BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 1,282,676 shares of common stock in iShares Systematic Bond ETF as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficially owning 1,282,676 shares of iShares Systematic Bond ETF common stock (CUSIP 46435U796).
  • Percent of class: The reported position represents 8.4% of the outstanding shares of the class.
  • Sole voting and dispositive power: BlackRock disclosed sole power to vote and to dispose of all 1,282,676 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power reported.
  • Five-percent interest disclosed: The filing identifies iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF as a person with an interest of more than five percent in the common stock of iShares Systematic Bond ETF.
  • Reporting person type: BlackRock, Inc. is identified in the filing as a parent holding company, incorporated in Delaware, with its principal office at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
  • Event date: The date of the event requiring the filing is stated as September 30, 2026.

BlackRock's Schedule 13G Ownership Report for iShares Systematic Bond ETF

According to the filing, BlackRock, Inc. submitted a Schedule 13G under Rule 13d-1(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, reporting beneficial ownership in iShares Systematic Bond ETF as of September 30, 2026. The issuer's principal executive offices are listed at 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. BlackRock is identified as a parent holding company (type "HC") organized in Delaware.

The filing states that the Schedule 13G "reflects the securities beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain business units (collectively, the 'Reporting Business Units') of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates," and that it "does not include securities, if any, beneficially owned by other business units whose beneficial ownership of securities are disaggregated from that of the Reporting Business Units." BlackRock disclosed sole voting power and sole dispositive power over all 1,282,676 shares, with zero shared voting or dispositive power in either category.

Under Item 6, the filing discloses that iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF holds an interest of more than five percent of the total outstanding common stock of iShares Systematic Bond ETF. The document also references Exhibit 99, which identifies the relevant subsidiary pursuant to Item 7. The filing was signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc., on October 27, 2026, and includes a certification that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer."

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. disclosed in a Schedule 13G filed October 27, 2026, that it beneficially owns 1,282,676 shares, or 8.4%, of iShares Systematic Bond ETF common stock as of September 30, 2026, with full sole voting and dispositive power over those shares.