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San Francisco, CA 94105 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737) www.iShares.com | ||
December 12, 2019
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | iShares U.S. ETF Trust (the “Trust”) |
(Securities Act File No. 333-179904; Investment Company Act File No. 811-22649)
Request for Withdrawal of Amendment
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Trust hereby requests the withdrawal of the Trust’s post-effective amendments filed with respect to the following series of the Trust. Each post-effective amendment was filed on Form N-1A, as referenced below, and has not been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of this letter.
Registered Fund Name | Series Identifier | Post-Effective Amendment No. | Initial Filing Date | |||
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF | S000052520 | 176 | 11/2/2015 | |||
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF | S000052519 | 175 | 11/2/2015 | |||
iShares iBonds Dec 2024 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF | S000052518 | 174 | 11/2/2015 | |||
iShares iBonds Dec 2023 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF | S000052517 | 173 | 11/2/2015 |
The Trust has also filed subsequent 485BXT filings for the sole purpose of extending the original effective date of the initial filings. The most recent 485BXTs were filed on November 14, 2019 and scheduled to become effective on December 13, 2019.
Subsequent to the filings, the Trust decided not to go forward with the offerings of the funds as series of the Trust. No securities were sold in connection with the offerings.
If you have any questions, please call Benjamin Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124.
Very Truly Yours,
iShares U.S. ETF Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Neal Andrews | |
| Neal Andrews | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||