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Ishares V PLC Interim report and unaudited financial statements iSHARES V PLC For the financial period ended 31 May 2019 iSHARES V PLC Contents Overview General information 2 Background 4 Performance Investment Manager’s report 7 Financial Statements Condensed income statement 15 Condensed statement of changes in net assets attributable to redeemable participating shareholders 23 Condensed balance sheet 31 Notes to the unaudited financial statements 39 Schedules of Investments 71 Additional Information and Regulatory Disclosures Schedules of material purchases and sales 233 Calendar year performance 268 Transactions with connected parties 270 Leverage 270 Supplementary information 271 Glossary 296 Disclaimers 297 This interim report and unaudited financial statements (the “Report and Accounts”) may be translated into other languages. Any such translation shall only contain the same information and have the same meaning as the English language Report and Accounts. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the English language Report and Accounts and the Report and Accounts in another language, the English language Report and Accounts will prevail, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that it is required by law of any jurisdiction where the shares are sold, that in an action based upon disclosure in a Report and Accounts in a language other than English, the language of the Report and Accounts on which such action is based shall prevail. Any disputes as to the terms of the Report and Accounts, regardless of the language of the Report and Accounts, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland. iSHARES V PLC INTERIM REPORT [1] iSHARES V PLC General information Board of Directors1 Sub-Investment Managers (continued) Paul McNaughton (Chairman) (Irish) BlackRock (Singapore) Limited Paul McGowan (Irish) 20 Anson Road Barry O’Dwyer (Irish) #18-01 Jessica Irschick (British) Singapore 079912 Ros O’Shea (Irish) Singapore Deirdre Somers (Irish) BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited Audit Committee Members 16/F Champion Tower Paul McGowan (Chairman) Three Garden Road Paul McNaughton Central Ros O’Shea Hong Kong Deirdre Somers BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG Nomination Committee Members Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor Paul McNaughton (Chairman) Munich 80333-MN3 Paul McGowan Germany Barry O’Dwyer Depositary Manager State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited 78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay 1st Floor Dublin 2 2 Ballsbridge Park Ireland Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Registered office of the Company D04 YW83 J.P.Morgan Ireland 200 Capital Dock 79 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay Administrator and Registrar Dublin 2 State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited D02 RK57 78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay Ireland Dublin 2 Ireland Legal Advisors to the Company William Fry Company Secretary 2 Grand Canal Square Sanne Corporate Administration Services Ireland Limited Dublin 2 Fourth Floor Ireland 76 Baggot Street Lower Dublin 2 Independent Auditors Ireland Deloitte Ireland LLP Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors Investment Manager, Promoter and Securities Lending Agent Deloitte & Touche House BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Earlsfort Terrace 12 Throgmorton Avenue Dublin 2 London EC2N 2DL Ireland England Paying Agent Sub-Investment Managers Citibank N.A., London Branch BlackRock Financial Management Inc. Citigroup Centre 40 East 52nd Street 25 Canada Square New York Canary Wharf NY 10022 London E14 5LB United States England 1All Directors are non-executive Directors. [2] iSHARES V PLC INTERIM REPORT iSHARES V PLC General information (continued) Representative in Switzerland German Information Agent BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG State Street Bank International GmbH Bahnhofstrasse 39 Briennerstrasse 59 8001 Zurich 80333 Munich Switzerland Germany Paying Agent in Switzerland Austrian Paying and Information Agent State Street Bank International GmbH UniCredit Bank Austria AG Munich Attn: 8398/Custody Zurich Branch Julius Tandler Platz 3 Beethovenstrasse 19 1090 Vienna CH-8027 Zurich Austria Switzerland The Company is duly registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores in Spain under number 977. iSHARES V PLC INTERIM REPORT [3] iSHARES V PLC Background iShares V public limited company (the “Company”) is organised as an open-ended Investment Company with variable capital. The Company was incorporated in Ireland on 2 December 2009 with limited liability and segregated liability between its Funds and is organised under the laws of Ireland as a Public Limited Company (“PLC”) pursuant to the Companies Act 2014 (as amended) and the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations, 2011 (as amended) (the “UCITS Regulations”) and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”). The term “Fund” shall be deemed to mean either a fund of the Company, or if the context so requires, the Manager or its delegate acting for the account of the relevant Fund. The term “BlackRock” is used to represent BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited. The investment objectives and policies of each Fund are set out in the prospectus. The Company is structured as an umbrella Fund and comprises separate Funds (“Funds”) of the Company. Each Fund of the Company comprises a distinct portfolio of investments. The shares of each Fund may be issued with different rights, features and on different terms and conditions to those of other Funds. Shares of a Fund may be divided into different share classes with different dividend policies, currency hedging and valuation currencies and may therefore have different fees and expenses. A currency hedged share class is a share class of a Fund which allows the use of hedging transactions to reduce the effect of exchange rate fluctuations. Unhedged share classes are also available to investors. The Company may issue currency hedged share classes in Funds that are not currency hedged Funds. Currency hedged Funds are identified on the Fund detailstableonpage5and6. While assets and liabilities that are specific to a share class within a Fund would be attributable to (and should be borne by) only that share class, there is no segregation of liabilities between share classes as a matter of Irish law. Due to the lack of segregation of liabilities as a matter of law, there is a risk that the creditors of a share class may bring a claim against the assets of the Fund notionally allocated to other share classes. The financial instruments and risks section of the financial statements provides more details on the management of foreign currency risk in relation to the currency hedged share classes. The Investment Manager may use derivatives (for example, forward currency contracts, futures, options and swaps, or such other instruments as are permitted) to hedge the rate of exchange between the currency of all or some of the currencies in which the assets of a Fund (including cash and income) are denominated and the share class valuation currencies. The transactions, costs and related liabilities and benefits arising from instruments entered into for the purposes of hedging the currency exposure for the benefit of any particular currency hedged share classes shall be attributed only to the relevant currency hedged share classes. Currency exposures of different share classes may not be combined or offset and currency exposures of the assets of a Fund may not be allocated to separate share classes. Changes to the Company Effective 10 December 2018, the registered address of the Manager was updated to 1st Floor, 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 YW83, Ireland. Effective 10 December 2018, the registered office address was updated to 200 Capital Dock, 79 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, D02 RK57, Ireland. On 21 December 2018, an updated prospectus was issued by the Company. David Moroney resigned as a non-executive Director on 26 April 2019. Ros O’Shea and Deirdre Somers were appointed as non-executive Directors on 3 May 2019. On 17 May 2019, PricewaterhouseCoopers resigned as independent auditors of the Company and Deloitte Ireland LLP were appointed. On 24 May 2019, an updated prospectus was issued by the Company. Potential Implications of Brexit In the referendum held on 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom (“UK”) voted to leave the European Union (“EU”). This has been followed by a continued period of political and economic uncertainty, culminating in the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May, and the election of Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister. [4] iSHARES V PLC INTERIM REPORT iSHARES V PLC Background (continued) Potential Implications of Brexit (continued) BlackRock is implementing a number of steps to prepare for various outcomes, including effecting organisational, governance and operational changes, applying for and receiving licenses and permissions in the EU, and engaging in client communications. Depending on the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU, BlackRock may experience organisational and operational challenges, incur additional costs or face other execution risks in connection with its European operations post-Brexit. Following the Emergency EU Summit held on 10 April 2019, an agreement was reached to provide an extension for the UK to leave the EU. This extension will only be as long as necessary and no longer than 31 October 2019 unless another extension is agreed. If the withdrawal agreement is ratified before this date, the withdrawal will take place on the first
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