UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Report (Date of ~~1934~~Earliest Event Reported): August 10, 2018

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 29, 2015

iShares^® Commodity Optimized Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36044

46-2428725

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC 400 Howard Street San Francisco, California 94105 Attn: Product Management Team iShares® Product Research & Development

400 Howard Street

San Francisco, California 94105

Attn: Product Management Team

iShares® Product Research & Development

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000

Not Applicable Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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~~Item~~Indicate ~~5.02.~~by ~~Departure~~check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of ~~Directors~~the Securities Act of 1933 (Section 230.405 of this chapter) or ~~Certain~~Rule ~~Officers;~~12b-2 ~~Election~~of the Securities Exchange Act of ~~Directors;~~1934 ~~Appointment~~(Section 240.12b-2 of ~~Certain~~this ~~Officers~~chapter).

OnEmerging ~~October~~growth ~~29,~~company 2015, iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor (“IDTS”), sponsor of iShares® Commodity Optimized Trust, appointed Paul Lohrey as Chief Executive Officer and President of IDTS, effective November 10, 2015. He will continue his position as a Director of IDTS. Mr. Lohrey, CFA, 52, became a principal of IDTS in April 2014 and performs supervisory and managerial functions. Mr. Lohrey joined BlackRock, Inc., a global asset management firm, as a Managing Director in June 2010. Prior to joining BlackRock, Inc., Mr. Lohrey served as Chief Investment Officer, Europe for The Vanguard Group, an asset management firm, from October 2008 to May 2010. He also held various positions in equity and fixed income portfolio management while at Vanguard from August 1994. Mr. Lohrey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Duke University in 1984 and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago in 1986.☑

~~Mr.~~If ~~Lohrey~~an ~~will~~emerging ~~replace~~growth ~~Patrick Dunne~~company, ~~who~~indicate ~~will~~by ~~resign~~check ~~from~~mark ~~his~~if ~~offices~~the ofregistrant ~~Chief~~has ~~Executive~~elected ~~Officer~~not ~~and~~to ~~President~~use ofthe ~~IDTS,~~extended ~~effective~~transition ~~November~~period ~~10,~~for ~~2015~~complying with any new or revised accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☑

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Conditional Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

~~Pursuant~~Item ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~8.01. Other Events

~~Date:~~On ~~October~~August 3010, ~~2015~~2018, iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, sponsor of the iShares Commodity Optimized Trust (the “Trust”), issued a press release announcing that it will close and liquidate the Trust. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

~~iShares®~~A ~~Commodity~~copy ~~Optimized~~of Trust*the ~~By:~~notice ~~iShares®~~letter ~~Delaware~~to ~~Trust~~shareholders ~~Sponsor~~related ~~LLC~~to ~~By:~~the ~~/s/~~foregoing ~~Jack~~announcement ~~Gee~~is ~~Name:~~attached ~~Jack~~hereto ~~Gee~~as ~~Title:~~Exhibit ~~Managing~~99.2. ~~Director~~Exhibit ~~By:~~99.2 ~~/s/~~is ~~Raymund~~being ~~Santiago~~furnished ~~Name:~~to ~~Raymund~~the ~~Santiago~~Securities ~~Title:~~and ~~Director~~Exchange Commission.

*Item ~~The registrant is a trust~~9.01. ~~The~~Financial ~~individual~~Statements ~~specified above is signing in his or her capacity as an officer~~ and~~/or~~ ~~authorized signatory of iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the sponsor of the trust.~~Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated August 10, 2018

99.2	Notice to Shareholders, dated August 10, 2018

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 10, 2018

	iShares^® Commodity Optimized Trust*

	By:	iShares^® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC

	By:	/s/ Paul Lohrey
	Name:	Paul Lohrey
	Title:	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

	By:	/s/ Jack Gee
	Name:	Jack Gee
	Title:	Director and Chief Financial Officer

______________________

*	The registrant is a trust. Each of the individuals specified above is signing in his or her capacity as an officer and/or authorized signatory of iShares^® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the sponsor of the trust.

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