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: 811-23402
Name of Fund: | | BlackRock ETF Trust |
| | BlackRock Future Health ETF |
| | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF |
| | BlackRock Future Tech ETF |
| | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF |
Fund Address: | | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 |
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock ETF Trust,
55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 07/31/2021
Date of reporting period: 01/31/2021
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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| | JANUARY 31, 2021 |
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| | 2021 Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited) |
BlackRock ETF Trust
· | | BlackRock Future Health ETF | BMED | NYSE ARCA |
· | | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF | BFTR | NYSE ARCA |
· | | BlackRock Future Tech ETF | BTEK | NYSE ARCA |
· | | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | DYNF | NYSE ARCA |
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Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee |
The Markets in Review
Dear Shareholder,
The 12-month reporting period as of January 31, 2021 has been a time of sudden change, as the emergence and spread of the coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) led to a vast disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The threat from the virus became increasingly apparent throughout February and March 2020, and countries around the world took economically disruptive countermeasures. Stay-at-home orders and closures of non-essential businesses became widespread, many workers were laid off, and unemployment claims spiked, causing a global recession and a sharp fall in equity prices.
After markets hit their lowest point of the reporting period in late March 2020, a steady recovery ensued, as businesses began to re-open and governments learned to adapt to life with the virus. Equity prices continued to rise throughout the summer, fed by strong fiscal and monetary support and improving economic indicators. Many equity indices neared or surpassed all-time highs late in the reporting period following a series of successful vaccine trials and passage of additional stimuli. In the United States, both large- and small-capitalization stocks posted a significant advance. International equities from developed economies grew at a more modest pace, lagging emerging market stocks, which rebounded sharply.
During the market downturn, the performance of different types of fixed-income securities initially diverged due to a reduced investor appetite for risk. U.S. Treasuries benefited from the risk-off environment and posted positive returns, as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) dropped to historic lows. In the corporate bond market, support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) assuaged credit concerns and both investment-grade and high-yield bonds recovered to post positive returns.
Following the coronavirus outbreak, the Fed instituted two emergency interest rate cuts, pushing short-term interest rates, already low as the year began, close to zero. To stabilize credit markets, the Fed also implemented a new bond-buying program, as did several other central banks around the world, including the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
Looking ahead, while coronavirus-related disruptions have clearly hindered worldwide economic growth, we believe that the global expansion is likely to accelerate as vaccination efforts continue to ramp up. Significant additional U.S. stimulus spending in early 2021 is being negotiated in Congress, which would provide a solid tailwind for economic growth. Inflation should increase somewhat as the expansion continues, but a shift in central bank policy means that moderate inflation is less likely to be followed by interest rate hikes that could threaten the equity expansion.
Overall, we favor a positive stance toward risk, with an overweight in both equities and credit. We see U.S. and Asian equities benefiting from structural growth trends in tech, while emerging markets should be particularly helped by a vaccine-led economic expansion. In credit, rising inflation should provide tailwinds for inflation-protected bonds, and Euro area peripherals and Asian bonds also present attractive opportunities. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments.
In this environment, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Total Returns as of January 31, 2021 |
| | 6-Month | | 12-Month |
U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) | | 14.47% | | 17.25% |
U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) | | 40.89 | | 30.17 |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | 17.58 | | 8.94 |
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) | | 24.07 | | 27.89 |
3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) | | 0.06 | | 0.54 |
U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) | | (4.56) | | 4.91 |
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | (0.91) | | 4.72 |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) | | 2.06 | | 3.85 |
U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | | 6.72 | | 7.38 |
Past performance is no guarantee 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
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Health ETF |
Investment Objective
The BlackRock Future Health ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize total return.
Performance
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| | Cumulative Total Returns | |
| | Since Inception | |
Fund NAV | | | 18.03 | % |
Fund Market | | | 18.38 | |
MSCI ACWI Index | | | 14.66 | |
The inception date of the Fund was 9/29/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/1/20.
MSCI All Country World Index comprises large and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market equities.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (09/29/20) | (a) | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (b) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (08/01/20) | | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (b) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,180.30 | | | $ | 3.15 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.90 | | | $ | 4.33 | | | | 0.85 | % |
| (a) | The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is September 29, 2020. | |
| (b) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (124 days for actual and 184 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). 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 “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. | |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
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Sector | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
Biotechnology | | | 37.3 | % |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 26.7 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 12.3 | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 10.7 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 7.7 | |
Health Care Technology | | | 3.0 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 1.4 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 0.9 | |
| (a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of
Total Investments |
(a) |
Genmab A/S | | | 2.9 | % |
Seagen Inc. | | | 2.8 | |
Amedisys Inc. | | | 2.2 | |
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc. | | | 2.1 | |
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H | | | 2.0 | |
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. | | | 1.9 | |
Alcon Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
Intuitive Surgical Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
PPD Inc. | | | 1.8 | |
Teleflex Inc. | | | 1.8 | |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF |
Investment Objective
The BlackRock Future Innovators ETF (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Performance
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| | Cumulative Total Returns | |
| | Since Inception | |
Fund NAV | | | 39.40 | % |
Fund Market | | | 39.94 | |
Russell 2500™ Growth Index | | | 29.74 | |
The inception date of the Fund was 9/29/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/1/20.
The Russell 2500™ Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500™ companies with higher growth earning potential as defined by FTSE Russell’s leading style methodology.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (09/29/20) | (a) | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (b) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (08/01/20) | | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (b) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,394.00 | | | $ | 3.25 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.20 | | | $ | 4.08 | | | | 0.80 | % |
| (a) | The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is September 29, 2020. | |
| (b) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (124 days for actual and 184 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). 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 “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. | |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2021 (continued) | | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Software | | | 17.0 | % |
Health Care Technology | | | 9.2 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 9.1 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 8.9 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 6.3 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 5.6 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 4.7 | |
Biotechnology | | | 4.5 | |
Specialty Retail | | | 4.2 | |
Food Products | | | 3.3 | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 3.2 | |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | 2.7 | |
IT Services | | | 2.7 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 2.5 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 2.4 | |
Auto Components | | | 2.2 | |
Building Products | | | 1.8 | |
Machinery | | | 1.7 | |
Entertainment | | | 1.6 | |
Chemicals | | | 1.6 | |
Road & Rail | | | 1.2 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | 1.1 | |
Beverages | | | 1.1 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | 1.0 | |
Electrical Equipment | | | 0.4 | |
| (a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Axon Enterprise Inc. | | | 3.4 | % |
Phreesia Inc. | | | 3.3 | |
Vroom Inc. | | | 2.8 | |
10X Genomics Inc., Class A | | | 2.7 | |
Entegris Inc. | | | 2.6 | |
Five9 Inc. | | | 2.6 | |
Freshpet Inc. | | | 2.5 | |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | | | 2.5 | |
Penn National Gaming Inc. | | | 2.4 | |
Bill.Com Holdings Inc. | | | 2.3 | |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Tech ETF |
Investment Objective
The BlackRock Future Tech ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize total return.
Performance
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| | Cumulative Total Returns | |
| | Since Inception | |
Fund NAV | | | 43.80 | % |
Fund Market | | | 43.96 | |
MSCI ACWI Index | | | 14.66 | |
The inception date of the Fund was 9/29/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/1/20.
MSCI All Country World Index comprises large and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market equities.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (09/29/20) | (a) | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (b) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (08/01/20) | | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (b) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,438.00 | | | $ | 3.64 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.80 | | | $ | 4.48 | | | | 0.88 | % |
| (a) | The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is September 29, 2020. | |
| (b) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (124 days for actual and 184 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). 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 “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. | |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 23.7 | % |
Software | | | 23.6 | |
IT Services | | | 15.9 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | �� | | 8.1 | |
Entertainment | | | 7.4 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 4.3 | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 4.3 | |
Automobiles | | | 3.3 | |
Health Care Technology | | | 1.9 | |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | 1.3 | |
Multiline Retail | | | 1.0 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 1.0 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) | | | 4.2 | |
| (a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Tesla Inc. | | | 2.2 | % |
Enphase Energy Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | | | 1.8 | |
Farfetch Ltd., Class A | | | 1.7 | |
Lightspeed POS Inc. | | | 1.6 | |
Bilibili Inc. | | | 1.6 | |
Alchip Technologies Ltd. | | | 1.6 | |
Square Inc., Class A | | | 1.5 | |
Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA | | | 1.5 | |
Roku Inc. | | | 1.5 | |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF |
Investment Objective
The BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to outperform the investment results of the large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equity markets by providing diversified and tactical exposure to style factors via a factor rotation model. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund and does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.
Performance
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| | | | | Average Annual Total Returns | | | | | | Cumulative Total Returns | |
| | 6 Months | | | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | | | | | | 1 Year | | | Since Inception | |
Fund NAV | | | 16.99 | % | | | 13.80 | % | | | 15.23 | % | | | | | | | 13.80 | % | | | 30.44 | % |
Fund Market | | | 17.12 | | | | 13.68 | | | | 15.23 | | | | | | | | 13.68 | | | | 30.43 | |
MSCI USA Index | | | 16.02 | | | | 20.01 | | | | 19.81 | | | | | | | | 20.01 | | | | 40.06 | |
The inception date of the Fund was 3/19/19. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/21/19.
The MSCI USA Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the US market. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in the US.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Expense Example
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Actual | | | | | | Hypothetical 5% Return | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (08/01/20) | | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | | | | | |
| Beginning Account Value (08/01/20) | | |
| Ending Account Value (01/31/21) | | |
| Expenses Paid During the Period | (a) | |
| Annualized Expense Ratio | |
$ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,169.90 | | | $ | 1.09 | | | | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.20 | | | $ | 1.02 | | | | 0.20 | % |
| (a) | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). 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 “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. | |
Portfolio Management Commentary
The Fund advanced for the reporting period, driven primarily by the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. The information technology sector benefited from increasing reliance on digitization and cloud computing, which was accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. Semiconductors manufacturers contributed the most to the sector’s gains. Demand for chips used in data centers, personal computers and gaming consoles remained strong as consumers continued to rely on remote computing for work and school during the coronavirus pandemic. Demand outweighed supply, which supported price increases for some industry manufacturers. Similarly, software and technology hardware and equipment makers were notable contributors amid robust sales of cloud services, personal computing equipment and 5G handsets, as well as revenue growth from streaming services and apps.
Automobile manufacturers drove gains in the consumer discretionary sector, contributing to the Fund’s return. The industry advanced amid enthusiasm about expanded model offerings and strong sales of electric and driverless cars. Retailers also contributed meaningfully, bolstered by demand growth in online ordering and contactless pick-up. Financials stocks also enhanced the Fund’s performance, most notably capital markets stocks, which benefited from higher stock trading volume, particularly among retail investors. Media and entertainment companies drove the communication services sector’s advance amid robust online ad sales and growing demand for streaming services.
In terms of relative performance, the Fund outperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI USA Index. The Fund’s actively managed factor rotation strategy seeks diversified exposure to five style factors: value, low size, momentum, quality and minimum volatility. The Fund seeks to outperform the broader market through exposure to these historically rewarded factors, as well as actively emphasizing exposure to the factors that BlackRock Fund Advisors believes will perform best based on forward-looking insights.
The five factors benefited relative performance, as value, low size and momentum factors outperformed the MSCI USA Index, while the minimum volatility and quality factors trailed the broader market. The environment for factors with high sensitivity to economic growth, such as value and low size, improved as subsiding political uncertainty following the U.S. presidential election and vaccine rollouts heightened expectations for an economic recovery. The Fund’s factor tilting also contributed to relative performance, driven primarily by limited exposure to the minimum volatility factor and increasing exposure to the low size and value factors.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2021 (continued) | | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
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Sector | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Information Technology | | | 28.6 | % |
Health Care | | | 14.2 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.1 | |
Communication Services | | | 9.4 | |
Industrials | | | 9.0 | |
Financials | | | 8.8 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 5.4 | |
Utilities | | | 3.6 | |
Materials | | | 3.1 | |
Real Estate | | | 3.0 | |
Energy | | | 1.8 | |
| (a) | Excludes money market funds. | |
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
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Security | |
| Percent of Total Investments | (a) |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2.2 | % |
Apple Inc. | | | 2.0 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 1.9 | |
Tesla Inc. | | | 1.8 | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 1.5 | |
Amazon.com Inc. | | | 1.2 | |
Adobe Inc. | | | 1.1 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 1.1 | |
Nike Inc., Class B | | | 1.0 | |
Target Corp. | | | 1.0 | |
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 blackrock.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 by 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
Shareholder Expenses
As a shareholder of your Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period (or from the commencement of operations if less than 6 months) and held through the end of the period, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses – The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on your Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Health 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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Biotechnology — 36.6% | |
Acceleron Pharma Inc.(a) | | | 738 | | | $ | 85,261 | |
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 1,038 | | | | 48,755 | |
Akeso Inc.(a)(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 41,863 | |
Akouos Inc.(a) | | | 655 | | | | 10,428 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 60,719 | |
Allakos Inc.(a) | | | 524 | | | | 69,865 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 648 | | | | 97,511 | |
ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 672 | | | | 53,256 | |
Amicus Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 353 | | | | 6,675 | |
Annexon Inc.(a) | | | 432 | | | | 9,504 | |
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(c) | | | 402 | | | | 17,797 | |
Applied Molecular Transport Inc.(a) | | | 390 | | | | 13,669 | |
Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 366 | | | | 9,988 | |
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 275 | | | | 20,416 | |
Argenx SE, ADR(a) | | | 282 | | | | 82,632 | |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 198 | | | | 15,280 | |
Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a) | | | 864 | | | | 19,768 | |
Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 38,186 | |
BioAtla Inc.(a) | | | 305 | | | | 13,411 | |
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 113 | | | | 9,630 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a) | | | 474 | | | | 39,238 | |
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a) | | | 180 | | | | 17,415 | |
Bridgebio Pharma Inc.(a) | | | 521 | | | | 29,572 | |
C4 Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 797 | | | | 28,788 | |
CareDx Inc.(a) | | | 534 | | | | 40,814 | |
ChemoCentryx Inc.(a) | | | 178 | | | | 10,148 | |
Cytokinetics Inc.(a) | | | 604 | | | | 11,881 | |
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 192 | | | | 8,486 | |
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 942 | | | | 21,167 | |
Fate Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 264 | | | | 23,926 | |
FibroGen Inc.(a) | | | 378 | | | | 18,212 | |
Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 1,272 | | | | 49,137 | |
Galecto Inc.(a) | | | 1,297 | | | | 16,070 | |
Genetron Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 2,280 | | | | 52,554 | |
Genmab A/S(a) | | | 510 | | | | 204,100 | |
Genmab A/S, ADR(a) | | | 1,620 | | | | 64,282 | |
Global Blood Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 417 | | | | 20,900 | |
Gracell Biotechnologies Inc.(a) | | | 1,810 | | | | 37,503 | |
Immunovant Inc.(a) | | | 600 | | | | 23,418 | |
Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 342 | | | | 21,416 | |
Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 1,008 | | | | 44,191 | |
Kadmon Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 5,269 | | | | 25,291 | |
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 954 | | | | 14,529 | |
Keros Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 498 | | | | 28,411 | |
Kinnate Biopharma Inc.(a) | | | 633 | | | | 20,762 | |
Kodiak Sciences Inc.(a) | | | 420 | | | | 53,050 | |
Krystal Biotech Inc.(a) | | | 384 | | | | 26,765 | |
Kymera Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 636 | | | | 39,400 | |
Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)(c) | | | 3,666 | | | | 69,874 | |
Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 213 | | | | 43,735 | |
Nkarta Inc.(a) | | | 990 | | | | 39,263 | |
Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 857 | | | | 36,380 | |
ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 462 | | | | 13,546 | |
PMV Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 1,134 | | | | 38,715 | |
Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.(a) | | | 1,002 | | | | 50,992 | |
Prothena Corp. PLC(a) | | | 852 | | | | 9,551 | |
PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | �� | 510 | | | | 29,488 | |
Rapt Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 444 | | | | 8,844 | |
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Biotechnology (continued) | | | | | | |
Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 138 | | | $ | 11,130 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 168 | | | | 15,019 | |
Seagen Inc.(a) | | | 1,170 | | | | 192,196 | |
Seres Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 742 | | | | 17,622 | |
Sigilon Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 757 | | | | 23,172 | |
Stoke Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 452 | | | | 27,608 | |
Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a) | | | 420 | | | | 10,920 | |
TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 534 | | | | 13,740 | |
Travere Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 924 | | | | 23,331 | |
Twist Bioscience Corp.(a) | | | 347 | | | | 57,095 | |
United Therapeutics Corp.(a) | | | 138 | | | | 22,607 | |
Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a) | | | 312 | | | | 20,136 | |
Zai Lab Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 456 | | | | 72,992 | |
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 534 | | | | 20,490 | |
Zymeworks Inc.(a) | | | 594 | | | | 20,089 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,604,575 | |
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Diversified Financial Services — 1.3% | |
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp.(a) | | | 1,857 | | | | 19,127 | |
Health Assurance Acquisition Corp.(a) | | | 2,816 | | | | 34,243 | |
Helix Acquisition Corp.(a) | | | 445 | | | | 4,788 | |
Lifesci Acquisition II Corp.(a) | | | 1,515 | | | | 16,316 | |
MedTech Acquisition Corp./NY(a) | | | 1,908 | | | | 20,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 94,699 | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5% | |
908 Devices Inc.(a) | | | 603 | | | | 33,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 26.2% | |
ABIOMED Inc.(a)(c) | | | 192 | | | | 66,864 | |
Alcon Inc.(a)(c) | | | 1,830 | | | | 131,229 | |
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 17,816 | |
ConvaTec Group PLC(b) | | | 10,962 | | | | 30,136 | |
Demant A/S(a) | | | 1,644 | | | | 59,294 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | | | 1,241 | | | | 66,381 | |
Eargo Inc.(a) | | | 400 | | | | 21,032 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 660 | | | | 54,503 | |
Envista Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 918 | | | | 32,626 | |
GN Store Nord A/S | | | 1,482 | | | | 113,777 | |
Haemonetics Corp.(a) | | | 648 | | | | 74,060 | |
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. | | | 342 | | | | 32,846 | |
Insulet Corp.(a) | | | 336 | | | | 89,772 | |
Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a) | | | 174 | | | | 130,089 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 101,344 | |
Nevro Corp.(a) | | | 588 | | | | 95,133 | |
NuVasive Inc.(a) | | | 324 | | | | 17,412 | |
Penumbra Inc.(a) | | | 264 | | | | 68,928 | |
Pulmonx Corp.(a) | | | 229 | | | | 12,989 | |
ResMed Inc. | | | 414 | | | | 83,450 | |
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 500 | | | | 34,804 | |
SI-BONE Inc.(a) | | | 326 | | | | 9,545 | |
Silk Road Medical Inc.(a) | | | 708 | | | | 38,607 | |
SmileDirectClub Inc.(a) | | | 2,783 | | | | 36,958 | |
Sonova Holding AG, Registered(a) | | | 169 | | | | 40,920 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 324 | | | | 60,624 | |
Straumann Holding AG, Registered | | | 78 | | | | 86,768 | |
Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a) | | | 316 | | | | 29,277 | |
Teleflex Inc. | | | 336 | | | | 126,884 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | | | 641 | | | | 98,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,862,570 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Health ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Health Care Providers & Services — 10.4% | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.(a) | | | 102 | | | $ | 11,480 | |
Amedisys Inc.(a) | | | 540 | | | | 155,147 | |
Amplifon SpA(a) | | | 1,518 | | | | 60,361 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 899 | | | | 54,210 | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 60 | | | | 31,074 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 311 | | | | 67,503 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | | | 972 | | | | 78,149 | |
Humana Inc. | | | 192 | | | | 73,557 | |
Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(b) | | | 48,000 | | | | 96,943 | |
LHC Group Inc.(a) | | | 582 | | | | 115,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 744,370 | |
|
Health Care Technology — 3.0% | |
American Well Corp., Class A(a) | | | 1,566 | | | | 55,452 | |
Certara Inc.(a) | | | 1,073 | | | | 36,933 | |
Teladoc Health Inc.(a) | | | 458 | | | | 120,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 213,219 | |
|
Insurance — 0.4% | |
Selectquote Inc.(a) | | | 1,308 | | | | 27,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 12.1% | |
10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a) | | | 114 | | | | 19,511 | |
Avantor Inc.(a) | | | 1,800 | | | | 53,082 | |
Berkeley Lights Inc.(a) | | | 798 | | | | 57,456 | |
Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a) | | | 216 | | | | 55,955 | |
Gerresheimer AG | | | 366 | | | | 39,018 | |
Illumina Inc.(a) | | | 84 | | | | 35,821 | |
IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 342 | | | | 60,808 | |
Lonza Group AG, Registered | | | 84 | | | | 53,822 | |
PPD Inc.(a) | | | 3,996 | | | | 128,511 | |
Sotera Health Co.(a)(c) | | | 2,597 | | | | 67,756 | |
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 143,155 | |
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(b) | | | 10,500 | | | | 147,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 862,634 | |
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Pharmaceuticals — 7.5% | |
Astellas Pharma Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 38,798 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | | | 700 | | | | 36,586 | |
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd | | | 1,000 | | | | 32,141 | |
Eisai Co. Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 36,501 | |
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 24,000 | | | | 131,238 | |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a) | | | 489 | | | | 35,443 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 468 | | | | 78,293 | |
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Pharmaceuticals (continued) | |
Nektar Therapeutics(a) | | | 834 | | | $ | 16,430 | |
Relmada Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 618 | | | | 20,196 | |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A | | | 336 | | | | 15,795 | |
UCB SA | | | 918 | | | | 95,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 536,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Common Stocks — 98.0% (Cost: $5,912,993) | | | | 6,979,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Warrants | |
|
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0% | |
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp., (Expires 12/14/25)(a) | | | 619 | | | | 811 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $871) | | | | 811 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Short-Term Investments | |
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Money Market Funds — 6.5% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.14%(d)(e)(f) | | | 334,405 | | | | 334,606 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(d)(e) | | | 130,000 | | | | 130,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 464,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments — 6.5% (Cost: $464,606) | | | | 464,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Investments in Securities — 104.5% (Cost: $6,378,470) | | | | 7,445,140 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.5)% | | | | (323,812 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 7,121,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(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 cash collateral received from loaned securities. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Health ETF |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2021 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 09/29/20 | (a) | |
| Purchases at Cost | | |
| Proceeds from Sales | | |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | |
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | |
| Value at 01/31/21 | | |
| Shares Held at 01/31/21 | | | | Income | | |
| Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | — | | | $ | 334,606 | (b) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 334,606 | | | | 334,405 | | | $ | 50 | (c) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | — | | | | 130,000 | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 130,000 | | | | 130,000 | | | | 31 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 464,606 | | | | | | | $ | 81 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020. | |
| (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. | |
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For 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 value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2021. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 6,979,723 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,979,723 | |
Warrants | | | 811 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 811 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 464,606 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 464,606 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 7,445,140 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,445,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Axon Enterprise Inc.(a) | | | 2,305 | | | $ | 378,389 | |
HEICO Corp. | | | 1,035 | | | | 121,861 | |
Mercury Systems Inc.(a) | | | 1,789 | | | | 127,126 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 627,376 | |
| | |
Auto Components — 2.2% | | | | | | |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a) | | | 2,033 | | | | 243,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beverages — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Celsius Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 2,239 | | | | 119,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Biotechnology — 4.4% | | | | | | |
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 4,393 | | | | 209,063 | |
Invitae Corp.(a) | | | 3,044 | | | | 150,739 | |
Twist Bioscience Corp.(a) | | | 858 | | | | 141,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 500,977 | |
| | |
Building Products — 1.8% | | | | | | |
AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a) | | | 5,021 | | | | 200,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Amyris Inc.(a) | | | 18,705 | | | | 175,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 2.7% | | | | | | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a) | | | 713 | | | | 108,354 | |
Chegg Inc.(a) | | | 2,057 | | | | 195,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 304,304 | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0% | |
Vonage Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 9,384 | | | | 117,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.4% | | | | | | |
Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,391 | | | | 47,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.4% | |
908 Devices Inc.(a) | | | 3,175 | | | | 174,974 | |
Halma PLC | | | 2,714 | | | | 92,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 266,990 | |
| | |
Entertainment — 1.6% | | | | | | |
Kahoot! AS(a) | | | 13,879 | | | | 176,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.5% | |
Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. | | | 727 | | | | 136,036 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty Inc. | | | 2,967 | | | | 145,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 281,241 | |
| | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Naked Wines PLC(a) | | | 12,342 | | | | 121,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Food Products — 3.3% | | | | | | |
Freshpet Inc.(a) | | | 2,007 | | | | 279,595 | |
Vital Farms Inc.(a) | | | 3,643 | | | | 90,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 369,687 | |
| | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.6% | | | | | | |
Inmode Ltd.(a) | | | 3,243 | | | | 190,883 | |
Masimo Corp.(a) | | | 874 | | | | 223,674 | |
Outset Medical Inc.(a) | | | 2,116 | | | | 109,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 524,229 | |
| | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2% | | | | | | |
Guardant Health Inc.(a) | | | 1,587 | | | | 246,778 | |
Hims & Hers Health Inc.(a) | | | 6,042 | | | | 114,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 361,516 | |
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Health Care Technology — 9.1% | | | | | | |
American Well Corp., Class A(a) | | | 4,327 | | | $ | 153,219 | |
Certara Inc.(a) | | | 3,096 | | | | 106,564 | |
Health Catalyst Inc.(a) | | | 4,007 | | | | 199,068 | |
Phreesia Inc.(a) | | | 5,615 | | | | 366,603 | |
Schrodinger Inc.(a) | | | 2,247 | | | | 202,972 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,028,426 | |
| | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.3% | | | | | | |
Kambi Group PLC(a) | | | 2,363 | | | | 132,750 | |
Penn National Gaming Inc.(a) | | | 2,604 | | | | 270,087 | |
Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,863 | | | | 134,136 | |
Wingstop Inc. | | | 1,154 | | | | 173,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 710,131 | |
| | |
IT Services — 2.6% | | | | | | |
Globant SA(a) | | | 947 | | | | 181,824 | |
Wix.com Ltd.(a) | | | 473 | | | | 116,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 298,679 | |
| | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 8.8% | | | | | | |
10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,748 | | | | 299,170 | |
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a) | | | 1,781 | | | | 98,792 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | | 736 | | | | 239,134 | |
Repligen Corp.(a) | | | 828 | | | | 165,600 | |
Seer Inc.(a) | | | 3,111 | | | | 194,126 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 996,822 | |
| | |
Machinery — 1.7% | | | | | | |
Chart Industries Inc.(a) | | | 1,615 | | | | 193,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Road & Rail — 1.2% | | | | | | |
Saia Inc.(a) | | | 787 | | | | 139,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.0% | |
Brooks Automation Inc | | | 2,671 | | | | 202,355 | |
Cree Inc.(a) | | | 1,051 | | | | 106,235 | |
Entegris Inc. | | | 2,967 | | | | 291,923 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 3,473 | | | | 139,302 | |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | | | 782 | | | | 277,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,017,652 | |
| | |
Software — 16.9% | | | | | | |
8x8 Inc.(a) | | | 6,371 | | | | 224,578 | |
Avalara Inc.(a) | | | 1,633 | | | | 244,950 | |
Bill.Com Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 2,124 | | | | 258,873 | |
Blackline Inc.(a) | | | 1,127 | | | | 146,082 | |
Everbridge Inc.(a) | | | 331 | | | | 44,000 | |
Five9 Inc.(a) | | | 1,751 | | | | 291,104 | |
Lightspeed POS Inc.(a) | | | 2,634 | | | | 170,999 | |
nCino Inc.(a) | | | 1,983 | | | | 142,181 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp.(a) | | | 1,083 | | | | 203,019 | |
Q2 Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 1,403 | | | | 179,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,905,356 | |
| | |
Specialty Retail — 4.2% | | | | | | |
Leslie’s Inc.(a) | | | 5,693 | | | | 162,820 | |
Vroom Inc.(a) | | | 8,471 | | | | 311,987 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 474,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Total Common Stocks — 99.3% (Cost: $9,429,278) | | | | 11,202,881 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.1% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(b)(c) | | | 10,000 | | | $ | 10,000 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1% (Cost: $10,000) | | | | | | | 10,000 | |
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Total Investments in Securities — 99.4% (Cost: $9,439,278) | | | | | | | 11,212,881 | |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.6% | | | | | | | 66,187 | |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 11,279,068 | |
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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 period ended January 31, 2021 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 09/29/20 | (a) | |
| Purchases at Cost | | |
| Proceeds from Sales | | |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | |
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | |
| Value at 01/31/21 | | |
| Shares Held at 01/31/21 | | | | Income | | |
| Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(b) | | $ | — | | | $ | 0 | (c) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | 135 | (d) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | — | | | | 10,000 | (c) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 3 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | 10,000 | | | | | | | $ | 138 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020. | |
| (b) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. | |
| (c) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (d) | 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 Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For 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 value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2021. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 11,202,881 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,202,881 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 10,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,000 | |
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| | $ | 11,212,881 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,212,881 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 15 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Tech 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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Automobiles — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Tesla Inc.(a) | | | 313 | | | $ | 248,375 | |
XPeng Inc., ADR(a)(b) | | | 2,642 | | | | 127,291 | |
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| | | | | | | 375,666 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services — 1.3% | | | | | | |
Chegg Inc.(a) | | | 1,529 | | | | 145,652 | |
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Diversified Financial Services — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp.(a) | | | 1,962 | | | | 26,428 | |
Novus Capital Corp.(a)(b) | | | 3,389 | | | | 84,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 110,984 | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7% | | | | | | |
Bandwidth Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 448 | | | | 79,807 | |
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Electrical Equipment — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,173 | | | | 39,800 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.3% | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 867 | | | | 71,207 | |
Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A | | | 749 | | | | 65,934 | |
II-VI Inc.(a) | | | 1,872 | | | | 157,379 | |
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | | | 304 | | | | 199,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 493,998 | |
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Entertainment — 7.2% | | | | | | |
Bilibili Inc., ADR(a) | | | 1,588 | | | | 180,857 | |
Kahoot! AS(a) | | | 7,600 | | | | 96,856 | |
NCSoft Corp. | | | 93 | | | | 79,232 | |
Roku Inc.(a) | | | 426 | | | | 165,727 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a) | | | 409 | | | | 81,984 | |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a) | | | 3,444 | | | | 91,611 | |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a) | | | 634 | | | | 63,468 | |
Zynga Inc., Class A(a) | | | 8,243 | | | | 81,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 841,423 | |
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Health Care Technology — 1.8% | | | | | | |
Certara Inc.(a) | | | 1,008 | | | | 34,695 | |
GoodRx Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 1,411 | | | | 65,781 | |
Teladoc Health Inc.(a) | | | 421 | | | | 111,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 211,549 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 4.2% | | | | | | |
Kakao Corp.(a) | | | 396 | | | | 156,120 | |
Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a) | | | 2,997 | | | | 158,661 | |
Yandex NV, Class A(a) | | | 1,050 | | | | 65,772 | |
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,189 | | | | 105,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 485,647 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 7.9% | | | | | | |
ContextLogic Inc.(a) | | | 3,432 | | | | 103,200 | |
Delivery Hero SE(a)(c) | | | 836 | | | | 127,465 | |
Farfetch Ltd., Class A(a)(b) | | | 3,153 | | | | 193,090 | |
MercadoLibre Inc.(a)(b) | | | 91 | | | | 161,935 | |
Ocado Group PLC(a) | | | 1,905 | | | | 72,645 | |
Ozon Holdings PLC(a) | | | 2,867 | | | | 138,591 | |
Shop Apotheke Europe NV(a)(c) | | | 513 | | | | 120,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 916,963 | |
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IT Services — 15.6% | | | | | | |
Adyen NV(a)(c) | | | 42 | | | | 87,739 | |
Affirm Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 473 | | | | 47,106 | |
BASE Inc.(a) | | | 800 | | | | 81,991 | |
Endava PLC, ADR(a) | | | 1,189 | | | | 94,002 | |
GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 963 | | | | 99,728 | |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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IT Services (continued) | | | | | | | | |
GMO Payment Gateway Inc. | | | 800 | | | $ | 114,313 | |
Hennge KK(a) | | | 400 | | | | 31,558 | |
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 2,476 | | | | 124,469 | |
Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA(c) | | | 9,069 | | | | 169,794 | |
MongoDB Inc.(a)(b) | | | 338 | | | | 124,928 | |
Okta Inc.(a) | | | 362 | | | | 93,762 | |
Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 2,304 | | | | 112,781 | |
Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,802 | | | | 117,148 | |
Square Inc., Class A(a) | | | 792 | | | | 171,040 | |
StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 1,752 | | | | 125,969 | |
Twilio Inc., Class A(a) | | | 426 | | | | 153,117 | |
Wix.com Ltd.(a) | | | 256 | | | | 63,245 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,812,690 | |
| | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4% | | | | | | |
AbCellera Biologics Inc.(a) | | | 788 | | | | 41,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Multiline Retail — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Magazine Luiza SA | | | 24,101 | | | | 111,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Professional Services — 0.6% | | | | | | |
CoStar Group Inc.(a) | | | 73 | | | | 65,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Road & Rail — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Lyft Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,576 | | | | 70,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 23.2% | |
ACM Research Inc., Class A(a) | | | 875 | | | | 78,750 | |
Alchip Technologies Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 176,770 | |
Ambarella Inc.(a) | | | 584 | | | | 55,106 | |
Andes Technology Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 42,425 | |
ASM International NV | | | 313 | | | | 80,312 | |
ASMedia Technology Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 68,030 | |
BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | | 1,394 | | | | 95,958 | |
Canadian Solar Inc.(a) | | | 856 | | | | 46,866 | |
Cree Inc.(a) | | | 1,372 | | | | 138,682 | |
Enphase Energy Inc.(a) | | | 1,213 | | | | 221,190 | |
Entegris Inc. | | | 1,269 | | | | 124,857 | |
Inphi Corp.(a) | | | 772 | | | | 130,167 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 240 | | | | 67,217 | |
Lasertec Corp. | | | 800 | | | | 107,359 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 2,944 | | | | 118,084 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 1,426 | | | | 81,082 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | | 2,074 | | | | 106,728 | |
MKS Instruments Inc. | | | 572 | | | | 90,416 | |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | | | 345 | | | | 122,575 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 2,684 | | | | 92,571 | |
Qorvo Inc.(a) | | | 706 | | | | 120,641 | |
Silergy Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 93,384 | |
SOITEC(a) | | | 644 | | | | 129,878 | |
STMicroelectronics NV | | | 3,149 | | | | 127,282 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 2,797 | | | | 107,964 | |
Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A | | | 1,700 | | | | 76,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,700,714 | |
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Software — 23.1% | | | | | | |
Agora Inc., ADR(a) | | | 1,003 | | | | 56,659 | |
Altium Ltd. | | | 3,341 | | | | 78,798 | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a) | | | 472 | | | | 109,093 | |
Avalara Inc.(a) | | | 609 | | | | 91,350 | |
Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,072 | | | | 82,180 | |
Coupa Software Inc.(a) | | | 265 | | | | 82,116 | |
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a) | | | 634 | | | | 136,817 | |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Tech ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Software (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 723 | | | $ | 34,950 | |
Elastic NV(a) | | | 739 | | | | 112,298 | |
Exasol AG(a) | | | 1,237 | | | | 34,565 | |
Five9 Inc.(a) | | | 712 | | | | 118,370 | |
Freee KK(a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 119,012 | |
Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 4,871 | | | | 62,762 | |
JFrog Ltd.(a) | | | 365 | | | | 22,802 | |
Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 108,991 | |
Lightspeed POS Inc.(a) | | | 2,785 | | | | 181,234 | |
Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd.(a) | | | 21,000 | | | | 132,708 | |
Plaid Inc.(a) | | | 3,600 | | | | 118,286 | |
Rakus Co. Ltd | | | 5,000 | | | | 90,740 | |
RingCentral Inc., Class A(a) | | | 330 | | | | 123,064 | |
Synopsys Inc.(a) | | | 440 | | | | 112,398 | |
Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a) | | | 120 | | | | 91,919 | |
Unity Software Inc.(a)(b) | | | 883 | | | | 132,291 | |
Weimob Inc.(a)(c) | | | 47,000 | | | | 135,475 | |
Xero Ltd.(a) | | | 1,051 | | | | 104,741 | |
Zendesk Inc.(a) | | | 688 | | | | 99,237 | |
Zscaler Inc.(a) | | | 560 | | | | 111,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,684,688 | |
| | |
Specialty Retail — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Vroom Inc.(a) | | | 2,040 | | | | 75,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.9% | |
Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b) | | | 2,716 | | | | 102,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Common Stocks — 97.9% (Cost: $8,789,633) | | | | | | | 11,366,251 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Warrants | | | | | | |
| | |
IT Services — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp., (Expires 08/14/25)(a) | | | 392 | | | | 1,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $1,153) | | | | | | | 1,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | |
| | |
Money Market Funds — 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.14%(d)(e)(f) | | | 835,144 | | | $ | 835,645 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(d)(e) | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,235,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Total Short-Term Investments — 10.6% (Cost: $1,235,645) | | | | | | | 1,235,645 | |
| | |
Total Investments in Securities — 108.5% (Cost: $10,026,431) | | | | | | | 12,603,343 | |
| | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (8.5)% | | | | | | | (984,060 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 11,619,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(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 cash collateral received from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2021 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 09/29/20 | (a) | |
| Purchases at Cost | | |
| Proceeds from Sales | | |
| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | |
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation | | |
| Value at 01/31/21 | | |
| Shares Held at 01/31/21 | | | | Income | | |
| Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | — | | | $ | 835,645 | (b) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 835,645 | | | | 835,144 | | | $ | 884 | (c) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | — | | | | 400,000 | (b) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,000 | | | | 8 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,235,645 | | | | | | | $ | 892 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020. | |
| (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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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 17 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock Future Tech ETF |
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For 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 value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2021. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 11,233,543 | | | $ | 132,708 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,366,251 | |
Warrants | | | 1,447 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,447 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 1,235,645 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,235,645 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 12,470,635 | | | $ | 132,708 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 12,603,343 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
|
Common Stocks | |
|
Communication Services — 9.4% | |
Activision Blizzard Inc. | | | 2,782 | | | $ | 253,162 | |
Alphabet Inc., Class A(a) | | | 336 | | | | 613,993 | |
Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 340 | | | | 624,152 | |
Altice USA Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,039 | | | | 36,957 | |
AT&T Inc. | | | 37,477 | | | | 1,072,966 | |
Cable One Inc. | | | 16 | | | | 32,000 | |
Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 289 | | | | 175,585 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 4,618 | | | | 228,914 | |
Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 1,580 | | | | 65,444 | |
Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 2,630 | | | | 92,129 | |
DISH Network Corp., Class A(a) | | | 1,899 | | | | 55,109 | |
Electronic Arts Inc. | | | 1,053 | | | | 150,790 | |
Facebook Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,461 | | | | 377,420 | |
Fox Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 1,935 | | | | 60,333 | |
Fox Corp., Class B(a) | | | 1,018 | | | | 30,428 | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a) | | | 437 | | | | 91,748 | |
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The) | | | 2,831 | | | | 68,142 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 489 | | | | 71,418 | |
Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a) | | | 874 | | | | 21,098 | |
Liberty Global PLC, Class C, NVS(a) | | | 1,747 | | | | 42,208 | |
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a) | | | 872 | | | | 35,081 | |
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a) | | | 681 | | | | 27,526 | |
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a) | | | 1,114 | | | | 45,184 | |
Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a) | | | 518 | | | | 34,421 | |
Lumen Technologies Inc. | | | 9,230 | | | | 114,267 | |
Match Group Inc.(a) | | | 684 | | | | 95,664 | |
Netflix Inc.(a) | | | 676 | | | | 359,896 | |
News Corp., Class A, NVS | | | 3,666 | | | | 71,120 | |
Omnicom Group Inc. | | | 931 | | | | 58,076 | |
Pinterest Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,378 | | | | 162,917 | |
Roku Inc.(a) | | | 288 | | | | 112,041 | |
Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b) | | | 6,403 | | | | 40,083 | |
Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a) | | | 3,258 | | | | 172,479 | |
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a) | | | 2,029 | | | | 255,816 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a) | | | 634 | | | | 127,085 | |
Twitter Inc.(a) | | | 781 | | | | 39,464 | |
Verizon Communications Inc. | | | 5,147 | | | | 281,798 | |
ViacomCBS Inc., Class B, NVS | | | 4,182 | | | | 202,827 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) | | | 1,802 | | | | 303,042 | |
Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a) | | | 279 | | | | 38,703 | |
Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a) | | | 595 | | | | 77,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,819,110 | |
|
Consumer Discretionary — 13.1% | |
Advance Auto Parts Inc. | | | 240 | | | | 35,794 | |
Amazon.com Inc.(a) | | | 265 | | | | 849,643 | |
Aptiv PLC | | | 313 | | | | 41,817 | |
Aramark | | | 975 | | | | 33,433 | |
Autoliv Inc. | | | 424 | | | | 37,613 | |
AutoZone Inc.(a) | | | 55 | | | | 61,510 | |
Best Buy Co. Inc. | | | 2,235 | | | | 243,213 | |
Booking Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 174 | | | | 338,313 | |
BorgWarner Inc. | | | 2,110 | | | | 88,599 | |
Burlington Stores Inc.(a) | | | 150 | | | | 37,335 | |
CarMax Inc.(a) | | | 340 | | | | 40,045 | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 1,989 | | | | 37,135 | |
Carvana Co.(a) | | | 301 | | | | 78,618 | |
Chewy Inc., Class A(a) | | | 713 | | | | 72,598 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a) | | | 30 | | | | 44,400 | |
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Darden Restaurants Inc. | | | 322 | | | $ | 37,639 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 796 | | | | 154,910 | |
Dollar Tree Inc.(a) | | | 587 | | | | 59,674 | |
Domino’s Pizza Inc. | | | 128 | | | | 47,457 | |
DR Horton Inc. | | | 2,623 | | | | 201,446 | |
DraftKings Inc., Class A(a) | | | 741 | | | | 40,096 | |
eBay Inc. | | | 789 | | | | 44,586 | |
Etsy Inc.(a) | | | 562 | | | | 111,889 | |
Expedia Group Inc. | | | 285 | | | | 35,368 | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 28,632 | | | | 301,495 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 910 | | | | 104,523 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 10,729 | | | | 543,746 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 355 | | | | 33,327 | |
Hasbro Inc. | | | 363 | | | | 34,057 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | | | 315 | | | | 31,938 | |
Home Depot Inc. (The) | | | 350 | | | | 94,787 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 575 | | | | 27,652 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 632 | | | | 95,280 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 1,907 | | | | 158,567 | |
LKQ Corp.(a) | | | 1,758 | | | | 61,688 | |
Lowe’s Companies Inc. | | | 1,574 | | | | 262,622 | |
Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a) | | | 687 | | | | 225,803 | |
Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A | | | 262 | | | | 30,473 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 657 | | | | 136,551 | |
MercadoLibre Inc.(a) | | | 160 | | | | 284,722 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 1,261 | | | | 36,014 | |
Mohawk Industries Inc.(a) | | | 612 | | | | 87,883 | |
Newell Brands Inc. | | | 3,585 | | | | 86,112 | |
Nike Inc., Class B | | | 5,667 | | | | 757,055 | |
NVR Inc.(a) | | | 18 | | | | 80,037 | |
O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a) | | | 120 | | | | 51,056 | |
Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,111 | | | | 162,350 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 373 | | | | 132,109 | |
PulteGroup Inc. | | | 2,829 | | | | 123,061 | |
Ross Stores Inc. | | | 1,084 | | | | 120,638 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 473 | | | | 30,745 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 859 | | | | 83,160 | |
Target Corp. | | | 4,062 | | | | 735,913 | |
Tesla Inc.(a) | | | 1,652 | | | | 1,310,912 | |
TJX Companies Inc. (The) | | | 655 | | | | 41,946 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 777 | | | | 110,132 | |
Ulta Beauty Inc.(a) | | | 125 | | | | 34,970 | |
Vail Resorts Inc. | | | 130 | | | | 34,575 | |
VF Corp. | | | 385 | | | | 29,595 | |
Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b) | | | 301 | | | | 81,968 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 561 | | | | 103,835 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 357 | | | | 35,532 | |
Yum! Brands Inc. | | | 301 | | | | 30,548 | |
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Altria Group Inc. | | | 5,649 | | | | 232,061 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 699 | | | | 34,957 | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS | | | 1,195 | | | | 85,646 | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 585 | | | | 38,282 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 975 | | | | 46,907 | |
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | | | 750 | | | | 63,323 | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 562 | | | | 117,717 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 9,134 | | | | 439,802 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 710 | | | | 55,380 | |
Conagra Brands Inc. | | | 2,088 | | | | 72,245 | |
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Constellation Brands Inc., Class A | | | 167 | | | $ | 35,225 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 757 | | | | 266,790 | |
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A | | | 133 | | | | 31,474 | |
General Mills Inc. | | | 810 | | | | 47,061 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 1,121 | | | | 163,038 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 2,050 | | | | 96,063 | |
JM Smucker Co. (The) | | | 906 | | | | 105,468 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 1,019 | | | | 60,060 | |
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | | | 1,101 | | | | 35,012 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 1,781 | | | | 235,270 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 4,714 | | | | 157,966 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 6,776 | | | | 233,772 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. | | | 489 | | | | 36,528 | |
McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS | | | 778 | | | | 69,662 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 2,120 | | | | 106,339 | |
Mondelez International Inc., Class A | | | 1,278 | | | | 70,852 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | | | 1,874 | | | | 162,719 | |
PepsiCo Inc. | | | 994 | | | | 135,751 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | | 517 | | | | 41,179 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 1,038 | | | | 133,082 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 451 | | | | 32,251 | |
Tyson Foods Inc., Class A | | | 1,876 | | | | 120,646 | |
Walmart Inc. | | | 815 | | | | 114,499 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | | | 5,163 | | | | 259,441 | |
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Energy — 1.8% | |
Baker Hughes Co. | | | 8,474 | | | | 170,243 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 2,471 | | | | 45,293 | |
Cheniere Energy Inc.(a) | | | 1,387 | | | | 87,839 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 393 | | | | 33,483 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 1,891 | | | | 75,697 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 2,392 | | | | 39,372 | |
EOG Resources Inc. | | | 1,807 | | | | 92,085 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 5,550 | | | | 248,862 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 2,236 | | | | 39,421 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 781 | | | | 42,158 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc./DE | | | 5,460 | | | | 76,877 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 838 | | | | 36,168 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,727 | | | | 54,704 | |
ONEOK Inc. | | | 1,053 | | | | 41,941 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 541 | | | | 36,680 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 374 | | | | 45,216 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 1,637 | | | | 36,358 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 1,139 | | | | 64,274 | |
Williams Companies Inc. (The) | | | 1,624 | | | | 34,477 | |
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Aflac Inc. | | | 2,916 | | | | 131,745 | |
AGNC Investment Corp. | | | 3,479 | | | | 54,272 | |
Alleghany Corp. | | | 56 | | | | 31,744 | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 824 | | | | 88,316 | |
Ally Financial Inc. | | | 2,196 | | | | 83,097 | |
American Express Co. | | | 409 | | | | 47,550 | |
American Financial Group Inc./OH | | | 417 | | | | 39,256 | |
American International Group Inc. | | | 3,176 | | | | 118,909 | |
Ameriprise Financial Inc. | | | 619 | | | | 122,482 | |
Annaly Capital Management Inc. | | | 7,005 | | | | 56,881 | |
Aon PLC, Class A | | | 1,238 | | | | 251,438 | |
Apollo Global Management Inc. | | | 868 | | | | 39,876 | |
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Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | | | 1,001 | | | $ | 31,441 | |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | | 769 | | | | 88,750 | |
Assurant Inc. | | | 274 | | | | 37,119 | |
Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 1,210 | | | | 49,477 | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1,338 | | | | 39,672 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 1,938 | | | | 77,191 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a) | | | 354 | | | | 80,666 | |
Blackstone Group Inc. (The), Class A | | | 838 | | | | 56,305 | |
Brown & Brown Inc. | | | 1,936 | | | | 83,422 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 1,370 | | | | 142,836 | |
Carlyle Group Inc. (The) | | | 1,545 | | | | 49,857 | |
Cboe Global Markets Inc. | | | 687 | | | | 63,019 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 814 | | | | 41,954 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 453 | | | | 38,093 | |
Citigroup Inc. | | | 5,576 | | | | 323,352 | |
Citizens Financial Group Inc. | | | 2,039 | | | | 74,301 | |
CME Group Inc. | | | 502 | | | | 91,233 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 449 | | | | 37,509 | |
Equitable Holdings Inc. | | | 2,889 | | | | 71,589 | |
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS | | | 322 | | | | 78,278 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 372 | | | | 78,522 | |
FactSet Research Systems Inc. | | | 281 | | | | 84,958 | |
Fidelity National Financial Inc. | | | 1,735 | | | | 62,980 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 2,211 | | | | 63,964 | |
First Republic Bank/CA | | | 309 | | | | 44,802 | |
Franklin Resources Inc. | | | 2,156 | | | | 56,681 | |
Globe Life Inc. | | | 704 | | | | 63,635 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The) | | | 741 | | | | 200,937 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The) | | | 1,086 | | | | 52,150 | |
Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH | | | 3,084 | | | | 40,786 | |
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | | | 935 | | | | 103,177 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 3,482 | | | | 71,694 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 386 | | | | 49,667 | |
KeyCorp. | | | 2,294 | | | | 38,677 | |
KKR & Co. Inc. | | | 1,027 | | | | 40,002 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 1,383 | | | | 62,913 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 1,253 | | | | 56,748 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 293 | | | | 38,814 | |
Markel Corp.(a) | | | 61 | | | | 59,138 | |
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | | | 298 | | | | 161,146 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | | | 816 | | | | 89,687 | |
MetLife Inc. | | | 2,573 | | | | 123,890 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 192 | | | | 51,122 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 2,597 | | | | 174,129 | |
MSCI Inc. | | | 216 | | | | 85,385 | |
Nasdaq Inc. | | | 457 | | | | 61,818 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 478 | | | | 42,633 | |
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The) | | | 295 | | | | 42,338 | |
Principal Financial Group Inc. | | | 1,161 | | | | 57,202 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 2,761 | | | | 240,732 | |
Prudential Financial Inc. | | | 1,440 | | | | 112,723 | |
Raymond James Financial Inc. | | | 536 | | | | 53,562 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 3,830 | | | | 65,148 | |
Reinsurance Group of America Inc. | | | 385 | | | | 40,444 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 408 | | | | 61,380 | |
S&P Global Inc. | | | 154 | | | | 48,818 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 1,345 | | | | 71,083 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 633 | | | | 44,310 | |
SVB Financial Group(a) | | | 246 | | | | 107,694 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 1,314 | | | | 44,216 | |
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T Rowe Price Group Inc. | | | 1,250 | | | $ | 195,600 | |
Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A | | | 702 | | | | 42,675 | |
Travelers Companies Inc. (The) | | | 580 | | | | 79,054 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 704 | | | | 33,778 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 868 | | | | 37,194 | |
Voya Financial Inc. | | | 1,210 | | | | 67,107 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 5,169 | | | | 154,450 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 269 | | | | 54,591 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 587 | | | | 36,476 | |
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Health Care — 14.2% | |
10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a) | | | 472 | | | | 80,783 | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 548 | | | | 67,727 | |
AbbVie Inc. | | | 5,417 | | | | 555,134 | |
ABIOMED Inc.(a) | | | 131 | | | | 45,621 | |
Agilent Technologies Inc. | | | 1,170 | | | | 140,599 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 605 | | | | 92,765 | |
Align Technology Inc.(a) | | | 238 | | | | 125,040 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 289 | | | | 43,489 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 588 | | | | 61,270 | |
Amgen Inc. | | | 769 | | | | 185,660 | |
Anthem Inc. | | | 598 | | | | 177,594 | |
Avantor Inc.(a) | | | 2,278 | | | | 67,178 | |
Baxter International Inc. | | | 936 | | | | 71,913 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | | 227 | | | | 59,426 | |
Biogen Inc.(a) | | | 680 | | | | 192,175 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a) | | | 698 | | | | 57,780 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a) | | | 155 | | | | 88,934 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 892 | | | | 31,612 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 3,869 | | | | 237,673 | |
Cardinal Health Inc. | | | 1,186 | | | | 63,724 | |
Catalent Inc.(a) | | | 633 | | | | 72,827 | |
Centene Corp.(a) | | | 1,399 | | | | 84,360 | |
Cerner Corp. | | | 515 | | | | 41,257 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 924 | | | | 200,554 | |
Cooper Companies Inc. (The) | | | 169 | | | | 61,523 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 3,599 | | | | 257,868 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 2,287 | | | | 543,940 | |
DaVita Inc.(a) | | | 462 | | | | 54,225 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | | | 827 | | | | 44,236 | |
DexCom Inc.(a) | | | 104 | | | | 38,984 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | | | 951 | | | | 78,534 | |
Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a) | | | 1,167 | | | | 33,878 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 802 | | | | 166,792 | |
Exact Sciences Corp.(a) | | | 313 | | | | 42,931 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc. | | | 4,518 | | | | 296,381 | |
HCA Healthcare Inc. | | | 219 | | | | 35,583 | |
Henry Schein Inc.(a) | | | 704 | | | | 46,358 | |
Hologic Inc.(a) | | | 949 | | | | 75,664 | |
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a) | | | 1,294 | | | | 93,789 | |
Humana Inc. | | | 150 | | | | 57,466 | |
IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a) | | | 254 | | | | 121,585 | |
Illumina Inc.(a) | | | 218 | | | | 92,964 | |
Incyte Corp.(a) | | | 812 | | | | 72,877 | |
Insulet Corp.(a)(b) | | | 125 | | | | 33,397 | |
Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a) | | | 126 | | | | 94,203 | |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 896 | | | | 53,823 | |
IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 198 | | | | 35,204 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a) | | | 350 | | | | 54,425 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 3,095 | | | | 504,887 | |
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Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) | | | 175 | | | $ | 40,059 | |
Masimo Corp.(a)(b) | | | 309 | | | | 79,079 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 533 | | | | 92,993 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 1,079 | | | | 120,125 | |
Merck & Co. Inc. | | | 4,014 | | | | 309,359 | |
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a) | | | 98 | | | | 114,474 | |
Moderna Inc.(a) | | | 1,492 | | | | 258,355 | |
Molina Healthcare Inc.(a) | | | 168 | | | | 35,886 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a) | | | 525 | | | | 57,619 | |
Novocure Ltd.(a) | | | 464 | | | | 74,685 | |
PerkinElmer Inc. | | | 540 | | | | 79,418 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 955 | | | | 40,778 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 13,964 | | | | 501,308 | |
PPD Inc.(a) | | | 1,268 | | | | 40,779 | |
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | | | 324 | | | | 41,845 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 512 | | | | 257,966 | |
ResMed Inc. | | | 473 | | | | 95,343 | |
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A | | | 825 | | | | 38,783 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a) | | | 256 | | | | 22,886 | |
Seagen Inc.(a) | | | 448 | | | | 73,593 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 186 | | | | 34,802 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 343 | | | | 75,806 | |
Teladoc Health Inc.(a) | | | 445 | | | | 117,404 | |
Teleflex Inc. | | | 92 | | | | 34,742 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | 1,098 | | | | 559,651 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 1,002 | | | | 334,247 | |
Universal Health Services Inc., Class B | | | 401 | | | | 49,997 | |
Varian Medical Systems Inc.(a) | | | 464 | | | | 81,464 | |
Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a) | | | 567 | | | | 156,741 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a) | | | 658 | | | | 150,735 | |
Viatris Inc.(a) | | | 5,648 | | | | 95,960 | |
Waters Corp.(a) | | | 149 | | | | 39,436 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. | | | 391 | | | | 117,101 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | | | 256 | | | | 39,340 | |
Zoetis Inc. | | | 1,399 | | | | 215,796 | |
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Industrials — 9.0% | |
3M Co. | | | 1,285 | | | | 225,723 | |
A O Smith Corp. | | | 890 | | | | 48,327 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 506 | | | | 54,147 | |
AMERCO | | | 141 | | | | 65,204 | |
AMETEK Inc. | | | 275 | | | | 31,147 | |
Boeing Co. (The) | | | 163 | | | | 31,653 | |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 6,024 | | | | 231,924 | |
Caterpillar Inc. | | | 197 | | | | 36,019 | |
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. | | | 1,233 | | | | 105,495 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 96 | | | | 30,540 | |
Copart Inc.(a) | | | 779 | | | | 85,495 | |
CoStar Group Inc.(a) | | | 101 | | | | 90,871 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 387 | | | | 33,187 | |
Cummins Inc. | | | 1,051 | | | | 246,375 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 693 | | | | 200,138 | |
Delta Air Lines Inc. | | | 945 | | | | 35,872 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 34,947 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 1,124 | | | | 132,295 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 428 | | | | 33,962 | |
Equifax Inc. | | | 232 | | | | 41,090 | |
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. | | | 804 | | | | 71,974 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 2,006 | | | | 91,454 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 1,503 | | | | 353,716 | |
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Fortive Corp. | | | 467 | | | $ | 30,859 | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. | | | 685 | | | | 59,081 | |
Generac Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 422 | | | | 103,989 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 464 | | | | 68,060 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 10,513 | | | | 112,279 | |
HEICO Corp. | | | 97 | | | | 11,421 | |
HEICO Corp., Class A | | | 190 | | | | 20,199 | |
Honeywell International Inc. | | | 1,620 | | | | 316,499 | |
Howmet Aerospace Inc. | | | 1,539 | | | | 37,829 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. | | | 345 | | | | 54,279 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 177 | | | | 32,956 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | | 862 | | | | 75,063 | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | | | 911 | | | | 176,925 | |
Ingersoll Rand Inc.(a) | | | 747 | | | | 31,254 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | | | 335 | | | | 33,822 | |
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. | | | 263 | | | | 35,416 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 2,424 | | | | 120,764 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 190 | | | | 38,507 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | | | 1,393 | | | | 55,720 | |
L3Harris Technologies Inc. | | | 588 | | | | 100,848 | |
Lennox International Inc. | | | 117 | | | | 32,232 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 217 | | | | 69,835 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 616 | | | | 33,455 | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 174 | | | | 31,144 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 152 | | | | 35,966 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 261 | | | | 74,805 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. | | | 540 | | | | 104,760 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | | 597 | | | | 38,596 | |
Owens Corning | | | 888 | | | | 68,909 | |
PACCAR Inc. | | | 1,213 | | | | 110,650 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 140 | | | | 37,045 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 786 | | | | 42,806 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 2,451 | | | | 163,555 | |
Republic Services Inc. | | | 1,346 | | | | 121,840 | |
Robert Half International Inc. | | | 791 | | | | 53,392 | |
Rockwell Automation Inc. | | | 308 | | | | 76,547 | |
Rollins Inc. | | | 2,183 | | | | 78,632 | |
Roper Technologies Inc. | | | 82 | | | | 32,219 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a) | | | 811 | | | | 44,199 | |
Snap-on Inc. | | | 283 | | | | 50,937 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 1,187 | | | | 52,157 | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | | | 184 | | | | 31,922 | |
Sunrun Inc.(a) | | | 1,093 | | | | 75,712 | |
Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 93 | | | | 33,202 | |
Textron Inc. | | | 1,368 | | | | 61,916 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 736 | | | | 105,506 | |
TransDigm Group Inc.(a) | | | 57 | | | | 31,537 | |
TransUnion | | | 334 | | | | 29,071 | |
Uber Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 670 | | | | 34,123 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 175 | | | | 34,557 | |
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B | | | 1,884 | | | | 292,020 | |
United Rentals Inc.(a) | | | 470 | | | | 114,215 | |
Verisk Analytics Inc. | | | 308 | | | | 56,518 | |
Waste Connections Inc. | | | 1,176 | | | | 115,848 | |
Waste Management Inc. | | | 1,184 | | | | 131,803 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | | | 925 | | | | 68,644 | |
WW Grainger Inc. | | | 174 | | | | 63,404 | |
XPO Logistics Inc.(a) | | | 336 | | | | 37,098 | |
Xylem Inc./NY | | | 368 | | | | 35,545 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,533,647 | |
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Information Technology — 28.5% | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 1,263 | | | $ | 305,545 | |
Adobe Inc.(a) | | | 1,780 | | | | 816,611 | |
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a) | | | 2,702 | | | | 231,399 | |
Akamai Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 769 | | | | 85,382 | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 664 | | | | 82,920 | |
Analog Devices Inc. | | | 254 | | | | 37,422 | |
ANSYS Inc.(a) | | | 231 | | | | 81,859 | |
Apple Inc. | | | 11,242 | | | | 1,483,494 | |
Applied Materials Inc. | | | 3,674 | | | | 355,202 | |
Arista Networks Inc.(a) | | | 216 | | | | 66,433 | |
Arrow Electronics Inc.(a) | | | 793 | | | | 77,421 | |
Autodesk Inc.(a) | | | 724 | | | | 200,859 | |
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | | | 980 | | | | 161,818 | |
Avalara Inc.(a) | | | 468 | | | | 70,200 | |
Black Knight Inc.(a) | | | 1,345 | | | | 109,873 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 658 | | | | 56,042 | |
Broadcom Inc. | | | 132 | | | | 59,466 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. | | | 428 | | | | 60,481 | |
Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a) | | | 1,187 | | | | 154,773 | |
CDW Corp./DE | | | 240 | | | | 31,598 | |
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a) | | | 662 | | | | 61,506 | |
Cisco Systems Inc. | | | 12,820 | | | | 571,516 | |
Citrix Systems Inc. | | | 831 | | | | 110,781 | |
Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,159 | | | | 88,849 | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 498 | | | | 40,901 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 1,990 | | | | 155,120 | |
Corning Inc. | | | 3,524 | | | | 126,406 | |
Coupa Software Inc.(a)(b) | | | 246 | | | | 76,228 | |
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a) | | | 771 | | | | 166,382 | |
Datadog Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,005 | | | | 103,264 | |
Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a) | | | 1,283 | | | | 93,518 | |
DocuSign Inc.(a) | | | 860 | | | | 200,285 | |
Dropbox Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,927 | | | | 43,608 | |
Dynatrace Inc.(a) | | | 1,301 | | | | 54,005 | |
Enphase Energy Inc.(a) | | | 696 | | | | 126,916 | |
EPAM Systems Inc.(a) | | | 240 | | | | 82,663 | |
F5 Networks Inc.(a) | | | 376 | | | | 73,677 | |
Fair Isaac Corp.(a) | | | 104 | | | | 46,811 | |
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | | | 1,577 | | | | 194,696 | |
Fiserv Inc.(a) | | | 838 | | | | 86,054 | |
FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 197 | | | | 47,822 | |
Fortinet Inc.(a) | | | 477 | | | | 69,046 | |
Gartner Inc.(a) | | | 218 | | | | 33,116 | |
Global Payments Inc. | | | 177 | | | | 31,244 | |
GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a) | | | 483 | | | | 37,954 | |
Guidewire Software Inc.(a) | | | 351 | | | | 40,274 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 11,812 | | | | 145,760 | |
HP Inc. | | | 8,763 | | | | 213,291 | |
HubSpot Inc.(a) | | | 200 | | | | 74,440 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 24,691 | | | | 1,370,597 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 3,878 | | | | 461,909 | |
Intuit Inc. | | | 410 | | | | 148,104 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(a) | | | 180 | | | | 40,217 | |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. | | | 651 | | | | 94,258 | |
Juniper Networks Inc. | | | 3,427 | | | | 83,687 | |
Keysight Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 767 | | | | 108,600 | |
KLA Corp. | | | 319 | | | | 89,342 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 642 | | | | 310,696 | |
Leidos Holdings Inc. | | | 525 | | | | 55,681 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | | 1,961 | | | | 100,913 | |
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Information Technology (continued) | |
Mastercard Inc., Class A | | | 1,478 | | | $ | 467,477 | |
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. | | | 738 | | | | 64,730 | |
Microchip Technology Inc. | | | 260 | | | | 35,389 | |
Micron Technology Inc.(a) | | | 7,782 | | | | 609,097 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 6,739 | | | | 1,563,179 | |
MongoDB Inc.(a) | | | 239 | | | | 88,337 | |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | | | 240 | | | | 85,270 | |
Motorola Solutions Inc. | | | 592 | | | | 99,190 | |
NetApp Inc. | | | 1,165 | | | | 77,403 | |
NortonLifeLock Inc. | | | 2,452 | | | | 51,664 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 1,501 | | | | 779,905 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | | 1,184 | | | | 189,996 | |
Okta Inc.(a) | | | 369 | | | | 95,575 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 2,564 | | | | 88,432 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 1,712 | | | | 103,456 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a) | | | 171 | | | | 59,978 | |
Paychex Inc. | | | 1,707 | | | | 149,055 | |
Paycom Software Inc.(a) | | | 224 | | | | 85,062 | |
PayPal Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 3,000 | | | | 702,930 | |
PTC Inc.(a) | | | 354 | | | | 47,050 | |
Qorvo Inc.(a) | | | 834 | | | | 142,514 | |
QUALCOMM Inc. | | | 2,451 | | | | 383,042 | |
RingCentral Inc., Class A(a) | | | 120 | | | | 44,750 | |
salesforce.com Inc.(a) | | | 1,842 | | | | 415,482 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 1,614 | | | | 106,718 | |
ServiceNow Inc.(a) | | | 547 | | | | 297,109 | |
Skyworks Solutions Inc. | | | 1,045 | | | | 176,866 | |
Slack Technologies Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,323 | | | | 55,791 | |
Snowflake Inc., Class A(a) | | | 130 | | | | 35,419 | |
SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 306 | | | | 88,229 | |
Splunk Inc.(a) | | | 432 | | | | 71,293 | |
Square Inc., Class A(a) | | | 1,275 | | | | 275,349 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. | | | 862 | | | | 54,203 | |
Synopsys Inc.(a) | | | 495 | | | | 126,448 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 1,003 | | | | 120,761 | |
Teradyne Inc. | | | 771 | | | | 87,493 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 1,591 | | | | 263,613 | |
Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a) | | | 144 | | | | 110,303 | |
Trimble Inc.(a)(b) | | | 607 | | | | 40,007 | |
Twilio Inc., Class A(a) | | | 527 | | | | 189,420 | |
Tyler Technologies Inc.(a) | | | 339 | | | | 143,326 | |
VeriSign Inc.(a) | | | 294 | | | | 57,057 | |
Visa Inc., Class A | | | 2,530 | | | | 488,922 | |
VMware Inc., Class A(a) | | | 220 | | | | 30,327 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 2,468 | | | | 139,269 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 4,048 | | | | 90,149 | |
Workday Inc., Class A(a) | | | 147 | | | | 33,447 | |
Xilinx Inc. | | | 497 | | | | 64,893 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a) | | | 101 | | | | 39,171 | |
Zendesk Inc.(a) | | | 496 | | | | 71,543 | |
Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a) | | | 992 | | | | 369,093 | |
Zscaler Inc.(a) | | | 542 | | | | 108,237 | |
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| | | | | | | 20,752,354 | |
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Materials — 3.1% | |
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | | | 515 | | | | 137,381 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 493 | | | | 80,191 | |
Amcor PLC | | | 4,314 | | | | 47,195 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 373 | | | | 56,274 | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a) | | | 1,127 | | | | 30,418 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 1,028 | | | | 90,485 | |
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Materials (continued) | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 257 | | | $ | 31,393 | |
CF Industries Holdings Inc. | | | 1,099 | | | | 45,477 | |
Corteva Inc. | | | 2,424 | | | | 96,621 | |
Crown Holdings Inc.(a) | | | 342 | | | | 30,831 | |
Dow Inc. | | | 608 | | | | 31,555 | |
DuPont de Nemours Inc.(b) | | | 564 | | | | 44,810 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 714 | | | | 70,222 | |
Ecolab Inc. | | | 767 | | | | 156,859 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 294 | | | | 31,837 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | | | 5,216 | | | | 140,363 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.(b) | | | 297 | | | | 33,377 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 1,576 | | | | 79,289 | |
Linde PLC | | | 153 | | | | 37,546 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 1,416 | | | | 121,436 | |
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | | | 130 | | | | 37,363 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 3,107 | | | | 80,658 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 3,344 | | | | 199,302 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 1,462 | | | | 71,243 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 392 | | | | 52,708 | |
PPG Industries Inc. | | | 506 | | | | 68,163 | |
RPM International Inc. | | | 382 | | | | 31,504 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 813 | | | | 34,366 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 150 | | | | 103,770 | |
Steel Dynamics Inc. | | | 1,720 | | | | 58,944 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 248 | | | | 36,987 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 1,934 | | | | 80,126 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,248,694 | |
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Real Estate — 3.0% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. | | | 211 | | | | 35,260 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 377 | | | | 85,715 | |
AvalonBay Communities Inc. | | | 412 | | | | 67,432 | |
Boston Properties Inc. | | | 342 | | | | 31,214 | |
Camden Property Trust | | | 361 | | | | 36,876 | |
CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,746 | | | | 167,451 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 476 | | | | 75,808 | |
Digital Realty Trust Inc. | | | 238 | | | | 34,260 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 1,484 | | | | 58,707 | |
Equinix Inc. | | | 56 | | | | 41,438 | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. | | | 523 | | | | 31,819 | |
Equity Residential | | | 1,120 | | | | 69,037 | |
Essex Property Trust Inc. | | | 133 | | | | 31,868 | |
Extra Space Storage Inc. | | | 526 | | | | 59,854 | |
Healthpeak Properties Inc. | | | 1,209 | | | | 35,847 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | | 9,479 | | | | 128,440 | |
Invitation Homes Inc. | | | 1,171 | | | | 34,521 | |
Iron Mountain Inc. | | | 1,983 | | | | 66,768 | |
Medical Properties Trust Inc. | | | 1,808 | | | | 38,167 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. | | | 275 | | | | 36,506 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. | | | 1,055 | | | | 38,212 | |
Prologis Inc. | | | 1,453 | | | | 149,950 | |
Public Storage | | | 1,162 | | | | 264,494 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 1,034 | | | | 61,068 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 728 | | | | 34,347 | |
SBA Communications Corp. | | | 150 | | | | 40,300 | |
Simon Property Group Inc. | | | 1,229 | | | | 114,211 | |
Sun Communities Inc. | | | 267 | | | | 38,216 | |
UDR Inc. | | | 875 | | | | 33,644 | |
Ventas Inc. | | | 713 | | | | 32,848 | |
VEREIT Inc. | | | 989 | | | | 34,842 | |
VICI Properties Inc. | | | 1,392 | | | | 35,190 | |
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Real Estate (continued) | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 935 | | | $ | 37,176 | |
Welltower Inc. | | | 535 | | | | 32,421 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 1,213 | | | | 37,833 | |
WP Carey Inc. | | | 475 | | | | 31,540 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,183,280 | |
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Utilities — 3.6% | |
AES Corp. (The) | | | 1,593 | | | | 38,853 | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 827 | | | | 40,234 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 399 | | | | 29,015 | |
American Electric Power Co. Inc. | | | 803 | | | | 64,971 | |
American Water Works Co. Inc. | | | 280 | | | | 44,526 | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 2,722 | | | | 242,258 | |
CenterPoint Energy Inc. | | | 1,431 | | | | 30,180 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 793 | | | | 45,106 | |
Consolidated Edison Inc. | | | 1,343 | | | | 95,057 | |
Dominion Energy Inc. | | | 810 | | | | 59,041 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 245 | | | | 29,086 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 1,187 | | | | 111,578 | |
Edison International | | | 524 | | | | 30,476 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 278 | | | | 26,502 | |
Essential Utilities Inc. | | | 802 | | | | 37,133 | |
Evergy Inc. | | | 1,135 | | | | 60,984 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 625 | | | | 54,687 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 4,372 | | | | 181,700 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 1,211 | | | | 37,250 | |
NextEra Energy Inc. | | | 5,028 | | | | 406,614 | |
NiSource Inc. | | | 1,278 | | | | 28,308 | |
NRG Energy Inc. | | | 1,702 | | | | 70,480 | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 5,102 | | | | 155,713 | |
PG&E Corp.(a) | | | 7,057 | | | | 80,661 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 416 | | | | 31,304 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 3,023 | | | | 83,646 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | | | 601 | | | | 33,914 | |
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Utilities (continued) | |
Sempra Energy | | | 253 | | | $ | 31,311 | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 1,978 | | | | 116,544 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 1,430 | | | | 51,466 | |
Vistra Corp. | | | 4,013 | | | | 80,140 | |
WEC Energy Group Inc. | | | 917 | | | | 81,521 | |
Xcel Energy Inc. | | | 1,641 | | | | 105,008 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 99.8% (Cost: $60,648,861) | | | | 72,577,903 | |
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Short-Term Investments | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.8% | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.14%(c)(d)(e) | | | 533,850 | | | | 534,170 | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d) | | | 62,000 | | | | 62,000 | |
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| | | | | | | 596,170 | |
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Total Short-Term Investments — 0.8% (Cost: $595,952) | | | | 596,170 | |
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Total Investments In Securities — 100.6% (Cost: $61,244,813) | | | | 73,174,073 | |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.6)% | | | | (465,436 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 72,708,637 | |
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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 cash collateral received from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2021 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 07/31/20 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 01/31/21 | | | Shares Held at 01/31/21 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 677,741 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (143,298 | )(a) | | $ | (57 | ) | | $ | (216 | ) | | $ | 534,170 | | | | 533,850 | | | $ | 1,071 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | | | 132,000 | | | | — | | | | (70,000 | )(a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 62,000 | | | | 62,000 | | | | 56 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (57 | ) | | $ | (216 | ) | | $ | 596,170 | | | | | | | $ | 1,127 | | | $ | — | |
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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 Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2021 | | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF |
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2021. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 72,577,903 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 72,577,903 | |
Money Market Funds | | | 596,170 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 596,170 | |
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| | $ | 73,174,073 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 73,174,073 | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
January 31, 2021
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| | BlackRock Future Health ETF | | | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF | | | BlackRock Future Tech ETF | | | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated(b) | | $ | 6,980,534 | | | $ | 11,202,881 | | | $ | 11,367,698 | | | $ | 72,577,903 | |
Affiliated(c) | | | 464,606 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 1,235,645 | | | | 596,170 | |
Cash | | | 2,114 | | | | 1,273 | | | | 37,419 | | | | 3,006 | |
Foreign currency, at value(d) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 29,113 | | | | — | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 23,253 | | | | 79,522 | | | | 667 | | | | — | |
Securities lending income — Affiliated | | | 51 | | | | 50 | | | | 872 | | | | 74 | |
Capital shares sold | | | — | | | | 39,404 | | | | 33,569 | | | | — | |
Dividends | | | 168 | | | | 440 | | | | 732 | | | | 80,794 | |
Tax reclaims | | | 9 | | | | — | | | | 6 | | | | — | |
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Total assets | | | 7,470,735 | | | | 11,333,570 | | | | 12,705,721 | | | | 73,257,947 | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral on securities loaned, at value | | | 334,606 | | | | — | | | | 835,645 | | | | 534,437 | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 9,540 | | | | 48,134 | | | | 244,077 | | | | — | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 5,261 | | | | 6,368 | | | | 6,716 | | | | 14,873 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 349,407 | | | | 54,502 | | | | 1,086,438 | | | | 549,310 | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 7,121,328 | | | $ | 11,279,068 | | | $ | 11,619,283 | | | $ | 72,708,637 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 6,041,627 | | | $ | 9,045,024 | | | $ | 8,997,213 | | | $ | 55,002,199 | |
Accumulated earnings | | | 1,079,701 | | | | 2,234,044 | | | | 2,622,070 | | | | 17,706,438 | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 7,121,328 | | | $ | 11,279,068 | | | $ | 11,619,283 | | | $ | 72,708,637 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares outstanding | | | 240,000 | | | | 230,000 | | | | 320,000 | | | | 2,300,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net asset value | | $ | 29.67 | | | $ | 49.04 | | | $ | 36.31 | | | $ | 31.61 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Shares authorized | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | | | | Unlimited | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Par value | | | None | | | | None | | | | None | | | | None | |
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(a) Securities loaned, at value | | $ | 323,734 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 805,591 | | | $ | 505,997 | |
(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated | | $ | 5,913,864 | | | $ | 9,429,278 | | | $ | 8,790,786 | | | $ | 60,648,861 | |
(c) Investments, at cost — Affiliated | | $ | 464,606 | | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 1,235,645 | | | $ | 595,952 | |
(d) Foreign currency, at cost | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 29,106 | | | $ | — | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended January 31, 2021
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| BlackRock Future Health ETF | (a) | |
| BlackRock Future Innovators ETF | (a) | |
| BlackRock Future Tech ETF | (a) | |
| BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | |
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — Unaffiliated | | $ | 2,014 | | | $ | 8,115 | | | $ | 3,151 | | | $ | 799,680 | |
Dividends — Affiliated | | | 31 | | | | 3 | | | | 8 | | | | 56 | |
Securities lending income — Affiliated — net | | | 50 | | | | 135 | | | | 884 | | | | 1,071 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (104 | ) | | | — | | | | (206 | ) | | | (282 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 1,991 | | | | 8,253 | | | | 3,837 | | | | 800,525 | |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 19,489 | | | | 20,723 | | | | 22,614 | | | | 134,372 | |
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Total expenses | | | 19,489 | | | | 20,723 | | | | 22,614 | | | | 134,372 | |
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Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees waived | | | (42 | ) | | | (7 | ) | | | (29 | ) | | | (44,791 | ) |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 19,447 | | | | 20,716 | | | | 22,585 | | | | 89,581 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (17,456 | ) | | | (12,463 | ) | | | (18,748 | ) | | | 710,944 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — Unaffiliated | | | 30,749 | | | | 474,057 | | | | 65,396 | | | | 2,655,072 | |
Investments — Affiliated | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (57 | ) |
In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,640,773 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (260 | ) | | | (1,156 | ) | | | (2,416 | ) | | | — | |
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Net realized gain | | | 30,489 | | | | 472,901 | | | | 62,980 | | | | 11,295,788 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments — Unaffiliated | | | 1,066,670 | | | | 1,773,603 | | | | 2,576,912 | | | | 2,910,709 | |
Investments — Affiliated | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (216 | ) |
Foreign currency translations | | | (2 | ) | | | 3 | | | | 926 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 1,066,668 | | | | 1,773,606 | | | | 2,577,838 | | | | 2,910,493 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1,097,157 | | | | 2,246,507 | | | | 2,640,818 | | | | 14,206,281 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 1,079,701 | | | $ | 2,234,044 | | | $ | 2,622,070 | | | $ | 14,917,225 | |
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(a) | For the period from September 29, 2020 (commencement of operations) to January 31, 2021. |
See notes to financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | BlackRock Future Health ETF | | | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF | | | BlackRock Future Tech ETF | |
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| Period From 09/29/20to 01/31/21 (unaudited | (a) ) | |
| Period From 09/29/20to 01/31/21 (unaudited | (a) ) | |
| Period From 09/29/20to 01/31/21 (unaudited | (a) ) |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (17,456 | ) | | $ | (12,463 | ) | | $ | (18,748 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 30,489 | | | | 472,901 | | | | 62,980 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 1,066,668 | | | | 1,773,606 | | | | 2,577,838 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,079,701 | | | | 2,234,044 | | | | 2,622,070 | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | 6,041,627 | | | | 9,045,024 | | | | 8,997,213 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 7,121,328 | | | | 11,279,068 | | | | 11,619,283 | |
Beginning of period | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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End of period | | $ | 7,121,328 | | | $ | 11,279,068 | | | $ | 11,619,283 | |
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(a) | Commencement of operations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | |
| | Six Months Ended 01/31/21 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 07/31/20 | |
| | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
| | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 710,944 | | | $ | 1,358,176 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 11,295,788 | | | | (1,973,552 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 2,910,493 | | | | 7,774,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 14,917,225 | | | | 7,159,367 | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) | | | | | | | | |
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (810,907 | ) | | | (1,213,492 | ) |
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| | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | | (31,389,506 | ) | | | 62,831,748 | |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (17,283,188 | ) | | | 68,777,623 | |
Beginning of period | | | 89,991,825 | | | | 21,214,202 | |
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End of period | | $ | 72,708,637 | | | $ | 89,991,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(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 the period)
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| | BlackRock Future Health ETF | |
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| Period From 09/29/20to 01/31/21 (unaudited | (a) ) |
| |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 25.13 | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain(c) | | | 4.61 | |
| | | | |
Net increase from investment operations | | | 4.54 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 29.67 | |
| | | | |
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Total Return | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 18.03 | %(d) |
| | | | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.85 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 0.85 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.76 | )%(e) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 7,121 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 15 | %(d) |
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(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | The amount 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. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
| | | | |
| | BlackRock Future Innovators ETF | |
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| Period From 09/29/20to 01/31/21 (unaudited | (a) ) |
| |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 35.18 | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain(c) | | | 13.93 | |
| | | | |
Net increase from investment operations | | | 13.86 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 49.04 | |
| | | | |
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Total Return | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 39.40 | %(d) |
| | | | |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.80 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 0.80 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.48 | )%(e) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 11,279 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 29 | %(d) |
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(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | The amount 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. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions. |
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
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| | BlackRock Future Tech ETF | |
| |
| Period From 09/29/20to 01/31/21 (unaudited | (a) ) |
| |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 25.25 | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | | (0.08 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain(c) | | | 11.14 | |
| | | | |
Net increase from investment operations | | | 11.06 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 36.31 | |
| | | | |
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Total Return | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 43.80 | %(d) |
| | | | |
| |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.88 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Total expenses after fees waived | | | 0.88 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.73 | )%(e) |
| | | | |
| |
Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 11,619 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | The amount 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. |
(f) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | |
| |
| Six Months Ended 01/31/21(unaudited | ) | |
| Year Ended 07/31/20 | | |
| Period From 03/19/19to 07/31/19 | (a) |
| | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 27.27 | | | $ | 26.52 | | | $ | 25.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.16 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain(c) | | | 4.37 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 1.48 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase from investment operations | | | 4.61 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.64 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions(d) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 31.61 | | | $ | 27.27 | | | $ | 26.52 | |
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| | | |
Total Return | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Based on net asset value | | | 16.99 | %(e) | | | 4.61 | % | | | 6.59 | %(e) |
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| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 0.30 | %(f) | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.30 | %(f) |
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Total expenses after fees waived | | | 0.20 | %(f) | | | 0.20 | % | | | 0.20 | %(f) |
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Net investment income | | | 1.59 | %(f) | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.74 | %(f) |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 72,709 | | | $ | 89,992 | | | $ | 21,214 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 59 | %(e) | | | 175 | % | | | 42 | %(e) |
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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. |
(g) | Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions. |
See notes to financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
BlackRock ETF 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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BlackRock ETF | | Diversification Classification |
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Future Health(a) | | Non-diversified |
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Future Innovators(a) | | Non-diversified |
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Future Tech(a) | | Non-diversified |
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U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | Non-diversified |
| (a) | The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020. | |
The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA” or the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.
Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the statement of operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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 statement of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “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 January 31, 2021, if any, are disclosed in the statement 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 statement of operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.
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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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 character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
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. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). 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 a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.
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. |
If events (e.g., a market closure, 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 Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
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 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 |
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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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 BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates is disclosed in the schedules of investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s schedule of investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.
As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2021:
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BlackRock ETF and Counterparty | |
| Market Value of Securities on Loan | | |
| Cash Collateral Received | (a) | |
| Non-Cash Collateral Received | | | | Net Amount | |
| | | | |
Future Health | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | $ | 69,169 | | | $ | 69,169 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | 66,168 | | | | 66,168 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Nomura Securities International Inc. | | | 41,744 | | | | 41,744 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TD Prime Services LLC | | | 17,575 | | | | 17,575 | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 129,078 | | | | 129,078 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 323,734 | | | $ | 323,734 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Future Tech | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | $ | 165,348 | | | $ | 165,348 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | 329,524 | | | | 329,524 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | | | 46,900 | | | | 46,900 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 149,427 | | | | 149,427 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TD Prime Services LLC | | | 114,392 | | | | 114,392 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 805,591 | | | $ | 805,591 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Capital Inc. | | $ | 164,041 | | | $ | 164,041 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 77,892 | | | | 77,892 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | | | 32,863 | | | | 32,863 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. | | | 9,889 | | | | 9,889 | | | | — | | | | — | |
HSBC Bank PLC | | | 77,032 | | | | 77,032 | | | | — | | | | — | |
JPMorgan Securities LLC | | | 29,284 | | | | 29,284 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | 11,093 | | | | 11,093 | | | | — | | | | — | |
UBS AG | | | 75,298 | | | | 75,298 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Virtu Americas LLC | | | 28,605 | | | | 28,605 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 505,997 | | | $ | 505,997 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | Collateral received 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 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, 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.
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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 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 BlackRock Future Health ETF, BFA will be paid a management fee from the Fund based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
| |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Investment Advisory Fee | |
| |
First $1 billion | | | 0.85 | % |
| |
Over $1 billion, up to and including $3 billion | | | 0.80 | |
| |
Over $3 billion, up to and including $5 billion | | | 0.77 | |
| |
Over $5 billion, up to and including $10 billion | | | 0.74 | |
| |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.72 | |
For its investment advisory services to the BlackRock Future Innovators ETF, BFA will be paid a management fee from the Fund based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
| |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Investment Advisory Fee | |
| |
First $1 billion | | | 0.80 | % |
| |
Over $1 billion, up to and including $3 billion | | | 0.75 | |
| |
Over $3 billion, up to and including $5 billion | | | 0.72 | |
| |
Over $5 billion, up to and including $10 billion | | | 0.70 | |
| |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.68 | |
For its investment advisory services to the BlackRock Future Tech ETF, BFA will be paid a management fee from the Fund based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
| |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Investment Advisory Fee | |
| |
First $1 billion | | | 0.88 | % |
| |
Over $1 billion, up to and including $3 billion | | | 0.83 | |
| |
Over $3 billion, up to and including $5 billion | | | 0.79 | |
| |
Over $5 billion, up to and including $10 billion | | | 0.77 | |
| |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.75 | |
For its investment advisory services to the BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF, BFA will be paid a management fee from the Fund based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
| |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Investment Advisory Fee | |
| |
First $1 billion | | | 0.30 | % |
| |
Over $1 billion, up to and including $3 billion | | | 0.28 | |
| |
Over $3 billion, up to and including $5 billion | | | 0.27 | |
| |
Over $5 billion, up to and including $10 billion | | | 0.26 | |
| |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.25 | |
Expense Waivers: BFA has contractually agreed to waive its management fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to BFA indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates, through November 30, 2021.
These amounts are included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2021, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:
| | | | |
| |
BlackRock ETF | | Amounts waived | |
| |
Future Health | | $ | 42 | |
| |
Future Innovators | | | 7 | |
| |
Future Tech | | | 29 | |
| |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | | 3 | |
BFA has voluntarily agreed to waive its management fee payable by the BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF to limit the annual management fee paid by the Fund to 0.20%. BFA may also from time to time voluntarily waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit total annual fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, if any). Any such voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be eliminated by BFA at any time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2021, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:
| | | | |
| |
BlackRock ETF | | Amounts waived | |
| |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | $ | 44,788 | |
Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, 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.
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 the 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. The Funds are 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 the 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 Funds bear to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. 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 equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each of BlackRock Future Health ETF, BlackRock Future Innovators ETF and BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF (the “Group 1 Fund”), retains 77% 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.
Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the BlackRock Future Tech ETF (the “Group 2 Fund”), retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold: (1) each Group 1 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, and (2) the Group 2 Fund will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
Prior to January 1, 2021, each Group 1 Fund retained 75% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. The Group 2 Fund retained 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold: (1) each Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 80% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees, and (2) the Group 2 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 statement of operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2021, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
| | | | |
| |
BlackRock ETF | | Fees Paid to BTC | |
| |
Future Health | | $ | 21 | |
| |
Future Innovators | | | 49 | |
| |
Future Tech | | | 216 | |
| |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | | 412 | |
Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.
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Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.
For the six months ended January 31, 2021, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
BlackRock ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |
| | | |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | $ | 4,666,763 | | | $ | 7,895,873 | | | $ | 500,686 | |
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 statement of operations.
For the six months ended January 31, 2021, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
BlackRock ETF | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
| | |
Future Health | | $ | 951,401 | | | $ | 973,404 | |
| | |
Future Innovators | | | 2,262,848 | | | | 2,321,877 | |
| | |
Future Tech | | | 2,667,838 | | | | 934,441 | |
| | |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | | 50,675,113 | | | | 51,929,129 | |
For the six months ended January 31, 2021, purchases and sales related to in-kind transactions were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
BlackRock ETF | | In-kind Purchases | | | In-kind Sales | |
| | |
Future Health | | $ | 5,908,522 | | | $ | — | |
| | |
Future Innovators | | | 9,014,250 | | | | — | |
| | |
Future Tech | | | 6,995,843 | | | | — | |
| | |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | | — | | | | 30,161,082 | |
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 January 31, 2021, 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.
As of July 31, 2020, the U.S. Equity Factor Rotation had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains of $2,957,755.
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 January 31, 2021, 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:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BlackRock ETF | | Tax Cost | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Future Health | | $ | 6,378,470 | | | $ | 1,230,091 | | | $ | (163,421 | ) | | $ | 1,066,670 | |
| | | | |
Future Innovators | | | 9,439,278 | | | | 1,889,667 | | | | (116,064 | ) | | | 1,773,603 | |
| | | | |
Future Tech | | | 10,026,431 | | | | 2,639,777 | | | | (62,865 | ) | | | 2,576,912 | |
| | | | |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | | 63,892,208 | | | | 12,478,832 | | | | (3,196,967 | ) | | | 9,281,865 | |
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
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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.
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 redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.
Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.
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 Funds’ 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 Funds.
Concentration 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.
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.
LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) by the end of 2021, and it is expected that LIBOR will cease to be published after that time. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.
9. | 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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| |
| | Period Ended 01/31/21 | |
| | |
BlackRock ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | |
Future Health | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 240,000 | | | $ | 6,041,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Future Innovators | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 230,000 | | | $ | 9,045,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Future Tech | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 320,000 | | | $ | 8,997,213 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Six Months Ended 01/31/21 | | | Year Ended 07/31/20 | |
| | | | |
BlackRock ETF | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | |
U.S. Equity Factor Rotation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | 3,300,000 | | | $ | 84,056,705 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,000,000 | ) | | | (31,389,506 | ) | | | (800,000 | ) | | | (21,224,957 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,000,000 | ) | | $ | (31,389,506 | ) | | | 2,500,000 | | | $ | 62,831,748 | |
| | | | |
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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. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, 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 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.
As of January 31, 2021, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, owned 110,000 BlackRock Shares of BlackRock Future Health ETF.
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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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock ETF Trust (the “Trust”) met on May 11-13, 2020 (the “Organizational Meeting”) to consider the approval of the proposed investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of BlackRock Future Health ETF (the “Future Health ETF”), BlackRock Future Innovators ETF (the “Future Innovators ETF”) and BlackRock Future Tech ETF (the “Future Tech ETF” and, together with the Future Health ETF and the Future Innovators ETF, the “Funds” and, each individually, a “Fund”), each a series of the Trust, and BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Manager” or “BlackRock”), the Trust’s investment advisor. The Agreement was the same agreement that had been previously approved by the Board with respect to certain series of the Trust.
Activities and Composition of the Board
On the date of the Organizational Meeting, the Board consisted of fourteen individuals, twelve of whom were not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Trust and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Board Member. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Ad Hoc Topics Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Ad Hoc Topics Committee, which also has one interested Board Member).
The Agreement
Consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Trust is required to consider the initial approval of the Agreement. In connection with this deliberative process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Funds by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of each Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services.
Board Considerations in Approving the Agreement
The Approval Process: At the Organizational Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the proposed Agreement. The Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to the Funds, including, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Funds as compared with a peer group of funds and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (d) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (e) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with the Funds; (f) possible alternatives to the proposed Agreement; (g) the policies and practices of BlackRock with respect to portfolio transactions for each Fund; (h) BlackRock’s portfolio compliance systems and capabilities; and (i) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.
In considering approval of the Agreement, the Board met with the relevant investment advisory personnel from BlackRock and considered all information it deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. The Board received materials in advance of the Organizational Meeting relating to its consideration of the Agreement, including (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) regarding each Fund’s fees and estimated expense ratio as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”); (b) information regarding BlackRock’s economic outlook for each Fund and its general investment outlook for the markets; (c) information regarding fees paid to service providers that are affiliates of BlackRock; and (d) information outlining the legal duties of the Board under the 1940 Act with respect to the consideration and approval of the Agreement. The Board also noted information received at prior Board meetings concerning compliance records and regulatory matters relating to BlackRock.
The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of the Funds’ portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services to be provided to the Funds. The Board received information concerning the investment philosophy and investment process to be used by BlackRock in managing the Funds, as well as a description of the capabilities, personnel and services of BlackRock. The Board considered the scope of the services provided by BlackRock to the Funds under the Agreement relative to services typically provided by third parties to other funds. The Board noted that the standard of care applicable under the Agreement was comparable to that found generally in investment company advisory agreements. The Board concluded that the scope of BlackRock’s services to be provided to the Funds was consistent with each Fund’s operational requirements, including, in addition to seeking to meet the pertinent Fund’s investment objective(s), compliance with investment restrictions, tax and reporting requirements and related shareholder services.
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also considered the quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services to be provided by BlackRock and its affiliates to the Funds. The Board evaluated the procedures of BlackRock designed to fulfill its fiduciary duty to the Funds with respect to possible conflicts of interest, including BlackRock’s code of ethics (regulating the personal trading of BlackRock’s officers and employees), the procedures by which BlackRock allocates trades among its various investment advisory clients, the integrity of the systems in place to ensure compliance with the foregoing and the record of BlackRock in these matters. The Board also noted information received at prior Board meetings concerning standards of BlackRock with respect to the execution of portfolio transactions.
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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives. The Board also considered the business reputation of BlackRock and its financial resources and concluded that BlackRock would be able to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligation under the Agreement.
In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services to be provided to the Funds. The Board considered that BlackRock and its affiliates will provide the Funds with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the pertinent Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates will provide the Funds with administrative services, including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the summary prospectus (as applicable), the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iii) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators; (iv) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers, including, among others, each Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (v) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vi) providing legal and compliance support; (vii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain open-end funds; and (viii) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Funds, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing each Fund’s distribution partners, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal & compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and BlackRock
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, previously received and considered information about BlackRock’s investment performance for other funds. The Board, however, did not consider the performance history of the Funds because the Funds was newly organized and had not yet commenced operations as of the date of the Organizational Meeting.
C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services to be Provided and Estimated Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Funds
In connection with the initial approval of the Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with those of its Expense Peers. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared each Fund’s estimated total expense ratio, as well as its estimated actual management fee rate, to those of its Expense Peers. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, including any 12b-1 or non-12b-1 service fees. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers that benefit a fund, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers that benefit a fund. Additionally, the Board noted information received at prior Board meetings concerning the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).
The Board noted that each Fund’s contractual management fee rate and estimated total expense ratio each ranked in the fourth quartile, and that the estimated actual management fee rate ranked in the fourth quartile relative to the pertinent Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted, however, that given the comparability limitations of each Fund’s Expense Peers, BlackRock provided the Board a supplemental peer group consisting of funds that are generally relevant comparisons for each Fund. The Board noted that the total expense ratio for each of the Future Health ETF and Future Tech ETF ranked second out of four funds relative to the supplemental peer group. The Board noted that the total expense ratio for the Future Innovator ETF ranked fifth out of eight funds relative to the supplemental peer group.
The Board also noted that each Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels. The Board noted that if the size of a Fund were to decrease, the Fund could lose the benefit of one or more breakpoints.
Following consideration of this information, the Board, including the independent Board Members, concluded that the fees to be paid pursuant to the Agreement were fair and reasonable in light of the services provided.
As the Funds had not commenced operations as of the date of the Organizational Meeting, BlackRock was not able to provide the Board with specific information concerning the expected profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. BlackRock, however, will provide the Board with such information at future meetings.
D. Economies of Scale
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Funds increase, including the existence of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable, noting that any contractual fee waivers and expense caps had been approved by the Board.
E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members
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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with the Funds, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Funds, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, BlackRock may use and benefit from third-party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.
In connection with its consideration of the Agreement, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.
The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if they believe that the pertinent Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.
Conclusion
The Board Members present at the Organizational Meeting, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, with respect to each Fund, for a two-year term beginning on the effective date of the Agreement. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.
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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”), BlackRock ETF Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for BlackRock Future Health ETF, BlackRock Future Innovators ETF, BlackRock Future Tech ETF and BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF (the “Funds”), 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 November 10-11, 2020 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC or BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), each an investment adviser to certain Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program, as applicable. 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, 2019 through September 30, 2020 (the “Program Reporting Period”).
The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing a Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish a 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 the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the Funds and the overall market.
The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a 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. Where a Fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds and reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a Fund’s liquidity bucketing. Derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation. |
| 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 (“RATS”). 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 that redeem in-kind generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash, and that ETFs generally do not borrow. |
| 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 and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages. |
| 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 material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period. 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.
January 31, 2021
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BlackRock 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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U.S. Equity Factor Rotation(a) | | $ | 0.235436 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.030368 | | | $ | 0.265804 | | | | 89 | % | | | — | % | | | 11 | % | | | 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. | |
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Additional Information
General Information
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.
Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.
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 Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
A description of the Company’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.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at blackrock.com; or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family
BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed-income and tax-exempt investing. Visit blackrock.com for more information.
BlackRock Privacy Principles
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
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Additional Information (continued)
Fund and Service Providers
Investment Adviser
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco, CA 94105
Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA, 02111
Distributor
BlackRock Investments, LLC
New York, NY 10022
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Legal Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY 10019
Address of the Trust
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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NVS | | Non-Voting Shares |
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Want to know more?
blackrock.com | (800) 441-7762
This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
USEFR-1/21-SAR
(b) Not Applicable
Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report |
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrant – Not Applicable |
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 – | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable |
Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders –There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) 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 |
Item 13 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached
(a)(3) Not Applicable
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(a)(4) Not Applicable
(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached
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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.
BlackRock ETF Trust
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| | By: | | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
| | | | John M. Perlowski |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | | | BlackRock ETF Trust |
Date: April 5, 2021
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/ John M. Perlowski |
| | | | John M. Perlowski |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | | | BlackRock ETF Trust |
Date: April 5, 2021
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| | By: | | /s/ Trent Walker |
| | | | Trent Walker |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | | | BlackRock ETF Trust |
Date: April 5, 2021
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