N-CSRS 1 d367742dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.

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: 811-07899 and 811-07885

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
       iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund
       iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund

 

       Quantitative Master Series LLC
       Master Small Cap Index Series

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2022

Date of reporting period: 06/30/2022


Item 1 –

Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 


 

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  JUNE 30, 2022

 

  

 

2022 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock FundsSM

·  iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

·  iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund

BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.

·  iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

·  iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee  


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of June 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022, ending the run of robust growth that followed the reopening of global economies and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, particularly weighing on relatively high-valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. While both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, declines for small-capitalization U.S. stocks were particularly steep. Both emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets fell significantly, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose notably during the reporting period as increasing inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and increasing uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates three times while indicating that additional large rate hikes were likely. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and began to reduce its balance sheet. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s statements led many analysts to anticipate that interest rates have significant room to rise before peaking.

Furthermore, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metals markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption have magnified supply problems for key commodities. We believe elevated energy prices will continue to exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation. However, markets have been primed to expect sharp tightening, which could weigh on valuations until central banks begin to tap the brakes.

In this environment, while we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes from central banks moderate our outlook. Furthermore, the energy shock and a deteriorating economic backdrop in China and Europe are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near-term. We take the opposite view on credit, where higher spreads provide near-term opportunities, while the likelihood of a higher inflation regime leads us to take an underweight stance on credit in the long-term. We believe that investment-grade corporates, U.K. gilts, local-currency emerging market debt, and inflation-protected bonds (particularly in Europe) offer strong opportunities in a six- to twelve-month horizon.

Overall, 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,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of June 30, 2022
     
       6-Month      12-Month 
   

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

  (19.96)%   (10.62)%
   

U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index)

  (23.43)      (25.20)   
   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  (19.57)      (17.77)   
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (17.63)      (25.28)   
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  0.15      0.18   
   

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

  (11.34)      (10.94)   
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (10.35)      (10.29)   
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (8.98)      (8.57)   
   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

  (14.19)      (12.82)   
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

      Page

The Markets in Review

   2

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

   4

About Fund Performance

   13

Disclosure of Expenses

   14

Derivative Financial Instruments

   14

Fund Financial Statements:

  

Fund Schedules of Investments

   15

Fund Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   34

Fund Statements of Operations

   36

Fund Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   38

Fund Financial Highlights

   40

Fund Notes to Financial Statements

   55

Series Portfolio Information

   68

Series Financial Statements:

  

Series Schedule of Investments

   69

Series Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   97

Series Statement of Operations

   98

Series Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   99

Series Financial Highlights

   100

Series Notes to Financial Statements

   101

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement

   109

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement

   112

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

   115

Additional Information

   119

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   121

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022    iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

 

Investment Objective

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance of fixed-income securities in the aggregate, as represented by the ICE BofA US Municipal Securities Index (the “Underlying Index”).

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional Shares returned (8.93)%, Investor A shares returned (9.05)%, Class K Shares returned (8.91)%, and Investor P Shares returned (9.04)%. The Fund’s benchmark, the ICE BofA US Municipal Securities Index, returned (9.28)% for the same period.

Returns for the Fund’s respective share classes differ from the benchmark index based on individual share-class expenses.

Describe the market environment.

The broad U.S. municipal bond market returned (9.28%) for the first half of 2022 as gauged by the Underlying Index. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield reached as high as 3.49% before finishing the period at 3.01%, an increase of 149 basis points from its 1.52% starting point at the end of 2021. Market volatility persisted as the focus of investors toggled between persistently high inflation prints and growing fears around a potential recession. Against a backdrop of historically high inflation, Fed rate hikes and rising Treasury yields, the AAA municipal yield curve moved higher and flattened over the six months.

With respect to monetary policy, the Fed signaled at the beginning of June 2022 that 50 basis point increases in its benchmark overnight lending rate in June and July would be sufficient near-term tightening under the assumption that monthly inflation prints would decelerate. However, surprisingly strong consumer price index data released the week prior to the June 15th Federal Open Market Committee meeting forced the Fed to accelerate its hiking path, raising rates by 75 basis points. While the committee “does not expect moves of this size to be common,” it raised guidance for the path of hikes for the rest of the year and indicate it will be looking for compelling evidence that inflation pressures are abating before considering a pause. Importantly, the Fed’s Summary of Economic Projections revealed an acknowledgment that restoring price stability will require some economic pain, likely in the form of higher unemployment.

Elsewhere on the economic data front, May 2022 saw a solid 390,000 jobs gained, although this reflected a slowdown from the 516,000 gained in April 2022. Unemployment remained little changed at 3.62% for the third month in a row as the pace of recovery continues to slow since the start of the year. Other parts of the economy also showed moderation, with retail sales, housing starts, and purchasing manager index data all softening. Additionally, consumer confidence has fallen precipitously over the course of the first half of the year as inflation takes its toll on household spending and sentiment.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the period, the Fund maintained its objective of seeking to provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance of the Index by selecting securities in accordance with their relative proportion within the Index. Other factors considered in security selection included transaction costs and maturity.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund remained positioned to attempt to match the risk characteristics of the Index, irrespective of the market’s future direction.

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 June 30, 2022 (continued)    iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

 

Performance

 

                       Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)  
                       1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  
      Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total
Returns
    Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
    Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
    Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
 

Institutional

     2.85     2.85     (8.93 )%      (8.64 )%      N/A       1.31     N/A       2.03     N/A  

Investor A

     2.67       2.66       (9.05     (8.87     N/A       1.12       N/A       1.94       N/A  

Investor P

     2.57       2.57       (9.04     (8.87     (12.52 )%      1.12       0.30     1.94       1.52

Class K

     2.97       2.88       (8.91     (8.60     N/A       1.34       N/A       2.05       N/A  

ICE BofA US Municipal Securities Index(c)

                 (9.28     (8.86     N/A       1.54       N/A       2.46       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes. On November 19, 2018, the Fund acquired all of the assets and assumed certain stated liabilities of the State Farm Tax Advantaged Bond Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of State Farm Mutual Fund Trust, through a tax-free reorganization (the “Reorganization”). The Predecessor Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the Reorganization; accordingly the Fund assumed the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund upon completion of the Reorganization.

 
  (b) 

The Fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities in the Underlying Index.

 
  (c) 

An index that tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated investment grade tax-exempt debt publicly issued by U.S. states and territories, and their political subdivisions, in the U.S. domestic market.

 

N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        
     

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 

Institutional

    $        1,000.00       $        910.70       $        1.18       $        1,000.00       $        1,023.55       $        1.25       0.25

Investor A

    1,000.00       909.50       2.37       1,000.00       1,022.32       2.51       0.50  

Investor P

    1,000.00       909.60       2.37       1,000.00       1,022.32       2.51       0.50  

Class K

    1,000.00       910.90       0.95       1,000.00       1,023.80       1.00       0.20  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022 (continued)    iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector(a)(b)  

Percent of

Total Investments

 

State

    29.5

Transportation

    26.3  

Utilities

    16.7  

County/City/Special District/School District

    16.1  

Health

    5.8  

Education

    4.7  

Tobacco

    0.9  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

   
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c)   Percentage  

2022

    4.3

2023

    8.4  

2024

    8.6  

2025

    11.5  

2026

    15.5  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Credit Rating(a)(d)  

Percent of

Total Investments

 

AAA/Aaa

    21.2

AA/Aa

    58.5  

A

    16.9  

BBB/Baa

    2.8  

N/R(e)

    0.6  

 

 
(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

(c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

(d) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(e) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of June 30, 2022, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022     iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund

 

Investment Objective

iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. 0-5 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS).

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional Shares returned (1.41)%, Class K Shares returned (1.39)% and Investor A shares returned (1.53)%. The Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index (Series-L), (the “Underlying Index”), returned (1.40)% for the same period.

Returns for the Fund’s respective share classes differ from the Underlying Index based on individual share-class expenses.

What factors influenced performance?

Prices for “TIPS” are influenced by changes in inflation expectations as well as the direction of nominal Treasury yields. For the six-month period, the Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index posted a return of (8.92%) while the Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. TIPS 0-5 year Index (Series-L), returned (1.40%), with returns for both indexes limited by rising longer-term nominal Treasury yields.

For much of the period, investors primarily focused on the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Fed hiking its benchmark overnight lending rate, along with persistently high inflation readings. The May consumer price index (“CPI”) report showed another robust gain in core and headline inflation, with the latter printing at its highest level in 40 years. The labor market continued its strong recovery, with the April 2022 nonfarm payroll report showing 428,000 new jobs, above market expectations of 380,000, and the May 2022 report adding 390,000 jobs versus the anticipated 318,000.

Reflecting concern over historically high inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee raised short-term rates by 50 basis points on May 4, 2022 and another 75 basis points on June 15, 2022. Chairman Jerome Powell stated that the committee was “determined, resolved, but flexible” in this highly uncertain environment to bring inflation down. The Summary of Economic Projections revealed a committee that acknowledges the process to restoring price stability will be painful. The committee will continue to remain focused on preventing higher inflation from getting entrenched with the labor market now extremely tight.

The Master Portfolio held a small amount of cash committed for pending transactions. The cash balance did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the period, the Fund maintained its objective of seeking to provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance of the benchmark Index by selecting securities in accordance with their relative proportion within the Index. Other factors considered in security selection included transaction costs and maturity.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund remains positioned to attempt to match the risk and return characteristics of the Index, irrespective of the future direction of inflation expectations.

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.

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)  
     
6-Month
Total Returns
 
 
    1 Year       5 Years      
Since
Inception
 
(c) 

Institutional

    (1.41 )%      0.96     2.87     2.68

Investor A

    (1.53     0.69       2.61       2.41  

Class K

    (1.39     0.99       2.89       2.70  

Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index (Series-L)(d)

    (1.40     1.06       2.99       2.79  

 

  (a) 

Average annual total returns reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related fees.

 
  (b) 

The Fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities of the Underlying Index. From time to time when conditions warrant, however, the Fund may invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of the Underlying Index. The Fund may invest a portion of the remainder of its assets in securities not included in the Underlying Index, but which BlackRock Advisors, LLC believes will help the Fund track the Underlying Index.

 
  (c) 

The Fund commenced operations on February 16, 2016.

 
  (d) 

Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index (Series-L) (formerly Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index (Series-L), an index that measures the performance of the inflation-protected public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of less than five years.

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022 (continued)    iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund

 

Expense Example

 

    Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return             
 

 

 

       

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
               

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
        

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 985.90     $ 0.34         $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.45     $ 0.35          0.07

Investor A

    1,000.00       984.70       1.77           1,000.00       1,023.01       1.81          0.36  

Class K

    1,000.00       986.10       0.30                   1,000.00       1,024.50       0.30            0.06  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY MATURITY

 

   
Period  

Percent of

Total Investments(a)

 

0-1 Year

    16.7

1-2 Years

    16.4  

2-3 Years

    23.3  

3-4 Years

    21.9  

4-5 Years

    21.7  

 

(a)

Exclude short-term securities.

 

FIVE LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

 

   
Holding  

Percent of

Total Investments

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.63%, 01/15/24

    6.4

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.13%, 01/15/23

    6.2  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.63%, 04/15/23

    5.9  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.38%, 07/15/23

    5.9  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.13%, 07/15/24

    5.6  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022     iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

 

Investment Objective

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to match the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) (the “MSCI EAFE Index”) in U.S. dollars with net dividends as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional Shares returned (19.01)%, Investor A Shares returned (19.14)%, Investor P Shares returned (19.14)%, and Class K Shares returned (18.99)%. The MSCI EAFE Index returned (19.57)% for the same period.

Returns for the Fund’s respective share classes differ from the MSCI EAFE Index based on individual share-class expenses.

Describe the market environment.

As developed markets started recovering from the Omicron Variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, investors’ attention shifted to rising inflation rates, the spike in commodity prices, and the financial and economic implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Those concerns dampened investors’ sentiment and market performance over the first quarter.

In response to rising inflation rates, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) announced their plan to end bond purchasing by the end of September 2022. Annual inflation in the eurozone rose from 5.9% in February 2022 to 7.5% in March 2022, fueled by increasing commodity prices. In the U.K., the Bank of England raised the interest rate by 0.5% over the quarter on top of an additional 0.15% raise in December 2021. The U.K. equity market proved more resilient than its developed markets peers, supported by its exposure to energy and materials.

In Japan, the manufacturing sector continued to suffer from supply chain disruption and the semiconductor shortage. The yen weakened and reached a six-year low against the U.S. dollar in March 2022.

Rising inflation and recession fears weighed down on developed markets performance. Global geopolitical tension intensified as the war in Ukraine continued with no sign of resolution. European countries were directly impacted by the reduction in gas supply from Russia and increased gas prices — peaking in the first half of June 2022 and driving inflation higher. Germany announced its energy emergency plan to prioritize industrial users with the allocation of gas supply. Similarly, the U.K. unveiled its new measures to help households facing larger energy bills in the upcoming fall.

As a result of the ongoing elevated inflation, the Bank of England raised the U.K. base rate to 1.25% in June 2022 while the ECB indicated a first-rate hike will likely be in July 2022 along with an end to asset purchase plan early in Q3 2022. In Japan, the Yen weakened against the U.S. dollar breaching the 130 level for the first time in the last two decades as Bank of Japan kept its accommodative monetary policy unchanged.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the six-month period, as changes were made to the composition of the MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund purchased and sold securities to maintain its objective of matching the risks and return of the benchmark index.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund remains positioned to match the risk characteristics of the MSCI EAFE Index, irrespective of the market’s future direction.

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 June 30, 2022 (continued)    iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

 

Performance

 

            Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)  
            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
      6-Month
Total
Returns
     Without
Sales
Charge
     With
Sales
Charge
     Without
Sales
Charge
     With
Sales
Charge
     Without
Sales
Charge
     With
Sales
Charge
 

Institutional

     (19.01 )%       (17.26 )%       N/A        2.32      N/A        5.32      N/A  

Investor A

     (19.14      (17.48      N/A        2.06        N/A        5.04        N/A  

Investor P

     (19.14      (17.48      (21.81 )%       2.05        0.96      5.05        4.49

Class K

     (18.99      (17.20      N/A        2.38        N/A        5.36        N/A  

MSCI EAFE Index(c)

     (19.57      (17.77      N/A        2.20        N/A        5.40        N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

Prior to August 1, 2016, the Fund invested all of its assets in Master International Index Series, a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC. Master International Index Series invested in a statistically selected sample of equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE Index and in derivative instruments linked to the MSCI EAFE Index. On August 1, 2016, the Fund ceased to invest in the Master International Index Series as part of a “master/feeder” structure and instead began to operate as a stand-alone fund.

 
  (c) 

An equity index which captures large- and mid-cap representation across certain developed markets countries around the world, excluding the United States and Canada. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   
     

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
   

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
   

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 

Institutional

    $        1,000.00       $           809.90       $          0.40       $        1,000.00       $        1,024.35       $          0.45       0.09

Investor A

    1,000.00       808.60       1.52       1,000.00       1,023.11       1.71       0.34  

Investor P

    1,000.00       808.60       1.52       1,000.00       1,023.11       1.71       0.34  

Class K

    1,000.00       810.10       0.18       1,000.00       1,024.60       0.20       0.04  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

Portfolio Information

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security(a)  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Nestle SA

    2.4

Roche Holding AG

    1.7  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1.5  

Shell PLC

    1.4  

ASML Holding NV

    1.4  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    1.3  

Novartis AG

    1.3  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1.2  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1.2  

BHP Group Ltd., Class DI

    1.1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Japan

    21.9

United Kingdom

    14.4  

France

    10.7  

Switzerland

    10.5  

Australia

    8.5  

Germany

    7.6  

Netherlands

    4.4  

Sweden

    3.1  

Hong Kong

    2.9  

Denmark

    2.7  

Spain

    2.5  

Italy

    1.9  

Singapore

    1.4  

Finland

    1.2  

Other#

    5.4  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

    0.9  
 
(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

#

Includes holdings within countries/geographic regions that are less than 1.0% of net assets. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for such countries/geographic regions.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022    iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund

 

Investment Objective

iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to match the performance of the Russell 2000® Index (the “Underlying Index”) as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional Shares returned (23.41)%, Investor A Shares returned (23.46)%, Investor P Shares returned (23.50)%, and Class K Shares returned (23.37)%. The Underlying Index returned (23.43)% for the same period.

Returns for the Fund’s respective share classes differ from the benchmark index based on individual share-class expenses. The Fund invests all of its assets in Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC.

Describe the market environment.

Geopolitical tension after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 fueled existing concerns over rising inflation, interest rate hikes, and rallying commodity prices. On the other hand, economic data in the United States remained strong with robust employment numbers and corporate earnings results. This provided comfort to investors but added to U.S. policy makers challenges. Investors were concerned that the Fed may dampen growth in an effort to get inflation under control.

Commodity prices spiked in the first quarter 2022 and pushed expectations for a higher inflation rate. The Fed hiked the interest rate by 25 basis points and signaled hikes at all six-remaining meetings for the year in efforts to tackle the highest inflation rate in four decades.

Concerns about high inflation, growth outlook and recession fears increased in the United States during the second quarter. While the unemployment rate remained low and wage growth strong, consumer sentiment went down as consumers struggled with higher prices and borrowing costs. The increased expectation of an interest rate hike weighed down on U.S. equity market valuations.

As the Fed continued to grapple with inflation, their messaging evolved over the second quarter 2022. Initially, Chairman Jerome Powel adopted a more hawkish tone stating that they would not hesitate to raise interest rates beyond neutral to achieve its inflation target and would be willing to accept an increase in unemployment rate. But as risks to growth increased over the quarter and recession fears intensified, the number and magnitude of future rate hikes beyond July 2022 remained unclear.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the six-month period, as changes were made to the composition of the Underlying Index, the Series purchased and sold securities to maintain its objective of matching the risks and return of the benchmark index.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Series remains positioned to match the risk characteristics of its benchmark index, irrespective of the market’s future direction.

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.

Performance

 

                Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)      
                1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      
         6-Month
Total
Returns
     Without
Sales
Charge
     With
Sales
Charge
     Without
Sales
Charge
     With
Sales
Charge
     Without
Sales
Charge
     With
Sales
Charge
     
 

 

    

 

Institutional

     (23.41 )%       (25.18 )%       N/A        5.16      N/A        9.35      N/A    
 

Investor A

     (23.46      (25.36      N/A        4.91        N/A        9.08        N/A    
 

Investor P

     (23.50      (25.39      (29.31 )%       4.89        3.77      9.07        8.49  
 

Class K

     (23.37      (25.13      N/A        5.22        N/A        9.40        N/A    
 

 

                      
 

Russell 2000® Index(c)

     (23.43      (25.20      N/A        5.17        N/A        9.35        N/A    
 

 

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

The Fund invests all of its assets in the Series. The Series may invest in a statistically selected sample of the stocks included in the Underlying Index and in derivative instruments linked to the Underlying Index.

 
  (c) 

An index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022 (continued)    iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund

 

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   
     

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
   

Beginning
Account Value
(01/01/22)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(06/30/22)
 
 
 
   

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
   

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 

Institutional

    $        1,000.00       $           765.90       $          0.53       $        1,000.00       $        1,024.20       $          0.60       0.12

Investor A

    1,000.00       765.40       1.62       1,000.00       1,022.96       1.86       0.37  

Investor P

    1,000.00       765.00       1.62       1,000.00       1,022.96       1.86       0.37  

Class K

    1,000.00       766.30       0.31       1,000.00       1,024.45       0.35       0.07  

 

  (a)

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund invests all of its assets in the Master Portfolio, the expense example reflects the net expenses of both the Fund and the Master Portfolio in which it invests.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors.

On November 19, 2018, the iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund acquired all of the assets and assumed certain stated liabilities, of the State Farm Tax Advantaged Bond Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of State Farm Mutual Fund Trust, in a tax-free reorganization (the “Reorganization”). The Predecessor Fund is the performance and accounting survivor of the Reorganization. Accordingly, information provided herein for periods prior to the Reorganization is that of the Predecessor Fund. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Reorganization.

Institutional and Class K Shares performance of iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund shown prior to the Institutional and Class K Shares inception date of November 19, 2018 is that of Investor A Shares, which reflect the performance of Premier Shares of the Predecessor Fund. The performance of iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund’s Institutional and Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Investor A Shares because Institutional Shares, Class K Shares and Investor A Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Institutional Shares, Class K Shares and Investor A Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Institutional and Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Investor A Shares because Institutional and Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Investor A Shares.

Investor A Shares are not subject to any sales charge and bear no ongoing distribution fee. These shares are subject to an ongoing service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Investor A Shares performance of iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund shown prior to the Reorganization is that of the Premier Shares of the Predecessor Fund.

Investor P Shares (available in iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund) are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 5.25% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). These shares are only available to investors purchasing shares through registered representatives of an insurance company’s broker-dealer that has entered into an agreement with iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund’s distributor to offer such shares. Investor P Share performance of iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund shown prior to the Investor P Shares inception date of August 6, 2018 is that of Institutional Shares (which have no distribution or service fees) and was restated to reflect Investor P Shares fees.

Investor P Shares (available in iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund) are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 4.00% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are only available to investors purchasing shares through registered representatives of an insurance company’s broker-dealer that has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to offer such shares. Investor P Shares performance shown prior to the Reorganization is that of the Premier Shares of the Predecessor Fund.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Figures shown in the performance table(s) assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date or payable date, as applicable. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

BlackRock Fund Advisors, the investment adviser of iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC, the investment adviser of iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund, iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund (the “Manager”), each has contractually and/or voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver(s) and/or reimbursement(s), each Fund’s performance would have been lower. With respect to each Fund’s voluntary waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to waive and/or reimburse or to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees and such voluntary waiver(s) may be reduced or discontinued at any time. With respect to each Fund’s contractual waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

 

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Disclosure of Expenses

 

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund and share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   

Alabama — 0.5%

   

State — 0.2%

   

Alabama Public School and College Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/38

  $ 395     $ 398,871  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.3%

   

Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/24(a)

    900       956,720  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Alabama

      1,355,591  
   

 

 

 

Arizona — 0.2%

   

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.2%

 

City of Phoenix Arizona, Refunding GO,
5.00%, 07/01/24

    650       688,300  
   

 

 

 

California — 21.7%

   

County/City/Special District/School District — 4.5%

 

Coast Community College District, Refunding GO, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/23(b)

        1,000       1,024,571  

Contra Costa Community College District, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/39

    1,000       997,722  

El Camino Community College District Foundation, GO, Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/38(c)

    680       353,277  

Fremont Union High School District, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/44

    1,350       1,459,714  

Los Angeles Community College District, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/24(b)

    1,000       1,061,514  

Los Angeles County Facilities, Inc., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/48

    1,000       958,874  

Los Angeles Unified School District, GO, Series B-1, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,500       1,651,200  

Poway Unified School District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/46(c)

    995       337,572  

Sacramento City Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, (AMBAC), 5.25%, 12/01/30

    250       288,310  

San Diego Community College District, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 08/01/26(b)

    500       534,568  

San Diego Unified School District, GO

   

Series I, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    1,000       1,070,704  

Series I, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    2,075       2,206,708  

Series L, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    1,000       965,945  

San Marcos Unified School District, GO, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/51(c)

    350       93,380  
   

 

 

 
        13,004,059  

Education — 2.5%

   

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series U-6, 5.00%, 05/01/45

    1,260       1,504,647  

Series U-7, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    495       594,270  

California State University, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/35

    500       505,515  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/38

    500       501,551  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/43

    540       565,311  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/48

    1,030       1,101,775  

University of California, Refunding RB

   

Series AR, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    605       645,704  

Series AY, 5.00%, 05/15/32

    500       548,870  

Series AY, 5.00%, 05/15/36

    1,000       1,081,327  
   

 

 

 
      7,048,970  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health — 0.4%

   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Class A, 5.00%, 08/15/51

  $ 1,000     $ 1,087,089  
   

 

 

 

State — 5.5%

   

California State Public Works Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/38

    1,000       1,016,342  

California State Public Works Board, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/26

    250       277,021  

Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/34

    685       736,139  

State of California, GO, 5.00%, 03/01/45

    1,000       1,039,257  

State of California, Refunding GO
5.00%, 10/01/24

    475       506,054  

5.00%, 10/01/25

    1,000       1,089,448  

5.00%, 08/01/26

    540       585,260  

5.00%, 08/01/27

    1,000       1,105,243  

5.00%, 08/01/31

    1,000       1,089,732  

5.00%, 09/01/31

    565       616,567  

5.00%, 12/01/31

    2,000       2,082,379  

4.00%, 09/01/32

    250       257,433  

4.00%, 09/01/35

    1,000       1,008,245  

5.00%, 09/01/35

    1,000       1,081,104  

5.00%, 02/01/38

    1,000       1,014,968  

5.00%, 12/01/43

    500       517,345  

5.00%, 08/01/46

    1,000       1,058,575  

3.00%, 04/01/52

        1,000       778,569  
   

 

 

 
        15,859,681  

Tobacco — 0.9%

   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, (SAP), 5.00%, 06/01/25(b)

    2,400       2,597,407  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 3.0%

   

Bay Area Toll Authority, RB, Series F-1, 4.00%, 04/01/56

    1,000       960,677  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/38

    500       500,822  

City of Long Beach California Harbor Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series C, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    500       530,514  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, ARB, Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 05/15/42

    1,500       1,597,771  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding RB, Series D, AMT, 3.00%, 05/15/40

    1,265       1,057,326  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/15/46

    1,000       918,975  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Refunding RB, CAB(c)

   

Series A, (AGM), 0.00%, 01/15/36

    500       286,015  

Series A, (AGM), 0.00%, 01/15/37

    1,000       543,876  

Riverside County Transportation Commission, Refunding RB, Series B-1, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 06/01/37

    1,154       1,135,312  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 05/01/49

    1,000       928,052  
   

 

 

 
      8,459,340  

Utilities — 4.9%

   

City of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/35

    1,305       1,416,253  

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/33

    1,435       1,579,406  

Series B-2, 5.00%, 06/01/34

    1,000       1,193,926  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Utilities (continued)

   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System Revenue, RB, Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/44

  $ 1,500     $ 1,564,454  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    1,500       1,588,608  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,000       1,092,240  

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/41

    575       593,143  

San Diego County Water Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/47

    1,550       1,762,681  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 08/01/43

    500       548,090  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 10/01/42

    1,500         1,492,070  

State of California Department of Water Resources, Refunding RB, Series AW, 5.00%, 12/01/26(b)

        1,000       1,118,677  
   

 

 

 
      13,949,548  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in California

      62,006,094  

Colorado — 2.0%

   

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.5%

 

 

City & County of Denver Colorado, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    1,500       1,489,571  
   

 

 

 

Health — 0.4%

   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/44

    1,000       1,021,542  
   

 

 

 

State — 0.2%

   

State of Colorado, COP, Series N, 4.00%, 03/15/43

    500       494,985  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.5%

   

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    1,000       1,059,523  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/40

    400       417,526  
   

 

 

 
      1,477,049  

Utilities — 0.4%

   

Board of Water Commissioners City & County of Denver, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/15/26

    1,230       1,231,578  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Colorado

      5,714,725  

Connecticut — 2.3%

   

Health — 0.4%

   

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    1,000       1,037,669  
   

 

 

 

State — 1.9%

   

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/24

    400       424,512  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/29

    725       748,123  

Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/36

    1,000       1,005,353  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/36

    430       431,144  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

State (continued)

   

State of Connecticut, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/23

  $ 850     $ 883,940  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/27

    400       413,877  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/28

    400       427,580  

Series B, 4.00%, 06/15/33

    850       862,196  

State of Connecticut, Refunding GO, Series B, 5.00%, 05/15/25

    250       269,502  
   

 

 

 
        5,466,227  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Connecticut

      6,503,896  

District of Columbia — 2.5%

   

State — 0.6%

   

District of Columbia, GO

   

Series D, 5.00%, 06/01/26

    500       550,744  

Series D, 4.00%, 06/01/34

        1,000       1,027,080  
   

 

 

 
      1,577,824  

Transportation — 1.0%

   

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/51

    1,500       1,400,171  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/45

    1,500       1,470,994  
   

 

 

 
      2,871,165  

Utilities — 0.9%

   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,510       1,611,805  

Series C, Sub-Lien, 5.00%, 10/01/24(b)

    1,000       1,065,150  
   

 

 

 
      2,676,955  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in District of Columbia

      7,125,944  

Florida — 2.8%

   

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.7%

 

County of Miami-Dade Florida Transit System, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    1,500       1,436,832  

School Board of Miami-Dade County, Refunding COP, Series D, 5.00%, 02/01/27

    500       537,262  
   

 

 

 
      1,974,094  

State — 0.4%

   

State of Florida, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/25

    1,000       1,084,826  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.7%

   

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,000       1,090,840  

County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series Q-1, 5.00%, 10/01/22(b)

    1,000       1,008,851  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/54

    850       885,584  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Transportation (continued)

    

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/25

  $     1,000      $     1,053,503  

State of Florida Department of Transportation Turnpike System Revenue, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/48

    1,000        959,305  
    

 

 

 
       4,998,083  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Florida

       8,057,003  

Georgia — 2.4%

    

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.9%

 

Gwinnett County School District, GO, 5.00%, 02/01/40

    1,400        1,559,764  

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    1,000        1,073,549  
    

 

 

 
       2,633,313  

State — 0.9%

    

State of Georgia, GO, Series A,
5.00%, 02/01/29

    650        706,799  

State of Georgia, Refunding GO, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/28

    1,710        1,919,614  
    

 

 

 
       2,626,413  

Transportation — 0.4%

    

City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.00%, 07/01/29

    1,000        1,138,954  
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.2%

    

City of Atlanta Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB,
5.00%, 05/01/25(b)

    500        539,707  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Georgia

       6,938,387  
    

 

 

 

Hawaii — 0.2%

    

State — 0.2%

    

State of Hawaii, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/22(b)

    500        505,909  
    

 

 

 

Illinois — 4.1%

    

Health — 0.4%

    

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,000        1,042,807  
    

 

 

 

State — 1.9%

    

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, Class B, (AGM),
0.00%, 06/15/46(c)

    1,105        351,163  

State of Illinois, GO

    

5.00%, 05/01/39

    1,500        1,516,812  

Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/29

    1,000        1,064,512  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/24

    1,000        1,046,347  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/26

    500        535,462  

State of Illinois, Refunding GO

    

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/25

    500        528,863  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/28

    500        540,732  
    

 

 

 
       5,583,891  

Transportation — 1.8%

    

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, ARB, Series E, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/24

    410        427,289  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding ARB

    

Series B, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    1,000        958,379  

Series B, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    1,000        1,043,826  

Chicago Transit Authority Capital Grant Receipts Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    190        208,718  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/46

    1,000        963,218  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Transportation (continued)

    

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB (continued)

    

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/41

  $     1,000      $ 1,050,248  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/25

    100        106,615  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    250        281,613  
    

 

 

 
       5,039,906  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Illinois

           11,666,604  

Indiana — 0.0%

    

State — 0.0%

    

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    100        106,813  
    

 

 

 

Kansas — 0.8%

    

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.1%

    

University of Kansas Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.00%, 03/01/27(b)

    155        172,788  
    

 

 

 

Health — 0.1%

    

University of Kansas Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.00%, 03/01/47

    425        440,882  
    

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.6%

    

State of Kansas Department of Transportation, RB
5.00%, 09/01/27

    1,000        1,075,458  

5.00%, 09/01/34

    500        533,962  
    

 

 

 
       1,609,420  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Kansas

       2,223,090  

Louisiana — 0.3%

    

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.3%

 

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C-1, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 05/01/23(b)

    925        950,603  
    

 

 

 

Maryland — 1.5%

    

State — 1.1%

    

State of Maryland, GO

    

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/28

    450        512,738  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/30

    1,000        1,163,335  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/31

    400        440,572  

State of Maryland, Refunding GO,
Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/25

    1,000        1,086,198  
    

 

 

 
       3,202,843  

Transportation — 0.4%

    

State of Maryland Department of Transportation, ARB
4.00%, 12/15/28

    405        413,853  

4.00%, 11/01/29

    695        717,933  
    

 

 

 
       1,131,786  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Maryland

       4,334,629  

Massachusetts — 2.8%

    

Education — 0.8%

    

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Series P, 5.00%, 07/01/50

    500        618,230  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/40

    1,000        1,174,402  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series 1, 5.00%, 11/01/24(b)

    400        426,692  
    

 

 

 
       2,219,324  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Health — 0.4%

    

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/34

  $     1,000      $     1,071,823  
    

 

 

 

State — 1.6%

    

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO

    

Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/26

    725        796,390  

Series B, 3.00%, 02/01/48

    1,000        806,828  

Series E, 4.00%, 04/01/46

    530        527,936  

Series F, 5.00%, 11/01/42

    1,000        1,079,366  

Series G, 4.00%, 09/01/32

    1,325        1,362,315  
    

 

 

 
       4,572,835  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Massachusetts

       7,863,982  

Michigan — 1.3%

    

Education — 0.2%

    

University of Michigan, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/26(b)

    585        643,662  
    

 

 

 

Health — 0.4%

    

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    1,000        1,066,467  
    

 

 

 

State — 0.7%

    

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series I, 3.00%, 10/15/51

    1,000        796,582  

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    1,000        1,117,969  
    

 

 

 
       1,914,551  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Michigan

       3,624,680  

Minnesota — 0.4%

    

Health — 0.4%

    

City of Rochester Minnesota, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/57

    1,000        1,089,475  
    

 

 

 

Missouri — 0.4%

    

Utilities — 0.4%

    

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Refunding RB

    

Series B, 5.00%, 05/01/25(b)

    330        355,265  

Series B, 5.00%, 05/01/45

    705        757,972  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Missouri

       1,113,237  

New Jersey — 5.2%

    

Health — 0.3%

    

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/51

    1,000        955,861  
    

 

 

 

State — 2.1%

    

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB, Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/48

    1,000        1,034,985  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/23(b)

    1,000        1,022,552  

Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/25

    500        508,949  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Series S, 5.00%, 06/15/46

    500        517,647  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, CAB, Series A,
0.00%, 12/15/38(c)

    530        245,283  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

State (continued)

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/36

  $     1,000      $ 1,050,238  

State of New Jersey, GO, Series A,
4.00%, 06/01/31

    1,500        1,582,838  
    

 

 

 
           5,962,492  

Transportation — 2.8%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

    

Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/25(c)

    100        89,342  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/25

    150        155,322  

Series AA, 4.75%, 06/15/38

    280        284,720  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, CAB(c)

    

Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/32

    250        161,052  

Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/35

    3,075        1,688,285  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 4.00%, 12/15/31

    1,000        1,015,977  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/15/24

    250        261,657  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    1,000        1,046,591  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/23(b)

    840        854,142  

Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/29

    1,000        1,108,346  

Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/32

    1,100        1,205,761  
    

 

 

 
       7,871,195  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New Jersey

       14,789,548  

New York — 24.2%

    

County/City/Special District/School District — 6.2%

 

City of New York, GO

    

Series B-1, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    1,390        1,481,944  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    500        544,518  

Series D, 4.00%, 12/01/41

    1,000        985,985  

Series F-1, 5.00%, 03/01/43

    1,000        1,087,619  

Series F-1, 5.00%, 03/01/50

    1,000        1,081,238  

City of New York, Refunding GO, Series I, 5.00%, 08/01/26

    165        165,432  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A,
5.00%, 02/15/42

    910        972,501  

Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
4.00%, 11/15/34

    310        330,977  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, (AGM),
4.00%, 03/01/45

    300        282,941  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB
5.00%, 05/01/37

    1,000        1,059,788  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/36

    500        543,656  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/42

    1,000        1,076,962  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 08/01/40

    1,500        1,584,968  

Series C-1, 5.00%, 02/01/32

    2,285        2,640,732  

Series C-2, 5.00%, 05/01/36

    1,000        1,084,417  

Sub-Series I, 5.00%, 05/01/42

    1,620        1,639,640  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB,
Series A-3, 4.00%, 03/15/56

    1,000        948,642  
    

 

 

 
       17,511,960  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Education — 1.0%

    

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB
5.00%, 10/01/45

  $     1,500      $ 1,768,713  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,000        990,116  
    

 

 

 
           2,758,829  

State — 6.4%

    

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/31

    1,000        1,058,411  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Refunding RB, Series -2A, Subordinate, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/36

    1,455        1,441,921  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/35

    740        805,602  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/24(a)

    600        631,882  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/28

    250        281,166  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/43

    500        488,823  

Series A, 3.00%, 03/15/51

    2,000        1,571,244  

Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47

    1,000        972,670  

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/27

    500        559,173  

Series E, 5.00%, 09/15/28(b)

    5        5,696  

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/29

    995        1,124,604  

Series E, 4.00%, 03/15/39

    1,000        984,576  

Series E, 3.00%, 03/15/41

    1,500        1,261,667  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB,
Series A-1, 4.00%, 03/15/44

    2,460        2,404,466  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/24

    1,000        1,051,543  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/27

    600        665,086  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/39

    1,000        1,087,437  

Series E, 3.00%, 03/15/50

    1,130        898,340  

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Series A,
5.00%, 10/15/24(b)

    1,000        1,066,488  
    

 

 

 
       18,360,795  

Transportation — 5.2%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,075        1,111,292  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    1,000        1,040,199  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/25

    1,235        1,246,647  

Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34(d)

    1,000        1,043,829  

Series E-1, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    1,260        1,269,822  

Sub-Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    1,000        1,046,420  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    1,000        932,775  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB
179th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    1,000        1,039,630  

194th Series, 5.00%, 10/15/34

    1,395        1,487,677  

194th Series, 5.00%, 10/15/41

    835        879,759  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    1,000        979,729  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    1,000        1,088,186  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/40

    600        633,453  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    1,000        1,075,244  
    

 

 

 
       14,874,662  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Utilities — 5.4%

    

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/41

  $     1,500      $ 1,618,075  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB

    

Series CC-1, 5.00%, 06/15/48

    1,000        1,069,851  

Series DD-1, 4.00%, 06/15/49

    1,000        973,825  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series DD, 5.00%, 06/15/35

    2,500            2,626,061  

Series DD, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    420        439,217  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/36

    1,000        1,069,061  

New York Power Authority RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/52

    1,000        967,604  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/50

    1,000        962,959  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/48

    1,000        1,181,315  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 06/15/46

    1,475        1,449,226  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series TE, Restructured,
5.00%, 12/15/34

    1,000        1,041,698  

Series TE, Restructured,
5.00%, 12/15/41

    2,000        2,073,233  
    

 

 

 
       15,472,125  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

       68,978,371  

North Carolina(c) — 0.2%

    

Transportation — 0.2%

    

North Carolina Turnpike Authority, RB, CAB 0.00%, 01/01/49

    1,000        304,292  

Series B, (AGC), 0.00%, 01/01/34

    500        320,035  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in North Carolina

       624,327  

Ohio — 1.0%

    

State — 0.2%

    

State of Ohio, Refunding GO, Series B, 5.00%, 09/15/25

    510        554,595  
    

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.4%

    

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, RB, Series A,
5.00%, 02/15/46

    1,000        1,107,885  
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.4%

    

American Municipal Power, Inc., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/15/33

    1,000        1,114,683  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Ohio

       2,777,163  
    

 

 

 

Oregon — 0.3%

    

State — 0.3%

    

State of Oregon Department of Transportation, Refunding RB, Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    1,000        1,003,247  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 3.3%

    

Health — 0.7%

    

Geisinger Authority, Refunding RB,
5.00%, 04/01/50

    1,000        1,048,616  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 08/15/49

    1,000        1,052,945  
    

 

 

 
       2,101,561  

State — 1.4%

    

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO 1st Series, 5.00%, 03/15/29

    1,000        1,056,416  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

State (continued)

    

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO (continued)

    

2nd Series, 5.00%, 10/15/26

  $ 685      $ 711,112  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, 1st Series,
5.00%, 01/01/28

    1,105        1,206,960  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, AMT,
5.00%, 12/31/38

    1,000        1,015,845  
    

 

 

 
       3,990,333  

Transportation — 1.2%

    

Delaware River Port Authority, ARB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/39

    125        133,270  

Delaware River Port Authority, Refunding RB, Series B,
5.00%, 01/01/26

    250        269,682  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB

    

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/47

        1,000        1,057,676  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/23(b)

    760        793,140  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    240        245,213  

Series A, Subordinate,
4.00%, 12/01/46

    425        396,745  

Series A, Subordinate,
4.00%, 12/01/50

    480        437,191  
    

 

 

 
       3,332,917  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania

 

         9,424,811  

South Carolina — 0.4%

    

Utilities — 0.4%

    

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    750        713,553  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/51

    305        318,797  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in South Carolina

 

     1,032,350  

Tennessee — 0.3%

    

Transportation — 0.3%

    

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, ARB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    900        928,988  
    

 

 

 

Texas — 9.5%

    

County/City/Special District/School District — 1.4%

 

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Refunding GO, Series A, (PSF-GTD), 4.00%, 02/15/23(b)

    445        451,605  

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Refunding GO, Series C, (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 02/15/44

    500        520,350  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Refunding RB
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/23

    800        835,796  

Series B, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/51

    1,780        1,700,813  

Lewisville Independent School District, Refunding GO, Series B,
5.00%, 08/15/28

    570        612,692  
    

 

 

 
       4,121,256  

Education — 0.2%

    

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, RB, Series E,
5.00%, 08/15/27

    400        451,286  
    

 

 

 

Health — 0.4%

    

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    1,000        1,044,546  
    

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

State — 0.7%

    

State of Texas, Refunding GO
5.00%, 04/01/24(b)

  $     1,000      $ 1,052,811  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/36

    1,000        1,069,022  
    

 

 

 
           2,121,833  

Transportation — 4.4%

    

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, RB
Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/27

    1,000        1,066,208  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/25(b)

    1,000        1,081,801  

Central Texas Turnpike System, RB, Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/37

    1,000        1,021,302  

Central Texas Turnpike System, RB, CAB, Series A, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 08/15/30(c)

    270        195,438  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB, Series A,
4.00%, 11/01/34

    1,250        1,252,723  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., RB
5.00%, 02/01/23

    570        579,449  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    695        757,236  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    500        472,784  

Harris County Toll Road Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 08/15/31

    1,000        1,107,338  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    1,000        1,076,874  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/43

    1,815        1,932,915  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    1,000        1,045,622  

State of Texas, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/24(b)

    1,000        1,065,604  
    

 

 

 
       12,655,294  

Utilities — 2.4%

    

City of Austin Texas Electric Utility Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    1,000        1,048,793  

City of Austin Texas Water & Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    2,000        2,017,949  

City of Garland Texas Electric Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB,
4.00%, 03/01/49

    1,000        931,275  

City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/26

    500        545,984  

Texas Water Development Board, RB

    

Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/37

    1,180        1,208,307  

Series B, 5.00%, 04/15/49

    1,000        1,080,765  
    

 

 

 
       6,833,073  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Texas

       27,227,288  

Utah — 0.2%

    

State — 0.2%

 

State of Utah, GO, 5.00%, 07/01/25

    450        488,172  
    

 

 

 

Virginia — 2.1%

    

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.7%

 

City of Alexandria Virginia, GO, Series A, (SAW), 3.00%, 07/15/46

    1,000        834,283  

County of Fairfax Virginia, Refunding GO, Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 10/01/27

    1,000        1,058,977  
    

 

 

 
       1,893,260  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health — 0.3%

   

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 05/15/42

  $     1,000     $     988,054  
   

 

 

 

State — 0.4%

   

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.00%, 02/01/30

    1,000       1,122,137  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.5%

   

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Refunding RB
5.00%, 09/15/23

    10       10,389  

5.00%, 03/15/27

    285       318,325  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/31

    1,000       1,117,407  
   

 

 

 
      1,446,121  

Utilities — 0.2%

   

City of Richmond Virginia Public Utility Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/15/26

    500       547,657  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in Virginia         5,997,229  
   

 

 

 

Washington — 4.0%

   

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.2%

 

 

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Series S-1, 5.00%, 11/01/25(b)

    485       529,150  
   

 

 

 

Health — 0.8%

   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    2,000       2,156,638  
   

 

 

 

State — 1.2%

   

State of Washington, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/43

    1,250       1,364,465  

State of Washington, Refunding GO

   

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    1,000       1,079,422  

Series R, 5.00%, 07/01/31

    1,000       1,057,928  
   

 

 

 
      3,501,815  

Transportation — 1.1%

   

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series S-1, 5.00%, 11/01/46

    1,000       1,190,164  

Port of Seattle Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/31

    2,000       2,003,955  
   

 

 

 
      3,194,119  

Utilities — 0.7%

   

County of King Washington Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/23(b)

    2,075       2,142,672  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in Washington         11,524,394  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Wisconsin — 1.1%

   

Health — 0.4%

   

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/39

  $     1,000     $     1,057,457  
   

 

 

 

State — 0.7%

   

State of Wisconsin, Refunding GO
5.00%, 11/01/27

    770       864,192  

Series 2, 5.00%, 11/01/26

    980       1,092,758  
   

 

 

 
      1,956,950  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Wisconsin

      3,014,407  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.0%
(Cost: $288,498,617)

      279,679,257  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 1.2%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70%(e)(f)

    3,413,024       3,413,706  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.2%
(Cost: $3,413,480)

      3,413,706  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.2%
(Cost: $291,912,097)

      283,092,963  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%

      2,408,371  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  285,501,334  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.

(b) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

(c) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
12/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
06/30/22
     Shares
Held at
06/30/22
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

   $   725,084      $ 2,688,027 (a)     $      $ 369      $ 226      $  3,413,706        3,413,024      $ 4,172      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                   
         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Municipal Bonds

   $        $ 279,679,257        $        $ 279,679,257  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     3,413,706                            3,413,706  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  3,413,706        $  279,679,257        $        $  283,092,963  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds 0.13%, 07/15/22 - 04/15/27

  $     83,533     $     83,524,992  

0.63%, 04/15/23 - 01/15/26

    28,691       29,137,606  

0.38%, 07/15/23 - 01/15/27

    28,489       28,731,334  

0.50%, 04/15/24

    6,527       6,617,296  

0.25%, 01/15/25

    9,165       9,220,696  

2.38%, 01/15/25 - 01/15/27

    9,706       10,360,311  

2.00%, 01/15/26

    4,369       4,627,129  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 102.2%
(Cost: $177,309,036)

      172,219,364  
   

 

 

 
Security  

    

Shares

    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 2.1%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 1.38%(a)(b)

    3,603,829     $ 3,603,829  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.1%
(Cost: $3,603,829)

      3,603,829  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 104.3%
(Cost: $180,912,865)

      175,823,193  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.3)%

 

    (7,325,116
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  168,498,077  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
12/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
06/30/22
     Shares
Held at
06/30/22
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $  2,879,900      $ 723,929 (a)     $      $      $      $  3,603,829        3,603,829      $  10,021 (b)     $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                           
         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets

               

Investments

               

Long-Term Investments

               

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   $        $ 172,219,364        $      $ 172,219,364  

Short-Term Securities

               

Money Market Funds

     3,603,829                          3,603,829  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  3,603,829        $  172,219,364        $      $  175,823,193  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 8.5%

   

Ampol Ltd.

    125,895     $ 2,971,431  

APA Group(a)

    635,919       4,952,391  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    323,584       7,696,777  

ASX Ltd.

    110,152       6,226,297  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    1,002,325       2,636,145  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    1,509,575           22,991,898  

BHP Group Ltd., Class DI

    2,725,718       78,047,138  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    264,521       2,914,664  

Brambles Ltd.

    764,344       5,651,785  

Cochlear Ltd.

    35,019       4,807,850  

Coles Group Ltd.

    719,438       8,853,656  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    918,776       57,401,927  

Computershare Ltd.

    292,619       4,990,078  

CSL Ltd.

    259,366       48,157,754  

Dexus

    569,608       3,502,781  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    32,603       1,532,529  

Endeavour Group Ltd.

    722,866       3,781,666  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    977,555       1,597,278  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    905,018       10,882,616  

Glencore PLC

    5,324,405       28,839,299  

Goodman Group

    898,279       11,091,707  

GPT Group

    1,035,023       3,025,045  

IDP Education Ltd.

    109,650       1,795,532  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    1,311,022       3,953,455  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.(a)

    372,045       2,343,491  

Lottery Corp. Ltd.(b)

    1,177,821       3,674,720  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    196,240       22,343,084  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    1,457,060       3,277,186  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    91,010       3,054,535  

Mirvac Group

    2,117,166       2,893,938  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    1,741,172       33,017,568  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    479,641       6,833,072  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    627,342       2,942,678  

Orica Ltd.

    214,619       2,348,079  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    942,110       3,739,756  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(b)

    501,114       1,550,865  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    793,438       6,667,162  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    98,403       4,984,169  

REA Group Ltd.

    28,716       2,217,468  

Reece Ltd.

    149,547       1,420,519  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    199,875       14,258,851  

Rio Tinto PLC

    604,875       36,163,434  

Santos Ltd.

    1,716,048       8,700,670  

Scentre Group

    2,786,146       5,002,662  

SEEK Ltd.

    181,397       2,631,328  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    244,468       5,572,225  

South32 Ltd.

    2,503,673       6,784,175  

Stockland

    1,284,583       3,207,326  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    669,649       5,106,574  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    2,212,043       5,883,537  

Transurban Group(a)

    1,653,336       16,449,539  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    385,664       3,024,456  

Vicinity Centres

    2,045,291       2,598,260  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    114,265       1,860,895  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    603,631       17,459,416  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,939,532       26,162,176  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    79,996       2,097,675  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    1,014,621     $ 22,299,860  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    652,567       16,028,573  
   

 

 

 
          632,901,621  
Austria — 0.2%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    185,123       4,704,209  

OMV AG

    78,466       3,690,313  

Verbund AG

    36,543       3,592,113  

voestalpine AG

    62,425       1,334,163  
   

 

 

 
      13,320,798  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ageas SA/NV

    90,225       3,978,253  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA

    467,677       25,185,313  

D’ieteren Group

    13,447       1,975,979  

Elia Group SA

    17,881       2,539,468  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    57,596       4,828,238  

KBC Group NV

    133,467       7,508,984  

Proximus SADP

    79,781       1,177,555  

Sofina SA

    8,209       1,682,691  

Solvay SA

    39,362       3,206,668  

UCB SA

    67,695       5,736,424  

Umicore SA

    112,769       3,953,006  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    80,199       2,530,610  
   

 

 

 
      64,303,189  
Chile — 0.0%            

Antofagasta PLC

    211,057       2,980,326  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.2%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,985,534       7,884,502  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)(d)

    931,200       2,794,249  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    1,084,400       2,048,312  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)(c)

    41,755       2,180,029  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    1,047,983       3,050,241  
   

 

 

 
      17,957,333  
Denmark — 2.7%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,686       3,913,131  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B

    3,069       7,204,778  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    53,556       6,844,603  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    56,191       4,101,814  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    63,549       7,261,085  

Danske Bank A/S

    365,383       5,200,389  

Demant A/S(b)

    56,755       2,133,501  

DSV A/S

    107,852       15,165,857  

Genmab A/S(b)

    35,067       11,377,306  

GN Store Nord A/S

    68,051       2,400,647  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    906,685       100,553,457  

Novozymes A/S, B Shares

    109,508       6,590,514  

Orsted A/S(d)

    101,051       10,643,082  

Pandora A/S

    52,824       3,356,039  

ROCKWOOL A/S, B Shares

    4,684       1,063,427  

Tryg A/S

    190,267       4,286,696  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    539,626       11,473,526  
   

 

 

 
      203,569,852  
Finland — 1.2%            

Elisa OYJ

    77,079       4,339,338  

Fortum OYJ

    239,234       3,615,988  

Kesko OYJ, B Shares

    145,772       3,449,812  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    181,710       8,684,861  

Neste OYJ

    227,792       10,132,411  

Nokia OYJ

    2,913,699       13,505,135  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,781,692     $   15,738,608  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    55,760       2,495,516  

Sampo OYJ, A Shares

    266,572       11,649,493  

Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares

    305,320       4,837,828  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    284,182       8,713,958  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    256,984       2,014,435  
   

 

 

 
          89,177,383  
France — 10.7%            

Accor SA(b)

    89,973       2,454,603  

Aeroports de Paris(b)(c)

    15,985       2,037,772  

Air Liquide SA

    281,521       37,893,507  

Airbus SE

    317,440       31,048,761  

Alstom SA

    169,927       3,880,202  

Amundi SA(d)

    32,060       1,765,128  

Arkema SA

    32,885       2,941,644  

AXA SA

    1,043,081       23,825,566  

BioMerieux

    21,823       2,139,842  

BNP Paribas SA

    598,144       28,610,399  

Bollore SE

    463,555       2,160,973  

Bouygues SA

    121,451       3,748,403  

Bureau Veritas SA

    159,237       4,096,856  

Capgemini SE

    88,180       15,207,528  

Carrefour SA

    330,040       5,858,637  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    267,479       11,557,561  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    365,280       9,976,145  

Covivio

    27,502       1,536,473  

Credit Agricole SA

    670,580       6,182,050  

Danone SA

    351,757       19,699,162  

Dassault Aviation SA

    13,537       2,113,975  

Dassault Systemes SE

    354,437       13,128,652  

Edenred

    133,995       6,347,425  

Eiffage SA(c)

    44,865       4,058,488  

Electricite de France SA

    306,851       2,520,426  

Engie SA

    972,951       11,265,763  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    154,827       23,473,720  

Eurazeo SE

    22,269       1,383,442  

Gecina SA

    24,481       2,297,540  

Getlink SE

    235,577       4,178,035  

Hermes International

    17,053       19,191,913  

Ipsen SA

    19,687       1,864,026  

Kering SA

    40,283       20,875,730  

Klepierre SA

    111,674       2,161,112  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(d)

    56,850       1,974,073  

Legrand SA

    144,003       10,692,008  

L’Oreal SA

    129,727       45,041,907  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    149,478       91,611,719  

Orange SA

    1,074,195       12,657,854  

Pernod Ricard SA

    112,802       20,854,240  

Publicis Groupe SA

    121,570       5,978,875  

Remy Cointreau SA

    12,017       2,108,522  

Renault SA(b)

    101,483       2,562,030  

Safran SA

    184,033       18,323,331  

Sanofi

    612,308       61,748,827  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    14,817       4,675,025  

Schneider Electric SE

    291,067       34,682,226  

SEB SA

    14,364       1,386,216  

Societe Generale SA

    428,674       9,477,851  

Sodexo SA

    47,360       3,349,976  

Teleperformance

    31,466       9,716,199  

Thales SA

    57,231       7,026,650  

TotalEnergies SE

    1,334,922       70,266,245  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)(c)

    50,784     $ 2,239,743  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(b)(c)

    65,874       3,349,028  

Valeo

    122,690       2,390,733  

Veolia Environnement SA

    357,917       8,773,723  

Vinci SA

    287,304       25,788,814  

Vivendi SE

    406,388       4,147,144  

Wendel SE

    14,316       1,199,866  

Worldline SA(b)(d)

    127,511       4,756,081  
   

 

 

 
          798,260,365  
Germany — 7.2%            

Adidas AG

    92,470       16,425,529  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    219,927       42,162,239  

BASF SE

    494,539       21,637,190  

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

    528,969       31,588,101  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    178,274       13,819,906  

Bechtle AG

    42,886       1,761,525  

Beiersdorf AG

    54,495       5,592,126  

Brenntag SE

    83,322       5,455,773  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    21,355       2,567,498  

Commerzbank AG(b)

    573,163       4,066,669  

Continental AG, Class A

    58,308       4,092,566  

Covestro AG(d)

    102,764       3,570,913  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

    243,707       6,418,237  

Delivery Hero SE(b)(d)

    86,483       3,262,643  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares

    1,112,817       9,779,100  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    103,764       17,424,744  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered Shares(b)(c)

    313,037       1,843,868  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered Shares

    527,685       19,923,345  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered Shares

    1,745,166       34,710,035  

E.ON SE

    1,200,200       10,109,375  

Evonik Industries AG

    110,721       2,374,541  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    110,961       5,559,267  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    224,404       6,824,510  

GEA Group AG

    82,854       2,872,381  

Hannover Rueck SE

    32,611       4,756,469  

HeidelbergCement AG

    78,558       3,792,882  

HelloFresh SE(b)

    88,854       2,898,833  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    55,939       3,436,909  

Infineon Technologies AG

    703,150       17,104,480  

KION Group AG

    38,708       1,620,402  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    38,119       2,183,262  

LEG Immobilien SE

    38,669       3,218,095  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Registered Shares(c)

    432,026       25,091,345  

Merck KGaA

    69,081       11,717,606  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    28,656       5,249,537  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered Shares

    75,434       17,843,713  

Nemetschek SE

    31,191       1,897,556  

Puma SE

    56,872       3,773,257  

Rational AG

    2,780       1,620,711  

Rheinmetall AG

    23,453       5,412,127  

RWE AG

    345,894       12,793,249  

SAP SE

    562,246       51,248,948  

Scout24 SE(d)

    43,874       2,260,183  

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

    411,901       42,341,979  

Siemens Energy AG(b)

    234,750       3,459,825  

Siemens Healthineers AG(d)

    150,831       7,690,321  

Symrise AG

    71,077       7,752,029  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    566,180       1,632,698  

Uniper SE

    49,511       739,901  

United Internet AG, Registered Shares

    51,161       1,466,485  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Volkswagen AG

    17,135     $ 3,133,730  

Vonovia SE

    390,313       12,076,462  

Zalando SE(b)(d)

    119,877       3,157,875  
   

 

 

 
          535,212,950  
Hong Kong — 2.9%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    6,513,683       71,172,175  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    1,080,589       7,677,923  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    358,844       2,204,354  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    884,761       7,352,612  

ESR Group Ltd.(b)(d)

    1,083,200       2,937,260  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,174,058       7,033,277  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    1,072,565       2,040,901  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    409,448       7,255,786  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    794,774       2,987,057  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., Class SS(a)

    1,418,116       1,301,223  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS(a)

    2,068,417       2,777,972  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    6,076,383       6,557,726  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    647,243       32,010,204  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    620,093       3,114,189  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    114,886       6,036,560  

Link REIT

    1,163,143       9,504,462  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    839,033       4,398,829  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    811,824       2,924,298  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    747,118       4,706,777  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,873,975       2,767,253  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    724,000       2,059,186  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    800,088       9,473,085  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    269,700       1,610,719  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    616,136       1,533,953  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    745,631       7,785,986  

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    4,446,107       3,441,221  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    888,245       4,241,570  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    996,000       2,403,114  
   

 

 

 
      219,309,672  
Ireland — 0.9%            

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    72,479       2,967,290  

CRH PLC

    412,463       14,233,600  

Experian PLC

    496,504       14,577,750  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(b)

    89,852       9,108,997  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    239,927       5,252,685  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    85,699       8,195,565  

Kingspan Group PLC

    82,921       4,986,131  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    132,407       4,465,035  
   

 

 

 
      63,787,053  
Isle of Man — 0.1%            

Entain PLC(b)

    312,658       4,757,924  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.7%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    22,913       1,613,121  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    628,679       5,279,158  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    782,286       6,998,347  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b)

    56,211       6,845,376  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(b)(c)

    21,218       2,715,055  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    14,394       3,305,967  

ICL Group Ltd.

    378,237       3,455,163  

Isracard Ltd.

          2  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    653,990       3,424,566  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(b)

    26,496       839,923  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    82,862       2,758,523  

Nice Ltd.(b)

    33,892       6,540,103  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(b)

    589,482     $ 4,432,905  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(b)

    56,647       2,642,240  

Wix.com Ltd.(b)

    31,270       2,049,749  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.

    45,276       2,138,386  
   

 

 

 
          55,038,584  
Italy — 1.9%            

Amplifon SpA

    67,692       2,081,161  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    591,891       9,454,135  

Atlantia SpA

    266,810       6,263,221  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    284,052       2,996,661  

DiaSorin SpA

    13,521       1,778,153  

Enel SpA

    4,379,255       24,016,798  

Eni SpA

    1,358,958       16,118,138  

Ferrari NV

    67,272       12,380,579  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    322,880       3,873,450  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(d)

    183,357       1,864,060  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    8,892,691       16,642,395  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    326,642       2,832,845  

Moncler SpA

    110,726       4,770,740  

Nexi SpA(b)(d)

    279,536       2,321,390  

Poste Italiane SpA(d)

    285,755       2,673,660  

Prysmian SpA

    137,731       3,783,869  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    56,310       2,455,637  

Snam SpA

    1,079,101       5,661,359  

Telecom Italia SpA(b)

    5,304,271       1,390,820  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    764,416       6,010,017  

UniCredit SpA

    1,138,689       10,881,700  
   

 

 

 
      140,250,788  
Japan — 21.9%            

Advantest Corp.

    106,100       5,705,708  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    352,646       6,125,503  

AGC, Inc.

    104,748       3,680,599  

Aisin Corp.

    77,446       2,397,027  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    249,454       6,083,088  

ANA Holdings, Inc.(b)

    86,711       1,601,697  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    243,202       7,997,787  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    116,200       1,759,371  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    670,968       5,104,301  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    1,002,443       15,639,810  

Azbil Corp.

    65,100       1,716,331  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    107,204       7,567,847  

Bridgestone Corp.

    305,241       11,128,894  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    127,663       2,246,152  

Canon, Inc.

    538,648       12,206,507  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    93,900       2,284,205  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    77,740       8,934,878  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    274,470       1,502,365  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    350,211       3,526,417  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    358,730       9,176,487  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    592,670       2,057,843  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    231,716       2,321,456  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    117,968       2,537,551  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    53,376       3,054,721  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    538,200       9,954,212  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    943,462       23,994,581  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    134,168       21,541,883  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    34,270       2,964,563  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    322,876       7,551,104  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    1,170       2,659,296  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    767,552       3,436,813  

Denso Corp.

    233,390       12,318,896  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Dentsu Group, Inc.

    114,782     $ 3,460,424  

Disco Corp.

    15,459       3,678,651  

East Japan Railway Co.

    161,844       8,278,181  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    135,715       5,738,044  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    1,635,063       6,152,402  

FANUC Corp.

    103,251       16,183,483  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    31,141       16,357,648  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    67,194       2,778,057  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    191,708       10,300,742  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    105,904       13,251,543  

GLP J-REIT

    2,270       2,781,790  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

    22,000       1,567,082  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    119,792       1,100,398  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    75,387       2,936,897  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    120,763       3,298,429  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    11,206       1,151,998  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    16,992       2,256,217  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    57,505       1,277,343  

Hitachi Ltd.

    521,313           24,798,873  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.(b)

    116,786       1,767,926  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    877,835       21,165,550  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    56,930       1,696,850  

Hoya Corp.

    199,078       17,037,674  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    208,767       1,619,249  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    61,100       1,731,001  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    112,100       2,677,919  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    77,222       1,185,540  

Inpex Corp.

    560,000       6,003,353  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    312,082       3,452,057  

Ito En Ltd.

    27,600       1,241,249  

ITOCHU Corp.

    639,973       17,265,168  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    52,300       1,285,908  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.(b)

    74,962       1,287,966  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    293,836       4,259,043  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    3,733       2,908,661  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.(c)

    214,100       1,666,867  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,322,029       9,459,011  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    108,300       1,733,310  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    659       3,034,452  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    641,441       11,115,387  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    258,812       2,722,753  

JSR Corp.

    107,628       2,796,840  

Kajima Corp.

    241,277       2,766,627  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    69,116       1,147,952  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    379,551       3,757,011  

Kao Corp.

    254,507       10,320,122  

KDDI Corp.

    868,475       27,386,804  

Keio Corp.

    54,329       1,948,981  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    72,087       1,990,468  

Keyence Corp.

    104,780       35,933,064  

Kikkoman Corp.

    77,464       4,122,390  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92,998       2,893,323  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    437,455       6,910,492  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    29,065       1,800,033  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    81,100       1,993,522  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,200       1,011,679  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    57,247       1,818,270  

Komatsu Ltd.

    497,754       11,083,567  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    50,099       2,775,558  

Kose Corp.

    18,259       1,664,051  

Kubota Corp.

    547,389       8,203,227  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    55,729       2,017,299  

Kyocera Corp.

    171,500       9,167,767  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    142,497     $ 3,217,144  

Lasertec Corp.

    40,300       4,799,876  

Lixil Corp.

    160,327       3,013,437  

M3, Inc.

    237,113       6,825,287  

Makita Corp.

    119,539       2,962,958  

Marubeni Corp.

    844,164       7,573,487  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    303,298       2,475,665  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(c)

    48,294       1,759,148  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    63,934       3,141,577  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    192,308       3,277,559  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    149,856       3,164,881  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    676,709       3,677,013  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    679,997           20,251,111  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    1,040,521       11,184,719  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    636,882       9,230,546  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.

    350,773       1,618,949  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    171,205       5,983,907  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    6,436,270       34,434,353  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    746,700       16,408,380  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    96,951       2,067,911  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    484,920       10,418,431  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    182,200       4,191,425  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    1,298,851       14,787,306  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    133,200       1,986,503  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    240,424       7,372,213  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    309,325       16,835,731  

NEC Corp.

    132,674       5,176,535  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    263,348       5,407,788  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    133,668       1,800,840  

Nidec Corp.

    240,820       14,922,857  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.

    166,000       1,769,585  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    59,482       25,580,610  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

    810       4,042,480  

Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.

    41,270       2,248,107  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    445,080       3,330,173  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

    1,130       2,783,153  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    93,793       1,501,738  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    26,200       1,599,258  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    448,956       6,283,186  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    643,532       18,490,697  

Nippon Yusen KK

    86,622       5,939,232  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    69,311       3,199,213  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,253,815       4,910,704  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    107,573       1,258,932  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,141       2,289,087  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    42,523       4,046,607  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    76,926       4,975,461  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    1,636,118       5,944,186  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    64,058       1,567,204  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

    2,268       2,832,962  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    181,763       4,877,887  

NTT Data Corp.

    335,717       4,657,346  

Obayashi Corp.

    353,734       2,572,800  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    37,694       5,360,318  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    153,685       2,073,484  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    427,626       1,852,616  

Olympus Corp.

    664,612       13,468,483  

Omron Corp.

    99,828       5,080,916  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    198,131       5,089,841  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    44,100       1,755,431  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    20,235       1,178,388  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    107,704       15,041,063  

ORIX Corp.

    645,800       10,823,501  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    203,208     $ 3,894,527  

Otsuka Corp.

    61,182       1,820,830  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    208,455       7,441,156  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    218,236       3,479,390  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    1,182,357       9,546,570  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    94,175       1,719,457  

Rakuten Group, Inc.

    469,200       2,121,537  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    776,194           22,859,251  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(b)

    624,408       5,650,490  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    1,163,499       4,352,082  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    357,781       2,793,249  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    46,200       3,238,607  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    129,897       2,538,137  

SCSK Corp.

    81,800       1,389,172  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    113,457       7,005,366  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    147,603       2,088,137  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    202,278       2,773,227  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    333,999       5,863,467  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    405,659       15,739,722  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    169,404       2,864,608  

Sharp Corp.(c)

    130,269       1,007,641  

Shimadzu Corp.

    128,063       4,059,021  

Shimano, Inc.

    39,370       6,632,143  

Shimizu Corp.

    290,006       1,602,100  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    201,926       22,698,685  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    142,121       7,253,632  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    215,778       8,697,403  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    243,901       1,468,495  

SMC Corp.

    30,841       13,728,548  

SoftBank Corp.

    1,546,500       17,170,066  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    649,400       25,169,760  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    168,842       7,457,401  

Sony Group Corp.

    678,968       55,374,426  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,000       2,041,790  

Subaru Corp.

    327,546       5,793,779  

SUMCO Corp.

    184,215       2,395,696  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    805,160       3,151,150  

Sumitomo Corp.

    603,740       8,206,902  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    402,880       4,452,033  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    133,015       4,124,036  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    703,027       20,897,544  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    181,626       5,613,327  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    167,149       4,412,515  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    75,340       2,845,062  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    198,119       6,228,449  

Sysmex Corp.

    89,722       5,413,884  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    280,106       3,353,022  

Taisei Corp.

    101,710       3,171,314  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    836,508       23,496,112  

TDK Corp.

    207,774       6,424,012  

Terumo Corp.

    345,606       10,454,944  

TIS, Inc.

    119,600       3,146,762  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    99,098       2,262,078  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    59,482       2,154,743  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    337,987       19,708,679  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.(b)

    813,512       3,403,091  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    80,393       26,239,727  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    213,655       4,427,797  

Tokyu Corp.

    285,965       3,375,379  

Toppan, Inc.

    142,200       2,372,453  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    740,514       4,168,231  

Toshiba Corp.

    208,670       8,478,321  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tosoh Corp.

    136,174     $ 1,693,831  

TOTO Ltd.

    75,987       2,516,035  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    79,500       4,929,578  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    5,709,945       88,100,479  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    114,781       3,742,184  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    71,734       3,509,328  

Unicharm Corp.

    217,402       7,295,406  

USS Co. Ltd.

    117,663       2,039,343  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    52,200       1,049,451  

West Japan Railway Co

    118,240       4,349,864  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    67,682       3,903,859  

Yamaha Corp.

    74,064       3,053,283  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    156,527       2,874,268  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    155,462       2,487,883  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    128,345       4,145,307  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    122,363       2,024,277  

Z Holdings Corp.

    1,424,727       4,143,211  

ZOZO, Inc.

    65,951       1,193,231  
   

 

 

 
          1,633,106,175  
Jordan — 0.0%            

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC.

    90,675       1,789,071  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.3%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    338,975       7,601,644  

Aroundtown SA

    531,782       1,700,849  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    72,432       5,720,544  

Tenaris SA

    254,981       3,275,008  
   

 

 

 
      18,298,045  
Macau — 0.0%            

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    1,290,460       3,104,459  
   

 

 

 
Malta — 0.0%            

AZ BGP Holdings(b)(e)

    966,939       10  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 4.4%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV(d)

    224,031       2,517,336  

Adyen NV(b)(d)

    11,668       16,838,464  

Aegon NV

    955,370       4,114,425  

Akzo Nobel NV

    99,374       6,498,848  

Argenx SE(b)

    26,054       9,821,141  

ASM International NV

    25,040       6,230,131  

ASML Holding NV

    218,522       103,238,082  

Euronext NV(d)

    50,523       4,143,532  

EXOR NV

    58,455       3,652,850  

Heineken Holding NV

    61,416       4,461,541  

Heineken NV

    139,562       12,703,154  

IMCD NV

    30,312       4,144,696  

ING Groep NV

    2,102,075       20,708,802  

JDE Peet’s NV

    55,298       1,574,462  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(b)(d)

    95,912       1,507,105  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    563,052       14,655,684  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    93,162       13,345,507  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,774,363       6,313,412  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    486,609       10,437,046  

NN Group NV

    154,040       6,976,910  

OCI NV

    56,965       1,873,902  

Prosus NV

    446,607       28,919,404  

QIAGEN NV(b)

    123,037       5,784,970  

Randstad NV

    63,667       3,077,050  

Stellantis NV

    1,180,704       14,658,133  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Universal Music Group NV

    387,336     $ 7,760,670  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    140,276       13,595,261  
   

 

 

 
          329,552,518  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(b)

    668,906       2,996,434  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    306,036       3,812,503  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    366,593       1,290,814  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    697,683       2,035,941  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    1,000,204       2,993,356  

Xero Ltd.(b)

    71,903       3,835,351  
   

 

 

 
      16,964,399  
Norway — 0.8%            

Adevinta ASA(b)

    166,043       1,222,396  

Aker BP ASA

    170,168       5,893,405  

DNB Bank ASA

    500,860       9,067,348  

Equinor ASA

    526,213       18,336,095  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    107,778       2,193,983  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    48,483       1,743,701  

Mowi ASA

    231,768       5,299,996  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    719,364       4,065,314  

Orkla ASA

    407,149       3,261,547  

Salmar ASA

    31,789       2,250,540  

Telenor ASA

    372,394       4,976,382  

Yara International ASA

    87,804       3,679,074  
   

 

 

 
      61,989,781  
Portugal — 0.2%            

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered
Shares(b)(e)

    47,542       1  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    1,494,675       6,965,680  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    266,642       3,119,974  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    151,365       3,281,342  
   

 

 

 
      13,366,997  
Singapore — 1.4%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,794,275       3,682,474  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    2,846,601       4,449,863  

Capitaland Investment Ltd.

    1,382,630       3,805,439  

City Developments Ltd.

    217,578       1,277,946  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    975,209       20,866,930  

Genting Singapore Ltd.(c)

    3,308,525       1,715,946  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(b)

    570,809       1,444,147  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    780,142       3,644,525  

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    1,230,800       1,622,149  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    1,743,741       2,110,199  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,823,087       14,954,867  

Sea Ltd., ADR(b)

    193,053       12,907,524  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    728,599       2,677,210  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    419,326       2,856,835  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    859,079       2,528,968  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    4,445,946       8,091,910  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    635,405       12,004,148  

UOL Group Ltd.

    242,799       1,286,977  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    149,627       1,792,305  
   

 

 

 
      103,720,362  
South Africa — 0.3%            

Anglo American PLC

    684,419       24,467,000  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.5%            

Acciona SA

    13,308       2,452,111  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    127,730       3,112,990  

Aena SME SA(b)(d)

    40,513       5,169,496  

Amadeus IT Group SA(b)

    242,563       13,582,107  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,590,206     $ 16,308,784  

Banco Santander SA

    9,336,762       26,417,552  

CaixaBank SA

    2,399,406       8,402,842  

Cellnex Telecom SA(d)

    292,618       11,388,155  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    152,221       3,595,853  

Enagas SA

    102,462       2,266,105  

Endesa SA

    171,716       3,248,421  

Ferrovial SA

    260,012       6,615,682  

Grifols SA

    160,983       3,052,942  

Iberdrola SA

    3,119,573       32,479,132  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    587,711       13,356,009  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    103,472       2,989,891  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    180,542       3,417,583  

Repsol SA

    781,279       11,517,614  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA(b)

    129,392       2,439,597  

Telefonica SA

    2,879,936       14,703,605  
   

 

 

 
          186,516,471  
Sweden — 3.1%            

Alfa Laval AB

    166,815       4,043,945  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    539,738       11,518,030  

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

    1,446,262       13,537,077  

Atlas Copco AB, B Shares

    828,043       6,938,105  

Boliden AB

    146,049       4,670,714  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    119,474       1,613,719  

Embracer Group AB(b)

    343,950       2,641,911  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    351,418       5,448,758  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    210,487       2,852,394  

EQT AB

    158,531       3,258,294  

Essity AB, Class B

    327,906       8,571,648  

Evolution AB(d)

    98,449       9,006,211  

Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares(b)

    331,962       1,590,323  

Getinge AB, B Shares

    123,691       2,866,707  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

    390,852       4,691,255  

Hexagon AB, B Shares

    1,040,599       10,873,276  

Holmen AB, B Shares

    50,621       2,061,977  

Husqvarna AB, B Shares

    226,578       1,670,067  

Industrivarden AB, A Shares

    68,437       1,547,149  

Industrivarden AB, C Shares

    84,949       1,898,975  

Indutrade AB

    147,068       2,698,406  

Investment AB Latour, B Shares

    77,520       1,539,771  

Investor AB, A Shares

    268,320       4,832,662  

Investor AB, B Shares

    980,989       16,178,234  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(b)

    127,955       2,071,106  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, B Shares

    40,695       1,659,410  

Lifco AB, B Shares

    125,325       2,023,825  

Nibe Industrier AB, B Shares

    815,992       6,151,146  

Sagax AB, Class B

    102,761       1,905,155  

Sandvik AB

    594,882       9,694,850  

Securitas AB, B Shares

    166,743       1,441,629  

Sinch AB(b)(d)

    297,399       971,439  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    876,306       8,633,223  

Skanska AB, B Shares

    182,332       2,805,273  

SKF AB, B Shares

    204,414       3,032,743  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    325,118       4,884,912  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares

    785,348       6,741,353  

Swedbank AB, A Shares

    487,607       6,184,121  

Swedish Match AB

    845,009       8,621,238  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(b)

    91,255       1,982,076  

Tele2 AB, B Shares

    305,625       3,484,999  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

    1,561,026       11,659,324  

Telia Co. AB

    1,430,250       5,489,446  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Volvo AB, A Shares

    108,306     $ 1,753,980  

Volvo AB, B Shares

    812,516       12,642,246  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(b)(c)

    320,854       2,131,967  
   

 

 

 
          232,515,069  
Switzerland — 10.5%            

ABB Ltd., Registered Shares

    884,385       23,717,585  

Adecco Group AG, Registered Shares

    87,346       2,977,172  

Alcon, Inc.

    269,055       18,866,548  

Bachem Holding AG

    17,144       1,194,938  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered Shares

    24,574       4,022,599  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered Shares

    1,891       4,230,958  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    567       5,773,216  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered Shares

    58       6,081,601  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered Shares

    281,062       30,231,896  

Clariant AG, Registered Shares

    114,099       2,175,671  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    107,367       2,392,317  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

    1,415,673       8,080,446  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered Shares

    3,789       2,827,736  

Geberit AG, Registered Shares

    19,153       9,214,574  

Givaudan SA, Registered Shares

    4,972       17,524,864  

Holcim AG, Registered Shares

    294,619       12,636,069  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    117,806       5,465,027  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered Shares

    29,171       6,931,101  

Logitech International SA, Registered Shares

    93,321       4,866,244  

Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares

    40,096       21,416,769  

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

    1,515,687       177,142,399  

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

    1,179,694       100,015,142  

Partners Group Holding AG

    12,220       11,035,844  

Roche Holding AG

    395,444       133,101,257  

Schindler Holding AG

    21,973       4,017,962  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares

    12,163       2,190,538  

SGS SA, Registered Shares

    3,430       7,867,319  

Sika AG, Registered Shares

    77,432       17,874,185  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares

    28,796       9,202,664  

STMicroelectronics NV

    364,333       11,522,052  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares

    60,008       7,228,925  

Swatch Group AG

    15,364       3,649,542  

Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares

    27,737       1,237,580  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares

    16,976       8,287,130  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered Shares

    41,015       3,603,743  

Swiss Re AG

    161,030       12,498,822  

Swisscom AG, Registered Shares

    13,910       7,693,907  

Temenos AG, Registered Shares

    35,610       3,047,506  

UBS Group AG, Registered Shares

    1,893,829       30,617,023  

VAT Group AG(d)

    14,349       3,431,654  

Vifor Pharma AG(b)

    25,768       4,467,191  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    81,013       35,327,606  
   

 

 

 
      785,687,322  
United Arab Emirates — 0.0%            

NMC Health PLC(b)(e)

    45,379       1  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 14.4%            

3i Group PLC

    524,021       7,102,487  

Abrdn PLC

    1,150,097       2,244,937  

Admiral Group PLC

    103,399       2,831,079  

Ashtead Group PLC

    239,503       10,075,543  

Associated British Foods PLC

    192,437       3,713,182  

AstraZeneca PLC

    834,258       110,056,761  

Auto Trader Group PLC(d)

    499,718       3,384,364  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

AVEVA Group PLC

    63,511     $ 1,743,538  

Aviva PLC

    1,514,721       7,419,504  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,694,154       17,151,605  

Barclays PLC

    9,022,263       16,871,244  

Barratt Developments PLC

    540,512       3,023,441  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    59,364       2,698,954  

BP PLC, ADR

    10,484,748           49,231,079  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,172,217       50,246,216  

British Land Co. PLC

    465,839       2,548,305  

BT Group PLC

    3,716,398       8,446,473  

Bunzl PLC

    181,615       6,031,567  

Burberry Group PLC

    216,160       4,336,488  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,479,617       10,037,714  

CNH Industrial NV

    552,793       6,393,245  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    109,902       5,672,042  

Compass Group PLC

    960,701       19,724,520  

Croda International PLC

    75,058       5,932,735  

DCC PLC

    52,437       3,262,448  

Diageo PLC

    1,246,707       53,848,643  

Ferguson PLC

    117,003       13,106,967  

GSK PLC

    2,737,169       58,990,332  

Halma PLC

    205,045       5,034,293  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    191,083       1,843,654  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    10,904,453       71,233,572  

Imperial Brands PLC

    498,552       11,161,441  

Informa PLC(b)

    805,809       5,206,018  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    99,615       5,294,334  

Intertek Group PLC

    86,547       4,448,493  

J Sainsbury PLC

    932,105       2,319,693  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    1,379,623       1,943,912  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    101,351       2,389,922  

Kingfisher PLC

    1,116,678       3,337,173  

Land Securities Group PLC

    379,850       3,082,471  

Legal & General Group PLC

    3,214,680       9,398,352  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    38,224,476       19,666,744  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    180,077       16,803,282  

M&G PLC

    1,393,880       3,304,500  

Melrose Industries PLC

    2,313,089       4,242,783  

Mondi PLC

    258,227       4,583,569  

National Grid PLC

    1,962,538       25,220,447  

Natwest Group PLC

    3,025,619       8,053,474  

Next PLC

    70,506       5,036,970  

Ocado Group PLC(b)

    256,083       2,441,166  

Pearson PLC

    400,249       3,665,273  

Persimmon PLC

    170,111       3,870,348  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    391,094       2,817,653  

Prudential PLC

    1,478,758       18,394,613  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    384,887       28,948,227  

RELX PLC

    1,041,093       28,267,082  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    1,001,124       5,803,476  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(b)

    4,477,751       4,556,831  

Sage Group PLC

    538,571       4,170,575  

Schroders PLC

    67,145       2,193,443  

Segro PLC

    650,322       7,763,395  

Severn Trent PLC

    133,252       4,423,989  

Shell PLC

    4,096,654       106,688,257  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    467,961       6,544,331  

Smiths Group PLC

    210,936       3,607,189  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    39,798       4,799,983  

SSE PLC

    574,234       11,332,696  

St. James’s Place PLC

    286,521       3,855,236  

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,403,856       10,598,257  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,967,025     $ 2,801,909  

Tesco PLC

    4,109,667       12,808,199  

Unilever PLC

    1,378,907       62,850,294  

United Utilities Group PLC

    363,187       4,521,051  

Vodafone Group PLC

    14,426,087       22,431,003  

Whitbread PLC

    107,376       3,256,138  

WPP PLC

    619,710       6,259,843  
   

 

 

 
      1,079,400,967  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.1%
(Cost: $6,649,225,877)

       7,331,306,485  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

   
Preferred Stocks — 0.4%            
Germany — 0.4%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares

    30,184       2,152,884  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares

    95,470       5,907,737  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares

    82,424       5,482,103  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares

    13,879       4,871,092  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares

    99,925       13,453,871  
   

 

 

 
      31,867,687  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $34,379,908)

      31,867,687  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.5%
(Cost: $6,683,605,785)

      7,363,174,172  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 1.64%(f)(g)

    37,121,258     $ 37,117,545  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 1.38%(f)(g)

    7,390,738       7,390,738  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $44,514,165)

      44,508,283  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.1%
(Cost: $6,728,119,950)

      7,407,682,455  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%

      67,345,549  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  7,475,028,004  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

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.

(e) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
12/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
06/30/22
     Shares
Held at
06/30/22
     Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  17,811,186      $  19,320,800 (a)      $             —     $ (10,162   $ (4,279   $ 37,117,545        37,121,258      $ 118,155 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    25,217,563              (17,826,825 )(a)                  7,390,738        7,390,738        39,188        
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (10,162   $ (4,279   $ 44,508,283         $ 157,343     $  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

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

Long Contracts

          

Nikkei 225 Index

    201        09/08/22      $ 19,485      $ (567,546

SPI 200 Index

    97        09/15/22        10,832        (120,691

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

    791        09/16/22        28,594        (347,179

FTSE 100 Index

    238        09/16/22        20,682        (58,951
          

 

 

 
           $ (1,094,367
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

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

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

           

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $     $     $  1,094,367     $     $     $     $  1,094,367  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (1,818,828   $      $      $      $ (1,818,828
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $  (2,262,829   $      $      $      $  (2,262,829
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 99,919,868  

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                               
         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets

               

Investments

               

Long-Term Investments

               

Common Stocks

               

Australia

   $     3,674,720        $     629,226,901        $      $     632,901,621  

Austria

              13,320,798                 13,320,798  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                               
         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks (continued)

               

Belgium

   $        $ 64,303,189        $      $ 64,303,189  

Chile

              2,980,326                 2,980,326  

China

     2,180,029          15,777,304                 17,957,333  

Denmark

              203,569,852                 203,569,852  

Finland

              89,177,383                 89,177,383  

France

              798,260,365                 798,260,365  

Germany

              535,212,950                 535,212,950  

Hong Kong

     1,301,223          218,008,449                 219,309,672  

Ireland

     2,967,290          60,819,763                 63,787,053  

Isle of Man

              4,757,924                 4,757,924  

Israel

     19,021,394          36,017,190                 55,038,584  

Italy

              140,250,788                 140,250,788  

Japan

              1,633,106,175                 1,633,106,175  

Jordan

              1,789,071                 1,789,071  

Luxembourg

              18,298,045                 18,298,045  

Macau

              3,104,459                 3,104,459  

Malta

                       10        10  

Netherlands

              329,552,518                 329,552,518  

New Zealand

              16,964,399                 16,964,399  

Norway

              61,989,781                 61,989,781  

Portugal

              13,366,996          1        13,366,997  

Singapore

     14,351,671          89,368,691                 103,720,362  

South Africa

              24,467,000                 24,467,000  

Spain

              186,516,471                 186,516,471  

Sweden

              232,515,069                 232,515,069  

Switzerland

     10,548,792          775,138,530                 785,687,322  

United Arab Emirates

                       1        1  

United Kingdom

     5,672,042          1,073,728,925                 1,079,400,967  

Preferred Securities

               

Preferred Stocks

              31,867,687                 31,867,687  

Short-Term Securities

               

Money Market Funds

     44,508,283                          44,508,283  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $     104,225,444        $     7,303,456,999        $ 12      $     7,407,682,455  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

               

Liabilities

               

Equity Contracts

   $        $ (1,094,367      $      $ (1,094,367
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

 

    iShares
Municipal Bond
Index Fund
     iShares
Short-Term
TIPS Bond
Index Fund
     iShares MSCI
EAFE International
Index Fund
    iShares Russell
2000 Small-Cap
Index Fund
 

 

 

ASSETS

         

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

  $ 279,679,257      $ 172,219,364      $ 7,363,174,172     $  

Investments, at value — Master Small Cap Index Series

                        2,592,875,304  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    3,413,706        3,603,829        44,508,283        

Cash pledged for futures contracts

                  7,057,459        

Foreign currency, at value(d)

                  58,590,192        

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

           566,902        85,830        

Securities lending income — affiliated

           1        43,499        

Capital shares sold

    68,389        414,984        30,056,719       7,995,877  

Dividends — unaffiliated

                  24,259,090        

Dividends — affiliated

    1,122        4,344        15,391        

Interest — unaffiliated

    3,408,890        313,181               

From the Manager

           12,117               

Withdrawals from the Master Portfolio

                        4,015,085  

Prepaid expenses

    40,321        55,275        31,113       69,509  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    286,611,685        177,189,997        7,527,821,748       2,604,955,775  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral on securities loaned

                  37,157,435        

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

           3,495,382               

Accounting services fees

    6,767        6,766              3,708  

Administration fees

                  513,834       88,804  

Capital shares redeemed

    855,704        5,130,254        12,818,353       12,010,962  

Custodian fees

    3,539        1,041               

Income dividend distributions

    6,864        4,571               

Investment advisory fees

    24,145               127,861        

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    2,525        2,328        12,208        

Recoupment of past waived fees

    2,540                      

Other accrued expenses

    52,935        14,660        232,918       11,668  

Professional fees

    73,017        35,488        121,652       39,525  

Service fees

    54,799        415        95,368       95,736  

Transfer agent fees

    27,516        1,015        17,984       139,082  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                  1,696,131        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,110,351        8,691,920        52,793,744       12,389,485  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 285,501,334      $ 168,498,077      $ 7,475,028,004     $ 2,592,566,290  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 294,447,440      $ 173,782,496      $ 7,947,612,938     $ 2,522,848,228  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (8,946,106      (5,284,419      (472,584,934     69,718,062  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 285,501,334      $ 168,498,077      $ 7,475,028,004     $ 2,592,566,290  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 288,498,617      $ 177,309,036      $ 6,683,605,785     $  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $      $      $ 34,915,716     $  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 3,413,480      $ 3,603,829      $ 44,514,165     $  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $      $      $ 58,945,220     $  

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

 

    iShares
Municipal Bond
Index Fund
     iShares
Short-Term
TIPS Bond
Index Fund
     iShares MSCI
EAFE International
Index Fund
     iShares Russell
2000 Small-Cap
Index Fund
 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

          

Institutional

          

Net assets

  $ 25,007,240      $ 64,201,321      $ 975,206,549      $ 341,370,520  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    2,287,659        6,496,280        76,088,472        17,301,003  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.93      $ 9.88      $ 12.82      $ 19.73  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        1.208 billion        208 million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.0001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor A

          

Net assets

  $ 19,664,844      $ 2,566,675      $ 329,668,103      $ 187,999,064  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    1,799,270        258,754        25,929,225        9,525,696  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.93      $ 9.92      $ 12.71      $ 19.74  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        208 million        208 million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.0001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor P

          

Net assets

  $ 240,734,085        N/A      $ 120,201,563      $ 264,544,867  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    22,026,711        N/A        9,487,931        13,453,727  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.93        N/A      $ 12.67      $ 19.66  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        N/A        2 billion        2 billion  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001        N/A      $ 0.0001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class K

          

Net assets

  $ 95,165      $ 101,730,081      $ 6,049,951,789      $ 1,798,651,839  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    8,707        10,257,294        471,503,292        90,838,785  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.93      $ 9.92      $ 12.83      $ 19.80  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        1.208 billion        1.208 billion  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.0001      $ 0.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

   

iShares

Municipal Bond
Index Fund

   

iShares

Short-Term
TIPS Bond

Index Fund

    iShares MSCI
EAFE International
Index Fund
    iShares Russell
2000 Small-Cap
Index Fund
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $     $     $ 175,798,270     $  

Dividends — affiliated

    4,172       9,993       39,314        

Interest — unaffiliated

    4,403,519       4,396,538              

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

          28       118,029        

Foreign taxes withheld

                (17,100,020      

Net investment income allocated from the Master Small Cap Index Series:

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

                      18,050,399  

Dividends — affiliated

                      155,278  

Interest - unaffiliated

                      917  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

                      1,195,823  

Foreign taxes withheld

                      (43,717

Expenses

                      (245,136

Fees waived

                      9,525  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

        4,407,691           4,406,559           158,855,593           19,123,089  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Service — class specific

    355,398       2,458       619,941       645,630  

Investment advisory

    153,433       6,222       403,305        

Transfer agent — class specific

    84,701       8,446             359,395  

Professional

    64,535       45,751       66,746       40,672  

Registration

    37,908       32,287             51,567  

Printing and postage

    19,491       12,329             6,837  

Accounting services

    4,522       4,500             2,467  

Directors and Officer

    4,024       3,593       22,558        

Custodian

    2,500       768              

Administration

                      587,272  

Administration — class specific

                1,584,019        

Miscellaneous

    25,019       5,151       910       7,866  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    751,531       121,505       2,697,479       1,701,706  

Less:

       

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (7,592     (73,217     (97,642      

Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific

    (7,489     (6,747           (57,505
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed     736,450       41,541       2,599,837       1,644,201  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net investment income     3,671,241       4,365,018       156,255,756       17,478,888  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (522,824     (47,422     (26,269,627      

Investments — affiliated

    369             (10,162      

Foreign currency transactions

                (9,425,892      

Futures contracts

                (1,818,828      

Net realized loss allocated from the Master Small Cap Index Series from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

                      (20,479,620

Investments — affiliated

                      (3,271,924

Futures contracts

                      (1,947,320

Swaps

                      (827,376
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (522,455     (47,422     (37,524,509     (26,526,240
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

   

iShares

Municipal Bond
Index Fund

   

iShares

Short-Term
TIPS Bond

Index Fund

    iShares MSCI
EAFE International
Index Fund
    iShares Russell
2000 Small-Cap
Index Fund
 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

  $ (32,927,344   $ (6,715,056   $ (1,818,748,667   $  

Investments — affiliated

    226             (4,279      

Foreign currency translations

                (1,401,952      

Futures contracts

                (2,262,829      

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Master Small Cap Index Series on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

                      (778,765,699

Investments — affiliated

                      (1,001,736

Futures contracts

                      (1,197,279

Swaps

                      (632,689
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (32,927,118     (6,715,056     (1,822,417,727     (781,597,403
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (33,449,573     (6,762,478     (1,859,942,236     (808,123,643
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  (29,778,332   $  (2,397,460   $  (1,703,686,480   $  (790,644,755
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund     iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond
Index Fund
 
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

             Year Ended
12/31/21
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

             Year Ended
12/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

               

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

    $ 3,671,241       $ 7,321,596                $ 4,365,018       $ 3,705,514  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (522,455                495,970         (47,422       6,506  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

               (32,927,118       (3,402,224       (6,715,056                266,540  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (29,778,332       4,415,342         (2,397,460       3,978,560  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

               

Institutional

      (297,201       (232,970       (1,306,036       (734,030

Investor A

      (247,891       (552,520       (64,405       (58,170

Investor P

      (3,087,353       (7,117,939                

Class K

      (1,301       (2,799       (3,015,142       (2,932,006
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (3,633,746       (7,906,228       (4,385,583       (3,724,206
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

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

      (9,317,167       (14,587,213       70,562,474         44,904,403  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (42,729,245       (18,078,099       63,779,431         45,158,757  

Beginning of period

      328,230,579         346,308,678         104,718,646         59,559,889  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $  285,501,334       $  328,230,579       $  168,498,077       $  104,718,646  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

          iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund           iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

             Year Ended
12/31/21
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

             Year Ended
12/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                                 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

    $ 156,255,756       $ 197,850,703       $ 17,478,888       $ 29,892,953  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (37,524,509       (13,451,057       (26,526,240       226,459,525  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (1,822,417,727       597,266,857         (781,597,403       150,185,274  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,703,686,480       781,666,503         (790,644,755       406,537,752  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

               

Institutional

      (1,437,556       (31,413,447               (34,044,604

Investor A

      (526,588       (10,423,294               (16,774,863

Investor P

      (210,791       (4,183,302               (24,685,571

Class K

      (9,398,450       (203,630,682               (162,398,277
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (11,573,385       (249,650,725               (237,903,315
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      662,870,575         1,348,384,504         17,012,294         443,268,536  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (1,052,389,290       1,880,400,282         (773,632,461       611,902,973  

Beginning of period

      8,527,417,294         6,647,017,012         3,366,198,751         2,754,295,778  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 7,475,028,004       $   8,527,417,294       $   2,592,566,290       $   3,366,198,751  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund  
        Institutional  
   

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

             

 

 

 

Period from

 

 

      Year Ended December 31,         11/19/18 (a) 
        2021         2020         2019       to 12/31/18  
                     

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 12.16       $ 12.29       $ 12.02       $ 11.59       $ 11.48  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.15         0.29         0.30         0.30         0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

                   (1.23       (0.11       0.29         0.56                  0.14  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.08       0.18         0.59         0.86         0.18  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                                        

From net investment income

      (0.15       (0.29       (0.30       (0.30       (0.04

From net realized gain

              (0.02       (0.02       (0.13       (0.03
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.15       (0.31       (0.32       (0.43       (0.07
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.93       $ 12.16       $ 12.29       $ 12.02       $ 11.59  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      (8.93 )%(e)        1.54       4.97       7.52       1.56 %(e) 
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.26 %(g)        0.25       0.23       0.30 %(h)        0.32 %(g)(i)(j) 
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.25 %(g)        0.24       0.22       0.23 %(h)        0.17 %(g)(i)(j) 
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.66 %(g)        2.40       2.46       2.49       2.74 %(g) 
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 25,007       $ 11,794       $ 6,115       $ 477       $ 101  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      11       7       8       24       3
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f)

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.24% and 0.23%, respectively.

(i) 

Reorganization and offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.69% and 0.21%, respectively.

(j) 

Includes reorganization and offering costs associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.26% and 0.16%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

         Year Ended December 31,  
         

 

2021

   

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018(a)

   

 

2017

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 12.16       $ 12.29     $ 12.02     $ 11.59     $ 11.81     $ 11.68  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.13         0.26       0.27       0.27       0.39       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.23       (0.11     0.29       0.56       (0.25     0.13  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

                   (1.10          0.15       0.56       0.83       0.14       0.44  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

From net investment income

      (0.13       (0.26     (0.27     (0.27     (0.31     (0.31

From net realized gain

              (0.02     (0.02     (0.13     (0.05      
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.13       (0.28     (0.29     (0.40     (0.36     (0.31
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.93       $ 12.16     $ 12.29     $ 12.02     $ 11.59     $ 11.81  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

      (9.05 )%(e)        1.28     4.70     7.24     1.24     3.83
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

      0.52 %(g)        0.53     0.50     0.62 %(h)      0.77 %(i)      0.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.50 %(g)        0.50     0.48     0.50 %(h)      0.41 %(i)      0.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.37 %(g)        2.15     2.22     2.25     3.36     2.61
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 19,665       $ 23,348     $ 23,315     $ 23,805     $ 25,418     $ 396,544  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      11       7     8     24     3     1
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

On November 19, 2018, State Farm Tax Advantaged Bond Fund was reorganized into the Fund. The activity in the table above is for the accounting survivor, State Farm Tax Advantaged Bond Fund Premier Class, for the periods prior to the date of the reorganization, and for the post-reorganization combined fund thereafter.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.56% and 0.50%, respectively.

(i) 

Includes reorganization and offering costs associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.70% and 0.41%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund (continued)  
    Investor P  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
          

 

2021

   

 

 

2020

   

 

 

2019

   

 

 

2018(a)

   

 

 

2017

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   
        

 
  $ 12.16        $ 12.29     $ 12.02     $ 11.59     $ 11.81     $ 11.68  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.13          0.26       0.27       0.27       0.39       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.23        (0.11     0.29       0.56       (0.25     0.13  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.10        0.15       0.56       0.83       0.14       0.44  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                

From net investment income

      (0.13        (0.26     (0.27     (0.27     (0.31     (0.31

From net realized gain

               (0.02     (0.02     (0.13     (0.05      
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.13        (0.28     (0.29     (0.40     (0.36     (0.31
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.93        $ 12.16     $ 12.29     $ 12.02     $ 11.59     $ 11.81  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                

Based on net asset value

      (9.04 )%(e)         1.29     4.69     7.25     1.24     3.83
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                

Total expenses

      0.51 %(g)          0.49     0.50     0.53 %(h)       0.77 %(i)       0.56
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.50 %(g)          0.49     0.49     0.50 %(h)       0.41 %(i)       0.37
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.37 %(g)          2.16     2.21     2.26     3.35     2.61
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 240,734        $ 292,983     $ 316,772     $ 333,565     $ 352,137     $ 396,544  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      11        7     8     24     3     1
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

On November 19, 2018, State Farm Tax Advantaged Bond Fund was reorganized into the Fund. The activity in the table above is for the accounting survivor, State Farm Tax Advantaged Bond Fund Premier Class, for the periods prior to the date of the reorganization, and for the post-reorganization combined fund thereafter.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.47% and 0.50%, respectively.

(i) 

Includes reorganization and offering costs associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.70% and 0.41%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

         Year Ended December 31,    

Period from

11/19/18(a)

to 12/31/18

 
        

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

                 $ 12.16          $ 12.29     $ 12.02     $ 11.59     $ 11.48  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.15          0.30       0.30       0.30       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.23        (0.11     0.29       0.56       0.14  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.08        0.19       0.59       0.86       0.18  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

              

From net investment income

      (0.15        (0.30     (0.30     (0.30     (0.04

From net realized gain

               (0.02     (0.02     (0.13     (0.03
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.15        (0.32     (0.32     (0.43     (0.07
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.93        $ 12.16     $ 12.29     $ 12.02     $ 11.59  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

              

Based on net asset value

      (8.91 )%(e)         1.58     5.00     7.57    
1.57
%(e) 
 
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

              

Total expenses

      0.34 %(g)         0.25     0.24     0.27 %(h)      0.33 %(g)(i)(j) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.20 %(g)         0.20     0.20     0.20 %(h)      0.16 %(g)(i)(j) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.67 %(g)         2.45     2.50     2.55    
2.74
%(g) 
 
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 95        $ 106     $ 107     $ 105     $ 101  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      11        7     8     24     3
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Includes non-recurring expenses of offering costs. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.21% and 0.20%, respectively.

(i) 

Reorganization and offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.70% and 0.20%, respectively.

(j) 

Includes reorganization and offering costs associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these costs, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly would have been 0.27% and 0.15%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund  
    Institutional  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
          

 

2021

   

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.37        $ 10.30     $ 9.98     $ 9.74     $ 9.95     $ 10.05  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

                   0.38             0.46       0.25       0.15       0.22       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.52        0.07       0.23       0.30       (0.16     (0.08
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.14        0.53       0.48       0.45       0.06       0.08  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                

From net investment income

      (0.35        (0.46     (0.16     (0.21     (0.26     (0.18

From net realized gain

                     (0.00 )(c)             (0.01      

Return of capital

                                       (0.00 )(c) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.35        (0.46     (0.16     (0.21     (0.27     (0.18
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 9.88        $ 10.37     $ 10.30     $ 9.98     $ 9.74     $ 9.95  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                

Based on net asset value

      (1.41 )%(e)         5.18     4.89     4.66     0.56     0.88
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                

Total expenses

      0.18 %(g)         0.29     0.55     3.24     4.96     5.07
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.07 %(g)         0.07     0.07     0.11     0.09     0.08
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      7.54 %(g)         4.41     2.51     1.47     2.19     1.64
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 64,201        $ 18,004     $ 16,549     $ 721     $ 976     $ 3,348  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      10        10     22     45     80     200
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

        (unaudited)

          

Year Ended December 31,

 
             2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.41        $ 10.34     $ 9.97     $ 9.74     $ 9.95     $ 10.04  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.33          0.40       0.07       0.19       0.20       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.49        0.10       0.39       0.23       (0.18     (0.07
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

                   (0.16              0.50       0.46       0.42       0.02       0.07  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                

From net investment income

      (0.33        (0.43     (0.09     (0.19     (0.22     (0.16

From net realized gain

                     (0.00 )(c)             (0.01      

Return of capital

                                       (0.00 )(c) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.33        (0.43     (0.09     (0.19     (0.23     (0.16
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 9.92        $ 10.41     $ 10.34     $ 9.97     $ 9.74     $ 9.95  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                

Based on net asset value

      (1.53 )%(e)         4.89     4.64     4.39     0.22     0.76
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                

Total expenses

      0.57 %(g)         0.71     1.18     3.36     6.40     6.24
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.36 %(g)         0.36     0.36     0.36     0.36     0.36
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      6.49 %(g)         3.79     0.71     1.94     2.00     1.35
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 2,567        $ 1,908     $ 1,475     $ 737     $ 526     $ 256  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      10        10     22     45     80     200
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

           Year Ended December 31,  
            

 

2021

   

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.41        $ 10.34     $ 9.98     $ 9.76     $ 9.95     $ 10.05  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.35          0.49       0.12       0.25       0.31       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

               (0.49        0.04       0.36       0.21       (0.25     (0.16
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.14        0.53       0.48       0.46       0.06       0.09  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                

From net investment income

      (0.35              (0.46     (0.12     (0.24     (0.24     (0.19

From net realized gain

                     (0.00 )(c)             (0.01      

Return of capital

                                       (0.00 )(c) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.35        (0.46     (0.12     (0.24     (0.25     (0.19
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 9.92        $ 10.41     $ 10.34     $ 9.98     $ 9.76     $ 9.95  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                

Based on net asset value

      (1.39 )%(e)         5.19     4.87     4.72     0.60     0.89
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                

Total expenses

      0.19 %(g)          0.28     0.71     2.14     5.80     2.82
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.06 %(g)          0.06     0.06     0.06     0.06     0.06
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      6.82 %(g)          4.69     1.17     2.55     3.13     2.45
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 101,730        $ 84,806     $ 41,536     $ 16,112     $ 1,788     $ 1,138  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      10        10     22     45     80     200
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund  
    Institutional  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

          Year Ended December 31,  
           

 

2021

   

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 15.85       $ 14.68     $ 13.86     $ 11.76     $ 14.18     $ 11.60  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.27         0.41       0.30       0.42       0.42       0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (3.28             1.24       0.81       2.14       (2.31     2.53  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (3.01       1.65       1.11       2.56       (1.89     2.92  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

From net investment income

      (0.02       (0.48     (0.29     (0.46     (0.53     (0.34

Return of capital

                                (0.00 )(d)        
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02       (0.48     (0.29     (0.46     (0.53     (0.34
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 12.82       $ 15.85     $ 14.68     $ 13.86     $ 11.76     $ 14.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                            

Based on net asset value

      (19.01 )%(f)        11.28     8.03     21.80     (13.37 )%      25.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.09 %(h)         0.09     0.09     0.08     0.11 %(i)       0.09
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.09 %(h)         0.09     0.09     0.08     0.10 %(i)       0.09
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.80 %(h)         2.57     2.35     3.23     3.02     2.92
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 975,207       $ 1,058,978     $ 1,004,855     $ 876,551     $ 753,659     $ 705,986  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      1       3     8     4     43     23
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Includes reorganization costs, offering and board reorganization and consolidation expenses associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these expenses, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.10% and 0.09% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

          Year Ended December 31,  
           

 

2021

   

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 15.74       $ 14.58     $ 13.78     $ 11.69     $ 14.09     $ 11.54  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

                   0.25         0.36       0.27       0.39       0.38       0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (3.26       1.24       0.78       2.12       (2.28     2.52  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (3.01             1.60       1.05       2.51       (1.90     2.86  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

From net investment income

      (0.02       (0.44     (0.25     (0.42     (0.50     (0.31

Return of capital

                                (0.00 )(d)        
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02       (0.44     (0.25     (0.42     (0.50     (0.31
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 12.71       $ 15.74     $ 14.58     $ 13.78     $ 11.69     $ 14.09  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

               

Based on net asset value

      (19.14 )%(f)        11.01     7.68     21.53     (13.57 )%      24.84
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.34 %(h)         0.34     0.35     0.35     0.36 %(i)       0.36
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.34 %(h)         0.34     0.35     0.35     0.36 %(i)       0.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.57 %(h)         2.31     2.11     3.00     2.74     2.60
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  329,668       $  385,287     $  351,999     $  340,750     $  305,043     $  373,846  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      1       3     8     4     43     23
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Includes reorganization costs, offering and board reorganization and consolidation expenses associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these expenses, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.36% and 0.35% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund (continued)  
    Investor P  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

        Year Ended December 31,    

Period from
08/06/18(a)

to 12/31/18

 
          2021     2020     2019  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 15.69       $ 14.53     $ 13.73     $ 11.65     $ 13.87  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.25           0.36       0.26       0.39       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (3.25       1.24       0.79       2.11       (1.70
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (3.00       1.60       1.05       2.50       (1.69
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

             

From net investment income

                   (0.02       (0.44     (0.25     (0.42     (0.53

Return of capital

                                (0.00 )(e)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02       (0.44     (0.25     (0.42     (0.53
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 12.67       $ 15.69     $ 14.53     $ 13.73     $ 11.65  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

             

Based on net asset value

      (19.14 )%(g)        11.05     7.68     21.51     (12.25 )%(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.34 %(i)         0.34     0.37     0.39     0.33 %(i)(j) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.34 %(i)         0.34     0.37     0.36     0.32 %(i)(j) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.54 %(i)         2.30     2.08     2.97     0.23 %(i)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 120,202       $ 153,682     $ 146,759     $ 149,612     $ 137,266  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      1       3     8     4     43
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(f) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g) 

Aggregate total return.

(h) 

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

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Reorganization costs, offering and board realignment and consolidation expenses were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.34% and 0.33% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22
(unaudited)

          Year Ended December 31,  
           

 

2021

   

 

2020

   

 

2019

   

 

2018

   

 

2017

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 15.86             $ 14.69     $ 13.87     $ 11.76     $ 14.18     $ 11.61  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.28         0.41       0.31       0.43       0.43       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (3.29       1.24       0.80       2.14       (2.31     2.54  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (3.01       1.65       1.11       2.57       (1.88     2.92  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

From net investment income

      (0.02       (0.48     (0.29     (0.46     (0.54     (0.35

Return of capital

                                (0.00 )(d)        
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.02       (0.48     (0.29     (0.46     (0.54     (0.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 12.83       $ 15.86     $ 14.69     $ 13.87     $ 11.76     $ 14.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

               

Based on net asset value

   
    

 
    (18.99 )%(f)         11.33     8.07     21.94     (13.33 )%      25.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.04 %(h)         0.04     0.04     0.03     0.06 %(i)       0.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.04 %(h)         0.04     0.04     0.03     0.05 %(i)       0.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.91 %(h)         2.60     2.39     3.28     3.12     2.80
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 6,049,952       $ 6,929,470     $ 5,143,404     $ 6,870,922     $ 6,420,732     $ 9,509,257  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      1       3     8     4     43     23
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Includes reorganization costs, offering and board reorganization and consolidation expenses associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these expenses, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.05% and 0.04% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund  
    Institutional  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
           

 

2021

    2020     2019     2018     2017  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.76       $ 24.19     $ 20.46     $ 16.87     $ 19.72     $ 17.76  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.13         0.25       0.23       0.27       0.28       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (6.16       3.28       3.84       4.02       (2.40     2.34  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

                   (6.03       3.53       4.07       4.29       (2.12     2.59  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

              (0.29     (0.25     (0.28     (0.20     (0.21

From net realized gain

              (1.67     (0.09     (0.42     (0.53     (0.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (1.96     (0.34     (0.70     (0.73     (0.63
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 19.73       $ 25.76     $ 24.19     $ 20.46     $ 16.87     $ 19.72  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

      (23.41 )%(d)        14.73     19.97     25.50     (10.94 )%      14.55
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)(f)(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.12 %(h)         0.12     0.16     0.16     0.18 %(i)       0.18
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.12 %(h)         0.12     0.12     0.12     0.12 %(i)       0.11
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.19 %(h)         0.93     1.22     1.38     1.38     1.36
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 341,371       $ 479,451     $ 331,429     $ 227,381     $ 200,990     $ 167,351  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate of the Series

      22       31     27     20     28     30
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated net expenses and/or net investment income.

(f) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Includes reorganization costs, offering and board reorganization and consolidation expenses associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these expenses, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.16% and 0.10% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund  
    Investor A  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
           

 

2021

    2020     2019     2018     2017  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.79       $ 24.22     $ 20.49     $ 16.89     $ 19.74     $ 17.78  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.11         0.18       0.17       0.22       0.22       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (6.16       3.28       3.85       4.03       (2.40     2.34  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

                   (6.05       3.46       4.02       4.25       (2.18     2.55  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

              (0.22     (0.20     (0.23     (0.14     (0.17

From net realized gain

              (1.67     (0.09     (0.42     (0.53     (0.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (1.89     (0.29     (0.65     (0.67     (0.59
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 19.74       $ 25.79     $ 24.22     $ 20.49     $ 16.89     $ 19.74  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

      (23.46 )%(d)        14.38     19.66     25.20     (11.19 )%      14.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)(f)(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.40 %(h)         0.40     0.41     0.42     0.43 %(i)       0.45
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.37 %(h)         0.37     0.37     0.37     0.37 %(i)       0.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.95 %(h)         0.66     0.93     1.14     1.08     1.13
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 187,999       $ 243,110     $ 257,905     $ 273,413     $ 254,591     $ 249,980  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate of the Series

      22       31     27     20     28     30
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated net expenses and/or net investment income.

(f) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Includes reorganization costs, offering and board reorganization and consolidation expenses associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these expenses, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.41% and 0.35% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund (continued)  
    Investor P  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

   

Period from

08/06/18

to 12/31/18

 

(a)  

 

    

 

2021

   

 

2020

   

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.70       $ 24.14     $ 20.43     $ 16.84     $ 21.76  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.11         0.18       0.18       0.22       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (6.15       3.27       3.82       4.02       (4.38
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (6.04       3.45       4.00       4.24       (4.21
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

                           (0.22     (0.20     (0.23     (0.19

From net realized gain

              (1.67     (0.09     (0.42     (0.52
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (1.89     (0.29     (0.65     (0.71
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 19.66       $ 25.70     $ 24.14     $ 20.43     $ 16.84  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

      (23.50 )%(e)        14.42     19.65     25.25     (19.49 )%(e)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)(g)(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.38 %(i)         0.38     0.41     0.40     0.39 %(i)(j)(k)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.37 %(i)         0.37     0.37     0.36     0.35 %(i)(j)(k)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.94 %(i)         0.67     0.95     1.14     2.12 %(i)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  264,545       $  354,746     $  329,486     $  301,163     $ 265,393  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate of the Series

      22       31     27     20     28
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated net expenses and/or net investment income.

(g) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%.

(h) 

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

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Includes reorganization costs, offering and board reorganization and consolidation expenses associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these expenses, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.38% and 0.35% respectively.

(k) 

Reorganization costs, offering and board realignment and consolidation expenses were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.40% and 0.37% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
           

 

2021

    2020     2019     2018     2017  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.84       $ 24.26     $ 20.52     $ 16.91     $ 19.77     $ 17.79  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.14         0.27       0.24       0.28       0.30       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (6.18       3.29       3.85       4.04       (2.43     2.34  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

                   (6.04       3.56       4.09       4.32       (2.13     2.61  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

              (0.31     (0.26     (0.29     (0.20     (0.21

From net realized gain

              (1.67     (0.09     (0.42     (0.53     (0.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

              (1.98     (0.35     (0.71     (0.73     (0.63
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 19.80       $ 25.84     $ 24.26     $ 20.52     $ 16.91     $ 19.77  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

      (23.37 )%(d)        14.78     20.00     25.62     (10.93 )%      14.69
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)(f)(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.07 %(h)         0.07     0.08     0.08     0.11 %(i)       0.14
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      0.07 %(h)         0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(i)       0.07
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.25 %(h)         0.99     1.26     1.44     1.44     1.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 1,798,652       $ 2,288,892     $ 1,835,475     $ 1,502,229     $ 945,929     $ 474,830  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate of the Series

      22       31     27     20     28     30
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated net expenses and/or net investment income.

(f) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Series’ allocated fees waived of less than 0.01%.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Includes reorganization costs, offering and board reorganization and consolidation expenses associated with the Fund’s reorganization. Without these expenses, total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 0.10% and 0.05% respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

BlackRock FundsSM (the “Trust”) and BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Corporation, is organized as a Maryland corporation. The following, each of which is a series of one of the Trust or the Corporation are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:

 

       
Registrant Name   Fund Name    Herein Referred To As        Diversification
Classification
 

BlackRock FundsSM

  iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund    Municipal Bond Index      Diversified  
  iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund      Short-Term TIPS Bond Index      Diversified  

BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.

  iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund    International Index      Diversified  
    iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund    Small Cap Index      Diversified  

Small Cap Index seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”), and an affiliate of Small Cap Index, which has the same investment objective and strategies as Small Cap Index. The value of Small Cap Index’s investment in the Series reflects Small Cap Index’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. The performance of Small Cap Index is directly affected by the performance of the Series. At June 30, 2022, the percentage of the Series owned by Small Cap Index was 71.7%. The financial statements of the Series, including the Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with Small Cap Index’s financial statements.

Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor P Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares. Investor A Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Investor P Shares are only available through registered representatives of an insurance company’s broker-dealer that has entered into an agreement with the Fund’s distributor to offer such shares. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.

 

       
Share Class   Initial Sales Charge         CDSC      Conversion Privilege

Institutional, Investor A and Class K Shares

  No      No      None

Investor P Shares

  Yes      No (a)     None

 

  (a) 

Investor P Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

 

The Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Board of Directors of the Corporation are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board”, and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) for Municipal Bond Index and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BAL”) for Short-Term TIPS Bond Index, International Index and Small Cap Index (“BFA” and “BAL” or together the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end 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 Municipal Bond Index, Short-Term TIPS Bond Index and International Index, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed (the “trade dates”). 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 dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when International Index is informed of the ex-dividend dates. 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, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities is recognized daily on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

For Small Cap Index, for financial reporting purposes, contributions to and withdrawals from the Series are accounted for on a trade date basis. Small Cap Index records its proportionate share of the Series’ income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on a daily basis. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are adjusted utilizing partnership tax allocation rules. In addition, Small Cap Index accrues its own expenses. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

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 exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 Statements 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: International Index may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of June 30, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investments to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Distributions: Distributions paid by International Index and Small Cap Index are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions from net investment income for Municipal Bond Index and Short-Term TIPS Bond Index are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually. 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, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

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 is open for business 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. 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. Small Cap Index’s policy is to value its financial instruments at fair value. Small Cap Index records its investment in the Series at fair value based on Small Cap Index’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Series. Valuation of securities held by the Series is discussed in Note 3 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

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 may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third-party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

 

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

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, 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.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

 

 

 
        Standard Inputs Generally Considered By Third-Party Pricing Services    
 

 

 
 

Market approach

 

(i)  recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

 
   

(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

 
   

(iii)   market multiples of comparable issuers.

 
 

 

 
 

Income approach

 

(i)  future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

 
   

(ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

 
   

(iii)   other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

 
 

 

 
 

Cost approach

 

(i)  audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

 
   

(ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

 
   

(iii)   relevant news and other public sources; and

 
   

(iv)   known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

 
 

 

 

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

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 Private Companies 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is included as interest income in the Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. With regard to municipal inflation-indexed bonds and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds, the inflation adjustment is typically reflected in the semi-annual coupon payment. As a result, the principal value of municipal inflation-indexed bonds and such corporate inflation-indexed bonds does not adjust according to the rate of inflation.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Securities Lending: Certain Funds may lend their securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Funds collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current 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 market 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 returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Funds are entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but do 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 by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), if any, 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 disclosed in the Funds Schedules of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value — unaffiliated and collateral on securities loaned, respectively.

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 International Index securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

         
Counterparty    
Securities
Loaned at Value
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received, at Fair Value
 
(a) 
   
Net
Amount
 
 

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 3,966,761      $ (3,966,761   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    12,865,803        (12,865,803            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    88,004        (88,004            

HSBC Bank PLC

    2,239,743        (2,239,743            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    3,075,301        (3,075,301            

Morgan Stanley

    10,848,531        (10,848,531            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,759,148        (1,759,148            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    72,425        (72,425            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 34,915,716      $ (34,915,716   $        —     $        —  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

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

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

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

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: Each of the Trust and the Corporation, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.

For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets.

 

       
     Municipal Bond Index     Short-Term TIPS Bond Index     International Index  

Investment advisory fees

    0.10     0.01     0.01

Service Fees: The Funds entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution and Service Plans with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:

 

         
        Municipal Bond Index      Short-Term TIPS Bond Index      International Index      Small Cap Index      
    Share Class           Service Fees     Distribution Fees      Service Fees     Distribution Fees      Service Fees     Distribution Fees      Service Fees     Distribution Fees           

      

  Investor A     0.25     N/A        0.25     N/A        0.25     N/A        0.25     N/A    
  Investor P     0.25       N/A        N/A       N/A        0.25       N/A        0.25       N/A    

BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

       
Fund Name   Investor A      Investor P      Total  

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 26,427      $ 328,971          $  355,398  

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    2,458               2,458  

International Index

    449,327        170,614        619,941  

Small Cap Index

    264,907        380,723        645,630  

Administration: The Corporation, on behalf of Small Cap Index and International Index, entered into an Administration Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). For such services, Small Cap Index pays the Administrator a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Small Cap Index. Small Cap Index does not pay an investment advisory fee or investment management fee. For International Index, the Administrator is entitled to receive for these administrative services an annual fee of 0.08% based on the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Institutional, Investor A and Investor P Shares and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of Class K Shares.

 

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

           
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor P      Class K      Total    

International Index

  $ 400,185      $ 143,785      $ 54,596      $  985,453      $  1,584,019    

Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to servicing of underlying investor accounts. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Funds did not pay any amounts to affiliates in return for these services.

The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

           
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor P      Class K      Total  

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 14      $ 685      $ 177      $ 2      $  878  

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    12        73               63        148  

Small Cap Index

    620        3,186        259        1,221        5,286  

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

           
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor P      Class K      Total  

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 6,036      $ 7,525      $ 71,072      $ 68      $  84,701  

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    1,206        1,358               5,882        8,446  

Small Cap Index

    122,729        86,389        106,707        43,570        359,395  

Other Fees: For the six months ended June 30, 2022, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor P Shares as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Investor P  

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 2,757  

International Index

    4,552  

Small Cap Index

    10,687  

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Investor A  

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

  $ 87  

Expense Limitations, Waivers, Reimbursements, and Recoupments: With respect to Municipal Bond Index, Short-Term TIPS Bond Index and International Index the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Trust or the Corporation, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitations described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed 
by the Manager 
 

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 1,027  

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    1,224  

International Index

    8,338  

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2023 with respect to Municipal Bond Index, Short-Term TIPS Bond Index and International Index. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.

The Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Institutional     Investor A     Investor P     Class K  

Municipal Bond Index

    0.25     0.50     0.50     0.20

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    0.11       0.36             0.06  

 

 

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Fund Name        Institutional      Investor A      Investor P      Class K  

 

 

Small Cap Index

       0.12      0.37      0.37      0.07

 

 

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue the contractual expense limitations through June 30, 2023 with respect to Municipal Bond Index, Short-Term TIPS Bond Index and Small-Cap Index, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Funds waived the following amounts:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
 

 

 

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 6,565  

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    71,993  

 

 

With respect to International Index, the fees and expenses of the Fund’s Independent Trustees, counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm (together, the “independent expenses”) are paid directly by the Fund. The manager has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund or provide an offsetting credit for such independent expenses through June 30, 2032. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the six month ended June 30, 2022, the amount waived and/or reimbursed was $89,304.

In addition, these amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager are included in administration fees waived - class specific and transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by Manager - class specific respectively, in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements are as follows:

 

 

 
   

Transfer Agent Fees Waived and/or

Reimbursed by the Manager - Class Specific

 
 

 

 

 
Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor P      Class K      Total  

 

 

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 372      $ 2,038      $ 5,012      $ 67      $ 7,489  

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

           866               5,881        6,747  

Small Cap Index

    8,785        26,481        20,594        1,645        57,505  

 

 

With respect to the contractual expense limitation, if during a Fund’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the current expense limitation for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of: (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) an amount not to exceed either the current expense limitation of that share class or the expense limitation of the share class in effect at the time that the share class received the applicable waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that:

(1) each Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year, and

(2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as a Fund’s investment adviser or administrator.

This repayment applies only to the contractual expense limitation on net expenses and does not apply to the contractual investment advisory fee waiver described above or any voluntary waivers that may be in effect from time to time. Effective February 16, 2023 for Short-Term TIPS Bond Index and November 16, 2025 for Municipal Bond Index, the repayment arrangement between each Fund and the Manager pursuant to which such Fund may be required to repay amounts waived and/or reimbursed under each Fund’s contractual caps on net expenses will be terminated.

As of June 30, 2022, the fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:

 

 

 
    Expiring  
 

 

 

 
Fund Name/Fund Level/Share Class   December 31, 2022      December 31, 2023      December 31, 2024  

 

 

Municipal Bond Index

       

Fund Level

  $ 16,665      $ 1,981      $ 6,565  

Institutional

           189        372  

Investor A

    3,359        5,974        2,038  

Investor P

           4,062        5,012  

Class K

    35        52        67  

 

 

 

 

 
    Expiring  
 

 

 

 
Fund Name/Fund Level/Share Class          December 31, 2022      February 16, 2023  

 

 

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

       

Fund Level

     $ 202,508      $ 237,808  

Institutional

               

Investor A

       1,581        2,848  

Class K

             8,574        18,044  

 

 

 

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Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BTC, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. 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 Manager 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 Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this 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 earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Fund paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
Fund Name   Amounts

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

  $      809

International Index

  69,790

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Each Fund is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Trust and the Corporation are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s and the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: International Index may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common

investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Purchases        Sales       

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

International Index

   $  185,629,849        $  11,556,929        $ (3,302,521

 

 

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

 

 

Fund Name   Purchases      Sales

 

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 34,872,060      $ 43,839,770

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    77,515,257      12,422,983

International Index

    872,292,091      91,816,720

 

 

 

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8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of June 30, 2022, 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 December 31, 2021, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Non-Expiring  

 

 

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

  $ 68,856  

International Index

    949,177,340  

 

 

As of June 30, 2022, 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:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Municipal Bond Index

  $ 291,912,097      $ 1,212,198      $ (10,031,331   $ (8,819,133

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    180,990,490        70,955        (5,238,252     (5,167,297

International Index

    7,043,113,515        1,336,515,093        (973,040,520     363,474,573  

 

 

9. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust and the Corporation, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), are each a party to a 364-day, $2.50 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2023 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index and International Index 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.

The Manager uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. The Manager does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by the Manager.

Market Risk: Municipal Bond Index and Short-Term TIPS Bond Index may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Municipal Bond Index and Short-Term TIPS Bond Indexmay also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political or economic changes, including changes made in the law after issuance of the securities, as well as uncertainties in the

 

 

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municipal market related to, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders, including in connection with an issuer insolvency. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the tax benefits supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. Municipal securities may be less liquid than taxable bonds, and there may be less publicly available information on the financial condition of municipal security issuers than for issuers of other securities.

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. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, 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 each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests.

The price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

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

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

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 Schedules of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on

 

 

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February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

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

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. 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.

11. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts      Shares     Amounts   

 

 

Municipal Bond Index

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    3,606,771     $ 40,221,879       650,586     $ 7,957,426  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    26,547       297,332       18,813       229,880  

Shares redeemed

    (2,315,283     (25,441,385     (197,401     (2,412,656
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,318,035     $ 15,077,826       471,998     $ 5,774,650  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold

    208,157     $ 2,318,286       245,063     $ 3,009,149  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    18,858       213,829       39,449       482,182  

Shares redeemed

    (347,048     (3,856,875     (262,213     (3,206,037
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (120,033   $ (1,324,760     22,299     $ 285,294  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor P

       

Shares sold

    284,156     $ 3,257,427       1,203,054     $ 14,753,952  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    275,316       3,120,487       584,095       7,139,511  

Shares redeemed

    (2,618,030     (29,448,147     (3,476,299     (42,540,620
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,058,558   $ (23,070,233     (1,689,150   $ (20,647,157
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

        $           $  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                       

Shares redeemed

                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $           $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (860,556   $ (9,317,167     (1,194,853   $ (14,587,213
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

       

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts      Shares     Amounts   

 

 

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    5,367,821     $ 54,621,147       305,714     $ 3,176,102  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    129,997       1,310,587       69,714       725,448  

Shares redeemed

    (738,173     (7,485,426     (245,716     (2,546,137
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,759,645     $ 48,446,308       129,712     $ 1,355,413  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended

06/30/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class (continued)   Shares     Amounts      Shares     Amounts   

 

 

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index (continued)

       

Investor A

       

Shares sold

    163,862     $ 1,665,889       171,246     $ 1,784,237  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    6,119       62,188       5,235       54,679  

Shares redeemed

    (94,604     (972,780     (135,842     (1,420,598
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    75,377     $ 755,297       40,639     $ 418,318  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    3,955,722     $ 40,117,326       5,666,442     $ 59,144,353  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    296,601       3,012,289       273,883       2,860,402  

Shares redeemed

    (2,144,755     (21,768,746     (1,808,850     (18,874,083
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,107,568     $ 21,360,869       4,131,475     $ 43,130,672  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    6,942,590     $ 70,562,474       4,301,826     $ 44,904,403  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

       

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts      Shares     Amounts   

 

 

International Index

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    21,565,163     $ 303,670,642       23,127,179     $ 364,411,891  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    71,415       1,133,347       1,891,131       29,454,601  

Shares redeemed

    (12,364,534     (173,309,800     (26,665,328     (423,071,784
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    9,272,044     $ 131,494,189       (1,647,018   $ (29,205,292
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold

    5,271,448     $ 75,458,685       8,903,542     $ 138,961,412  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    17,184       270,822       655,384       10,142,811  

Shares redeemed

    (3,834,801     (54,557,832     (9,224,259     (144,389,967
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,453,831     $ 21,171,675       334,667     $ 4,714,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor P

       

Shares sold

    236,083     $ 3,345,605       605,499     $ 9,492,012  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    13,406       210,481       270,934       4,177,007  

Shares redeemed

    (558,976     (7,932,049     (1,179,110     (18,358,506
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (309,487   $ (4,375,963     (302,677   $ (4,689,487
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    79,837,059     $ 1,160,703,672       136,820,358     $ 2,164,004,055  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    533,785       8,476,495       12,681,596       197,623,368  

Shares redeemed

    (45,699,988     (654,599,493     (62,785,698     (984,062,396
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    34,670,856     $ 514,580,674       86,716,256     $ 1,377,565,027  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    45,087,244     $ 662,870,575       85,101,228     $ 1,348,384,504  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

       

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts      Shares     Amounts   

 

 

Small Cap Index

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    3,594,933     $ 81,748,690       8,680,716     $ 240,094,727  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                1,322,710       33,755,049  

Shares redeemed

    (4,908,814     (109,014,995     (5,088,628     (138,990,726
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,313,881   $ (27,266,305     4,914,798     $ 134,859,050  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold

    1,587,232     $ 36,239,311       3,401,943     $ 94,188,064  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                640,818       16,377,948  

Shares redeemed

    (1,486,318     (33,846,856     (5,267,709     (146,988,976
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    100,914     $ 2,392,455       (1,224,948   $ (36,422,964
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended

06/30/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class (continued)   Shares     Amounts      Shares     Amounts   

 

 

Small Cap Index (continued)

       

Investor P

       

Shares sold

    529,450     $ 12,131,731       1,120,863     $ 30,459,520  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                968,853       24,668,150  

Shares redeemed

    (879,157     (19,759,267     (1,935,582     (52,802,385
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (349,707   $ (7,627,536     154,134     $ 2,325,285  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    17,406,787     $ 390,777,127       27,344,333     $ 747,541,231  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

                6,339,905       162,274,538  

Shares redeemed

    (15,147,261     (341,263,447     (20,752,569     (567,308,604
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,259,526     $ 49,513,680       12,931,669     $ 342,507,165  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    696,852     $ 17,012,294       16,775,653     $ 443,268,536  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2022, shares owned by BlackRock HoldCo 2, Inc., an affiliate of the Fund, were as follows:

 

 

Fund Name   Institutional          Investor A              Class K                Total

 

Short-Term TIPS Bond Index

    5,000        5,000        90,000      100,000

As of June 30, 2022, shares owned by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, were as follows:

 

 

Fund Name   Institutional      Investor A      Investor P      Class K      Total

 

Municipal Bond Index

    8,707        871        871        8,707      19,156

International Index

                  14,420             14,420

Small Cap Index

                  9,191             9,191

 

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Series Portfolio Information  as of June 30, 2022   

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security(a)   Percent of
Net Assets
 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    1.1

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.

    0.4  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.

    0.3  

Chart Industries, Inc.

    0.3  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

    0.3  

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    0.3  

SouthState Corp.

    0.3  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    0.2  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    0.2  

Agree Realty Corp.

    0.2  

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector(b)   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Health Care

    16.5

Financials

    16.5  

Industrials

    14.7  

Information Technology

    13.3  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.8  

Real Estate

    7.2  

Energy

    5.4  

Materials

    4.0  

Consumer Staples

    3.7  

Utilities

    3.5  

Communication Services

    2.8  

Investment Companies

    1.1  

Short-Term Securities

    10.7  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

    (9.2
 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Master Portfolio”) compliance purposes, the Master Portfolio’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector subclassifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Advertising Agencies — 0.3%            

Advantage Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)

    120,652     $ 458,478  

Audacy, Inc.(a)

    245,324       231,144  

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    31,949       659,747  

Cardlytics, Inc.(a)

    50,637       1,129,711  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    377,569       3,330,159  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(a)

    565,492       605,076  

QuinStreet, Inc.(a)

    87,270       877,936  

Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a)

    39,263       879,099  

Viad Corp.(a)

    31,036       856,904  
   

 

 

 
      9,028,254  
Aerospace — 0.7%            

AAR Corp.(a)

    53,006       2,217,771  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)

    122,636       4,979,022  

AeroVironment, Inc.(a)

    36,384       2,990,765  

AerSale Corp.(a)

    24,568       356,482  

Archer Aviation, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    192,347       592,429  

Astronics Corp.(a)

    39,911       405,895  

Cadre Holdings, Inc.

    25,517       501,919  

Ducommun, Inc.(a)

    17,380       748,035  

Kaman Corp.

    45,550       1,423,437  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(a)

    190,937       2,650,205  

Macerich Co.

    341,484       2,974,326  

Moog, Inc., Class A

    44,952       3,568,739  

Triumph Group, Inc.(a)

    106,593       1,416,621  
   

 

 

 
          24,825,646  
Aerospace & Defense(a) — 0.1%            

Astra Space, Inc.(b)

    222,300       288,990  

Momentus, Inc.(b)

    84,216       181,906  

Redwire Corp.(b)

    29,894       90,878  

Rocket Lab USA, Inc.

    329,454       1,248,631  

Terran Orbital Corp.(b)

    36,999       169,455  

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.(b)

    352,648       2,122,941  
   

 

 

 
      4,102,801  
Agriculture, Fishing & Ranching — 0.4%            

Alico, Inc.

    9,684       345,041  

Andersons, Inc.

    50,303       1,659,496  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    26,356       1,099,572  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    58,580       2,894,438  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    47,149       1,392,310  

GrowGeneration Corp.(a)(b)

    85,028       305,251  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    33,200       7,155,596  
   

 

 

 
      14,851,704  
Air Transport(a) — 0.5%            

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)

    91,261       2,621,929  

Allegiant Travel Co.

    24,641       2,786,651  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    43,276       2,670,562  

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.(b)

    52,782       494,567  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)

    78,984       1,130,261  

SkyWest, Inc.

    77,117       1,638,736  

Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)

    168,453       4,015,919  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b)

    50,296       922,429  
   

 

 

 
      16,281,054  
Airlines(a) — 0.1%            

Blade Air Mobility, Inc.

    86,708       386,718  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.

    120,736       796,857  
Security   Shares     Value  
Airlines (continued)            

Wheels Up Experience, Inc.

    245,907     $ 479,519  

WM Technology, Inc.

    110,879       364,792  
   

 

 

 
          2,027,886  
Alternative Energy(a) — 0.3%            

Aemetis, Inc.(b)

    41,410       203,323  

Alto Ingredients, Inc.(b)

    108,006       400,702  

Ameresco, Inc., Class A

    50,097       2,282,419  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A

    15,863       392,609  

Green Brick Partners, Inc.

    48,148       942,256  

Green Plains, Inc.

    51,340       1,394,908  

Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc.(b)

    43,682       350,767  

REX American Resources Corp.

    9,311       789,573  

Sunnova Energy International, Inc.(b)

    153,401       2,827,181  
   

 

 

 
      9,583,738  
Aluminum — 0.2%            

Arconic Corp.(a)

    163,473       4,585,418  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    90,079       663,882  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    24,468       1,935,174  
   

 

 

 
      7,184,474  
Asset Management & Custodian — 0.9%            

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    94,670       3,367,412  

Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc.(a)

    33,420       627,293  

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

    31,577       1,334,128  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

    50,739       913,809  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    39,824       2,532,408  

Cowen, Inc., Class A

    41,932       993,369  

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

    5,156       895,288  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

    135,654       4,312,441  

Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    89,633       3,052,900  

GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A

    8,691       181,642  

GCM Grosvenor, Inc., Class A

    81,314       557,001  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

    56,033       3,764,297  

Open Lending Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    162,581       1,663,204  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

    17,474       577,341  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A(b)

    38,306       2,692,146  

Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A

    27,206       179,287  

Sculptor Capital Management, Inc.

    40,728       340,079  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

    15,320       251,401  

StepStone Group, Inc., Class A

    81,440       2,119,883  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    11,022       1,884,982  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

    213,451       1,082,197  
   

 

 

 
      33,322,508  
Auto Components(a) — 0.1%            

Holley, Inc.

    79,441       834,130  

Luminar Technologies, Inc.(b)

    368,857       2,187,322  

Solid Power, Inc.

    87,702       471,837  
   

 

 

 
      3,493,289  
Auto Parts — 1.1%            

Adient PLC(a)(b)

    146,681       4,346,158  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a)

    175,917       1,324,655  

Canoo, Inc.(a)(b)

    162,997       301,545  

CarParts.com, Inc.(a)

    75,443       523,574  

Dana, Inc.

    199,468       2,806,515  

Dorman Products, Inc.(a)

    40,717       4,467,062  

Fisker, Inc.(a)(b)

    251,153       2,152,381  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    65,543       5,278,833  

Gentherm, Inc.(a)

    51,181       3,194,206  

Lordstown Motors Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    247,430       390,939  

Meritor, Inc.(a)

    108,536       3,943,113  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Auto Parts (continued)            

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    31,826     $ 1,431,852  

Stoneridge, Inc.(a)

    41,200       706,580  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A(a)

    127,510       2,188,072  

Visteon Corp.(a)

    42,983       4,452,179  

Workhorse Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    240,450       625,170  

XPEL, Inc.(a)(b)

    33,271       1,528,137  
   

 

 

 
          39,660,971  
Auto Services — 0.1%            

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a)(b)

    433,557       4,643,395  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles(a) — 0.0%            

Cenntro Electric Group Ltd.

    284,366       429,393  

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, Inc.(b)

    153,440       398,944  
   

 

 

 
      828,337  
Back Office Support, HR & Consulting — 1.7%  

ASGN, Inc.(a)

    77,528       6,996,902  

Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc.(a)

    22,742       119,623  

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

    11,581       843,907  

CBIZ, Inc.(a)

    75,916       3,033,603  

Conduent, Inc.(a)

    279,499       1,207,436  

CRA International, Inc.

    11,283       1,007,798  

DHI Group, Inc.(a)

    66,059       328,313  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    50,032       7,371,214  

Forrester Research, Inc.(a)

    17,200       822,848  

Hackett Group, Inc.

    41,755       792,092  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    32,727       1,059,046  

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a)

    32,489       2,111,460  

ICF International, Inc.

    28,512       2,708,640  

Insperity, Inc.

    56,063       5,596,769  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

    55,322       1,097,035  

Kforce, Inc.

    31,339       1,922,334  

Korn Ferry

    82,772       4,802,431  

Liquidity Services, Inc.(a)(b)

    40,547       544,952  

Maximus, Inc.

    94,909       5,932,762  

NV5 Global, Inc.(a)

    21,478       2,507,342  

PFSweb, Inc.(a)

    25,521       300,127  

Resources Connection, Inc.

    47,818       974,053  

Target Hospitality Corp.(a)

    42,167       240,774  

TriNet Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    57,856       4,490,783  

TrueBlue, Inc.(a)

    54,613       977,573  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

    28,806       1,955,639  
   

 

 

 
      59,745,456  
Banks — 0.0%            

John Marshall Bancorp, Inc.

    17,604       396,794  

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc.(a)

    16,653       192,176  
   

 

 

 
      588,970  
Banks: Diversified — 8.7%            

1st Source Corp.

    24,914       1,131,096  

ACNB Corp.

    13,052       387,514  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

    29,187       1,102,101  

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(a)

    71,434       810,776  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.(b)

    44,106       1,240,261  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

    17,212       595,707  

Ameris Bancorp

    102,221       4,107,240  

Arrow Financial Corp.

    22,514       716,170  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    230,563       4,210,080  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    115,719       3,925,188  

BancFirst Corp.

    30,375       2,907,191  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

    48,028       637,332  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks: Diversified (continued)            

Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    79,613     $   1,554,046  

Bank First Corp.

    10,024       759,919  

Bank of Marin Bancorp

    23,715       753,663  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.

    76,813       2,395,797  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

    8,704       270,259  

Banner Corp.

    52,372       2,943,830  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    21,850       565,041  

BayCom Corp.

    19,853       410,560  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

    22,202       378,100  

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.

    24,462       374,758  

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    35,112       566,708  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

    32,707       696,986  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

    37,978       903,876  

Cadence Bank

    216,339       5,079,640  

Cambridge Bancorp

    10,129       837,668  

Camden National Corp.

    22,228       979,143  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

    13,728       297,898  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

    21,636       603,428  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    198,169       1,819,191  

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

    29,693       582,577  

Carter Bankshares, Inc.(a)

    40,569       535,511  

Cathay General Bancorp

    111,257       4,355,712  

CBTX, Inc.

    27,954       743,297  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    36,134       775,074  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

    21,059       508,996  

City Holding Co.

    22,792       1,820,625  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

    24,583       522,635  

CNB Financial Corp.

    23,280       563,143  

Coastal Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    14,905       568,179  

Colony Bankcorp, Inc.

    25,286       381,566  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    111,572       3,196,538  

Columbia Financial, Inc.(a)(b)

    53,451       1,165,766  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    80,268       5,079,359  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    23,599       954,344  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

    57,348       1,402,159  

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.(a)

    70,864       935,405  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    46,841       1,587,910  

CVB Financial Corp.

    200,407       4,972,098  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    47,681       2,260,556  

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

    248,516       4,587,605  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

    13,849       445,799  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    55,798       2,315,617  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A

    23,735       692,113  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

    10,697       356,210  

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc./Archbold

    18,711       621,018  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

    47,912       718,680  

FB Financial Corp.

    56,004           2,196,477  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

    25,109       653,336  

First BanCorp

    304,953       3,936,943  

First Bancorp, Inc.

    16,608       500,399  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    51,199       1,786,845  

First Bancshares, Inc.

    32,134       919,032  

First Bank

    24,595       343,838  

First Busey Corp.

    77,953       1,781,226  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

    12,390       386,444  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    139,403       1,870,788  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

    25,204       741,250  

First Financial Bancorp

    141,314       2,741,492  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    200,820       7,886,201  

First Financial Corp.

    19,730       877,985  

First Foundation, Inc.

    76,970       1,576,346  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

    9,370       227,785  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks: Diversified (continued)            

First Internet Bancorp

    14,564     $ 536,246  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A

    144,771           5,517,223  

First Merchants Corp.

    88,446       3,150,447  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

    28,793       1,027,046  

First of Long Island Corp.

    35,860       628,626  

First Western Financial, Inc.(a)

    12,197       331,636  

Five Star Bancorp

    18,591       491,174  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    78,762       2,792,113  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    242,459       3,503,533  

FVCBankcorp, Inc.(a)

    18,457       347,545  

German American Bancorp, Inc.

    42,776       1,462,084  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    171,761       8,144,907  

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

    11,719       424,814  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    133,187       5,904,180  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    35,695       800,996  

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

    70,469       971,768  

HBT Financial, Inc.

    16,051       286,831  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

    65,075       2,703,215  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    91,886       982,261  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    293,821       6,102,662  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    162,875       2,254,190  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

    66,840       1,164,353  

Independent Bank Corp.

    100,408       6,060,953  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    56,783       3,856,134  

International Bancshares Corp.

    84,054       3,368,884  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

    96,583       1,412,043  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    36,651       2,434,359  

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.(b)

    50,582       1,714,224  

Luther Burbank Corp.

    24,183       315,588  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

    45,179       399,382  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    22,520       719,514  

Merchants Bancorp

    24,586       557,365  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

    28,203       572,803  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)

    16,821       1,167,714  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

    21,141       570,173  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

    37,198       894,240  

MVB Financial Corp.

    19,046       592,521  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    42,117       1,611,818  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    64,164       2,411,925  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.(a)(b)

    18,988       1,373,592  

Northeast Bank

    10,382       379,254  

OFG Bancorp

    72,565       1,843,151  

Old National Bancorp

    453,165       6,702,310  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

    65,448       875,694  

Origin Bancorp, Inc.

    34,381       1,333,983  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

    17,730       428,534  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    121,865       3,563,333  

Park National Corp.

    22,171       2,688,234  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

    15,614       327,269  

PCB Bancorp

    17,977       335,810  

PCSB Financial Corp.

    19,932       380,502  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

    27,658       821,443  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

    42,982       1,143,321  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    10,739       599,666  

Pioneer Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    20,117       197,147  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    13,047       887,457  

Primis Financial Corp.

    32,511       443,125  

Professional Holding Corp., Class A(a)

    19,973       400,459  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    114,022       2,538,130  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

    25,501       1,376,799  

RBB Bancorp

    24,489       506,188  

Red River Bancshares, Inc.

    7,783       420,905  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks: Diversified (continued)            

Renasant Corp.

    83,410     $   2,403,042  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    14,686       708,600  

Republic First Bancorp, Inc.(a)(b)

    69,664       265,420  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    52,403       1,437,414  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.(b)

    68,408       2,672,701  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    84,458       2,790,492  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

    77,517       6,117,642  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

    27,489       508,547  

Sierra Bancorp

    23,052       500,920  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    48,429       2,592,404  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    184,109       3,914,157  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

    24,063       581,362  

South Plains Financial, Inc.

    17,062       411,877  

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    11,833       515,800  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    48,411       1,811,540  

SouthState Corp.

    115,856       8,938,290  

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

    44,236       2,646,198  

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

    19,115       531,015  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    78,569       4,135,872  

Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    19,738       432,262  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    21,708       1,565,147  

Towne Bank

    104,054       2,825,066  

Trico Bancshares

    48,908       2,232,161  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(a)(b)

    37,756       2,362,015  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    29,053       895,995  

Trustmark Corp.

    95,350       2,783,266  

UMB Financial Corp.

    68,033       5,857,641  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    204,719       7,179,495  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    162,050       4,892,289  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

    10,876       287,996  

Univest Financial Corp.

    45,724       1,163,219  

Valley National Bancorp

    665,659       6,929,510  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    73,782       2,158,861  

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    26,664       1,289,738  

WesBanco, Inc.

    90,202       2,860,305  

West BanCorp., Inc.

    26,795       652,190  

Westamerica BanCorp

    39,711       2,210,314  
   

 

 

 
          314,850,605  
Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending — 1.0%  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

    20,899       413,382  

Axos Financial, Inc.(a)

    88,555       3,174,697  

Banc of California, Inc.

    84,946       1,496,748  

BankUnited, Inc.

    124,680       4,434,868  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    64,541       1,598,681  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    112,560       1,498,174  

Finance Of America Cos., Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    31,141       48,891  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    44,460       945,220  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

    14,812       867,391  

Greene County Bancorp, Inc.

    5,231       236,912  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    53,775       1,352,979  

Hingham Institution for Savings

    2,201       624,578  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

    12,224       417,205  

Home Point Capital, Inc.(b)

    7,506       29,423  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    25,459       882,663  

Kearny Financial Corp.

    100,559       1,117,210  

Ladder Capital Corp.

    175,009       1,844,595  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    70,851       923,188  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    184,801       2,365,453  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    89,689       1,715,751  

Premier Financial Corp.

    55,824       1,415,138  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

    29,959       470,356  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

    12,070       546,288  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending (continued)  

Sterling Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    26,451     $ 150,771  

Washington Federal, Inc.

    100,131       3,005,933  

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

    35,208       600,296  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    96,852       3,882,797  
   

 

 

 
      36,059,588  
Beverage: Soft Drinks — 0.5%            

Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)

    85,934       5,608,053  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    7,257       4,092,222  

Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc.(a)

    54,933       1,156,889  

National Beverage Corp.

    36,484       1,785,527  

Primo Water Corp.

    243,466       3,257,575  

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.(a)

    50,032       393,252  
   

 

 

 
          16,293,518  
Biotechnology — 6.8%            

2seventy bio, Inc.(a)

    57,758       762,406  

4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    42,274       295,073  

Aadi Bioscience, Inc.(a)

    22,370       275,598  

Adagio Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    93,715       307,385  

Adicet Bio, Inc.(a)

    39,904       582,598  

ADMA Biologics, Inc.(a)

    287,117       568,492  

Aduro Biotech, Inc.(c)

    21,953       55,738  

Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    16,245       253,909  

Affimed NV(a)

    219,692       608,547  

Agenus, Inc.(a)

    417,275       809,513  

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    88,761       1,967,831  

Akero Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    40,670       384,332  

Albireo Pharma, Inc.(a)

    25,915       514,672  

Alector, Inc.(a)(b)

    102,968       1,046,155  

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    123,118       1,403,545  

Allovir, Inc.(a)

    44,294       172,747  

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc.(a)

    19,884       169,213  

ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    26,983       218,292  

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    424,579       4,559,978  

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    17,788       342,597  

AnaptysBio, Inc.(a)(b)

    29,368       596,170  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)

    103,178       1,032,812  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    17,293       513,083  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    140,469       6,352,008  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)(b)

    159,186       431,394  

Arcellx, Inc.(a)

    20,575       371,996  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a)

    32,372       509,535  

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    79,345       2,010,602  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    54,111       1,153,105  

Arvinas, Inc.(a)(b)

    76,017       3,199,556  

Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a)

    133,883       1,042,949  

Aura Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    28,310       401,153  

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    207,238       2,082,742  

Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a)(b)

    101,013       1,541,458  

Avidity Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    75,527       1,097,407  

Beam Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    98,187       3,800,819  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    292,429       3,093,899  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    96,675       14,086,514  

Bioventus, Inc., Class A(a)

    43,168       294,406  

Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    25,925       342,210  

Bluebird Bio, Inc.(a)(b)

    110,525       457,573  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)

    93,041       4,699,501  

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(a)

    164,180       1,490,754  

C4 Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    59,958       452,083  

Caribou Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    86,274       468,468  

Castle Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    36,904       810,043  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    150,582       1,055,580  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    71,809     $     1,935,971  

Celularity, Inc.(a)(b)

    24,073       81,848  

Century Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    25,597       215,015  

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    83,954       2,219,744  

ChemoCentryx, Inc.(a)

    97,635       2,419,395  

Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    70,009       1,224,457  

CinCor Pharma, Inc.(a)(b)

    21,147       398,409  

Clovis Oncology, Inc.(b)

    159,722       287,500  

Codexis, Inc.(a)

    103,138       1,078,823  

Cogent Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    72,315       652,281  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    113,788       823,825  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

    52,481       929,963  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    81,614       1,522,101  

CTI BioPharma Corp.(a)(b)

    143,097       854,289  

Cullinan Oncology, Inc.(a)(b)

    46,066       590,566  

Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)

    126,055       4,952,701  

Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    41,322       739,664  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    69,596       915,187  

Denali Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    152,215       4,479,687  

Design Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    52,345       732,830  

Douglas Elliman, Inc.

    129,868       622,068  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)

    182,830       2,301,830  

Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    44,808       307,831  

Editas Medicine, Inc.(a)

    106,153       1,255,790  

Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    63,298       398,777  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)

    79,999       2,483,169  

Enochian Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    30,528       58,919  

EQRx, Inc.(a)(b)

    211,243       990,730  

Erasca, Inc.(a)(b)

    105,853       589,601  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    42,891       337,552  

Fate Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    131,452       3,257,381  

FibroGen, Inc.(a)

    134,015       1,415,198  

Foghorn Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    32,469       441,578  

Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(a)

    52,861       364,212  

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    41,003       200,915  

Generation Bio Co.(a)

    72,200       473,632  

Geron Corp.(a)(b)

    510,811       791,757  

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    96,282       3,076,210  

Gossamer Bio, Inc.(a)(b)

    95,141       796,330  

GreenLight Biosciences Holdings PBC(a)(b)

    21,693       47,942  

Gtx, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    944       968  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    209,660       9,225,040  

Heron Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    142,674       398,060  

HilleVax, Inc.(a)

    20,021       218,830  

Humacyte, Inc.(a)

    27,262       87,511  

Icosavax, Inc.(a)

    38,731       221,929  

Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    51,566       711,611  

IGM Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    14,052       253,358  

Imago Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    40,651       544,317  

ImmunityBio, Inc.(a)(b)

    108,929       405,216  

ImmunoGen, Inc.(a)

    334,518       1,505,331  

Immunovant, Inc.(a)

    64,437       251,304  

Inhibrx, Inc.(a)

    42,881       486,699  

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    324,638       561,624  

Insmed, Inc.(a)

    187,711       3,701,661  

Instil Bio, Inc.(a)(b)

    107,503       496,664  

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    116,497       6,029,885  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    38,914       537,402  

Invitae Corp.(a)(b)

    355,628       867,732  

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a)

    232,936       2,571,613  

iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    36,349       748,789  

IVERIC bio, Inc.(a)

    189,837       1,826,232  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Janux Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    26,062     $ 318,217  

Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    52,063       157,751  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    33,923       333,802  

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    40,611           5,137,698  

Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    114,566       516,693  

Keros Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    24,533       677,847  

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.(a)

    62,342       515,568  

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a)

    44,646       432,620  

Kinnate Biopharma, Inc.(a)(b)

    43,331       546,404  

Kodiak Sciences, Inc.(a)

    52,484       400,978  

Kronos Bio, Inc.(a)(b)

    58,058       211,331  

Krystal Biotech, Inc.(a)(b)

    33,262       2,183,983  

Kura Oncology, Inc.(a)

    98,720       1,809,538  

Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    56,376       1,110,043  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    102,558       190,758  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    23,362       2,084,358  

Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.(a)(b)

    267,300       1,742,796  

MacroGenics, Inc.(a)

    93,307       275,256  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    19,846       1,420,577  

MannKind Corp.(a)(b)

    407,890       1,554,061  

MaxCyte, Inc.(a)

    134,417       635,792  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a)

    45,301       342,929  

Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    135,384       625,474  

MiMedx Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    174,043       603,929  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    24,545       477,646  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    44,992       435,073  

Morphic Holding, Inc.(a)

    39,756       862,705  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)

    127,719       2,320,654  

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc.(a)

    73,637       198,084  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    60,572       776,533  

Nkarta, Inc.(a)(b)

    50,082       617,010  

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    68,495       867,832  

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

    37,993       515,185  

Ocugen, Inc.(a)(b)

    330,673       750,628  

OPKO Health, Inc.(a)

    625,169       1,581,678  

Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    186,570       190,301  

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.(a)

    348,970       1,542,447  

Pardes Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    43,775       134,389  

PepGen, Inc.(a)

    12,873       127,829  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    32,762       276,511  

PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    56,897       810,782  

Point Biopharma Global, Inc.(a)

    114,407       779,112  

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.(a)(b)

    52,779       129,309  

Precigen, Inc.(a)(b)

    144,839       194,084  

Prometheus Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    45,212       1,276,335  

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    69,238       547,673  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)

    54,806       1,487,983  

Provention Bio, Inc.(a)

    89,270       357,080  

PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    108,528       4,347,632  

Quantum-Si, Inc.(a)

    141,106       327,366  

RadNet, Inc.(a)

    75,625       1,306,800  

Rallybio Corp.(a)

    19,313       145,813  

RAPT Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    40,168       733,066  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    208,902       1,700,462  

REGENXBIO, Inc.(a)

    64,747       1,599,251  

Relay Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    118,187       1,979,632  

Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    42,476       806,619  

Replimune Group, Inc.(a)

    47,471       829,793  

Revolution Medicines, Inc.(a)

    97,891       1,907,896  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    256,348       289,673  

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    63,947       879,911  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    80,476       2,599,375  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Sana Biotechnology, Inc.(a)(b)

    136,097     $ 875,104  

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    182,613       756,018  

Science 37 Holdings, Inc.(a)

    96,182       193,326  

Seres Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    111,300       381,759  

Sierra Oncology, Inc.(a)

    22,883       1,258,336  

Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

    73,930       282,413  

SomaLogic, Inc.(a)

    231,196       1,045,006  

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    587,373       1,180,620  

SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    53,635       1,320,494  

Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    29,955       395,706  

Sutro Biopharma, Inc.(a)

    65,442       340,953  

Talaris Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    32,454       146,368  

Tango Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    72,045       326,364  

Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    47,185       265,652  

Travere Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    96,832       2,346,239  

Tricida, Inc.(a)(b)

    51,440       497,939  

Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    70,715       5,321,304  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)(b)

    86,716       3,031,591  

Tyra Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    19,668       140,626  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    84,608       922,227  

Vaxart, Inc.(a)(b)

    187,570       656,495  

Vaxcyte, Inc.(a)(b)

    81,435       1,772,026  

VBI Vaccines, Inc.(a)

    310,101       250,717  

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    25,861       351,968  

Veracyte, Inc.(a)

    109,671       2,182,453  

Vericel Corp.(a)

    76,786       1,933,471  

Verve Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    57,337       876,109  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a)

    112,028       2,853,353  

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    39,868       461,273  

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    304,040       267,555  

Xencor, Inc.(a)

    87,185       2,386,253  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    53,449       808,683  

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    60,200       1,691,620  

Zogenix, Inc.(a)(b)

    87,311       59,371  
   

 

 

 
          245,721,842  
Building Materials — 0.7%            

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.(a)(b)

    42,309       418,013  

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    15,560       1,039,564  

Caesarstone Ltd.

    34,219       312,419  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.(a)

    97,732       2,393,457  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a)

    51,157       1,982,334  

Griffon Corp.

    71,168       1,994,839  

Masonite International Corp.(a)

    34,844       2,677,064  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

    33,924       1,758,620  

PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)

    94,599       1,574,127  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    51,784       1,178,086  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    66,987       6,739,562  

Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    183,237       4,267,590  
   

 

 

 
      26,335,675  
Building Products — 0.0%            

Janus International Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    126,186       1,139,460  
   

 

 

 
Building: Climate Control — 0.2%            

AAON, Inc.

    67,338       3,687,429  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    54,767       4,553,876  

View, Inc.(a)(b)

    147,738       239,336  
   

 

 

 
      8,480,641  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Building: Roofing, Wallboard & Plumbing(a) — 0.2%  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b)

    83,943     $ 4,311,312  

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.

    133,196       1,943,330  
   

 

 

 
          6,254,642  
Cable Television Services(a) — 0.1%            

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(b)

    45,726       1,331,541  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A

    59,788       466,347  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C

    236,327       1,840,987  

WideOpenWest, Inc.(b)

    87,091       1,585,927  
   

 

 

 
      5,224,802  
Capital Markets — 0.0%            

Bakkt Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    87,814       184,410  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

    24,509       305,627  

Perella Weinberg Partners

    71,969       419,579  

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A

    25,489       614,285  
   

 

 

 
      1,523,901  
Casinos & Gambling — 0.4%            

Accel Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    86,055       913,904  

Century Casinos, Inc.(a)

    41,366       297,835  

Full House Resorts, Inc.(a)(b)

    52,068       316,573  

Inspired Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    34,213       294,574  

International Game Technology PLC

    153,951       2,857,331  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(a)

    20,380       1,195,695  

Scientific Games Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    153,299       7,203,520  
   

 

 

 
      13,079,432  
Cement — 0.0%            

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.(a)

    40,542       245,685  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.1%            

Perimeter Solutions SA(a)(b)

    188,250       2,040,630  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals: Diversified — 0.9%            

AdvanSix, Inc.

    42,579       1,423,842  

American Vanguard Corp.

    45,106       1,008,119  

Avient Corp.

    140,653       5,637,372  

Cabot Corp.

    85,931       5,481,539  

CSW Industrials, Inc.

    23,171       2,387,308  

Danimer Scientific, Inc.(a)(b)

    137,072       625,048  

Ecovyst, Inc.

    99,317       978,272  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)

    76,899       2,405,401  

Hawkins, Inc.

    29,814       1,074,198  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    60,119       3,795,914  

Landec Corp.(a)

    42,588       424,602  

LSB Industries, Inc.(a)

    48,994       679,057  

Origin Materials, Inc.(a)

    164,373       841,590  

PureCycle Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

    164,172       1,218,156  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(a)

    123,679       324,039  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    64,819       5,221,819  

Valhi, Inc.

    2,874       130,307  
   

 

 

 
      33,656,583  
Chemicals: Specialty — 0.8%            

Amyris, Inc.(a)(b)

    305,346       564,890  

Balchem Corp.

    49,228       6,386,841  

FutureFuel Corp.

    39,115       284,757  

Innospec, Inc.

    38,256       3,664,542  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

    250,416       5,681,939  

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

    94,407       1,466,141  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    31,735       404,939  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    20,931       3,129,603  
Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals: Specialty (continued)            

Stepan Co.

    33,720     $ 3,417,522  

Trinseo PLC

    55,870       2,148,760  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

    184,652       3,102,154  
   

 

 

 
          30,252,088  
Coal — 0.4%            

Arch Resources, Inc.

    24,114       3,450,472  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.(a)

    53,033       2,618,770  

Peabody Energy Corp.(a)

    181,905       3,880,034  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.

    34,634       455,437  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    79,563       2,435,423  
   

 

 

 
      12,840,136  
Commercial Banks — 0.1%            

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    52,420       1,554,253  

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

    22,705       567,625  
   

 

 

 
      2,121,878  
Commercial Finance & Mortgage Companies — 0.3%  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

    14,181       1,384,775  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

    43,948       1,699,469  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

    45,739       1,999,252  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

    28,201       691,488  

Velocity Financial, Inc.(a)

    17,616       193,600  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    47,425       4,568,924  
   

 

 

 
      10,537,508  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%            

ACV Auctions, Inc., Class A(a)

    174,207       1,139,314  

Aris Water Solution, Inc., Class A

    34,149       569,605  

Information Services Group, Inc.

    54,901       371,131  

Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    204,335       1,405,825  

National Research Corp.

    22,023       843,040  
   

 

 

 
      4,328,915  
Commercial Services: Rental & Leasing — 0.7%  

GATX Corp.

    55,875       5,261,190  

GMS, Inc.(a)

    68,715       3,057,817  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

    49,841       1,443,894  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

    39,725       3,581,209  

McGrath RentCorp.

    37,435       2,845,060  

NOW, Inc.(a)

    170,417       1,666,678  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

    10,246       508,304  

Triton International Ltd.

    98,317       5,176,390  
   

 

 

 
      23,540,542  
Commercial Vehicles & Parts — 0.2%            

Blue Bird Corp.(a)(b)

    27,405       252,400  

Miller Industries, Inc.

    22,022       499,239  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)

    78,803       829,796  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(a)

    27,475       360,472  

REV Group, Inc.

    63,088       685,766  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    65,400       3,152,280  

Shyft Group, Inc.

    54,202       1,007,615  

Wabash National Corp.

    76,060       1,032,895  
   

 

 

 
      7,820,463  
Communications Equipment(a) — 0.1%            

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.

    316,886       1,939,342  

Ondas Holdings, Inc.(b)

    52,809       284,641  
   

 

 

 
      2,223,983  
Communications Technology — 0.7%            

908 Devices, Inc.(a)(b)

    35,127       723,265  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Technology (continued)            

AdTheorent Holding Co., Inc.(a)

    24,774     $ 76,552  

ADTRAN, Inc.

    74,884       1,312,716  

Anterix, Inc.(a)

    17,795       730,841  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    128,969       288,891  

Aviat Networks, Inc.(a)

    10,089       252,629  

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

    40,795       767,762  

Calix, Inc.(a)(b)

    88,634       3,025,965  

Casa Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

    46,447       182,537  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    41,372       375,244  

Digi International, Inc.(a)

    54,244       1,313,790  

DZS, Inc.(a)

    27,899       453,917  

EchoStar Corp., Class A(a)

    54,488       1,051,618  

Extreme Networks, Inc.(a)

    197,485       1,761,566  

Harmonic, Inc.(a)

    138,913       1,204,376  

Infinera Corp.(a)(b)

    285,642       1,531,041  

Inseego Corp.(a)(b)

    129,668       245,072  

InterDigital, Inc.

    47,758       2,903,686  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

    112,362       2,931,525  

NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)

    81,225       1,277,669  

NETGEAR, Inc.(a)

    45,468       842,067  

Ooma, Inc.(a)

    33,106       391,975  

Plantronics, Inc.(a)

    65,352       2,593,167  

Ribbon Communications, Inc.(a)

    110,086       334,661  
   

 

 

 
          26,572,532  
Computer Services Software & Systems — 6.0%  

A10 Networks, Inc.(b)

    101,831       1,464,330  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)

    176,960       4,581,494  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)

    75,408       4,664,739  

Alkami Technology, Inc.(a)(b)

    55,411       769,659  

Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    80,301       4,215,802  

American Software, Inc., Class A

    49,522       800,275  

Appfolio, Inc., Class A(a)

    29,679       2,690,104  

Appian Corp.(a)(b)

    63,624       3,013,233  

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

    113,782       2,000,288  

Aterian, Inc.(a)(b)

    94,084       203,221  

Avid Technology, Inc.(a)

    58,207       1,510,472  

Benefitfocus, Inc.(a)

    38,318       298,114  

BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Series-1(a)(b)

    99,084       1,605,161  

Blackbaud, Inc.(a)(b)

    71,763       4,167,277  

Blackline, Inc.(a)(b)

    86,049       5,730,863  

Blucora, Inc.(a)

    75,056       1,385,534  

Box, Inc., Class A(a)

    199,465       5,014,550  

Brightcove, Inc.(a)

    64,907       410,212  

BTRS Holdings, Inc., Class 1(a)(b)

    143,417       714,217  

Cargurus, Inc.(a)

    157,684       3,388,629  

Cerence, Inc.(a)

    62,394       1,574,201  

Cleanspark, Inc.(a)(b)

    64,568       253,107  

CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)

    68,788       4,326,765  

Covetrus, Inc.(a)

    167,370       3,472,927  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    49,462       2,951,892  

Digimarc Corp.(a)(b)

    19,392       274,203  

Digital Turbine, Inc.(a)

    145,692       2,545,239  

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    117,910       4,876,758  

Domo, Inc., Class B(a)

    47,121       1,309,964  

E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    307,802       2,394,700  

Ebix, Inc.

    41,582       702,736  

Edgio, Inc.(a)(b)

    191,256       441,801  

Envestnet, Inc.(a)(b)

    83,050       4,382,548  

ePlus, Inc.(a)

    40,889       2,172,024  

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A(a)

    117,888       1,210,710  

Everbridge, Inc.(a)

    61,158       1,705,697  

EverQuote, Inc., Class A(a)

    31,499       278,451  
Security   Shares     Value  
Computer Services Software & Systems (continued)  

Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    127,758     $ 3,923,448  

fuboTV, Inc.(a)(b)

    275,217       679,786  

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    75,385       1,267,976  

Groupon, Inc.(a)(b)

    36,579       413,343  

GTY Technology Holdings, Inc.(a)

    63,024       394,530  

LivePerson, Inc.(a)

    108,267       1,530,895  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a)

    103,637       2,674,871  

Magnite, Inc.(a)(b)

    202,207       1,795,598  

ManTech International Corp., Class A

    46,191       4,408,931  

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    157,476       840,922  

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

    14,947       2,455,792  

Mitek Systems, Inc.(a)

    66,630       615,661  

Momentive Global, Inc.(a)

    204,631       1,800,753  

Multiplan Corp.(a)(b)

    583,797       3,205,045  

NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

    109,039       3,690,970  

ON24, Inc.(a)

    64,269       609,913  

OneSpan, Inc.(a)

    62,164       739,752  

Ouster, Inc.(a)(b)

    198,829       322,103  

PagerDuty, Inc.(a)(b)

    133,896       3,317,943  

PAR Technology Corp.(a)(b)

    41,122       1,541,664  

Parsons Corp.(a)(b)

    51,980       2,101,032  

Paya Holdings, Inc.(a)

    130,042       854,376  

PDF Solutions, Inc.(a)

    50,975       1,096,472  

Perficient, Inc.(a)

    52,792       4,840,498  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    119,412       2,166,134  

Progress Software Corp.

    68,203       3,089,596  

PROS Holdings, Inc.(a)

    65,507       1,718,249  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    87,859       3,388,722  

Rackspace Technology, Inc.(a)(b)

    83,256       596,945  

Rapid7, Inc.(a)(b)

    90,078       6,017,210  

Red Violet, Inc.(a)

    14,638       278,707  

Rimini Street, Inc.(a)

    67,974       408,524  

Riot Blockchain, Inc.(a)(b)

    184,780       774,228  

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.(a)

    143,886       9,018,774  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    47,477       1,148,469  

Schrodinger, Inc.(a)

    83,376       2,201,960  

SecureWorks Corp., Class A(a)

    13,813       150,009  

ShotSpotter, Inc.(a)(b)

    12,012       323,243  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    38,251       2,192,165  

Simulations Plus, Inc.

    25,926       1,278,930  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    72,070       4,185,105  

SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)

    56,034       6,334,644  

Sumo Logic, Inc.(a)

    139,331       1,043,589  

TechTarget, Inc.(a)

    42,176       2,771,807  

Telos Corp.(a)

    83,227       672,474  

Tenable Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    169,842       7,712,525  

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

    15,374       684,297  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    109,986       1,323,132  

Upland Software, Inc.(a)

    45,169       655,854  

Upwork, Inc.(a)

    189,908       3,927,297  

Varonis Systems, Inc.(a)

    170,105       4,987,479  

Verint Systems, Inc.(a)

    98,308       4,163,344  

Veritone, Inc.(a)(b)

    43,307       282,795  

Verra Mobility Corp.(a)(b)

    225,781       3,547,019  

Viant Technology, Inc., Class A(a)

    18,892       95,971  

Workiva, Inc.(a)

    73,664       4,861,087  

Yelp, Inc.(a)(b)

    106,259       2,950,812  

Yext, Inc.(a)(b)

    179,229       856,715  

Zuora, Inc., Class A(a)

    174,424       1,561,095  
   

 

 

 
          215,993,077  
Computer Technology — 0.6%            

3D Systems Corp.(a)

    204,502       1,983,670  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Computer Technology (continued)            

Cantaloupe, Inc.(a)

    91,146     $ 510,418  

Corsair Gaming, Inc.(a)(b)

    59,194       777,217  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(a)

    112,326       254,980  

Identiv, Inc.(a)

    33,764       390,987  

Impinj, Inc.(a)

    32,475       1,905,308  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)

    48,521       4,186,392  

PC Connection, Inc.

    19,046       838,976  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)

    71,301       2,876,995  

Synaptics, Inc.(a)

    61,294       7,235,757  
   

 

 

 
      20,960,700  
Construction — 0.4%            

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    62,282       1,304,185  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    78,321       8,063,930  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    71,369       2,079,693  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)(b)

    99,354       1,302,531  

Primoris Services Corp.

    81,957       1,783,384  

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.(a)

    43,324       949,662  

Tutor Perini Corp.(a)

    66,361       582,650  
   

 

 

 
      16,066,035  
Consumer Electronics(a) — 0.1%            

Sonos, Inc.

    197,185       3,557,218  

Universal Electronics, Inc.

    20,123       514,545  

Vuzix Corp.(b)

    88,923       631,353  
   

 

 

 
          4,703,116  
Consumer Finance(a) — 0.0%            

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.

    22,108       226,607  

Moneylion, Inc.

    223,276       294,724  

NerdWallet, Inc., Class A

    39,578       313,853  

OppFi, Inc.(b)

    20,875       68,679  

Sunlight Financial Holdings, Inc.(b)

    37,549       110,770  
   

 

 

 
      1,014,633  
Consumer Lending — 0.5%            

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

    32,093       177,474  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)

    37,126       2,144,769  

Enova International, Inc.(a)

    49,189       1,417,627  

Ezcorp, Inc., Class A(a)

    77,791       584,210  

LendingTree, Inc.(a)

    16,206       710,147  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.

    38,106       1,409,541  

MoneyGram International, Inc.(a)(b)

    140,221       1,402,210  

Navient Corp.

    179,457       2,510,603  

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    23,068       1,966,547  

Oportun Financial Corp.(a)

    42,970       355,362  

PRA Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    61,313       2,229,341  

PROG Holdings, Inc.(a)

    83,641       1,380,077  

Regional Management Corp.

    11,998       448,365  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)

    7,288       818,005  
   

 

 

 
          17,554,278  
Consumer Services: Miscellaneous — 0.3%            

Cars.com, Inc.(a)

    106,705       1,006,228  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a)

    34,654       690,308  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    59,638       4,145,437  

Franchise Group, Inc.

    42,545       1,492,053  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.(a)(b)

    186,289       2,751,489  

Udemy, Inc.(a)(b)

    111,483       1,138,242  

WW International, Inc.(a)(b)

    95,970       613,248  
   

 

 

 
      11,837,005  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Cryptyde, Inc.(a)

    28,356       57,562  

Greif, Inc., Class A

    41,192       2,569,557  
Security   Shares     Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)            

Greif, Inc., Class B

    8,326     $ 518,626  

Myers Industries, Inc.

    55,683       1,265,675  

O-I Glass, Inc.(a)

    240,484       3,366,776  

Pactiv Evergreen, Inc.

    66,982       667,141  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)

    58,888       412,216  

UFP Technologies, Inc.(a)

    12,226       972,823  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    23,054       2,502,512  
   

 

 

 
      12,332,888  
Cosmetics — 0.1%            

elf Beauty, Inc.(a)

    74,801       2,294,894  

Inter Parfums, Inc.

    28,829       2,106,247  
   

 

 

 
      4,401,141  
Diversified Consumer Services(a) — 0.2%            

Beachbody Co., Inc.(b)

    161,696       194,035  

Duolingo, Inc.(b)

    36,372       3,184,369  

Frontdoor, Inc.

    127,898       3,079,784  

Nerdy, Inc.

    83,730       178,345  

Rover Group, Inc.

    143,270       538,695  
   

 

 

 
      7,175,228  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%            

Alerus Financial Corp.

    21,917       521,844  

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

    3,113       111,539  

Cannae Holdings, Inc.(a)

    116,756       2,258,061  

Compass Diversified Holdings

    93,601       2,004,933  

European Wax Center, Inc., Class A

    32,665       575,557  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

    131,676       4,985,253  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    78,806       6,220,158  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    116,695       3,121,591  

MBIA, Inc.(a)

    82,203       1,015,207  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

    22,466       667,689  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    99,636       3,920,677  

Piper Sandler Cos.,

    27,134       3,075,910  

StoneMor, Inc.(a)

    58,858       201,294  

SWK Holdings Corp.(a)

    5,499       96,068  

Tiptree, Inc.

    37,480       398,038  
   

 

 

 
          29,173,819  
Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.4%            

Barnes Group, Inc.

    76,593       2,385,106  

Custom Truck One Source, Inc.(a)

    91,141       510,389  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    93,945       1,786,834  

Federal Signal Corp.

    92,298       3,285,809  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    134,542       956,593  

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    43,897       663,723  

OSI Systems, Inc.(a)

    24,748       2,114,469  

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    74,778       901,075  

Standex International Corp.

    18,442       1,563,513  

TriMas Corp.

    67,790       1,877,105  
   

 

 

 
      16,044,616  
Diversified Materials & Processing — 0.3%            

Belden, Inc.(b)

    67,805       3,611,972  

Encore Wire Corp.

    29,419       3,057,223  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    28,920       973,736  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

    33,469       757,738  

NL Industries, Inc.

    9,941       98,118  

Tredegar Corp.

    40,253       402,530  

Uranium Energy Corp.(a)

    419,680       1,292,614  
   

 

 

 
      10,193,931  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified Media — 0.0%            

EW Scripps Co., Class A(a)

    95,024     $ 1,184,949  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Retail — 0.3%            

Big Lots, Inc.

    43,289       907,770  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    6,655       1,467,893  

Duluth Holdings, Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    21,183       202,086  

Global Industrial Co.

    19,069       643,960  

Overstock.com, Inc.(a)

    65,804       1,645,758  

Porch Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    117,164       299,940  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    38,017       2,723,158  

Revolve Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    63,092       1,634,714  

Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A(a)

    136,997       676,765  

Winmark Corp.

    4,401       860,704  
   

 

 

 
          11,062,748  
Diversified Telecommunication Services(a)(b) — 0.0%  

Charge Enterprises, Inc.

    167,060       796,876  

Starry Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    36,743       151,381  
   

 

 

 
      948,257  
Drug & Grocery Store Chains — 0.3%            

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

    22,803       1,978,160  

PetMed Express, Inc.

    31,341       623,686  

Rite Aid Corp.(a)(b)

    86,181       580,860  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)

    169,553       4,293,082  

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

    13,818       315,188  

Weis Markets, Inc.

    25,394       1,892,869  
   

 

 

 
      9,683,845  
Education Services — 0.7%            

2U, Inc.(a)

    124,028       1,298,573  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)

    69,327       2,493,692  

American Public Education, Inc.(a)

    30,013       485,010  

Chegg, Inc.(a)

    192,188       3,609,291  

Coursera, Inc.(a)

    174,229       2,470,567  

Franklin Covey Co.(a)

    19,637       906,837  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    5,962       3,379,500  

HealthStream, Inc.(a)

    39,677       861,388  

Laureate Education, Inc., Class A

    175,106       2,025,976  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    107,930       1,271,415  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    35,545       2,508,766  

Stride, Inc.(a)

    62,718       2,558,267  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.(a)

    50,051       356,864  
   

 

 

 
          24,226,146  
Electrical Equipment(a) — 0.2%            

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.(b)

    38,876       389,538  

Enovix Corp.(b)

    168,073       1,497,531  

ESS Tech, Inc.(b)

    124,621       350,185  

Fluence Energy, Inc.(b)

    55,506       526,197  

Heliogen, Inc.

    29,548       62,346  

NuScale Power Corp.

    26,490       264,635  

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A

    172,811       2,847,925  
   

 

 

 
      5,938,357  
Electronic Components — 0.8%            

AEye, Inc.(a)

    40,809       77,945  

Array Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

    232,948       2,564,757  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    56,016       2,074,833  

MicroVision, Inc.(a)(b)

    255,803       982,284  

Novanta, Inc.(a)(b)

    54,887       6,656,146  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    28,989       7,597,727  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    92,753       3,777,830  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Components (continued)            

ScanSource, Inc.(a)

    38,392     $ 1,195,527  

Stem, Inc.(a)(b)

    222,663       1,594,267  

TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)

    156,577       1,957,212  

Velodyne Lidar, Inc.(a)

    298,311       284,947  
   

 

 

 
      28,763,475  
Electronic Entertainment — 0.0%            

Turtle Beach Corp.(a)

    23,215       283,920  

Via Renewables, Inc.

    18,805       144,046  
   

 

 

 
      427,966  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components(a) — 0.1%  

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b)

    129,862       345,433  

Focus Universal, Inc.(b)

    27,347       312,303  

Lightwave Logic, Inc.(b)

    172,695       1,129,425  

Mirion Technologies, Inc.

    211,643       1,219,064  

SmartRent, Inc.(b)

    183,845       830,979  
   

 

 

 
      3,837,204  
Electronics(a) — 0.2%  

Agilysys, Inc.

    30,224       1,428,688  

Integer Holdings Corp.

    50,906       3,597,018  

iRobot Corp.

    41,474       1,524,170  

nLight, Inc.

    66,953       684,260  
   

 

 

 
      7,234,136  
Energy Equipment — 0.8%  

API Group Corp.(a)

    319,482       4,782,646  

Arcosa, Inc.

    74,848       3,475,193  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    251,581       4,151,086  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(a)

    154,323       908,962  

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    119,775       1,379,808  

FuelCell Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

    570,807       2,140,526  

Matador Resources Co.(b)

    173,927       8,103,259  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    130,866       2,068,991  

TPI Composites, Inc.(a)(b)

    56,407       705,088  
   

 

 

 
          27,715,559  
Energy Equipment & Services(a) — 0.2%  

Borr Drilling Ltd.

    207,621       957,133  

Noble Corp.

    58,133       1,473,672  

Valaris Ltd.

    94,127       3,975,924  

Weatherford International PLC

    109,207       2,311,912  
   

 

 

 
      8,718,641  
Engineering & Contracting Services — 0.6%  

Argan, Inc.

    21,646       807,829  

Dycom Industries, Inc.(a)

    44,619       4,151,352  

Exponent, Inc.

    79,652       7,285,768  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    219,926       5,352,999  

IES Holdings, Inc.(a)

    13,540       408,502  

MYR Group, Inc.(a)

    25,419       2,240,176  

NETSTREIT Corp.

    74,357       1,403,116  

VSE Corp

    19,091       717,440  

Willdan Group, Inc.(a)

    16,539       456,146  
   

 

 

 
      22,823,328  
Entertainment(a) — 0.2%  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(b)

    168,383       2,529,113  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

    31,593       1,249,503  

IMAX Corp.(b)

    75,837       1,280,887  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A

    94,339       878,296  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B(b)

    188,357       1,663,192  

Playstudios, Inc.(b)

    122,426       523,983  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Entertainment (continued)  

Redbox Entertainment, Inc.(b)

    10,112     $ 74,829  

Reservoir Media, Inc.

    31,600       206,032  

Skillz, Inc.(b)

    472,153       585,470  
   

 

 

 
    8,991,305  
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service — 0.5%  

ABM Industries, Inc.

    103,596       4,498,139  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.(a)

    73,301       879,612  

Brink’s Co.

    71,706       4,353,271  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

    116,964       2,036,343  

IBEX Holdings Ltd.(a)

    10,191       171,922  

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    40,922       1,381,527  

SP Plus Corp.(a)

    38,522       1,183,396  

UniFirst Corp.

    23,132       3,982,868  

Vivint Smart Home, Inc.(a)(b)

    145,713       507,081  
   

 

 

 
        18,994,159  
Financial Data & Systems — 0.5%  

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.(a)

    7,396       260,117  

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

    22,211       750,732  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)

    45,889       1,344,089  

Everi Holdings, Inc.(a)

    132,674       2,163,913  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    92,861       3,424,714  

Evo Payments, Inc., Class A(a)

    73,529       1,729,402  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    73,475       1,844,957  

I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    33,540       839,171  

International Money Express, Inc.(a)

    49,070       1,004,463  

LendingClub Corp.(a)

    163,364       1,909,725  

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.(a)

    27,679       91,341  

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    135,364       1,739,427  

Value Line, Inc.

    1,578       104,227  
   

 

 

 
    17,206,278  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.0%  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

    14,822       236,411  
   

 

 

 
Food Products(a) — 0.2%  

Benson Hill, Inc.(b)

    264,502       724,735  

Beyond Meat, Inc.(b)

    94,861       2,270,972  

BRC, Inc.(b)

    39,661       323,634  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

    116,178       2,758,066  

Local Bounti Corp.

    28,966       92,112  

SunOpta, Inc.

    150,885       1,173,885  
   

 

 

 
    7,343,404  
Foods — 1.1%  

AppHarvest, Inc.(a)(b)

    106,445       371,493  

B&G Foods, Inc.

    103,718       2,466,414  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.(a)

    51,713       2,011,118  

HF Foods Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    54,160       282,715  

Hostess Brands, Inc.(a)

    213,041       4,518,600  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.(b)

    23,587       3,294,160  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    13,521       980,137  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    30,042       3,868,809  

Medifast, Inc.

    17,560       3,169,756  

Mission Produce, Inc.(a)

    62,162       885,808  

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.(a)

    19,301       205,942  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    9,206       511,301  

Simply Good Foods Co.(a)

    139,143       5,255,431  

Sovos Brands, Inc.(a)

    44,186       701,232  

SpartanNash Co.

    55,174       1,664,600  

Tattooed Chef, Inc.(a)(b)

    72,463       456,517  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    24,880       879,508  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)

    78,583       3,286,341  
Security   Shares     Value  
Foods (continued)  

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

    92,303     $ 3,636,738  

Utz Brands, Inc.

    101,535       1,403,214  

Vita Coco Co., Inc.(a)(b)

    43,072       421,675  

Vital Farms, Inc.(a)

    46,325       405,344  

Whole Earth Brands, Inc.(a)

    54,847       340,051  
   

 

 

 
        41,016,904  
Forest Products — 0.3%  

Boise Cascade Co.

    61,039       3,631,210  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    93,858       6,395,484  
   

 

 

 
    10,026,694  
Forms & Bulk Printing Services — 0.1%  

Deluxe Corp.

    65,820       1,426,320  

Ennis, Inc.

    39,632       801,755  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.(a)

    53,805       147,964  
   

 

 

 
    2,376,039  
Fruit & Grain Processing — 0.1%  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    21,688       2,170,752  
   

 

 

 
Funeral Parlors & Cemeteries — 0.2%  

Carriage Services, Inc.

    20,795       824,522  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    112,218       4,596,449  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    47,220       1,353,797  
   

 

 

 
    6,774,768  
Gas Pipeline — 0.1%  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    650,004       4,134,025  

Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A

    25,582       873,370  

NextDecade Corp.(a)

    47,768       212,090  
   

 

 

 
    5,219,485  
Glass — 0.0%  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    34,330       1,346,423  
   

 

 

 
Gold(a) — 0.1%  

Coeur Mining, Inc.(b)

    427,792       1,300,488  

Novagold Resources, Inc.

    368,813       1,773,990  
   

 

 

 
    3,074,478  
Health Care Equipment & Services(a) — 0.1%  

Embecta Corp.

    88,615       2,243,732  

Figs, Inc., Class A

    197,037       1,795,007  

TherapeuticsMD, Inc.(b)

    1       10  
   

 

 

 
    4,038,749  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies(a) — 0.3%  

AbCellera Biologics, Inc.

    319,935       3,407,308  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(b)

    172,238       1,393,405  

Inogen, Inc.

    35,514       858,729  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(b)

    64,942       733,845  

Paragon 28, Inc.(b)

    71,234       1,130,484  

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(b)

    39,552       1,292,955  

Vicarious Surgical, Inc.

    84,278       247,777  

ZimVie, Inc.

    32,148       514,689  
   

 

 

 
    9,579,192  
Health Care Facilities — 0.6%  

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.(a)

    61,991       2,392,233  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.(a)(b)

    288,907       1,311,638  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    84,485       6,207,113  

Hanger, Inc.(a)

    57,173       818,717  

Joint Corp.(a)

    20,755       317,759  

LifeStance Health Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    116,143       645,755  

National HealthCare Corp.

    20,658       1,443,994  

RxSight, Inc.(a)

    31,137       438,409  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Facilities (continued)  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    166,891     $ 3,941,965  

Sight Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    39,421       354,395  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    19,858       2,168,494  
   

 

 

 
    20,040,472  
Health Care Management Services(a) — 0.4%  

1Life Healthcare, Inc.(b)

    278,595       2,184,185  

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

    21,195       677,604  

Hims & Hers Health, Inc.

    187,501       849,380  

Option Care Health, Inc.

    221,958       6,168,213  

Progyny, Inc.

    115,585       3,357,744  
   

 

 

 
    13,237,126  
Health Care Providers & Services(a) — 0.3%  

23andMe Holding Co., Class A(b)

    265,576       658,629  

Cano Health, Inc.

    250,112       1,095,491  

CareMax, Inc.

    92,130       334,432  

Clover Health Investments Corp.(b)

    589,453       1,261,429  

DocGo, Inc.

    124,401       888,223  

Oncology Institute, Inc.(b)

    29,014       146,811  

P3 Health Partners, Inc.(b)

    39,295       146,177  

R1 RCM, Inc.

    208,807       4,376,595  

Sema4 Holdings Corp.

    244,243       307,746  
   

 

 

 
    9,215,533  
Health Care Services — 2.0%  

Accolade, Inc.(a)(b)

    90,566       670,188  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)(b)

    24,967       2,079,252  

Agiliti, Inc.(a)(b)

    41,905       859,471  

AirSculpt Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

    10,949       64,927  

Alignment Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    133,136       1,519,082  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)

    176,028       2,610,495  

American Well Corp., Class A(a)

    354,385       1,530,943  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)

    69,098       7,580,742  

ATI Physical Therapy, Inc.(a)

    115,575       162,961  

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(a)

    58,037       131,164  

Butterfly Network, Inc.(a)(b)

    208,423       639,859  

Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    69,817       637,429  

Convey Health Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)

    25,022       260,229  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    13,495       1,987,409  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)

    56,337       1,173,500  

Cue Health, Inc.(a)(b)

    166,479       532,733  

Health Catalyst, Inc.(a)

    82,722       1,198,642  

HealthEquity, Inc.(a)

    128,250       7,873,267  

Inari Medical, Inc.(a)(b)

    74,538       5,067,839  

LHC Group, Inc.(a)

    46,081       7,176,655  

MEDNAX, Inc.(a)(b)

    132,753       2,789,140  

ModivCare, Inc.(a)

    19,324       1,632,878  

NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)

    191,853       1,563,602  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    85,984       1,499,561  

Omnicell, Inc.(a)

    67,847       7,717,596  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    26,897       736,709  

Pennant Group, Inc.(a)

    38,847       497,630  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    31,916       610,553  

Phreesia, Inc.(a)

    75,877       1,897,684  

Privia Health Group, Inc.(a)

    69,822       2,033,217  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(a)

    83,150       6,321,894  

Sharecare, Inc.(a)(b)

    94,806       149,793  

Surgery Partners, Inc.(a)

    61,302       1,772,854  
   

 

 

 
        72,979,898  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Technology(a) — 0.0%  

Babylon Holdings Ltd., Class A

    168,227     $ 164,492  

Nutex Health, Inc.(b)

    59,909       193,207  
   

 

 

 
    357,699  
Health Care: Miscellaneous(a) — 0.2%  

Absci Corp

    86,413       286,891  

Berkeley Lights, Inc.(b)

    86,672       430,760  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

    42,561       6,370,105  
   

 

 

 
    7,087,756  
Home Building — 0.8%  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(a)

    45,816       552,999  

Century Communities, Inc.

    46,719       2,100,953  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a)

    8,030       343,604  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

    38,151       3,172,637  

KB Home

    123,667       3,519,563  

Legacy Housing Corp.(a)

    14,089       183,861  

LGI Homes, Inc.(a)(b)

    32,240       2,801,656  

M/I Homes, Inc.(a)

    44,796       1,776,609  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    88,373       2,855,332  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    56,119       4,068,628  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)(b)

    178,514       4,170,087  

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.

    56,219       172,592  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a)

    158,641       2,676,274  
   

 

 

 
    28,394,795  
Hotel/Motel — 0.2%  

Bally’s Corp.(a)

    61,588       1,218,211  

F45 Training Holdings, Inc.(a)

    55,523       218,205  

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.(a)

    18,784       270,865  

Krispy Kreme, Inc.(b)

    110,969       1,509,178  

Marcus Corp.(a)(b)

    37,198       549,415  

NEOGAMES SA(a)(b)

    16,814       225,476  

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A

    82,429       2,749,832  

Xponential Fitness, Inc., Class A(a)

    26,204       329,122  
   

 

 

 
    7,070,304  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure(a) — 0.0%  

Bowlero Corp.

    60,095       636,406  

Inspirato, Inc.

    15,913       73,677  

Sonder Holdings, Inc.(b)

    67,465       70,164  

Vacasa, Inc., Class A

    63,205       182,030  
   

 

 

 
    962,277  
Household Appliances — 0.0%  

Landsea Homes Corp.(a)

    27,211       181,225  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    9,278       609,008  

Snap One Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    28,334       259,823  

Traeger, Inc.(a)

    49,720       211,310  
   

 

 

 
    1,261,366  
Household Durables(a) — 0.0%  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A

    32,374       344,460  

Vizio Holding Corp., Class A

    104,832       714,954  
   

 

 

 
    1,059,414  
Household Equipment & Products — 0.5%  

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)

    15,227       645,929  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(a)

    63,000       2,520,630  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    103,028       2,920,844  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)

    36,729       5,965,157  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)

    81,265       515,220  

Weber, Inc., Class A(b)

    41,921       302,250  

Zurn Water Solutions Corp.

    192,899       5,254,569  
   

 

 

 
        18,124,599  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Household Furnishings — 0.2%  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)

    25,772     $ 1,159,998  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    34,380       694,820  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    68,852       1,632,481  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

    19,521       215,512  

Lovesac Co.(a)

    22,223       611,132  

Purple Innovation, Inc.(a)(b)

    87,727       268,445  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)(b)

    34,652       1,072,479  
   

 

 

 
        5,654,867  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders(a) — 0.0%  

Altus Power, Inc.

    64,719       408,377  

Montauk Renewables, Inc.(b)

    99,497       999,945  
   

 

 

 
    1,408,322  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%  

Brookfield Business Corp., Class A

    40,131       923,414  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.3%  

Hippo Holdings, Inc.(a)

    393,281       345,537  

Lemonade, Inc.(a)(b)

    62,204       1,135,845  

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

    670,773       5,439,969  

Mercury General Corp.

    41,345       1,831,584  

Oscar Health, Inc., Class A(a)

    182,516       775,693  

Root, Inc., Class A(a)

    215,781       256,779  
   

 

 

 
    9,785,407  
Insurance: Life — 0.4%  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    120,393       4,402,772  

Bright Health Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    298,230       542,778  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    177,675       3,214,141  

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

    3,506       710,666  

Selectquote, Inc.(a)(b)

    209,364       519,223  

Trean Insurance Group, Inc.(a)

    31,544       196,519  

Trupanion, Inc.(a)

    61,069       3,680,018  
   

 

 

 
        13,266,117  
Insurance: Multi-Line — 0.3%  

BRP Group, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    90,345       2,181,832  

Crawford & Co., Class A

    27,856       217,277  

eHealth, Inc.(a)

    39,271       366,398  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A

    28,326       1,293,648  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    63,972       2,455,245  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    48,689       1,206,513  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a)

    112,178       4,121,420  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    136,544       740,069  
   

 

 

 
    12,582,402  
Insurance: Property-Casualty — 1.7%  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    29,525       1,535,595  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    49,418       1,821,547  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

    27,173       463,300  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    42,660       1,787,027  

Enstar Group Ltd.(a)

    17,870       3,823,823  

Essent Group Ltd.

    162,822       6,333,776  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a)

    761,926       2,689,599  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    45,606       352,534  

HCI Group, Inc.

    11,163       756,405  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    94,777       2,526,755  

Investors Title Co.

    2,120       332,607  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    33,442       7,679,621  

NI Holdings, Inc.(a)

    17,790       292,290  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

    131,072       2,182,349  

Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    38,388       2,472,187  

ProAssurance Corp.

    79,587       1,880,641  

Radian Group, Inc.

    267,745       5,261,189  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance: Property-Casualty (continued)  

RLI Corp.

    60,333     $ 7,034,224  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    21,629       2,100,176  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    92,211       8,016,824  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    40,510       2,015,372  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    32,225       1,103,062  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    42,660       555,860  
   

 

 

 
        63,016,763  
International Trade & Diversified Logistic(a) — 0.1%  

CryoPort, Inc.(b)

    68,807       2,131,641  

Radiant Logistics, Inc.

    64,753       480,467  

Vectrus, Inc.

    17,636       590,101  
   

 

 

 
    3,202,209  
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%  

BARK, Inc.(a)

    79,619       101,912  

ContextLogic, Inc., Class A(a)

    879,265       1,406,824  

Poshmark, Inc., Class A(a)

    71,005       717,860  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

    540,949       1,552,524  

RumbleON, Inc., Class B(a)

    15,994       235,272  

ThredUp, Inc., Class A(a)

    90,694       226,735  

Vivid Seats, Inc., Class A(b)

    38,217       285,481  
   

 

 

 
    4,526,608  
Internet Software & Services(a) — 0.2%  

1stdibs.com, Inc.

    31,303       178,114  

aka Brands Holding Corp.(b)

    13,206       36,449  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.

    45,492       663,273  

eGain Corp.(b)

    34,204       333,489  

Flywire Corp.(b)

    85,410       1,505,778  

Gogo, Inc.

    77,285       1,251,244  

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc.

    11,108       120,522  

MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A

    32,376       318,904  

Outbrain, Inc.(b)

    61,698       310,341  

Quotient Technology, Inc.

    131,056       389,236  

Remitly Global, Inc.(b)

    129,962       995,509  

Rent the Runway, Inc., Class A(b)

    72,180       221,593  

TrueCar, Inc.

    150,084       388,717  

Xometry, Inc., Class A(b)

    52,199       1,771,112  
   

 

 

 
    8,484,281  
IT Services — 0.5%  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    11,780       436,567  

Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corp.(a)(b)

    70,569       254,048  

Core Scientific, Inc.(a)

    338,085       503,747  

Cyxtera Technologies, Inc.(a)

    65,769       745,820  

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

    172,391       2,001,459  

Joby Aviation, Inc.(a)(b)

    388,033       1,905,242  

Markforged Holding Corp.(a)

    170,127       314,735  

Payoneer Global, Inc.(a)

    334,476       1,311,146  

Paysafe Ltd.(a)

    522,484       1,018,844  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    503,865       2,937,533  

SolarWinds Corp.

    74,603       764,681  

Squarespace, Inc., Class A(a)

    48,412       1,012,779  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)

    428,223       3,297,317  
   

 

 

 
    16,503,918  
Leisure Time — 0.8%  

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    52,914       2,205,455  

AMMO, Inc.(a)(b)

    135,985       523,542  

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    216,164       4,409,746  

Clarus Corp.

    41,527       788,598  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)

    139,100       4,970,043  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

    8,574       524,386  

Latham Group, Inc.(a)

    66,625       461,711  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Leisure Time (continued)  

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    60,906     $ 784,469  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    48,608       393,725  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.(a)

    39,784       2,093,434  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    102,529       735,133  

Portillo’s, Inc., Class A(a)

    35,782       585,036  

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

    13,678       661,468  

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)

    69,836       3,085,354  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

    75,126       986,404  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    26,638       1,695,509  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)

    86,334       2,408,719  
   

 

 

 
        27,312,732  
Luxury Items — 0.1%  

Movado Group, Inc.

    24,262       750,424  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    72,084       3,853,611  

Stagwell, Inc.(a)(b)

    120,664       655,205  
   

 

 

 
    5,259,240  
Machinery(a) — 0.2%  

Berkshire Grey, Inc.

    75,406       109,339  

Fathom Digital Manufacturing C(b)

    15,661       60,765  

Hillman Solutions Corp.

    207,939       1,796,593  

Hyzon Motors, Inc.(b)

    135,642       398,787  

Lightning eMotors, Inc.

    60,481       167,532  

Matterport, Inc.(b)

    338,221       1,237,889  

Microvast Holdings, Inc.(b)

    263,449       584,857  

Proterra, Inc.

    341,599       1,585,019  

Sarcos Technology & Robotics Corp.(b)

    117,223       311,813  

Velo3D, Inc.(b)

    87,101       120,199  

Xos, Inc.(b)

    84,540       155,554  
   

 

 

 
    6,528,347  
Machinery: Agricultural — 0.2%  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    15,433       1,796,864  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.(a)

    58,997       585,840  

Lindsay Corp.

    17,005       2,258,604  

Titan International, Inc.(a)

    80,042       1,208,634  

Titan Machinery, Inc.(a)

    29,884       669,701  
   

 

 

 
    6,519,643  
Machinery: Construction & Handling — 0.2%  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    35,425       1,444,631  

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

    35,071       1,007,940  

Manitowoc Co., Inc.(a)

    53,437       562,692  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

    6,262       237,330  

Terex Corp.

    105,310       2,882,335  
   

 

 

 
    6,134,928  
Machinery: Industrial — 1.5%  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

    100,444       3,540,651  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    59,146       5,688,071  

Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b)

    56,753       9,499,317  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

    43,153       1,224,251  

Desktop Metal, Inc., Class A(a)

    408,504       898,709  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a)

    27,053       828,633  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    33,248       2,724,009  

Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.(a)

    61,249       213,146  

Hyliion Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    205,947       663,149  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

    15,850       510,687  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    49,771       5,495,714  

Kadant, Inc.

    17,931       3,269,718  

Kennametal, Inc.

    127,736       2,967,307  

Nikola Corp.(a)(b)

    451,135       2,147,403  

Omega Flex, Inc.

    4,937       531,320  

Proto Labs, Inc.(a)

    42,533       2,034,779  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery: Industrial (continued)  

SPX Corp.(a)

    68,410     $ 3,614,784  

Tennant Co.

    30,330       1,797,052  

Welbilt, Inc.(a)

    203,190       4,837,954  
   

 

 

 
        52,486,654  
Machinery: Specialty — 0.1%  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    49,195       3,876,074  
   

 

 

 
Manufactured Housing(a) — 0.2%  

Cavco Industries, Inc.

    14,181       2,779,334  

Skyline Champion Corp.

    83,631       3,965,782  
   

 

 

 
    6,745,116  
Marine — 0.1%  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    189,674       2,207,805  
   

 

 

 
Media(a) — 0.2%  

Arena Group Holdings, Inc.

    17,516       157,644  

Bumble, Inc., Class A(b)

    133,286       3,752,001  

Gambling.com Group Ltd.

    13,401       105,466  

Innovid Corp.

    34,725       57,643  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.

    30,988       110,627  

PubMatic, Inc., Class A(b)

    64,467       1,024,381  

Urban One, Inc.

    31,333       149,197  

Vimeo, Inc.

    221,186       1,331,540  

Vinco Ventures, Inc.(b)

    283,558       391,310  

ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A

    123,457       1,829,633  
   

 

 

 
    8,909,442  
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies — 1.8%  

Akoya Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    22,635       290,860  

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.(a)

    109,346       715,123  

AngioDynamics, Inc.(a)

    57,493       1,112,490  

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    22,374       499,388  

Artivion, Inc.(a)

    63,564       1,200,088  

AtriCure, Inc.(a)

    72,356       2,956,466  

Atrion Corp.

    2,173       1,366,513  

Avanos Medical, Inc.(a)

    75,057       2,052,058  

Axogen, Inc.(a)

    59,838       490,073  

BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a)

    52,072       719,114  

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(a)

    61,124       877,741  

Cerus Corp.(a)

    283,752       1,501,048  

Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)

    194,545       729,544  

CONMED Corp.

    43,588       4,173,987  

Cutera, Inc.(a)(b)

    27,564       1,033,650  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    29,168       1,328,602  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    82,944       5,181,512  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.(a)

    66,416       2,020,375  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)

    86,357       4,686,594  

NanoString Technologies, Inc.(a)

    70,295       892,747  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    167,239       4,028,788  

NuVasive, Inc.(a)

    82,543       4,057,814  

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.(a)

    116,515       468,390  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

    111,035       300,905  

Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.(a)

    106,770       521,038  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.(a)

    29,924       704,411  

OrthoPediatrics Corp.(a)(b)

    21,120       911,328  

Outset Medical, Inc.(a)

    73,059       1,085,657  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    114,016       3,585,803  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    136,615       4,139,434  

Pulmonx Corp.(a)

    52,836       777,746  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)

    50,511       285,387  

Senseonics Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    670,774       690,897  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)

    74,087       5,254,991  

Surmodics, Inc.(a)(b)

    20,853       776,357  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies (continued)  

TransMedics Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    40,514     $ 1,274,165  

Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.(a)

    51,757       742,195  

Utah Medical Products, Inc.

    5,607       481,641  

ViewRay, Inc.(a)

    235,072       622,941  
   

 

 

 
          64,537,861  
Medical Equipment — 1.5%            

AdaptHealth Corp.(a)(b)

    112,453       2,028,652  

Alpha Teknova, Inc.(a)(b)

    9,420       79,128  

Bionano Genomics, Inc.(a)(b)

    457,209       630,948  

CareDx, Inc.(a)(b)

    78,954       1,695,932  

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    176,403       1,892,804  

Glaukos Corp.(a)

    70,682       3,210,376  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    80,244       5,230,304  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

    42,024       7,676,524  

iRadimed Corp.

    9,949       337,669  

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a)

    46,106       4,980,831  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    106,807       7,052,466  

Natus Medical, Inc.(a)

    53,200       1,743,364  

Nevro Corp.(a)(b)

    53,918       2,363,226  

Quanterix Corp.(a)

    52,442       849,036  

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

    79,697       713,288  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a)

    55,004       10,515,115  

SI-BONE, Inc.(a)(b)

    51,670       682,044  

Silk Road Medical, Inc.(a)(b)

    53,316       1,940,169  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.(a)(b)

    28,932       211,204  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

    64,486       1,379,356  

Zynex, Inc.(b)

    49,113       391,922  
   

 

 

 
      55,604,358  
Medical Services(a) — 0.1%            

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.

    34,903       1,903,261  

Innovage Holding Corp.(b)

    27,096       118,680  

Inotiv, Inc.(b)

    26,659       255,926  
   

 

 

 
      2,277,867  
Metal Fabricating — 0.6%            

CompX International, Inc.

    2,464       57,140  

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.(a)

    6,868       352,947  

DMC Global, Inc.(a)

    34,435       620,863  

GrafTech International Ltd.

    311,866       2,204,893  

Haynes International, Inc.

    18,971       621,680  

MRC Global, Inc.(a)

    134,805       1,342,658  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    86,449       4,606,867  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

    241,555       2,833,440  

Northwest Pipe Co.(a)

    14,320       428,741  

RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)

    44,072       8,151,116  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    49,155       2,167,735  
   

 

 

 
          23,388,080  
Metals & Minerals: Diversified — 0.8%            

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.(b)

    27,634       3,568,378  

Commercial Metals Co.

    186,988       6,189,303  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    52,987       1,875,210  

Constellium SE(a)(b)

    192,428       2,541,974  

Energy Fuels, Inc.(a)(b)

    241,062       1,183,614  

Hecla Mining Co.

    826,319       3,239,171  

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp.(a)

    233,212       258,865  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.(a)(b)

    17,202       779,079  

Materion Corp.

    31,548       2,326,034  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    50,652       3,106,994  

PolyMet Mining Corp.(a)

    49,605       136,414  

Ring Energy, Inc.(a)

    133,562       355,275  
Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Minerals: Diversified (continued)  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    130,009     $ 885,361  

U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc.

    3,248       342,989  

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)

    119,246       1,361,789  
   

 

 

 
          28,150,450  
Mining(a) — 0.1%            

5E Advanced Materials, Inc.(b)

    49,903       607,819  

Dakota Gold Corp.

    78,472       262,881  

Piedmont Lithium, Inc.(b)

    26,827       976,771  
   

 

 

 
      1,847,471  
Office Supplies & Equipment — 0.3%            

ACCO Brands Corp.

    142,709       931,890  

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)(b)

    88,304       409,731  

HNI Corp.

    65,258       2,263,800  

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

    54,723       419,725  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

    119,377       3,136,034  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    200,937       727,392  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

    132,932       1,426,360  
   

 

 

 
      9,314,932  
Oil & Gas Producers — 0.3%            

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    113,943       5,958,079  

Crescent Energy Co., Class A(b)

    50,398       628,967  

HighPeak Energy, Inc.(b)

    9,232       236,524  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)

    711,129       4,401,889  
   

 

 

 
      11,225,459  
Oil Well Equipment & Services — 1.1%            

Bristow Group, Inc.(a)

    40,289       942,763  

Cactus, Inc., Class A

    91,080       3,667,792  

ChampionX Corp.

    315,712       6,266,883  

Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)(b)

    52,686       1,359,299  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a)

    246,535       764,258  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    158,842       6,839,736  

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A(a)

    220,585       2,814,665  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    14,002       1,874,868  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.(a)

    55,777       378,168  

Newpark Resources, Inc.(a)

    161,741       499,780  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.(a)

    268,265       2,551,200  

Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)

    161,110       1,720,655  

Oil States International, Inc.(a)

    92,079       499,068  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(b)

    331,457       5,223,762  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    134,019       1,340,190  

RPC, Inc.(a)

    116,236       803,191  

Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A(a)

    110,314       752,341  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

    49,237       535,698  

TETRA Technologies, Inc.(a)

    192,311       780,783  
   

 

 

 
      39,615,100  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%            

Archaea Energy, Inc.(a)

    92,060       1,429,692  

Archrock, Inc.

    206,880       1,710,898  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.(a)

    53,856       375,376  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

    217,681       1,334,385  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    53,970       820,344  

Empire Petroleum Corp.(a)(b)

    10,462       124,184  

Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A(a)

    28,660       570,907  

FLEX LNG Ltd.(a)

    44,053       1,206,612  

Frontline Ltd.(a)

    202,519       1,794,318  

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

    18,389       1,462,109  

Sitio Royalties Corp.(a)

    15,882       368,145  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

    90,309     $ 626,744  

Vertex Energy, Inc.(a)

    83,550       878,946  
   

 

 

 
          12,702,660  
Oil: Crude Producers — 2.0%            

Amplify Energy Corp.(a)

    55,108       360,406  

Berry Corp.

    123,834       943,615  

Brigham Minerals, Inc., Class A

    78,787       1,940,524  

California Resources Corp.

    120,890       4,654,265  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)

    76,829       3,011,697  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc.,
Class A(a)

    317,839       1,900,677  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    297,825       4,902,199  

Comstock Resources, Inc.(a)

    148,310       1,791,585  

CVR Energy, Inc.

    45,689       1,530,581  

Denbury, Inc.(a)

    78,444       4,705,856  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    66,796       911,765  

Gevo, Inc.(a)(b)

    332,779       782,031  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(a)

    26,370       1,817,948  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    257,801       5,411,243  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    227,736       6,875,350  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.

    101,739       2,569,927  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

    30,377       3,695,362  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    83,088       6,745,915  

Ranger Oil Corp., Class A(a)

    33,033       1,085,795  

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.(b)

    18,943       458,042  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.(a)

    29,842       467,624  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.(a)

    18,127       514,082  

SM Energy Co.

    187,145       6,398,487  

Talos Energy, Inc.(a)

    102,201       1,581,049  

Tellurian, Inc.(a)(b)

    788,315       2,349,179  

Ur-Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

    286,744       303,949  

W&T Offshore, Inc.(a)

    145,832       629,994  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

    60,791       4,135,612  
   

 

 

 
      72,474,759  
Oil: Refining & Marketing — 0.3%            

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)(b)

    260,475       1,166,928  

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.(a)

    108,906       2,814,131  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a)

    75,551       1,177,840  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A(a)

    149,575       4,340,667  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    100,422       2,054,634  
   

 

 

 
      11,554,200  
Paints & Coatings — 0.2%            

Chase Corp.

    11,777       916,368  

HB Fuller Co.

    82,008       4,937,702  

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

    34,905       642,252  
   

 

 

 
      6,496,322  
Paper — 0.1%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)(b)

    25,092       843,844  

Glatfelter Corp.

    68,669       472,443  

Neenah, Inc.

    25,986       887,162  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.(a)

    70,995       905,896  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

    48,958       1,229,825  
   

 

 

 
      4,339,170  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Sylvamo Corp.

    54,858       1,792,759  
   

 

 

 
Personal Care — 0.6%            

Beauty Health Co.(a)(b)

    154,105       1,981,790  

BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)

    180,163       4,484,257  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    83,072       2,867,646  

Honest Co., Inc.(a)

    134,033       391,376  
Security   Shares     Value  
Personal Care (continued)            

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    77,153     $ 3,340,725  

Sterling Check Corp.(a)(b)

    36,580       596,620  

Thorne HealthTech, Inc.(a)(b)

    21,325       103,213  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)

    18,540       1,341,554  

Veru, Inc.(a)(b)

    100,922       1,140,419  

WD-40 Co.

    21,105       4,249,703  
   

 

 

 
          20,497,303  
Personal Products — 0.1%            

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

    153,039       3,129,648  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%            

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    193,324       2,723,935  

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    92,425       1,290,253  

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    63,983       479,872  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    251,901       7,504,131  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    158,228       503,165  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    60,607       2,108,518  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    159,019       5,599,059  

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    117,876       836,920  

Athira Pharma, Inc.(a)(b)

    48,613       148,270  

Axonics, Inc.(a)

    73,404       4,159,805  

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    46,251       1,771,413  

Cassava Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    62,527       1,758,259  

Chimerix, Inc.(a)

    110,285       229,393  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    131,732       3,132,587  

DICE Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    43,862       680,738  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    17,404       773,260  

Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    59,660       474,894  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    30,499       1,441,688  

Endo International PLC(a)(b)

    359,009       167,190  

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    97,823       622,154  

Evolus, Inc.(a)(b)

    51,241       594,396  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a)

    40,508       1,975,575  

Heska Corp.(a)

    15,279       1,444,018  

Innoviva, Inc.(a)

    97,754       1,442,849  

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)(b)

    141,537       8,078,932  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    211,159       2,434,663  

Liquidia Corp.(a)

    73,726       321,445  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)

    280,347       1,065,319  

Nuvation Bio, Inc.(a)

    179,816       582,604  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)

    70,401       4,104,378  

PetIQ, Inc.(a)(b)

    41,568       697,927  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    77,748       4,571,582  

Radius Health, Inc.(a)

    73,152       758,586  

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(a)

    46,097       1,400,888  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    114,801       1,586,550  

SIGA Technologies, Inc.

    80,100       927,558  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    76,671       2,217,325  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    76,850       1,478,594  

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    28,007       408,902  

TG Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    225,015       956,314  

Theravance Biopharma, Inc.(a)

    104,639       948,029  

Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    18,401       101,758  

Ventyx Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    34,626       423,476  

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.(a)

    204,537       314,987  
   

 

 

 
      75,242,159  
Photography — 0.0%            

GoPro, Inc., Class A(a)

    217,985       1,205,457  
   

 

 

 
Power Transmission Equipment — 0.2%            

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    58,057       4,237,000  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Power Transmission Equipment (continued)            

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.(a)(b)

    98,961     $ 596,735  

Powell Industries, Inc.

    15,240       356,159  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    34,605       1,893,931  
   

 

 

 
      7,083,825  
Printing & Copying Services(a)(b) — 0.2%            

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A

    78,020       5,670,493  

Cimpress PLC

    27,313       1,062,476  
   

 

 

 
      6,732,969  
Producer Durables: Miscellaneous(a) — 0.0%            

First Advantage Corp.

    93,000       1,178,310  

Solo Brands, Inc., Class A(b)

    41,108       166,898  
   

 

 

 
      1,345,208  
Production Technology Equipment — 0.6%            

ACM Research, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    74,072       1,246,632  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)

    50,487       2,768,707  

Cohu, Inc.(a)

    74,221       2,059,633  

CyberOptics Corp.(a)

    11,074       386,926  

HireRight Holdings Corp.(a)

    32,758       465,491  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

    43,766       1,137,041  

Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)

    77,204       5,384,207  

Photronics, Inc.(a)

    96,878       1,887,183  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)

    69,162       2,058,953  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)(b)

    81,633       1,583,680  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    162,891       2,350,517  
   

 

 

 
          21,328,970  
Professional Services(a) — 0.2%            

Alight, Inc., Class A(b)

    524,576       3,540,888  

Legalzoom.com, Inc.

    151,346       1,663,293  

Planet Labs PBC(b)

    240,219       1,040,148  

Skillsoft Corp.

    125,407       441,433  

Spire Global, Inc.

    193,228       224,144  
   

 

 

 
      6,909,906  
Publishing — 0.2%            

Daily Journal Corp.(a)

    1,917       496,119  

Gannett Co., Inc.(a)

    218,397       633,351  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    66,364       3,169,545  

Scholastic Corp.

    42,743       1,537,466  
   

 

 

 
      5,836,481  
Radio & TV Broadcasters — 0.4%            

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(a)

    28,553       220,714  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    95,129       433,788  

Gray Television, Inc.

    133,366       2,252,552  

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

    184,891       1,458,790  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A(a)(b)

    15,906       400,036  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C(a)

    56,625       1,359,000  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

    64,367       1,313,087  

TEGNA, Inc.

    344,268       7,219,300  
   

 

 

 
      14,657,267  
Railroad Equipment — 0.1%            

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

    49,194       1,770,492  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    129,005       3,124,501  
   

 

 

 
      4,894,993  
Real Estate — 0.5%            

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a)

    188,768       1,855,589  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a)(b)

    245,628       3,743,371  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.

    105,990       1,247,502  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    182,472       3,456,020  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

    228,381       2,208,444  
Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate (continued)            

Redfin Corp.(a)(b)

    169,122     $ 1,393,565  

RMR Group, Inc., Class A

    24,351       690,351  

St. Joe Co.

    53,483       2,115,788  

Stratus Properties, Inc.(a)

    9,109       293,538  

Tejon Ranch Co.(a)

    32,564       505,393  
   

 

 

 
          17,509,561  
Real Estate Investment & Services — 0.0%            

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    8,978       135,209  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.2%            

Acadia Realty Trust

    141,868       2,215,978  

AFC Gamma, Inc.

    22,765       348,987  

Agree Realty Corp.

    114,787       8,279,586  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    112,262       2,015,103  

Alexander’s, Inc.

    3,689       819,548  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    76,298       2,266,051  

Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc.

    18,499       239,747  

Apartment Investment & Management Co.,
Class A(a)

    231,406       1,480,998  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    219,713       2,293,804  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

    339,224       4,976,416  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

    240,039       3,146,911  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    75,787       926,875  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

    101,336       1,301,154  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    158,692       1,117,192  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.(a)(b)

    53,148       317,825  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

    263,113       7,280,337  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

    44,290       1,164,384  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    106,168       455,461  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    263,846       2,543,475  

BrightSpire Capital, Inc.

    147,157       1,111,035  

Broadmark Realty Capital, Inc.

    201,998       1,355,407  

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

    261,523       5,363,837  

BRT Apartments Corp.

    16,395       352,329  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

    149,206       2,751,359  

Catchmark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A

    86,153       866,699  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.(a)

    41,137       966,308  

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

    16,597       477,828  

Centerspace

    23,729       1,935,100  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    75,740       791,483  

City Office REIT, Inc.

    74,979       970,978  

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.(a)

    142,126       2,380,611  

Clipper Realty, Inc.

    23,302       179,891  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    37,930       1,373,445  

CoreCivic, Inc.(a)

    186,513       2,072,159  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    174,079       4,559,129  

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

    9,099       556,131  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

    324,094       2,660,812  

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.(a)

    913,573       4,458,236  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    413,211       752,044  

Dynex Capital, Inc.

    56,157       894,019  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    139,732       2,660,497  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

    88,169       1,293,439  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A(b)

    213,436       1,500,455  

Equity Commonwealth(a)

    166,727       4,589,994  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

    201,708       4,334,705  

Farmland Partners, Inc.

    70,748       976,322  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    124,739       3,316,810  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    130,073       1,753,384  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

    158,095       659,256  

GEO Group, Inc.(a)

    181,328       1,196,765  

Getty Realty Corp.

    63,224       1,675,436  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    57,026     $ 1,074,370  

Gladstone Land Corp.(b)

    48,424       1,073,076  

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

    93,832       1,053,733  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    160,913           2,278,528  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    84,377       807,488  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    233,909       6,362,325  

Hersha Hospitality Trust(a)

    52,620       516,202  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    342,515       7,100,336  

Indus Realty Trust, Inc.

    8,253       489,898  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    101,389       1,427,557  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

    42,910       4,714,522  

InvenTrust Properties Corp.

    104,698       2,700,161  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.(a)

    54,969       806,945  

iStar, Inc.

    105,168       1,441,853  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    336,650       5,820,679  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    79,940       1,394,953  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    60,162       2,309,619  

LXP Industrial Trust

    443,881       4,767,282  

MFA Financial, Inc.

    158,588       1,704,821  

National Health Investors, Inc.

    68,196       4,133,360  

Necessity Retail REIT, Inc.

    206,481       1,503,182  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    586,018       1,617,410  

Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    12,113       245,531  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    35,347       2,209,541  

Office Properties Income Trust

    74,654       1,489,347  

One Liberty Properties, Inc.

    25,572       664,361  

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

    274,933       783,559  

Orion Office REIT, Inc

    88,158       966,212  

Outfront Media, Inc.

    231,438       3,922,874  

Paramount Group, Inc.

    288,363       2,084,864  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    200,699       3,325,582  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    142,125       1,965,589  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

    176,678       5,902,812  

Physicians Realty Trust

    349,149       6,092,650  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

    192,905       2,530,914  

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.

    58,210       1,021,003  

Postal Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

    27,014       402,509  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    106,825       4,720,597  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

    31,196       5,838,331  

Ready Capital Corp.

    114,883       1,369,405  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

    186,577       1,438,509  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    189,879       2,996,291  

RLJ Lodging Trust

    254,061       2,802,293  

RPT Realty

    128,621       1,264,344  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    356,642       4,982,289  

Safehold, Inc.

    32,489       1,149,136  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    18,784       884,914  

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A(a)

    68,195       355,296  

Service Properties Trust

    254,740       1,332,290  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    278,768       8,608,356  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.(a)

    164,201       1,193,741  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.(a)

    332,234       3,295,761  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

    156,680       2,227,990  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    114,851       6,400,646  

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.

    102,323       921,930  

UMH Properties, Inc.

    76,513       1,351,220  

Uniti Group, Inc.

    366,666       3,453,994  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    19,798       1,053,452  

Urban Edge Properties

    176,791       2,688,991  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A

    46,471       752,830  

Veris Residential, Inc.(a)

    136,514       1,807,445  
Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    136,212     $ 2,902,678  

Whitestone REIT

    78,361       842,381  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)

    182,722       2,654,951  
   

 

 

 
      261,971,444  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.

    22,087       551,291  

Compass, Inc., Class A(a)

    402,708       1,453,776  

Doma Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    211,562       217,909  

Forestar Group, Inc.(a)

    25,815       353,407  

Offerpad Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)

    105,470       229,925  

Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.(a)

    1,939       77,153  
   

 

 

 
      2,883,461  
Recreational Vehicles & Boats — 0.3%            

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

    59,465       1,283,849  

LCI Industries

    38,388       4,294,849  

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A(a)

    32,050       1,689,356  

Marine Products Corp.

    12,431       118,219  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.(a)

    29,670       624,554  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    50,372       2,446,064  
   

 

 

 
      10,456,891  
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer — 0.0%  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    82,019       1,595,270  
   

 

 

 
Restaurants — 1.0%            

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B(a)

    1,350       165,645  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)

    35,307       765,456  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    138,082       2,294,923  

Brinker International, Inc.(a)

    67,120       1,478,653  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

    75,409       1,992,306  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    35,835       2,991,864  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    66,350       2,174,953  

Denny’s Corp.(a)

    96,623       838,688  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

    25,183       1,638,910  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.(a)

    27,176       267,412  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    32,718       1,834,171  

Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    7,100       351,663  

Noodles & Co.(a)

    67,772       318,528  

ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.(a)

    33,654       248,030  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    51,035       4,262,443  

Rush Street Interactive, Inc.(a)(b)

    94,256       440,175  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

    51,537       837,992  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)

    57,937       2,287,353  

Sweetgreen, Inc., Class A(a)

    18,878       219,929  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    105,642       7,732,994  

Wingstop, Inc.

    46,317       3,463,122  
   

 

 

 
          36,605,210  
Road & Rail(a) — 0.0%            

Bird Global, Inc., Class A(b)

    264,846       115,473  

TuSimple Holdings, Inc., Class A

    216,173       1,562,931  
   

 

 

 
      1,678,404  
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter — 0.7%            

Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a)

    144,646       906,930  

Brady Corp., Class A

    72,587       3,429,010  

CIRCOR International, Inc.(a)

    29,639       485,783  

Energy Recovery, Inc.(a)

    86,211       1,674,218  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    40,139       2,744,303  

Gorman-Rupp Co.

    38,063       1,077,183  

Helios Technologies, Inc.

    50,273       3,330,586  

Napco Security Technologies, Inc.(a)

    45,580       938,492  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter (continued)  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)

    223,448     $ 4,339,360  

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(a)

    50,449       708,809  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    42,282       5,193,921  
   

 

 

 
          24,828,595  
Scientific Instruments: Electrical — 0.5%            

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

    17,656       403,263  

Atkore, Inc.(a)

    66,452       5,516,180  

AZZ, Inc.

    38,472       1,570,427  

EnerSys

    63,953       3,770,669  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    71,229       5,218,237  

FTC Solar, Inc.(a)(b)

    67,315       243,680  

Preformed Line Products Co.

    4,580       281,670  
   

 

 

 
      17,004,126  
Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters — 0.3%  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    45,212       3,657,199  

FARO Technologies, Inc.(a)

    28,441       876,836  

Itron, Inc.(a)

    69,709       3,445,716  

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

    7,765       1,583,594  

Transcat, Inc.(a)(b)

    11,155       633,716  

Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    19,811       577,094  
   

 

 

 
      10,774,155  
Scientific Instruments: Pollution Control(a) — 0.2%  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.

    181,762       5,909,083  

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.

    23,588       635,932  
   

 

 

 
      6,545,015  
Securities Brokerage & Services — 0.1%            

BGC Partners, Inc., Class A

    490,709       1,653,689  

StoneX Group, Inc.(a)

    27,645       2,158,245  
   

 

 

 
      3,811,934  
Semiconductors & Components — 1.8%            

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    36,046       1,201,774  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    156,804       2,657,828  

Atomera, Inc.(a)(b)

    32,540       305,225  

AXT, Inc.(a)(b)

    60,435       354,149  

CEVA, Inc.(a)

    34,947       1,172,821  

CMC Materials, Inc.

    44,100       7,695,009  

Diodes, Inc.(a)

    69,097       4,461,593  

FormFactor, Inc.(a)(b)

    120,565       4,669,482  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    89,806       3,844,595  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.,
Class H(a)

    78,990       3,641,439  

MaxLinear, Inc.(a)

    112,538       3,824,041  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    89,354       6,702,444  

Rambus, Inc.(a)

    173,029       3,718,393  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    97,792       5,375,626  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    56,085       7,864,239  

SiTime Corp.(a)(b)

    24,750       4,034,993  

SkyWater Technology, Inc.(a)(b)

    11,711       70,500  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a)

    75,954       1,243,367  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    204,322       3,641,018  
   

 

 

 
      66,478,536  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment(a) — 0.2%  

Ambarella, Inc.

    56,285       3,684,416  

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.(b)

    33,975       396,828  

indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A

    154,166       878,746  

Rigetti Computing, Inc.(b)

    49,521       181,742  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Rockley Photonics Holdings Ltd.(b)

    157,479     $ 343,305  

Transphorm, Inc.(b)

    33,131       126,229  
   

 

 

 
      5,611,266  
Shipping — 0.8%            

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

    27,642       891,455  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.

    20,735       1,075,732  

Eneti, Inc.

    35,360       217,110  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    54,282       1,048,728  

Golar LNG Ltd.(a)(b)

    154,560       3,516,240  

International Seaways, Inc.

    76,130       1,613,956  

Matson, Inc.(b)

    61,948       4,514,770  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.(b)

    294,991       628,331  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.

    98,949       377,985  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

    76,681       2,646,261  

SFL Corp. Ltd.

    177,460       1,684,095  

SITE Centers Corp.

    300,948       4,053,770  

Teekay Corp.(a)

    116,077       334,302  

Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A(a)

    41,115       724,857  

Tidewater, Inc.(a)

    58,884       1,241,864  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    533,810       2,658,374  
   

 

 

 
          27,227,830  
Software(a) — 0.9%            

Amplitude, Inc., Class A

    86,390       1,234,513  

Arteris, Inc.

    26,145       182,231  

AvePoint, Inc.

    198,982       863,582  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.

    226,487       1,390,630  

Blend Labs, Inc., Class A

    285,818       674,530  

C3.ai, Inc., Class A

    93,666       1,710,341  

Cipher Mining, Inc.

    60,361       82,695  

Clear Secure, Inc., Class A

    96,127       1,922,540  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.

    26,661       1,164,553  

Couchbase, Inc.

    40,065       657,867  

CS Disco, Inc.(b)

    34,351       619,692  

Cvent Holding Corp.

    129,876       600,027  

Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.(b)

    119,326       1,771,991  

Enfusion, Inc., Class A(b)

    33,617       343,230  

EngageSmart, Inc.

    53,917       866,985  

EverCommerce, Inc.

    49,265       445,356  

ForgeRock, Inc., Class A

    43,078       922,731  

Greenidge Generation Holdings, Inc.

    14,396       36,566  

Instructure Holdings, Inc.(b)

    26,733       606,839  

Intapp, Inc.

    21,610       316,370  

IronNet, Inc.

    100,143       221,316  

Kaleyra, Inc.

    45,549       92,920  

KnowBe4, Inc., Class A

    112,533       1,757,765  

Latch, Inc.

    108,708       123,927  

MarketWise, Inc.

    26,299       94,676  

MeridianLink, Inc.(b)

    41,027       685,151  

Model N, Inc.(b)

    56,233       1,438,440  

N-Able, Inc.

    105,343       948,087  

NextNav, Inc.(b)

    75,369       171,088  

Olo, Inc., Class A(b)

    138,931       1,371,249  

Qualys, Inc.

    60,319       7,608,639  

Terawulf, Inc.

    33,175       39,810  

UserTesting, Inc.(b)

    73,092       366,922  

Weave Communications, Inc.(b)

    8,748       26,594  

Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A

    48,096       217,394  
   

 

 

 
      31,577,247  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%            

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A(a)

    40,523       385,374  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

Aaron’s Co., Inc.

    48,408     $ 704,336  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    76,678       1,297,392  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

    129,603           4,606,091  

Alta Equipment Group, Inc.(a)

    28,647       256,964  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    238,216       2,663,255  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(a)(b)

    9,390       944,634  

Arko Corp.

    129,258       1,054,745  

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

    34,226       5,795,831  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a)

    121,299       602,856  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.(b)

    31,459       352,655  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)

    61,837       1,022,166  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)

    45,603       3,142,503  

Buckle, Inc.

    46,528       1,288,360  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

    21,911       359,779  

Caleres, Inc.

    56,280       1,476,787  

Cato Corp., Class A

    31,728       368,362  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.(a)

    189,183       940,239  

Children’s Place, Inc.(a)

    20,305       790,271  

Citi Trends, Inc.(a)

    12,362       292,361  

Conn’s, Inc.(a)

    27,774       222,747  

Container Store Group, Inc.(a)

    51,861       323,094  

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

    89,320       1,166,519  

Destination XL Group, Inc.(a)

    92,328       312,992  

EVgo, Inc.(a)(b)

    104,994       631,014  

Express, Inc.(a)

    99,247       194,524  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    128,373       3,241,418  

Genesco, Inc.(a)

    22,019       1,098,968  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(b)

    24,838       4,217,492  

Guess?, Inc.

    52,602       896,864  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

    24,812       575,142  

Hibbett, Inc.

    21,297       930,892  

JOANN, Inc.(b)

    17,579       136,237  

Lands’ End, Inc.(a)

    21,893       232,504  

LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.(a)

    43,286       405,590  

MarineMax, Inc.(a)

    32,882       1,187,698  

Monro, Inc.

    51,438       2,205,661  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    34,618       8,061,494  

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

    125,384       3,448,060  

ODP Corp.(a)

    66,417       2,008,450  

OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A(a)

    16,857       557,124  

Party City Holdco, Inc.(a)(b)

    175,980       232,294  

RealReal, Inc.(a)

    123,880       308,461  

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

    165,478       1,972,498  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    27,348       590,990  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    33,325       1,220,695  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    68,869       660,454  

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

    36,062       253,155  

Torrid Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    39,005       168,502  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.(a)

    19,693       678,818  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a)(b)

    101,864       1,900,782  

Volta, Inc.(a)(b)

    188,784       245,419  

Warby Parker, Inc., Class A(a)

    128,954       1,452,022  

Zumiez, Inc.(a)(b)

    24,172       628,472  
   

 

 

 
      70,712,007  
Steel — 0.3%            

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(a)

    191,781       4,355,347  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    73,833       2,060,679  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

    14,995       386,121  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    25,213       536,785  
Security   Shares     Value  
Steel (continued)            

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

    40,642     $ 1,334,683  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)(b)

    75,889       1,419,883  
   

 

 

 
          10,093,498  
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 0.1%  

CompoSecure, Inc.(a)

    12,055       62,686  

IonQ, Inc.(a)(b)

    183,575       804,059  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    176,671       2,623,564  
   

 

 

 
      3,490,309  
Technology: Miscellaneous — 0.3%  

Aeva Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

    168,494       527,386  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    54,374       1,226,678  

CTS Corp.

    48,988       1,668,041  

Fabrinet(a)

    57,059       4,627,485  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.(a)

    43,092       866,149  

Plexus Corp.(a)

    42,424       3,330,284  
   

 

 

 
      12,246,023  
Telecommunications Equipment(a) — 0.2%  

Akoustis Technologies, Inc.(b)

    76,033       281,322  

Cambium Networks Corp.

    16,382       239,996  

Clearfield, Inc.(b)

    17,977       1,113,675  

Knowles Corp.

    138,271       2,396,237  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.(b)

    351,648       4,652,303  
   

 

 

 
      8,683,533  
Textile Products — 0.0%  

Interface, Inc.

    90,177       1,130,820  

Unifi, Inc.(a)

    21,341       300,054  
   

 

 

 
      1,430,874  
Textiles Apparel & Shoes — 0.5%  

Crocs, Inc.(a)(b)

    94,113       4,580,480  

Fossil Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    75,434       389,994  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

    68,827       1,392,370  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    87,106       2,906,727  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    24,902       2,209,804  

PLBY Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    46,078       294,899  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

    10,512       359,300  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    121,945       3,927,848  

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

    17,077       303,117  

Weyco Group, Inc.

    9,117       222,911  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    123,632       2,492,421  
   

 

 

 
      19,079,871  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(a) — 0.0%  

Allbirds, Inc., Class A

    145,790       572,955  

Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia SpA(b)

    73,075       770,941  
   

 

 

 
      1,343,896  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%  

22nd Century Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    252,696       538,242  

Blue Foundry Bancorp(a)

    41,952       503,004  

Enact Holdings, Inc.

    46,410       996,887  

Karat Packaging, Inc.(a)

    8,762       149,480  

Turning Point Brands, Inc.

    23,259       631,017  

Universal Corp.

    37,340       2,259,070  

Vector Group Ltd.

    222,127       2,332,334  
   

 

 

 
      7,410,034  
Toys — 0.0%            

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

    49,180       1,097,698  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.(a)

    66,637       500,444  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Transportation Miscellaneous — 0.2%            

Costamare, Inc.

    89,104     $ 1,078,158  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A(a)

    53,084       3,765,779  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

    73,126       2,004,384  
   

 

 

 
      6,848,321  
Truckers — 0.6%            

ArcBest Corp.

    37,782       2,658,720  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

    23,069       578,801  

Daseke, Inc.(a)

    62,326       398,263  

Forward Air Corp.(b)

    41,536       3,819,651  

FRP Holdings, Inc.(a)

    10,729       647,495  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    76,476       1,063,781  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    91,132       1,532,840  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.(a)

    11,668       319,587  

Saia, Inc.(a)

    41,042       7,715,896  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

    12,578       343,505  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    100,432       3,870,649  
   

 

 

 
          22,949,188  
Utilities: Electrical — 1.4%            

ALLETE, Inc.

    88,566       5,205,909  

Avista Corp.

    110,092       4,790,103  

Black Hills Corp.

    100,447       7,309,528  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

    53,803       1,720,082  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

    128,026       4,460,426  

MGE Energy, Inc.

    56,249       4,377,860  

NorthWestern Corp.

    83,985       4,949,236  

Otter Tail Corp.

    63,551       4,266,179  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    132,045       6,309,110  

Portland General Electric Co.(b)

    138,257       6,681,961  

Unitil Corp.

    24,417       1,433,766  
   

 

 

 
      51,504,160  
Utilities: Gas Distributors — 0.9%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    26,238       3,399,133  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    148,754       6,624,016  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    52,708       2,798,795  

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

    189,772       6,478,816  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    102,005       8,882,595  

Spire, Inc.

    80,266       5,969,382  
   

 

 

 
      34,152,737  
Utilities: Miscellaneous — 0.3%            

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    153,177       6,510,023  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    70,084       5,491,081  
   

 

 

 
      12,001,104  
Utilities: Telecommunications — 1.0%            

8x8, Inc.(a)

    185,709       956,401  

ATN International, Inc.

    17,193       806,524  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    68,252       4,146,991  

Consolidated Communications Holdings,
Inc.(a)

    111,749       782,243  

Globalstar, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,025,656       1,261,557  

IDT Corp., Class B(a)

    22,495       565,749  

Iridium Communications, Inc.(a)

    196,794       7,391,583  

Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc., Class A(a)

    115,916       1,768,878  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    74,826       1,661,137  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Utilities: Telecommunications (continued)  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    155,801     $ 2,460,098  

U.S. Cellular Corp.(a)

    23,362       676,564  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    397,063       7,480,667  

Ziff Davis, Inc.(a)

    70,589       5,260,998  
   

 

 

 
      35,219,390  
Utilities: Water — 0.5%            

American States Water Co.

    57,037       4,649,086  

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A

    13,005       639,456  

California Water Service Group

    84,023       4,667,478  

Global Water Resources, Inc.

    19,411       256,419  

Middlesex Water Co.

    26,037       2,282,924  

Pure Cycle Corp.(a)

    31,022       326,972  

SJW Group

    41,739       2,604,931  

York Water Co.

    20,459       827,157  
   

 

 

 
      16,254,423  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%        

KORE Group Holdings, Inc.(a)

    54,213       166,434  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 97.4%
(Cost: $3,292,603,102)

 

     3,520,912,911  
   

 

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Equity Funds — 1.1%            

iShares Russell 2000 ETF(b)(d)

    233,472       39,540,818  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 1.1%
(Cost: $39,147,854)

 

    39,540,818  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments —98.5%
(Cost: $3,331,750,956)

 

    3,560,453,729  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 10.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 1.64%(d)(e)(f)

    328,418,526       328,385,684  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 1.38%(d)(e)

    60,404,913       60,404,913  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities —10.7%
(Cost: $388,758,606)

 

    388,790,597  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 109.2%
(Cost: $3,720,509,562)

 

    3,949,244,326  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (9.2)%

 

    (333,607,433
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  3,615,636,893  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Series.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

For Series compliance purposes, the Series’s industry classifications refer to one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Series during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
12/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
06/30/22
     Shares
Held at
06/30/22
     Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
        
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 262,643,563      $ 65,833,261 (a)    $     $ (52,332   $ (38,808   $ 328,385,684        328,418,526      $ 1,647,326 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    32,243,211        28,161,702 (a)                        60,404,913        60,404,913        64,121          
 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    23,512,520        345,798,930       (323,902,364     (4,510,205     (1,358,063     39,540,818        233,472        153,939          
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $  (4,562,537   $ (1,396,871   $  428,331,415         $  1,865,386     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

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

Long Contracts

          

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    407        09/16/22      $ 34,758      $  (1,486,184
          

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

               
Reference Entity   Payment
Frequency
  Counterparty(a)   Termination
Date
    Net Notional    

Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
    Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

Equity Securities Long

  Monthly   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)     02/27/23     $     3,345,618       $ 17,623 (c)    $ 3,333,141       0.1
 

Monthly

  HSBC Bank PLC(d)     02/10/23       3,915,814         (429,285 )(e)      3,478,129       0.1  
 

Monthly

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.(f)     02/08/23       5,824,378                  (321,163 )(g)      5,485,706       0.2  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $     (732,825   $     12,296,976    
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

The Series receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Series pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Series pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c)

Amount includes $30,100 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $8,400 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (g)

Amount includes $17,509 of net dividends and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

  (b)   (d)   (f)
Range:   65 basis points   65 basis points   65 basis points
Benchmarks:   USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate   USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)   USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR01)
  (FEDL01)    

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date February 27, 2023:

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Banks                  

CVB Financial Corp.

    4,783     $ 118,666       3.6
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Banks: Diversified

     

Ameris Bancorp

    37       1,487       0.1  

Bankunited, Inc.

    1,565       55,667       1.7  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    4,441       110,004       3.3  

Cadence Bank

    67,843       1,592,954       47.8  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    277       5,942       0.2  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    10,162       291,141       8.7  

Community Bank System Inc.

    1,757       111,183       3.3  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    3,913       87,808       2.6  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    8,049       111,398       3.3  

NBT Bancorp Inc.

    445       16,727       0.5  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    2,938       37,606       1.1  

OFG Bancorp

    1,013       25,730       0.8  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    3,670       107,311       3.2  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    3,842       115,990           3.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,670,948    

Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending

     

Homestreet, Inc.

    4,401       152,583       4.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gas Utilities

     

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    920       119,186       3.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance: Property-Casualty

     

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

    14,510       51,220       1.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     

WSFS Financial Corp.

    2,671       107,080       3.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Water Utilities

     

Middlesex Water Co.

    1,294       113,458       3.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    $   3,333,141    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2023:

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Banks                  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

    788     $ 29,755       0.8

CVB Financial Corp.

    3,692       91,599       2.6  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    1,678       111,453       3.2  

Westamerica BanCorp

    537       29,889           0.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          262,696    

Banks: Diversified

     

Cadence Bank

    987       23,175       0.7  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    474       29,995       0.9  
Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Banks: Diversified (continued)

     

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

    2,807     $ 95,157       2.7

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    4,882       65,517       1.9  

First Financial Bancorp

    2,100       40,740       1.2  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    8,151       112,810       3.2  

Independent Bank Corp.

    2,601       206,597       5.9  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    8,864       602,929           17.3  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    9,455       201,013       5.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,377,933    

Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending

     

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    2,325       57,590       1.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial Services

     

Geo Group, Inc.

    16,307       107,626       3.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Computer Services Software & Systems

     

Envestnet, Inc.

    2,217       116,991       3.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance: Multi-Line

     

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

    28,628       101,057       2.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance: Property-Casualty

     

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    11,227       278,205       8.0  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    2,249       65,761       1.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      343,966    

Multi-Utilities

     

Avista Corp.

    2,669       116,128       3.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Office Supplies & Equipment

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    74,700       270,414       7.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     

Green Plains, Inc.

    21,791       592,062       17.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    2,723       24,997       0.7  

Flagstar Bancorp Inc.

    3,009       106,669       3.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      131,666    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $     3,478,129    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as of period end, termination date February 8, 2023:

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Banks: Diversified                  

Bancorp, Inc.

    7,277     $     142,047       2.6

Banner Corp.

    131       7,363       0.1  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    7,960       105,947       1.9  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    6,077       130,352       2.4  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    2,286       108,379       2.0  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    3,073       107,248       2.0  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    1,002       35,521       0.7  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    7,638       171,397       3.1  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    900       22,644       0.4  

Independent Bank Corp.

    1,437       114,141       2.1  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    4,373       167,355       3.1  

Renasant Corp.

    1,165       33,564       0.6  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Banks: Diversified (continued)

     

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    8,673     $ 237,900           4.3

Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida

    9,035       298,516       5.4  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    214       4,550       0.1  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    7,370       215,646       3.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          1,902,570    

Commercial Finance & Mortgage Companies

     

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

    2,637       101,973       1.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Data & Systems

     

Green Dot Corp., Class A

    1,564       39,272       0.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance

     

Employers Holdings Inc.

    1       42       0.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance: Multi-Line

     

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    289       11,092       0.2  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    360       34,956       0.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      46,048    
Security   Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Insurance: Property-Casualty

    17,085     $ 499,566       9.1

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     

ProAssurance Corp.

    6,799       160,660       2.9  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    944       46,964       0.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      707,190    

IT Services

     

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    65,597       2,431,025       44.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     

Green Plains, Inc.

    8,336       226,489       4.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    1,397       31,097           0.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

    $   5,485,706    
   

 

 

   
 

 

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

 

         
Description   Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Swaps

  $      $      $ 17,623      $ (750,448

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

               
    

 Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

  Contracts

    

Equity

  Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

  Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

  Contracts

    

Other

  Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

  $      $      $ 17,623      $      $      $      $ 17,623  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 1,486,184      $      $      $      $ 1,486,184  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

                  750,448                             750,448  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $  2,236,632      $      $      $      $  2,236,632  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

  

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For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

 Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

  Contracts

    

Equity

  Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

  Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

  Contracts

    

Other

    Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (2,684,330   $      $      $      $ (2,684,330

Swaps

                  (1,133,752                          (1,133,752
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $ (3,818,082   $      $      $      $ (3,818,082
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (1,669,546   $      $      $      $ (1,669,546

Swaps

                  (882,253                          (882,253
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $  (2,551,799   $      $      $      $  (2,551,799
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 27,090,980  

Total return swaps

 

Average notional value

  $ 10,692,129  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

     
     Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

      

Futures contracts

  $        $ 272,738  

Swaps — OTC(a)

    17,623          750,448  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

    17,623          1,023,186  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

             (272,738
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $    17,623        $    750,448  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

The following table presents the Series’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received (and pledged) by the Series:

 

                                                                                              
           

Counterparty

   


Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 

 

 

 
 

    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(a) 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  $ 17,623      $      $      $     $ 17,623  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
            
           

Counterparty

   



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to an
MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available for
Offset
 
 
 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
(b) 
   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
(c) 

HSBC Bank PLC

  $ 429,285      $      $      $ (429,285   $  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    321,163                      (300,000     21,163  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 750,448      $      $      $ (729,285   $ 21,163  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Series’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Series’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                                   
         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

          

Investments

          

Long-Term Investments

          

Common Stocks

          

Advertising Agencies

  $ 9,028,254            $            $            $ 9,028,254  

Aerospace

    24,825,646                      24,825,646  

Aerospace & Defense

    4,102,801                      4,102,801  

Agriculture, Fishing & Ranching

    14,851,704                      14,851,704  

Air Transport

    16,281,054                      16,281,054  

Airlines

    2,027,886                      2,027,886  

Alternative Energy

    9,583,738                      9,583,738  

Aluminum

    7,184,474                      7,184,474  

Asset Management & Custodian

    33,322,508                      33,322,508  

Auto Components

    3,493,289                      3,493,289  

Auto Parts

    39,660,971                      39,660,971  

Auto Services

    4,643,395                      4,643,395  

Automobiles

    828,337                      828,337  

Back Office Support, HR & Consulting

    59,745,456                      59,745,456  

Banks

    588,970                      588,970  

Banks: Diversified

    314,850,605                      314,850,605  

Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending

    36,059,588                      36,059,588  

Beverage: Soft Drinks

    16,293,518                      16,293,518  

Biotechnology

    245,605,765        59,371        56,706        245,721,842  

Building Materials

    26,335,675                      26,335,675  

Building Products

    1,139,460                      1,139,460  

Building: Climate Control

    8,480,641                      8,480,641  

Building: Roofing, Wallboard & Plumbing

    6,254,642                      6,254,642  

Cable Television Services

    5,224,802                      5,224,802  

Capital Markets

    1,523,901                      1,523,901  

Casinos & Gambling

    13,079,432                      13,079,432  

Cement

    245,685                      245,685  

Chemicals

    2,040,630                      2,040,630  

Chemicals: Diversified

    33,656,583                      33,656,583  

Chemicals: Specialty

    30,252,088                      30,252,088  

Coal

    12,840,136                      12,840,136  

Commercial Banks

    2,121,878                      2,121,878  

Commercial Finance & Mortgage Companies

    10,537,508                      10,537,508  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    4,328,915                      4,328,915  

Commercial Services: Rental & Leasing

    23,540,542                      23,540,542  

Commercial Vehicles & Parts

    7,820,463                      7,820,463  

Communications Equipment

    2,223,983                      2,223,983  

Communications Technology

    26,572,532                      26,572,532  

Computer Services Software & Systems

    215,993,077                      215,993,077  

Computer Technology

    20,960,700                      20,960,700  

Construction

    16,066,035                      16,066,035  

Consumer Electronics

    4,703,116                      4,703,116  

Consumer Finance

    1,014,633                      1,014,633  

Consumer Lending

    17,554,278                      17,554,278  

Consumer Services: Miscellaneous

    11,837,005                      11,837,005  

Containers & Packaging

    12,332,888                      12,332,888  

Cosmetics

    4,401,141                      4,401,141  

Diversified Consumer Services

    7,175,228                      7,175,228  

Diversified Financial Services

    29,173,819                      29,173,819  

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

    16,044,616                      16,044,616  

Diversified Materials & Processing

    10,193,931                      10,193,931  

Diversified Media

    1,184,949                      1,184,949  

Diversified Retail

    11,062,748                      11,062,748  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

                                                                                                   
         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks (continued)

          

Diversified Telecommunication Services

  $ 948,257          $       —          $       —            $ 948,257  

Drug & Grocery Store Chains

    9,683,845                      9,683,845  

Education Services

    24,226,146                      24,226,146  

Electrical Equipment

    5,938,357                      5,938,357  

Electronic Components

    28,763,475                      28,763,475  

Electronic Entertainment

    427,966                      427,966  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    3,837,204                      3,837,204  

Electronics

    7,234,136                      7,234,136  

Energy Equipment

    27,715,559                      27,715,559  

Energy Equipment & Services

    8,718,641                      8,718,641  

Engineering & Contracting Services

    22,823,328                      22,823,328  

Entertainment

    8,991,305                      8,991,305  

Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service

    18,994,159                      18,994,159  

Financial Data & Systems

    17,206,278                      17,206,278  

Food & Staples Retailing

    236,411                      236,411  

Food Products

    7,343,404                      7,343,404  

Foods

    41,016,904                      41,016,904  

Forest Products

    10,026,694                      10,026,694  

Forms & Bulk Printing Services

    2,376,039                      2,376,039  

Fruit & Grain Processing

    2,170,752                      2,170,752  

Funeral Parlors & Cemeteries

    6,774,768                      6,774,768  

Gas Pipeline

    5,219,485                      5,219,485  

Glass

    1,346,423                      1,346,423  

Gold

    3,074,478                      3,074,478  

Health Care Equipment & Services

    4,038,749                      4,038,749  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    9,579,192                      9,579,192  

Health Care Facilities

    20,040,472                      20,040,472  

Health Care Management Services

    13,237,126                      13,237,126  

Health Care Providers & Services

    9,215,533                      9,215,533  

Health Care Services

    72,979,898                      72,979,898  

Health Care Technology

    357,699                      357,699  

Health Care: Miscellaneous

    7,087,756                      7,087,756  

Home Building

    28,394,795                      28,394,795  

Hotel/Motel

    7,070,304                      7,070,304  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    962,277                      962,277  

Household Appliances

    1,261,366                      1,261,366  

Household Durables

    1,059,414                      1,059,414  

Household Equipment & Products

    18,124,599                      18,124,599  

Household Furnishings

    5,654,867                      5,654,867  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    1,408,322                      1,408,322  

Industrial Conglomerates

    923,414                      923,414  

Insurance

    9,785,407                      9,785,407  

Insurance: Life

    13,266,117                      13,266,117  

Insurance: Multi-Line

    12,582,402                      12,582,402  

Insurance: Property-Casualty

    63,016,763                      63,016,763  

International Trade & Diversified Logistic

    3,202,209                      3,202,209  

Internet & Catalog Retail

    4,526,608                      4,526,608  

Internet Software & Services

    8,484,281                      8,484,281  

IT Services

    16,503,918                      16,503,918  

Leisure Time

    27,312,732                      27,312,732  

Luxury Items

    5,259,240                      5,259,240  

Machinery

    6,528,347                      6,528,347  

Machinery: Agricultural

    6,519,643                      6,519,643  

Machinery: Construction & Handling

    6,134,928                      6,134,928  

Machinery: Industrial

    52,486,654                      52,486,654  

Machinery: Specialty

    3,876,074                      3,876,074  

Manufactured Housing

    6,745,116                      6,745,116  

Marine

    2,207,805                      2,207,805  

Media

    8,909,442                      8,909,442  

Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies

    64,537,861                      64,537,861  

Medical Equipment

    55,604,358                      55,604,358  

Medical Services

    2,277,867                      2,277,867  

Metal Fabricating

    23,388,080                      23,388,080  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

                                                                                                   
         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks (continued)

          

Metals & Minerals: Diversified

  $ 28,150,450          $       —          $       —            $ 28,150,450  

Mining

    1,847,471                      1,847,471  

Office Supplies & Equipment

    9,314,932                      9,314,932  

Oil & Gas Producers

    11,225,459                      11,225,459  

Oil Well Equipment & Services

    39,615,100                      39,615,100  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    12,702,660                      12,702,660  

Oil: Crude Producers

    72,474,759                      72,474,759  

Oil: Refining & Marketing

    11,554,200                      11,554,200  

Paints & Coatings

    6,496,322                      6,496,322  

Paper

    4,339,170                      4,339,170  

Paper & Forest Products

    1,792,759                      1,792,759  

Personal Care

    20,497,303                      20,497,303  

Personal Products

    3,129,648                      3,129,648  

Pharmaceuticals

    75,242,159                      75,242,159  

Photography

    1,205,457                      1,205,457  

Power Transmission Equipment

    7,083,825                      7,083,825  

Printing & Copying Services

    6,732,969                      6,732,969  

Producer Durables: Miscellaneous

    1,345,208                      1,345,208  

Production Technology Equipment

    21,328,970                      21,328,970  

Professional Services

    6,909,906                      6,909,906  

Publishing

    5,836,481                      5,836,481  

Radio & TV Broadcasters

    14,657,267                      14,657,267  

Railroad Equipment

    4,894,993                      4,894,993  

Real Estate

    17,509,561                      17,509,561  

Real Estate Investment & Services

    135,209                      135,209  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    261,971,444                      261,971,444  

Real Estate Management & Development

    2,883,461                      2,883,461  

Recreational Vehicles & Boats

    10,456,891                      10,456,891  

Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer

    1,595,270                      1,595,270  

Restaurants

    36,605,210                      36,605,210  

Road & Rail

    1,678,404                      1,678,404  

Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter

    24,828,595                      24,828,595  

Scientific Instruments: Electrical

    17,004,126                      17,004,126  

Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters

    10,774,155                      10,774,155  

Scientific Instruments: Pollution Control

    6,545,015                      6,545,015  

Securities Brokerage & Services

    3,811,934                      3,811,934  

Semiconductors & Components

    66,478,536                      66,478,536  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    5,611,266                      5,611,266  

Shipping

    27,227,830                      27,227,830  

Software

    31,577,247                      31,577,247  

Specialty Retail

    70,712,007                      70,712,007  

Steel

    10,093,498                      10,093,498  

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    3,490,309                      3,490,309  

Technology: Miscellaneous

    12,246,023                      12,246,023  

Telecommunications Equipment

    8,683,533                      8,683,533  

Textile Products

    1,430,874                      1,430,874  

Textiles Apparel & Shoes

    19,079,871                      19,079,871  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    1,343,896                      1,343,896  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

    7,410,034                      7,410,034  

Toys

    1,097,698                      1,097,698  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    500,444                      500,444  

Transportation Miscellaneous

    6,848,321                      6,848,321  

Truckers

    22,949,188                      22,949,188  

Utilities: Electrical

    51,504,160                      51,504,160  

Utilities: Gas Distributors

    34,152,737                      34,152,737  

Utilities: Miscellaneous

    12,001,104                      12,001,104  

Utilities: Telecommunications

    35,219,390                      35,219,390  

Utilities: Water

    16,254,423                      16,254,423  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    166,434                      166,434  

Investment Companies

    39,540,818                      39,540,818  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                                                   
         
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Securities

        

Money Market Funds

  $ 388,790,597     $     $      $ 388,790,597  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  3,949,128,249     $ 59,371     $       56,706      $  3,949,244,326  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

        

Assets

        

Equity Contracts

  $     $ 17,623     $      $ 17,623  

Liabilities

        

Equity Contracts

    (1,486,184     (750,448            (2,236,632
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (1,486,184   $       (732,825   $      $ (2,219,009
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities(unaudited) 

June 30, 2022

 

    Master Small Cap
Index Series
 

 

 

ASSETS

 

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

  $ 3,520,912,911  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    428,331,415  

Cash pledged:

 

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    849,000  

Futures contracts

    2,261,000  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    13,917,478  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    434,299  

Swaps

    495,893  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    3,653,143  

Dividends — affiliated

    30,273  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps

    17,623  

Prepaid expenses

    9,553  

Other assets

    4,174  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    3,970,916,762  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Bank overdraft

    222,040  

Collateral on securities loaned

    328,468,514  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    18,274,768  

Swaps

    929,435  

Accounting services fees

    1,356  

Withdrawals to investors

    6,199,188  

Custodian fees

    79,349  

Investment advisory fees

    28,652  

Directors’ fees

    2,387  

Other accrued expenses

    7,628  

Professional fees

    43,366  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    272,738  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

    750,448  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    355,279,869  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $

 

3,615,636,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Investors’ capital

  $ 3,389,121,138  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    226,515,755  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $

 

 3,615,636,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 3,292,603,102  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 311,186,089  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 427,906,460  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Operations  (unaudited) 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

   

Master Small Cap

Index Series

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

            

Dividends — unaffiliated

    $ 24,923,598  

Dividends — affiliated

      216,527  

Interest — unaffiliated

      1,266  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

      1,648,859  

Foreign taxes withheld

      (60,230
   

 

 

 

Total investment income

      26,730,020  
   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

      201,877  

Custodian

      55,206  

Professional

      39,982  

Directors

      11,553  

Accounting services

      5,281  

Miscellaneous

      23,216  
   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      337,115  

Less:

   

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

      (13,102
   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      324,013  
   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      26,406,007  
   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized loss from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

      (28,644,857

Investments — affiliated

      (4,562,537

Futures contracts

      (2,684,330

Swaps

      (1,133,752
   

 

 

 
      (37,025,476
   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

      (1,065,137,917

Investments — affiliated

      (1,396,871

Futures contracts

      (1,669,546

Swaps

      (882,253
   

 

 

 
      (1,069,086,587
   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

      (1,106,112,063
   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

    $

 

 (1,079,706,056

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Master Small Cap Index Series  
   

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 26,406,007     $ 46,599,564  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (37,025,476     325,220,722  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,069,086,587     204,608,412  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

 

(1,079,706,056

 

 

   

 

576,428,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

   

Proceeds from contributions

    738,738,964       1,298,147,027  

Value of withdrawals

    (612,331,000     (1,200,858,901
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital transactions

   

 

126,407,964

 

 

 

   

 

97,288,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (953,298,092     673,716,824  

Beginning of period

    4,568,934,985       3,895,218,161  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $

 

3,615,636,893

 

 

 

  $

 

4,568,934,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

   

Master Small Cap Index Series

 

 
   

 

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

 

   

Year Ended December 31,

 

 
    

 

2021

 

   

2020

 

   

2019

 

   

2018

 

   

2017

 

 
               

Total Return

                      

Total return

     

 

(23.34

 

)%(a)  

 

   

 

14.84

 

 

   

 

20.08

 

 

   

 

25.70

 

 

   

 

(10.96

 

)% 

 

   

 

14.69

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(b)

             

Total expenses

     

 

0.02

 

%(c)  

 

   

 

0.02

 

 

   

 

0.03

 

 

   

 

0.02

 

 

   

 

0.03

 

 

   

 

0.06

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

     

 

0.02

 

%(c)  

 

   

 

0.01

 

 

   

 

0.02

 

 

   

 

0.02

 

 

   

 

0.03

 

 

   

 

0.05

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     

 

1.31

 

%(c)  

 

   

 

1.03

 

 

   

 

1.29

 

 

   

 

1.49

 

 

   

 

1.49

 

 

   

 

1.41

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $

 

 3,615,637

 

 

 

  $

 

 4,568,935

 

 

 

  $

 

 3,895,218

 

 

 

  $

 

 3,325,684

 

 

 

  $

 

 2,309,730

 

 

 

  $

 

 1,278,155

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     

 

22

 

 

   

 

31

 

 

   

 

27

 

 

   

 

20

 

 

   

 

28

 

 

   

 

30

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Aggregate total return.

(b) 

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

(c)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Master LLC is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. Master Small Cap Index Series (“the “Series”) is a series of the Master LLC. The Series is classified as diversified. The Series’ Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests, subject to certain limitations.

The Series, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, is included in a complex of open-end 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. The Series 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 dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series is informed of the ex-dividend dates. 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, 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 Taxes: The Series may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Series invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Series and are reflected in its Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of June 30, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Series files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Series 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.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where the Series enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, the Series may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investments to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Series may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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

Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Series’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Series is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Series determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by 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.

 

 

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June 30, 2022

  

 

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Series’ 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 may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

   

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

 

   

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

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Series uses current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, 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 the Series 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.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

   
    

 

Standard Inputs Generally Considered By Third-Party Pricing Services

 

Market approach

 

(i)  recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

 

(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

 

(iii)   market multiples of comparable issuers.

 

Income approach

 

(i)  future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

 

(ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

 

(iii)   other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

 

Cost approach.

 

(i)  audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

 

(ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

 

(iii)   relevant news and other public sources; and

 

(iv)   known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

 

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by the Series. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date the Series is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price the Series could receive upon the sale of the investment.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Series 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

 

 

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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 Private Companies that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: The Series may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Series collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by the Series is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current 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 market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Series and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Series, or excess collateral returned by the Series, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Series 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.

The market value of any securities on loan, all of which were classified as common stocks in the Series’ Schedule of Investments, and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value - unaffiliated, and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Series 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 Series, 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 Series 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 Series’ securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

      Securities        Cash Collateral       Non-Cash Collateral       Net  

Counterparty

 

     

 

Loaned at Value

 

 

 

    

 

Received

 

(a) 

 

   

 

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

 

   

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    $         8,481,794      $ (8,481,794   $       $      —  

BNP Paribas SA.

      52,916,905        (52,916,905            

BofA Securities, Inc.

      47,071,747        (47,071,747            

Citadel Clearing LLC

      34,242        (34,242            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

      23,406,076        (23,406,076            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

      261,439        (261,439            

HSBC Bank PLC

      895,018        (895,018            

ING Financial Markets LLC

      1,623,823        (1,623,823            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

      99,651,226        (99,651,226            

Jefferies LLC

      15,182,576        (15,182,576            

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

      4,559,344        (4,559,344            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

      383,286        (383,286            

Pershing LLC

      265,008        (265,008            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

      7,440,595        (7,440,595            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

      4,835,388        (4,835,388            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

      11,903,692        (11,903,692            

UBS AG

      19,307,515        (19,307,515            

UBS Securities LLC

      5,870,837        (5,870,837            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

      2,420,604        (2,420,604            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

      4,674,974        (4,674,974            
   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $

 

    311,186,089

 

 

 

   $

 

(311,186,089

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Series and/or to manage its exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedule of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

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

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

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

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Series and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Series’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Series’ counterparty on the swap. The Series is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Series is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty are amortized over the term of the contract and recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations, including those at termination.

 

   

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

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instrument(s) or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Series receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Series has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

 

 

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Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Series and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Series and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

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

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

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

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

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

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Series’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series.

For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.01% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets.

With respect to the Series, the Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BFA for services it provides for that portion of the Series for which BFA acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Reimbursements: The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Series, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the amount waived was $11,487.

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Series’ assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Manager waived $1,615 in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement.

The Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Series’ business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets is 0.07%.

 

 

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The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue the contractual expense limitations through June 30, 2023, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager pursuant to this agreement.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BTC, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Series, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. The Series is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by the Manager 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 Series bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. 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. The Series 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, the Series retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this 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 earned across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Series, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and this amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Series is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Series paid BTC $386,768 for securities lending agent services.

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the Series may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the Series’ investment policies and restrictions. The Series is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the period ended June 30, 2022, the Series did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Master LLC are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: The Series may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
Series Name    Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

 

 

Master Small Cap Index Series

   $  71,546,836      $  127,784,064      $  22,484,240  

 

 

7.   PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were $1,008,400,175 and $913,093,312, respectively.

8.   INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Series is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Series files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on the Series’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

 

 

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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Series as of June 30, 2022, 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 Series’ financial statements.

As of June 30, 2022, 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:

 

 

 
Series Name    Tax Cost        Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
       Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
       Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Master Small Cap Index Series

   $  3,800,417,156        $   802,675,084        $   (656,066,923      $  146,608,161  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

9.   BANK BORROWINGS

The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.50 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Series may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Series, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2023 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Series did not borrow under the credit agreement.

10. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Series to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and 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 Series and its investments. The Series’ prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Series is subject.

The Series 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. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, 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. The Series may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Series reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Series may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Series’ NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of the Series may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Series invests.

The price the Series could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Series’ valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Series’ results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by the Series, and the Series could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. The Series’ ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Series 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 Series manages 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 Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ 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 Series.

 

 

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

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

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 the Series’ portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

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

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Series 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 Series is uncertain.

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Funds (the “Trust”) met on April 20, 2022 (the “April Meeting”) and May 10-11, 2022 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”), and BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Manager” or “BlackRock”), the Fund’s investment advisor.

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board considers the approval of the continuation of the Agreement for the Fund on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to the Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. The Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, as well as additional ad hoc meetings and executive sessions throughout the year, as needed. The committees of the Board similarly met throughout the year. The Board also had an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreement. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, considered information that was relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreement, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, relevant benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Fund for services; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Fund; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (e) BlackRock’s and the Fund’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services, as available; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees paid to BlackRock for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to the Fund; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

Prior to and in preparation for the April Meeting, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the Agreement. The Independent Board Members continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on either a Lipper classification or Morningstar category, regarding the Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreement and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, open-end funds, and separately managed accounts, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other products, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with the Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Fund to BlackRock; (h) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s shares; and (i) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and the Fund’s operations.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreement and the Independent Board Members presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund; (d) the Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with the Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

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 Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board Members evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide more information about some of the primary factors that were relevant to the Board’s decision. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

 

 

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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 provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services, and the resulting performance of the Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, relevant benchmarks, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by the Fund’s portfolio management team discussing the Fund’s performance, investment strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and the 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.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to the Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund 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, the 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 Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing the 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 and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans, including in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund throughout the year and at the April Meeting. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of the Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2021, as compared to its Performance Peers. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and the performance of the Fund as compared with its benchmark. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of the Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board noted that for the one-year period reported, the Fund’s net performance was within the tolerance range of its benchmark. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that net performance relative to the benchmark is an appropriate performance metric for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the 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 the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its 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, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered 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 received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to the Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including,

 

 

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among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreement and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing the Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the first and second quartiles, respectively, relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that BlackRock and the Board have contractually agreed to a cap on the Fund’s total expenses as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets on a class-by-class basis.

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 Fund increase, including the existence of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable, noting that any contractual fee waivers and contractual expense caps had been approved by the Board. In its consideration, the Board further considered the continuation and/or implementation of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which the Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered the Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee schedule was appropriate.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

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 Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its 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 Fund, 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 Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

At the May Meeting, as a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023. 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 the 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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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Funds (the “Trust”) met on April 20, 2022 (the “April Meeting”) and May 10-11, 2022 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund (the “Fund”), and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval to continue the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to the Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board considers the approval of the continuation of the Agreements for the Fund on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to the Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. The Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, as well as additional ad hoc meetings and executive sessions throughout the year, as needed. The committees of the Board similarly met throughout the year. The Board also had an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreements. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, considered information that was relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, relevant benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Fund for services; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Fund; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (e) BlackRock’s and the Fund’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services, as available; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees paid to BlackRock for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to the Fund; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

Prior to and in preparation for the April Meeting, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the Agreements. The Independent Board Members continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on either a Lipper classification or Morningstar category, regarding the Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, open-end funds, and separately managed accounts, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other products, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with the Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Fund to BlackRock; (h) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s shares; and (i) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and the Fund’s operations.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements and the Independent Board Members presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund; (d) the Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with the Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

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 Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board Members evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide more information about some of the primary factors that were relevant to the Board’s decision. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

 

 

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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 provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services, and the resulting performance of the Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, relevant benchmarks, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by the Fund’s portfolio management team discussing the Fund’s performance, investment strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and the 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.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to the Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund 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, the 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 Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing the 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 and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans, including in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of the Fund throughout the year and at the April Meeting. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of the Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2021, as compared to its Performance Peers. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and the performance of the Fund as compared with its benchmark. The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of the Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board noted that for the one-year period reported, the Fund’s net performance was below the tolerance range of its benchmark. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that net performance relative to the benchmark is an appropriate performance metric for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board. The Board and BlackRock reviewed the Fund’s below tolerance performance relative to its benchmark over the period. The Board was informed that, among other things, the Fund’s underperformance relative to its benchmark and breach of its lower tolerance, was primarily driven by the impact of pricing activity. On December 31, 2021, when the fixed income markets closed early due to the New Year holiday, Bloomberg priced their indices at 1pm while BlackRock funds, including the iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund, priced at 4pm.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the 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 the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its 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, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered 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 received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to the Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to available

 

 

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aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing the Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked first out of four funds, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked first out of four funds and third out of four funds, respectively, relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board further noted that BlackRock and the Board have contractually agreed to a cap on the Fund’s total expenses as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets on a class-by-class basis.

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 Fund increase, including the existence of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable, noting that any contractual fee waivers and contractual expense caps had been approved by the Board. In its consideration, the Board further considered the continuation and/or implementation of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable. The Board also considered the extent to which the Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered the Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee schedule was appropriate.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

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 Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its 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 Fund, 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 Agreements, 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 Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

At the May Meeting, as a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023. 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 Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, 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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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

The Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”) met on April 20, 2022 (the “April Meeting”) and May 10-11, 2022 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreement (the “Master LLC Advisory Agreement”) between the Master LLC, on behalf of Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Master Fund”) and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master LLC’s investment advisor. The Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Master LLC Board”) also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement between the Manager and BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to the Master Fund (the “Master Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement”). iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund (“Small-Cap Index Fund”), a series of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), is a “feeder” fund that invests all of its investable assets in the Master Fund. Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Corporation Board”) also considered the approval of the Master LLC Advisory Agreement and the Master Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement.

The Corporation Board also met at the April Meeting and the May Meeting to consider the approval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Corporation Advisory Agreement”) between the Corporation, on behalf of iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund (“International Index Fund”) and the Manager, the Corporation’s investment advisor. The Corporation Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to International Index Fund (the “International Index Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement”).

The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Master Fund, Small-Cap Index Fund and International Index Fund are referred to herein, as pertinent, individually as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds.” The Master LLC Advisory Agreement, the Corporation Advisory Agreement, the Master Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement and the International Index Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.” For simplicity: (a) the Master LLC Board and the Corporation Board are referred to herein individually as the “Board” and collectively as the “Boards,” and the members are referred to as “Board Members;” and (b) the shareholders of each of Small-Cap Index Fund and International Index Fund and the interest holders of the Master Fund are referred to as “shareholders.”

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), each Board considers the continuation of the pertinent Agreement for the Master LLC and the Corporation on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Master LLC or the Corporation, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). Each Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to each Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. Each Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, as well as additional ad hoc meetings throughout the year, as needed. The committees of each Board similarly met throughout the year. Each Board also had an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the pertinent Agreement. In particular, each Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services 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 the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, each Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers information that was relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the pertinent Agreement, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Funds and their shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to each Board in response to specific questions from the Board. Among the matters each Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, relevant benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Funds for services; (c) the applicable Fund’s operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Funds; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the applicable Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (e) BlackRock’s and the Fund’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services, as applicable; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) the use of brokerage commissions and execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the applicable Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees paid to BlackRock for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to the applicable Fund; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

Prior to and in preparation for the April Meeting, each Board requested and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the pertinent Agreement. The Independent Board Members continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on either a Lipper Classification or Morningstar category, regarding fees and expenses of the applicable Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”), and the investment performance of each of Small-Cap Index Fund and International Index Fund (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers, and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the pertinent Agreement and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, open-end funds, and separately managed accounts, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other products, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with the applicable Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the applicable Fund to BlackRock; (h) sales and redemption data regarding each of Small-Cap Index Fund’s and International Index Fund’s shares; and (i) various additional information requested by each Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and each Fund’s.

 

 

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At the April Meeting, each Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the pertinent Agreement. Agreements, and the Independent Board Members presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, each Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the applicable Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the applicable Fund; (d) the Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with the applicable Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

Each 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 portfolio holdings of the applicable Fund. Each Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board Members evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide more information about some of the primary factors that were relevant to each Board’s decision. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock

Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services, and the resulting performance of each Fund. Throughout the year, each Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, relevant benchmarks, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Boards met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. Each Board also reviewed the materials provided by the applicable Fund’s portfolio management team discussing the Fund’s performance and the Fund’s investment strategies and outlook.

Each Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and the applicable 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. Each 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. Each Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the applicable Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, each Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to the applicable Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the applicable Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the applicable Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the applicable Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the applicable Fund 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, the custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor for the applicable Fund, as applicable; (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 applicable Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, overseeing Small-Cap Index Fund’s and International Index 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. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans, including in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and BlackRock

Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of the Master Fund/Small-Cap Index Fund and International Index Fund, as applicable throughout the year and at the April Meeting. Each Board noted that Small-Cap Index Fund’s investment results correspond directly to the investment results of the Master Fund. In preparation for the April Meeting, each Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of Small-Cap Index Fund’s and International Index Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2021, as compared to its Performance Peers. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, each Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of Small-Cap Index Fund and International Index Fund as compared to each of these Fund’s Performance Peers and the performance of each of these Funds as compared with its benchmark. Each Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of the pertinent Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, each Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. Each Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, each Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. Each Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

 

 

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The Corporation Board noted that for the one-year period reported, International Index Fund’s net performance was within the tolerance range of its benchmark. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that net performance relative to the benchmark is an appropriate performance metric for the Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Boards noted that for the one-year period reported, Small-Cap Index Fund’s net performance was within the tolerance range of its benchmark. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that net performance relative to the benchmark is an appropriate performance metric for Small-Cap Index Fund, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Funds

Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed Master Fund/Small-Cap Index Fund’s and International Index Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with those of the applicable Fund’s 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, as pertinent, the total expense ratio of Small-Cap Index Fund and International Index Fund, as well as Master Fund/Small-Cap Index Fund’s and International Index Fund’s actual management fee rate, to those of the applicable Fund’s 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, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered 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).

Each Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. Each Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the applicable Fund. Each Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to the applicable Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. Each Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. Each Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. Each Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. Each Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

Each Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. Each Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly traded asset management firms. Each Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

Each Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the pertinent Agreement and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Boards further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing the applicable Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, ETF, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, separately managed account, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Corporation Board noted that International Index Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile relative to the Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that BlackRock and its affiliates have contractually agreed to reimburse or otherwise compensate the Fund for certain other fees and expenses.

The Boards noted that the Master Fund’s/Small-Cap Index Fund’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and Small-Cap Index Fund’s total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile relative to Small-Cap Index Fund’s Expense Peers. The Board also noted that BlackRock and the Board have contractually agreed to a cap on the Master Fund’s total expenses as a percentage of the Master Fund’s average daily net assets and has contractually agreed to a cap on Small-Cap Index Fund’s total expenses as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets on a class-by-class basis.

D. Economies of Scale

Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the applicable Fund 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. In its consideration, each Board further considered the continuation and/or implementation of fee waivers and/or expense caps, as applicable. Each Board also considered the extent to which the applicable Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable the applicable Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. Each Board considered the applicable Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee schedule was appropriate.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

Each 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 applicable Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its 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 Boards also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Boards 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.

 

 

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In connection with its consideration of the pertinent Agreement, the Boards also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Boards received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Boards 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

At the May Meeting, as a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Master LLC Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Master LLC Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Master LLC, on behalf of the Master Fund, and the Master Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to the Master Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023. The Corporation Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Corporation Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Corporation, on behalf of International Index Fund, and the International Index Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to International Index Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023.

Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, each of the Master LLC Board and the Corporation Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the pertinent Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the applicable Fund and its shareholders. The Corporation Board, including the Independent Board Members, also considered the continuation of the Master LLC Advisory Agreement with respect to the Master Fund and the Master Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Master Fund and found the Agreements to be satisfactory. In arriving at its decision to approve the applicable Agreements, the Master LLC Board and the Corporation 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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Additional Information

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

Dividend Policy

Each Fund’s dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly/quarterly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the distributions paid by a Fund for any particular month/quarter may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by a Fund during such month/quarter. The portion of distributions that exceeds a Fund current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a nontaxable return of capital. The Funds’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed as accumulated earnings (loss) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

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 schedules 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 blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and 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 without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) 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.

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also visit blackrock.com for more information.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

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.

Fund and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator(a)

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Investment Adviser(b)

BlackRock Fund Advisors

San Francisco, CA 94105

Sub-Adviser

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

(a) 

Administrator to iShares short term TIPS Bond Index Fund, iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund.

(b)

For iShares Municipal Bond Index Fund.

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Funds/Corporation/Master LLC

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
AGC    Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    AMBAC Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
CVA    Certificaten Van Aandelen (Dutch Certificate)
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
FTSE    Financial Times Stock Exchange
GO    General Obligation Bonds
GTD    GTD Guaranteed
PSF-GTD    Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
RB    Revenue Bond
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SAP    Subject to Appropriations
SAW    State Aid Withholding
SCA    Societe en Commandite par Actions

    

 

 

 

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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 Fund’s 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.

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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2 –

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

 

Item 3 –

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

 

Item 4 –

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

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrants’ Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) 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 registrants’ principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrants’ 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 registrants’ 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 registrants’ 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) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

 

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(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – 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, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC

 

 

By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC

Date: August 19, 2022

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 each registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC

Date: August 19, 2022

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker                                

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. and Quantitative Master Series LLC

Date: August 19, 2022

 

 

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