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STEN

iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Sep ETF ACTIVE

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  • NAV as of Dec 04, 2025 $25.53
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Dec 04, 2025 $0.01 (0.04%)
  • Fees as stated in the prospectus Expense Ratio: 0.53%
    Net Expense Ratio: 0.50%

Overview

Why STEN?

1. Seek downside protection: Over the course of each 12-month hedge period, the Fund seeks to gain exposure to large cap U.S. equities with up to 10% downside protection (minus fees) in exchange for capped upside.

 

2. Built-in options strategy: Offers investors convenient access to an options-based risk management strategy.

 

3. Outcome oriented: A single-ticker solution for investors seeking equity exposure with targeted downside protection, helping align portfolios with specific risk and return objectives.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Sep ETF seeks to track the share price return of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (the “Underlying Fund”) up to an approximate upside limit, while seeking to provide downside protection against approximately the first 10% of Underlying Fund losses over an approximate 12-month period beginning at the end of each September.
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Performance

Performance

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000

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The Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.

Distributions

This fund does not have any distributions.
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Premium/Discount

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Total Return (%)

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- 1.41 - - - - - - 1.41
Market Price (%)

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- 1.52 - - - - - - 1.52
Benchmark (%)

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- 2.34 - - - - - - 2.34
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%)

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- 1.41 - - - - - - 1.41
After Tax Post-Liq. (%)

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- 0.83 - - - - - - 0.83
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The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance shown reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the investment advisor to the fund for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower without such waivers.

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets of Fund
as of Dec 04, 2025
$27,573,333
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Benchmark Index
S&P 500 Index (USD)
Distribution Frequency
Annual
CUSIP
46438G315
30 Day Avg. Volume
as of Dec 03, 2025
89,798.00
Daily Volume
as of Dec 03, 2025
1,090.00
Fund Inception
Sep 30, 2025
Asset Class
Equity
Shares Outstanding
as of Dec 04, 2025
1,080,000
Premium/Discount
as of Dec 03, 2025
0.03
Closing Price
as of Dec 03, 2025
25.53
30 Day Median Bid/Ask Spread
as of Dec 03, 2025
0.24%

Strategy Characteristics

Strategy Characteristics

The Fund employs an options strategy that seeks to track the price return of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (“the Underlying ETF” or the “Reference Asset”) while providing an approximate downside buffer (the “Buffer”) in exchange for an approximate cap (the “Cap”) on upside potential. The Buffer may help reduce volatility and mitigate the effects of a decline in the value of the Fund to a set range of potential losses for investors who hold Fund shares over the entire Hedge Period. The table below provides an indication of the Buffer and Cap levels as of the previous day’s market close.
Starting Payoff Values
Starting Cap
17.13%
Starting Buffer
9.50%
Starting Downside Before Buffer
-0.50%
Hedge Period Start Date
Oct 01, 2025
Hedge Period End Date
Sep 30, 2026
Current Payoff Values
Remaining Hedge Period
as of Dec 03, 2025 		301 Days
Remaining Cap
as of Dec 03, 2025 		14.80%
Return in Reference Asset to Realize Remaining Cap
as of Dec 03, 2025 		14.56%
Remaining Buffer
as of Dec 03, 2025 		9.87%
Remaining Downside Before Buffer
as of Dec 03, 2025 		-2.48%
Reference Asset Values
Reference Asset
IVV
Reference Asset Value
as of Dec 03, 2025 		$687.26
Cap Reference Asset Value
as of Dec 03, 2025 		$787.30
Buffer Start Reference Asset Value
as of Dec 03, 2025 		$669.30
Buffer End Reference Asset Value
as of Dec 03, 2025 		$602.37

The Fund’s position relative to the Cap and Buffer should be considered before investing in the Fund. Investors may experience different outcomes if Fund shares are not held for the entire Hedge Period.


What is the Hedge Period and how can it affect investor experience?

The Buffer and Cap apply to Fund shares held over the entire Hedge Period. An investor that purchases Fund shares after the beginning of a Hedge Period, or sells Fund shares before the end of a Hedge Period, may not fully realize the Buffer or Cap for the Hedge Period and may be exposed to greater risk of loss. For example, if an investor purchases Fund shares during a Hedge Period at a time when the Underlying ETF’s share price has decreased from its price at the beginning of the Hedge Period, the investor’s Buffer may be decreased. Conversely, if an investor purchases Fund shares during a Hedge Period at a time when the Underlying ETF’s share price has increased from its price at the beginning of the Hedge Period, the investor’s upside potential may be reduced and the investor may experience losses prior to reaching the downside protection offered by the Buffer. Investors who sell prior to the end of the Hedge Period may not fully realize the Buffer or Cap.

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Strategy Characteristics are meant to provide investors with additional metrics on the options strategy used by the Fund. They are provided for transparency and illustrative purposes only, are not representative of a specific investment outcome and may not represent current value. The Cap and Buffer may vary from what is shown in the table above. All payoff figures, including the Buffer and Cap, are in reference to holding the Fund shares through the end of the Hedge Period and are not guaranteed. All figures shown are net of fees (as applicable).

Strategy Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Equity Beta (3y)
as of -
-
12m Trailing Yield
as of -
-
Unsubsidized 30-Day SEC Yield
as of Oct 31, 2025
0.69%
30 Day SEC Yield
as of Oct 31, 2025
0.69%
Standard Deviation (3y)
as of -
-
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Management Fee 0.50%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.03%
Other Expenses 0.00%
Expense Ratio 0.53%
Fee Waivers 0.03%
Net Expense Ratio 0.50%

The amounts shown above are as of the current prospectus, but may not include extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund over the past fiscal year. Amounts are rounded to the nearest basis point, which in some cases may be "0.00".

Ratings

Holdings

Holdings

Ticker Name Type Sector Asset Class Market Value Weight (%) Notional Value Quantity CUSIP ISIN SEDOL Location Exchange Currency FX Rate Accrual Date Strike price
Detailed Holdings and Analytics
Holdings are subject to change.


The values shown for “market value,” “weight,” and “notional value” (the “calculated values”) are based off of a price provided by a third-party pricing vendor for the portfolio holding and do not reflect the impact of systematic fair valuation (“the vendor price”). The vendor price is not necessarily the price at which the Fund values the portfolio holding for the purposes of determining its net asset value (the “valuation price”). Holdings data shown reflects the investment book of record, which may differ from the accounting book of record used for the purposes of determining the Net Assets of the Fund. Notional value represents the portfolio's exposures based on the economic value of investments and options are delta-adjusted. Additionally, where applicable, foreign currency exchange rates with respect to the portfolio holdings denominated in non-U.S. currencies for the valuation price will be generally determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange, whereas for the vendor price will be generally determined as of 4 p.m. London. The calculated values may have been different if the valuation price were to have been used to calculate such values. The vendor price is as of the most recent date for which a price is available and may not necessarily be as of the date shown above.

Please see the “Determination of Net Asset Value” section of each Fund’s prospectus for additional information on the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures.

“Quantity” represents the number of shares, units or contracts of the corresponding security, as applicable per security type.

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Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Kyle G. McClements
Kyle G. McClements
Head of Equity Derivatives Team

  

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Kyle G. McClements, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of the Equity Derivatives team within BlackRock's Fundamental Active Equity division. He is a portfolio manager for equity derivatives overlay and hedging assignments, including BlackRock's equity closed end funds.

 

Mr. McClement's' service with the firm dates back to 2004, including his years with State Street Research & Management (SSRM), which merged with BlackRock in 2005. At SSRM, Mr. McClement's was a Vice President and senior derivatives strategist responsible for equity derivative strategy and trading in the Quantitative Equity Group at State Street Research. Prior to joining State Street Research in 2004, Mr. McClement's was a senior trader/analyst at Deutsche Asset Management, responsible for derivatives, equity program, technology and energy sector, and foreign exchange trading Mr. McClement's began his career in 1994 as a derivatives analyst with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette responsible for pricing and performance analytics for the derivatives trading desk.

 

Mr. McClements earned a BA degree in economics and political science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 and an MBA degree in finance and corporate accounting from the University of Rochester in 1998.

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Erin Armstrong
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This fund does not seek to follow a sustainable, impact or ESG investment strategy. For more information regarding the fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus or, as applicable, shareholder report.

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