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BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

Annual Report as at 31 March 2019 for the Investment Fund

iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE)

Contents

Notice and Note on Licences Additional Information for Investors in France, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Switzerland Report of the Management Board iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE) Fund Management Activity Report Annual Report for iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE) Management Company and Depository

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Notice

The investment funds named in this report are governed by German law. Fund units are bought on the basis of the currently valid prospectus and investment conditions, supplemented by the most recent annual report concerned and also by the semi-annual report if such a report exists that is more recent than the last annual report. The annual and semi-annual reports were drawn up in German and translated into English. Only the German version is legally binding.

Note on Licences

Legal information

The German iShares funds mentioned in this document are investment funds subject to the German Investment Code. These funds are managed by BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG and are regulated by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

For investors in Germany

The sales prospectuses of the funds issued in Germany are available free of charge electronically and in hard copy from BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Lenbachplatz 1, 80333 Munich, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0) 89 42729 – 5858, Fax: +49 (0) 89 42729 – 5958, [email protected].

Risk warnings

The value of investments in all the iShares funds may fluctuate, and investors may not get back the amount invested. Past performance may not be repeated and is no guarantee of future returns. Investment risks from market and currency losses as well as high volatility and concentration risk cannot be excluded.

Index – Disclaimers of liability

Bloomberg® and the Bloomberg CommoditySM Euro Total Return Index are registered trademarks of Bloomberg Finance L.P., UBS AG, UBS Securities LLC or their companies and have been licensed in each case to be used for particular purposes by BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG. The iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE) fund of BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, which is derived from Bloomberg CommoditySM, is not supported, endorsed, sold or promoted by Bloomberg, UBS or any of their subsidiaries or affiliated companies, and neither Bloomberg, UBS nor any of their subsidiaries or affiliated companies make any representations as to the advisability of investing in this product. © 2019 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. BLACKROCK, iSHARES, BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS, ALADDIN, LIFEPATH, SO WHAT DO I DO WITH MY MONEY, INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD, and BUILT FOR THESE TIMES are registered and unregistered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its offices in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of the respective rights owner.

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Additional Information for Investors in France, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Switzerland

The sales prospectuses, including investment terms and conditions, annual reports and semi-annual reports can be obtained, without charge, from the relevant paying agent and distributor.

Paying Agent and Distributor in France:

BNP Paribas Securities Services 20, BD. des Italiens 75009 Paris, France

Paying Agent and Distributor in Austria:

UniCredit Bank Austria AG Schottengasse 6-8 1010 Vienna, Austria

Tax Representative in Austria:

Ernst & Young Wagramer Str. 19 1220 Vienna, Austria

Distributor in Denmark:

BlackRock Copenhagen branch, a branch of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, England Harbour House Sundkrogsgade 21 2100 Copenhagen Denmark

Distributor in Sweden:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Stockholm branch Norrlandsgatan 16 11143 Stockholm Sweden

Facility Agent in the UK:

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue London EC2N 2DL United Kingdom

Paying Agent in Switzerland:

State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, Zurich branch Beethovenstraße 19 8027 Zurich, Switzerland

Representative in Switzerland:

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG Bahnhofstrasse 39 8001 Zurich, Switzerland The prospectus, key investor information documents (KIIDs), investment conditions/articles of incorporation and the annual and semi-annual reports of the fund can be obtained free of charge on request from the representative of the fund in Switzerland. This also applies to the list of purchases/sales.

Additional information for investors in countries outside Germany: Performance of the fund in the last three calendar years: 31/12/2015 – 31/12/2016: +15.19% 31/12/2016 – 31/12/2017: -11.44% 31/12/2017 – 31/12/2018: -6.62%

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Report of the Management Board

Dear Investors, BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG is looking back on challenging months in the 2018 period under review. In an uncertain market environment, particularly in the fourth quarter of 2018, private and institutional investors invested fewer new assets in exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) than in previous years. At the European level, iShares achieved 2018 net cash inflows of around USD 23.3 billion, or EUR 20.5 billion (previous year: USD 40.9 billion, or EUR 34.1 billion), BlackRock is the global market leader for ETFs under the iShares brand. Our ETF product range includes 335 iShares funds currently approved in Germany, providing investors here at home with easy and diversified access to a large number of worldwide markets and asset classes. Of these exchange-traded index funds, 55, i.e. around a sixth, are issued in Germany. The code (DE) in the fund name identifies them as such. As at 31 March 2019, the volume of assets under management for the German funds was EUR 38.6 billion. Within that, the volume of the 21 sub-funds permitted for public distribution was EUR 5.72 billion on the same reporting date. This annual report provides detailed information about the performance of our index funds. Institutional and private investors alike value iShares ETFs not only as building blocks that enable them to put their own investment ideas into practice in their portfolios, but as the funds become more widespread, demand also rises for ETF-based insurance solutions, ETF savings plans and EFT-based asset management products. In light of this, together with our partners we have developed models that enable different types of investor with differing risk/return profiles to create suitable asset inventories. Over the course of the period under review, this included developing sample portfolios for banks, various online brokers and digital asset management product providers, a.k.a. “Robo Advisors”. The listing of the first iShares ETFs on the Deutsche Börse (German Stock Exchange) in April 2000 forever changed the European investment landscape. ETFs have provided investors with new avenues in portfolio management through their high level of liquidity, efficiency and transparency. Today in Europe there are more than 2,300 ETFs, which are available in more than 20 countries from over 40 providers. As a provider from the outset, iShares retains its outstanding positioning on the European ETF market. We continue to invest in excellent service and products that meet the needs of our clients. We intend to develop our market leadership further through the continuous and innovative extension of our product range. Among the strategic competitive advantages of iShares ETFs are high market liquidity, narrow bid/ask spreads and a high level of precision in index replication. Please visit our website at www.iShares.de or call us on +49 (0) 89 42729 - 5858 for further information. We would like to thank you for your trust and we are looking forward to continuing to work together in partnership. Your BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG Directors,

Dirk Schmitz

Harald Klug

Peter Scharl

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Annual Report for iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE)

for the period under review from 01/04/2018 to 31/03/2019

Fund Management Activity Report

Investment objectives and policies

The investment fund iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the Bloomberg CommoditySM Euro Total Return Index as closely as possible. The index reflects the performance of a fully hedged position in futures contracts on physical commodities. It provides access to broadly diversified raw materials markets, including the energy, agriculture, precious metals, base metals and livestock sectors. The index is not replicated directly by acquisition of the securities contained in the index, but in the form of indirect tracking, using a total return swap. In this swap agreement, the entire performance of the equities included in the investment fund is swapped for the performance of the relevant index. The economic result is that the performance of the underlying index (Bloomberg CommoditySM Euro Total Return Index) is replicated in the investment fund. The futures in the investment fund are selected independently of the equities included in the index.

Structure of the investment fund with regard to investment objectives and significant changes during the reporting period

The iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE) is an accumulating fund. The fund may enter into securities lending transactions. The realised profits and losses are primarily the result of transactions involving equities and swaps that were carried out because of adjustments to the equity basket, to settle swap transactions and redeem shares.

Material risks and events in the reporting period

Market price risk In order to achieve the investment objective of tracking the performance of the Bloomberg CommoditySM Euro Total Return Index as closely as possible during the period under review, fund management pursued an exclusively passive investment approach. This approach is based on a synthetic replication of the index. Accordingly, as part of the fund management activities affecting this investment fund, no risks were actively managed or entered into. Throughout the period under review, the investment fund was subject to general market price risk as the composition within the commodities investment universe dictated by the index provider was synthetically replicated throughout the entire reporting period. The investment fund was thus subject to a high market price risk. Currency risk During the period under review, the performance of the investment fund was subject to currency risk, as the underlying currency of the commodities contracts contained in the index is the US dollar and this is reflected economically in the fund because of the swap agreement. The currency risk for EUR investors should thus be regarded as high. Liquidity risk The assets held in the investment fund were at all times liquid, so that the liquidity risk can be regarded as low. Operational risk Operational risks for the investment fund are managed using BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG’s risk management system. Business areas and processes that are relevant to this investment fund and which are outsourced by BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG to external companies are subject to an outsourcing controlling process within BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG. This includes the outsourcing of fund accounting to State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, as well as the intragroup outsourcing of the trade management process to BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. Processes that are material to this investment fund and its related operational risks are subject to a process of regularly identifying, analyzing and monitoring operational risks. If operational risks materialise, these events are recorded immediately in a risk database for appropriate documentation and analysis, and steps are initiated and taken to minimise the operational risks. With events that affect the investment fund, the company generally compensates for any losses incurred.

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Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31/03/2019

Market value % of fund

in EUR assets1)

I. Assets

316,449,690.97 100.05

1. Shares

285,545,794.50 90.28

Belgium

17,272,592.24 5.46

Germany

191,600,932.04 60.58

Finland

14,126,096.00 4.47

Ireland

5,460,000.00 1.73

Luxembourg

4,268,064.15 1.35

Netherlands

48,554,002.95 15.35

Austria

4,264,107.12 1.35

2. Derivatives

-1,456,213.84 -0.46

Swaps

-1,456,213.84 -0.46

3. Receivables

31,518,210.86 9.97

4. Bank accounts

841,899.45 0.27

II. Liabilities

-164,849.99 -0.05

Other liabilities

-164,849.99 -0.05

III. Fund assets

316,284,840.98 100.00

1) Rounding of percentages during the calculation may result in slight rounding differences.

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Statement of Net Assets as at 31/03/2019

Designation of class of security ISIN

Market

Units,shares or

currency in1,000s

As at31/03/2019

Purchases/Additions

Sales/Disposals Price

Market valuein EUR

% offund

assets2)

in the reporting period

Securities 28,5545,794.50 90.28

Exchange-traded securities 285,545,794.50 90.28

Shares 285,545,794.50 90.28

adidas AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000A1EWWW0

UNITS 60,250 885,631 905,381 EUR 216.600 13,050,150.00 4.13

AEGON N.V. Aandelen op naam(demat.)EO 0.12 NL0000303709

UNITS 626,108 3,241,202 2,615,094 EUR 4.284 2,682,246.67 0.85

AGEAS SA/NV Actions Nominatives o.N. BE0974264930

UNITS 63,608 63,608 - EUR 43.000 2,735,144.00 0.86

Allianz SE vink.Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0008404005

UNITS 64,500 2,290,470 2,467,970 EUR 198.280 12,789,060.00 4.04

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. Actions au Port. o.N. BE0974293251

UNITS 105,000 1,858,000 2,056,000 EUR 74.760 7,849,800.00 2.48

Aroundtown SA Bearer Shares EO 0.01 LU1673108939

UNITS 580,689 3,938,067 3,357,378 EUR 7.350 4,268,064.15 1.35

ASML Holding N.V. Aandelen op naam EO 0.09 NL0010273215

UNITS 46,500 1,158,343 1,246,843 EUR 167.200 7,774,800.00 2.46

ASR Nederland N.V. Aandelen op naam EO -.16 NL0011872643

UNITS 46,042 340,928 294,886 EUR 37.100 1,708,158.20 0.54

BASF SE Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000BASF111

UNITS 190,000 3,219,000 3,404,000 EUR 65.530 12,450,700.00 3.94

Bayer AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000BAY0017

UNITS 110,000 2,752,937 2,997,937 EUR 57.600 6,336,000.00 2.00

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Stammaktien EO 1 DE0005190003

UNITS 253,000 1,580,392 1,327,392 EUR 68.750 17,393,750.00 5.50

Brenntag AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000A1DAHH0

UNITS 69,844 349,532 279,688 EUR 45.900 3,205,839.60 1.01

Daimler AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0007100000

UNITS 350,000 3,230,904 2,880,904 EUR 52.250 18,287,500.00 5.78

Deutsche Börse AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0005810055

UNITS 38,014 608,670 710,656 EUR 114.300 4,345,000.20 1.37

Deutsche Post AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0005552004

UNITS 292,726 5,152,663 5,282,937 EUR 29.000 8,489,054.00 2.68

Deutsche Wohnen SE Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE000A0HN5C6

UNITS 138,085 1,728,156 1,590,071 EUR 43.230 5,969,414.55 1.89

E.ON SE Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000ENAG999

UNITS 765,000 14,976,116 17,051,216 EUR 9.912 7,582,680.00 2.40

Erste Group Bank AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. AT0000652011

UNITS 130,162 260,324 130,162 EUR 32.760 4,264,107.12 1.35

Evotec AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0005664809

UNITS 84,265 300,925 216,660 EUR 23.690 1,996,237.85 0.63

Fresenius Medical Care KGaA Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0005785802

UNITS 15,426 211,426 346,000 EUR 71.900 1,109,129.40 0.35

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0005785604

UNITS 225,000 646,439 421,439 EUR 49.760 11,196,000.00 3.54

Grpe Bruxelles Lambert SA(GBL) Actions au Porteur o.N.

BE0003797140

UNITS 16,098 168,118 152,020 EUR 86.620 1,394,408.76 0.44

Hannover Rück SE Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0008402215

UNITS 29,000 90,832 61,832 EUR 128.000 3,712,000.00 1.17

HeidelbergCement AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0006047004

UNITS 80,000 1,005,000 939,130 EUR 64.160 5,132,800.00 1.62

ING Groep N.V. Aandelen op naam EO 0.01 NL0011821202

UNITS 700,000 18,604,925 19,925,925 EUR 10.784 7,548,800.00 2.39

KBC Groep N.V. Parts Sociales Port. o.N. BE0003565737

UNITS 84,991 667,708 712,717 EUR 62.280 5,293,239.48 1.67

KONE Corp. (New) Registered Shares Cl.B o.N. FI0009013403

UNITS 158,000 1,939,000 1,781,000 EUR 44.960 7,103,680.00 2.25

Koninklijke DSM N.V. Aandelen op naam EO 1.50 NL0000009827

UNITS 41,191 520,861 479,670 EUR 97.160 4,002,117.56 1.27

Koninklijke Philips N.V. Aandelen aan toonder EO 0.20 NL0000009538

UNITS 212,000 6,110,603 6,875,603 EUR 36.315 7,698,780.00 2.43

Linde PLC Registered Shares EO 0.001 IE00BZ12WP82

UNITS 35,000 35,000 - EUR 156.000 5,460,000.00 1.73

Münchener Rückvers.-Ges. AG vink.Namens-Aktien o.N.

DE0008430026

UNITS 36,000 665,663 689,663 EUR 211.000 7,596,000.00 2.40

Nemetschek SE Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0006452907

UNITS 10,986 28,986 18,000 EUR 152.000 1,669,872.00 0.53

NN Group N.V. Aandelen aan toonder EO 0.12 NL0010773842

UNITS 95,084 1,299,042 1,412,643 EUR 37.030 3,520,960.52 1.11

Nokia Oyj Registered Shares EO 0.06 FI0009000681

UNITS 1,384,000 9,935,365 8,551,365 EUR 5.074 7,022,416.00 2.22

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000PSM7770

UNITS 240,000 1,202,771 962,771 EUR 12.720 3,052,800.00 0.97

SAP SE Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0007164600

UNITS 133,600 1,708,700 1,935,100 EUR 103.000 13,760,800.00 4.35

Siemens AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0007236101

UNITS 235,356 2,998,509 3,078,153 EUR 95.940 22,580,054.64 7.14

Unilever N.V. Cert.v.Aand. EO -.16 NL0000009355

UNITS 263,000 4,623,266 4,710,266 EUR 51.780 13,618,140.00 4.31

Volkswagen AG Vorzugsaktien o.St. o.N. DE0007664039

UNITS 24,875 893,216 1,058,341 EUR 140.320 3,490,460.00 1.10

Vonovia SE Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000A1ML7J1

UNITS 138,590 2,908,327 3,399,737 EUR 46.220 6,405,629.80 2.03

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Designation of class of security ISIN

Market

Units,shares or

currency in1,000s

As at31/03/2019

Purchases/Additions

Sales/Disposals Price

Market valuein EUR

% offund

assets2)

in the reporting period

Derivatives -1,456,213.84 -0.46

(The amounts marked with a minus sign are sold positions.)

Swaps -1,456,213.84 -0.46

Receivables/liabilities

Total return swaps -1,456,213.84 -0.46

Equity swap CITI 26/03/2019 OTC EUR

-1,814,751.86 -0.57

Equity swap UBS 12/03/2019 OTC EUR

358,538.02 0.11

Bank Accounts, Unsecuritised Money Market Instruments and Money Market Funds 841,899.45 0.27

Bank accounts 841,899.45 0.27

EUR balances 841,899.45 0.27

Depository: State Street Bank International GmbH

EUR 841,899.45

% 100.000 841,899.45 0.27

Other assets 31,518,210.86 9.97

Other receivables

EUR 31,518,210.86

31,518,210.86 9.97

Other liabilities -164,849.99 -0.05

Management fee

EUR -115,334.35

-115,334.35 -0.04

Liabilities arising from swap fees

EUR -46,835.20

-46,835.20 -0.01

Other liabilities

EUR -2,680.44

-2,680.44 -0.00

Fund assets

EUR 316,284,840.98 100.00

Unit value

EUR 18.37

Units in circulation

UNITS 17,217,808

2) Rounding of percentages during the calculation may result in slight rounding differences.

The amount of EUR 31,518,210.86 reported under the item “Other receivables” resulted from bilateral collateralisation agreements with swap counterparties.

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Transactions during the reporting period, insofar as these no longer appear in the assets listed:

Securities purchases and sales, investment units and bonds (market allocation on the reporting date)

ISIN

Units,shares or

currency in1 000s

Purchases/Additions

Sales/ Disposals

Securities

Exchange-traded securities

Shares

Ahold Delhaize N.V., Konkinkl. Aandelen aan toonder EO 0.01 NL0011794037 UNITS

8,171,523 8,171,523

ArcelorMittal S.A. Actions Nouvelles Nominat. oN LU1598757687 UNITS

2,886,249 3,302,449

Aurubis AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0006766504 UNITS

337,076 337,076

Commerzbank AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE000CBK1001 UNITS

7,464,110 7,556,957

Continental AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0005439004 UNITS

431,896 553,896

Covestro AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0006062144 UNITS

1,040,288 1,040,288

Deutsche Bank AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0005140008 UNITS

5,582,760 6,402,760

Deutsche Lufthansa AG vink.Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0008232125 UNITS

4,437,024 4,662,024

Deutsche Telekom AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0005557508 UNITS

12,672,407 14,372,407

Galp Energia SGPS S.A. Acções Nominativas EO 1 PTGAL0AM0009 UNITS

437,000 437.000

Heineken N.V. Aandelen aan toonder EO 1.60 NL0000009165 UNITS

434,763 622,335

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Inhaber-Vorzugsaktien o.St.o.N DE0006048432 UNITS

324,000 324,000

HOCHTIEF AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0006070006 UNITS

117,000 212,000

Infineon Technologies AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE0006231004 UNITS

2,642,821 2,642,821

innogy SE Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE000A2AADD2 UNITS

892,820 892,820

K+S Aktiengesellschaft Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000KSAG888 UNITS

216,000 216,000

Kesko Oyj Registered Shares Cl. B o.N. FI0009000202 UNITS

79,035 79,035

Kon. KPN N.V. Aandelen aan toonder EO 0.04 NL0000009082 UNITS

7,639,619 7,639,619

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. Aandelen aan toonder EO 0.50 NL0009432491 UNITS

60,000 60,000

LEG Immobilien AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000LEG1110 UNITS

1,058,000 1,138,000

Metso Corp. Registered Shares o.N. FI0009007835 UNITS

305,712 305,712

MTU Aero Engines AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000A0D9PT0 UNITS

13,116 13,116

Neste Oyj Registered Shs o.N. FI0009013296 UNITS

983,087 983,087

Nokian Renkaat Oyj Registered Shares EO 0.2 FI0009005318 UNITS

180,000 180,000

Orion Corp. Registered Shares Cl.B o.N. FI0009014377 UNITS

150,427 150,427

Porsche Automobil Holding SE Inhaber-Vorzugsaktien o.St.o.N DE000PAH0038 UNITS

1,836,575 2,311,575

Proximus S.A. Actions au Porteur o.N. BE0003810273 UNITS

2,789,786 2,789,786

PUMA SE Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0006969603 UNITS

17,920 17,920

Randstad N.V. Aandelen aan toonder EO 0.10 NL0000379121 UNITS

51,000 51,000

Relx PLC Registered Shares LS -.144397 GB00B2B0DG97 UNITS

170,000 170,000

Rheinmetall AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0007030009 UNITS

126,000 126,000

Royal Dutch Shell Reg. Shares Class A EO -.07 GB00B03MLX29 UNITS

1,215,325 1,215,325

RWE AG Inhaber-Stammaktien o.N. DE0007037129 UNITS

1,627,596 1,627,596

Sampo OYJ Registered Shares Cl.A o.N. FI0009003305 UNITS

3,272,356 3,272,356

Scout24 AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000A12DM80 UNITS

640,000 960,000

Siltronic AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000WAF3001 UNITS

315,000 315,000

Solvay S.A. Actions au Porteur A o.N. BE0003470755 UNITS

130,816 130,816

Stora Enso Oyj Reg. Shares Cl.R EO 1.70 FI0009005961 UNITS

2,798,822 2,798,822

Symrise AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE000SYM9999 UNITS

594,785 662,493

Telefónica Deutschland Hldg AG Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000A1J5RX9 UNITS

511,600 511,600

ThyssenKrupp AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0007500001 UNITS

374,102 561,153

UCB S.A. Actions Nom. o.N. BE0003739530 UNITS

363,995 363,995

Umicore S.A. Actions Nom. o.N. BE0974320526 UNITS

209,295 209,295

Unib.-Rod.SE/WFD Unib.-Rod.NV Stapled Shares EO 0.05 FR0013326246 UNITS

277,900 277,900

Uniper SE Namens-Aktien o.N. DE000UNSE018 UNITS

1,347,130 1,638,184

UPM Kymmene Corp. Registered Shares o.N. FI0009005987 UNITS

3,272,588 3,272,588

Wacker Chemie AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE000WCH8881 UNITS

135,000 135,000

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ISIN

Units,shares or

currency in1,000s

Purchases/Additions

Sales/ Disposals

Volumein 1,000

Wirecard AG Inhaber-Aktien o.N. DE0007472060 UNITS

282,010 282,010

Wolters Kluwer N.V. Aandelen op naam EO -0.12 NL0000395903 UNITS

517,046 517,046

Unlisted securities

Shares

Akzo Nobel N.V. Aandelen aan toonder EO 2 NL0000009132 UNITS

751,498 1,031,498

Linde AG z.Umtausch eing.Inhaber-Aktien DE000A2E4L75 UNITS

931,343 1,019,343

Relx N.V. Aandelen op naam EO 0.07 NL0006144495 UNITS

233,047 233,047

Derivatives

(Option premiums or volume of option contracts converted into opening transactions; in the case of warrants, statement of purchases and sales)

Swaps

(Volumes converted into opening transactions)

Total return swaps

6,554,783

Underlying security(ies):Equity Swap CITI 27/03/2018 – 13/04/2018, Equity Swap CITI 13/04/2018 – 15/05/2018, Equity Swap UBS 13/04/2018 – 16/05/2018, Equity Swap CITI 15/05/2018 –20/06/2018, Equity Swap UBS 16/05/2018 – 20/06/2018, Equity Swap CITI 20/06/2018 – 19/07/2018, Equity Swap UBS 20/06/2018 – 19/07/2018, Equity Swap CITI 19/07/2018 – 07/08/2018, Equity Swap UBS 19/07/2018 – 07/08/2018, Equity Swap CITI 07/08/2018 – 21/08/2018, Equity Swap CITI 21/08/2018 – 03/09/2018, Equity Swap UBS 07/08/2018 – 05/09/2018, Equity Swap CITI 03/09/2018 – 05/09/2018, Equity Swap CITI 05/09/2018 – 28/09/2018, Equity Swap UBS 05/09/2018 – 16/10/2018, Equity Swap CITI 28/09/2018 – 18/10/2018, Equity Swap UBS 16/10/2018 – 20/11/2018, Equity Swap CITI 18/10/2018 – 20/11/2018, Equity Swap UBS 20/11/2018 – 18/12/2018, Equity Swap CITI 20/11/2018 – 18/12/2018, Equity Swap UBS 18/12/2018 – 14/01/2019, Equity Swap CITI 18/12/2018 – 14/01/2019, Equity Swap UBS 14/01/2019 –19/02/2019, Equity Swap CITI 14/01/2019 – 20/02/2019, Equity Swap UBS 19/02/2019 – 12/03/2019, Equity Swap CITI 20/02/2019 – 26/03/2019

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Profit and Loss Account (incl. Income Adjustment)

for the period from 01/04/2018 to 31/03/2019

I. Income

Total income

EUR 0.00

II. Expenses

1. Interest from borrowings

EUR -4,253.45

2. Management fee

EUR -1,429,846.70

3. Other expenses

EUR -44,173.06

Total expenses

EUR -1,478,273.21

III. Ordinary net income

EUR -1,478,273.21

IV. Disposals

1. Realised gains

EUR 174,149,442.17

2. Realised losses

EUR -163,827,006.91

Gain/loss on disposals

EUR 10,322,435.26

V. Annual realised results

EUR 8,844,162.05

1. Net change in unrealised gains

EUR -13,206,028.89

2. Net change in unrealised losses

EUR 10,464,184.02

VI. Annual unrealised results

EUR -2,741,844.87

VII. Result for the financial year

EUR 6,102,317.18

Change in Fund Assets

2018/2019

I. Value of fund assets at the start of the financial year

EUR 738,641,263.29

1. Inflow/outflow of funds (net)

EUR -439,749,965.71

a) Proceeds received from sales of units

EUR 260,117,414.80

b) Payments for redemption of units

EUR -699,867,380.51

2. Income adjustment/cost compensation

EUR 11,291,226.22

3. Result for the financial year

EUR 6,102,317.18

of which unrealised gains

EUR -13,206,028.89

of which unrealised losses

EUR 10,464,184.02

II. Value of the fund assets at the end of the financial year

EUR 316,284,840.98

Use of income from the investment fund

Calculation of reinvestment (total and per unit)

Total per unit

I. Available for reinvestment EUR 172,671,168.96 10.03

1. Realised net income for the financial year EUR 8,844,162.05 0.51

2. Transfer from investment fund assets EUR 163,827,006.91 9.52

3. Tax deduction amount made available EUR 0.00 0.00

II. Reinvestment EUR 172,671,168.96 10.03

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Comparative overview of the last three financial years

Fund assets at the end of the

financial year

Financial year

Unit value

2018/2019

316,284,840.98 18.37

EUR

2017/2018

738,641,263.29 17.86

EUR

2016/2017

827,095,472.09 20.00

EUR

2015/2016

549,270,674.45 17.43

EUR

Notes

Information pursuant to the German Derivatives Ordinance [Derivateverordnung, DerivateV]:

Information where derivatives are employed pursuant to Article 37 Para. 1 DerivateV:

Level of exposure through derivatives: EUR

-1,456,213.84

Counterparty to derivatives transactions:

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED

UBS AG LONDON

Market value of securitiesin EUR

Total sum in connection with third-party derivatives for collateral: EUR

32,830,000.00

of which:

Bank accounts

32,830,000.00

Pursuant to the Derivatives Ordinance, the utilisation of the market risk ceiling for this investment fund was calculated in accordance with the simple approach.

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Notes

Other information

Number of fund units in circulation and value of a fund unit on the reporting date pursuant to Article 16 Para. 1 No. 1 of the German Capital Investment Accounting and Valuation Ordinance (KARBV)

Unit value EUR 18.37

Units in circulation UNITS 17,217,808

Information on the valuation process for assets pursuant to Article 16 Para. 1 No. 2 KARBV

Security prices and market prices

The fund assets are valued on the basis of the following market prices:

All securities: Closing prices on the respective valuation dates

The valuation of assets generally took place during the financial year and at the balance sheet date on the basis of the last traded stock exchange price. Assets not admitted for trading on stock exchanges nor admitted to another regulated market or included in such market, or for which no tradable value is available, are valued at current market values, which shall be assessed with due care using appropriate valuation models and taking into consideration current market conditions.

Money in bank accounts and existing receivables are valued at their current nominal value. Existing liabilities are reported at the amounts payable.

The valuation of the equity swap is based on the comparison of the performance of the equities contained in the investment fund with the performance of the index being tracked, the Bloomberg CommoditySM Euro Total Return Index, since the last settlement of the swap.

Market key

a) OTC

OTC Over the counter

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Information on transparency and the total expense ratio (TER) pursuant to Article 16 Para. 1 No. 3 KARBV

Total expense ratio pursuant to Article 101 Para. 2 of the German Investment Code (KAGB): 0.46%.

The total expense ratio expresses all costs and payments (not including transaction costs) borne by the investment fund during the year in relation to the average net asset value of the investment fund’s assets.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of investment, a fixed fee of 0.45% p.a. based on the average net asset value and payable to the investment management company has been agreed for the investment fund. This fixed fee covers services rendered by the company, in particular the expenses of the depository, costs of legally required printing, mailings and publications associated with the investment fund, and for the auditing of the annual report. Of this amount, 0.0179% p.a. is due to the depository based on the average net asset value, and 0.0993% p.a. to third parties (printing and publication expenses, auditing and miscellaneous costs). The company does not pay any fees to brokers.

The following expenses are not included in the fixed fee:

a) Expenses resulting from the purchase and sale of assets (transaction costs);

b) Customary bank custody fees, including the customary bank charges for the custody of foreign securities abroad and related taxes, if applicable;

c) Expenses related to day-to-day account management;

d) Expenses incurred in the assertion and enforcement of the legal claims of the investment fund;

e) Expenses for providing information to investors of the investment fund by means of a durable medium, with the exception of expenses for providing information in the case of fund mergers.

Details of the fee structure are provided in the current sales prospectus.

Expenses paid and repayments received pursuant to Article 16 Para. 1 No. 3c) KARBV

In the reporting period 01/04/2018 to 31/03/2019, the investment management company BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG received no repayment of fees or reimbursement of expenses paid from the investment fund to the depository or to third parties for the investment fund iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE).

Information concerning other income and other expenses pursuant to Article 16 Para. 1 No. 3e) KARBV

Other expenses amounting to EUR 44,173.06 are broken down as follows:

a) Bank custody fees: EUR 33,348.17

b) Other expenditure: EUR 10,824.89

Information concerning transaction costs pursuant to Article 16 Para. 1 No. 3f) KARBV

The transaction costs pursuant to Article 16 Para. 1 No. 3 f) of the German Capital Investment Accounting and Valuation Ordinance (“KARBV”) paid during the reporting period totalled EUR 0.00.

Transaction costs take into account all costs that were separately recognized or invoiced for the account of the investment fund and that are in direct connection with the purchase or sale of assets.

The share of the securities transactions executed during the reporting period for account of the investment fund through brokers that are closely affiliated companies and persons was 0.00%. Their total amount was EUR 0.00.

Index fund information pursuant to Article 16 Para. 2 KARBV

Tracking error level at the end of the reporting period pursuant to Article 16 Para. 2 No. 1 KARBV 0.94 percentage points

Annual tracking difference level -0.95 percentage points

The Bloomberg CommoditySM Euro Total Return Index posted a performance of 3.81% in the period under review. Taking into account costs, distributions and taxes, iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE) posted a performance of 2.86% during the same period.

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Information on staff remuneration pursuant to Article 101 Para. 4 KAGB

The below disclosures are made in respect of the remuneration policies of the BlackRock Group (“BlackRock”), as they apply to BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG (the “Manager”). The disclosures are made in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (“UCITS”), as amended, including in particular by Directive 2014/91/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014, (the “Directive”), and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority. BlackRock’s UCITS Remuneration Policy (the “UCITS Remuneration Policy”) will apply to the EEA entities within the BlackRock group authorised as a manager of UCITS funds in accordance with the Directive, and will ensure compliance with the requirements of Article 14b of the Directive. The Manager has adopted the UCITS Remuneration Policy, a summary of which is set out below. There were no significant changes to the established remuneration policy. No irregularities were detected as part of the annual audit. Role of the Remuneration Committees The regulatory remuneration structure of BlackRock EMEA comprises several stages, including (a) the Management Development and Compensation Committee (“MDCC”) (which consists of the global and independent Compensation Committee for BlackRock, Inc. and all its subsidiaries, including the Management Board) and (b) the Board of Directors of BlackRock, Inc. (the “Board of Directors”). These bodies are responsible for the determination of the Manager’s remuneration policies. a) MDCC The MDCC’s primary purposes include: • to provide oversight of: - BlackRock executives’ compensation programs; - BlackRock employee benefit plans; and - any other compensation plans which may be occasionally established by BlackRock, as the MDCC’s manager; • the review and consideration of the compensation performance and analysis in the annual BlackRock, Inc. Proxy Statement with senior management and approval of the MDCC report to be included in the Proxy Statement; • the review, assessment and preparation of reports and recommendations to the Board of Directors of BlackRock, Inc. (“the BlackRock, Inc. Board of Directors”) in accordance with talent development and succession planning, with a focus on Corporate Governance Performance recognition and succession at the highest management levels; and • to act as a compensation committee for BlackRock companies based in EMEA, in accordance with applicable UK and European rules and regulations. The MDCC directly retains its own independent compensation consultant, Semler Brossy Consulting Group LLC, which has no relationship with BlackRock, Inc. or the BlackRock, Inc. Board that would interfere with its ability to provide independent advice to the MDCC on compensation matters. The BlackRock, Inc. Board has determined that all of the members of the MDCC are “independent” within the meaning of the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which require that each member meet a “non-employee director” standard. The MDCC held 10 meetings during 2018. The MDCC charter is available in English on BlackRock, Inc.’s website (www.blackrock.com). With regular reviews, the MDCC continues to be satisfied with BlackRock’s compensation policy and approach. b) The Board of Directors The Board of Directors has the task of ensuring compliance with the UCITS compensation guidelines applicable to the Management Board and all identified employees. The Board of Directors (by means of independent reviews of the relevant oversight functions) continues to be satisfied with the implementation of the UCITS fee guidelines in its application to the Board and its identified employees. Decision-making process Compensation decisions for employees are made once a year in January following the end of the performance year. This timing allows full-year financial results to be considered along with other non-financial goals and objectives. Although the framework for compensation decision-making is tied to financial performance, significant discretion is used to determine individual compensation based on achievement of strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards. In determining specific individual compensation amounts, a number of factors are considered including non-financial goals and objectives and overall financial and investment performance. These results are viewed in the aggregate without any specific weighting, and there is no direct correlation between any particular performance measure and the resulting annual incentive award. The variable remuneration granted to one or more persons for a given performance year may also be zero. Annual incentive awards are generated from a bonus pool.

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The size of the projected bonus pool, including cash and equity awards, is reviewed throughout the year by the MDCC and the final total bonus pool is approved after year-end. As part of this review, the MDCC receives actual and projected financial information over the course of the year as well as final year-end information. The financial information that the MDCC receives and considers includes the current year projected income statement and other financial measures compared with prior year results and the current year budget. The MDCC additionally reviews other metrics of Blackrock’s financial performance (e.g., net inflows of AUM and investment performance) as well as information regarding market conditions and competitive compensation levels. The MDCC regularly considers management’s recommendation as to the percentage of pre-incentive operating income that will be accrued and reflected as a compensation expense throughout the year for the cash portion of the total annual bonus pool (the “accrual rate”). The accrual rate for the cash portion of the total annual bonus pool may be modified by the MDCC during the year based on its review of the financial information described above. The MDCC does not apply any particular weighting or formula to the information it considers when determining the size of the total bonus pool or the accruals made for the cash portion of the total bonus pool. Following the end of the performance year, the MDCC approves the final bonus pool amount. As part of the year-end review process the Operational Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments report to the Committee on any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration. Control functions Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) has its own organisational structure, which is independent of the business units. The directors of each control function are either members of the Global Executive Committee or BlackRock’s global governing body or have a reporting obligation to the Board of Directors of BlackRock Group Limited, the parent company of all BlackRock entities overseen in EMEA, including the Management Board. Functional bonus pools are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function. The remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by the Committee. Link between pay and performance There is a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy and compensation programmes which are designed to meet the key objectives as detailed below: • distributing BlackRock’s results appropriately among shareholders and employees; • attracting, retaining and motivating employees capable of making significant contributions to the long-term success of the business; • aligning the interests of senior employees with those of shareholders by awarding BlackRock, Inc. stock as a significant part of both annual and long-term incentive awards; • controlling fixed costs by ensuring that compensation expense varies with profitability; • linking a significant portion of an employee’s total compensation to the financial and operational performance of the business as well as its common stock performance; and • discouraging excessive risk-taking; and • ensuring that customer interests are not negatively impacted by compensation in the short, medium and/or long term. Driving a high-performance culture is dependent on the ability to measure performance against objectives, values and behaviours in a clear and consistent way. Managers use a 5-point rating scale to provide an overall assessment of an employee’s performance, and employees also provide a self-evaluation. The overall, final rating is reconciled during each employee’s performance appraisal. Employees are assessed on the manner in which performance is attained as well as the absolute performance itself. In keeping with the pay-for-performance philosophy, ratings are used to differentiate and reward individual performance – but do not pre-determine compensation outcomes. Compensation decisions remain discretionary and are made as part of the year-end compensation process. When setting remuneration levels other factors are considered, as well as individual performance, which may include: • the performance of the Manager, the funds managed by the Manager and/or the relevant functional department; • factors relevant to an employee individually; relationships with clients and colleagues; teamwork; skills; any conduct issues; and, subject to any applicable policy, the impact that any relevant leave of absence may have on contribution to the business; • the management of risk within the risk profiles appropriate for BlackRock’s clients; • strategic business needs, including intentions regarding retention; • market intelligence; and • criticality to business. A primary product tool is risk management and, while employees are compensated for strong performance in their management of client assets, they are required to manage risk within the risk profiles appropriate for their clients. Therefore, employees are not rewarded for engaging in high-risk transactions outside of established parameters. Compensation practices do not provide undue incentives for short-term planning or short-term financial rewards, do not reward unreasonable risk and provide a reasonable balance between the many and substantial risks inherent within the business of investment management, risk management and advisory services.

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The compensation model includes a basic salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. BlackRock uses an annual bonus system at its own discretion. Although all employees are eligible to be considered for a bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make any award to an employee under the discretionary bonus scheme. In exercising discretion to award a discretionary bonus, the factors listed above (under the heading “Link between pay and performance”) may be taken into account in addition to any other matters which become relevant to the exercise of discretion in the course of the performance year. Discretionary bonus awards for all employees, including executive officers, are subject to a guideline that determines the portion paid in cash and the portion paid in stock are subject to additional vesting/clawback conditions. The number of shares granted will continue to be adjusted during the vesting period, due to the change in the share price of BlackRock, Inc. For higher annual payments, a larger proportion will be paid in shares. The MDCC adopted this approach in 2006 to substantially increase the retention value and shareholder alignment of the compensation package for eligible employees, including the executive officers. The portion deferred into stock vests in equal instalments over the three years following grant. In addition to the annual discretionary bonus described above, equity awards from the “Partner Plan” and the “Targeted Equity Award Plan” will be made to select senior executives to better link with future corporate results. These long-term incentive awards have been established individually to provide meaningful incentives for continued performance over a multi-year period in recognition of the scope of the individual’s role, business expertise and leadership skills. Selected senior leaders are eligible to receive performance-adjusted equity-based awards from the “BlackRock Performance Incentive Plan” (“BPIP”). Awards made from the BPIP have a three-year performance period based on a measurement of the adjusted operating margin* and organic revenue growth**. The pay-out amount will be determined based on BlackRock’s achievement relative to target financial results at the conclusion of the performance period. The maximum number of shares that can be earned is 165% of the award in those situations where both metrics achieve pre-determined financial targets. No shares will be earned where BlackRock’s financial performance in both of the above metrics is below a pre-determined performance threshold. These metrics have been selected as key measures of shareholder value which endure over market cycles. A limited number of investment professionals have a portion of their annual discretionary bonus (as described above) awarded as deferred cash that notionally tracks investment in selected products managed by the relevant employee. The intention of these awards is to align investment professionals with the investment returns of the products they manage through the deferral of compensation into those products. Clients and external evaluators have increasingly viewed more favourably those products where key investors have “skin in the game” through significant personal investments. Identified employees The UCITS Remuneration Policy sets out the process that will be applied to identify staff as identified employees. being categories of staff of the Manager, including senior management, risk takers, control functions and any employee receiving total remuneration that takes them into the same remuneration bracket as senior management and risk takers, whose professional activities have a material impact on the risk profiles of the Manager or of the funds it manages. The list of Identified Staff will be subject to regular review, being formally reviewed in the event of, but not limited to: • organisational changes; • new business initiatives; • changes to the lists of functions with significant influence; • changes to the job description; and • changes to the regulatory guidelines. Numerical disclosure of the fee The Manager is obliged, according to the Directive, to disclose numerical information on the remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year. The disclosure relates to (a) the Managers’ employees, (b) the members of the Management Board and (c) employees whose activities have a significant influence on the risk profile of the Manager or the fund (including persons who, due to their position, provide services to a Manager through their employer even though they are not directly employed by the Manager or its company). All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Manager’s UCITS activities is included in the aggregate figures disclosed. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— * Adjusted operating margin: As reported in BlackRock, Inc.’s external filings, this reflects adjusted operating income divided by total revenue net of distribution and servicing expenses and amortisation of deferred sales commission. ** Organic revenue growth: Equal to net new base fees plus net new Aladdin revenue generated in the year (in dollars).

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Members of staff and senior management of the Manager typically provide both UCITS and non-UCITS related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Manager and across the broader BlackRock group. However, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Manager according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Manager. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure. The amount of the total remuneration awarded by the Manager to its staff which has been attributed to the Manager’s UCITS activities in respect of the Manager’s financial year ending 31 December 2018 is EUR 1.8 million. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of EUR 0.9 million and variable remuneration of EUR 0.9 million. According to the regulations described above this remuneration was made to a total of 19 employees. The total remuneration paid by the Manager to the Management Board for the Manager’s UCITS business in respect of the Manager’s financial year ended 31 December 2018 was EUR 1.0 million, and that to those employees whose activities have a major impact on the risk profile of the Manager or fund was EUR 0.3 million.

Further information necessary for understanding the report pursuant to Article 7 No. 9 d) KARBV

Explanation of the calculation of net change in unrealised gains and losses

Determination of net change in unrealized gains and losses takes place by means of comparing, in each financial year, the valuations of assets included in the unit price with the relevant historical purchase prices, the level of the positive differences in the sum of unrealized gains included, the level of the negative differences in the sum of unrealized losses included and by determining the net changes from a comparison of the sum totals at the end of the financial year with those at the beginning.

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Notes

Additional notes in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 on securities financing transactions

Total return swaps

Assets used

Absolute EUR -1,456,213.84

In % of fund assets -0.46

Ten largest counterparties (descending)

Name CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED

Gross volume of open transactions EUR -1,814,751.86

Country of residence United Kingdom (UK)

Name UBS AG LONDON

Gross volume of open transactions EUR 358,538.02

Country of residence United Kingdom (UK)

Type(s) of settlement and clearing (e.g. bilateral, trilateral, CCP)

The collateralisation of the transactions with the swap counterparty UBS AG, London Branch and Citigroup Global Markets Limited, UK are subject to the bilateral model with BlackRock.

Transactions broken down by remaining maturity (absolute amounts)

3 months to 1 year (= 365 days) EUR -1,456,213.84

Type(s) and quality(ies) of collateral received

Type(s) of collateral received

Bank accounts EUR 32,830,000.00

Quality(ies) of collateral received

Quality

BlackRock currently accepts the following assets in particular as collateral for the collateralisation of swap positions: Cash in EUR, euro-denominated bonds from the Republic of France (“OATs”), the Federal Republic of Germany (“BUNDs”) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, provided they have a rating of AAA/AAa to AA-/Aa3 (inclusive).

Currency(ies) of collateral received

EUR

Collateral broken down by remaining maturity (absolute amounts)

Unlimited EUR 32,830,000.00

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Notes

Additional notes in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 on securities financing transactions

Depositories/account managers of collateral received from security financing transactions and total return swaps

Total number of depositories/account managers 1

Name State Street Bank International GmbH

Absolute amount held in custody EUR 32,830,000.00

Type of custody of collateral issued under security financing transactions and total return swaps

In % of all collateral issued from security financing transactions and total return swaps

Special accounts/securities accounts 100.00

Munich, 27 June 2019 BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

Peter Scharl

Harald Klug

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Munich

Opinion

We have audited the annual report of the investment fund iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE), consisting of the Activity Report for the financial year 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Net Assets as at 31 March 2019, the Profit and Loss Account, the Use of Income Statement, the Statement of Change in Fund Assets for the financial year 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 and the comparative overview of the last three financial years, the statement of transactions concluded during the period under review that no longer appear in the Statement of Net Assets, and the Notes. In our opinion, based on the findings obtained during the audit, the attached annual report complies in all material matters with the provisions of the German Investment Code (KAGB) and the relevant European regulations and, in compliance with these provisions, makes it possible to form a comprehensive view of the actual condition of and changes to the investment fund.

Basis for the auditor’s opinion

We conducted our audit of the annual report in accordance with Article 102 of the KAGB and German generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements issued by the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW). Our responsibility under these regulations and principles is described in further detail in our report in the section “Responsibility of the auditor for the audit of the annual report”. We are independent of BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Munich, in compliance with German commercial and professional law, and have fulfilled our other German professional obligations in compliance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to serve as a basis for our opinion of the annual report.

Other information

The legal representatives are responsible for the other information. The other information includes the notice and note on licences, the supplementary information for investors in France, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, the report of the Management Board and the information on the management company and depository. Our audit opinion does not extend to the other information and accordingly, we do not issue an audit opinion or any other form of audit conclusion in this regard. In connection with our audit, we have the responsibility to read the other information and to assess whether the other information • shows any material discrepancies from our understanding obtained during the course of the audit of the annual report of the investment fund iShares Diversified Commodity Swap UCITS ETF (DE) or • appears to be materially misstated in any other way.

Responsibility of the legal representatives for the annual report

The legal representatives of BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Munich are responsible for the preparation of the annual report, which must comply with the provisions of the German Investment Code (Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch, KAGB) and the relevant European regulations in all material matters, and for ensuring that, in accordance with these provisions, the annual report makes it possible to form a comprehensive view of the actual condition of and changes to the investment fund. In addition, the legal representatives are responsible for the internal controls that they have identified as necessary in accordance with these provisions in order to make it possible for the annual report to be prepared free of material – intended or unintended – misstatements. When preparing the annual report, the legal representatives are responsible for incorporating events, decisions and factors that could have a significant impact on the further development of the investment fund into the reporting. This means, among other things, that the legal representatives must, in the preparation of the annual report, assess the continued management of the investment fund by BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Munich and are responsible for indicating facts regarding the continued management of the investment fund if relevant.

Responsibility of the auditor for the audit of the annual report

Our objective is to obtain sufficient assurance as to whether the annual report as a whole is free from material – intended or unintended – misstatements, and to issue a report stating our audit opinion on the annual report. Sufficient assurance is a high degree of assurance, but it does not guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Article 102 KAGB, taking into consideration the German principles of proper audit issued by the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW), will always discover a material misstatement. Misstatements may result from violations or inaccuracies and are considered to be material if it could reasonably be expected that they would, individually or in total, influence the economic decisions that the addressees make on the basis of this annual report. During the audit, we exercise our duty of judgement and maintain a critical attitude. In addition: • We identify and assess the risks of material – intended or unintended – misstatements in the annual report, plan and conduct audit procedures in response to these risks and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to serve as a basis for our audit opinion. The risk that material misstatements will not be discovered is higher for violations than for inaccuracies, since violations may include fraudulent conduct, counterfeits, intended omissions, misleading information and derogation of internal controls.

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• We gain an understanding of the internal control system relevant to the annual report for the audit in order to plan audit procedures that are appropriate in the given circumstances, but not with the objective of expressing an audit opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control system of BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Munch. • We assess the appropriateness of the accounting methods applied by the legal representatives of BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Munich in the preparation of the annual report, as well as the justifiability of the legal representatives’ estimated values and related information presented. • We draw conclusions based on the audit evidence obtained as to whether there is significant uncertainty in relation to events or circumstances that could cast significant doubts on the continuation of the investment fund by BlackRock Asset Management Germany AG, Munich. If we conclude that there is a material uncertainty, we are obliged to draw attention to the relevant information in the annual report in our report or, if this information is not sufficient, to modify our audit opinion. We base our conclusions on the audit evidence gathered up to the date of our report. Further events or circumstances may, however, lead to BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, Munich no longer managing the investment fund. • We assess the overall presentation, structure and content of the annual report, including the disclosures and whether the annual report represents the underlying transactions and events in such a way that the annual report, in compliance with the provisions of the German KAGB and the relevant European regulations, makes it possible to form a comprehensive view of the actual condition of and changes to the investment fund. With the managers responsible for monitoring, we discuss, among other things, the planned scope and timing of the audit as well as significant audit findings, including any deficiencies in the internal control system that we identify during our audit.

Munich, 28 June 2019

Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

(René Rumpelt) Auditor

(Michael Buchner) Auditor

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Management Company and Depository

Management Company

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG Lenbachplatz 1 80333 Munich, Germany

Share capital as at 31/12/2018: EUR 5 million

Liable equity as at 31/12/2018: EUR 43.50 million

Shareholder

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Management

Dirk Schmitz Chairman Frankfurt Alexander Mertz* Member of the Management Board Munich Harald Klug Member of the Management Board Munich Peter Scharl Member of the Management Board Munich

Supervisory Board

Friedrich Merz (Chairman) Lawyer Düsseldorf Stephen Cohen BlackRock, Managing Director, Head of Sales EMEA iShares London, UK Stacey Mullin BlackRock, Managing Director, COO EMEA London, UK

Depository

State Street Bank International GmbH Brienner Straße 59 80333 Munich, Germany

Auditor

Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Rosenheimer Platz 4 81669 Munich, Germany

(*) until 08/03/2019

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BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG Lenbachplatz 1 D-80333 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 89 42729 - 5858

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