | | | | 25,049,579 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 415,388 | | | | 41,235,567 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 237,914 | | | | 29,475,165 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 47,251 | | | | 26,261,633 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 82,905 | | | | 7,083,403 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 49,065 | | | | 14,534,034 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 258,431 | | | | 25,308,148 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 300,899 | | | | 43,834,966 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 404,892 | | | | 52,328,242 | |
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Media — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 89,268 | | | | 25,943,959 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 6,654,856 | | | | 288,488,008 | |
Fox Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 401,907 | | | | 12,567,632 | |
Fox Corp., Class B | | | 220,468 | | | | 6,309,794 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 646,224 | | | | 21,086,289 | |
News Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 636,021 | | | | 16,651,030 | |
News Corp., Class B | | | 191,820 | | | | 5,190,649 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 333,331 | | | | 32,253,107 | |
Paramount Global, Class B, NVS | | | 806,225 | | | | 9,489,268 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 1,204,181 | | | | 56,620,591 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 1,935,604 | | | | 69,372,047 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 153,165 | | | | 30,311,353 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 94,042 | | | | 13,939,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 170,243,837 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 442,394 | | | | 32,719,460 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 1,062,068 | | | | 30,258,317 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 493,171 | | | | 29,757,938 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 579,793 | | | | 52,651,003 | |
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Multi-Utilities (continued) | | | | | | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 1,403,861 | | | $ | 69,055,923 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 346,655 | | | | 38,873,892 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 698,086 | | | | 19,309,059 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 836,917 | | | | 55,889,317 | |
Sempra | | | 1,056,953 | | | | 75,920,934 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 529,769 | | | | 43,504,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 447,940,473 | |
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Office REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 263,965 | | | | 34,027,728 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 241,344 | | | | 15,762,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 49,789,905 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.9% | | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2,913,000 | | | | 459,496,620 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 613,373 | | | | 78,070,115 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 427,274 | | | | 11,912,399 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,076,052 | | | | 53,996,289 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 332,998 | | | | 42,570,464 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 692,887 | | | | 25,685,321 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 6,669,278 | | | | 775,236,875 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 3,247,831 | | | | 59,565,221 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 459,593 | | | | 13,024,866 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 278,123 | | | | 56,041,784 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 1,105,423 | | | | 71,841,441 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 372,713 | | | | 29,880,401 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 722,184 | | | | 117,961,535 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 196,187 | | | | 51,499,088 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 571,790 | | | | 97,598,835 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,246,296 | | | | 48,568,155 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 1,992,949,409 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 0.3% | | | | | | |
American Airlines Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,106,379 | | | | 16,982,918 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 473,211 | | | | 22,652,611 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 1,002,202 | | | | 29,254,276 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 548,771 | | | | 26,275,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 95,164,960 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 391,208 | | | | 60,304,713 | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 2,891,732 | | | | 62,056,569 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 122,361,282 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 4.5% | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 3,417,366 | | | | 185,323,758 | |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | | | 304,822 | | | | 17,207,202 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 4,043,012 | | | | 639,564,068 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,553,528 | | | | 336,938,020 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 9,483,125 | | | | 263,156,719 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | 2,022,130 | | | | 24,144,232 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 346,984 | | | | 58,713,163 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,525,047,162 | |
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Professional Services — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 420,851 | | | | 105,103,329 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 85,383 | | | | 17,491,561 | |
Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 117,088 | | | | 7,752,396 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 126,080 | | | | 33,728,922 | |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | | 211,024 | | | | 32,440,720 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 231,568 | | | | 30,356,249 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 322,665 | | | | 39,623,262 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 45,698 | | | | 9,094,359 | |
Robert Half, Inc.(b) | | | 174,440 | | | | 13,829,603 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 109,809 | | | | 25,885,276 | |
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| | | | | | | 315,305,677 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3% | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 499,407 | | | $ | 48,562,337 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 391,460 | | | | 37,815,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 86,377,373 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.6% | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 238,591 | | | | 44,272,946 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 180,307 | | | | 17,742,209 | |
Equity Residential | | | 580,970 | | | | 36,665,017 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 107,434 | | | | 26,300,918 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 967,030 | | | | 34,435,938 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 196,564 | | | | 25,863,891 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 505,662 | | | | 18,916,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 204,197,734 | |
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Retail REITs — 0.5% | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 122,780 | | | | 12,538,294 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 1,122,558 | | | | 22,013,362 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 1,396,740 | | | | 75,563,634 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 274,479 | | | | 16,622,448 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 344,844 | | | | 53,964,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 180,702,376 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4% | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 341,431 | | | | 67,531,637 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 143,869 | | | | 17,405,272 | |
First Solar, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 179,769 | | | | 30,345,007 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 7,100,909 | | | | 313,647,151 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 370,773 | | | | 33,262,046 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 1,854,013 | | | | 218,569,593 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 108,645 | | | | 26,918,972 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 401,912 | | | | 29,560,628 | |
Qorvo, Inc.(a) | | | 162,676 | | | | 18,680,085 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 899,671 | | | | 152,314,300 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 268,382 | | | | 29,071,138 | |
Teradyne, Inc.(b) | | | 257,627 | | | | 29,068,054 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 962,105 | | | | 167,608,312 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,133,982,195 | |
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Software — 0.5% | | | | | | |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | | | 62,850 | | | | 21,819,006 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | | | 172,449 | | | | 44,909,169 | |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | | 941,330 | | | | 21,085,792 | |
PTC, Inc.(a) | | | 80,651 | | | | 15,238,200 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 102,417 | | | | 57,439,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 160,491,717 | |
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Specialized REITs — 1.5% | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 461,922 | | | | 91,271,168 | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 728,380 | | | | 77,084,455 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 300,100 | | | | 43,226,404 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 83,567 | | | | 68,970,352 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 354,843 | | | | 52,161,921 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 239,784 | | | | 19,233,075 | |
Public Storage | | | 154,340 | | | | 44,767,860 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 109,015 | | | | 23,623,551 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 1,737,491 | | | | 51,759,857 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 1,225,619 | | | | 44,011,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 516,110,621 | |
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Specialty Retail — 2.6% | | | | | | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 8,980 | | | | 28,301,817 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 379,926 | | | | 19,003,899 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 321,966 | | | | 26,410,871 | |
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Specialty Retail (continued) | | | | | | |
CarMax, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 264,967 | | | $ | 23,081,275 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 1,053,069 | | | | 403,957,269 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 965,903 | | | | 246,044,471 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 26,747 | | | | 30,194,153 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 669,784 | | | | 67,929,493 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 105,586 | | | | 27,633,968 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 27,714 | | | | 14,491,096 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 887,048,312 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5% | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 2,180,594 | | | | 38,661,932 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 1,463,952 | | | | 44,240,629 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 218,000 | | | | 22,883,460 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | | | 194,039 | | | | 18,055,329 | |
Western Digital Corp.(a) | | | 542,996 | | | | 37,054,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 160,895,397 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4% | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 1,165,264 | | | | 109,511,511 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A | | | 29,768 | | | | 5,589,240 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 387,265 | | | | 18,387,342 | |
VF Corp. | | | 552,477 | | | | 8,474,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 141,963,090 | |
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Tobacco — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 2,961,729 | | | | 129,190,619 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 1,642,628 | | | | 150,497,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 279,688,196 | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2% | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 480,209 | | | | 37,043,322 | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 18,630 | | | | 18,952,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 55,995,621 | |
| | |
Water Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 327,354 | | | | 40,005,932 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4% | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | | 877,070 | | | | 143,155,365 | |
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| | |
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost: $29,828,591,731) | | | | | | | 33,644,687,253 | |
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|
Short-Term Securities | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.5% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 108,085,827 | | | | 108,139,870 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 44,835,528 | | | | 44,835,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5% (Cost: $152,918,458) | | | | | | | 152,975,398 | |
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| | |
Total Investments — 100.2% (Cost: $29,981,510,189) | | | | | | | 33,797,662,651 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)% | | | | (60,411,527 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | $ 33,737,251,124 | |
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(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 (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 210,104,994 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (102,004,563 | )(a) | | $ | 40,495 | | | $ | (1,056 | ) | | $ | 108,139,870 | | | | 108,085,827 | | | $ | 979,949 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 39,913,921 | | | | 4,921,607 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 44,835,528 | | | | 44,835,528 | | | | 2,326,518 | | | | — | |
BlackRock, Inc | | | 152,128,447 | | | | 83,336,407 | | | | (76,744,355 | ) | | | (1,679,002 | ) | | | 38,755,449 | | | | 195,796,946 | | | | 234,853 | | | | 4,451,361 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,638,507 | ) | | $ | 38,754,393 | | | $ | 348,772,344 | | | | | | | $ | 7,757,828 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index | | | 976 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 87,010 | | | $ | 2,404,022 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,404,022 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,404,022 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,333,210 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,333,210 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (766,907) | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (766,907) | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | | | | | $ | 70,369,006 | |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 33,644,687,253 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 33,644,687,253 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 152,975,398 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 152,975,398 | |
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| | $ | 33,797,662,651 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 33,797,662,651 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 2,404,022 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,404,022 | |
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(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 March 31, 2024 | | iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | |
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Aerospace & Defense — 0.8% | |
AAR Corp.(a) | | | 114,281 | | | $ | 6,842,004 | |
Kaman Corp. | | | 348,712 | | | | 15,995,419 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 643,580 | | | | 18,985,610 | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 36,163 | | | | 3,030,459 | |
Triumph Group, Inc.(a) | | | 946,880 | | | | 14,241,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 59,094,567 | |
| | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Forward Air Corp. | | | 379,366 | | | | 11,802,076 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A | | | 768,566 | | | | 33,217,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 45,019,499 | |
| | |
Automobile Components — 1.4% | | | | | | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,444,754 | | | | 10,633,390 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 1,582,549 | | | | 20,098,372 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.(a) | | | 108,218 | | | | 10,431,133 | |
Gentherm, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 218,157 | | | | 12,561,480 | |
LCI Industries | | | 115,429 | | | | 14,204,693 | |
Phinia, Inc. | | | 575,133 | | | | 22,102,361 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 230,107 | | | | 7,720,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 97,751,519 | |
| | |
Automobiles — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 158,471 | | | | 11,726,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Banks — 12.9% | | | | | | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 778,926 | | | | 37,684,440 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 925,006 | | | | 32,661,962 | |
Axos Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 231,018 | | | | 12,484,213 | |
Banc of California, Inc. | | | 1,707,505 | | | | 25,971,151 | |
BancFirst Corp. | | | 67,612 | | | | 5,951,884 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 294,069 | | | | 18,346,965 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 916,992 | | | | 25,675,776 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 409,718 | | | | 19,666,464 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 268,586 | | | | 6,155,991 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,094,617 | | | | 10,902,385 | |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 1,534,910 | | | | 9,148,064 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 434,901 | | | | 16,452,305 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 306,136 | | | | 6,046,186 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 72,723 | | | | 7,579,191 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 649,496 | | | | 31,195,293 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 1,632,170 | | | | 29,117,913 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 432,373 | | | | 8,327,504 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 359,785 | | | | 8,451,350 | |
FB Financial Corp. | | | 432,793 | | | | 16,298,984 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 491,928 | | | | 17,768,439 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 677,805 | | | | 9,435,046 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 1,152,520 | | | | 25,839,498 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 1,572,261 | | | | 34,526,851 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 2,019,607 | | | | 32,091,555 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 347,372 | | | | 5,530,162 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 404,525 | | | | 7,843,740 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 569,865 | | | | 17,848,172 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,481,122 | | | | 17,047,714 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 504,703 | | | | 26,254,650 | |
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 442,453 | | | | 20,197,979 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 167,249 | | | | 11,091,954 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 440,622 | | | | 15,893,235 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 576,602 | | | | 21,149,761 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 479,478 | | | | 4,660,526 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,567,235 | | | | 18,258,288 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,153,585 | | | | 27,686,040 | |
Park National Corp. | | | 104,639 | | | | 14,215,208 | |
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Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 936,028 | | | $ | 13,637,928 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 692,211 | | | | 21,680,048 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 221,558 | | | | 7,107,581 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 1,028,625 | | | | 26,116,789 | |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 325,916 | | | | 21,627,786 | |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 1,543,473 | | | | 30,035,985 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 215,346 | | | | 6,294,564 | |
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 579,913 | | | | 14,126,681 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 154,308 | | | | 7,760,149 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. | | | 234,200 | | | | 6,595,072 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 729,697 | | | | 20,511,783 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 1,466,980 | | | | 38,610,914 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 669,968 | | | | 13,727,644 | |
WaFd, Inc. | | | 843,172 | | | | 24,477,283 | |
Westamerica BanCorp. | | | 129,235 | | | | 6,317,007 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 410,526 | | | | 18,531,144 | |
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Beverages — 0.2% | | | | | | |
MGP Ingredients, Inc.(b) | | | 81,352 | | | | 7,006,848 | |
National Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 129,041 | | | | 6,124,286 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Alkermes PLC(a) | | | 740,112 | | | | 20,034,832 | |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 392,409 | | | | 7,408,682 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 732,076 | | | | 6,376,382 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 556,205 | | | | 11,858,290 | |
REGENXBIO, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 285,867 | | | | 6,023,218 | |
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a) | | | 1,063,007 | | | | 10,768,261 | |
Xencor, Inc.(a) | | | 359,930 | | | | 7,965,251 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 1,363,981 | | | | 39,760,046 | |
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Building Products — 1.8% | | | | | | |
American Woodmark Corp.(a) | | | 86,862 | | | | 8,830,391 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 149,628 | | | | 8,857,978 | |
Griffon Corp. | | | 150,616 | | | | 11,046,177 | |
Hayward Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,553,281 | | | | 23,780,732 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 88,704 | | | | 3,390,267 | |
Masterbrand, Inc.(a) | | | 1,561,684 | | | | 29,265,958 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 126,892 | | | | 4,876,460 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,799,819 | | | | 40,351,942 | |
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Capital Markets — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 372,158 | | | | 17,033,672 | |
B Riley Financial, Inc.(b) | | | 207,927 | | | | 4,401,815 | |
BGC Group, Inc., Class A | | | 1,399,197 | | | | 10,871,761 | |
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | | | 159,956 | | | | 3,653,395 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 271,282 | | | | 15,400,679 | |
Piper Sandler Cos. | | | 95,499 | | | | 18,955,596 | |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 92,782 | | | | 8,745,631 | |
StoneX Group, Inc.(a) | | | 334,266 | | | | 23,485,529 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 30,968 | | | | 7,679,445 | |
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Chemicals — 2.7% | | | | | | |
AdvanSix, Inc. | | | 332,027 | | | | 9,495,972 | |
Balchem Corp.(b) | | | 174,769 | | | | 27,080,456 | |
HB Fuller Co. | | | 340,594 | | | | 27,158,966 | |
Ingevity Corp.(a) | | | 415,098 | | | | 19,800,175 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 113,803 | | | | 14,673,759 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 120,310 | | | | 6,637,503 | |
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Mativ Holdings, Inc. | | | 667,666 | | | $ | 12,518,737 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 200,452 | | | | 15,090,027 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 81,888 | | | | 16,807,512 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 296,681 | | | | 20,527,358 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 261,774 | | | | 23,570,131 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.2% | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 774,446 | | | | 34,555,781 | |
Brady Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 193,121 | | | | 11,448,213 | |
CoreCivic, Inc.(a) | | | 1,399,550 | | | | 21,846,975 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 538,308 | | | | 11,083,762 | |
Enviri Corp.(a) | | | 992,125 | | | | 9,077,944 | |
GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 1,503,719 | | | | 21,232,512 | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.(a) | | | 909,692 | | | | 11,352,956 | |
HNI Corp. | | | 229,975 | | | | 10,378,772 | |
Interface, Inc., Class A | | | 715,782 | | | | 12,039,453 | |
Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 135,748 | | | | 4,219,048 | |
MillerKnoll, Inc. | | | 897,099 | | | | 22,212,171 | |
OPENLANE, Inc.(a) | | | 1,330,729 | | | | 23,021,612 | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 1,839,580 | | | | 7,965,381 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 109,833 | | | | 19,048,337 | |
Vestis Corp. | | | 761,028 | | | | 14,665,010 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.5% | |
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | | | 877,667 | | | | 4,774,508 | |
Calix, Inc.(a) | | | 368,282 | | | | 12,212,231 | |
Digi International, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 448,294 | | | | 14,314,027 | |
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 633,707 | | | | 7,312,979 | |
Harmonic, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 640,729 | | | | 8,611,398 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 875,097 | | | | 19,112,119 | |
Viasat, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 926,290 | | | | 16,756,586 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,741,944 | | | | 24,924,271 | |
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| | | | | | | 108,018,119 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 1.2% | |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 246,285 | | | | 21,146,030 | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 361,453 | | | | 51,879,349 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 265,189 | | | | 15,150,248 | |
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Consumer Finance — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 497,094 | | | | 18,511,781 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 290,923 | | | | 13,268,998 | |
Enova International, Inc.(a) | | | 359,770 | | | | 22,604,349 | |
EZCORP, Inc., Class A, NVS(a)(b) | | | 646,638 | | | | 7,326,408 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A(a) | | | 672 | | | | 6,270 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 1,011,151 | | | | 17,594,027 | |
PRA Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 483,422 | | | | 12,607,646 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.0% | |
Andersons, Inc. (The) | | | 182,671 | | | | 10,479,835 | |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a)(b) | | | 434,883 | | | | 16,377,694 | |
PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 308,529 | | | | 25,916,436 | |
SpartanNash Co. | | | 430,286 | | | | 8,696,080 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 731,802 | | | | 8,408,405 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.9% | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 232,802 | | | | 5,394,022 | |
O-I Glass, Inc.(a) | | | 1,906,216 | | | | 31,624,123 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 786,868 | | | | 29,271,490 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4% | |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 607,641 | | | $ | 4,709,218 | |
Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 359,147 | | | | 6,306,621 | |
Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 158,112 | | | | 16,462,621 | |
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Diversified REITs — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | | | 893,551 | | | | 14,716,785 | |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 600,117 | | | | 13,148,563 | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | | | 475,257 | | | | 4,942,673 | |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 922,633 | | | | 24,597,396 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | 2,405,988 | | | | 18,694,527 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4% | |
ATN International, Inc. | | | 128,121 | | | | 4,036,452 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 921,450 | | | | 3,980,664 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 12,428,901 | | | | 19,389,086 | |
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Electric Utilities — 0.2% | | | | | | |
MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 200,470 | | | | 15,780,998 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | | | | | | |
SunPower Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,055,830 | | | | 3,167,490 | |
Sunrun, Inc.(a) | | | 2,684,021 | | | | 35,375,397 | |
Vicor Corp.(a) | | | 131,434 | | | | 5,026,036 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.1% | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | | | 174,522 | | | | 17,797,754 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 439,549 | | | | 13,190,865 | |
CTS Corp.(b) | | | 168,844 | | | | 7,900,211 | |
ePlus, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 128,001 | | | | 10,053,199 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 119,397 | | | | 22,150,531 | |
Itron, Inc.(a) | | | 285,835 | | | | 26,445,454 | |
Knowles Corp.(a)(b) | | | 647,507 | | | | 10,424,863 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 442,399 | | | | 5,388,420 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 139,159 | | | | 9,174,753 | |
Plexus Corp.(a)(b) | | | 190,487 | | | | 18,061,977 | |
Rogers Corp.(a) | | | 68,112 | | | | 8,084,213 | |
Sanmina Corp.(a) | | | 687,168 | | | | 42,728,106 | |
ScanSource, Inc.(a) | | | 310,058 | | | | 13,654,954 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,259,584 | | | | 19,712,490 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.3% | |
Bristow Group, Inc.(a) | | | 295,692 | | | | 8,042,823 | |
Core Laboratories, Inc.(b) | | | 324,227 | | | | 5,537,797 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 421,074 | | | | 9,486,797 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 560,053 | | | | 23,555,829 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 109,597 | | | | 9,439,590 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 1,781,248 | | | | 21,268,101 | |
ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,054,865 | | | | 8,523,309 | |
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 950,405 | | | | 11,794,526 | |
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Entertainment — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Marcus Corp. (The)(b) | | | 145,661 | | | | 2,077,126 | |
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Financial Services — 2.4% | | | | | | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 305,137 | | | | 20,181,761 | |
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 795,897 | | | | 62,040,171 | |
NCR Atleos Corp.(a) | | | 824,208 | | | | 16,278,108 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 349,572 | | | | 11,305,159 | |
Payoneer Global, Inc.(a) | | | 1,942,209 | | | | 9,439,136 | |
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Radian Group, Inc. | | | 849,889 | | | $ | 28,445,785 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 234,891 | | | | 23,738,084 | |
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Food Products — 1.4% | | | | | | |
B&G Foods, Inc. | | | 970,604 | | | | 11,103,710 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 218,609 | | | | 6,079,516 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 414,998 | | | | 10,752,598 | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a)(b) | | | 1,106,574 | | | | 8,697,672 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 52,434 | | | | 5,553,809 | |
Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a) | | | 413,993 | | | | 14,088,182 | |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | | | 87,362 | | | | 2,798,205 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 619,959 | | | | 24,147,403 | |
WK Kellogg Co. | | | 812,252 | | | | 15,270,337 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 150,651 | | | | 16,164,852 | |
Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 453,069 | | | | 16,863,228 | |
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Ground Transportation — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 253,729 | | | | 3,029,524 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 379,153 | | | | 7,006,747 | |
RXO, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 778,486 | | | | 17,025,489 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.9% | |
Artivion, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 222,281 | | | | 4,703,466 | |
Avanos Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 571,887 | | | | 11,386,270 | |
Embecta Corp. | | | 709,272 | | | | 9,412,040 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 249,813 | | | | 26,809,931 | |
Inari Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 271,472 | | | | 13,025,227 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 291,695 | | | | 22,095,896 | |
Omnicell, Inc.(a) | | | 560,131 | | | | 16,372,629 | |
STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b) | | | 234,465 | | | | 8,975,320 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 433,787 | | | | 15,360,398 | |
Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b) | | | 503,094 | | | | 9,106,001 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0% | | | | | | |
AdaptHealth Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,008,052 | | | | 11,602,679 | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.(a) | | | 114,350 | | | | 11,816,929 | |
Agiliti, Inc.(a) | | | 434,434 | | | | 4,396,472 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a) | | | 214,999 | | | | 13,439,588 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 409,438 | | | | 7,664,679 | |
Enhabit, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 616,774 | | | | 7,185,417 | |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 249,569 | | | | 5,415,647 | |
ModivCare, Inc.(a) | | | 152,942 | | | | 3,586,490 | |
National HealthCare Corp. | | | 88,831 | | | | 8,395,418 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 942,469 | | | | 26,115,816 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 1,015,989 | | | | 28,092,096 | |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,020,311 | | | | 10,233,719 | |
Premier, Inc., Class A | | | 1,476,146 | | | | 32,622,827 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 1,295,275 | | | | 39,052,541 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 83,077 | | | | 9,376,901 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.9% | | | | | | |
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | | | 594,822 | | | | 14,495,812 | |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | | | 180,718 | | | | 4,798,063 | |
LTC Properties, Inc. | | | 290,770 | | | | 9,452,933 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 7,379,665 | | | | 34,684,425 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | | 81,317 | | | | 2,985,147 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.3% | |
Certara, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 554,081 | | | $ | 9,906,968 | |
HealthStream, Inc. | | | 138,980 | | | | 3,705,207 | |
Schrodinger, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 296,386 | | | | 8,002,422 | |
Simulations Plus, Inc.(b) | | | 80,828 | | | | 3,326,072 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 605,361 | | | | 6,120,200 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b) | | | 1,484,526 | | | | 22,876,546 | |
Service Properties Trust | | | 2,049,897 | | | | 13,898,302 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 655,096 | | | | 4,264,675 | |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 531,263 | | | | 7,974,257 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4% | | | | | | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 286,857 | | | | 10,378,486 | |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 545,420 | | | | 15,642,646 | |
Brinker International, Inc.(a) | | | 315,999 | | | | 15,698,830 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | | | 310,716 | | | | 11,232,383 | |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 92,016 | | | | 3,103,700 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 273,304 | | | | 19,877,400 | |
Dine Brands Global, Inc. | | | 109,392 | | | | 5,084,540 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. | | | 103,356 | | | | 3,806,601 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 213,861 | | | | 14,243,143 | |
Sabre Corp.(a)(b) | | | 2,203,173 | | | | 5,331,679 | |
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Household Durables — 2.5% | | | | | | |
Century Communities, Inc. | | | 170,705 | | | | 16,473,032 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 165,504 | | | | 5,721,473 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 242,409 | | | | 9,119,427 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 101,013 | | | | 11,754,883 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 735,871 | | | | 46,293,645 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 4,694,720 | | | | 37,698,602 | |
Sonos, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,525,722 | | | | 29,080,261 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 466,281 | | | | 18,026,423 | |
Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | | | 116,326 | | | | 7,238,967 | |
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| | | | | | | 181,406,713 | |
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Household Products — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b) | | | 118,832 | | | | 5,089,575 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a) | | | 665,242 | | | | 24,560,735 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 446,724 | | | | 13,151,554 | |
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| | | | | | | 42,801,864 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5% | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 430,161 | | | | 9,252,763 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 1,015,839 | | | | 23,415,089 | |
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| | | | | | | 32,667,852 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | | | 155,440 | | | | 16,094,257 | |
LXP Industrial Trust | | | 3,605,233 | | | | 32,519,202 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,613,459 | |
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Insurance — 3.4% | | | | | | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.(a) | | | 261,479 | | | | 14,700,349 | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 134,345 | | | | 6,740,089 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 267,861 | | | | 23,370,872 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 283,061 | | | | 12,848,139 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,560,584 | | | | 35,754,555 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 503,504 | | | | 18,624,613 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 1,896,759 | | | | 60,563,515 | |
Mercury General Corp. | | | 327,416 | | | | 16,894,666 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 625,507 | | | | 8,044,020 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 170,799 | | | | 14,037,970 | |
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Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 337,462 | | | $ | 21,955,278 | |
Trupanion, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 230,220 | | | | 6,356,374 | |
United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 262,981 | | | | 5,725,096 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 0.2% | | | | | | |
QuinStreet, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 646,176 | | | | 11,411,468 | |
Shutterstock, Inc. | | | 145,286 | | | | 6,655,552 | |
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IT Services — 0.8% | | | | | | |
DXC Technology Co.(a)(b) | | | 2,253,010 | | | | 47,786,342 | |
Perficient, Inc.(a) | | | 167,049 | | | | 9,403,188 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | | | 218,317 | | | | 10,075,329 | |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,750,368 | | | | 28,303,451 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 716,345 | | | | 23,481,789 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9% | | | | | | |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 175,174 | | | | 3,249,478 | |
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,218,865 | | | | 8,178,584 | |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,094,872 | | | | 43,948,162 | |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.(b) | | | 63,499 | | | | 6,967,745 | |
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| | | | | | | 62,343,969 | |
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Machinery — 3.4% | | | | | | |
3D Systems Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,642,098 | | | | 7,290,915 | |
Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 199,868 | | | | 18,689,657 | |
Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 280,107 | | | | 12,243,477 | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 624,292 | | | | 23,192,448 | |
Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A | | | 219,963 | | | | 7,843,881 | |
Enpro, Inc. | | | 141,661 | | | | 23,908,127 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 383,020 | | | | 19,955,342 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 864,283 | | | | 43,464,792 | |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 156,889 | | | | 16,456,087 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 976,573 | | | | 24,355,731 | |
Lindsay Corp. | | | 69,105 | | | | 8,130,894 | |
Proto Labs, Inc.(a) | | | 111,603 | | | | 3,989,807 | |
Titan International, Inc.(a) | | | 628,866 | | | | 7,835,671 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 506,138 | | | | 14,095,943 | |
Wabash National Corp. | | | 559,195 | | | | 16,742,298 | |
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| | | | | | | 248,195,070 | |
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Media — 1.0% | | | | | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 377,607 | | | | 4,580,373 | |
EchoStar Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 1,483,929 | | | | 21,145,988 | |
EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A, NVS(a) | | | 720,414 | | | | 2,831,227 | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 519,618 | | | | 19,813,035 | |
Scholastic Corp., NVS | | | 323,313 | | | | 12,192,133 | |
TechTarget, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 134,376 | | | | 4,445,158 | |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 384,562 | | | | 8,548,813 | |
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Metals & Mining — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Arch Resources, Inc., Class A | | | 70,145 | | | | 11,278,615 | |
Century Aluminum Co.(a)(b) | | | 637,431 | | | | 9,810,063 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 419,330 | | | | 6,600,254 | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 69,213 | | | | 4,161,086 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 195,813 | | | | 17,497,850 | |
Metallus, Inc.(a) | | | 204,649 | | | | 4,553,440 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 61,887 | | | | 4,386,551 | |
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SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 1,031,727 | | | $ | 11,627,563 | |
Worthington Steel, Inc. | | | 116,597 | | | | 4,180,002 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.4% | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 615,573 | | | | 6,857,483 | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(b) | | | 2,051,543 | | | | 27,182,945 | |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.(b) | | | 187,573 | | | | 3,708,318 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 2,122,733 | | | | 42,263,614 | |
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,014,784 | | | | 13,557,514 | |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | | | 1,369,609 | | | | 38,896,896 | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 721,476 | | | | 7,258,049 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 1,067,108 | | | | 15,665,145 | |
Ready Capital Corp. | | | 1,950,786 | | | | 17,810,676 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Avista Corp. | | | 953,919 | | | | 33,406,243 | |
Unitil Corp. | | | 109,706 | | | | 5,743,109 | |
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Office REITs — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 2,132,899 | | | | 10,237,915 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 2,055,819 | | | | 28,514,210 | |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 1,172,736 | | | | 13,498,191 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 1,302,342 | | | | 34,095,314 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 1,560,392 | | | | 10,064,528 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 1,077,808 | | | | 17,298,819 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 798,048 | | | | 43,996,386 | |
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| | | | | | | 157,705,363 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | | | 557,884 | | | | 5,177,164 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 160,982 | | | | 5,740,618 | |
Green Plains, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 744,360 | | | | 17,209,603 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 746,148 | | | | 18,101,551 | |
Talos Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,660,581 | | | | 23,131,893 | |
Vital Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 158,847 | | | | 8,345,821 | |
World Kinect Corp. | | | 741,645 | | | | 19,616,510 | |
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| | | | | | | 97,323,160 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Clearwater Paper Corp.(a) | | | 204,028 | | | | 8,922,144 | |
Mercer International, Inc. | | | 545,196 | | | | 5,424,700 | |
Sylvamo Corp. | | | 435,143 | | | | 26,865,729 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 1.8% | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,553,479 | | | | 66,784,062 | |
Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 176,478 | | | | 13,272,910 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a) | | | 4,106,069 | | | | 30,467,032 | |
SkyWest, Inc.(a) | | | 232,018 | | | | 16,027,804 | |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 264,769 | | | | 3,995,364 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | | 615,154 | | | | 23,769,551 | |
Medifast, Inc. | | | 133,933 | | | | 5,132,313 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 608,633 | | | | 8,417,394 | |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 137,489 | | | | 6,668,216 | |
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| | | | | | | 43,987,474 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 2.1% | | | | | | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 393,327 | | | | 9,907,907 | |
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 231,672 | | | | 7,779,546 | |
Innoviva, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 349,415 | | | | 5,325,085 | |
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 201,902 | | | $ | 14,759,036 | |
Organon & Co. | | | 3,149,151 | | | | 59,204,039 | |
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a) | | | 572,069 | | | | 16,715,856 | |
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | | | 250,511 | | | | 3,239,107 | |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 318,059 | | | | 23,078,361 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 405,475 | | | | 13,830,752 | |
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Professional Services — 0.9% | | | | | | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 177,615 | | | | 9,154,277 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 250,068 | | | | 8,417,289 | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 393,617 | | | | 9,856,170 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 271,850 | | | | 17,876,856 | |
NV5 Global, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 156,657 | | | | 15,353,952 | |
Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 395,592 | | | | 5,205,991 | |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 231,937 | | | | 2,405,187 | |
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| | | | | | | 68,269,722 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7% | |
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a) | | | 1,360,561 | | | | 8,408,267 | |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a) | | | 2,073,441 | | | | 21,688,193 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,459,499 | | | | 12,522,501 | |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. | | | 172,300 | | | | 5,887,491 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,506,452 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Centerspace | | | 185,427 | | | | 10,595,299 | |
Elme Communities | | | 1,086,440 | | | | 15,123,245 | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | | | 279,714 | | | | 9,003,994 | |
Veris Residential, Inc. | | | 592,645 | | | | 9,014,130 | |
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| | | | | | | 43,736,668 | |
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Retail REITs — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Acadia Realty Trust | | | 1,259,966 | | | | 21,432,022 | |
Getty Realty Corp. | | | 344,733 | | | | 9,428,448 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 2,660,876 | | | | 45,846,893 | |
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. | | | 736,616 | | | | 26,422,416 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 1,552,255 | | | | 19,899,909 | |
Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 81,162 | | | | 3,123,925 | |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 1,175,324 | | | | 17,218,497 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 594,149 | | | | 10,260,953 | |
Whitestone REIT | | | 296,771 | | | | 3,724,476 | |
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| | | | | | | 157,357,539 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.3% | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 282,293 | | | | 6,221,738 | |
CEVA, Inc.(a) | | | 166,000 | | | | 3,769,860 | |
Cohu, Inc.(a) | | | 345,256 | | | | 11,507,382 | |
Diodes, Inc.(a) | | | 221,637 | | | | 15,625,409 | |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 363,961 | | | | 14,056,174 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 256,792 | | | | 12,919,206 | |
MaxLinear, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 349,895 | | | | 6,532,540 | |
Photronics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 232,729 | | | | 6,590,885 | |
Semtech Corp.(a)(b) | | | 435,535 | | | | 11,972,857 | |
SiTime Corp.(a)(b) | | | 90,930 | | | | 8,477,404 | |
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 376,689 | | | | 9,914,454 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 426,940 | | | | 30,304,201 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 552,302 | | | | 25,372,754 | |
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Software — 1.8% | | | | | | |
A10 Networks, Inc. | | | 459,044 | | | | 6,284,312 | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 495,560 | | | | 16,457,548 | |
Adeia, Inc. | | | 792,112 | | | | 8,649,863 | |
BlackLine, Inc.(a) | | | 207,512 | | | | 13,401,125 | |
Box, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 689,885 | | | | 19,537,543 | |
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Cerence, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 513,278 | | | $ | 8,084,129 | |
Envestnet, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 245,459 | | | | 14,214,531 | |
N-able, Inc.(a) | | | 309,843 | | | | 4,049,648 | |
NCR Voyix Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,652,523 | | | | 20,871,366 | |
Sprinklr, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 963,387 | | | | 11,820,758 | |
Xperi, Inc.(a) | | | 267,356 | | | | 3,224,313 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 624,766 | | | | 15,288,024 | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 1,037,777 | | | | 17,424,276 | |
Safehold, Inc. | | | 551,508 | | | | 11,361,065 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 1,423,710 | | | | 8,399,889 | |
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Specialty Retail — 5.1% | | | | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.(b) | | | 913,568 | | | | 61,702,383 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 728,233 | | | | 61,965,346 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 129,289 | | | | 30,483,760 | |
Buckle, Inc. (The) | | | 137,956 | | | | 5,555,488 | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | 411,109 | | | | 16,867,802 | |
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 524,360 | | | | 5,731,255 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 1,009,250 | | | | 28,763,625 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 165,762 | | | | 5,655,800 | |
Hibbett, Inc. | | | 145,011 | | | | 11,138,295 | |
Leslie’s, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,272,994 | | | | 14,774,461 | |
MarineMax, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 250,095 | | | | 8,318,160 | |
Monro, Inc. | | | 368,341 | | | | 11,617,475 | |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 963,943 | | | | 21,360,977 | |
ODP Corp. (The)(a) | | | 409,823 | | | | 21,741,110 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,292,053 | | | | 16,047,298 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | | | 220,530 | | | | 8,080,219 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A | | | 183,083 | | | | 10,424,746 | |
Upbound Group, Inc. | | | 243,451 | | | | 8,571,910 | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b) | | | 953,932 | | | | 18,487,202 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4% | |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.(a) | | | 535,947 | | | | 6,613,586 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 1,393,021 | | | | 24,935,076 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8% | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 503,321 | | | | 14,601,342 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a) | | | 4,312,356 | | | | 25,011,665 | |
Movado Group, Inc. | | | 193,829 | | | | 5,413,644 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 979,695 | | | | 10,982,381 | |
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Tobacco — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Universal Corp. | | | 302,712 | | | | 15,656,264 | |
Vector Group Ltd. | | | 897,984 | | | | 9,841,905 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.4% | |
Air Lease Corp., Class A | | | 1,004,983 | | | | 51,696,325 | |
DNOW, Inc.(a) | | | 1,309,924 | | | | 19,910,845 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a) | | | 163,394 | | | | 8,779,160 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 417,376 | | | | 22,337,963 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.7% | | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | | 214,115 | | | | 15,467,668 | |
California Water Service Group | | | 426,576 | | | | 19,827,252 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Water Utilities (continued) | | | | | | |
Middlesex Water Co. | | | 119,154 | | | $ | 6,255,585 | |
SJW Group | | | 204,036 | | | | 11,546,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 53,096,902 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |
Gogo, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 404,151 | | | | 3,548,446 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 607,167 | | | | 9,726,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 13,275,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 98.4% (Cost: $7,249,551,192) | | | | | 7,106,945,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | |
| | |
Money Market Funds — 6.5% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 348,068,933 | | | | 348,242,967 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 120,932,534 | | | | 120,932,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 6.5% (Cost: $468,953,655) | | | | | | | 469,175,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments — 104.9% (Cost: $7,718,504,847) | | | | | | | 7,576,121,441 | |
| |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.9)% | | | | (351,317,535 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | $ 7,224,803,906 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 417,296,861 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (69,148,266) | (a) | | $ | 2,480 | | | $ | 91,892 | | | $ | 348,242,967 | | | | 348,068,933 | | | $ | 2,454,205 | (b) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 198,053,688 | | | | — | | | | (77,121,154) | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 120,932,534 | | | | 120,932,534 | | | | 7,644,491 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,480 | | | $ | 91,892 | | | $ | 469,175,501 | | | | | | | $ | 10,098,696 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russell 2000 E-Mini Index | | | 137 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 14,699 | | | $ | 238,872 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swaps
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| |
Reference Entity | | Payment Frequency | | Counterparty(a) | | Termination Date | | | Net Notional | | | Accrued Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Net Value of Reference Entity | | | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
| |
Equity Securities Long/Short | | Monthly | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b) | | | 08/19/26 | | | $ | 30,804,243 | | | $ | 1,957,979 | (c) | | $ | 32,813,047 | | | | 0.4 | % |
| | Monthly | | HSBC Bank PLC(d) | | | 02/10/28 | | | | 58,758,651 | | | | 2,272,819 | (e) | | | 61,268,197 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | Monthly | | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f) | | | 02/10/25 | | | | 8,115,631 | | | | 476,411 | (g) | | | 8,612,976 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,707,209 | | | $ | 102,694,220 | | | | | |
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| (a) | The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives 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 positions. | |
| (c) | Amount includes $(50,825) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (e) | Amount includes $(236,727) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (g) | Amount includes $(20,934) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:
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| | (b) | | (d) | | (f) |
Range: | | 0-450 basis points | | 40 basis points | | 40 basis points |
Benchmarks: | | USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate (FEDL01) | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01) | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01) |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date August 19, 2026.
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
|
Reference Entity — Long | |
| | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Banks | | | | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 26 | | | $ | 596 | | | | 0.0 | % |
City Holding Co. | | | 379 | | | | 39,499 | | | | 0.1 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 1,065 | | | | 70,631 | | | | 0.2 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 15 | | | | 175 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 110,901 | | | | | |
| | | |
Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 106,817 | | | | 6,064,001 | | | | 18.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | | | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 2,851 | | | | 12,345 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
| | | |
Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 23,798 | | | $ | 886,237 | | | | 2.7 | % |
Green Dot Corp., Class A | | | 5,120 | | | | 47,770 | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 934,007 | | | | | |
| | | |
Financial Services | | | | | | | | | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 287,942 | | | | 19,044,484 | | | | 58.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | | | | | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 272,618 | | | | 3,612,188 | | | | 11.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Software | | | | | | | | | |
Envestnet, Inc. | | | 52,411 | | | | 3,035,121 | | | | 9.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | | | | $ | 32,813,047 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period
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end, termination date February 10, 2028.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
| | | |
Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | |
|
Banks | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 18,816 | | | $ | 910,318 | | | | 1.5 | % |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 26 | | | | 596 | | | | 0.0 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 17,948 | | | | 678,973 | | | | 1.1 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 27,294 | | | | 539,056 | | | | 0.9 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 808 | | | | 84,210 | | | | 0.1 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,629 | | | | 249,675 | | | | 0.4 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 673 | | | | 24,309 | | | | 0.0 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 20,534 | | | | 460,372 | | | | 0.8 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 25,131 | | | | 400,085 | | | | 0.7 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 27,427 | | | | 531,810 | | | | 0.9 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 23,906 | | | | 1,243,590 | | | | 2.0 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 25,253 | | | | 910,876 | | | | 1.5 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,976 | | | | 145,840 | | | | 0.2 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 28,827 | | | | 691,848 | | | | 1.1 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 4,635 | | | | 67,532 | | | | 0.1 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. | | | 359 | | | | 10,109 | | | | 0.0 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 23,286 | | | | 654,569 | | | | 1.1 | |
Westamerica BanCorp | | | 986 | | | | 48,196 | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,651,964 | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets | |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 25,451 | | | | 2,399,011 | | | | 3.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 54,736 | | | | 237,007 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Finance | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 87,341 | | | | 3,252,579 | | | | 5.3 | |
Enova International, Inc. | | | 1,113 | | | | 69,930 | | | | 0.1 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A | | | 281,045 | | | | 2,622,150 | | | | 4.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,944,659 | | | | | |
|
Containers & Packaging | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 281,638 | | | | 10,476,934 | | | | 17.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Financial Services | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 230,000 | | | | 15,212,200 | | | | 24.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 34,070 | | | | 1,546,437 | | | | 2.5 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 1 | | | | 37 | | | | 0.0 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 195,112 | | | | 6,229,926 | | | | 10.2 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 2,922 | | | | 37,577 | | | | 0.1 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 11,581 | | | | 951,843 | | | | 1.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,765,820 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
|
Office REITs | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 4,057 | | | $ | 65,115 | | | | 0.1 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | |
Green Plains, Inc. | | | 47,992 | | | | 1,109,575 | | | | 1.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Software | |
Envestnet, Inc. | | | 57,808 | | | | 3,347,661 | | | | 5.5 | |
Sprinklr, Inc., Class A | | | 493,745 | | | | 6,058,251 | | | | 9.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,405,912 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | | | | | | $ | 61,268,197 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 10, 2025.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
| |
|
Reference Entity — Long | |
|
Common Stocks | |
| | | |
Banks | | | | | | | | | |
Banner Corp. | | | 13,780 | | | $ | 661,440 | | | | 7.7 | % |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 21,891 | | | | 828,137 | | | | 9.6 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 8,007 | | | | 384,576 | | | | 4.4 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 14,270 | | | | 515,432 | | | | 6.0 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 11,109 | | | | 282,057 | | | | 3.3 | |
WaFd, Inc. | | | 928 | | | | 26,940 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,698,582 | | | | | |
| | | |
Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A | | | 284,291 | | | | 2,652,435 | | | | 30.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Financial Services | | | | | | | | | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 49,305 | | | | 3,261,033 | | | | 37.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Insurance | | | | | | | | | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 144 | | | | 926 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | | | | | | $ | 8,612,976 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,707,209 | | | $ | — | |
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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) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 238,872 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 238,872 | |
Swaps — OTC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,707,209 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,707,209 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,946,081 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,946,081 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (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 March 31, 2024, 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 | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,677,790 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,677,790 | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | (12,237,804 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (12,237,804 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (8,560,014 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (8,560,014 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,116,476 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,116,476 | ) |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,183,265 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,183,265 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,066,789 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,066,789 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
| | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 15,824,114 | |
Total return swaps | | | | |
Average notional amount | | $ | 207,587,018 | |
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 | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Swaps — OTC(a) | | $ | 4,707,209 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | $ | 4,707,209 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | $ | 4,707,209 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. | |
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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:
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| |
| | | | | |
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 | | $ | 1,957,979 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,957,979 | ) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | 2,272,819 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2,272,819 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 476,411 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (476,411 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | $ | 4,707,209 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (4,707,209 | ) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (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. | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| |
| | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 7,106,945,940 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,106,945,940 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 469,175,501 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 469,175,501 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 7,576,121,441 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,576,121,441 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 238,872 | | | $ | 4,707,209 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,946,081 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (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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S C H E D U L E S O F I N V E S T M E N T S | | 39 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2024
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | 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) | | $ | 11,622,876,232 | | | $ | 44,165,482,316 | | | $ | 33,448,890,307 | | | $ | 7,106,945,940 | |
| | | | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 61,714,785 | | | | 236,719,958 | | | | 348,772,344 | | | | 469,175,501 | |
| | | | |
Cash | | | 2,514,282 | | | | 6,533,375 | | | | 11,408,950 | | | | 1,306,123 | |
| | | | |
Cash pledged: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 1,180,640 | | | | 1,733,340 | | | | 4,771,360 | | | | 990,000 | |
| | | | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investments sold | | | — | | | | 15,061 | | | | — | | | | 40,727,683 | |
| | | | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 1,198 | | | | 24,301 | | | | 142,300 | | | | 342,146 | |
| | | | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 581,198 | |
| | | | |
Capital shares sold | | | — | | | | 3,953 | | | | 135,946 | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 5,609,010 | | | | 9,850,199 | | | | 36,109,644 | | | | 12,054,954 | |
| | | | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 95,369 | | | | 213,502 | | | | 239,648 | | | | 599,885 | |
| | | | |
Due from broker | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,172,042 | |
| | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,707,209 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 11,693,991,516 | | | | 44,420,576,005 | | | | 33,850,470,499 | | | | 7,640,602,681 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cash received: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateral — OTC derivatives | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,030,000 | |
| | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 85,060 | | | | 212,417,558 | | | | 107,972,021 | | | | 348,127,709 | |
| | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investments purchased | | | — | | | | 3,685,049 | | | | — | | | | 59,889,773 | |
| | | | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 397,170 | |
| | | | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | 78,374 | | | | 7,810 | | | | 226,792 | | | | 279,116 | |
| | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,961,714 | | | | 6,294,278 | | | | 5,020,562 | | | | 1,075,007 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,125,148 | | | | 222,404,695 | | | | 113,219,375 | | | | 415,798,775 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 11,691,866,368 | | | $ | 44,198,171,310 | | | $ | 33,737,251,124 | | | $ | 7,224,803,906 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 9,456,536,195 | | | $ | 33,525,778,052 | | | $ | 32,489,254,647 | | | $ | 8,312,915,866 | |
| | | | |
Accumulated earnings (loss) | | | 2,235,330,173 | | | | 10,672,393,258 | | | | 1,247,996,477 | | | | (1,088,111,960 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 11,691,866,368 | | | $ | 44,198,171,310 | | | $ | 33,737,251,124 | | | $ | 7,224,803,906 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 47,250,000 | | | | 522,850,000 | | | | 180,550,000 | | | | 70,300,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 247.45 | | | $ | 84.53 | | | $ | 186.86 | | | $ | 102.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Par value | | | None | | | | None | | | | None | | | | None | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 8,974,873,194 | | | $ | 29,808,000,381 | | | $ | 29,659,069,279 | | | $ | 7,249,551,192 | |
| | | | |
(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 84,104 | | | $ | 207,047,409 | | | $ | 105,258,508 | | | $ | 339,876,216 | |
| | | | |
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 51,873,539 | | | $ | 236,671,714 | | | $ | 322,440,910 | | | $ | 468,953,655 | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | 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 | | $ | 146,593,262 | | | $ | 389,078,738 | | | $ | 550,996,687 | | | $ | 132,931,064 | |
| | | | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 2,300,036 | | | | 2,580,237 | | | | 6,777,879 | | | | 7,644,491 | |
| | | | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 18,654 | | | | 51,513 | | | | 48,113 | | | | 85,638 | |
| | | | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 29,248 | | | | 1,351,877 | | | | 979,949 | | | | 2,454,205 | |
| | | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | — | | | | (171,619 | ) | | | (88,403 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 148,941,200 | | | | 392,890,746 | | | | 558,714,225 | | | | 143,115,398 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 19,583,313 | | | | 62,700,359 | | | | 47,661,689 | | | | 12,218,005 | |
| | | | |
Interest expense | | | 10,645 | | | | 26,033 | | | | 14,743 | | | | 20,891 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total expenses | | | 19,593,958 | | | | 62,726,392 | | | | 47,676,432 | | | | 12,238,896 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 129,347,242 | | | | 330,164,354 | | | | 511,037,793 | | | | 130,876,502 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (39,414,249 | ) | | | (510,617,622 | ) | | | (963,838,157 | ) | | | (48,549,199 | ) |
| | | | |
Investments — affiliated | | | (686,429 | ) | | | 34,238 | | | | (4,411,870 | ) | | | 2,480 | |
| | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 6,605,051 | | | | 16,026,567 | | | | 18,333,210 | | | | 3,677,790 | |
| | | | |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 1,269,947,276 | | | | 3,367,514,487 | | | | 3,430,994,286 | | | | 110,166,142 | |
| | | | |
In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a) | | | 4,232,013 | | | | — | | | | 2,773,363 | | | | — | |
| | | | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (12,237,804 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | 1,240,683,662 | | | | 2,872,957,670 | | | | 2,483,850,832 | | | | 53,059,409 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 1,763,986,969 | | | | 6,953,939,995 | | | | 3,273,281,279 | | | | 527,849,511 | |
| | | | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 7,366,661 | | | | 23,522 | | | | 38,754,393 | | | | 91,892 | |
| | | | |
Futures contracts | | | (572,239 | ) | | | (2,353,438 | ) | | | (766,907 | ) | | | (1,116,476 | ) |
| | | | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,183,265 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | 1,770,781,391 | | | | 6,951,610,079 | | | | 3,311,268,765 | | | | 538,008,192 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 3,011,465,053 | | | | 9,824,567,749 | | | | 5,795,119,597 | | | | 591,067,601 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 3,140,812,295 | | | $ | 10,154,732,103 | | | $ | 6,306,157,390 | | | $ | 721,944,103 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
| | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 129,347,242 | | | $ | 113,224,910 | | | $ | 330,164,354 | | | $ | 280,085,567 | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | | 1,240,683,662 | | | | 407,479,441 | | | | 2,872,957,670 | | | | 191,710,832 | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 1,770,781,391 | | | | (1,345,332,448 | ) | | | 6,951,610,079 | | | | (5,994,083,405 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 3,140,812,295 | | | | (824,628,097 | ) | | | 10,154,732,103 | | | | (5,522,287,006 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (128,201,209 | ) | | | (113,384,492 | ) | | | (327,303,427 | ) | | | (273,353,269 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 1,131,227,742 | | | | (291,408,168 | ) | | | 4,206,651,149 | | | | (798,680,236 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 4,143,838,828 | | | | (1,229,420,757 | ) | | | 14,034,079,825 | | | | (6,594,320,511 | ) |
| | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 7,548,027,540 | | | | 8,777,448,297 | | | | 30,164,091,485 | | | | 36,758,411,996 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
End of year | | $ | 11,691,866,368 | | | $ | 7,548,027,540 | | | $ | 44,198,171,310 | | | $ | 30,164,091,485 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
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 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
| | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 511,037,793 | | | $ | 503,287,391 | | | $ | 130,876,502 | | | $ | 126,569,524 | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | | 2,483,850,832 | | | | 2,360,039,333 | | | | 53,059,409 | | | | 41,006,441 | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 3,311,268,765 | | | | (3,132,333,186 | ) | | | 538,008,192 | | | | (885,835,581 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 6,306,157,390 | | | | (269,006,462 | ) | | | 721,944,103 | | | | (718,259,616 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (493,782,581 | ) | | | (505,414,298 | ) | | | (107,152,234 | ) | | | (106,591,690 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 3,448,601,067 | | | | (635,658,997 | ) | | | (373,336,015 | ) | | | (741,070,327 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 9,260,975,876 | | | | (1,410,079,757 | ) | | | 241,455,854 | | | | (1,565,921,633 | ) |
| | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 24,476,275,248 | | | | 25,886,355,005 | | | | 6,983,348,052 | | | | 8,549,269,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
End of year | | $ | 33,737,251,124 | | | $ | 24,476,275,248 | | | $ | 7,224,803,906 | | | $ | 6,983,348,052 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
See notes to financial statements.
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F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S | | 43 |
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | iShares S&P 100 ETF | |
| | | | | |
| |
| Year Ended 03/31/24 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/23 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/22 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/21 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
| | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 187.06 | | | $ | 208.24 | | | $ | 179.83 | | | $ | 118.50 | | | $ | 125.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 2.82 | | | | 2.66 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.48 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 60.31 | | | | (21.16 | ) | | | 28.36 | | | | 61.39 | | | | (6.58 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 63.13 | | | | (18.50 | ) | | | 30.77 | | | | 63.76 | | | | (4.10 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (2.74 | ) | | | (2.68 | ) | | | (2.36 | ) | | | (2.43 | ) | | | (2.71 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 247.45 | | | $ | 187.06 | | | $ | 208.24 | | | $ | 179.83 | | | $ | 118.50 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 33.98 | % | | | (8.80 | )% | | | 17.14 | % | | | 54.11 | % | | | (3.42 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.86 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 11,691,866 | | | $ | 7,548,028 | | | $ | 8,777,448 | | | $ | 6,977,233 | | | $ | 4,852,686 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 3 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 2 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | 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 | |
| | | | | | |
| |
| Year Ended 03/31/24 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | | | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/22 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/21 | (a) | |
| Year Ended 03/31/20 | (a) |
| | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 63.92 | | | $ | 76.34 | | | | | | | $ | 65.08 | | | $ | 41.25 | | | $ | 43.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.60 | | | | | | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.60 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | | | 20.60 | | | | (12.44 | ) | | | | | | | 11.27 | | | | 23.85 | | | | (1.68 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 21.28 | | | | (11.84 | ) | | | | | | | 11.68 | | | | 24.32 | | | | (1.08 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Distributions from net investment income(d) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 84.53 | | | $ | 63.92 | | | | | | | $ | 76.34 | | | $ | 65.08 | | | $ | 41.25 | |
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Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 33.49 | % | | | (15.48 | )% | | | | | | | 17.94 | % | | | 59.13 | % | | | (2.65 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total expenses | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | | | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | | | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 1.30 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 44,198,171 | | | $ | 30,164,091 | | | | | | | $ | 36,758,412 | | | $ | 31,174,756 | | | $ | 22,307,379 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 31 | % | | | 34 | % | | | | | | | 14 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 27 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | 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)
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| | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 151.79 | | | $ | 155.61 | | | $ | 141.09 | | | $ | 96.29 | | | $ | 112.76 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 3.16 | | | | 3.00 | | | | 2.89 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 2.86 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 34.93 | | | | (3.78 | ) | | | 14.48 | | | | 44.86 | | | | (16.41 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 38.09 | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | 17.37 | | | | 47.69 | | | | (13.55 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (3.02 | ) | | | (3.04 | ) | | | (2.85 | ) | | | (2.89 | ) | | | (2.92 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 186.86 | | | $ | 151.79 | | | $ | 155.61 | | | $ | 141.09 | | | $ | 96.29 | |
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| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 25.36 | % | | | (0.35 | )% | | | 12.39 | % | | | 50.10 | % | | | (12.34 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | 1.93 | % | | | 2.06 | % | | | 1.92 | % | | | 2.39 | % | | | 2.40 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 33,737,251 | | | $ | 24,476,275 | | | $ | 25,886,355 | | | $ | 21,424,451 | | | $ | 14,187,829 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 32 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 32 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | 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 | |
| | | | | |
| |
| Year Ended 03/31/24 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/23 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/22 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/21 | (a) | |
| Year Ended 03/31/20 | (a) |
| | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 93.67 | | | $ | 102.39 | | | $ | 100.53 | | | $ | 50.14 | | | $ | 73.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 1.82 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.10 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | | | 8.78 | | | | (8.96 | ) | | | 2.32 | | | | 50.16 | | | | (23.45 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 10.60 | | | | (7.34 | ) | | | 3.39 | | | | 51.28 | | | | (22.35 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income(d) | | | (1.50 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (1.53 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 102.77 | | | $ | 93.67 | | | $ | 102.39 | | | $ | 100.53 | | | $ | 50.14 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 11.46 | % | | | (7.08 | )% | | | 3.38 | % | | | 103.08 | %(f) | | | (30.75 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.48 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 7,224,804 | | | $ | 6,983,348 | | | $ | 8,549,270 | | | $ | 8,806,141 | | | $ | 4,120,917 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | 66 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 53 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Includes a payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return. |
(g) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(h) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification |
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S&P 100 | | Diversified |
S&P 500 Growth | | Diversified |
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S&P 500 Value | | Diversified |
S&P Small-Cap 600 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 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 “Other foreign taxes”, 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 March 31, 2024, 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.
Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding 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.
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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 published 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. |
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Fund uses current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.
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 the Manager’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.
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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 (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:
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | |
| Securities
Loaned at Value |
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| Cash
Collateral Received(a) |
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| Non-Cash
Collateral Received, at Fair Value(a) |
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| Net
Amount(b) |
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S&P 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | $ | 84,104 | | | $ | (84,104 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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S&P 500 Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 2,898,936 | | | $ | (2,898,936 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 5,254 | | | | (5,254 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 23,825,266 | | | | (23,825,266 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | 4,020,498 | | | | (4,020,498 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 67,172,310 | | | | (67,172,310 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 6,182,008 | | | | (6,182,008 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 14,556,737 | | | | (14,556,737 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 290,677 | | | | (290,677 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 22,088 | | | | (22,088 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 32,660,525 | | | | (32,660,525 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | 5,045,268 | | | | (5,045,268 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 125,035 | | | | (125,035 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. | | | 3,838,127 | | | | (3,838,127 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 4,364,584 | | | | (4,364,584 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 42,040,096 | | | | (42,040,096 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 207,047,409 | | | $ | (207,047,409 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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S&P 500 Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 5,837,623 | | | $ | (5,837,623 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 23,771 | | | | (23,771 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 117,216 | | | | (117,216 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | 5,912,208 | | | | (5,912,208 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 3,985,344 | | | | (3,985,344 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 1,159,907 | | | | (1,159,907 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 2,406,175 | | | | (2,406,175 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 16,420,754 | | | | (16,420,754 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | 1,629,958 | | | | (1,629,958 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 22,617,524 | | | | (22,617,524 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 3,894,471 | | | | (3,894,471 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. | | | 4,559,684 | | | | (4,559,684 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | 1,728,425 | | | | (1,728,425 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 1,483,104 | | | | (1,483,104 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 18,788,233 | | | | (18,788,233 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 8,357,330 | | | | (8,357,330 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 2,173,824 | | | | (2,173,824 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | 3,885,597 | | | | (3,885,597 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | 277,360 | | | | (277,360 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 105,258,508 | | | $ | (105,258,508 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | |
| Securities Loaned at Value | | |
| Cash Collateral Received(a) | | |
| Non-Cash Collateral Received,
at Fair Value(a) |
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| Net Amount(b) | |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 16,622,713 | | | $ | (16,622,713 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 9,300 | | | | (9,300 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | | | 137,025 | | | | (137,025 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 65,327,653 | | | | (65,327,653 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 24,063,183 | | | | (24,063,183 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | 687,723 | | | | (687,723 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 9,969,505 | | | | (9,969,505 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 59,613,641 | | | | (59,613,641 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 27,430,107 | | | | (27,430,107 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 2,158,113 | | | | (2,158,113 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 43,603,022 | | | | (43,603,022 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 4,503,863 | | | | (4,503,863 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | 13,642,790 | | | | (13,642,790 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 267,300 | | | | (267,300 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 42,932,090 | | | | (42,932,090 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 3,584,196 | | | | (3,584,196 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | 1,832,206 | | | | (1,832,206 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 244,934 | | | | (244,934 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 1,236,920 | | | | (1,230,500 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 6,420 | |
UBS AG | | | 10,600,656 | | | | (10,600,656 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 228,399 | | | | (228,399 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | 4,788,804 | | | | (4,788,804 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | 6,392,073 | | | | (6,392,073 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 339,876,216 | | | $ | (339,869,796 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 6,420 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024. 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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’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
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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 Statement 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement 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.
Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 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).
Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.
Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and 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, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.
Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.
Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statement 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 it 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 Statement 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).
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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:
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S&P 100 | | | 0.20 | % |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 0.18 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 0.18 | |
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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.
Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “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, redemption fee, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (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 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
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iShares ETF | | Amounts | |
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S&P 100 | | $ | 11,944 | |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 397,115 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 288,525 | |
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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 750,643 | |
Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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 year ended March 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
S&P 100 | | $ | 91,023,540 | | | $ | 46,897,660 | | | $ | (8,185,333 | ) |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 5,297,567,538 | | | | 8,091,949,060 | | | | (583,738,212 | ) |
S&P 500 Value | | | 7,291,881,703 | | | | 4,078,712,510 | | | | (263,133,208 | ) |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 2,172,868,585 | | | | 1,782,815,152 | | | | 307,238,004 | |
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.
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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.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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S&P 100 | | $ | 299,734,348 | | | $ | 293,053,982 | |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 10,906,688,118 | | | | 10,854,659,728 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 8,462,708,446 | | | | 8,417,601,442 | |
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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 4,470,883,168 | | | | 4,376,500,470 | |
For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | In-kind Sales | |
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S&P 100 | | $ | 4,025,737,187 | | | $ | 2,898,451,584 | |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 10,857,914,493 | | | | 6,659,946,777 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 13,219,738,058 | | | | 9,811,760,178 | |
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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 1,110,433,479 | | | | 1,477,651,901 | |
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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions and distributions paid in excess of taxable income were reclassified to the following accounts:
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iShares ETF | | Paid-in capital | | | Accumulated earnings (loss) | |
S&P 100 | | $ | 1,273,205,930 | | | $ | (1,273,205,930 | ) |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 3,366,447,377 | | | | (3,366,447,377 | ) |
S&P 500 Value | | | 3,429,347,161 | | | | (3,429,347,161 | ) |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 105,603,260 | | | | (105,603,260 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Year Ended March 31, 2024 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
S&P 100 | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 128,201,209 | | | $ | 113,384,492 | |
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S&P 500 Growth | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 327,303,427 | | | $ | 273,353,269 | |
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S&P 500 Value | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 493,782,581 | | | $ | 505,414,298 | |
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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 107,152,234 | | | $ | 106,591,690 | |
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As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
S&P 100 | | $ | 2,989,848 | | | $ | (395,802,684 | ) | | $ | 2,628,143,009 | | | $ | 2,235,330,173 | |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 9,593,225 | | | | (3,670,091,387 | ) | | | 14,332,891,420 | | | | 10,672,393,258 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 18,239,194 | | | | (2,538,458,762 | ) | | | 3,768,216,045 | | | | 1,247,996,477 | |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | — | | | | (916,055,748 | ) | | | (172,056,212 | ) | | | (1,088,111,960 | ) |
(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the timing and recognition of realized gains / losses for tax purposes, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the accounting for swap agreements, the classification of investments and the characterization of corporate actions. | |
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
S&P 100 | | $ | 9,056,448,008 | | | $ | 2,979,066,342 | | | $ | (350,923,333 | ) | | $ | 2,628,143,009 | |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 30,069,310,854 | | | | 14,803,831,544 | | | | (470,940,124 | ) | | | 14,332,891,420 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 30,029,446,606 | | | | 4,611,156,257 | | | | (842,940,212 | ) | | | 3,768,216,045 | |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 7,748,177,653 | | | | 700,779,416 | | | | (872,835,628 | ) | | | (172,056,212 | ) |
In the normal course of business, each 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 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 the Fund is subject.
BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each 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 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 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 a 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.
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 the Manager 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 Fund’s 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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.
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
S&P 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 19,700,000 | | | $ | 4,039,635,606 | | | | 6,650,000 | | | $ | 1,223,360,035 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (12,800,000 | ) | | | (2,908,407,864 | ) | | | (8,450,000 | ) | | | (1,514,768,203 | ) |
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| | | 6,900,000 | | | $ | 1,131,227,742 | | | | (1,800,000 | ) | | $ | (291,408,168 | ) |
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S&P 500 Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 140,700,000 | | | $ | 10,873,698,665 | | | | 65,500,000 | | | $ | 4,123,265,045 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (89,750,000 | ) | | | (6,667,047,516 | ) | | | (75,100,000 | ) | | | (4,921,945,281 | ) |
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| | | 50,950,000 | | | $ | 4,206,651,149 | | | | (9,600,000 | ) | | $ | (798,680,236 | ) |
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S&P 500 Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 77,400,000 | | | $ | 13,285,072,289 | | | | 67,300,000 | | | $ | 9,872,676,861 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (58,100,000 | ) | | | (9,836,471,222 | ) | | | (72,400,000 | ) | | | (10,508,335,858 | ) |
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| | | 19,300,000 | | | $ | 3,448,601,067 | | | | (5,100,000 | ) | | $ | (635,658,997 | ) |
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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 11,850,000 | | | $ | 1,155,662,611 | | | | 39,800,000 | | | $ | 3,828,377,839 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (16,100,000 | ) | | | (1,528,998,626 | ) | | | (48,750,000 | ) | | | (4,569,448,166 | ) |
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| | | (4,250,000 | ) | | $ | (373,336,015 | ) | | | (8,950,000 | ) | | $ | (741,070,327 | ) |
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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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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.
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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | |
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the four funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (four of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of March 31, 2024, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF |
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Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
S&P 100 | | $ | 145,401,503 | |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 378,754,102 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 514,337,379 | |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 90,549,599 | |
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Business Income | |
S&P 100 | | $ | 1,737,240 | |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 6,651,068 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 32,223,892 | |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 29,502,259 | |
The following percentages, or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
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iShares ETF | | Dividends-Received Deduction | |
S&P 100 | | | 100.00 | % |
S&P 500 Growth | | | 100.00 | |
S&P 500 Value | | | 96.02 | |
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 83.29 | |
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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares S&P 100 ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Value ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
March 31, 2024
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iShares ETF | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | |
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S&P 100 | | $ | 2.741591 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2.741591 | | | | 100 | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | 100 | % |
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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value | | | 1.500111 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.500111 | | | | 100 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 100 | |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Interested Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Officers |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
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General Information
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To enroll in electronic delivery:
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Householding
Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
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 at iShares.com.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Portfolio Abbreviation
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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iShares Trust
· | | iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | PFF | NASDAQ |
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 |
| | 6-Month | | 12-Month |
U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 23.48% | | 29.88% |
U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 19.94 | | 19.71 |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 16.81 | | 15.32 |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 10.42 | | 8.15 |
3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 2.68 | | 5.24 |
U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | 4.88 | | (2.44) |
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | 5.99 | | 1.70 |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | 7.48 | | 3.13 |
U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 8.73 | | 11.15 |
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Table of Contents
Market Overview
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and hybrid securities, as represented by the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment portfolio similar to the index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 10.14 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | | | | | 10.14 | % | | | 15.99 | % | | | 44.74 | % |
Fund Market | | | 10.28 | | | | 3.02 | | | | 3.79 | | | | | | | | 10.28 | | | | 16.04 | | | | 45.03 | |
Index | | | 10.69 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 4.42 | | | | | | | | 10.69 | | | | 19.36 | | | | 54.17 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Index returns through January 31, 2019 reflect the performance of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index, which, effective as of February 1 2019, was replaced by the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Transition Index as the Underlying Index of the Fund. Index returns from February 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019 reflect the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Transition Index. Index returns beginning on November 1, 2019 reflect the performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index, which, effective as of November 1, 2019, replaced the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Transition Index as the Underlying Index of the Fund.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
| $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,102.70 | | | | $ 2.41 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,022.71 | | | | $ 2.33 | | | | 0.46 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
U.S. dollar-denominated preferred stocks posted a solid advance for the reporting period. Preferred stock typically pays a steady stream of dividends; therefore, its value is sensitive to prevailing interest rates. When interest rates rise, the dividends paid on preferred stock become relatively less attractive to investors, which weighs on the value of preferred stock. The Fed raised short-term interest rates twice early in the reporting period; however, it shifted to a more accommodative stance as the reporting period continued. The value of preferred and hybrid securities is also influenced by the financial conditions of the issuing company, and the strong performance of some companies represented in the Index during the reporting period also positively impacted the Index’s return.
The financials sector, representing approximately 66% of the Index on average for the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s return. The capital markets industry gained notably as the wider market advanced, boosting the value of the industry’s investments. Mortgage real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) also contributed, as high yields and stabilizing interest rates benefited preferred stock in the industry.
Preferred stock issued by banks also advanced. Because preferred stock is classified as equity rather than debt on balance sheets, banks tend to issue high levels of preferred stock to meet regulatory capital requirements. When the reporting period began, markets were adjusting to the impact of the failure of several large regional banks, and another prominent regional bank failed in May 2023. The uncertainty surrounding the health of regional banks initially drove declines in the industry’s preferred stock. However, the shift in the Fed’s monetary policy bolstered the industry, as investors anticipated that looser financial conditions would benefit regional banks. The real estate sector, particularly REITs, also contributed to performance.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Financials | | | 66.2 | % |
Utilities | | | 9.7 | |
Real Estate | | | 7.9 | |
Communication Services | | | 4.7 | |
Industrials | | | 3.2 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 2.6 | |
Energy | | | 1.9 | |
Materials | | | 1.9 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1.6 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 0.3 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, NVS | | | 2.3 | % |
Albemarle Corp., NVS | | | 1.8 | |
Citigroup Capital XIII, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.632%), NVS | | | 1.7 | |
Bank of America Corp., Series L, NVS | | | 1.3 | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | 1.2 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 1.0 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series EE, NVS | | | 1.0 | |
AT&T Inc., Series C, NVS | | | 0.9 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series DD, NVS | | | 0.9 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series MM, NVS | | | 0.9 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example shown (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense example provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense example are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Preferred Securities | |
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Preferred Stocks — 98.8% | |
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Automobiles — 1.3% | |
Ford Motor Co. 6.00% | | | 3,089,711 | | | $ | 72,144,752 | |
6.50%, NVS | | | 2,304,259 | | | | 57,237,794 | |
6.20% | | | 2,785,510 | | | | 67,270,066 | |
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Banks — 25.2% | |
Associated Banc-Corp 6.63% | | | 1,162,511 | | | | 26,458,750 | |
Series E, 5.88%, NVS(a) | | | 391,652 | | | | 8,256,024 | |
Series F, 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 388,855 | | | | 7,815,986 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Series A, 6.88%, NVS(a) | | | 650,572 | | | | 15,288,442 | |
Banc of California, Inc., Series F, 7.75%, NVS(a) | | | 2,013,624 | | | | 46,353,625 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series 02, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.912%), 6.25%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 609,296 | | | | 12,917,075 | |
Series 4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.012%), 6.35%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 428,233 | | | | 9,682,348 | |
Series 5, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.762%), 6.08%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 851,072 | | | | 18,757,627 | |
Series E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.612%), 5.92%, NVS(a)(b)(c) | | | 627,519 | | | | 14,771,797 | |
Series GG, 6.00%(a) | | | 2,710,307 | | | | 68,082,912 | |
Series HH, 5.88%, NVS(a) | | | 1,704,462 | | | | 42,424,059 | |
Series K*, 6.45% | | | 2,102,269 | | | | 53,250,474 | |
Series KK, 5.38%, NVS(a) | | | 2,773,433 | | | | 66,423,720 | |
Series L, 7.25%, NVS(a)(d) | | | 156,246 | | | | 186,517,100 | |
Series LL, 5.00%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,608,214 | | | | 58,476,158 | |
Series NN, 4.38%, NVS(a) | | | 2,152,657 | | | | 44,409,314 | |
Series PP, 4.13%, NVS(a) | | | 1,819,868 | | | | 35,378,234 | |
Series QQ, 4.25%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,603,581 | | | | 51,550,904 | |
Series SS, 4.75%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,364,483 | | | | 30,155,074 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp., Series A, 4.38%, NVS(a) | | | 679,352 | | | | 10,937,567 | |
Bank OZK, Series A, 4.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,378,553 | | | | 24,083,321 | |
Cadence Bank, Series A, 5.50%, NVS(a) | | | 650,572 | | | | 13,453,829 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 6.35%, NVS(a) | | | 1,188,998 | | | | 30,141,099 | |
Series E, 5.00%, NVS(a) | | | 1,783,331 | | | | 38,769,616 | |
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., Series A, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 453,142 | | | | 9,062,840 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., Series B, 4.45%, NVS(a) | | | 579,961 | | | | 11,210,646 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., 5.50%, NVS(a) | | | 513,779 | | | | 8,898,652 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 769,352 | | | | 19,295,348 | |
Series I, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.972%), 9.30%, NVS(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,749,855 | | | | 44,201,337 | |
Series K, 4.95%, NVS(a) | | | 988,999 | | | | 23,261,257 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 5.38%, NVS(a) | | | 1,367,194 | | | | 31,240,383 | |
Series C, 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 777,713 | | | | 18,112,936 | |
First Horizon Corp. 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 583,284 | | | | 13,555,520 | |
Series D, 6.10%(a)(c) | | | 385,292 | | | | 9,736,329 | |
Series F, 4.70%(a) | | | 572,104 | | | | 9,565,579 | |
Fulton Financial Corp., Series A, 5.13%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 754,504 | | | | 14,033,774 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp., 6.25% | | | 666,339 | | | | 16,405,266 | |
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Heartland Financial U.S.A., Inc., Series E, 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 455,677 | | | $ | 11,337,244 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series C, 5.70%, NVS(a) | | | 680,621 | | | | 15,490,934 | |
Series H, 4.50%, NVS(a) | | | 2,016,382 | | | | 39,137,975 | |
Series J, 6.88%, NVS(a) | | | 1,246,346 | | | | 30,485,623 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | | | | |
Series DD, 5.75%, NVS(a) | | | 5,298,077 | | | | 132,557,887 | |
Series EE, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 5,789,857 | | | | 145,788,599 | |
Series GG, 4.75%, NVS(a) | | | 2,777,992 | | | | 62,393,700 | |
Series JJ, 4.55%, NVS(a) | | | 4,669,701 | | | | 99,978,298 | |
Series LL, 4.63%, NVS(a) | | | 5,776,245 | | | | 125,806,616 | |
Series MM, 4.20%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 6,243,636 | | | | 125,871,702 | |
KeyCorp 6.20%, NVS(a) | | | 2,347,771 | | | | 53,787,434 | |
Series E, 6.13%, NVS(a) | | | 1,944,529 | | | | 46,552,024 | |
Series F, 5.65%, NVS(a) | | | 1,652,763 | | | | 35,137,741 | |
Series G, 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,752,567 | | | | 38,188,435 | |
M&T Bank Corp., Series H, 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 972,142 | | | | 22,368,987 | |
Midland States Bancorp, Inc., 7.75%, NVS(a) | | | 444,188 | | | | 11,189,096 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Series A., 6.38%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,032,573 | | | | 35,407,422 | |
New York Community Capital Trust V, 6.00%, NVS(d) | | | 300,846 | | | | 9,876,774 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 419,910 | | | | 10,627,922 | |
Series C, 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 471,737 | | | | 11,920,794 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., Series B, 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 870,569 | | | | 20,562,840 | |
Popular Capital Trust II, 6.13%(c) | | | 388,957 | | | | 9,883,397 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series B, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 1,920,198 | | | | 47,121,659 | |
Series C, 5.70%, NVS(a) | | | 2,008,383 | | | | 47,397,839 | |
Series E, 4.45%, NVS(a) | | | 1,539,079 | | | | 29,180,938 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.614%), 8.91%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 769,362 | | | | 19,164,807 | |
Series E, 5.88%, NVS(a) | | | 1,382,545 | | | | 34,065,909 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., Series B, 5.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,235,917 | | | | 25,175,629 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series I, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.792%), 6.12%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 664,459 | | | | 14,558,297 | |
Series O, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 2,208,228 | | | | 52,401,250 | |
Series R, 4.75%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 3,565,222 | | | | 75,939,229 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | | | | | | |
Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.282%), 6.60%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 55,528 | | | | 46,890,620 | |
Series B*, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.862%), 6.18%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 3,888,725 | | | | 81,779,887 | |
Series K, 5.50%, NVS(a) | | | 2,235,962 | | | | 55,138,823 | |
Series L, 3.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,981,633 | | | | 34,956,006 | |
Series M, 4.00%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,949,034 | | | | 55,589,291 | |
Series O, 4.50%, NVS(a) | | | 1,777,579 | | | | 37,169,177 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 6.25%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 458,263 | | | | 10,191,769 | |
Series B, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 3.578%), 9.14%, NVS(a)(b)(c) | | | 391,049 | | | | 8,896,365 | |
WaFd, Inc., Series A, 4.88%, NVS(a) | | | 1,104,696 | | | | 17,432,103 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series F, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 577,931 | | | | 12,067,199 | |
Series G, 6.50%(a)(c) | | | 519,697 | | | | 12,207,683 | |
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Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | | | | | |
Series AA, 4.70%, NVS(a) | | | 3,244,430 | | | $ | 69,755,245 | |
Series CC, 4.38%, NVS(a) | | | 2,903,074 | | | | 58,932,402 | |
Series DD, 4.25%, NVS(a) | | | 3,464,382 | | | | 67,520,805 | |
Series L, 7.50%, NVS(a)(d) | | | 278,627 | | | | 339,743,833 | |
Series Y, 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,899,204 | | | | 47,214,211 | |
Series Z, 4.75%, NVS(a) | | | 5,618,484 | | | | 121,921,103 | |
WesBanco, Inc., Series A, 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 579,961 | | | | 13,843,669 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp, Series A, 4.25%, NVS(a) | | | 1,173,979 | | | | 21,131,622 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 480,014 | | | | 11,208,327 | |
Series E, 6.88%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,139,233 | | | | 28,196,017 | |
Zions Bancorp N.A., Series G, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 4.240%), 9.83%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 533,136 | | | | 13,493,672 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Dillard’s Capital Trust I, 7.50% | | | 782,272 | | | | 20,127,859 | |
Qurate Retail, Inc., 8.00% | | | 1,239,845 | | | | 61,645,093 | |
QVC, Inc. 6.25% | | | 1,937,508 | | | | 27,105,737 | |
6.38% | | | 894,708 | | | | 12,830,113 | |
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Capital Markets — 11.1% | | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 4.20% | | | 799,178 | | | | 14,057,541 | |
4.75% | | | 1,092,869 | | | | 20,983,085 | |
5.88% | | | 1,195,720 | | | | 28,338,564 | |
B Riley Financial, Inc. 6.50% | | | 695,066 | | | | 12,657,152 | |
6.00% | | | 1,039,216 | | | | 15,993,534 | |
5.50%(c) | | | 837,662 | | | | 15,965,838 | |
5.25%(c) | | | 1,595,108 | | | | 22,060,344 | |
5.00% | | | 1,259,865 | | | | 20,762,575 | |
6.75% | | | 5,804 | | | | 143,707 | |
6.38% | | | 563,910 | | | | 12,969,930 | |
Brookfield Finance I UK PLC, 4.50%(a) | | | 908,798 | | | | 14,731,616 | |
Brookfield Finance, Inc., Series 50, 4.63%, NVS | | | 1,591,000 | | | | 28,638,000 | |
Brookfield Oaktree Holdings LLC | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 6.63%, NVS(a) | | | 700,040 | | | | 16,730,956 | |
Series B, 6.55%, NVS(a) | | | 913,887 | | | | 21,183,901 | |
Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.63%, NVS | | | 1,859,260 | | | | 36,274,163 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 5.95%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,916,584 | | | | 73,672,912 | |
Series J, 4.45%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,304,265 | | | | 49,311,271 | |
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc., 5.00% | | | 429,149 | | | | 10,278,119 | |
Gladstone Investment Corp. 5.00%, NVS | | | 492,074 | | | | 11,918,032 | |
4.88% | | | 524,198 | | | | 12,051,312 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | | | | | | |
Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.012%), 6.31%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 2,916,584 | | | | 66,702,276 | |
Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.012%), 6.31%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 777,713 | | | | 18,144,044 | |
Series D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.932%), 6.23%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 5,184,258 | | | | 118,875,036 | |
Series K, 6.38%(a) | | | 2,723,375 | | | | 69,364,361 | |
KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC, 4.63%, NVS | | | 1,856,554 | | | | 37,038,252 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | |
Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.962%), 6.28%(a)(b) | | | 4,168,416 | | | | 94,623,043 | |
Series E, 7.13%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 3,265,298 | | | | 82,448,775 | |
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Series F, 6.88%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 3,188,116 | | | $ | 80,212,999 | |
Series I, 6.38%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 3,747,066 | | | | 93,301,943 | |
Series K, 5.85%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 3,748,367 | | | | 93,671,691 | |
Series L, 4.88%, NVS(a) | | | 1,806,454 | | | | 42,126,507 | |
Series O, 4.25%, NVS(a) | | | 4,927,946 | | | | 99,248,832 | |
Series P, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 3,788,666 | | | | 99,679,802 | |
New Mountain Finance Corp., 8.25% | | | 455,682 | | | | 11,765,709 | |
Northern Trust Corp., Series E, 4.70%, NVS(a) | | | 1,549,941 | | | | 34,982,168 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., Series A, 5.35%(a) | | | 528,953 | | | | 10,097,713 | |
Saratoga Investment Corp., Series 2027, 6.00% | | | 412,405 | | | | 9,980,201 | |
State Street Corp., Series G, 5.35%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,944,529 | | | | 47,621,515 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. 5.20% | | | 875,050 | | | | 20,773,687 | |
Series B, 6.25%, NVS(a) | | | 622,123 | | | | 15,447,314 | |
Series C, 6.13%, NVS(a) | | | 891,741 | | | | 22,338,112 | |
Series D, 4.50%, NVS(a) | | | 1,183,362 | | | | 22,862,554 | |
Trinity Capital, Inc., 7.00% | | | 707,355 | | | | 17,768,758 | |
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Chemicals — 1.8% | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corp., 7.25%, NVS(d) | | | 4,411,050 | | | | 260,251,950 | |
EIDP, Inc., Series B, 4.50%, NVS(a) | | | 169,361 | | | | 12,419,242 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc., 6.70% | | | 1,603,244 | | | | 29,900,501 | |
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Consumer Finance — 3.1% | | | | | | |
Atlanticus Holdings Corp., 6.13% | | | 569,167 | | | | 13,033,924 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series I, 5.00%, NVS(a) | | | 5,776,930 | | | | 118,195,988 | |
Series J, 4.80%, NVS(a) | | | 4,666,996 | | | | 90,819,742 | |
Series K, 4.63%, NVS(a) | | | 423,433 | | | | 8,091,805 | |
Series L, 4.38%, NVS(a) | | | 2,623,336 | | | | 47,954,582 | |
Series N, 4.25%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,636,625 | | | | 29,442,884 | |
Navient Corp., 6.00% | | | 1,182,800 | | | | 25,193,640 | |
SLM Corp., Series B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.962%), 7.29%(a)(b) | | | 243,939 | | | | 18,575,955 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 2,893,285 | | | | 54,538,422 | |
Series B, 8.25%, NVS(a) | | | 1,917,800 | | | | 47,964,178 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., Series A, 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 627,545 | | | | 13,824,816 | |
EPR Properties | | | | | | | | |
Series C, 5.75%, NVS(a)(d) | | | 517,137 | | | | 9,804,918 | |
Series E, 9.00%, NVS(a)(d) | | | 334,902 | | | | 9,062,448 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 7.25%, NVS(a) | | | 622,413 | | | | 12,616,311 | |
Series B, 6.88%(a) | | | 419,620 | | | | 7,930,818 | |
Series D, 7.50%, NVS(a) | | | 726,317 | | | | 15,368,868 | |
LXP Industrial Trust, Series C, 6.50%, NVS(a)(d) | | | 178,057 | | | | 8,256,503 | |
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AT&T Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.35% | | | 4,959,025 | | | | 116,537,087 | |
5.63% | | | 3,189,154 | | | | 77,911,032 | |
Series A, 5.00%, NVS(a) | | | 4,616,060 | | | | 98,599,042 | |
Series C, 4.75%, NVS(a) | | | 6,646,268 | | | | 133,656,449 | |
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Qwest Corp. 6.75% | | | 2,623,868 | | | $ | 25,608,952 | |
6.50%, NVS | | | 3,764,917 | | | | 36,707,941 | |
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Electric Utilities — 6.4% | | | | | | |
BIP Bermuda Holdings I Ltd., 5.13%(a) | | | 1,180,872 | | | | 23,121,474 | |
Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc. 4.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,360,044 | | | | 23,120,748 | |
4.88%(a) | | | 1,009,469 | | | | 17,423,435 | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, 5.00% | | | 972,339 | | | | 17,900,761 | |
Duke Energy Corp. 5.63% | | | 1,925,997 | | | | 47,302,486 | |
Series A, 5.75%, NVS(a) | | | 3,840,264 | | | | 95,430,560 | |
Entergy Arkansas LLC, 4.88% | | | 1,595,278 | | | | 36,101,141 | |
Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.88% | | | 1,050,466 | | | | 23,761,541 | |
Entergy Mississippi LLC, 4.90% | | | 1,010,810 | | | | 23,440,684 | |
Georgia Power Co., Series 2017, 5.00% | | | 1,046,070 | | | | 25,775,165 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series N, 5.65% | | | 2,663,008 | | | | 65,616,517 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc., 6.93%(c)(d) | | | 3,844,014 | | | | 149,647,465 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Series A, 6.00%(a) | | | 433,966 | | | | 10,610,469 | |
SCE Trust II, 5.10%, NVS(a) | | | 864,210 | | | | 18,485,452 | |
SCE Trust III, Series H, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.252%), 8.58%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,059,325 | | | | 26,928,042 | |
SCE Trust IV, Series J, 5.38%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,280,020 | | | | 30,093,270 | |
SCE Trust V, Series K, 5.45%, NVS(a) | | | 1,155,369 | | | | 27,786,625 | |
SCE Trust VI, 5.00%, NVS(a) | | | 1,865,887 | | | | 39,183,627 | |
SCE Trust VII, Series M, 7.50%(a)(c) | | | 2,106,022 | | | | 56,083,366 | |
Southern Co. (The) 5.25% | | | 1,733,260 | | | | 42,274,211 | |
Series 2020, 4.95% | | | 3,877,963 | | | | 89,154,369 | |
Series C, 4.20% | | | 2,925,931 | | | | 58,928,250 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. 6.50% | | | 584,640 | | | | 8,149,882 | |
8.13% | | | 743,092 | | | | 12,149,554 | |
Series A, 7.75%, NVS(a) | | | 776,006 | | | | 8,155,823 | |
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Entertainment — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, Inc., Series A, NVS, 9.75%(a) | | | 575,534 | | | | 282,012 | |
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Financial Services — 5.7% | | | | | | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 6.75%(d) | | | 2,760,225 | | | | 175,964,344 | |
7.63%(c) | | | 2,304,258 | | | | 60,947,624 | |
Citigroup Capital XIII, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.632%), 11.95%, NVS(b) | | | 8,641,075 | | | | 254,652,480 | |
Compass Diversified Holdings | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 7.25%, NVS(a) | | | 390,621 | | | | 9,863,180 | |
Series B, 7.88%, NVS(a) | | | 400,236 | | | | 10,085,947 | |
Series C, 7.88%, NVS(a) | | | 446,200 | | | | 11,208,544 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 3,017,795 | | | | 68,896,260 | |
Series C, 4.30%(a) | | | 1,109,362 | | | | 20,534,291 | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 5.70%, NVS(a) | | | 394,356 | | | | 9,464,544 | |
Series F, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 463,393 | | | | 10,143,673 | |
Series G, 4.88%, NVS(a) | | | 483,501 | | | | 9,848,915 | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., 8.00%(a) | | | 2,074,732 | | | | 55,125,629 | |
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Merchants Bancorp 8.25%, NVS(a) | | | 552,513 | | | $ | 14,083,556 | |
Series B, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 416,287 | | | | 9,965,911 | |
Series C, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 767,348 | | | | 16,421,247 | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Series US, 5.50% | | | 960,182 | | | | 23,812,514 | |
NewtekOne, Inc., 5.50% | | | 454,112 | | | | 11,044,004 | |
TPG Operating Group II LP, 6.95%, NVS | | | 1,534,285 | | | | 40,321,010 | |
Voya Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.35%, NVS(a) | | | 1,164,141 | | | | 27,531,935 | |
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Food Products — 1.6% | | | | | | |
CHS, Inc. 8.00%, NVS(a) | | | 1,181,589 | | | | 36,735,602 | |
Series 1, 7.88%, NVS(a) | | | 2,066,296 | | | | 55,397,396 | |
Series 2, 9.86%, NVS(a) | | | 1,617,425 | | | | 42,376,535 | |
Series 3, 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,896,523 | | | | 47,640,658 | |
Series 4, 7.50%(a) | | | 1,993,158 | | | | 51,224,160 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Entergy New Orleans LLC, 5.50% | | | 430,591 | | | | 10,360,019 | |
Spire, Inc., Series A, 5.90%, NVS(a) | | | 978,221 | | | | 24,152,277 | |
UGI Corp., 7.25%(d) | | | 216,412 | | | | 12,582,194 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2% | | | | | | |
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc., 6.75%, NVS(d) | | | 723,019 | | | | 32,593,696 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust 6.25%, NVS | | | 988,895 | | | | 15,189,427 | |
5.63% | | | 1,388,082 | | | | 19,877,334 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.0% | | | | | | |
CareCloud, Inc., Series A, 11.00%, NVS(a) | | | 453,119 | | | | 2,723,245 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series B, 5.50%, NVS(a)(c)(d) | | | 291,053 | | | | 3,990,686 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust, Series A, 6.63%, NVS(a) | | | 427,053 | | | | 9,305,485 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co., 8.25%, NVS(a) | | | 427,555 | | | | 10,770,110 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series E, 6.38%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 391,025 | | | | 8,094,217 | |
Series F, 6.30%, NVS(a) | | | 551,705 | | | | 11,254,782 | |
Series G, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 850,985 | | | | 17,538,801 | |
Series H, 5.70%, NVS(a) | | | 775,280 | | | | 14,575,264 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust, Series A, 1.95%(a)(d) | | | 1,220,030 | | | | 29,878,535 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series E, 6.25%, NVS(a) | | | 583,537 | | | | 12,003,356 | |
Series F, 5.88%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 347,731 | | | | 6,805,096 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series H, 6.13%(a) | | | 411,222 | | | | 8,722,019 | |
Series I, 5.70%, NVS(a) | | | 324,989 | | | | 6,454,281 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1% | | | | | | |
FAT Brands, Inc., Series B, NVS, 8.25% | | | 719,669 | | | | 11,241,230 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.4% | |
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, Series 17, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 764,900 | | | | 13,944,127 | |
Tennessee Valley Authority | | | | | | | | |
Series A, (30-yr. CMT + 0.840%), 2.22%(b)(c) | | | 809,872 | | | | 17,800,987 | |
Series D, (30-yr. CMT + 0.940%), 2.13%(b) | | | 991,662 | | | | 21,935,563 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Steel Partners Holdings LP, Series A, 6.00%, NVS | | | 612,335 | | | $ | 14,732,780 | |
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Insurance — 14.1% | | | | | | |
AEGON Funding Co. LLC, 5.10%, NVS | | | 3,557,969 | | | | 77,101,188 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | | | | | | |
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.427%), 8.74%, NVS(b) | | | 1,925,997 | | | | 49,267,003 | |
Series H, 5.10%, NVS(a) | | | 4,416,381 | | | | 99,103,590 | |
Series I, 4.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,182,738 | | | | 26,812,670 | |
Series J, 7.38%(a) | | | 2,310,658 | | | | 62,041,167 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 5.95%, NVS(a) | | | 1,571,015 | | | | 38,065,693 | |
Series B, 6.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,177,831 | | | | 28,538,845 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. 5.88% | | | 499,507 | | | | 12,292,867 | |
4.50% | | | 789,401 | | | | 17,090,532 | |
5.63% | | | 599,704 | | | | 14,884,653 | |
5.13% | | | 776,250 | | | | 17,752,838 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Series F, 5.45%, NVS(a) | | | 1,294,700 | | | | 30,593,761 | |
Series G, 4.55%(a) | | | 1,951,517 | | | | 40,376,887 | |
Argo Group International Holdings, Inc., 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 602,715 | | | | 14,428,997 | |
Argo Group U.S., Inc., 6.50%(c) | | | 564,754 | | | | 12,819,916 | |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,060,339 | | | | 21,641,519 | |
5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 862,463 | | | | 17,637,368 | |
(3-mo. LIBOR US + 4.060%), 9.65%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,081,201 | | | | 27,376,009 | |
Assurant, Inc., 5.25% | | | 956,489 | | | | 21,807,949 | |
Athene Holding Ltd. 7.25%, NVS | | | 2,205,478 | | | | 56,195,579 | |
Series A, 6.35%, NVS(a) | | | 3,312,393 | | | | 78,934,325 | |
Series B, 5.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,355,112 | | | | 29,419,482 | |
Series C, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 2,338,691 | | | | 58,139,858 | |
Series D, 4.88%(a) | | | 2,243,780 | | | | 41,711,870 | |
Series E, 7.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,951,024 | | | | 50,941,237 | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., Series E, 5.50%, NVS(a) | | | 2,153,612 | | | | 48,822,384 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 6.25% | | | 1,469,989 | | | | 33,692,148 | |
Series A, 6.60%, NVS(a) | | | 1,662,093 | | | | 40,538,448 | |
Series B, 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,581,174 | | | | 39,608,409 | |
Series C, 5.38%(a) | | | 2,251,981 | | | | 46,210,650 | |
Series D, 4.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,385,465 | | | | 23,525,196 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.13% | | | 578,211 | | | | 12,610,782 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 1,561,185 | | | | 39,107,684 | |
Series E, 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 423,416 | | | | 10,581,166 | |
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., 7.95%, NVS | | | 1,327,179 | | | | 34,719,003 | |
Globe Life, Inc., 4.25%, NVS | | | 1,296,400 | | | | 26,926,228 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Series G, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 1,355,561 | | | | 34,349,916 | |
Kemper Corp., 5.88% | | | 597,767 | | | | 13,993,726 | |
Lincoln National Corp., Series D, 9.00%(a) | | | 1,886,039 | | | | 51,998,095 | |
Maiden Holdings Ltd., 6.63% | | | 464,052 | | | | 7,740,387 | |
Maiden Holdings North America Ltd., 7.75% | | | 600,953 | | | | 11,021,478 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.262%), 6.59%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 2,325,655 | | | | 55,513,385 | |
Series E, 5.63%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 3,091,357 | | | | 74,254,395 | |
Series F, 4.75%, NVS(a) | | | 3,776,553 | | | | 80,440,579 | |
PartnerRe Ltd., Series J, 4.88%, NVS(a) | | | 803,652 | | | | 17,342,810 | |
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Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.95% | | | 1,164,328 | | | $ | 29,865,013 | |
5.63% | | | 2,148,721 | | | | 53,803,974 | |
4.13%, NVS | | | 1,944,529 | | | | 39,435,048 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
7.13% | | | 2,688,258 | | | | 69,599,000 | |
5.75%, NVS | | | 1,560,852 | | | | 39,021,300 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Series F, 5.75%, NVS(a) | | | 987,096 | | | | 24,381,271 | |
Series G, 4.20%, NVS(a) | | | 1,957,019 | | | | 37,046,370 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc., Series B, 4.60%(a) | | | 805,223 | | | | 15,186,506 | |
SiriusPoint Ltd., Series B, 8.00%, NVS(a) | | | 794,186 | | | | 20,108,790 | |
Unum Group, 6.25% | | | 1,175,106 | | | | 29,483,410 | |
W R Berkley Corp. 5.70% | | | 642,985 | | | | 16,183,932 | |
5.10% | | | 1,179,472 | | | | 26,726,836 | |
4.13% | | | 1,182,957 | | | | 23,055,832 | |
4.25% | | | 990,134 | | | | 19,931,397 | |
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IT Services — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Exela Technologies, Inc., Series B, 6.00%(a)(d) | | | 292,013 | | | | 589,866 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. 6.50% | | | 661,064 | | | | 16,447,272 | |
6.63% | | | 493,377 | | | | 12,275,220 | |
6.38% | | | 900,735 | | | | 22,851,647 | |
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Machinery — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Chart Industries, Inc., Series B, 6.75%, NVS(c)(d) | | | 774,683 | | | | 49,742,396 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc., Series A, 5.00%, NVS(c)(d) | | | 441,635 | | | | 53,919,217 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Global Ship Lease, Inc., 8.75%, NVS(a) | | | 424,935 | | | | 11,048,310 | |
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Media — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Series A, 7.00%(a) | | | 705,093 | | | | 16,428,667 | |
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ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series C, 8.63%(a) | | | 432,635 | | | | 10,435,156 | |
Series D, 7.88%, NVS(a) | | | 406,984 | | | | 8,754,226 | |
AGNC Investment Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.373%), 10.69%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,220,747 | | | | 30,677,372 | |
Series D, 6.88%, NVS(a) | | | 871,788 | | | | 21,402,395 | |
Series E, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 1,511,899 | | | | 36,376,290 | |
Series F, 6.13%, NVS(a) | | | 2,140,815 | | | | 49,153,112 | |
Series G, 7.75%, NVS(a) | | | 544,811 | | | | 12,966,502 | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series F, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.255%), 10.55%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 2,696,818 | | | | 67,717,100 | |
Series G, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.434%), 9.74%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,570,077 | | | | 38,796,603 | |
Series I, 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,606,361 | | | | 39,885,944 | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 828,924 | | | | 16,213,753 | |
Series E, 6.25%, NVS(a) | | | 488,564 | | | | 9,526,998 | |
Series F, 6.25%, NVS(a) | | | 998,281 | | | | 20,225,173 | |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., Series C, 7.00%(a) | | | 621,193 | | | | 12,951,874 | |
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Chimera Investment Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 8.00%, NVS(a) | | | 524,812 | | | $ | 11,036,796 | |
Series B, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 5.791%), 11.35%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,214,756 | | | | 29,943,735 | |
Series C, 7.75%, NVS(a) | | | 961,651 | | | | 19,713,846 | |
Series D, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 5.338%), 10.90%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 736,479 | | | | 18,220,490 | |
Dynex Capital, Inc., Series C, 6.90%, NVS(a) | | | 441,950 | | | | 10,871,970 | |
Ellington Financial, Inc. 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 412,740 | | | | 9,699,390 | |
Series B, 6.25%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 428,537 | | | | 8,729,299 | |
Series C, 8.63%(a)(c) | | | 359,276 | | | | 8,579,511 | |
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc., Series E, 7.50%, NVS(a) | | | 956,975 | | | | 19,522,290 | |
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 738,576 | | | | 13,405,154 | |
Great Ajax Corp., 7.25%, NVS(d) | | | 461,279 | | | | 11,490,460 | |
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series B, 7.75%, NVS(a) | | | 389,811 | | | | 8,770,748 | |
Series C, 7.50%, NVS(a) | | | 684,763 | | | | 15,140,110 | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., Series A, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 1,217,841 | | | | 21,470,537 | |
MFA Financial, Inc. 8.88%, NVS | | | 456,925 | | | | 11,706,419 | |
Series B, 7.50%, NVS(a) | | | 732,417 | | | | 15,161,032 | |
Series C, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 1,021,427 | | | | 22,655,251 | |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 8.00%, NVS(a) | | | 552,887 | | | | 11,992,119 | |
Series E, 7.88%, NVS(a) | | | 645,115 | | | | 14,818,292 | |
Series F, 6.88%, NVS(a) | | | 491,239 | | | | 9,878,816 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 8.13%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 412,739 | | | | 9,559,035 | |
Series B, 8.00%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 716,478 | | | | 16,658,114 | |
Series C, 6.75%, NVS(a) | | | 923,250 | | | | 17,578,680 | |
Ready Capital Corp. 6.20%(c) | | | 427,777 | | | | 10,394,981 | |
5.75% | | | 840,559 | | | | 20,417,178 | |
Series E, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 409,247 | | | | 7,534,237 | |
Rithm Capital Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 7.50%, NVS(a) | | | 566,957 | | | | 13,845,090 | |
Series B, 7.13%(a) | | | 1,049,947 | | | | 25,639,706 | |
Series C, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 1,495,703 | | | | 33,832,802 | |
Series D, 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 1,721,113 | | | | 38,690,620 | |
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc., Series C, 6.25%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 732,124 | | | | 11,853,088 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 8.13%, NVS(a) | | | 453,861 | | | | 10,402,494 | |
Series B, 7.63%, NVS(a) | | | 950,878 | | | | 21,603,948 | |
Series C, 7.25%, NVS(a) | | | 905,490 | | | | 20,690,446 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 2.6% | | | | | | |
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. 7.75%(c)(d) | | | 2,237,161 | | | | 47,964,732 | |
Series 19-A, 6.20%, NVS | | | 1,341,966 | | | | 33,549,150 | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | | | | | | | | |
Series 13, 5.13%, NVS(a) | | | 769,989 | | | | 13,967,600 | |
Series 14, 5.00%, NVS(a) | | | 774,856 | | | | 13,761,443 | |
CMS Energy Corp. 5.88% | | | 2,417,801 | | | | 59,888,931 | |
5.88%, NVS | | | 1,075,352 | | | | 26,034,272 | |
5.63% | | | 777,541 | | | | 19,096,407 | |
Series C, 4.20%, NVS(a) | | | 888,481 | | | | 18,071,703 | |
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DTE Energy Co. 4.38%(c) | | | 1,088,237 | | | $ | 22,156,505 | |
Series E, 5.25%(c) | | | 1,546,420 | | | | 38,273,895 | |
Series G, 4.38% | | | 894,621 | | | | 18,429,193 | |
Sempra, 5.75% | | | 2,931,504 | | | | 70,180,206 | |
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Office REITs — 0.9% | | | | | | |
City Office REIT, Inc., Series A, 6.63%, NVS(a) | | | 391,769 | | | | 6,875,546 | |
Equity Commonwealth, Series D, 6.50%, NVS(a)(d) | | | 442,039 | | | | 11,050,975 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Series C, 4.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,577,183 | | | | 21,796,669 | |
Office Properties Income Trust, 6.38% | | | 480,334 | | | | 5,226,034 | |
SL Green Realty Corp., Series I, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 705,277 | | | | 16,045,052 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series L, 5.40%, NVS(a) | | | 1,117,316 | | | | 16,793,259 | |
Series M, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 1,178,464 | | | | 18,030,499 | |
Series N, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 1,103,966 | | | | 16,647,807 | |
Series O, 4.45%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,101,172 | | | | 14,006,908 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.9% | | | | | | |
El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.75%(d) | | | 446,638 | | | | 21,420,758 | |
Energy Transfer LP, Series E, 7.60%, NVS(a) | | | 3,072,321 | | | | 77,729,721 | |
NGL Energy Partners LP, Series B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.475%), 12.79%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,216,513 | | | | 35,753,317 | |
NuStar Energy LP | | | | | | | | |
Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.028%), 12.36%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 887,001 | | | | 22,937,846 | |
Series B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.905%), 11.23%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 1,518,299 | | | | 38,352,233 | |
Series C, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 6.880%), 12.47%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 688,778 | | | | 17,481,186 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.996%), 12.31%(b) | | | 1,545,814 | | | | 38,830,848 | |
Seapeak LLC 9.00%, NVS(a) | | | 480,875 | | | | 12,214,225 | |
Series B, 8.50%, NVS(a) | | | 654,129 | | | | 16,451,344 | |
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Professional Services — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Clarivate PLC, Series A, 5.25%(d) | | | 1,419,854 | | | | 42,198,061 | |
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Brookfield Property Partners LP 6.25% | | | 2,628,020 | | | | 40,891,991 | |
Series A, 5.75%, NVS(a) | | | 1,107,461 | | | | 14,131,202 | |
Series A-1, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 708,091 | | | | 11,152,433 | |
Series A2, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 966,401 | | | | 13,925,838 | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series H, 7.13%, NVS(a) | | | 775,645 | | | | 18,157,850 | |
Series I, 7.15%, NVS(a) | | | 1,208,865 | | | | 28,142,377 | |
Series J, 7.13%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,085,625 | | | | 25,468,763 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.3% | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent | | | | | | | | |
Series G, 5.88%, NVS(a) | | | 410,940 | | | | 9,447,510 | |
Series H, 6.25%, NVS(a) | | | 445,678 | | | | 10,834,432 | |
UMH Properties, Inc., Series D, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 1,030,727 | | | | 23,315,045 | |
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Retail REITs — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Agree Realty Corp., Series A, 4.25%, NVS(a) | | | 633,541 | | | | 11,239,017 | |
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., Series C, 6.50%, NVS(a) | | | 446,751 | | | | 5,637,998 | |
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Federal Realty Investment Trust, Series C, 5.00%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 542,618 | | | $ | 11,910,465 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series L, 5.13%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 821,936 | | | | 18,805,896 | |
Series M, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 972,720 | | | | 22,275,288 | |
Realty Income Corp., Series A, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 634,788 | | | | 15,698,307 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, 6.25%, NVS(a) | | | 444,871 | | | | 10,756,981 | |
Series B, 5.88%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 456,179 | | | | 10,701,959 | |
Saul Centers, Inc., Series E, 6.00%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 389,661 | | | | 8,323,159 | |
SITE Centers Corp., Series A, 6.38%, NVS(a) | | | 639,620 | | | | 14,423,431 | |
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Software — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., 8.38% | | | 570,226 | | | | 12,117,302 | |
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Specialized REITs — 3.1% | | | | | | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series J, 5.25%, NVS(a) | | | 733,910 | | | | 16,182,716 | |
Series K, 5.85%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 774,432 | | | | 18,261,107 | |
Series L, 5.20%, NVS(a) | | | 1,290,171 | | | | 28,280,548 | |
EPR Properties, Series G, 5.75%, NVS(a) | | | 540,618 | | | | 10,293,367 | |
Gladstone Land Corp., Series B, 6.00%(a) | | | 551,865 | | | | 11,059,375 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust, Series A, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 825,322 | | | | 18,916,380 | |
Public Storage | | | | | | | | |
Series F, 5.15%, NVS(a) | | | 1,093,720 | | | | 26,314,903 | |
Series G, 5.05%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,172,435 | | | | 28,630,863 | |
Series H, 5.60%(a) | | | 1,113,435 | | | | 27,323,695 | |
Series I, 4.88%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,232,635 | | | | 28,079,425 | |
Series J, 4.70%, NVS(a) | | | 1,010,816 | | | | 21,722,436 | |
Series K, 4.75%, NVS(a) | | | 898,941 | | | | 19,453,083 | |
Series L, 4.63%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,207,770 | | | | 47,224,200 | |
Series M, 4.13%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 898,639 | | | | 17,424,610 | |
Series N, 3.88%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,105,670 | | | | 19,691,983 | |
Series O, 3.90%, NVS(a) | | | 666,213 | | | | 11,925,213 | |
Series P, 4.00%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 2,352,768 | | | | 43,526,208 | |
Series Q, 3.95%, NVS(a) | | | 575,662 | | | | 10,430,995 | |
Series R, 4.00%, NVS(a)(c) | | | 1,694,965 | | | | 31,322,953 | |
Series S, 4.10%, NVS(a) | | | 975,555 | | | | 18,428,234 | |
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| | | | | | | 454,492,294 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Fossil Group, Inc., 7.00% | | | 585,017 | | | | 6,581,441 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Air Lease Corp., Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.912%), 6.15%, NVS(a)(b) | | | 969,810 | | | | 25,156,871 | |
FTAI Aviation Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, NVS, 8.25%(a) | | | 408,559 | | | | 10,246,660 | |
Series B, NVS, 8.00%(a)(c) | | | 483,473 | | | | 12,135,172 | |
Series C, NVS, 8.25%(a) | | | 446,928 | | | | 11,316,217 | |
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. 7.00%, NVS(a) | | | 580,605 | | | | 14,567,380 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors (continued) | |
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. Series B, 6.25%, NVS(a) | | | 580,692 | | | $ | 14,575,369 | |
Triton International Ltd. 8.00%, NVS(a) | | | 553,684 | | | | 13,952,837 | |
7.38%, NVS(a) | | | 674,033 | | | | 16,635,134 | |
6.88%, NVS(a) | | | 577,945 | | | | 13,876,459 | |
Series E, 5.75%, NVS(a) | | | 674,033 | | | | 13,372,815 | |
WESCO International, Inc., Series A, 10.63%, NVS(a) | | | 2,067,751 | | | | 54,402,529 | |
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| | | | | | | 200,237,443 | |
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Atlas Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series D, 7.95%(a)(c) | | | 496,031 | | | | 12,202,363 | |
Series H, 7.88%, NVS(a) | | | 875,344 | | | | 21,314,626 | |
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| | | | | | | 33,516,989 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2% | | | | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series UU, 6.63%, NVS(a) | | | 1,644,919 | | | | 30,299,408 | |
Series VV, 6.00%, NVS(a) | | | 2,700,236 | | | | 43,176,774 | |
United States Cellular Corp. 6.25%(c) | | | 1,948,388 | | | | 37,642,856 | |
5.50%(c) | | | 1,946,013 | | | | 35,067,154 | |
5.50% | | | 1,947,237 | | | | 35,244,990 | |
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| | | | | | | 181,431,182 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 98.8% (Cost: $16,453,955,554) | | | | | | | 14,669,247,453 | |
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Short-Term Securities | |
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Money Market Funds — 3.7% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(e)(f)(g) | | | 142,154,464 | | | | 142,225,542 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(e)(f) | | | 406,927,713 | | | | 406,927,713 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 3.7% (Cost: $549,140,431) | | | | 549,153,255 | |
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Total Investments — 102.5% (Cost: $17,003,095,985) | | | | 15,218,400,708 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.5)% | | | | (374,352,254 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 14,844,048,454 | |
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(a) | Perpetual security with no stated maturity date. |
(b) | 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. |
(c) | 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 (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 175,105,163 | | | $ | — | | | | $(32,872,002) | (a) | | $ | 64,799 | | | $ | (72,418 | ) | | $ | 142,225,542 | | | | 142,154,464 | | | $ | 2,436,889 | (b) | | $ | — | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 231,214,441 | | | | 175,713,272 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 406,927,713 | | | | 406,927,713 | | | | 8,041,315 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 64,799 | | | $ | (72,418 | ) | | $ | 549,153,255 | | | | | | | $ | 10,478,204 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, 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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | $ | 14,669,247,453 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 14,669,247,453 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 549,153,255 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 549,153,255 | |
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| | $ | 15,218,400,708 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,218,400,708 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | |
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ASSETS | |
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 14,669,247,453 | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 549,153,255 | |
Cash | | | 7,795,912 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 197,163,148 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 289,509 | |
Capital shares sold | | | 2,321,390 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 72,469,136 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 1,242,345 | |
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Total assets | | | 15,499,682,148 | |
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LIABILITIES | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 142,105,130 | |
Payables: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 507,891,919 | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 5,636,645 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 655,633,694 | |
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Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 14,844,048,454 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 18,989,740,007 | |
Accumulated loss | | | (4,145,691,553 | ) |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 14,844,048,454 | |
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NET ASSET VALUE | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 461,750,000 | |
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Net asset value | | $ | 32.15 | |
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Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | |
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Par value | | | None | |
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(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 16,453,955,554 | |
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(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 122,704,071 | |
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(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 549,140,431 | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 919,327,053 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 8,041,315 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 257,978 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 2,436,889 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (1,559,188 | ) |
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Total investment income | | | 928,504,047 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 60,487,603 | |
Interest expense | | | 92,361 | |
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Total expenses | | | 60,579,964 | |
| | | | |
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Net investment income | | | 867,924,083 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (439,762,770 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | 64,799 | |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 24,045,050 | |
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| | | (415,652,921 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 846,542,765 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | (72,418 | ) |
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| | | 846,470,347 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 430,817,426 | |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 1,298,741,509 | |
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(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
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| | iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
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OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 867,924,083 | | | $ | 851,776,239 | |
Net realized loss | | | (415,652,921 | ) | | | (249,407,839 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 846,470,347 | | | | (2,167,214,408 | ) |
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| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,298,741,509 | | | | (1,564,846,008 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (870,372,798 | ) | | | (887,370,473 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 1,433,710,878 | | | | (2,277,562,637 | ) |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 1,862,079,589 | | | | (4,729,779,118 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 12,981,968,865 | | | | 17,711,747,983 | |
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End of year | | $ | 14,844,048,454 | | | $ | 12,981,968,865 | |
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(a) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
See notes to financial statements.
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F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S | | 17 |
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | |
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| Year Ended 03/31/24 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/23 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/22 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/21 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 31.18 | | | $ | 36.39 | | | $ | 38.27 | | | $ | 31.50 | | | $ | 36.47 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 2.02 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 1.93 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 0.99 | | | | (5.13 | ) | | | (1.94 | ) | | | 6.78 | | | | (4.93 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 3.01 | | | | (3.23 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 8.59 | | | | (3.00 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (2.04 | ) | | | (1.98 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (1.82 | ) | | | (1.97 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 32.15 | | | $ | 31.18 | | | $ | 36.39 | | | $ | 38.27 | | | $ | 31.50 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 10.14 | % | | | (8.99 | )% | | | (0.67 | )% | | | 27.88 | % | | | (8.90 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.46 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 6.58 | % | | | 5.80 | % | | | 4.56 | % | | | 4.97 | % | | | 5.25 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 14,844,048 | | | $ | 12,981,969 | | | $ | 17,711,748 | | | $ | 18,364,340 | | | $ | 13,816,631 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 21 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 46 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification |
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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. 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 dividend are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, 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 March 31, 2024, 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.
Bank Overdraft: The Fund had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding 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 and 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. Dividend 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.
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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 published 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.
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 - Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 - Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 - Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments). |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds 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 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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:
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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 | (b) |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | $ | 693,861 | | | $ | (693,861 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | | | 1,129 | | | | (1,129 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 12,216 | | | | (12,216 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 6,561,607 | | | | (6,561,607 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 26,874,067 | | | | (26,874,067 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 78,495,163 | | | | (78,495,163 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 4,453,749 | | | | (4,453,749 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 4,234,270 | | | | (4,234,270 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 557,541 | | | | (551,100 | ) | | | — | | | | 6,441 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 40,719 | | | | (40,719 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 396,448 | | | | (396,448 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 347,126 | | | | (347,126 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 31,680 | | | | (31,680 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | 4,495 | | | | (4,495 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 122,704,071 | | | $ | (122,697,630 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,441 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024. 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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’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:
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Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | | Investment Advisory Fees | |
First $46 billion | | | 0.4800 | % |
Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion | | | 0.4560 | |
Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion | | | 0.4332 | |
Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion | | | 0.4116 | |
Over $141 billion, up to and including $171 billion | | | 0.3910 | |
Over $171 billion | | | 0.3714 | |
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 (the “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 SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, redemption fee,
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distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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, 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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded fund (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund paid BTC $595,466 for securities lending agent services.
Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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 year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 2,898,742,015 | | | $ | 2,830,224,405 | |
For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | In-kind Sales | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 2,226,392,078 | | | $ | 876,508,675 | |
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 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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
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| | |
iShares ETF | | Paid-in capital | | | Accumulated earnings (loss) | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 24,279,864 | | | $ | (24,279,864 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
iShares ETF | | Year Ended March 31, 2024 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 870,372,798 | | | $ | 887,370,473 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated earnings (loss) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 63,651,201 | | | $ | (2,365,117,422 | ) | | $ | (1,844,225,332 | ) | | $ | (4,145,691,553 | ) |
(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. | |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, timing and recognition of partnership income, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, the timing and recognition of realized gains / losses for tax purposes, dividends deemed recognized for tax purposes and the classification of investments. | |
A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 17,062,626,040 | | | $ | 99,655,637 | | | $ | (1,943,880,969 | ) | | | $ (1,844,225,332 | ) |
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 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 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 redemption gates or 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 a 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.
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 manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager 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
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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 the Fund invest..
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.
LIBOR Transition Risk: The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments that recently transitioned from, or continue to be tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has ceased publishing all LIBOR settings, but some USD LIBOR settings will continue to be published under a synthetic methodology until September 30, 2024 for certain legacy contracts. The Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. Under U.S. regulations that implement a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR, benchmark rates based on SOFR have replaced LIBOR in certain financial contracts. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Fund is uncertain.
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:
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iShares ETF | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
| Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 75,050,000 | | | $ | 2,326,504,374 | | | | 19,150,000 | | | $ | 629,044,759 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (29,600,000 | ) | | | (892,793,496 | ) | | | (89,600,000 | ) | | | (2,906,607,396 | ) |
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| | | 45,450,000 | | | $ | 1,433,710,878 | | | | (70,450,000 | ) | | $ | (2,277,562,637 | ) |
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The consideration of 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. Investors 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. Investors 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 shared sold in the table above.
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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (one of the funds constituting iShares Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, is hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
| | | | |
iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 526,306,319 | |
The following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, is hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
| | | | |
iShares ETF | | Qualified Business Income | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 76,716,892 | |
The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
| | | | |
iShares ETF | | Dividends-Received Deduction | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | | 58.22 | % |
The Fund hereby designates the following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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Fund Name | | Interest Dividends | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 214,168,351 | |
The Fund hereby designates the following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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Fund Name | | Interest-Related Dividends | |
Preferred and Income Securities | | $ | 200,030,542 | |
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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (the “Fund” or “ETF”), a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for the Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of the Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing the Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish the Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to the Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing the Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether [each/the] Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
March 31, 2024
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| | Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | | | | | | % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | |
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iShares ETF | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | | | | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | |
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Preferred and Income Securities(a) | | $ | 1.944422 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.094400 | | | $ | 2.038822 | | | | | | | | 95 | % | | | — | % | | | 5 | % | | | 100 | % |
(a) | The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, ( “AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). However, the Company is only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of AIFMD because it has registered the Fund to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.
Report on Remuneration
BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.
BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a clawback policy.
Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.
Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.
Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, Finance, Human Resources and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.
The Company is required under the AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)
to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year. BlackRock bases its proportionality approach on a combination of factors that it is entitled to take into account based on relevant guidelines.
Remuneration information at an individual AIF level is not readily available. Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund; and (d) staff of companies to which portfolio management and risk management has been formally delegated.
All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.
Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.
The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2023 was USD 5.43m. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 0.74m and variable remuneration of USD 4.68m. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.
The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2023, to its senior management was USD 3.66m, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 1.77m.
Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
The Fund is registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).
The Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, the Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Interested Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Officers |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
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General 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:
| • | | If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor. |
Householding
Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, the Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
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 at iShares.com.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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CMT | | Constant Maturity Treasury |
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LIBOR | | London Interbank Offered Rate |
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LP | | Limited Partnership |
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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SOFR | | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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iShares Trust
· | | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | IJH | NYSE Arca |
· | | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | IJR | NYSE Arca |
· | | iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | IUSG | NASDAQ |
· | | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | IUSV | NASDAQ |
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 |
| | 6-Month | | 12-Month |
U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 23.48% | | 29.88% |
U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 19.94 | | 19.71 |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 16.81 | | 15.32 |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 10.42 | | 8.15 |
3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 2.68 | | 5.24 |
U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | 4.88 | | (2.44) |
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | 5.99 | | 1.70 |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | 7.48 | | 3.13 |
U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 8.73 | | 11.15 |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Table of Contents
Market Overview
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 23.30 | % | | | 11.67 | % | | | 9.93 | % | | | 23.30 | % | | | 73.67 | % | | | 157.62 | % |
Fund Market | | | 23.19 | | | | 11.64 | | | | 9.92 | | | | 23.19 | | | | 73.43 | | | | 157.38 | |
Index | | | 23.33 | | | | 11.71 | | | | 9.99 | | | | 23.33 | | | | 73.98 | | | | 159.05 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,227.70 | | | | $ 0.28 | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.75 | | | | $ 0.25 | | | | 0.05 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The industrials sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s performance. Strong economic growth bolstered stocks in the sector, which is sensitive to overall conditions in the broader economy, improving investor confidence and boosting earnings. A key measure of confidence among purchasing managers in manufacturing rose to its highest level in nearly two years, as output improved and suppliers’ delivery times shortened. Moderating inflation also helped reduce cost pressures, allowing companies to maintain profitability. The capital goods industry was the leading source of strength, as spending on factory construction increased following passage of federal legislation granting subsidies for certain types of production facilities. The surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of machinery, manufacturing equipment, building products, and tools.
The consumer discretionary sector also contributed to the Index’s performance. Despite rising interest rates and higher borrowing costs, consumer spending remained resilient, as strong household balance sheets, higher wages, and elevated asset prices supported consumers. Meanwhile, inflation cooled and supply chains improved, easing cost pressures on companies in the sector. The household durables industry gained, as homebuilders benefited from tight inventories, strong demand, and loosening monetary policy. The specialty retail industry also advanced amid signs of improving retail sales.
The financials sector was another strong contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The capital markets industry advanced, as higher short-term interest rates drove increased interest income, bolstering the industry’s revenue. Additionally, higher premiums, greater income from investments amid higher bond yields, and slowing inflation in claim costs benefited the property and casualty insurance industry.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Industrials | | | 22.1 | % |
Financials | | | 15.8 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 15.6 | |
Information Technology | | | 9.3 | |
Health Care | | | 8.0 | |
Real Estate | | | 7.2 | |
Materials | | | 7.1 | |
Energy | | | 5.4 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.7 | |
Utilities | | | 3.4 | |
Communication Services | | | 1.4 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Vistra Corp. | | | 0.9 | % |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 0.8 | |
Reliance, Inc. | | | 0.7 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 0.7 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A | | | 0.6 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Saia, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A | | | 0.6 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 15.91 | % | | | 9.09 | % | | | 8.76 | % | | | 15.91 | % | | | 54.48 | % | | | 131.52 | % |
Fund Market | | | 15.91 | | | | 9.07 | | | | 8.75 | | | | 15.91 | | | | 54.37 | | | | 131.43 | |
Index | | | 15.93 | | | | 9.15 | | | | 8.80 | | | | 15.93 | | | | 54.90 | | | | 132.43 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,179.30 | | | | $ 0.33 | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.70 | | | | $ 0.30 | | | | 0.06 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The industrials sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s performance. Strong economic growth bolstered stocks in the sector, which is sensitive to overall conditions in the broader economy. This supportive backdrop led to investor confidence that demand would continue to expand, boosting earnings in the sector. Manufacturing output improved and suppliers’ delivery times shortened while moderating inflation also helped the sector by reducing cost pressures and allowing companies to maintain profitability. The capital goods industry advanced, as spending on factory construction increased following passage of federal legislation granting subsidies for certain types of production facilities. The surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of machinery, manufacturing equipment, building products, and tools.
The consumer discretionary sector contributed significantly to the Index’s performance. As the U.S. economy continued to expand, consumers increased their spending at a robust pace. Meanwhile, inflation cooled and supply chains improved, easing cost pressures on companies in the sector. The specialty retail industry advanced amid new product lines and a focus on e-commerce sales. The household durables industry also gained, as homebuilders benefited from stabilizing interest rates, solid demand for starter homes, and faster build times.
The financials sector was another strong contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The financials services industry advanced, as mortgage servicing revenues rose, offsetting weaker revenues from mortgage originations amid higher mortgage rates. Regional bank stocks also gained amid a shift in the Fed’s monetary policy. Investors anticipated that looser financial conditions would benefit regional banks, bolstering the industry.
Portfolio Information
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SECTOR ALLOCATION | |
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Industrials | | | 18.6 | % |
Financials | | | 17.0 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 15.2 | |
Information Technology | | | 12.4 | |
Health Care | | | 10.4 | |
Real Estate | | | 7.5 | |
Materials | | | 5.8 | |
Energy | | | 4.9 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.5 | |
Communication Services | | | 2.6 | |
Utilities | | | 2.1 | |
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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS | |
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 0.6 | % |
Fabrinet | | | 0.6 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
ATI, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Meritage Homes Corp. | | | 0.5 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 0.5 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 0.5 | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 0.5 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | | | 0.5 | |
AAON, Inc. | | | 0.5 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the S&P 900 Growth Index™ (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 33.45 | % | | | 15.51 | % | | | 14.08 | % | | | 33.45 | % | | | 105.65 | % | | | 273.41 | % |
Fund Market | | | 33.45 | | | | 15.50 | | | | 14.08 | | | | 33.45 | | | | 105.54 | | | | 273.42 | |
Index | | | 33.50 | | | | 15.58 | | | | 14.14 | | | | 33.50 | | | | 106.22 | | | | 275.29 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Index performance through January 22, 2017 reflects the performance of the Russell 3000® Growth Index. Index performance beginning on January 23, 2017 reflects the performance of the S&P 900 Growth Index™.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,242.70 | | | | $ 0.22 | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.80 | | | | $ 0.20 | | | | 0.04 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Growth-oriented large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. Growth stocks benefited from strong corporate earnings and the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of higher interest rates.
The information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return for the reporting period amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. Rapid advances in generative AI, which allows users to generate outputs using simple natural language queries, drove a surge in investor enthusiasm for products and technologies associated with AI. The semiconductors industry gained the most, as companies purchased specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. Corporations seeking to use AI technologies invested significantly in this hardware, in some cases setting up separate budgetary allocations to expedite the increased investment. Consequently, industry revenues and earnings grew rapidly, driving strong equity performance. Additionally, the semiconductors industry continued to invest in building the next generation of processors for AI applications, further supporting stock prices.
The communication services sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance, led by the interactive media and services industry. Growth in online advertising drove large increases in both revenue and income, and led a prominent company in the industry to initiate a dividend payment while continuing stock buybacks. Cost cutting efforts and reduced headcount also boosted profitability. Implementation of AI tools into advertising services fueled analysts’ optimism about continued growth. Strong sales of cloud computing products further bolstered earnings, and a proposed deal between a large company in the industry and a smartphone manufacturer to license an AI product generated investor enthusiasm.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Information Technology | | | 45.4 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 14.5 | |
Communication Services | | | 11.9 | |
Industrials | | | 7.8 | |
Health Care | | | 7.4 | |
Financials | | | 5.3 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.8 | |
Energy | | | 2.0 | |
Materials | | | 1.7 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.0 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 0.2 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 12.3 | % |
Apple Inc. | | | 9.8 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 8.8 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 6.5 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 4.2 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 3.5 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS | | | 3.0 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2.4 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 2.3 | |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P 900 Value Index™ (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 25.02 | % | | | 13.07 | % | | | 10.42 | % | | | 25.02 | % | | | 84.85 | % | | | 169.53 | % |
Fund Market | | | 24.99 | | | | 13.07 | | | | 10.42 | | | | 24.99 | | | | 84.80 | | | | 169.43 | |
Index | | | 25.06 | | | | 13.11 | | | | 10.45 | | | | 25.06 | | | | 85.17 | | | | 170.27 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Index performance through January 22, 2017 reflects the performance of the Russell 3000® Value Index. Index performance beginning on January 23, 2017 reflects the performance of the S&P 900 Value Index™.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,224.80 | | | | $ 0.22 | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.80 | | | | $ 0.20 | | | | 0.04 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Value-oriented large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The financials sector was the strongest contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The financial services industry gained, as a large multi-sector holding company with investments in a broad array of companies benefited from rising equity prices and strength among insurance companies, where rising premiums and higher investment income bolstered profitability. Banks also advanced, as robust net interest income (the difference between the interest received from a bank’s assets and the interest paid on deposits) supported earnings. The Fed’s shift in monetary policy also benefited banks, raising investor hopes for increased loan activity and dealmaking as borrowing costs subside.
The information technology sector was another strong contributor to the Index’s return amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. The software and services industry gained, driven by strength among systems software companies. Enthusiasm for generative AI products benefited a large company in the industry with a significant investment in a prominent consumer-facing AI platform, a chatbot which grew its user base more rapidly than any other consumer application in history.
The industrials sector further contributed to the Index’s performance, supported by strong economic growth. The capital goods industry advanced notably, as a surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of machinery, manufacturing equipment, building products, and tools.
As the U.S. economy continued to expand, consumer spending increased at a robust pace, driving substantial gains in the consumer discretionary sector. Higher online sales and new AI cloud services propelled gains in the broadline retail industry amid strong revenue and earnings growth.
Portfolio Information
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SECTOR ALLOCATION | |
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Financials | | | 22.8 | % |
Health Care | | | 17.8 | |
Industrials | | | 11.6 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 9.7 | |
Information Technology | | | 8.1 | |
Energy | | | 6.5 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 6.1 | |
Utilities | | | 4.7 | |
Real Estate | | | 4.5 | |
Communication Services | | | 4.4 | |
Materials | | | 3.8 | |
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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS | |
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| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 3.6 | % |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2.7 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 2.2 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1.8 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1.3 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 1.3 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1.2 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 1.2 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 1.1 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 1.1 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense — 1.3% | | | | | | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,847,070 | | | $ | 292,166,323 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 1,189,742 | | | | 304,502,568 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 2,627,246 | | | | 191,394,871 | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 1,875,939 | | | | 289,119,719 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 1,077,183,481 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2% | | | | | | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,703,408 | | | | 199,095,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Automobile Components — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Adient PLC(a)(b) | | | 2,840,741 | | | | 93,517,194 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | | 2,288,242 | | | | 275,572,984 | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,319,201 | | | | 68,690,796 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 7,256,273 | | | | 262,096,581 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)(b) | | | 8,812,380 | | | | 120,993,977 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 1,775,626 | | | | 257,252,695 | |
Visteon Corp.(a) | | | 865,837 | | | | 101,831,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,179,955,317 | |
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Automobiles — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 3,945,661 | | | | 172,583,212 | |
Thor Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 1,658,291 | | | | 194,583,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 367,167,078 | |
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Banks — 5.3% | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 4,630,678 | | | | 99,605,884 | |
Bank OZK | | | 3,271,138 | | | | 148,705,933 | |
Cadence Bank | | | 4,706,890 | | | | 136,499,810 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 6,493,846 | | | | 125,655,920 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,688,010 | | | | 196,202,132 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 1,996,946 | | | | 224,796,211 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,384,942 | | | | 346,892,762 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 3,998,657 | | | | 131,195,936 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 17,382,581 | | | | 267,691,747 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 11,156,646 | | | | 157,308,709 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,452,072 | | | | 139,049,460 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 2,677,531 | | | | 123,273,527 | |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 5,834,899 | | | | 143,363,468 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 1,661,548 | | | | 93,279,305 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 21,993,290 | | | | 70,818,394 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 9,111,178 | | | | 158,625,609 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 2,365,454 | | | | 203,145,190 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,914,640 | | | | 191,725,019 | |
SouthState Corp. | | | 2,366,245 | | | | 201,201,812 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 4,547,743 | | | | 182,182,585 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,470,643 | | | | 90,518,077 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 1,359,808 | | | | 118,289,698 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 4,185,019 | | | | 149,781,830 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 13,277,442 | | | | 105,688,438 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 5,351,505 | | | | 271,695,909 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 1,904,482 | | | | 198,808,876 | |
Zions Bancorp N.A. | | | 4,607,458 | | | | 199,963,677 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,475,965,918 | |
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Beverages — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b) | | | 292,990 | | | | 89,192,016 | |
Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,613,787 | | | | 382,575,218 | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.(b) | | | 145,917 | | | | 123,505,608 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 595,272,842 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,857,277 | | | | 110,318,122 | |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a) | | | 3,052,717 | | | | 214,025,989 | |
Exelixis, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,430,845 | | | | 223,793,952 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Biotechnology (continued) | | | | | | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,107,613 | | | $ | 167,097,697 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,096,364 | | | | 427,050,523 | |
Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a) | | | 10,506,573 | | | | 110,739,279 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,462,268 | | | | 335,912,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,588,937,767 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 8,532,677 | | | | 170,568,213 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 3,032,331 | | | | 61,465,350 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,914,895 | | | | 152,368,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 384,401,758 | |
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Building Products — 3.6% | | | | | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 2,125,283 | | | | 366,058,744 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 1,510,982 | | | | 592,078,297 | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 3,923,249 | | | | 332,181,493 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 996,486 | | | | 487,042,497 | |
Owens Corning | | | 2,765,528 | | | | 461,290,070 | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 1,327,525 | | | | 272,381,580 | |
Trex Co., Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,378,840 | | | | 337,039,290 | |
UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 1,924,414 | | | | 236,722,166 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,084,794,137 | |
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Capital Markets — 2.9% | | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 1,052,560 | | | | 176,272,223 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | | | 6,735,251 | | | | 315,950,624 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 1,079,026 | | | | 207,809,617 | |
Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B | | | 2,543,841 | | | | 91,883,537 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A | | | 1,622,619 | | | | 208,003,530 | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 3,329,884 | | | | 371,981,342 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 4,125,930 | | | | 135,701,838 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,274,148 | | | | 232,589,927 | |
Morningstar, Inc. | | | 810,920 | | | | 250,063,400 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 3,100,970 | | | | 222,959,743 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 3,172,790 | | | | 248,016,994 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,461,232,775 | |
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Chemicals — 2.4% | | | | | | |
Arcadium Lithium PLC(a)(b) | | | 32,099,235 | | | | 138,347,703 | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 1,557,496 | | | | 151,653,385 | |
Avient Corp. | | | 2,833,314 | | | | 122,965,828 | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a) | | | 6,845,827 | | | | 235,427,991 | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 1,725,720 | | | | 159,111,384 | |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | 4,621,294 | | | | 121,355,180 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 214,955 | | | | 136,414,742 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 3,742,174 | | | | 220,039,831 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 4,010,116 | | | | 477,003,298 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 1,306,081 | | | | 97,420,582 | |
Westlake Corp.(b) | | | 996,006 | | | | 152,189,717 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,011,929,641 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Brink’s Co. (The) | | | 1,402,577 | | | | 129,570,063 | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,564,979 | | | | 315,045,923 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 1,149,409 | | | | 222,514,088 | |
Stericycle, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,876,723 | | | | 151,747,138 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 1,663,448 | | | | 307,255,480 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,126,132,692 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Ciena Corp.(a) | | | 4,514,546 | | | | 223,244,300 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,098,363 | | | | 99,357,488 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 322,601,788 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 2.3% | | | | | | |
AECOM | | | 4,232,666 | | | | 415,139,881 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Construction & Engineering (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.(b) | | | 1,108,033 | | | $ | 352,033,164 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 1,463,870 | | | | 512,647,274 | |
Fluor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 5,304,265 | | | | 224,264,324 | |
MasTec, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,879,668 | | | | 175,279,041 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 6,331,373 | | | | 159,550,600 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 650,409 | | | | 148,475,367 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,987,389,651 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc.(b) | | | 1,071,803 | | | | 291,262,465 | |
Knife River Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,761,066 | | | | 142,787,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 434,049,697 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 8,446,444 | | | | 342,841,162 | |
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,149,955 | | | | 146,665,261 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 6,858,570 | | | | 149,448,240 | |
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| | | | | | | 638,954,663 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.0% | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,149,857 | | | | 313,936,682 | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 1,154,693 | | | | 367,711,986 | |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,090,527 | | | | 88,945,367 | |
Performance Food Group Co.(a) | | | 4,841,171 | | | | 361,345,004 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,158,767 | | | | 203,677,296 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 7,038,065 | | | | 379,844,368 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,715,460,703 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 1.7% | | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 2,053,865 | | | | 295,530,635 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 3,608,311 | | | | 218,230,649 | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,724,043 | | | | 295,167,648 | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 9,521,373 | | | | 277,833,664 | |
Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 793,095 | | | | 54,763,210 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,515,484 | | | | 122,151,903 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 3,049,662 | | | | 176,392,450 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,440,070,159 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 111,455 | | | | 85,561,774 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 920,193 | | | | 125,339,489 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 4,339,466 | | | | 213,111,175 | |
Service Corp. International | | | 4,596,996 | | | | 341,143,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 765,155,511 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 6,804,239 | | | | 384,031,249 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,886,905 | | | | 168,729,172 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 3,855,843 | | | | 100,868,853 | |
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| | | | | | | 269,598,025 | |
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Electric Utilities — 0.8% | | | | | | |
ALLETE, Inc. | | | 1,789,428 | | | | 106,721,486 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 1,573,597 | | | | 146,171,426 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 6,229,501 | | | | 213,671,884 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 2,672,280 | | | | 100,584,619 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 3,148,273 | | | | 132,227,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 699,376,881 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc.(b) | | | 949,336 | | | | 255,115,063 | |
EnerSys | | | 1,256,115 | | | | 118,652,623 | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 5,162,649 | | | | 389,263,735 | |
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Electrical Equipment (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 2,062,991 | | | $ | 371,544,679 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | | | 4,712,118 | | | | 173,123,215 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,307,699,315 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.4% | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,673,705 | | | | 216,677,849 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 2,813,283 | | | | 139,482,571 | |
Belden, Inc.(b) | | | 1,297,700 | | | | 120,179,997 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 5,359,275 | | | | 227,340,445 | |
Coherent Corp.(a)(b) | | | 4,108,607 | | | | 249,063,756 | |
Crane NXT Co. | | | 1,502,861 | | | | 93,027,096 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(a)(b) | | | 920,313 | | | | 83,463,186 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 774,430 | | | | 187,683,111 | |
Novanta, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,114,866 | | | | 194,845,131 | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 1,775,898 | | | | 200,854,064 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 3,930,184 | | | | 89,136,573 | |
Vontier Corp.(b) | | | 4,800,155 | | | | 217,735,031 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,019,488,810 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0% | | | | | | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 5,949,498 | | | | 213,527,483 | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 12,253,574 | | | | 239,189,765 | |
Valaris Ltd.(a) | | | 1,951,708 | | | | 146,885,544 | |
Weatherford International PLC(a)(b) | | | 2,249,698 | | | | 259,660,143 | |
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| | | | | | | 859,262,935 | |
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Entertainment — 0.2% | | | | | | |
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 1,865,061 | | | | 161,159,921 | |
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Financial Services — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,604,512 | | | | 137,007,501 | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 3,318,667 | | | | 197,493,873 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,362,247 | | | | 149,751,813 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 8,474,328 | | | | 189,485,974 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 3,203,892 | | | | 236,831,697 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 9,480,549 | | | | 132,538,075 | |
WEX, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,329,667 | | | | 315,835,802 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 1,358,944,735 | |
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Food Products — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,966,696 | | | | 231,001,031 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 5,972,642 | | | | 141,850,248 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 2,028,151 | | | | 236,989,444 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 633,934 | | | | 131,623,716 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,251,129 | | | | 42,938,747 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,568,021 | | | | 166,649,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 951,052,458 | |
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Gas Utilities — 1.0% | | | | | | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 2,864,330 | | | | 153,871,807 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 3,060,481 | | | | 131,325,240 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 1,726,437 | | | | 111,406,980 | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,867,636 | | | | 142,183,129 | |
Spire, Inc. | | | 1,711,792 | | | | 105,052,675 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 6,523,923 | | | | 160,097,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 803,936,901 | |
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Ground Transportation — 2.1% | | | | | | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | 575,093 | | | | 70,425,889 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,077,564 | | | | 31,927,326 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,020,087 | | | | 276,205,187 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 1,118,023 | | | | 215,510,113 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 1,379,888 | | | | 165,848,739 | |
Saia, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 826,095 | | | | 483,265,575 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,975,216 | | | $ | 77,270,450 | |
XPO, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,613,094 | | | | 440,905,861 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2% | |
Enovis Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,546,625 | | | | 96,586,731 | |
Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b) | | | 5,329,665 | | | | 113,948,238 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,587,703 | | | | 192,444,389 | |
Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,581,100 | | | | 134,946,885 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)(b) | | | 2,117,438 | | | | 75,063,177 | |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,132,275 | | | | 132,712,796 | |
LivaNova PLC(a) | | | 1,676,429 | | | | 93,779,438 | |
Masimo Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,381,867 | | | | 202,927,169 | |
Neogen Corp.(a)(b) | | | 6,134,119 | | | | 96,796,398 | |
Penumbra, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,200,700 | | | | 267,972,226 | |
QuidelOrtho Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,539,404 | | | | 73,799,028 | |
Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,148,083 | | | | 373,850,267 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1% | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,870,943 | | | | 227,436,104 | |
Amedisys, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,015,975 | | | | 93,632,256 | |
Chemed Corp.(b) | | | 468,602 | | | | 300,809,682 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 3,118,176 | | | | 257,498,974 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,668,712 | | | | 217,846,961 | |
Option Care Health, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,508,500 | | | | 184,755,090 | |
Progyny, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,595,713 | | | | 99,026,451 | |
R1 RCM, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,135,505 | | | | 79,025,304 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,159,661 | | | | 332,111,968 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 11,857,704 | | | | 167,786,511 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 7,629,834 | | | | 241,636,843 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 7,198,548 | | | | 106,322,554 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,803,264 | | | | 102,345,834 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 6,525,833 | | | | 114,136,819 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.6% | | | | | | |
Aramark | | | 8,164,510 | | | | 265,509,865 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 2,163,164 | | | | 145,624,200 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b) | | | 769,457 | | | | 97,220,892 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc.(b) | | | 2,111,676 | | | | 261,319,905 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,214,622 | | | | 104,552,305 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b) | | | 1,375,483 | | | | 219,554,596 | |
Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 2,801,525 | | | | 286,007,687 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 1,028,338 | | | | 110,782,853 | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,638,494 | | | | 84,466,976 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 2,659,973 | | | | 166,594,109 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 2,077,822 | | | | 320,961,164 | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 2,254,634 | | | | 110,386,881 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,181,111 | | | | 263,186,964 | |
Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 5,201,376 | | | | 97,993,924 | |
Wingstop, Inc.(b) | | | 915,222 | | | | 335,337,341 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 2,582,836 | | | | 198,232,663 | |
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Household Durables — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 739,270 | | | | 85,193,475 | |
KB Home | | | 2,287,925 | | | | 162,168,124 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 4,153,126 | | | | 79,532,363 | |
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Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,341,866 | | | $ | 207,763,809 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | 5,359,824 | | | | 304,545,200 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 3,245,166 | | | | 419,827,125 | |
TopBuild Corp.(a)(b) | | | 983,423 | | | | 433,424,019 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 1,712,322 | | | | 204,845,081 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.0% | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 1,672,301 | | | | 110,689,603 | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 10,458,405 | | | | 728,427,909 | |
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Industrial REITs — 1.2% | | | | | | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 1,483,900 | | | | 266,760,703 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 4,114,168 | | | | 216,158,387 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 6,557,081 | | | | 329,821,174 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 5,647,476 | | | | 217,088,978 | |
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Insurance — 4.5% | | | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,029,484 | | | | 276,983,976 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 1,994,838 | | | | 102,813,950 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 3,405,514 | | | | 93,583,525 | |
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS | | | 776,018 | | | | 311,625,548 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 5,432,166 | | | | 288,448,015 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 3,208,875 | | | | 195,901,819 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,113,035 | | | | 151,561,976 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 1,879,240 | | | | 116,362,541 | |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.(b) | | | 684,984 | | | | 359,438,504 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 8,111,273 | | | | 249,178,307 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 1,089,919 | | | | 275,705,910 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 2,050,794 | | | | 395,557,147 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,639,649 | | | | 385,366,704 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 1,249,014 | | | | 185,441,109 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1,886,056 | | | | 205,900,733 | |
Unum Group | | | 4,977,954 | | | | 267,117,012 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,431,657 | | | | 90,251,657 | |
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 9,222,612 | | | | 147,838,471 | |
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| | | | | | | 238,090,128 | |
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IT Services — 0.8% | | | | | | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 4,382,058 | | | | 520,062,643 | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 7,163,763 | | | | 155,883,483 | |
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| | | | | | | 675,946,126 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 2,142,337 | | | | 206,778,367 | |
Mattel, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,986,857 | | | | 217,649,637 | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 1,652,685 | | | | 165,466,822 | |
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,703,979 | | | | 104,238,391 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Azenta, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,736,132 | | | | 104,654,037 | |
Bruker Corp.(b) | | | 2,884,971 | | | | 271,014,176 | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 725,493 | | | | 293,207,996 | |
Repligen Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,615,445 | | | | 297,112,644 | |
Sotera Health Co.(a)(b) | | | 3,871,499 | | | | 46,496,703 | |
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Machinery — 4.9% | | | | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 1,933,232 | | | | 237,826,201 | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,306,005 | | | | 215,125,144 | |
Crane Co.(b) | | | 1,521,170 | | | | 205,555,702 | |
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Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 3,737,479 | | | $ | 279,114,932 | |
Esab Corp. | | | 1,763,832 | | | | 195,026,904 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 4,080,521 | | | | 186,398,199 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 5,252,185 | | | | 490,869,210 | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 2,554,541 | | | | 347,494,212 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,779,895 | | | | 454,656,379 | |
Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b) | | | 1,667,522 | | | | 268,120,862 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 2,036,524 | | | | 253,974,908 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 901,802 | | | | 243,802,171 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 2,085,892 | | | | 134,331,445 | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 2,020,754 | | | | 176,674,522 | |
Toro Co. (The) | | | 3,247,984 | | | | 297,612,774 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 852,035 | | | | 181,100,039 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,167,683,604 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Kirby Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,837,847 | | | | 175,183,576 | |
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Media — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 141,650 | | | | 59,936,365 | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 5,094,137 | | | | 220,168,601 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 1,003,549 | | | | 172,901,457 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 6,131,000 | | | | 91,597,140 | |
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| | | | | | | 544,603,563 | |
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Metals & Mining — 2.3% | | | | | | |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 5,550,015 | | | | 187,535,007 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,503,905 | | | | 352,558,800 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 3,620,004 | | | | 212,747,635 | |
MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 4,482,135 | | | | 64,094,530 | |
Reliance, Inc. | | | 1,788,328 | | | | 597,623,451 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 2,043,373 | | | | 248,903,265 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 6,960,433 | | | | 283,846,458 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6% | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 15,558,454 | | | | 306,345,959 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 9,253,927 | | | | 188,132,336 | |
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| | | | | | | 494,478,295 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 2,116,780 | | | | 115,576,188 | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 1,906,651 | | | | 97,105,736 | |
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| | | | | | | 212,681,924 | |
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Office REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 3,493,270 | | | | 84,432,336 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 4,725,141 | | | | 113,592,389 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 3,318,267 | | | | 120,884,467 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 4,977,240 | | | | 143,195,195 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.4% | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 10,589,240 | | | | 148,884,714 | |
Antero Resources Corp.(a)(b) | | | 8,788,083 | | | | 254,854,407 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b) | | | 3,458,888 | | | | 307,253,021 | |
Chord Energy Corp. | | | 1,285,104 | | | | 229,056,937 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | 2,671,591 | | | | 202,800,473 | |
CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b) | | | 4,725,702 | | | | 112,093,651 | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | | | 3,015,607 | | | | 184,253,588 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 13,488,679 | | | | 168,473,601 | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 4,853,304 | | | | 292,993,963 | |
Matador Resources Co. | | | 3,446,304 | | | | 230,109,718 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 4,516,292 | | | | 206,394,544 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 7,862,629 | | | | 408,070,445 | |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 3,385,989 | | | | 194,931,387 | |
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Permian Resources Corp., Class A | | | 14,328,352 | | | $ | 253,038,696 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 7,506,490 | | | | 258,448,451 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b) | | | 34,259,235 | | | | 259,685,001 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 1,998,174 | | | | 167,666,780 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.9% | | | | | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,074,388 | | | | 240,511,124 | |
Coty, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 11,705,050 | | | | 139,992,398 | |
elf Beauty, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,727,077 | | | | 338,558,904 | |
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| | | | | | | 719,062,426 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | | | 1,958,345 | | | | 235,823,905 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 4,218,697 | | | | 135,799,856 | |
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| | | | | | | 371,623,761 | |
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Professional Services — 2.7% | | | | | | |
ASGN, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,467,470 | | | | 153,732,157 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 693,256 | | | | 262,626,170 | |
Concentrix Corp.(b) | | | 1,463,825 | | | | 96,934,492 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,134,534 | | | | 163,278,181 | |
Exponent, Inc. | | | 1,576,026 | | | | 130,321,590 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,084,227 | | | | 228,002,096 | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 5,134,927 | | | | 169,195,845 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 1,102,858 | | | | 120,884,265 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 4,199,799 | | | | 267,359,204 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 1,519,582 | | | | 117,980,346 | |
Maximus, Inc. | | | 1,900,073 | | | | 159,416,125 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,349,232 | | | | 231,879,012 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 1,620,874 | | | | 211,345,761 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,312,955,244 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3% | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,480,037 | | | | 288,740,418 | |
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Residential REITs — 1.2% | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 9,896,210 | | | | 363,982,604 | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 4,498,177 | | | | 146,055,807 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 5,800,806 | | | | 373,571,906 | |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 6,974,344 | | | | 112,496,169 | |
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| | | | | | | 996,106,486 | |
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Retail REITs — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 3,123,339 | | | | 178,405,124 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 9,349,492 | | | | 219,245,587 | |
Kite Realty Group Trust | | | 6,830,145 | | | | 148,077,544 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 5,676,195 | | | | 242,600,574 | |
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| | | | | | | 788,328,829 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.7% | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,224,638 | | | | 59,976,240 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | | | 3,213,620 | | | | 103,607,109 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,676,919 | | | | 155,215,623 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 4,294,631 | | | | 335,968,983 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,705,180 | | | | 163,083,415 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc.(b) | | | 1,957,183 | | | | 260,305,339 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,526,914 | | | | 276,493,587 | |
Power Integrations, Inc.(b) | | | 1,770,169 | | | | 126,655,592 | |
Rambus, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,343,839 | | | | 206,682,689 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 993,038 | | | | 142,719,421 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,221,558 | | | | 119,175,198 | |
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Universal Display Corp.(b) | | | 1,355,219 | | | $ | 228,286,641 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,916,559 | | | | 115,538,491 | |
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Software — 2.4% | | | | | | |
Appfolio, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 636,217 | | | | 156,980,183 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 869,540 | | | | 185,455,491 | |
Blackbaud, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,307,728 | | | | 96,954,954 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 1,359,312 | | | | 137,875,016 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 1,849,778 | | | | 154,955,903 | |
Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 7,975,681 | | | | 193,809,048 | |
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | | | 7,460,032 | | | | 346,443,886 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,915,752 | | | | 479,378,623 | |
Qualys, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,145,224 | | | | 191,103,529 | |
Teradata Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,039,631 | | | | 117,542,531 | |
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Specialized REITs — 1.7% | | | | | | |
CubeSmart | | | 6,995,954 | | | | 316,357,040 | |
EPR Properties | | | 2,345,209 | | | | 99,554,122 | |
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 8,308,553 | | | | 382,775,037 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 2,724,829 | | | | 325,371,831 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 2,404,774 | | | | 94,170,950 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 2,466,531 | | | | 115,976,287 | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 4,247,078 | | | | 141,172,873 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,475,378,140 | |
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Specialty Retail — 4.3% | | | | | | |
AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 807,497 | | | | 133,705,353 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,989,624 | | | | 461,970,797 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 1,810,199 | | | | 407,041,347 | |
Five Below, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,717,185 | | | | 311,463,015 | |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,316,144 | | | | 429,838,585 | |
GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 8,362,468 | | | | 104,698,099 | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 6,688,945 | | | | 184,280,435 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 856,095 | | | | 257,564,742 | |
Murphy U.S.A., Inc.(b) | | | 589,854 | | | | 247,266,797 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 606,832 | | | | 98,300,716 | |
RH(a)(b) | | | 476,459 | | | | 165,931,611 | |
Valvoline, Inc.(a) | | | 4,031,740 | | | | 179,694,652 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(b) | | | 1,996,003 | | | | 633,790,833 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,615,546,982 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6% | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 9,242,219 | | | | 480,502,966 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4% | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 3,629,066 | | | | 164,396,690 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued) | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 1,146,471 | | | $ | 97,083,164 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 1,073,747 | | | | 87,166,781 | |
Crocs, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,884,187 | | | | 270,946,091 | |
PVH Corp.(b) | | | 1,855,233 | | | | 260,864,312 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 4,159,228 | | | | 254,794,307 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 5,867,269 | | | | 43,300,445 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 5,937,682 | | | | 42,395,050 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,220,946,840 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.7% | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,202,859 | | | | 237,624,795 | |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 5,307,166 | | | | 303,835,253 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 1,105,210 | | | | 148,131,296 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 1,422,272 | | | | 138,017,275 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 973,248 | | | | 420,413,939 | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 1,366,334 | | | | 234,025,688 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,482,048,246 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 7,822,293 | | | | 289,815,956 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.2% (Cost: $66,068,250,655) | | | | 84,404,796,991 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 5.4% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 3,952,001,091 | | | | 3,953,977,091 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 620,525,039 | | | | 620,525,039 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 5.4% (Cost: $4,572,117,395) | | | | | | | 4,574,502,130 | |
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Total Investments — 104.6% (Cost: $70,640,368,050) | | | | 88,979,299,121 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.6)% | | | | (3,917,590,372 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 85,061,708,749 | |
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(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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Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | | |
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| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 4,068,703,325 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (115,539,839 | )(a) | | $ | 450,299 | | | $ | 363,306 | | | $ | 3,953,977,091 | | | | 3,952,001,091 | | | $ | 13,739,979 | (b) | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 225,712,057 | | | | 394,812,982 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 620,525,039 | | | | 620,525,039 | | | | 18,984,846 | | | | — | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 450,299 | | | $ | 363,306 | | | $ | 4,574,502,130 | | | | | | | $ | 32,724,825 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index | | | 563 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 173,258 | | | $ | 5,653,490 | |
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OTC Total Return Swaps
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Reference Entity | | Payment Frequency | | Counterparty(a) | | Termination Date | | | Net Notional | | | Accrued Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Net Value of Reference Entity | | | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
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Equity Securities Long/Short | | Monthly | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b) | | | 08/19/26 | | | $ | 132,736,372 | | | $ | 10,079,253 | (c) | | $ | 142,985,020 | | | | 0.2 | % |
| | Monthly | | HSBC Bank PLC(d) | | | 02/10/28 | | | | 217,348,699 | | | | 25,833,595 | (e) | | | 243,925,507 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | Monthly | | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f) | | | 02/10/25 | | | | 71,880,708 | | | | 2,932,702 | (g) | | | 75,037,325 | | | | 0.1 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 38,845,550 | | | $ | 461,947,852 | | | | | |
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| (a) | The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives 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 positions. | |
| (c) | Amount includes $(169,395) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (e) | Amount includes $(743,213) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (g) | Amount includes $(223,915) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:
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| | (b) | | (d) | | (f) |
Range: | | 40 basis points | | 40 basis points | | 40 basis points |
Benchmarks: | | USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate |
| | (FEDL01) | | (OBFR01) | | (OBFR01) |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date August 19, 2026.
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
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Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cadence Bank | | | 276,378 | | | $ | 8,014,962 | | | | | | | | 5.6 | % |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 2,541,809 | | | | 134,970,058 | | | | | | | | 94.4 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | | | | $ | 142,985,020 | | | | | | | | | |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2028.
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
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Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cadence Bank | | | 433,484 | | | $ | 12,571,036 | | | | | | | | 5.1 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc | | | 5,896,007 | | | | 224,107,226 | | | | | | | | 91.9 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 334,545 | | | | 4,676,939 | | | | | | | | 1.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 228,784,165 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
| |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 48,405 | | | $ | 2,570,306 | | | | | | | | 1.1 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | | | | | | $ | 243,925,507 | | | | | | | | | |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 10, 2025.
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
| |
| | |
Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cadence Bank | | | 278,080 | | | $ | 8,064,320 | | | | | | | | 10.8 | % |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 518,109 | | | | 1,668,311 | | | | | | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,732,631 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc | | | 281,754 | | | | 10,709,470 | | | | | | | | 14.3 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 1,112,225 | | | | 15,548,905 | | | | | | | | 20.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,258,375 | | | | | | | | | |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 38,275 | | | | 2,032,402 | | | | | | | | 2.7 | |
Unum Group | | | 689,786 | | | | 37,013,917 | | | | | | | | 49.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,046,319 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | | | | | | $ | 75,037,325 | | | | | | | | | |
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Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps
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Description | | Swap Premiums Paid | | | Swap Premiums Received | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
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OTC Swaps | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 38,845,550 | | | $ | — | |
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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:
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| | 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) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,653,490 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,653,490 | |
Swaps — OTC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid | | | — | | | | — | | | | 38,845,550 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 38,845,550 | |
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| | | | | | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,499,040 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,499,040 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | | | | | | |
| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,499,748 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,499,748 | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | 29,903,976 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 29,903,976 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 62,403,724 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 62,403,724 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,857,834 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,857,834 | ) |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | 41,246,291 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 41,246,291 | |
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| | | | | | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,388,457 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,388,457 | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 177,335,515 | |
Total return swaps | | | | |
Average notional amount | | $ | 324,511,593 | |
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:
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| | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | |
Swaps — OTC(a) | | $ | 38,845,550 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | $ | 38,845,550 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | $ | 38,845,550 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. | |
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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:
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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) | |
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Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | $ | 10,079,253 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (6,380,000) | | | $ | 3,699,253 | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | 25,833,595 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (25,280,000) | | | | 553,595 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 2,932,702 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2,932,702) | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 38,845,550 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (34,592,702) | | | $ | 4,252,848 | |
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| (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. | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 84,404,796,991 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 84,404,796,991 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 4,574,502,130 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,574,502,130 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 88,979,299,121 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 88,979,299,121 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 5,653,490 | | | $ | 38,845,550 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 44,499,040 | |
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(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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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense — 1.3% | | | | | | |
AAR Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,241,309 | | | $ | 134,187,170 | |
AeroVironment, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,890,233 | | | | 289,734,914 | |
Kaman Corp.(a) | | | 1,921,925 | | | | 88,158,700 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,546,760 | | | | 104,629,420 | |
Moog, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,941,814 | | | | 310,010,605 | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 355,028 | | | | 29,751,346 | |
Triumph Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,076,599 | | | | 61,312,049 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 1,017,784,204 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Forward Air Corp.(a) | | | 2,080,257 | | | | 64,716,795 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 4,213,224 | | | | 182,095,541 | |
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Automobile Components — 1.4% | | | | | | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,931,058 | | | | 58,372,587 | |
Dana, Inc.(a) | | | 8,720,714 | | | | 110,753,068 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,913,931 | | | | 184,483,809 | |
Gentherm, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,215,108 | | | | 127,545,919 | |
LCI Industries(a) | | | 1,714,826 | | | | 211,026,488 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 1,408,997 | | | | 168,332,872 | |
Phinia, Inc.(a) | | | 3,153,235 | | | | 121,178,821 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc.(a) | | | 1,266,067 | | | | 42,476,548 | |
XPEL, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,437,029 | | | | 77,628,307 | |
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Automobiles — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 1,974,732 | | | | 146,130,168 | |
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Banks — 8.3% | | | | | | |
Ameris Bancorp(a) | | | 4,303,100 | | | | 208,183,978 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.(a) | | | 4,872,012 | | | | 172,030,744 | |
Axos Financial, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,415,322 | | | | 184,564,001 | |
Banc of California, Inc.(a) | | | 9,386,981 | | | | 142,775,981 | |
BancFirst Corp. | | | 978,796 | | | | 86,163,412 | |
Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,557,097 | | | | 119,020,466 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp.(a) | | | 2,635,272 | | | | 164,414,620 | |
BankUnited, Inc.(a) | | | 4,933,171 | | | | 138,128,788 | |
Banner Corp.(a) | | | 2,277,083 | | | | 109,299,984 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 2,842,310 | | | | 65,145,745 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 5,916,346 | | | | 58,926,806 | |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 8,395,493 | | | | 50,037,138 | |
Cathay General Bancorp(a) | | | 4,397,573 | | | | 166,360,187 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp.(a) | | | 1,597,517 | | | | 31,550,961 | |
City Holding Co.(a) | | | 983,280 | | | | 102,477,442 | |
Community Bank System, Inc.(a) | | | 3,539,197 | | | | 169,987,632 | |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,910,432 | | | | 101,367,522 | |
CVB Financial Corp.(a) | | | 8,775,473 | | | | 156,554,438 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 2,346,117 | | | | 45,186,213 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 1,990,479 | | | | 46,756,352 | |
FB Financial Corp.(a) | | | 2,373,091 | | | | 89,370,607 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico(a) | | | 11,196,845 | | | | 196,392,661 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC(a) | | | 2,724,106 | | | | 98,394,709 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.(a) | | | 6,769,396 | | | | 94,229,992 | |
First Financial Bancorp(a) | | | 6,306,064 | | | | 141,381,955 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc.(a) | | | 8,641,768 | | | | 189,773,225 | |
Fulton Financial Corp.(a) | | | 9,992,228 | | | | 158,776,503 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp.(a) | | | 2,014,954 | | | | 32,078,068 | |
Heritage Financial Corp.(a) | | | 2,313,744 | | | | 44,863,496 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,082,013 | | | | 96,528,647 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 7,962,497 | | | | 91,648,340 | |
Independent Bank Corp.(a) | | | 2,844,212 | | | | 147,955,908 | |
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Independent Bank Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,425,863 | | | $ | 110,740,646 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp.(a) | | | 1,686,001 | | | | 111,815,586 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A(a) | | | 2,503,346 | | | | 90,295,690 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 3,121,674 | | | | 114,503,002 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 2,660,311 | | | | 25,858,223 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 8,426,294 | | | | 98,166,325 | |
OFG Bancorp(a) | | | 3,119,686 | | | | 114,835,642 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 6,357,641 | | | | 152,583,384 | |
Park National Corp.(a) | | | 968,750 | | | | 131,604,688 | |
Pathward Financial, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 1,723,034 | | | | 86,978,756 | |
Preferred Bank | | | 590,912 | | | | 45,364,314 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc.(a) | | | 5,007,951 | | | | 72,965,846 | |
Renasant Corp.(a) | | | 3,721,905 | | | | 116,570,065 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 2,534,769 | | | | 81,315,390 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida(a) | | | 5,644,975 | | | | 143,325,915 | |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 3,308,635 | | | | 219,561,019 | |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A(a) | | | 8,298,014 | | | | 161,479,352 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 1,944,414 | | | | 56,835,221 | |
Stellar Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 3,167,712 | | | | 77,165,464 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp.(a) | | | 846,582 | | | | 42,574,609 | |
Triumph Financial, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,455,995 | | | | 115,489,523 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp.(a) | | | 1,261,186 | | | | 35,514,998 | |
Trustmark Corp.(a) | | | 4,048,604 | | | | 113,806,258 | |
United Community Banks, Inc.(a) | | | 7,887,717 | | | | 207,604,711 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,601,249 | | | | 73,789,592 | |
WaFd, Inc.(a) | | | 4,584,363 | | | | 133,084,058 | |
Westamerica BanCorp(a) | | | 1,766,682 | | | | 86,355,416 | |
WSFS Financial Corp.(a) | | | 4,026,196 | | | | 181,742,487 | |
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Beverages — 0.2% | | | | | | |
MGP Ingredients, Inc.(c) | | | 1,055,859 | | | | 90,941,136 | |
National Beverage Corp.(b) | | | 1,585,248 | | | | 75,235,870 | |
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| | | | | | | 166,177,006 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Alkermes PLC(a)(b)(c) | | | 11,269,856 | | | | 305,075,002 | |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,662,404 | | | | 69,146,188 | |
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,564,637 | | | | 120,580,314 | |
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,775,003 | | | | 108,897,787 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,280,632 | | | | 80,834,305 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,979,815 | | | | 127,489,656 | |
REGENXBIO, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,733,835 | | | | 57,601,903 | |
Vericel Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,223,240 | | | | 167,672,945 | |
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(b) | | | 5,832,973 | | | | 59,088,016 | |
Xencor, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,111,968 | | | | 90,997,852 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,187,383,968 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corp.(a) | | | 7,476,978 | | | | 217,953,909 | |
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Building Products — 2.6% | | | | | | |
AAON, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 4,553,825 | | | | 401,191,982 | |
American Woodmark Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,087,912 | | | | 110,597,134 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.(a) | | | 1,491,789 | | | | 88,313,909 | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 2,983,517 | | | | 370,612,482 | |
AZZ, Inc.(a) | | | 1,693,732 | | | | 130,942,421 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,061,125 | | | | 165,982,396 | |
Griffon Corp.(a) | | | 2,587,333 | | | | 189,755,002 | |
Hayward Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 8,515,763 | | | | 130,376,332 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 1,317,650 | | | | 50,360,583 | |
Masterbrand, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,584,459 | | | | 160,872,762 | |
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Quanex Building Products Corp.(a) | | | 2,242,834 | | | $ | 86,192,111 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,866,030 | | | | 221,196,393 | |
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Capital Markets — 1.6% | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 4,605,053 | | | | 210,773,276 | |
B Riley Financial, Inc.(c) | | | 1,138,877 | | | | 24,110,026 | |
BGC Group, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 18,003,208 | | | | 139,884,926 | |
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,193,547 | | | | 50,100,613 | |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,679,689 | | | | 104,157,515 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 2,824,315 | | | | 160,336,363 | |
Piper Sandler Cos.(a) | | | 1,026,539 | | | | 203,757,726 | |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A(c) | | | 1,105,689 | | | | 104,222,245 | |
StoneX Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,841,688 | | | | 129,396,999 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.(a) | | | 458,472 | | | | 113,691,887 | |
WisdomTree, Inc. | | | 7,481,003 | | | | 68,750,418 | |
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Chemicals — 2.4% | |
AdvanSix, Inc.(a) | | | 1,826,172 | | | | 52,228,519 | |
Balchem Corp.(a)(c) | | | 2,177,289 | | | | 337,370,931 | |
Hawkins, Inc.(a) | | | 1,291,302 | | | | 99,171,994 | |
HB Fuller Co.(a) | | | 3,660,799 | | | | 291,912,112 | |
Ingevity Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,287,461 | | | | 109,111,890 | |
Innospec, Inc.(a) | | | 1,679,323 | | | | 216,531,908 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,413,806 | | | | 77,999,677 | |
Mativ Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,672,171 | | | | 68,853,206 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 2,203,842 | | | | 165,905,226 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp.(a) | | | 937,704 | | | | 192,463,746 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp.(a) | | | 2,853,400 | | | | 197,426,746 | |
Stepan Co.(a) | | | 1,435,169 | | | | 129,222,617 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.2% | |
ABM Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 4,245,415 | | | | 189,430,417 | |
Brady Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 3,025,185 | | | | 179,332,967 | |
CoreCivic, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,711,462 | | | | 120,375,922 | |
Deluxe Corp.(a) | | | 2,960,724 | | | | 60,961,307 | |
Enviri Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,408,879 | | | | 49,491,243 | |
GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,285,684 | | | | 116,993,858 | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,003,346 | | | | 62,441,758 | |
HNI Corp.(a) | | | 3,154,605 | | | | 142,367,324 | |
Interface, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,936,813 | | | | 66,217,195 | |
Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,519,289 | | | | 28,258,775 | |
Matthews International Corp., Class A(a) | | | 2,078,722 | | | | 64,606,680 | |
MillerKnoll, Inc.(a) | | | 4,918,067 | | | | 121,771,339 | |
OPENLANE, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,295,760 | | | | 126,216,648 | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 7,894,604 | | | | 34,183,635 | |
UniFirst Corp.(a) | | | 1,020,552 | | | | 176,994,333 | |
Vestis Corp.(a)(c) | | | 8,877,358 | | | | 171,066,689 | |
Viad Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,417,267 | | | | 55,967,874 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.9% | |
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 4,798,807 | | | | 26,105,510 | |
Calix, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,970,355 | | | | 131,656,972 | |
Digi International, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,456,451 | | | | 78,434,480 | |
Extreme Networks, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 5,838,562 | | | | 67,377,005 | |
Harmonic, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,631,385 | | | | 102,565,814 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,822,387 | | | | 105,320,932 | |
Viasat, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 5,094,381 | | | | 92,157,352 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 15,032,104 | | | | 136,641,825 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 1.2% | |
Arcosa, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 3,292,892 | | | $ | 282,727,707 | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,981,269 | | | | 284,371,540 | |
Granite Construction, Inc.(a) | | | 2,967,129 | | | | 169,512,080 | |
MYR Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,128,519 | | | | 199,465,733 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.8% | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,781,705 | | | | 66,350,694 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,597,565 | | | | 72,864,940 | |
Enova International, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,966,237 | | | | 123,538,671 | |
EZCORP, Inc., Class A, NVS(b)(c) | | | 3,535,512 | | | | 40,057,351 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,992,313 | | | | 27,918,280 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 5,544,273 | | | | 96,470,350 | |
PRA Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,664,502 | | | | 69,490,212 | |
PROG Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,036,225 | | | | 104,567,589 | |
World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c) | | | 227,513 | | | | 32,984,835 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.6% | |
Andersons, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 2,137,521 | | | | 122,629,580 | |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,384,563 | | | | 89,802,643 | |
PriceSmart, Inc.(a) | | | 1,691,446 | | | | 142,081,464 | |
SpartanNash Co.(a) | | | 2,345,806 | | | | 47,408,739 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,025,015 | | | | 46,247,422 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.6% | |
Myers Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 2,495,839 | | | | 57,828,590 | |
O-I Glass, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 10,449,909 | | | | 173,363,990 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 5,991,747 | | | | 222,892,988 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0% | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,646,785 | | | | 136,044,749 | |
Frontdoor, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,377,453 | | | | 175,197,419 | |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 6,170,763 | | | | 47,823,413 | |
Perdoceo Education Corp.(a) | | | 4,430,197 | | | | 77,794,259 | |
Strategic Education, Inc.(a) | | | 1,469,232 | | | | 152,976,436 | |
Stride, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,687,847 | | | | 169,468,753 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.7% | |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.(a) | | | 4,924,986 | | | | 81,114,519 | |
American Assets Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 3,300,653 | | | | 72,317,307 | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 4,566,535 | | | | 47,491,964 | |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 10,536,770 | | | | 280,910,288 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | 8,704,032 | | | | 67,630,329 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | |
ATN International, Inc. | | | 699,957 | | | | 22,052,145 | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,838,834 | | | | 185,461,025 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 5,038,114 | | | | 21,764,652 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 47,061,267 | | | | 73,415,577 | |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.(a)(c) | | | 3,395,235 | | | | 58,975,232 | |
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Electric Utilities — 0.5% | |
MGE Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 2,442,312 | | | | 192,258,801 | |
Otter Tail Corp.(a) | | | 2,816,916 | | | | 243,381,542 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.8% | |
Encore Wire Corp.(a)(c) | | | 1,065,391 | | | | 279,963,447 | |
Powell Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 624,317 | | | | 88,840,309 | |
SunPower Corp.(b)(c) | | | 5,804,166 | | | | 17,412,498 | |
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Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,714,712 | | | $ | 193,939,904 | |
Vicor Corp.(b)(c) | | | 1,528,979 | | | | 58,468,157 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.9% | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 2,517,723 | | | | 256,757,392 | |
Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,425,036 | | | | 81,276,705 | |
Badger Meter, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 1,981,861 | | | | 320,684,928 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 2,422,733 | | | | 72,706,217 | |
CTS Corp.(a)(c) | | | 2,104,607 | | | | 98,474,562 | |
ePlus, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,799,540 | | | | 141,335,872 | |
Fabrinet(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,451,869 | | | | 463,452,278 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,869,964 | | | | 346,915,721 | |
Itron, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,072,273 | | | | 284,246,698 | |
Knowles Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,017,980 | | | | 96,889,478 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 2,417,023 | | | | 29,439,340 | |
OSI Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,062,049 | | | | 151,681,838 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 765,369 | | | | 50,460,778 | |
Plexus Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,864,833 | | | | 176,823,465 | |
Rogers Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,131,654 | | | | 134,316,013 | |
Sanmina Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,766,802 | | | | 234,219,748 | |
ScanSource, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,705,293 | | | | 75,101,104 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,941,351 | | | | 108,632,143 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Archrock, Inc.(a) | | | 9,299,607 | | | | 182,923,270 | |
Bristow Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,626,641 | | | | 44,244,635 | |
Core Laboratories, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 3,156,089 | | | | 53,906,000 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,308,983 | | | | 52,021,387 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,617,898 | | | | 104,258,014 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a) | | | 6,674,055 | | | | 280,710,753 | |
Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 10,243,819 | | | | 212,251,930 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)(b)(c) | | | 602,750 | | | | 51,914,858 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,802,830 | | | | 159,186,222 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 21,699,012 | | | | 259,086,203 | |
ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,750,898 | | | | 46,467,256 | |
RPC, Inc. | | | 5,764,002 | | | | 44,613,375 | |
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,227,271 | | | | 64,870,433 | |
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Entertainment — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,164,919 | | | | 128,753,594 | |
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 1,127,693 | | | | 208,081,912 | |
Marcus Corp. (The)(a)(c) | | | 1,667,844 | | | | 23,783,455 | |
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Financial Services — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
EVERTEC, Inc.(a) | | | 4,365,011 | | | | 174,163,939 | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 1,652,947 | | | | 109,325,915 | |
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,356,819 | | | | 339,614,041 | |
NCR Atleos Corp.(a)(b) | | | 4,519,319 | | | | 89,256,550 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,490,621 | | | | 177,566,683 | |
Payoneer Global, Inc.(b) | | | 15,464,961 | | | | 75,159,710 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 3,139,430 | | | | 105,076,722 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(a) | | | 2,259,029 | | | | 228,297,471 | |
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Food Products — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
B&G Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 5,326,814 | | | | 60,938,752 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc.(a) | | | 1,205,875 | | | | 33,535,384 | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 2,752,678 | | | | 161,995,100 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 2,282,532 | | | | 59,140,404 | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,086,249 | | | | 47,837,917 | |
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J & J Snack Foods Corp.(a) | | | 1,047,125 | | | $ | 151,372,390 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.(a) | | | 609,944 | | | | 64,605,268 | |
Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,134,236 | | | | 208,748,051 | |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.(c) | | | 1,219,796 | | | | 39,070,080 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,398,862 | | | | 132,385,675 | |
WK Kellogg Co.(a) | | | 4,453,810 | | | | 83,731,628 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.(a) | | | 1,501,715 | | | | 161,134,020 | |
Northwest Natural Holding Co.(a) | | | 2,484,275 | | | | 92,464,716 | |
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Ground Transportation — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
ArcBest Corp.(a)(c) | | | 1,598,000 | | | | 227,715,000 | |
Heartland Express, Inc.(c) | | | 3,105,871 | | | | 37,084,100 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 3,919,759 | | | | 72,437,146 | |
RXO, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,903,697 | | | | 172,853,853 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Artivion, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,642,081 | | | | 55,906,434 | |
Avanos Medical, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,135,973 | | | | 62,437,222 | |
CONMED Corp.(a)(c) | | | 2,076,918 | | | | 166,319,593 | |
Embecta Corp.(a) | | | 3,901,050 | | | | 51,766,934 | |
Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,295,574 | | | | 310,739,672 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,369,542 | | | | 146,979,247 | |
Inari Medical, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,461,670 | | | | 166,090,927 | |
Integer Holdings Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,250,685 | | | | 262,609,926 | |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.(a) | | | 1,338,388 | | | | 88,815,428 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,899,999 | | | | 295,424,924 | |
Omnicell, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,071,326 | | | | 89,774,859 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,978,627 | | | | 30,618,556 | |
STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,296,391 | | | | 126,185,847 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,404,210 | | | | 155,953,076 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 477,075 | | | | 120,318,315 | |
Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,750,682 | | | | 49,787,344 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
AdaptHealth Corp.(b)(c) | | | 5,544,377 | | | | 63,815,779 | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,081,030 | | | | 111,713,640 | |
Agiliti, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 2,375,276 | | | | 24,037,793 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,559,053 | | | | 159,966,403 | |
Astrana Health, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,844,329 | | | | 119,433,375 | |
CorVel Corp.(b)(c) | | | 613,521 | | | | 161,331,482 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,238,648 | | | | 41,907,491 | |
Enhabit, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,396,315 | | | | 39,567,070 | |
Ensign Group, Inc. (The)(a)(c) | | | 3,795,717 | | | | 472,263,109 | |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,365,229 | | | | 29,625,469 | |
ModivCare, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 833,714 | | | | 19,550,593 | |
National HealthCare Corp.(a) | | | 910,944 | | | | 86,093,317 | |
NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,609,232 | | | | 135,337,127 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,166,858 | | | | 143,173,635 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc.(a) | | | 5,569,807 | | | | 154,005,164 | |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,594,906 | | | | 56,116,907 | |
Premier, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 8,113,798 | | | | 179,314,936 | |
Privia Health Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,937,472 | | | | 135,905,076 | |
RadNet, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,513,849 | | | | 170,983,892 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 7,100,354 | | | | 214,075,673 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.(a) | | | 1,017,387 | | | | 114,832,471 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
CareTrust REIT, Inc.(a) | | | 8,813,538 | | | | 214,785,921 | |
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Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 1,645,553 | | | $ | 43,689,432 | |
LTC Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 2,797,260 | | | | 90,938,923 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 40,454,242 | | | | 190,134,937 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust(a) | | | 861,560 | | | | 31,627,868 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.4% | |
Certara, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 7,233,468 | | | | 129,334,408 | |
HealthStream, Inc.(a) | | | 1,620,914 | | | | 43,213,567 | |
Schrodinger, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,694,533 | | | | 99,752,391 | |
Simulations Plus, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 1,082,204 | | | | 44,532,695 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 1.1% | |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.(a) | | | 14,407,524 | | | | 235,995,243 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust(a) | | | 3,309,890 | | | | 33,462,988 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a) | | | 14,158,392 | | | | 136,062,147 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(a)(c) | | | 8,138,941 | | | | 125,421,081 | |
Service Properties Trust(a) | | | 11,255,229 | | | | 76,310,453 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 7,288,654 | | | | 47,449,138 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.(a) | | | 13,875,492 | | | | 154,572,981 | |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a) | | | 7,141,689 | | | | 107,196,752 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.0% | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,569,605 | | | | 56,788,309 | |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 5,863,219 | | | | 168,157,121 | |
Brinker International, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,995,298 | | | | 148,806,405 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 3,155,031 | | | | 114,054,371 | |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,175,694 | | | | 39,656,159 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(a) | | | 1,506,060 | | | | 109,535,744 | |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,171,519 | | | | 135,937,089 | |
Dine Brands Global, Inc.(a) | | | 1,048,501 | | | | 48,734,326 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 1,457,249 | | | | 53,670,481 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.(a) | | | 1,321,033 | | | | 90,464,340 | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | | | 901,593 | | | | 67,610,459 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc.(a) | | | 2,218,289 | | | | 147,738,047 | |
Sabre Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 25,710,407 | | | | 62,219,185 | |
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,532,131 | | | | 263,417,588 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,900,127 | | | | 128,971,343 | |
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Household Durables — 3.6% | |
Cavco Industries, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 524,245 | | | | 209,205,210 | |
Century Communities, Inc.(a) | | | 1,909,921 | | | | 184,307,376 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.(a) | | | 1,548,764 | | | | 53,540,771 | |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,725,175 | | | | 103,907,290 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 1,583,140 | | | | 409,605,812 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc.(a) | | | 2,904,172 | | | | 109,254,951 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,388,321 | | | | 161,558,915 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,885,565 | | | | 256,983,654 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 4,033,712 | | | | 253,760,822 | |
Meritage Homes Corp.(a) | | | 2,461,479 | | | | 431,891,105 | |
Newell Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 25,735,429 | | | | 206,655,495 | |
Sonos, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,364,152 | | | | 159,420,737 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,554,297 | | | | 253,389,122 | |
Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | | | 2,059,769 | | | | 128,179,425 | |
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Household Products — 0.7% | |
Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b)(c) | | | 645,442 | | | | 27,644,281 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(b)(c) | | | 3,657,226 | | | | 135,024,784 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 4,508,878 | | | | 132,741,368 | |
WD-40 Co.(a)(c) | | | 915,894 | | | | 232,005,109 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2% | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,345,132 | | | $ | 50,443,789 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C(a) | | | 4,959,617 | | | | 114,319,172 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.5% | |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 1,898,705 | | | | 196,591,916 | |
LXP Industrial Trust(a) | | | 19,763,804 | | | | 178,269,512 | |
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Insurance — 2.6% | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b) | | | 2,217,455 | | | | 34,658,822 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,216,150 | | | | 237,031,953 | |
AMERISAFE, Inc.(a) | | | 1,294,881 | | | | 64,964,180 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd.(a) | | | 3,670,840 | | | | 320,280,790 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,707,559 | | | | 77,506,103 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 29,327,808 | | | | 188,577,805 | |
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 1,659,650 | | | | 110,565,883 | |
HCI Group, Inc. | | | 460,444 | | | | 53,448,340 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp.(a) | | | 2,707,135 | | | | 100,136,924 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 8,036,595 | | | | 256,608,478 | |
Mercury General Corp. | | | 1,795,269 | | | | 92,635,880 | |
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,674,939 | | | | 140,410,136 | |
ProAssurance Corp.(a) | | | 3,378,963 | | | | 43,453,464 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.(a) | | | 980,628 | | | | 80,597,815 | |
SiriusPoint Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 6,144,197 | | | | 78,092,744 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp.(a) | | | 1,813,950 | | | | 118,015,587 | |
Trupanion, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,413,386 | | | | 66,633,587 | |
United Fire Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,437,844 | | | | 31,301,864 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 0.9% | |
Cargurus, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,786,925 | | | | 133,562,229 | |
Cars.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,181,970 | | | | 71,846,245 | |
QuinStreet, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,532,979 | | | | 62,392,409 | |
Shutterstock, Inc. | | | 1,624,615 | | | | 74,423,613 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,301,608 | | | | 202,911,686 | |
Yelp, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,636,777 | | | | 182,689,014 | |
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IT Services — 0.5% | |
DXC Technology Co.(a)(b)(c) | | | 12,349,922 | | | | 261,941,846 | |
Perficient, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,360,058 | | | | 132,847,665 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.4% | |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.(a) | | | 1,200,750 | | | | 55,414,613 | |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,595,780 | | | | 155,163,763 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,927,337 | | | | 128,738,107 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5% | |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,396,872 | | | | 44,461,976 | |
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,704,088 | | | | 44,984,430 | |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,906,178 | | | | 237,073,985 | |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 347,179 | | | | 38,095,952 | |
OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares(b)(d) | | | 450,637 | | | | — | |
OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares(b)(d) | | | 450,637 | | | | — | |
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Machinery — 5.0% | |
3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,040,262 | | | | 40,138,763 | |
Alamo Group, Inc.(a) | | | 697,689 | | | | 159,303,329 | |
Albany International Corp., Class A(a) | | | 2,107,104 | | | | 197,035,295 | |
Astec Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 1,535,967 | | | | 67,137,118 | |
Barnes Group, Inc.(a) | | | 3,432,261 | | | | 127,508,496 | |
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Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A(a)(c) | | | 3,666,165 | | | $ | 130,735,444 | |
Enpro, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 1,411,932 | | | | 238,291,764 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,746,933 | | | | 187,009,178 | |
Federal Signal Corp.(a)(c) | | | 4,114,619 | | | | 349,207,715 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.(a) | | | 2,679,029 | | | | 286,147,087 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(a) | | | 2,110,698 | | | | 109,967,366 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc.(a) | | | 4,737,666 | | | | 238,257,223 | |
John Bean Technologies Corp.(a)(c) | | | 2,150,237 | | | | 225,538,359 | |
Kennametal, Inc.(a) | | | 5,368,903 | | | | 133,900,441 | |
Lindsay Corp.(a) | | | 745,111 | | | | 87,669,760 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 7,666,684 | | | | 413,464,268 | |
Proto Labs, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,741,795 | | | | 62,269,171 | |
SPX Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,082,648 | | | | 379,566,448 | |
Standex International Corp.(a) | | | 804,052 | | | | 146,514,355 | |
Tennant Co.(a) | | | 1,265,074 | | | | 153,845,649 | |
Titan International, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,438,332 | | | | 42,841,617 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 5,529,471 | | | | 153,995,767 | |
Wabash National Corp.(a) | | | 3,066,200 | | | | 91,802,028 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Matson, Inc.(a) | | | 2,359,274 | | | | 265,182,398 | |
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Media — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,058,397 | | | | 24,968,356 | |
EchoStar Corp., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,176,750 | | | | 116,518,688 | |
EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,977,044 | | | | 15,629,783 | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,863,402 | | | | 109,181,518 | |
Scholastic Corp., NVS(a) | | | 1,772,885 | | | | 66,855,493 | |
TechTarget, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,751,877 | | | | 57,952,091 | |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,096,575 | | | | 46,606,862 | |
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Metals & Mining — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 798,420 | | | | 264,412,751 | |
Arch Resources, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,240,564 | | | | 199,470,286 | |
ATI, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,615,311 | | | | 440,845,464 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp.(a) | | | 3,337,014 | | | | 238,329,540 | |
Century Aluminum Co.(b)(c) | | | 3,505,923 | | | | 53,956,155 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc.(a) | | | 2,295,089 | | | | 36,124,701 | |
Haynes International, Inc.(a) | | | 859,335 | | | | 51,663,220 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(a) | | | 1,073,658 | | | | 95,942,079 | |
Materion Corp.(a)(c) | | | 1,394,073 | | | | 183,669,118 | |
Metallus, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,594,345 | | | | 57,724,176 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc.(a) | | | 663,751 | | | | 47,046,671 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 5,657,529 | | | | 63,760,352 | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 2,470,246 | | | | 149,943,932 | |
Worthington Steel, Inc.(c) | | | 2,068,420 | | | | 74,152,857 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.6% | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.(a) | | | 8,856,322 | | | | 98,659,427 | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 9,861,728 | | | | 130,667,896 | |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 3,319,467 | | | | 65,625,863 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 11,636,072 | | | | 231,674,194 | |
Ellington Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 5,370,974 | | | | 63,431,203 | |
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 5,572,478 | | | | 74,448,306 | |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.(a) | | | 7,497,573 | | | | 212,931,073 | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 3,944,687 | | | | 39,683,551 | |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 6,143,898 | | | | 44,236,066 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a) | | | 5,851,251 | | | | 85,896,365 | |
Ready Capital Corp.(a) | | | 10,696,463 | | | | 97,658,707 | |
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Redwood Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 8,882,547 | | | $ | 56,581,824 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a) | | | 6,971,360 | | | | 92,300,806 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Avista Corp.(a) | | | 5,190,615 | | | | 181,775,337 | |
Unitil Corp.(a) | | | 1,087,383 | | | | 56,924,500 | |
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Office REITs — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Brandywine Realty Trust(a) | | | 11,578,470 | | | | 55,576,656 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 8,150,864 | | | | 113,052,484 | |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 6,420,643 | | | | 73,901,601 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 7,158,262 | | | | 187,403,299 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.(a) | | | 8,556,509 | | | | 55,189,483 | |
JBG SMITH Properties(a) | | | 5,773,387 | | | | 92,662,861 | |
SL Green Realty Corp.(a) | | | 4,376,441 | | | | 241,273,192 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
California Resources Corp.(a) | | | 4,367,274 | | | | 240,636,797 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | | | 6,206,409 | | | | 57,595,476 | |
CONSOL Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 1,799,420 | | | | 150,719,419 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 1,969,274 | | | | 70,224,311 | |
Dorian LPG Ltd.(a) | | | 2,315,122 | | | | 89,039,592 | |
Green Plains, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,751,114 | | | | 86,725,756 | |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A(a) | | | 12,508,487 | | | | 324,595,238 | |
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.(a) | | | 6,179,904 | | | | 245,218,591 | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 2,888,579 | | | | 107,050,738 | |
Peabody Energy Corp.(a) | | | 7,437,444 | | | | 180,432,391 | |
REX American Resources Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,031,747 | | | | 60,573,866 | |
SM Energy Co.(a) | | | 7,813,328 | | | | 389,494,401 | |
Talos Energy, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 9,104,216 | | | | 126,821,729 | |
Vital Energy, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,675,148 | | | | 88,012,276 | |
World Kinect Corp.(a) | | | 4,086,958 | | | | 108,100,039 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,325,240,620 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,122,159 | | | | 49,072,013 | |
Mercer International, Inc. | | | 2,972,235 | | | | 29,573,738 | |
Sylvamo Corp.(a) | | | 2,385,560 | | | | 147,284,474 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 8,515,011 | | | | 366,060,323 | |
Allegiant Travel Co.(a) | | | 972,714 | | | | 73,157,820 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 22,509,680 | | | | 167,021,826 | |
SkyWest, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,765,197 | | | | 191,019,809 | |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 2,640,728 | | | | 39,848,586 | |
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| | | | | | | 837,108,364 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co.(a) | | | 3,372,524 | | | | 130,314,327 | |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 1,209,561 | | | | 169,955,416 | |
Medifast, Inc.(a) | | | 730,148 | | | | 27,979,271 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,347,490 | | | | 46,295,787 | |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 751,724 | | | | 36,458,614 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,536,638 | | | | 111,383,775 | |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,023,565 | | | | 70,759,048 | |
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,202,806 | | | | 85,512,929 | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 6,126,543 | | | | 154,327,618 | |
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 2,226,999 | | | | 74,782,626 | |
Innoviva, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,820,945 | | | | 58,231,202 | |
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,107,084 | | | $ | 80,927,840 | |
Organon & Co.(a) | | | 17,261,591 | | | | 324,517,911 | |
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,136,782 | | | | 91,656,770 | |
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A(a) | | | 1,373,776 | | | | 17,762,924 | |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,361,563 | | | | 243,915,011 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,700,424 | | | | 126,221,463 | |
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Professional Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
CSG Systems International, Inc.(a) | | | 1,909,686 | | | | 98,425,216 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.(a) | | | 1,363,310 | | | | 45,889,015 | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 2,164,917 | | | | 54,209,522 | |
Korn Ferry(a) | | | 3,548,325 | | | | 233,337,852 | |
NV5 Global, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 863,377 | | | | 84,619,580 | |
Resources Connection, Inc.(a) | | | 2,156,679 | | | | 28,381,896 | |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,281,348 | | | | 13,287,579 | |
Verra Mobility Corp., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 11,231,675 | | | | 280,454,925 | |
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Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,501,707 | | | | 46,360,549 | |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC(b)(c) | | | 9,581,275 | | | | 100,220,137 | |
eXp World Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 5,221,231 | | | | 53,935,316 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 8,003,226 | | | | 68,667,679 | |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. | | | 1,615,258 | | | | 55,193,366 | |
St. Joe Co. (The) | | | 2,404,900 | | | | 139,412,053 | |
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| | | | | | | 463,789,100 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Centerspace(a) | | | 1,019,861 | | | | 58,274,858 | |
Elme Communities(a) | | | 5,963,619 | | | | 83,013,576 | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 1,519,767 | | | | 48,921,300 | |
Veris Residential, Inc.(a) | | | 5,444,267 | | | | 82,807,301 | |
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| | | | | | | 273,017,035 | |
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Retail REITs — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Realty Trust(a) | | | 6,942,661 | | | | 118,094,664 | |
Getty Realty Corp.(a) | | | 3,316,407 | | | | 90,703,731 | |
Macerich Co. (The)(a) | | | 14,585,764 | | | | 251,312,714 | |
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.(a) | | | 8,240,610 | | | | 295,590,681 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.(a) | | | 8,553,621 | | | | 109,657,421 | |
Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 876,000 | | | | 33,717,240 | |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 10,042,064 | | | | 147,116,238 | |
Tanger, Inc.(a) | | | 7,272,380 | | | | 214,753,381 | |
Urban Edge Properties(a) | | | 7,945,631 | | | | 137,221,047 | |
Whitestone REIT(a) | | | 3,191,460 | | | | 40,052,823 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,438,219,940 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9% | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,551,851 | | | | 34,202,796 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,212,972 | | | | 246,790,637 | |
CEVA, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,596,318 | | | | 36,252,382 | |
Cohu, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,225,099 | | | | 107,492,550 | |
Diodes, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,102,552 | | | | 218,729,916 | |
FormFactor, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,257,006 | | | | 239,877,184 | |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 1,988,276 | | | | 76,787,219 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 3,815,123 | | | | 191,938,838 | |
MaxLinear, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,050,990 | | | | 94,301,983 | |
PDF Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,067,547 | | | | 69,614,307 | |
Photronics, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,228,499 | | | | 119,751,092 | |
Semtech Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,341,977 | | | | 119,360,948 | |
SiTime Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,180,197 | | | | 110,029,766 | |
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,501,008 | | | | 92,146,531 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,836,630 | | | | 272,323,997 | |
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Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,036,328 | | | $ | 139,488,908 | |
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,805,396 | | | | 133,835,777 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,302,924,831 | |
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Software — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
A10 Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 4,735,618 | | | | 64,830,610 | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,361,371 | | | | 244,471,131 | |
Adeia, Inc.(a) | | | 7,007,031 | | | | 76,516,779 | |
Agilysys, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,369,672 | | | | 115,408,563 | |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,375,882 | | | | 244,650,169 | |
BlackLine, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,434,430 | | | | 221,795,489 | |
Box, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,697,124 | | | | 274,622,552 | |
Cerence, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,829,587 | | | | 44,565,995 | |
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,413,229 | | | | 330,969,132 | |
Envestnet, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 1,836,051 | | | | 106,325,713 | |
InterDigital, Inc.(a) | | | 1,740,475 | | | | 185,290,969 | |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 4,482,145 | | | | 154,634,003 | |
N-able, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 4,695,395 | | | | 61,368,813 | |
NCR Voyix Corp.(a)(b)(c) | | | 9,060,314 | | | | 114,431,766 | |
Progress Software Corp.(a) | | | 2,971,624 | | | | 158,417,275 | |
Sprinklr, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | | | 5,260,219 | | | | 64,542,887 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,478,207 | | | | 458,220,474 | |
Xperi, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,944,855 | | | | 35,514,951 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,956,577,271 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 6,116,709 | | | | 149,675,869 | |
Outfront Media, Inc.(a) | | | 9,809,517 | | | | 164,701,790 | |
Safehold, Inc.(c) | | | 3,024,220 | | | | 62,298,932 | |
Uniti Group, Inc.(a) | | | 16,121,627 | | | | 95,117,599 | |
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| | | | | | | 471,794,190 | |
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Specialty Retail — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)(b)(c) | | | 3,403,949 | | | | 426,616,928 | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 5,007,531 | | | | 338,208,644 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(a) | | | 3,991,662 | | | | 339,650,520 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 12,539,763 | | | | 323,400,488 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,389,593 | | | | 327,638,238 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,046,417 | | | | 194,716,578 | |
Buckle, Inc. (The) | | | 1,983,396 | | | | 79,871,357 | |
Caleres, Inc.(a) | | | 2,254,192 | | | | 92,489,498 | |
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A(a)(c) | | | 2,901,747 | | | | 31,716,095 | |
Foot Locker, Inc.(a) | | | 5,532,824 | | | | 157,685,484 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 896,841 | | | | 262,083,845 | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 1,855,528 | | | | 58,393,466 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.(a) | | | 903,664 | | | | 30,833,016 | |
Hibbett, Inc.(a) | | | 795,172 | | | | 61,077,161 | |
Leslie’s, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 12,463,461 | | | | 81,012,497 | |
MarineMax, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 1,367,038 | | | | 45,467,684 | |
Monro, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 2,019,808 | | | | 63,704,744 | |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,311,347 | | | | 117,699,450 | |
ODP Corp. (The)(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,258,185 | | | | 119,796,714 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 7,084,687 | | | | 87,991,813 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc.(c) | | | 1,215,861 | | | | 44,549,147 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd.(a)(c) | | | 2,992,838 | | | | 299,493,299 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A | | | 1,003,936 | | | | 57,164,116 | |
Upbound Group, Inc.(a) | | | 3,022,508 | | | | 106,422,507 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 3,832,792 | | | | 166,419,829 | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)(c) | | | 5,230,433 | | | | 101,365,792 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2% | |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 2,930,316 | | | $ | 36,160,099 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 7,637,081 | | | | 136,703,750 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0% | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,763,228 | | | | 80,161,244 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 23,642,232 | | | | 137,124,946 | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 3,376,801 | | | | 203,452,260 | |
Movado Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,056,703 | | | | 29,513,715 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 997,034 | | | | 112,066,622 | |
Steven Madden Ltd.(a) | | | 4,736,380 | | | | 200,254,146 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.(a) | | | 5,388,424 | | | | 60,404,233 | |
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Tobacco — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Universal Corp.(a) | | | 1,668,433 | | | | 86,291,355 | |
Vector Group Ltd.(a) | | | 8,952,870 | | | | 98,123,455 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Air Lease Corp., Class A(a) | | | 6,972,961 | | | | 358,689,114 | |
Boise Cascade Co.(a) | | | 2,673,532 | | | | 410,039,603 | |
DNOW, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,218,368 | | | | 109,719,194 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 900,586 | | | | 48,388,486 | |
GMS, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,689,039 | | | | 261,751,056 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 4,160,083 | | | | 222,647,642 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
American States Water Co.(a) | | | 2,497,584 | | | | 180,425,468 | |
California Water Service Group(a) | | | 3,897,625 | | | | 181,161,610 | |
Middlesex Water Co.(a) | | | 1,202,817 | | | | 63,147,893 | |
SJW Group(a) | | | 1,972,638 | | | | 111,631,584 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |
Gogo, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 4,189,999 | | | $ | 36,788,191 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 6,692,156 | | | | 107,208,339 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 97.7% (Cost: $66,647,645,499) | | | | 78,478,640,389 | |
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Money Market Funds — 7.2% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(a)(e)(f) | | | 4,166,759,455 | | | | 4,168,842,834 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(a)(e) | | | 1,650,477,675 | | | | 1,650,477,675 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 7.2% (Cost: $5,816,812,131) | | | | 5,819,320,509 | |
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Total Investments — 104.9% (Cost: $72,464,457,630) | | | | 84,297,960,898 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.9)% | | | | (3,938,698,282 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 80,359,262,616 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
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| | 3D Systems Corp. | | $ | 102,182,418 | | | $ | 12,535,672 | | | $ | (15,925,134 | ) | | $ | (18,192,885 | ) | | $ | (40,461,308 | ) | | $ | 40,138,763 | | | | 9,040,262 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | |
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| | 8x8, Inc.(a) | | | 34,349,003 | | | | 2,690,047 | | | | (24,464,675 | ) | | | (106,508,755 | ) | | | 93,934,380 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | A10 Networks, Inc. | | | 72,406,332 | | | | 16,151,187 | | | | (15,421,656 | ) | | | 255,275 | | | | (8,560,528 | ) | | | 64,830,610 | | | | 4,735,618 | | | | 1,114,266 | | | | — | | | |
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| | AAON, Inc. | | | 296,224,899 | | | | 52,699,613 | | | | (55,128,107 | ) | | | 19,744,027 | | | | 87,651,550 | | | | 401,191,982 | | | | 4,553,825 | | | | 1,461,245 | | | | — | | | |
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| | AAR Corp. | | | 130,130,171 | | | | 27,466,734 | | | | (35,570,614 | ) | | | 7,356,601 | | | | 4,804,278 | | | | 134,187,170 | | | | 2,241,309 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Aaron’s Co., Inc.(a) | | | 22,311,151 | | | | 2,358,610 | | | | (25,150,477 | ) | | | (19,683,119 | ) | | | 20,163,835 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 553,564 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 98,817,944 | | | | 41,754,452 | | | | (47,903,252 | ) | | | 19,226,147 | | | | 314,721,637 | | | | 426,616,928 | | | | 3,403,949 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 216,184,140 | | | | 37,927,279 | | | | (61,464,964 | ) | | | 2,038,348 | | | | (5,254,386 | ) | | | 189,430,417 | | | | 4,245,415 | | | | 4,037,440 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 371,182,519 | | | | 56,830,146 | | | | (91,132,017 | ) | | | 13,582,535 | | | | (12,254,539 | ) | | | 338,208,644 | | | | 5,007,531 | | | | 2,009,900 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Acadia Realty Trust | | | 95,963,864 | | | | 19,720,282 | | | | (18,009,354 | ) | | | (9,325,161 | ) | | | 29,745,033 | | | | 118,094,664 | | | | 6,942,661 | | | | 4,739,971 | | | | — | | | |
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| | ACI Worldwide, Inc. | | | — | | | | 208,374,425 | | | | (15,822,981 | ) | | | 927,228 | | | | 50,992,459 | | | | 244,471,131 | | | | 7,361,371 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Addus HomeCare Corp. | | | 125,019,590 | | | | 20,296,776 | | | | (28,024,534 | ) | | | 119,613 | | | | (5,697,805 | ) | | | 111,713,640 | | | | 1,081,030 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Adeia, Inc. | | | 62,082,295 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,434,484 | | | | 76,516,779 | | | | 7,007,031 | | | | 1,401,406 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Adtalem Global Education, Inc. | | | 127,926,317 | | | | 27,790,650 | | | | (57,065,516 | ) | | | 4,699,007 | | | | 32,694,291 | | | | 136,044,749 | | | | 2,646,785 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | | | 81,436,976 | | | | 8,334,821 | | | | (11,366,496 | ) | | | (9,090,010 | ) | | | (43,209,781 | ) | | | 26,105,510 | | | | 4,798,807 | | | | 922,309 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | — | | | | 314,287,457 | | | | (42,593,866 | ) | | | (1,103,745 | ) | | | 69,060,674 | | | | 339,650,520 | | | | 3,991,662 | | | | 1,995,495 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | | $ | 266,681,030 | | | $ | 48,745,071 | | | $ | (69,642,189 | ) | | $ | 13,855,286 | | | $ | (2,881,806 | ) | | $ | 256,757,392 | | | | 2,517,723 | | | $ | 1,042,618 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | AdvanSix, Inc. | | | 76,656,303 | | | | 12,628,479 | | | | (18,296,453 | ) | | | 872,176 | | | | (19,631,986 | ) | | | 52,228,519 | | | | 1,826,172 | | | | 1,188,538 | | | | — | | | |
| | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 309,930,501 | | | | 17,956,693 | | | | (337,322,963 | ) | | | 113,289,725 | | | | (103,853,956 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | AeroVironment, Inc. | | | 167,676,570 | | | | 53,773,956 | | | | (41,679,813 | ) | | | 12,179,683 | | | | 97,784,518 | | | | 289,734,914 | | | | 1,890,233 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Agilysys, Inc. | | | 119,751,301 | | | | 22,219,338 | | | | (27,667,199 | ) | | | 9,223,842 | | | | (8,118,719 | ) | | | 115,408,563 | | | | 1,369,672 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Air Lease Corp., Class A | | | — | | | | 331,037,137 | | | | (2,377,521 | ) | | | 31,965 | | | | 29,997,533 | | | | 358,689,114 | | | | 6,972,961 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 138,123,499 | | | | 25,989,432 | | | | (34,989,468 | ) | | | 8,365,199 | | | | 21,814,667 | | | | 159,303,329 | | | | 697,689 | | | | 656,965 | | | | — | | | |
| | Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. | | | 182,914,919 | | | | 37,566,899 | | | | (52,111,317 | ) | | | (6,178,890 | ) | | | 82,458,558 | | | | 244,650,169 | | | | 3,375,882 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | — | | | | 352,464,751 | | | | (20,999,661 | ) | | | (42,842 | ) | | | 34,638,075 | | | | 366,060,323 | | | | 8,515,011 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 202,299,869 | | | | 35,618,488 | | | | (49,041,613 | ) | | | 8,469,380 | | | | (310,829 | ) | | | 197,035,295 | | | | 2,107,104 | | | | 2,207,633 | | | | — | | | |
| | Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | | | 99,630,606 | | | | 17,838,628 | | | | (23,695,680 | ) | | | (3,478,816 | ) | | | (9,180,219 | ) | | | 81,114,519 | | | | 4,924,986 | | | | 4,478,387 | | | | — | | | |
| | Alkermes PLC | | | — | | | | 324,662,642 | | | | (15,203,457 | ) | | | (158,782 | ) | | | (4,225,401 | ) | | | 305,075,002 | | | | 11,269,856 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 104,538,121 | | | | 19,130,529 | | | | (32,778,352 | ) | | | (24,065,074 | ) | | | 6,332,596 | | | | 73,157,820 | | | | 972,714 | | | | 1,890,415 | | | | — | | | |
| | Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. | | | 43,950,060 | | | | 8,982,018 | | | | (11,361,752 | ) | | | (2,058,133 | ) | | | (5,309,397 | ) | | | 34,202,796 | | | | 1,551,851 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | | | — | | | | 202,673,954 | | | | (27,894,535 | ) | | | 4,340,258 | | | | 85,293,074 | | | | 264,412,751 | | | | 798,420 | | | | 405,803 | | | | — | | | |
| | AMC Networks, Inc., Class A | | | 35,658,903 | | | | 6,695,360 | | | | (6,206,835 | ) | | | (2,630,731 | ) | | | (8,548,341 | ) | | | 24,968,356 | | | | 2,058,397 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 70,755,064 | | | | 13,248,344 | | | | (21,387,249 | ) | | | (18,557,232 | ) | | | 28,258,380 | | | | 72,317,307 | | | | 3,300,653 | | | | 4,183,601 | | | | — | | | |
| | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. | | | 65,189,406 | | | | 12,453,467 | | | | (15,431,216 | ) | | | (7,324,447 | ) | | | 3,485,377 | | | | 58,372,587 | | | | 7,931,058 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 170,730,968 | | | | 44,079,077 | | | | (47,146,065 | ) | | | 7,761,605 | | | | 147,974,903 | | | | 323,400,488 | | | | 12,539,763 | | | | 5,341,492 | | | | — | | | |
| | American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 184,632,248 | | | | 41,084,859 | | | | (78,114,398 | ) | | | 17,633,998 | | | | 71,795,246 | | | | 237,031,953 | | | | 4,216,150 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | American States Water Co. | | | 239,487,349 | | | | 38,288,209 | | | | (54,892,192 | ) | | | 7,577,550 | | | | (50,035,448 | ) | | | 180,425,468 | | | | 2,497,584 | | | | 4,334,250 | | | | — | | | |
| | American Vanguard Corp.(a) | | | 44,332,031 | | | | 3,392,514 | | | | (25,952,536 | ) | | | (13,972,592 | ) | | | (7,799,417 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 113,526 | | | | — | | | |
| | American Woodmark Corp. | | | 63,064,789 | | | | 18,117,918 | | | | (27,180,138 | ) | | | 783,132 | | | | 55,811,433 | | | | 110,597,134 | | | | 1,087,912 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(a) | | | 33,227,486 | | | | 6,428,044 | | | | (33,231,072 | ) | | | (21,996,273 | ) | | | 15,571,815 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Ameris Bancorp | | | 173,814,150 | | | | 5,628,006 | | | | (22,696,563 | ) | | | (2,757,721 | ) | | | 54,196,106 | | | | 208,183,978 | | | | 4,303,100 | | | | 2,626,926 | | | | — | | | |
| | AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 68,324,067 | | | | 14,189,248 | | | | (19,459,858 | ) | | | (1,660,710 | ) | | | 3,571,433 | | | | 64,964,180 | | | | 1,294,881 | | | | 6,315,443 | | | | — | | | |
| | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. | | | 261,702,877 | | | | 42,272,807 | | | | (101,097,642 | ) | | | 9,462,115 | | | | (52,373,754 | ) | | | 159,966,403 | | | | 2,559,053 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 102,744,038 | | | | 25,344,936 | | | | (34,763,222 | ) | | | 8,831,273 | | | | 9,226,750 | | | | 111,383,775 | | | | 2,536,638 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Andersons, Inc. (The) | | | 93,462,493 | | | | 21,847,664 | | | | (27,525,578 | ) | | | 5,859,730 | | | | 28,985,271 | | | | 122,629,580 | | | | 2,137,521 | | | | 1,611,295 | | | | — | | | |
| | AngioDynamics, Inc.(a) | | | 29,484,283 | | | | 2,522,880 | | | | (23,591,858 | ) | | | (31,724,349 | ) | | | 23,309,044 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 35,360,373 | | | | 21,576,536 | | | | (13,503,979 | ) | | | 1,904,292 | | | | 5,744,594 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 30,577,724 | | | | 2,113,877 | | | | (20,932,066 | ) | | | (23,274,993 | ) | | | 11,515,458 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. | | | 43,897,144 | | | | 10,426,494 | | | | (15,035,893 | ) | | | (11,283,518 | ) | | | 18,356,322 | | | | 46,360,549 | | | | 7,501,707 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 69,807,317 | | | | 15,867,484 | | | | (21,490,677 | ) | | | 1,883,671 | | | | 22,246,114 | | | | 88,313,909 | | | | 1,491,789 | | | | 1,493,977 | | | | — | | | |
| | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 88,167,627 | | | | 18,643,458 | | | | (19,511,825 | ) | | | (14,320,479 | ) | | | 25,680,646 | | | | 98,659,427 | | | | 8,856,322 | | | | 10,529,773 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | | $ | — | | | $ | 258,770,536 | | | $ | (25,166,587 | ) | | $ | (113,085 | ) | | $ | 2,504,379 | | | $ | 235,995,243 | | | | 14,407,524 | | | $ | 8,584,355 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 399,375,919 | | | | 74,919,983 | | | | (598,953,556 | ) | | | 315,406,994 | | | | (190,749,340 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,814,688 | | | | — | | | |
| | Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | | — | | | | 140,226,702 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (9,558,806 | ) | | | 130,667,896 | | | | 9,861,728 | | | | 11,890,192 | | | | — | | | |
| | ArcBest Corp. | | | 162,821,305 | | | | 34,747,441 | | | | (50,232,553 | ) | | | 13,484,314 | | | | 66,894,493 | | | | 227,715,000 | | | | 1,598,000 | | | | 800,508 | | | | — | | | |
| | Arch Resources, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 201,188,547 | | | | (1,441,664 | ) | | | (9,860 | ) | | | (266,737 | ) | | | 199,470,286 | | | | 1,240,564 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Archrock, Inc. | | | 95,015,517 | | | | 24,785,823 | | | | (25,737,313 | ) | | | 88,781 | | | | 88,770,462 | | | | 182,923,270 | | | | 9,299,607 | | | | 3,555,401 | | | | — | | | |
| | Arconic Corp.(a) | | | 194,186,802 | | | | 11,920,917 | | | | (233,498,142 | ) | | | 99,041,991 | | | | (71,651,568 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Arcosa, Inc. | | | 222,096,270 | | | | 45,908,816 | | | | (62,191,990 | ) | | | 16,803,683 | | | | 60,110,928 | | | | 282,727,707 | | | | 3,292,892 | | | | 672,652 | | | | — | | | |
| | Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(b) | | | 69,313,550 | | | | 13,651,691 | | | | (16,400,309 | ) | | | (6,163,910 | ) | | | 56,650,434 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Arlo Technologies, Inc. | | | 39,065,554 | | | | 13,331,312 | | | | (13,484,621 | ) | | | 3,280,227 | | | | 39,084,233 | | | | 81,276,705 | | | | 6,425,036 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | | | 58,248,207 | | | | 10,589,974 | | | | (12,608,507 | ) | | | (4,119,541 | ) | | | (4,618,169 | ) | | | 47,491,964 | | | | 4,566,535 | | | | 3,635,239 | | | | — | | | |
| | ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | | | 62,319,873 | | | | 44,356,159 | | | | (17,348,651 | ) | | | (6,045,333 | ) | | | (17,656,185 | ) | | | 65,625,863 | | | | 3,319,467 | | | | 6,211,695 | | | | — | | | |
| | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | — | | | | 310,483,512 | | | | (15,733,974 | ) | | | 580,813 | | | | 75,282,131 | | | | 370,612,482 | | | | 2,983,517 | | | | 840,898 | | | | — | | | |
| | Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 181,429,595 | | | | (5,126,671 | ) | | | (190,132 | ) | | | 34,660,484 | | | | 210,773,276 | | | | 4,605,053 | | | | 6,105,566 | | | | — | | | |
| | Artivion, Inc. | | | 38,495,097 | | | | 9,175,874 | | | | (13,479,854 | ) | | | (4,757,594 | ) | | | 26,472,911 | | | | 55,906,434 | | | | 2,642,081 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 338,291,310 | | | | 57,406,677 | | | | (106,708,897 | ) | | | 28,773,962 | | | | 9,875,186 | | | | 327,638,238 | | | | 1,389,593 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 219,398,891 | | | | 48,844,195 | | | | (90,029,243 | ) | | | 17,420,984 | | | | 124,645,963 | | | | 320,280,790 | | | | 3,670,840 | | | | 4,584,663 | | | | — | | | |
| | Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 68,264,543 | | | | 12,892,866 | | | | (18,703,066 | ) | | | (2,674,292 | ) | | | 7,357,067 | | | | 67,137,118 | | | | 1,535,967 | | | | 825,354 | | | | — | | | |
| | Astrana Health, Inc.(c)(d) | | | N/A | | | | 20,180,869 | | | | (20,236,400 | ) | | | (14,344,089 | ) | | | (76,644,784 | ) | | | 119,433,375 | | | | 2,844,329 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ATI, Inc. | | | 371,755,383 | | | | 67,622,949 | | | | (101,184,445 | ) | | | 32,352,057 | | | | 70,299,520 | | | | 440,845,464 | | | | 8,615,311 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 160,737,723 | | | | 7,405,178 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,887,843 | | | | 172,030,744 | | | | 4,872,012 | | | | 5,987,101 | | | | — | | | |
| | Avanos Medical, Inc. | | | 100,495,981 | | | | 15,383,225 | | | | (20,654,282 | ) | | | (8,549,653 | ) | | | (24,238,049 | ) | | | 62,437,222 | | | | 3,135,973 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Avantax, Inc.(a) | | | 76,349,477 | | | | 8,372,111 | | | | (82,983,133 | ) | | | 18,765,580 | | | | (20,504,035 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a) | | | 84,935,412 | | | | 7,516,766 | | | | (37,318,233 | ) | | | (101,056,363 | ) | | | 45,922,418 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Avid Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 77,158,914 | | | | 8,031,199 | | | | (73,180,877 | ) | | | (896,022 | ) | | | (11,113,214 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Avista Corp. | | | 225,297,559 | | | | 8,236,744 | | | | (12,219,467 | ) | | | (3,055,063 | ) | | | (36,484,436 | ) | | | 181,775,337 | | | | 5,190,615 | | | | 9,700,820 | | | | — | | | |
| | Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | | | 317,914,779 | | | | 60,226,783 | | | | (88,765,705 | ) | | | 32,509,367 | | | | (75,094,587 | ) | | | 246,790,637 | | | | 2,212,972 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Axos Financial, Inc. | | | 143,594,987 | | | | 14,697,510 | | | | (34,398,094 | ) | | | 1,138,388 | | | | 59,531,210 | | | | 184,564,001 | | | | 3,415,322 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | AZZ, Inc. | | | 74,597,593 | | | | 18,464,471 | | | | (23,333,066 | ) | | | (178,621 | ) | | | 61,392,044 | | | | 130,942,421 | | | | 1,693,732 | | | | 1,180,633 | | | | — | | | |
| | B&G Foods, Inc. | | | 80,873,267 | | | | 15,746,385 | | | | (4,535,251 | ) | | | (19,661,742 | ) | | | (11,483,907 | ) | | | 60,938,752 | | | | 5,326,814 | | | | 3,905,751 | | | | — | | | |
| | Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 259,557,610 | | | | 56,988,769 | | | | (79,398,547 | ) | | | 25,440,119 | | | | 58,096,977 | | | | 320,684,928 | | | | 1,981,861 | | | | 2,107,443 | | | | — | | | |
| | Balchem Corp. | | | 295,818,759 | | | | 54,244,496 | | | | (75,911,755 | ) | | | 10,747,073 | | | | 52,472,358 | | | | 337,370,931 | | | | 2,177,289 | | | | 1,704,543 | | | | — | | | |
| | Banc of California, Inc. | | | 50,130,563 | | | | 90,166,357 | | | | (11,564,301 | ) | | | (3,546,721 | ) | | | 17,590,083 | | | | 142,775,981 | | | | 9,386,981 | | | | 2,388,265 | | | | — | | | |
| | Bancorp, Inc. (The) | | | 110,908,893 | | | | 1,962,703 | | | | (17,310,654 | ) | | | 3,825,773 | | | | 19,633,751 | | | | 119,020,466 | | | | 3,557,097 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | — | | | | 117,392,079 | | | | (14,295,442 | ) | | | 2,327,182 | | | | 58,990,801 | | | | 164,414,620 | | | | 2,635,272 | | | | 5,648,069 | | | | — | | | |
| | BankUnited, Inc. | | | 118,713,424 | | | | — | | | | (7,973,598 | ) | | | 389,150 | | | | 26,999,812 | | | | 138,128,788 | | | | 4,933,171 | | | | 5,500,405 | | | | — | | | |
| | Banner Corp. | | | 131,055,405 | | | | 1,544,299 | | | | (7,661,617 | ) | | | (3,018,905 | ) | | | (12,619,198 | ) | | | 109,299,984 | | | | 2,277,083 | | | | 4,520,978 | | | | — | | | |
| | Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 148,456,693 | | | | 24,311,415 | | | | (34,202,327 | ) | | | (8,348,208 | ) | | | (2,709,077 | ) | | | 127,508,496 | | | | 3,432,261 | | | | 2,256,628 | | | | — | | | |
| | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 60,719,294 | | | | 13,216,029 | | | | (16,468,824 | ) | | | (178,687 | ) | | | 15,418,405 | | | | 72,706,217 | | | | 2,422,733 | | | | 1,608,385 | | | | — | | | |
| | Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 77,475,120 | | | | — | | | | (5,457,946 | ) | | | (3,082,683 | ) | | | (3,788,746 | ) | | | 65,145,745 | | | | 2,842,310 | | | | 2,155,418 | | | | — | | | |
| | Big Lots, Inc.(a) | | | 22,968,269 | | | | 841,912 | | | | (16,724,496 | ) | | | (54,047,106 | ) | | | 46,961,421 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | BioLife Solutions, Inc. | | | 54,067,629 | | | | 8,744,444 | | | | (9,785,999 | ) | | | (10,938,789 | ) | | | 2,374,691 | | | | 44,461,976 | | | | 2,396,872 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. | | | 49,529,579 | | | | 10,930,082 | | | | (14,478,204 | ) | | | (2,800,573 | ) | | | 13,607,425 | | | | 56,788,309 | | | | 1,569,605 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | BlackLine, Inc. | | | — | | | | 226,996,636 | | | | (1,578,493 | ) | | | (18,587 | ) | | | (3,604,067 | ) | | | 221,795,489 | | | | 3,434,430 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 4,009,427,142 | | | $ | 158,638,909 | (e) | | $ | — | | | $ | (40,253 | ) | | $ | 817,036 | | | $ | 4,168,842,834 | | | | 4,166,759,455 | | | $ | 17,422,714 | (f) | | $ | — | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 1,360,595,186 | | | | 289,882,489 | (e) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,650,477,675 | | | | 1,650,477,675 | | | | 71,001,063 | | | | — | | | |
| | Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 300,510,773 | | | | (27,770,802 | ) | | | (1,129,703 | ) | | | (39,936,074 | ) | | | 231,674,194 | | | | 11,636,072 | | | | 21,547,037 | | | | — | | | |
| | Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 164,133,452 | | | | 29,869,748 | | | | (43,895,355 | ) | | | 4,612,079 | | | | 13,437,197 | | | | 168,157,121 | | | | 5,863,219 | | | | 5,834,896 | | | | — | | | |
| | Boise Cascade Co. | | | 181,861,713 | | | | 51,507,584 | | | | (68,616,359 | ) | | | 21,363,042 | | | | 223,923,623 | | | | 410,039,603 | | | | 2,673,532 | | | | 23,811,753 | | | | — | | | |
| | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | | | 166,546,614 | | | | 33,224,315 | | | | (43,638,261 | ) | | | 8,844,665 | | | | 29,739,245 | | | | 194,716,578 | | | | 2,046,417 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Box, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 287,117,152 | | | | (1,931,947 | ) | | | (52,595 | ) | | | (10,510,058 | ) | | | 274,622,552 | | | | 9,697,124 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 59,150,320 | | | | 4,049,742 | | | | (10,991,598 | ) | | | (12,925,672 | ) | | | 16,293,864 | | | | 55,576,656 | | | | 11,578,470 | | | | 4,464,369 | | | | — | | | |
| | Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | | | 55,527,481 | | | | 9,602,636 | | | | (12,969,587 | ) | | | 2,668,631 | | | | (4,728,548 | ) | | | 50,100,613 | | | | 2,193,547 | | | | 90,231 | | | | — | | | |
| | Brinker International, Inc. | | | 122,025,676 | | | | 23,874,264 | | | | (30,650,629 | ) | | | 1,855,468 | | | | 31,701,626 | | | | 148,806,405 | | | | 2,995,298 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Bristow Group, Inc. | | | 38,410,826 | | | | 9,233,791 | | | | (11,497,213 | ) | | | (459,288 | ) | | | 8,556,519 | | | | 44,244,635 | | | | 1,626,641 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 61,759,068 | | | | 3,575,678 | | | | (2,978,679 | ) | | | (2,795,950 | ) | | | (633,311 | ) | | | 58,926,806 | | | | 5,916,346 | | | | 3,256,631 | | | | — | | | |
| | Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 36,920,281 | | | | 7,699,977 | | | | (9,835,127 | ) | | | (9,701,597 | ) | | | 8,451,850 | | | | 33,535,384 | | | | 1,205,875 | | | | 486,076 | | | | — | | | |
| | Caleres, Inc. | | | 56,132,878 | | | | 13,965,445 | | | | (23,371,221 | ) | | | 980,163 | | | | 44,782,233 | | | | 92,489,498 | | | | 2,254,192 | | | | 673,804 | | | | — | | | |
| | California Resources Corp. | | | — | | | | 254,219,698 | | | | (68,445,204 | ) | | | 9,603,870 | | | | 45,258,433 | | | | 240,636,797 | | | | 4,367,274 | | | | 4,109,257 | | | | — | | | |
| | California Water Service Group | | | 232,582,390 | | | | 36,917,378 | | | | (41,924,271 | ) | | | 2,152,668 | | | | (48,566,555 | ) | | | 181,161,610 | | | | 3,897,625 | | | | 4,166,587 | | | | — | | | |
| | Calix, Inc. | | | — | | | | 135,669,442 | | | | (628,481 | ) | | | (4,301 | ) | | | (3,379,688 | ) | | | 131,656,972 | | | | 3,970,355 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Callon Petroleum Co.(a) | | | 124,618,741 | | | | 31,143,921 | | | | (163,477,206 | ) | | | (32,514,187 | ) | | | 40,228,731 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 168,023,093 | | | | 31,521,633 | | | | (31,794,623 | ) | | | 2,315,614 | | | | (8,070,617 | ) | | | 161,995,100 | | | | 2,752,678 | | | | 8,455,304 | | | | — | | | |
| | Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 62,108,969 | | | | 4,548,587 | | | | (9,234,407 | ) | | | (5,942,467 | ) | | | (1,443,544 | ) | | | 50,037,138 | | | | 8,395,493 | | | | 2,993,180 | | | | — | | | |
| | Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 16,036,723 | | | | 440,017 | | | | (10,905,794 | ) | | | (63,470,393 | ) | | | 57,899,447 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 60,718,195 | | | | 924,107 | | | | (62,068,809 | ) | | | (46,213,982 | ) | | | 46,640,489 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | CareTrust REIT, Inc. | | | 142,006,280 | | | | 76,072,394 | | | | (39,380,809 | ) | | | 2,667,088 | | | | 33,420,968 | | | | 214,785,921 | | | | 8,813,538 | | | | 6,554,318 | | | | — | | | |
| | Cargurus, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 157,869,219 | | | | (28,450,486 | ) | | | (2,030,920 | ) | | | 6,174,416 | | | | 133,562,229 | | | | 5,786,925 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 157,860,239 | | | | 40,185,294 | | | | (51,266,571 | ) | | | 16,348,122 | | | | 75,202,456 | | | | 238,329,540 | | | | 3,337,014 | | | | 2,720,364 | | | | — | | | |
| | Cars.com, Inc. | | | 86,875,148 | | | | 16,407,531 | | | | (21,908,954 | ) | | | 2,147,976 | | | | (11,675,456 | ) | | | 71,846,245 | | | | 4,181,970 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 115,688,475 | | | | 30,190,387 | | | | (20,760,507 | ) | | | (959,739 | ) | | | (3,578,302 | ) | | | 120,580,314 | | | | 7,564,637 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Cathay General Bancorp | | | — | | | | 161,089,161 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,271,026 | | | | 166,360,187 | | | | 4,397,573 | | | | 2,982,056 | | | | — | | | |
| | Cavco Industries, Inc. | | | 187,257,209 | | | | 31,204,835 | | | | (50,047,605 | ) | | | 12,005,941 | | | | 28,784,830 | | | | 209,205,210 | | | | 524,245 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Centerspace | | | 59,983,030 | | | | 12,247,464 | | | | (15,773,017 | ) | | | (6,817,840 | ) | | | 8,635,221 | | | | 58,274,858 | | | | 1,019,861 | | | | 2,293,648 | | | | — | | | |
| | Central Garden & Pet Co. | | | 28,991,932 | | | | 5,998,091 | | | | (13,119,348 | ) | | | 865,123 | | | | 4,908,483 | | | | 27,644,281 | | | | 645,442 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 28,595,554 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,955,407 | | | | 31,550,961 | | | | 1,597,517 | | | | 1,661,418 | | | | — | | | |
| | Century Communities, Inc. | | | 131,731,066 | | | | 29,186,015 | | | | (39,316,531 | ) | | | 10,457,625 | | | | 52,249,201 | | | | 184,307,376 | | | | 1,909,921 | | | | 1,875,821 | | | | — | | | |
| | Cerence, Inc. | | | 82,103,671 | | | | 13,905,211 | | | | (17,666,717 | ) | | | (2,038,389 | ) | | | (31,737,781 | ) | | | 44,565,995 | | | | 2,829,587 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | CEVA, Inc. | | | 51,414,406 | | | | 7,859,153 | | | | (9,939,822 | ) | | | (4,295,650 | ) | | | (8,785,705 | ) | | | 36,252,382 | | | | 1,596,318 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 37,098,924 | | | | 6,680,358 | | | | (7,617,132 | ) | | | (5,977,339 | ) | | | 3,278,177 | | | | 33,462,988 | | | | 3,309,890 | | | | 933,304 | | | | — | | | |
| | Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | | | 122,152,475 | | | | 23,481,282 | | | | (33,627,808 | ) | | | (2,230,027 | ) | | | 4,278,449 | | | | 114,054,371 | | | | 3,155,031 | | | | 3,573,135 | | | | — | | | |
| | Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) | | | 84,273,137 | | | | 15,416,971 | | | | (17,851,493 | ) | | | (684,683 | ) | | | 8,648,711 | | | | 89,802,643 | | | | 2,384,563 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 148,469,039 | | | | 65,767,735 | | | | (31,812,634 | ) | | | 453,641 | | | | (21,743,761 | ) | | | 161,134,020 | | | | 1,501,715 | | | | 3,228,501 | | | | — | | | |
| | Chico’s FAS, Inc.(a) | | | 49,993,317 | | | | 7,948,803 | | | | (74,890,841 | ) | | | 8,789,924 | | | | 8,158,797 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Children’s Place, Inc.(a) | | | 35,862,187 | | | | 1,048,416 | | | | (19,068,333 | ) | | | (41,674,052 | ) | | | 23,831,782 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | | |
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| | Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 47,009,424 | | | $ | 9,181,536 | | | $ | (14,182,619 | ) | | $ | 2,092,601 | | | $ | (4,444,783 | ) | | $ | 39,656,159 | | | | 1,175,694 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 115,204,324 | | | | 23,811,289 | | | | (34,679,421 | ) | | | 1,247,768 | | | | 23,169,634 | | | | 128,753,594 | | | | 7,164,919 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | CIRCOR International, Inc.(a) | | | 46,173,646 | | | | 7,032,299 | | | | (89,524,761 | ) | | | 25,574,363 | | | | 10,744,453 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | City Holding Co. | | | 92,915,621 | | | | 4,403,903 | | | | (8,359,335 | ) | | | 574,034 | | | | 12,943,219 | | | | 102,477,442 | | | | 983,280 | | | | 2,796,171 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Clearfield, Inc.(a) | | | 42,875,446 | | | | 4,592,945 | | | | (32,278,602 | ) | | | (72,343,760 | ) | | | 57,153,971 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Clearwater Paper Corp. | | | 40,817,651 | | | | 8,664,683 | | | | (12,109,725 | ) | | | (1,187,036 | ) | | | 12,886,440 | | | | 49,072,013 | | | | 1,122,159 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 59,770,728 | | | | (4,496,178 | ) | | | (209,478 | ) | | | (4,621,283 | ) | | | 50,443,789 | | | | 2,345,132 | | | | 949,483 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | — | | | | 124,744,104 | | | | (1,587,972 | ) | | | — | | | | (8,836,960 | ) | | | 114,319,172 | | | | 4,959,617 | | | | 1,977,459 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 198,455,621 | | | | 38,551,035 | | | | (56,568,895 | ) | | | (431,387 | ) | | | 5,454,651 | | | | 185,461,025 | | | | 2,838,834 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 32,171,147 | | | | 6,249,728 | | | | (29,431,002 | ) | | | (56,521,692 | ) | | | 47,531,819 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Cohu, Inc. | | | 133,262,362 | | | | 23,878,003 | | | | (32,832,002 | ) | | | 5,249,292 | | | | (22,065,105 | ) | | | 107,492,550 | | | | 3,225,099 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | | | 58,685,154 | | | | 11,160,903 | | | | (17,538,451 | ) | | | 1,820,710 | | | | 31,384,613 | | | | 85,512,929 | | | | 2,202,806 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.(a) | | | 379,972,122 | | | | 50,657,168 | | | | (574,259,088 | ) | | | 376,828,714 | | | | (233,198,916 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,687,811 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 194,295,409 | | | | — | | | | (7,334,789 | ) | | | (5,258,218 | ) | | | (11,714,770 | ) | | | 169,987,632 | | | | 3,539,197 | | | | 6,495,638 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Community Health Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 44,616,254 | | | | 4,643,741 | | | | (31,324,427 | ) | | | (27,463,462 | ) | | | 9,527,894 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | | | 62,746,198 | | | | 11,521,240 | | | | (13,092,907 | ) | | | (3,592,419 | ) | | | (13,892,680 | ) | | | 43,689,432 | | | | 1,645,553 | | | | 2,690,299 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 85,232,184 | | | | 14,205,201 | | | | (20,128,848 | ) | | | (8,815,354 | ) | | | (34,368,482 | ) | | | 36,124,701 | | | | 2,295,089 | | | | 1,417,242 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 31,093,648 | | | | 2,177,403 | | | | (18,457,135 | ) | | | (15,712,646 | ) | | | 898,730 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(a) | | | 25,084,350 | | | | 777,331 | | | | (17,701,565 | ) | | | (30,196,746 | ) | | | 22,036,630 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | CONMED Corp. | | | 230,448,099 | | | | 44,367,372 | | | | (60,590,255 | ) | | | 7,433,346 | | | | (55,338,969 | ) | | | 166,319,593 | | | | 2,076,918 | | | | 1,706,607 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 43,749,197 | | | | 6,801,032 | | | | (25,513,541 | ) | | | (61,077,636 | ) | | | 36,040,948 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | CONSOL Energy, Inc. | | | 138,708,588 | | | | 33,709,772 | | | | (84,499,740 | ) | | | 27,588,355 | | | | 35,212,444 | | | | 150,719,419 | | | | 1,799,420 | | | | 2,590,501 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. | | | 150,882,325 | | | | 31,761,835 | | | | (53,576,158 | ) | | | 8,410,240 | | | | 16,849,376 | | | | 154,327,618 | | | | 6,126,543 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Core Laboratories, Inc. | | | 74,716,271 | | | | 13,262,078 | | | | (18,906,328 | ) | | | (1,796,221 | ) | | | (13,369,800 | ) | | | 53,906,000 | | | | 3,156,089 | | | | 129,834 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | CoreCivic, Inc. | | | 76,866,984 | | | | 18,608,191 | | | | (24,638,832 | ) | | | 1,681,081 | | | | 47,858,498 | | | | 120,375,922 | | | | 7,711,462 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 183,548,518 | | | | 25,479,429 | | | | (34,167,793 | ) | | | (7,022,828 | ) | | | (58,301,582 | ) | | | 109,535,744 | | | | 1,506,060 | | | | 7,997,462 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. | | | 57,621,468 | | | | 10,832,192 | | | | (19,536,315 | ) | | | 3,221,219 | | | | (10,231,073 | ) | | | 41,907,491 | | | | 2,238,648 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 117,406,619 | | | | 17,252,393 | | | | (31,642,409 | ) | | | 915,254 | | | | (5,506,641 | ) | | | 98,425,216 | | | | 1,909,686 | | | | 2,354,366 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | CTS Corp. | | | 114,604,063 | | | | 20,076,748 | | | | (29,099,854 | ) | | | 5,063,011 | | | | (12,169,406 | ) | | | 98,474,562 | | | | 2,104,607 | | | | 340,550 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Customers Bancorp, Inc. | | | 39,774,237 | | | | 9,484,385 | | | | (16,231,128 | ) | | | (951,270 | ) | | | 69,291,298 | | | | 101,367,522 | | | | 1,910,432 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Cutera, Inc.(a) | | | 30,720,361 | | | | 900,594 | | | | (22,352,140 | ) | | | (29,418,470 | ) | | | 20,149,655 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | CVB Financial Corp. | | | 159,788,194 | | | | 2,882,121 | | | | (15,778,630 | ) | | | (6,724,535 | ) | | | 16,387,288 | | | | 156,554,438 | | | | 8,775,473 | | | | 7,273,234 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Cytek Biosciences, Inc. | | | — | | | | 82,868,585 | | | | (10,147,090 | ) | | | (1,464,310 | ) | | | (26,272,755 | ) | | | 44,984,430 | | | | 6,704,088 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Cytokinetics, Inc.(a) | | | 242,363,841 | | | | 58,162,910 | | | | (494,292,628 | ) | | | 248,775,928 | | | | (55,010,051 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Dana, Inc. | | | — | | | | 171,601,196 | | | | (24,201,998 | ) | | | (2,152,601 | ) | | | (34,493,529 | ) | | | 110,753,068 | | | | 8,720,714 | | | | 2,654,164 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. | | | 112,342,054 | | | | 22,608,344 | | | | (59,309,245 | ) | | | 6,822,334 | | | | 53,473,602 | | | | 135,937,089 | | | | 2,171,519 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | | |
| | Deluxe Corp. | | | 50,289,328 | | | | 11,613,181 | | | | (14,870,905 | ) | | | (4,907,041 | ) | | | 18,836,744 | | | | 60,961,307 | | | | 2,960,724 | | | | 3,635,782 | | | | — | | | | | |
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| | Designer Brands, Inc., Class A | | $ | 32,039,144 | | | $ | 6,799,380 | | | $ | (14,873,406 | ) | | $ | (9,849,970 | ) | | $ | 17,600,947 | | | $ | 31,716,095 | | | | 2,901,747 | | | $ | 659,059 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 123,890,737 | | | | 23,054,664 | | | | (31,360,304 | ) | | | (5,337,248 | ) | | | 25,814,298 | | | | 136,062,147 | | | | 14,158,392 | | | | 1,711,803 | | | | — | | | |
| | Digi International, Inc. | | | 87,721,076 | | | | 16,185,048 | | | | (21,165,332 | ) | | | 4,255,352 | | | | (8,561,664 | ) | | | 78,434,480 | | | | 2,456,451 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Digital Turbine, Inc.(a) | | | 81,070,266 | | | | 9,738,419 | | | | (30,651,013 | ) | | | (90,371,212 | ) | | | 30,213,540 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 53,270,743 | | | | 7,173,022 | | | | (6,873,384 | ) | | | (1,533,048 | ) | | | (6,851,120 | ) | | | 45,186,213 | | | | 2,346,117 | | | | 2,327,892 | | | | — | | | |
| | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | | | 77,056,638 | | | | 13,352,473 | | | | (18,334,860 | ) | | | (4,965,060 | ) | | | (18,374,865 | ) | | | 48,734,326 | | | | 1,048,501 | | | | 2,176,177 | | | | — | | | |
| | Diodes, Inc. | | | 307,146,726 | | | | 46,179,273 | | | | (63,067,103 | ) | | | 11,717,490 | | | | (83,246,470 | ) | | | 218,729,916 | | | | 3,102,552 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | DISH Network Corp.(b) | | | — | | | | 125,028,074 | | | | (16,609,746 | ) | | | (797,520 | ) | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | DMC Global, Inc.(a) | | | 29,701,199 | | | | 883,675 | | | | (22,351,413 | ) | | | (48,650,426 | ) | | | 40,416,965 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | DNOW, Inc.(g) | | | 89,728,989 | | | | 16,457,081 | | | | (25,227,907 | ) | | | 1,210,517 | | | | 27,550,514 | | | | 109,719,194 | | | | 7,218,368 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 74,519,324 | | | | 19,602,672 | | | | (26,599,970 | ) | | | 8,150,371 | | | | 28,485,118 | | | | 104,157,515 | | | | 1,679,689 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Dorian LPG Ltd. | | | 46,315,296 | | | | 15,843,628 | | | | (14,974,712 | ) | | | 4,866,382 | | | | 36,988,998 | | | | 89,039,592 | | | | 2,315,122 | | | | 9,161,454 | | | | — | | | |
| | Dorman Products, Inc. | | | 177,785,224 | | | | 29,209,869 | | | | (40,870,163 | ) | | | (2,066,112 | ) | | | 20,424,991 | | | | 184,483,809 | | | | 1,913,931 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.(d) | | | N/A | | | | 147,387,188 | | | | (51,915,324 | ) | | | 4,765,918 | | | | 57,103,993 | | | | 330,969,132 | | | | 9,413,229 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Douglas Elliman, Inc.(a) | | | 15,688,697 | | | | 536,047 | | | | (13,055,818 | ) | | | (19,140,743 | ) | | | 15,971,817 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Dril-Quip, Inc. | | | 70,712,501 | | | | 12,084,873 | | | | (16,445,602 | ) | | | (3,638,768 | ) | | | (10,691,617 | ) | | | 52,021,387 | | | | 2,308,983 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | DXC Technology Co. | | | — | | | | 320,629,763 | | | | (61,145,440 | ) | | | 1,772,098 | | | | 685,425 | | | | 261,941,846 | | | | 12,349,922 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | DXP Enterprises, Inc. | | | 30,708,102 | | | | 6,542,094 | | | | (15,213,872 | ) | | | 369,066 | | | | 25,983,096 | | | | 48,388,486 | | | | 900,586 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Dycom Industries, Inc. | | | 201,762,838 | | | | 39,195,714 | | | | (56,628,197 | ) | | | 2,433,966 | | | | 97,607,219 | | | | 284,371,540 | | | | 1,981,269 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Dynavax Technologies Corp. | | | 84,578,740 | | | | 27,408,220 | | | | (24,924,185 | ) | | | 2,694,201 | | | | 19,140,811 | | | | 108,897,787 | | | | 8,775,003 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 74,581,737 | | | | 460,279 | | | | (6,125,835 | ) | | | (7,708,761 | ) | | | (14,451,068 | ) | | | 46,756,352 | | | | 1,990,479 | | | | 3,761,696 | | | | — | | | |
| | Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 21,589,598 | | | | 1,001,986 | | | | (15,420,271 | ) | | | (24,836,854 | ) | | | 17,665,541 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 86,345,087 | | | | 8,404,273 | | | | (5,123,543 | ) | | | (5,833,834 | ) | | | (9,890,382 | ) | | | 73,901,601 | | | | 6,420,643 | | | | 2,772,794 | | | | — | | | |
| | Ebix, Inc.(a) | | | 22,609,137 | | | | 3,214,824 | | | | (18,608,285 | ) | | | (48,538,247 | ) | | | 41,322,571 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | EchoStar Corp., Class A(d) | | | N/A | | | | 41,290,178 | | | | (3,426,206 | ) | | | (468,978 | ) | | | (28,497,113 | ) | | | 116,518,688 | | | | 8,176,750 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | | 158,589,503 | | | | 28,167,998 | | | | (42,815,483 | ) | | | 146,657 | | | | (13,774,348 | ) | | | 130,314,327 | | | | 3,372,524 | | | | 2,130,305 | | | | — | | | |
| | elf Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 303,507,266 | | | | 78,853,900 | | | | (641,456,144 | ) | | | 457,906,806 | | | | (198,811,828 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Ellington Financial, Inc. | | | 56,245,609 | | | | 23,971,582 | | | | (16,706,351 | ) | | | (892,316 | ) | | | 812,679 | | | | 63,431,203 | | | | 5,370,974 | | | | 5,679,012 | | | | — | | | |
| | Elme Communities | | | 113,838,747 | | | | 16,265,687 | | | | (17,409,403 | ) | | | (16,601,634 | ) | | | (13,079,821 | ) | | | 83,013,576 | | | | 5,963,619 | | | | 1,345,411 | | | | — | | | |
| | Embecta Corp. | | | 117,239,760 | | | | 14,984,158 | | | | (20,422,951 | ) | | | (5,961,840 | ) | | | (54,072,193 | ) | | | 51,766,934 | | | | 3,901,050 | | | | 2,393,361 | | | | — | | | |
| | Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a) | | | 33,542,448 | | | | 2,202,347 | | | | (17,129,626 | ) | | | (113,500,689 | ) | | | 94,885,520 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 72,259,484 | | | | 1,345,459 | | | | (2,401,041 | ) | | | (284,773 | ) | | | 6,586,974 | | | | 77,506,103 | | | | 1,707,559 | | | | 1,930,476 | | | | — | | | |
| | Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 57,691,502 | | | | 3,017,650 | | | | (21,610,615 | ) | | | (63,245,790 | ) | | | 24,147,253 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Encore Capital Group, Inc. | | | 85,730,089 | | | | 16,479,122 | | | | (21,025,890 | ) | | | 874,246 | | | | (9,192,627 | ) | | | 72,864,940 | | | | 1,597,565 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Encore Wire Corp. | | | 247,802,148 | | | | 41,848,808 | | | | (91,218,628 | ) | | | 31,222,233 | | | | 50,308,886 | | | | 279,963,447 | | | | 1,065,391 | | | | 95,389 | | | | — | | | |
| | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | — | | | | 170,878,760 | | | | (16,392,155 | ) | | | (659,399 | ) | | | (21,085,838 | ) | | | 132,741,368 | | | | 4,508,878 | | | | 2,693,185 | | | | — | | | |
| | Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A | | | 105,874,139 | | | | 22,427,416 | | | | (35,779,025 | ) | | | 3,475,852 | | | | 34,737,062 | | | | 130,735,444 | | | | 3,666,165 | | | | 149,983 | | | | — | | | |
| | Enhabit, Inc. | | | 50,148,624 | | | | 8,310,944 | | | | (11,037,692 | ) | | | (5,380,601 | ) | | | (2,474,205 | ) | | | 39,567,070 | | | | 3,396,315 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Enova International, Inc. | | | 100,809,360 | | | | 13,709,689 | | | | (29,140,266 | ) | | | 7,986,280 | | | | 30,173,608 | | | | 123,538,671 | | | | 1,966,237 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Enpro, Inc.(h) | | | 157,140,897 | | | | 33,964,489 | | | | (46,265,369 | ) | | | 11,055,339 | | | | 82,396,408 | | | | 238,291,764 | | | | 1,411,932 | | | | 1,699,482 | | | | — | | | |
| | Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 387,611,799 | | | | 76,083,986 | | | | (99,847,906 | ) | | | 31,149,042 | | | | 77,266,188 | | | | 472,263,109 | | | | 3,795,717 | | | | 896,727 | | | | — | | | |
| | Enviri Corp.(i) | | | 39,551,676 | | | | 7,658,977 | | | | (10,627,483 | ) | | | (7,374,654 | ) | | | 20,282,727 | | | | 49,491,243 | | | | 5,408,879 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ePlus, Inc. | | | 96,011,051 | | | | 23,923,687 | | | | (33,186,250 | ) | | | 6,074,376 | | | | 48,513,008 | | | | 141,335,872 | | | | 1,799,540 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 179,527,801 | | | | 32,751,324 | | | | (46,323,068 | ) | | | 8,868,449 | | | | 12,184,672 | | | | 187,009,178 | | | | 1,746,933 | | | | 561,331 | | | | — | | | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF |
Affiliates (continued)
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
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| | Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | | $ | 257,903,414 | | | $ | 51,261,193 | | | $ | (45,317,693 | ) | | $ | (1,972,093 | ) | | $ | 19,035,467 | | | $ | 280,910,288 | | | | 10,536,770 | | | $ | 10,192,826 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 45,645,769 | | | | 10,311,870 | | | | (13,542,150 | ) | | | 1,363,393 | | | | 9,761,889 | | | | 53,540,771 | | | | 1,548,764 | | | | 3,085,691 | | | | — | | | |
| | EVERTEC, Inc. | | | 160,007,704 | | | | 34,199,814 | | | | (47,466,426 | ) | | | 7,990,894 | | | | 19,431,953 | | | | 174,163,939 | | | | 4,365,011 | | | | 907,127 | | | | — | | | |
| | EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A, NVS | | | 39,742,495 | | | | 6,301,254 | | | | (7,439,870 | ) | | | (6,787,670 | ) | | | (16,186,426 | ) | | | 15,629,783 | | | | 3,977,044 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Fabrinet | | | 316,931,724 | | | | 71,451,951 | | | | (101,334,134 | ) | | | 33,320,990 | | | | 143,081,747 | | | | 463,452,278 | | | | 2,451,869 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | FARO Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 33,444,916 | | | | 1,280,169 | | | | (22,381,771 | ) | | | (46,157,047 | ) | | | 33,813,733 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | FB Financial Corp. | | | 79,384,070 | | | | 16,689,341 | | | | (21,338,665 | ) | | | (3,093,943 | ) | | | 17,729,804 | | | | 89,370,607 | | | | 2,373,091 | | | | 1,514,690 | | | | — | | | |
| | Federal Signal Corp. | | | 239,607,658 | | | | 53,266,175 | | | | (71,187,019 | ) | | | 22,229,736 | | | | 105,291,165 | | | | 349,207,715 | | | | 4,114,619 | | | | 1,779,099 | | | | — | | | |
| | First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 146,853,183 | | | | — | | | | (23,845,699 | ) | | | 9,306,526 | | | | 64,078,651 | | | | 196,392,661 | | | | 11,196,845 | | | | 7,029,600 | | | | — | | | |
| | First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 101,721,572 | | | | 1,710,485 | | | | (6,160,158 | ) | | | (2,923,080 | ) | | | 4,045,890 | | | | 98,394,709 | | | | 2,724,106 | | | | 2,434,871 | | | | — | | | |
| | First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 88,629,082 | | | | 495,327 | | | | (5,226,025 | ) | | | (1,440,237 | ) | | | 11,771,845 | | | | 94,229,992 | | | | 6,769,396 | | | | 3,487,667 | | | | — | | | |
| | First Financial Bancorp | | | 142,830,379 | | | | 952,884 | | | | (6,428,228 | ) | | | (1,929,382 | ) | | | 5,956,302 | | | | 141,381,955 | | | | 6,306,064 | | | | 5,942,645 | | | | — | | | |
| | First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 191,255,634 | | | | 35,151,486 | | | | (45,826,401 | ) | | | (7,862,176 | ) | | | 17,054,682 | | | | 189,773,225 | | | | 8,641,768 | | | | 9,232,234 | | | | — | | | |
| | Foot Locker, Inc. | | | — | | | | 117,827,838 | | | | (15,403,739 | ) | | | 1,566,101 | | | | 53,695,284 | | | | 157,685,484 | | | | 5,532,824 | | | | 2,180,912 | | | | — | | | |
| | FormFactor, Inc. | | | 178,809,435 | | | | 35,666,050 | | | | (45,998,339 | ) | | | 5,469,634 | | | | 65,930,404 | | | | 239,877,184 | | | | 5,257,006 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Fortrea Holdings, Inc. | | | — | | | | 239,962,003 | | | | (21,403,688 | ) | | | (3,229,244 | ) | | | 21,744,914 | | | | 237,073,985 | | | | 5,906,178 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Forward Air Corp. | | | 208,856,122 | | | | 34,738,776 | | | | (41,861,188 | ) | | | (578,116 | ) | | | (136,438,799 | ) | | | 64,716,795 | | | | 2,080,257 | | | | 1,321,333 | | | | — | | | |
| | Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 163,838,640 | | | | 30,471,127 | | | | (28,159,789 | ) | | | (1,598,459 | ) | | | (14,875,650 | ) | | | 149,675,869 | | | | 6,116,709 | | | | 7,415,777 | | | | — | | | |
| | Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 71,662,078 | | | | 15,433,735 | | | | (21,451,301 | ) | | | (2,489,669 | ) | | | 11,293,463 | | | | 74,448,306 | | | | 5,572,478 | | | | 7,940,437 | | | | — | | | |
| | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 266,513,408 | | | | 46,937,514 | | | | (61,735,536 | ) | | | 15,102,230 | | | | 19,329,471 | | | | 286,147,087 | | | | 2,679,029 | | | | 2,526,853 | | | | — | | | |
| | Frontdoor, Inc. | | | 165,202,271 | | | | 35,407,668 | | | | (51,964,750 | ) | | | 5,174,321 | | | | 21,377,909 | | | | 175,197,419 | | | | 5,377,453 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Fulton Financial Corp. | | | — | | | | 127,661,096 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,115,407 | | | | 158,776,503 | | | | 9,992,228 | | | | 5,576,459 | | | | — | | | |
| | Gannett Co., Inc.(a) | | | 20,024,676 | | | | 743,819 | | | | (18,518,247 | ) | | | (57,896,468 | ) | | | 55,646,220 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Genesco, Inc.(a) | | | 32,192,810 | | | | 1,125,072 | | | | (21,442,707 | ) | | | (21,239,096 | ) | | | 9,363,921 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Gentherm, Inc. | | | 145,834,183 | | | | 23,968,047 | | | | (35,519,049 | ) | | | (2,419,090 | ) | | | (4,318,172 | ) | | | 127,545,919 | | | | 2,215,108 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 155,800,113 | | | | 2,300,656 | | | | (11,550,538 | ) | | | 1,782,235 | | | | 40,245,339 | | | | 188,577,805 | | | | 29,327,808 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | GEO Group, Inc. (The) | | | 71,373,690 | | | | 16,587,829 | | | | (22,894,779 | ) | | | 2,207,516 | | | | 49,719,602 | | | | 116,993,858 | | | | 8,285,684 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Getty Realty Corp. | | | 106,746,477 | | | | 29,428,496 | | | | (18,476,125 | ) | | | (404,809 | ) | | | (26,590,308 | ) | | | 90,703,731 | | | | 3,316,407 | | | | 4,313,631 | | | | — | | | |
| | Gibraltar Industries, Inc. | | | 109,464,112 | | | | 28,026,046 | | | | (39,947,153 | ) | | | 6,075,617 | | | | 62,363,774 | | | | 165,982,396 | | | | 2,061,125 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | G-III Apparel Group Ltd. | | | 48,426,354 | | | | 15,470,876 | | | | (22,400,253 | ) | | | (5,673,667 | ) | | | 44,337,934 | | | | 80,161,244 | | | | 2,763,228 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Glaukos Corp. | | | 174,195,095 | | | | 46,095,500 | | | | (58,014,131 | ) | | | 10,331,394 | | | | 138,131,814 | | | | 310,739,672 | | | | 3,295,574 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Global Net Lease, Inc.(b) | | | 97,000,858 | | | | 42,968,058 | | | | (13,537,064 | ) | | | (18,787,266 | ) | | | 5,513,976 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 11,892,575 | | | | — | | | |
| | GMS, Inc. | | | 175,619,967 | | | | 38,972,840 | | | | (62,232,310 | ) | | | 16,985,830 | | | | 92,404,729 | | | | 261,751,056 | | | | 2,689,039 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Golden Entertainment, Inc. | | | 69,585,761 | | | | 12,150,769 | | | | (17,306,106 | ) | | | (4,072,231 | ) | | | (6,687,712 | ) | | | 53,670,481 | | | | 1,457,249 | | | | 3,521,128 | | | | — | | | |
| | Goosehead Insurance, Inc.(b) | | | — | | | | 131,608,995 | | | | (15,615,469 | ) | | | 418,189 | | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 130,924,178 | | | | 26,606,209 | | | | (34,969,865 | ) | | | 4,769,249 | | | | 42,182,309 | | | | 169,512,080 | | | | 2,967,129 | | | | 1,552,421 | | | | — | | | |
| | Green Dot Corp., Class A | | | 59,054,343 | | | | — | | | | (7,319,693 | ) | | | (11,856,373 | ) | | | (11,959,997 | ) | | | 27,918,280 | | | | 2,992,313 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Green Plains, Inc. | | | 113,286,982 | | | | 2,209,095 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (28,770,321 | ) | | | 86,725,756 | | | | 3,751,114 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 76,631,095 | | | | 18,584,450 | | | | (27,665,355 | ) | | | (1,797,760 | ) | | | 44,214,936 | | | | 109,967,366 | | | | 2,110,698 | | | | 2,582,429 | | | | — | | | |
| | Griffon Corp. | | | 110,428,290 | | | | 28,187,386 | | | | (66,585,233 | ) | | | 17,724,195 | | | | 100,000,364 | | | | 189,755,002 | | | | 2,587,333 | | | | 8,549,145 | | | | — | | | |
| | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 240,279,848 | | | | 47,492,537 | | | | (89,196,505 | ) | | | 24,353,091 | | | | 39,154,874 | | | | 262,083,845 | | | | 896,841 | | | | 1,788,095 | | | | — | | | |
| | Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) | | | 111,462,378 | | | | 14,426,253 | | | | (18,997,809 | ) | | | (5,535,117 | ) | | | (53,517,788 | ) | | | 47,837,917 | | | | 6,086,249 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 133,951,881 | | | | 21,190,963 | | | | (30,035,011 | ) | | | (1,325,514 | ) | | | 13,342,627 | | | | 137,124,946 | | | | 23,642,232 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 38,719,323 | | | | 337,466 | | | | (1,542,517 | ) | | | (1,002,002 | ) | | | (4,434,202 | ) | | | 32,078,068 | | | | 2,014,954 | | | | 2,060,144 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
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| | Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | | $ | — | | | $ | 195,625,557 | | | $ | (7,864,231 | ) | | $ | (602,284 | ) | | $ | 25,772,031 | | | $ | 212,931,073 | | | | 7,497,573 | | | $ | 5,591,041 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | Harmonic, Inc. | | | 116,507,540 | | | | 19,203,410 | | | | (23,054,372 | ) | | | 3,992,252 | | | | (14,083,016 | ) | | | 102,565,814 | | | | 7,631,385 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 30,548,049 | | | | 6,376,844 | | | | (7,856,647 | ) | | | 1,077,053 | | | | 687,717 | | | | 30,833,016 | | | | 903,664 | | | | 2,017,776 | | | | — | | | |
| | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 34,077,847 | | | | 3,495,190 | | | | (25,547,091 | ) | | | (74,989,367 | ) | | | 62,963,421 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Hawkins, Inc. | | | 60,440,742 | | | | 16,456,475 | | | | (21,282,963 | ) | | | 6,492,292 | | | | 37,065,448 | | | | 99,171,994 | | | | 1,291,302 | | | | 833,722 | | | | — | | | |
| | Haynes International, Inc. | | | 46,049,240 | | | | 8,991,472 | | | | (11,919,780 | ) | | | 1,996,613 | | | | 6,545,675 | | | | 51,663,220 | | | | 859,335 | | | | 777,741 | | | | — | | | |
| | HB Fuller Co. | | | 267,610,614 | | | | 52,383,742 | | | | (68,400,275 | ) | | | 8,020,506 | | | | 32,297,525 | | | | 291,912,112 | | | | 3,660,799 | | | | 3,066,858 | | | | — | | | |
| | HCI Group, Inc.(b) | | | 26,351,154 | | | | 11,768,545 | | | | (10,160,362 | ) | | | (881,980 | ) | | | (375,685 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 712,457 | | | | — | | | |
| | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | | | 74,665,761 | | | | 12,702,093 | | | | (17,230,573 | ) | | | (10,143,177 | ) | | | 2,447,654 | | | | 62,441,758 | | | | 5,003,346 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | HealthStream, Inc. | | | 47,692,179 | | | | 9,042,224 | | | | (12,109,044 | ) | | | (743,605 | ) | | | (668,187 | ) | | | 43,213,567 | | | | 1,620,914 | | | | 217,232 | | | | — | | | |
| | Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 43,935,990 | | | | 8,102,395 | | | | (10,177,651 | ) | | | (1,543,199 | ) | | | 5,571,480 | | | | 45,889,015 | | | | 1,363,310 | | | | 837,191 | | | | — | | | |
| | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. | | | 80,486,224 | | | | 18,465,396 | | | | (25,397,853 | ) | | | 5,759,061 | | | | 24,945,186 | | | | 104,258,014 | | | | 9,617,898 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 271,925,833 | | | | 49,433,014 | | | | (87,465,940 | ) | | | 11,782,049 | | | | 35,035,797 | | | | 280,710,753 | | | | 6,674,055 | | | | 12,820,018 | | | | — | | | |
| | Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 53,901,678 | | | | 756,986 | | | | (4,402,434 | ) | | | (4,118,305 | ) | | | (1,274,429 | ) | | | 44,863,496 | | | | 2,313,744 | | | | 2,143,029 | | | | — | | | |
| | Heska Corp.(a) | | | 72,186,964 | | | | 2,798,179 | | | | (91,540,180 | ) | | | 3,453,147 | | | | 13,101,890 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Hibbett, Inc. | | | 54,699,291 | | | | 10,212,944 | | | | (17,267,878 | ) | | | 2,386,711 | | | | 11,046,093 | | | | 61,077,161 | | | | 795,172 | | | | 868,393 | | | | — | | | |
| | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | — | | | | 180,344,624 | | | | (16,355,052 | ) | | | (143,130 | ) | | | 23,556,857 | | | | 187,403,299 | | | | 7,158,262 | | | | 7,126,535 | | | | — | | | |
| | Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 240,061,435 | | | | 39,450,856 | | | | (53,847,371 | ) | | | 6,357,828 | | | | 6,234,475 | | | | 238,257,223 | | | | 4,737,666 | | | | 4,290,151 | | | | — | | | |
| | Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 98,632,693 | | | | — | | | | (7,269,630 | ) | | | (781,880 | ) | | | 11,663,003 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 2,065,156 | | | | — | | | |
| | HNI Corp. | | | 83,911,068 | | | | 31,370,216 | | | | (28,467,787 | ) | | | 1,183,899 | | | | 54,369,928 | | | | 142,367,324 | | | | 3,154,605 | | | | 4,139,931 | | | | — | | | |
| | HomeStreet, Inc.(a) | | | 23,604,463 | | | | — | | | | (6,914,010 | ) | | | (30,379,701 | ) | | | 13,689,248 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 131,209 | | | | — | | | |
| | Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 79,956,414 | | | | 3,108,608 | | | | (4,983,869 | ) | | | (2,723,814 | ) | | | 16,291,001 | | | | 91,648,340 | | | | 7,962,497 | | | | 4,545,823 | | | | — | | | |
| | Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 91,473,889 | | | | — | | | | (815,811 | ) | | | (317,287 | ) | | | 9,796,133 | | | | 100,136,924 | | | | 2,707,135 | | | | 3,624,361 | | | | — | | | |
| | Hostess Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 242,479,510 | | | | 21,822,578 | | | | (343,575,617 | ) | | | 120,238,413 | | | | (40,964,884 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Hub Group, Inc., Class A | | | 199,789,287 | | | | 35,202,586 | | | | (56,586,920 | ) | | | 8,998,270 | | | | (5,307,682 | ) | | | 182,095,541 | | | | 4,213,224 | | | | 531,709 | | | | — | | | |
| | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 62,200,117 | | | | 9,372,556 | | | | (13,773,595 | ) | | | (8,553,583 | ) | | | 5,943,988 | | | | 55,189,483 | | | | 8,556,509 | | | | 1,597,009 | | | | — | | | |
| | Ichor Holdings Ltd. | | | 68,853,399 | | | | 13,701,036 | | | | (17,244,149 | ) | | | (1,505,896 | ) | | | 12,982,829 | | | | 76,787,219 | | | | 1,988,276 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ICU Medical, Inc. | | | — | | | | 125,432,110 | | | | (9,236,339 | ) | | | 487,097 | | | | 30,296,379 | | | | 146,979,247 | | | | 1,369,542 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Inari Medical, Inc. | | | — | | | | 166,118,305 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (27,378 | ) | | | 166,090,927 | | | | 3,461,670 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Independent Bank Corp. | | | 206,148,445 | | | | — | | | | (16,418,063 | ) | | | (7,580,605 | ) | | | (34,193,869 | ) | | | 147,955,908 | | | | 2,844,212 | | | | 6,542,431 | | | | — | | | |
| | Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 119,660,451 | | | | 20,398,305 | | | | (25,843,553 | ) | | | (8,460,639 | ) | | | 4,986,082 | | | | 110,740,646 | | | | 2,425,863 | | | | 3,771,088 | | | | — | | | |
| | Ingevity Corp. | | | — | | | | 147,325,660 | | | | (22,322,266 | ) | | | (1,516,947 | ) | | | (14,374,557 | ) | | | 109,111,890 | | | | 2,287,461 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Innospec, Inc. | | | 185,047,583 | | | | 34,298,500 | | | | (46,818,347 | ) | | | 8,038,392 | | | | 35,965,780 | | | | 216,531,908 | | | | 1,679,323 | | | | 2,432,873 | | | | — | | | |
| | Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | | | 154,533,036 | | | | 31,385,420 | | | | (41,909,321 | ) | | | (29,652,792 | ) | | | 82,235,573 | | | | 196,591,916 | | | | 1,898,705 | | | | 13,794,898 | | | | — | | | |
| | Innoviva, Inc. | | | 51,337,564 | | | | 12,206,996 | | | | (21,604,805 | ) | | | (567,795 | ) | | | 16,859,242 | | | | 58,231,202 | | | | 3,820,945 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Inogen, Inc.(a) | | | 20,699,378 | | | | 1,102,569 | | | | (18,705,628 | ) | | | (54,410,781 | ) | | | 51,314,462 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Insight Enterprises, Inc. | | | 315,302,283 | | | | 57,892,744 | | | | (111,670,568 | ) | | | 39,707,645 | | | | 45,683,617 | | | | 346,915,721 | | | | 1,869,964 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Installed Building Products, Inc. | | | 194,942,723 | | | | 46,630,916 | | | | (62,983,110 | ) | | | 17,759,911 | | | | 213,255,372 | | | | 409,605,812 | | | | 1,583,140 | | | | 4,764,523 | | | | — | | | |
| | Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 39,429,230 | | | | 9,103,989 | | | | (12,273,125 | ) | | | (129,945 | ) | | | 14,230,434 | | | | 50,360,583 | | | | 1,317,650 | | | | 3,405,826 | | | | — | | | |
| | Integer Holdings Corp. | | | 186,869,395 | | | | 41,052,758 | | | | (53,921,843 | ) | | | 9,628,814 | | | | 78,980,802 | | | | 262,609,926 | | | | 2,250,685 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | InterDigital, Inc. | | | 142,699,271 | | | | 31,701,738 | | | | (50,637,433 | ) | | | 7,905,196 | | | | 53,622,197 | | | | 185,290,969 | | | | 1,740,475 | | | | 2,732,338 | | | | — | | | |
| | Interface, Inc., Class A | | | 34,179,987 | | | | 8,838,181 | | | | (11,265,021 | ) | | | (4,299,410 | ) | | | 38,763,458 | | | | 66,217,195 | | | | 3,936,813 | | | | 161,340 | | | | — | | | |
| | Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.(a) | | | 28,489,334 | | | | 9,331,797 | | | | (17,906,395 | ) | | | (123,333,373 | ) | | | 103,418,637 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,382,814 | | | | — | | | |
| | iRobot Corp.(a) | | | 86,350,032 | | | | 14,160,968 | | | | (36,779,977 | ) | | | (106,875,297 | ) | | | 43,144,274 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
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| | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A | | $ | 102,035,794 | | | $ | 20,396,498 | | | $ | (23,671,286 | ) | | $ | (1,796,367 | ) | | $ | (16,130,334 | ) | | $ | 80,834,305 | | | | 9,280,632 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | |
| | iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 24,370,080 | | | | 3,177,236 | | | | (20,780,706 | ) | | | (46,908,730 | ) | | | 40,142,120 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Itron, Inc. | | | 182,591,693 | | | | 41,027,242 | | | | (55,060,983 | ) | | | (1,608,583 | ) | | | 117,297,329 | | | | 284,246,698 | | | | 3,072,273 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | J & J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 161,645,916 | | | | 31,790,803 | | | | (38,588,133 | ) | | | 3,052,705 | | | | (6,528,901 | ) | | | 151,372,390 | | | | 1,047,125 | | | | 3,065,123 | | | | — | | | |
| | Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 131,488,619 | | | | 22,831,986 | | | | (36,536,107 | ) | | | (2,265,766 | ) | | | (25,054,392 | ) | | | 90,464,340 | | | | 1,321,033 | | | | 2,497,070 | | | | — | | | |
| | James River Group Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 54,415,765 | | | | 116,915 | | | | (19,576,552 | ) | | | (73,242,727 | ) | | | 38,286,599 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 389,044 | | | | — | | | |
| | JBG SMITH Properties | | | 108,645,430 | | | | 9,625,043 | | | | (31,982,924 | ) | | | 1,686,769 | | | | 4,688,543 | | | | 92,662,861 | | | | 5,773,387 | | | | 5,480,902 | | | | — | | | |
| | JetBlue Airways Corp. | | | — | | | | 124,313,387 | | | | (12,452,849 | ) | | | 406,728 | | | | 54,754,560 | | | | 167,021,826 | | | | 22,509,680 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 63,262,398 | | | | 13,418,220 | | | | (18,249,758 | ) | | | 2,926,205 | | | | 3,248,203 | | | | 64,605,268 | | | | 609,944 | | | | 2,242,015 | | | | — | | | |
| | John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 253,447,554 | | | | 43,430,949 | | | | (62,585,186 | ) | | | (1,534,232 | ) | | | (7,220,726 | ) | | | 225,538,359 | | | | 2,150,237 | | | | 889,431 | | | | — | | | |
| | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 116,999,910 | | | | (21,966,165 | ) | | | 813,040 | | | | 13,334,733 | | | | 109,181,518 | | | | 2,863,402 | | | | 3,043,566 | | | | — | | | |
| | Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 86,687,297 | | | | 15,442,145 | | | | (22,123,851 | ) | | | (5,706,402 | ) | | | 21,642,890 | | | | 95,942,079 | | | | 1,073,658 | | | | 3,433,063 | | | | — | | | |
| | Kaman Corp. | | | 46,934,940 | | | | 10,411,265 | | | | (12,720,976 | ) | | | (8,491,848 | ) | | | 52,025,319 | | | | 88,158,700 | | | | 1,921,925 | | | | 1,551,466 | | | | — | | | |
| | Kennametal, Inc. | | | 161,872,343 | | | | 29,699,250 | | | | (42,785,987 | ) | | | 632,760 | | | | (15,517,925 | ) | | | 133,900,441 | | | | 5,368,903 | | | | 4,453,524 | | | | — | | | |
| | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 141,614,695 | | | | 22,117,281 | | | | (36,679,263 | ) | | | (1,654,549 | ) | | | (56,730,485 | ) | | | 68,667,679 | | | | 8,003,226 | | | | 1,787,279 | | | | — | | | |
| | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 48,168,447 | | | | 9,814,757 | | | | (13,740,548 | ) | | | (4,958,444 | ) | | | 399,339 | | | | 39,683,551 | | | | 3,944,687 | | | | 5,581,738 | | | | — | | | |
| | Knowles Corp. | | | 112,730,077 | | | | 21,097,060 | | | | (30,483,975 | ) | | | (1,348,596 | ) | | | (5,105,088 | ) | | | 96,889,478 | | | | 6,017,980 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Kohl’s Corp. | | | — | | | | 172,763,244 | | | | (17,863,203 | ) | | | 1,363,442 | | | | 61,690,426 | | | | 217,953,909 | | | | 7,476,978 | | | | 7,439,353 | | | | — | | | |
| | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 174,110,704 | | | | 33,222,785 | | | | (42,399,552 | ) | | | 2,233,164 | | | | 36,285,159 | | | | 203,452,260 | | | | 3,376,801 | | | | 6,771,278 | | | | — | | | |
| | Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 53,100,966 | | | | 12,417,510 | | | | (16,099,016 | ) | | | 2,039,241 | | | | 26,540,976 | | | | 77,999,677 | | | | 1,413,806 | | | | 363,144 | | | | — | | | |
| | Korn Ferry | | | 198,786,374 | | | | 37,041,839 | | | | (51,846,913 | ) | | | 2,736,344 | | | | 46,620,208 | | | | 233,337,852 | | | | 3,548,325 | | | | 3,649,929 | | | | — | | | |
| | Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 217,384,819 | | | | 39,478,004 | | | | (55,009,936 | ) | | | 12,540,875 | | | | (22,454,924 | ) | | | 191,938,838 | | | | 3,815,123 | | | | 2,999,916 | | | | — | | | |
| | Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 115,762,353 | | | | 1,099,306 | | | | (9,587,106 | ) | | | (3,823,592 | ) | | | 8,364,625 | | | | 111,815,586 | | | | 1,686,001 | | | | 3,258,440 | | | | — | | | |
| | La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 91,153,674 | | | | 20,306,083 | | | | (26,961,522 | ) | | | 159,229 | | | | 24,597,487 | | | | 109,254,951 | | | | 2,904,172 | | | | 2,286,299 | | | | — | | | |
| | LCI Industries | | | 203,655,472 | | | | 39,819,852 | | | | (55,766,612 | ) | | | 1,522,224 | | | | 21,795,552 | | | | 211,026,488 | | | | 1,714,826 | | | | 7,394,577 | | | | — | | | |
| | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 72,406,555 | | | | 16,461,097 | | | | (20,756,564 | ) | | | 4,138,936 | | | | 16,565,404 | | | | 88,815,428 | | | | 1,338,388 | | | | 791,404 | | | | — | | | |
| | LendingTree, Inc.(a) | | | 20,967,477 | | | | 806,572 | | | | (17,818,178 | ) | | | (88,900,873 | ) | | | 84,945,002 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Leslie’s, Inc. | | | 119,142,546 | | | | 27,956,695 | | | | (20,166,516 | ) | | | (5,591,052 | ) | | | (40,329,176 | ) | | | 81,012,497 | | | | 12,463,461 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | LGI Homes, Inc. | | | 169,937,199 | | | | 32,523,654 | | | | (43,572,798 | ) | | | 9,746,694 | | | | (7,075,834 | ) | | | 161,558,915 | | | | 1,388,321 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 214,082,143 | | | | (27,944,425 | ) | | | 238,601 | | | | 25,875,611 | | | | 212,251,930 | | | | 10,243,819 | | | | 1,456,670 | | | | — | | | |
| | Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 86,025,257 | | | | 16,267,892 | | | | (20,193,996 | ) | | | (4,156,818 | ) | | | 2,985,505 | | | | 80,927,840 | | | | 1,107,084 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Lindsay Corp. | | | 120,919,113 | | | | 19,927,917 | | | | (26,240,129 | ) | | | (226,426 | ) | | | (26,710,715 | ) | | | 87,669,760 | | | | 745,111 | | | | 1,065,611 | | | | — | | | |
| | Liquidity Services, Inc.(b) | | | 22,867,914 | | | | 6,072,971 | | | | (9,819,249 | ) | | | 1,740,373 | | | | (4,811,282 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Livent Corp.(a) | | | 283,604,447 | | | | 35,828,167 | | | | (274,280,447 | ) | | | 3,442,624 | | | | (48,594,791 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | LivePerson, Inc.(a) | | | 22,355,644 | | | | 998,152 | | | | (19,474,188 | ) | | | (118,802,576 | ) | | | 114,922,968 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. | | | 103,421,134 | | | | 27,922,124 | | | | (33,856,083 | ) | | | 2,922,988 | | | | 54,223,840 | | | | 154,634,003 | | | | 4,482,145 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | LTC Properties, Inc. | | | 103,413,657 | | | | 19,489,797 | | | | (21,663,393 | ) | | | (6,872,156 | ) | | | (3,428,982 | ) | | | 90,938,923 | | | | 2,797,260 | | | | 6,501,059 | | | | — | | | |
| | LXP Industrial Trust | | | 207,205,029 | | | | 40,177,044 | | | | (40,115,046 | ) | | | (9,399,501 | ) | | | (19,598,014 | ) | | | 178,269,512 | | | | 19,763,804 | | | | 7,290,077 | | | | — | | | |
| | M/I Homes, Inc. | | | 125,795,845 | | | | 36,464,288 | | | | (44,205,615 | ) | | | 15,011,269 | | | | 123,917,867 | | | | 256,983,654 | | | | 1,885,565 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Macerich Co. (The) | | | — | | | | 209,656,399 | | | | (32,040,705 | ) | | | 1,216,880 | | | | 72,480,140 | | | | 251,312,714 | | | | 14,585,764 | | | | 7,554,221 | | | | — | | | |
| | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A | | | — | | | | 294,332,616 | | | | (49,388,054 | ) | | | (6,584,174 | ) | | | (30,278,476 | ) | | | 208,081,912 | | | | 1,127,693 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A | | | — | | | | 300,725,560 | | | | (2,208,159 | ) | | | 45,473 | | | | 26,032,364 | | | | 324,595,238 | | | | 12,508,487 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Marcus Corp. (The) | | | 28,247,952 | | | | 6,082,875 | | | | (7,558,033 | ) | | | (3,773,202 | ) | | | 783,863 | | | | 23,783,455 | | | | 1,667,844 | | | | 444,992 | | | | — | | | |
| | MarineMax, Inc. | | | 45,781,328 | | | | 10,045,348 | | | | (17,009,608 | ) | | | (1,511,641 | ) | | | 8,162,257 | | | | 45,467,684 | | | | 1,367,038 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Marten Transport Ltd.(b) | | $ | 87,916,759 | | | $ | 16,111,601 | | | $ | (21,728,763 | ) | | $ | 4,273,506 | | | $ | (25,319,312 | ) | | $ | N/A | | | | N/A | | | $ | 963,870 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | Masterbrand, Inc. | | | 75,128,518 | | | | 22,031,161 | | | | (30,563,616 | ) | | | 4,330,515 | | | | 89,946,184 | | | | 160,872,762 | | | | 8,584,459 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Materion Corp. | | | 173,151,692 | | | | 31,213,771 | | | | (41,449,818 | ) | | | 11,384,748 | | | | 9,368,725 | | | | 183,669,118 | | | | 1,394,073 | | | | 745,559 | | | | — | | | |
| | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | | | 85,713,221 | | | | 12,225,277 | | | | (17,116,635 | ) | | | (20,156,084 | ) | | | 8,187,427 | | | | 68,853,206 | | | | 3,672,171 | | | | 2,717,856 | | | | — | | | |
| | Matson, Inc. | | | 164,314,890 | | | | 42,152,087 | | | | (72,068,776 | ) | | | 15,384,293 | | | | 115,399,904 | | | | 265,182,398 | | | | 2,359,274 | | | | 3,177,733 | | | | — | | | |
| | Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 79,704,067 | | | | 15,911,245 | | | | (21,139,936 | ) | | | (1,492,746 | ) | | | (8,375,950 | ) | | | 64,606,680 | | | | 2,078,722 | | | | 1,993,297 | | | | — | | | |
| | MaxLinear, Inc. | | | 185,644,514 | | | | 23,739,994 | | | | (28,812,763 | ) | | | (13,151,287 | ) | | | (73,118,475 | ) | | | 94,301,983 | | | | 5,050,990 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 164,121,617 | | | | 38,132,044 | | | | (45,592,806 | ) | | | 7,308,498 | | | | 89,791,469 | | | | 253,760,822 | | | | 4,033,712 | | | | 8,827,739 | | | | — | | | |
| | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | — | | | | 179,414,960 | | | | (1,328,989 | ) | | | 25,622 | | | | 12,023,344 | | | | 190,134,937 | | | | 40,454,242 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Medifast, Inc. | | | 82,543,091 | | | | 11,871,106 | | | | (16,911,731 | ) | | | (10,198,517 | ) | | | (39,324,678 | ) | | | 27,979,271 | | | | 730,148 | | | | 2,470,027 | | | | — | | | |
| | Mercury Systems, Inc. | | | — | | | | 172,607,255 | | | | (39,674,672 | ) | | | (516,133 | ) | | | (27,787,030 | ) | | | 104,629,420 | | | | 3,546,760 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. | | | 306,831,713 | | | | 57,076,138 | | | | (74,795,572 | ) | | | 17,409,186 | | | | (11,096,541 | ) | | | 295,424,924 | | | | 3,899,999 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Meritage Homes Corp. | | | 310,965,624 | | | | 65,408,122 | | | | (90,152,676 | ) | | | 24,479,624 | | | | 121,190,411 | | | | 431,891,105 | | | | 2,461,479 | | | | 3,962,174 | | | | — | | | |
| | Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | | | 63,979,486 | | | | 8,754,750 | | | | (11,292,646 | ) | | | (6,958,530 | ) | | | (16,387,108 | ) | | | 38,095,952 | | | | 347,179 | | | | 226,370 | | | | — | | | |
| | Metallus, Inc.(j) | | | 52,888,690 | | | | 11,706,074 | | | | (17,552,306 | ) | | | 3,430,553 | | | | 7,251,165 | | | | 57,724,176 | | | | 2,594,345 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 115,112,247 | | | | 14,515,562 | | | | (20,250,278 | ) | | | (5,830,726 | ) | | | (74,107,465 | ) | | | 29,439,340 | | | | 2,417,023 | | | | 1,397,273 | | | | — | | | |
| | MGE Energy, Inc. | | | — | | | | 184,767,902 | | | | (1,377,697 | ) | | | 25,750 | | | | 8,842,846 | | | | 192,258,801 | | | | 2,442,312 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | MGP Ingredients, Inc.(b) | | | 108,229,100 | | | | 21,666,382 | | | | (28,063,227 | ) | | | 2,246,840 | | | | (9,621,954 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 518,339 | | | | — | | | |
| | Middlesex Water Co. | | | 90,171,104 | | | | 24,105,543 | | | | (20,136,853 | ) | | | (3,034,825 | ) | | | (27,957,076 | ) | | | 63,147,893 | | | | 1,202,817 | | | | 1,531,942 | | | | — | | | |
| | MillerKnoll, Inc. | | | 112,359,805 | | | | 23,593,687 | | | | (35,236,024 | ) | | | 2,305,695 | | | | 18,748,176 | | | | 121,771,339 | | | | 4,918,067 | | | | 3,915,304 | | | | — | | | |
| | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 142,894,327 | | | | 27,315,687 | | | | (36,073,299 | ) | | | 1,113,328 | | | | 30,655,183 | | | | 165,905,226 | | | | 2,203,842 | | | | 672,196 | | | | — | | | |
| | ModivCare, Inc. | | | 77,735,239 | | | | 7,697,464 | | | | (11,012,035 | ) | | | (14,867,728 | ) | | | (40,002,347 | ) | | | 19,550,593 | | | | 833,714 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(b) | | | 71,511,446 | | | | 13,910,396 | | | | (18,112,060 | ) | | | 3,279,607 | | | | (21,864,476 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1,111,799 | | | | — | | | |
| | Monro, Inc. | | | 112,801,237 | | | | 15,922,865 | | | | (24,432,797 | ) | | | (12,572,954 | ) | | | (28,013,607 | ) | | | 63,704,744 | | | | 2,019,808 | | | | 2,452,500 | | | | — | | | |
| | Moog, Inc., Class A | | | 210,593,393 | | | | 45,900,615 | | | | (61,318,650 | ) | | | 13,244,207 | | | | 101,591,040 | | | | 310,010,605 | | | | 1,941,814 | | | | 2,174,390 | | | | — | | | |
| | Movado Group, Inc. | | | 32,925,280 | | | | 6,310,055 | | | | (8,540,860 | ) | | | (931,606 | ) | | | (249,154 | ) | | | 29,513,715 | | | | 1,056,703 | | | | 2,689,576 | | | | — | | | |
| | Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. | | | 192,972,305 | | | | — | | | | (20,576,469 | ) | | | 6,615,984 | | | | 160,602,221 | | | | 339,614,041 | | | | 4,356,819 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 304,166,566 | | | | 61,119,902 | | | | (83,867,494 | ) | | | 22,187,113 | | | | 109,858,181 | | | | 413,464,268 | | | | 7,666,684 | | | | 5,131,287 | | | | — | | | |
| | Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 56,831,331 | | | | 10,109,973 | | | | (12,890,088 | ) | | | (447,734 | ) | | | 4,225,108 | | | | 57,828,590 | | | | 2,495,839 | | | | 1,378,591 | | | | — | | | |
| | MYR Group, Inc. | | | 152,100,623 | | | | 30,941,598 | | | | (41,597,009 | ) | | | 13,785,782 | | | | 44,234,739 | | | | 199,465,733 | | | | 1,128,519 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Myriad Genetics, Inc. | | | 137,194,406 | | | | 30,703,968 | | | | (28,491,218 | ) | | | (5,954,501 | ) | | | (5,962,999 | ) | | | 127,489,656 | | | | 5,979,815 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 79,576,874 | | | | 13,426,406 | | | | (19,752,653 | ) | | | (3,469,664 | ) | | | (17,866,105 | ) | | | 51,914,858 | | | | 602,750 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 90,851,696 | | | | — | | | | (6,713,905 | ) | | | (2,279,008 | ) | | | 8,436,907 | | | | 90,295,690 | | | | 2,503,346 | | | | 2,749,994 | | | | — | | | |
| | National HealthCare Corp. | | | — | | | | 90,520,573 | | | | (4,620,625 | ) | | | (70,467 | ) | | | 263,836 | | | | 86,093,317 | | | | 910,944 | | | | 1,072,042 | | | | — | | | |
| | National Presto Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 26,513,693 | | | | 5,219,654 | | | | (6,150,474 | ) | | | (792,837 | ) | | | 7,242,302 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1,613,551 | | | | — | | | |
| | National Vision Holdings, Inc. | | | 108,050,132 | | | | 22,855,856 | | | | (31,453,144 | ) | | | (7,343,623 | ) | | | 25,590,229 | | | | 117,699,450 | | | | 5,311,347 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Navient Corp.(b) | | | — | | | | 145,308,957 | | | | (42,306,236 | ) | | | (1,189,828 | ) | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 2,967,498 | | | | — | | | |
| | NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 100,235,168 | | | | 6,728,037 | | | | (2,641,774 | ) | | | 293,465 | | | | 9,888,106 | | | | 114,503,002 | | | | 3,121,674 | | | | 3,858,668 | | | | — | | | |
| | NCR Atleos Corp. | | | — | | | | 105,737,187 | | | | (9,069,173 | ) | | | (82,596 | ) | | | (7,328,868 | ) | | | 89,256,550 | | | | 4,519,319 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | NCR Voyix Corp. | | | — | | | | 158,086,041 | | | | (4,619,050 | ) | | | (715,565 | ) | | | (38,319,660 | ) | | | 114,431,766 | | | | 9,060,314 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Nektar Therapeutics(a) | | | 9,905,892 | | | | 973 | | | | (9,649,944 | ) | | | (165,202,115 | ) | | | 164,945,194 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | NeoGenomics, Inc. | | | 160,271,933 | | | | 27,434,719 | | | | (35,559,666 | ) | | | (29,907,014 | ) | | | 13,097,155 | | | | 135,337,127 | | | | 8,609,232 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | NETGEAR, Inc.(a) | | | 38,708,889 | | | | 2,878,833 | | | | (29,811,820 | ) | | | (33,024,682 | ) | | | 21,248,780 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | NetScout Systems, Inc. | | | 140,765,615 | | | | 27,398,884 | | | | (30,119,172 | ) | | | (3,618,260 | ) | | | (29,106,135 | ) | | | 105,320,932 | | | | 4,822,387 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 69,395,712 | | | | 11,817,291 | | | | (25,635,541 | ) | | | (18,865,918 | ) | | | 7,524,522 | | | | 44,236,066 | | | | 6,143,898 | | | | 429,440 | | | | — | | | |
| | Newell Brands, Inc. | | | — | | | | 266,893,738 | | | | (22,602,540 | ) | | | (1,127,488 | ) | | | (36,508,215 | ) | | | 206,655,495 | | | | 25,735,429 | | | | 3,603,531 | | | | — | | | |
| | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | | | 59,857,290 | | | | 10,252,966 | | | | (437,447 | ) | | | (3,390,431 | ) | | | (17,361,078 | ) | | | 48,921,300 | | | | 1,519,767 | | | | 2,698,030 | | | | — | | | |
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| | NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | $ | 67,649,550 | | | $ | 9,016,050 | | | $ | (101,124,217 | ) | | $ | 25,349,270 | | | $ | (890,653 | ) | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | |
| | NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 136,021,945 | | | | 30,989,221 | | | | (46,886,195 | ) | | | 7,642,814 | | | | 49,798,898 | | | | 177,566,683 | | | | 5,490,621 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | | 163,667,170 | | | | 75,102,656 | | | | (47,666,658 | ) | | | 3,731,116 | | | | 50,384,307 | | | | 245,218,591 | | | | 6,179,904 | | | | 9,139,167 | | | | — | | | |
| | Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 36,132,664 | | | | 3,552,793 | | | | (7,727,793 | ) | | | (3,384,209 | ) | | | (2,715,232 | ) | | | 25,858,223 | | | | 2,660,311 | | | | 1,473,564 | | | | — | | | |
| | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 104,793,739 | | | | 1,339,463 | | | | (4,532,188 | ) | | | (2,162,444 | ) | | | (1,272,245 | ) | | | 98,166,325 | | | | 8,426,294 | | | | 6,915,654 | | | | — | | | |
| | Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 121,713,935 | | | | 20,711,119 | | | | (23,764,180 | ) | | | (6,312,492 | ) | | | (19,883,666 | ) | | | 92,464,716 | | | | 2,484,275 | | | | 4,887,134 | | | | — | | | |
| | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 141,589,824 | | | | 16,938,215 | | | | (23,876,225 | ) | | | (9,696,865 | ) | | | (78,659,162 | ) | | | 46,295,787 | | | | 3,347,490 | | | | 4,294,178 | | | | — | | | |
| | NuVasive, Inc.(b) | | | 156,966,020 | | | | 11,789,124 | | | | (130,731,239 | ) | | | (1,908,881 | ) | | | (3,566,134 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | NV5 Global, Inc. | | | 94,053,237 | | | | 18,498,382 | | | | (22,440,854 | ) | | | (3,140,342 | ) | | | (2,350,843 | ) | | | 84,619,580 | | | | 863,377 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Oceaneering International, Inc. | | | 128,820,488 | | | | 28,085,501 | | | | (39,207,846 | ) | | | 8,635,295 | | | | 32,852,784 | | | | 159,186,222 | | | | 6,802,830 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ODP Corp. (The) | | | 132,156,368 | | | | 22,966,491 | | | | (51,965,242 | ) | | | 9,662,825 | | | | 6,976,272 | | | | 119,796,714 | | | | 2,258,185 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Office Properties Income Trust(a) | | | 43,526,404 | | | | 2,326,941 | | | | (27,680,417 | ) | | | (75,095,144 | ) | | | 56,922,216 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | OFG Bancorp | | | 83,033,016 | | | | 940,403 | | | | (7,423,481 | ) | | | 1,354,528 | | | | 36,931,176 | | | | 114,835,642 | | | | 3,119,686 | | | | 2,890,636 | | | | — | | | |
| | O-I Glass, Inc. | | | 255,527,856 | | | | 35,892,117 | | | | (51,302,960 | ) | | | 4,107,414 | | | | (70,860,437 | ) | | | 173,363,990 | | | | 10,449,909 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Oil States International, Inc.(a) | | | 38,785,896 | | | | 6,805,166 | | | | (35,197,057 | ) | | | (51,263,243 | ) | | | 40,869,238 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 36,165,345 | | | | 7,551,899 | | | | (8,824,181 | ) | | | 2,942,912 | | | | 9,210,696 | | | | 47,046,671 | | | | 663,751 | | | | 352,663 | | | | — | | | |
| | Omnicell, Inc. | | | — | | | | 182,643,551 | | | | (12,753,881 | ) | | | (2,745,735 | ) | | | (77,369,076 | ) | | | 89,774,859 | | | | 3,071,326 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | OneSpan, Inc.(a) | | | 44,893,310 | | | | 4,658,221 | | | | (33,240,763 | ) | | | (15,118,551 | ) | | | (1,192,217 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Onto Innovation, Inc.(a) | | | 316,769,875 | | | | 32,596,537 | | | | (488,789,134 | ) | | | 290,288,822 | | | | (150,866,100 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | OPENLANE, Inc.(k) | | | 108,570,937 | | | | 21,328,604 | | | | (31,262,636 | ) | | | 770,108 | | | | 26,809,635 | | | | 126,216,648 | | | | 7,295,760 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | OraSure Technologies, Inc. | | | 31,793,506 | | | | 6,956,077 | | | | (8,338,845 | ) | | | (3,536,083 | ) | | | 3,743,901 | | | | 30,618,556 | | | | 4,978,627 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Organon & Co. | | | — | | | | 305,798,746 | | | | (22,033,703 | ) | | | (121,873 | ) | | | 40,874,741 | | | | 324,517,911 | | | | 17,261,591 | | | | 9,680,548 | | | | — | | | |
| | Orion Office REIT, Inc.(a) | | | 27,459,287 | | | | 2,290,218 | | | | (25,924,240 | ) | | | (55,611,679 | ) | | | 51,786,414 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Orthofix Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 41,630,802 | | | | 5,923,318 | | | | (36,144,369 | ) | | | (61,670,839 | ) | | | 50,261,088 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | OSI Systems, Inc. | | | 116,917,844 | | | | 25,478,451 | | | | (34,974,746 | ) | | | 7,994,616 | | | | 36,265,673 | | | | 151,681,838 | | | | 1,062,049 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Otter Tail Corp. | | | 218,970,729 | | | | 42,623,050 | | | | (58,021,737 | ) | | | 1,631,460 | | | | 38,178,040 | | | | 243,381,542 | | | | 2,816,916 | | | | 5,154,145 | | | | — | | | |
| | Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 160,477,176 | | | | 39,590,642 | | | | (38,644,492 | ) | | | (8,561,397 | ) | | | 11,839,861 | | | | 164,701,790 | | | | 9,809,517 | | | | 11,085,788 | | | | — | | | |
| | Owens & Minor, Inc. | | | 80,595,549 | | | | 20,349,802 | | | | (26,703,702 | ) | | | (8,194,240 | ) | | | 77,126,226 | | | | 143,173,635 | | | | 5,166,858 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 114,064,865 | | | | 19,893,823 | | | | (28,111,121 | ) | | | 4,042,289 | | | | 2,176,766 | | | | 112,066,622 | | | | 997,034 | | | | 2,666,660 | | | | — | | | |
| | Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 159,729,950 | | | | 870,540 | | | | (7,616,928 | ) | | | (5,452,864 | ) | | | 5,052,686 | | | | 152,583,384 | | | | 6,357,641 | | | | 8,612,038 | | | | — | | | |
| | Pacira BioSciences, Inc. | | | 136,465,947 | | | | 22,125,372 | | | | (29,672,413 | ) | | | (11,333,889 | ) | | | (25,928,247 | ) | | | 91,656,770 | | | | 3,136,782 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Palomar Holdings, Inc. | | | 101,500,711 | | | | 20,027,417 | | | | (28,562,129 | ) | | | (10,841,470 | ) | | | 58,285,607 | | | | 140,410,136 | | | | 1,674,939 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | — | | | | 189,391,573 | | | | (18,627,710 | ) | | | (636,945 | ) | | | (22,388,871 | ) | | | 147,738,047 | | | | 2,218,289 | | | | 2,033,396 | | | | — | | | |
| | Park National Corp. | | | 124,774,768 | | | | 21,064,135 | | | | (29,339,850 | ) | | | (411,037 | ) | | | 15,516,672 | | | | 131,604,688 | | | | 968,750 | | | | 4,220,461 | | | | — | | | |
| | Pathward Financial, Inc. | | | 81,920,594 | | | | 569,166 | | | | (12,900,069 | ) | | | 3,742,779 | | | | 13,646,286 | | | | 86,978,756 | | | | 1,723,034 | | | | 365,335 | | | | — | | | |
| | Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 107,684,347 | | | | 25,253,279 | | | | (36,825,535 | ) | | | 6,447,166 | | | | 65,773,615 | | | | 168,332,872 | | | | 1,408,997 | | | | 2,923,608 | | | | — | | | |
| | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | — | | | | 171,389,244 | | | | (10,349,181 | ) | | | (528,036 | ) | | | (6,506,863 | ) | | | 154,005,164 | | | | 5,569,807 | | | | 1,492,531 | | | | — | | | |
| | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 184,904,881 | | | | 122,742,760 | | | | (69,617,766 | ) | | | 10,623,705 | | | | 10,432,623 | | | | 259,086,203 | | | | 21,699,012 | | | | 6,518,002 | | | | — | | | |
| | PDF Solutions, Inc. | | | 91,243,358 | | | | 15,998,484 | | | | (19,070,267 | ) | | | 3,862,871 | | | | (22,420,139 | ) | | | 69,614,307 | | | | 2,067,547 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Peabody Energy Corp. | | | — | | | | 197,161,969 | | | | (6,320,769 | ) | | | (307,531 | ) | | | (10,101,278 | ) | | | 180,432,391 | | | | 7,437,444 | | | | 560,639 | | | | — | | | |
| | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 110,799,552 | | | | 29,119,231 | | | | (25,525,220 | ) | | | 776,600 | | | | 10,250,918 | | | | 125,421,081 | | | | 8,138,941 | | | | 321,340 | | | | — | | | |
| | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | | | 88,757,888 | | | | 13,638,982 | | | | (18,493,524 | ) | | | (9,198,879 | ) | | | (18,587,560 | ) | | | 56,116,907 | | | | 5,594,906 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 79,670,825 | | | | 17,202,562 | | | | (29,969,855 | ) | | | (8,580,779 | ) | | | 27,573,612 | | | | 85,896,365 | | | | 5,851,251 | | | | 1,557,183 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Perdoceo Education Corp. | | $ | 65,730,718 | | | $ | 14,197,743 | | | $ | (21,449,293 | ) | | $ | 3,146,892 | | | $ | 16,168,199 | | | $ | 77,794,259 | | | | 4,430,197 | | | $ | 1,498,963 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | Perficient, Inc. | | | 182,203,662 | | | | 31,415,966 | | | | (41,726,830 | ) | | | 1,976,106 | | | | (41,021,239 | ) | | | 132,847,665 | | | | 2,360,058 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | PetMed Express, Inc.(a) | | | 24,777,043 | | | | 818,005 | | | | (22,297,338 | ) | | | (17,191,176 | ) | | | 13,893,466 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 454,117 | | | | — | | | |
| | PGT Innovations, Inc.(a) | | | 109,483,894 | | | | 24,809,394 | | | | (200,585,178 | ) | | | 97,126,888 | | | | (30,834,998 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | | | 22,546,153 | | | | 3,478,562 | | | | (4,652,959 | ) | | | (4,144,404 | ) | | | 535,572 | | | | 17,762,924 | | | | 1,373,776 | | | | 687,275 | | | | — | | | |
| | Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. | | | — | | | | 327,492,025 | | | | (47,193,626 | ) | | | 816,653 | | | | 14,475,629 | | | | 295,590,681 | | | | 8,240,610 | | | | 6,092,845 | | | | — | | | |
| | Phinia, Inc. | | | — | | | | 133,971,162 | | | | (17,899,742 | ) | | | (2,343,367 | ) | | | 7,450,768 | | | | 121,178,821 | | | | 3,153,235 | | | | 2,403,150 | | | | — | | | |
| | Photronics, Inc. | | | 74,377,150 | | | | 21,490,391 | | | | (26,034,688 | ) | | | 6,101,457 | | | | 43,816,782 | | | | 119,751,092 | | | | 4,228,499 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Piper Sandler Cos. | | | 138,401,808 | | | | 35,675,922 | | | | (31,169,658 | ) | | | 10,077,103 | | | | 50,772,551 | | | | 203,757,726 | | | | 1,026,539 | | | | 3,471,149 | | | | — | | | |
| | Plexus Corp. | | | 197,013,149 | | | | 35,390,474 | | | | (49,195,324 | ) | | | 8,027,098 | | | | (14,411,932 | ) | | | 176,823,465 | | | | 1,864,833 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 28,087,125 | | | | 10,987,495 | | | | (13,011,461 | ) | | | 4,517,330 | | | | 58,259,820 | | | | 88,840,309 | | | | 624,317 | | | | 667,720 | | | | — | | | |
| | PRA Group, Inc. | | | 110,378,706 | | | | 12,441,884 | | | | (16,136,279 | ) | | | (6,062,604 | ) | | | (31,131,495 | ) | | | 69,490,212 | | | | 2,664,502 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Premier, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 195,970,614 | | | | (17,710,672 | ) | | | (263,345 | ) | | | 1,318,339 | | | | 179,314,936 | | | | 8,113,798 | | | | 3,370,149 | | | | — | | | |
| | Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. | | | 226,837,405 | | | | 37,858,853 | | | | (52,590,035 | ) | | | 6,208,793 | | | | 25,599,995 | | | | 243,915,011 | | | | 3,361,563 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 131,024,556 | | | | 26,451,683 | | | | (36,967,614 | ) | | | (47,897 | ) | | | 21,620,736 | | | | 142,081,464 | | | | 1,691,446 | | | | 1,803,379 | | | | — | | | |
| | Privia Health Group, Inc. | | | — | | | | 224,258,501 | | | | (24,705,665 | ) | | | (2,383,551 | ) | | | (61,264,209 | ) | | | 135,905,076 | | | | 6,937,472 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ProAssurance Corp. | | | 65,153,421 | | | | — | | | | (2,414,600 | ) | | | (5,657,381 | ) | | | (13,627,976 | ) | | | 43,453,464 | | | | 3,378,963 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | PROG Holdings, Inc. | | | 86,731,227 | | | | 19,889,575 | | | | (39,751,305 | ) | | | 6,580,296 | | | | 31,117,796 | | | | 104,567,589 | | | | 3,036,225 | | | | 367,004 | | | | — | | | |
| | Progress Software Corp. | | | 181,504,715 | | | | 33,891,104 | | | | (44,723,631 | ) | | | 8,749,031 | | | | (21,003,944 | ) | | | 158,417,275 | | | | 2,971,624 | | | | 2,108,255 | | | | — | | | |
| | ProPetro Holding Corp. | | | 50,270,388 | | | | 11,071,330 | | | | (24,534,041 | ) | | | (15,114,578 | ) | | | 24,774,157 | | | | 46,467,256 | | | | 5,750,898 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Proto Labs, Inc. | | | 65,500,720 | | | | 12,556,366 | | | | (19,835,958 | ) | | | (29,611,315 | ) | | | 33,659,358 | | | | 62,269,171 | | | | 1,741,795 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 100,062,405 | | | | 485,346 | | | | (3,901,812 | ) | | | (1,181,718 | ) | | | (22,498,375 | ) | | | 72,965,846 | | | | 5,007,951 | | | | 4,930,224 | | | | — | | | |
| | Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 196,336,906 | | | | 34,165,299 | | | | (43,434,538 | ) | | | (1,037,058 | ) | | | 6,433,137 | | | | 192,463,746 | | | | 937,704 | | | | 1,692,961 | | | | — | | | |
| | Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 51,998,546 | | | | 13,457,887 | | | | (17,889,049 | ) | | | 2,834,770 | | | | 35,789,957 | | | | 86,192,111 | | | | 2,242,834 | | | | 736,064 | | | | — | | | |
| | QuinStreet, Inc. | | | 58,321,774 | | | | 8,279,372 | | | | (9,201,796 | ) | | | (2,447,332 | ) | | | 7,440,391 | | | | 62,392,409 | | | | 3,532,979 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Rambus, Inc.(a) | | | 401,070,030 | | | | 53,998,268 | | | | (590,745,016 | ) | | | 403,818,657 | | | | (268,141,939 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Ranger Oil Corp., Class A(a) | | | 56,740,686 | | | | 2,579,172 | | | | (53,900,288 | ) | | | (3,320,048 | ) | | | (2,099,522 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 103,721 | | | | — | | | |
| | Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(a) | | | 29,023,980 | | | | 780,915 | | | | (20,167,466 | ) | | | (23,724,998 | ) | | | 14,087,569 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Ready Capital Corp. | | | 72,885,125 | | | | 66,374,312 | | | | (35,309,805 | ) | | | (6,521,875 | ) | | | 230,950 | | | | 97,658,707 | | | | 10,696,463 | | | | 9,991,269 | | | | — | | | |
| | Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 55,577,150 | | | | 17,450,216 | | | | (11,150,369 | ) | | | (11,115,854 | ) | | | 5,820,681 | | | | 56,581,824 | | | | 8,882,547 | | | | 3,055,307 | | | | — | | | |
| | REGENXBIO, Inc. | | | 51,752,926 | | | | 11,536,505 | | | | (11,806,574 | ) | | | (8,097,757 | ) | | | 14,216,803 | | | | 57,601,903 | | | | 2,733,835 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Renasant Corp. | | | 119,652,965 | | | | 444,101 | | | | (5,734,142 | ) | | | (2,102,551 | ) | | | 4,309,692 | | | | 116,570,065 | | | | 3,721,905 | | | | 3,367,891 | | | | — | | | |
| | Resideo Technologies, Inc. | | | 194,322,816 | | | | 33,116,249 | | | | (45,864,043 | ) | | | (4,022,979 | ) | | | 43,644,350 | | | | 221,196,393 | | | | 9,866,030 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 39,718,836 | | | | 7,026,948 | | | | (9,631,367 | ) | | | (926,066 | ) | | | (7,806,455 | ) | | | 28,381,896 | | | | 2,156,679 | | | | 1,245,680 | | | | — | | | |
| | Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 127,259,709 | | | | 21,218,482 | | | | (26,923,477 | ) | | | (7,796,978 | ) | | | (4,100,315 | ) | | | 109,657,421 | | | | 8,553,621 | | | | 5,245,302 | | | | — | | | |
| | REX American Resources Corp. | | | 31,659,279 | | | | 8,473,606 | | | | (11,038,095 | ) | | | 1,977,509 | | | | 29,501,567 | | | | 60,573,866 | | | | 1,031,747 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | REX Holdings, Inc.(a)(l) | | | 25,663,511 | | | | 1,984,950 | | | | (22,339,770 | ) | | | (26,595,547 | ) | | | 21,286,856 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Rogers Corp. | | | 223,929,171 | | | | 32,227,778 | | | | (66,675,029 | ) | | | (24,162,255 | ) | | | (31,003,652 | ) | | | 134,316,013 | | | | 1,131,654 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | RPT Realty(a) | | | 59,512,895 | | | | 9,338,462 | | | | (87,934,250 | ) | | | 315,979 | | | | 18,766,914 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 829,539 | | | | — | | | |
| | Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | — | | | | 215,998,625 | | | | (7,125,047 | ) | | | 121,803 | | | | 13,652,261 | | | | 222,647,642 | | | | 4,160,083 | | | | 712,013 | | | | — | | | |
| | Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.(a) | | | 36,264,292 | | | | 1,594,123 | | | | (49,039,469 | ) | | | 6,170,918 | | | | 5,010,136 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | RXO, Inc. | | | 166,623,973 | | | | 31,461,194 | | | | (42,459,548 | ) | | | 2,629,875 | | | | 14,598,359 | | | | 172,853,853 | | | | 7,903,697 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 86,792,408 | | | | 346,326 | | | | (6,933,574 | ) | | | (2,337,926 | ) | | | 3,448,156 | | | | 81,315,390 | | | | 2,534,769 | | | | 3,425,058 | | | | — | | | |
| | Sabre Corp. | | | 102,368,422 | | | | 31,135,541 | | | | (22,610,096 | ) | | | (6,020,460 | ) | | | (42,654,222 | ) | | | 62,219,185 | | | | 25,710,407 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | $ | 74,943,572 | | | $ | 3,873,686 | | | $ | (5,526,739 | ) | | $ | (840,097 | ) | | $ | 8,147,393 | | | $ | 80,597,815 | | | | 980,628 | | | $ | 3,637,155 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | | | 121,550,237 | | | | 17,168,629 | | | | (24,644,101 | ) | | | (3,615,551 | ) | | | (22,467,401 | ) | | | 87,991,813 | | | | 7,084,687 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Sanmina Corp. | | | 259,046,060 | | | | 41,729,001 | | | | (68,302,237 | ) | | | 11,038,694 | | | | (9,291,770 | ) | | | 234,219,748 | | | | 3,766,802 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | ScanSource, Inc. | | | 56,386,478 | | | | 12,597,634 | | | | (16,584,050 | ) | | | (1,500,279 | ) | | | 24,201,321 | | | | 75,101,104 | | | | 1,705,293 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Scholastic Corp. | | | 73,790,913 | | | | 15,770,885 | | | | (30,341,359 | ) | | | (666,656 | ) | | | 8,301,710 | | | | 66,855,493 | | | | 1,772,885 | | | | 1,590,631 | | | | — | | | |
| | Schrodinger, Inc. | | | — | | | | 192,456,567 | | | | (20,990,065 | ) | | | (4,975,296 | ) | | | (66,738,815 | ) | | | 99,752,391 | | | | 3,694,533 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Seacoast Banking Corp.of Florida | | | 134,871,391 | | | | 10,329,124 | | | | (11,224,517 | ) | | | (6,417,933 | ) | | | 15,767,850 | | | | 143,325,915 | | | | 5,644,975 | | | | 4,178,902 | | | | — | | | |
| | Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 196,195,141 | | | | 34,872,300 | | | | (48,210,114 | ) | | | 7,484,490 | | | | 23,733,856 | | | | 214,075,673 | | | | 7,100,354 | | | | 3,630,673 | | | | — | | | |
| | Semtech Corp. | | | 112,170,155 | | | | 19,466,526 | | | | (26,720,188 | ) | | | (5,188,752 | ) | | | 19,633,207 | | | | 119,360,948 | | | | 4,341,977 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Seneca Foods Corp.(a) | | | 20,048,629 | | | | 864,059 | | | | (13,891,365 | ) | | | (396,680 | ) | | | (6,624,643 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | — | | | | 203,430,486 | | | | (21,387,848 | ) | | | 8,762 | | | | 15,375,346 | | | | 197,426,746 | | | | 2,853,400 | | | | 2,338,854 | | | | — | | | |
| | Service Properties Trust | | | 120,094,831 | | | | 18,481,471 | | | | (25,205,014 | ) | | | (5,577,171 | ) | | | (31,483,664 | ) | | | 76,310,453 | | | | 11,255,229 | | | | 8,785,132 | | | | — | | | |
| | ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 194,429,700 | | | | 34,162,168 | | | | (45,645,151 | ) | | | (6,653,611 | ) | | | 43,267,913 | | | | 219,561,019 | | | | 3,308,635 | | | | 3,868,232 | | | | — | | | |
| | Shake Shack, Inc., Class A | | | 150,917,929 | | | | 33,725,180 | | | | (45,620,554 | ) | | | (452,661 | ) | | | 124,847,694 | | | | 263,417,588 | | | | 2,532,131 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 69,197,290 | | | | 14,032,843 | | | | (18,973,559 | ) | | | (11,114,328 | ) | | | 5,832,986 | | | | 58,975,232 | | | | 3,395,235 | | | | 303,438 | | | | — | | | |
| | Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 257,612,338 | | | | 46,834,964 | | | | (69,771,642 | ) | | | 20,223,027 | | | | 44,594,612 | | | | 299,493,299 | | | | 2,992,838 | | | | 2,898,013 | | | | — | | | |
| | Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 153,694,354 | | | | — | | | | (8,722,770 | ) | | | (5,808,261 | ) | | | 22,316,029 | | | | 161,479,352 | | | | 8,298,014 | | | | 6,944,204 | | | | — | | | |
| | Simply Good Foods Co. (The) | | | 244,818,035 | | | | 46,711,906 | | | | (47,257,504 | ) | | | 3,138,298 | | | | (38,662,684 | ) | | | 208,748,051 | | | | 6,134,236 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Simulations Plus, Inc. | | | 51,277,409 | | | | 10,120,217 | | | | (13,934,066 | ) | | | (3,360,374 | ) | | | 429,509 | | | | 44,532,695 | | | | 1,082,204 | | | | 266,719 | | | | — | | | |
| | SiTime Corp. | | | — | | | | 156,555,495 | | | | (17,314,697 | ) | | | (348,125 | ) | | | (28,862,907 | ) | | | 110,029,766 | | | | 1,180,197 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | | | 144,071,924 | | | | 24,714,056 | | | | (37,449,558 | ) | | | 1,393,408 | | | | (3,758,487 | ) | | | 128,971,343 | | | | 4,900,127 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | SJW Group | | | 147,687,023 | | | | 26,695,013 | | | | (24,314,753 | ) | | | (1,677,760 | ) | | | (36,757,939 | ) | | | 111,631,584 | | | | 1,972,638 | | | | 3,001,326 | | | | — | | | |
| | SkyWest, Inc. | | | 81,507,562 | | | | 25,145,398 | | | | (62,140,795 | ) | | | (3,708,059 | ) | | | 150,215,703 | | | | 191,019,809 | | | | 2,765,197 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 82,935,377 | | | | 35,816,095 | | | | (15,257,733 | ) | | | 3,326,171 | | | | 134,453,282 | | | | 241,273,192 | | | | 4,376,441 | | | | 13,548,766 | | | | — | | | |
| | Sleep Number Corp.(a) | | | 48,750,697 | | | | 4,523,582 | | | | (25,212,089 | ) | | | (28,071,019 | ) | | | 8,829 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | SM Energy Co. | | | 252,060,526 | | | | 55,005,084 | | | | (95,421,772 | ) | | | 17,370,015 | | | | 160,480,548 | | | | 389,494,401 | | | | 7,813,328 | | | | 5,220,048 | | | | — | | | |
| | SMART Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 61,637,620 | | | | 17,244,754 | | | | (20,019,759 | ) | | | 1,379,352 | | | | 31,904,564 | | | | 92,146,531 | | | | 3,501,008 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | | | — | | | | 386,453,681 | | | | (14,051,318 | ) | | | (2,225,901 | ) | | | (97,852,465 | ) | | | 272,323,997 | | | | 3,836,630 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 66,094,068 | | | | 11,625,688 | | | | (22,051,269 | ) | | | 4,587,512 | | | | (32,296,288 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 1,301,425 | | | | — | | | |
| | Sonos, Inc. | | | 182,115,528 | | | | 26,910,767 | | | | (41,681,573 | ) | | | (20,776,075 | ) | | | 12,852,090 | | | | 159,420,737 | | | | 8,364,152 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 72,522,777 | | | | 2,125,823 | | | | (8,847,080 | ) | | | (2,196,498 | ) | | | (6,769,801 | ) | | | 56,835,221 | | | | 1,944,414 | | | | 2,904,747 | | | | — | | | |
| | SpartanNash Co. | | | 63,565,103 | | | | 11,953,241 | | | | (16,471,288 | ) | | | (2,310,228 | ) | | | (9,328,089 | ) | | | 47,408,739 | | | | 2,345,806 | | | | 2,097,516 | | | | — | | | |
| | SPS Commerce, Inc. | | | 399,593,013 | | | | 78,594,580 | | | | (103,382,666 | ) | | | 35,735,742 | | | | 47,679,805 | | | | 458,220,474 | | | | 2,478,207 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | SPX Technologies, Inc. | | | 232,117,646 | | | | 50,212,426 | | | | (66,052,513 | ) | | | 20,419,005 | | | | 142,869,884 | | | | 379,566,448 | | | | 3,082,648 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | STAAR Surgical Co. | | | — | | | | 159,530,132 | | | | (21,175,734 | ) | | | (543,479 | ) | | | (11,625,072 | ) | | | 126,185,847 | | | | 3,296,391 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 50,334,610 | | | | 10,728,737 | | | | (13,958,652 | ) | | | (2,521,861 | ) | | | (2,106,286 | ) | | | 42,476,548 | | | | 1,266,067 | | | | 1,512,681 | | | | — | | | |
| | Standex International Corp. | | | 106,286,124 | | | | 23,348,643 | | | | (32,340,909 | ) | | | 7,231,431 | | | | 41,989,066 | | | | 146,514,355 | | | | 804,052 | | | | 957,862 | | | | — | | | |
| | Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 80,716,493 | | | | 15,299,104 | | | | (17,509,067 | ) | | | (1,496,844 | ) | | | 155,778 | | | | 77,165,464 | | | | 3,167,712 | | | | 1,668,958 | | | | — | | | |
| | Stepan Co. | | | 158,190,511 | | | | 25,663,722 | | | | (33,959,105 | ) | | | (4,490,153 | ) | | | (16,182,358 | ) | | | 129,222,617 | | | | 1,435,169 | | | | 2,181,763 | | | | — | | | |
| | Steven Madden Ltd. | | | 192,104,172 | | | | 35,277,458 | | | | (54,941,832 | ) | | | 3,287,738 | | | | 24,526,610 | | | | 200,254,146 | | | | 4,736,380 | | | | 4,173,035 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Stewart Information Services Corp. | | $ | 76,127,135 | | | $ | 195,534 | | | $ | (3,649,996 | ) | | $ | (2,391,841 | ) | | $ | 47,734,755 | | | $ | 118,015,587 | | | | 1,813,950 | | | $ | 3,479,387 | | | $ | — | | | |
| | StoneX Group, Inc. | | | 132,431,538 | | | | 22,188,448 | | | | (26,448,763 | ) | | | 7,277,952 | | | | (6,052,176 | ) | | | 129,396,999 | | | | 1,841,688 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 145,694,199 | | | | 25,658,273 | | | | (37,718,524 | ) | | | 1,912,809 | | | | 17,429,679 | | | | 152,976,436 | | | | 1,469,232 | | | | 3,704,713 | | | | — | | | |
| | Stride, Inc. | | | 116,847,368 | | | | 27,245,879 | | | | (40,123,185 | ) | | | 2,979,581 | | | | 62,519,110 | | | | 169,468,753 | | | | 2,687,847 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | | | 73,737,279 | | | | 13,544,416 | | | | (17,828,904 | ) | | | (2,721,016 | ) | | | (11,317,162 | ) | | | 55,414,613 | | | | 1,200,750 | | | | 1,338,960 | | | | — | | | |
| | Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 54,522,356 | | | | 6,570,159 | | | | (9,203,483 | ) | | | (7,074,109 | ) | | | 2,634,215 | | | | 47,449,138 | | | | 7,288,654 | | | | 1,655,941 | | | | — | | | |
| | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 54,577,450 | | | | 11,210,199 | | | | (14,849,061 | ) | | | 676,132 | | | | 12,145,632 | | | | 63,760,352 | | | | 5,657,529 | | | | 2,212,682 | | | | — | | | |
| | Sunrun, Inc. | | | — | | | | 194,055,953 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (116,049 | ) | | | 193,939,904 | | | | 14,714,712 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 151,302,794 | | | | 27,591,305 | | | | (41,429,624 | ) | | | (1,588,872 | ) | | | 18,697,378 | | | | 154,572,981 | | | | 13,875,492 | | | | 4,466,256 | | | | — | | | |
| | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 142,742,976 | | | | 22,123,513 | | | | (30,051,530 | ) | | | (825,085 | ) | | | (7,768,411 | ) | | | 126,221,463 | | | | 3,700,424 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Sylvamo Corp. | | | 107,425,527 | | | | 28,082,949 | | | | (25,244,064 | ) | | | 3,071,585 | | | | 33,948,477 | | | | 147,284,474 | | | | 2,385,560 | | | | 3,291,897 | | | | — | | | |
| | Talos Energy, Inc.(b) | | | — | | | | 88,639,565 | | | | (32,167,967 | ) | | | (4,453,541 | ) | | | — | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | | | 190,328,065 | | | | 23,898,727 | | | | (30,668,921 | ) | | | (10,005,233 | ) | | | (17,599,562 | ) | | | 155,953,076 | | | | 4,404,210 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Tanger, Inc.(m) | | | 149,288,290 | | | | 35,933,813 | | | | (39,199,186 | ) | | | 4,954,559 | | | | 63,775,905 | | | | 214,753,381 | | | | 7,272,380 | | | | 6,466,370 | | | | — | | | |
| | TechTarget, Inc. | | | 70,076,304 | | | | 12,625,466 | | | | (18,532,859 | ) | | | (13,150,092 | ) | | | 6,933,272 | | | | 57,952,091 | | | | 1,751,877 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 76,222,146 | | | | 20,280,528 | | | | (27,328,193 | ) | | | (2,669,044 | ) | | | 40,702,902 | | | | 107,208,339 | | | | 6,692,156 | | | | 5,123,942 | | | | — | | | |
| | Tennant Co. | | | 92,604,246 | | | | 22,669,106 | | | | (29,305,590 | ) | | | 3,053,901 | | | | 64,823,986 | | | | 153,845,649 | | | | 1,265,074 | | | | 1,408,273 | | | | — | | | |
| | Thryv Holdings, Inc. | | | 51,410,241 | | | | 9,300,964 | | | | (11,997,989 | ) | | | (4,134,049 | ) | | | 2,027,695 | | | | 46,606,862 | | | | 2,096,575 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Titan International, Inc.(b) | | | 38,870,980 | | | | 9,362,435 | | | | (12,642,171 | ) | | | 1,394,223 | | | | (3,706,656 | ) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 60,143,045 | | | | 8,635,246 | | | | (11,630,508 | ) | | | (3,503,351 | ) | | | (11,069,823 | ) | | | 42,574,609 | | | | 846,582 | | | | 2,088,872 | | | | — | | | |
| | Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. | | | — | | | | 141,507,368 | | | | (7,201,318 | ) | | | (23,950 | ) | | | 20,881,663 | | | | 155,163,763 | | | | 9,595,780 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Tredegar Corp.(a) | | | 16,623,950 | | | | 524,579 | | | | (11,477,417 | ) | | | (20,166,677 | ) | | | 14,495,565 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 235,104 | | | | — | | | |
| | TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | | | 185,248,352 | | | | 30,112,168 | | | | (43,224,181 | ) | | | 1,722,590 | | | | (41,473,254 | ) | | | 132,385,675 | | | | 3,398,862 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. | | | 185,957,853 | | | | 40,101,921 | | | | (63,520,193 | ) | | | 11,518,253 | | | | 79,331,288 | | | | 253,389,122 | | | | 6,554,297 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 144,524,275 | | | | 26,606,831 | | | | (35,973,840 | ) | | | 165,705 | | | | 18,672,796 | | | | 153,995,767 | | | | 5,529,471 | | | | 5,990,807 | | | | — | | | |
| | Trinseo PLC(a) | | | 52,985,063 | | | | 3,316,518 | | | | (25,344,346 | ) | | | (71,026,237 | ) | | | 40,069,002 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 374,243 | | | | — | | | |
| | TripAdvisor, Inc. | | | — | | | | 133,954,323 | | | | (17,119,044 | ) | | | 1,558,160 | | | | 84,518,247 | | | | 202,911,686 | | | | 7,301,608 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Triumph Financial, Inc. | | | 95,710,400 | | | | 16,690,118 | | | | (28,591,862 | ) | | | (1,802,859 | ) | | | 33,483,726 | | | | 115,489,523 | | | | 1,455,995 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 47,247,782 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,064,267 | | | | 61,312,049 | | | | 4,076,599 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | TrueBlue, Inc.(a) | | | 42,436,215 | | | | 6,960,753 | | | | (36,178,086 | ) | | | (25,741,814 | ) | | | 12,522,932 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Trupanion, Inc. | | | 109,637,605 | | | | 14,357,426 | | | | (18,522,667 | ) | | | (21,478,164 | ) | | | (17,360,613 | ) | | | 66,633,587 | | | | 2,413,386 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | TrustCo Bank Corp. | | | 40,955,608 | | | | 282,643 | | | | (935,539 | ) | | | (471,795 | ) | | | (4,315,919 | ) | | | 35,514,998 | | | | 1,261,186 | | | | 1,844,724 | | | | — | | | |
| | Trustmark Corp. | | | 99,208,760 | | | | 3,552,677 | | | | (2,723,882 | ) | | | (1,309,407 | ) | | | 15,078,110 | | | | 113,806,258 | | | | 4,048,604 | | | | 3,746,968 | | | | — | | | |
| | TTM Technologies, Inc. | | | 100,193,427 | | | | 19,413,746 | | | | (25,656,546 | ) | | | (89,536 | ) | | | 14,771,052 | | | | 108,632,143 | | | | 6,941,351 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 103,215,451 | | | | 24,327,145 | | | | (25,378,307 | ) | | | (17,296,377 | ) | | | 7,432,894 | | | | 92,300,806 | | | | 6,971,360 | | | | 13,119,770 | | | | — | | | |
| | U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 92,764,634 | | | | 33,248,439 | | | | (26,013,197 | ) | | | 2,221,811 | | | | 12,610,784 | | | | 114,832,471 | | | | 1,017,387 | | | | 1,738,747 | | | | — | | | |
| | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | | | 65,681,594 | | | | 13,359,985 | | | | (17,331,157 | ) | | | (1,250,929 | ) | | | 4,410,940 | | | | 64,870,433 | | | | 5,227,271 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | UFP Technologies, Inc. | | | — | | | | 103,509,903 | | | | (14,333,309 | ) | | | (403,564 | ) | | | 31,545,285 | | | | 120,318,315 | | | | 477,075 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. | | | 109,650,769 | | | | 20,616,142 | | | | (29,723,768 | ) | | | (2,772,916 | ) | | | 41,718,681 | | | | 139,488,908 | | | | 3,036,328 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | UniFirst Corp. | | | 193,944,463 | | | | 33,119,532 | | | | (46,909,533 | ) | | | (1,244,324 | ) | | | (1,915,805 | ) | | | 176,994,333 | | | | 1,020,552 | | | | 1,342,285 | | | | — | | | |
| | uniQure NV(a) | | | 60,288,023 | | | | 3,969,038 | | | | (28,208,473 | ) | | | (74,210,898 | ) | | | 38,162,310 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 223,750,587 | | | | 5,909,840 | | | | (7,552,950 | ) | | | (3,219,887 | ) | | | (11,282,879 | ) | | | 207,604,711 | | | | 7,887,717 | | | | 7,354,426 | | | | — | | | |
| | United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 42,728,827 | | | | 4,653,541 | | | | (8,186,456 | ) | | | (7,626,904 | ) | | | (267,144 | ) | | | 31,301,864 | | | | 1,437,844 | | | | 966,666 | | | | — | | | |
| | United Natural Foods, Inc. | | | 114,892,166 | | | | 15,119,575 | | | | (22,013,608 | ) | | | (13,314,220 | ) | | | (48,436,491 | ) | | | 46,247,422 | | | | 4,025,015 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 61,356,045 | | | | 16,287,296 | | | | (21,764,169 | ) | | | (15,159,711 | ) | | | 54,398,138 | | | | 95,117,599 | | | | 16,121,627 | | | | 9,930,650 | | | | — | | | |
| | Unitil Corp. | | | 66,644,509 | | | | 11,409,792 | | | | (15,305,012 | ) | | | (1,018,807 | ) | | | (4,805,982 | ) | | | 56,924,500 | | | | 1,087,383 | | | | 1,833,405 | | | | — | | | |
| | Universal Corp. | | | 94,377,815 | | | | 19,287,875 | | | | (24,776,540 | ) | | | (1,200,782 | ) | | | (1,397,013 | ) | | | 86,291,355 | | | | 1,668,433 | | | | 5,408,797 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
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| | Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | $ | 44,402,307 | | | $ | 7,747,439 | | | $ | (11,174,330 | ) | | $ | (3,875,326 | ) | | $ | (5,472,222 | ) | | $ | 31,627,868 | | | | 861,560 | | | $ | 1,498,651 | | | $ | — | | | |
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| | Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 36,438,725 | | | | 2,388,188 | | | | (28,474,238 | ) | | | (19,029,225 | ) | | | 8,676,550 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 627,957 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Upbound Group, Inc. | | | 89,481,843 | | | | 20,429,088 | | | | (39,079,408 | ) | | | (1,640,219 | ) | | | 37,231,203 | | | | 106,422,507 | | | | 3,022,508 | | | | 4,621,077 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Urban Edge Properties | | | 128,562,943 | | | | 27,224,056 | | | | (36,245,250 | ) | | | (1,542,035 | ) | | | 19,221,333 | | | | 137,221,047 | | | | 7,945,631 | | | | 5,315,654 | | | | — | | | |
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| | Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.(b) | | | 34,221,124 | | | | 3,466,739 | | | | (1,386,833 | ) | | | 772,227 | | | | 3,293,438 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 28,107,205 | | | | 2,239,212 | | | | (21,717,753 | ) | | | (58,839,842 | ) | | | 50,211,178 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Varex Imaging Corp. | | | 52,999,203 | | | | 11,852,280 | | | | (15,005,139 | ) | | | (3,370,544 | ) | | | 3,311,544 | | | | 49,787,344 | | | | 2,750,682 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Vector Group Ltd. | | | 114,861,598 | | | | 20,774,826 | | | | (27,451,816 | ) | | | 2,785,569 | | | | (12,846,722 | ) | | | 98,123,455 | | | | 8,952,870 | | | | 7,349,684 | | | | — | | | |
| | Veeco Instruments, Inc. | | | 78,954,802 | | | | 25,622,252 | | | | (23,392,073 | ) | | | 6,155,124 | | | | 46,495,672 | | | | 133,835,777 | | | | 3,805,396 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Veradigm, Inc.(a) | | | 103,631,851 | | | | 16,514,348 | | | | (67,846,174 | ) | | | (8,604,691 | ) | | | (43,695,334 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Vericel Corp. | | | 100,897,978 | | | | 23,600,315 | | | | (30,796,024 | ) | | | (7,505,041 | ) | | | 81,475,717 | | | | 167,672,945 | | | | 3,223,240 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Veris Residential, Inc. | | | 84,533,556 | | | | 17,818,131 | | | | (23,776,533 | ) | | | 1,253,886 | | | | 2,978,261 | | | | 82,807,301 | | | | 5,444,267 | | | | 281,968 | | | | — | | | |
| | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 68,439,831 | | | | — | | | | (2,871,737 | ) | | | (3,361,431 | ) | | | 11,582,929 | | | | 73,789,592 | | | | 3,601,249 | | | | 2,948,164 | | | | — | | | |
| | Veritiv Corp.(a) | | | 132,456,525 | | | | 16,752,340 | | | | (182,144,887 | ) | | | 108,209,049 | | | | (75,273,027 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,220,654 | | | | — | | | |
| | Verra Mobility Corp., Class A | | | 171,896,557 | | | | 69,611,094 | | | | (49,862,577 | ) | | | 3,718,550 | | | | 85,091,301 | | | | 280,454,925 | | | | 11,231,675 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Vestis Corp. | | | — | | | | 180,331,003 | | | | (8,039,767 | ) | | | (89,669 | ) | | | (1,134,878 | ) | | | 171,066,689 | | | | 8,877,358 | | | | 312,745 | | | | — | | | |
| | Viad Corp. | | | 31,387,728 | | | | 8,472,457 | | | | (10,646,464 | ) | | | (4,354,130 | ) | | | 31,108,283 | | | | 55,967,874 | | | | 1,417,267 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Viasat, Inc.(b) | | | 188,377,568 | | | | 28,871,375 | | | | (42,675,203 | ) | | | (7,251,212 | ) | | | 4,530,475 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Viavi Solutions, Inc. | | | 177,432,688 | | | | 28,897,837 | | | | (42,076,921 | ) | | | (12,072,670 | ) | | | (15,539,109 | ) | | | 136,641,825 | | | | 15,032,104 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Victoria’s Secret & Co. | | | — | | | | 126,204,989 | | | | (22,409,515 | ) | | | (83,033 | ) | | | (2,346,649 | ) | | | 101,365,792 | | | | 5,230,433 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 94,337,674 | | | | 17,324,796 | | | | (24,716,528 | ) | | | 1,852,539 | | | | 24,893,406 | | | | 113,691,887 | | | | 458,472 | | | | 3,362,291 | | | | — | | | |
| | Vista Outdoor, Inc. | | | 113,962,723 | | | | 22,859,535 | | | | (28,226,969 | ) | | | 2,844,640 | | | | 17,298,178 | | | | 128,738,107 | | | | 3,927,337 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Vital Energy, Inc.(b) | | | 55,637,675 | | | | 40,809,522 | | | | (22,520,742 | ) | | | (10,204,692 | ) | | | 33,816,940 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Wabash National Corp. | | | 85,424,750 | | | | 16,177,393 | | | | (26,332,321 | ) | | | 4,806,528 | | | | 11,725,678 | | | | 91,802,028 | | | | 3,066,200 | | | | 1,044,064 | | | | — | | | |
| | WaFd, Inc.(n) | | | 118,876,050 | | | | 19,857,390 | | | | (1,940,454 | ) | | | (107,996 | ) | | | (3,600,932 | ) | | | 133,084,058 | | | | 4,584,363 | | | | 4,346,036 | | | | — | | | |
| | Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 170,050,668 | | | | 41,764,210 | | | | (37,924,970 | ) | | | 4,472,052 | | | | 49,935,511 | | | | 228,297,471 | | | | 2,259,029 | | | | 5,675,520 | | | | — | | | |
| | WD-40 Co. | | | 176,341,432 | | | | 38,894,718 | | | | (53,118,039 | ) | | | 6,369,857 | | | | 63,517,141 | | | | 232,005,109 | | | | 915,894 | | | | 3,165,921 | | | | — | | | |
| | Westamerica BanCorp | | | 85,488,457 | | | | 1,415,344 | | | | (8,611,171 | ) | | | (2,874,023 | ) | | | 10,936,809 | | | | 86,355,416 | | | | 1,766,682 | | | | 3,189,394 | | | | — | | | |
| | Whitestone REIT | | | 30,906,498 | | | | 7,421,338 | | | | (7,572,686 | ) | | | (2,117,633 | ) | | | 11,415,306 | | | | 40,052,823 | | | | 3,191,460 | | | | 1,524,196 | | | | — | | | |
| | Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 128,434,026 | | | | 28,406,350 | | | | (43,686,299 | ) | | | 5,810,850 | | | | 27,165,241 | | | | 146,130,168 | | | | 1,974,732 | | | | 2,485,681 | | | | — | | | |
| | WisdomTree, Inc.(b) | | | 47,941,123 | | | | 6,918,769 | | | | (11,531,757 | ) | | | (669,826 | ) | | | 11,561,307 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 937,579 | | | | — | | | |
| | WK Kellogg Co. | | | — | | | | 65,110,572 | | | | (5,703,660 | ) | | | 183,687 | | | | 24,141,029 | | | | 83,731,628 | | | | 4,453,810 | | | | 1,425,056 | | | | — | | | |
| | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 97,581,873 | | | | 12,260,692 | | | | (15,672,869 | ) | | | (14,648,894 | ) | | | (19,116,569 | ) | | | 60,404,233 | | | | 5,388,424 | | | | 2,166,656 | | | | — | | | |
| | World Kinect Corp.(o) | | | 114,988,874 | | | | 17,766,974 | | | | (27,223,815 | ) | | | (7,030,104 | ) | | | 9,598,110 | | | | 108,100,039 | | | | 4,086,958 | | | | 3,069,837 | | | | — | | | |
| | WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 159,891,957 | | | | — | | | | (9,057,648 | ) | | | (3,089,181 | ) | | | 33,997,359 | | | | 181,742,487 | | | | 4,026,196 | | | | 2,495,771 | | | | — | | | |
| | Xencor, Inc. | | | 121,801,515 | | | | 19,263,819 | | | | (25,033,711 | ) | | | (12,285,048 | ) | | | (12,748,723 | ) | | | 90,997,852 | | | | 4,111,968 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 109,489,891 | | | | 12,925,129 | | | | (25,121,053 | ) | | | (16,874,274 | ) | | | 26,777,059 | | | | 107,196,752 | | | | 7,141,689 | | | | 3,051,007 | | | | — | | | |
| | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | — | | | | 137,485,767 | | | | (14,776,441 | ) | | | 217,522 | | | | 13,776,902 | | | | 136,703,750 | | | | 7,637,081 | | | | 5,704,568 | | | | — | | | |
| | XPEL, Inc. | | | 96,821,615 | | | | 22,215,666 | | | | (21,439,618 | ) | | | (130,023 | ) | | | (19,839,333 | ) | | | 77,628,307 | | | | 1,437,029 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Xperi, Inc. | | | 33,237,769 | | | | 6,593,787 | | | | (7,475,167 | ) | | | (12,302,066 | ) | | | 15,460,628 | | | | 35,514,951 | | | | 2,944,855 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Yelp, Inc. | | | 155,587,661 | | | | 36,618,965 | | | | (52,932,378 | ) | | | 6,847,343 | | | | 36,567,423 | | | | 182,689,014 | | | | 4,636,777 | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | Zumiez, Inc.(a) | | | 20,807,438 | | | | 853,468 | | | | (17,265,476 | ) | | | (12,559,816 | ) | | | 8,164,386 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (53,058,730 | ) | | $ | 8,799,443,202 | | | $ | 76,966,772,561 | | | | | | | $ | 1,197,662,325 | | | $ | — | | | |
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| (a) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. | |
| (b) | As of period end, the entity was not considered an affiliate. | |
| (c) | Formerly the Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. | |
| (d) | As of the beginning of the period, the entity was not considered an affiliate. | |
| (e) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
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| (f) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
| (g) | Formerly the NOW, Inc. | |
| (h) | Formerly the EnPro Industries, Inc. | |
| (i) | Formerly the Harsco Corp. | |
| (j) | Formerly the TimkenSteel Corp. | |
| (k) | Formerly the KAR Auction Services, Inc. | |
| (l) | Formerly the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | |
| (m) | Formerly the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | |
| (n) | Formerly the Washington Federal, Inc. | |
| (o) | Formerly the World Fuel Services Corp. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russell 2000 E-Mini Index | | | 2,403 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 257,830 | | | $ | 3,532,464 | |
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OTC Total Return Swaps
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Reference Entity | | Payment Frequency | | Counterparty(a) | | Termination Date | | | Net Notional | | | Accrued Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Net Value of Reference Entity | | | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
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Equity Securities Long/Short | | Monthly | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b) | | | 08/19/26 | | | $ | 305,280,784 | | | $ | 15,781,117 | (c) | | $ | 321,445,234 | | | | 0.4 | % |
| | Monthly | | HSBC Bank PLC(d) | | | 02/10/28 | | | | 948,436,073 | | | | 33,928,742 | (e) | | | 984,947,695 | | | | 1.2 | |
| | Monthly | | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f) | | | 02/10/25 | | | | 266,014,627 | | | | 26,419,966 | (g) | | | 293,279,928 | | | | 0.3 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 76,129,825 | | | $ | 1,599,672,857 | | | | | |
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| (a) | The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives 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 positions. | |
| (c) | Amount includes $(383,333) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (e) | Amount includes $(2,582,880) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (g) | Amount includes $(845,335) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:
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| | (b) | | (d) | | (f) |
Range: | | 0-450 basis points | | 40 basis points | | 40 basis points |
Benchmarks: | | USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate |
| | (FEDL01) | | (OBFR01) | | (OBFR01) |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date August 19, 2026.
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Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 308,085 | | | $ | 4,633,598 | | | | | | | | 1.4 | % |
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Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 45,655 | | | $ | 2,848,416 | | | | | | | | 0.9 | % |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 82,769 | | | | 2,317,532 | | | | | | | | 0.7 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 419,088 | | | | 15,854,099 | | | | | | | | 4.9 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 123,068 | | | | 2,430,593 | | | | | | | | 0.8 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 6,292 | | | | 655,752 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 36,367 | | | | 648,787 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 37,905 | | | | 890,389 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 59,236 | | | | 690,099 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,335,667 | | | | | | | | | |
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Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 1,514,264 | | | $ | 85,964,767 | | | | | | | | 26.7 | % |
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Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 1,786,887 | | | | 7,737,221 | | | | | | | | 2.4 | |
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Communications Equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extreme Networks, Inc. | | | 2,491,619 | | | | 28,753,283 | | | | | | | | 9.0 | |
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Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,633 | | | | 98,053 | | | | | | | | 0.0 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A | | | 65,156 | | | | 607,905 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
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Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 788,396 | | | | 52,144,512 | | | | | | | | 16.2 | |
Payoneer Global, Inc. | | | 1,803,612 | | | | 8,765,554 | | | | | | | | 2.8 | |
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| | | | | | | 60,910,066 | | | | | | | | | |
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Health Care Providers & Services | | | | | | | | | | |
RadNet, Inc. | | | 424,615 | | | | 20,661,766 | | | | | | | | 6.4 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. | | | 520,226 | | | | 11,991,209 | | | | | | | | 3.7 | |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | | | 123,619 | | | | 1,932,165 | | | | | | | | 0.6 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,399 | | | | 108,891 | | | | | | | | 0.0 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,041,056 | | | | | | | | | |
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Metals & Mining | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 35,970 | | | | 2,183,379 | | | | | | | | 0.7 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 2,851,416 | | | | 37,781,262 | | | | | | | | 11.8 | |
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Office REITs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 12,737 | | | | 176,662 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | | | 452,494 | | | | 16,769,428 | | | | | | | | 5.2 | |
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Retail REITs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 739,807 | | | | 10,838,173 | | | | | | | | 3.4 | |
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Software | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Envestnet, Inc. | | | 68,412 | | | | 3,961,739 | | | | | | | | 1.2 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | | | | $ | 321,445,234 | | | | | | | | | |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2028.
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Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 740,169 | | | $ | 11,132,142 | | | | | | | | 1.1 | % |
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Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 70,298 | | | $ | 3,401,017 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | % |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 187,766 | | | | 6,630,017 | | | | | | | | 0.7 | |
Bancorp, Inc. (The) | | | 61,626 | | | | 2,062,006 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 39,450 | | | | 1,893,600 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 37,844 | | | | 867,384 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 86,382 | | | | 860,365 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 83,007 | | | | 3,140,155 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 54,025 | | | | 1,066,994 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 8,585 | | | | 894,729 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 57,337 | | | | 2,753,896 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 116,115 | | | | 2,071,492 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 22,041 | | | | 424,510 | | | | | | | | 0.0 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 160,964 | | | | 2,823,309 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 48,477 | | | | 1,750,989 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 96,506 | | | | 1,343,363 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 110,532 | | | | 2,478,127 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 1,055,006 | | | | 16,764,045 | | | | | | | | 1.7 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 22,635 | | | | 360,349 | | | | | | | | 0.0 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 51,845 | | | | 1,005,275 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 37,809 | | | | 1,184,178 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 159,356 | | | | 1,834,188 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 47,273 | | | | 2,459,141 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 29,142 | | | | 1,932,697 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 50,113 | | | | 1,807,576 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 54,083 | | | | 1,983,764 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 87,152 | | | | 1,015,321 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
OFG Bancorp | | | 64,333 | | | | 2,368,098 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 110,145 | | | | 2,643,480 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
Preferred Bank | | | 256,091 | | | | 19,660,106 | | | | | | | | 2.0 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 86,762 | | | | 1,264,122 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 76,752 | | | | 2,403,873 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 50,349 | | | | 1,615,196 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 42,360 | | | | 1,075,520 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 144,773 | | | | 2,817,283 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. | | | 28,261 | | | | 795,830 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 70,209 | | | | 1,973,575 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 136,653 | | | | 3,596,707 | | | | | | | | 0.4 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 63,470 | | | | 1,300,500 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Westamerica BanCorp | | | 35,099 | | | | 1,715,639 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 56,670 | | | | 2,558,084 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
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| | | | | | | 110,596,500 | | | | | | | | | |
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Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 32,920 | | | | 1,506,748 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 157,510 | | | | 8,941,843 | | | | | | | | 0.9 | |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 403,219 | | | | 38,007,423 | | | | | | | | 3.9 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,456,014 | | | | | | | | | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 716,500 | | | | 3,102,445 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
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Communications Equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extreme Networks, Inc. | | | 190,738 | | | | 2,201,117 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
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Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,542,694 | | | | 57,449,925 | | | | | | | | 5.8 | |
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Containers & Packaging | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 3,749,453 | | | | 139,479,652 | | | | | | | | 14.2 | |
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Diversified REITs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | 4,536,211 | | | | 35,246,359 | | | | | | | | 3.6 | |
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Lumen Technologies, Inc. | | | 20,981,928 | | | $ | 32,731,808 | | | | | | | | 3.3 | % |
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Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 2,330,588 | | | | 154,145,090 | | | | | | | | 15.7 | |
Payoneer Global, Inc. | | | 300,452 | | | | 1,460,197 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 376,607 | | | | 12,605,036 | | | | | | | | 1.3 | |
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| | | | | | | 168,210,323 | | | | | | | | | |
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Health Care Providers & Services | |
RadNet, Inc. | | | 318,975 | | | | 15,521,323 | | | | | | | | 1.6 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 76,787 | | | | 1,769,940 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | | | 333,864 | | | | 5,218,294 | | | | | | | | 0.5 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,744 | | | | 1,123,130 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 1,089,331 | | | | 7,004,398 | | | | | | | | 0.7 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 60,661 | | | | 2,243,850 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 3,405,923 | | | | 108,751,122 | | | | | | | | 11.0 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 75,715 | | | | 973,695 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 16,989 | | | | 1,396,326 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 40,646 | | | | 2,644,429 | | | | | | | | 0.3 | |
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| | | | | | | 129,355,244 | | | | | | | | | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc. | | | 82,762 | | | | 3,322,067 | | | | | | | | 0.4 | |
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Metals & Mining | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 248,260 | | | | 15,069,382 | | | | | | | | 1.5 | |
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Multi-Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Avista Corp. | | | 27,317 | | | | 956,641 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
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Office REITs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 86,331 | | | | 414,389 | | | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 3,081,713 | | | | 42,743,359 | | | | | | | | 4.3 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 129,369 | | | | 2,076,373 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | |
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| | | | | | | 45,234,121 | | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Green Plains, Inc. | | | 583,044 | | | | 13,479,978 | | | | | | | | 1.4 | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | | | 338,321 | | | | 12,538,176 | | | | | | | | 1.3 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,018,154 | | | | | | | | | |
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Residential REITs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | | | 1,621 | | | | 52,180 | | | | | | | | 0.0 | |
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Retail REITs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 1,358,782 | | | | 19,906,156 | | | | | | | | 2.0 | |
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Adeia, Inc. | | | 123,470 | | | $ | 1,348,292 | | | | | | | | 0.2 | % |
Envestnet, Inc. | | | 1,449,948 | | | | 83,966,489 | | | | | | | | 8.5 | |
Sprinklr, Inc., Class A | | | 2,756,432 | | | | 33,821,421 | | | | | | | | 3.4 | |
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| | | | | | | 119,136,202 | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | | | | | | $ | 984,947,695 | | | | | | | | | |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 10, 2025.
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Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 58,364 | | | $ | 1,152,689 | | | | | | | | 0.4 | % |
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Communications Equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extreme Networks, Inc. | | | 180,434 | | | | 2,082,208 | | | | | | | | 0.7 | |
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Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 6,814,817 | | | | 228,091,925 | | | | | | | | 77.8 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services | |
RadNet, Inc. | | | 151,339 | | | | 7,364,156 | | | | | | | | 2.5 | |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. | | | 388,379 | | | | 6,070,364 | | | | | | | | 2.1 | |
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Metals & Mining | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 753,842 | | | | 45,758,209 | | | | | | | | 15.6 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | | | 74,484 | | | | 2,760,377 | | | | | | | | 0.9 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | | | | | | $ | 293,279,928 | | | | | | | | | |
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Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps
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Description | | Swap Premiums Paid | | | Swap Premiums Received | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
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OTC Swaps | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 76,129,825 | | | $ | — | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,532,464 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,532,464 | |
Swaps — OTC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid | | | — | | | | — | | | | 76,129,825 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 76,129,825 | |
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| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 79,662,289 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 79,662,289 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 37,939,074 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 37,939,074 | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | 123,088,002 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 123,088,002 | |
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| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 161,027,076 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 161,027,076 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (3,564,578 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (3,564,578 | ) |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | 99,976,688 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 99,976,688 | |
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| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 96,412,110 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 96,412,110 | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | | $159,958,246 | |
Total return swaps | | | | |
Average notional amount | | | $1,384,823,865 | |
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:
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Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | |
Swaps — OTC(a) | | $ | 76,129,825 | | | $ | — | |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | $ | 76,129,825 | | | $ | — | |
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Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | $ | 76,129,825 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. | |
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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:
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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) | |
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Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | $ | 15,781,117 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (15,781,117 | ) | | $ | — | |
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HSBC Bank PLC | | | 33,928,742 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (33,928,742 | ) | | | — | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A | | | 26,419,966 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (26,419,966 | ) | | | — | |
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| | $ | 76,129,825 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (76,129,825 | ) | | $ | — | |
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| (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. | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 78,478,640,389 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 78,478,640,389 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 5,819,320,509 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,819,320,509 | |
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| | $ | 84,297,960,898 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 84,297,960,898 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 3,532,464 | | | $ | 76,129,825 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 79,662,289 | |
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(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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Aerospace & Defense — 1.0% | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) | | | 46,889 | | | $ | 14,670,630 | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 167,642 | | | | 32,353,230 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 60,267 | | | | 6,184,599 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 16,541 | | | | 4,233,504 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 310,093 | | | | 54,430,624 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 27,397 | | | | 1,995,871 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 150,890 | | | | 10,325,403 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 36,943 | | | | 45,498,999 | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 40,188 | | | | 6,193,775 | |
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| | | | | | | 175,886,635 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0% | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 35,768 | | | | 4,348,316 | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(a) | | | 49,837 | | | | 2,679,237 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,027,553 | |
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Automobile Components — 0.1% | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | | 29,877 | | | | 3,598,087 | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a) | | | 10,721 | | | | 558,242 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 99,279 | | | | 3,585,958 | |
Visteon Corp.(a) | | | 8,328 | | | | 979,456 | |
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Automobiles — 1.9% | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 1,838,292 | | | | 323,153,351 | |
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Banks — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Bank OZK | | | 36,403 | | | | 1,654,880 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 32,379 | | | | 1,722,563 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 17,886 | | | | 2,013,427 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 50,632 | | | | 4,005,497 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 34,176 | | | | 1,121,315 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 28,923 | | | | 1,331,615 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 15,255 | | | | 856,416 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 20,929 | | | | 1,797,382 | |
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Beverages — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a) | | | 2,880 | | | | 876,730 | |
Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 98,499 | | | | 8,167,537 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 1,005,979 | | | | 61,545,795 | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 3,115 | | | | 2,636,567 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 294,799 | | | | 17,475,685 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 328,121 | | | | 57,424,456 | |
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| | | | | | | 148,126,770 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.1% | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 433,978 | | | | 79,027,394 | |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 82,314 | | | | 2,354,180 | |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a) | | | 29,311 | | | | 2,054,994 | |
Exelixis, Inc.(a) | | | 199,320 | | | | 4,729,864 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 85,539 | | | | 3,479,727 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 66,534 | | | | 9,176,369 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 42,114 | | | | 40,534,304 | |
Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a) | | | 138,840 | | | | 1,463,374 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | | | 14,052 | | | | 3,228,025 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 109,324 | | | | 45,698,525 | |
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Broadline Retail — 6.5% | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 6,064,615 | | | | 1,093,935,254 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | | | 35,040 | | | | 2,407,949 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 41,034 | | | | 3,265,075 | |
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Building Products — 0.8% | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 51,474 | | | $ | 4,604,864 | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 45,607 | | | | 7,855,350 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 22,198 | | | | 2,990,293 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | | | 82,019 | | | | 17,105,063 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 32,258 | | | | 12,640,297 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 265,017 | | | | 15,405,438 | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 33,559 | | | | 2,841,441 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 21,263 | | | | 10,392,504 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 78,413 | | | | 6,185,217 | |
Owens Corning | | | 59,098 | | | | 9,857,546 | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 28,169 | | | | 5,779,715 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 104,193 | | | | 31,278,739 | |
Trex Co., Inc.(a)(b) | | | 72,229 | | | | 7,204,843 | |
UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 40,733 | | | | 5,010,566 | |
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Capital Markets — 1.1% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 35,234 | | | | 15,447,995 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 344,076 | | | | 45,201,264 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | | | 69,115 | | | | 3,242,185 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 44,947 | | | | 8,258,139 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 86,203 | | | | 18,558,644 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 15,922 | | | | 3,066,418 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 11,872 | | | | 5,394,518 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A | | | 34,333 | | | | 4,401,147 | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 42,009 | | | | 4,692,825 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 48,817 | | | | 19,186,546 | |
Morningstar, Inc. | | | 17,073 | | | | 5,264,801 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 29,973 | | | | 16,798,368 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 93,923 | | | | 39,959,540 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 33,274 | | | | 2,392,401 | |
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Chemicals — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Arcadium Lithium PLC(a) | | | 415,325 | | | | 1,790,051 | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a) | | | 146,392 | | | | 5,034,421 | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 24,633 | | | | 2,271,163 | |
Celanese Corp., Class A | | | 66,608 | | | | 11,447,251 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 68,629 | | | | 5,710,619 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 86,090 | | | | 19,878,181 | |
Linde PLC | | | 167,144 | | | | 77,608,302 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 4,605 | | | | 2,922,425 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 33,433 | | | | 1,965,860 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 46,270 | | | | 5,503,816 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 10,514 | | | | 784,239 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 77,826 | | | | 27,031,305 | |
Westlake Corp.(b) | | | 20,990 | | | | 3,207,272 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7% | |
Brink’s Co. (The) | | | 29,953 | | | | 2,767,058 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 31,405 | | | | 21,576,177 | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(a) | | | 33,279 | | | | 6,699,395 | |
Copart, Inc.(a) | | | 578,093 | | | | 33,483,147 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 24,593 | | | | 4,760,959 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 77,540 | | | | 14,844,258 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 80,299 | | | | 3,715,435 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 35,407 | | | | 6,540,027 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 114,589 | | | | 24,424,645 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 166,991 | | | | 48,424,050 | |
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Ciena Corp.(a) | | | 40,318 | | | $ | 1,993,725 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 64,021 | | | | 22,726,175 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.2% | |
AECOM | | | 40,665 | | | | 3,988,423 | |
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. | | | 23,748 | | | | 7,544,977 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 31,450 | | | | 11,013,790 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 66,674 | | | | 17,321,905 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 22,765 | | | | 6,186,389 | |
Knife River Corp.(a) | | | 26,705 | | | | 2,165,241 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 27,119 | | | | 16,649,439 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 56,574 | | | | 15,440,176 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.5% | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 265,927 | | | | 60,548,919 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 89,810 | | | | 11,773,193 | |
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,777 | | | | 3,160,058 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 60,205 | | | | 1,311,867 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.6% | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 24,601 | | | | 7,834,189 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 123,580 | | | | 90,538,415 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,709 | | | | 1,786,676 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.0% | | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 25,816 | | | | 3,714,664 | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 37,713 | | | | 2,989,133 | |
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Distributors — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Pool Corp. | | | 14,662 | | | | 5,916,117 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | | | 19,007 | | | | 2,588,944 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 92,189 | | | | 4,527,402 | |
Service Corp. International | | | 50,106 | | | | 3,718,366 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0% | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 41,180 | | | | 1,077,269 | |
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Electric Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 95,590 | | | | 17,669,812 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 13,144 | | | | 1,220,946 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 10,686 | | | | 2,871,649 | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 73,700 | | | | 13,479,730 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 164,036 | | | | 51,290,776 | |
EnerSys | | | 11,554 | | | | 1,091,391 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 24,936 | | | | 3,145,427 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 16,419 | | | | 6,814,706 | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 110,346 | | | | 8,320,088 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 36,621 | | | | 10,668,796 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4% | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 223,155 | | | | 25,740,929 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 37,423 | | | | 9,572,055 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 50,364 | | | | 2,136,441 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(a) | | | 8,846 | | | | 802,244 | |
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Jabil, Inc. | | | 45,956 | | | $ | 6,155,806 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 11,589 | | | | 2,808,594 | |
Novanta, Inc.(a) | | | 13,821 | | | | 2,415,496 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 80,618 | | | | 11,708,959 | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 102,662 | | | | 4,656,748 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1% | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 86,808 | | | | 3,115,539 | |
Valaris Ltd.(a) | | | 41,718 | | | | 3,139,697 | |
Weatherford International PLC(a) | | | 47,347 | | | | 5,464,791 | |
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Entertainment — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 71,636 | | | | 9,503,948 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 94,382 | | | | 9,982,784 | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 287,119 | | | | 174,375,982 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 52,593 | | | | 7,809,535 | |
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 17,162 | | | | 1,482,969 | |
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Financial Services — 2.6% | | | | | | |
Corpay, Inc.(a) | | | 48,036 | | | | 14,821,028 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 36,198 | | | | 1,375,886 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 16,792 | | | | 1,845,945 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 207,587 | | | | 33,176,554 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 394,109 | | | | 189,791,071 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 70,081 | | | | 1,567,011 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 692,552 | | | | 193,277,412 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 27,805 | | | | 2,055,346 | |
WEX, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 28,080 | | | | 6,669,842 | |
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Food Products — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 37,879 | | | | 7,367,466 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 15,597 | | | | 1,822,509 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 63,619 | | | | 6,777,332 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 6,493 | | | | 1,348,142 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 375,200 | | | | 26,264,000 | |
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Ground Transportation — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | 12,138 | | | | 1,486,419 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 657,266 | | | | 24,364,851 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 16,269 | | | | 3,136,012 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 118,247 | | | | 25,932,750 | |
Saia, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 17,654 | | | | 10,327,590 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,364,917 | | | | 105,084,960 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 181,811 | | | | 44,712,779 | |
XPO, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 36,268 | | | | 4,425,784 | |
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Align Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 26,056 | | | | 8,544,283 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 535,494 | | | | 36,675,984 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 55,334 | | | | 5,614,188 | |
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | | | 155,550 | | | | 21,574,785 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b) | | | 149,267 | | | | 14,263,954 | |
Haemonetics Corp.(a) | | | 20,249 | | | | 1,728,252 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 30,960 | | | | 16,716,233 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 17,645 | | | | 3,024,353 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | | | 154,056 | | | | 61,482,209 | |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 45,454 | | | | 2,829,057 | |
LivaNova PLC(a) | | | 13,273 | | | | 742,492 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 18,314 | | | | 2,689,411 | |
Penumbra, Inc.(a) | | | 25,675 | | | | 5,730,146 | |
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Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 24,337 | | | $ | 7,924,857 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 36,808 | | | | 8,275,175 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 143,417 | | | | 51,324,642 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0% | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a) | | | 61,328 | | | | 4,858,404 | |
Amedisys, Inc.(a) | | | 9,111 | | | | 839,670 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 6,008 | | | | 3,856,715 | |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 19,711 | | | | 2,721,104 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 30,177 | | | | 2,492,017 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 63,239 | | | | 21,092,104 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 29,044 | | | | 2,370,862 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 22,881 | | | | 9,400,201 | |
Option Care Health, Inc.(a) | | | 64,784 | | | | 2,172,855 | |
Progyny, Inc.(a) | | | 55,450 | | | | 2,115,417 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 233,152 | | | | 115,340,294 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 66,806 | | | | 2,115,746 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 39,308 | | | | 1,057,778 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 281,538 | | | | 5,822,206 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 139,654 | | | | 2,442,548 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.8% | | | | | | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 144,674 | | | | 23,865,423 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 23,130 | | | | 83,912,864 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 46,214 | | | | 3,111,126 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 83,221 | | | | 3,640,087 | |
Carnival Corp.(a) | | | 475,788 | | | | 7,774,376 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | | | 18,179 | | | | 52,842,172 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b) | | | 8,121 | | | | 1,026,088 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 45,161 | | | | 5,588,674 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 41,600 | | | | 6,953,440 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 9,273 | | | | 4,607,568 | |
Expedia Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 86,869 | | | | 11,966,205 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a) | | | 29,384 | | | | 1,387,219 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 167,516 | | | | 35,732,838 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b) | | | 29,407 | | | | 4,693,945 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 149,778 | | | | 7,743,523 | |
Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 59,901 | | | | 6,115,293 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 163,415 | | | | 41,231,239 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 211,575 | | | | 59,653,571 | |
MGM Resorts International(a) | | | 123,601 | | | | 5,835,203 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 282,961 | | | | 5,922,374 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 56,838 | | | | 3,559,764 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a) | | | 156,785 | | | | 21,794,683 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 443,771 | | | | 40,556,232 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 44,109 | | | | 6,813,517 | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 33,728 | | | | 1,651,323 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 16,727 | | | | 3,727,277 | |
Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 60,013 | | | | 1,130,645 | |
Wingstop, Inc. | | | 19,673 | | | | 7,208,187 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 36,431 | | | | 2,796,079 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 63,851 | | | | 6,527,488 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 85,772 | | | | 11,892,288 | |
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DR Horton, Inc. | | | 198,132 | | | | 32,602,621 | |
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Garmin Ltd. | | | 54,975 | | | $ | 8,184,128 | |
KB Home | | | 25,467 | | | | 1,805,101 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 91,952 | | | | 15,813,905 | |
NVR, Inc.(a) | | | 2,126 | | | | 17,220,515 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 140,913 | | | | 16,996,926 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | 112,969 | | | | 6,418,899 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 69,282 | | | | 8,963,012 | |
TopBuild Corp.(a) | | | 21,124 | | | | 9,309,980 | |
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Household Products — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 75,379 | | | | 7,862,783 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 213,583 | | | | 19,233,149 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 609,346 | | | | 98,866,389 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 223,535 | | | | 15,569,213 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 19,117 | | | | 3,436,663 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 41,651 | | | | 2,188,344 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 54,759 | | | | 2,754,378 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 60,387 | | | | 2,321,276 | |
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Insurance — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 67,438 | | | | 22,505,409 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | | | 246,148 | | | | 22,753,921 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 73,225 | | | | 18,309,179 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 122,535 | | | | 10,726,714 | |
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS | | | 9,612 | | | | 3,859,891 | |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | 14,654 | | | | 7,689,540 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 169,753 | | | | 34,965,723 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 23,300 | | | | 5,893,968 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 194,433 | | | | 40,212,633 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 19,215 | | | | 4,516,101 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 17,358 | | | | 2,577,142 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 22,174 | | | | 2,420,736 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 10.6% | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,909,767 | | | | 590,101,133 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 3,273,357 | | | | 498,401,337 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 1,459,643 | | | | 708,773,448 | |
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 65,036 | | | | 1,042,527 | |
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IT Services — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 224,675 | | | | 77,874,602 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 47,141 | | | | 5,127,055 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 15,341 | | | | 4,236,570 | |
Gartner, Inc.(a) | | | 51,734 | | | | 24,660,046 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 93,653 | | | | 11,114,738 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 28,517 | | | | 5,404,257 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 28,259 | | | | 2,727,559 | |
Mattel, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 103,382 | | | | 2,047,997 | |
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 36,978 | | | | 1,425,502 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Azenta, Inc.(a) | | | 22,756 | | | | 1,371,732 | |
Bruker Corp.(b) | | | 36,890 | | | | 3,465,447 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 46,283 | | | | 11,704,508 | |
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Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 15,222 | | | $ | 6,151,971 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 5,484 | | | | 7,300,794 | |
Repligen Corp.(a)(b) | | | 34,129 | | | | 6,277,006 | |
Sotera Health Co.(a) | | | 82,433 | | | | 990,020 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 97,330 | | | | 56,569,169 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 14,550 | | | | 5,008,546 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 49,211 | | | | 19,473,285 | |
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Machinery — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 195,674 | | | | 71,700,824 | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,938 | | | | 4,601,947 | |
Crane Co. | | | 32,482 | | | | 4,389,293 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 98,599 | | | | 40,498,553 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 45,759 | | | | 3,417,282 | |
Esab Corp. | | | 37,681 | | | | 4,166,388 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 39,284 | | | | 1,794,493 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 231,786 | | | | 19,938,232 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 112,269 | | | | 10,492,661 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 83,197 | | | | 22,324,251 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | | 207,322 | | | | 19,685,224 | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 54,610 | | | | 7,428,598 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 38,040 | | | | 9,716,938 | |
Middleby Corp. (The)(a) | | | 18,158 | | | | 2,919,625 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 104,474 | | | | 10,371,134 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 252,408 | | | | 31,270,827 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 66,324 | | | | 36,862,216 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 76,972 | | | | 6,576,488 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,107 | | | | 5,165,577 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 15,783 | | | | 4,675,240 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 25,077 | | | | 1,614,959 | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 16,842 | | | | 1,472,496 | |
Toro Co. (The) | | | 33,138 | | | | 3,036,435 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 18,194 | | | | 3,867,135 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 16,519 | | | | 1,574,591 | |
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Media — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 30,172 | | | | 8,768,888 | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 108,841 | | | | 4,704,108 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 476,883 | | | | 22,423,039 | |
MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 38,311 | | | | 547,847 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 103,024 | | | | 20,388,450 | |
Reliance, Inc. | | | 38,182 | | | | 12,759,661 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 22,725 | | | | 2,768,132 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 63,735 | | | | 9,447,439 | |
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Office REITs — 0.0% | | | | | | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 29,191 | | | | 705,546 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 131,408 | | | | 1,847,596 | |
APA Corp. | | | 239,545 | | | | 8,235,557 | |
Chord Energy Corp. | | | 27,470 | | | | 4,896,253 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | 55,862 | | | | 4,240,484 | |
CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b) | | | 97,085 | | | | 2,302,856 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 540,022 | | | | 68,734,000 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 330,189 | | | | 9,205,669 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 119,040 | | | | 23,590,157 | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | | | 40,603 | | | | 2,480,843 | |
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EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 254,764 | | | $ | 32,569,030 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 116,377 | | | | 1,453,549 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 182,841 | | | | 27,908,850 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 206,295 | | | | 5,846,400 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 134,465 | | | | 27,094,697 | |
Matador Resources Co. | | | 74,519 | | | | 4,975,634 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 41,985 | | | | 1,918,715 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 240,225 | | | | 19,258,838 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 168,794 | | | | 8,760,409 | |
Permian Resources Corp., Class A | | | 306,891 | | | | 5,419,695 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 77,594 | | | | 20,368,425 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 159,442 | | | | 5,489,588 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.(a) | | | 728,196 | | | | 5,519,726 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 146,825 | | | | 16,442,932 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 315,550 | | | | 12,296,984 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 27,757 | | | | 2,329,090 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 239,671 | | | | 11,473,051 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.1% | | | | | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 46,335 | | | | 2,735,155 | |
Coty, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 249,083 | | | | 2,979,033 | |
elf Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 36,584 | | | | 7,171,561 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 3.1% | | | | | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 529,055 | | | | 411,583,628 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | | | 17,584 | | | | 2,117,465 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 673,361 | | | | 88,849,984 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 167,194 | | | | 28,290,897 | |
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Professional Services — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 106,062 | | | | 26,487,924 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 44,589 | | | | 9,134,503 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,486 | | | | 2,078,261 | |
Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 57,068 | | | | 3,778,472 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 31,960 | | | | 8,549,939 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 62,537 | | | | 1,988,677 | |
Exponent, Inc. | | | 17,173 | | | | 1,420,035 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | | | 22,816 | | | | 4,797,977 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 11,776 | | | | 1,290,767 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 41,296 | | | | 2,628,903 | |
Maximus, Inc. | | | 29,506 | | | | 2,475,554 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 85,546 | | | | 10,505,049 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 14,032 | | | | 2,792,508 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 28,278 | | | | 4,859,857 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 12,315 | | | | 1,605,753 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 53,042 | | | | 12,503,591 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1% | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 116,780 | | | | 11,280,948 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 126,374 | | | | 4,648,036 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 79,329 | | | | 5,108,787 | |
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Retail REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 87,957 | | | | 2,062,592 | |
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NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 44,912 | | | $ | 1,919,539 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 80,292 | | | | 12,564,895 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 15.3% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 1,072,010 | | | | 193,487,085 | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,742 | | | | 451,364 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 193,904 | | | | 38,352,272 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 551,933 | | | | 113,825,143 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 291,957 | | | | 386,962,727 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | | | 20,432 | | | | 1,891,186 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 33,616 | | | | 4,066,864 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 89,838 | | | | 62,758,132 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 86,913 | | | | 84,442,063 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 90,571 | | | | 7,085,369 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,682 | | | | 2,169,306 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 212,334 | | | | 19,048,483 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 20,486 | | | | 2,724,638 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 31,866 | | | | 21,586,666 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 1,638,745 | | | | 1,480,704,432 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 127,931 | | | | 31,697,464 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 123,794 | | | | 9,105,049 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 32,999 | | | | 5,975,459 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 18,923 | | | | 1,353,941 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 385,526 | | | | 65,269,552 | |
Rambus, Inc.(a) | | | 71,514 | | | | 4,420,280 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 21,127 | | | | 3,036,372 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,699 | | | | 1,043,794 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 223,570 | | | | 38,948,130 | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 28,978 | | | | 4,881,344 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 37,191 | | | | 1,097,135 | |
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Software — 18.4% | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 299,884 | | | | 151,321,466 | |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | | | 32,892 | | | | 11,418,787 | |
Appfolio, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,559 | | | | 3,345,548 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 9,314 | | | | 1,986,490 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 73,946 | | | | 19,257,017 | |
Blackbaud, Inc.(a) | | | 17,761 | | | | 1,316,800 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 180,365 | | | | 56,144,017 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 17,475 | | | | 1,772,489 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 22,584 | | | | 1,891,862 | |
Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 169,257 | | | | 4,112,945 | |
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | | | 158,617 | | | | 7,366,173 | |
Fair Isaac Corp.(a)(b) | | | 16,513 | | | | 20,634,810 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 422,516 | | | | 28,862,068 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 185,727 | | | | 120,722,550 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | | | 40,943 | | | | 10,245,167 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 4,929,794 | | | | 2,074,062,932 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 1,057,803 | | | | 132,870,635 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 209,467 | | | | 59,515,859 | |
PTC, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 47,410 | | | | 8,957,645 | |
Qualys, Inc.(a) | | | 24,100 | | | | 4,021,567 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 30,565 | | | | 17,142,075 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 642,228 | | | | 193,426,229 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 135,962 | | | | 103,657,429 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 101,322 | | | | 57,905,523 | |
Teradata Corp.(a) | | | 65,064 | | | | 2,516,025 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,997 | | | | 11,899,005 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 126,419 | | | | 24,979,130 | |
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CubeSmart | | | 79,983 | | | $ | 3,616,831 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 82,601 | | | | 11,897,848 | |
EPR Properties | | | 31,072 | | | | 1,319,006 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 29,351 | | | | 24,224,261 | |
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 76,354 | | | | 3,517,629 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 99,038 | | | | 7,943,838 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 33,795 | | | | 4,035,461 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 26,290 | | | | 1,029,516 | |
Public Storage | | | 44,199 | | | | 12,820,362 | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 34,484 | | | | 1,146,248 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 28,705 | | | | 6,220,374 | |
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Specialty Retail — 1.8% | | | | | | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 7,930 | | | | 24,992,585 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 25,148 | | | | 5,839,114 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 20,481 | | | | 4,605,358 | |
Five Below, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 37,044 | | | | 6,719,041 | |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 70,104 | | | | 9,086,880 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 244,197 | | | | 93,673,969 | |
Murphy U.S.A., Inc. | | | 12,742 | | | | 5,341,446 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 28,572 | | | | 32,254,359 | |
RH(a) | | | 4,638 | | | | 1,615,230 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 222,990 | | | | 32,726,012 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 491,260 | | | | 49,823,589 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 30,188 | | | | 7,900,803 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 21,287 | | | | 11,130,547 | |
Valvoline, Inc.(a) | | | 86,131 | | | | 3,838,859 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 42,671 | | | | 13,549,323 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 10.1% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 9,630,361 | | | | 1,651,414,304 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 51,389 | | | | 5,394,303 | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 197,662 | | | | 10,276,448 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | | | 53,040 | | | | 4,935,372 | |
Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a) | | | 33,405 | | | | 33,740,052 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 37,109 | | | | 1,681,038 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 11,017 | | | | 894,360 | |
Crocs, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 39,332 | | | | 5,655,941 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 16,945 | | | | 15,949,651 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 76,188 | | | | 29,762,842 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 347,164 | | | | 32,626,473 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A | | | 14,541 | | | | 2,730,218 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a) | | | 88,865 | | | | 5,443,870 | |
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Tobacco — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 380,469 | | | | 34,858,570 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 25,690 | | | | 5,075,060 | |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 63,472 | | | | 3,633,772 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 190,037 | | | | 14,659,454 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 8,736 | | | | 1,170,886 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 17,010 | | | | 1,650,650 | |
United Rentals, Inc. | | | 44,580 | | | | 32,147,084 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 20,775 | | | | 8,974,177 | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 21,880 | | | | 22,258,524 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.0% | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 80,241 | | | $ | 2,972,929 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $10,797,906,671) | | | | | | | 16,901,553,819 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.7% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 97,922,386 | | | | 97,971,347 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 18,101,428 | | | | 18,101,428 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.7% (Cost: $116,019,571) | | | | | | | 116,072,775 | |
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Total Investments — 100.6% (Cost: $10,913,926,242) | | | | | | | 17,017,626,594 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)% | | | | (95,424,968 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 16,922,201,626 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
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| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 113,505,398 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (15,568,532 | )(a) | | $ | 6,973 | | | $ | 27,508 | | | $ | 97,971,347 | | | | 97,922,386 | | | $ | 349,119 | (b) | | $ | — | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 17,496,613 | | | | 604,815 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,101,428 | | | | 18,101,428 | | | | 993,275 | | | | — | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,973 | | | $ | 27,508 | | | $ | 116,072,775 | | | | | | | $ | 1,342,394 | | | $ | — | | | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index | | | 9 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 1,914 | | | $ | 8,624 | |
NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index | | | 36 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | | 13,302 | | | | 133,443 | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 13 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | | 3,451 | | | | 75,978 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 218,045 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 218,045 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 218,045 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,359,023 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,359,023 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,172,138 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,172,138 | ) |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 23,311,589 | |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 16,901,553,819 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,901,553,819 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 116,072,775 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 116,072,775 | |
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| | $ | 17,017,626,594 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 17,017,626,594 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 218,045 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 218,045 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Aerospace & Defense — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 255,058 | | | $ | 49,223,643 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 10,626 | | | | 2,719,618 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 181,116 | | | | 51,163,459 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 492,090 | | | | 86,376,558 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 34,003 | | | | 2,477,119 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 130,271 | | | | 8,914,444 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 32,038 | | | | 9,338,116 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 150,140 | | | | 31,994,834 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 170,733 | | | | 77,661,320 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 111,904 | | | | 53,563,969 | |
RTX Corp. | | | 1,053,778 | | | | 102,774,968 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 155,185 | | | | 14,886,897 | |
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| | | | | | | 491,094,945 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 92,468 | | | | 7,040,513 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 72,559 | | | | 8,820,997 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 182,636 | | | | 52,916,955 | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(a) | | | 34,867 | | | | 1,874,450 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 574,009 | | | | 85,314,958 | |
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| | | | | | | 155,967,873 | |
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Automobile Components — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Adient PLC(a) | | | 74,270 | | | | 2,444,968 | |
Aptiv PLC(a) | | | 221,356 | | | | 17,631,006 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | | 23,721 | | | | 2,856,720 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 181,174 | | | | 6,293,985 | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 20,871 | | | | 1,086,753 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 66,595 | | | | 2,405,411 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a) | | | 224,804 | | | | 3,086,559 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 45,758 | | | | 6,629,419 | |
Visteon Corp.(a) | | | 12,106 | | | | 1,423,787 | |
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| | | | | | | 43,858,608 | |
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Automobiles — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 3,108,757 | | | | 41,284,293 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 918,737 | | | | 41,664,723 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 100,495 | | | | 4,395,651 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 42,216 | | | | 4,953,626 | |
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| | | | | | | 92,298,293 | |
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Banks — 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp | | | 110,663 | | | | 2,380,361 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 5,475,635 | | | | 207,636,079 | |
Bank OZK | | | 43,044 | | | | 1,956,780 | |
Cadence Bank | | | 42,877 | | | | 1,243,433 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 1,515,874 | | | | 95,863,872 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 375,843 | | | | 13,639,342 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 161,752 | | | | 3,129,901 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 107,354 | | | | 5,903,396 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 53,083 | | | | 2,824,016 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 29,622 | | | | 3,334,549 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 54,294 | | | | 4,295,198 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 543,497 | | | | 20,223,523 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 61,085 | | | | 2,004,199 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 442,922 | | | | 6,820,999 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 299,702 | | | | 4,225,798 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 86,880 | | | | 3,499,526 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 31,453 | | | | 1,448,096 | |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 153,537 | | | | 3,772,404 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,163,928 | | | | 16,236,796 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 21,712 | | | | 1,218,912 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2,297,646 | | | | 460,218,494 | |
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KeyCorp | | | 752,859 | | | $ | 11,902,701 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 132,729 | | | | 19,304,106 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 583,350 | | | | 1,878,387 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 241,028 | | | | 4,196,297 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 38,241 | | | | 3,284,137 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 317,506 | | | | 51,308,970 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 73,631 | | | | 4,843,447 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 735,145 | | | | 15,467,451 | |
SouthState Corp. | | | 62,153 | | | | 5,284,870 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 121,109 | | | | 4,851,627 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 34,885 | | | | 2,147,172 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 1,061,725 | | | | 41,386,040 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 1,239,150 | | | | 55,390,005 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 34,596 | | | | 3,009,506 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 106,369 | | | | 3,806,947 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 352,366 | | | | 2,804,833 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 140,298 | | | | 7,122,929 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2,859,279 | | | | 165,723,811 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 50,797 | | | | 5,302,699 | |
Zions Bancorp N.A. | | | 120,882 | | | | 5,246,279 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,276,137,888 | |
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Beverages — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a) | | | 4,023 | | | | 1,224,682 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS | | | 145,096 | | | | 7,489,855 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 1,886,980 | | | | 115,445,436 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 127,636 | | | | 34,686,359 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | | 827,167 | | | | 25,369,212 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 149,415 | | | | 10,048,159 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 234,222 | | | | 13,884,680 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 700,269 | | | | 122,554,078 | |
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| | | | | | | 330,702,461 | |
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Biotechnology — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 884,208 | | | | 161,014,277 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 425,472 | | | | 120,970,199 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 115,679 | | | | 24,943,863 | |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a) | | | 43,263 | | | | 3,033,169 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 989,598 | | | | 72,488,053 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 147,383 | | | | 8,396,409 | |
Moderna, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 263,075 | | | | 28,033,272 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 33,583 | | | | 32,323,302 | |
Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a) | | | 101,957 | | | | 1,074,627 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | | | 20,425 | | | | 4,692,031 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 73,862 | | | | 30,875,055 | |
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| | | | | | | 487,844,257 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 414,659 | | | | 21,885,702 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | | | 54,327 | | | | 3,733,351 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 216,952 | | | | 4,336,871 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 76,863 | | | | 1,558,013 | |
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| | | | | | | 31,513,937 | |
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Building Products — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 36,065 | | | | 3,226,375 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 43,107 | | | | 5,806,944 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 345,233 | | | | 20,068,394 | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 59,982 | | | | 5,078,676 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 539,212 | | | | 35,221,328 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 81,888 | | | | 6,459,325 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 56,054 | | | | 16,827,411 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Capital Markets — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 27,793 | | | $ | 4,654,494 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 37,724 | | | | 16,539,711 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 605,734 | | | | 34,902,393 | |
BlackRock, Inc.(c) | | | 111,112 | | | | 92,634,074 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 160,711 | | | | 21,112,604 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | | | 93,011 | | | | 4,363,146 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 30,415 | | | | 5,588,139 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 1,182,224 | | | | 85,522,084 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 183,419 | | | | 39,488,277 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 9,826 | | | | 1,892,389 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 15,876 | | | | 7,213,896 | |
Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B | | | 60,551 | | | | 2,187,102 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 247,077 | | | | 6,945,334 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 259,717 | | | | 108,481,194 | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 35,401 | | | | 3,954,646 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 454,898 | | | | 62,516,632 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 365,324 | | | | 6,060,725 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 106,899 | | | | 3,515,908 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 138,859 | | | | 6,123,682 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 30,478 | | | | 6,682,301 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 66,581 | | | | 26,168,330 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 997,061 | | | | 93,883,264 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 27,209 | | | | 15,249,284 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 299,102 | | | | 18,873,336 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 164,518 | | | | 14,628,941 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 150,128 | | | | 19,279,438 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 143,098 | | | | 60,881,044 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 39,666 | | | | 2,851,985 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 242,911 | | | | 18,781,879 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 83,182 | | | | 6,502,337 | |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 178,641 | | | | 21,779,911 | |
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| | | | | | | 819,258,480 | |
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Chemicals — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 176,337 | | | | 42,721,165 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 94,375 | | | | 12,432,963 | |
Arcadium Lithium PLC(a) | | | 317,409 | | | | 1,368,033 | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 38,887 | | | | 3,786,427 | |
Avient Corp. | | | 72,249 | | | | 3,135,607 | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 14,466 | | | | 1,333,765 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 69,714 | | | | 5,800,902 | |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | 117,649 | | | | 3,089,463 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 558,477 | | | | 32,207,369 | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 556,540 | | | | 32,240,362 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 340,301 | | | | 26,090,878 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 93,993 | | | | 9,419,978 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 99,295 | | | | 22,927,216 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 98,877 | | | | 6,298,465 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 202,426 | | | | 17,406,612 | |
Linde PLC | | | 184,551 | | | | 85,690,720 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 204,072 | | | | 20,872,484 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 258,048 | | | | 8,376,238 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 57,298 | | | | 3,369,122 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 188,347 | | | | 27,291,480 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 46,936 | | | | 5,583,037 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 20,387 | | | | 1,520,666 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 93,850 | | | | 32,596,920 | |
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| | | | | | | 405,559,872 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 30,721 | | | | 21,106,249 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 69,756 | | | | 13,354,089 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 126,882 | | | | 5,870,830 | |
Stericycle, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 73,392 | | | | 3,871,428 | |
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Veralto Corp. | | | 173,734 | | | $ | 15,403,256 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 153,784 | | | | 32,779,059 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ciena Corp.(a) | | | 69,115 | | | | 3,417,737 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 3,225,795 | | | | 160,999,429 | |
F5, Inc.(a) | | | 45,851 | | | | 8,692,891 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 257,306 | | | | 9,535,760 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 53,104 | | | | 2,514,474 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 55,771 | | | | 19,797,590 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
AECOM | | | 57,579 | | | | 5,647,348 | |
Fluor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 135,184 | | | | 5,715,580 | |
MasTec, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 47,941 | | | | 4,470,498 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 161,441 | | | | 4,068,313 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 35,723 | | | | 9,280,836 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 16,526 | | | | 3,772,555 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Knife River Corp.(a) | | | 12,964 | | | | 1,051,121 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 16,674 | | | | 10,236,836 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 37,838 | | | | 10,326,747 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 217,757 | | | | 8,838,757 | |
American Express Co. | | | 136,783 | | | | 31,144,121 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 303,326 | | | | 45,162,208 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 92,556 | | | | 12,133,166 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 99,657 | | | | 2,171,526 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 325,641 | | | | 14,041,640 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 3.4% | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 103,884 | | | | 7,858,825 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 204,536 | | | | 149,849,210 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 175,038 | | | | 27,316,430 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) | | | 164,187 | | | | 21,861,499 | |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 72,963 | | | | 2,099,875 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 524,091 | | | | 29,941,319 | |
Performance Food Group Co.(a) | | | 125,556 | | | | 9,371,500 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 46,252 | | | | 2,982,329 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 395,616 | | | | 32,116,107 | |
Target Corp. | | | 366,345 | | | | 64,919,997 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a) | | | 182,447 | | | | 9,846,664 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 567,746 | | | | 12,314,411 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 3,398,781 | | | | 204,504,653 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Amcor PLC | | | 1,145,829 | | | | 10,896,834 | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 21,408 | | | | 3,080,397 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 63,843 | | | | 14,252,950 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 249,225 | | | | 16,787,796 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 93,633 | | | | 5,662,924 | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 50,648 | | | | 4,014,360 | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 242,667 | | | | 7,081,023 | |
Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 20,162 | | | | 1,392,186 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 274,311 | | | | 10,703,615 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 71,059 | | | | 13,485,577 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 64,159 | | | | 3,115,561 | |
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Sonoco Products Co. | | | 77,686 | | | $ | 4,493,358 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 206,806 | | | | 10,226,557 | |
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Distributors — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 111,181 | | | | 17,225,272 | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 212,103 | | | | 11,328,421 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 13,229 | | | | 5,337,902 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0% | |
Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 2,860 | | | | 2,195,565 | |
Service Corp. International | | | 57,368 | | | | 4,257,279 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 172,858 | | | | 9,756,105 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 5,681,040 | | | | 99,986,304 | |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 175,377 | | | | 4,296,736 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 49,087 | | | | 1,284,116 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 3,341,581 | | | | 140,212,739 | |
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Electric Utilities — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
ALLETE, Inc. | | | 45,555 | | | | 2,716,900 | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 202,312 | | | | 10,196,525 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 417,200 | | | | 35,920,920 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 139,573 | | | | 25,800,069 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 613,360 | | | | 59,318,046 | |
Edison International | | | 306,264 | | | | 21,662,053 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 168,844 | | | | 17,843,434 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 185,309 | | | | 9,891,794 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 279,720 | | | | 16,718,864 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 787,918 | | | | 29,602,079 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 414,619 | | | | 16,012,586 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 22,704 | | | | 2,108,975 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 1,629,728 | | | | 104,155,916 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 181,956 | | | | 12,316,602 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 158,759 | | | | 5,445,434 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 1,700,662 | | | | 28,503,095 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 92,237 | | | | 6,892,871 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 63,982 | | | | 2,408,282 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 80,138 | | | | 3,365,796 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 579,497 | | | | 15,953,552 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 869,358 | | | | 62,367,743 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 437,832 | | | | 23,533,470 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 12,004 | | | | 3,225,835 | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 94,860 | | | | 17,349,894 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 120,648 | | | | 37,724,217 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 453,937 | | | | 51,485,535 | |
EnerSys | | | 18,268 | | | | 1,725,595 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 18,989 | | | | 2,395,273 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 23,363 | | | | 9,696,813 | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 52,600 | | | | 9,473,260 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 47,310 | | | | 13,782,822 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | | | 119,995 | | | | 4,408,616 | |
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Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 208,191 | | | | 24,014,832 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 42,898 | | | | 5,553,575 | |
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Avnet, Inc. | | | 71,726 | | | $ | 3,556,175 | |
Belden, Inc.(b) | | | 33,062 | | | | 3,061,872 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 61,531 | | | | 15,738,399 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 76,443 | | | | 3,242,712 | |
Coherent Corp.(a) | | | 104,341 | | | | 6,325,151 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 608,479 | | | | 20,055,468 | |
Crane NXT Co. | | | 38,257 | | | | 2,368,108 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(a) | | | 12,851 | | | | 1,165,457 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 47,711 | | | | 6,390,888 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 139,355 | | | | 21,792,335 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 5,229 | | | | 1,267,248 | |
Novanta, Inc.(a) | | | 11,908 | | | | 2,081,161 | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 45,686 | | | | 5,167,087 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 150,290 | | | | 21,828,120 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 37,783 | | | | 16,220,998 | |
Trimble, Inc.(a) | | | 197,173 | | | | 12,690,054 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 100,111 | | | | 2,270,518 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a) | | | 40,731 | | | | 12,277,953 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A | | | 791,104 | | | | 26,501,984 | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 51,001 | | | | 1,830,426 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 709,584 | | | | 27,971,801 | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 312,283 | | | | 6,095,764 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 1,130,966 | | | | 61,988,247 | |
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Entertainment — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 108,668 | | | | 14,416,984 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | | | 64,103 | | | | 9,518,654 | |
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 27,093 | | | | 2,341,106 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 1,456,952 | | | | 178,272,647 | |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,776,216 | | | | 15,506,366 | |
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Financial Services — 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 1,446,069 | | | | 608,100,936 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 37,846 | | | | 1,438,527 | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 84,649 | | | | 5,037,462 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 15,998 | | | | 1,758,660 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 472,251 | | | | 35,031,579 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 228,409 | | | | 36,504,326 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 207,167 | | | | 27,689,941 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 57,530 | | | | 9,994,687 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 184,033 | | | | 88,624,772 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 136,056 | | | | 3,042,212 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 850,524 | | | | 56,976,603 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 427,806 | | | | 119,392,099 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 49,020 | | | | 3,623,558 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 215,347 | | | | 3,010,551 | |
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Food Products — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 425,841 | | | | 26,747,073 | |
Bunge Global SA | | | 115,277 | | | | 11,818,198 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 155,685 | | | | 6,920,198 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 378,932 | | | | 11,231,544 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a) | | | 126,502 | | | | 5,883,608 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 152,347 | | | | 3,618,241 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 452,984 | | | | 31,695,290 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 73,389 | | | | 14,274,160 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 229,511 | | | | 8,007,639 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 33,094 | | | | 3,867,034 | |
J M Smucker Co. (The) | | | 84,126 | | | | 10,588,940 | |
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Kellanova | | | 209,117 | | | $ | 11,980,313 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 639,424 | | | | 23,594,746 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 39,054 | | | | 4,160,423 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 8,374 | | | | 1,738,694 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS | | | 199,214 | | | | 15,301,627 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 619,605 | | | | 43,372,350 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a) | | | 31,869 | | | | 1,093,744 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 40,307 | | | | 4,283,828 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 229,190 | | | | 13,460,329 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 118,429 | | | | 14,077,655 | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 72,818 | | | | 3,911,783 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 77,381 | | | | 3,320,419 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 43,989 | | | | 2,838,610 | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 47,993 | | | | 3,653,707 | |
Spire, Inc. | | | 41,693 | | | | 2,558,699 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 166,051 | | | | 4,074,892 | |
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Ground Transportation — 1.0% | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 780,511 | | | | 28,933,543 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 104,937 | | | | 821,657 | |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 64,580 | | | | 12,867,565 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 127,866 | | | | 7,035,187 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 9,081 | | | | 1,750,453 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 179,848 | | | | 45,837,860 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 36,918 | | | | 4,437,174 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 266,077 | | | | 65,436,317 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 50,208 | | | | 1,964,137 | |
XPO, Inc.(a) | | | 48,731 | | | | 5,946,644 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.8% | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 1,378,578 | | | | 156,689,175 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 25,431 | | | | 8,339,333 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 406,051 | | | | 17,354,620 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 229,240 | | | | 56,725,438 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 524,818 | | | | 35,944,785 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 91,064 | | | | 9,239,353 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 167,983 | | | | 5,575,356 | |
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | | | 120,734 | | | | 16,745,806 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b) | | | 303,110 | | | | 28,965,192 | |
Enovis Corp.(a) | | | 39,333 | | | | 2,456,346 | |
Envista Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 135,868 | | | | 2,904,858 | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 335,935 | | | | 30,539,851 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 91,426 | | | | 4,904,091 | |
Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b) | | | 16,066 | | | | 1,371,233 | |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | | | 186,758 | | | | 14,559,654 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 29,317 | | | | 15,829,128 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 34,310 | | | | 5,880,734 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 53,888 | | | | 1,910,330 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | | | 95,709 | | | | 38,196,505 | |
LivaNova PLC(a) | | | 26,935 | | | | 1,506,744 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 13,410 | | | | 1,969,258 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 1,056,082 | | | | 92,037,546 | |
Neogen Corp.(a)(b) | | | 156,092 | | | | 2,463,132 | |
QuidelOrtho Corp.(a) | | | 39,161 | | | | 1,877,378 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 116,614 | | | | 23,093,070 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 34,448 | | | | 7,744,599 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 96,831 | | | | 34,652,910 | |
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Teleflex, Inc. | | | 37,262 | | | $ | 8,427,546 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 165,116 | | | | 21,792,010 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 4.5% | | | | | | |
Amedisys, Inc.(a) | | | 15,032 | | | | 1,385,349 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 194,896 | | | | 21,808,862 | |
Cencora, Inc. | | | 132,297 | | | | 32,146,848 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 425,906 | | | | 33,425,103 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 4,532 | | | | 2,909,227 | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 232,320 | | | | 84,376,301 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 1,000,025 | | | | 79,761,994 | |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 19,207 | | | | 2,651,526 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 186,359 | | | | 96,634,596 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 43,736 | | | | 3,611,719 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 82,470 | | | | 27,506,219 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) | | | 33,276 | | | | 2,716,320 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | | | 103,563 | | | | 7,821,078 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 96,811 | | | | 33,566,310 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 67,314 | | | | 14,705,416 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 104,655 | | | | 56,184,037 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,946 | | | | 7,783,585 | |
Option Care Health, Inc.(a) | | | 63,207 | | | | 2,119,963 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 89,160 | | | | 11,868,087 | |
R1 RCM, Inc.(a) | | | 156,145 | | | | 2,011,148 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) | | | 82,172 | | | | 8,637,099 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 455,436 | | | | 225,304,189 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 48,309 | | | | 8,814,460 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 314,342 | | | | 4,447,939 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 560,871 | | | | 10,516,331 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 114,548 | | | | 3,627,735 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 183,323 | | | | 2,707,681 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 323,150 | | | | 14,069,951 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 439,551 | | | | 41,071,646 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 49,539 | | | | 1,333,094 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 223,741 | | | | 4,626,964 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 173,096 | | | | 28,553,916 | |
Aramark | | | 212,033 | | | | 6,895,313 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 71,814 | | | | 3,141,144 | |
Carnival Corp.(a) | | | 231,356 | | | | 3,780,357 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b) | | | 9,743 | | | | 1,231,028 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 45,309 | | | | 7,573,399 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 16,555 | | | | 8,225,848 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a) | | | 21,495 | | | | 1,014,779 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 114,058 | | | | 5,896,799 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 26,189 | | | | 2,821,341 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 323,088 | | | | 91,094,662 | |
MGM Resorts International(a)(b) | | | 69,284 | | | | 3,270,898 | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 110,862 | | | | 2,018,797 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 368,623 | | | | 33,688,456 | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 17,260 | | | | 845,050 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 10,290 | | | | 2,292,921 | |
Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 60,907 | | | | 1,147,488 | |
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 22,366 | | | $ | 1,716,590 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 120,004 | | | | 16,638,555 | |
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Household Durables — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 55,831 | | | | 8,311,561 | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 18,822 | | | | 2,169,047 | |
KB Home | | | 31,282 | | | | 2,217,268 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 105,680 | | | | 2,023,772 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 86,340 | | | | 14,848,753 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 43,267 | | | | 5,663,218 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(a) | | | 88,010 | | | | 5,471,582 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 43,507 | | | | 5,204,742 | |
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Household Products — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 105,469 | | | | 11,001,471 | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 99,341 | | | | 15,210,101 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 399,148 | | | | 35,943,277 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 267,890 | | | | 34,651,572 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 1,139,864 | | | | 184,942,934 | |
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AES Corp. (The) | | | 541,397 | | | | 9,707,248 | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 42,554 | | | | 2,816,649 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates — 0.9% | | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 438,613 | | | | 46,523,681 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 522,913 | | | | 107,327,893 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 13,934 | | | | 2,504,915 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 54,572 | | | | 2,867,213 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 733,874 | | | | 95,565,072 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 102,069 | | | | 5,134,071 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 71,958 | | | | 2,766,066 | |
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Insurance — 3.8% | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 420,432 | | | | 36,098,291 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 209,061 | | | | 36,169,644 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 50,566 | | | | 6,901,248 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 560,487 | | | | 43,813,269 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 77,578 | | | | 25,889,330 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 84,611 | | | | 21,156,134 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 41,161 | | | | 7,748,147 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 51,619 | | | | 2,660,443 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 43,425 | | | | 3,801,424 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 322,834 | | | | 83,655,974 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 124,007 | | | | 15,397,949 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 85,605 | | | | 2,352,425 | |
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS | | | 8,340 | | | | 3,349,094 | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 34,960 | | | | 13,896,600 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 50,037 | | | | 2,656,965 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 84,196 | | | | 5,140,166 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 68,996 | | | | 8,029,064 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 29,071 | | | | 3,958,598 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 238,491 | | | | 24,576,497 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 46,825 | | | | 2,899,404 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 147,400 | | | | 11,539,946 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 187,622 | | | | 38,646,380 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 491,060 | | | | 36,392,457 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 212,083 | | | | 6,515,190 | |
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 176,138 | | | $ | 15,202,471 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 232,744 | | | | 48,136,114 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 288,252 | | | | 33,840,785 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 53,537 | | | | 10,326,217 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 19,495 | | | | 4,581,910 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 10,500 | | | | 1,558,935 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 22,048 | | | | 2,406,980 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 181,573 | | | | 41,787,210 | |
Unum Group | | | 122,800 | | | | 6,589,448 | |
W R Berkley Corp. | | | 161,207 | | | | 14,257,147 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 81,552 | | | | 22,426,800 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Match Group, Inc.(a) | | | 220,459 | | | | 7,998,253 | |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(a) | | | 36,482 | | | | 2,299,825 | |
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 160,159 | | | | 2,567,349 | |
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IT Services — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 229,545 | | | | 79,562,592 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 64,899 | | | | 7,058,415 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 395,736 | | | | 29,003,491 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 27,419 | | | | 7,572,031 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 727,986 | | | | 139,016,207 | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 181,876 | | | | 3,957,622 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 35,784 | | | | 6,781,426 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 21,305 | | | | 2,056,358 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 103,433 | | | | 5,846,033 | |
Mattel, Inc.(a) | | | 156,841 | | | | 3,107,020 | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 42,066 | | | | 4,211,648 | |
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 24,823 | | | | 956,927 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 232,162 | | | | 33,781,892 | |
Azenta, Inc.(a) | | | 17,206 | | | | 1,037,178 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 16,557 | | | | 5,726,569 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 125,344 | | | | 8,822,964 | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 29,422 | | | | 2,763,903 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a) | | | 40,682 | | | | 11,022,788 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 522,312 | | | | 130,431,753 | |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | | | 127,077 | | | | 17,450,214 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 89,364 | | | | 22,599,262 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 10,506 | | | | 13,986,533 | |
Revvity, Inc. | | | 97,790 | | | | 10,267,950 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 190,202 | | | | 110,547,304 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 29,543 | | | | 10,169,587 | |
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Machinery — 2.1% | | | | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 49,261 | | | | 6,060,088 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 169,978 | | | | 62,285,039 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 108,684 | | | | 32,023,741 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 88,966 | | | | 36,541,895 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 38,783 | | | | 2,896,314 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 110,943 | | | | 19,657,990 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 57,190 | | | | 2,612,439 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 59,666 | | | | 14,559,697 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 116,058 | | | | 31,141,843 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(b) | | | 75,688 | | | | 7,186,576 | |
Middleby Corp. (The)(a) | | | 21,278 | | | | 3,421,290 | |
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Nordson Corp. | | | 42,889 | | | $ | 11,774,746 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 53,304 | | | | 6,647,542 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 195,689 | | | | 19,426,047 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 114,089 | | | | 14,134,486 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 22,831 | | | | 12,689,241 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 39,272 | | | | 3,355,400 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 22,729 | | | | 6,732,784 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 123,323 | | | | 12,077,021 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 23,454 | | | | 1,510,438 | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 31,357 | | | | 2,741,543 | |
Toro Co. (The) | | | 42,761 | | | | 3,918,190 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 143,212 | | | | 20,863,124 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 192,761 | | | | 24,912,432 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 27,154 | | | | 2,588,319 | |
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Media — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 3,236 | | | | 1,369,249 | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 42,465 | | | | 12,341,603 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 3,146,857 | | | | 136,416,251 | |
Fox Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 187,488 | | | | 5,862,750 | |
Fox Corp., Class B | | | 104,601 | | | | 2,993,680 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 303,651 | | | | 9,908,132 | |
News Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 308,000 | | | | 8,063,440 | |
News Corp., Class B | | | 90,995 | | | | 2,462,325 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 25,572 | | | | 4,405,800 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 156,937 | | | | 15,185,224 | |
Paramount Global, Class B, NVS | | | 382,495 | | | | 4,501,966 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 156,189 | | | | 2,333,464 | |
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| | | | | | | 205,843,884 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 141,518 | | | | 4,781,893 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a) | | | 392,313 | | | | 8,921,198 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 92,708 | | | | 5,448,449 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 574,595 | | | | 27,017,457 | |
MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 68,489 | | | | 979,393 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 916,110 | | | | 32,833,382 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 73,002 | | | | 14,447,096 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 25,028 | | | | 3,048,661 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 44,870 | | | | 6,651,080 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 180,881 | | | | 7,376,327 | |
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Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 404,310 | | | | 7,960,864 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 245,527 | | | | 4,991,564 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 207,396 | | | | 15,339,008 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 53,872 | | | | 2,941,411 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 500,399 | | | | 14,256,368 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 234,157 | | | | 14,129,033 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 274,001 | | | | 24,882,031 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 664,031 | | | | 32,663,685 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 164,951 | | | | 18,497,605 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 327,599 | | | | 9,061,388 | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 48,558 | | | | 2,473,059 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 395,036 | | | | 26,380,504 | |
Sempra | | | 500,133 | | | | 35,924,554 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 250,107 | | | | 20,538,787 | |
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 125,737 | | | $ | 16,208,757 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 117,015 | | | | 7,642,250 | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 54,367 | | | | 1,314,050 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 120,320 | | | | 2,892,493 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 84,528 | | | | 3,079,355 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 126,764 | | | | 3,647,000 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.8% | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 113,390 | | | | 1,594,263 | |
Antero Resources Corp.(a) | | | 224,001 | | | | 6,496,029 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 88,279 | | | | 7,841,824 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 1,378,846 | | | | 217,499,168 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 290,001 | | | | 36,911,327 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 202,751 | | | | 5,652,698 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 511,761 | | | | 25,680,167 | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | | | 28,462 | | | | 1,739,028 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 157,198 | | | | 20,096,192 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 326,075 | | | | 12,087,600 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 202,657 | | | | 2,531,186 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 3,156,039 | | | | 366,857,973 | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 126,920 | | | | 7,662,160 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 1,542,365 | | | | 28,286,974 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 218,061 | | | | 6,179,849 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 132,625 | | | | 26,723,938 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 62,261 | | | | 2,845,328 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 520,312 | | | | 33,815,077 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 176,994 | | | | 14,189,609 | |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 86,714 | | | | 4,992,125 | |
PetroCorp Escrow(a)(d) | | | 190 | | | | — | |
Phillips 66 | | | 343,050 | | | | 56,033,787 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 93,631 | | | | 24,578,138 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 271,801 | | | | 46,393,713 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 591,433 | | | | 23,048,144 | |
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| | | | | | | 979,736,297 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 17,830 | | | | 1,496,115 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 0.3% | | | | | | |
American Airlines Group, Inc.(a) | | | 530,065 | | | | 8,136,498 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 226,764 | | | | 10,855,193 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 471,461 | | | | 13,761,946 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 264,126 | | | | 12,646,353 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.4% | | | | | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 51,858 | | | | 3,061,178 | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 185,345 | | | | 28,570,932 | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 1,361,518 | | | | 29,218,176 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 4.3% | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 1,613,647 | | | | 87,508,077 | |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | | | 142,911 | | | | 8,067,326 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | | | 28,974 | | | | 3,489,049 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1,911,429 | | | | 302,368,953 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 1,207,945 | | | | 159,388,343 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 107,461 | | | | 3,459,169 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 4,484,441 | | | | 124,443,238 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | 964,856 | | | | 11,520,381 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 164,057 | | | | 27,760,085 | |
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Professional Services — 1.1% | | | | | | |
ASGN, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 37,422 | | | | 3,920,329 | |
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 199,193 | | | $ | 49,746,460 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 40,134 | | | | 8,221,851 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 11,130 | | | | 4,216,378 | |
Concentrix Corp. | | | 37,490 | | | | 2,482,588 | |
Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 55,662 | | | | 3,685,381 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 60,231 | | | | 16,112,997 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 56,224 | | | | 1,787,923 | |
Exponent, Inc. | | | 19,639 | | | | 1,623,949 | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 132,392 | | | | 4,362,316 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 14,062 | | | | 1,541,336 | |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | | 99,862 | | | | 15,351,785 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 57,761 | | | | 3,677,065 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 109,020 | | | | 14,291,432 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 38,668 | | | | 3,002,184 | |
Maximus, Inc. | | | 12,970 | | | | 1,088,183 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 152,946 | | | | 18,781,769 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 22,172 | | | | 4,412,450 | |
Robert Half, Inc. | | | 83,920 | | | | 6,653,178 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 27,255 | | | | 3,553,779 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 51,758 | | | | 12,200,913 | |
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CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 235,468 | | | | 22,896,908 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 186,434 | | | | 18,009,525 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) | | | 37,711 | | | | 7,357,039 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 101,035 | | | | 3,716,067 | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 109,456 | | | | 3,554,036 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 112,588 | | | | 20,891,829 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 84,686 | | | | 8,333,102 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 53,182 | | | | 3,424,921 | |
Equity Residential | | | 274,019 | | | | 17,293,339 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 50,924 | | | | 12,466,705 | |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 178,108 | | | | 2,872,882 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 456,001 | | | | 16,238,196 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 92,540 | | | | 12,176,413 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 239,916 | | | | 8,975,258 | |
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| | | | | | | 109,942,748 | |
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Retail REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 83,019 | | | | 4,742,045 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 133,395 | | | | 3,128,113 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 58,193 | | | | 5,942,669 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 539,615 | | | | 10,581,850 | |
Kite Realty Group Trust | | | 181,706 | | | | 3,939,386 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 93,122 | | | | 3,980,034 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 662,726 | | | | 35,853,477 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 130,264 | | | | 7,888,788 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 164,694 | | | | 25,772,964 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.2% | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a) | | | 36,718 | | | | 989,917 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | | | 81,850 | | | | 2,638,844 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 161,960 | | | | 32,034,068 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | | | 18,383 | | | | 1,701,531 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 68,186 | | | | 8,249,142 | |
First Solar, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 84,743 | | | | 14,304,618 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 3,359,473 | | | | 148,387,922 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,854 | | | | 1,516,277 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 175,876 | | | | 15,777,836 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 876,707 | | | | 103,354,988 | |
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MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 25,438 | | | $ | 3,383,254 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 51,772 | | | | 12,827,549 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 191,219 | | | | 14,064,158 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 22,538 | | | | 1,612,594 | |
Qorvo, Inc.(a) | | | 77,214 | | | | 8,866,484 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 425,698 | | | | 72,070,671 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 128,310 | | | | 13,898,539 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,346 | | | | 1,789,836 | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | | 121,154 | | | | 13,669,806 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 454,449 | | | | 79,169,560 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 52,656 | | | | 1,553,352 | |
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Software — 0.5% | | | | | | |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | | | 29,597 | | | | 10,274,895 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,114 | | | | 2,370,394 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | | | 81,769 | | | | 21,294,283 | |
Blackbaud, Inc.(a) | | | 12,939 | | | | 959,297 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 14,512 | | | | 1,471,952 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 20,266 | | | | 1,697,683 | |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | | 446,990 | | | | 10,012,576 | |
PTC, Inc.(a) | | | 38,996 | | | | 7,367,904 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 48,287 | | | | 27,081,281 | |
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Specialized REITs — 1.6% | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 218,358 | | | | 43,145,357 | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 344,280 | | | | 36,435,152 | |
CubeSmart | | | 80,188 | | | | 3,626,101 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 142,981 | | | | 20,594,983 | |
EPR Properties | | | 22,690 | | | | 963,191 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 39,424 | | | | 32,537,810 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 168,581 | | | | 24,781,407 | |
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 120,387 | | | | 5,546,229 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 113,978 | | | | 9,142,175 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 29,181 | | | | 3,484,503 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 31,211 | | | | 1,222,223 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 62,940 | | | | 2,959,439 | |
Public Storage | | | 72,875 | | | | 21,138,123 | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 66,481 | | | | 2,209,828 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 51,348 | | | | 11,127,112 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 825,443 | | | | 24,589,947 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 577,460 | | | | 20,736,589 | |
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Specialty Retail — 2.7% | | | | | | |
AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,521 | | | | 3,397,867 | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 4,256 | | | | 13,413,422 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 180,263 | | | | 9,016,755 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 150,840 | | | | 12,373,405 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 20,533 | | | | 4,767,557 | |
CarMax, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 125,745 | | | | 10,953,647 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 21,980 | | | | 4,942,423 | |
GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 212,976 | | | | 2,666,460 | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 170,051 | | | | 4,684,905 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 498,238 | | | | 191,124,097 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 22,390 | | | | 6,736,255 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 456,582 | | | | 116,305,133 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 12,633 | | | | 14,261,141 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 15,443 | | | | 2,501,612 | |
RH(a) | | | 6,757 | | | | 2,353,193 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 317,405 | | | | 32,191,215 | |
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Tractor Supply Co. | | | 49,691 | | | $ | 13,005,129 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 12,964 | | | | 6,778,616 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4% | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 1,024,692 | | | | 18,167,789 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 689,279 | | | | 20,830,011 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 104,301 | | | | 10,948,476 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | | | 90,974 | | | | 8,465,131 | |
Western Digital Corp.(a) | | | 256,901 | | | | 17,530,924 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 47,933 | | | | 2,171,365 | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 29,199 | | | | 2,472,571 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 14,237 | | | | 1,155,760 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 550,401 | | | | 51,726,686 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 49,131 | | | | 6,908,310 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A | | | 14,201 | | | | 2,666,380 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 185,140 | | | | 8,790,447 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 149,679 | | | | 1,104,631 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 153,358 | | | | 1,094,976 | |
VF Corp. | | | 262,073 | | | | 4,020,200 | |
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Tobacco — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 1,401,831 | | | | 61,147,868 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 778,263 | | | | 71,304,456 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 60,552 | | | | 3,466,602 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 226,521 | | | | 17,473,830 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 17,447 | | | | 2,338,421 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 16,864 | | | | 1,636,483 | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 35,797 | | | | 6,131,310 | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 8,896 | | | | 9,049,901 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 154,286 | | | $ | 18,855,292 | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 103,639 | | | | 3,839,825 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4% | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | | 414,194 | | | | 67,604,745 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost: $14,633,613,326) | | | | 16,947,933,126 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.6% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(e)(f) | | | 85,058,260 | | | | 85,100,789 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(e) | | | 26,469,410 | | | | 26,469,410 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6% (Cost: $111,530,997) | | | | 111,570,199 | |
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Total Investments — 100.3% (Cost: $14,745,144,323) | | | | 17,059,503,325 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)% | | | | (57,494,678 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 17,002,008,647 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
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| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 96,361,854 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (11,318,028 | )(a) | | $ | 65,640 | | | $ | (8,677 | ) | | $ | 85,100,789 | | | | 85,058,260 | | | $ | 488,055 | (b) | | $ | — | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 23,677,943 | | | | 2,791,467 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,469,410 | | | | 26,469,410 | | | | 1,467,330 | | | | — | | | |
| | BlackRock, Inc. | | | 77,499,486 | | | | 34,585,574 | | | | (38,652,891 | ) | | | (225,699 | ) | | | 19,427,604 | | | | 92,634,074 | | | | 111,112 | | | | 2,269,194 | | | | — | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (160,059 | ) | | $ | 19,418,927 | | | $ | 204,204,273 | | | | | | | $ | 4,224,579 | | | $ | — | | | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E-Mini Consumer Staples Select Sector Index | | | 61 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 4,748 | | | $ | 71,699 | |
Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index | | | 481 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | | 42,881 | | | | 1,161,604 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,233,303 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,233,303 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,169,146 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,169,146 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (474,432 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (474,432 | ) |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 43,866,442 | |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 16,947,933,126 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,947,933,126 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 111,570,199 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 111,570,199 | |
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| | $ | 17,059,503,325 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 17,059,503,325 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 1,233,303 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,233,303 | |
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| (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
March 31, 2024
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Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 84,404,796,991 | | | $ | 7,331,188,337 | | | $ | 16,901,553,819 | | | $ | 16,855,299,052 | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 4,574,502,130 | | | | 76,966,772,561 | | | | 116,072,775 | | | | 204,204,273 | |
Cash | | | 30,137,106 | | | | 163,094,709 | | | | 2,932,873 | | | | 5,905,529 | |
Cash pledged: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral — OTC derivatives | | | — | | | | 8,380,000 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Futures contracts | | | 8,587,000 | | | | 17,354,000 | | | | 983,620 | | | | 2,521,190 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 210,794,407 | | | | 374,568,305 | | | | 932,289 | | | | 3,104,980 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 768,032 | | | | 2,060,534 | | | | 18,883 | | | | 58,371 | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | 48,131,735 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital shares sold | | | — | | | | 871,239 | | | | 4,765 | | | | 55,605 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 90,807,925 | | | | 96,430,211 | | | | 4,318,433 | | | | 18,710,493 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 2,640,429 | | | | 7,677,123 | | | | 93,554 | | | | 146,779 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps | | | 38,845,550 | | | | 76,129,825 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total assets | | | 89,361,879,570 | | | | 85,092,658,579 | | | | 17,026,911,011 | | | | 17,090,006,272 | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash received: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral — OTC derivatives | | | 39,310,000 | | | | 97,647,000 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 3,952,238,050 | | | | 4,167,734,542 | | | | 97,899,013 | | | | 85,001,537 | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 299,133,727 | | | | 464,052,218 | | | | 6,198,582 | | | | 2,435,861 | |
Swaps | | | 5,975,739 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | 46,625 | | | | — | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 3,513,305 | | | | 3,962,203 | | | | 565,165 | | | | 560,227 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 4,300,170,821 | | | | 4,733,395,963 | | | | 104,709,385 | | | | 87,997,625 | |
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Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 85,061,708,749 | | | $ | 80,359,262,616 | | | $ | 16,922,201,626 | | | $ | 17,002,008,647 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 71,081,785,830 | | | $ | 73,524,931,558 | | | $ | 12,487,074,003 | | | $ | 15,944,598,082 | |
Accumulated earnings | | | 13,979,922,919 | | | | 6,834,331,058 | | | | 4,435,127,623 | | | | 1,057,410,565 | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 85,061,708,749 | | | $ | 80,359,262,616 | | | $ | 16,922,201,626 | | | $ | 17,002,008,647 | |
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NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,399,100,000(d) | | | | 726,650,000 | | | | 144,300,000 | | | | 187,950,000 | |
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Net asset value | | $ | 60.80(d) | | | $ | 110.59 | | | $ | 117.27 | | | $ | 90.46 | |
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Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | |
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Par value | | | None | | | | None | | | | None | | | | None | |
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(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 66,068,250,655 | | | $ | 7,004,158,214 | | | $ | 10,797,906,671 | | | $ | 14,556,069,233 | |
(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 3,847,032,844 | | | $ | 4,093,261,761 | | | $ | 95,735,439 | | | $ | 82,333,558 | |
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 4,572,117,395 | | | $ | 65,460,299,416 | | | $ | 116,019,571 | | | $ | 189,075,090 | |
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(d) Shares outstanding and net asset value per share reflect a five-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on February 21, 2024. | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
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| | 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 | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 1,153,070,548 | | | $ | 41,053,353 | | | $ | 158,606,453 | | | $ | 297,729,235 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 18,984,846 | | | | 1,180,239,611 | | | | 993,275 | | | | 3,736,524 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 448,087 | | | | 745,415 | | | | 20,930 | | | | 30,634 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 13,739,979 | | | | 17,422,714 | | | | 349,119 | | | | 488,055 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | — | | | | (1,002,391 | ) | | | (64,210 | ) | | | (45,389 | ) |
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Total investment income | | | 1,186,243,460 | | | | 1,238,458,702 | | | | 159,905,567 | | | | 301,939,059 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 36,072,198 | | | | 41,988,437 | | | | 5,636,637 | | | | 5,765,757 | |
Interest expense | | | 101,549 | | | | 157,006 | | | | 4,751 | | | | 9,602 | |
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Total expenses | | | 36,173,747 | | | | 42,145,443 | | | | 5,641,388 | | | | 5,775,359 | |
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Net investment income | | | 1,150,069,713 | | | | 1,196,313,259 | | | | 154,264,179 | | | | 296,163,700 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (2,443,697,846 | ) | | | 153,062,434 | | | | (208,439,650 | ) | | | (497,697,768 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | 450,299 | | | | (2,019,911,199 | ) | | | 6,973 | | | | (2,051,842 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 32,499,748 | | | | 37,939,074 | | | | 5,359,023 | | | | 9,169,146 | |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 5,277,821,882 | | | | 99,163,885 | | | | 501,729,528 | | | | 1,895,685,409 | |
In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a) | | | — | | | | 1,966,852,469 | | | | — | | | | 1,891,783 | |
Swaps | | | 29,903,976 | | | | 123,088,002 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | 2,896,978,059 | | | | 360,194,665 | | | | 298,655,874 | | | | 1,406,996,728 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 11,652,874,110 | | | | 267,577,208 | | | | 3,734,797,657 | | | | 1,652,191,612 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 363,306 | | | | 8,799,443,202 | | | | 27,508 | | | | 19,418,927 | |
Futures contracts | | | (1,857,834 | ) | | | (3,564,578 | ) | | | (1,172,138 | ) | | | (474,432 | ) |
Swaps | | | 41,246,291 | | | | 99,976,688 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | 11,692,625,873 | | | | 9,163,432,520 | | | | 3,733,653,027 | | | | 1,671,136,107 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 14,589,603,932 | | | | 9,523,627,185 | | | | 4,032,308,901 | | | | 3,078,132,835 | |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 15,739,673,645 | | | $ | 10,719,940,444 | | | $ | 4,186,573,080 | | | $ | 3,374,296,535 | |
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(a) | See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | | | | | | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,150,069,713 | | | $ | 1,015,512,367 | | | | | | | $ | 1,196,313,259 | | | $ | 1,058,965,518 | |
Net realized gain | | | 2,896,978,059 | | | | 1,609,302,685 | | | | | | | | 360,194,665 | | | | 972,769,988 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 11,692,625,873 | | | | (5,947,641,200 | ) | | | | | | | 9,163,432,520 | | | | (8,677,638,044 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 15,739,673,645 | | | | (3,322,826,148 | ) | | | | | | | 10,719,940,444 | | | | (6,645,902,538 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (1,078,873,318 | ) | | | (1,068,069,845 | ) | | | | | | | (1,000,635,614 | ) | | | (1,012,107,695 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 3,892,631,820 | | | | 4,875,353,742 | | | | | | | | 3,883,131,718 | | | | 2,344,556,736 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 18,553,432,147 | | | | 484,457,749 | | | | | | | | 13,602,436,548 | | | | (5,313,453,497 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 66,508,276,602 | | | | 66,023,818,853 | | | | | | | | 66,756,826,068 | | | | 72,070,279,565 | |
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End of year | | $ | 85,061,708,749 | | | $ | 66,508,276,602 | | | | | | | $ | 80,359,262,616 | | | $ | 66,756,826,068 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
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| | iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | | | | | | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 154,264,179 | | | $ | 125,491,843 | | | | | | | $ | 296,163,700 | | | $ | 265,989,995 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 298,655,874 | | | | (542,861,646 | ) | | | | | | | 1,406,996,728 | | | | 826,914,609 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 3,733,653,027 | | | | (1,437,182,389 | ) | | | | | | | 1,671,136,107 | | | | (1,119,955,183 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 4,186,573,080 | | | | (1,854,552,192 | ) | | | | | | | 3,374,296,535 | | | | (27,050,579 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (151,138,533 | ) | | | (124,923,098 | ) | | | | | | | (286,055,103 | ) | | | (267,844,515 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 563,304,631 | | | | 1,445,604,490 | | | | | | | | 629,781,643 | | | | 1,455,025,976 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 4,598,739,178 | | | | (533,870,800 | ) | | | | | | | 3,718,023,075 | | | | 1,160,130,882 | |
Beginning of year | | | 12,323,462,448 | | | | 12,857,333,248 | | | | | | | | 13,283,985,572 | | | | 12,123,854,690 | |
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End of year | | $ | 16,922,201,626 | | | $ | 12,323,462,448 | | | | | | | $ | 17,002,008,647 | | | $ | 13,283,985,572 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | |
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| Year Ended 03/31/24 | (a) | |
| Year Ended 03/31/23 | (a) | |
| Year Ended 03/31/22 | (a) | |
| Year Ended 03/31/21 | (a) | |
| Year Ended 03/31/20 | (a) |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 50.03 | | | $ | 53.68 | | | $ | 52.03 | | | $ | 28.77 | | | $ | 37.87 | |
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Net investment income(b) | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.62 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | | | 10.72 | | | | (3.62 | ) | | | 1.68 | | | | 23.27 | | | | (9.03 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 11.55 | | | | (2.82 | ) | | | 2.36 | | | | 23.82 | | | | (8.41 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(d) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 60.80 | | | $ | 50.03 | | | $ | 53.68 | | | $ | 52.03 | | | $ | 28.77 | |
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Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 23.30 | % | | | (5.13 | )% | | | 4.51 | % | | | 83.36 | % | | | (22.53 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.07 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.62 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 85,061,709 | | | $ | 66,508,277 | | | $ | 66,023,819 | | | $ | 61,137,875 | | | $ | 35,722,456 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(g)(h) | | | 19 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 15 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
(h) | Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 96.76 | | | $ | 107.93 | | | $ | 108.34 | | | $ | 56.22 | | | $ | 77.13 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 13.55 | | | | (11.24 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | 52.13 | | | | (20.77 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 15.25 | | | | (9.67 | ) | | | 1.25 | | | | 53.16 | | | | (19.71 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (1.42 | ) | | | (1.50 | ) | | | (1.66 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (1.20 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 110.59 | | | $ | 96.76 | | | $ | 107.93 | | | $ | 108.34 | | | $ | 56.22 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 15.91 | % | | | (8.90 | )% | | | 1.12 | % | | | 95.23 | %(e) | | | (25.89 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.07 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.36 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 80,359,263 | | | $ | 66,756,826 | | | $ | 72,070,280 | | | $ | 68,273,012 | | | $ | 31,863,332 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(g)(h) | | | 25 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 16 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Includes a payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return. |
(f) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
(h) | Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 88.82 | | | $ | 105.47 | | | $ | 90.74 | | | $ | 57.16 | | | $ | 60.31 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 1.09 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.92 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 28.42 | | | | (16.67 | ) | | | 14.73 | | | | 33.62 | | | | (2.97 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 29.51 | | | | (15.71 | ) | | | 15.45 | | | | 34.38 | | | | (2.05 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 117.27 | | | $ | 88.82 | | | $ | 105.47 | | | $ | 90.74 | | | $ | 57.16 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 33.45 | % | | | (14.86 | )% | | | 17.03 | % | | | 60.34 | % | | | (3.54 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.44 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 16,922,202 | | | $ | 12,323,462 | | | $ | 12,857,333 | | | $ | 10,461,747 | | | $ | 6,893,329 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 31 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 35 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | 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)
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| | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 73.78 | | | $ | 75.80 | | | $ | 68.82 | | | $ | 46.23 | | | $ | 54.82 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 1.63 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.45 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 16.62 | | | | (2.02 | ) | | | 6.93 | | | | 22.60 | | | | (8.57 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 18.25 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 8.43 | | | | 24.03 | | | | (7.12 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | (1.55 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) | | | (1.44 | ) | | | (1.47 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 90.46 | | | $ | 73.78 | | | $ | 75.80 | | | $ | 68.82 | | | $ | 46.23 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 25.02 | % | | | (0.46 | )% | | | 12.33 | % | | | 52.59 | % | | | (13.34 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.18 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 2.52 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 17,002,009 | | | $ | 13,283,986 | | | $ | 12,123,855 | | | $ | 9,084,867 | | | $ | 5,270,383 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 33 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 34 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification |
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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. 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 “Other foreign taxes”, 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 March 31, 2024, 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.
Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding 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.
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
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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 Fund’s 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 published 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.
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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 (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:
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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(b) | |
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 281,364,743 | | | $ | (281,364,743 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 7,181,775 | | | | (7,181,775 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | | | 513,052 | | | | (513,052 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 144,516,266 | | | | (144,516,266 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 246,909,769 | | | | (246,909,769 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | 46,738,991 | | | | (46,738,991 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 313,310,759 | | | | (313,310,759 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. | | | 236,768 | | | | (236,768 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 360,225,544 | | | | (360,225,544 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | 40,587,669 | | | | (40,587,669 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 457,477,832 | | | | (457,477,832 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 8,231,258 | | | | (8,231,258 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 368,556,855 | | | | (368,556,855 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 52,477,686 | | | | (52,477,686 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | 46,123,289 | | | | (46,123,289 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 36,613 | | | | (36,613 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 387,053,236 | | | | (387,053,236 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 141,070,200 | | | | (141,070,200 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. | | | 375,983,872 | | | | (375,983,872 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | 4,637,339 | | | | (4,637,339 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 31,112,945 | | | | (31,112,945 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 409,128,762 | | | | (409,128,762 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 62,960,380 | | | | (62,960,380 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 2,036,182 | | | | (2,036,182 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 8,755,888 | | | | (8,755,888 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | 42,007,359 | | | | (42,007,359 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | 7,797,812 | | | | (7,797,812 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 3,847,032,844 | | | $ | (3,847,032,844 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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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(b) | |
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Core S&P Small-Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 237,015,046 | | | $ | (237,015,046 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 25,215,050 | | | | (25,215,050 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | | | 142,443 | | | | (142,443 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 357,090,692 | | | | (357,090,692 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 165,905,757 | | | | (165,905,757 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | 36,746,405 | | | | (36,746,405 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 123,153,818 | | | | (123,153,818 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 9,042,744 | | | | (9,042,744 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 700,232,980 | | | | (700,232,980 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | 25,990,434 | | | | (25,990,434 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 767,114,209 | | | | (767,114,209 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 33,504,119 | | | | (33,504,119 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 422,844,812 | | | | (422,844,812 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 87,789,338 | | | | (87,789,338 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | 25,049,141 | | | | (25,049,141 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. | | | 863,219 | | | | (863,219 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 314,516,615 | | | | (314,516,615 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 149,617,692 | | | | (149,271,034 | ) | | | — | | | | 346,658 | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. | | | 77,891,500 | | | | (77,891,500 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | 8,943,604 | | | | (8,943,604 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | 248,508,069 | | | | (248,508,069 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 49,221,920 | | | | (49,221,920 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 106,078,641 | | | | (106,078,641 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | 761,078 | | | | (761,078 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 16,392,507 | | | | (16,392,507 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | 66,776,057 | | | | (66,776,057 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | 36,853,871 | | | | (36,853,871 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 4,093,261,761 | | | $ | (4,092,915,103 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 346,658 | |
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Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 12,998,956 | | | $ | (12,998,956 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 11,445 | | | | (11,445 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 6,148,773 | | | | (6,148,773 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 8,139,892 | | | | (8,139,892 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 3,646,210 | | | | (3,646,210 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 3,248,311 | | | | (3,248,311 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 10,770,149 | | | | (10,770,149 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 3,400,628 | | | | (3,400,628 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 10,215,008 | | | | (10,215,008 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 3,688,979 | | | | (3,688,979 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | 1,983,387 | | | | (1,983,387 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 5,157,122 | | | | (5,157,122 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 4,555,987 | | | | (4,555,987 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. | | | 12,973,363 | | | | (12,973,363 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | 414,892 | | | | (414,892 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 6,211,898 | | | | (6,211,898 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 1,932,909 | | | | (1,932,909 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | 237,530 | | | | (237,530 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 95,735,439 | | | $ | (95,735,439 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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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(b) | |
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Core S&P U.S. Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 2,266,569 | | | $ | (2,266,569 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | 772 | | | | (772 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | | | 279,750 | | | | (279,750 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 871,380 | | | | (871,380 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 16,733,800 | | | | (16,733,800 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | 960,400 | | | | (960,400 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 11,060,928 | | | | (11,060,928 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 8,959,999 | | | | (8,959,999 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 6,367,747 | | | | (6,367,747 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 732,549 | | | | (732,549 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 14,088,350 | | | | (14,088,350 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 1,403,031 | | | | (1,403,031 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | 1,525,478 | | | | (1,525,478 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 6,288,534 | | | | (6,288,534 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 3,798,296 | | | | (3,798,296 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. | | | 2,660 | | | | (2,660 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | 463,970 | | | | (463,970 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 75,437 | | | | (75,437 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 5,530,496 | | | | (5,530,496 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 391,880 | | | | (391,880 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | 531,532 | | | | (531,532 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024. 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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value on 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 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
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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 Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 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).
Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.
Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and 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, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.
Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.
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 it 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).
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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:
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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 (the “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, redemption fee, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (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 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | | $ 4,855,905 | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 5,750,132 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 142,022 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 168,124 | |
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Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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 year ended March 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | | $ 2,058,416,129 | | | | $ 4,242,433,036 | | | | $ (1,670,569,459 | ) |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 3,526,967,077 | | | | 2,961,612,407 | | | | 822,074,954 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 2,083,072,631 | | | | 3,256,922,865 | | | | (233,845,858 | ) |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 4,094,682,261 | | | | 2,332,170,341 | | | | (144,361,486 | ) |
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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.
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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.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | $ | 13,541,122,035 | | | $ | 13,418,667,007 | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 17,402,852,753 | | | | 17,269,658,957 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 4,415,766,578 | | | | 4,398,963,944 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 4,758,699,401 | | | | 4,751,113,283 | |
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For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | $ | 15,175,957,175 | | | $ | 11,558,444,015 | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 10,287,073,303 | | | | 6,612,865,732 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 1,633,768,931 | | | | 1,073,850,219 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 5,849,318,422 | | | | 5,223,397,874 | |
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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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | | $ 5,272,238,778 | | | $ | (5,272,238,778 | ) |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 2,062,497,618 | | | | (2,062,497,618 | ) |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 501,463,898 | | | | (501,463,898 | ) |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 1,894,963,495 | | | | (1,894,963,495 | ) |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
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Ordinary income | | $ | 1,078,873,318 | | | $ | 1,068,069,845 | |
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Ordinary income | | $ | 1,000,635,614 | | | $ | 1,012,107,695 | |
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Ordinary income | | $ | 151,138,533 | | | $ | 124,923,098 | |
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Core S&P U.S. Value | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 286,055,103 | | | $ | 267,844,515 | |
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As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | $ | 142,035,844 | | | $ | (4,285,448,767 | ) | | $ | 18,123,335,842 | | | $ | 13,979,922,919 | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 307,087,719 | | | | (4,964,616,684 | ) | | | 11,491,860,023 | | | | 6,834,331,058 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 4,397,490 | | | | (1,662,318,209 | ) | | | 6,093,048,342 | | | | 4,435,127,623 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 10,573,340 | | | | (1,244,294,878 | ) | | | 2,291,132,103 | | | | 1,057,410,565 | |
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(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net accumulated losses was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains(losses) on certain futures contracts, the accounting for swap agreements and the characterization of corporate actions. |
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | $ | 70,855,963,279 | | | $ | 22,250,318,392 | | | $ | (4,126,982,550 | ) | | $ | 18,123,335,842 | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 72,806,100,875 | | | | 19,198,494,306 | | | | (7,706,634,283 | ) | | | 11,491,860,023 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 10,924,578,252 | | | | 6,292,484,604 | | | | (199,436,262 | ) | | | 6,093,048,342 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 14,768,293,153 | | | | 2,679,365,712 | | | | (388,155,540 | ) | | | 2,291,210,172 | |
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In the normal course of business, each 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 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 the Fund is subject.
BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each 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 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 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 a 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.
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
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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:
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Shares sold | | | 284,400,000 | (a) | | $ | 15,431,419,032 | | | | | | | | 220,250,000 | (a) | | $ | 10,833,257,889 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (214,550,000 | )(a) | | | (11,538,787,212 | ) | | | | | | | (121,000,000 | )(a) | | | (5,957,904,147 | ) |
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| | | 69,850,000 | | | $ | 3,892,631,820 | | | | | | | | 99,250,000 | | | $ | 4,875,353,742 | |
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Shares sold | | | 103,100,000 | | | $ | 10,394,445,497 | | | | | | | | 109,400,000 | | | $ | 10,712,472,940 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (66,350,000 | ) | | | (6,511,313,779 | ) | | | | | | | (87,250,000 | ) | | | (8,367,916,204 | ) |
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| | | 36,750,000 | | | $ | 3,883,131,718 | | | | | | | | 22,150,000 | | | $ | 2,344,556,736 | |
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Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 16,100,000 | | | $ | 1,637,491,864 | | | | | | | | 32,150,000 | | | $ | 2,766,534,333 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (10,550,000 | ) | | | (1,074,187,233 | ) | | | | | | | (15,300,000 | ) | | | (1,320,929,843 | ) |
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| | | 5,550,000 | | | $ | 563,304,631 | | | | | | | | 16,850,000 | | | $ | 1,445,604,490 | |
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Shares sold | | | 71,500,000 | | | $ | 5,878,816,219 | | | | | | | | 67,600,000 | | | $ | 4,795,462,207 | |
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Shares redeemed | | | (63,600,000 | ) | | | (5,249,034,576 | ) | | | | | | | (47,500,000 | ) | | | (3,340,436,231 | ) |
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| | | 7,900,000 | | | $ | 629,781,643 | | | | | | | | 20,100,000 | | | $ | 1,455,025,976 | |
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| (a) | Share transactions reflect five-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on February 21, 2024. | |
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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | 83 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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.
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.
The Board authorized a five-for-one stock split for the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, effective after the close of trading on February 21, 2024, for the shareholders of record on February 16, 2024. The impact of the stock split was an increase in the number of shares outstanding by a factor of five, while decreasing the NAV per share by a factor of five, resulting in no effect on the net assets of the Fund. The financial statements for the Fund have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.
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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84 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the four funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (four of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of March 31, 2024, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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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 |
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | 85 |
Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
Core S&P Mid-Cap | | $ | 872,640,285 | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 854,750,863 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 152,896,175 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 274,304,132 | |
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Business Income | |
Core S&P Mid-Cap | | $ | 238,612,589 | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 226,323,631 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 4,678,372 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 21,614,921 | |
The following percentages, or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
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iShares ETF | | Dividends-Received Deduction | |
Core S&P Mid-Cap | | | 70.67% | |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 64.10 | |
Core S&P U.S. Growth | | | 96.59 | |
Core S&P U.S. Value | | | 88.50 | |
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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF and iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | | 87 |
Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
March 31, 2024
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| | Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | | | | | % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | |
iShares ETF | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | | | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | |
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Core S&P Mid-Cap | | $ | 0.780064 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.780064 | | | | | | 100 | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | 100 | % |
Core S&P Small-Cap | | | 1.419353 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.419353 | | | | | | 100 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 100 | |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, (the “AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). However, the Company is required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the AIFMD because it has registered the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Funds”) to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.
Report on Remuneration
BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.
BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a clawback policy.
Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.
Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.
Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, Finance, Human Resources and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.
The Company is required under the AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year. BlackRock bases its proportionality approach on a combination of factors that it is entitled to take into account based on relevant guidelines.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)
Remuneration information at an individual AIF level is not readily available. Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund; and (d) staff of companies to which portfolio management and risk management has been formally delegated.
All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.
Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.
The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2023 was USD 5.43m. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 0.74m and variable remuneration of USD 4.68m. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.
The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2023, to its senior management was USD 3.66m, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 1.77m.
Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Funds”) are registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).
Each Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, each Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION | | 89 |
Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
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General Information
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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 at iShares.com.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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CVR | | Contingent Value Rights |
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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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
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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President, BlackRock, Inc.
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President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 |
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| | 6-Month | | 12-Month |
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U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 23.48% | | 29.88% |
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U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 19.94 | | 19.71 |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 16.81 | | 15.32 |
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Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 10.42 | | 8.15 |
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3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 2.68 | | 5.24 |
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U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | 4.88 | | (2.44) |
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U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | 5.99 | | 1.70 |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | 7.48 | | 3.13 |
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U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 8.73 | | 11.15 |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Table of Contents
Market Overview
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (the “Fund) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell Top 200® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 32.29 | % | | | 15.90 | % | | | 13.54 | % | | | 32.29 | % | | | 109.10 | % | | | 255.90 | % |
Fund Market | | | 32.38 | | | | 15.90 | | | | 13.53 | | | | 32.38 | | | | 109.10 | | | | 255.79 | |
Index | | | 32.44 | | | | 16.07 | | | | 13.70 | | | | 32.44 | | | | 110.63 | | | | 261.19 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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Account Value (10/01/23) |
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Account Value (03/31/24) |
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Account Value (10/01/23) |
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Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
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Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,237.50 | | | | $ 0.84 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.25 | | | | $ 0.76 | | | | 0.15 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return for the reporting period amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. Rapid advances in generative AI drove a surge in investor enthusiasm for products and technologies associated with AI. The semiconductors industry gained the most, as companies purchased specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. The semiconductors industry’s investment in building the next generation of processors for AI applications further supported stock prices.
The software and services industry also advanced, driven by systems software companies. Enthusiasm for generative AI products benefited a large company in the industry with a significant investment in a prominent consumer-facing AI platform, a chatbot that grew its user base more rapidly than any other consumer application in history. Integration of AI into already existing productivity software also propelled gains, and cloud services revenue accelerated.
The communication services sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance, led by the interactive media and services industry. Growth in online advertising drove large increases in both revenue and income. Cost cutting efforts and reduced headcount also boosted profitability. Implementation of AI tools that allow clients to partially automate and optimize advertising campaigns also benefited the industry. Strong sales of cloud computing products further bolstered industry earnings.
The financials sector was another strong contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The financial services industry advanced, as growth in consumer spending and cross-border transactions increased earnings at transaction and payment processing services firms.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
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Information Technology | | | 33.0 | % |
Financials | | | 13.1 | |
Health Care | | | 13.0 | |
Communication Services | | | 10.4 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.3 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.4 | |
Industrials | | | 6.4 | |
Energy | | | 3.6 | |
Materials | | | 1.6 | |
Utilities | | | 1.2 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.0 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 8.5 | % |
Apple Inc. | | | 6.8 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 5.9 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 4.4 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 2.9 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 2.4 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 2.1 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS | | | 2.1 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1.8 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1.6 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the Russell Top 200® Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 41.48 | % | | | 19.85 | % | | | 17.05 | % | | | 41.48 | % | | | 147.31 | % | | | 382.89 | % |
Fund Market | | | 41.42 | | | | 19.83 | | | | 17.05 | | | | 41.42 | | | | 147.12 | | | | 382.60 | |
Index | | | 41.69 | | | | 20.07 | | | | 17.27 | | | | 41.69 | | | | 149.61 | | | | 391.95 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Account Value (10/01/23) |
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Account Value (03/31/24) |
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Account Value (10/01/23) |
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Account Value (03/31/24) |
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Paid During the Period |
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Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,274.10 | | | | $ 1.14 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.00 | | | | $ 1.01 | | | | 0.20 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Growth-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. Growth stocks benefited from strong corporate earnings and the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of higher interest rates.
The information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. Rapid advances in generative AI, which allows users to generate outputs using simple natural language queries, drove a surge in investor enthusiasm for products and technologies associated with AI. The semiconductors industry gained the most, as companies purchased specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. Additionally, the semiconductors industry continued to invest in building the next generation of processors for AI applications, further supporting stock prices.
The software and services industry also advanced, driven by strength among systems software companies. Enthusiasm for generative AI products benefited a large company in the industry with a significant investment in a prominent consumer-facing AI platform, a chatbot which grew its user base more rapidly than any other consumer application in history. Integration of AI into already existing productivity software also propelled gains. In addition, cloud services revenue accelerated, due in part to new AI features, beating analysts’ expectations and driving further earnings growth.
The communication services sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance, led by the interactive media and services industry. Growth in online advertising drove large increases in both revenue and income. Cost cutting efforts and reduced headcount also boosted profitability. Implementation of AI tools into advertising services fueled analysts’ optimism about continued growth. Strong sales of cloud computing products further bolstered earnings.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
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Information Technology | | | 47.1 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 15.1 | |
Communication Services | | | 13.2 | |
Health Care | | | 9.5 | |
Financials | | | 5.7 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.3 | |
Industrials | | | 3.8 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 1.3 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
| |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 13.7 | % |
Apple Inc. | | | 10.9 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 9.4 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 7.1 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 4.7 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 3.9 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS | | | 3.3 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2.9 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 2.5 | |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 2.1 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the Russell Top 200® Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 19.82 | % | | | 10.24 | % | | | 8.99 | % | | | 19.82 | % | | | 62.81 | % | | | 136.57 | % |
Fund Market | | | 19.87 | | | | 10.21 | | | | 8.98 | | | | 19.87 | | | | 62.58 | | | | 136.40 | |
Index | | | 20.06 | | | | 10.46 | | | | 9.21 | | | | 20.06 | | | | 64.42 | | | | 141.40 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning
Account Value (10/01/23) |
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| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
Paid During the Period |
(a) | | | | | |
| Beginning
Account Value (10/01/23) |
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| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
Paid During the Period |
(a) | |
| Annualized
Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,180.90 | | | | $ 1.09 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.00 | | | | $ 1.01 | | | | 0.20 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Value-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The financials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. Banks advanced, as robust net interest income (the difference between the interest received from a bank’s assets and the interest paid on deposits) supported earnings. While higher interest rates typically bolster banking profitability, banks also experienced a reduction in the value of their existing bond investments and were forced to raise deposit rates to retain customers. Consequently, the Fed’s shift in monetary policy benefited banks, raising investor hopes for an increase in loan activity and dealmaking as borrowing costs subside.
The financial services industry also gained, as a large multi-sector holding company with investments in a broad array of companies benefited from rising equity prices and strength among insurance companies, where rising premiums and higher investment income boosted profitability. Despite a cool market for mergers and acquisition activity, strong revenues from asset and wealth management supported earnings growth in the investment banking and brokerage industry.
The information technology sector also contributed notably to the Index’s return, as advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology led to substantial investments in the sector. Sales in the semiconductors industry increased sharply as companies ramped up investments in AI products, which require significant computing power, enabled by specialized microchips.
The communication services sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, led by the interactive media and services industry. Growth in online advertising drove large increases in both revenue and income, leading a prominent company in the industry to initiate a dividend payment while continuing stock buybacks.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
| | | | |
Sector | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
| |
Financials | | | 25.3 | % |
Health Care | | | 18.8 | |
Industrials | | | 10.7 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 10.0 | |
Energy | | | 9.6 | |
Information Technology | | | 9.5 | |
Communication Services | | | 5.6 | |
Utilities | | | 3.3 | |
Materials | | | 3.2 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 2.4 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.6 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
| | | | |
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Security | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
| |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 5.6 | % |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 4.2 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 3.4 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 2.8 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 2.2 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2.0 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2.0 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1.9 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 1.6 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
| |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.0% | | | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 20,123 | | | $ | 3,883,538 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 8,718 | | | | 2,462,748 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 38,616 | | | | 6,778,266 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 6,731 | | | | 1,434,376 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 7,702 | | | | 3,503,409 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 5,051 | | | | 2,417,712 | |
RTX Corp. | | | 51,221 | | | | 4,995,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 25,475,633 | |
| |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5% | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 8,278 | | | | 2,398,467 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 25,771 | | | | 3,830,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 6,228,811 | |
| |
Automobiles — 1.6% | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 139,307 | | | | 1,849,997 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 41,114 | | | | 1,864,520 | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 98,285 | | | | 17,277,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 20,992,037 | |
| |
Banks — 3.7% | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 245,469 | | | | 9,308,184 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 68,121 | | | | 4,307,972 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 102,826 | | | | 20,596,048 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 14,140 | | | | 2,285,024 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 47,123 | | | | 1,836,855 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 55,545 | | | | 2,482,861 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 128,281 | | | | 7,435,167 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 48,252,111 | |
| |
Beverages — 1.6% | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 138,733 | | | | 8,487,685 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 5,718 | | | | 1,553,924 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | | 33,956 | | | | 1,041,430 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 26,427 | | | | 1,566,592 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 49,072 | | | | 8,588,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 21,237,722 | |
| |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 62,859 | | | | 11,446,624 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 19,024 | | | | 5,408,904 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 44,451 | | | | 3,256,036 | |
Moderna, Inc.(a) | | | 11,873 | | | | 1,265,187 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,655 | | | | 3,517,901 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 9,164 | | | | 3,830,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 28,725,295 | |
| |
Broadline Retail — 4.4% | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 320,935 | | | | 57,890,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Building Products — 0.1% | | | | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 24,145 | | | | 1,577,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Capital Markets — 2.5% | | | | |
BlackRock, Inc.(b) | | | 5,308 | | | | 4,425,280 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 25,444 | | | | 3,342,578 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 52,792 | | | | 3,818,973 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 12,774 | | | | 2,750,115 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 11,231 | | | | 4,691,076 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 20,133 | | | | 2,766,878 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 5,650 | | | | 2,220,620 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 41,615 | | | | 3,918,468 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 11,282 | | | | 4,799,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 32,733,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Chemicals — 1.3% | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 7,910 | | | $ | 1,916,356 | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 25,098 | | | | 1,453,927 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 8,852 | | | | 2,043,927 | |
Linde PLC | | | 17,266 | | | | 8,016,949 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 8,475 | | | | 2,943,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 16,374,781 | |
| |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3% | | | | |
Veralto Corp. | | | 7,759 | | | | 687,913 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 14,488 | | | | 3,088,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 3,776,030 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.9% | | | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 8,935 | | | | 2,590,971 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 144,445 | | | | 7,209,250 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,899 | | | | 2,094,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 11,894,248 | |
| |
Consumer Finance — 0.5% | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 20,654 | | | | 4,702,709 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 13,465 | | | | 2,004,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 6,707,513 | |
| |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.0% | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 15,784 | | | | 11,563,832 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 7,803 | | | | 1,217,736 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 17,773 | | | | 1,442,812 | |
Target Corp. | | | 16,394 | | | | 2,905,181 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 152,532 | | | | 9,177,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 26,307,411 | |
| |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8% | | | | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 254,998 | | | | 4,487,965 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 149,908 | | | | 6,290,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 10,778,105 | |
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Electric Utilities — 1.0% | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 18,795 | | | | 1,618,250 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 27,523 | | | | 2,661,749 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 35,444 | | | | 1,331,631 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 73,082 | | | | 4,670,671 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 38,737 | | | | 2,778,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 13,061,293 | |
| |
Electrical Equipment — 0.5% | | | | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 14,176 | | | | 4,432,552 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 20,351 | | | | 2,308,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 6,740,762 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2% | | | | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 50,793 | | | | 2,783,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Entertainment — 1.3% | | | | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 15,207 | | | | 9,235,667 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 65,139 | | | | 7,970,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 17,206,075 | |
| |
Financial Services — 4.9% | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 65,232 | | | | 27,431,361 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 21,292 | | | | 3,402,887 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 29,578 | | | | 14,243,878 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 38,287 | | | | 2,564,846 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 56,823 | | | | 15,858,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 63,501,135 | |
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Food Products — 0.6% | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 18,927 | | | | 1,188,805 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 20,272 | | | | 1,418,432 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 5,340 | | | | 1,038,630 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Food Products (continued) | | | | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 28,649 | | | $ | 1,057,148 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 48,375 | | | | 3,386,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 8,089,265 | |
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Ground Transportation — 1.2% | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 70,325 | | | | 2,606,948 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 8,092 | | | | 2,062,408 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 70,096 | | | | 5,396,691 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 21,708 | | | | 5,338,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 15,404,695 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.3% | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 61,661 | | | | 7,008,389 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 10,318 | | | | 2,553,189 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 52,098 | | | | 3,568,192 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 21,392 | | | | 2,044,220 | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 14,880 | | | | 1,352,741 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | | | 12,434 | | | | 4,962,285 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 47,425 | | | | 4,133,089 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 12,646 | | | | 4,525,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 30,147,729 | |
| |
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8% | | | | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 19,012 | | | | 1,492,062 | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 10,234 | | | | 3,716,886 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 45,552 | | | | 3,633,227 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 8,444 | | | | 4,378,552 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 7,081 | | | | 2,361,726 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 4,362 | | | | 1,512,393 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 4,752 | | | | 2,551,111 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 33,113 | | | | 16,381,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 36,026,958 | |
| |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8% | | | | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 14,699 | | | | 2,424,747 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,245 | | | | 4,516,711 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | | | 978 | | | | 2,842,821 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 13,029 | | | | 673,599 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 8,566 | | | | 2,161,288 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 25,979 | | | | 7,324,779 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 39,542 | | | | 3,613,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 23,557,688 | |
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Household Products — 1.4% | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 29,244 | | | | 2,633,422 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 12,003 | | | | 1,552,588 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 83,862 | | | | 13,606,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 17,792,620 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5% | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 19,636 | | | | 2,082,790 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 23,707 | | | | 4,865,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 6,948,652 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.3% | | | | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 32,853 | | | | 4,278,118 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Insurance — 1.5% | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 25,059 | | | | 1,958,862 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 7,063 | | | | 2,357,064 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 14,462 | | | | 3,747,538 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 17,606 | | | | 3,626,484 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 22,253 | | | | 1,649,170 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 20,803 | | | | 4,302,477 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 8,117 | | | | 1,868,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 19,509,641 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 7.4% | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 211,686 | | | $ | 31,949,768 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 178,798 | | | | 27,223,784 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 78,790 | | | | 38,258,848 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 97,432,400 | |
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IT Services — 1.2% | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 22,506 | | | | 7,800,805 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 32,366 | | | | 6,180,611 | |
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 11,193 | | | | 1,808,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 15,790,205 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.1% | | | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 23,446 | | | | 5,854,935 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 13,744 | | | | 7,988,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 13,843,085 | |
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Machinery — 1.0% | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 18,174 | | | | 6,659,499 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 9,164 | | | | 3,764,021 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 10,673 | | | | 2,863,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 13,287,406 | |
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Media — 0.5% | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,584 | | | | 1,041,618 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 140,323 | | | | 6,083,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 7,124,620 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.3% | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 50,998 | | | | 2,397,926 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 41,120 | | | | 1,473,741 | |
Southern Copper Corp. | | | 3,009 | | | | 320,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 4,192,185 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 0.2% | | | | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 29,634 | | | | 1,457,697 | |
Sempra | | | 22,410 | | | | 1,609,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 3,067,407 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.4% | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 61,296 | | | | 9,668,831 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 42,672 | | | | 5,431,292 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 20,983 | | | | 2,682,467 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 142,470 | | | | 16,560,713 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 69,811 | | | | 1,280,334 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 13,061 | | | | 2,631,791 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 24,485 | | | | 1,591,280 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 8,307 | | | | 2,180,588 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 12,100 | | | | 2,065,349 | |
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| | | | | | | 44,092,645 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.2% | | | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 8,200 | | | | 1,264,030 | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 61,449 | | | | 1,318,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 2,582,726 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 4.7% | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 72,526 | | | | 3,933,085 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 30,144 | | | | 23,450,826 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 85,850 | | | | 13,580,612 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 90,480 | | | | 11,938,836 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 201,274 | | | | 5,585,354 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 16,525 | | | | 2,796,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 61,284,908 | |
| |
Professional Services — 0.3% | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 14,743 | | | | 3,681,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 11.3% | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 57,096 | | | | 10,305,257 | |
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | 13 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued) | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 17,713 | | | $ | 3,503,454 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 29,761 | | | | 6,137,611 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 15,359 | | | | 20,356,972 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 150,316 | | | | 6,639,458 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 4,826 | | | | 3,371,299 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 4,689 | | | | 4,555,692 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 38,928 | | | | 4,589,222 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 84,643 | | | | 76,480,029 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 39,741 | | | | 6,728,151 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 32,335 | | | | 5,633,081 | |
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| | | | | | | 148,300,226 | |
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Software — 12.7% | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 16,083 | | | | 8,115,482 | |
Atlassian Corp., Class A(a) | | | 5,522 | | | | 1,077,397 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | | | 7,626 | | | | 1,985,963 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 9,615 | | | | 2,992,957 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 22,957 | | | | 1,568,193 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 9,730 | | | | 6,324,500 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 265,110 | | | | 111,537,079 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 54,958 | | | | 6,903,274 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 10,899 | | | | 3,096,733 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,763 | | | | 2,110,441 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 33,338 | | | | 10,040,739 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 7,251 | | | | 5,528,162 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 5,422 | | | | 3,098,673 | |
Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,149 | | | | 1,949,890 | |
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| | | | | | | 166,329,483 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.7% | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 16,553 | | | | 3,270,707 | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 15,376 | | | | 1,627,242 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 3,326 | | | | 2,745,048 | |
Public Storage | | | 5,595 | | | | 1,622,886 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,265,883 | |
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Specialty Retail — 2.1% | | | | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 616 | | | | 1,941,416 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 35,627 | | | | 13,666,517 | |
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Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 20,568 | | | $ | 5,239,287 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 2,104 | | | | 2,375,163 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 40,568 | | | | 4,114,407 | |
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| | | | | | | 27,336,790 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.8% | | | | |
Apple Inc. | | | 519,512 | | | | 89,085,918 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4% | | | | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 3,974 | | | | 1,552,443 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 41,816 | | | | 3,929,868 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,482,311 | |
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Tobacco — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 63,523 | | | | 2,770,873 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 55,271 | | | | 5,063,929 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,834,802 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | | 17,474 | | | | 2,852,106 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8% (Cost: $1,068,661,817) | | | | 1,306,866,636 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.1% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(b)(c) | | | 1,552,462 | | | | 1,552,462 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1% (Cost: $1,552,462) | | | | 1,552,462 | |
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Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $1,070,214,279) | | | | 1,308,419,098 | |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | 935,876 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 1,309,354,974 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(c) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a) | | $ | 1,637,124 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,641,111 | )(b) | | $ | 4,011 | | | $ | (24 | ) | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | 7,627(c | ) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 1,169,890 | | | | 382,572 | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,552,462 | | | | 1,552,462 | | | | 83,503 | | | | — | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 2,821,679 | | | | 1,411,567 | | | | (633,467 | ) | | | 107,255 | | | | 718,246 | | | | 4,425,280 | | | | 5,308 | | | | 94,220 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 111,266 | | | $ | 718,222 | | | $ | 5,977,742 | | | | | | | $ | 185,350 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. | |
| (b) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (c) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 8 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 2,123 | | | $ | 46,756 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 46,756 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 46,756 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 474,391 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 474,391 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (38,261 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (38,261 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 1,788,200 | |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 1,306,866,636 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,306,866,636 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 1,552,462 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,552,462 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 1,308,419,098 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,308,419,098 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 46,756 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 46,756 | |
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(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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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
| |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.5% | | | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 34,394 | | | $ | 6,637,698 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 96,213 | | | | 43,764,407 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 3,538 | | | | 1,693,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 52,095,604 | |
| |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1% | | | | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 89,292 | | | | 13,271,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| |
Automobiles — 2.1% | | | | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 1,229,082 | | | | 216,060,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Beverages — 1.5% | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 860,065 | | | | 52,618,777 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 7,167 | | | | 1,947,704 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 331,654 | | | | 19,660,449 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 423,901 | | | | 74,186,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 148,413,844 | |
| |
Biotechnology — 2.3% | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 786,081 | | | | 143,145,350 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 161,786 | | | | 45,998,996 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,116 | | | | 2,999,119 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 105,105 | | | | 43,934,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 236,078,406 | |
| |
Broadline Retail — 7.1% | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 4,013,361 | | | | 723,930,057 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| |
Capital Markets — 0.7% | | | | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 317,304 | | | | 41,684,226 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 64,469 | | | | 25,338,251 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 11,728 | | | | 4,989,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 72,012,155 | |
| |
Chemicals — 0.6% | | | | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 86,117 | | | | 19,884,415 | |
Linde PLC | | | 20,434 | | | | 9,487,915 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 88,223 | | | | 30,642,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 60,014,825 | |
| | |
| | | | | | |
| |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3% | | | | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 162,781 | | | | 34,696,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | |
| |
Communications Equipment — 0.6% | | | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 111,533 | | | | 32,342,339 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 67,643 | | | | 24,011,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 56,354,251 | |
| | |
| | | | | | |
| |
Consumer Finance — 0.2% | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 84,730 | | | | 19,292,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.1% | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 197,352 | | | | 144,585,996 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 97,408 | | | | 15,201,492 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 221,967 | | | | 18,019,281 | |
Target Corp. | | | 204,696 | | | | 36,274,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 214,080,947 | |
| | |
Entertainment — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 190,160 | | | | 115,489,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| |
Financial Services — 4.1% | | | | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 72,834 | | | | 11,640,330 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 369,855 | | | | 178,111,072 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 435,525 | | | | 29,175,820 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 710,570 | | | | 198,305,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 417,233,098 | |
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Food Products — 0.1% | | | | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 49,479 | | | $ | 9,623,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Ground Transportation — 1.0% | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 96,918 | | | | 3,592,750 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 876,202 | | | | 67,458,792 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 116,332 | | | | 28,609,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 99,661,071 | |
| |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.1% | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 49,022 | | | | 5,571,841 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 268,057 | | | | 25,615,527 | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 14,022 | | | | 1,274,740 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | | | 155,471 | | | | 62,046,921 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 40,143 | | | | 14,365,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 108,875,004 | |
| |
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0% | | | | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 9,527 | | | | 3,460,111 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 13,884 | | | | 7,199,409 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 18,390 | | | | 6,133,617 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 23,649 | | | | 8,199,581 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 22,616 | | | | 12,141,400 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 348,236 | | | | 172,272,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 209,406,467 | |
| |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.4% | | | | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 184,609 | | | | 30,453,101 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,526 | | | | 56,326,465 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | | | 12,229 | | | | 35,546,890 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 152,076 | | | | 7,862,329 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 106,956 | | | | 26,986,068 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 134,309 | | | | 37,868,423 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 494,486 | | | | 45,191,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 240,234,351 | |
| |
Household Products — 0.5% | | | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 141,543 | | | | 18,308,587 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 197,368 | | | | 32,022,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 50,331,545 | |
| |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 38,407 | | | | 7,883,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Insurance — 0.8% | | | | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 176,494 | | | | 36,354,234 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 194,890 | | | | 40,307,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 76,661,384 | |
| |
Interactive Media & Services — 11.9% | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,647,155 | | | | 399,535,104 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 2,235,903 | | | | 340,438,591 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 985,305 | | | | 478,444,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,218,418,097 | |
| |
IT Services — 1.2% | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 281,465 | | | | 97,558,584 | |
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 140,142 | | | | 22,646,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 120,205,531 | |
| |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6% | | | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 105,969 | | | | 61,590,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Machinery — 1.3% | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 170,353 | | | | 62,422,450 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 107,434 | | | | 44,127,441 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 108,588 | | | | 29,137,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 135,687,309 | |
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Media — 0.1% | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 44,846 | | | $ | 13,033,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Southern Copper Corp. | | | 37,651 | | | | 4,010,585 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Personal Care Products — 0.1% | | | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 32,476 | | | | 5,006,175 | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 260,347 | | | | 5,587,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 10,593,222 | |
| |
Pharmaceuticals — 3.5% | | | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 376,979 | | | | 293,274,583 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 208,132 | | | | 27,463,017 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 206,383 | | | | 34,922,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 355,659,668 | |
| |
Professional Services — 0.4% | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 158,227 | | | | 39,515,611 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 15.1% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 406,139 | | | | 73,304,028 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 314,838 | | | | 64,929,041 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 192,044 | | | | 254,537,038 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 60,293 | | | | 42,118,881 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 55,462 | | | | 53,885,215 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 1,058,472 | | | | 956,392,960 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 433,180 | | | | 73,337,374 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 164,890 | | | | 28,725,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,547,230,024 | |
| |
Software — 19.3% | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 201,124 | | | | 101,487,170 | |
Atlassian Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 68,993 | | | | 13,461,224 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | | | 95,630 | | | | 24,903,965 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 120,519 | | | | 37,515,154 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 286,724 | | | | 19,586,116 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 121,654 | | | | 79,075,100 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 3,315,248 | | | | 1,394,791,139 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 282,751 | | | | 35,516,353 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 136,107 | | | | 38,672,082 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 314,322 | | | | 94,667,500 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 90,655 | | | | 69,115,372 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 67,559 | | | | 38,609,969 | |
Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 89,317 | | | | 24,361,212 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,971,762,356 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.7% | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 207,581 | | | | 41,015,930 | |
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Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 20,203 | | | $ | 2,138,083 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 20,818 | | | | 17,181,720 | |
Public Storage | | | 40,545 | | | | 11,760,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 72,096,216 | |
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Specialty Retail — 3.1% | | | | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 6,423 | | | | 20,243,048 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 445,522 | | | | 170,902,239 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 188,761 | | | | 48,083,090 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 22,291 | | | | 25,163,864 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 507,255 | | | | 51,445,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 315,838,043 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 10.9% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 6,496,602 | | | | 1,114,037,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4% | | | | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 49,497 | | | | 19,336,003 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 279,217 | | | | 26,240,814 | |
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| | | | | | | 45,576,817 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $7,996,380,949) | | | | 10,206,954,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | |
| |
Money Market Funds — 0.3% | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 25,070,021 | | | | 25,082,556 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 11,458,189 | | | | 11,458,189 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3% (Cost: $36,538,160) | | | | 36,540,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments — 100.2% (Cost: $8,032,919,109) | | | | 10,243,495,693 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)% | | | | (22,062,858 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 10,221,432,835 | |
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(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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Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | | |
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| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 40,094,246 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (15,017,179 | )(a) | | $ | 9,088 | | | $ | (3,599 | ) | | $ | 25,082,556 | | | | 25,070,021 | | | $ | 146,899 | (b) | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 7,923,181 | | | | 3,535,008 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,458,189 | | | | 11,458,189 | | | | 612,490 | | | | — | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 9,088 | | | $ | (3,599 | ) | | $ | 36,540,745 | | | | | | | $ | 759,389 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russell 1000 Growth E-Mini Index | | | 78 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 13,400 | | | $ | 288,965 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 288,965 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 288,965 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
| | | | | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,180,280 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,180,280 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (575,167 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (575,167 | ) |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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| | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | | | | | $ | 11,200,358 | |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 10,206,954,948 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,206,954,948 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 36,540,745 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36,540,745 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 10,243,495,693 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,243,495,693 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 288,965 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 288,965 | |
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(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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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
|
Aerospace & Defense — 4.3% | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 75,765 | | | $ | 14,621,887 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 37,948 | | | | 10,719,931 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 168,108 | | | | 29,507,997 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 29,287 | | | | 6,241,060 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 20,678 | | | | 9,897,731 | |
RTX Corp. | | | 222,986 | | | | 21,747,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 92,736,431 | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.0% | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 35,952 | | | | 10,416,732 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 81,187 | | | | 12,066,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 22,483,556 | |
|
Automobiles — 0.8% | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 608,312 | | | | 8,078,383 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 178,536 | | | | 8,096,608 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 16,174,991 | |
| | |
Banks — 9.8% | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1,068,536 | | | | 40,518,885 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 296,532 | | | | 18,752,684 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 447,611 | | | | 89,656,483 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 61,741 | | | | 9,977,345 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 205,609 | | | | 8,014,639 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 241,489 | | | | 10,794,558 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 558,408 | | | | 32,365,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 210,079,922 | |
| | |
Beverages — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 304,380 | | | | 18,621,969 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 22,467 | | | | 6,105,632 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | | 147,733 | | | | 4,530,971 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 66,010 | | | | 11,552,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 40,810,982 | |
| | |
Biotechnology — 2.0% | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 26,506 | | | | 7,536,186 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 193,803 | | | | 14,196,070 | |
Moderna, Inc.(a) | | | 51,524 | | | | 5,490,397 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 14,811 | | | | 14,255,439 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,386 | | | | 1,415,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 42,893,474 | |
|
Building Products — 0.3% | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 105,423 | | | | 6,886,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets — 5.5% | |
BlackRock, Inc.(b) | | | 23,049 | | | | 19,215,951 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 229,813 | | | | 16,624,672 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 55,667 | | | | 11,984,549 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 48,910 | | | | 20,429,218 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 87,763 | | | | 12,061,269 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 2,185 | | | | 858,771 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 181,366 | | | | 17,077,423 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 45,045 | | | | 19,164,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 117,416,248 | |
| | |
Chemicals — 2.3% | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 34,384 | | | | 8,330,212 | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 109,695 | | | | 6,354,631 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 8,587 | | | | 1,982,738 | |
Linde PLC | | | 68,092 | | | | 31,616,478 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 6,130 | | | | 2,129,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 50,413,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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|
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2% | |
Veralto Corp. | | | 34,105 | | | $ | 3,023,749 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 6,358 | | | | 1,355,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 4,378,957 | |
|
Communications Equipment — 1.5% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 628,784 | | | | 31,382,610 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,030 | | | | 720,609 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 32,103,219 | |
|
Consumer Finance — 1.0% | |
American Express Co. | | | 60,446 | | | | 13,762,950 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 58,757 | | | | 8,748,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 22,511,279 | |
|
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.9% | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 663,994 | | | | 39,952,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 1,110,137 | | | | 19,538,411 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 652,551 | | | | 27,381,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 46,919,451 | |
|
Electric Utilities — 2.6% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 81,623 | | | | 7,027,740 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 119,516 | | | | 11,558,393 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 154,091 | | | | 5,789,199 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 318,288 | | | | 20,341,786 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 168,958 | | | | 12,121,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 56,838,165 | |
|
Electrical Equipment — 1.4% | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 61,747 | | | | 19,307,052 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 88,484 | | | | 10,035,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 29,342,907 | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6% | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 220,899 | | | | 12,107,474 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Entertainment — 1.6% | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 283,559 | | | | 34,696,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Financial Services — 6.1% | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 283,950 | | | | 119,406,655 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 67,298 | | | | 10,755,566 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 15,713 | | | | 1,052,614 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 131,214,835 | |
|
Food Products — 1.5% | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 82,757 | | | | 5,197,967 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 88,042 | | | | 6,160,299 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 6,020 | | | | 1,170,890 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 124,507 | | | | 4,594,308 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 210,860 | | | | 14,760,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 31,883,664 | |
|
Ground Transportation — 1.5% | |
CSX Corp. | | | 271,976 | | | | 10,082,150 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 35,224 | | | | 8,977,541 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 54,063 | | | | 13,295,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 32,355,405 | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.4% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 251,512 | | | | 28,586,854 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 44,902 | | | | 11,111,000 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 226,786 | | | | 15,532,573 | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 59,713 | | | | 5,428,509 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 205,957 | | | | 17,949,153 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 41,090 | | | | 14,704,878 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | 93,312,967 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.9% | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 82,721 | | | $ | 6,491,944 | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 41,298 | | | | 14,999,021 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 198,550 | | | | 15,836,348 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 31,870 | | | | 16,525,870 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 24,452 | | | | 8,155,475 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 10,708 | | | | 3,712,678 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 12,776 | | | | 6,858,796 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 22,918 | | | | 11,337,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 83,917,666 | |
| | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 3,878 | | | | 200,493 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 66,381 | | | | 18,716,123 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 18,916,616 | |
|
Household Products — 2.8% | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 127,242 | | | | 11,458,142 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 3,008 | | | | 389,085 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 296,427 | | | | 48,095,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 59,942,508 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.3% | |
3M Co. | | | 85,248 | | | | 9,042,255 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 89,919 | | | | 18,455,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 27,498,130 | |
|
Industrial REITs — 0.9% | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 143,050 | | | | 18,627,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance — 2.7% | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 108,815 | | | | 8,506,069 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 30,728 | | | | 10,254,548 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 62,957 | | | | 16,314,047 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 15,304 | | | | 3,152,318 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 96,637 | | | | 7,161,768 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 22,746 | | | | 4,704,328 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 35,335 | | | | 8,131,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 58,225,075 | |
| | |
IT Services — 1.3% | | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 140,893 | | | | 26,904,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8% | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 102,056 | | | | 25,485,424 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 22,971 | | | | 13,350,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 38,836,399 | |
| | |
Machinery — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 19,778 | | | | 7,247,253 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 2,611 | | | | 1,072,442 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 8,595 | | | | 2,306,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 10,625,991 | |
| | |
Media — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 610,841 | | | | 26,479,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 221,462 | | | | 10,413,143 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 178,821 | | | | 6,408,945 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,822,088 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 0.6% | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 129,579 | | | | 6,373,991 | |
Sempra | | | 97,668 | | | | 7,015,492 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,389,483 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.0% | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 266,814 | | | | 42,087,240 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 185,780 | | | | 23,646,078 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 91,118 | | | $ | 11,648,525 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 620,171 | | | | 72,088,677 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 303,988 | | | | 5,575,140 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 57,019 | | | | 11,489,329 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 106,516 | | | | 6,922,475 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 36,080 | | | | 9,471,000 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 52,621 | | | | 8,981,879 | |
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| | | | 191,910,343 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.3% | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 24,414 | | | | 3,763,418 | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 178,167 | | | | 3,823,464 | |
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| | | | 7,586,882 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 6.7% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 315,712 | | | | 17,121,062 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 373,706 | | | | 59,116,552 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 321,399 | | | | 42,408,598 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 876,160 | | | | 24,313,440 | |
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| | | | 142,959,652 | |
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Professional Services — 0.1% | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 9,097 | | | | 2,271,885 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.0% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 107,125 | | | | 19,334,991 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 77,219 | | | | 15,273,146 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 20,121 | | | | 4,149,554 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 654,327 | | | | 28,901,624 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 1,081 | | | | 1,050,267 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 169,458 | | | | 19,977,404 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 22,141 | | | | 3,748,471 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 83,330 | | | | 14,516,919 | |
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| | | | 106,952,376 | |
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Software — 1.8% | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 140,906 | | | | 17,699,203 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 16,385 | | | | 9,189,363 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 35,700 | | | | 10,752,126 | |
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| | | | 37,640,692 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.7% | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 59,959 | | | | 6,345,461 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 7,208 | | | | 5,948,979 | |
Public Storage | | | 10,206 | | | | 2,960,352 | |
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| | | | 15,254,792 | |
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Specialty Retail — 0.4% | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 438 | | | | 1,380,423 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 23,911 | | | | 6,090,849 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 1,386 | | | | 1,564,627 | |
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| | | | 9,035,899 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4% | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 85,071 | | | | 7,994,973 | |
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Tobacco — 1.6% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 276,954 | | | | 12,080,734 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 240,639 | | | | 22,047,345 | |
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| | | | 34,128,079 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | | 75,883 | | | | 12,385,623 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost: $1,864,752,944) | | | | 2,135,820,154 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.2% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(b)(c) | | | 2,978,323 | | | $ | 2,978,323 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2% (Cost: $2,978,323) | | | | 2,978,323 | |
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Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost: $1,867,731,267) | | | | 2,138,798,477 | |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | 2,817,834 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 2,141,616,311 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(c) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a) | | $ | 4,046,890 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (4,045,162 | )(b) | | $ | (2,133 | ) | | $ | 405 | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | 5,881 | (c) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 2,378,970 | | | | 599,353 | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,978,323 | | | | 2,978,323 | | | | 153,875 | | | | — | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 12,557,375 | | | | 6,168,975 | | | | (3,038,902 | ) | | | 80,605 | | | | 3,447,898 | | | | 19,215,951 | | | | 23,049 | | | | 425,579 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 78,472 | | | $ | 3,448,303 | | | $ | 22,194,274 | | | | | | | $ | 585,335 | | | $ | — | |
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(a) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. |
(b) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(c) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index | | | 58 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 5,171 | | | $ | 144,172 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Top 200 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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 144,172 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 144,172 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 859,733 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 859,733 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 65,907 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 65,907 | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 4,527,125 | |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 2,135,820,154 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,135,820,154 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 2,978,323 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,978,323 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | $ | 2,138,798,477 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,138,798,477 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 144,172 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 144,172 | |
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(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
March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | | | iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | | | iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 1,302,441,356 | | | $ | 10,206,954,948 | | | $ | 2,116,604,203 | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 5,977,742 | | | | 36,540,745 | | | | 22,194,274 | |
Cash | | | 276,241 | | | | 1,579,376 | | | | 768,384 | |
Cash pledged: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 96,000 | | | | 631,000 | | | | 258,000 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 4,344 | | | | 6,336 | | | | — | |
Capital shares sold | | | 49,036 | | | | 12,694 | | | | 20,756 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 661,657 | | | | 2,436,015 | | | | 2,106,920 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 8,600 | | | | 72,560 | | | | 14,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total assets | | | 1,309,514,976 | | | | 10,248,233,674 | | | | 2,141,967,511 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | — | | | | 25,035,095 | | | | — | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | — | | | | 12,694 | | | | — | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 160,002 | | | | 1,753,050 | | | | 351,200 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 160,002 | | | | 26,800,839 | | | | 351,200 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 1,309,354,974 | | | $ | 10,221,432,835 | | | $ | 2,141,616,311 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,104,603,904 | | | $ | 8,335,889,656 | | | $ | 1,961,108,792 | |
Accumulated earnings | | | 204,751,070 | | | | 1,885,543,179 | | | | 180,507,519 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 1,309,354,974 | | | $ | 10,221,432,835 | | | $ | 2,141,616,311 | |
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| | | |
NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 10,300,000 | | | | 52,350,000 | | | | 28,050,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 127.12 | | | $ | 195.25 | | | $ | 76.35 | |
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| | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Par value | | | None | | | | None | | | | None | |
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(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 1,064,820,512 | | | $ | 7,996,380,949 | | | $ | 1,848,735,883 | |
(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | — | | | $ | 24,703,213 | | | $ | — | |
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 5,393,767 | | | $ | 36,538,160 | | | $ | 18,995,384 | |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | | | iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | | | iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 14,539,221 | | | $ | 65,501,731 | | | $ | 43,313,842 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 177,723 | | | | 612,490 | | | | 579,454 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 2,041 | | | | 8,925 | | | | 6,738 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 7,627 | | | | 146,899 | | | | 5,881 | |
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| | | |
Total investment income | | | 14,726,612 | | | | 66,270,045 | | | | 43,905,915 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 1,482,312 | | | | 15,337,868 | | | | 3,546,436 | |
Interest expense | | | 469 | | | | 3,516 | | | | 1,274 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,482,781 | | | | 15,341,384 | | | | 3,547,710 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 13,243,831 | | | | 50,928,661 | | | | 40,358,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (7,353,221 | ) | | | (30,316,897 | ) | | | (35,730,439 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | (5,265 | ) | | | 9,088 | | | | (297,400 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | 474,391 | | | | 4,180,280 | | | | 859,733 | |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 47,534,437 | | | | 1,143,823,980 | | | | 95,383,539 | |
In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a) | | | 116,531 | | | | — | | | | 375,872 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | 40,766,873 | | | | 1,117,696,451 | | | | 60,591,305 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 238,031,226 | | | | 1,579,415,897 | | | | 233,555,396 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 718,222 | | | | (3,599 | ) | | | 3,448,303 | |
Futures contracts | | | (38,261 | ) | | | (575,167 | ) | | | 65,907 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | 238,711,187 | | | | 1,578,837,131 | | | | 237,069,606 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 279,478,060 | | | | 2,696,533,582 | | | | 297,660,911 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 292,721,891 | | | $ | 2,747,462,243 | | | $ | 338,019,116 | |
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(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 | |
| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
| | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 13,243,831 | | | $ | 13,073,805 | | | | | | | $ | 50,928,661 | | | $ | 40,265,299 | |
Net realized gain | | | 40,766,873 | | | | 110,322,010 | | | | | | | | 1,117,696,451 | | | | 164,547,020 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 238,711,187 | | | | (214,427,844 | ) | | | | | | | 1,578,837,131 | | | | (695,673,179 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 292,721,891 | | | | (91,032,029 | ) | | | | | | | 2,747,462,243 | | | | (490,860,860 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (13,527,019 | ) | | | (12,861,101 | ) | | | | | | | (54,476,201 | ) | | | (40,613,805 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 226,752,885 | | | | (134,788,881 | ) | | | | | | | 1,593,895,605 | | | | 1,645,653,871 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 505,947,757 | | | | (238,682,011 | ) | | | | | | | 4,286,881,647 | | | | 1,114,179,206 | |
Beginning of year | | | 803,407,217 | | | | 1,042,089,228 | | | | | | | | 5,934,551,188 | | | | 4,820,371,982 | |
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End of year | | $ | 1,309,354,974 | | | $ | 803,407,217 | | | | | | | $ | 10,221,432,835 | | | $ | 5,934,551,188 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
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| | iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF | |
| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
| | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 40,358,205 | | | $ | 30,750,705 | |
Net realized gain | | | 60,591,305 | | | | 76,431,473 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 237,069,606 | | | | (169,370,607 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 338,019,116 | | | | (62,188,429 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (40,150,011 | ) | | | (30,093,801 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 286,589,409 | | | | 361,717,362 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 584,458,514 | | | | 269,435,132 | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,557,157,797 | | | | 1,287,722,665 | |
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End of year | | $ | 2,141,616,311 | | | $ | 1,557,157,797 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 97.38 | | | $ | 107.99 | | | $ | 94.64 | | | $ | 61.54 | | | $ | 65.66 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.28 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 29.74 | | | | (10.59 | ) | | | 13.37 | | | | 33.09 | | | | (3.94 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 31.21 | | | | (9.17 | ) | | | 14.63 | | | | 34.32 | | | | (2.66 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (1.47 | ) | | | (1.44 | ) | | | (1.28 | ) | | | (1.22 | ) | | | (1.46 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 127.12 | | | $ | 97.38 | | | $ | 107.99 | | | $ | 94.64 | | | $ | 61.54 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 32.29 | % | | | (8.41 | )% | | | 15.48 | % | | | 56.06 | % | | | (4.24 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.82 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 1,309,355 | | | $ | 803,407 | | | $ | 1,042,089 | | | $ | 865,920 | | | $ | 369,243 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 4 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 5 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 138.98 | | | $ | 158.56 | | | $ | 134.47 | | | $ | 84.14 | | | $ | 82.24 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.04 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 56.34 | | | | (19.62 | ) | | | 24.09 | | | | 50.31 | | | | 1.90 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 57.44 | | | | (18.48 | ) | | | 24.98 | | | | 51.24 | | | | 2.94 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 195.25 | | | $ | 138.98 | | | $ | 158.56 | | | $ | 134.47 | | | $ | 84.14 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 41.48 | % | | | (11.60 | )% | | | 18.58 | % | | | 61.04 | % | | | 3.55 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 1.16 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 10,221,433 | | | $ | 5,934,551 | | | $ | 4,820,372 | | | $ | 3,529,895 | | | $ | 1,678,603 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 11 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 11 | % | | | 20 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | 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)
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| | iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 65.15 | | | $ | 69.61 | | | $ | 63.58 | | | $ | 44.04 | | | $ | 52.57 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.40 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 11.18 | | | | (4.52 | ) | | | 6.01 | | | | 19.49 | | | | (8.38 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 12.73 | | | | (3.12 | ) | | | 7.31 | | | | 20.75 | | | | (6.98 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (1.53 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (1.28 | ) | | | (1.21 | ) | | | (1.55 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 76.35 | | | $ | 65.15 | | | $ | 69.61 | | | $ | 63.58 | | | $ | 44.04 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 19.82 | % | | | (4.37 | )% | | | 11.56 | % | | | 47.63 | % | | | (13.72 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 2.28 | % | | | 2.17 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 2.31 | % | | | 2.56 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 2,141,616 | | | $ | 1,557,158 | | | $ | 1,287,723 | | | $ | 1,153,937 | | | $ | 389,726 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 14 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 17 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification | |
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Russell Top 200 | | | Diversified | |
Russell Top 200 Growth(a) | | | Diversified | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | Diversified | |
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| (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. 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 a accrual basis.
Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding 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.
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 Fund’s 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 published 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.
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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:
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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 |
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Russell Top 200 Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | $ | 24,605,658 | | | | | | | $ | (24,605,658 | ) | | | | | | $ — | | | | | | $ — |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | 97,555 | | | | | | | | (97,555 | ) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — |
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| | $ | 24,703,213 | | | | | | | $ | (24,703,213 | ) | | | | | | $ — | | | | | | $ — |
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| (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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’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:
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iShares ETF | | Investment Advisory Fees | |
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Russell Top 200 | | | 0.15 | % |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 0.20 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 0.20 | |
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 (the “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,
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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, redemption fee, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (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 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
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iShares ETF | | Amounts | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 3,102 | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 59,941 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 2,438 | |
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Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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 year ended March 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 19,500,652 | | | $ | 13,267,311 | | | $ | (5,586,503) | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 402,941,126 | | | | 430,931,576 | | | | (27,072,365) | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 191,823,580 | | | | 111,218,856 | | | | (19,109,849) | |
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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.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 40,527,453 | | | $ | 40,473,765 | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 839,124,872 | | | | 840,031,660 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 257,065,602 | | | | 252,385,581 | |
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For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | In-kind Sales | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 397,962,082 | | | $ | 171,936,591 | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 4,150,595,455 | | | | 2,560,964,076 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 656,264,629 | | | | 375,239,810 | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | 35 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to nondeductible expenses and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
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iShares ETF | | Paid-in capital | | | Accumulated earnings (loss) | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 47,623,388 | | | $ | (47,623,388 | ) |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 1,142,587,617 | | | | (1,142,587,617 | ) |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 95,604,691 | | | | (95,604,691 | ) |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Year Ended March 31, 2024 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
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Russell Top 200 Ordinary income | | $ | 13,527,019 | | | $ | 12,861,101 | |
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Russell Top 200 Growth Ordinary income | | $ | 54,476,201 | | | $ | 40,613,805 | |
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Russell Top 200 Value Ordinary income | | $ | 40,150,011 | | | $ | 30,093,801 | |
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As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 443,171 | | | $ | (31,259,949 | ) | | $ | 235,567,848 | | | $ | 204,751,070 | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 1,256,605 | | | | (321,061,912 | ) | | | 2,205,348,486 | | | | 1,885,543,179 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 1,202,219 | | | | (85,807,431 | ) | | | 265,112,731 | | | | 180,507,519 | |
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(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains(losses) on certain futures contracts. |
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 1,072,851,250 | | | $ | 275,639,571 | | | $ | (40,071,723 | ) | | $ | 235,567,848 | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 8,038,147,207 | | | | 2,340,443,074 | | | | (135,094,588 | ) | | | 2,205,348,486 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 1,873,685,746 | | | | 327,743,455 | | | | (62,630,724 | ) | | | 265,112,731 | |
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In the normal course of business, each 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 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 the Fund is subject.
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BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each 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 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 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 a 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.
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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Russell Top 200 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,650,000 | | | $ | 398,960,552 | | | | 3,600,000 | | | $ | 333,290,298 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,600,000 | ) | | | (172,207,667 | ) | | | (5,000,000 | ) | | | (468,079,179 | ) |
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| | | 2,050,000 | | | $ | 226,752,885 | | | | (1,400,000 | ) | | $ | (134,788,881 | ) |
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Russell Top 200 Growth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 24,600,000 | | | $ | 4,159,076,206 | | | | 18,450,000 | | | $ | 2,459,950,957 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (14,950,000 | ) | | | (2,565,180,601 | ) | | | (6,150,000 | ) | | | (814,297,086 | ) |
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| | | 9,650,000 | | | $ | 1,593,895,605 | | | | 12,300,000 | | | $ | 1,645,653,871 | |
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Russell Top 200 Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 9,700,000 | | | $ | 658,415,263 | | | | 11,250,000 | | | $ | 736,022,834 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (5,550,000 | ) | | | (371,825,854 | ) | | | (5,850,000 | ) | | | (374,305,472 | ) |
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| | | 4,150,000 | | | $ | 286,589,409 | | | | 5,400,000 | | | $ | 361,717,362 | |
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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.
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.
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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38 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the three funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (three of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of March 31, 2024, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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iShares Russell Top 200 ETF iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF |
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and broker. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited) | | |
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 14,643,029 | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 67,912,031 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 42,758,194 | |
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The following maximum amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Business Income | |
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Russell Top 200 | | $ | 305,486 | |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 1,548,997 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 766,716 | |
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The following percentages, or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
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iShares ETF | | Dividends-Received Deduction | |
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Russell Top 200 | | | 100.00 | % |
Russell Top 200 Growth | | | 100.00 | |
Russell Top 200 Value | | | 100.00 | |
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40 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Russell Top 200 ETF, iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF and iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
March 31, 2024
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| | Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | | | % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | |
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iShares ETF | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | |
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Russell Top 200(a) | | $ | 1.458716 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.013090 | | | $ | 1.471806 | | | | 99 | % | | | — | % | | | 1 | % | | | 100 | % |
Russell Top 200 Growth(a) | | | 1.105204 | | | | — | | | | 0.063800 | | | | 1.169004 | | | | 95 | | | | — | | | | 5 | | | | 100 | |
(a) | The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Interested Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Officers |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
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General 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:
| • | | If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor. |
Householding
Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
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 at iShares.com.
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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| | MARCH 31, 2024 |
iShares Trust
· iShares Russell 3000 ETF | IWV | NYSE Arca
· iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | IWS | NYSE Arca
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 | |
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U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 23.48% | | | | 29.88% | |
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U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 19.94 | | | | 19.71 | |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 16.81 | | | | 15.32 | |
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Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | 10.42 | | | | 8.15 | |
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3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | | 2.68 | | | | 5.24 | |
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U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | | 4.88 | | | | (2.44) | |
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U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | | 5.99 | | | | 1.70 | |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | | 7.48 | | | | 3.13 | |
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U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 8.73 | | | | 11.15 | |
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Table of Contents
Market Overview
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell 3000 ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Russell 3000 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell 3000® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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Fund NAV | | | 29.12 | % | | | 14.15 | % | | | 12.15 | % | | | | | | | 29.12 | % | | | 93.80 | % | | | 214.73 | % |
Fund Market | | | 29.17 | | | | 14.15 | | | | 12.15 | | | | | | | | 29.17 | | | | 93.81 | | | | 214.67 | |
Index | | | 29.29 | | | | 14.34 | | | | 12.33 | | | | | | | | 29.29 | | | | 95.39 | | | | 219.80 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Russell 3000 ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. The semiconductors industry gained the most, as companies invested significantly in the specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. Consequently, industry revenues and earnings grew rapidly, driving strong equity performance. Additionally, the semiconductors industry continued to invest in building the next generation of processors for AI applications, further supporting stock prices.
The software and services industry also advanced, driven by strength among systems software companies. Enthusiasm for generative AI products benefited a large company in the industry with a significant investment in a prominent consumer-facing AI platform, a chatbot which grew its user base more rapidly than any other consumer application in history. Integration of AI into already existing productivity software also propelled gains.
The financials sector was a solid contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The financial services industry gained, as a large multi-sector holding company with investments in a broad array of companies benefited from rising equity prices. The industry benefited from strength among insurance companies, where rising premiums and higher investment income increased profitability.
The communication services sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance, led by the interactive media and services industry. Growth in the online advertising market drove large increases in both revenue and income, and cost cutting efforts boosted profitability. Strong sales of cloud computing products further bolstered earnings.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Information Technology | | | 27.6 | % |
Financials | | | 13.9 | |
Health Care | | | 12.4 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.5 | |
Industrials | | | 10.1 | |
Communication Services | | | 8.3 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 5.6 | |
Energy | | | 4.1 | |
Real Estate | | | 2.7 | |
Materials | | | 2.7 | |
Utilities | | | 2.1 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
| |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 6.2 | % |
Apple Inc. | | | 4.9 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 4.2 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 3.2 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 2.1 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 1.8 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 1.5 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS | | | 1.5 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1.3 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1.2 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the Russell MidCap® Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | | | | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | |
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Fund NAV | | | 20.17 | % | | | 9.72 | % | | | 8.36 | % | | | | | | | 20.17 | % | | | 59.01 | % | | | 123.17 | % |
Fund Market | | | 20.09 | | | | 9.70 | | | | 8.35 | | | | | | | | 20.09 | | | | 58.87 | | | | 123.00 | |
Index | | | 20.40 | | | | 9.94 | | | | 8.57 | | | | | | | | 20.40 | | | | 60.59 | | | | 127.53 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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| Beginning Account Value
(10/01/23) |
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| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses Paid Duringthe Period | (a) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | |
| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses Paid Duringthe Period | (a) | |
| Annualized
Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,212.20 | | | | $ 1.29 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,023.84 | | | | $ 1.16 | | | | 0.23 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Value-oriented mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The industrials sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s performance. Strong economic growth bolstered stocks in the sector, which is sensitive to overall conditions in the broader economy. This supportive backdrop led to investor confidence that demand would continue to expand, boosting earnings in the sector. A key measure of confidence among purchasing managers in manufacturing rose to its highest level in nearly two years, as output improved and suppliers’ delivery times shortened. Moderating inflation also helped the sector by reducing cost pressures and allowing companies to maintain profitability. The capital goods industry was the leading source of strength, as spending on factory construction increased following passage of federal legislation granting subsidies for certain types of production facilities. The surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of machinery, manufacturing equipment, building products, and tools.
The financials sector was another strong contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The capital markets industry was the largest source of strength, benefiting from growing institutional acceptance of cryptocurrencies, which promoted increased transactions and drove revenues at cryptocurrency trading platforms. Capital markets stocks also gained along with the wider market, which bolstered the value of the industry’s investments. The insurance industry also advanced, as higher premiums, greater income from investments amid higher bond yields, and slowing inflation in claim costs benefited the property and casualty insurance industry. While underwriting losses weighed on profitability amid severe storms, this was partially offset by premium growth.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
| |
Industrials | | | 20.4 | % |
Financials | | | 18.1 | |
Real Estate | | | 9.8 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 9.4 | |
Information Technology | | | 9.2 | |
Materials | | | 7.6 | |
Utilities | | | 7.0 | |
Health Care | | | 6.5 | |
Energy | | | 5.5 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.7 | |
Communication Services | | | 2.8 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
| |
Phillips 66 | | | 0.9 | % |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 0.9 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 0.8 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 0.8 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 0.7 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 0.7 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 0.6 | |
KKR & Co., Inc., Class A | | | 0.6 | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell 3000 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.9% | | | | | | |
AAR Corp.(a) | | | 9,382 | | | $ | 561,700 | |
AeroVironment, Inc.(a) | | | 6,859 | | | | 1,051,348 | |
AerSale Corp.(a)(b) | | | 7,427 | | | | 53,326 | |
Archer Aviation, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 41,022 | | | | 189,522 | |
Astronics Corp.(a) | | | 7,707 | | | | 146,741 | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) | | | 18,955 | | | | 5,930,640 | |
Boeing Co. (The)(a) | | | 152,014 | | | | 29,337,182 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 25,197 | | | | 2,585,716 | |
Cadre Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,706 | | | | 242,757 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 10,041 | | | | 2,569,894 | |
Ducommun, Inc.(a) | | | 2,612 | | | | 133,996 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 65,874 | | | | 18,608,746 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 290,893 | | | | 51,060,448 | |
HEICO Corp.(b) | | | 11,893 | | | | 2,271,563 | |
HEICO Corp., Class A(b) | | | 21,553 | | | | 3,317,869 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 23,197 | | | | 1,689,901 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 100,709 | | | | 6,891,517 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 10,288 | | | | 2,998,643 | |
Kaman Corp. | | | 7,942 | | | | 364,300 | |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 40,802 | | | | 749,941 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 50,811 | | | | 10,827,824 | |
Leonardo DRS, Inc.(a) | | | 13,285 | | | | 293,466 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 57,998 | | | | 26,381,550 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 13,124 | | | | 387,158 | |
Moog, Inc., Class A | | | 7,684 | | | | 1,226,751 | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 2,243 | | | | 187,963 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 37,954 | | | | 18,167,062 | |
Park Aerospace Corp. | | | 6,372 | | | | 105,966 | |
Rocket Lab U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 80,988 | | | | 332,861 | |
RTX Corp. | | | 385,823 | | | | 37,629,317 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 32,478 | | | | 1,171,482 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 52,752 | | | | 5,060,499 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 14,213 | | | | 17,504,731 | |
Triumph Group, Inc.(a) | | | 15,936 | | | | 239,677 | |
V2X, Inc.(a) | | | 3,341 | | | | 156,058 | |
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 66,519 | | | | 98,448 | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 16,253 | | | | 2,504,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 253,031,475 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(a) | | | 15,846 | | | | 218,041 | |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 30,758 | | | | 2,341,914 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 39,475 | | | | 4,798,976 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 62,057 | | | | 17,980,395 | |
Forward Air Corp. | | | 7,333 | | | | 228,130 | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(a) | | | 31,041 | | | | 1,668,764 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A | | | 17,355 | | | | 750,083 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 194,558 | | | | 28,917,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 56,903,458 | |
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Automobile Components — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Adient PLC(a) | | | 24,858 | | | | 818,325 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 30,150 | | | | 221,904 | |
Aptiv PLC(a) | | | 72,395 | | | | 5,766,262 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 62,404 | | | | 2,167,915 | |
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 714 | | | | 11,824 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 34,110 | | | | 433,197 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.(a) | | | 7,415 | | | | 714,732 | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a) | | | 11,231 | | | | 584,798 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 62,754 | | | | 2,266,675 | |
Gentherm, Inc.(a) | | | 8,465 | | | | 487,415 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a) | | | 75,265 | | | | 1,033,388 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Automobile Components (continued) | | | | | | |
Holley, Inc.(a) | | | 20,483 | | | $ | 91,354 | |
LCI Industries | | | 6,957 | | | | 856,128 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 15,936 | | | | 2,308,808 | |
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 66,159 | | | | 130,333 | |
Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)(b) | | | 14,263 | | | | 1,357,695 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 5,898 | | | | 704,634 | |
Phinia, Inc. | | | 12,481 | | | | 479,645 | |
QuantumScape Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 97,975 | | | | 616,263 | |
Solid Power, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 37,836 | | | | 76,807 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 5,089 | | | | 170,736 | |
Stoneridge, Inc.(a) | | | 6,836 | | | | 126,056 | |
Visteon Corp.(a) | | | 6,986 | | | | 821,623 | |
XPEL, Inc.(a) | | | 6,641 | | | | 358,747 | |
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| | | | | | | 22,605,264 | |
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Automobiles — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 1,053,242 | | | | 13,987,054 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 309,497 | | | | 14,035,689 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 35,646 | | | | 1,559,156 | |
Lucid Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 197,642 | | | | 563,280 | |
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 176,849 | | | | 1,936,497 | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 740,523 | | | | 130,176,538 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 13,328 | | | | 1,563,907 | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 7,826 | | | | 579,124 | |
Workhorse Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 35,413 | | | | 8,308 | |
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| | | | | | | 164,409,553 | |
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Banks — 3.6% | | | | | | |
1st Source Corp. | | | 4,043 | | | | 211,934 | |
ACNB Corp. | | | 3,177 | | | | 119,455 | |
Amalgamated Financial Corp. | | | 5,069 | | | | 121,656 | |
Amerant Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 7,755 | | | | 180,614 | |
American National Bankshares, Inc. | | | 3,342 | | | | 159,614 | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 16,286 | | | | 787,917 | |
Arrow Financial Corp. | | | 4,988 | | | | 124,800 | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 39,548 | | | | 850,677 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 19,288 | | | | 681,059 | |
Axos Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 15,447 | | | | 834,756 | |
Banc of California, Inc. | | | 33,867 | | | | 515,117 | |
BancFirst Corp. | | | 5,969 | | | | 525,451 | |
Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 12,672 | | | | 424,005 | |
Bank First Corp. | | | 2,944 | | | | 255,156 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1,850,978 | | | | 70,189,086 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 10,335 | | | | 644,801 | |
Bank of Marin Bancorp | | | 4,503 | | | | 75,515 | |
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) | | | 14,049 | | | | 449,428 | |
Bank OZK | | | 29,511 | | | | 1,341,570 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 20,095 | | | | 562,660 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 9,732 | | | | 467,136 | |
Bar Harbor Bankshares | | | 4,811 | | | | 127,395 | |
BayCom Corp. | | | 6,219 | | | | 128,174 | |
BCB Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,757 | | | | 60,161 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,818 | | | | 270,869 | |
Blue Foundry Bancorp(a) | | | 8,862 | | | | 82,948 | |
BOK Financial Corp. | | | 7,794 | | | | 717,048 | |
Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 8,172 | | | | 95,122 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 17,954 | | | | 178,822 | |
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. | | | 1,694 | | | | 94,915 | |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,542 | | | | 145,756 | |
Byline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,358 | | | | 159,816 | |
Cadence Bank | | | 38,190 | | | | 1,107,510 | |
Cambridge Bancorp | | | 1,676 | | | | 114,236 | |
Camden National Corp. | | | 3,722 | | | | 124,761 | |
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | | | 4,565 | | | | 126,451 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell 3000 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Banks (continued) | | | | | | |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 39,740 | | | $ | 236,850 | |
Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,906 | | | | 118,711 | |
Carter Bankshares, Inc.(a) | | | 8,311 | | | | 105,051 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 17,703 | | | | 669,704 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 8,258 | | | | 163,096 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 513,177 | | | | 32,453,313 | |
Citizens & Northern Corp. | | | 5,811 | | | | 109,131 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 124,704 | | | | 4,525,508 | |
Citizens Financial Services, Inc. | | | 1,344 | | | | 66,125 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 3,834 | | | | 399,579 | |
Civista Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,031 | | | | 92,757 | |
CNB Financial Corp. | | | 5,067 | | | | 103,316 | |
Coastal Financial Corp.(a) | | | 2,797 | | | | 108,719 | |
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,007 | | | | 113,959 | |
Colony Bankcorp, Inc. | | | 2,326 | | | | 26,749 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 54,514 | | | | 1,054,846 | |
Columbia Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 8,613 | | | | 148,230 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 36,311 | | | | 1,996,742 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 31,859 | | | | 1,694,899 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 14,122 | | | | 678,280 | |
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,848 | | | | 164,117 | |
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,437 | | | | 203,522 | |
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,858 | | | | 177,955 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 16,192 | | | | 1,822,733 | |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 7,277 | | | | 386,118 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 34,502 | | | | 615,516 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 9,511 | | | | 183,182 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,887 | | | | 185,266 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 37,300 | | | | 2,950,803 | |
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. | | | 40,232 | | | | 554,397 | |
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,078 | | | | 105,906 | |
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | | | 9,360 | | | | 379,642 | |
Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A | | | 3,970 | | | | 136,449 | |
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,267 | | | | 107,614 | |
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. | | | 4,351 | | | | 96,984 | |
Farmers National Banc Corp. | | | 10,822 | | | | 144,582 | |
FB Financial Corp. | | | 10,412 | | | | 392,116 | |
Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,324 | | | | 112,551 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 180,857 | | | | 6,729,689 | |
Financial Institutions, Inc. | | | 4,626 | | | | 87,061 | |
First Bancorp, Inc. (The) | | | 3,789 | | | | 93,361 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 44,497 | | | | 780,477 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 8,919 | | | | 322,154 | |
First Bancshares, Inc. (The) | | | 9,185 | | | | 238,351 | |
First Bank | | | 9,390 | | | | 129,019 | |
First Busey Corp. | | | 13,988 | | | | 336,411 | |
First Business Financial Services, Inc. | | | 3,312 | | | | 124,200 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 2,920 | | | | 4,774,200 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 23,135 | | | | 322,039 | |
First Community Bankshares, Inc. | | | 4,409 | | | | 152,684 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 24,566 | | | | 550,770 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 34,478 | | | | 1,131,223 | |
First Financial Corp. | | | 2,798 | | | | 107,247 | |
First Foundation, Inc. | | | 11,610 | | | | 87,656 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 35,398 | | | | 777,340 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 149,138 | | | | 2,296,725 | |
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A | | | 23,688 | | | | 644,550 | |
First Merchants Corp. | | | 14,325 | | | | 499,942 | |
First Mid Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,945 | | | | 226,963 | |
First of Long Island Corp. (The) | | | 6,609 | | | | 73,294 | |
Five Star Bancorp | | | 3,923 | | | | 88,268 | |
Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 7,571 | | | | 95,470 | |
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Banks (continued) | | | | | | |
FNB Corp. | | | 93,983 | | | $ | 1,325,160 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 43,533 | | | | 691,739 | |
German American Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,496 | | | | 225,021 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 28,469 | | | | 1,146,731 | |
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,582 | | | | 141,545 | |
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,127 | | | | 94,936 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 23,624 | | | | 1,087,649 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 8,508 | | | | 135,447 | |
HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. | | | 17,070 | | | | 181,966 | |
HBT Financial, Inc. | | | 5,128 | | | | 97,637 | |
Heartland Financial U.S.A., Inc. | | | 9,638 | | | | 338,776 | |
Heritage Commerce Corp. | | | 16,532 | | | | 141,845 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 9,212 | | | | 178,621 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,815 | | | | 432,686 | |
Hingham Institution For Savings (The)(b) | | | 466 | | | | 81,298 | |
Home Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,901 | | | | 111,137 | |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 52,480 | | | | 1,289,434 | |
HomeStreet, Inc. | | | 4,892 | | | | 73,625 | |
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | | | 5,436 | | | | 148,620 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 29,353 | | | | 337,853 | |
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,558 | | | | 135,459 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 383,900 | | | | 5,355,405 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 11,527 | | | | 599,635 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 5,164 | | | | 130,907 | |
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 9,351 | | | | 426,873 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 14,658 | | | | 822,900 | |
John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,905 | | | | 105,818 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 774,733 | | | | 155,179,020 | |
Kearny Financial Corp. | | | 15,665 | | | | 100,883 | |
KeyCorp | | | 253,635 | | | | 4,009,969 | |
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 17,668 | | | | 213,783 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 5,935 | | | | 393,609 | |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | | | 8,473 | | | | 351,714 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 44,827 | | | | 6,519,639 | |
Macatawa Bank Corp. | | | 10,059 | | | | 98,478 | |
Mercantile Bank Corp. | | | 4,765 | | | | 183,405 | |
Metrocity Bankshares, Inc. | | | 7,581 | | | | 189,222 | |
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a) | | | 2,463 | | | | 94,826 | |
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,603 | | | | 112,116 | |
Middlefield Banc Corp. | | | 4,209 | | | | 100,511 | |
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,245 | | | | 156,937 | |
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. | | | 6,073 | | | | 142,351 | |
MVB Financial Corp. | | | 5,596 | | | | 124,847 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 8,169 | | | | 294,656 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,816 | | | | 433,411 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 188,689 | | | | 607,579 | |
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. | | | 3,267 | | | | 280,929 | |
Northeast Bank | | | 2,854 | | | | 157,940 | |
Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,091 | | | | 111,541 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 12,266 | | | | 119,226 | |
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | | | 2,490 | | | | 125,770 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 26,773 | | | | 311,905 | |
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 626,840 | | | | 7,478,201 | |
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | | | 15,179 | | | | 249,087 | |
OFG Bancorp | | | 11,498 | | | | 423,241 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 76,936 | | | | 1,339,456 | |
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | | | 11,937 | | | | 165,208 | |
Orange County Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,520 | | | | 115,920 | |
Origin Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,021 | | | | 219,336 | |
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. | | | 2,111 | | | | 56,511 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 22,786 | | | | 546,864 | |
Park National Corp. | | | 3,564 | | | | 484,169 | |
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Pathward Financial, Inc. | | | 7,053 | | | $ | 356,035 | |
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | | | 4,853 | | | | 118,073 | |
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | | | 9,650 | | | | 285,737 | |
Peoples Financial Services Corp. | | | 3,240 | | | | 139,676 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 20,275 | | | | 1,741,217 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 106,670 | | | | 17,237,872 | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 19,196 | | | | 1,690,976 | |
Preferred Bank | | | 2,434 | | | | 186,858 | |
Premier Financial Corp. | | | 8,942 | | | | 181,523 | |
Primis Financial Corp. | | | 9,730 | | | | 118,414 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 22,721 | | | | 1,494,587 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 21,816 | | | | 317,859 | |
QCR Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,059 | | | | 307,284 | |
RBB Bancorp | | | 4,890 | | | | 88,069 | |
Red River Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,064 | | | | 102,767 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 247,521 | | | | 5,207,842 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 16,064 | | | | 503,124 | |
Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 3,139 | | | | 160,089 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,869 | | | | 284,518 | |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,989 | | | | 254,725 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 16,955 | | | | 430,487 | |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 13,441 | | | | 891,945 | |
Shore Bancshares, Inc. | | | 6,807 | | | | 78,281 | |
Sierra Bancorp | | | 7,011 | | | | 141,622 | |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 34,010 | | | | 661,835 | |
SmartFinancial, Inc. | | | 6,430 | | | | 135,480 | |
South Plains Financial, Inc. | | | 3,549 | | | | 94,971 | |
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 2,915 | | | | 92,580 | |
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,559 | | | | 111,854 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 9,126 | | | | 266,753 | |
SouthState Corp. | | | 20,983 | | | | 1,784,184 | |
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 13,625 | | | | 331,905 | |
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | | | 7,597 | | | | 371,569 | |
Summit Financial Group, Inc. | | | 4,419 | | | | 120,020 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 37,561 | | | | 1,504,694 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 13,047 | | | | 803,043 | |
TFS Financial Corp. | | | 15,208 | | | | 191,012 | |
Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 1,134 | | | | 22,703 | |
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,804 | | | | 102,404 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 3,422 | | | | 172,092 | |
Towne Bank | | | 16,998 | | | | 476,964 | |
TriCo Bancshares | | | 7,287 | | | | 268,016 | |
Triumph Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 5,820 | | | | 461,642 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 356,448 | | | | 13,894,343 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. | | | 5,288 | | | | 148,910 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 16,710 | | | | 469,718 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 417,884 | | | | 18,679,415 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 11,200 | | | | 974,288 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 35,794 | | | | 1,281,067 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 25,283 | | | | 665,449 | |
Univest Financial Corp. | | | 7,193 | | | | 149,758 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 112,572 | | | | 896,073 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,013 | | | | 246,146 | |
WaFd, Inc. | | | 16,850 | | | | 489,156 | |
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,592 | | | | 96,553 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 46,693 | | | | 2,370,604 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 965,658 | | | | 55,969,538 | |
WesBanco, Inc. | | | 16,920 | | | | 504,385 | |
West BanCorp, Inc. | | | 5,736 | | | | 102,273 | |
Westamerica BanCorp | | | 7,723 | | | | 377,500 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 29,981 | | | | 1,924,480 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 16,943 | | | | 1,768,680 | |
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WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 16,322 | | | $ | 736,775 | |
Zions Bancorp N.A. | | | 39,593 | | | | 1,718,336 | |
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Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a) | | | 2,417 | | | | 735,783 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class A | | | 14,155 | | | | 749,507 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS | | | 48,904 | | | | 2,524,425 | |
Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 38,310 | | | | 3,176,665 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 1,044,690 | | | | 63,914,134 | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 1,325 | | | | 1,121,493 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 42,986 | | | | 11,681,875 | |
Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 15,669 | | | | 145,878 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | | 256,836 | | | | 7,877,160 | |
MGP Ingredients, Inc.(b) | | | 3,871 | | | | 333,409 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 46,418 | | | | 3,121,611 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 199,909 | | | | 11,850,606 | |
National Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 6,731 | | | | 319,453 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 370,069 | | | | 64,765,776 | |
Primo Water Corp. | | | 44,851 | | | | 816,737 | |
Vita Coco Co., Inc. (The)(a) | | | 11,856 | | | | 289,642 | |
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2seventy bio, Inc.(a) | | | 19,316 | | | | 103,341 | |
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 12,463 | | | | 397,071 | |
89bio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,255 | | | | 189,208 | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 473,602 | | | | 86,242,924 | |
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 34,566 | | | | 639,125 | |
ACELYRIN, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,851 | | | | 73,244 | |
Adicet Bio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 8,508 | | | | 19,994 | |
ADMA Biologics, Inc.(a) | | | 66,288 | | | | 437,501 | |
Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 4,627 | | | | 136,820 | |
Agenus, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 61,774 | | | | 35,829 | |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 16,266 | | | | 475,618 | |
Akero Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,125 | | | | 356,797 | |
Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 14,670 | | | | 47,971 | |
Alector, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,166 | | | | 97,319 | |
Alkermes PLC(a) | | | 42,493 | | | | 1,150,286 | |
Allakos, Inc.(a) | | | 25,228 | | | | 31,787 | |
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 24,875 | | | | 111,191 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 34,033 | | | | 5,086,232 | |
Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 9,565 | | | | 379,157 | |
Altimmune, Inc.(a) | | | 22,912 | | | | 233,244 | |
ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 9,164 | | | | 102,179 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 143,370 | | | | 40,762,958 | |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 80,364 | | | | 946,688 | |
AnaptysBio, Inc.(a) | | | 7,266 | | | | 163,630 | |
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b) | | | 19,282 | | | | 98,145 | |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 6,005 | | | | 152,527 | |
Annexon, Inc.(a) | | | 23,241 | | | | 166,638 | |
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 26,454 | | | | 1,554,966 | |
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 11,011 | | | | 731,681 | |
Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)(b) | | | 48,458 | | | | 125,022 | |
Arcellx, Inc.(a) | | | 10,867 | | | | 755,800 | |
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 8,778 | | | | 296,433 | |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 12,077 | | | | 228,014 | |
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 24,706 | | | | 244,836 | |
Ardelyx, Inc.(a) | | | 56,010 | | | | 408,873 | |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 30,780 | | | | 880,308 | |
Astria Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 11,311 | | | | 159,202 | |
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 26,316 | | | | 18,263 | |
Aura Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 8,700 | | | | 68,295 | |
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 37,702 | | | | 188,887 | |
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Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,734 | | | $ | 112,118 | |
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,022 | | | | 562,001 | |
Avita Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 7,139 | | | | 114,438 | |
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 21,234 | | | | 701,571 | |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 46,097 | | | | 234,173 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 38,535 | | | | 8,309,302 | |
Biohaven Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 19,347 | | | | 1,058,087 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | | | 49,865 | | | | 4,355,209 | |
Biomea Fusion, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,226 | | | | 78,129 | |
Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,844 | | | | 10,840 | |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 17,305 | | | | 22,150 | |
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a) | | | 15,555 | | | | 1,475,547 | |
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 32,326 | | | | 999,520 | |
Cabaletta Bio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,412 | | | | 160,569 | |
CareDx, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,883 | | | | 136,431 | |
Cargo Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,722 | | | | 127,715 | |
Caribou Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 17,921 | | | | 92,114 | |
Carisma Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 13,919 | | | | 31,596 | |
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 32,471 | | | | 517,588 | |
Celcuity, Inc.(a) | | | 7,900 | | | | 170,640 | |
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 16,540 | | | | 694,184 | |
Century Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 10,218 | | | | 42,711 | |
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 18,628 | | | | 787,406 | |
CG oncology, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,190 | | | | 271,741 | |
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc., CVR(a)(c) | | | 16,679 | | | | 7,339 | |
Cogent Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 24,737 | | | | 166,233 | |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,580 | | | | 39,626 | |
Compass Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 33,317 | | | | 65,968 | |
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 17,081 | | | | 799,562 | |
Cullinan Oncology, Inc.(a) | | | 8,133 | | | | 138,586 | |
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 24,491 | | | | 1,717,064 | |
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,230 | | | | 301,160 | |
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 16,136 | | | | 253,819 | |
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 32,313 | | | | 663,063 | |
Design Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 8,904 | | | | 35,883 | |
Disc Medicine, Inc.(a) | | | 2,121 | | | | 132,053 | |
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a) | | | 37,341 | | | | 463,402 | |
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 15,735 | | | | 446,717 | |
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,848 | | | | 20,164 | |
Editas Medicine, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,705 | | | | 138,791 | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a) | | | 11,972 | | | | 30,289 | |
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 4,834 | | | | 84,402 | |
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 7,474 | | | | 105,907 | |
Erasca, Inc.(a) | | | 17,298 | | | | 35,634 | |
Exact Sciences Corp.(a) | | | 48,329 | | | | 3,337,601 | |
Exelixis, Inc.(a) | | | 83,093 | | | | 1,971,797 | |
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,287 | | | | 148,907 | |
FibroGen, Inc.(a) | | | 22,366 | | | | 52,560 | |
Genelux Corp.(a)(b) | | | 5,492 | | | | 35,314 | |
Generation Bio Co.(a) | | | 21,004 | | | | 85,486 | |
Geron Corp.(a)(b) | | | 133,687 | | | | 441,167 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 334,919 | | | | 24,532,817 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 35,834 | | | | 1,457,727 | |
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 28,347 | | | | 78,521 | |
HilleVax, Inc.(a) | | | 5,825 | | | | 96,870 | |
Humacyte, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 24,465 | | | | 76,086 | |
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 18,016 | | | | 790,542 | |
IGM Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,378 | | | | 51,898 | |
ImmunityBio, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 21,799 | | | | 117,061 | |
Immunovant, Inc.(a) | | | 16,150 | | | | 521,806 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 49,347 | | | | 2,811,299 | |
Inhibrx, Inc.(a) | | | 7,629 | | | | 266,710 | |
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Inozyme Pharma, Inc.(a) | | | 23,730 | | | $ | 181,772 | |
Insmed, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 36,380 | | | | 986,989 | |
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 23,273 | | | | 640,240 | |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 38,384 | | | | 1,663,946 | |
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 63,507 | | | | 941,174 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 40,367 | | | | 351,597 | |
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 6,606 | | | | 90,106 | |
Janux Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,834 | | | | 219,650 | |
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,491 | | | | 76,983 | |
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,497 | | | | 33,970 | |
Keros Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,959 | | | | 460,686 | |
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,150 | | | | 12,758 | |
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 11,525 | | | | 227,388 | |
Kodiak Sciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,120 | | | | 74,271 | |
Krystal Biotech, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,868 | | | | 1,044,093 | |
Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,683 | | | | 355,848 | |
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,778 | | | | 393,076 | |
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 34,981 | | | | 83,954 | |
Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 40,921 | | | | 91,254 | |
MacroGenics, Inc.(a) | | | 16,336 | | | | 240,466 | |
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,846 | | | | 1,027,036 | |
MannKind Corp.(a) | | | 60,046 | | | | 272,008 | |
MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a) | | | 17,150 | | | | 104,101 | |
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,276 | | | | 99,796 | |
MiMedx Group, Inc.(a) | | | 33,421 | | | | 257,342 | |
Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,220 | | | | 80,300 | |
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,006 | | | | 150,871 | |
Moderna, Inc.(a) | | | 89,681 | | | | 9,556,407 | |
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,180 | | | | 99,969 | |
Morphic Holding, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,880 | | | | 418,176 | |
Mural Oncology PLC(a) | | | 4,253 | | | | 20,797 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 22,751 | | | | 485,051 | |
Natera, Inc.(a) | | | 29,720 | | | | 2,718,191 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 26,287 | | | | 3,625,503 | |
Nkarta, Inc.(a) | | | 8,723 | | | | 94,296 | |
Novavax, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,576 | | | | 93,573 | |
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,588 | | | | 155,644 | |
Nuvalent, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 7,625 | | | | 572,561 | |
Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,785 | | | | 133,406 | |
Organogenesis Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 31,030 | | | | 88,125 | |
ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 17,214 | | | | 236,692 | |
Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,216 | | | | 38,399 | |
PepGen, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,407 | | | | 108,883 | |
PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 8,303 | | | | 14,115 | |
Precigen, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 60,507 | | | | 87,735 | |
Prime Medicine, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,397 | | | | 72,779 | |
ProKidney Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 16,226 | | | | 26,611 | |
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 15,830 | | | | 457,962 | |
Prothena Corp. PLC(a) | | | 10,764 | | | | 266,624 | |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 19,832 | | | | 576,913 | |
RAPT Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 5,458 | | | | 49,013 | |
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 31,939 | | | | 318,432 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 27,497 | | | | 26,465,588 | |
REGENXBIO, Inc.(a) | | | 9,274 | | | | 195,403 | |
Relay Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,987 | | | | 165,892 | |
Replimune Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,302 | | | | 84,167 | |
REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc.(a) | | | 39,362 | | | | 1,268,637 | |
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 13,510 | | | | 585,388 | |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 63,784 | | | | 94,400 | |
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 18,677 | | | | 503,158 | |
Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a) | | | 92,683 | | | | 976,879 | |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 13,544 | | | | 253,815 | |
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Sana Biotechnology, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,591 | | | $ | 225,910 | |
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 33,743 | | | | 22,615 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 23,730 | | | | 3,072,086 | |
Savara, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 41,962 | | | | 208,971 | |
Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a) | | | 12,436 | | | | 220,863 | |
Seres Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,218 | | | | 14,103 | |
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,872 | | | | 928,880 | |
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 7,768 | | | | 104,868 | |
Summit Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 40,304 | | | | 166,859 | |
Sutro Biopharma, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,487 | | | | 127,052 | |
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 19,639 | | | | 467,408 | |
Tango Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 12,939 | | | | 102,736 | |
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 15,793 | | | | 82,597 | |
TG Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 35,722 | | | | 543,332 | |
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 16,869 | | | | 130,060 | |
Twist Bioscience Corp.(a) | | | 15,096 | | | | 517,944 | |
Tyra Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,501 | | | | 106,616 | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) | | | 21,899 | | | | 1,022,464 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | | | 11,921 | | | | 2,738,492 | |
UroGen Pharma Ltd.(a) | | | 9,451 | | | | 141,765 | |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 14,919 | | | | 61,317 | |
Vaxcyte, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,800 | | | | 1,899,018 | |
Vera Therapeutics, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 10,673 | | | | 460,220 | |
Veracyte, Inc.(a) | | | 17,415 | | | | 385,916 | |
Vericel Corp.(a) | | | 11,612 | | | | 604,056 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 69,132 | | | | 28,897,867 | |
Verve Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,453 | | | | 165,376 | |
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,381 | | | | 2,245,242 | |
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a) | | | 20,108 | | | | 203,694 | |
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 10,421 | | | | 182,472 | |
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 8,963 | | | | 83,446 | |
X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 55,253 | | | | 76,802 | |
Xencor, Inc.(a) | | | 14,946 | | | | 330,755 | |
Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 9,127 | | | | 148,405 | |
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,046 | | | | 221,365 | |
Zymeworks, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,031 | | | | 147,606 | |
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Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 2,418,052 | | | | 436,168,220 | |
Big Lots, Inc. | | | 8,961 | | | | 38,801 | |
ContextLogic, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 5,646 | | | | 32,126 | |
Coupang, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 290,785 | | | | 5,173,065 | |
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 1,050 | | | | 495,222 | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 139,408 | | | | 7,357,954 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | | | 33,329 | | | | 2,290,369 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 29,333 | | | | 855,057 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 73,811 | | | | 1,475,482 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 29,064 | | | | 589,127 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 17,001 | | | | 1,352,770 | |
Savers Value Village, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,855 | | | | 132,164 | |
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Building Products — 0.7% | | | | | | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 31,834 | | | | 2,847,870 | |
AAON, Inc. | | | 17,564 | | | | 1,547,388 | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 18,181 | | | | 3,131,495 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 23,098 | | | | 3,111,532 | |
American Woodmark Corp.(a) | | | 4,766 | | | | 484,512 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 6,973 | | | | 412,802 | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 12,129 | | | | 1,506,664 | |
AZEK Co., Inc. (The), Class A(a) | | | 36,819 | | | | 1,849,050 | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 6,738 | | | | 520,915 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | | | 32,294 | | | | 6,734,914 | |
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Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 13,072 | | | $ | 5,122,263 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 224,206 | | | | 13,033,095 | |
CSW Industrials, Inc. | | | 4,336 | | | | 1,017,226 | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 34,378 | | | | 2,910,785 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 8,138 | | | | 655,353 | |
Griffon Corp. | | | 11,111 | | | | 814,881 | |
Hayward Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 37,836 | | | | 579,269 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 4,291 | | | | 164,002 | |
Janus International Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,257 | | | | 336,748 | |
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.(a) | | | 21,780 | | | | 462,389 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 181,219 | | | | 11,837,225 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 8,450 | | | | 4,130,022 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 61,076 | | | | 4,817,675 | |
Masonite International Corp.(a)(b) | | | 6,201 | | | | 815,122 | |
Masterbrand, Inc.(a) | | | 34,188 | | | | 640,683 | |
Owens Corning | | | 23,821 | | | | 3,973,343 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 9,063 | | | | 348,291 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 37,867 | | | | 848,978 | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 11,617 | | | | 2,383,576 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 60,960 | | | | 18,300,192 | |
Trex Co., Inc.(a)(b) | | | 28,522 | | | | 2,845,070 | |
UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 16,337 | | | | 2,009,614 | |
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | | | 38,941 | | | | 1,303,355 | |
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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 9,195 | | | | 1,539,887 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 26,917 | | | | 11,801,489 | |
Ares Management Corp., Class A | | | 44,886 | | | | 5,968,940 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 14,871 | | | | 680,646 | |
AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,035 | | | | 249,109 | |
B Riley Financial, Inc.(b) | | | 5,776 | | | | 122,278 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 203,967 | | | | 11,752,579 | |
BGC Group, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 87,339 | | | | 678,624 | |
BlackRock, Inc.(d) | | | 39,955 | | | | 33,310,484 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 191,362 | | | | 25,139,226 | |
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A | | | 118,538 | | | | 2,235,627 | |
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | | | 8,537 | | | | 194,985 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | | | 57,275 | | | | 2,686,770 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 28,571 | | | | 5,249,350 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 397,791 | | | | 28,776,201 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 96,513 | | | | 20,778,284 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | | 6,095 | | | | 468,645 | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 46,011 | | | | 12,198,436 | |
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc., Class A | | | 686 | | | | 105,761 | |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 6,452 | | | | 400,089 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 9,513 | | | | 1,832,109 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 10,307 | | | | 4,683,398 | |
Forge Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 46,605 | | | | 89,948 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 80,434 | | | | 2,261,000 | |
GCM Grosvenor, Inc., Class A | | | 13,029 | | | | 125,860 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 84,786 | | | | 35,414,264 | |
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | | | 9,332 | | | | 1,052,276 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A | | | 13,840 | | | | 1,774,150 | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 27,985 | | | | 3,126,204 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 151,957 | | | | 20,883,451 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 100,166 | | | | 1,661,754 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 38,565 | | | | 1,268,403 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 47,482 | | | | 2,093,956 | |
KKR & Co., Inc., Class A | | | 177,943 | | | | 17,897,507 | |
Lazard, Inc. | | | 29,031 | | | | 1,215,528 | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,203 | | | | 5,337,633 | |
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MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,998 | | | $ | 2,192,061 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 16,225 | | | | 921,093 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 42,489 | | | | 16,699,452 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 314,401 | | | | 29,603,998 | |
Morningstar, Inc. | | | 6,787 | | | | 2,092,907 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 20,641 | | | | 11,568,248 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 98,693 | | | | 6,227,528 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 53,709 | | | | 4,775,804 | |
Open Lending Corp.(a)(b) | | | 26,900 | | | | 168,394 | |
P10, Inc., Class A | | | 9,808 | | | | 82,583 | |
Patria Investments Ltd., Class A | | | 14,307 | | | | 212,316 | |
Perella Weinberg Partners, Class A | | | 8,322 | | | | 117,590 | |
Piper Sandler Cos | | | 4,964 | | | | 985,304 | |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 6,282 | | | | 592,141 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 50,475 | | | | 6,481,999 | |
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 169,875 | | | | 3,419,584 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 84,837 | | | | 36,093,902 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 26,899 | | | | 1,934,038 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 80,779 | | | | 6,245,832 | |
StepStone Group, Inc., Class A | | | 15,092 | | | | 539,388 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 25,957 | | | | 2,029,059 | |
StoneX Group, Inc.(a) | | | 7,945 | | | | 558,216 | |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 59,319 | | | | 7,232,172 | |
TPG, Inc., Class A | | | 20,040 | | | | 895,788 | |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 30,443 | | | | 3,171,247 | |
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 7,921 | | | | 336,088 | |
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 21,751 | | | | 446,331 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 1,751 | | | | 434,213 | |
WisdomTree, Inc. | | | 40,090 | | | | 368,427 | |
XP, Inc., Class A | | | 88,125 | | | | 2,261,287 | |
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AdvanSix, Inc. | | | 7,877 | | | | 225,282 | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 59,739 | | | | 14,472,968 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 30,951 | | | | 4,077,485 | |
American Vanguard Corp. | | | 8,822 | | | | 114,245 | |
Arcadium Lithium PLC(a) | | | 268,184 | | | | 1,155,873 | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 13,705 | | | | 1,334,456 | |
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,497 | | | | 184,747 | |
Avient Corp. | | | 23,035 | | | | 999,719 | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a) | | | 60,728 | | | | 2,088,436 | |
Balchem Corp. | | | 8,159 | | | | 1,264,237 | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 14,120 | | | | 1,301,864 | |
Celanese Corp., Class A | | | 26,225 | | | | 4,507,028 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 52,333 | | | | 4,354,629 | |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | 38,276 | | | | 1,005,128 | |
Core Molding Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 4,120 | | | | 77,992 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 189,546 | | | | 10,931,118 | |
Danimer Scientific, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 27,481 | | | | 29,954 | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 188,905 | | | | 10,943,267 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 115,568 | | | | 8,860,599 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 31,816 | | | | 3,188,599 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 66,325 | | | | 15,314,442 | |
Ecovyst, Inc.(a) | | | 25,658 | | | | 286,087 | |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | | 58,947 | | | | 1,472,496 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 33,034 | | | | 2,104,266 | |
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 407,271 | | | | 472,434 | |
Hawkins, Inc. | | | 4,481 | | | | 344,141 | |
HB Fuller Co. | | | 15,083 | | | | 1,202,718 | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 45,102 | | | | 1,174,005 | |
Ingevity Corp.(a) | | | 9,731 | | | | 464,169 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 6,514 | | | | 839,915 | |
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International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 68,415 | | | $ | 5,883,006 | |
Intrepid Potash, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,894 | | | | 60,369 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,206 | | | | 287,215 | |
Linde PLC | | | 130,224 | | | | 60,465,608 | |
LSB Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 19,491 | | | | 171,131 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 69,483 | | | | 7,106,721 | |
Mativ Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,937 | | | | 261,319 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 9,716 | | | | 731,420 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 87,793 | | | | 2,849,761 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 1,770 | | | | 1,123,277 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 33,445 | | | | 1,966,566 | |
Origin Materials, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 32,071 | | | | 16,356 | |
Orion SA | | | 15,994 | | | | 376,179 | |
Perimeter Solutions SA(a) | | | 38,516 | | | | 285,789 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 62,574 | | | | 9,066,973 | |
PureCycle Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,747 | | | | 172,586 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 3,550 | | | | 728,637 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(a) | | | 16,232 | | | | 77,589 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 34,672 | | | | 4,124,234 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 10,732 | | | | 800,500 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 11,421 | | | | 790,219 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 63,975 | | | | 22,220,437 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 6,107 | | | | 549,874 | |
Trinseo PLC | | | 9,810 | | | | 37,082 | |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | | 26,977 | | | | 468,051 | |
Westlake Corp.(b) | | | 9,049 | | | | 1,382,687 | |
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ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 17,542 | | | | 782,724 | |
ACCO Brands Corp. | | | 27,796 | | | | 155,935 | |
ACV Auctions, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 33,576 | | | | 630,221 | |
Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Class A | | | 6,497 | | | | 91,933 | |
BrightView Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 13,936 | | | | 165,838 | |
Brink’s Co. (The) | | | 11,663 | | | | 1,077,428 | |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 14,596 | | | | 1,443,106 | |
CECO Environmental Corp.(a)(b) | | | 8,450 | | | | 194,519 | |
Cimpress PLC(a)(b) | | | 4,454 | | | | 394,223 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 23,286 | | | | 15,998,181 | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(a) | | | 13,494 | | | | 2,716,477 | |
Copart, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 231,139 | | | | 13,387,571 | |
CoreCivic, Inc.(a) | | | 30,580 | | | | 477,354 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 10,898 | | | | 224,390 | |
Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 16,982 | | | | 268,146 | |
Ennis, Inc. | | | 6,516 | | | | 133,643 | |
Enviri Corp.(a) | | | 22,498 | | | | 205,857 | |
GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 33,156 | | | | 468,163 | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.(a) | | | 20,239 | | | | 252,583 | |
HNI Corp. | | | 12,919 | | | | 583,034 | |
Interface, Inc., Class A | | | 14,437 | | | | 242,830 | |
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.(a)(b) | | | 36,189 | | | | 37,275 | |
Liquidity Services, Inc.(a) | | | 6,754 | | | | 125,624 | |
Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 7,924 | | | | 246,278 | |
MillerKnoll, Inc. | | | 21,047 | | | | 521,124 | |
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.(a) | | | 6,015 | | | | 235,608 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 9,638 | | | | 1,865,820 | |
OPENLANE, Inc.(a) | | | 28,518 | | | | 493,361 | |
Performant Financial Corp.(a) | | | 40,155 | | | | 118,056 | |
RB Global, Inc. | | | 48,193 | | | | 3,670,861 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 55,131 | | | | 10,554,279 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 68,086 | | | | 3,150,339 | |
SP Plus Corp.(a) | | | 5,958 | | | | 311,127 | |
Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 25,254 | | | | 330,322 | |
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Stericycle, Inc.(a) | | | 24,059 | | | $ | 1,269,112 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 14,238 | | | | 2,629,901 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 4,116 | | | | 713,838 | |
Veralto Corp. | | | 58,348 | | | | 5,173,134 | |
Vestis Corp. | | | 30,894 | | | | 595,327 | |
Viad Corp.(a) | | | 5,038 | | | | 198,951 | |
VSE Corp. | | | 2,970 | | | | 237,600 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 109,364 | | | | 23,310,937 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.8% | | | | | | |
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | | | 18,518 | | | | 100,738 | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 67,134 | | | | 19,467,517 | |
Aviat Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 3,540 | | | | 135,724 | |
Calix, Inc.(a) | | | 14,534 | | | | 481,947 | |
Cambium Networks Corp.(a) | | | 4,531 | | | | 19,529 | |
Ciena Corp.(a) | | | 40,040 | | | | 1,979,978 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 1,090,006 | | | | 54,402,199 | |
Clearfield, Inc.(a) | | | 3,407 | | | | 105,072 | |
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.(a) | | | 51,962 | | | | 68,070 | |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(a) | | | 8,050 | | | | 27,612 | |
Digi International, Inc.(a) | | | 8,662 | | | | 276,578 | |
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 35,150 | | | | 405,631 | |
F5, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,739 | | | | 2,983,957 | |
Harmonic, Inc.(a) | | | 32,128 | | | | 431,800 | |
Infinera Corp.(a)(b) | | | 53,051 | | | | 319,898 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 84,101 | | | | 3,116,783 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,027 | | | | 900,928 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 44,238 | | | | 15,703,605 | |
NETGEAR, Inc.(a) | | | 8,758 | | | | 138,114 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 16,568 | | | | 361,845 | |
Ribbon Communications, Inc.(a) | | | 23,455 | | | | 75,056 | |
Ubiquiti, Inc. | | | 1,059 | | | | 122,685 | |
Viasat, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 31,164 | | | | 563,757 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 63,918 | | | | 581,015 | |
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AECOM | | | 35,672 | | | | 3,498,710 | |
Ameresco, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 7,996 | | | | 192,943 | |
API Group Corp.(a)(b) | | | 56,317 | | | | 2,211,568 | |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 12,801 | | | | 1,099,094 | |
Argan, Inc. | | | 3,845 | | | | 194,326 | |
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.(a) | | | 3,335 | | | | 116,025 | |
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. | | | 9,526 | | | | 3,026,505 | |
Construction Partners, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 11,725 | | | | 658,359 | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 7,169 | | | | 1,028,966 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 12,527 | | | | 4,386,955 | |
Fluor Corp.(a) | | | 39,032 | | | | 1,650,273 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 13,383 | | | | 764,571 | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a) | | | 14,724 | | | | 128,835 | |
IES Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,687 | | | | 326,847 | |
Limbach Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,640 | | | | 150,769 | |
MasTec, Inc.(a) | | | 16,775 | | | | 1,564,269 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 52,180 | | | | 1,314,936 | |
MYR Group, Inc.(a) | | | 4,078 | | | | 720,786 | |
Northwest Pipe Co.(a) | | | 4,004 | | | | 138,859 | |
Primoris Services Corp. | | | 15,621 | | | | 664,986 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 38,452 | | | | 9,989,830 | |
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.(a) | | | 8,255 | | | | 910,609 | |
Tutor Perini Corp.(a) | | | 13,265 | | | | 191,812 | |
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Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 5,513 | | | $ | 1,258,508 | |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 49,292 | | | | 2,292,078 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 9,015 | | | | 2,449,826 | |
Knife River Corp.(a) | | | 15,293 | | | | 1,239,956 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 16,628 | | | | 10,208,594 | |
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 32,461 | | | | 1,446,787 | |
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. | | | 683 | | | | 203,630 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 35,391 | | | | 9,658,912 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 71,750 | | | | 2,912,333 | |
American Express Co. | | | 155,641 | | | | 35,437,899 | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,814 | | | | 477,193 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 101,552 | | | | 15,120,077 | |
Credit Acceptance Corp.(a) | | | 1,825 | | | | 1,006,579 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 67,190 | | | | 8,807,937 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a) | | | 6,516 | | | | 297,195 | |
Enova International, Inc.(a) | | | 7,558 | | | | 474,869 | |
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,756 | | | | 1,244,280 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A(a) | | | 14,236 | | | | 132,822 | |
LendingClub Corp.(a) | | | 25,737 | | | | 226,228 | |
LendingTree, Inc.(a) | | | 3,872 | | | | 163,941 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 25,349 | | | | 441,073 | |
Nelnet, Inc., Class A | | | 3,240 | | | | 306,666 | |
NerdWallet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,907 | | | | 86,833 | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 29,522 | | | | 1,508,279 | |
PRA Group, Inc.(a) | | | 9,564 | | | | 249,429 | |
PROG Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,659 | | | | 367,096 | |
Regional Management Corp. | | | 3,385 | | | | 81,951 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 58,047 | | | | 1,264,844 | |
SoFi Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 261,521 | | | | 1,909,103 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 107,878 | | | | 4,651,700 | |
Upstart Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,190 | | | | 542,909 | |
World Acceptance Corp.(a) | | | 985 | | | | 142,805 | |
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Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 110,509 | | | | 2,369,313 | |
Andersons, Inc. (The) | | | 9,836 | | | | 564,291 | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 35,060 | | | | 2,652,289 | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 9,990 | | | | 3,181,315 | |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 7,586 | | | | 285,689 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 118,907 | | | | 87,114,835 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 59,095 | | | | 9,222,366 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) | | | 54,937 | | | | 7,314,862 | |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a) | | | 26,207 | | | | 754,237 | |
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 4,232 | | | | 324,510 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 175,388 | | | | 10,019,916 | |
Maplebear, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,613 | | | | 209,309 | |
Performance Food Group Co.(a) | | | 41,773 | | | | 3,117,937 | |
PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 7,362 | | | | 618,408 | |
SpartanNash Co. | | | 9,015 | | | | 182,193 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,747 | | | | 1,789,127 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 133,803 | | | | 10,862,128 | |
Target Corp. | | | 123,114 | | | | 21,817,032 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a) | | | 60,179 | | | | 3,247,861 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 14,113 | | | | 162,158 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 191,468 | | | | 4,152,941 | |
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Walmart, Inc. | | | 1,148,837 | | | $ | 69,125,522 | |
Weis Markets, Inc. | | | 4,741 | | | | 305,320 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Amcor PLC | | | 388,629 | | | | 3,695,862 | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 17,372 | | | | 2,499,657 | |
Ardagh Group SA, Class A(a) | | | 4,919 | | | | 32,982 | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging SA | | | 41,863 | | | | 143,590 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 21,650 | | | | 4,833,363 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 82,694 | | | | 5,570,268 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 30,647 | | | | 1,853,531 | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,146 | | | | 2,230,852 | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 82,908 | | | | 2,419,255 | |
Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 6,324 | | | | 436,672 | |
Greif, Inc., Class B | | | 1,997 | | | | 138,831 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 91,895 | | | | 3,585,743 | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 9,713 | | | | 225,050 | |
O-I Glass, Inc.(a) | | | 43,649 | | | | 724,137 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 23,986 | | | | 4,552,063 | |
Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. | | | 10,587 | | | | 151,606 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 37,991 | | | | 1,413,265 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 22,054 | | | | 1,070,942 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 26,076 | | | | 1,508,236 | |
TriMas Corp. | | | 9,862 | | | | 263,611 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 67,541 | | | | 3,339,903 | |
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Distributors — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 37,221 | | | | 5,766,650 | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 70,690 | | | | 3,775,553 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 10,243 | | | | 4,133,050 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1% | | | | | | |
2U, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,543 | | | | 7,226 | |
ADT, Inc. | | | 75,355 | | | | 506,386 | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a) | | | 10,571 | | | | 543,349 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,985 | | | | 1,698,700 | |
Carriage Services, Inc. | | | 3,910 | | | | 105,726 | |
Chegg, Inc.(a) | | | 32,097 | | | | 242,974 | |
Coursera, Inc.(a) | | | 34,844 | | | | 488,513 | |
Duolingo, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,547 | | | | 1,664,717 | |
European Wax Center, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,833 | | | | 88,692 | |
Frontdoor, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,845 | | | | 744,290 | |
Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 1,031 | | | | 791,478 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | | | 8,060 | | | | 1,097,853 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 38,914 | | | | 1,911,067 | |
Laureate Education, Inc., Class A | | | 35,345 | | | | 514,977 | |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,225 | | | | 156,744 | |
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 14,010 | | | | 185,352 | |
Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 20,257 | | | | 355,713 | |
Service Corp. International | | | 38,301 | | | | 2,842,317 | |
Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 5,904 | | | | 614,725 | |
Stride, Inc.(a) | | | 11,163 | | | | 703,827 | |
Udemy, Inc.(a) | | | 22,356 | | | | 245,469 | |
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.(a) | | | 13,812 | | | | 220,163 | |
WW International, Inc.(a) | | | 16,387 | | | | 30,316 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | | | 20,232 | | | | 333,221 | |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 12,465 | | | | 273,108 | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | | | 14,826 | | | | 154,191 | |
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | | | 46,624 | | | | 730,598 | |
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CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | | | 6,704 | | | $ | 113,633 | |
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 38,723 | | | | 392,264 | |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 41,365 | | | | 1,102,791 | |
Gladstone Commercial Corp. | | | 9,793 | | | | 135,535 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | 55,042 | | | | 427,676 | |
NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust | | | 10,315 | | | | 68,079 | |
One Liberty Properties, Inc. | | | 4,617 | | | | 104,298 | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 58,329 | | | | 3,292,089 | |
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Anterix, Inc.(a) | | | 3,196 | | | | 107,418 | |
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 18,009 | | | | 52,226 | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 1,921,149 | | | | 33,812,222 | |
ATN International, Inc. | | | 3,070 | | | | 96,720 | |
Bandwidth, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 8,519 | | | | 155,557 | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,557 | | | | 755,019 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 20,785 | | | | 89,791 | |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 63,145 | | | | 1,547,053 | |
GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow, Class A(a)(c) | | | 28,033 | | | | — | |
Globalstar, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 172,230 | | | | 253,178 | |
IDT Corp., Class B | | | 5,257 | | | | 198,767 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 33,700 | | | | 881,592 | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 11,904 | | | | 82,971 | |
Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 42,853 | | | | 299,542 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 268,652 | | | | 419,097 | |
Ooma, Inc.(a) | | | 7,107 | | | | 60,623 | |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 13,318 | | | | 231,334 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 1,129,146 | | | | 47,378,966 | |
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Electric Utilities — 1.3% | | | | | | |
ALLETE, Inc. | | | 15,023 | | | | 895,972 | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 67,635 | | | | 3,408,804 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 141,497 | | | | 12,182,892 | |
Avangrid, Inc. | | | 19,321 | | | | 704,057 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 86,279 | | | | 15,948,673 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 206,284 | | | | 19,949,726 | |
Edison International | | | 102,342 | | | | 7,238,650 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 56,181 | | | | 5,937,208 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 59,646 | | | | 3,183,903 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 94,501 | | | | 5,648,325 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 266,100 | | | | 9,997,377 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 144,892 | | | | 5,595,729 | |
Genie Energy Ltd., Class B | | | 3,944 | | | | 59,475 | |
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 29,237 | | | | 329,501 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 12,942 | | | | 1,202,182 | |
MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 9,504 | | | | 748,155 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 551,759 | | | | 35,262,918 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 61,229 | | | | 4,144,591 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 55,159 | | | | 1,891,954 | |
Otter Tail Corp. | | | 10,579 | | | | 914,026 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 546,365 | | | | 9,157,077 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 30,682 | | | | 2,292,866 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 22,405 | | | | 843,324 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 26,828 | | | | 1,126,776 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 199,539 | | | | 5,493,309 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 291,858 | | | | 20,937,893 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 147,603 | | | | 7,933,661 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 8,558 | | | | 2,299,791 | |
Allient, Inc. | | | 3,510 | | | | 125,237 | |
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AMETEK, Inc. | | | 61,341 | | | $ | 11,219,269 | |
Array Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 41,229 | | | | 614,724 | |
Atkore, Inc.(b) | | | 9,973 | | | | 1,898,460 | |
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.(a) | | | 17,290 | | | | 19,538 | |
Blink Charging Co.(a)(b) | | | 9,934 | | | | 29,901 | |
Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 51,810 | | | | 582,344 | |
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 87,772 | | | | 166,767 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 106,804 | | | | 33,395,475 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 153,029 | | | | 17,356,549 | |
Encore Wire Corp. | | | 3,829 | | | | 1,006,185 | |
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 35,874 | | | | 64,214 | |
EnerSys | | | 11,504 | | | | 1,086,668 | |
Enovix Corp.(a)(b) | | | 38,261 | | | | 306,471 | |
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 32,264 | | | | 33,232 | |
ESS Tech, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 32,113 | | | | 23,227 | |
Fluence Energy, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 15,582 | | | | 270,192 | |
FuelCell Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 100,728 | | | | 119,866 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,555 | | | | 2,088,248 | |
GrafTech International Ltd. | | | 57,139 | | | | 78,852 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 14,439 | | | | 5,992,907 | |
LSI Industries, Inc. | | | 8,998 | | | | 136,050 | |
NEXTracker, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 32,649 | | | | 1,837,159 | |
NuScale Power Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 10,286 | | | | 54,619 | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 44,227 | | | | 3,334,716 | |
Plug Power, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 136,169 | | | | 468,421 | |
Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 2,842 | | | | 404,417 | |
Preformed Line Products Co. | | | 881 | | | | 113,358 | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 17,371 | | | | 3,128,517 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 31,017 | | | | 9,036,183 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | | | 40,425 | | | | 1,485,214 | |
SES AI Corp., Class A(a) | | | 45,128 | | | | 75,815 | |
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 43,033 | | | | 481,109 | |
Stem, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 42,407 | | | | 92,871 | |
SunPower Corp.(a)(b) | | | 20,402 | | | | 61,206 | |
Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 53,706 | | | | 707,845 | |
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 8,760 | | | | 286,627 | |
TPI Composites, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,605 | | | | 30,861 | |
Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A | | | 91,262 | | | | 7,453,368 | |
Vicor Corp.(a) | | | 5,547 | | | | 212,117 | |
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908 Devices, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,918 | | | | 59,781 | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | | | 9,586 | | | | 977,580 | |
Akoustis Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 33,726 | | | | 19,935 | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 156,113 | | | | 18,007,634 | |
Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 21,698 | | | | 274,480 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 14,353 | | | | 1,858,139 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 24,382 | | | | 1,208,860 | |
Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 8,079 | | | | 1,307,263 | |
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B, NVS | | | 2,752 | | | | 165,973 | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 11,215 | | | | 1,038,621 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 10,654 | | | | 319,726 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 36,370 | | | | 9,302,719 | |
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. | | | 2,014 | | | | 142,752 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 45,383 | | | | 1,925,147 | |
Coherent Corp.(a) | | | 34,803 | | | | 2,109,758 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 205,988 | | | | 6,789,364 | |
Crane NXT Co. | | | 12,637 | | | | 782,230 | |
CTS Corp. | | | 8,291 | | | | 387,936 | |
Daktronics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 13,696 | | | | 136,412 | |
ePlus, Inc.(a) | | | 7,604 | | | | 597,218 | |
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 34,306 | | | | 152,662 | |
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Fabrinet(a) | | | 9,449 | | | $ | 1,786,050 | |
FARO Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 4,211 | | | | 90,579 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,363 | | | | 1,365,984 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(a) | | | 8,524 | | | | 773,042 | |
Itron, Inc.(a) | | | 11,807 | | | | 1,092,384 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 33,329 | | | | 4,464,419 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 46,541 | | | | 7,278,082 | |
Kimball Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 6,043 | | | | 130,831 | |
Knowles Corp.(a) | | | 26,111 | | | | 420,387 | |
Lightwave Logic, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 31,686 | | | | 148,290 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 6,298 | | | | 1,526,320 | |
Luna Innovations, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,561 | | | | 37,053 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 9,302 | | | | 113,298 | |
MicroVision, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 41,776 | | | | 76,868 | |
Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 56,348 | | | | 640,677 | |
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | | | 7,634 | | | | 306,581 | |
nLight, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,913 | | | | 141,869 | |
Novanta, Inc.(a) | | | 9,815 | | | | 1,715,368 | |
OSI Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 4,566 | | | | 652,116 | |
PAR Technology Corp.(a)(b) | | | 7,452 | | | | 338,023 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 2,993 | | | | 197,328 | |
Plexus Corp.(a) | | | 7,468 | | | | 708,116 | |
Rogers Corp.(a) | | | 5,021 | | | | 595,942 | |
Sanmina Corp.(a) | | | 16,120 | | | | 1,002,342 | |
ScanSource, Inc.(a) | | | 6,817 | | | | 300,221 | |
SmartRent, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 38,506 | | | | 103,196 | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 15,579 | | | | 1,761,985 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 12,396 | | | | 5,321,851 | |
Trimble, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 65,042 | | | | 4,186,103 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 24,126 | | | | 377,572 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 32,373 | | | | 734,220 | |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(a) | | | 3,260 | | | | 115,176 | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 42,794 | | | | 1,941,136 | |
Vuzix Corp.(a)(b) | | | 20,056 | | | | 24,268 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 13,943 | | | | 4,202,978 | |
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Archrock, Inc. | | | 35,156 | | | | 691,519 | |
Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc. | | | 6,673 | | | | 150,943 | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A | | | 268,307 | | | | 8,988,284 | |
Borr Drilling Ltd.(b) | | | 62,887 | | | | 430,776 | |
Bristow Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,188 | | | | 168,314 | |
Cactus, Inc., Class A | | | 17,419 | | | | 872,518 | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 51,523 | | | | 1,849,160 | |
Core Laboratories, Inc. | | | 12,339 | | | | 210,750 | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(a) | | | 26,542 | | | | 362,033 | |
DMC Global, Inc.(a) | | | 6,419 | | | | 125,106 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,958 | | | | 224,354 | |
Expro Group Holdings NV(a) | | | 25,530 | | | | 509,834 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 239,036 | | | | 9,422,799 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a) | | | 35,770 | | | | 387,747 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 27,054 | | | | 1,137,891 | |
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | | | 6,561 | | | | 179,378 | |
Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 41,359 | | | | 856,958 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(a) | | | 2,254 | | | | 194,137 | |
Newpark Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 26,336 | | | | 190,146 | |
Noble Corp. PLC | | | 31,103 | | | | 1,508,184 | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 105,244 | | | | 2,054,363 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc.(a) | | | 24,796 | | | | 580,226 | |
Oil States International, Inc.(a) | | | 23,137 | | | | 142,524 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 91,065 | | | | 1,087,316 | |
ProFrac Holding Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 8,210 | | | | 68,636 | |
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ProPetro Holding Corp.(a) | | | 20,043 | | | $ | 161,947 | |
RPC, Inc. | | | 20,816 | | | | 161,116 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 383,013 | | | | 20,992,943 | |
SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 9,958 | | | | 138,815 | |
Seadrill Ltd.(a) | | | 13,299 | | | | 668,940 | |
Select Water Solutions, Inc., Class A | | | 22,610 | | | | 208,690 | |
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A | | | 12,609 | | | | 109,320 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 116,457 | | | | 2,924,235 | |
TETRA Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 42,513 | | | | 188,333 | |
Tidewater, Inc.(a) | | | 13,076 | | | | 1,202,992 | |
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 21,396 | | | | 265,524 | |
Valaris Ltd.(a) | | | 15,720 | | | | 1,183,087 | |
Weatherford International PLC(a) | | | 18,349 | | | | 2,117,842 | |
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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 53,130 | | | | 197,644 | |
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,141 | | | | 131,608 | |
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 13,458 | | | | 525,670 | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 29,289 | | | | 526,323 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 72,217 | | | | 9,581,029 | |
Eventbrite, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 18,665 | | | | 102,284 | |
IMAX Corp.(a)(b) | | | 14,885 | | | | 240,690 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class A(a) | | | 6,579 | | | | 386,451 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a) | | | 51,464 | | | | 3,376,038 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class A(a) | | | 5,015 | | | | 212,385 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class C, NVS(a) | | | 12,293 | | | | 538,679 | |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 14,259 | | | | 141,877 | |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B, NVS(a) | | | 33,747 | | | | 314,185 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 42,031 | | | | 4,445,619 | |
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.(a) | | | 11,383 | | | | 446,327 | |
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A(a) | | | 5,282 | | | | 974,635 | |
Marcus Corp. (The) | | | 7,282 | | | | 103,841 | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 114,532 | | | | 69,558,720 | |
Playstudios, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 27,673 | | | | 76,931 | |
Playtika Holding Corp. | | | 6,253 | | | | 44,084 | |
ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a) | | | 124,940 | | | | 4,770,209 | |
Roku, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 33,392 | | | | 2,176,157 | |
Sphere Entertainment Co., Class A(a)(b) | | | 6,888 | | | | 338,063 | |
Spotify Technology SA(a) | | | 37,589 | | | | 9,919,737 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 44,309 | | | | 6,579,443 | |
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 16,273 | | | | 1,406,150 | |
Vivid Seats, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 22,500 | | | | 134,775 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 491,557 | | | | 60,146,915 | |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 584,830 | | | | 5,105,566 | |
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Acacia Research Corp.(a)(b) | | | 30,929 | | | | 164,852 | |
Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 60,446 | | | | 2,252,218 | |
Alerus Financial Corp. | | | 5,590 | | | | 122,030 | |
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. | | | 5,150 | | | | 158,054 | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | 139,819 | | | | 15,722,647 | |
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 38,092 | | | | 500,910 | |
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E | | | 10,914 | | | | 323,273 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 491,468 | | | | 206,672,123 | |
Block, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 148,173 | | | | 12,532,472 | |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 16,787 | | | | 373,343 | |
Cantaloupe, Inc.(a) | | | 24,612 | | | | 158,255 | |
Cass Information Systems, Inc. | | | 3,407 | | | | 164,115 | |
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Compass Diversified Holdings | | | 20,278 | | | $ | 488,091 | |
Corpay, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,880 | | | | 5,825,235 | |
Enact Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,495 | | | | 264,874 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 91,680 | | | | 3,484,757 | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 29,269 | | | | 1,741,798 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 12,401 | | | | 1,363,242 | |
EVERTEC, Inc. | | | 19,154 | | | | 764,245 | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C, NVS | | | 2,524 | | | | 496,925 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 159,356 | | | | 11,821,028 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 160,422 | | | | 25,638,644 | |
Flywire Corp.(a) | | | 30,406 | | | | 754,373 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 69,647 | | | | 9,309,018 | |
I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,140 | | | | 140,545 | |
International Money Express, Inc.(a) | | | 9,566 | | | | 218,392 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.. | | | 19,966 | | | | 3,468,693 | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 18,898 | | | | 1,249,914 | |
Marqeta, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 141,362 | | | | 842,518 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 222,839 | | | | 107,312,577 | |
Merchants Bancorp | | | 5,203 | | | | 224,666 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 75,893 | | | | 1,696,967 | |
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a) | | | 16,856 | | | | 1,313,925 | |
NCR Atleos Corp.(a) | | | 16,859 | | | | 332,965 | |
NewtekOne, Inc. | | | 6,648 | | | | 73,128 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 22,175 | | | | 717,140 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp.(a) | | | 3,462 | | | | 93,509 | |
Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 52,650 | | | | 751,842 | |
Payoneer Global, Inc.(a) | | | 72,535 | | | | 352,520 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 289,776 | | | | 19,412,094 | |
Paysafe Ltd.(a) | | | 7,770 | | | | 122,688 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A | | | 6,765 | | | | 616,224 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 39,825 | | | | 1,332,943 | |
Remitly Global, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 34,572 | | | | 717,023 | |
Repay Holdings Corp., Class A(a) | | | 20,887 | | | | 229,757 | |
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 31,039 | | | | 451,617 | |
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 15,077 | | | | 996,137 | |
StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 76,442 | | | | 1,269,702 | |
Toast, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 99,329 | | | | 2,475,279 | |
UWM Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 33,167 | | | | 240,792 | |
Velocity Financial, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,808 | | | | 140,544 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 428,116 | | | | 119,478,613 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 26,321 | | | | 1,945,648 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 8,122 | | | | 820,809 | |
Waterstone Financial, Inc. | | | 8,279 | | | | 100,755 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 72,596 | | | | 1,014,892 | |
WEX, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,692 | | | | 2,777,201 | |
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 142,482 | | | | 8,949,294 | |
B&G Foods, Inc. | | | 16,916 | | | | 193,519 | |
Benson Hill, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 59,889 | | | | 12,008 | |
Beyond Meat, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,092 | | | | 124,962 | |
BRC, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 14,133 | | | | 60,489 | |
Bunge Global SA | | | 38,528 | | | | 3,949,891 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 4,139 | | | | 115,106 | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 11,688 | | | | 687,839 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 50,797 | | | | 2,257,927 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 126,411 | | | | 3,746,822 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a) | | | 42,432 | | | | 1,973,512 | |
Dole PLC | | | 18,820 | | | | 224,523 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 49,458 | | | | 1,174,627 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 8,960 | | | | 232,154 | |
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Freshpet, Inc.(a) | | | 12,168 | | | $ | 1,409,784 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 152,621 | | | | 10,678,891 | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 23,438 | | | | 184,223 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 40,203 | | | | 7,819,483 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 78,321 | | | | 2,732,620 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 17,918 | | | | 2,093,718 | |
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 4,118 | | | | 595,298 | |
J M Smucker Co. (The) | | | 27,363 | | | | 3,444,181 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 1,974 | | | | 209,086 | |
Kellanova | | | 69,513 | | | | 3,982,400 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 216,700 | | | | 7,996,230 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 38,798 | | | | 4,133,151 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 5,059 | | | | 1,050,400 | |
Limoneira Co. | | | 7,433 | | | | 145,389 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS | | | 67,916 | | | | 5,216,628 | |
Mission Produce, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,456 | | | | 124,113 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 364,846 | | | | 25,539,220 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a) | | | 13,863 | | | | 475,778 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 13,372 | | | | 1,421,176 | |
Seaboard Corp. | | | 75 | | | | 241,794 | |
Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a) | | | 2,102 | | | | 119,604 | |
Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a) | | | 22,851 | | | | 777,620 | |
SunOpta, Inc.(a) | | | 28,018 | | | | 192,484 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 13,278 | | | | 517,178 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 75,232 | | | | 4,418,375 | |
Utz Brands, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 15,613 | | | | 287,904 | |
Vital Farms, Inc.(a) | | | 8,726 | | | | 202,880 | |
Westrock Coffee Co.(a)(b) | | | 10,068 | | | | 104,002 | |
WK Kellogg Co. | | | 17,378 | | | | 326,706 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 39,979 | | | | 4,752,304 | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A | | | 31,637 | | | | 1,140,198 | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 5,862 | | | | 628,993 | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 24,553 | | | | 1,318,987 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 26,407 | | | | 1,133,124 | |
Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 8,688 | | | | 323,367 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 14,451 | | | | 932,523 | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,171 | | | | 1,307,228 | |
Spire, Inc. | | | 13,528 | | | | 830,213 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 56,410 | | | | 1,384,302 | |
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ArcBest Corp. | | | 6,174 | | | | 879,795 | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | 5,421 | | | | 663,856 | |
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., Class A | | | 3,733 | | | | 173,062 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 529,399 | | | | 19,624,821 | |
Daseke, Inc.(a) | | | 12,685 | | | | 105,285 | |
FTAI Infrastructure, Inc. | | | 32,549 | | | | 204,408 | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 11,909 | | | | 142,193 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 35,667 | | | | 279,273 | |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 21,998 | | | | 4,383,101 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 42,081 | | | | 2,315,297 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 9,232 | | | | 1,779,560 | |
Lyft, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 93,162 | | | | 1,802,685 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 14,116 | | | | 260,864 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 61,210 | | | | 15,600,593 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 52,734 | | | | 11,565,094 | |
RXO, Inc.(a) | | | 33,434 | | | | 731,202 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 11,980 | | | | 1,439,876 | |
Saia, Inc.(a) | | | 7,093 | | | | 4,149,405 | |
Schneider National, Inc., Class B | | | 14,810 | | | | 335,298 | |
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Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 527,877 | | | $ | 40,641,250 | |
U-Haul Holding Co.(a) | | | 2,314 | | | | 156,288 | |
U-Haul Holding Co., NVS(b) | | | 26,748 | | | | 1,783,557 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 163,740 | | | | 40,268,578 | |
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,522 | | | | 129,856 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 16,378 | | | | 640,707 | |
XPO, Inc.(a) | | | 30,216 | | | | 3,687,258 | |
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Abbott Laboratories | | | 464,149 | | | | 52,755,175 | |
Accuray, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 29,491 | | | | 72,843 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 20,679 | | | | 6,781,058 | |
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 21,348 | | | | 294,389 | |
AngioDynamics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,226 | | | | 60,027 | |
Artivion, Inc.(a) | | | 10,558 | | | | 223,407 | |
AtriCure, Inc.(a) | | | 12,052 | | | | 366,622 | |
Atrion Corp. | | | 382 | | | | 177,076 | |
Avanos Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 12,076 | | | | 240,433 | |
Axogen, Inc.(a) | | | 10,972 | | | | 88,544 | |
Axonics, Inc.(a) | | | 12,811 | | | | 883,575 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 136,233 | | | | 5,822,598 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 77,697 | | | | 19,226,123 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 392,320 | | | | 26,869,997 | |
Butterfly Network, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 47,783 | | | | 51,606 | |
Cerus Corp.(a) | | | 38,840 | | | | 73,408 | |
CONMED Corp. | | | 7,842 | | | | 627,987 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 52,097 | | | | 5,285,762 | |
Cutera, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,110 | | | | 6,042 | |
CVRx, Inc.(a) | | | 5,149 | | | | 93,763 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 58,398 | | | | 1,938,230 | |
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | | | 103,814 | | | | 14,399,002 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 161,446 | | | | 15,427,780 | |
Embecta Corp. | | | 16,109 | | | | 213,766 | |
Enovis Corp.(a) | | | 13,995 | | | | 873,988 | |
Envista Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 43,187 | | | | 923,338 | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 112,029 | | | | 10,184,556 | |
Glaukos Corp.(a) | | | 13,274 | | | | 1,251,605 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 32,663 | | | | 1,752,043 | |
Haemonetics Corp.(a) | | | 13,706 | | | | 1,169,807 | |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | | | 62,130 | | | | 4,843,655 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 5,110 | | | | 548,405 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 22,123 | | | | 11,944,871 | |
Inari Medical, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,820 | | | | 711,064 | |
Inmode Ltd.(a) | | | 20,370 | | | | 440,196 | |
Inogen, Inc.(a) | | | 4,675 | | | | 37,727 | |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,713 | | | | 1,656,675 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 18,336 | | | | 3,142,790 | |
Integer Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 9,104 | | | | 1,062,255 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 19,317 | | | | 684,788 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | | | 93,775 | | | | 37,424,665 | |
iRadimed Corp. | | | 2,757 | | | | 121,280 | |
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,972 | | | | 924,752 | |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 17,503 | | | | 1,089,387 | |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 4,770 | | | | 316,537 | |
LivaNova PLC(a) | | | 13,805 | | | | 772,252 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 11,512 | | | | 1,690,537 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 356,441 | | | | 31,063,833 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 15,544 | | | | 1,177,458 | |
Neogen Corp.(a) | | | 57,160 | | | | 901,985 | |
Nevro Corp.(a) | | | 9,096 | | | | 131,346 | |
Novocure Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 26,916 | | | | 420,697 | |
Omnicell, Inc.(a) | | | 11,588 | | | | 338,717 | |
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OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 20,681 | | | $ | 127,188 | |
Orthofix Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 9,092 | | | | 132,016 | |
OrthoPediatrics Corp.(a) | | | 2,863 | | | | 83,485 | |
Outset Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 12,604 | | | | 27,981 | |
Paragon 28, Inc.(a) | | | 14,758 | | | | 182,261 | |
Penumbra, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,656 | | | | 2,155,026 | |
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)(b) | | | 11,064 | | | | 546,783 | |
Pulmonx Corp.(a)(b) | | | 8,033 | | | | 74,466 | |
QuidelOrtho Corp.(a) | | | 14,475 | | | | 693,932 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 39,250 | | | | 7,772,677 | |
RxSight, Inc.(a) | | | 8,165 | | | | 421,151 | |
Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 9,946 | | | | 3,238,716 | |
SI-BONE, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 13,819 | | | | 226,217 | |
Silk Road Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 9,326 | | | | 170,852 | |
STAAR Surgical Co.(a) | | | 12,652 | | | | 484,319 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 26,905 | | | | 6,048,782 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 95,193 | | | | 34,066,719 | |
Surmodics, Inc.(a) | | | 3,847 | | | | 112,871 | |
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 7,240 | | | | 117,650 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a) | | | 16,391 | | | | 580,405 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 12,819 | | | | 2,899,273 | |
TransMedics Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 8,763 | | | | 647,936 | |
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.(a) | | | 10,738 | | | | 140,131 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,981 | | | | 499,608 | |
Utah Medical Products, Inc. | | | 1,147 | | | | 81,563 | |
Varex Imaging Corp.(a) | | | 9,820 | | | | 177,742 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 55,957 | | | | 7,385,205 | |
Zimvie, Inc.(a) | | | 9,016 | | | | 148,674 | |
Zynex, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,362 | | | | 91,068 | |
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23andMe Holding Co., Class A(a)(b) | | | 61,789 | | | | 32,872 | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a) | | | 24,601 | | | | 1,948,891 | |
Accolade, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,940 | | | | 156,571 | |
AdaptHealth Corp.(a) | | | 20,157 | | | | 232,007 | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.(a) | | | 4,432 | | | | 458,003 | |
Agiliti, Inc.(a) | | | 7,271 | | | | 73,583 | |
agilon health, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 75,822 | | | | 462,514 | |
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 20,752 | | | | 102,930 | |
Amedisys, Inc.(a) | | | 8,779 | | | | 809,073 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a) | | | 9,600 | | | | 600,096 | |
Astrana Health, Inc.(a) | | | 12,402 | | | | 520,760 | |
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,326 | | | | 166,594 | |
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 49,501 | | | | 327,202 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 66,147 | | | | 7,401,849 | |
CareMax, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 748 | | | | 3,605 | |
Castle Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 5,376 | | | | 119,078 | |
Cencora, Inc. | | | 45,170 | | | | 10,975,858 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 142,709 | | | | 11,199,802 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 3,936 | | | | 2,526,636 | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 77,310 | | | | 28,078,219 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 41,052 | | | | 143,682 | |
CorVel Corp.(a) | | | 2,089 | | | | 549,323 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,011 | | | | 224,846 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 343,584 | | | | 27,404,260 | |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 14,478 | | | | 1,998,688 | |
DocGo, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 24,611 | | | | 99,428 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 63,720 | | | | 33,041,369 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 25,581 | | | | 2,112,479 | |
Enhabit, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,397 | | | | 167,725 | |
Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 14,951 | | | | 1,860,203 | |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 5,255 | | | | 114,033 | |
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Guardant Health, Inc.(a) | | | 29,164 | | | $ | 601,653 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 53,359 | | | | 17,796,827 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) | | | 23,017 | | | | 1,878,878 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | | | 35,553 | | | | 2,684,963 | |
Hims & Hers Health, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 31,845 | | | | 492,642 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 32,843 | | | | 11,387,325 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 22,733 | | | | 4,966,251 | |
LifeStance Health Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 23,433 | | | | 144,582 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 35,778 | | | | 19,207,419 | |
ModivCare, Inc.(a) | | | 3,095 | | | | 72,578 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 15,568 | | | | 6,395,801 | |
Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 14,554 | | | | 142,193 | |
National HealthCare Corp. | | | 3,507 | | | | 331,447 | |
National Research Corp., Class A | | | 3,767 | | | | 149,211 | |
NeoGenomics, Inc.(a) | | | 34,406 | | | | 540,862 | |
OPKO Health, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 100,786 | | | | 120,943 | |
Option Care Health, Inc.(a) | | | 44,185 | | | | 1,481,965 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc.(a) | | | 19,512 | | | | 540,677 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 21,583 | | | | 596,770 | |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a) | | | 20,706 | | | | 207,681 | |
Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 8,601 | | | | 168,838 | |
PetIQ, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 9,370 | | | | 171,284 | |
Premier, Inc., Class A | | | 32,790 | | | | 724,659 | |
Privia Health Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 29,194 | | | | 571,910 | |
Progyny, Inc.(a) | | | 21,052 | | | | 803,134 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 30,388 | | | | 4,044,947 | |
R1 RCM, Inc.(a) | | | 38,581 | | | | 496,923 | |
RadNet, Inc.(a) | | | 17,426 | | | | 847,949 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 26,597 | | | | 801,900 | |
Surgery Partners, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,909 | | | | 593,885 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) | | | 27,542 | | | | 2,894,940 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 3,534 | | | | 398,883 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 249,477 | | | | 123,416,272 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 15,897 | | | | 2,900,567 | |
Viemed Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 11,667 | | | | 110,020 | |
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CareTrust REIT, Inc. | | | 31,972 | | | | 779,158 | |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | | | 5,780 | | | | 153,459 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust | | | 82,517 | | | | 202,992 | |
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | | | 11,651 | | | | 101,946 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 99,442 | | | | 1,407,104 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 188,345 | | | | 3,531,469 | |
LTC Properties, Inc. | | | 9,875 | | | | 321,036 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 157,715 | | | | 741,261 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | | 11,385 | | | | 715,320 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 65,594 | | | | 2,077,362 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 63,181 | | | | 933,183 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | | 3,245 | | | | 119,124 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 105,993 | | | | 4,614,935 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 148,892 | | | | 13,912,468 | |
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American Well Corp., Class A(a) | | | 52,286 | | | | 42,388 | |
Certara, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 28,573 | | | | 510,885 | |
Definitive Healthcare Corp., Class A(a) | | | 10,434 | | | | 84,202 | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 29,297 | | | | 788,382 | |
Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 28,971 | | | | 949,959 | |
Health Catalyst, Inc.(a) | | | 12,092 | | | | 91,053 | |
HealthStream, Inc. | | | 6,899 | | | | 183,927 | |
Multiplan Corp., Class A(a) | | | 99,656 | | | | 80,841 | |
OptimizeRx Corp.(a) | | | 5,226 | | | | 63,496 | |
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Phreesia, Inc.(a) | | | 12,792 | | | $ | 306,113 | |
Schrodinger, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,673 | | | | 423,171 | |
Sharecare, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 93,476 | | | | 71,743 | |
Simulations Plus, Inc. | | | 4,166 | | | | 171,431 | |
Teladoc Health, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 44,536 | | | | 672,494 | |
TruBridge, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,005 | | | | 36,926 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 39,052 | | | | 9,047,958 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | | | 54,156 | | | | 887,075 | |
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 22,737 | | | | 45,474 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 12,892 | | | | 130,338 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 56,814 | | | | 545,983 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 187,260 | | | | 3,872,537 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 59,430 | | | | 1,039,431 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b) | | | 34,292 | | | | 528,440 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 46,833 | | | | 553,566 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | | 15,489 | | | | 1,790,683 | |
Service Properties Trust | | | 43,316 | | | | 293,682 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 28,778 | | | | 187,345 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 55,005 | | | | 612,756 | |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 30,944 | | | | 464,469 | |
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Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,013 | | | | 153,423 | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 111,285 | | | | 18,357,574 | |
Aramark | | | 69,853 | | | | 2,271,620 | |
Bally’s Corp.(a) | | | 8,193 | | | | 114,210 | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a) | | | 6,021 | | | | 217,840 | |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 23,152 | | | | 663,999 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,375 | | | | 34,011,375 | |
Bowlero Corp., Class A(b) | | | 1,198 | | | | 16,413 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 19,486 | | | | 1,311,797 | |
Brinker International, Inc.(a) | | | 12,052 | | | | 598,743 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 53,732 | | | | 2,350,238 | |
Carnival Corp.(a) | | | 263,290 | | | | 4,302,159 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. | | | 15,647 | | | | 148,803 | |
Cava Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,895 | | | | 903,295 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | | | 11,633 | | | | 420,533 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | | | 7,368 | | | | 21,417,081 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b) | | | 7,541 | | | | 952,805 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | | 19,297 | | | | 2,388,004 | |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 5,734 | | | | 193,408 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 5,798 | | | | 421,689 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 32,033 | | | | 5,354,316 | |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 9,520 | | | | 595,952 | |
Denny’s Corp.(a) | | | 17,538 | | | | 157,140 | |
Dine Brands Global, Inc. | | | 4,554 | | | | 211,670 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 9,420 | | | | 4,680,610 | |
DoorDash, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 83,290 | | | | 11,470,699 | |
DraftKings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 110,932 | | | | 5,037,422 | |
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 11,383 | | | | 110,870 | |
Empire Resorts, Inc. Escrow(a)(c) | | | 881 | | | | — | |
Everi Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 24,126 | | | | 242,466 | |
Expedia Group, Inc.(a) | | | 35,719 | | | | 4,920,292 | |
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,383 | | | | 157,149 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. | | | 5,231 | | | | 192,658 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a) | | | 20,366 | | | | 961,479 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 66,812 | | | | 14,251,668 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b) | | | 11,693 | | | | 1,866,437 | |
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 6,622 | | | | 65,293 | |
International Game Technology PLC | | | 28,819 | | | | 651,021 | |
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Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 5,441 | | | $ | 372,600 | |
Krispy Kreme, Inc. | | | 22,312 | | | | 339,923 | |
Kura Sushi U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,516 | | | | 174,583 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 98,503 | | | | 5,092,605 | |
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,182 | | | | 158,025 | |
Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 23,646 | | | | 2,414,020 | |
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,494 | | | | 116,569 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 64,475 | | | | 16,267,687 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 9,768 | | | | 1,052,307 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 195,565 | | | | 55,139,552 | |
MGM Resorts International(a)(b) | | | 72,646 | | | | 3,429,618 | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | | | 3,641 | | | | 273,039 | |
Mondee Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 12,450 | | | | 28,759 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 115,425 | | | | 2,415,845 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 8,739 | | | | 582,017 | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 43,280 | | | | 788,129 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 22,582 | | | | 1,414,311 | |
PlayAGS, Inc.(a) | | | 15,975 | | | | 143,455 | |
Portillo’s, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 10,496 | | | | 148,833 | |
Potbelly Corp.(a) | | | 10,168 | | | | 123,134 | |
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,943 | | | | 170,694 | |
Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A | | | 12,872 | | | | 770,003 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a) | | | 63,215 | | | | 8,787,517 | |
Rush Street Interactive, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 23,055 | | | | 150,088 | |
Sabre Corp.(a) | | | 85,650 | | | | 207,273 | |
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 9,473 | | | | 985,476 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a) | | | 21,439 | | | | 564,274 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 298,749 | | | | 27,302,671 | |
Super Group SGHC Ltd.(a) | | | 35,879 | | | | 123,783 | |
Sweetgreen, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 25,095 | | | | 633,900 | |
Target Hospitality Corp.(a)(b) | | | 9,609 | | | | 104,450 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 18,238 | | | | 2,817,224 | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 18,941 | | | | 927,351 | |
United Parks & Resorts, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,091 | | | | 567,215 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 10,157 | | | | 2,263,284 | |
Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 47,991 | | | | 904,150 | |
Wingstop, Inc. | | | 7,799 | | | | 2,857,554 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 21,485 | | | | 1,648,974 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 28,033 | | | | 2,865,814 | |
Xponential Fitness, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 4,854 | | | | 80,285 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 75,383 | | | | 10,451,853 | |
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Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc.(a) | | | 9,842 | | | | 322,818 | |
Cavco Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 2,382 | | | | 950,561 | |
Century Communities, Inc. | | | 7,169 | | | | 691,808 | |
Cricut, Inc., Class A | | | 12,580 | | | | 59,881 | |
DR Horton, Inc. | | | 81,332 | | | | 13,383,181 | |
Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,843 | | | | 342,974 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 6,032 | | | | 208,526 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 41,434 | | | | 6,168,280 | |
GoPro, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 31,718 | | | | 70,731 | |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.(a) | | | 8,277 | | | | 498,524 | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 6,401 | | | | 737,651 | |
Hooker Furnishings Corp. | | | 5,252 | | | | 126,100 | |
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,532 | | | | 240,432 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | | | 6,023 | | | | 1,558,331 | |
iRobot Corp.(a)(b) | | | 7,272 | | | | 63,703 | |
KB Home | | | 18,154 | | | | 1,286,755 | |
Landsea Homes Corp.(a) | | | 9,749 | | | | 141,653 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 12,782 | | | | 480,859 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 36,318 | | | | 695,490 | |
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Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 64,906 | | | $ | 11,162,534 | |
Lennar Corp., Class B(b) | | | 3,869 | | | | 596,522 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 5,958 | | | | 693,332 | |
Lovesac Co. (The)(a) | | | 3,838 | | | | 86,739 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 7,295 | | | | 994,236 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,894 | | | | 936,982 | |
Meritage Homes Corp. | | | 9,802 | | | | 1,719,859 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 13,875 | | | | 1,816,099 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 98,491 | | | | 790,883 | |
NVR, Inc.(a) | | | 788 | | | | 6,382,768 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 56,965 | | | | 6,871,118 | |
Skyline Champion Corp.(a) | | | 13,423 | | | | 1,141,089 | |
Sonos, Inc.(a) | | | 32,294 | | | | 615,524 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(a) | | | 26,876 | | | | 1,670,881 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | 44,032 | | | | 2,501,898 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 28,289 | | | | 3,659,748 | |
TopBuild Corp.(a) | | | 8,637 | | | | 3,806,585 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 25,793 | | | | 997,157 | |
Vizio Holding Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 19,378 | | | | 211,995 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 14,282 | | | | 1,708,556 | |
Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | | | 7,803 | | | | 485,581 | |
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Household Products — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b) | | | 2,589 | | | | 110,887 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a) | | | 15,146 | | | | 559,190 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 65,771 | | | | 6,860,573 | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 33,041 | | | | 5,058,908 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 219,579 | | | | 19,773,089 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,319 | | | | 568,751 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 90,887 | | | | 11,756,233 | |
Oil-Dri Corp. of America | | | 1,948 | | | | 145,243 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 631,852 | | | | 102,517,987 | |
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | | | 14,325 | | | | 409,122 | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,107 | | | | 721,604 | |
WD-40 Co. | | | 3,587 | | | | 908,623 | |
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AES Corp. (The) | | | 179,334 | | | | 3,215,459 | |
Altus Power, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 14,029 | | | | 67,059 | |
Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A | | | 34,544 | | | | 848,746 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 8,315 | | | | 178,856 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 22,916 | | | | 528,214 | |
Montauk Renewables, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,920 | | | | 78,707 | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 13,869 | | | | 917,989 | |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 27,479 | | | | 168,446 | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 94,213 | | | | 6,561,935 | |
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3M Co. | | | 147,199 | | | | 15,613,398 | |
Brookfield Business Corp., Class A(b) | | | 5,447 | | | | 131,490 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 178,763 | | | | 36,691,106 | |
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Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 76,116 | | | | 1,896,811 | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 12,314 | | | | 2,213,688 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 34,450 | | | | 1,810,003 | |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | | | 7,788 | | | | 806,370 | |
LXP Industrial Trust | | | 74,521 | | | | 672,179 | |
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. | | | 11,796 | | | | 265,410 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 247,131 | | | | 32,181,399 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 57,098 | | | | 2,872,029 | |
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STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 49,987 | | | $ | 1,921,500 | |
Terreno Realty Corp. | | | 22,907 | | | | 1,521,025 | |
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Aflac, Inc. | | | 155,954 | | | | 13,390,210 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 70,735 | | | | 12,237,862 | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(a) | | | 13,026 | | | | 203,596 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.(a) | | | 20,483 | | | | 1,151,554 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 19,474 | | | | 2,657,812 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 188,337 | | | | 14,722,303 | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 4,906 | | | | 246,134 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 53,167 | | | | 17,742,891 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | | | 96,609 | | | | 8,930,536 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 57,584 | | | | 14,398,303 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 13,774 | | | | 2,592,818 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 14,671 | | | | 1,280,045 | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | | | 21,189 | | | | 1,377,709 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 17,424 | | | | 898,033 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 63,858 | | | | 5,590,129 | |
BRP Group, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 16,297 | | | | 471,635 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 108,928 | | | | 28,226,513 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 40,886 | | | | 5,076,815 | |
CNA Financial Corp. | | | 8,055 | | | | 365,858 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 32,011 | | | | 879,662 | |
Donegal Group, Inc., Class A | | | 6,978 | | | | 98,669 | |
eHealth, Inc.(a) | | | 14,193 | | | | 85,584 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,811 | | | | 309,151 | |
Enstar Group Ltd.(a) | | | 3,148 | | | | 978,272 | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 11,621 | | | | 4,619,347 | |
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | | | 4,703 | | | | 190,707 | |
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 16,126 | | | | 314,134 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 69,686 | | | | 3,700,327 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 27,559 | | | | 1,682,477 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 122,120 | | | | 785,232 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 23,593 | | | | 2,745,517 | |
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,340 | | | | 422,371 | |
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 10,961 | | | | 136,684 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 9,428 | | | | 1,283,811 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 79,171 | | | | 8,158,572 | |
HCI Group, Inc. | | | 2,408 | | | | 279,521 | |
Hippo Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,409 | | | | 117,092 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 10,907 | | | | 403,450 | |
James River Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,184 | | | | 76,111 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 16,381 | | | | 1,014,312 | |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | 5,789 | | | | 3,037,720 | |
Lemonade, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,532 | | | | 172,830 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 45,044 | | | | 1,438,255 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 49,315 | | | | 3,860,871 | |
Markel Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,499 | | | | 5,323,659 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 132,652 | | | | 27,323,659 | |
MBIA, Inc. | | | 15,026 | | | | 101,576 | |
Mercury General Corp. | | | 7,037 | | | | 363,109 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 167,523 | | | | 12,415,130 | |
National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A | | | 564 | | | | 277,465 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 71,039 | | | | 2,182,318 | |
Oscar Health, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 38,803 | | | | 577,001 | |
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 5,818 | | | | 487,723 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 9,398 | | | | 2,377,318 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 63,141 | | | | 5,449,700 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 12,861 | | | | 165,392 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 156,939 | | | | 32,458,124 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 96,471 | | | | 11,325,695 | |
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Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 18,267 | | | $ | 3,523,339 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 13,677 | | | | 3,214,505 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 10,600 | | | | 1,573,782 | |
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 26,810 | | | | 1,487,955 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 3,821 | | | | 314,048 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 16,718 | | | | 1,825,104 | |
Selectquote, Inc.(a) | | | 44,712 | | | | 89,424 | |
SiriusPoint Ltd.(a) | | | 24,148 | | | | 306,921 | |
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.(a) | | | 8,527 | | | | 318,995 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 6,984 | | | | 454,379 | |
Tiptree, Inc. | | | 6,817 | | | | 117,798 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 61,143 | | | | 14,071,450 | |
Trupanion, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,632 | | | | 265,940 | |
United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 5,981 | | | | 130,206 | |
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,219 | | | | 187,330 | |
Unum Group | | | 44,094 | | | | 2,366,084 | |
W R Berkley Corp. | | | 53,999 | | | | 4,775,672 | |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(b) | | | 650 | | | | 1,166,295 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 27,485 | | | | 7,558,375 | |
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Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,594,914 | | | | 240,720,370 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 1,347,129 | | | | 205,113,861 | |
Bumble, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 23,240 | | | | 263,774 | |
Cargurus, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 25,774 | | | | 594,864 | |
Cars.com, Inc.(a) | | | 18,778 | | | | 322,606 | |
EverQuote, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,769 | | | | 144,193 | |
fuboTV, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 88,580 | | | | 139,956 | |
Grindr, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,062 | | | | 193,098 | |
IAC, Inc.(a) | | | 20,412 | | | | 1,088,776 | |
Match Group, Inc.(a) | | | 74,456 | | | | 2,701,264 | |
MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,558 | | | | 153,956 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 593,646 | | | | 288,262,625 | |
Nextdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 39,191 | | | | 88,180 | |
Outbrain, Inc.(a) | | | 3,855 | | | | 15,227 | |
Pinterest, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 156,451 | | | | 5,424,156 | |
QuinStreet, Inc.(a) | | | 12,398 | | | | 218,949 | |
Shutterstock, Inc. | | | 6,036 | | | | 276,509 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a) | | | 27,666 | | | | 768,838 | |
TrueCar, Inc.(a) | | | 36,226 | | | | 122,806 | |
Vimeo, Inc.(a) | | | 39,207 | | | | 160,357 | |
Yelp, Inc.(a) | | | 18,778 | | | | 739,853 | |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(a) | | | 13,071 | | | | 823,996 | |
ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 21,479 | | | | 246,794 | |
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 82,760 | | | | 1,326,643 | |
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Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 169,489 | | | | 58,746,582 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 39,700 | | | | 4,317,772 | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 30,711 | | | | 2,775,353 | |
Applied Digital Corp.(a)(b) | | | 17,870 | | | | 76,484 | |
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Series 1(a) | | | 19,913 | | | | 137,201 | |
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 78,988 | | | | 7,648,408 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 134,643 | | | | 9,867,985 | |
Couchbase, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,425 | | | | 247,972 | |
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 17,670 | | | | 674,641 | |
DXC Technology Co.(a) | | | 55,571 | | | | 1,178,661 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 14,965 | | | | 4,132,734 | |
Fastly, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 32,985 | | | | 427,815 | |
Gartner, Inc.(a) | | | 20,302 | | | | 9,677,354 | |
Globant SA(a) | | | 10,895 | | | | 2,199,700 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 37,820 | | | | 4,488,478 | |
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Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 11,354 | | | $ | 139,541 | |
Hackett Group, Inc. (The) | | | 7,897 | | | | 191,897 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 243,743 | | | | 46,545,163 | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 59,060 | | | | 1,285,146 | |
MongoDB, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 18,304 | | | | 6,564,547 | |
Okta, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 41,611 | | | | 4,353,343 | |
Perficient, Inc.(a) | | | 8,494 | | | | 478,127 | |
Snowflake, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 84,332 | | | | 13,628,051 | |
Squarespace, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,677 | | | | 498,390 | |
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 28,893 | | | | 73,099 | |
Tucows, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 2,733 | | | | 50,724 | |
Twilio, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 44,624 | | | | 2,728,758 | |
Unisys Corp.(a) | | | 18,080 | | | | 88,773 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 24,017 | | | | 4,551,462 | |
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Acushnet Holdings Corp. | | | 9,450 | | | | 623,227 | |
AMMO, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 36,732 | | | | 101,013 | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 18,900 | | | | 1,824,228 | |
Funko, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,112 | | | | 44,379 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 34,416 | | | | 1,945,192 | |
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(a) | | | 3,465 | | | | 85,585 | |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A | | | 1,490 | | | | 68,704 | |
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,102 | | | | 220,815 | |
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 5,238 | | | | 124,245 | |
Mattel, Inc.(a) | | | 96,330 | | | | 1,908,297 | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 99,437 | | | | 426,088 | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 14,592 | | | | 1,460,951 | |
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. | | | 15,028 | | | | 260,886 | |
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | | | 4,139 | | | | 191,015 | |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a) | | | 38,125 | | | | 616,481 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,847 | | | | 519,465 | |
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,661 | | | | 873,582 | |
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10X Genomics, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 23,725 | | | | 890,399 | |
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b) | | | 29,456 | | | | 94,554 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 78,798 | | | | 11,465,897 | |
Avantor, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 179,043 | | | | 4,578,129 | |
Azenta, Inc.(a) | | | 14,438 | | | | 870,323 | |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 9,541 | | | | 176,986 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 5,766 | | | | 1,994,286 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 41,936 | | | | 2,951,875 | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 26,890 | | | | 2,526,047 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 13,790 | | | | 3,736,400 | |
Codexis, Inc.(a) | | | 16,656 | | | | 58,129 | |
CryoPort, Inc.(a) | | | 10,106 | | | | 178,876 | |
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 27,891 | | | | 187,149 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 176,588 | | | | 44,097,555 | |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 23,406 | | | | 939,517 | |
ICON PLC(a) | | | 21,630 | | | | 7,266,598 | |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | | | 42,355 | | | | 5,816,189 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 48,801 | | | | 12,341,285 | |
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 29,864 | | | | 258,921 | |
MaxCyte, Inc.(a) | | | 25,100 | | | | 105,169 | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 6,100 | | | | 2,465,315 | |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | | | 1,383 | | | | 151,757 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 5,748 | | | | 7,652,255 | |
OmniAb, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,124 | | | | 103,652 | |
OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares(a)(c) | | | 1,502 | | | | — | |
OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares(a)(c) | | | 1,502 | | | | — | |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 67,787 | | | | 254,201 | |
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QIAGEN NV | | | 59,192 | | | $ | 2,544,664 | |
Quanterix Corp.(a) | | | 12,275 | | | | 289,199 | |
Quantum-Si, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 35,008 | | | | 68,966 | |
Repligen Corp.(a)(b) | | | 14,649 | | | | 2,694,244 | |
Revvity, Inc. | | | 33,226 | | | | 3,488,730 | |
Seer, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 18,842 | | | | 35,800 | |
Sotera Health Co.(a) | | | 35,674 | | | | 428,445 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 103,471 | | | | 60,138,380 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 15,897 | | | | 5,472,224 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 19,972 | | | | 7,903,120 | |
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3D Systems Corp.(a) | | | 31,069 | | | | 137,946 | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 16,360 | | | | 2,012,607 | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 2,394 | | | | 546,622 | |
Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 7,981 | | | | 746,303 | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,540 | | | | 1,991,666 | |
Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 5,980 | | | | 261,386 | |
Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 16,237 | | | | 523,643 | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 12,398 | | | | 460,586 | |
Blue Bird Corp.(a) | | | 9,472 | | | | 363,157 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 136,897 | | | | 50,163,168 | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,261 | | | | 1,854,912 | |
CNH Industrial NV | | | 259,346 | | | | 3,361,124 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. | | | 6,616 | | | | 295,272 | |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.(a) | | | 11,124 | | | | 71,527 | |
Crane Co.(b) | | | 12,637 | | | | 1,707,638 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 36,536 | | | | 10,765,332 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 69,262 | | | | 28,448,674 | |
Desktop Metal, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 62,619 | | | | 55,105 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 32,664 | | | | 2,439,348 | |
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | | | 5,472 | | | | 131,985 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 37,270 | | | | 6,603,871 | |
Energy Recovery, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,879 | | | | 234,939 | |
Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A | | | 15,860 | | | | 565,568 | |
Enpro, Inc. | | | 6,039 | | | | 1,019,202 | |
Esab Corp. | | | 15,120 | | | | 1,671,818 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 6,624 | | | | 709,099 | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 15,280 | | | | 1,296,814 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 35,553 | | | | 1,624,061 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 95,663 | | | | 8,228,931 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 11,784 | | | | 1,258,649 | |
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a) | | | 44,257 | | | | 783,792 | |
Gorman-Rupp Co. (The) | | | 4,748 | | | | 187,783 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 44,287 | | | | 4,139,063 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 8,374 | | | | 436,285 | |
Helios Technologies, Inc. | | | 8,146 | | | | 364,045 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 18,965 | | | | 953,750 | |
Hillman Solutions Corp.(a)(b) | | | 46,430 | | | | 494,015 | |
Hyliion Holdings Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 54,689 | | | | 96,253 | |
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A | | | 2,687 | | | | 172,425 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 20,123 | | | | 4,910,414 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 80,313 | | | | 21,550,387 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(b) | | | 108,847 | | | | 10,335,023 | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 22,031 | | | | 2,996,877 | |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 8,628 | | | | 904,991 | |
Kadant, Inc. | | | 3,323 | | | | 1,090,276 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 22,156 | | | | 552,571 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,928 | | | | 3,813,208 | |
Lindsay Corp. | | | 3,105 | | | | 365,334 | |
Luxfer Holdings PLC | | | 7,272 | | | | 75,411 | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)(a) | | | 9,204 | | | | 130,145 | |
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Microvast Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 54,353 | | | $ | 45,493 | |
Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b) | | | 14,403 | | | | 2,315,858 | |
Miller Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 3,048 | | | | 152,705 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 30,928 | | | | 1,667,947 | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A | | | 45,539 | | | | 732,723 | |
Nikola Corp.(a)(b) | | | 160,034 | | | | 166,435 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 15,458 | | | | 4,243,839 | |
Omega Flex, Inc. | | | 1,088 | | | | 77,172 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 17,892 | | | | 2,231,311 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 111,129 | | | | 11,031,776 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 137,817 | | | | 17,074,148 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 34,308 | | | | 19,068,043 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 44,171 | | | | 3,773,970 | |
Proto Labs, Inc.(a) | | | 7,134 | | | | 255,041 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,767 | | | | 2,099,808 | |
REV Group, Inc. | | | 9,396 | | | | 207,558 | |
Shyft Group, Inc. (The) | | | 8,907 | | | | 110,625 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 13,856 | | | | 4,104,424 | |
SPX Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 12,296 | | | | 1,514,007 | |
Standex International Corp. | | | 3,100 | | | | 564,882 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 40,774 | | | | 3,992,998 | |
Tennant Co. | | | 4,626 | | | | 562,568 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 17,967 | | | | 1,157,075 | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 16,683 | | | | 1,458,595 | |
Titan International, Inc.(a) | | | 11,175 | | | | 139,241 | |
Toro Co. (The) | | | 27,956 | | | | 2,561,608 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 20,160 | | | | 561,456 | |
Wabash National Corp. | | | 12,560 | | | | 376,046 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 7,018 | | | | 1,491,676 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 48,247 | | | | 7,028,623 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 63,258 | | | | 8,175,464 | |
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Costamare, Inc. | | | 18,013 | | | | 204,448 | |
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. | | | 3,009 | | | | 187,973 | |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. | | | 9,052 | | | | 184,027 | |
Golden Ocean Group Ltd. | | | 30,172 | | | | 391,029 | |
Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 15,663 | | | | 1,492,997 | |
Matson, Inc. | | | 9,373 | | | | 1,053,525 | |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. | | | 16,926 | | | | 117,974 | |
Safe Bulkers, Inc. | | | 36,550 | | | | 181,288 | |
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Advantage Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 38,447 | | | | 166,476 | |
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 7,633 | | | | 92,588 | |
Boston Omaha Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 4,946 | | | | 76,465 | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 1,449 | | | | 613,115 | |
Cardlytics, Inc.(a) | | | 12,265 | | | | 177,720 | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 27,018 | | | | 7,852,241 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 98,682 | | | | 162,825 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 1,058,902 | | | | 45,903,402 | |
EchoStar Corp., Class A(a) | | | 31,513 | | | | 449,060 | |
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A | | | 23,436 | | | | 38,435 | |
EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A, NVS(a) | | | 13,695 | | | | 53,821 | |
Fox Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 66,098 | | | | 2,066,885 | |
Fox Corp., Class B | | | 37,038 | | | | 1,060,028 | |
Gannett Co., Inc.(a) | | | 60,538 | | | | 147,713 | |
Gray Television, Inc. | | | 21,509 | | | | 135,937 | |
iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 28,332 | | | | 59,214 | |
Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.(a) | | | 10,097 | | | | 100,667 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 104,379 | | | | 3,405,887 | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 8,507 | | | | 324,372 | |
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Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 4,117 | | | $ | 235,163 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 31,331 | | | | 1,793,073 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, NVS(a)(b) | | | 40,317 | | | | 1,197,818 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a) | | | 18,922 | | | | 561,983 | |
Magnite, Inc.(a) | | | 33,987 | | | | 365,360 | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 43,660 | | | | 1,886,985 | |
News Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 103,738 | | | | 2,715,861 | |
News Corp., Class B | | | 31,501 | | | | 852,417 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 9,077 | | | | 1,563,876 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 52,984 | | | | 5,126,732 | |
Paramount Global, Class A(b) | | | 4,184 | | | | 91,337 | |
Paramount Global, Class B, NVS | | | 152,804 | | | | 1,798,503 | |
PubMatic, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 11,360 | | | | 269,459 | |
Scholastic Corp., NVS | | | 6,941 | | | | 261,745 | |
Sinclair, Inc., Class A | | | 11,904 | | | | 160,347 | |
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 167,451 | | | | 649,710 | |
Stagwell, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 33,930 | | | | 211,045 | |
TechTarget, Inc.(a) | | | 7,377 | | | | 244,031 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 55,858 | | | | 834,519 | |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 6,656 | | | | 147,963 | |
Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A(a) | | | 117,696 | | | | 10,288,984 | |
WideOpenWest, Inc.(a) | | | 14,841 | | | | 53,724 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.6% | | | | | | |
5E Advanced Materials, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,827 | | | | 14,508 | |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 48,636 | | | | 1,643,410 | |
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | | | 3,026 | | | | 1,002,120 | |
Arch Resources, Inc., Class A | | | 4,988 | | | | 802,021 | |
ATI, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 32,855 | | | | 1,681,190 | |
Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC(b) | | | 10,047 | | | | 111,220 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 13,381 | | | | 955,671 | |
Century Aluminum Co.(a) | | | 15,294 | | | | 235,375 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a) | | | 130,625 | | | | 2,970,413 | |
Coeur Mining, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 104,655 | | | | 394,549 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 31,718 | | | | 1,864,067 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 9,008 | | | | 141,786 | |
Constellium SE(a) | | | 30,496 | | | | 674,267 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 384,265 | | | | 18,068,140 | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 3,751 | | | | 225,510 | |
Hecla Mining Co. | | | 167,430 | | | | 805,338 | |
i-80 Gold Corp.(a)(b) | | | 51,247 | | | | 68,671 | |
Ivanhoe Electric, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,277 | | | | 120,315 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 4,350 | | | | 388,716 | |
Materion Corp. | | | 5,016 | | | | 660,858 | |
Metallus, Inc.(a) | | | 10,052 | | | | 223,657 | |
MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 28,977 | | | | 414,371 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 307,677 | | | | 11,027,144 | |
Novagold Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 65,522 | | | | 196,566 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 65,895 | | | | 13,040,620 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 2,531 | | | | 179,397 | |
Piedmont Lithium, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,878 | | | | 64,975 | |
Radius Recycling, Inc., Class A | | | 6,245 | | | | 131,957 | |
Ramaco Resources, Inc., Class A | | | 11,337 | | | | 190,915 | |
Reliance, Inc. | | | 15,426 | | | | 5,155,061 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 17,918 | | | | 2,182,592 | |
Ryerson Holding Corp. | | | 9,019 | | | | 302,137 | |
Southern Copper Corp. | | | 22,153 | | | | 2,359,738 | |
SSR Mining, Inc. | | | 53,140 | | | | 237,004 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 40,671 | | | | 6,028,662 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 26,327 | | | | 296,705 | |
Tredegar Corp. | | | 11,417 | | | | 74,439 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 59,294 | | | | 2,418,009 | |
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Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 14,564 | | | $ | 884,035 | |
Worthington Steel, Inc. | | | 7,803 | | | | 279,738 | |
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AFC Gamma, Inc. | | | 6,475 | | | | 80,160 | |
AGNC Investment Corp. | | | 189,620 | | | | 1,877,238 | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 130,985 | | | | 2,579,095 | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 41,164 | | | | 458,567 | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(b) | | | 41,214 | | | | 546,085 | |
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. | | | 11,107 | | | | 82,747 | |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | | | 16,036 | | | | 317,032 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 47,652 | | | | 948,751 | |
BrightSpire Capital, Inc., Class A | | | 40,685 | | | | 280,320 | |
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 7,471 | | | | 117,818 | |
Chimera Investment Corp. | | | 60,165 | | | | 277,361 | |
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 23,503 | | | | 229,389 | |
Dynex Capital, Inc. | | | 17,568 | | | | 218,722 | |
Ellington Financial, Inc. | | | 19,105 | | | | 225,630 | |
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 21,997 | | | | 293,880 | |
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 16,024 | | | | 76,434 | |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.(b) | | | 26,474 | | | | 751,862 | |
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | 8,704 | | | | 84,255 | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 15,974 | | | | 160,698 | |
Ladder Capital Corp., Class A | | | 28,038 | | | | 312,063 | |
MFA Financial, Inc. | | | 29,849 | | | | 340,577 | |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 24,453 | | | | 176,062 | |
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.(b) | | | 11,925 | | | | 106,490 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 23,775 | | | | 349,017 | |
Ready Capital Corp. | | | 38,697 | | | | 353,304 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 31,674 | | | | 201,763 | |
Rithm Capital Corp. | | | 127,796 | | | | 1,426,203 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 76,318 | | | | 1,551,545 | |
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 14,915 | | | | 115,144 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 24,062 | | | | 318,581 | |
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Ameren Corp. | | | 70,005 | | | | 5,177,570 | |
Avista Corp. | | | 18,176 | | | | 636,523 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 17,590 | | | | 960,414 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 171,088 | | | | 4,874,297 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 77,639 | | | | 4,684,737 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 93,409 | | | | 8,482,471 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 224,753 | | | | 11,055,600 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 55,871 | | | | 6,265,374 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 111,033 | | | | 3,071,173 | |
Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. | | | 15,538 | | | | 791,350 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 133,243 | | | | 8,897,968 | |
Sempra | | | 168,169 | | | | 12,079,579 | |
Unitil Corp. | | | 3,425 | | | | 179,299 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 83,989 | | | | 6,897,177 | |
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Office REITs — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 46,917 | | | | 6,048,070 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 41,717 | | | | 2,724,537 | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 50,202 | | | | 240,970 | |
City Office REIT, Inc. | | | 12,931 | | | | 67,371 | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 29,797 | | | | 720,193 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 39,846 | | | | 957,898 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 44,532 | | | | 617,659 | |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 26,084 | | | | 300,227 | |
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Equity Commonwealth(a) | | | 27,959 | | | $ | 527,866 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 27,118 | | | | 709,949 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 39,856 | | | | 257,071 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 26,821 | | | | 430,477 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 31,076 | | | | 1,132,099 | |
NET Lease Office Properties | | | 3,746 | | | | 89,155 | |
Office Properties Income Trust | | | 12,728 | | | | 25,965 | |
Orion Office REIT, Inc. | | | 14,428 | | | | 50,642 | |
Paramount Group, Inc. | | | 47,017 | | | | 220,510 | |
Peakstone Realty Trust, Class E | | | 7,316 | | | | 118,007 | |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 33,961 | | | | 238,746 | |
Postal Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 3,866 | | | | 55,361 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 16,914 | | | | 932,469 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 47,386 | | | | 1,363,295 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.6% | | | | | | |
Amplify Energy Corp.(a) | | | 12,519 | | | | 82,751 | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 89,095 | | | | 1,252,676 | |
Antero Resources Corp.(a) | | | 77,145 | | | | 2,237,205 | |
APA Corp. | | | 82,322 | | | | 2,830,230 | |
Ardmore Shipping Corp. | | | 13,323 | | | | 218,764 | |
Berry Corp. | | | 23,016 | | | | 185,279 | |
California Resources Corp. | | | 19,451 | | | | 1,071,750 | |
Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b) | | | 16,243 | | | | 580,850 | |
Centrus Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,244 | | | | 134,723 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 64,270 | | | | 10,365,466 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 33,660 | | | | 2,990,018 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 461,667 | | | | 72,823,353 | |
Chord Energy Corp. | | | 11,211 | | | | 1,998,249 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | 21,501 | | | | 1,632,141 | |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)(b) | | | 41,871 | | | | 112,214 | |
CNX Resources Corp.(a) | | | 44,593 | | | | 1,057,746 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | | | 22,439 | | | | 208,234 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 321,564 | | | | 40,928,666 | |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | | | 8,124 | | | | 680,466 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 200,921 | | | | 5,601,677 | |
Crescent Energy Co., Class A | | | 20,992 | | | | 249,805 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 7,547 | | | | 269,126 | |
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,194 | | | | 590,024 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 173,079 | | | | 8,685,104 | |
DHT Holdings, Inc. | | | 31,335 | | | | 360,353 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 47,687 | | | | 9,450,133 | |
Dorian LPG Ltd. | | | 9,461 | | | | 363,870 | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | | | 25,124 | | | | 1,535,076 | |
Encore Energy Corp.(a) | | | 43,564 | | | | 190,810 | |
Energy Fuels, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 39,700 | | | | 249,713 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 158,157 | | | | 20,218,791 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 95,659 | | | | 3,546,079 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 111,878 | | | | 1,397,356 | |
Evolution Petroleum Corp. | | | 14,073 | | | | 86,408 | |
Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 4,874 | | | | 78,081 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1,073,411 | | | | 124,773,295 | |
FLEX LNG Ltd. | | | 7,253 | | | | 184,444 | |
Gevo, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 53,260 | | | | 40,941 | |
Golar LNG Ltd. | | | 25,276 | | | | 608,141 | |
Green Plains, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,494 | | | | 219,501 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.(a) | | | 2,950 | | | | 472,354 | |
Hallador Energy Co.(a) | | | 10,123 | | | | 53,956 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 74,464 | | | | 11,366,185 | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 42,932 | | | | 2,591,805 | |
International Seaways, Inc. | | | 10,706 | | | | 569,559 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 527,347 | | | | 9,671,544 | |
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Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 4,908 | | | $ | 195,682 | |
Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 124,335 | | | | 741,037 | |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A | | | 48,375 | | | | 1,255,331 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 156,851 | | | | 4,445,157 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 98,842 | | | | 19,916,663 | |
Matador Resources Co. | | | 30,050 | | | | 2,006,438 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 38,043 | | | | 1,738,565 | |
New Fortress Energy, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 18,570 | | | | 568,056 | |
NextDecade Corp.(a)(b) | | | 14,052 | | | | 79,815 | |
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. | | | 51,577 | | | | 202,182 | |
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | | 24,426 | | | | 969,224 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 184,324 | | | | 11,979,217 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 156,023 | | | | 12,508,364 | |
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A | | | 26,964 | | | | 172,570 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 68,460 | | | | 3,553,074 | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 16,170 | | | | 599,260 | |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 29,005 | | | | 1,669,818 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 30,563 | | | | 741,458 | |
Permian Resources Corp., Class A | | | 123,843 | | | | 2,187,067 | |
PetroCorp Escrow(a)(c) | | | 1,248 | | | | — | |
Phillips 66 | | | 118,191 | | | | 19,305,318 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 62,279 | | | | 16,348,237 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 62,405 | | | | 2,148,604 | |
REX American Resources Corp.(a) | | | 4,599 | | | | 270,007 | |
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. | | | 3,310 | | | | 109,230 | |
Ring Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 50,063 | | | | 98,123 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | | | 12,806 | | | | 916,269 | |
SFL Corp. Ltd. | | | 35,176 | | | | 463,620 | |
SilverBow Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 7,448 | | | | 254,275 | |
Sitio Royalties Corp., Class A | | | 19,160 | | | | 473,635 | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 31,913 | | | | 1,590,863 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.(a) | | | 295,950 | | | | 2,243,301 | |
Talos Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 35,906 | | | | 500,171 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 59,195 | | | | 6,629,248 | |
Teekay Corp.(a) | | | 21,998 | | | | 160,145 | |
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A | | | 6,413 | | | | 374,583 | |
Tellurian, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 139,582 | | | | 92,320 | |
Texas Pacific Land Corp. | | | 4,965 | | | | 2,872,302 | |
Uranium Energy Corp.(a) | | | 105,169 | | | | 709,891 | |
VAALCO Energy, Inc. | | | 27,930 | | | | 194,672 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 91,055 | | | | 15,542,178 | |
Vertex Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,827 | | | | 22,158 | |
Vital Energy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,295 | | | | 383,279 | |
Vitesse Energy, Inc. | | | 6,372 | | | | 151,208 | |
W&T Offshore, Inc. | | | 33,185 | | | | 87,940 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 325,836 | | | | 12,697,829 | |
World Kinect Corp. | | | 17,809 | | | | 471,048 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Clearwater Paper Corp.(a) | | | 4,523 | | | | 197,791 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 18,362 | | | | 1,540,755 | |
Sylvamo Corp. | | | 9,389 | | | | 579,677 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | | | 32,638 | | | | 1,403,107 | |
Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 3,671 | | | | 276,096 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc.(a) | | | 174,591 | | | | 2,679,972 | |
Blade Air Mobility, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 23,441 | | | | 66,807 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 173,672 | | | | 8,313,679 | |
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,822 | | | | 79,656 | |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 14,227 | | | | 189,646 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a) | | | 80,519 | | | | 597,451 | |
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Joby Aviation, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 69,855 | | | $ | 374,423 | |
SkyWest, Inc.(a) | | | 11,357 | | | | 784,541 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 161,164 | | | | 4,704,377 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. | | | 26,623 | | | | 128,855 | |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 12,108 | | | | 182,710 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 86,411 | | | | 4,137,359 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Beauty Health Co. (The), Class A(a) | | | 24,160 | | | | 107,271 | |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 35,534 | | | | 2,097,572 | |
Coty, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 98,895 | | | | 1,182,784 | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | | 15,142 | | | | 585,087 | |
elf Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 14,330 | | | | 2,809,110 | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 61,317 | | | | 9,452,016 | |
Herbalife Ltd.(a) | | | 28,367 | | | | 285,088 | |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 5,038 | | | | 707,889 | |
Kenvue, Inc. | | | 462,994 | | | | 9,935,851 | |
Medifast, Inc. | | | 3,196 | | | | 122,471 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 11,876 | | | | 164,245 | |
Olaplex Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 34,585 | | | | 66,403 | |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 3,620 | | | | 175,570 | |
Waldencast PLC, Class A(a)(b) | | | 11,550 | | | | 75,075 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 3.6% | | | | | | |
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 17,882 | | | | 22,174 | |
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 28,220 | | | | 171,013 | |
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 10,476 | | | | 460,001 | |
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 13,662 | | | | 38,800 | |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,196 | | | | 220,939 | |
Arvinas, Inc.(a) | | | 14,533 | | | | 599,922 | |
Assertio Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 17,925 | | | | 17,195 | |
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,237 | | | | 73,677 | |
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,975 | | | | 796,005 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 546,396 | | | | 29,631,055 | |
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 12,337 | | | | 11,227 | |
Cassava Sciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,979 | | | | 202,474 | |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | | | 47,443 | | | | 2,678,157 | |
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,076 | | | | 352,330 | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 23,026 | | | | 580,025 | |
CorMedix, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,431 | | | | 95,107 | |
Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 12,519 | | | | 228,346 | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(a) | | | 130,001 | | | | 2,116,416 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 227,132 | | | | 176,699,611 | |
Enliven Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,140 | | | | 108,003 | |
Evolus, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,569 | | | | 161,966 | |
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,250 | | | | 232,537 | |
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 7,393 | | | | 248,257 | |
Harrow, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,842 | | | | 90,520 | |
Innoviva, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 18,540 | | | | 282,550 | |
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a) | | | 24,419 | | | | 1,689,795 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | | | 16,464 | | | | 1,982,595 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 646,820 | | | | 102,320,456 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,907 | | | | 285,602 | |
Liquidia Corp.(a)(b) | | | 8,794 | | | | 129,711 | |
Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 5,486 | | | | 118,498 | |
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 13,097 | | | | 118,397 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 681,683 | | | | 89,948,072 | |
Neumora Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 7,961 | | | | 109,464 | |
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,467 | | | | 32,542 | |
Nuvation Bio, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 46,520 | | | | 169,333 | |
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.(a) | | | 27,229 | | | | 247,784 | |
Omeros Corp.(a)(b) | | | 19,424 | | | | 67,013 | |
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Organon & Co. | | | 68,317 | | | $ | 1,284,360 | |
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a) | | | 11,825 | | | | 345,526 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 36,982 | | | | 1,190,450 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 1,516,140 | | | | 42,072,885 | |
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,138 | | | | 97,045 | |
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | | | 3,819 | | | | 49,380 | |
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 14,854 | | | | 221,325 | |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 13,644 | | | | 990,009 | |
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 22,287 | | | | 109,652 | |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A | | | 97,886 | | | | 2,972,798 | |
Scilex Holding Co. (Acquired 01/13/23, Cost $96,475)(a)(e) | | | 19,104 | | | | 28,806 | |
scPharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,902 | | | | 54,728 | |
SIGA Technologies, Inc. | | | 12,131 | | | | 103,841 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 13,116 | | | | 447,387 | |
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(a) | | | 2,796 | | | | 118,383 | |
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,716 | | | | 353,177 | |
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 11,264 | | | | 73,892 | |
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 15,407 | | | | 138,201 | |
Ventyx Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,310 | | | | 67,705 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | 320,112 | | | | 3,822,137 | |
WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.(a) | | | 31,070 | | | | 191,702 | |
Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 25,068 | | | | 55,400 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 124,261 | | | | 21,026,204 | |
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Alight, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 116,216 | | | | 1,144,728 | |
ASGN, Inc.(a) | | | 12,011 | | | | 1,258,272 | |
Asure Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,424 | | | | 26,639 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 110,809 | | | | 27,673,440 | |
Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 1,743 | | | | 220,873 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A | | | 34,399 | | | | 5,106,188 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 31,432 | | | | 6,439,160 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,068 | | | | 2,298,740 | |
CBIZ, Inc.(a) | | | 13,577 | | | | 1,065,794 | |
Clarivate PLC(a)(b) | | | 123,203 | | | | 915,398 | |
Concentrix Corp. | | | 11,188 | | | | 740,869 | |
Conduent, Inc.(a) | | | 41,179 | | | | 139,185 | |
CRA International, Inc. | | | 1,735 | | | | 259,521 | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 7,865 | | | | 405,362 | |
Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 39,133 | | | | 2,590,996 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | | | 67,776 | | | | 680,471 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 32,394 | | | | 8,666,043 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 43,649 | | | | 1,388,038 | |
Exponent, Inc. | | | 13,409 | | | | 1,108,790 | |
First Advantage Corp. | | | 15,066 | | | | 244,371 | |
Forrester Research, Inc.(a) | | | 3,635 | | | | 78,371 | |
Franklin Covey Co.(a) | | | 4,378 | | | | 171,880 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | | | 8,713 | | | | 1,832,257 | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 47,190 | | | | 1,554,910 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 4,460 | | | | 150,124 | |
HireRight Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 8,449 | | | | 120,567 | |
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a) | | | 4,696 | | | | 453,728 | |
ICF International, Inc. | | | 4,860 | | | | 732,062 | |
Innodata, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 8,532 | | | | 56,311 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 9,416 | | | | 1,032,088 | |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | | 33,435 | | | | 5,139,963 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 36,452 | | | | 2,320,534 | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 10,094 | | | | 252,754 | |
Kforce, Inc. | | | 5,059 | | | | 356,761 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 14,162 | | | | 931,293 | |
Legalzoom.com, Inc.(a) | | | 36,039 | | | | 480,760 | |
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Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 36,909 | | | $ | 4,838,401 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 13,916 | | | | 1,080,438 | |
Maximus, Inc. | | | 16,442 | | | | 1,379,484 | |
NV5 Global, Inc.(a) | | | 3,686 | | | | 361,265 | |
Parsons Corp.(a) | | | 10,859 | | | | 900,754 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 85,960 | | | | 10,555,888 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 13,947 | | | | 2,775,592 | |
Paycor HCM, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 17,015 | | | | 330,772 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 11,140 | | | | 1,914,520 | |
Planet Labs PBC, Class A(a)(b) | | | 44,855 | | | | 114,380 | |
Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 10,715 | | | | 141,009 | |
Robert Half, Inc. | | | 28,354 | | | | 2,247,905 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 14,605 | | | | 1,904,346 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 58,989 | | | | 3,797,122 | |
Sterling Check Corp.(a) | | | 5,926 | | | | 95,290 | |
TransUnion | | | 51,967 | | | | 4,146,967 | |
TriNet Group, Inc. | | | 8,508 | | | | 1,127,225 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.(a) | | | 9,998 | | | | 125,175 | |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,666 | | | | 48,386 | |
Upwork, Inc.(a) | | | 30,449 | | | | 373,305 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 38,400 | | | | 9,052,032 | |
Verra Mobility Corp., Class A(a) | | | 37,238 | | | | 929,833 | |
Willdan Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,699 | | | | 165,214 | |
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Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a) | | | 31,542 | | | | 194,930 | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 80,876 | | | | 7,864,382 | |
Compass, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 74,928 | | | | 269,741 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 108,360 | | | | 10,467,576 | |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a) | | | 40,265 | | | | 421,172 | |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Class A | | | 41,942 | | | | 808,222 | |
Douglas Elliman, Inc. | | | 26,913 | | | | 42,523 | |
eXp World Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 16,237 | | | | 167,728 | |
Forestar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 6,601 | | | | 265,294 | |
FRP Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,521 | | | | 154,789 | |
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 9,683 | | | | 703,180 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) | | | 12,727 | | | | 2,482,910 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 31,718 | | | | 272,140 | |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. | | | 5,893 | | | | 201,364 | |
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A | | | 41,681 | | | | 462,242 | |
Opendoor Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 147,001 | | | | 445,413 | |
Redfin Corp.(a) | | | 27,061 | | | | 179,956 | |
REX Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 5,444 | | | | 47,744 | |
RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A | | | 4,139 | | | | 99,336 | |
St. Joe Co. (The) | | | 8,422 | | | | 488,223 | |
Star Holdings(a) | | | 2,414 | | | | 31,189 | |
Tejon Ranch Co.(a)(b) | | | 8,447 | | | | 130,168 | |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 15,893 | | | | 760,639 | |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 42,238 | | | | 2,060,370 | |
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American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 88,350 | | | | 3,249,513 | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 40,737 | | | | 1,322,730 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A(a) | | | 40,326 | | | | 330,270 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 38,073 | | | | 7,064,826 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 27,691 | | | | 2,724,794 | |
Centerspace | | | 4,667 | | | | 266,672 | |
Elme Communities | | | 23,628 | | | | 328,902 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 46,854 | | | | 3,017,398 | |
Equity Residential | | | 99,887 | | | | 6,303,869 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 17,231 | | | | 4,218,321 | |
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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 57,952 | | | $ | 934,766 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 163,451 | | | | 5,820,490 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 31,085 | | | | 4,090,164 | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | | | 6,208 | | | | 199,836 | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 33,161 | | | | 4,263,841 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 88,286 | | | | 3,302,779 | |
UMH Properties, Inc. | | | 15,563 | | | | 252,743 | |
Veris Residential, Inc. | | | 24,180 | | | | 367,778 | |
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Acadia Realty Trust | | | 25,101 | | | | 426,968 | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 27,012 | | | | 1,542,925 | |
Alexander’s, Inc. | | | 556 | | | | 120,730 | |
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 80,266 | | | | 1,882,238 | |
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | | | 8,980 | | | | 205,732 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 21,184 | | | | 2,163,310 | |
Getty Realty Corp. | | | 11,857 | | | | 324,289 | |
InvenTrust Properties Corp. | | | 18,541 | | | | 476,689 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 173,373 | | | | 3,399,844 | |
Kite Realty Group Trust | | | 55,404 | | | | 1,201,159 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 58,217 | | | | 1,003,079 | |
NETSTREIT Corp. | | | 15,966 | | | | 293,295 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 48,780 | | | | 2,084,857 | |
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. | | | 33,623 | | | | 1,206,057 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 223,337 | | | | 12,082,532 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 48,260 | | | | 2,922,626 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 29,056 | | | | 372,498 | |
Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 3,198 | | | | 123,091 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 87,101 | | | | 13,630,435 | |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 48,189 | | | | 705,969 | |
Tanger, Inc. | | | 28,968 | | | | 855,425 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 30,252 | | | | 522,452 | |
Whitestone REIT | | | 15,762 | | | | 197,813 | |
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ACM Research, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 15,994 | | | | 466,065 | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 430,195 | | | | 77,645,896 | |
Aehr Test Systems(a)(b) | | | 6,798 | | | | 84,295 | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 19,271 | | | | 519,546 | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a) | | | 6,382 | | | | 140,659 | |
Ambarella, Inc.(a) | | | 9,263 | | | | 470,283 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | | | 29,028 | | | | 935,863 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 133,623 | | | | 26,429,293 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 224,147 | | | | 46,225,836 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 8,836 | | | | 985,391 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 115,708 | | | | 153,360,540 | |
CEVA, Inc.(a) | | | 5,663 | | | | 128,607 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | | | 14,341 | | | | 1,327,403 | |
Cohu, Inc.(a) | | | 11,102 | | | | 370,030 | |
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.(a) | | | 28,989 | | | | 614,277 | |
Diodes, Inc.(a) | | | 12,142 | | | | 856,011 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 35,957 | | | | 4,350,078 | |
Entegris, Inc.(b) | | | 39,892 | | | | 5,606,422 | |
First Solar, Inc.(a) | | | 28,447 | | | | 4,801,854 | |
FormFactor, Inc.(a) | | | 20,417 | | | | 931,628 | |
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,810 | | | | 1,084,409 | |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 7,325 | | | | 282,891 | |
Impinj, Inc.(a) | | | 5,698 | | | | 731,680 | |
indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 32,796 | | | | 232,196 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 1,134,509 | | | | 50,111,263 | |
inTEST Corp.(a) | | | 4,460 | | | | 59,095 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 36,343 | | | | 25,388,130 | |
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Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 15,080 | | | $ | 758,675 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 35,324 | | | | 34,319,739 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 36,581 | | | | 2,861,732 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 14,622 | | | | 1,398,448 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 229,709 | | | | 16,281,774 | |
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 6,633 | | | | 22,088 | |
MaxLinear, Inc.(a) | | | 18,757 | | | | 350,193 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 142,726 | | | | 12,803,949 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 293,233 | | | | 34,569,238 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 17,603 | | | | 2,341,199 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 12,354 | | | | 8,368,847 | |
Navitas Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 26,837 | | | | 128,012 | |
NVE Corp. | | | 1,251 | | | | 112,815 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 637,730 | | | | 576,227,319 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 115,206 | | | | 8,473,401 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(a) | | | 13,404 | | | | 2,427,196 | |
PDF Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 7,550 | | | | 254,209 | |
Photronics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,245 | | | | 460,058 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 15,640 | | | | 1,119,042 | |
Qorvo, Inc.(a) | | | 26,121 | | | | 2,999,474 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 299,260 | | | | 50,664,718 | |
Rambus, Inc.(a) | | | 29,262 | | | | 1,808,684 | |
Semtech Corp.(a) | | | 17,031 | | | | 468,182 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 8,370 | | | | 1,202,936 | |
SiTime Corp.(a) | | | 4,302 | | | | 401,075 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 43,366 | | | | 4,697,405 | |
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 14,113 | | | | 371,454 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(a) | | | 10,260 | | | | 1,000,966 | |
Teradyne, Inc.(b) | | | 40,870 | | | | 4,611,362 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 243,615 | | | | 42,440,169 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 11,502 | | | | 528,402 | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 12,624 | | | | 2,126,513 | |
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a) | | | 15,197 | | | | 534,478 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 32,636 | | | | 962,762 | |
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8x8, Inc.(a) | | | 28,114 | | | | 75,908 | |
A10 Networks, Inc. | | | 14,924 | | | | 204,310 | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 27,575 | | | | 915,766 | |
Adeia, Inc. | | | 28,036 | | | | 306,153 | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 121,109 | | | | 61,111,601 | |
Agilysys, Inc.(a) | | | 4,997 | | | | 421,047 | |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 12,213 | | | | 885,076 | |
Alkami Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 12,604 | | | | 309,680 | |
Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 14,009 | | | | 1,206,875 | |
American Software, Inc., Class A | | | 8,813 | | | | 100,909 | |
Amplitude, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 17,219 | | | | 187,343 | |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | | | 23,222 | | | | 8,061,749 | |
Appfolio, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,458 | | | | 1,346,707 | |
Appian Corp., Class A(a) | | | 10,312 | | | | 411,964 | |
AppLovin Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 53,851 | | | | 3,727,566 | |
Asana, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 19,696 | | | | 305,091 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 7,661 | | | | 1,633,938 | |
Atlassian Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 41,576 | | | | 8,111,893 | |
Aurora Innovation, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 79,981 | | | | 225,546 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | | | 57,583 | | | | 14,995,765 | |
AvePoint, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 39,255 | | | | 310,900 | |
Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B(b) | | | 50,981 | | | | 2,662,228 | |
BILL Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 26,951 | | | | 1,852,073 | |
Bit Digital, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 25,441 | | | | 73,016 | |
Blackbaud, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,297 | | | | 837,560 | |
BlackLine, Inc.(a) | | | 14,888 | | | | 961,467 | |
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Box, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 37,443 | | | $ | 1,060,386 | |
Braze, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,856 | | | | 613,821 | |
C3.ai, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 21,631 | | | | 585,551 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 72,661 | | | | 22,617,916 | |
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 90,931 | | | | 1,087,535 | |
Cerence, Inc.(a) | | | 9,933 | | | | 156,445 | |
Cleanspark, Inc.(a) | | | 52,417 | | | | 1,111,765 | |
Clear Secure, Inc., Class A | | | 21,930 | | | | 466,451 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 11,153 | | | | 1,131,249 | |
Confluent, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 53,336 | | | | 1,627,815 | |
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 5,678 | | | | 90,053 | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 57,245 | | | | 18,352,174 | |
CS Disco, Inc.(a) | | | 9,712 | | | | 78,959 | |
Daily Journal Corp.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 143,198 | |
Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 74,823 | | | | 9,248,123 | |
Digimarc Corp.(a)(b) | | | 5,302 | | | | 144,108 | |
Digital Turbine, Inc.(a) | | | 22,624 | | | | 59,275 | |
DocuSign, Inc.(a) | | | 55,398 | | | | 3,298,951 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 15,508 | | | | 1,299,105 | |
Domo, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 6,899 | | | | 61,539 | |
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 36,969 | | | | 1,299,830 | |
Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 70,086 | | | | 1,703,090 | |
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | | | 69,341 | | | | 3,220,196 | |
E2open Parent Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 53,886 | | | | 239,254 | |
Elastic NV(a) | | | 21,293 | | | | 2,134,410 | |
Enfusion, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 8,069 | | | | 74,638 | |
Envestnet, Inc.(a) | | | 14,382 | | | | 832,862 | |
Everbridge, Inc.(a) | | | 9,637 | | | | 335,657 | |
EverCommerce, Inc.(a) | | | 11,351 | | | | 106,926 | |
Expensify, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 14,524 | | | | 26,724 | |
Fair Isaac Corp.(a) | | | 6,496 | | | | 8,117,467 | |
Five9, Inc.(a) | | | 19,403 | | | | 1,205,120 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 172,839 | | | | 11,806,632 | |
Freshworks, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 42,630 | | | | 776,292 | |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | | 146,446 | | | | 3,280,390 | |
Gitlab, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 23,390 | | | | 1,364,105 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 21,829 | | | | 2,547,663 | |
HashiCorp, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 24,630 | | | | 663,778 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(a) | | | 12,519 | | | | 7,843,905 | |
Informatica, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,352 | | | | 467,320 | |
Instructure Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,212 | | | | 111,433 | |
Intapp, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,105 | | | | 380,901 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | | 7,583 | | | | 807,286 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 73,269 | | | | 47,624,850 | |
Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 17,976 | | | | 329,860 | |
LivePerson, Inc.(a) | | | 16,718 | | | | 16,674 | |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 16,679 | | | | 575,425 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | | | 16,514 | | | | 4,132,298 | |
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 56,596 | | | | 1,277,938 | |
Matterport, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 65,359 | | | | 147,711 | |
MeridianLink, Inc.(a) | | | 6,049 | | | | 113,116 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 1,997,440 | | | | 840,362,957 | |
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,955 | | | | 6,741,535 | |
Mitek Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,963 | | | | 154,578 | |
Model N, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 9,638 | | | | 274,394 | |
N-able, Inc.(a) | | | 17,965 | | | | 234,803 | |
nCino, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,384 | | | | 761,954 | |
NCR Voyix Corp.(a) | | | 33,706 | | | | 425,707 | |
NextNav, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,922 | | | | 150,827 | |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 65,136 | | | | 4,020,194 | |
Olo, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 26,747 | | | | 146,841 | |
ON24, Inc. | | | 15,145 | | | | 108,135 | |
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OneSpan, Inc.(a) | | | 10,993 | | | $ | 127,849 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 413,862 | | | | 51,985,206 | |
PagerDuty, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 26,690 | | | | 605,329 | |
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 517,256 | | | | 11,902,061 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 82,046 | | | | 23,311,730 | |
Pegasystems, Inc. | | | 10,979 | | | | 709,683 | |
PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 16,349 | | | | 348,070 | |
Procore Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 20,821 | | | | 1,710,862 | |
Progress Software Corp. | | | 11,745 | | | | 626,126 | |
PROS Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,790 | | | | 428,331 | |
PTC, Inc.(a) | | | 30,462 | | | | 5,755,490 | |
Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,798 | | | | 777,783 | |
Qualys, Inc.(a) | | | 9,997 | | | | 1,668,199 | |
Rapid7, Inc.(a) | | | 15,182 | | | | 744,525 | |
Rimini Street, Inc.(a) | | | 25,248 | | | | 82,308 | |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 24,424 | | | | 848,490 | |
Riot Platforms, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 48,401 | | | | 592,428 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 28,498 | | | | 15,982,818 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 251,119 | | | | 75,632,020 | |
Sapiens International Corp. NV | | | 6,878 | | | | 221,196 | |
SEMrush Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 12,201 | | | | 161,785 | |
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 66,159 | | | | 1,542,166 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 54,617 | | | | 41,640,001 | |
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 34,456 | | | | 1,326,556 | |
SolarWinds Corp.(a) | | | 12,293 | | | | 155,138 | |
SoundHound AI, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 36,809 | | | | 216,805 | |
SoundThinking, Inc.(a) | | | 2,880 | | | | 45,734 | |
Sprinklr, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 30,765 | | | | 377,487 | |
Sprout Social, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 13,682 | | | | 816,952 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.(a) | | | 9,824 | | | | 1,816,458 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 40,724 | | | | 23,273,766 | |
Tenable Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 31,356 | | | | 1,549,927 | |
Teradata Corp.(a) | | | 26,306 | | | | 1,017,253 | |
Terawulf, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 67,170 | | | | 176,657 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 11,061 | | | | 4,701,036 | |
UiPath, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 99,969 | | | | 2,266,297 | |
Unity Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 76,589 | | | | 2,044,926 | |
Varonis Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 30,227 | | | | 1,425,808 | |
Verint Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 17,774 | | | | 589,208 | |
Weave Communications, Inc.(a) | | | 13,413 | | | | 153,981 | |
Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 53,837 | | | | 14,684,042 | |
Workiva, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,070 | | | | 1,108,336 | |
Xperi, Inc.(a) | | | 12,403 | | | | 149,580 | |
Yext, Inc.(a) | | | 25,534 | | | | 153,970 | |
Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 30,720 | | | | 335,770 | |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 68,653 | | | | 4,487,847 | |
Zscaler, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 23,729 | | | | 4,570,917 | |
Zuora, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 29,461 | | | | 268,684 | |
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American Tower Corp. | | | 125,135 | | | | 24,725,425 | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 115,987 | | | | 12,274,904 | |
CubeSmart | | | 58,739 | | | | 2,656,178 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 81,008 | | | | 11,668,392 | |
EPR Properties | | | 20,678 | | | | 877,781 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 24,956 | | | | 20,596,936 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 56,302 | | | | 8,276,394 | |
Farmland Partners, Inc. | | | 10,253 | | | | 113,808 | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 22,229 | | | | 543,944 | |
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 68,210 | | | | 3,142,435 | |
Gladstone Land Corp. | | | 9,264 | | | | 123,582 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 77,730 | | | | 6,234,723 | |
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Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 23,312 | | | $ | 2,783,686 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 22,546 | | | | 882,901 | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 39,002 | | | | 654,844 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 21,663 | | | | 1,018,594 | |
Public Storage | | | 42,099 | | | | 12,211,236 | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 37,775 | | | | 1,255,641 | |
Safehold, Inc. | | | 14,494 | | | | 298,576 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 29,092 | | | | 6,304,236 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 61,659 | | | | 363,788 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 277,346 | | | | 8,262,137 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 196,126 | | | | 7,042,885 | |
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1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 10,728 | | | | 116,184 | |
Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The) | | | 9,848 | | | | 73,860 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a) | | | 12,793 | | | | 1,603,347 | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | | | 20,152 | | | | 1,361,066 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 15,592 | | | | 1,326,723 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 48,588 | | | | 1,253,085 | |
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,956 | | | | 124,930 | |
Arko Corp., Class A | | | 20,848 | | | | 118,834 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,420 | | | | 1,277,928 | |
AutoNation, Inc.(a) | | | 8,082 | | | | 1,338,218 | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 4,637 | | | | 14,614,201 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 61,272 | | | | 3,064,825 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 51,948 | | | | 4,261,294 | |
Beyond, Inc.(a) | | | 11,558 | | | | 415,048 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 8,182 | | | | 778,517 | |
Buckle, Inc. (The) | | | 6,801 | | | | 273,876 | |
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. | | | 4,267 | | | | 127,455 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 17,040 | | | | 3,956,518 | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | 10,690 | | | | 438,611 | |
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 10,915 | | | | 303,983 | |
CarMax, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 42,861 | | | | 3,733,622 | |
CarParts.com, Inc.(a) | | | 21,781 | | | | 35,285 | |
Carvana Co., Class A(a) | | | 27,470 | | | | 2,414,888 | |
Children’s Place, Inc. (The)(a)(b) | | | 3,245 | | | | 37,447 | |
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 17,736 | | | | 193,854 | |
Destination XL Group, Inc.(a) | | | 15,315 | | | | 55,134 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 15,132 | | | | 3,402,581 | |
EVgo, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 20,718 | | | | 52,002 | |
Five Below, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 14,633 | | | | 2,654,134 | |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 27,859 | | | | 3,611,084 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 20,823 | | | | 593,455 | |
GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 71,260 | | | | 892,175 | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 53,270 | | | | 1,467,588 | |
Genesco, Inc.(a) | | | 3,196 | | | | 89,935 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 3,746 | | | | 1,094,694 | |
GrowGeneration Corp.(a) | | | 28,084 | | | | 80,320 | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 9,566 | | | | 301,042 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 4,592 | | | | 156,679 | |
Hibbett, Inc. | | | 4,196 | | | | 322,295 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 268,426 | | | | 102,968,214 | |
Leslie’s, Inc.(a) | | | 41,852 | | | | 272,038 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 7,057 | | | | 2,123,169 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 154,981 | | | | 39,478,310 | |
MarineMax, Inc.(a) | | | 5,424 | | | | 180,402 | |
Monro, Inc. | | | 8,422 | | | | 265,630 | |
Murphy U.S.A., Inc. | | | 5,220 | | | | 2,188,224 | |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 20,678 | | | | 458,224 | |
ODP Corp. (The)(a) | | | 9,017 | | | | 478,352 | |
OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,378 | | | | 95,091 | |
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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 15,862 | | | $ | 17,906,295 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.(b) | | | 5,328 | | | | 863,083 | |
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.(a)(b) | | | 23,430 | | | | 53,420 | |
PetMed Express, Inc. | | | 5,719 | | | | 27,394 | |
Revolve Group, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 9,735 | | | | 206,090 | |
RH(a) | | | 4,171 | | | | 1,452,592 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 88,808 | | | | 13,033,462 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 27,766 | | | | 344,854 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | | | 5,537 | | | | 202,876 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 11,753 | | | | 1,176,123 | |
Sleep Number Corp.(a) | | | 5,788 | | | | 92,782 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A | | | 3,339 | | | | 190,123 | |
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 13,339 | | | | 41,484 | |
Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 26,302 | | | | 69,437 | |
ThredUp, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 29,510 | | | | 59,020 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 305,038 | | | | 30,936,954 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 28,957 | | | | 7,578,626 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 13,075 | | | | 6,836,656 | |
Upbound Group, Inc. | | | 16,382 | | | | 576,810 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 18,838 | | | | 817,946 | |
Valvoline, Inc.(a) | | | 34,113 | | | | 1,520,416 | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a) | | | 21,224 | | | | 411,321 | |
Warby Parker, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 25,887 | | | | 352,322 | |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 21,844 | | | | 1,482,771 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 16,886 | | | | 5,361,812 | |
Winmark Corp. | | | 775 | | | | 280,317 | |
Zumiez, Inc.(a) | | | 5,408 | | | | 82,148 | |
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Apple Inc. | | | 3,914,205 | | | | 671,207,873 | |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.(a) | | | 10,225 | | | | 126,177 | |
Eastman Kodak Co.(a) | | | 20,053 | | | | 99,262 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 345,242 | | | | 6,121,141 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 233,692 | | | | 7,062,172 | |
Immersion Corp. | | | 5,021 | | | | 37,557 | |
IonQ, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 45,555 | | | | 455,095 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 55,328 | | | | 5,807,780 | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 77,927 | | | | 4,051,425 | |
Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a) | | | 13,546 | | | | 13,681,866 | |
Western Digital Corp.(a)(b) | | | 87,697 | | | | 5,984,443 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 33,602 | | | | 601,476 | |
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Allbirds, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 34,027 | | | | 23,618 | |
Birkenstock Holding PLC(a)(b) | | | 7,976 | | | | 376,866 | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 30,459 | | | | 1,379,793 | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 9,833 | | | | 832,659 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 10,019 | | | | 813,342 | |
Crocs, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,336 | | | | 2,349,117 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a) | | | 6,820 | | | | 6,419,393 | |
Figs, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 37,971 | | | | 189,096 | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a) | | | 11,252 | | | | 326,421 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a) | | | 95,213 | | | | 552,235 | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 14,153 | | | | 852,718 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 29,743 | | | | 11,619,103 | |
Movado Group, Inc. | | | 4,355 | | | | 121,635 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 315,783 | | | | 29,677,286 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 4,601 | | | | 517,152 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 16,159 | | | | 2,272,117 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A | | | 10,961 | | | | 2,058,037 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a) | | | 34,919 | | | | 2,139,138 | |
Steven Madden Ltd. | | | 19,299 | | | | 815,962 | |
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Tapestry, Inc. | | | 63,009 | | | $ | 2,991,667 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 50,288 | | | | 371,126 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 51,177 | | | | 365,404 | |
VF Corp. | | | 92,535 | | | | 1,419,487 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 22,602 | | | | 253,368 | |
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Tobacco — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 480,111 | | | | 20,942,442 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 416,564 | | | | 38,165,594 | |
Turning Point Brands, Inc. | | | 6,104 | | | | 178,847 | |
Universal Corp. | | | 6,657 | | | | 344,300 | |
Vector Group Ltd. | | | 41,212 | | | | 451,683 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Air Lease Corp., Class A | | | 28,388 | | | | 1,460,279 | |
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., Class A | | | 8,952 | | | | 115,928 | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 10,582 | | | | 2,090,474 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 17,235 | | | | 1,689,375 | |
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,286 | | | | 297,729 | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 10,960 | | | | 1,680,935 | |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 46,597 | | | | 2,667,678 | |
Custom Truck One Source, Inc.(a) | | | 17,228 | | | | 100,267 | |
Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.(a) | | | 3,991 | | | | 141,601 | |
DNOW, Inc.(a) | | | 27,687 | | | | 420,842 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a) | | | 2,838 | | | | 152,486 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 152,435 | | | | 11,758,836 | |
Ferguson PLC | | | 54,863 | | | | 11,983,725 | |
FTAI Aviation Ltd. | | | 26,196 | | | | 1,762,991 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 9,033 | | | | 1,210,693 | |
Global Industrial Co. | | | 3,963 | | | | 177,463 | |
GMS, Inc.(a) | | | 11,171 | | | | 1,087,385 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | | | 8,147 | | | | 522,874 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,437 | | | | 1,251,647 | |
Hudson Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 11,345 | | | | 124,908 | |
McGrath RentCorp. | | | 6,154 | | | | 759,219 | |
MRC Global, Inc.(a) | | | 23,352 | | | | 293,535 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 12,354 | | | | 1,198,832 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 15,490 | | | | 829,025 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B | | | 3,360 | | | | 179,054 | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 12,245 | | | | 2,137,365 | |
Titan Machinery, Inc.(a) | | | 5,723 | | | | 141,988 | |
Transcat, Inc.(a) | | | 2,615 | | | | 291,389 | |
United Rentals, Inc. | | | 18,144 | | | | 13,083,820 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 8,868 | | | | 3,830,710 | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 11,652 | | | | 1,995,755 | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 11,807 | | | | 12,011,261 | |
Xometry, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 9,480 | | | | 160,117 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | | 10,208 | | | | 737,426 | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 52,177 | | | | 6,376,551 | |
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 2,958 | | | | 109,771 | |
California Water Service Group | | | 15,512 | | | | 720,998 | |
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | | | 4,718 | | | | 138,285 | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 68,092 | | | | 2,522,809 | |
Middlesex Water Co. | | | 5,127 | | | | 269,167 | |
SJW Group | | | 7,678 | | | | 434,498 | |
York Water Co. (The) | | | 3,299 | | | | 119,655 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Gogo, Inc.(a) | | | 17,440 | | | | 153,123 | |
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Spok Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,667 | | | $ | 122,289 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 27,603 | | | | 442,200 | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | | 131,545 | | | | 21,470,775 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 99.7% (Cost: $9,075,762,842) | | | | 13,623,981,412 | |
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Biotechnology — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Aduro Biotech CVR(a)(c) | | | 4,039 | | | | 2,019 | |
GTX, Inc., Contingent Rights(a)(b)(c) | | | 684 | | | | 701 | |
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Total Rights — 0.0% (Cost: $1,402) | | | | | | | 2,720 | |
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Warrants(a) | | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Chord Energy Corp. (Issued/Exercisable, Expires 09/01/25, Strike Price USD 83.45) | | | 204 | | | | 5,247 | |
Chord Energy Corp., Class A (Issued/Exercisable, Expires 09/01/24, Strike Price USD 73.44) | | | 409 | | | | 14,536 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,783 | |
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Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $68,578) | | | | | | | 19,783 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost: $9,075,832,822) | | | | 13,624,003,915 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 1.8% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(d)(f)(g) | | | 223,803,435 | | | $ | 223,915,337 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(f) | | | 18,894,297 | | | | 18,894,297 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 1.8% (Cost: $242,623,536) | | | | 242,809,634 | |
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Total Investments — 101.5% (Cost: $9,318,456,358) | | | | 13,866,813,549 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.5)% | | | | (211,590,259 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 13,655,223,290 | |
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(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) | Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $28,806, representing 0.0% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $96,475. |
(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. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 245,670,879 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (21,808,313 | )(a) | | $ | 32,820 | | | $ | 19,951 | | | $ | 223,915,337 | | | | 223,803,435 | | | $ | 1,970,744 | (b) | | $ | — | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 17,462,038 | | | | 1,432,259 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,894,297 | | | | 18,894,297 | | | | 1,021,190 | | | | — | | | |
| | BlackRock, Inc. | | | 26,432,247 | | | | 3,800,962 | | | | (3,401,488 | ) | | | 1,499,270 | | | | 4,979,493 | | | | 33,310,484 | | | | 39,955 | | | | 789,553 | | | | — | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,532,090 | | | $ | 4,999,444 | | | $ | 276,120,118 | | | | | | | $ | 3,781,487 | | | $ | — | | | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Russell 2000 E-Mini Index | | | 30 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 3,219 | | | $ | 86,961 | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 99 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | | 26,277 | | | | 506,191 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 593,152 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 593,152 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 593,152 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,358,776 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,358,776 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (539,811 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (539,811 | ) |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 25,242,427 | |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 13,623,912,285 | | | $ | 61,788 | | | $ | 7,339 | | | $ | 13,623,981,412 | |
Rights | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,720 | | | | 2,720 | |
Warrants | | | 19,783 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,783 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 242,809,634 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 242,809,634 | |
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| | $ | 13,866,741,702 | | | $ | 61,788 | | | $ | 10,059 | | | $ | 13,866,813,549 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 593,152 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 593,152 | |
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(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 March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.9% | | | | | | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 132,314 | | | $ | 13,578,063 | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 66,488 | | | | 17,016,939 | |
HEICO Corp.(a) | | | 7,709 | | | | 1,472,419 | |
HEICO Corp., Class A | | | 14,529 | | | | 2,236,594 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 147,221 | | | | 10,725,050 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 661,353 | | | | 45,256,386 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 68,726 | | | | 20,031,567 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 93,688 | | | | 2,763,796 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 180,491 | | | | 6,510,310 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 341,578 | | | | 32,767,578 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 76,790 | | | | 94,574,564 | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 104,470 | | | | 16,100,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 263,034,182 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3% | | | | | | |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 43,817 | | | | 3,336,226 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.(a) | | | 218,889 | | | | 26,610,336 | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(b) | | | 203,948 | | | | 10,964,245 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 40,910,807 | |
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Automobile Components — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC(b) | | | 472,032 | | | | 37,597,349 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 407,905 | | | | 14,170,620 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 408,754 | | | | 14,764,194 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 101,179 | | | | 14,658,814 | |
Phinia, Inc. | | | 80,966 | | | | 3,111,523 | |
QuantumScape Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 590,506 | | | | 3,714,283 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 88,016,783 | |
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Automobiles — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 220,976 | | | | 9,665,490 | |
Lucid Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,305,200 | | | | 3,719,820 | |
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 1,181,765 | | | | 12,940,327 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 89,630 | | | | 10,517,184 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 36,842,821 | |
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Banks — 3.2% | | | | | | |
Bank OZK | | | 184,461 | | | | 8,385,597 | |
BOK Financial Corp. | | | 48,294 | | | | 4,443,048 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 812,238 | | | | 29,476,117 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 364,799 | | | | 7,058,861 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 229,669 | | | | 12,629,498 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 209,706 | | | | 11,156,359 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 103,485 | | | | 11,649,307 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 244,791 | | | | 19,365,416 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,183,269 | | | | 44,029,440 | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 16,882 | | | | 27,602,070 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 219,292 | | | | 4,815,652 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 969,594 | | | | 14,931,748 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 627,273 | | | | 8,844,549 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,507,969 | | | | 34,986,168 | |
KeyCorp. | | | 1,627,921 | | | | 25,737,431 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 288,430 | | | | 41,949,259 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 1,265,108 | | | | 4,073,648 | |
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A(b) | | | 1,286,057 | | | | 15,342,660 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 131,709 | | | | 11,311,169 | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 123,479 | | | | 10,877,265 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 152,505 | | | | 10,031,779 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 1,608,524 | | | | 33,843,345 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 253,882 | | | | 10,170,513 | |
TFS Financial Corp. | | | 85,736 | | | | 1,076,844 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 298,442 | | | | 15,151,900 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 188,997 | | | | 12,131,717 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Banks (continued) | | | | | | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 106,739 | | | $ | 11,142,484 | |
Zions Bancorp N.A. | | | 255,403 | | | | 11,084,490 | |
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| | | | | | | 453,298,334 | |
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Beverages — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(b) | | | 1,299 | | | | 395,442 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class A | | | 16,973 | | | | 898,720 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS | | | 64,787 | | | | 3,344,305 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 305,384 | | | | 20,537,074 | |
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| | | | | | | 25,175,541 | |
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Biotechnology — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | | | 42,738 | | | | 6,387,194 | |
Biogen, Inc.(b) | | | 251,278 | | | | 54,183,075 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b) | | | 287,732 | | | | 25,130,513 | |
Exact Sciences Corp.(b) | | | 204,154 | | | | 14,098,875 | |
Exelixis, Inc.(b) | | | 143,795 | | | | 3,412,256 | |
Incyte Corp.(b) | | | 85,233 | | | | 4,855,724 | |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 34,249 | | | | 1,484,694 | |
Roivant Sciences Ltd.(b) | | | 33,626 | | | | 354,418 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(b) | | | 78,990 | | | | 18,145,583 | |
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| | | | | | | 128,052,332 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.5% | | | | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 851,152 | | | | 44,923,802 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 91,430 | | | | 6,283,070 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 191,032 | | | | 5,568,583 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 475,368 | | | | 9,502,606 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 197,692 | | | | 4,007,217 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 73,835 | | | | 5,875,051 | |
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| | | | | | | 76,160,329 | |
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Building Products — 2.8% | | | | | | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 188,693 | | | | 16,880,476 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 11,417 | | | | 1,537,984 | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 54,178 | | | | 6,729,991 | |
AZEK Co., Inc. (The), Class A(b) | | | 250,902 | | | | 12,600,298 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b) | | | 212,064 | | | | 44,225,947 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 84,471 | | | | 33,099,961 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 1,453,112 | | | | 84,469,401 | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 221,309 | | | | 18,738,233 | |
Hayward Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 230,694 | | | | 3,531,925 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 55,756 | | | | 27,251,303 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 392,014 | | | | 30,922,064 | |
Owens Corning | | | 154,657 | | | | 25,796,788 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 279,991 | | | | 84,053,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 389,837,669 | |
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Capital Markets — 5.2% | | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 58,347 | | | | 9,771,372 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 1,326,163 | | | | 76,413,512 | |
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A | | | 677,092 | | | | 12,769,955 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | | | 368,380 | | | | 17,280,706 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 183,371 | | | | 33,690,754 | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 298,690 | | | | 79,188,693 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 61,399 | | | | 11,824,833 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 523,461 | | | | 14,714,489 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A | | | 81,818 | | | | 10,488,250 | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 180,918 | | | | 20,210,350 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 633,471 | | | | 10,509,284 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 235,516 | | | | 7,746,121 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 316,163 | | | | 13,942,788 | |
KKR & Co., Inc., Class A | | | 872,493 | | | | 87,755,346 | |
Lazard, Inc. | | | 189,231 | | | | 7,923,102 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 66,962 | | | | 37,528,853 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Capital Markets (continued) | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 642,159 | | | $ | 40,520,233 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 353,656 | | | | 31,447,092 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 329,924 | | | | 42,368,840 | |
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 1,105,802 | | | | 22,259,794 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 175,317 | | | | 12,605,292 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 527,148 | | | | 40,759,083 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 170,853 | | | | 13,355,579 | |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 384,562 | | | | 46,885,799 | |
TPG, Inc., Class A | | | 88,674 | | | | 3,963,728 | |
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A | | | 130,756 | | | | 13,620,853 | |
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 146,643 | | | | 3,009,114 | |
XP, Inc., Class A | | | 516,999 | | | | 13,266,194 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 735,820,009 | |
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Chemicals — 3.5% | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 204,568 | | | | 26,949,788 | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 87,215 | | | | 8,492,125 | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b) | | | 345,136 | | | | 11,869,227 | |
Celanese Corp., Class A | | | 172,487 | | | | 29,643,616 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 336,118 | | | | 27,968,379 | |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | 260,294 | | | | 6,835,320 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 1,230,458 | | | | 70,960,513 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | | 750,227 | | | | 57,519,904 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 207,546 | | | | 20,800,260 | |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | | 391,689 | | | | 9,784,391 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 186,665 | | | | 11,890,561 | |
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 2,454,803 | | | | 2,847,571 | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 289,570 | | | | 7,537,507 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 445,260 | | | | 38,287,907 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 450,973 | | | | 46,125,518 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 569,322 | | | | 18,480,192 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 10,756 | | | | 6,825,973 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 209,831 | | | | 12,338,063 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 306,485 | | | | 44,409,677 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 178,760 | | | | 21,263,502 | |
Westlake Corp. | | | 56,864 | | | | 8,688,819 | |
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| | | | | | | 489,518,813 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.0% | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 16,735 | | | | 11,497,447 | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(b) | | | 88,287 | | | | 17,773,056 | |
Driven Brands Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 106,344 | | | | 1,679,172 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 53,670 | | | | 10,389,975 | |
RB Global, Inc. | | | 75,490 | | | | 5,750,073 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 360,231 | | | | 68,962,623 | |
Stericycle, Inc.(b) | | | 161,653 | | | | 8,527,196 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 75,658 | | | | 13,974,789 | |
Vestis Corp. | | | 203,444 | | | | 3,920,366 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.4% | |
Ciena Corp.(a)(b) | | | 251,710 | | | | 12,447,059 | |
F5, Inc.(b) | | | 103,207 | | | | 19,567,015 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 555,946 | | | | 20,603,359 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 116,648 | | | | 5,523,283 | |
Ubiquiti, Inc. | | | 1,141 | | | | 132,185 | |
Viasat, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 203,866 | | | | 3,687,936 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.9% | |
AECOM | | | 237,250 | | | | 23,269,480 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 52,877 | | | | 18,517,525 | |
MasTec, Inc.(b) | | | 108,345 | | | | 10,103,171 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 354,682 | | | | 8,937,986 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 184,743 | | | | 47,996,232 | |
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Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 33,941 | | | $ | 7,748,052 | |
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 243,532 | | | | 11,324,238 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.9% | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 20,384 | | | | 5,539,352 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 107,656 | | | | 66,094,325 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 180,169 | | | | 49,171,723 | |
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Consumer Finance — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 472,875 | | | | 19,193,996 | |
Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b) | | | 10,937 | | | | 6,032,302 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 435,864 | | | | 57,137,412 | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 196,508 | | | | 10,039,594 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 232,088 | | | | 5,057,198 | |
SoFi Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,661,236 | | | | 12,127,023 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 708,194 | | | | 30,537,325 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.6% | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 662,974 | | | | 14,214,163 | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 151,999 | | | | 11,498,724 | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | | | 55,545 | | | | 17,688,305 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(b) | | | 358,070 | | | | 47,677,020 | |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(b) | | | 164,237 | | | | 4,726,741 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 1,138,030 | | | | 65,015,654 | |
Maplebear, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 11,227 | | | | 418,655 | |
Performance Food Group Co.(b) | | | 142,116 | | | | 10,607,538 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(b) | | | 396,240 | | | | 21,385,073 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 1,248,746 | | | | 27,085,301 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 1.6% | |
Amcor PLC | | | 2,503,814 | | | | 23,811,271 | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 113,940 | | | | 16,394,827 | |
Ardagh Group SA, Class A(b) | | | 34,751 | | | | 233,005 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 94,761 | | | | 21,155,393 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 537,180 | | | | 36,184,445 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 202,671 | | | | 12,257,542 | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 186,054 | | | | 14,746,640 | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 249,714 | | | | 7,286,655 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 604,451 | | | | 23,585,678 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 154,244 | | | | 29,272,426 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 111,695 | | | | 4,155,054 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 141,019 | | | | 6,847,883 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 170,912 | | | | 9,885,550 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 442,916 | | | | 21,902,196 | |
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Distributors — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 244,596 | | | | 37,895,258 | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 464,440 | | | | 24,805,741 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2% | |
ADT, Inc. | | | 446,785 | | | | 3,002,395 | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 88,179 | | | | 9,995,972 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b) | | | 37,434 | | | | 5,098,885 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 89,572 | | | | 4,398,881 | |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 129,331 | | | | 1,002,315 | |
Service Corp. International | | | 159,542 | | | | 11,839,612 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.1% | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 378,830 | | | | 21,381,165 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 429,925 | | | $ | 10,533,162 | |
GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow, Class A(b)(c) | | | 193,912 | | | | 2 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 13,786 | | | | 360,642 | |
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Electric Utilities — 3.7% | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 445,858 | | | | 22,471,243 | |
Avangrid, Inc. | | | 122,994 | | | | 4,481,901 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 561,070 | | | | 103,713,790 | |
Edison International | | | 658,943 | | | | 46,607,038 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 369,118 | | | | 39,008,390 | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 388,820 | | | | 20,755,212 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 607,914 | | | | 36,335,020 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 949,703 | | | | 36,677,530 | |
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 192,594 | | | | 2,170,534 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 88,402 | | | | 8,211,662 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 392,085 | | | | 26,540,234 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 348,567 | | | | 11,955,848 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 3,553,113 | | | | 59,550,174 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 198,923 | | | | 14,865,516 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 1,287,125 | | | | 35,434,551 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 961,007 | | | | 51,654,126 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 1.6% | |
Acuity Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 53,900 | | | | 14,484,547 | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 401,119 | | | | 73,364,665 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 104,631 | | | | 13,198,154 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 50,986 | | | | 21,161,739 | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 286,948 | | | | 21,635,879 | |
Plug Power, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 924,120 | | | | 3,178,973 | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 115,686 | | | | 20,835,049 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | | | 263,158 | | | | 9,668,425 | |
Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 370,729 | | | | 4,886,208 | |
Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A | | | 554,691 | | | | 45,301,614 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.3% | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 505,444 | | | | 58,302,965 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(b) | | | 94,196 | | | | 12,194,614 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 159,366 | | | | 7,901,366 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 13,542 | | | | 3,463,773 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 303,918 | | | | 12,892,202 | |
Coherent Corp.(b) | | | 226,687 | | | | 13,741,766 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 1,326,204 | | | | 43,711,684 | |
Crane NXT Co. | | | 82,947 | | | | 5,134,419 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(b) | | | 52,699 | | | | 4,779,272 | |
Jabil, Inc.(a) | | | 80,995 | | | | 10,849,280 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 226,829 | | | | 35,471,519 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 42,175 | | | | 10,221,111 | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 101,210 | | | | 11,446,851 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 81,246 | | | | 34,880,533 | |
Trimble, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 430,116 | | | | 27,682,266 | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 181,291 | | | | 8,223,360 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(b) | | | 73,409 | | | | 22,128,409 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0% | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A | | | 1,741,750 | | | | 58,348,625 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 1,251,690 | | | | 49,341,620 | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 684,099 | | | | 13,353,612 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 755,868 | | | | 18,979,846 | |
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Entertainment — 1.5% | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 430,108 | | | $ | 1,600,002 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 472,019 | | | | 62,622,761 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class A(b) | | | 40,620 | | | | 2,386,019 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(b) | | | 338,354 | | | | 22,196,022 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class A(b) | | | 33,387 | | | | 1,413,939 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class C, NVS(b) | | | 83,535 | | | | 3,660,504 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 210,593 | | | | 22,274,422 | |
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A(b) | | | 32,653 | | | | 6,025,132 | |
Playtika Holding Corp. | | | 953 | | | | 6,719 | |
Roku, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 191,314 | | | | 12,467,933 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 288,350 | | | | 42,817,091 | |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,841,488 | | | | 33,536,190 | |
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Financial Services — 1.9% | |
Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 396,591 | | | | 14,776,981 | |
Block, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 605,619 | | | | 51,223,255 | |
Corpay, Inc.(b) | | | 8,603 | | | | 2,654,370 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(b) | | | 38,285 | | | | 4,208,670 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 1,032,494 | | | | 76,590,405 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 449,709 | | | | 60,108,105 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 86,977 | | | | 15,110,514 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 480,709 | | | | 10,748,653 | |
NCR Atleos Corp.(b) | | | 117,851 | | | | 2,327,557 | |
Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 132,093 | | | | 1,921,953 | |
UWM Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 103,353 | | | | 750,343 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 169,080 | | | | 12,498,394 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 377,551 | | | | 5,278,163 | |
WEX, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 39,991 | | | | 9,499,062 | |
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Food Products — 1.8% | |
Bunge Global SA | | | 252,843 | | | | 25,921,464 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 332,936 | | | | 14,799,005 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 831,396 | | | | 24,642,577 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(b) | | | 278,622 | | | | 12,958,709 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 329,373 | | | | 7,822,609 | |
Freshpet, Inc.(b) | | | 54,795 | | | | 6,348,549 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 506,298 | | | | 17,664,737 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 113,595 | | | | 13,273,576 | |
J M Smucker Co. (The) | | | 179,068 | | | | 22,539,289 | |
Kellanova | | | 453,902 | | | | 26,004,046 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,948 | | | | 1,485,880 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS | | | 438,684 | | | | 33,695,318 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b) | | | 70,830 | | | | 2,430,886 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 88,397 | | | | 9,394,833 | |
Seaboard Corp. | | | 376 | | | | 1,212,194 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 484,775 | | | | 28,470,836 | |
WK Kellogg Co. | | | 113,147 | | | | 2,127,164 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 263,339 | | | | 31,303,107 | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 155,766 | | | | 8,367,750 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 366,441 | | | | 8,992,462 | |
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Ground Transportation — 0.8% | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | 21,342 | | | | 2,613,541 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 232,137 | | | | 1,817,633 | |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 115,378 | | | | 22,989,066 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 274,264 | | | | 15,090,005 | |
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Landstar System, Inc. | | | 12,547 | | | $ | 2,418,560 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 23,538 | | | | 5,162,119 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 76,351 | | | | 9,176,627 | |
Saia, Inc.(b) | | | 41,162 | | | | 24,079,770 | |
Schneider National, Inc., Class B | | | 94,544 | | | | 2,140,476 | |
U-Haul Holding Co.(b) | | | 9,559 | | | | 645,615 | |
U-Haul Holding Co., NVS(a) | | | 107,770 | | | | 7,186,103 | |
XPO, Inc.(b) | | | 198,688 | | | | 24,245,897 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8% | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 881,554 | | | | 37,677,618 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 338,829 | | | | 34,377,590 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 371,688 | | | | 12,336,325 | |
Enovis Corp.(b) | | | 92,696 | | | | 5,788,865 | |
Envista Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 286,598 | | | | 6,127,465 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 147,249 | | | | 7,898,436 | |
Hologic, Inc.(b) | | | 402,637 | | | | 31,389,581 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.(b) | | | 35,609 | | | | 3,821,558 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)(b) | | | 119,012 | | | | 4,218,976 | |
QuidelOrtho Corp.(b) | | | 93,613 | | | | 4,487,807 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 172,995 | | | | 38,892,736 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(b) | | | 96,807 | | | | 3,427,936 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 82,255 | | | | 18,603,613 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 366,086 | | | | 48,316,030 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 1.4% | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b) | | | 156,440 | | | | 12,393,177 | |
agilon health, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 58,207 | | | | 355,063 | |
Amedisys, Inc.(b) | | | 56,574 | | | | 5,213,860 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 210,168 | | | | 23,517,799 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 7,235 | | | | 4,644,364 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 160,797 | | | | 13,278,616 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 227,904 | | | | 17,211,310 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 147,837 | | | | 32,296,471 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b) | | | 45,924 | | | | 18,866,957 | |
Premier, Inc., Class A | | | 209,275 | | | | 4,624,978 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 195,194 | | | | 25,982,273 | |
R1 RCM, Inc.(b) | | | 262,388 | | | | 3,379,557 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b) | | | 175,825 | | | | 18,480,966 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 102,896 | | | | 18,774,404 | |
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Health Care REITs — 1.2% | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 662,070 | | | | 9,368,291 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 1,231,315 | | | | 23,087,156 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 1,040,830 | | | | 4,891,901 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 427,229 | | | | 13,530,342 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 696,390 | | | | 30,320,821 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 966,548 | | | | 90,314,245 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.1% | |
Certara, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 131,384 | | | | 2,349,146 | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 111,166 | | | | 2,991,477 | |
Teladoc Health, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 289,415 | | | | 4,370,166 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.2% | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 1,221,932 | | | | 25,269,554 | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 363,232 | | | | 6,352,927 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.2% | |
Aramark | | | 454,545 | | | | 14,781,803 | |
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Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 123,333 | | | $ | 8,302,778 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 212,060 | | | | 9,275,504 | |
Carnival Corp.(b) | | | 1,731,242 | | | | 28,288,494 | |
Cava Group, Inc.(b) | | | 18,939 | | | | 1,326,677 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 111,072 | | | | 18,565,685 | |
DoorDash, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 117,628 | | | | 16,199,728 | |
Expedia Group, Inc.(b) | | | 62,312 | | | | 8,583,478 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 235,469 | | | | 50,227,892 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a) | | | 75,731 | | | | 12,088,182 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 60,996 | | | | 6,571,099 | |
MGM Resorts International(a)(b) | | | 480,268 | | | | 22,673,452 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 563,076 | | | | 11,785,181 | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.(b) | | | 261,192 | | | | 4,756,306 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 78,809 | | | | 4,935,808 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 285,285 | | | | 39,657,468 | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 66,939 | | | | 3,277,334 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 59,435 | | | | 13,243,901 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 131,732 | | | | 10,110,431 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 170,564 | | | | 17,436,758 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 59,947 | | | | 8,311,652 | |
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Household Durables — 2.7% | |
DR Horton, Inc. | | | 527,973 | | | | 86,877,957 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 267,983 | | | | 39,894,629 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 232,891 | | | | 4,459,863 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 422,472 | | | | 72,656,734 | |
Lennar Corp., Class B | | | 22,715 | | | | 3,502,199 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b) | | | 92,438 | | | | 12,099,210 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 670,252 | | | | 5,382,124 | |
NVR, Inc.(b) | | | 4,638 | | | | 37,567,614 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 373,489 | | | | 45,050,243 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | 232,280 | | | | 13,198,150 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 181,439 | | | | 23,472,763 | |
TopBuild Corp.(b) | | | 51,601 | | | | 22,742,109 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 93,228 | | | | 11,152,866 | |
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Household Products — 0.1% | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 43,870 | | | | 4,576,080 | |
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | | | 93,447 | | | | 2,668,846 | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 52,783 | | | | 4,698,215 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3% | |
AES Corp. (The) | | | 455,299 | | | | 8,163,511 | |
Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A | | | 232,377 | | | | 5,709,503 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 59,883 | | | | 1,288,083 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 141,954 | | | | 3,272,040 | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 437,975 | | | | 30,504,959 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.5% | |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 495,340 | | | | 12,343,873 | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 79,876 | | | | 14,359,308 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 230,253 | | | | 12,097,493 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 367,508 | | | | 18,485,652 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 317,289 | | | | 12,196,589 | |
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Insurance — 6.4% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 1,012,394 | | | | 86,924,149 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 457,444 | | | | 79,142,386 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 125,076 | | | | 17,070,372 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b) | | | 538,258 | | | | 49,756,570 | |
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 352,889 | | | $ | 88,236,366 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 91,647 | | | | 17,251,631 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 95,868 | | | | 8,364,483 | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | | | 136,580 | | | | 8,880,432 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(b) | | | 101,673 | | | | 5,240,226 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 253,182 | | | | 22,163,552 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 267,694 | | | | 33,239,564 | |
CNA Financial Corp. | | | 44,857 | | | | 2,037,405 | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 64,603 | | | | 25,679,692 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 451,872 | | | | 23,994,403 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 172,984 | | | | 10,560,673 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 151,237 | | | | 17,599,450 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 62,376 | | | | 8,493,740 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 514,797 | | | | 53,049,831 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 106,671 | | | | 6,605,068 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 268,383 | | | | 8,569,469 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 319,120 | | | | 24,983,905 | |
Markel Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 22,907 | | | | 34,852,542 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 449,552 | | | | 13,810,237 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 21,212 | | | | 5,365,788 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 414,723 | | | | 35,794,742 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 633,239 | | | | 74,342,259 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 116,310 | | | | 22,433,873 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 66,408 | | | | 15,607,872 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 55,021 | | | | 8,168,968 | |
Unum Group | | | 286,575 | | | | 15,377,615 | |
W R Berkley Corp. | | | 348,562 | | | | 30,826,823 | |
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(a) | | | 4,355 | | | | 7,814,177 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 156,890 | | | | 43,144,750 | |
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| | | | | | | 905,383,013 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 0.1% | |
IAC, Inc.(b) | | | 129,241 | | | | 6,893,715 | |
Match Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 47,703 | | | | 1,730,665 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.(b) | | | 186,745 | | | | 5,189,643 | |
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 253,719 | | | | 4,067,116 | |
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IT Services — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 260,611 | | | | 28,344,052 | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 201,165 | | | | 18,179,281 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 875,431 | | | | 64,160,338 | |
DXC Technology Co.(b) | | | 337,655 | | | | 7,161,663 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 96,994 | | | | 11,511,248 | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 395,791 | | | | 8,612,412 | |
Okta, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 249,914 | | | | 26,146,003 | |
Twilio, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 247,797 | | | | 15,152,786 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(b) | | | 146,792 | | | | 27,818,552 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.3% | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 109,791 | | | | 10,597,027 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 230,181 | | | | 13,009,830 | |
Mattel, Inc.(b) | | | 615,734 | | | | 12,197,691 | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 85,834 | | | | 8,593,700 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 95,460 | | | | 13,890,385 | |
Avantor, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,176,366 | | | | 30,079,679 | |
Azenta, Inc.(b) | | | 95,987 | | | | 5,786,096 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 35,911 | | | | 12,420,538 | |
Bio-Techne Corp.(a) | | | 15,334 | | | | 1,079,360 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 88,715 | | | | 24,037,329 | |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 154,686 | | | | 6,209,096 | |
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ICON PLC(b) | | | 120,842 | | | $ | 40,596,870 | |
Illumina, Inc.(b) | | | 193,562 | | | | 26,579,934 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 23,206 | | | | 5,868,565 | |
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 80,864 | | | | 701,091 | |
QIAGEN NV | | | 385,297 | | | | 16,563,918 | |
Repligen Corp.(a)(b) | | | 54,432 | | | | 10,011,133 | |
Revvity, Inc. | | | 216,448 | | | | 22,727,040 | |
Sotera Health Co.(b) | | | 64,110 | | | | 769,961 | |
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Machinery — 6.7% | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 108,995 | | | | 13,408,565 | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 140,730 | | | | 11,421,647 | |
CNH Industrial NV | | | 1,707,680 | | | | 22,131,533 | |
Crane Co.(a) | | | 84,190 | | | | 11,376,595 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 237,545 | | | | 69,992,634 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 124,266 | | | | 9,280,185 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 243,240 | | | | 43,099,696 | |
Esab Corp. | | | 99,095 | | | | 10,956,934 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 229,359 | | | | 10,477,119 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 616,715 | | | | 53,049,824 | |
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(b) | | | 287,849 | | | | 5,097,806 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 171,949 | | | | 16,070,354 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 121,148 | | | | 29,562,535 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | | 705,812 | | | | 67,016,849 | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 143,966 | | | | 19,583,695 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,278 | | | | 1,603,652 | |
Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b) | | | 93,552 | | | | 15,042,226 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 99,765 | | | | 27,389,483 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 113,761 | | | | 14,187,134 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 678,455 | | | | 67,350,228 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 894,247 | | | | 110,788,261 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 222,893 | | | | 123,881,700 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 285,351 | | | | 24,380,389 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.(b) | | | 49,346 | | | | 13,340,691 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 90,733 | | | | 26,876,929 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 267,061 | | | | 26,153,284 | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 106,730 | | | | 9,331,404 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 310,867 | | | | 45,287,105 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 364,274 | | | | 47,078,772 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.1% | |
Kirby Corp.(b) | | | 102,873 | | | | 9,805,854 | |
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Media — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 8,969 | | | | 3,795,053 | |
Fox Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 425,820 | | | | 13,315,391 | |
Fox Corp., Class B | | | 236,755 | | | | 6,775,928 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 672,702 | | | | 21,950,266 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 22,575 | | | | 1,289,484 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 160,945 | | | | 9,210,882 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, NVS(b) | | | 267,072 | | | | 7,934,709 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a)(b) | | | 131,921 | | | | 3,918,054 | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 281,747 | | | | 12,177,105 | |
News Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 663,125 | | | | 17,360,613 | |
News Corp., Class B | | | 201,172 | | | | 5,443,714 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 37,074 | | | | 6,387,480 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 343,991 | | | | 33,284,569 | |
Paramount Global, Class A(a) | | | 19,314 | | | | 421,625 | |
Paramount Global, Class B, NVS | | | 1,014,187 | | | | 11,936,981 | |
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,137,461 | | | | 4,413,349 | |
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Metals & Mining — 1.6% | |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 310,489 | | | $ | 10,491,423 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(b) | | | 870,589 | | | | 19,797,194 | |
MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 178,796 | | | | 2,556,783 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 428,436 | | | | 84,787,484 | |
Reliance, Inc. | | | 99,828 | | | | 33,360,521 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 114,261 | | | | 13,918,133 | |
SSR Mining, Inc. | | | 352,578 | | | | 1,572,498 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 266,405 | | | | 39,489,213 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 386,306 | | | | 15,753,559 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3% | |
AGNC Investment Corp.(a) | | | 1,209,696 | | | | 11,975,990 | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 873,700 | | | | 17,203,153 | |
Rithm Capital Corp. | | | 845,010 | | | | 9,430,312 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 514,992 | | | | 10,469,787 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 456,682 | | | | 33,776,201 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 1,101,720 | | | | 31,388,003 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 507,751 | | | | 30,637,695 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 605,188 | | | | 54,957,122 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 359,278 | | | | 40,289,435 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 721,909 | | | | 19,968,003 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 867,338 | | | | 57,920,831 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 551,774 | | | | 45,311,681 | |
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Office REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 303,248 | | | | 39,091,700 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 275,155 | | | | 17,970,373 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 266,510 | | | | 6,406,900 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 180,525 | | | | 4,726,145 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 202,063 | | | | 7,361,155 | |
NET Lease Office Properties | | | 24,959 | | | | 594,024 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 306,772 | | | | 8,825,830 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.5% | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 399,280 | | | | 5,613,877 | |
Antero Resources Corp.(b) | | | 493,008 | | | | 14,297,232 | |
APA Corp. | | | 167,476 | | | | 5,757,825 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 216,305 | | | | 19,214,373 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 1,301,700 | | | | 36,291,396 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,117,833 | | | | 56,092,860 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 311,079 | | | | 61,646,526 | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | | | 170,134 | | | | 10,395,187 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 627,906 | | | | 23,276,475 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 214,447 | | | | 32,733,190 | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 279,370 | | | | 16,865,567 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 1,020,964 | | | | 28,934,120 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 958,868 | | | | 76,872,448 | |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 249,398 | | | | 12,943,756 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 767,256 | | | | 125,323,595 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 408,270 | | | | 14,056,736 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.(b) | | | 1,913,700 | | | | 14,505,846 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,124,200 | | | | 82,780,074 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.1% | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 112,692 | | | | 9,455,986 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 0.9% | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(b) | | | 215,831 | | | | 9,278,575 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc.(b) | | | 712,813 | | | | 10,941,680 | |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 1,061,900 | | | $ | 50,833,153 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 1,036,502 | | | | 30,255,493 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 570,098 | | | | 27,296,292 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.1% | |
Coty, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 657,249 | | | | 7,860,698 | |
Olaplex Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 202,418 | | | | 388,643 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | |
Catalent, Inc.(b) | | | 315,601 | | | | 17,815,676 | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(b) | | | 860,046 | | | | 14,001,549 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b) | | | 51,722 | | | | 6,228,363 | |
Organon & Co. | | | 446,754 | | | | 8,398,975 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 236,460 | | | | 7,611,647 | |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A | | | 648,472 | | | | 19,694,095 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | 2,088,091 | | | | 24,931,807 | |
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Professional Services — 1.7% | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 33,861 | | | | 6,936,764 | |
CACI International, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 38,506 | | | | 14,587,228 | |
Clarivate PLC(a)(b) | | | 806,185 | | | | 5,989,955 | |
Concentrix Corp. | | | 77,285 | | | | 5,117,813 | |
Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 238,702 | | | | 15,804,459 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | | | 470,060 | | | | 4,719,402 | |
Equifax, Inc.(a) | | | 65,880 | | | | 17,624,218 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.(b) | | | 47,407 | | | | 9,969,218 | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 232,041 | | | | 7,645,751 | |
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | | 219,541 | | | | 33,750,038 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 147,846 | | | | 9,411,876 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 237,994 | | | | 31,198,634 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 83,966 | | | | 6,519,120 | |
Paycor HCM, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 60,875 | | | | 1,183,410 | |
Robert Half, Inc. | | | 180,425 | | | | 14,304,094 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 90,559 | | | | 11,807,988 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 379,337 | | | | 24,417,923 | |
TransUnion | | | 337,138 | | | | 26,903,612 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.9% | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 529,667 | | | | 51,504,819 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 401,856 | | | | 38,819,290 | |
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 59,930 | | | | 4,352,117 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(b) | | | 82,603 | | | | 16,115,019 | |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 94,136 | | | | 4,505,349 | |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 269,054 | | | | 13,124,454 | |
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Residential REITs — 2.0% | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 581,384 | | | | 21,383,303 | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 254,053 | | | | 8,249,101 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 247,799 | | | | 45,981,582 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 181,432 | | | | 17,852,909 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 209,467 | | | | 13,489,675 | |
Equity Residential | | | 650,381 | | | | 41,045,545 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 111,368 | | | | 27,264,000 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 1,065,777 | | | | 37,952,319 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 202,838 | | | | 26,689,424 | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 167,789 | | | | 21,574,310 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 540,886 | | | | 20,234,545 | |
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Retail REITs — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 173,019 | | | | 9,882,845 | |
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Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 522,462 | | | $ | 12,251,734 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 140,798 | | | | 14,378,292 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 1,146,976 | | | | 22,492,199 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 316,115 | | | | 13,510,755 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 1,450,642 | | | | 78,479,732 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 315,594 | | | | 19,112,373 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 442,553 | | | | 69,255,119 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.5% | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b) | | | 94,098 | | | | 8,709,711 | |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 246,742 | | | | 34,677,121 | |
First Solar, Inc.(b) | | | 185,863 | | | | 31,373,674 | |
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 137,490 | | | | 7,164,604 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 1,490,586 | | | | 105,652,736 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 266,614 | | | | 23,917,942 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc.(a) | | | 115,764 | | | | 15,396,612 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b) | | | 752,000 | | | | 55,309,600 | |
Qorvo, Inc.(b) | | | 170,816 | | | | 19,614,801 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 277,506 | | | | 30,059,450 | |
Teradyne, Inc.(a) | | | 44,707 | | | | 5,044,291 | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 44,375 | | | | 7,474,969 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 214,865 | | | | 6,338,517 | |
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Software — 1.5% | | | | | | |
ANSYS, Inc.(b) | | | 26,595 | | | | 9,232,720 | |
AppLovin Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 260,866 | | | | 18,057,145 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) | | | 47,659 | | | | 10,164,712 | |
Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B | | | 24,232 | | | | 1,265,395 | |
BILL Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 179,830 | | | | 12,357,918 | |
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 591,465 | | | | 7,073,921 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 101,803 | | | | 8,528,037 | |
Dropbox, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 50,199 | | | | 1,219,836 | |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | | 814,110 | | | | 18,236,064 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc.(b) | | | 142,285 | | | | 16,606,082 | |
HashiCorp, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 55,410 | | | | 1,493,299 | |
Informatica, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 71,580 | | | | 2,505,300 | |
nCino, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 112,620 | | | | 4,209,736 | |
NCR Voyix Corp.(b) | | | 221,474 | | | | 2,797,217 | |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 321,125 | | | | 19,819,835 | |
PTC, Inc.(b) | | | 95,697 | | | | 18,080,991 | |
SentinelOne, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 363,181 | | | | 8,465,749 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 17,826 | | | | 7,576,228 | |
UiPath, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 156,212 | | | | 3,541,326 | |
Unity Software, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 307,975 | | | | 8,222,932 | |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 450,732 | | | | 29,464,351 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 208,918,794 | |
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Specialized REITs — 2.5% | |
CubeSmart | | | 391,472 | | | | 17,702,364 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 526,810 | | | | 75,881,712 | |
EPR Properties | | | 128,337 | | | | 5,447,906 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 364,676 | | | | 53,607,372 | |
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 446,732 | | | | 20,580,943 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 254,789 | | | | 20,436,626 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 34,392 | | | | 4,106,749 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 131,262 | | | | 5,140,220 | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 257,375 | | | | 8,555,145 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 168,354 | | | | 36,482,312 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 1,803,537 | | | | 53,727,367 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 1,276,844 | | | | 45,851,468 | |
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| | | | | | | 347,520,184 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Specialty Retail — 1.4% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 104,275 | | | $ | 8,872,760 | |
AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 49,574 | | | | 8,208,463 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 395,178 | | | | 19,766,804 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 290,362 | | | | 23,818,395 | |
CarMax, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 259,070 | | | | 22,567,588 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 91,207 | | | | 20,508,806 | |
GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 469,177 | | | | 5,874,096 | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 341,668 | | | | 9,412,953 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 47,118 | | | | 14,175,921 | |
Murphy U.S.A., Inc. | | | 1,791 | | | | 750,787 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.(a) | | | 34,146 | | | | 5,531,310 | |
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.(a)(b) | | | 154,275 | | | | 351,747 | |
RH(a)(b) | | | 22,694 | | | | 7,903,412 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 38,729 | | | | 5,683,868 | |
Valvoline, Inc.(b) | | | 167,358 | | | | 7,459,146 | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b) | | | 74,807 | | | | 1,449,760 | |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 96,060 | | | | 6,520,553 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 96,771 | | | | 30,727,696 | |
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| | | | | | | 199,584,065 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0% | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 2,268,476 | | | | 40,220,080 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 1,199,472 | | | | 36,248,044 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 216,791 | | | | 22,756,551 | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 109,731 | | | | 5,704,915 | |
Western Digital Corp.(b) | | | 565,435 | | | | 38,585,284 | |
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| | | | | | | 143,514,874 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7% | |
Birkenstock Holding PLC(a)(b) | | | 31,520 | | | | 1,489,320 | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 195,947 | | | | 8,876,399 | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 62,745 | | | | 5,313,247 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 61,636 | | | | 5,003,610 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 103,635 | | | | 14,572,117 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A | | | 68,692 | | | | 12,897,610 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(b) | | | 215,795 | | | | 13,219,602 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 374,272 | | | | 17,770,435 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 324,419 | | | | 2,394,212 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b) | | | 352,579 | | | | 2,517,414 | |
VF Corp. | | | 609,999 | | | | 9,357,385 | |
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| | | | | | | 93,411,351 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.7% | |
Air Lease Corp., Class A | | | 181,492 | | | | 9,335,948 | |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 303,242 | | | | 17,360,605 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 251,444 | | | | 19,396,390 | |
Ferguson PLC | | | 336,925 | | | | 73,594,528 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 80,529 | | | | 7,814,534 | |
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 52,810 | | | | 9,217,986 | |
United Rentals, Inc. | | | 93,808 | | | | 67,645,887 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 44,158 | | | | 19,074,931 | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 77,091 | | | | 13,204,146 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 236,644,955 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.4% | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 339,695 | | | | 41,514,126 | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 438,409 | | | | 16,243,053 | |
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| | | | | | | 57,757,179 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost: $11,604,221,411) | | | | 14,088,061,737 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Short-Term Securities | |
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Money Market Funds — 2.5% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(d)(e)(f) | | | 324,233,569 | | | $ | 324,395,686 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(e) | | | 20,880,703 | | | | 20,880,703 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 2.5% (Cost: $345,023,944) | | | | 345,276,389 | |
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Total Investments — 102.2% (Cost: $11,949,245,355) | | | | 14,433,338,126 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.2)% | | | | (304,335,261 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 14,129,002,865 | |
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(a) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | | |
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| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 389,623,363 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (65,326,692 | )(a) | | $ | 114,267 | | | $ | (15,252 | ) | | $ | 324,395,686 | | | | 324,233,569 | | | $ | 5,907,332 | (b) | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 12,494,031 | | | | 8,386,672 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,880,703 | | | | 20,880,703 | | | | 997,058 | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 114,267 | | | $ | (15,252 | ) | | $ | 345,276,389 | | | | | | | $ | 6,904,390 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | 23 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 6,105 | | | $ | 105,691 | |
S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index | | | 108 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | | 33,236 | | | | 984,093 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,089,784 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,089,784 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,089,784 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,685,429 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,685,429 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 113,251 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 113,251 | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 34,250,469 | |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 14,087,828,730 | | | $ | 233,005 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 14,088,061,737 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 345,276,389 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 345,276,389 | |
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| | $ | 14,433,105,119 | | | $ | 233,005 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 14,433,338,126 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 1,089,784 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,089,784 | |
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(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
March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Russell 3000 ETF | | | iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | | | | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 13,590,693,431 | | | $ | 14,088,061,737 | | | | | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 276,120,118 | | | | 345,276,389 | | | | | |
Cash | | | 3,884,337 | | | | 5,306,304 | | | | | |
Cash pledged: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 1,515,459 | | | | 2,113,590 | | | | | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 8,100 | | | | 4,950 | | | | | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 124,488 | | | | 335,191 | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 8,802,674 | | | | 18,199,927 | | | | | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 105,185 | | | | 95,652 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total assets | | | 13,881,253,792 | | | | 14,459,393,740 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 223,747,007 | | | | 323,885,889 | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 8,100 | | | | 3,661,116 | | | | | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | — | | | | 157,540 | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 2,275,395 | | | | 2,686,330 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total liabilities | | | 226,030,502 | | | | 330,390,875 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 13,655,223,290 | | | $ | 14,129,002,865 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 9,452,797,812 | | | $ | 12,644,553,874 | | | | | |
Accumulated earnings | | | 4,202,425,478 | | | | 1,484,448,991 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 13,655,223,290 | | | $ | 14,129,002,865 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares outstanding | | $ | 45,500,000 | | | $ | 112,650,000 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 300.11 | | | $ | 125.42 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Par value | | | None | | | | None | | | | | |
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(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 9,052,684,445 | | | $ | 11,604,221,411 | | | | | |
(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 217,686,118 | | | $ | 314,311,547 | | | | | |
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 265,771,913 | | | $ | 345,023,944 | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Russell 3000 ETF | | | iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 176,831,615 | | | $ | 255,748,449 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 1,810,743 | | | | 997,058 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 7,833 | | | | 26,278 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 1,970,744 | | | | 5,907,332 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (36,059 | ) | | | (105,626 | ) |
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| | |
Total investment income | | | 180,584,876 | | | | 262,573,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 23,476,446 | | | | 29,495,746 | |
Interest expense | | | 8,297 | | | | 7,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | 23,484,743 | | | | 29,503,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | 157,100,133 | | | | 233,069,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (21,912,493 | ) | | | (205,621,904 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | 1,029 | | | | 114,267 | |
Futures contracts | | | 6,358,776 | | | | 5,685,429 | |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 668,224,272 | | | | 681,512,100 | |
In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a) | | | 1,531,061 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | 654,202,645 | | | | 481,689,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 2,277,496,676 | | | | 1,640,694,070 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 4,999,444 | | | | (15,252 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (539,811 | ) | | | 113,251 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | 2,281,956,309 | | | | 1,640,792,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 2,936,158,954 | | | | 2,122,481,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 3,093,259,087 | | | $ | 2,355,551,919 | |
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(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 | |
| | | | |
| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
| | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 157,100,133 | | | $ | 155,324,323 | | | $ | 233,069,958 | | | $ | 248,398,209 | |
Net realized gain | | | 654,202,645 | | | | 634,014,810 | | | | 481,689,892 | | | | 778,558,349 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 2,281,956,309 | | | | (1,800,920,907 | ) | | | 1,640,792,069 | | | | (2,368,540,120 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 3,093,259,087 | | | | (1,011,581,774 | ) | | | 2,355,551,919 | | | | (1,341,583,562 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (156,637,292 | ) | | | (161,314,568 | ) | | | (221,935,419 | ) | | | (252,968,676 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (9,302,037 | ) | | | (116,682,684 | ) | | | (680,739,278 | ) | | | (637,067,384 | ) |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 2,927,319,758 | | | | (1,289,579,026 | ) | | | 1,452,877,222 | | | | (2,231,619,622 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 10,727,903,532 | | | | 12,017,482,558 | | | | 12,676,125,643 | | | | 14,907,745,265 | |
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End of year | | $ | 13,655,223,290 | | | $ | 10,727,903,532 | | | $ | 14,129,002,865 | | | $ | 12,676,125,643 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Russell 3000 ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 235.52 | | | $ | 262.10 | | | $ | 237.19 | | | $ | 148.31 | | | $ | 166.74 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 3.47 | | | | 3.37 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 2.73 | | | | 2.91 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 64.59 | | | | (26.44 | ) | | | 25.00 | | | | 89.03 | | | | (18.04 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 68.06 | | | | (23.07 | ) | | | 27.87 | | | | 91.76 | | | | (15.13 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (3.47 | ) | | | (3.51 | ) | | | (2.96 | ) | | | (2.88 | ) | | | (3.30 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 300.11 | | | $ | 235.52 | | | $ | 262.10 | | | $ | 237.19 | | | $ | 148.31 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 29.12 | % | | | (8.72 | )% | | | 11.75 | % | | | 62.21 | % | | | (9.29 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.69 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 13,655,223 | | | $ | 10,727,904 | | | $ | 12,017,483 | | | $ | 10,958,347 | | | $ | 8,230,988 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 3 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 5 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 5 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | 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)
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| | iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 106.21 | | | $ | 119.55 | | | $ | 109.15 | | | $ | 64.10 | | | $ | 86.86 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 2.03 | | | | 2.04 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.93 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 19.12 | | | | (13.31 | ) | | | 10.55 | | | | 45.22 | | | | (22.63 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 21.15 | | | | (11.27 | ) | | | 12.17 | | | | 46.65 | | | | (20.70 | ) |
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Distributions from net investment income(c) | | | (1.94 | ) | | | (2.07 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | (2.06 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 125.42 | | | $ | 106.21 | | | $ | 119.55 | | | $ | 109.15 | | | $ | 64.10 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 20.17 | % | | | (9.37 | )% | | | 11.19 | % | | | 73.40 | % | | | (24.28 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.24 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 2.18 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 14,129,003 | | | $ | 12,676,126 | | | $ | 14,907,745 | | | $ | 13,120,026 | | | $ | 8,201,945 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 19 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 20 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification | |
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Russell 3000 | | | Diversified | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | Diversified | |
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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.
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 “Other foreign taxes”, 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 March 31, 2024, 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.
Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding 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.
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 Fund’s 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 published 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.
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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 |
Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.
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 (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:
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | |
| Securities Loaned at Value | | |
| Cash
Collateral Received(a) |
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Collateral Received, at Fair Value(a) |
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Russell 3000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | | | | $ | 21,717,866 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (21,717,866 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | | | | | 708,046 | | | | | | | | | | | | (708,046 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | | | | | | | 11,283 | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,283 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | | | | | 15,036,281 | | | | | | | | | | | | (15,036,281 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | | | | | 10,860,763 | | | | | | | | | | | | (10,860,763 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | | | | | 4,881,939 | | | | | | | | | | | | (4,881,939 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | | | | | 6,785,591 | | | | | | | | | | | | (6,785,591 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | | | | | 5,877 | | | | | | | | | | | | (5,877 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | | | | | 23,164,420 | | | | | | | | | | | | (23,164,420 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | | | | | 1,660,918 | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,660,918 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
ING Financial Markets LLC | | | | | | | 448,958 | | | | | | | | | | | | (448,958 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | | | | 27,064,691 | | | | | | | | | | | | (27,064,691 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | | | | | 1,554,211 | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,554,211 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | 25,494,564 | | | | | | | | | | | | (25,494,564 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | | | | | 3,309,266 | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,309,266 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | | | | | 923,269 | | | | | | | | | | | | (923,269 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | | | | | 1,432,006 | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,432,006 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | | | | | 7,284,920 | | | | | | | | | | | | (7,284,920 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. | | | | | | | 10,564,692 | | | | | | | | | | | | (10,564,692 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | | | | | 681,021 | | | | | | | | | | | | (681,021 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | | | | | 2,591,769 | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,591,769 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | | | | | 8,605,631 | | | | | | | | | | | | (8,605,631 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | | | | | 33,477,306 | | | | | | | | | | | | (33,477,306 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | | | | | 5,354 | | | | | | | | | | | | (5,354 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | | | | | 3,434,163 | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,434,163 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | | | | | 3,743,243 | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,743,243 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | | | | | 2,238,070 | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,238,070 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | $ | 217,686,118 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (217,686,118 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | |
| Securities Loaned at Value | | |
| Cash
Collateral Received(a) |
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| Non-Cash
Collateral Received, at Fair Value(a) |
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Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | | | | $ | 12,469,906 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (12,469,906 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | | | | | 4,378,810 | | | | | | | | | | | | (4,378,810 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | | | | | 13,048,119 | | | | | | | | | | | | (13,048,119 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | | | | | 23,730,925 | | | | | | | | | | | | (23,730,925 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citadel Clearing LLC | | | | | | | 11,448,519 | | | | | | | | | | | | (11,448,519 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | | | | | 18,778,915 | | | | | | | | | | | | (18,778,915 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | | | | | 56,996,917 | | | | | | | | | | | | (56,996,917 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | | | | 19,902,391 | | | | | | | | | | | | (19,902,391 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | | | | | 602,197 | | | | | | | | | | | | (602,197 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | 30,660,248 | | | | | | | | | | | | (30,660,248 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | | | | | 562,958 | | | | | | | | | | | | (562,958 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Natixis SA | | | | | | | 17,461,741 | | | | | | | | | | | | (17,461,741 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | | | | | 77,836,319 | | | | | | | | | | | | (77,836,319 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | | | | | 6,755,597 | | | | | | | | | | | | (6,755,597 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
SG Americas Securities LLC | | | | | | | 140,462 | | | | | | | | | | | | (140,462 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | | | | | 2,692 | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,692 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | | | | | 2,177,921 | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,177,921 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | | | | | 12,756,436 | | | | | | | | | | | | (12,756,436 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS Securities LLC | | | | | | | 110,310 | | | | | | | | | | | | (110,310 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | | | | | 358,860 | | | | | | | | | | | | (358,860 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | | | | | | | 3,205,285 | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,014,200 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | 191,085 | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | | | | | 926,019 | | | | | | | | | | | | (926,019 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | $ | 314,311,547 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (314,120,462 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 191,085 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024. 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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 following 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:
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iShares ETF | | Investment Advisory Fees |
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Russell 3000 | | 0.20% |
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 the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:
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Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | | Investment Advisory Fees | |
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First $121 billion | | | 0.2500 | % |
Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion | | | 0.2375 | |
Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion | | | 0.2257 | |
Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion | | | 0.2144 | |
Over $281 billion | | | 0.2037 | |
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 (the “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, redemption fee, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (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 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
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iShares ETF | | Amounts | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 561,122 | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 1,552,554 | |
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Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
For the year ended March 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 53,619,414 | | | $ | 51,265,586 | | | $ | (5,385,798) | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 1,420,955,038 | | | | 1,029,869,145 | | | | (5,921,464) | |
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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.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 391,209,591 | | | $ | 383,962,294 | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 2,393,451,516 | | | | 2,368,900,880 | |
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For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | In-kind Sales | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 1,261,351,030 | | | $ | 1,277,096,551 | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 1,898,524,598 | | | | 2,598,773,274 | |
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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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
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iShares ETF | | Paid-in capital | | | Accumulated earnings (loss) | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 668,931,293 | | | $ | (668,931,293 | ) |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 680,678,357 | | | | (680,678,357 | ) |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Year Ended March 31, 2024 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
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Russell 3000 | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 156,637,292 | | | $ | 161,314,568 | |
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Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 221,935,419 | | | $ | 252,968,676 | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | 55 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 5,349,807 | | | $ | (284,419,802 | ) | | $ | 4,481,495,473 | | | $ | 4,202,425,478 | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 11,111,403 | | | | (947,924,169 | ) | | | 2,421,261,757 | | | | 1,484,448,991 | |
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(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. | |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains(losses) on certain futures contracts, timing of income recognition on partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies and the timing and recognition of realized gains / losses for tax purposes. | |
A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 9,385,290,784 | | | $ | 5,199,111,894 | | | $ | (717,589,129 | ) | | $ | 4,481,522,765 | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 12,011,885,504 | | | | 3,436,840,698 | | | | (1,015,388,076 | ) | | | 2,421,452,622 | |
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In the normal course of business, each 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 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 the Fund is subject.
BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each 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 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 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 a 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.
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. Each 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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:
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | | | | | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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iShares ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | | | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Russell 3000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 4,750,000 | | | $ | 1,270,572,088 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,250,000 | | | $ | 1,412,201,639 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (4,800,000 | ) | | | (1,279,874,125 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (6,550,000 | ) | | | (1,528,884,323 | ) |
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| | | (50,000 | ) | | $ | (9,302,037 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (300,000 | ) | | $ | (116,682,684 | ) |
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Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 17,150,000 | | | $ | 1,915,705,208 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,450,000 | | | $ | 2,683,741,714 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (23,850,000 | ) | | | (2,596,444,486 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (30,800,000 | ) | | | (3,320,809,098 | ) |
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| | | (6,700,000 | ) | | $ | (680,739,278 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (5,350,000 | ) | | $ | (637,067,384 | ) |
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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.
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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the two funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (two of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of March 31, 2024, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 167,573,593 | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 201,113,389 | |
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The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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Russell 3000 | | $ | 10,047,744 | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 40,406,647 | |
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The following percentages or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
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Russell 3000 | | | 99.95% | |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 82.96 | |
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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Russell 3000 ETF and iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
March 31, 2024
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iShares ETF | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | | | | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | |
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Russell 3000(a) | | $ | 3.411628 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.055160 | | | $ | 3.466788 | | | | | | | | 98 | % | | | — | % | | | 2 | % | | | 100 | % |
Russell Mid-Cap Value | | | 1.938235 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1.938235 | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 100 | |
(a) | The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, (the “AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). However, the Company is required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the AIFMD because it has registered the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.
Report on Remuneration
BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.
BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a clawback policy.
Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.
Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.
Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, Finance, Human Resources and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.
The Company is required under the AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)
to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year. BlackRock bases its proportionality approach on a combination of factors that it is entitled to take into account based on relevant guidelines.
Remuneration information at an individual AIF level is not readily available. Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund; and (d) staff of companies to which portfolio management and risk management has been formally delegated.
All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.
Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.
The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2023 was USD 5.43m. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 0.74m and variable remuneration of USD 4.68m. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.
The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2023, to its senior management was USD 3.66m, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 1.77m.
Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
iShares Russell 3000 ETF is registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).
iShares Russell 3000 ETF has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, the Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
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General 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:
| • | | If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor. |
Householding
Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
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 at iShares.com.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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CVR | | Contingent Value Rights |
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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Want to know more?
iShares.com | 1-800-474-2737
This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).
The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by FTSE Russell, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
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iShares Trust
· iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | REM | Cboe BZX
· iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF | REZ | NYSE Arca
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 | |
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U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 23.48% | | | | 29.88% | |
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U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 19.94 | | | | 19.71 | |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 16.81 | | | | 15.32 | |
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Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | 10.42 | | | | 8.15 | |
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3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | | 2.68 | | | | 5.24 | |
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U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | | 4.88 | | | | (2.44) | |
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U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | | 5.99 | | | | 1.70 | |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | | 7.48 | | | | 3.13 | |
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U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 8.73 | | | | 11.15 | |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. | |
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Table of Contents
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Mortgage Real Estate ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs) that hold U.S. residential and commercial mortgages, as represented by the FTSE Nareit All Mortgage Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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Fund NAV | | | 16.91 | % | | | (3.55 | )% | | | 2.13 | % | | | | | 16.91 | % | | | (16.53 | )% | | | 23.47 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 16.98 | | | | (3.54 | ) | | | 2.12 | | | | | | 16.98 | | | | (16.48 | ) | | | 23.35 | |
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Index | | | 17.40 | | | | (2.89 | ) | | | 2.70 | | | | | | 17.40 | | | | (13.64 | ) | | | 30.57 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | |
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Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | | Ending Account Value (03/31/24) | |
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(a) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
$ 1,000.00 | | $ 1,087.70 | | | | | | $ | 2.51 | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | $ 1,022.60 | | | | | | $ | 2.43 | | | 0.48% |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Mortgage Real Estate ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Mortgage real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) advanced notably for the reporting period despite higher interest rates. Because mortgage REITs derive their income from the difference between the short-term interest rates at which they borrow funds to purchase securities and the long-term rates they earn on their mortgage investments, they are sensitive to changing interest rates. While rising interest rates typically have a negative impact on the value of mortgage REITs, shifting economic conditions benefited mortgage REITs, particularly in the second half of the reporting period. The Fed raised short-term interest rates to their highest levels in more than 20 years, which drove concerns among investors about the impact of elevated interest rates on the U.S. economy.
However, the combination of easing inflation and a resilient economy drove investor optimism surrounding mortgage REITs, particularly residential mortgage REITs. The positive economic environment eased concerns about residential mortgage defaults, in which a homeowner stops making mortgage payments. While some of the mortgage backed securities owned by mortgage REITs are guaranteed by federal agencies, non-agency securities are unprotected, and defaults can negatively impact the value of mortgage assets while reducing the number of new mortgages available for servicing. Average mortgage rates remained elevated during the reporting period, touching a 23-year high in October 2023 before moderating.
The changing monetary policy stance at the Fed also benefited mortgage REITs, as the Fed’s projections for interest rate decreases later in 2024 drove investor optimism. While commercial real estate overall was pressured by changing work patterns during the reporting period, some commercial areas performed well, such as energy infrastructure.
Portfolio Information
INDUSTRY ALLOCATION
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Industry | | | | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Mortgage REITs | | | | | | | 100.0% | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 15.8% | |
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AGNC Investment Corp. | | | 11.0 | |
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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 9.6 | |
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Rithm Capital Corp. | | | 8.7 | |
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 4.3 | |
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Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 3.8 | |
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 3.7 | |
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Ready Capital Corp. | | | 3.5 | |
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Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 3.3 | |
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PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 3.0 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. residential, healthcare and self-storage real estate equities, as represented by the FTSE Nareit All Residential Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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Fund NAV | | | 5.21 | % | | | 3.35 | % | | | 7.27 | % | | | | | | | 5.21 | % | | | 17.92 | % | | | 101.66 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 5.16 | | | | 3.34 | | | | 7.27 | | | | | | | | 5.16 | | | | 17.84 | | | | 101.65 | |
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Index | | | 5.71 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 7.67 | | | | | | | | 5.71 | | | | 20.42 | | | | 109.41 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | |
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Paid During the Period |
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Paid During the Period |
(a) | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
$ 1,000.00 | | $ 1,109.50 | | | | | | | $ 2.53 | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | $ 1,022.60 | | | | | | | $ 2.43 | | | 0.48% |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Residential and multisector real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) advanced for the reporting period as the Fed ceased raising its benchmark interest rate early in the reporting period and mortgage rates declined during the last half of the reporting period. Investment grade bond yields also declined, easing competition for REITs from that asset class and reducing borrowing costs for property acquisitions. Because REITs must pay 90% of their annual earnings in dividends to shareholders to maintain their tax-free status, they traditionally compete with bonds for yield-seeking investors. U.S. home prices rose, reaching a peak midway through the reporting period. That helped offset challenges in the commercial property market, particularly record-high office vacancies.
Healthcare REITs contributed the most to the Index’s return. Resident fees and rental income from healthcare and senior living facilities increased, driving substantially higher operating income, even as property and interest expenses rose. Debt-to-enterprise values, a key measure of liquidity, also improved. Occupancy at skilled nursing facilities increased as staffing shortages eased. A leading healthcare REIT also benefited from a change in management for its skilled nursing facilities, as new operators made financial improvements that led to higher earnings in that business segment.
Residential REITs also contributed to the Index’s performance. Revenue for multi-family residential REITs, including apartments, increased along with lease renewal rates. More tenants opted for higher rent payments instead of buying homes, as mortgage rates reached their highest point in almost a quarter-century. Single-family residential REITs also advanced, as demand for single-family rental homes surged. That allowed REITs owning those properties to increase lease rates, boosting their revenue in the process.
Portfolio Information
INDUSTRY ALLOCATION
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| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
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Residential REITs | | | 47.6 | % |
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Health Care REITs | | | 29.4 | |
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Specialized REITs | | | 23.0 | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Welltower, Inc. | | | 13.1 | % |
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Public Storage | | | 11.5 | |
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Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 7.8 | |
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 6.7 | |
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Equity Residential | | | 6.0 | |
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Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 4.5 | |
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 4.5 | |
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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 4.4 | |
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Ventas, Inc. | | | 4.3 | |
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Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 4.3 | |
(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Mortgage Real Estate ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | |
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Mortgage REITs — 97.9% | |
AFC Gamma, Inc. | | | 246,465 | | | $ | 3,051,237 | |
AGNC Investment Corp. | | | 6,744,016 | | | | 66,765,758 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc. | | | 172,381 | | | | 1,851,372 | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 4,867,073 | | | | 95,832,667 | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 2,032,928 | | | | 22,646,818 | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(a) | | | 1,741,785 | | | | 23,078,651 | |
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. | | | 761,050 | | | | 5,669,823 | |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | | | 706,992 | | | | 13,977,232 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 1,321,674 | | | | 26,314,529 | |
BrightSpire Capital, Inc., Class A | | | 1,854,296 | | | | 12,776,099 | |
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 234,418 | | | | 3,696,772 | |
Chimera Investment Corp. | | | 3,262,407 | | | | 15,039,696 | |
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 1,303,749 | | | | 12,724,590 | |
Dynex Capital, Inc. | | | 815,193 | | | | 10,149,153 | |
Ellington Financial, Inc. | | | 1,082,024 | | | | 12,778,704 | |
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,191,811 | | | | 15,922,595 | |
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 753,329 | | | | 3,593,379 | |
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | | | 712,813 | | | | 6,900,030 | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 850,684 | | | | 8,557,881 | |
Ladder Capital Corp., Class A | | | 1,623,404 | | | | 18,068,487 | |
MFA Financial, Inc. | | | 1,467,342 | | | | 16,742,372 | |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 1,312,431 | | | | 9,449,503 | |
Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 116,827 | | | | 1,677,636 | |
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.(a) | | | 752,403 | | | | 6,718,959 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 1,246,082 | | | | 18,292,484 | |
Ready Capital Corp. | | | 2,295,037 | | | | 20,953,688 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 1,898,813 | | | | 12,095,439 | |
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Mortgage REITs (continued) | |
Rithm Capital Corp. | | | 4,698,658 | | | $ | 52,437,023 | |
Seven Hills Realty Trust | | | 185,757 | | | | 2,399,980 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 2,871,018 | | | | 58,367,796 | |
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 998,361 | | | | 7,707,347 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 1,486,414 | | | | 19,680,121 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 97.9% (Cost: $821,515,037) | | | | | | | 605,917,821 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 3.8% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(b)(c)(d) | | | 23,610,974 | | | | 23,622,779 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(b)(c) | | | 28,433 | | | | 28,433 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 3.8% (Cost: $23,649,020) | | | | | | | 23,651,212 | |
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Total Investments — 101.7% (Cost: $845,164,057) | | | | | | | 629,569,033 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.7)% | | | | | | | (10,539,057 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 619,029,976 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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| | Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | | $ 6,292,932 | | | | $ 17,330,244 | (a) | | | $ — | | | $ | (2,885 | ) | | $ | 2,488 | | | $ | 23,622,779 | | | | 23,610,974 | | | $ | 661,435 | (b) | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 498,399 | | | | — | | | | (469,966) | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28,433 | | | | 28,433 | | | | 82,726 | | | | — | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (2,885 | ) | | $ | 2,488 | | | $ | 23,651,212 | | | | | | | $ | 744,161 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index | | | 380 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 13,232 | | | $ | 80,839 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Mortgage Real Estate 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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 80,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 80,839 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (548,941 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (548,941 | ) |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (320,645 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (320,645 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
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Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 14,053,878 | |
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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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | $ | 605,917,821 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 605,917,821 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 23,651,212 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 23,651,212 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | $ | 629,569,033 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 629,569,033 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Contracts | | $ | 80,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 80,839 | |
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(a) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. | |
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | 11 |
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Health Care REITs — 29.2% | | | | | | |
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | | | 210,587 | | | $ | 5,132,005 | |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | | | 46,782 | | | | 1,242,062 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust | | | 418,336 | | | | 1,029,107 | |
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | | | 107,435 | | | | 940,056 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 672,654 | | | | 9,518,054 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 1,250,986 | | | | 23,455,988 | |
LTC Properties, Inc. | | | 72,107 | | | | 2,344,199 | |
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 1,051,126 | | | | 4,940,292 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | | 73,332 | | | | 4,607,450 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 433,390 | | | | 13,725,461 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 406,614 | | | | 6,005,689 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | | 22,666 | | | | 832,069 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 618,895 | | | | 26,946,688 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 869,092 | | | | 81,207,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 181,927,076 | |
Residential REITs — 47.3% | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | | | 589,774 | | | | 21,691,888 | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 259,743 | | | | 8,433,855 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A(a) | | | 253,625 | | | | 2,077,189 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 222,233 | | | | 41,237,555 | |
BRT Apartments Corp. | | | 20,310 | | | | 341,208 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 183,776 | | | | 18,083,558 | |
Centerspace | | | 26,504 | | | | 1,514,439 | |
Elme Communities | | | 154,137 | | | | 2,145,587 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 314,667 | | | | 20,264,555 | |
Equity Residential | | | 584,889 | | | | 36,912,345 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 113,088 | | | | 27,685,073 | |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 396,354 | | | | 6,393,190 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 788,401 | | | | 28,074,960 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 205,682 | | | | 27,063,638 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Residential REITs (continued) | | | | | | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | | | 39,558 | | | $ | 1,273,372 | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 205,148 | | | | 26,377,930 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 581,181 | | | | 21,741,981 | |
UMH Properties, Inc. | | | 106,760 | | | | 1,733,782 | |
Veris Residential, Inc. | | | 139,154 | | | | 2,116,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 295,162,637 | |
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Specialized REITs — 22.9% | | | | | | |
CubeSmart | | | 396,130 | | | | 17,912,999 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 327,934 | | | | 48,206,298 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 132,988 | | | | 5,207,810 | |
Public Storage | | | 245,743 | | | | 71,280,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 142,607,321 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4% (Cost: $768,455,746) | | | | | | | 619,697,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Money Market Funds — 0.1% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(b)(c) | | | 594,732 | | | | 594,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1% (Cost: $594,732) | | | | | | | 594,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Investments — 99.5% (Cost: $769,050,478) | | | | | | | 620,291,766 | |
| | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5% | | | | | | | 3,184,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 623,476,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(c) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 1,066,711 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (471,979 | )(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 594,732 | | | | 594,732 | | | $ | 57,817 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
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 | | | 107 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 3,726 | | | $ | 32,199 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate 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:
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| | | | | | | |
| | 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) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,199 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,199 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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 March 31, 2024, 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 | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 65,201 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 65,201 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (91,127 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (91,127 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
| | | | |
| |
| |
Futures contracts | | | | |
| |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 3,751,290 | |
| |
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. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 619,697,034 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 619,697,034 | |
| | | | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 594,732 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 594,732 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 620,291,766 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 620,291,766 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 32,199 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,199 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | 13 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | | | iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 605,917,821 | | | $ | 619,697,034 | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 23,651,212 | | | | 594,732 | |
Cash | | | 35,961 | | | | 654,653 | |
Cash pledged: | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 806,000 | | | | 227,000 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 94,379 | | | | — | |
Capital shares sold | | | 263,365 | | | | — | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 12,321,659 | | | | 2,548,589 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 4,998 | | | | 3,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 643,095,395 | | | | 623,725,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 23,617,549 | | | | — | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | 203,797 | | | | — | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 244,073 | | | | 249,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 24,065,419 | | | | 249,511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 619,029,976 | | | $ | 623,476,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,206,448,768 | | | $ | 826,498,629 | |
Accumulated loss | | | (587,418,792 | ) | | | (203,022,343 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 619,029,976 | | | $ | 623,476,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 26,650,000 | | | | 8,650,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 23.23 | | | $ | 72.08 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | |
Par value | | | None | | | | None | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 821,515,037 | | | $ | 768,455,746 | |
(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 22,832,228 | | | $ | — | |
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 23,649,020 | | | $ | 594,732 | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | | | iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 63,886,928 | | | $ | 20,253,950 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 82,726 | | | | 57,817 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 715 | | | | 1,093 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 661,435 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 64,631,804 | | | | 20,312,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 2,896,123 | | | | 2,980,125 | |
Interest expense | | | 604 | | | | 396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2,896,727 | | | | 2,980,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 61,735,077 | | | | 17,332,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (64,921,189 | ) | | | (21,318,695 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | (2,885 | ) | | | — | |
Futures contracts | | | (548,941 | ) | | | 65,201 | |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 2,994,216 | | | | 2,575,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | (62,478,799 | ) | | | (18,677,634 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 91,895,883 | | | | 32,323,279 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 2,488 | | | | — | |
Futures contracts | | | (320,645 | ) | | | (91,127 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 91,577,726 | | | | 32,232,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 29,098,927 | | | | 13,554,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 90,834,004 | | | $ | 30,886,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
See notes to financial statements.
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F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S | | 15 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | | | iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF | |
| | | | |
| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
| | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 61,735,077 | | | $ | 61,974,466 | | | $ | 17,332,339 | | | $ | 17,520,767 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (62,478,799 | ) | | | (61,447,280 | ) | | | (18,677,634 | ) | | | 18,185,431 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 91,577,726 | | | | (242,329,723 | ) | | | 32,232,152 | | | | (310,781,163 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 90,834,004 | | | | (241,802,537 | ) | | | 30,886,857 | | | | (275,074,965 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (58,520,634 | ) | | | (61,974,466 | ) | | | (18,530,026 | ) | | | (24,693,312 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (6,144,140 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (58,520,634 | ) | | | (68,118,606 | ) | | | (18,530,026 | ) | | | (24,693,312 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (7,446,184 | ) | | | (71,024,623 | ) | | | (17,222,678 | ) | | | (360,163,509 | ) |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 24,867,186 | | | | (380,945,766 | ) | | | (4,865,847 | ) | | | (659,931,786 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 594,162,790 | | | | 975,108,556 | | | | 628,342,133 | | | | 1,288,273,919 | |
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End of year | | $ | 619,029,976 | | | $ | 594,162,790 | | | $ | 623,476,286 | | | $ | 628,342,133 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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16 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 21.84 | | | $ | 32.67 | | | $ | 35.20 | | | $ | 18.67 | | | $ | 43.32 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 2.31 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 0.82 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 2.61 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 1.28 | | | | (10.57 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) | | | 17.37 | | | | (23.51 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 3.59 | | | | (8.31 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 18.75 | | | | (20.90 | ) |
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Distributions(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (2.29 | ) | | | (2.08 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (2.60 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) |
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Total distributions | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (2.52 | ) | | | (2.08 | ) | | | (2.22 | ) | | | (3.75 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 23.23 | | | $ | 21.84 | | | $ | 32.67 | | | $ | 35.20 | | | $ | 18.67 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 16.91 | % | | | (26.00 | )% | | | (1.65 | )% | | | 103.62 | % | | | (51.80 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 10.23 | % | | | 8.57 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 4.94 | % | | | 6.16 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 619,030 | | | $ | 594,163 | | | $ | 975,109 | | | $ | 1,513,587 | | | $ | 593,850 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 29 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 29 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | Year Ended 03/31/22 | | | Year Ended 03/31/21 | | | Year Ended 03/31/20 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 70.60 | | | $ | 95.78 | | | $ | 73.95 | | | $ | 55.26 | | | $ | 70.64 | |
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Net investment income(a) | | | 1.96 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.55 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) | | | 1.62 | | | | (24.47 | ) | | | 21.98 | | | | 19.29 | | | | (14.77 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 3.58 | | | | (22.81 | ) | | | 23.44 | | | | 20.80 | | | | (13.22 | ) |
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Distributions(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (2.10 | ) | | | (2.37 | ) | | | (1.50 | ) | | | (2.11 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | (2.10 | ) | | | (2.37 | ) | | | (1.61 | ) | | | (2.11 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 72.08 | | | $ | 70.60 | | | $ | 95.78 | | | $ | 73.95 | | | $ | 55.26 | |
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Total Return(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 5.21 | % | | | (23.84 | )% | | | 31.85 | % | | | 38.23 | % | | | (19.25 | )% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.48 | % |
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Net investment income | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 2.36 | % | | | 2.07 | % |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 623,476 | | | $ | 628,342 | | | $ | 1,288,274 | | | $ | 495,459 | | | $ | 331,559 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 14 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 12 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
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18 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | | Non-Diversified | |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | Non-Diversified | |
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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.
Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding 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.
The portion of distributions that exceeds each Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. Distributions in excess of each Fund’s minimum distribution requirements, but not in excess of the Fund’s earning and profits, will be taxable to the Fund’s shareholders and will not constitute non-taxable returns of capital. Return of capital distributions will reduce a shareholder’s cost basis and will result in higher capital gains or lower capital losses when each Fund’s shares on which distributions were received are sold. Once a shareholder’s cost basis is reduced to zero, further distributions will be treated as capital gains.
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.
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 Fund’s 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | 19 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 published 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.
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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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20 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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:
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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 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | $ 336,842 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ (336,842 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ — | | | | | | | | | | | | $ — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 464 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (464 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 20,209,456 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (20,209,456 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 34,768 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (34,768 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 2,245,504 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,245,504 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | | | 5,194 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5,194 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | | $ 22,832,228 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ (22,832,228 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ — | | | | | | | | | | | | $ — | |
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| (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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’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:
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iShares ETF | | Investment Advisory Fees | |
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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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “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, redemption fee, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (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 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
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iShares ETF | | Amounts | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 162,626 | |
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Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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 year ended March 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 14,428,955 | | | $ | 35,512,908 | | | $ | (16,788,212) | |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | 42,181,439 | | | | 32,533,106 | | | | (8,489,653) | |
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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.
For the year ended March 31, 2024 and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 188,012,676 | | | $ | 173,633,900 | |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | 88,957,962 | | | | 84,219,886 | |
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For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | In-kind Sales | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 214,354,360 | | | $ | 236,703,204 | |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | 71,970,673 | | | | 95,025,945 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
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iShares ETF | | Paid-in capital | | | Accumulated earnings (loss) | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 2,988,940 | | | $ | (2,988,940 | ) |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | 1,377,474 | | | | (1,377,474 | ) |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Year Ended March 31, 2024 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
Mortgage Real Estate | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 58,520,634 | | | $ | 61,974,466 | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | 6,144,140 | |
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| | $ | 58,520,634 | | | $ | 68,118,606 | |
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Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 18,530,026 | | | $ | 24,693,312 | |
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As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 3,214,443 | | | $ | (345,469,954 | ) | | | $ (245,163,281 | ) | | | $ (587,418,792 | ) |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | — | | | | (49,082,383 | ) | | | (153,939,960 | ) | | | (203,022,343 | ) |
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(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. | |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts and characterization of corporate actions. | |
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 874,732,314 | | | $ | 7,867,453 | | | $ | (253,030,734 | ) | | $ | (245,163,281 | ) |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | 774,231,726 | | | | 7,039,164 | | | | (160,979,124 | ) | | | (153,939,960 | ) |
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In the normal course of business, each 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 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 the Fund is subject.
BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 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 a 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.
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 Fund’s 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 10,000,000 | | | $ | 229,325,478 | | | | 18,600,000 | | | $ | 473,627,895 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (10,550,000 | ) | | | (236,771,662 | ) | | | (21,250,000 | ) | | | (544,652,518 | ) |
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| | | (550,000 | ) | | $ | (7,446,184 | ) | | | (2,650,000 | ) | | $ | (71,024,623 | ) |
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Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,050,000 | | | $ | 72,722,036 | | | | 2,150,000 | | | $ | 189,986,614 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,300,000 | ) | | | (89,944,714 | ) | | | (6,700,000 | ) | | | (550,150,123 | ) |
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| | | (250,000 | ) | | $ | (17,222,678 | ) | | | (4,550,000 | ) | | $ | (360,163,509 | ) |
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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.
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.
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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the two funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (two of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of March 31, 2024, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 1,349,507 | |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | 310,993 | |
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The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Business Income | |
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Mortgage Real Estate | | $ | 53,570,126 | |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate | | | 16,254,571 | |
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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION | | 27 |
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF and iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
March 31, 2024
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| | Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | | | % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | |
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iShares ETF | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | |
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Mortgage Real Estate(a) | | $ | 1.710196 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.490610 | | | $ | 2.200806 | | | | 78 | % | | | — | % | | | 22 | % | | | 100 | % |
Residential and Multisector Real Estate(a) | | | 1.691632 | | | | — | | | | 0.410490 | | | | 2.102122 | | | | 80 | | | | — | | | | 20 | | | | 100 | |
(a) | The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Interested Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Officers |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
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General Information
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The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
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 at iShares.com.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Portfolio Abbreviation
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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iShares Trust
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The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 | |
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U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | | 23.48% | | | | 29.88% | |
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U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | | 19.94 | | | | 19.71 | |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | | 16.81 | | | | 15.32 | |
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Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | | 10.42 | | | | 8.15 | |
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3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | | 2.68 | | | | 5.24 | |
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U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | | 4.88 | | | | (2.44) | |
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U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | | 5.99 | | | | 1.70 | |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | | 7.48 | | | | 3.13 | |
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U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | | 8.73 | | | | 11.15 | |
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Table of Contents
Market Overview
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints, as represented by the Russell US Large Cap Factors Growth Style Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
On March 5, 2024, the Board approved a proposal to change the Fund’s investment objective and underlying index and change the name of the Fund to iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF. The Fund’s ticker will also change from STLG to GARP. These changes are expected to become effective on or around June 3, 2024.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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Fund NAV | | | 44.83 | % | | | 17.75 | % | | | 44.83 | % | | | 99.11 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 45.01 | | | | 17.77 | | | | 45.01 | | | | 99.23 | |
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Index | | | 45.21 | | | | 17.99 | | | | 45.21 | | | | 100.74 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE
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Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.
The inception date of the Fund was 1/14/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/16/20.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,334.20 | | | $ | 1.46 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.75 | | | $ | 1.26 | | | | 0.25 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Growth-oriented large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as receding inflation, shifting monetary policy, and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. Growth stocks benefited from strong corporate earnings and the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of higher interest rates.
The information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return amid notable innovations in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. The semiconductors industry gained the most, as companies purchased specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. Consequently, industry revenues and earnings grew rapidly, driving strong equity performance. Additionally, the semiconductors industry continued to invest in building the next generation of processors for AI applications, further supporting stock prices.
The software and services industry also contributed, driven by strength among systems software companies. Enthusiasm for generative AI products benefited a large company in the industry with a significant investment in a prominent consumer-facing AI platform, a chatbot that grew its user base more rapidly than any other consumer application in history. Integration of AI into already existing productivity software also propelled gains, as many customers adopted new AI features that automated certain writing and coding tasks, in addition to summarization and advanced search functions.
The consumer discretionary sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s return, as consumers increased their spending at a robust pace amid the continuing expansion of the U.S. economy. The specialty retail industry was the leading source of strength, as sales of high-end housewares proved resilient despite rising prices. The broadline retail industry also gained amid higher online sales and new AI cloud services that drove strong revenue and earnings growth.
The Index’s research-based selection process is designed to maximize exposure to the weighted combination of five target investment style factors: momentum, quality, value, size, and low volatility. Reflecting those factor contributions, the Index outperformed the broader market, as represented by the Russell 1000® Growth Index. Relative to the broader market, the Index benefited from positive exposure to the quality factor. Security selection from an overweight position in the consumer discretionary sector and sector allocation in the utilities sector contributed to the Index’s relative performance for the reporting period.
Portfolio Information
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SECTOR ALLOCATION | |
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Information Technology | | | 53.2 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 17.2 | |
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Health Care | | | 9.2 | |
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Industrials | | | 6.3 | |
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Communication Services | | | 5.6 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 3.1 | |
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Financials | | | 2.4 | |
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Utilities | | | 1.5 | |
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Energy | | | 1.1 | |
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Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 0.4 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 10.5 | % |
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Apple Inc. | | | 9.8 | |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | | 8.8 | |
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Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 4.6 | |
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Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 3.6 | |
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Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2.7 | |
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Broadcom, Inc. | | | 2.6 | |
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Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 1.8 | |
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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 1.7 | |
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Manhattan Associates, Inc. | | | 1.6 | |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example shown (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense example provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense example are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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ABOUT FUND PERFORMANCE / DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES | | 7 |
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 1.0% | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 3,966 | | | $ | 482,147 | |
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Automobiles — 0.3% | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 905 | | | | 159,090 | |
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Beverages — 0.7% | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 1,998 | | | | 349,670 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.4% | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 1,920 | | | | 349,632 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 135 | | | | 38,383 | |
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 2,065 | | | | 121,381 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 394 | | | | 164,696 | |
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| | | | | | | 674,092 | |
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Broadline Retail — 4.8% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 12,111 | | | | 2,184,582 | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 1,672 | | | | 88,248 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,272,830 | |
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Building Products — 0.1% | |
Trex Co., Inc.(a) | | | 276 | | | | 27,531 | |
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Capital Markets — 1.4% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 8 | | | | 3,507 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 1,204 | | | | 674,782 | |
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| | | | | | | 678,289 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0% | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 6 | | | | 4,122 | |
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Communications Equipment — 2.5% | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 2,072 | | | | 600,838 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,659 | | | | 588,912 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,189,750 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.3% | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 436 | | | | 152,687 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.3% | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 548 | | | | 148,919 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.5% | | | | | | |
SLM Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 217,900 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.6% | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 17,138 | | | | 367,439 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 544 | | | | 398,551 | |
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| | | | | | | 765,990 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.0% | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 205 | | | | 5,982 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5% | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 5,257 | | | | 258,171 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1% | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 36 | | | | 4,822 | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 411 | | | | 18,643 | |
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| | | | | | | 23,465 | |
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Financial Services — 0.0% | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 155 | | | | 2,167 | |
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Food Products — 0.8% | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 1,837 | | | | 357,297 | |
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Ground Transportation — 0.6% | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | 2,408 | | | | 294,884 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3% | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 4 | | | $ | 2,160 | |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 564 | | | | 121,141 | |
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| | | | | | | 123,301 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 1,619 | | | | 181,166 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 460 | | | | 295,288 | |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 1,303 | | | | 179,879 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,192 | | | | 397,568 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 665 | | | | 357,005 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 78 | | | | 32,045 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 125 | | | | 61,837 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,504,788 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.1% | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 799 | | | | 131,803 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 21 | | | | 76,186 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | | | 4 | | | | 11,627 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 787 | | | | 391,045 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 18 | | | | 5,075 | |
Wingstop, Inc. | | | 1,453 | | | | 532,379 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 2,480 | | | | 343,852 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,491,967 | |
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Household Products — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 174 | | | | 26,641 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.5% | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 9,977 | | | | 694,898 | |
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Insurance — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | | | 43 | | | | 3,975 | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 38 | | | | 15,105 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 836 | | | | 211,475 | |
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| | | | | | | 230,555 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 5.6% | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,965 | | | | 598,437 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 2,343 | | | | 356,745 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 3,491 | | | | 1,695,160 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,650,342 | |
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IT Services — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Gartner, Inc.(a) | | | 272 | | | | 129,654 | |
MongoDB, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 308 | | | | 110,461 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 1,505 | | | | 285,213 | |
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| | | | | | | 525,328 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.1% | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 885 | | | | 357,673 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 107 | | | | 142,448 | |
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| | | | | | | 500,121 | |
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Machinery — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,999 | | | | 243,399 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 2,960 | | | | 293,839 | |
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| | | | | | | 537,238 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1% | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 36,887 | | | | 518,631 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 3.3% | | | | | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1,633 | | | | 1,270,409 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,377 | | | | 313,645 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,584,054 | |
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8 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Professional Services — 1.9% | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A | | | 4,300 | | | $ | 638,292 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 2,199 | | | | 270,037 | |
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| | | | | | | 908,329 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 14.4% | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a) | | | 5,151 | | | | 138,871 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 935 | | | | 1,239,258 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 603 | | | | 421,238 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 254 | | | | 246,779 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 1,093 | | | | 85,505 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 4,620 | | | | 4,174,447 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 3,340 | | | | 565,462 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,871,560 | |
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Software — 23.6% | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 484 | | | | 244,226 | |
Atlassian Corp., Class A(a) | | | 3,126 | | | | 609,914 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 2,087 | | | | 649,641 | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,488 | | | | 477,038 | |
Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 9,927 | | | | 241,226 | |
Fair Isaac Corp.(a) | | | 703 | | | | 878,476 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 5,113 | | | | 349,269 | |
HubSpot, Inc.(a) | | | 373 | | | | 233,707 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | | | 3,020 | | | | 755,695 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 11,827 | | | | 4,975,855 | |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 3,822 | | | | 235,894 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 816 | | | | 231,850 | |
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 12,462 | | | | 479,787 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 779 | | | | 445,199 | |
Teradata Corp.(a) | | | 5,967 | | | | 230,744 | |
Zscaler, Inc.(a) | | | 1,065 | | | | 205,151 | |
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| | | | | | | 11,243,672 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.1% | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 174 | | | | 37,706 | |
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Specialty Retail — 5.7% | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 46 | | | | 144,976 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 3,648 | | | | 299,245 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 344 | | | | 77,352 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 691 | | | | 265,068 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 107 | | | | 27,256 | |
Murphy U.S.A., Inc. | | | 1,374 | | | | 575,981 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 162 | | | | 182,878 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Specialty Retail (continued) | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a) | | | 6,061 | | | $ | 117,462 | |
Wayfair, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 2,884 | | | | 195,766 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 2,581 | | | | 819,545 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,705,529 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 11.3% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 27,096 | | | | 4,646,422 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 8,716 | | | | 263,398 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 4,454 | | | | 467,536 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,377,356 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.7% | | | | | | |
Crocs, Inc.(a) | | | 1,927 | | | | 277,102 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a) | | | 695 | | | | 654,176 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 318 | | | | 124,227 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 4,687 | | | | 222,539 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,278,044 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.2% | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 573 | | | | 582,913 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8% (Cost: $43,058,228) | | | | | | | 47,457,956 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.4% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 93,370 | | | | 93,417 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 106,816 | | | | 106,816 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4% (Cost: $200,224) | | | | 200,233 | |
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Total Investments — 100.2% (Cost: $43,258,452) | | | | 47,658,189 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)% | | | | (90,002 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 47,568,187 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 1,703 | | | $ | 91,714 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (9 | ) | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 93,417 | | | | 93,370 | | | $ | 3,854 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 1,256 | | | | 105,560 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 106,816 | | | | 106,816 | | | | 1,126 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (9 | ) | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 200,233 | | | | | | | $ | 4,980 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | | 9 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | $ | 47,457,956 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 47,457,956 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 200,233 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 200,233 | |
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| | $ | 47,658,189 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 47,658,189 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF | |
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ASSETS | | | | |
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 47,457,956 | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 200,233 | |
Cash | | | 8,791 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 37 | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 12,390 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 387 | |
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Total assets | | | 47,679,794 | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 93,439 | |
Payables: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,157 | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | 7,125 | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 8,886 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 111,607 | |
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Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 47,568,187 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 44,089,474 | |
Accumulated earnings | | | 3,478,713 | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 47,568,187 | |
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NET ASSET VALUE | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | $ | 1,000,000 | |
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Net asset value | | $ | 47.57 | |
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Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | |
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Par value | | | None | |
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(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 43,058,228 | |
(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 91,631 | |
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 200,224 | |
See notes to financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
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| | iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 133,282 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 1,126 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 3 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 3,854 | |
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Total investment income | | | 138,265 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 35,349 | |
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Total expenses | | | 35,349 | |
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Net investment income | | | 102,916 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (10,136 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | (9 | ) |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 2,410,528 | |
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| | | 2,400,383 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 4,482,724 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 9 | |
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| | | 4,482,733 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 6,883,116 | |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 6,986,032 | |
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(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
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| | iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
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OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 102,916 | | | $ | 29,878 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 2,400,383 | | | | (755,683 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 4,482,733 | | | | 121,879 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 6,986,032 | | | | (603,926 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (96,580 | ) | | | (31,710 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 39,023,747 | | | | (3,168,344 | ) |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 45,913,199 | | | | (3,803,980 | ) |
Beginning of year | | | 1,654,988 | | | | 5,458,968 | |
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End of year | | $ | 47,568,187 | | | $ | 1,654,988 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF | |
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| Year Ended 03/31/24 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/23 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/22 | | |
| Year Ended 03/31/21 | | |
| Period From 01/14/20to 03/31/20 | (a) |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 33.10 | | | $ | 36.39 | | | $ | 32.35 | | | $ | 20.27 | | | $ | 24.96 | |
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Net investment income(b) | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | | | 14.46 | | | | (3.08 | ) | | | 4.06 | | | | 12.08 | | | | (4.69 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 14.76 | | | | (2.76 | ) | | | 4.30 | | | | 12.33 | | | | (4.63 | ) |
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Distributions(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )(e) |
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Total distributions | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 47.57 | | | $ | 33.10 | | | $ | 36.39 | | | $ | 32.35 | | | $ | 20.27 | |
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Total Return(f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Based on net asset value | | | 44.83 | % | | | (7.47 | )% | | | 13.28 | % | | | 61.00 | % | | | (18.54 | )%(g) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(h) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total expenses | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | %(i) |
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Net investment income | | | 0.73 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 1.20 | %(i) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 47,568 | | | $ | 1,655 | | | $ | 5,459 | | | $ | 4,852 | | | $ | 4,054 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(j) | | | 53 | % | | | 67 | % | | | 111 | % | | | 103 | % | | | 13 | % |
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(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) | Rounds to less than $0.01. |
(f) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(h) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(j) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification |
Factors US Growth Style | | Non-Diversified |
On March 5, 2024, the Board approved a proposal to change the Fund’s investment objective and underlying index and change the name of the Fund to iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF. The Fund’s ticker will also change from STLG to GARP. These changes are expected to become effective on or around June 3, 2024
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 a accrual basis.
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.
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 published 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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.
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:
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | |
| Securities Loaned at Value | | |
| Cash Collateral Received(a) | | |
| Non-Cash Collateral Received, at Fair Value(a) |
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Barclays Capital, Inc. | | | $ 22,105 | | | | $ (22,105 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | $ — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 6,873 | | | | (6,873 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 62,653 | | | | (62,653 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | | $ 91,631 | | | | $ (91,631 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | $ — | |
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| (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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 of the following 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:
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iShares ETF | | Investment Advisory Fees | |
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Factors US Growth Style | | | 0.25 | % |
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 do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.
Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “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, redemption fee, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded fund (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 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund paid BTC $955 for securities lending agent services.
Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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 year ended March 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
Factors US Growth Style | | $ | 411,936 | | | $ | 503,690 | | | $ | (41,957 | ) |
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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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Factors US Growth Style | | $ | 8,262,480 | | | $ | 8,277,119 | |
For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | In-kind Sales | |
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Factors US Growth Style | | $ | 56,889,635 | | | $ | 17,953,487 | |
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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
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iShares ETF | | Paid-in capital | | | Accumulated earnings (loss) | |
Factors US Growth Style | | $ | 2,405,802 | | | $ | (2,405,802 | ) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Year Ended March 31, 2024 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
Factors US Growth Style | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 96,580 | | | $ | 31,710 | |
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As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
Factors US Growth Style | | $ | 6,483 | | | $ | (878,674 | ) | | $ | 4,350,904 | | | $ | 3,478,713 | |
(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund utilized $20,454 of its capital loss carryforwards.
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Factors US Growth Style | | $ | 43,307,285 | | | $ | 5,181,174 | | | $ | (830,270 | ) | | $ | 4,350,904 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 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 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 a 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.
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 manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager 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 invest.
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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | 19 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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iShares ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Factors US Growth Style | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 1,400,000 | | | $ | 57,020,865 | | | | 200,000 | | | $ | 6,596,262 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (450,000 | ) | | | (17,997,118 | ) | | | (300,000 | ) | | | (9,764,606 | ) |
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| | | 950,000 | | | $ | 39,023,747 | | | | (100,000 | ) | | $ | (3,168,344 | ) |
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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.
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.
Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following item was noted:
Effective April 1, 2024, the Fund’s investment advisory fee changed from 0.25% to 0.15%.
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20 | | 2 0 2 4 I SHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF (one of the funds constituting iShares Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and the period January 14, 2020 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and the period January 14, 2020 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited) | | |
The following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, is hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
Factors US Growth Style | | $ | 112,574 | |
The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
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iShares ETF | | Dividends-Received Deduction | |
Factors US Growth Style | | | 100.00 | % |
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22 | | 2 0 2 4 BLACK ROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS |
Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF (the “Fund” or “ETF”), a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Fund, as the program administrator for the Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of the Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing the Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish the Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to the Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela. The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing the Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | | 23 |
Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Interested Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)
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Independent Trustees |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Officers |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust.
Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust.
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General 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:
| • | | If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor. |
Householding
Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, the Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
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 at iShares.com.
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Portfolio Abbreviation
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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iShares Trust
· iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF | XVV | Cboe BZX
· iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF | XJH | Cboe BZX
· iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF | XJR | Cboe BZX
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.
Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
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Total Returns as of March 31, 2024 |
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| | 6-Month | | 12-Month |
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U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 23.48% | | 29.88% |
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U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 19.94 | | 19.71 |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 16.81 | | 15.32 |
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Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 10.42 | | 8.15 |
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3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 2.68 | | 5.24 |
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U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | 4.88 | | (2.44) |
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U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | 5.99 | | 1.70 |
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Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) | | 7.48 | | 3.13 |
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U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 8.73 | | 11.15 |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Table of Contents
Market Overview
iShares Trust
Domestic Market Overview
U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 29.29%. The economy showed notable resilience even as interest rates rose, and analysts’ optimism about the economy’s trajectory improved. Meanwhile, inflation decelerated notably, enabling a pause in monetary policy tightening and providing a supportive backdrop for equities.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust pace in 2023 despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on growth. The U.S. consumer helped to power the expansion, as consumer spending continued to grow in both nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. A strong labor market bolstered consumer spending, as employers continued to add jobs, and average hourly wages increased notably. Consumer spending was also supported by higher asset values, as both home prices and strong equity performance increased household net worth. Government spending also stimulated the economy, as the federal deficit increased amid rising expenditures, while state and local governments also boosted spending to fill personnel vacancies.
Despite high spending and healthy household balance sheets, consumer sentiment remained below pre-pandemic levels, as elevated inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumers’ outlook. While inflation declined early in the reporting period — decreasing from 4.9% in April 2023 to 3% in June 2023 — it remained stubbornly persistent thereafter, fluctuating between 3% and 4%, above the pre-pandemic average. While improved supply chains eased goods inflation, the tight labor market kept labor costs near record highs, and growing services inflation was a significant driver of inflation’s overall persistence.
To counteract inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates twice early in the reporting period, reaching the highest level since 2001. However, the Fed paused its interest rate increases thereafter as inflation edged down, keeping interest rates steady after its July 2023 meeting. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections released by the Fed late in the reporting period included several interest rate decreases later in 2024, as it forecast inflation would continue to moderate despite the robust economy.
The strong economy supported corporate profits, which grew substantially in the last three quarters of 2023. Despite higher input costs, companies were able to raise prices sufficiently to widen profit margins, as the U.S. consumer continued to spend. Firms increasingly kept assets in short-term investments that earned higher yields due to elevated interest rates. This helped to mitigate the negative impact of higher borrowing costs, which drove a rise in interest expense. Innovations in computing also drove enthusiasm for equities, as new technologies drove hopes for economy-wide improvements in productivity.
Despite the strong economic conditions during the reporting period, analysts noted several areas of caution about potential disruptions to markets. Geopolitical tensions were high amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and fighting in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Missile attacks on a major shipping lane in the Middle East raised concerns about a wider conflict while disrupting some supply chains. While inflation declined during the reporting period, it remained more persistent than some analysts expected, raising concerns about the effect of continued inflation on the Fed’s interest rate policy.
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P 500 Substainability Screened Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | | | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | |
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Fund NAV | | | 31.95 | % | | | 15.51 | % | | | 31.95 | % | | | 66.21 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 32.07 | | | | 15.54 | | | | 32.07 | | | | 66.34 | |
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Index | | | 32.07 | | | | 15.62 | | | | 32.07 | | | | 66.73 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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The inception date of the Fund was 9/22/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/24/20.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | |
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Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
Paid During the Period |
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Account Value (10/01/23) |
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Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
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| Annualized
Expense Ratio |
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$ 1,000.00 | | | $ 1,248.60 | | | | $ 0.45 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.60 | | | | $ 0.40 | | | | 0.08 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as shifting monetary policy and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The information technology sector contributed the most to the returns of the S&P 500 Sustainability Screened Index (the “Index”). Rapid advances in generative AI, which allows users to generate outputs using simple natural language queries, drove a surge in investor enthusiasm for products and technologies associated with AI. The semiconductors industry was a strong performer, as companies invested significantly in the specialized chips used to provide computing capacity for AI applications, which require significant processing power. Additionally, the semiconductors industry continued to invest in building the next generation of processors for AI applications, further supporting stock prices. The software and services industry also advanced, driven by enthusiasm for generative AI products.
The financials sector was a solid contributor to the Index’s return, as short-term interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The financial services industry advanced, as growth in consumer spending and cross-border transactions bolstered earnings at transaction and payment processing services firms.
The communication services sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, driven by growth in online advertising and cloud services. In terms of relative performance, the Index outperformed the broader market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Information Technology | | | 32.2% | |
Financials | | | 13.9 | |
Health Care | | | 12.6 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 11.3 | |
Communication Services | | | 9.8 | |
Industrials | | | 7.6 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 5.2 | |
Materials | | | 2.5 | |
Real Estate | | | 2.5 | |
Energy | | | 1.2 | |
Utilities | | | 1.2 | |
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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 7.8% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 6.2 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 5.5 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 4.1 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 2.7 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 2.2 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | | | 1.9 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS | | | 1.9 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1.5 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 1.5 | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Sustainability Screened Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | | | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | |
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Fund NAV | | | 22.43 | % | | | 16.41 | % | | | 22.43 | % | | | 70.83 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 22.51 | | | | 16.41 | | | | 22.51 | | | | 70.82 | |
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Index | | | 22.53 | | | | 16.57 | | | | 22.53 | | | | 71.59 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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The inception date of the Fund was 9/22/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/24/20.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
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Beginning Account Value (10/01/23) | |
| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
Paid During the Period |
(a) | | | | | |
| Beginning
Account Value (10/01/23) |
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| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
Paid During the Period |
(a) | |
| Annualized
Expense Ratio |
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$ 1,000.00 | | | $ 1,222.90 | | | | $ 0.67 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.40 | | | | $ 0.61 | | | | 0.12 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as shifting monetary policy and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The industrials sector was the largest contributor to the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Sustainability Screened Index (the “Index”). Strong economic growth bolstered stocks in the sector, which is sensitive to overall conditions in the broader economy, improving investor confidence and boosting earnings. The capital goods industry was a solid contributor, as spending on factory construction increased following the passage of federal subsidies. The surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of machinery, manufacturing equipment, building products, and tools.
The consumer discretionary sector also contributed to the Index’s performance. Despite rising interest rates and higher borrowing costs, consumer spending remained resilient, as strong household balance sheets, higher wages supported consumers. The household durables industry gained, as homebuilders benefited from tight inventories, strong demand, and loosening monetary policy. The specialty retail industry also advanced amid signs of improving retail sales.
The financials sector was another solid contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader market, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Industrials | | | 23.0% | |
Financials | | | 17.0 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.4 | |
Information Technology | | | 10.2 | |
Health Care | | | 8.4 | |
Real Estate | | | 7.6 | |
Materials | | | 7.6 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.3 | |
Energy | | | 2.5 | |
Communication Services | | | 1.6 | |
Utilities | | | 1.4 | |
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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 0.8% | |
Reliance, Inc. | | | 0.8 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 0.8 | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A | | | 0.7 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 0.7 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 0.7 | |
Saia, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
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(a) | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results if an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Sustainability Screened Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
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| | Average Annual Total Returns | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
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| | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | | | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | |
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Fund NAV | | | 16.29 | % | | | 14.96 | % | | | 16.29 | % | | | 63.44 | % |
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Fund Market | | | 16.38 | | | | 14.98 | | | | 16.38 | | | | 63.51 | |
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Index | | | 16.48 | | | | 15.32 | | | | 16.48 | | | | 65.22 | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
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The inception date of the Fund was 9/22/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/24/20.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | | | | |
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| Beginning
Account Value (10/01/23) |
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| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
Paid During the Period |
(a) | | | | | |
| Beginning
Account Value (10/01/23) |
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| Ending
Account Value (03/31/24) |
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| Expenses
Paid During the Period |
(a) | | | | | |
| Annualized
Expense Ratio |
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| $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,184.80 | | | | $ 0.65 | | | | | | | | $ 1,000.00 | | | | $ 1,024.41 | | | | $ 0.61 | | | | | | | | 0.12 | % |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued) | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
U.S. stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, as shifting monetary policy and robust U.S. economic growth supported equities. The industrials sector was the largest contributor to the S&P SmallCap 600 Sustainability Screened Index (“the Index”). Strong economic growth bolstered stocks in the sector, which is sensitive to overall conditions in the broader economy. The capital goods industry advanced, as spending on factory construction increased following passage of federal legislation granting subsidies for certain types of production facilities. The surge in manufacturing construction benefited makers of machinery, manufacturing equipment, building products, and tools.
The consumer discretionary sector also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance. As the U.S. economy continued to expand, consumers increased their spending at a robust pace. The household durables industry gained, as homebuilders benefited from stabilizing interest rates, solid demand for starter homes, and faster build times. The specialty retail industry also advanced amid new product lines and a focus on e-commerce sales.
The financials sector was another solid contributor to the Index’s return, as interest rates rose to the highest levels in 22 years while the economy remained fundamentally healthy. The financials services industry advanced, as mortgage servicing revenues rose, offsetting weaker revenues from mortgage originations amid higher mortgage rates. Regional bank stocks also contributed, as investors anticipated that looser financial conditions would benefit regional banks. In terms of relative performance, the Index outperformed the broader market, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Sector | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Industrials | | | 18.0% | |
Financials | | | 18.0 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.0 | |
Information Technology | | | 12.8 | |
Health Care | | | 10.9 | |
Real Estate | | | 8.2 | |
Materials | | | 5.4 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.6 | |
Communication Services | | | 2.9 | |
Energy | | | 2.8 | |
Utilities | | | 1.4 | |
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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
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Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 0.7% | |
Fabrinet | | | 0.7 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
ATI, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
Meritage Homes Corp. | | | 0.6 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 0.6 | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 0.6 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
AAON, Inc. | | | 0.6 | |
SPX Technologies, Inc. | | | 0.5 | |
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About Fund Performance
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments March 31, 2024 | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) | | | 452 | | | $ | 141,422 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 6,830 | | | | 1,198,870 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 2,437 | | | | 166,764 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 352 | | | | 433,523 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,940,579 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5% | | | | | | |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 737 | | | | 56,115 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 912 | | | | 110,872 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 1,439 | | | | 416,936 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 4,538 | | | | 674,483 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,258,406 | |
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Automobile Components — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC(a) | | | 1,757 | | | | 139,945 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 1,405 | | | | 48,810 | |
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| | | | | | | 188,755 | |
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Automobiles — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 24,564 | | | | 326,210 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 7,282 | | | | 330,239 | |
Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 17,398 | | | | 3,058,394 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,714,843 | |
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Banks — 3.2% | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 43,233 | | | | 1,639,395 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 11,976 | | | | 757,362 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,915 | | | | 105,785 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 849 | | | | 46,687 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 4,268 | | | | 158,812 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 9,112 | | | | 127,112 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 18,153 | | | | 3,636,046 | |
KeyCorp | | | 5,826 | | | | 92,109 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 1,045 | | | | 151,985 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,498 | | | | 403,677 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 5,766 | | | | 121,317 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 8,351 | | | | 325,522 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 9,815 | | | | 438,731 | |
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Beverages — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS | | | 1,151 | | | | 59,415 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 24,436 | | | | 1,494,994 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 1,008 | | | | 273,934 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | | 6,553 | | | | 200,981 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 1,173 | | | | 78,884 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 4,642 | | | | 275,178 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 8,639 | | | | 1,511,911 | |
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Biotechnology — 2.1% | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 11,087 | | | | 2,018,943 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 3,362 | | | | 955,884 | |
Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 905 | | | | 195,145 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 7,814 | | | | 572,376 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 1,162 | | | | 66,199 | |
Moderna, Inc.(a) | | | 2,070 | | | | 220,579 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 660 | | | | 635,243 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,621 | | | | 677,594 | |
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Broadline Retail — 4.2% | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 57,408 | | | | 10,355,255 | |
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eBay, Inc. | | | 3,280 | | | $ | 173,118 | |
Etsy, Inc.(a) | | | 757 | | | | 52,021 | |
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Building Products — 0.6% | | | | | | |
A. O. Smith Corp. | | | 762 | | | | 68,169 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 541 | | | | 72,878 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a) | | | 767 | | | | 159,958 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 5,263 | | | | 305,938 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 4,274 | | | | 279,178 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 1,372 | | | | 108,223 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 1,425 | | | | 427,785 | |
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Capital Markets — 3.1% | | | | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 630 | | | | 276,217 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 4,781 | | | | 275,481 | |
BlackRock, Inc.(b) | | | 879 | | | | 732,822 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 4,528 | | | | 594,843 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 657 | | | | 120,711 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 9,353 | | | | 676,596 | |
CME Group, Inc., Class A | | | 2,266 | | | | 487,847 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 241 | | | | 109,508 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 1,888 | | | | 53,072 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,046 | | | | 854,594 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 3,581 | | | | 492,137 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 2,857 | | | | 47,398 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 242 | | | | 53,058 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 989 | | | | 388,707 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 7,851 | | | | 739,250 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A | | | 497 | | | | 278,544 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 2,386 | | | | 150,557 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 1,273 | | | | 113,195 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 1,182 | | | | 151,792 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 2,015 | | | | 857,282 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 1,899 | | | | 146,831 | |
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 1,406 | | | | 171,419 | |
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Chemicals — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 1,396 | | | | 338,209 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 746 | | | | 98,278 | |
Celanese Corp., Class A | | | 627 | | | | 107,756 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,182 | | | | 98,354 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 4,394 | | | | 253,402 | |
Dow, Inc. | | | 4,396 | | | | 254,660 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 729 | | | | 73,060 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 1,601 | | | | 369,671 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 785 | | | | 50,005 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 1,620 | | | | 139,304 | |
Linde PLC | | | 3,042 | | | | 1,412,462 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 1,615 | | | | 165,182 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 2,030 | | | | 65,894 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 1,478 | | | | 214,162 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 1,481 | | | | 514,396 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 535 | | | | 367,561 | |
Copart, Inc.(a) | | | 5,509 | | | | 319,081 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 1,276 | | | | 244,278 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 1,770 | | | | 81,898 | |
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Veralto Corp. | | | 1,382 | | | $ | 122,528 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 2,301 | | | | 490,458 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.9% | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 1,593 | | | | 461,938 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 25,525 | | | | 1,273,953 | |
F5, Inc.(a) | | | 367 | | | | 69,580 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 2,035 | | | | 75,417 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,035 | | | | 367,404 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 0.1% | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 906 | | | | 235,379 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 388 | | | | 238,209 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 843 | | | | 230,071 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.6% | |
American Express Co. | | | 3,581 | | | | 815,358 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 2,386 | | | | 355,252 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 1,560 | | | | 204,500 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 2,532 | | | | 109,180 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.4% | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 2,785 | | | | 2,040,375 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 1,386 | | | | 216,299 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) | | | 1,287 | | | | 171,364 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 4,140 | | | | 236,518 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 3,135 | | | | 254,499 | |
Target Corp. | | | 2,894 | | | | 512,846 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 4,538 | | | | 98,429 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.2% | |
Amcor PLC | | | 9,069 | | | | 86,246 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 505 | | | | 112,741 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 1,995 | | | | 134,383 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 2,163 | | | | 84,400 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 553 | | | | 104,949 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 1,619 | | | | 80,060 | |
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Distributors — 0.1% | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 886 | | | | 137,268 | |
LKQ Corp. | | | 1,658 | | | | 88,554 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 243 | | | | 98,050 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7% | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 44,894 | | | | 790,134 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 26,388 | | | | 1,107,241 | |
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Electric Utilities — 0.8% | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 2,001 | | | | 369,885 | |
Edison International | | | 2,410 | | | | 170,459 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 1,342 | | | | 141,822 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 2,189 | | | | 130,836 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 6,256 | | | | 235,038 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 12,880 | | | | 823,161 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 1,411 | | | | 95,511 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.7% | | | | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 1,458 | | | $ | 266,668 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 2,509 | | | | 784,514 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 3,575 | | | | 405,477 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 392 | | | | 49,447 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 341 | | | | 141,532 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 728 | | | | 212,088 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6% | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 3,773 | | | | 435,216 | |
CDW Corp. | | | 845 | | | | 216,134 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 4,807 | | | | 158,439 | |
Jabil, Inc. | | | 790 | | | | 105,820 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 1,104 | | | | 172,643 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 1,937 | | | | 281,330 | |
Trimble, Inc.(a) | | | 1,545 | | | | 99,436 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a) | | | 332 | | | | 100,078 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4% | |
Baker Hughes Co., Class A | | | 6,295 | | | | 210,883 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 5,563 | | | | 219,293 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 8,984 | | | | 492,413 | |
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Entertainment — 1.4% | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 1,524 | | | | 202,189 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 897 | | | | 94,876 | |
Netflix, Inc.(a) | | | 2,724 | | | | 1,654,367 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) | | | 989 | | | | 146,857 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 11,542 | | | | 1,412,279 | |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 13,887 | | | | 121,233 | |
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Financial Services — 4.7% | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) | | | 11,431 | | | | 4,806,964 | |
Corpay, Inc.(a) | | | 458 | | | | 141,311 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 3,731 | | | | 276,766 | |
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 3,777 | | | | 603,640 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 1,642 | | | | 219,470 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 463 | | | | 80,437 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 5,179 | | | | 2,494,051 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 6,753 | | | | 452,383 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 9,935 | | | | 2,772,660 | |
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Food Products — 0.9% | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 3,372 | | | | 211,795 | |
Bunge Global SA | | | 911 | | | | 93,396 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 1,240 | | | | 55,118 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 3,007 | | | | 89,127 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 3,568 | | | | 249,653 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 933 | | | | 181,468 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 1,860 | | | | 64,895 | |
J M Smucker Co. (The) | | | 663 | | | | 83,452 | |
Kellanova | | | 1,665 | | | | 95,388 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 5,020 | | | | 185,238 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 907 | | | | 96,623 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS | | | 1,554 | | | | 119,363 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 8,439 | | | | 590,730 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 1,794 | | | | 105,362 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.0% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 956 | | | | 113,640 | |
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Ground Transportation — 1.2% | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 12,437 | | | $ | 461,040 | |
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 510 | | | | 101,617 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 1,412 | | | | 359,876 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 1,112 | | | | 243,873 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 12,834 | | | | 988,090 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 3,821 | | | | 939,698 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 10,909 | | | | 1,239,917 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 455 | | | | 149,203 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 3,197 | | | | 136,640 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 1,811 | | | | 448,132 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 9,188 | | | | 629,286 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,248 | | | | 126,622 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 1,367 | | | | 45,371 | |
Dexcom, Inc.(a) | | | 2,417 | | | | 335,238 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 3,807 | | | | 363,797 | |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,659 | | | | 241,730 | |
Hologic, Inc.(a) | | | 1,482 | | | | 115,537 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 519 | | | | 280,224 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 424 | | | | 72,673 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | | | 2,217 | | | | 884,782 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 8,353 | | | | 727,964 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 912 | | | | 180,603 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 626 | | | | 140,737 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 2,126 | | | | 760,832 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 293 | | | | 66,268 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,303 | | | | 171,970 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 2.9% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 1,528 | | | | 170,983 | |
Cencora, Inc. | | | 1,037 | | | | 251,981 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 3,355 | | | | 263,300 | |
Cigna Group (The) | | | 1,844 | | | | 669,722 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 7,895 | | | | 629,705 | |
DaVita, Inc.(a) | | | 345 | | | | 47,627 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | | | 1,481 | | | | 767,958 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,247 | | | | 415,912 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(a) | | | 834 | | | | 62,984 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 767 | | | | 265,934 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 530 | | | | 115,784 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 830 | | | | 445,586 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 367 | | | | 150,775 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 684 | | | | 91,047 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 5,807 | | | | 2,872,723 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 385 | | | | 70,247 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.2% | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 4,442 | | | | 83,287 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 2,514 | | | | 109,460 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 3,444 | | | | 321,807 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0% | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 4,407 | | | | 91,137 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.3% | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,741 | | | | 452,155 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | | | 223 | | | | 809,017 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 1,366 | | | | 59,749 | |
Carnival Corp.(a) | | | 6,393 | | | | 104,462 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | | | 172 | | | | 499,965 | |
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 755 | | | $ | 126,198 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 222 | | | | 110,307 | |
Expedia Group, Inc.(a) | | | 831 | | | | 114,470 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,594 | | | | 340,016 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 2,346 | | | | 121,288 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 1,541 | | | | 388,810 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 4,552 | | | | 1,283,436 | |
MGM Resorts International(a) | | | 1,734 | | | | 81,862 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(c) | | | 2,728 | | | | 57,097 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a) | | | 1,478 | | | | 205,457 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 7,133 | | | | 651,885 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 595 | | | | 60,827 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 1,764 | | | | 244,579 | |
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Household Durables — 0.4% | |
DR Horton, Inc. | | | 1,881 | | | | 309,519 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 974 | | | | 144,999 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 1,550 | | | | 266,569 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 347 | | | | 45,419 | |
NVR, Inc.(a) | | | 20 | | | | 161,999 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 1,342 | | | | 161,872 | |
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Household Products — 1.3% | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 1,547 | | | | 161,368 | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 772 | | | | 118,201 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 5,184 | | | | 466,819 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 2,120 | | | | 274,222 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 14,772 | | | | 2,396,757 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.3% | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 5,812 | | | | 756,839 | |
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Insurance — 2.4% | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 3,309 | | | | 284,111 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 1,654 | | | | 286,159 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 4,404 | | | | 344,261 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 1,258 | | | | 419,820 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | | | 2,316 | | | | 214,091 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 1,368 | | | | 342,055 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 284 | | | | 53,460 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 1,495 | | | | 130,872 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 2,546 | | | | 659,745 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 983 | | | | 122,059 | |
Everest Group Ltd. | | | 269 | | | | 106,927 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 538 | | | | 62,607 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,877 | | | | 193,425 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 1,134 | | | | 88,781 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 3,077 | | | | 633,800 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 3,869 | | | | 286,732 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,371 | | | | 118,331 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 3,668 | | | | 758,616 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 2,266 | | | | 266,028 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,429 | | | | 328,870 | |
W R Berkley Corp. | | | 1,283 | | | | 113,468 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 643 | | | | 176,825 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,991,043 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 6.7% | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 37,011 | | | | 5,586,070 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 30,984 | | | | 4,717,624 | |
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Interactive Media & Services (continued) | | | | | | |
Match Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,680 | | | $ | 60,951 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 13,821 | | | | 6,711,201 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 17,075,846 | |
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IT Services — 1.3% | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 3,933 | | | | 1,363,217 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 930 | | | | 101,147 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 3,136 | | | | 229,837 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 368 | | | | 101,627 | |
Gartner, Inc.(a) | | | 490 | | | | 233,568 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 5,760 | | | | 1,099,930 | |
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | | | 548 | | | | 103,852 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,233,178 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.0% | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 792 | | | | 44,764 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,843 | | | | 268,175 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 133 | | | | 46,001 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 988 | | | | 69,545 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a) | | | 328 | | | | 88,871 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 4,138 | | | | 1,033,341 | |
Illumina, Inc.(a) | | | 999 | | | | 137,183 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,148 | | | | 290,318 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | | | 133 | | | | 177,061 | |
Revvity, Inc. | | | 772 | | | | 81,060 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2,422 | | | | 1,407,691 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 373 | | | | 128,398 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 470 | | | | 185,984 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,913,628 | |
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Machinery — 2.0% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 3,190 | | | | 1,168,912 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 890 | | | | 262,239 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 1,633 | | | | 670,738 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 883 | | | | 156,459 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 2,195 | | | | 188,814 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 476 | | | | 116,154 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 1,710 | | | | 458,844 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | | 2,538 | | | | 240,983 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 347 | | | | 95,265 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 2,548 | | | | 252,940 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 3,283 | | | | 406,731 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 801 | | | | 445,188 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 1,039 | | | | 88,772 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 340 | | | | 100,715 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 972 | | | | 95,188 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 1,131 | | | | 164,764 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 1,510 | | | | 195,152 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,107,858 | |
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Media — 0.6% | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 623 | | | | 181,062 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 24,873 | | | | 1,078,245 | |
Fox Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 1,524 | | | | 47,655 | |
Fox Corp., Class B | | | 875 | | | | 25,043 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,407 | | | | 78,540 | |
News Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 2,363 | | | | 61,863 | |
News Corp., Class B | | | 678 | | | | 18,347 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 1,252 | | | | 121,144 | |
Paramount Global, Class B, NVS | | | 3,029 | | | | 35,651 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,647,550 | |
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Metals & Mining — 0.4% | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 8,981 | | | | 422,287 | |
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Metals & Mining (continued) | | | | | | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 7,209 | | | $ | 258,371 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 1,535 | | | | 303,776 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 971 | | | | 143,931 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,128,365 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 0.3% | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 3,928 | | | | 111,909 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 2,167 | | | | 196,785 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 3,150 | | | | 210,357 | |
Sempra | | | 3,945 | | | | 283,369 | |
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| | | | | | | 802,420 | |
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Office REITs — 0.1% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 993 | | | | 128,007 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 896 | | | | 58,518 | |
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| | | | | | | 186,525 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9% | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 12,145 | | | | 222,739 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,310 | | | | 465,465 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 3,652 | | | | 292,781 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 2,698 | | | | 440,691 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 1,391 | | | | 155,778 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 2,136 | | | | 364,594 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 7,646 | | | | 297,965 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,240,013 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 0.2% | |
American Airlines Group, Inc.(a) | | | 4,117 | | | | 63,196 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 4,041 | | | | 193,443 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 3,766 | | | | 109,929 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,060 | | | | 98,633 | |
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| | | | | | | 465,201 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.1% | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 1,476 | | | | 227,525 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 3.3% | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 12,768 | | | | 692,409 | |
Catalent, Inc.(a) | | | 1,123 | | | | 63,393 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 5,012 | | | | 3,899,136 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 15,908 | | | | 2,099,061 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 35,439 | | | | 983,432 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | 7,644 | | | | 91,269 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Class A | | | 2,888 | | | | 488,678 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,317,378 | |
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Professional Services — 0.6% | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 2,569 | | | | 641,582 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 748 | | | | 153,235 | |
Dayforce, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 984 | | | | 65,151 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 770 | | | | 205,990 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 2,012 | | | | 247,074 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 296 | | | | 58,907 | |
Robert Half, Inc. | | | 639 | | | | 50,660 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 903 | | | | 212,864 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,635,463 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2% | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,874 | | | | 182,228 | |
CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,555 | | | | 246,813 | |
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| | | | | | | 429,041 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.3% | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 884 | | | | 164,035 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 670 | | | | 65,928 | |
Equity Residential | | | 2,181 | | | | 137,643 | |
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Residential REITs (continued) | | | | | | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 400 | | | $ | 97,924 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 3,645 | | | | 129,799 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 738 | | | | 97,106 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 1,881 | | | | 70,368 | |
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| | | | | | | 762,803 | |
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Retail REITs — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 475 | | | | 48,507 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 4,188 | | | | 82,127 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 5,195 | | | | 281,049 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 1,037 | | | | 62,801 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 2,047 | | | | 320,335 | |
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| | | | | | | 794,819 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 11.2% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 10,154 | | | | 1,832,695 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 3,113 | | | | 615,720 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 5,217 | | | | 1,075,902 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 2,764 | | | | 3,663,433 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 866 | | | | 104,769 | |
First Solar, Inc.(a) | | | 660 | | | | 111,408 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 26,555 | | | | 1,172,934 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 855 | | | | 597,277 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 830 | | | | 806,403 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 3,393 | | | | 304,386 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 6,945 | | | | 818,746 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 294 | | | | 199,162 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 15,509 | | | | 14,013,312 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 1,624 | | | | 402,379 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 2,681 | | | | 197,188 | |
Qorvo, Inc.(a) | | | 614 | | | | 70,506 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 7,014 | | | | 1,187,470 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,009 | | | | 109,295 | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | | 965 | | | | 108,881 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 5,702 | | | | 993,345 | |
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| | | | | | | 28,385,211 | |
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Software — 11.7% | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(a) | | | 2,846 | | | | 1,436,092 | |
ANSYS, Inc.(a) | | | 537 | | | | 186,425 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | | | 1,345 | | | | 350,265 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 1,713 | | | | 533,223 | |
Fair Isaac Corp.(a) | | | 151 | | | | 188,691 | |
Fortinet, Inc.(a) | | | 3,997 | | | | 273,035 | |
Gen Digital, Inc. | | | 3,501 | | | | 78,422 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 1,758 | | | | 1,142,700 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 46,655 | | | | 19,628,692 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 10,005 | | | | 1,256,728 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 1,989 | | | | 565,134 | |
PTC, Inc.(a) | | | 753 | | | | 142,272 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 667 | | | | 374,080 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 6,075 | | | | 1,829,668 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 1,285 | | | | 979,684 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 963 | | | | 550,354 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 263 | | | | 111,778 | |
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| | | | | | | 29,627,243 | |
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Specialized REITs — 1.1% | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 2,927 | | | | 578,346 | |
Crown Castle, Inc. | | | 2,739 | | | | 289,868 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 1,899 | | | | 273,532 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 595 | | | | 491,071 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 1,312 | | | | 192,864 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 1,812 | | | | 145,340 | |
Public Storage | | | 994 | | | | 288,320 | |
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Specialized REITs (continued) | | | | | | |
SBA Communications Corp., Class A | | | 671 | | | $ | 145,406 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 6,543 | | | | 194,916 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 4,558 | | | | 163,678 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,763,341 | |
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Specialty Retail — 2.3% | | | | | | |
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | | | 111 | | | | 349,833 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 1,408 | | | | 70,428 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 1,182 | | | | 96,959 | |
CarMax, Inc.(a) | | | 1,004 | | | | 87,458 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 6,256 | | | | 2,399,802 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 3,615 | | | | 920,849 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 371 | | | | 418,814 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 2,122 | | | | 311,425 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 7,173 | | | | 727,486 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 673 | | | | 176,138 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 298 | | | | 155,818 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,715,010 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.4% | |
Apple Inc. | | | 91,144 | | | | 15,629,373 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 8,150 | | | | 144,500 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 5,454 | | | | 164,820 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 1,292 | | | | 135,621 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | | | 1,224 | | | | 113,893 | |
Western Digital Corp.(a) | | | 2,022 | | | | 137,981 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,326,188 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 725 | | | | 283,221 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 7,642 | | | | 718,195 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A | | | 243 | | | | 45,626 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 1,417 | | | | 67,279 | |
VF Corp. | | | 2,127 | | | | 32,628 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,146,949 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2% | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 3,578 | | | | 276,007 | |
United Rentals, Inc. | | | 416 | | | | 299,982 | |
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| | | | | | | 575,989 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 1,232 | | | | 150,563 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | | | 3,285 | | | | 536,178 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8% (Cost: $232,878,952) | | | | 253,138,751 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Short-Term Securities | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.2% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(b)(d)(e) | | | 96,728 | | | $ | 96,777 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(b)(d) | | | 306,229 | | | | 306,229 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2% (Cost: $402,973) | | | | | | | 403,006 | |
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Total Investments — 100.0% (Cost: $233,281,925) | | | | | | | 253,541,757 | |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0% | | | | | | | 72,073 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 253,613,830 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 68,967 | | | $ | 28,270 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (478 | ) | | $ | 18 | | | $ | 96,777 | | | | 96,728 | | | $ | 2,235 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 167,581 | | | | 138,648 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 306,229 | | | | 306,229 | | | | 14,952 | | | | — | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 420,876 | | | | 343,921 | | | | (153,874 | ) | | | (9,282 | ) | | | 131,181 | | | | 732,822 | | | | 879 | | | | 15,691 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (9,760 | ) | | $ | 131,199 | | | $ | 1,135,828 | | | | | | | $ | 32,878 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Micro E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | 16 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 425 | | | $ | 7,426 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) March 31, 2024 | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 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:
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| | | | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | | | |
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| | Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,426 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,426 | | | |
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| | (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). | | | |
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For the period ended March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows: | | | |
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| | | | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | | | |
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| | Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 85,137 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 85,137 | | | |
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| | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,868 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,868 | ) | | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 384,862 | |
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. 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.
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Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 253,138,751 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 253,138,751 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 403,006 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 403,006 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 7,426 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,426 | |
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(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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Aerospace & Defense — 1.0% | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 2,789 | | | $ | 713,817 | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 6,229 | | | | 453,783 | |
Woodward, Inc. | | | 4,504 | | | | 694,156 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3% | | | | | | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(a) | | | 9,087 | | | | 488,517 | |
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Automobile Components — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Adient PLC(a) | | | 6,977 | | | | 229,683 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | | 5,550 | | | | 668,387 | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,174 | | | | 165,270 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 17,142 | | | | 619,169 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a) | | | 21,444 | | | | 294,426 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 4,388 | | | | 635,733 | |
Visteon Corp.(a) | | | 2,036 | | | | 239,454 | |
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Automobiles — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 9,624 | | | | 420,954 | |
Thor Industries, Inc. | | | 4,055 | | | | 475,813 | |
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Banks — 5.7% | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp | | | 10,908 | | | | 234,631 | |
Bank OZK | | | 8,226 | | | | 373,954 | |
Cadence Bank | | | 10,591 | | | | 307,139 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 15,991 | | | | 309,426 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 8,761 | | | | 466,085 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 4,861 | | | | 547,203 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,727 | | | | 848,613 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 9,261 | | | | 303,853 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | 42,216 | | | | 650,126 | |
FNB Corp. | | | 27,855 | | | | 392,756 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,304 | | | | 334,485 | |
Hancock Whitney Corp. | | | 6,623 | | | | 304,923 | |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 13,786 | | | | 338,722 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 3,841 | | | | 215,634 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 52,189 | | | | 168,049 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 22,786 | | | | 396,704 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 5,837 | | | | 501,282 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 7,175 | | | | 471,971 | |
SouthState Corp. | | | 5,836 | | | | 496,235 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 11,466 | | | | 459,328 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a) | | | 3,361 | | | | 206,870 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 3,328 | | | | 289,503 | |
United Bankshares, Inc. | | | 10,293 | | | | 368,386 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 33,218 | | | | 264,415 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 13,455 | | | | 683,110 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 4,811 | | | | 502,220 | |
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Beverages — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a) | | | 701 | | | | 213,398 | |
Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 11,117 | | | | 921,822 | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 357 | | | | 302,168 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 9,332 | | | | 266,895 | |
Exelixis, Inc.(a) | | | 22,656 | | | | 537,627 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a) | | | 9,912 | | | | 403,220 | |
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Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 7,500 | | | $ | 1,034,400 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,595 | | | | 825,844 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 20,734 | | | | 414,473 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 7,512 | | | | 152,268 | |
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,523 | | | | 359,895 | |
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Building Products — 4.1% | | | | | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b) | | | 5,137 | | | | 884,797 | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 3,649 | | | | 1,429,860 | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 9,495 | | | | 803,942 | |
Lennox International, Inc. | | | 2,421 | | | | 1,183,288 | |
Owens Corning | | | 6,705 | | | | 1,118,394 | |
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | | | 3,184 | | | | 653,293 | |
Trex Co., Inc.(a) | | | 8,253 | | | | 823,237 | |
UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 4,692 | | | | 577,163 | |
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Capital Markets — 3.0% | | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 2,549 | | | | 426,881 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | | | 16,825 | | | | 789,261 | |
Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 2,687 | | | | 517,489 | |
Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B | | | 5,938 | | | | 214,481 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A | | | 3,915 | | | | 501,864 | |
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | | | 8,108 | | | | 905,745 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 10,125 | | | | 333,011 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 13,405 | | | | 591,161 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 6,966 | | | | 500,855 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 7,978 | | | | 623,640 | |
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Chemicals — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 3,719 | | | | 362,119 | |
Avient Corp. | | | 6,894 | | | | 299,200 | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a) | | | 16,491 | | | | 567,126 | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 4,190 | | | | 386,318 | |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | 11,367 | | | | 298,497 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 521 | | | | 330,637 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 9,734 | | | | 1,157,859 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | | | 3,163 | | | | 235,928 | |
Westlake Corp. | | | 2,602 | | | | 397,586 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.5% | |
Brink’s Co. (The) | | | 3,494 | | | | 322,776 | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.(a) | | | 3,858 | | | | 776,654 | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 2,755 | | | | 533,340 | |
Stericycle, Inc.(a) | | | 6,836 | | | | 360,599 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 4,029 | | | | 744,197 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.4% | |
Ciena Corp.(a) | | | 10,982 | | | | 543,060 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,133 | | | | 243,047 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 2.4% | |
AECOM | | | 10,890 | | | | 1,068,091 | |
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. | | | 2,700 | | | | 857,817 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | | 3,525 | | | | 1,234,455 | |
MasTec, Inc.(a) | | | 4,535 | | | | 422,889 | |
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Construction & Engineering (continued) | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 15,465 | | | $ | 389,718 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | | 1,571 | | | | 358,628 | |
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Construction Materials — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 2,608 | | | | 708,724 | |
Knife River Corp.(a) | | | 4,233 | | | | 343,212 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | 20,844 | | | | 846,058 | |
SLM Corp. | | | 17,396 | | | | 379,059 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.3% | |
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 9,902 | | | | 749,086 | |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a) | | | 6,697 | | | | 192,740 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a) | | | 7,430 | | | | 479,087 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a) | | | 17,087 | | | | 922,185 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 1.9% | | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | | 4,896 | | | | 704,485 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 8,883 | | | | 537,244 | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,043 | | | | 716,748 | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 23,180 | | | | 676,392 | |
Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 2,052 | | | | 141,691 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,218 | | | | 301,946 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 7,682 | | | | 444,327 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Graham Holdings Co., Class B | | | 273 | | | | 209,577 | |
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | | | 2,098 | | | | 285,769 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 10,611 | | | | 521,106 | |
Service Corp. International | | | 11,574 | | | | 858,906 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | |
WP Carey, Inc. | | | 16,587 | | | | 936,170 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4% | |
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 16,632 | | | | 407,484 | |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | | 9,230 | | | | 241,457 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 2,289 | | | | 615,123 | |
EnerSys | | | 3,012 | | | | 284,514 | |
nVent Electric PLC | | | 13,010 | | | | 980,954 | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 4,978 | | | | 896,538 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | | | 11,291 | | | | 414,831 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.7% | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a) | | | 4,106 | | | | 531,563 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 7,089 | | | | 351,473 | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 3,118 | | | | 288,758 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 12,535 | | | | 531,735 | |
Coherent Corp.(a) | | | 9,934 | | | | 602,199 | |
Crane NXT Co. | | | 3,603 | | | | 223,026 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(a) | | | 2,190 | | | | 198,611 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 1,852 | | | | 448,832 | |
Novanta, Inc.(a) | | | 2,638 | | | | 461,043 | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 4,446 | | | | 502,842 | |
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | | | 9,335 | | | $ | 211,718 | |
Vontier Corp. | | | 11,434 | | | | 518,646 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.1% | | | | | | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 14,416 | | | | 517,390 | |
NOV, Inc. | | | 29,893 | | | | 583,512 | |
Valaris Ltd.(a) | | | 4,643 | | | | 349,432 | |
Weatherford International PLC(a) | | | 5,434 | | | | 627,192 | |
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Entertainment — 0.2% | | | | | | |
TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 4,522 | | | | 390,746 | |
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Financial Services — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 8,608 | | | | 512,262 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 3,398 | | | | 373,542 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 21,276 | | | | 475,731 | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 9,366 | | | | 692,335 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 22,636 | | | | 316,451 | |
WEX, Inc.(a) | | | 3,286 | | | | 780,524 | |
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Food Products — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a) | | | 12,064 | | | | 561,097 | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 14,737 | | | | 350,004 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 5,006 | | | | 584,951 | |
Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 1,483 | | | | 307,915 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a) | | | 3,031 | | | | 104,024 | |
Post Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,830 | | | | 407,052 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.9% | | | | | | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | | 7,435 | | | | 319,036 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 4,202 | | | | 271,155 | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,513 | | | | 343,574 | |
Spire, Inc. | | | 4,121 | | | | 252,906 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 16,322 | | | | 400,542 | |
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Ground Transportation — 2.3% | | | | | | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | 1,424 | | | | 174,383 | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 10,417 | | | | 81,565 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,259 | | | | 674,490 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 2,621 | | | | 505,224 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 3,533 | | | | 424,632 | |
Saia, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,997 | | | | 1,168,245 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 3,850 | | | | 150,612 | |
XPO, Inc.(a) | | | 8,741 | | | | 1,066,664 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.4% | |
Enovis Corp.(a) | | | 3,751 | | | | 234,250 | |
Envista Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 13,047 | | | | 278,945 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 8,640 | | | | 463,450 | |
Haemonetics Corp.(a) | | | 3,777 | | | | 322,367 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 5,145 | | | | 182,390 | |
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 5,160 | | | | 321,158 | |
LivaNova PLC(a) | | | 3,995 | | | | 223,480 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 3,347 | | | | 491,507 | |
Neogen Corp.(a) | | | 14,709 | | | | 232,108 | |
Penumbra, Inc.(a) | | | 2,904 | | | | 648,115 | |
QuidelOrtho Corp.(a) | | | 3,769 | | | | 180,686 | |
Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 2,778 | | | | 904,600 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3% | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a) | | | 6,875 | | | $ | 544,637 | |
Amedisys, Inc.(a) | | | 2,285 | | | | 210,586 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 1,102 | | | | 707,407 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 7,466 | | | | 616,542 | |
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) | | | 6,478 | | | | 528,799 | |
Option Care Health, Inc.(a) | | | 13,181 | | | | 442,091 | |
Progyny, Inc.(a) | | | 5,985 | | | | 228,328 | |
R1 RCM, Inc.(a) | | | 14,648 | | | | 188,666 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) | | | 7,835 | | | | 823,537 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 29,133 | | | | 412,232 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | | | 18,550 | | | | 587,479 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 17,325 | | | | 255,890 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Doximity, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 9,058 | | | | 243,751 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 16,091 | | | | 281,432 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.1% | | | | | | |
Aramark | | | 19,899 | | | | 647,115 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 5,339 | | | | 359,421 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | | 1,835 | | | | 231,852 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc.(b) | | | 5,078 | | | | 628,403 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a) | | | 5,379 | | | | 253,943 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A | | | 3,293 | | | | 525,629 | |
Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,785 | | | | 692,681 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 2,513 | | | | 270,725 | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 11,272 | | | | 205,263 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 6,454 | | | | 404,214 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | | 4,961 | | | | 766,326 | |
Travel + Leisure Co. | | | 5,570 | | | | 272,707 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 2,863 | | | | 637,962 | |
Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 13,181 | | | | 248,330 | |
Wingstop, Inc. | | | 2,202 | | | | 806,813 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 6,237 | | | | 478,690 | |
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Household Durables — 2.3% | | | | | | |
Helen of Troy Ltd.(a) | | | 1,747 | | | | 201,324 | |
KB Home | | | 5,510 | | | | 390,549 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 10,087 | | | | 193,166 | |
Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(a) | | | 7,999 | | | | 497,298 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | 13,075 | | | | 742,922 | |
Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 8,174 | | | | 1,057,470 | |
TopBuild Corp.(a) | | | 2,386 | | | | 1,051,582 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,897 | | | | 257,942 | |
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Industrial REITs — 1.3% | | | | | | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 3,481 | | | | 625,779 | |
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 9,710 | | | | 510,163 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 15,526 | | | | 780,958 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 13,460 | | | | 517,403 | |
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Insurance — 5.2% | | | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 5,008 | | | | 683,492 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 5,323 | | | | 274,347 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,574 | | | | 235,613 | |
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS | | | 1,891 | | | | 759,369 | |
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 13,093 | | | $ | 695,238 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 7,930 | | | | 484,127 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | | | 2,744 | | | | 373,650 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 4,546 | | | | 281,488 | |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.(b) | | | 1,663 | | | | 872,643 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 20,380 | | | | 626,074 | |
Primerica, Inc. | | | 2,827 | | | | 715,118 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 5,205 | | | | 1,003,940 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,981 | | | | 935,654 | |
RLI Corp. | | | 2,916 | | | | 432,939 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 4,570 | | | | 498,907 | |
Unum Group | | | 11,455 | | | | 614,675 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,487,274 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Ziff Davis, Inc.(a) | | | 3,243 | | | | 204,439 | |
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 22,345 | | | | 358,190 | |
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| | | | | | | 562,629 | |
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IT Services — 0.9% | | | | | | |
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 10,750 | | | | 1,275,810 | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 17,601 | | | | 382,998 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,658,808 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 5,200 | | | | 501,904 | |
Polaris, Inc. | | | 4,043 | | | | 404,785 | |
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 6,495 | | | | 250,382 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,157,071 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Azenta, Inc.(a) | | | 4,257 | | | | 256,612 | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 6,939 | | | | 651,849 | |
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,753 | | | | 708,475 | |
Repligen Corp.(a) | | | 3,951 | | | | 726,668 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,343,604 | |
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Machinery — 5.0% | | | | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 4,721 | | | | 580,777 | |
Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,143 | | | | 517,715 | |
Crane Co. | | | 3,628 | | | | 490,252 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 8,731 | | | | 652,031 | |
Esab Corp. | | | 4,189 | | | | 463,178 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 9,726 | | | | 444,284 | |
Graco, Inc. | | | 12,465 | | | | 1,164,979 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,295 | | | | 1,097,115 | |
Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b) | | | 3,990 | | | | 641,552 | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 4,979 | | | | 620,931 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,150 | | | | 581,252 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 5,018 | | | | 323,159 | |
Timken Co. (The) | | | 4,907 | | | | 429,019 | |
Toro Co. (The) | | | 7,831 | | | | 717,554 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 2,007 | | | | 426,588 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,150,386 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 4,346 | | | | 414,261 | |
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Media — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 340 | | | | 143,864 | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 12,231 | | | | 528,624 | |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A | | | 2,519 | | | | 433,999 | |
TEGNA, Inc. | | | 14,560 | | | | 217,526 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,324,013 | |
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Metals & Mining — 2.6% | | | | | | |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 13,643 | | | | 460,997 | |
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Metals & Mining (continued) | | | | | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a) | | | 38,330 | | | $ | 871,624 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 8,813 | | | | 517,940 | |
MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 10,845 | | | | 155,084 | |
Reliance, Inc. | | | 4,313 | | | | 1,441,318 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 4,883 | | | | 594,798 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 16,876 | | | | 688,203 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,729,964 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7% | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 39,170 | | | | 771,257 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | 24,554 | | | | 499,183 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,270,440 | |
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Office REITs — 0.6% | | | | | | |
COPT Defense Properties | | | 7,443 | | | | 179,897 | |
Cousins Properties, Inc. | | | 11,354 | | | | 272,950 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 8,122 | | | | 295,885 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 12,206 | | | | 351,167 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,099,899 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Corp. | | | 25,536 | | | | 359,036 | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | | | 7,053 | | | | 430,938 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 32,600 | | | | 407,174 | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | 12,330 | | | | 744,362 | |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 8,270 | | | | 476,104 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,417,614 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 4,769 | | | | 400,167 | |
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Personal Care Products — 1.0% | | | | | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 9,877 | | | | 583,039 | |
Coty, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 28,636 | | | | 342,487 | |
elf Beauty, Inc.(a) | | | 4,161 | | | | 815,681 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,741,207 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | | | 4,727 | | | | 569,225 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 10,192 | | | | 328,081 | |
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| | | | | | | 897,306 | |
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Professional Services — 2.7% | | | | | | |
ASGN, Inc.(a) | | | 3,667 | | | | 384,155 | |
Concentrix Corp. | | | 3,614 | | | | 239,319 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 12,168 | | | | 386,943 | |
Exponent, Inc. | | | 3,699 | | | | 305,870 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | | | 2,597 | | | | 546,123 | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 12,462 | | | | 410,623 | |
Insperity, Inc. | | | 2,694 | | | | 295,289 | |
KBR, Inc. | | | 10,254 | | | | 652,770 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 3,851 | | | | 298,992 | |
Maximus, Inc. | | | 4,618 | | | | 387,450 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | | | 3,274 | | | | 562,670 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 4,065 | | | | 530,035 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,000,239 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4% | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) | | | 3,594 | | | | 701,153 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Apartment Income REIT Corp. | | | 10,899 | | | | 353,891 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 14,793 | | | | 952,669 | |
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 15,714 | | | | 253,467 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,560,027 | |
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Retail REITs — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 7,377 | | | | 421,374 | |
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Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | | | 22,974 | | | $ | 538,740 | |
Kite Realty Group Trust | | | 16,251 | | | | 352,322 | |
NNN REIT, Inc. | | | 13,598 | | | | 581,179 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,893,615 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.0% | |
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a) | | | 5,353 | | | | 144,317 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. | | | 7,919 | | | | 255,309 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a) | | | 4,002 | | | | 370,425 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 10,403 | | | | 813,827 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 4,057 | | | | 388,011 | |
MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 4,743 | | | | 630,819 | |
Onto Innovation, Inc.(a) | | | 3,690 | | | | 668,185 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | | 4,034 | | | | 288,633 | |
Rambus, Inc.(a) | | | 7,984 | | | | 493,491 | |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 2,370 | | | | 340,616 | |
Synaptics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,979 | | | | 290,631 | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 3,253 | | | | 547,968 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a) | | | 9,498 | | | | 280,191 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,512,423 | |
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Software — 2.5% | | | | | | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.(a) | | | 2,104 | | | | 448,741 | |
Blackbaud, Inc.(a) | | | 3,230 | | | | 239,472 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 3,316 | | | | 336,342 | |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | | | 4,516 | | | | 378,305 | |
Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 19,569 | | | | 475,527 | |
Dynatrace, Inc.(a) | | | 18,506 | | | | 859,419 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) | | | 4,650 | | | | 1,163,569 | |
Qualys, Inc.(a) | | | 2,771 | | | | 462,397 | |
Teradata Corp.(a) | | | 7,478 | | | | 289,174 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,652,946 | |
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Specialized REITs — 2.0% | | | | | | |
CubeSmart | | | 16,857 | | | | 762,274 | |
EPR Properties | | | 5,814 | | | | 246,804 | |
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | | | 21,519 | | | | 991,380 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | | 6,588 | | | | 786,673 | |
National Storage Affiliates Trust | | | 5,710 | | | | 223,604 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | | 5,764 | | | | 271,023 | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 10,014 | | | | 332,865 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,614,623 | |
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Specialty Retail — 4.2% | | | | | | |
AutoNation, Inc.(a) | | | 1,979 | | | | 327,683 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) | | | 4,787 | | | | 1,111,493 | |
Five Below, Inc.(a) | | | 4,090 | | | | 741,844 | |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 8,001 | | | | 1,037,090 | |
GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b) | | | 20,050 | | | | 251,026 | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 16,163 | | | | 445,291 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 2,090 | | | | 628,797 | |
Murphy U.S.A., Inc. | | | 1,425 | | | | 597,360 | |
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 1,511 | | | | 244,767 | |
RH(a) | | | 1,149 | | | | 400,151 | |
Valvoline, Inc.(a) | | | 9,608 | | | | 428,229 | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 4,806 | | | | 1,526,049 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6% | |
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 22,244 | | | | 1,156,466 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 8,731 | | | | 395,514 | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 2,632 | | | | 222,878 | |
Columbia Sportswear Co. | | | 2,278 | | | | 184,928 | |
Crocs, Inc.(a) | | | 4,541 | | | | 652,996 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued) | |
PVH Corp. | | | 4,524 | | | $ | 636,119 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 9,999 | | | | 612,539 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 18,559 | | | | 136,965 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 8,819 | | | | 62,968 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,904,907 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.7% | |
Core & Main, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 12,939 | | | | 740,757 | |
GATX Corp. | | | 2,672 | | | | 358,128 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | | | 3,474 | | | | 337,117 | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 2,372 | | | | 1,024,633 | |
WESCO International, Inc. | | | 3,367 | | | | 576,700 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 19,055 | | | | 705,988 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6% (Cost: $160,617,723) | | | | | | | 182,113,953 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 4.8% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(c)(d)(e) | | | 8,470,512 | | | | 8,474,748 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(c)(d) | | | 258,761 | | | | 258,761 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 4.8% (Cost: $8,731,692) | | | | | | | 8,733,509 | |
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Total Investments — 104.4% (Cost: $169,349,415) | | | | | | | 190,847,462 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.4)% | | | | (8,036,103 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 182,811,359 | |
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(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 year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 3,258,251 | | | $ | 5,215,445 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (192 | ) | | $ | 1,244 | | | $ | 8,474,748 | | | | 8,470,512 | | | $ | 18,748 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 158,472 | | | | 100,289 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 258,761 | | | | 258,761 | | | | 13,099 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (192 | ) | | $ | 1,244 | | | $ | 8,733,509 | | | | | | | $ | 31,847 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | | | | Expiration Date | | | | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 06/21/24 | | | | | | | $ | 308 | | | | | | | $ | 3,148 | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | | | | Credit Contracts | | | | | | Equity Contracts | | | | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | | | | Other Contracts | | | | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 3,148 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 3,148 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | | | | Credit Contracts | | | | | | Equity Contracts | | | | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | | | | Other Contracts | | | | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 23,894 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 23,894 | |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (2,829 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (2,829 | ) |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Average notional value of contracts — long | | $ | 213,275 | |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 182,113,953 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 182,113,953 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 8,733,509 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,733,509 | |
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| | $ | 190,847,462 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 190,847,462 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 3,148 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,148 | |
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(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 March 31, 2024 | | iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Aerospace & Defense — 1.0% | | | | | | |
AAR Corp.(a) | | | 2,247 | | | $ | 134,528 | |
AeroVironment, Inc.(a) | | | 1,892 | | | | 290,006 | |
Kaman Corp. | | | 1,909 | | | | 87,566 | |
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,546 | | | | 104,607 | |
National Presto Industries, Inc. | | | 354 | | | | 29,665 | |
Triumph Group, Inc.(a) | | | 5,181 | | | | 77,922 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Forward Air Corp. | | | 2,075 | | | | 64,553 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A | | | 4,205 | | | | 181,740 | |
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Automobile Components — 1.4% | | | | | | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 7,889 | | | | 58,063 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 8,718 | | | | 110,719 | |
Dorman Products, Inc.(a) | | | 1,911 | | | | 184,201 | |
Gentherm, Inc.(a) | | | 2,211 | | | | 127,309 | |
LCI Industries | | | 1,707 | | | | 210,063 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc. | | | 1,409 | | | | 168,333 | |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | | | 1,259 | | | | 42,240 | |
XPEL, Inc.(a) | | | 1,434 | | | | 77,465 | |
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| | | | | | | 978,393 | |
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Automobiles — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | | | 1,981 | | | | 146,594 | |
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Banks — 9.0% | | | | | | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 4,235 | | | | 204,889 | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 5,014 | | | | 177,044 | |
Axos Financial, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,510 | | | | 189,680 | |
Banc of California, Inc. | | | 9,340 | | | | 142,061 | |
BancFirst Corp. | | | 985 | | | | 86,710 | |
Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 3,407 | | | | 113,998 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 2,432 | | | | 151,733 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 4,666 | | | | 130,648 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 2,209 | | | | 106,032 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,573 | | | | 58,973 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 6,160 | | | | 61,354 | |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 8,386 | | | | 49,981 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 4,333 | | | | 163,917 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 854 | | | | 16,867 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 885 | | | | 92,235 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 3,562 | | | | 171,083 | |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a) | | | 1,909 | | | | 101,292 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | | 9,177 | | | | 163,718 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | | 2,421 | | | | 46,628 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,074 | | | | 48,718 | |
FB Financial Corp. | | | 2,368 | | | | 89,179 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 9,775 | | | | 171,454 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 2,660 | | | | 96,079 | |
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | | | 7,056 | | | | 98,220 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 5,688 | | | | 127,525 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 8,633 | | | | 189,581 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 10,351 | | | | 164,477 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 1,808 | | | | 28,783 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 2,132 | | | | 41,339 | |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,117 | | | | 97,624 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 8,328 | | | | 95,855 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 2,465 | | | | 128,229 | |
Independent Bank Group, Inc. | | | 2,420 | | | | 110,473 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | | 1,763 | | | | 116,922 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 2,296 | | | | 82,817 | |
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NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,182 | | | $ | 116,716 | |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,640 | | | | 25,661 | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 8,810 | | | | 102,637 | |
OFG Bancorp | | | 3,263 | | | | 120,111 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 5,535 | | | | 132,840 | |
Park National Corp. | | | 966 | | | | 131,231 | |
Pathward Financial, Inc. | | | 1,632 | | | | 82,383 | |
Preferred Bank | | | 561 | | | | 43,068 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 4,837 | | | | 70,475 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 3,776 | | | | 118,264 | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,650 | | | | 85,012 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 4,900 | | | | 124,411 | |
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,301 | | | | 219,054 | |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 8,539 | | | | 166,169 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1,836 | | | | 53,666 | |
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | | | 3,160 | | | | 76,978 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 845 | | | | 42,495 | |
Triumph Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 1,452 | | | | 115,173 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. | | | 1,176 | | | | 33,116 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 3,466 | | | | 97,429 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 6,837 | | | | 179,950 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,671 | | | | 75,219 | |
WaFd, Inc. | | | 4,708 | | | | 136,673 | |
Westamerica BanCorp | | | 1,849 | | | | 90,379 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 3,799 | | | | 171,487 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,526,715 | |
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Beverages — 0.2% | | | | | | |
MGP Ingredients, Inc. | | | 1,061 | | | | 91,384 | |
National Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 1,575 | | | | 74,749 | |
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| | | | | | | 166,133 | |
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Biotechnology — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Alkermes PLC(a) | | | 11,273 | | | | 305,160 | |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 3,642 | | | | 68,761 | |
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 7,527 | | | | 119,980 | |
Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a) | | | 8,769 | | | | 108,823 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 9,260 | | | | 80,655 | |
Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 5,967 | | | | 127,217 | |
REGENXBIO, Inc.(a) | | | 2,728 | | | | 57,479 | |
Vericel Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,217 | | | | 167,348 | |
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a) | | | 5,803 | | | | 58,785 | |
Xencor, Inc.(a) | | | 4,133 | | | | 91,463 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,185,671 | |
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Broadline Retail — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 7,462 | | | | 217,517 | |
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Building Products — 2.7% | | | | | | |
AAON, Inc. | | | 4,554 | | | | 401,208 | |
American Woodmark Corp.(a) | | | 1,088 | | | | 110,606 | |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,488 | | | | 88,090 | |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 2,983 | | | | 370,548 | |
AZZ, Inc. | | | 1,691 | | | | 130,731 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 2,060 | | | | 165,892 | |
Griffon Corp. | | | 2,576 | | | | 188,924 | |
Hayward Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 8,498 | | | | 130,104 | |
Insteel Industries, Inc. | | | 1,310 | | | | 50,068 | |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | | 2,231 | | | | 85,737 | |
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 9,877 | | | | 221,442 | |
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Capital Markets — 1.5% | | | | | | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 4,725 | | | | 216,263 | |
B Riley Financial, Inc.(b) | | | 1,113 | | | | 23,562 | |
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Capital Markets (continued) | | | | | | |
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | | | 2,182 | | | $ | 49,837 | |
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,679 | | | | 104,115 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 2,681 | | | | 152,201 | |
Piper Sandler Cos | | | 1,025 | | | | 203,452 | |
StoneX Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,839 | | | | 129,208 | |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | | | 458 | | | | 113,575 | |
WisdomTree, Inc. | | | 7,442 | | | | 68,392 | |
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Chemicals — 2.6% | | | | | | |
AdvanSix, Inc. | | | 1,816 | | | | 51,938 | |
Balchem Corp. | | | 2,179 | | | | 337,636 | |
Hawkins, Inc. | | | 1,285 | | | | 98,688 | |
HB Fuller Co. | | | 3,663 | | | | 292,088 | |
Ingevity Corp.(a) | | | 2,286 | | | | 109,042 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 1,681 | | | | 216,748 | |
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,404 | | | | 77,459 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,193 | | | | 165,089 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 937 | | | | 192,319 | |
Sensient Technologies Corp. | | | 2,848 | | | | 197,053 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 1,433 | | | | 129,027 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,867,087 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0% | | | | | | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 4,238 | | | | 189,100 | |
Brady Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 3,020 | | | | 179,026 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 2,946 | | | | 60,658 | |
Enviri Corp.(a) | | | 5,380 | | | | 49,227 | |
GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 8,279 | | | | 116,900 | |
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.(a) | | | 4,978 | | | | 62,125 | |
HNI Corp. | | | 3,140 | | | | 141,708 | |
Interface, Inc., Class A | | | 3,917 | | | | 65,884 | |
Liquidity Services, Inc.(a) | | | 1,512 | | | | 28,123 | |
Matthews International Corp., Class A | | | 2,068 | | | | 64,273 | |
MillerKnoll, Inc. | | | 4,909 | | | | 121,547 | |
OPENLANE, Inc.(a) | | | 7,281 | | | | 125,961 | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 4,704 | | | | 20,368 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 1,019 | | | | 176,725 | |
Viad Corp.(a) | | | 1,410 | | | | 55,681 | |
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Communications Equipment — 0.9% | | | | | | |
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,774 | | | | 25,970 | |
Digi International, Inc.(a) | | | 2,444 | | | | 78,037 | |
Extreme Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 8,737 | | | | 100,825 | |
Harmonic, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,577 | | | | 101,835 | |
NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,821 | | | | 105,291 | |
Viasat, Inc.(a) | | | 5,068 | | | | 91,680 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 15,000 | | | | 136,350 | |
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Construction & Engineering — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Arcosa, Inc. | | | 3,296 | | | | 282,995 | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 1,981 | | | | 284,333 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 2,961 | | | | 169,162 | |
MYR Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,130 | | | | 199,727 | |
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Consumer Finance — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,688 | | | | 62,861 | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 1,586 | | | | 72,337 | |
Enova International, Inc.(a) | | | 2,016 | | | | 126,665 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A(a) | | | 875 | | | | 8,164 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 5,533 | | | | 96,274 | |
PRA Group, Inc.(a) | | | 2,644 | | | | 68,956 | |
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PROG Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,035 | | | $ | 104,525 | |
World Acceptance Corp.(a) | | | 226 | | | | 32,766 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Andersons, Inc. (The) | | | 2,135 | | | | 122,485 | |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a)(b) | | | 2,379 | | | | 89,593 | |
PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 1,689 | | | | 141,876 | |
SpartanNash Co. | | | 2,333 | | | | 47,150 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 4,004 | | | | 46,006 | |
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Containers & Packaging — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 2,483 | | | | 57,531 | |
O-I Glass, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,429 | | | | 173,017 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 6,513 | | | | 242,284 | |
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| | | | | | | 472,832 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a) | | | 2,655 | | | | 136,467 | |
Frontdoor, Inc.(a) | | | 5,366 | | | | 174,824 | |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.(a) | | | 6,139 | | | | 47,577 | |
Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 4,208 | | | | 73,893 | |
Strategic Education, Inc. | | | 1,467 | | | | 152,744 | |
Stride, Inc.(a) | | | 2,693 | | | | 169,794 | |
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| | | | | | | 755,299 | |
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Diversified REITs — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | | | 4,889 | | | | 80,522 | |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 3,284 | | | | 71,952 | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | | | 4,543 | | | | 47,247 | |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 10,515 | | | | 280,330 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc. | | | 13,256 | | | | 102,999 | |
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| | | | | | | 583,050 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | | | | | |
ATN International, Inc. | | | 695 | | | | 21,896 | |
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,834 | | | | 185,145 | |
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 5,011 | | | | 21,648 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 68,440 | | | | 106,766 | |
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | | | 3,389 | | | | 58,867 | |
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| | | | | | | 394,322 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Encore Wire Corp. | | | 1,064 | | | | 279,598 | |
Powell Industries, Inc. | | | 622 | | | | 88,511 | |
SunPower Corp.(a)(b) | | | 5,908 | | | | 17,724 | |
Vicor Corp.(a) | | | 1,521 | | | | 58,163 | |
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| | | | | | | 443,996 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.3% | |
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | | | 2,521 | | | | 257,092 | |
Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 6,377 | | | | 80,669 | |
Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 1,982 | | | | 320,707 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | | | 2,405 | | | | 72,174 | |
CTS Corp. | | | 2,100 | | | | 98,259 | |
ePlus, Inc.(a) | | | 1,797 | | | | 141,136 | |
Fabrinet(a) | | | 2,451 | | | | 463,288 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a) | | | 1,869 | | | | 346,737 | |
Itron, Inc.(a) | | | 3,074 | | | | 284,406 | |
Knowles Corp.(a) | | | 6,004 | | | | 96,664 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 29,232 | |
OSI Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 1,058 | | | | 151,104 | |
PC Connection, Inc. | | | 762 | | | | 50,239 | |
Plexus Corp.(a) | | | 1,868 | | | | 177,124 | |
Rogers Corp.(a) | | | 1,130 | | | | 134,120 | |
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Sanmina Corp.(a) | | | 3,760 | | | $ | 233,797 | |
ScanSource, Inc.(a) | | | 1,697 | | | | 74,736 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 6,940 | | | | 108,611 | |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9% | | | | | | |
Archrock, Inc. | | | 9,293 | | | | 182,793 | |
Bristow Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,619 | | | | 44,037 | |
Core Laboratories, Inc. | | | 3,149 | | | | 53,785 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.(a) | | | 2,303 | | | | 51,887 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a) | | | 9,618 | | | | 104,259 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 6,661 | | | | 280,162 | |
Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 10,223 | | | | 211,820 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(a) | | | 599 | | | | 51,592 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 21,715 | | | | 259,277 | |
ProPetro Holding Corp.(a) | | | 5,722 | | | | 46,234 | |
RPC, Inc. | | | 5,735 | | | | 44,389 | |
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 5,201 | | | | 64,544 | |
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Entertainment — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 7,149 | | | | 128,468 | |
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A(a) | | | 1,129 | | | | 208,323 | |
Marcus Corp. (The) | | | 1,659 | | | | 23,657 | |
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| | | | | | | 360,448 | |
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Financial Services — 1.6% | | | | | | |
EVERTEC, Inc. | | | 4,357 | | | | 173,844 | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 125 | | | | 8,268 | |
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a) | | | 4,365 | | | | 340,252 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,465 | | | | 176,738 | |
Payoneer Global, Inc.(a) | | | 15,243 | | | | 74,081 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 3,823 | | | | 127,956 | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | | 2,255 | | | | 227,890 | |
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Food Products — 1.3% | | | | | | |
B&G Foods, Inc. | | | 5,299 | | | | 60,621 | |
Calavo Growers, Inc. | | | 1,199 | | | | 33,344 | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 2,740 | | | | 161,249 | |
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | | | 2,270 | | | | 58,816 | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a) | | | 6,055 | | | | 47,592 | |
J & J Snack Foods Corp. | | | 1,049 | | | | 151,644 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 606 | | | | 64,188 | |
Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a) | | | 6,142 | | | | 209,012 | |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | | | 1,242 | | | | 39,781 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 3,392 | | | | 132,118 | |
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Gas Utilities — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 160,950 | |
Northwest Natural Holding Co. | | | 2,479 | | | | 92,268 | |
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Ground Transportation — 0.5% | | | | | | |
ArcBest Corp. | | | 1,595 | | | | 227,287 | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 3,091 | | | | 36,907 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 3,891 | | | | 71,906 | |
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| | | | | | | 336,100 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7% | | | | | | |
Artivion, Inc.(a) | | | 2,628 | | | | 55,608 | |
Avanos Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 3,130 | | | | 62,318 | |
CONMED Corp. | | | 2,073 | | | | 166,006 | |
Glaukos Corp.(a) | | | 3,298 | | | | 310,968 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 1,367 | | | | 146,706 | |
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Integer Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 2,247 | | | $ | 262,180 | |
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | | | 1,335 | | | | 88,591 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 3,902 | | | | 295,577 | |
Omnicell, Inc.(a) | | | 3,065 | | | | 89,590 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 4,953 | | | | 30,461 | |
STAAR Surgical Co.(a) | | | 3,290 | | | | 125,941 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a) | | | 4,395 | | | | 155,627 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 474 | | | | 119,543 | |
Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b) | | | 2,736 | | | | 49,522 | |
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AdaptHealth Corp.(a) | | | 5,515 | | | | 63,478 | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.(a) | | | 1,086 | | | | 112,227 | |
Agiliti, Inc.(a) | | | 2,407 | | | | 24,359 | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a) | | | 2,547 | | | | 159,213 | |
Astrana Health, Inc.(a) | | | 2,857 | | | | 119,965 | |
CorVel Corp.(a) | | | 612 | | | | 160,932 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 2,227 | | | | 41,689 | |
Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | | | 3,794 | | | | 472,049 | |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a) | | | 1,359 | | | | 29,490 | |
ModivCare, Inc.(a) | | | 831 | | | | 19,487 | |
National HealthCare Corp. | | | 910 | | | | 86,004 | |
NeoGenomics, Inc.(a) | | | 8,591 | | | | 135,051 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc.(a) | | | 5,183 | | | | 143,621 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 5,558 | | | | 153,679 | |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a) | | | 5,583 | | | | 55,997 | |
Premier, Inc., Class A | | | 8,075 | | | | 178,458 | |
Privia Health Group, Inc.(a) | | | 6,923 | | | | 135,622 | |
RadNet, Inc.(a) | | | 4,399 | | | | 214,055 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 7,087 | | | | 213,673 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | | 1,016 | | | | 114,676 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,633,725 | |
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Health Care REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | |
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | | | 8,825 | | | | 215,065 | |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | | | 1,633 | | | | 43,356 | |
LTC Properties, Inc. | | | 2,790 | | | | 90,703 | |
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | | 857 | | | | 31,461 | |
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| | | | | | | 380,585 | |
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Health Care Technology — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Certara, Inc.(a) | | | 7,218 | | | | 129,058 | |
HealthStream, Inc. | | | 1,613 | | | | 43,003 | |
Schrodinger, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 3,715 | | | | 100,305 | |
Simulations Plus, Inc. | | | 1,076 | | | | 44,277 | |
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| | | | | | | 316,643 | |
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Hotel & Resort REITs — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | | | 14,386 | | | | 235,643 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 3,293 | | | | 33,292 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 14,129 | | | | 135,780 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b) | | | 8,123 | | | | 125,175 | |
Service Properties Trust | | | 11,173 | | | | 75,753 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | 7,251 | | | | 47,204 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 13,846 | | | | 154,244 | |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 7,091 | | | | 106,436 | |
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| | | | | | | 913,527 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.3% | | | | | | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a) | | | 1,565 | | | | 56,622 | |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 5,851 | | | | 167,807 | |
Brinker International, Inc.(a) | | | 2,982 | | | | 148,146 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) | | | 3,168 | | | | 114,523 | |
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,170 | | | | 39,464 | |
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 1,505 | | | $ | 109,458 | |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a) | | | 2,168 | | | | 135,717 | |
Dine Brands Global, Inc. | | | 1,041 | | | | 48,386 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. | | | 1,446 | | | | 53,256 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc. | | | 1,319 | | | | 90,325 | |
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | | | 899 | | | | 67,416 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | | | 2,208 | | | | 147,053 | |
Sabre Corp.(a)(b) | | | 25,576 | | | | 61,894 | |
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,533 | | | | 263,508 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a) | | | 4,877 | | | | 128,362 | |
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Household Durables — 4.0% | | | | | | |
Cavco Industries, Inc.(a) | | | 525 | | | | 209,506 | |
Century Communities, Inc. | | | 1,907 | | | | 184,025 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | | | 1,541 | | | | 53,272 | |
Green Brick Partners, Inc.(a) | | | 1,724 | | | | 103,837 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc. | | | 1,581 | | | | 409,052 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 2,902 | | | | 109,173 | |
LGI Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 1,388 | | | | 161,522 | |
M/I Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 1,878 | | | | 255,953 | |
MDC Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,038 | | | | 254,031 | |
Meritage Homes Corp. | | | 2,461 | | | | 431,807 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 25,768 | | | | 206,917 | |
Sonos, Inc.(a) | | | 8,348 | | | | 159,113 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a) | | | 6,542 | | | | 252,914 | |
Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | | | 2,056 | | | | 127,945 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,919,067 | |
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Household Products — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co.(a) | | | 641 | | | | 27,454 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a) | | | 3,639 | | | | 134,352 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,500 | | | | 132,480 | |
WD-40 Co. | | | 915 | | | | 231,779 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2% | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A | | | 2,333 | | | | 50,183 | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 5,601 | | | | 129,103 | |
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| | | | | | | 179,286 | |
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Industrial REITs — 0.5% | | | | | | |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | | | 1,890 | | | | 195,691 | |
LXP Industrial Trust | | | 19,723 | | | | 177,901 | |
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Insurance — 2.9% | | | | | | |
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(a) | | | 3,045 | | | | 47,593 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.(a) | | | 4,221 | | | | 237,305 | |
AMERISAFE, Inc. | | | 1,292 | | | | 64,820 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 3,672 | | | | 320,382 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,465 | | | | 66,496 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 25,173 | | | | 161,862 | |
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,649 | | | | 109,856 | |
HCI Group, Inc. | | | 459 | | | | 53,281 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 2,683 | | | | 99,244 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 8,576 | | | | 273,832 | |
Mercury General Corp. | | | 1,805 | | | | 93,138 | |
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,667 | | | | 139,745 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 2,989 | | | | 38,438 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 904 | | | | 74,300 | |
SiriusPoint Ltd.(a) | | | 6,099 | | | | 77,518 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 1,819 | | | | 118,344 | |
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Trupanion, Inc.(a) | | | 2,408 | | | $ | 66,485 | |
United Fire Group, Inc. | | | 1,453 | | | | 31,632 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Cargurus, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 5,805 | | | | 133,979 | |
Cars.com, Inc.(a) | | | 4,151 | | | | 71,314 | |
QuinStreet, Inc.(a) | | | 3,515 | | | | 62,075 | |
Shutterstock, Inc. | | | 1,614 | | | | 73,937 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a) | | | 7,287 | | | | 202,506 | |
Yelp, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,616 | | | | 181,871 | |
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IT Services — 0.5% | | | | | | |
DXC Technology Co.(a)(b) | | | 12,359 | | | | 262,134 | |
Perficient, Inc.(a) | | | 2,354 | | | | 132,507 | |
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Leisure Products — 0.2% | | | | | | |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a) | | | 9,576 | | | | 154,844 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2% | | | | | | |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 2,425 | | | | 44,984 | |
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.(a) | | | 6,669 | | | | 44,749 | |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | | | 345 | | | | 37,857 | |
OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares(a)(c) | | | 262 | | | | — | |
OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares(a)(c) | | | 262 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | 127,590 | |
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Machinery — 5.0% | | | | | | |
3D Systems Corp.(a) | | | 8,993 | | | | 39,929 | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 697 | | | | 159,146 | |
Albany International Corp., Class A | | | 2,103 | | | | 196,652 | |
Astec Industries, Inc. | | | 1,532 | | | | 66,964 | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | | 3,415 | | | | 126,867 | |
Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A | | | 3,649 | | | | 130,123 | |
Enpro, Inc. | | | 1,414 | | | | 238,641 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,739 | | | | 186,160 | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 4,116 | | | | 349,325 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | | 2,680 | | | | 286,251 | |
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2,096 | | | | 109,202 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 4,729 | | | | 237,821 | |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 2,153 | | | | 225,828 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 5,371 | | | | 133,953 | |
Lindsay Corp. | | | 750 | | | | 88,245 | |
Proto Labs, Inc.(a) | | | 1,738 | | | | 62,133 | |
SPX Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 3,082 | | | | 379,487 | |
Standex International Corp. | | | 801 | | | | 145,958 | |
Tennant Co. | | | 1,259 | | | | 153,107 | |
Titan International, Inc.(a) | | | 3,420 | | | | 42,613 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 5,518 | | | | 153,676 | |
Wabash National Corp. | | | 3,060 | | | | 91,616 | |
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Marine Transportation — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Matson, Inc. | | | 2,362 | | | | 265,489 | |
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Media — 0.6% | | | | | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,055 | | | | 24,927 | |
EchoStar Corp., Class A(a) | | | 8,169 | | | | 116,408 | |
EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A, NVS(a) | | | 4,127 | | | | 16,219 | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | | | 2,862 | | | | 109,128 | |
Scholastic Corp., NVS | | | 1,769 | | | | 66,709 | |
TechTarget, Inc.(a) | | | 1,743 | | | | 57,659 | |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,085 | | | | 46,350 | |
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Metals & Mining — 1.8% | | | | | | |
ATI, Inc.(a) | | | 8,612 | | | $ | 440,676 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 3,341 | | | | 238,614 | |
Century Aluminum Co.(a) | | | 3,487 | | | | 53,665 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 2,284 | | | | 35,950 | |
Haynes International, Inc. | | | 853 | | | | 51,282 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 1,071 | | | | 95,705 | |
Materion Corp. | | | 1,392 | | | | 183,396 | |
Metallus, Inc.(a) | | | 2,589 | | | | 57,605 | |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | | | 661 | | | | 46,852 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 5,646 | | | | 63,631 | |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.8% | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | | | 8,873 | | | | 98,845 | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(b) | | | 9,722 | | | | 128,816 | |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | | | 3,302 | | | | 65,281 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A | | | 11,648 | | | | 231,912 | |
Ellington Financial, Inc. | | | 5,342 | | | | 63,089 | |
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 5,533 | | | | 73,921 | |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | | | 7,494 | | | | 212,830 | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 3,924 | | | | 39,475 | |
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | | 6,112 | | | | 44,006 | |
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | | | 5,839 | | | | 85,716 | |
Ready Capital Corp. | | | 10,751 | | | | 98,157 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 8,864 | | | | 56,464 | |
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | | | 6,956 | | | | 92,097 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,290,609 | |
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Multi-Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | |
Unitil Corp. | | | 1,084 | | | | 56,747 | |
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Office REITs — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 11,928 | | | | 57,254 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 8,993 | | | | 124,733 | |
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 6,416 | | | | 73,848 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 7,126 | | | | 186,559 | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | | | 8,538 | | | | 55,070 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 5,321 | | | | 85,402 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 4,486 | | | | 247,313 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8% | | | | | | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 1,965 | | | | 70,072 | |
Dorian LPG Ltd. | | | 2,298 | | | | 88,381 | |
Green Plains, Inc.(a) | | | 3,904 | | | | 90,261 | |
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,751 | | | | 139,012 | |
REX American Resources Corp.(a) | | | 1,027 | | | | 60,295 | |
World Kinect Corp. | | | 4,058 | | | | 107,334 | |
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| | | | | | | 555,355 | |
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Paper & Forest Products — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Clearwater Paper Corp.(a) | | | 1,116 | | | | 48,803 | |
Mercer International, Inc. | | | 2,957 | | | | 29,422 | |
Sylvamo Corp. | | | 2,393 | | | | 147,744 | |
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| | | | | | | 225,969 | |
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Passenger Airlines — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) | | | 8,518 | | | | 366,189 | |
Allegiant Travel Co. | | | 965 | | | | 72,578 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp.(a) | | | 22,463 | | | | 166,675 | |
SkyWest, Inc.(a) | | | 2,760 | | | | 190,661 | |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,627 | | | | 39,641 | |
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Personal Care Products — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | | 3,365 | | | $ | 130,024 | |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 1,208 | | | | 169,736 | |
Medifast, Inc. | | | 727 | | | | 27,859 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 3,330 | | | | 46,054 | |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 747 | | | | 36,229 | |
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| | | | | | | 409,902 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 2.0% | | | | | | |
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 2,535 | | | | 111,312 | |
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,025 | | | | 70,858 | |
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,197 | | | | 85,288 | |
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,113 | | | | 153,986 | |
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,211 | | | | 74,245 | |
Innoviva, Inc.(a) | | | 3,802 | | | | 57,942 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 1,105 | | | | 80,776 | |
Organon & Co. | | | 17,266 | | | | 324,601 | |
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a) | | | 3,131 | | | | 91,488 | |
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A | | | 1,395 | | | | 18,037 | |
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 3,355 | | | | 243,439 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 3,683 | | | | 125,627 | |
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Professional Services — 1.2% | | | | | | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 1,918 | | | | 98,854 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | | | 1,357 | | | | 45,677 | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A, NVS | | | 2,153 | | | | 53,911 | |
Korn Ferry | | | 3,542 | | | | 232,922 | |
NV5 Global, Inc.(a) | | | 857 | | | | 83,994 | |
Resources Connection, Inc. | | | 2,145 | | | | 28,228 | |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,334 | | | | 13,834 | |
Verra Mobility Corp., Class A(a) | | | 11,239 | | | | 280,638 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6% | |
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a) | | | 7,579 | | | | 46,838 | |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a)(b) | | | 8,919 | | | | 93,293 | |
eXp World Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,253 | | | | 54,263 | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,069 | | | | 69,232 | |
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. | | | 1,624 | | | | 55,492 | |
St. Joe Co. (The) | | | 2,414 | | | | 139,940 | |
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| | | | | | | 459,058 | |
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Residential REITs — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Centerspace | | | 1,014 | | | | 57,940 | |
Elme Communities | | | 5,920 | | | | 82,406 | |
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | | | 1,541 | | | | 49,605 | |
Veris Residential, Inc. | | | 5,404 | | | | 82,195 | |
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Retail REITs — 2.0% | | | | | | |
Acadia Realty Trust | | | 6,936 | | | | 117,981 | |
Getty Realty Corp. | | | 3,308 | | | | 90,474 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 14,599 | | | | 251,541 | |
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. | | | 8,244 | | | | 295,712 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 8,549 | | | | 109,598 | |
Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 872 | | | | 33,563 | |
SITE Centers Corp. | | | 12,133 | | | | 177,748 | |
Tanger, Inc. | | | 7,282 | | | | 215,038 | |
Urban Edge Properties | | | 7,928 | | | | 136,917 | |
Whitestone REIT | | | 3,175 | | | | 39,846 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.2% | |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a) | | | 1,567 | | | | 34,537 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 2,204 | | | | 245,790 | |
CEVA, Inc.(a) | | | 1,588 | | | | 36,063 | |
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Cohu, Inc.(a) | | | 3,203 | | | $ | 106,756 | |
Diodes, Inc.(a) | | | 3,097 | | | | 218,339 | |
FormFactor, Inc.(a) | | | 5,264 | | | | 240,196 | |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 1,985 | | | | 76,661 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | | | 3,798 | | | | 191,077 | |
MaxLinear, Inc.(a) | | | 5,025 | | | | 93,817 | |
PDF Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 2,063 | | | | 69,461 | |
Photronics, Inc.(a) | | | 4,219 | | | | 119,482 | |
Semtech Corp.(a)(b) | | | 4,364 | | | | 119,966 | |
SiTime Corp.(a)(b) | | | 1,178 | | | | 109,825 | |
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,492 | | | | 91,909 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 3,840 | | | | 272,563 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,022 | | | | 138,831 | |
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a) | | | 3,798 | | | | 133,576 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,298,849 | |
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Software — 3.3% | | | | | | |
A10 Networks, Inc. | | | 4,710 | | | | 64,480 | |
ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a) | | | 7,350 | | | | 244,093 | |
Adeia, Inc. | | | 7,223 | | | | 78,875 | |
Agilysys, Inc.(a) | | | 1,360 | | | | 114,594 | |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 3,379 | | | | 244,876 | |
Cerence, Inc.(a) | | | 2,800 | | | | 44,100 | |
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 9,416 | | | | 331,067 | |
Envestnet, Inc.(a) | | | 1,946 | | | | 112,693 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | | 1,733 | | | | 184,495 | |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 4,462 | | | | 153,939 | |
N-able, Inc.(a) | | | 4,686 | | | | 61,246 | |
NCR Voyix Corp.(a) | | | 9,097 | | | | 114,895 | |
Progress Software Corp. | | | 2,958 | | | | 157,691 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.(a) | | | 2,478 | | | | 458,182 | |
Xperi, Inc.(a) | | | 2,929 | | | | 35,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 2,400,550 | |
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Specialized REITs — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | | 6,104 | | | | 149,365 | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 9,790 | | | | 164,374 | |
Safehold, Inc. | | | 3,018 | | | | 62,171 | |
Uniti Group, Inc. | | | 16,199 | | | | 95,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 471,484 | |
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Specialty Retail — 5.1% | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a) | | | 3,404 | | | | 426,623 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 3,993 | | | | 339,764 | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | | 12,544 | | | | 323,510 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a) | | | 1,390 | | | | 327,734 | |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 2,050 | | | | 195,057 | |
Buckle, Inc. (The) | | | 1,968 | | | | 79,251 | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | 2,250 | | | | 92,318 | |
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 2,881 | | | | 31,489 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 5,521 | | | | 157,348 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | | | 898 | | | | 262,423 | |
Guess?, Inc. | | | 1,846 | | | | 58,094 | |
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 898 | | | | 30,640 | |
Hibbett, Inc. | | | 793 | | | | 60,910 | |
Leslie’s, Inc.(a) | | | 12,436 | | | | 80,834 | |
MarineMax, Inc.(a) | | | 1,383 | | | | 45,999 | |
Monro, Inc. | | | 2,014 | | | | 63,522 | |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 5,275 | | | | 116,894 | |
ODP Corp. (The)(a) | | | 2,243 | | | | 118,991 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 7,069 | | | | 87,797 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | | | 1,208 | | | | 44,261 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 2,994 | | | | 299,610 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A | | | 1,002 | | | | 57,054 | |
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Upbound Group, Inc. | | | 3,001 | | | $ | 105,665 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) | | | 3,814 | | | | 165,604 | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a) | | | 5,257 | | | | 101,881 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,673,273 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2% | | | | |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.(a) | | | 2,915 | | | | 35,971 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 7,621 | | | | 136,416 | |
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| | | | | | | 172,387 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1% | | | | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a) | | | 2,743 | | | | 79,574 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a) | | | 23,593 | | | | 136,839 | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | | 3,370 | | | | 203,042 | |
Movado Group, Inc. | | | 1,050 | | | | 29,327 | |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 997 | | | | 112,063 | |
Steven Madden Ltd. | | | 4,727 | | | | 199,858 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 5,361 | | | | 60,097 | |
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| | | | | | | 820,800 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.5% | | | | |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 2,668 | | | | 409,191 | |
DNOW, Inc.(a) | | | 7,215 | | | | 109,668 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a) | | | 894 | | | | 48,035 | |
GMS, Inc.(a) | | | 2,685 | | | | 261,358 | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 4,166 | | | | 222,964 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,051,216 | |
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Water Utilities — 0.7% | | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | | 2,502 | | | | 180,744 | |
California Water Service Group | | | 3,904 | | | | 181,458 | |
Middlesex Water Co. | | | 1,199 | | | | 62,948 | |
SJW Group | | | 1,972 | | | | 111,595 | |
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| | |
| | | | | | | 536,745 | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | | | | |
Gogo, Inc.(a) | | | 4,169 | | | | 36,604 | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | | | 6,690 | | | | 107,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 143,778 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 97.3% (Cost: $65,287,930) | | | | | | | 70,450,275 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 6.3% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(d)(e)(f) | | | 2,021,522 | | | | 2,022,533 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(e) | | | 2,555,741 | | | | 2,555,741 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 6.3% (Cost: $4,577,625) | | | | | | | 4,578,274 | |
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Total Investments — 103.6% (Cost: $69,865,555) | | | | | | | 75,028,549 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.6)% | | | | (2,597,045 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 72,431,504 | |
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(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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Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 718,829 | | | $ | 1,303,213 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | 135 | | | $ | 356 | | | $ | 2,022,533 | | | | 2,021,522 | | | $ | 9,421 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 1,812,611 | | | | 743,130 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,555,741 | | | | 2,555,741 | | | | 69,583 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 135 | | | $ | 356 | | | $ | 4,578,274 | | | | | | | $ | 79,004 | | | $ | — | |
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| (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 fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index | | | 31 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | $ | 333 | | | $ | 2,711 | |
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OTC Total Return Swaps
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Reference Entity | | Payment Frequency | | Counterparty(a) | | Termination Date | | | Net Notional | | | Accrued Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Net Value of Reference Entity | | | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
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Equity Securities Long/Short | | Monthly | | Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b) | | | 08/19/26 | | | $ | 449,304 | | | $ | 11,487 | (c) | | $ | 461,213 | | | | 0.6% | |
| | Monthly | | HSBC Bank PLC(d) | | | 02/10/28 | | | | 730,267 | | | | 40,983 | (e) | | | 772,674 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | Monthly | | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f) | | | 02/10/25 | | | | 612,208 | | | | 45,528 | (g) | | | 659,827 | | | | 0.8 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 97,998 | | | $ | 1,893,714 | | | | | |
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| (a) | The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives 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 positions. | |
| (c) | Amount includes $(422) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (e) | Amount includes $(1,424) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
| (g) | Amount includes $(2,091) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. | |
The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:
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| | (b) | | (d) | | (f) |
Range: | | 0-450 basis points | | 40 basis points | | 40 basis points |
Benchmarks: | | USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate | | USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate |
| | (FEDL01) | | (OBFR01) | | (OBFR01) |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date August 19, 2026.
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
| |
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Reference Entity — Long | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks | | | | | | | | | | | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 140 | | | $ | 4,943 | | | | | | 1.1 | % |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 173 | | | | 10,794 | | | | | | 2.3 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 489 | | | | 13,692 | | | | | | 3.0 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 83 | | | | 3,984 | | | | | | 0.9 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 11 | | | | 217 | | | | | | 0.0 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 136 | | | | 14,174 | | | | | | 3.1 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 746 | | | | 13,085 | | | | | | 2.8 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 388 | | | | 6,165 | | | | | | 1.3 | |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | | | 286 | | | | 4,553 | | | | | | 1.0 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 86 | | | | 4,474 | | | | | | 1.0 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 72 | | | | 2,597 | | | | | | 0.6 | |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | | | 82 | | | | 3,008 | | | | | | 0.6 | |
Preferred Bank | | | 46 | | | | 3,531 | | | | | | 0.8 | |
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | | | 399 | | | | 5,813 | | | | | | 1.2 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 225 | | | | 10,157 | | | | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 101,187 | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | | | |
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 1,546 | | | | 145,726 | | | | | | 31.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 983 | | | | 4,256 | | | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 786 | | | | 29,271 | | | | | | 6.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 263 | | | | 17,395 | | | | | | 3.8 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 863 | | | | 28,885 | | | | | | 6.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,280 | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 73 | | | | 2,700 | | | | | | 0.6 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 98 | | | | 1,261 | | | | | | 0.3 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1 | | | | 82 | | | | | | 0.0 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 69 | | | | 4,489 | | | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,532 | | | | | | | |
|
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | |
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 3,344 | | | | 44,308 | | | | | | 9.6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Software | | | | | | | | | | | |
Envestnet, Inc. | | | 1,410 | | | | 81,653 | | | | | | 17.7 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | | | | $ | 461,213 | | | | | | | |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2028.
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
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|
Reference Entity — Long | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 250 | | | $ | 12,095 | | | | | | 1.6 | % |
Bancorp, Inc. (The) | | | 285 | | | | 9,536 | | | | | | 1.2 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 150 | | | | 9,359 | | | | | | 1.2 | |
Banner Corp. | | | 89 | | | | 4,272 | | | | | | 0.6 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | 387 | | | | 8,870 | | | | | | 1.2 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 459 | | | | 17,364 | | | | | | 2.2 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 150 | | | | 2,963 | | | | | | 0.4 | |
City Holding Co. | | | 5 | | | | 521 | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 131 | | | | 6,292 | | | | | | 0.8 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 309 | | | | 5,420 | | | | | | 0.7 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 110 | | | | 3,973 | | | | | | 0.5 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 906 | | | | 20,313 | | | | | | 2.6 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 615 | | | | 9,772 | | | | | | 1.3 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 287 | | | | 5,565 | | | | | | 0.7 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 421 | | | | 21,900 | | | | | | 2.8 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 241 | | | | 8,693 | | | | | | 1.1 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1,112 | | | | 26,688 | | | | | | 3.5 | |
Pathward Financial, Inc. | | | 128 | | | | 6,461 | | | | | | 0.8 | |
Preferred Bank | | | 35 | | | | 2,687 | | | | | | 0.3 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 89 | | | | 2,787 | | | | | | 0.4 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 481 | | | | 12,213 | | | | | | 1.6 | |
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | | | 156 | | | | 4,560 | | | | | | 0.6 | |
TrustCo Bank Corp. | | | 143 | | | | 4,027 | | | | | | 0.5 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 767 | | | | 21,560 | | | | | | 2.8 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 751 | | | | 19,766 | | | | | | 2.6 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 125 | | | | 5,643 | | | | | | 0.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 253,300 | | | | | | | |
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Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 30 | | | | 1,373 | | | | | | 0.2 | |
Moelis & Co., Class A | | | 1,940 | | | | 110,134 | | | | | | 14.2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 111,507 | | | | | | | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 4,946 | | | | 21,416 | | | | | | 2.8 | |
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Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 312 | | | | 11,619 | | | | | | 1.5 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A | | | 300 | | | | 2,799 | | | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,418 | | | | | | | |
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Containers & Packaging | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 802 | | | | 29,834 | | | | | | 3.9 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services | | | | | | | | | | | |
Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 345 | | | | 6,058 | | | | | | 0.8 | |
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Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payoneer Global, Inc. | | | 1,644 | | | | 7,990 | | | | | | 1.0 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 5,931 | | | | 198,511 | | | | | | 25.7 | |
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| | | | | | | 206,501 | | | | | | | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | |
Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | | | 110 | | | $ | 2,536 | | | | | | 0.3 | % |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 318 | | | | 14,434 | | | | | | 1.9 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 2,847 | | | | 18,306 | | | | | | 2.4 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 75 | | | | 2,774 | | | | | | 0.3 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 943 | | | | 30,110 | | | | | | 3.9 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 446 | | | | 5,736 | | | | | | 0.7 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 120 | | | | 9,863 | | | | | | 1.3 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 9 | | | | 585 | | | | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 81,808 | | | | | | | |
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Office REITs | | | | | | | | | | | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 2,124 | | | | 29,460 | | | | | | 3.8 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 546 | | | | 8,763 | | | | | | 1.1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,223 | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | | | | | |
Green Plains, Inc. | | | 78 | | | | 1,803 | | | | | | 0.2 | |
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Software | | | | | | | | | | | |
Envestnet, Inc. | | | 91 | | | | 5,270 | | | | | | 0.7 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | | | | | | $ | 772,674 | | | | | | | |
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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 10, 2025. | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
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Reference Entity — Long | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Banks | | | | | | | | | | | |
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 46 | | | $ | 1,624 | | | | | | 0.3 | % |
Bancorp, Inc. (The) | | | 27 | | | | 903 | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 244 | | | | 9,231 | | | | | | 1.4 | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
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Banks (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 859 | | | $ | 16,965 | | | | | | 2.6 | % |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 3 | | | | 144 | | | | | | 0.0 | |
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico | | | 843 | | | | 14,786 | | | | | | 2.3 | |
First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC | | | 79 | | | | 2,854 | | | | | | 0.4 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A | | | 10 | | | | 361 | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Pathward Financial, Inc. | | | 7 | | | | 353 | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Preferred Bank | | | 226 | | | | 17,350 | | | | | | 2.6 | |
Renasant Corp. | | | 26 | | | | 814 | | | | | | 0.1 | |
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida | | | 464 | | | | 11,781 | | | | | | 1.8 | |
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | | | 138 | | | | 2,685 | | | | | | 0.4 | |
United Community Banks, Inc. | | | 659 | | | | 17,345 | | | | | | 2.6 | |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | | | 95 | | | | 1,947 | | | | | | 0.3 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 47 | | | | 2,122 | | | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 101,265 | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 633 | | | | 23,573 | | | | | | 3.6 | |
Green Dot Corp., Class A | | | 1,952 | | | | 18,212 | | | | | | 2.7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,785 | | | | | | | |
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Containers & Packaging | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 2,696 | | | | 100,291 | | | | | | 15.2 | |
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Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 4,516 | | | | 298,688 | | | | | | 45.3 | |
Payoneer Global, Inc. | | | 1,169 | | | | 5,682 | | | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 304,370 | | | | | | | |
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Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | |
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 3,240 | | | | 20,833 | | | | | | 3.2 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 2,241 | | | | 71,555 | | | | | | 10.8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 92,388 | | | | | | | |
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Office REITs | | | | | | | | | | | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 440 | | | | 6,103 | | | | | | 0.9 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 169 | | | | 2,712 | | | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,815 | | | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | | | | | |
Green Plains, Inc. | | | 472 | | | | 10,913 | | | | | | 1.7 | |
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Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | | | $ | 659,827 | | | | | | | |
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Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps
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Description | | Swap Premiums Paid | | | Swap Premiums Received | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
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OTC Swaps | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 97,998 | | | $ | — | |
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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:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,711 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,711 | |
Swaps — OTC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap premiums paid | | | — | | | | — | | | | 97,998 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 97,998 | |
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| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 100,709 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 100,709 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
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| | Commodity Contracts | | | Credit Contracts | | | Equity Contracts | | | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Interest Rate Contracts | | | Other Contracts | | | Total | |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 31,296 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 31,296 | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | (54,598 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (54,598 | ) |
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| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (23,302 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (23,302 | ) |
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (218 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (218 | ) |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | 198,094 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 198,094 | |
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| | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 197,876 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 197,876 | |
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
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Futures contracts | | | | |
Average notional value of contracts — long | | | $167,958 | |
Total return swaps | | | | |
Average notional amount | | $ | 1,503,035 | |
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:
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| | Assets | | | Liabilities | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | |
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Swaps — OTC(a) | | $ | 97,998 | | | $ | — | |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities | | $ | 97,998 | | | $ | — | |
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Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA | | $ | 97,998 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. | |
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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:
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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) | |
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Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | | $ | 11,487 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,487 | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | | | 40,983 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 40,983 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | | | 45,528 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 45,528 | |
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| | | | $ | 97,998 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 97,998 | |
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| (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. | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. 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.
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| | Level 1 | | | | | Level 2 | | | | | Level 3 | | | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 70,450,275 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 70,450,275 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 4,578,274 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,578,274 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | $ | 75,028,549 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 75,028,549 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | 2,711 | | | | | $ | 97,998 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 100,709 | |
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(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
March 31, 2024
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| | iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF | | | | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF | | | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
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ASSETS | |
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) | | $ | 252,405,929 | | | | | | | $ | 182,113,953 | | | | | $ | 70,450,275 | |
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) | | | 1,135,828 | | | | | | | | 8,733,509 | | | | | | 4,578,274 | |
Cash | | | 129,897 | | | | | | | | 54,453 | | | | | | 233,563 | |
Cash pledged: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 21,000 | | | | | | | | 17,000 | | | | | | 23,000 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | — | | | | | | | | 578,266 | | | | | | — | |
Securities lending income — affiliated | | | 936 | | | | | | | | 1,421 | | | | | | 1,812 | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,459 | |
Capital shares sold | | | — | | | | | | | | 32,207 | | | | | | — | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | | 123,806 | | | | | | | | 199,593 | | | | | | 92,528 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 1,596 | | | | | | | | 1,205 | | | | | | 8,616 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 97,998 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total assets | | | 253,818,992 | | | | | | | | 191,731,607 | | | | | | 75,492,525 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | | 96,874 | | | | | | | | 8,473,561 | | | | | | 2,022,086 | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 93,280 | | | | | | | | 429,224 | | | | | | 762,283 | |
Capital shares redeemed | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 269,668 | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 15,008 | | | | | | | | 17,463 | | | | | | 6,984 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 205,162 | | | | | | | | 8,920,248 | | | | | | 3,061,021 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 253,613,830 | | | | | | | $ | 182,811,359 | | | | | $ | 72,431,504 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 237,216,122 | | | | | | | $ | 167,877,987 | | | | | $ | 70,678,744 | |
| | | | | |
Accumulated earnings | | | 16,397,708 | | | | | | | | 14,933,372 | | | | | | 1,752,760 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 253,613,830 | | | | | | | $ | 182,811,359 | | | | | $ | 72,431,504 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NET ASSET VALUE | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares outstanding | | $ | 6,300,000 | | | | | | | $ | 4,450,000 | | | | | $ | 1,850,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 40.26 | | | | | | | $ | 41.08 | | | | | $ | 39.15 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | | | | | Unlimited | | | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Par value | | | None | | | | | | | | None | | | | | | None | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated | | $ | 232,124,787 | | | | | | | $ | 160,617,723 | | | | | $ | 65,287,930 | |
(b) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 93,693 | | | | | | | $ | 8,251,097 | | | | | $ | 1,980,712 | |
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated | | $ | 1,157,138 | | | | | | | $ | 8,731,692 | | | | | $ | 4,577,625 | |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2024
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| | iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated | | $ | 2,500,182 | | | $ | 1,907,402 | | | $ | 884,014 | |
Dividends — affiliated | | | 30,643 | | | | 13,099 | | | | 69,583 | |
Interest — unaffiliated | | | 425 | | | | 388 | | | | 833 | |
Securities lending income — affiliated — net | | | 2,235 | | | | 18,748 | | | | 9,421 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (851 | ) | | | — | | | | (812 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 2,532,634 | | | | 1,939,637 | | | | 963,039 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory | | | 143,450 | | | | 143,808 | | | | 65,379 | |
Interest expense | | | 96 | | | | 81 | | | | 3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total expenses | | | 143,546 | | | | 143,889 | | | | 65,382 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 2,389,088 | | | | 1,795,748 | | | | 897,657 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | (1,029,914 | ) | | | (3,146,413 | ) | | | (2,040,278 | ) |
Investments — affiliated | | | (13,684 | ) | | | (192 | ) | | | 135 | |
Futures contracts | | | 85,137 | | | | 23,894 | | | | 31,296 | |
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) | | | 4,100,840 | | | | 3,142,157 | | | | 2,144,058 | |
In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a) | | | 3,924 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | (54,598 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | 3,146,303 | | | | 19,446 | | | | 80,613 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — unaffiliated | | | 46,035,178 | | | | 26,414,101 | | | | 8,461,956 | |
Investments — affiliated | | | 131,199 | | | | 1,244 | | | | 356 | |
Futures contracts | | | (5,868 | ) | | | (2,829 | ) | | | (218 | ) |
Swaps | | | — | | | | — | | | | 198,094 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | 46,160,509 | | | | 26,412,516 | | | | 8,660,188 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 49,306,812 | | | | 26,431,962 | | | | 8,740,801 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 51,695,900 | | | $ | 28,227,710 | | | $ | 9,638,458 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(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 Screened S&P 500 ETF | | | | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF | |
| | | | | |
| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | | | | | | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
| | | | | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,389,088 | | | $ | 2,778,031 | | | | | | | $ | 1,795,748 | | | $ | 1,361,122 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 3,146,303 | | | | (16,055,490 | ) | | | | | | | 19,446 | | | | (246,383 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 46,160,509 | | | | (13,931,777 | ) | | | | | | | 26,412,516 | | | | (4,171,650 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 51,695,900 | | | | (27,209,236 | ) | | | | | | | 28,227,710 | | | | (3,056,911 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (2,298,420 | ) | | | (2,794,860 | ) | | | | | | | (1,726,166 | ) | | | (1,398,055 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 74,422,478 | | | | (68,616,036 | ) | | | | | | | 54,263,797 | | | | 29,834,804 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 123,819,958 | | | | (98,620,132 | ) | | | | | | | 80,765,341 | | | | 25,379,838 | |
Beginning of year | | | 129,793,872 | | | | 228,414,004 | | | | | | | | 102,046,018 | | | | 76,666,180 | |
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End of year | | $ | 253,613,830 | | | $ | 129,793,872 | | | | | | | $ | 182,811,359 | | | $ | 102,046,018 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
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| | iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
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| | Year Ended 03/31/24 | | | Year Ended 03/31/23 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
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OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 897,657 | | | $ | 518,233 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 80,613 | | | | (476,254 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 8,660,188 | | | | (2,242,704 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 9,638,458 | | | | (2,200,725 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (362,825 | ) | | | (524,007 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 19,055,998 | | | | 22,208,671 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 28,331,631 | | | | 19,483,939 | |
Beginning of year | | | 44,099,873 | | | | 24,615,934 | |
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End of year | | $ | 72,431,504 | | | $ | 44,099,873 | |
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(a) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF | |
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| Year Ended
03/31/24 |
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| Year Ended
03/31/23 |
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| Year Ended
03/31/22 |
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| Period From
09/22/20 to 03/31/21 |
(a) |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 30.90 | | | $ | 34.35 | | | $ | 30.27 | | | $ | 25.29 | |
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Net investment income(b) | | | | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.21 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | | | | | | | 9.35 | | | | (3.45 | ) | | | 4.07 | | | | 4.91 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 9.81 | | | | (3.03 | ) | | | 4.46 | | | | 5.12 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(d) | | | | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 40.26 | | | $ | 30.90 | | | $ | 34.35 | | | $ | 30.27 | |
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Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 31.95 | % | | | (8.72 | )% | | | 14.74 | % | | | 20.27 | %(f) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.08 | %(h) |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.37 | %(h) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 253,614 | | | $ | 129,794 | | | $ | 228,414 | | | $ | 30,274 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(i) | | | | | | | 3 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 6 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(g) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(i) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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| | | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF | |
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| Year Ended
03/31/24 |
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| Year Ended
03/31/23 |
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| Year Ended
03/31/22 |
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| Period From
09/22/20 to 03/31/21 |
(a) |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 34.02 | | | $ | 36.51 | | | $ | 35.89 | | | $ | 25.19 | |
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Net investment income(b) | | | | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.22 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | | | | | | | 7.02 | | | | (2.50 | ) | | | 0.58 | | | | 10.66 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 7.55 | | | | (1.98 | ) | | | 1.04 | | | | 10.88 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(d) | | | | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 41.08 | | | $ | 34.02 | | | $ | 36.51 | | | $ | 35.89 | |
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Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 22.43 | % | | | (5.35 | )% | | | 2.88 | % | | | 43.29 | %(f) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | %(h) |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.29 | %(h) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 182,811 | | | $ | 102,046 | | | $ | 76,666 | | | $ | 19,740 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(i) | | | | | | | 26 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 11 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(g) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(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)
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| | | | | iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
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| Year Ended
03/31/24 |
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| Year Ended
03/31/23 |
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| Year Ended
03/31/22 |
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| Period From
09/22/20 to 03/31/21 |
(a) |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | | | | $ | 33.92 | | | $ | 37.87 | | | $ | 38.81 | | | $ | 25.18 | |
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Net investment income(b) | | | | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | | | | | | | 4.90 | | | | (3.97 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 13.69 | |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | | | | | 5.48 | | | | (3.46 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 13.89 | |
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Distributions from net investment income(d) | | | | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | | | | | $ | 39.15 | | | $ | 33.92 | | | $ | 37.87 | | | $ | 38.81 | |
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Total Return(e) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | | | | | 16.29 | % | | | (9.08 | )% | | | (0.47 | )% | | | 55.32 | %(f) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | | | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.12 | %(h) |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.13 | %(h) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | | $ | 72,432 | | | $ | 44,100 | | | $ | 24,616 | | | $ | 9,701 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j) | | | | | | | 28 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 18 | % |
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(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) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(g) | Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(i) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any. |
(j) | Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps. |
See notes to financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
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”):
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iShares ETF | | Diversification Classification | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | | Non-Diversified | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | Non-Diversified | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | Non-Diversified | |
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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.
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 “Other foreign taxes”, 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 March 31, 2024, 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.
Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding 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.
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 Fund’s 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 published 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.
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. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
| • | | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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:
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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(b) | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA | | $ | 42,844 | | | | | | | $ | (42,844 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 50,849 | | | | | | | | (50,849 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 93,693 | | | | | | | $ | (93,693 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 1,137,231 | | | | | | | $ | (1,137,231 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 4,735 | | | | | | | | (4,735 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 1,360,500 | | | | | | | | (1,360,500 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 1,286,968 | | | | | | | | (1,286,968 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 643,723 | | | | | | | | (643,723 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 539,088 | | | | | | | | (539,088 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
National Financial Services LLC | | | 493,954 | | | | | | | | (493,954 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 846,493 | | | | | | | | (846,493 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 1,114,459 | | | | | | | | (1,114,459 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 823,946 | | | | | | | | (823,946 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 8,251,097 | | | | | | | $ | (8,251,097 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
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ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 9,951 | | | | | | | $ | (9,951 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | — | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 272,746 | | | | | | | | (272,746 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 117,720 | | | | | | | | (117,720 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | | | 23,075 | | | | | | | | (21,092 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | 1,983 | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | 423,990 | | | | | | | | (423,990 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | 365,894 | | | | | | | | (365,894 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Jefferies LLC | | | 121,996 | | | | | | | | (121,996 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
RBC Capital Market LLC | | | 371,263 | | | | | | | | (371,263 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. | | | 162,018 | | | | | | | | (162,018 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 24,150 | | | | | | | | (24,150 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 87,909 | | | | | | | | (87,909 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | — | |
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| | $ | 1,980,712 | | | | | | | $ | (1,978,729 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,983 | |
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| (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 March 31, 2024. 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, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’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).
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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 Statement 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement 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. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap 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).
Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.
Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and 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, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.
Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.
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 it 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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:
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | | 0.08% | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 0.12 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 0.12 | |
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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 (the “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, redemption fee, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.
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 all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (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 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.
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 year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 739 | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 6,533 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 2,902 | |
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Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees 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.
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For the year ended March 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | | | Sales | | | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 1,659,463 | | | | | $ | 1,803,858 | | | | | $ | (445,378) | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 8,787,793 | | | | | | 13,116,084 | | | | | | (1,585,549) | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 4,226,325 | | | | | | 3,744,132 | | | | | | (668,968) | |
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.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Purchases | | | | | Sales | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 6,514,343 | | | | | $ | 6,272,105 | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 31,650,734 | | | | | | 31,312,612 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 17,656,951 | | | | | | 14,973,755 | |
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For the year ended March 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | | | In-kind Sales | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 112,240,145 | | | | | $ | 38,094,540 | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 57,543,908 | | | | | | 3,915,329 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 24,720,587 | | | | | | 8,168,088 | |
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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 March 31, 2024, 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.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of March 31, 2024, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 4,101,392 | | | $ | (4,101,392 | ) |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 3,142,023 | | | | (3,142,023 | ) |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 2,142,744 | | | | (2,142,744 | ) |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Year Ended March 31, 2024 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2023 | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 Ordinary income | | $ | 2,298,420 | | | $ | 2,794,860 | |
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ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap Ordinary income | | $ | 1,726,166 | | | $ | 1,398,055 | |
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ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap Ordinary income | | $ | 362,825 | | | $ | 524,007 | |
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As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
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iShares ETF | | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Non-expiring Capital Loss Carryforwards(a) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)(b) | | | Total | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 90,668 | | | $ | (3,754,151 | ) | | $ | 20,061,191 | | | $ | 16,397,708 | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 72,669 | | | | (6,202,804 | ) | | | 21,063,507 | | | | 14,933,372 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 419,236 | | | | (3,572,774 | ) | | | 4,906,298 | | | | 1,752,760 | |
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(a) | Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the accounting for swap agreements, the timing and recognition of realized gains/losses for tax purposes, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts and the characterization of corporate actions. |
As of March 31, 2024, 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:
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iShares ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 233,479,922 | | | $ | 34,480,533 | | | $ | (14,418,698 | ) | | $ | 20,061,835 | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 169,783,955 | | | | 28,836,457 | | | | (7,772,950 | ) | | | 21,063,507 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 70,122,251 | | | | 10,137,489 | | | | (5,231,191 | ) | | | 4,906,298 | |
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In the normal course of business, each 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 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 the Fund is subject.
BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each 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 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 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 a 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.
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. Each 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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:
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iShares ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,250,000 | | | $ | 112,611,144 | | | | 2,700,000 | | | $ | 79,779,151 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,150,000 | ) | | | (38,188,666 | ) | | | (5,150,000 | ) | | | (148,395,187 | ) |
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| | | 2,100,000 | | | $ | 74,422,478 | | | | (2,450,000 | ) | | $ | (68,616,036 | ) |
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ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,550,000 | | | $ | 58,217,481 | | | | 1,350,000 | | | $ | 44,682,535 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (100,000 | ) | | | (3,953,684 | ) | | | (450,000 | ) | | | (14,847,731 | ) |
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| | | 1,450,000 | | | $ | 54,263,797 | | | | 900,000 | | | $ | 29,834,804 | |
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ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 800,000 | | | $ | 28,341,130 | | | | 850,000 | | | $ | 28,860,781 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (250,000 | ) | | | (9,285,132 | ) | | | (200,000 | ) | | | (6,652,110 | ) |
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| | | 550,000 | | | $ | 19,055,998 | | | | 650,000 | | | $ | 22,208,671 | |
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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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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.
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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the three funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (three of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and the period September 22, 2020 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds listed in the table below as of March 31, 2024, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and each of the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and the period September 22, 2020 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF |
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 23, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited) | | |
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Dividend Income | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 2,343,507 | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 1,384,211 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 620,197 | |
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The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:
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iShares ETF | | Qualified Business Income | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | $ | 136,922 | |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 421,354 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 175,725 | |
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The following percentages, or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
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iShares ETF | | Dividends-Received Deduction | |
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ESG Screened S&P 500 | | | 93.78 | % |
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap | | | 75.90 | |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 77.55 | |
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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF, iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:
| a) | The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes. |
| b) | Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. |
| c) | Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing. |
| d) | The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period. |
| e) | The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile. |
There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
March 31, 2024
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| | Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | | | % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date | |
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iShares ETF | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Capital Gains | | | Return of Capital | | | Total Per Share | |
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ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap(a) | | $ | 0.480080 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.010910 | | | $ | 0.490990 | | | | 98 | % | | | — | % | | | 2 | % | | | 100 | % |
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap | | | 0.253202 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.253202 | | | | 100 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 100 | |
(a) | The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of March 31, 2024. With the exception of Stephen Cohen, Robert S. Kapito and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The address of Mr. Cohen is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) | | Trustee (since 2009). | | President of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Stephen Cohen(b) (1975) | | Trustee (since 2024). | | Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Product Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024); Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions of BlackRock, Inc. (2021-2024); Head of iShares Index and Wealth in EMEA of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2021); Global Head of Fixed Income Indexing of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2017); Chief Investment Strategist for International Fixed Income and iShares of BlackRock, Inc. (2011-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2024); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2024). |
(a) | Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
(b) | Stephen Cohen is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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| | | | Independent Trustees | | |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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John E. Kerrigan (1955) | | Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). |
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Jane D. Carlin (1956) | | Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). |
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Richard L. Fagnani (1954) | | Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) | | Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009- 2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)
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| | | | Independent Trustees | | |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
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Drew E. Lawton (1959) | | Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). |
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John E. Martinez (1961) | | Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Madhav V. Rajan (1964) | | Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Director of WellBe Senior Medical (since 2023); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
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Officers |
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Name (Year of Birth) | | Position(s) | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Jessica Tan (1980) | | President (since 2024). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2015); Head of Global Product Solutions, Americas of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2024) and Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions of BlackRock, Inc. (2022-2024); Global Head of Corporate Strategy of BlackRock, Inc. (2019-2022); Chief of Staff to the CEO of BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019). |
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Trent Walker (1974) | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021). |
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Aaron Wasserman (1974) | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed- Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). |
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Marisa Rolland (1980) | | Secretary (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director of BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022). |
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Rachel Aguirre (1982) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering of BlackRock, Inc. (2016-2019). |
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Jennifer Hsui (1976) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2022). |
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James Mauro (1970) | | Executive Vice President (since 2022). | | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2020). |
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Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer. |
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Effective February 1, 2024, Salim Ramji resigned as Trustee of the Trust. |
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Effective March 5, 2024, Stephen Cohen replaced Salim Ramji as Trustee of the Trust. |
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Effective March 5, 2024, Dominik Rohé resigned as President of the Trust. |
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Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tan replaced Dominik Rohé as President of the Trust. |
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Effective April 8, 2024, Laura Fergerson was appointed as Trustee of the Trust. |
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Effective April 8, 2024, James Lam was appointed as Trustee of the Trust. |
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General 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:
| • | | If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor. |
Householding
Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
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 at iShares.com.
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
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REIT | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
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The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
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iS-AR-315-0324
(b) Not Applicable
The registrant 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 registrant has not amended the code of ethics and 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, by calling 1-800-474-2737.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has more than one audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined under Item 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its audit committee. The audit committee financial experts serving on the registrant’s audit committee are Richard L. Fagnani and Madhav V. Rajan, all of whom are independent, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2).
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
The principal accountant fees disclosed in items 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d) and 4(g) are for the twenty series of the registrant for which the fiscal year-end is March 31, 2024 (the “Funds”), and whose annual financial statements are reported in Item 1.
(a) Audit Fees – The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Funds’ annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $283,700 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and $270,400 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
(b) Audit-Related Fees – There were no fees billed for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (a) of this Item.
(c) Tax Fees – The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the Funds were $203,700 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and $194,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. These services related to the review of the Funds’ tax returns and excise tax calculations.
(d) All Other Fees – There were no other fees billed in each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in (a) through (c) of this Item.
(e) (1) The registrant’s audit committee charter, as amended, provides that the audit committee is responsible for the approval, prior to appointment, of the engagement of the principal accountant to annually audit and provide their opinion on the registrant’s financial statements. The audit committee must also approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of the principal accountant to provide non-audit services to the registrant or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser (“Adviser Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
(2) There were no services described in (b) through (d) above that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the Funds, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the last two fiscal years were $203,700 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and $194,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, if any, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence, and has determined that the provision of these services, if any, does not compromise the principal accountant’s independence.
(i) Not Applicable
(j) Not Applicable
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
(a) The registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act of 1934. The registrant’s audit committee members are Richard L. Fagnani, Cecilia H. Herbert and Madhav V. Rajan.
(b) Not applicable.
(a) Schedules of investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
(a) The President (the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer) have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act of 1934.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 13. | Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. |
Not applicable
(a) (1) Code of Ethics is not filed as an exhibit; please refer to Item 2.
(a) (2) Section 302 Certifications are attached.
(a) (3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable
(a) (4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable
(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
iShares Trust
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| | By: | | /s/ Jessica Tan |
| | | | Jessica Tan, |
| | | | President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: May 23, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| | By: | | /s/ Jessica Tan |
| | | | Jessica Tan, |
| | | | President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: May 23, 2024
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| | By: | | /s/ Trent Walker |
| | | | Trent Walker, |
| | | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: May 23, 2024