As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2026
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. 189 | ☒ | |
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| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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| Amendment No. 191 | ☒ | |
| (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 Offices)
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: | ||
| Bryan Chegwidden, Esq. Jeremy C. Smith, Esq. |
Janey Ahn, Esq. | |
| Ropes & Gray LLP | BlackRock Fund Advisors | |
| 1211 Avenue of the Americas | 50 Hudson Yards | |
| New York, New York 10036-8704 | New York, New York 10001 |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
| ☐ | Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| ☒ | On October 14, 2026 pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| ☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| ☐ | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| ☐ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
| ☐ | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 |
If appropriate, check the following box:
| ☒ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
This filing relates solely to iShares Future Robotics and Related Technologies Active ETF, a series of the Registrant, and is not intended to amend or supersede any prior filing relating to any other series of the Registrant.
Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 189 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 October 14, 2026, the effectiveness of the registration statement of iShares Future Robotics and Related Technologies Active ETF, filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 on May 28, 2026, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act.
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 189 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 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 8, 2026.
| BLACKROCK ETF TRUST (REGISTRANT) ON BEHALF OF ISHARES FUTURE ROBOTICS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES ACTIVE ETF | ||
| By: | /S/ JOHN M. PERLOWSKI | |
| (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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| /S/ JOHN M. PERLOWSKI (John M. Perlowski) |
Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
October 8, 2026 | ||
| /S/ TRENT WALKER (Trent Walker) |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
October 8, 2026 | ||
| CHRISTOPHER J. AILMAN* (Christopher J. Ailman) |
Trustee |
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| SUSAN J. CARTER* (Susan J. Carter) |
Trustee |
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| COLLETTE CHILTON* (Collette Chilton) |
Trustee |
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| NEIL A. COTTY* (Neil A. Cotty) |
Trustee |
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| JEFFREY JARCZYK* (Jeffrey Jarczyk) |
Trustee |
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| HENRY R. KEIZER* (Henry R. Keizer) |
Trustee |
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| CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY* (Cynthia A. Montgomery) |
Trustee |
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| DONALD C. OPATRNY* (Donald C. Opatrny) |
Trustee |
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| LORI RICHARDS* (Lori Richards) |
Trustee |
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| Signature |
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Date | ||
| MARK STALNECKER* (Mark Stalnecker) |
Trustee |
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| MARC D. STERN* (Marc D. Stern) |
Trustee |
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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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| ROBERT FAIRBAIRN* (Robert Fairbairn) |
Trustee |
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| *By: /S/ JANEY AHN (Janey Ahn, Attorney-In-Fact) |
October 8, 2026 | |||