BlackRock, Inc. filed Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 10,237,365 shares of common stock in iShares Global Healthcare ETF as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of 10,237,365 shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF common stock (CUSIP 464287325).
  • Percent of class: The reported holdings represent 24.2% of the outstanding class of securities.
  • Sole voting and dispositive power: BlackRock holds sole power to vote and to dispose of all 10,237,365 shares; shared voting and shared dispositive power are each reported as 0.
  • Event date: The date of the event requiring this filing is stated as September 30, 2026.
  • Five-percent third-party interest: According to the filing, iShares Global Healthcare ETF (Aust) holds an interest of more than five percent of the total outstanding common stock of the issuer.
  • Filer classification: BlackRock, Inc. is identified as a parent holding company (type "HC"), incorporated in Delaware, with principal offices at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.

BlackRock's Amendment No. 9 Ownership Position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF

BlackRock, Inc. submitted Amendment No. 9 to its Schedule 13G filing on October 27, 2026, covering its beneficial ownership position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF, whose principal executive offices are located at 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The triggering event date is September 30, 2026. According to the filing, the reporting entity is BlackRock, Inc., acting as a parent holding company and classified under reporting person type "HC."

The filing discloses that certain business units of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates, referred to collectively as the "Reporting Business Units," are the basis for the reported positions. The filing notes, in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), that the schedule "reflects the securities beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain business units" and does not include securities beneficially owned by other business units that are disaggregated from those of the Reporting Business Units under that release.

The filing also identifies iShares Global Healthcare ETF (Aust) as a person whose interest in the common stock of iShares Global Healthcare ETF is more than five percent of the total outstanding common stock. BlackRock's certification, signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director, states 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." The filing references Exhibit 99 for the identification and classification of the relevant subsidiary under Item 7.

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. filed Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 10,237,365 shares, or 24.2%, of iShares Global Healthcare ETF common stock as of September 30, 2026, with all voting and dispositive power held on a sole basis.