10/18/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/18/2024 13:26
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2024
Securities Act File No. 333-228832
Investment Company Act File No. 811-23402
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ☒ | ||
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ☐ | ||
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 | ☒ | ||
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE | |||
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ | ||
Amendment No. 96 | ☒ | ||
(Check appropriate box or boxes) |
BLACKROCK ETF TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809
United States of America
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 441-7762
John M. Perlowski
BLACKROCK ETF TRUST
50 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10001
United States of America
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Counsel for the Fund: | ||
Jesse C. Kean, Esq. | Janey Ahn, Esq. | |
Sidley Austin LLP | BlackRock Fund Advisors | |
787 Seventh Avenue | 50 Hudson Yards | |
New York, New York 10019 | New York, New York 10001 |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
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On November 15, 2024 pursuant to paragraph (b) |
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
This filing relates solely to the following Fund, a series of BlackRock ETF Trust:
iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF
Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of BlackRock ETF Trust (the "Registrant") is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of delaying, until November 15, 2024, the effectiveness of the registration statement of iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF, filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 82 on August 6, 2024, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act.
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 82 to the Registrant's Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York, on October 18, 2024.
BLACKROCK ETF TRUST (REGISTRANT) ONBEHALFOF ISHARES INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY ROTATION ACTIVE ETF |
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By: |
/S/ JOHN M. PERLOWSKI |
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(John M. Perlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Title |
Date |
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/S/ JOHN M. PERLOWSKI (John M. Perlowski) |
Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
October 18, 2024 | ||
/S/ TRENT WALKER (Trent Walker) |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
October 18, 2024 | ||
CHRISTOPHER J. AILMAN* (Christopher J. Ailman) |
Trustee | |||
SUSAN J. CARTER* (Susan J. Carter) |
Trustee | |||
COLLETTE CHILTON* (Collette Chilton) |
Trustee | |||
NEIL A. COTTY* (Neil A. Cotty) |
Trustee | |||
LENA G. GOLDBERG* (Lena G. Goldberg) |
Trustee | |||
HENRY R. KEIZER* (Henry R. Keizer) |
Trustee | |||
CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY* (Cynthia A. Montgomery) |
Trustee | |||
DONALD C. OPATRNY* (Donald C. Opatrny) |
Trustee | |||
MARK STALNECKER* (Mark Stalnecker) |
Trustee |
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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KENNETH L. URISH* (Kenneth L. Urish) |
Trustee |
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CLAIRE A. WALTON* (Claire A. Walton) |
Trustee |
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LORI RICHARDS* (Lori Richards) |
Trustee |
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ROBERT FAIRBAIRN* (Robert Fairbairn) |
Trustee |
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*By: /S/ JANEY AHN |
October 18, 2024 | |||
(Janey Ahn, Attorney-In-Fact) |