1875 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006-1238 Tel: 202 303 1000 Fax: 202 303 2000 |
May 24, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Tony Burak
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | iShares U.S. ETF Trust (the Trust or Registrant) |
(Securities Act File No. 333-179904 and
Investment Company Act File No. 811-22649)
Dear Mr. Burak:
This letter responds to your comments with respect to certain of the Trusts annual reports and post-effective amendments to its registration statement, each of which were filed by the Trust on behalf of the series listed on Appendix A (each, a Fund, and together, the Funds). The comments were provided by the SEC staff (the Staff) in a telephone conversation on April 19, 2021. For your convenience, the Staffs comments are summarized below, and each comment is followed by the Trusts response. Capitalized terms have the meanings assigned in each Funds prospectus unless otherwise defined in this letter. The following responses apply to each Fund unless stated otherwise.
Comment 1: A statement in General Information Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments of the Funds annual reports indicates that quarterly schedules of investment are available on a Funds website and refers specifically to Form N-Q. In future reports, please revise the reference to include Form N-PORT also.
Response: Starting with the Funds annual report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and in subsequent annual reports, the General Information Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments section states the following, which includes a reference to Form N-PORT: The iShares Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The iShares Funds Forms N-PORT are available on the SECs website at sec.gov.
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If you have any questions or need further information, please call me at (202) 303-1124.
Sincerely, |
/s/Benjamin J. Haskin |
Benjamin J. Haskin |
cc: | D. Damre Smith M. Rolland N. Cordell A. Attawar J. Kerslake J. Tincher |
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APPENDIX A
Registrant |
Fund Name |
Fiscal Year End | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF |
07/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Evolved U.S. Discretionary Spending ETF |
07/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Evolved U.S. Financials ETF |
07/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Evolved U.S. Healthcare Staples ETF |
07/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Evolved U.S. Innovative Healthcare ETF |
07/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Evolved U.S. Media and Entertainment ETF |
07/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Evolved U.S. Technology ETF |
07/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Gold Strategy ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF |
10/31/20 | ||
iShares U.S. ETF Trust |
iShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF |
10/31/20 |
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