N-CSRS 1 d875397dncsrs.htm FORM N-CSRS FOR ISHARES TRUST Form N-CSRS for iShares Trust
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-09729

 

 

iShares Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

c/o: State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Iron Street, Boston, MA 02210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2015

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2015

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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JANUARY 31, 2015

2015 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

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iShares Trust

 

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iShares North American Tech ETF  |  IGM  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF  |  IGN  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares North American Tech-Software ETF  |  IGV  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares North American Natural Resources ETF  |  IGE  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF  |  SOXX  |  NASDAQ


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Fund Performance Overviews

     5   

About Fund Performance

     10   

Shareholder Expenses

     10   

Schedules of Investments

     11   

iShares North American Tech ETF

     11   

iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF

     15   

iShares North American Tech-Software ETF

     16   

iShares North American Natural Resources ETF

     18   

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

     21   

Financial Statements

     22   

Financial Highlights

     29   

Notes to Financial Statements

     34   

Supplemental Information

     43   


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN TECH ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares North American Tech ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the technology sector, as represented by the S&P North American Technology Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 3.28%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 3.50%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    12.85%        12.89%        13.37%          12.85%        12.89%        13.37%   

5 Years

    15.44%        15.46%        15.97%          105.02%        105.20%        109.76%   

10 Years

    9.01%        9.00%        9.50%            136.87%        136.84%        147.74%   

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,032.80         $ 2.41         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.40           0.47%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.

 

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Software

     19.38

IT Services

     17.36   

Internet Software & Services

     17.25   

Computers & Peripherals

     14.48   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     13.33   

Communications Equipment

     8.16   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     5.95   

Electronic Equipment,
Instruments & Components

     4.09   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Apple Inc.

     9.17

Microsoft Corp.

     7.48   

Intel Corp.

     4.04   

Facebook Inc. Class A

     4.01   

Google Inc. Class A

     3.87   

Google Inc. Class C

     3.85   

International Business Machines Corp.

     3.57   

Oracle Corp.

     3.43   

Cisco Systems Inc.

     3.41   

Amazon.com Inc.

     3.40   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     46.23
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN TECH-MULTIMEDIA NETWORKING ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the multimedia and networking technology sectors, as represented by the S&P North American Technology Multimedia Networking IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 2.90%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 3.12%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    5.27%        5.27%        5.70%          5.27%        5.27%        5.70%   

5 Years

    7.55%        7.54%        7.86%          43.86%        43.86%        46.01%   

10 Years

    3.05%        3.06%        3.53%            35.07%        35.17%        41.43%   

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,029.00         $ 2.40         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.40           0.47%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Communications Equipment

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Juniper Networks Inc.

     9.31

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     8.63   

Cisco Systems Inc.

     8.55   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     7.59   

F5 Networks Inc.

     7.38   

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

     4.93   

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

     4.58   

Harris Corp.

     4.41   

ARRIS Group Inc.

     4.33   

Riverbed Technology Inc.

     4.30   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     64.01
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN TECH-SOFTWARE ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares North American Tech-Software ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the software sector, as represented by the S&P North American Technology Software IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 5.74%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 5.96%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    9.42%        9.44%        9.89%          9.42%        9.44%        9.89%   

5 Years

    15.57%        15.58%        16.06%          106.13%        106.25%        110.58%   

10 Years

    8.58%        8.60%        9.03%            127.84%        128.21%        137.40%   

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,057.40         $ 2.44         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.40           0.47%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Application Software

     57.40

Systems Software

     34.69   

Home Entertainment Software

     7.91   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Oracle Corp.

     8.77

Adobe Systems Inc.

     8.32   

Salesforce.com Inc.

     8.30   

Microsoft Corp.

     7.31   

Intuit Inc.

     6.21   

Symantec Corp.

     4.28   

Electronic Arts Inc.

     4.27   

Autodesk Inc.

     3.08   

Red Hat Inc.

     3.00   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     2.59   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     56.13
  

 

 

 
 
* Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares North American Natural Resources ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the natural resources sector, as represented by the S&P North American Natural Resources Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -22.56%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -22.42%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    (9.43)%        (9.39)%        (8.99)%          (9.43)%        (9.39)%        (8.99)%   

5 Years

    4.35%        4.39%        4.88%          23.75%        23.95%        26.88%   

10 Years

    6.61%        6.60%        7.12%            89.59%        89.44%        99.02%   

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 774.40         $ 2.10         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.40           0.47%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     67.33

Energy Equipment & Services

     16.71   

Metals & Mining

     8.23   

Containers & Packaging

     4.77   

Paper & Forest Products

     1.82   

Construction Materials

     1.14   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     7.23

Chevron Corp.

     7.21   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     6.16   

ConocoPhillips

     4.50   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     4.05   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     3.60   

EOG Resources Inc.

     2.83   

Suncor Energy Inc.

     2.51   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     2.41   

Phillips 66

     2.26   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     42.76
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® PHLX SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the semiconductor sector, as represented by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 8.06%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 8.34%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    24.87%        24.91%        25.55%          24.87%        24.91%        25.55%   

5 Years

    16.86%        16.88%        17.33%          117.97%        118.09%        122.36%   

10 Years

    6.80%        6.81%        7.22%            93.07%        93.29%        100.72%   

Index performance through October 14, 2010 reflects the performance of the S&P North American Technology-Semiconductors Index. Index performance beginning on October 15, 2010 reflects the performance of the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,080.60         $ 2.46         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.40           0.47%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Semiconductors

     73.15

Semiconductor Equipment

     16.54   

Communications Equipment

     7.22   

Computer Storage & Peripherals

     3.09   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Texas Instruments Inc.

     8.28

Intel Corp.

     7.47   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     7.22   

Micron Technology Inc.

     6.86   

Applied Materials Inc.

     6.35   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     4.64   

NXP Semiconductors NV

     4.30   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

     4.14   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. SP ADR

     4.08   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

     4.06   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     57.40
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN TECH ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.86%

  

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 8.15%

  

ADTRAN Inc.

    9,845      $ 217,673   

ARRIS Group Inc.a

    23,896        626,553   

Aruba Networks Inc.a

    19,729        327,107   

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

    78,537        873,331   

Ciena Corp.a,b

    19,232        356,177   

Cisco Systems Inc.

    925,546        24,402,020   

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.a

    14,734        414,099   

EchoStar Corp. Class Aa

    7,786        406,196   

F5 Networks Inc.a

    13,384        1,493,922   

Finisar Corp.a,b

    18,198        330,112   

Harris Corp.

    18,916        1,269,831   

Infinera Corp.a,b

    22,808        367,665   

InterDigital Inc.

    6,724        336,066   

Ixiaa

    10,842        109,938   

JDS Uniphase Corp.a

    42,008        510,397   

Juniper Networks Inc.

    69,850        1,587,691   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    38,289        2,389,616   

NETGEAR Inc.a,b

    6,275        211,907   

Palo Alto Networks Inc.a,b

    12,115        1,531,215   

Plantronics Inc.

    7,851        359,811   

Polycom Inc.a

    24,498        325,823   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    300,926        18,795,838   

Riverbed Technology Inc.a

    28,140        579,121   

Ubiquiti Networks Inc.

    4,755        125,033   

ViaSat Inc.a

    7,855        441,608   
   

 

 

 
      58,388,750   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 14.45%

  

3D Systems Corp.a,b

    18,987        552,142   

Apple Inc.

    560,032        65,613,349   

BlackBerry Ltd.a,b

    87,275        885,841   

Diebold Inc.

    11,774        367,349   

Electronics For Imaging Inc.a

    8,539        330,032   

EMC Corp.

    368,305        9,550,149   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    337,785        12,204,172   

Lexmark International Inc. Class A

    11,279        450,145   

NCR Corp.a

    30,593        777,062   

NetApp Inc.

    56,325        2,129,085   

Nimble Storage Inc.a,b

    4,464        100,127   

QLogic Corp.a

    15,567        207,975   

SanDisk Corp.

    39,932        3,031,238   

Seagate Technology PLC

    59,224        3,342,603   
Security   Shares     Value  

Super Micro Computer Inc.a

    6,287      $ 229,916   

Western Digital Corp.

    39,507        3,841,266   
   

 

 

 
      103,612,451   

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS &
COMPONENTS — 4.09%

   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    55,973        3,006,310   

Anixter International Inc.a

    4,932        371,675   

Arrow Electronics Inc.a

    17,584        967,823   

Avnet Inc.

    24,866        1,034,923   

AVX Corp.

    8,490        109,776   

Belden Inc.

    7,769        644,361   

Benchmark Electronics Inc.a

    9,621        233,117   

CDW Corp./DE

    21,556        738,508   

Celestica Inc.a

    28,121        314,674   

Cognex Corp.a

    15,736        578,298   

Coherent Inc.a

    4,553        281,740   

Corning Inc.

    232,001        5,514,664   

Dolby Laboratories Inc. Class A

    8,026        311,409   

FEI Co.

    7,480        615,006   

FLIR Systems Inc.

    25,562        771,972   

Ingram Micro Inc. Class Aa

    28,335        713,475   

InvenSense Inc.a,b

    13,382        197,652   

IPG Photonics Corp.a,b

    6,367        475,233   

Itron Inc.a

    7,156        266,275   

Jabil Circuit Inc.

    35,089        723,184   

Keysight Technologies Inc.a

    30,337        1,012,952   

Knowles Corp.a

    15,319        324,916   

Littelfuse Inc.

    4,096        404,439   

Methode Electronics Inc.

    6,872        248,560   

National Instruments Corp.

    18,241        548,689   

OSI Systems Inc.a

    3,312        231,774   

Plexus Corp.a

    6,013        227,833   

Sanmina Corp.a

    14,769        312,807   

SYNNEX Corp.

    5,061        375,476   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    73,604        4,886,569   

Tech Data Corp.a,b

    6,966        397,759   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.a

    46,990        1,120,242   

Universal Display Corp.a,b

    7,396        235,637   

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    24,276        330,639   

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class Aa

    9,257        772,589   
   

 

 

 
      29,300,956   

INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 5.94%

  

Amazon.com Inc.a

    68,717        24,362,238   

Expedia Inc.

    17,906        1,538,663   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Groupon Inc.a

    76,507      $ 547,790   

Lands’ End Inc.a,b

    2,349        81,487   

Netflix Inc.a

    10,900        4,815,620   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)a

    9,476        9,565,832   

Shutterfly Inc.a

    7,045        309,064   

TripAdvisor Inc.a,b

    20,209        1,354,205   
   

 

 

 
      42,574,899   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 17.23%

  

Akamai Technologies Inc.a

    32,176        1,871,195   

AOL Inc.a

    14,129        611,079   

Bankrate Inc.a

    10,218        127,521   

comScore Inc.a

    6,168        256,342   

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc.a,b

    8,716        287,192   

CoStar Group Inc.a,b

    5,861        1,081,413   

Dealertrack Technologies Inc.a,b

    8,055        323,811   

Demandware Inc.a,b

    5,765        308,773   

eBay Inc.a

    204,622        10,844,966   

Endurance International Group Holdings Inc.a,b

    7,941        133,488   

Envestnet Inc.a

    6,198        319,011   

Equinix Inc.

    9,914        2,149,950   

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    378,446        28,727,836   

Google Inc. Class Aa

    51,595        27,734,892   

Google Inc. Class Ca

    51,545        27,551,834   

HomeAway Inc.a

    15,857        404,195   

IAC/InterActiveCorp

    14,014        854,153   

j2 Global Inc.

    8,229        472,674   

LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa,b

    19,100        4,292,534   

NIC Inc.

    11,234        184,462   

Pandora Media Inc.a,b

    32,967        547,252   

Rackspace Hosting Inc.a

    21,533        968,124   

Shutterstock Inc.a,b

    2,823        158,907   

Trulia Inc.a

    6,226        265,726   

Twitter Inc.a

    92,944        3,488,188   

VeriSign Inc.a,b

    19,775        1,077,342   

Web.com Group Inc.a,b

    9,447        142,744   

WebMD Health Corp.a

    6,366        246,683   

Yahoo! Inc.a

    159,462        7,014,733   

Yelp Inc.a,b

    11,199        587,612   

Zillow Inc. Class Aa,b

    4,597        445,541   
   

 

 

 
      123,480,173   

IT SERVICES — 17.34%

  

Accenture PLC Class A

    113,575        9,543,707   

Acxiom Corp.a

    13,813        251,397   
Security   Shares     Value  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.a

    11,559      $ 3,338,586   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    87,247        7,200,495   

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.a,b

    2,255        75,227   

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. Class Ba

    6,826        226,009   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    15,589        453,796   

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    21,753        1,043,926   

CACI International Inc. Class Aa

    4,308        364,414   

Cardtronics Inc.a

    8,006        269,082   

CGI Group Inc. Class Aa,b

    50,296        1,991,722   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa

    110,207        5,965,505   

Computer Sciences Corp.

    25,487        1,546,551   

Convergys Corp.

    18,356        351,701   

CoreLogic Inc.a

    16,278        540,430   

DST Systems Inc.

    5,319        514,347   

EPAM Systems Inc.a

    4,305        210,644   

Euronet Worldwide Inc.a

    9,044        410,507   

EVERTEC Inc.

    11,872        238,152   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    51,326        3,204,282   

Fiserv Inc.a

    44,130        3,200,749   

FleetCor Technologies Inc.a

    13,828        1,942,834   

Gartner Inc.a

    15,973        1,345,246   

Genpact Ltd.a,b

    28,434        570,670   

Global Payments Inc.

    12,272        1,071,468   

Heartland Payment Systems Inc.

    6,580        327,487   

iGATE Corp.a

    6,370        225,498   

International Business Machines Corp.

    166,587        25,539,453   

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    14,834        910,363   

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    11,350        469,890   

ManTech International Corp. Class A

    4,177        135,878   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    177,362        14,549,005   

MAXIMUS Inc.

    11,948        665,743   

NeuStar Inc. Class Aa,b

    10,366        272,522   

Paychex Inc.

    59,078        2,673,870   

Sapient Corp.a

    21,489        534,216   

Science Applications International Corp.

    7,325        357,313   

Syntel Inc.a

    5,696        246,352   

TeleTech Holdings Inc.a

    3,003        66,246   

Teradata Corp.a,b

    27,759        1,236,941   

Total System Services Inc.

    29,941        1,059,013   

Unisys Corp.a,b

    9,124        200,089   

Vantiv Inc. Class Aa,b

    27,112        932,382   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

VeriFone Systems Inc.a

    20,514      $ 643,934   

Visa Inc. Class A

    88,402        22,534,554   

Western Union Co.

    94,822        1,611,974   

WEX Inc.a

    6,971        641,681   

Xerox Corp.

    193,995        2,554,914   
   

 

 

 
      124,260,765   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR
EQUIPMENT — 13.31%

   

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.a,b

    113,827        292,535   

Altera Corp.

    55,049        1,812,488   

Amkor Technology Inc.a

    21,046        133,642   

Analog Devices Inc.

    56,292        2,933,095   

Applied Materials Inc.

    220,519        5,036,654   

Atmel Corp.a

    75,659        630,239   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    45,770        4,708,818   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    97,432        4,134,527   

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.a

    4,202        207,621   

Cavium Inc.a

    9,724        571,868   

Cirrus Logic Inc.a

    11,249        298,098   

Cree Inc.a,b

    21,513        760,700   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.a

    27,065        398,667   

Diodes Inc.a

    6,511        172,086   

Entegris Inc.a

    25,533        331,929   

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.a

    21,546        330,731   

First Solar Inc.a

    13,636        577,075   

Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.a,b

    17,996        577,492   

Integrated Device Technology Inc.a,b

    26,996        493,757   

Intel Corp.

    875,123        28,914,064   

Intersil Corp. Class A

    23,445        335,498   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    29,710        1,826,274   

Lam Research Corp.

    28,720        2,195,357   

Linear Technology Corp.

    43,067        1,935,431   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    77,337        1,197,950   

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

    51,295        1,697,352   

Microchip Technology Inc.

    36,360        1,639,836   

Micron Technology Inc.a

    194,285        5,685,751   

Microsemi Corp.a

    17,227        479,944   

MKS Instruments Inc.

    9,634        337,286   

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    6,533        310,252   

NVIDIA Corp.

    93,511        1,795,879   

OmniVision Technologies Inc.a

    10,264        277,539   

ON Semiconductor Corp.a

    79,079        791,581   

PMC-Sierra Inc.a

    36,016        318,381   

Power Integrations Inc.

    5,355        276,211   
Security   Shares     Value  

Qorvo Inc.a

    26,455      $ 1,954,231   

Rambus Inc.a

    20,486        230,467   

Semtech Corp.a

    12,139        309,059   

Silicon Laboratories Inc.a

    7,151        312,928   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    34,564        2,870,540   

Spansion Inc. Class Aa

    11,107        393,854   

SunEdison Inc.a,b

    45,770        857,272   

SunPower Corp.a,b

    9,277        223,761   

Synaptics Inc.a,b

    6,665        511,939   

Teradyne Inc.

    39,166        708,905   

Tessera Technologies Inc.

    8,529        316,255   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    191,188        10,218,999   

Veeco Instruments Inc.a,b

    7,378        215,216   

Xilinx Inc.

    47,762        1,842,419   
   

 

 

 
      95,382,453   

SOFTWARE — 19.35%

  

ACI Worldwide Inc.a

    20,595        380,390   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    89,822        1,876,831   

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    85,756        6,014,068   

Advent Software Inc.

    7,981        334,005   

ANSYS Inc.a

    16,609        1,339,848   

Aspen Technology Inc.a

    16,326        577,042   

Autodesk Inc.a

    41,246        2,227,490   

Barracuda Networks Inc.a

    1,835        62,133   

Blackbaud Inc.

    8,447        369,218   

CA Inc.

    57,831        1,752,279   

Cadence Design Systems Inc.a

    53,050        954,369   

CDK Global Inc.

    29,129        1,315,466   

Citrix Systems Inc.a

    29,205        1,730,688   

CommVault Systems Inc.a

    7,786        339,314   

Electronic Arts Inc.a

    56,212        3,083,790   

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    7,045        1,011,591   

Fair Isaac Corp.

    5,798        413,687   

FireEye Inc.a,b

    5,753        194,509   

Fortinet Inc.a

    25,106        750,544   

Guidewire Software Inc.a,b

    12,514        626,951   

Informatica Corp.a

    19,717        821,903   

Intuit Inc.

    51,677        4,486,597   

Manhattan Associates Inc.a

    13,539        604,381   

Mentor Graphics Corp.

    17,815        409,923   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,325,224        53,539,050   

MicroStrategy Inc. Class Aa

    1,631        263,570   

NetScout Systems Inc.a

    6,770        243,043   

NetSuite Inc.a,b

    6,376        627,590   

Nuance Communications Inc.a

    45,994        632,187   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Open Text Corp.

    22,022      $ 1,247,987   

Oracle Corp.

    585,500        24,526,595   

Pegasystems Inc.

    6,532        127,831   

Progress Software Corp.a

    8,957        224,373   

Proofpoint Inc.a,b

    6,120        306,000   

PTC Inc.a

    21,046        703,147   

QLIK Technologies Inc.a

    16,339        464,028   

RealPage Inc.a,b

    9,485        170,825   

Red Hat Inc.a,b

    33,939        2,164,969   

Rovi Corp.a

    17,089        394,927   

Salesforce.com Inc.a

    106,214        5,995,780   

ServiceNow Inc.a

    23,919        1,743,695   

SolarWinds Inc.a

    11,884        572,215   

Solera Holdings Inc.

    12,411        640,408   

Splunk Inc.a

    21,725        1,122,096   

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    12,187        674,307   

Symantec Corp.

    124,843        3,092,361   

Synchronoss Technologies Inc.a,b

    6,453        274,059   

Synopsys Inc.a

    28,270        1,215,327   

Tableau Software Inc. Class Aa

    7,226        583,572   

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.a

    15,143        450,050   

TiVo Inc.a,b

    18,552        194,054   

Tyler Technologies Inc.a

    5,959        632,131   

Ultimate Software Group Inc. (The)a

    5,110        756,331   

Verint Systems Inc.a

    10,987        586,486   

VMware Inc. Class Aa

    15,548        1,198,751   

Workday Inc. Class Aa

    17,187        1,365,679   

Zynga Inc. Class Aa,b

    119,887        306,911   
   

 

 

 
      138,717,352   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $548,891,811)

   

    715,717,799   
Security   Shares     Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.13%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.13%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   

0.15%c,d,e

    20,026,476      $ 20,026,476   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%c,d,e

    1,204,691        1,204,691   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%c,d

    1,169,902        1,169,902   
   

 

 

 
      22,401,069   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $22,401,069)

   

    22,401,069   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 102.99%
(Cost: $571,292,880)

    

    738,118,868   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.99)%

  

    (21,416,081
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 716,702,787   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN TECH-MULTIMEDIA NETWORKING ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.97%

  

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 99.97%

  

ADTRAN Inc.

    166,258      $ 3,675,964   

ARRIS Group Inc.a

    375,961        9,857,697   

Aruba Networks Inc.a

    334,795        5,550,901   

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

    936,728        10,416,415   

Ciena Corp.a,b

    326,166        6,040,594   

Cisco Systems Inc.

    737,512        19,444,504   

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.a

    252,753        7,103,623   

EchoStar Corp. Class Aa

    131,551        6,863,016   

F5 Networks Inc.a,b

    150,367        16,783,965   

Finisar Corp.a,b

    304,714        5,527,512   

Harris Corp.

    149,245        10,018,817   

Infinera Corp.a,b

    383,463        6,181,424   

InterDigital Inc.

    113,748        5,685,125   

Ixiaa,b

    179,722        1,822,381   

JDS Uniphase Corp.a

    709,631        8,622,017   

Juniper Networks Inc.

    931,467        21,172,245   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    314,512        19,628,694   

NETGEAR Inc.a

    105,866        3,575,095   

Palo Alto Networks Inc.a

    88,624        11,201,187   

Plantronics Inc.

    131,384        6,021,329   

Polycom Inc.a

    417,733        5,555,849   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    276,503        17,270,377   

Riverbed Technology Inc.a,b

    474,744        9,770,232   

Ubiquiti Networks Inc.b

    81,027        2,130,605   

ViaSat Inc.a,b

    131,911        7,416,036   
   

 

 

 
      227,335,604   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $237,457,747)

   

    227,335,604   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.75%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 13.75%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    29,342,551        29,342,551   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    1,765,099        1,765,099   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    165,144        165,144   
   

 

 

 
    31,272,794   
   

 

 

 
          Value  
   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $31,272,794)

  $ 31,272,794   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 113.72%
(Cost: $268,730,541)

    258,608,398   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (13.72)%

    (31,198,435
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $ 227,409,963   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.86%

  

 

APPLICATION SOFTWARE — 57.32%

  

 

ACI Worldwide Inc.a,b

    334,510      $ 6,178,400   

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    1,379,288        96,729,467   

Advent Software Inc.

    129,394        5,415,139   

ANSYS Inc.a,b

    267,462        21,576,160   

Aspen Technology Inc.a

    263,225        9,303,688   

Autodesk Inc.a,b

    662,129        35,758,277   

Blackbaud Inc.

    134,717        5,888,480   

Cadence Design Systems Inc.a,b

    851,951        15,326,598   

CDK Global Inc.

    467,754        21,123,771   

Citrix Systems Inc.a

    468,325        27,752,940   

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    112,975        16,222,080   

Fair Isaac Corp.

    93,430        6,666,231   

Guidewire Software Inc.a,b

    202,354        10,137,935   

Informatica Corp.a,b

    316,208        13,181,130   

Intuit Inc.

    830,976        72,145,336   

Manhattan Associates Inc.a,b

    217,174        9,694,647   

Mentor Graphics Corp.

    284,760        6,552,328   

MicroStrategy Inc. Class Aa,b

    26,309        4,251,534   

NetScout Systems Inc.a

    109,088        3,916,259   

Nuance Communications Inc.a,b

    738,538        10,151,205   

Open Text Corp.

    354,334        20,080,108   

Pegasystems Inc.

    104,430        2,043,695   

PTC Inc.a

    337,514        11,276,343   

QLIK Technologies Inc.a,b

    262,839        7,464,628   

RealPage Inc.a,b

    151,204        2,723,184   

Salesforce.com Inc.a

    1,709,230        96,486,033   

SolarWinds Inc.a

    191,508        9,221,110   

Solera Holdings Inc.

    198,537        10,244,509   

Splunk Inc.a,b

    349,022        18,026,986   

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    196,853        10,891,876   

Synchronoss Technologies Inc.a,b

    104,755        4,448,945   

Synopsys Inc.a

    453,477        19,494,976   

TiVo Inc.a

    298,663        3,124,015   

Tyler Technologies Inc.a

    96,140        10,198,531   

Ultimate Software Group Inc. (The)a,b

    82,567        12,220,742   

Verint Systems Inc.a

    176,291        9,410,414   

Workday Inc. Class Aa,b

    276,230        21,949,236   
   

 

 

 
      667,276,936   

HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE — 7.90%

  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    1,443,847        30,169,183   

Electronic Arts Inc.a,b

    904,808        49,637,767   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.a

    244,837      $ 7,276,556   

Zynga Inc. Class Aa,b

    1,903,166        4,872,105   
   

 

 

 
      91,955,611   

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE — 34.64%

  

 

Barracuda Networks Inc.a,b

    30,607        1,036,353   

CA Inc.

    932,206        28,245,842   

CommVault Systems Inc.a

    125,204        5,456,390   

FireEye Inc.a,b

    91,965        3,109,337   

Fortinet Inc.a,b

    403,025        12,048,432   

Microsoft Corp.

    2,103,228        84,970,411   

NetSuite Inc.a,b

    102,733        10,112,009   

Oracle Corp.

    2,434,033        101,961,642   

Progress Software Corp.a

    146,032        3,658,102   

Proofpoint Inc.a,b

    99,975        4,998,750   

Red Hat Inc.a,b

    546,543        34,863,978   

Rovi Corp.a,b

    275,678        6,370,919   

ServiceNow Inc.a,b

    384,182        28,006,868   

Symantec Corp.

    2,008,415        49,748,439   

Tableau Software Inc. Class Aa,b

    115,958        9,364,768   

VMware Inc. Class Aa

    250,922        19,346,086   
   

 

 

 
      403,298,326   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,101,683,043)

   

    1,162,530,873   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.76%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 8.76%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    94,195,347        94,195,347   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    5,666,314        5,666,314   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    2,063,746        2,063,746   
   

 

 

 
      101,925,407   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $101,925,407)

   

    101,925,407   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN TECH-SOFTWARE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

          Value  
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 108.62%
(Cost: $1,203,608,450)

  $ 1,264,456,280   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (8.62)%

    (100,339,344
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 1,164,116,936   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.83%

  

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.13%

  

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

    62,000      $ 4,415,640   

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    76,329        8,223,686   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    162,456        11,454,773   
   

 

 

 
      24,094,099   

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 4.76%

  

 

AptarGroup Inc.

    79,641        5,026,144   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    112,168        5,863,021   

Ball Corp.

    168,899        10,696,374   

Bemis Co. Inc.

    123,458        5,469,189   

Berry Plastics Group Inc.a

    145,367        4,916,312   

Crown Holdings Inc.a,b

    171,370        7,593,405   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.a

    404,256        5,853,627   

Greif Inc. Class A

    41,870        1,599,434   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

    205,629        10,339,026   

Owens-Illinois Inc.a

    203,480        4,751,258   

Packaging Corp. of America

    121,369        9,205,839   

Rock-Tenn Co. Class A

    172,754        11,211,735   

Sealed Air Corp.

    260,463        10,548,751   

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    53,566        2,753,828   

Sonoco Products Co.

    124,946        5,522,613   
   

 

 

 
      101,350,556   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 16.69%

  

Atwood Oceanics Inc.

    73,961        2,113,805   

Baker Hughes Inc.

    533,641        30,945,842   

Bristow Group Inc.

    43,503        2,423,552   

Cameron International Corp.a

    243,552        10,906,259   

Core Laboratories NV

    53,950        5,003,862   

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.b

    83,042        2,618,314   

Dresser-Rand Group Inc.a

    94,561        7,572,445   

Dril-Quip Inc.a

    48,843        3,625,616   

Ensco PLC Class Ab

    289,043        8,104,766   

Exterran Holdings Inc.

    84,530        2,291,608   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    288,442        10,810,806   

Forum Energy Technologies Inc.a,b

    80,089        1,237,375   

Frank’s International NV

    41,162        673,822   

Halliburton Co.

    1,045,159        41,795,908   

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.a,b

    121,361        2,277,946   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    133,368        7,943,398   

Nabors Industries Ltd.b

    357,687        4,116,977   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    531,031        28,904,017   

Nobel Corp. PLC

    310,127        5,030,260   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Oceaneering International Inc.

    129,458      $ 6,778,421   

Oil States International Inc.a

    65,798        2,702,324   

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    180,706        3,100,915   

Precision Drilling Corp.

    361,967        1,846,032   

Rowan Companies PLC Class A

    153,896        3,250,284   

RPC Inc.

    75,238        938,218   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    1,586,908        130,745,350   

SEACOR Holdings Inc.a,b

    21,784        1,567,359   

Superior Energy Services Inc.

    188,300        3,766,000   

Tidewater Inc.

    61,435        1,797,588   

Transocean Ltd.b

    420,072        6,847,174   

Unit Corp.a

    57,005        1,697,609   

US Silica Holdings Inc.b

    66,586        1,677,967   

Weatherford International Ltd.a

    954,543        9,860,429   
   

 

 

 
      354,972,248   

METALS & MINING — 8.22%

  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.b

    264,736        8,926,898   

Alcoa Inc.

    1,453,907        22,753,644   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,436,561        18,359,249   

Century Aluminum Co.a

    63,445        1,466,214   

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    41,502        3,627,275   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    885,338        4,231,916   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    192,533        11,089,901   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    1,281,562        21,543,057   

Goldcorp Inc.

    1,003,416        24,112,086   

Kinross Gold Corp.a

    1,413,858        4,792,979   

New Gold Inc.a

    622,870        2,715,713   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    615,287        15,474,468   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    187,256        2,183,405   

Royal Gold Inc.

    80,545        5,836,291   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    449,358        10,321,753   

Stillwater Mining Co.a,b

    148,407        2,028,724   

Teck Resources Ltd. Class B

    576,668        7,427,484   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.a,b

    1,218,655        3,509,726   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    1,088,306        4,472,938   
   

 

 

 
      174,873,721   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 67.22%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    624,590        51,060,232   

Antero Resources Corp.a,b

    67,624        2,343,172   

Apache Corp.

    464,329        29,053,066   

Baytex Energy Corp.

    206,918        3,236,197   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    509,437        13,500,080   

California Resources Corp.a

    391,723        2,005,622   
 

 

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iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Cameco Corp.

    487,349      $ 6,832,633   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    1,345,770        38,946,584   

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.a

    52,340        2,360,534   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    933,681        17,637,234   

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    272,886        19,478,603   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    639,919        12,273,646   

Chevron Corp.

    1,493,607        153,139,526   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    107,628        11,107,210   

Cobalt International Energy Inc.a,b

    367,194        3,348,809   

Concho Resources Inc.a,b

    139,391        15,451,492   

ConocoPhillips

    1,518,006        95,604,018   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    283,945        8,220,208   

Continental Resources Inc.a,b

    105,889        4,807,361   

CVR Energy Inc.

    19,516        747,853   

Denbury Resources Inc.

    435,428        3,004,453   

Devon Energy Corp.

    474,277        28,584,675   

Diamondback Energy Inc.a,b

    69,978        4,827,782   

Encana Corp.

    914,047        11,187,935   

Energen Corp.

    90,466        5,737,354   

Enerplus Corp.

    253,756        2,486,809   

EOG Resources Inc.

    675,834        60,169,501   

EQT Corp.

    186,879        13,911,273   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,756,672        153,568,266   

Gulfport Energy Corp.a

    105,743        4,070,048   

Hess Corp.

    313,425        21,153,053   

HollyFrontier Corp.

    241,399        8,671,052   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    2,095,426        86,017,237   

Kosmos Energy Ltd.a

    133,601        1,171,681   

Laredo Petroleum Inc.a,b

    103,124        1,011,646   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    832,391        22,141,601   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    345,569        31,996,234   

Memorial Resource Development Corp.a

    89,945        1,722,447   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    205,779        9,241,535   

Newfield Exploration Co.a

    168,800        5,026,864   

Noble Energy Inc.

    444,463        21,218,664   

Oasis Petroleum Inc.a,b

    125,037        1,680,497   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    956,286        76,502,880   

ONEOK Inc.

    256,802        11,306,992   

PBF Energy Inc.

    102,702        2,885,926   

Peabody Energy Corp.b

    335,473        2,089,997   

Pengrowth Energy Corp.

    652,566        1,748,877   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

    611,791        911,569   

Phillips 66

    682,623        48,002,049   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    183,645        27,644,082   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

QEP Resources Inc.

    204,881      $ 4,142,694   

Range Resources Corp.

    208,068        9,627,306   

Rice Energy Inc.a,b

    71,286        1,217,565   

Rosetta Resources Inc.a,b

    76,038        1,297,969   

SandRidge Energy Inc.a,b

    488,247        688,428   

SemGroup Corp. Class A

    52,758        3,552,196   

SM Energy Co.

    83,278        3,149,574   

Southwestern Energy Co.a,b

    467,467        11,588,507   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    827,553        27,673,372   

Suncor Energy Inc.

    1,789,923        53,357,605   

Talisman Energy Inc.

    1,174,547        8,832,593   

Targa Resources Corp.

    36,520        3,171,032   

Tesoro Corp.

    155,722        12,727,159   

TransCanada Corp.

    873,450        38,851,056   

Ultra Petroleum Corp.a,b

    189,395        2,414,786   

Valero Energy Corp.

    642,860        33,994,437   

Western Refining Inc.

    90,303        3,352,950   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.a

    205,153        6,158,693   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    829,654        36,388,624   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    88,710        4,344,129   

WPX Energy Inc.a,b

    250,850        2,674,061   
   

 

 

 
      1,430,051,795   

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 1.81%

  

Domtar Corp.

    79,773        3,055,306   

International Paper Co.

    522,450        27,512,217   

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

    104,314        3,115,859   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.a

    176,299        2,886,015   

Resolute Forest Products Inc.a,b

    117,043        1,989,731   
   

 

 

 
      38,559,128   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $2,397,959,075)

   

    2,123,901,547   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.32%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.32%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    64,424,850        64,424,850   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    3,875,472        3,875,472   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    2,219,497        2,219,497   
   

 

 

 
      70,519,819   
   

 

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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iSHARES® NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL RESOURCES ETF

January 31, 2015

 

          Value  
   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $70,519,819)

  $ 70,519,819   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 103.15%
(Cost: $2,468,478,894)

      2,194,421,366   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.15)%

    (66,958,943
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 2,127,462,423   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® PHLX SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.93%

   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 7.22%

  

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

    617,191      $ 38,549,750   
   

 

 

 
      38,549,750   

COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 3.09%

  

SanDisk Corp.

    217,382        16,501,468   
   

 

 

 
      16,501,468   

SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 16.53%

  

 

Applied Materials Inc.

    1,483,502        33,883,186   

ASML Holding NV NYSa

    111,874        11,628,184   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    225,258        13,846,609   

Lam Research Corp.

    217,724        16,642,822   

SunEdison Inc.b,c

    371,325        6,954,917   

Teradyne Inc.

    296,680        5,369,908   
   

 

 

 
      88,325,626   

SEMICONDUCTORS — 73.09%

  

 

Altera Corp.

    417,720        13,753,431   

Analog Devices Inc.

    411,674        21,450,274   

ARM Holdings PLC

    169,199        7,925,281   

Atmel Corp.b

    571,940        4,764,260   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    240,849        24,778,545   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    521,533        22,131,253   

Cavium Inc.b,c

    73,872        4,344,412   

Cree Inc.b,c

    163,683        5,787,831   

Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.b,c

    416,561        13,367,442   

Intel Corp.

    1,207,879        39,908,322   

Linear Technology Corp.

    326,678        14,680,909   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    704,925        10,919,288   

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

    387,713        12,829,423   

Microchip Technology Inc.c

    275,401        12,420,585   

Micron Technology Inc.b

    1,251,556        36,626,786   

NVIDIA Corp.

    744,853        14,304,902   

NXP Semiconductors NVb

    289,090        22,936,401   

ON Semiconductor Corp.b

    597,318        5,979,153   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    261,150        21,688,508   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. SP ADR

    958,398        21,765,219   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    826,779        44,191,338   

Xilinx Inc.

    362,408        13,979,889   
   

 

 

 
      390,533,452   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $552,690,618)

   

    533,910,296   
Security   Shares     Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.49%

  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.49%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%d,e,f

    22,323,886      $ 22,323,886   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%d,e,f

    1,342,892        1,342,892   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%d,e

    349,718        349,718   
   

 

 

 
      24,016,496   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $24,016,496)

      24,016,496   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 104.42%
(Cost: $576,707,114)

    

    557,926,792   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.42)%

  

    (23,623,846
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 534,302,946   
   

 

 

 

NYS — New York Registered Shares

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
b  Non-income earning security.
c  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
d  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

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North American
Tech-Multimedia
Networking
ETF
    iShares
North American
Tech-Software
ETF
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 548,891,811      $ 237,457,747      $ 1,101,683,043   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     22,401,069        31,272,794        101,925,407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 571,292,880      $ 268,730,541      $ 1,203,608,450   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana)  (Note 1):

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 715,717,799      $ 227,335,604      $ 1,162,530,873   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     22,401,069        31,272,794        101,925,407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     738,118,868        258,608,398        1,264,456,280   

Receivables:

      

Dividends and interest

     141,259        3,353        13,359   

Capital shares sold

     12,167                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     738,272,294        258,611,751        1,264,469,639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     21,231,167        31,107,650        99,861,661   

Capital shares redeemed

     34,870               12,059   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     303,470        94,138        478,983   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     21,569,507        31,201,788        100,352,703   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 716,702,787      $ 227,409,963      $ 1,164,116,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 564,425,693      $ 338,661,278      $ 1,112,701,809   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     45,758        44,155        (67,870

Accumulated net realized loss

     (14,594,652     (101,173,327     (9,364,833

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     166,825,988        (10,122,143     60,847,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 716,702,787      $ 227,409,963      $ 1,164,116,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     7,300,000        6,500,000        13,000,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 98.18      $ 34.99      $ 89.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $20,768,386, $30,416,002 and $97,206,045, respectively. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

          
iShares
North American
Natural Resources
ETF
    iShares
PHLX
Semiconductor
ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 2,397,959,075      $ 552,690,618   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     70,519,819        24,016,496   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 2,468,478,894      $ 576,707,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 2,123,901,547      $ 533,910,296   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     70,519,819        24,016,496   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     2,194,421,366        557,926,792   

Cash

     285,023          

Receivables:

    

Dividends and interest

     1,957,264        296,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,196,663,653        558,222,952   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     68,300,322        23,666,778   

Capital shares redeemed

     18,156        13,490   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     882,752        239,738   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     69,201,230        23,920,006   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,127,462,423      $ 534,302,946   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,629,986,620      $ 558,638,736   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (3,098,822     9,987   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (225,366,101     (5,565,455

Net unrealized depreciation

     (274,059,274     (18,780,322
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,127,462,423      $ 534,302,946   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     57,700,000        6,050,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 36.87      $ 88.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $66,523,015 and $23,120,170, respectively. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
North American
Tech
ETF
    iShares
North  American
Tech-Multimedia
Networking
ETF
    iShares
North American
Tech-Software
ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 5,360,414      $ 1,348,622      $ 3,829,783   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     17        8        22   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     100,894        26,400        219,532   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     5,461,325        1,375,030        4,049,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,784,865        625,247        2,643,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,784,865        625,247        2,643,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     3,676,460        749,783        1,405,914   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     610,873        332,008        (3,974,258

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     25,944,239        18,868,051        42,805,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     26,555,112        19,200,059        38,831,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (7,262,654     (14,426,448     17,946,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     19,292,458        4,773,611        56,778,507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 22,968,918      $ 5,523,394      $ 58,184,421   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $1,179, $  — and $15,116, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

          
iShares
North American
Natural Resources
ETF
    iShares
PHLX
Semiconductor
ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 24,275,731      $ 7,998,352 b 

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     63        21   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     663,669        38,956   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     24,939,463        8,037,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     5,317,326        1,337,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,317,326        1,337,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     19,622,137        6,699,873   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (35,979,926     351,155   

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     41,988,543        53,937,475   

Foreign currency transactions

     (66,186       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     5,942,431        54,288,630   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (585,863,026     (17,766,442
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (579,920,595     36,522,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (560,298,458   $ 43,222,061   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $606,121 and $  —, respectively.
b  Includes $3,804,851 related to a special distribution from KLA-Tencor Corp.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
North American
Tech
ETF
    iShares
North American
Tech-Multimedia
Networking
ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

    Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 3,676,460      $ 6,003,928      $ 749,783      $ 1,219,733   

Net realized gain (loss)

     26,555,112        29,250,942        19,200,059        (3,795,638

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (7,262,654     106,605,088        (14,426,448     29,646,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     22,968,918        141,859,958        5,523,394        27,070,550   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (3,630,702     (6,042,520     (810,178     (1,115,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (3,630,702     (6,042,520     (810,178     (1,115,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     39,386,924        75,493,668        24,860,509        152,661,376   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (58,362,675     (80,416,091     (126,196,647     (82,366,458
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     (18,975,751     (4,922,423     (101,336,138     70,294,918   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     362,465        130,895,015        (96,622,922     96,250,285   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     716,340,322        585,445,307        324,032,885        227,782,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 716,702,787      $ 716,340,322      $ 227,409,963      $ 324,032,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 45,758      $      $ 44,155      $ 104,550   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     400,000        850,000        700,000        4,500,000   

Shares redeemed

     (600,000     (900,000     (3,700,000     (2,600,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (200,000     (50,000     (3,000,000     1,900,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

         
iShares
North American
Tech-Software
ETF
    iShares
North American
Natural Resources
ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

    Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 1,405,914      $ 3,013,153      $ 19,622,137      $ 33,198,912   

Net realized gain

     38,831,525        141,561,773        5,942,431        78,122,598   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     17,946,982        (16,921,834     (585,863,026     293,704,786   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     58,184,421        127,653,092        (560,298,458     405,026,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (1,473,784     (4,316,385     (21,141,896     (33,343,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,473,784     (4,316,385     (21,141,896     (33,343,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     330,227,079        770,650,397        446,370,330        452,217,620   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (198,009,481     (648,349,077     (159,650,857     (402,246,143
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     132,217,598        122,301,320        286,719,473        49,971,477   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     188,928,235        245,638,027        (294,720,881     421,654,101   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     975,188,701        729,550,674        2,422,183,304        2,000,529,203   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,164,116,936      $ 975,188,701      $ 2,127,462,423      $ 2,422,183,304   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (67,870   $      $ (3,098,822   $ (1,579,063
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     3,750,000        9,550,000        11,250,000        10,450,000   

Shares redeemed

     (2,250,000     (8,000,000     (3,950,000     (9,400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     1,500,000        1,550,000        7,300,000        1,050,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

         
iShares
PHLX
Semiconductor
ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 6,699,873      $ 3,631,538   

Net realized gain

     54,288,630        47,748,923   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (17,766,442     21,035,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     43,222,061        72,415,623   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (6,762,577     (4,029,148
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (6,762,577     (4,029,148
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     619,116,552        773,391,762   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (604,591,356     (566,286,308
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     14,525,196        207,105,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     50,984,680        275,491,929   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     483,318,266        207,826,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 534,302,946      $ 483,318,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 9,987      $ 72,691   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     7,150,000        10,100,000   

Shares redeemed

     (6,950,000     (7,450,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     200,000        2,650,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares North American Tech ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 95.51      $ 77.54      $ 65.74      $ 61.97      $ 52.01      $ 45.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.49        0.79        0.74        0.40        0.28        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     2.66        17.98        11.78        3.80        9.98        6.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.15        18.77        12.52        4.20        10.26        6.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.48     (0.80     (0.72     (0.43     (0.30     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.48     (0.80     (0.72     (0.43     (0.30     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 98.18      $ 95.51      $ 77.54      $ 65.74      $ 61.97      $ 52.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     3.28 %c      24.29     19.16     6.80     19.73     13.67
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 716,703      $ 716,340      $ 585,445      $ 479,902      $ 415,214      $ 384,854   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.47     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     0.97     0.90     1.04     0.64     0.46     0.36

Portfolio turnover ratee

     3     9     9     9     12     11

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 34.11      $ 29.97      $ 24.52      $ 29.06      $ 27.42      $ 24.70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)a

     0.10        0.14        0.33        0.15        (0.02     0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     0.89        4.13        5.81        (4.53     1.69        2.74   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.99        4.27        6.14        (4.38     1.67        2.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.11     (0.13     (0.69     (0.14     (0.03     (0.05

Return of capital

                          (0.02            (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.11     (0.13     (0.69     (0.16     (0.03     (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 34.99      $ 34.11      $ 29.97      $ 24.52      $ 29.06      $ 27.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.90 %c      14.25     25.16     (15.12 )%      6.07     11.31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 227,410      $ 324,033      $ 227,783      $ 197,422      $ 194,675      $ 183,688   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.47     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assetsd

     0.57     0.44     1.18     0.54     (0.05 )%      0.18

Portfolio turnover ratee

     6     30     25     33     28     25

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares North American Tech-Software ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 84.80      $ 73.32      $ 59.36      $ 59.10      $ 47.24      $ 40.70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)a

     0.11        0.23        0.25        0.09        (0.07     (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     4.76        11.59        13.88        0.27        11.93        6.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     4.87        11.82        14.13        0.36        11.86        6.54   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.12     (0.34     (0.17     (0.10              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.12     (0.34     (0.17     (0.10              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 89.55      $ 84.80      $ 73.32      $ 59.36      $ 59.10      $ 47.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     5.74 %c      16.14     23.84     0.61     25.11     16.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,164,117      $ 975,189      $ 729,551      $ 599,532      $ 585,114      $ 264,542   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.47     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assetsd

     0.25     0.29     0.38     0.16     (0.12 )%      (0.11 )% 

Portfolio turnover ratee

     11     13     15     10     18     14

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares North American Natural Resources ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 48.06      $ 40.54      $ 36.56      $ 44.13      $ 32.93      $ 29.75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.37        0.66        0.64        0.51        0.41        0.49   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (11.17     7.52        4.02        (7.59     11.37        3.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (10.80     8.18        4.66        (7.08     11.78        3.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.39     (0.66     (0.68     (0.49     (0.58     (0.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.39     (0.66     (0.68     (0.49     (0.58     (0.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 36.87      $ 48.06      $ 40.54      $ 36.56      $ 44.13      $ 32.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (22.56 )%c      20.33     12.84     (16.04 )%      35.89     11.88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,127,462      $ 2,422,183      $ 2,000,529      $ 1,692,521      $ 2,224,242      $ 1,582,047   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.47     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.74     1.50     1.62     1.34     1.00     1.46

Portfolio turnover ratee

     6     7     7     8     11     7

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 82.62      $ 64.95      $ 52.19      $ 52.40      $ 45.98      $ 42.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     1.05 b      0.87        0.75        0.55        0.44        0.40   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     5.64        17.78        12.76        (0.32     6.49        3.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     6.69        18.65        13.51        0.23        6.93        4.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (1.00     (0.98     (0.75     (0.44     (0.51     (0.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.00     (0.98     (0.75     (0.44     (0.51     (0.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 88.31      $ 82.62      $ 64.95      $ 52.19      $ 52.40      $ 45.98   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     8.06 %d      28.89 %e      26.15     0.45     15.02     9.72
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 534,303      $ 483,318      $ 207,826      $ 208,750      $ 165,054      $ 280,466   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf

     0.47     0.47     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets
f

     2.37 %b      1.16     1.33     1.06     0.81     0.86

Portfolio turnover rateg

     8     34     16     27     52     9

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  Includes a special distribution from KLA-Tencor Corp., which represented $0.60 per share and 1.34% of average net assets, annualized.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d Not annualized.
e Includes payment from an affiliate. Not including these proceeds, the Fund’s total return would have been 28.87%.
f  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
g Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification
 

North American Tech

     Non-diversified   

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     Non-diversified   

North American Tech-Software

     Non-diversified   

North American Natural Resources

     Non-diversified   

PHLX Semiconductor

     Non-diversified   

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

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Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

As of January 31, 2015, the value of each of the Funds’ investments was classified as Level 1. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is

 

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entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash  Collateral
Received
 a
     Net
Amount
 

North American Tech

   $ 20,768,386       $ 20,768,386       $   

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     30,416,002         30,416,002           

North American Tech-Software

     97,206,045         97,206,045           

North American Natural Resources

     66,523,015         66,523,015           

PHLX Semiconductor

     23,120,170         23,120,170           

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each of the Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.48 %     

First $10 billion

    0.43       

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

    0.38       

Over $20 billion

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 71.5% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015, each Fund retained 70% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF    Fees Paid
to BTC
 

North American Tech

   $ 48,267   

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     14,191   

North American Tech-Software

     111,514   

North American Natural Resources

     285,655   

PHLX Semiconductor

     20,418   

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

North American Tech

   $ 25,647,719       $ 25,418,638   

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     16,154,771         16,282,991   

North American Tech-Software

     124,129,964         117,214,164   

North American Natural Resources

     131,755,020         132,648,676   

PHLX Semiconductor

     46,933,325         46,144,920   

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

North American Tech

   $ 39,265,148       $ 58,253,826   

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     24,838,722         126,082,475   

North American Tech-Software

     328,723,099         197,721,667   

North American Natural Resources

     443,643,663         158,926,111   

PHLX Semiconductor

     617,860,911         603,730,784   

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

 

5. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

 

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A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

Each Fund invests all or substantially all of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions affecting those market sectors may have a significant impact on its investment performance.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Non-
Expiring  a
    Expiring
2015
    Expiring
2016
    Expiring
2017
    Expiring
2018
    Expiring
2019
    Total  

North American Tech

  $ 5,475,316      $ 1,580,603      $ 850,629      $ 5,220,553      $ 10,528,527      $ 6,671,782      $ 30,327,410   

North American Tech-
Multimedia Networking

    34,275,521        8,142,402        20,065,788        1,494,613        14,891,975        14,653,934        93,524,233   

North American Tech-Software

    1,536,022        592,932        289,827        6,215,064        27,274,356        441,006        36,349,207   

North American
Natural Resources

    42,780,071        785,924        2,497,939        17,704,391        84,798,764        13,660,242        162,227,331   

PHLX Semiconductor

    13,756,339        5,309,649        17,237,123        6,663,495        4,103,013        12,256,265        59,325,884   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

 

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As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

North American Tech

   $ 580,236,496       $ 184,674,848       $ (26,792,476   $ 157,882,372   

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     274,277,641         16,905,383         (32,574,626     (15,669,243

North American Tech-Software

     1,211,025,590         96,838,526         (43,407,836     53,430,690   

North American Natural Resources

     2,520,067,175         132,313,388         (457,959,197     (325,645,809

PHLX Semiconductor

     577,235,315         21,088,621         (40,397,144     (19,308,523

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    

Return

of

Capital

    

Total

Per

Share

     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

North American Tech

   $ 0.469031       $       $ 0.008693       $ 0.477724         98     —       2     100

North American Natural Resources

     0.333819                 0.053385         0.387204         86        —          14        100   

PHLX Semiconductor

     1.001259                         1.001259         100        —                 100   

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF  |  ACWI  |  NASDAQ

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iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF  |  ACWX  |  NASDAQ

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iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF  |  CRBN  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF  |  EUFN  |  NASDAQ

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iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF  |  IEUS  |  NASDAQ

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iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF  |  TOK  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF  |  QAT  |  NASDAQ

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iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF  |  UAE  |  NASDAQ

 

 


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Fund Performance Overviews

     5   

About Fund Performance

     13   

Shareholder Expenses

     13   

Schedules of Investments

     14   

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

     14   

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

     32   

iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

     49   

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF

     62   

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

     65   

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF

     76   

iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF

     93   

iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF

     94   

Financial Statements

     95   

Financial Highlights

     105   

Notes to Financial Statements

     113   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     125   

Supplemental Information

     128   


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI ACWI ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI ACWI (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -1.96%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -2.25%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    7.44%        7.35%        6.80%          7.44%        7.35%        6.80%   

5 Years

    9.80%        9.92%        9.79%          59.60%        60.50%        59.54%   

Since Inception

    4.12%        4.08%        3.94%            31.91%        31.50%        30.32%   

The inception date of the Fund was 3/26/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/28/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 980.40         $ 1.65         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.50         $ 1.68           0.33%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     20.78

Information Technology

     13.82   

Consumer Discretionary

     12.19   

Health Care

     12.13   

Industrials

     10.71   

Consumer Staples

     9.99   

Energy

     7.79   

Materials

     5.26   

Telecommunication Services

     3.94   

Utilities

     3.39   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

United States

     51.05

Japan

     7.53   

United Kingdom

     7.24   

Canada

     3.37   

France

     3.35   

Switzerland

     3.28   

Germany

     3.21   

Australia

     2.50   

China

     2.34   

South Korea

     1.62   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     85.49
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization non-U.S. equities, as represented by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -8.15%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.15%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    0.59%        0.70%        0.56%          0.59%        0.70%        0.56%   

5 Years

    5.01%        5.09%        5.45%          27.68%        28.15%        30.38%   

Since Inception

    0.28%        0.18%        0.75%            1.94%        1.23%        5.27%   

The inception date of the Fund was 3/26/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/28/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 918.50         $ 1.60         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.50         $ 1.68           0.33%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     26.54

Consumer Discretionary

     11.29   

Industrials

     10.90   

Consumer Staples

     10.30   

Health Care

     9.12   

Materials

     7.85   

Information Technology

     7.61   

Energy

     7.16   

Telecommunication Services

     5.67   

Utilities

     3.56   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Japan

     15.49

United Kingdom

     14.76   

France

     6.93   

Canada

     6.88   

Switzerland

     6.62   

Germany

     6.55   

Australia

     5.21   

China

     4.82   

South Korea

     3.29   

Taiwan

     2.73   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     73.28
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI ACWI LOW CARBON TARGET ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market equities with a lower carbon exposure than that of the broad market, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the period from December 8, 2014 (inception date of the Fund) through January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -2.65%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -2.67%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    (2.65)%        (2.60)%        (2.67)%   

The inception date of the Fund was 12/8/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 12/9/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account  Value
(12/8/14) a
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 973.50         $ 0.29         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.20         $ 1.02           0.20%   

 

a  The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is December 8, 2014.
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (54 days for actual and 184 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     23.23

Information Technology

     13.57   

Health Care

     12.37   

Industrials

     11.64   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.58   

Consumer Staples

     10.55   

Energy

     6.05   

Telecommunication Services

     4.37   

Materials

     3.76   

Utilities

     2.88   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

United States

     50.65

Japan

     7.62   

United Kingdom

     7.20   

Canada

     3.70   

Switzerland

     3.29   

Germany

     3.26   

France

     3.17   

Australia

     2.68   

China

     2.43   

Hong Kong

     1.41   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     85.41
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EUROPE FINANCIALS ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market European equities in the financials sector, as represented by the MSCI Europe Financials Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -10.55%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -10.33%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    (8.86)%        (8.62)%        (8.65)%          (8.86)%        (8.62)%        (8.65)%   

5 Years

    2.20%        2.19%        2.35%          11.47%        11.44%        12.33%   

Since Inception

    0.66%        0.65%        0.84%            3.36%        3.33%        4.31%   

The inception date of the Fund was 1/20/10. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/22/10.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
      

Ending

Account Value
(1/31/15)

       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 894.50         $ 2.29         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.45           0.48%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Commercial Banks

     51.40

Insurance

     28.39   

Capital Markets

     10.10   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     5.04   

Diversified Financial Services

     3.79   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1.28   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

United Kingdom

     32.73

Switzerland

     11.53   

France

     11.42   

Germany

     10.95   

Spain

     10.29   

Sweden

     7.14   

Italy

     6.16   

Netherlands

     3.79   

Belgium

     1.53   

Finland

     1.20   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     96.74
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI EUROPE SMALL-CAP ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares Developed Small-Cap ex North America) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization developed market equities in Europe, as represented by the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -7.26%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.48%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    (2.57)%        (3.97)%        (2.34)%          (2.57)%        (3.97)%        (2.34)%   

5 Years

    8.24%        8.30%        8.72%          48.59%        49.01%        51.87%   

Since Inception

    0.59%        0.55%        1.03%            4.34%        4.04%        7.71%   

The inception date of the Fund was 11/12/07. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/16/07.

Index performance through August 31, 2014 reflects the performance of the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North America Index. Index performance beginning on September 1, 2014 reflects the performance of the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 927.40         $ 2.04         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.10         $ 2.14           0.42%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     23.14

Industrials

     22.00   

Consumer Discretionary

     17.73   

Information Technology

     9.36   

Materials

     8.07   

Health Care

     8.06   

Consumer Staples

     4.97   

Energy

     3.15   

Utilities

     1.88   

Telecommunication Services

     1.64   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

United Kingdom

     38.59

Germany

     10.12   

Switzerland

     7.36   

Sweden

     7.22   

France

     7.18   

Italy

     6.33   

Spain

     4.31   

Netherlands

     3.24   

Denmark

     3.17   

Norway

     3.17   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     90.69
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI KOKUSAI ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, excluding Japan, as represented by the MSCI Kokusai Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -1.17%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -1.24%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    7.66%        7.03%        7.46%          7.66%        7.03%        7.46%   

5 Years

    11.50%        11.50%        11.27%          72.34%        72.34%        70.58%   

Since Inception

    3.09%        3.10%        2.80%            24.31%        24.42%        21.83%   

The inception date of the Fund was 12/10/07. The first day of secondary market trading was 12/12/07.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 988.30         $ 1.25         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.90         $ 1.28           0.25%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     20.46

Health Care

     13.75   

Information Technology

     13.40   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.63   

Consumer Staples

     10.49   

Industrials

     10.07   

Energy

     8.30   

Materials

     5.11   

Utilities

     3.56   

Telecommunication Services

     3.23   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

United States

     62.39

United Kingdom

     8.68   

France

     4.07   

Canada

     4.04   

Switzerland

     3.95   

Germany

     3.92   

Australia

     3.09   

Spain

     1.41   

Hong Kong

     1.40   

Sweden

     1.32   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     94.27
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI QATAR CAPPED ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Qatar equities, as represented by the MSCI All Qatar Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -7.84%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.37%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    (6.06)%        (5.65)%        (5.99)%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/29/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/1/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 921.60         $ 2.95         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.10         $ 3.11           0.61%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     58.26

Industrials

     15.74   

Telecommunication Services

     8.41   

Energy

     6.78   

Utilities

     4.35   

Materials

     3.12   

Consumer Staples

     2.04   

Health Care

     1.30   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Qatar National Bank SAQ

     21.14

Industries Qatar QSC

     13.06   

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

     8.94   

Ooredoo QSC

     4.90   

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

     4.53   

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

     4.35   

Gulf International Services QSC

     3.83   

Barwa Real Estate Co.

     3.63   

Vodafone Qatar QSC

     3.51   

Commercial Bank of Qatar QSC (The)

     3.48   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     71.37
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI UAE CAPPED ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of UAE equities, as represented by the MSCI All UAE Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -21.80%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -21.91%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    (24.93)%        (24.65)%        (25.12)%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/29/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/1/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 13 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 782.00         $ 2.74         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.10         $ 3.11           0.61%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     71.11

Industrials

     18.14   

Health Care

     5.36   

Energy

     3.77   

Consumer Staples

     1.62   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Emaar Properties PJSC

     17.32

First Gulf Bank PJSC

     9.74   

DP World Ltd.

     9.31   

Aldar Properties PJSC

     5.70   

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC

     5.40   

Union National Bank PJSC

     5.05   

Dubai Islamic Bank

     4.85   

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

     4.79   

Air Arabia PJSC

     4.21   

Al Waha Capital PJSC

     3.43   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     69.80
  

 

 

 
 

 

* Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 (or commencement of operations, as applicable) and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments   (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI ACWI ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.09%

  

 

AUSTRALIA — 2.49%

   

ALS Ltd.

    216,333      $ 825,500   

Alumina Ltd.a

    716,023        1,081,750   

Amcor Ltd.

    106,217        1,057,117   

AMP Ltd.

    816,855        3,670,446   

APA Group

    139,022        879,099   

Asciano Ltd.

    119,919        563,123   

ASX Ltd.

    149,594        4,443,170   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    108,853        419,608   

AusNet Services

    632,468        689,548   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    421,901        10,842,330   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    57,467        598,788   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    569,550        12,977,896   

Boral Ltd.

    149,331        651,233   

Brambles Ltd.

    646,270        5,334,798   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    161,365        1,218,931   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    283,893        19,749,228   

CSL Ltd.

    112,682        7,717,711   

Dexus Property Group

    103,117        619,131   

Federation Centres

    385,635        909,949   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    457,292        840,434   

Goodman Group

    255,449        1,219,447   

GPT Group (The)

    187,667        660,579   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    469,326        1,319,410   

James Hardie Industries SE

    103,930        1,053,780   

Lend Lease Group

    54,700        710,528   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    104,604        5,062,762   

Mirvac Group

    396,041        595,245   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    305,773        8,484,242   

Orica Ltd.

    137,297        1,939,530   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    189,925        1,579,616   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    236,304        1,952,471   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    112,819        5,057,095   

Santos Ltd.

    286,254        1,756,612   

Scentre Groupa

    896,673        2,653,480   

Stockland

    306,867        1,046,700   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    497,921        5,707,769   

Sydney Airport

    110,799        430,561   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,099,049        5,563,249   

Transurban Group

    153,757        1,102,790   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    223,952        7,602,211   

Westfield Corp.

    351,354        2,697,863   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    548,641        14,723,181   
Security   Shares     Value  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    141,904      $ 3,788,206   

Woolworths Ltd.

    242,471        6,000,837   
   

 

 

 
      157,797,954   

AUSTRIA — 0.08%

   

Erste Group Bank AG

    69,374        1,505,031   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    195,289        446,037   

OMV AG

    47,688        1,187,934   

Voestalpine AG

    56,036        1,995,028   
   

 

 

 
      5,134,030   

BELGIUM — 0.46%

   

Ageas

    68,661        2,349,984   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    160,417        19,568,546   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    46,694        3,869,163   

KBC Groep NVa

    43,213        2,326,761   

UCB SA

    13,675        1,064,315   
   

 

 

 
      29,178,769   

BRAZIL — 0.47%

   

AMBEV SA

    907,195        5,958,516   

BM&F Bovespa SA

    601,700        2,039,889   

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    274,100        1,555,228   

BRF SA

    185,372        4,446,110   

CCR SA

    218,800        1,245,535   

Cielo SA

    124,480        1,855,003   

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    164,100        813,103   

Embraer SA

    345,264        3,053,635   

Hypermarcas SAa

    218,800        1,486,001   

Klabin SA

    273,500        1,394,909   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    164,100        1,916,599   

Souza Cruz SA

    109,400        916,625   

TIM Participacoes SA

    164,100        723,845   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    109,400        2,160,122   
   

 

 

 
      29,565,120   

CANADA — 3.36%

   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    67,828        2,291,693   

Agrium Inc.

    23,680        2,531,880   

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B

    65,640        2,577,559   

ARC Resources Ltd.

    42,119        764,018   

Bank of Montreal

    129,385        7,441,972   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    212,236        10,220,537   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    200,202        2,565,781   

Baytex Energy Corp.

    12,265        190,753   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

BCE Inc.

    48,683      $ 2,240,735   

Bombardier Inc. Class B

    277,876        635,546   

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

    176,767        9,026,904   

Cameco Corp.

    136,437        1,923,967   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada

    88,780        6,174,234   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    155,348        10,257,293   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    216,797        6,298,988   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

    48,683        301,401   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    46,495        8,121,178   

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A NVS

    8,420        778,217   

Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A

    13,873        460,956   

Catamaran Corp.a,b

    29,538        1,478,123   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    109,594        2,080,467   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    33,367        794,734   

Dollarama Inc.

    36,102        1,718,329   

Enbridge Inc.

    213,330        10,355,662   

Encana Corp.

    110,581        1,355,281   

Finning International Inc.

    22,974        379,593   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    100,873        922,054   

Fortis Inc./Canada

    17,140        566,535   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    65,093        3,764,557   

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    25,162        1,472,075   

Goldcorp Inc.

    207,313        5,017,892   

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    15,863        305,512   

Husky Energy Inc.

    104,037        2,244,104   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    89,867        3,348,174   

Magna International Inc. Class A

    34,461        3,318,225   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    320,560        5,152,421   

National Bank of Canada

    34,280        1,195,251   

New Gold Inc.a,b

    357,738        1,571,514   

Open Text Corp.

    25,162        1,430,004   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

    72,204        167,989   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    44,854        1,396,613   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    162,597        5,932,203   

Power Corp. of Canada

    163,687        3,955,495   

Restaurant Brands International Inc.a

    12,654        491,410   

Rogers Communications Inc. Class B

    119,246        4,249,012   

Royal Bank of Canada

    244,509        13,834,201   

Saputo Inc.

    21,880        630,542   

Shaw Communications Inc. Class B

    257,090        5,948,989   
Security   Shares     Value  

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    122,528      $ 2,820,768   

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    75,486        2,503,400   

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    116,027        3,555,983   

Suncor Energy Inc.

    304,784        9,110,228   

TELUS Corp. NVS

    22,380        769,387   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    61,905        2,380,605   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    326,424        13,026,582   

Tourmaline Oil Corp.a,b

    54,900        1,512,840   

TransCanada Corp.

    139,707        6,229,768   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a,b

    52,512        8,414,262   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    567,786        2,355,420   
   

 

 

 
      212,559,816   

CHILE — 0.15%

   

AES Gener SA

    723,956        373,218   

Aguas Andinas SA Series A

    1,296,937        743,328   

Banco de Chile

    5,541,592        611,434   

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    10,541        441,694   

Banco Santander Chile

    9,874,102        469,252   

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    20,862        191,045   

Colbun SA

    1,934,192        526,652   

CorpBanca SA

    37,668,608        417,165   

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile

    591,307        846,887   

Empresas CMPC SA

    462,762        1,150,254   

Empresas COPEC SA

    68,922        780,483   

Enersis SA

    4,269,335        1,322,755   

LATAM Airlines Group SAa

    127,451        1,345,547   

SACI Falabella

    86,981        571,003   
   

 

 

 
      9,790,717   

CHINA — 2.33%

   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    3,829,000        1,876,634   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    14,222,000        7,960,879   

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    2,188,000        4,012,892   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    12,378,260        9,946,225   

China Gas Holdings Ltd.b

    2,188,000        3,397,695   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,188,000        8,635,338   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    547,000        2,493,948   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

    820,788        1,837,771   

China Mobile Ltd.

    1,094,000        14,462,781   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.b

    1,094,000      $ 3,167,702   

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    437,600        2,116,504   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

    5,625,200        4,447,429   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,094,000        2,998,381   

China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    3,829,000        1,204,997   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

    2,188,000        1,298,123   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    1,094,000        1,653,696   

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd.

    100        249   

CNOOC Ltd.

    3,829,000        5,027,404   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    1,750,866        700,044   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b

    2,735,000        1,139,385   

Fosun International Ltd.b

    2,188,000        3,070,343   

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.a,b

    3,282,000        711,146   

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.b

    5,470,000        754,887   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H

    395,000        2,269,632   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    1,580,000        2,119,342   

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    1,641,000        4,423,494   

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.b

    273,500        3,254,126   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    13,154,260        9,466,975   

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B

    100        141   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.b

    1,094,000        1,138,679   

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.b

    1,880,000        989,301   

Lenovo Group Ltd.b

    1,094,000        1,416,647   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

    4,376,000        4,735,326   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

    820,500        8,741,163   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    940,000        1,983,452   

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.b

    2,461,500        1,577,854   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,094,000        18,625,239   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.b

    3,282,000        3,945,164   
   

 

 

 
      147,600,988   
Security   Shares     Value  

COLOMBIA — 0.05%

   

Almacenes Exito SA

    68,922      $ 707,327   

Cemex Latam Holdings SAa

    121,981        762,131   

Ecopetrol SA

    864,807        694,047   

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    67,828        985,678   
   

 

 

 
      3,149,183   

CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.03%

   

CEZ AS

    63,999        1,499,693   

Komercni Banka AS

    2,735        557,444   
   

 

 

 
      2,057,137   

DENMARK — 0.51%

   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    23,680        1,740,939   

Danske Bank A/S

    205,134        5,320,443   

DSV A/S

    46,567        1,466,844   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    401,884        18,001,898   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    43,300        1,975,014   

TDC A/S

    225,364        1,668,136   

Tryg A/S

    19,145        2,243,339   
   

 

 

 
      32,416,613   

EGYPT — 0.01%

   

Global Telecom Holding SAE SP GDRa

    315,619        908,983   
   

 

 

 
      908,983   

FINLAND — 0.31%

   

Fortum OYJ

    123,082        2,625,058   

Metso OYJ

    76,580        2,326,338   

Nokia OYJ

    625,768        4,833,584   

Sampo OYJ

    114,323        5,537,016   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    228,099        4,012,841   
   

 

 

 
      19,334,837   

FRANCE — 3.35%

   

Accor SA

    73,520        3,677,365   

Airbus Group NV

    101,195        5,389,935   

ALSTOMa

    47,657        1,566,032   

ArcelorMittal

    143,861        1,373,883   

Arkema SA

    13,015        932,611   

AXA SA

    258,184        6,076,059   

BNP Paribas SA

    186,454        9,841,651   

Bouygues SA

    72,442        2,587,708   

Cap Gemini SA

    71,859        5,235,937   

Carrefour SA

    95,317        2,995,022   

Christian Dior SA

    9,299        1,610,746   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    107,448      $ 4,599,002   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    48,136        4,711,094   

Credit Agricole SA

    277,329        3,306,338   

Danone SA

    100,811        6,776,696   

Edenred SA

    72,891        2,099,119   

Essilor International SA

    65,640        7,338,262   

GDF Suez

    251,620        5,600,730   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    103,797        1,394,430   

Hermes International

    3,056        1,036,115   

Iliad SA

    7,111        1,651,825   

Kering

    24,615        4,983,159   

L’Air Liquide SA

    54,202        6,850,398   

L’Oreal SA

    43,300        7,771,485   

Lafarge SA

    39,006        2,676,633   

Legrand SA

    23,521        1,266,067   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    50,927        8,246,743   

Orange SA

    341,174        6,013,668   

Pernod Ricard SA

    59,695        7,180,879   

Publicis Groupe SA

    29,538        2,214,256   

Renault SA

    59,076        4,547,174   

Safran SA

    34,461        2,301,753   

Sanofi

    208,407        19,284,511   

Schneider Electric SE

    95,317        7,206,554   

SES SA Class A FDR

    165,194        6,020,215   

Societe Generale

    127,998        5,175,986   

Suez Environnement SA

    60,754        1,117,836   

Technip SA

    46,495        2,736,170   

Total SA

    375,789        19,294,695   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    21,071        5,946,772   

Veolia Environnement SA

    68,070        1,248,605   

Vinci SA

    80,060        4,231,701   

Vivendi SA

    200,476        4,758,689   

Wendel

    9,299        1,043,575   
   

 

 

 
      211,918,084   

GERMANY — 3.02%

   

adidas AGb

    36,649        2,530,609   

Allianz SE Registered

    76,790        12,686,102   

BASF SE

    160,271        14,378,201   

Bayer AG Registered

    145,548        21,031,405   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    82,597        9,637,564   

Beiersdorf AG

    22,427        1,968,943   

Commerzbank AGa

    205,125        2,469,821   

Continental AG

    15,316        3,468,768   
Security   Shares     Value  

Daimler AG Registered

    173,497      $ 15,756,596   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    231,928        6,752,356   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    38,384        2,946,681   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    189,844        6,163,384   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    552,470        9,529,204   

E.ON SE

    350,627        5,430,504   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    64,546        4,781,018   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    39,384        2,255,921   

GEA Group AG

    28,991        1,316,611   

HeidelbergCement AG

    31,310        2,305,752   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    24,068        2,464,729   

Infineon Technologies AG

    190,934        2,149,640   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    7,658        1,041,322   

Lanxess AG

    17,983        863,464   

Linde AG

    43,300        8,301,637   

MAN SE

    30,632        3,263,787   

Merck KGaA

    55,794        5,585,249   

METRO AGa,b

    59,647        1,838,200   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    36,760        7,383,767   

Osram Licht AGa

    51,965        2,397,200   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    34,461        1,529,835   

SAP SE

    164,777        10,758,643   

Siemens AG Registered

    149,042        15,641,345   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    108,397        2,824,384   
   

 

 

 
      191,452,642   

HONG KONG — 1.17%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,078,600        12,131,098   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    328,200        1,363,029   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    547,500        10,486,274   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    273,500        2,441,035   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.b

    547,000        2,885,501   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    1,094,000        3,224,142   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.b

    188,000        3,292,822   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.b

    638,780        4,564,274   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.b

    1,278,040        2,934,101   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    149,200        3,436,852   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    547,000        7,259,610   

Li & Fung Ltd.b

    1,094,000        1,085,061   

Link REIT (The)

    547,000        3,703,883   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    1,031,666        1,232,142   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Sands China Ltd.b

    437,600      $ 2,147,547   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class Ab

    547,000        7,344,271   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)b

    547,200        4,446,284   
   

 

 

 
      73,977,926   

HUNGARY — 0.02%

   

OTP Bank PLC

    103,093        1,365,899   
   

 

 

 
      1,365,899   

INDIA — 0.67%

   

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. SP ADR

    94,827        4,785,919   

ICICI Bank Ltd. SP ADR

    626,315        7,522,043   

Infosys Ltd. SP ADRb

    209,358        7,134,921   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. SP GDRc

    181,301        4,994,842   

Reliance Industries Ltd. SP GDRb,d

    166,963        4,975,497   

Sesa Sterlite Ltd. SP ADR

    214,424        2,785,368   

Tata Motors Ltd. SP ADR

    123,233        6,077,852   

Wipro Ltd. SP ADR

    303,385        3,901,531   
   

 

 

 
      42,177,973   

INDONESIA — 0.32%

   

PT Astra International Tbk

    4,923,000        3,050,764   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    4,649,500        4,909,182   

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

    1,159,510        402,751   

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

    1,367,957        1,187,884   

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    1,751,288        864,066   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    2,188,000        2,016,570   

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    2,483,945        775,528   

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    411,200        746,604   

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    1,501,200        894,735   

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    5,798,200        853,652   

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk

    1,914,500        763,231   

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

    820,500        944,053   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    6,564,000        1,466,439   

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    273,500        773,486   

PT United Tractors Tbk

    567,606        802,064   
   

 

 

 
      20,451,009   

IRELAND — 0.52%

   

Bank of Irelanda

    5,759,363        1,741,774   

CRH PLC

    84,420        2,030,548   
Security   Shares     Value  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    16,050      $ 1,163,129   

Medtronic PLC

    284,421        20,307,659   

Pentair PLC

    32,572        2,013,275   

Tyco International PLC

    136,437        5,567,994   
   

 

 

 
      32,824,379   

ISRAEL — 0.21%

   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    193,091        1,390,903   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    32,273        1,587,365   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    175,587        10,013,864   
   

 

 

 
      12,992,132   

ITALY — 0.78%

   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    126,014        2,659,150   

Atlantia SpA

    160,304        4,129,835   

CNH Industrial NV

    351,174        2,668,962   

Enel SpA

    911,447        4,120,262   

Eni SpA

    449,151        7,551,985   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    224,270        2,452,322   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,015,695        5,909,441   

Luxottica Group SpA

    15,863        944,257   

Mediobanca SpA

    327,653        2,843,302   

Snam SpA

    882,311        4,317,113   

Telecom Italia SpAa

    2,209,333        2,575,396   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    752,125        709,967   

Tenaris SA

    39,931        562,351   

UniCredit SpA

    790,829        4,671,773   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    435,412        3,002,093   
   

 

 

 
      49,118,209   

JAPAN — 7.51%

   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    328,200        3,491,133   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    109,400        1,988,414   

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    109,400        3,860,409   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    164,100        5,432,979   

ASICS Corp.

    79,000        1,957,094   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    547,000        8,519,444   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    79,000        1,613,425   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    1,094,000        5,958,721   

Bridgestone Corp.

    220,200        8,881,859   

Canon Inc.

    218,800        6,967,364   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.b

    218,800        3,462,727   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    54,700        9,462,427   

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    109,400        1,523,674   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    218,800        2,969,116   
 

 

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Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    218,800      $ 3,190,775   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    109,400        7,706,849   

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    547,000        4,016,409   

Denso Corp.

    164,100        7,335,709   

East Japan Railway Co.

    109,400        8,503,146   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    109,400        5,483,737   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    9,000        3,372,749   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    100,300        3,668,658   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    109,400        3,723,502   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    547,000        2,913,235   

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,094,000        8,356,925   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    328,200        10,005,399   

Hoya Corp.

    164,100        6,424,858   

ITOCHU Corp.

    273,500        2,794,024   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    1,094        3,837,126   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    218,800        6,021,121   

JFE Holdings Inc.

    109,400        2,432,198   

JTEKT Corp.

    79,000        1,320,870   

JX Holdings Inc.

    624,080        2,315,363   

Kao Corp.

    164,100        7,237,919   

KDDI Corp.

    109,400        7,788,807   

Keikyu Corp.

    547,000        4,293,483   

Keyence Corp.

    10,000        4,723,960   

Kintetsu Corp.

    1,094,000        3,874,380   

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,094,000        1,937,190   

Komatsu Ltd.

    218,800        4,343,776   

Kyocera Corp.

    109,400        4,865,327   

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    218,800        2,129,046   

Marubeni Corp.

    547,000        3,043,158   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    109,400        2,279,458   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    820,500        4,289,525   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    273,500        4,815,034   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    547,000        6,409,956   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,094,000        6,101,217   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    188,000        1,606,879   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,297,400        12,366,629   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    765,800        3,350,966   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    382,900        4,912,359   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    4,211,900        6,956,188   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    109,400        2,691,111   
Security   Shares     Value  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    54,700      $ 5,969,897   

NEC Corp.

    592,000        1,683,293   

Nidec Corp.

    55,000        3,780,445   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    1,641,346        3,877,525   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    109,400        6,538,016   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    624,000        5,399,872   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    54,700        3,299,276   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    702,000        3,791,929   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    297,320        5,074,930   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    109,400        1,062,660   

Olympus Corp.a

    54,700        1,918,563   

ORIX Corp.

    406,000        4,724,829   

Panasonic Corp.

    437,600        5,036,693   

Rakuten Inc.

    164,100        2,293,893   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    547,000        2,740,006   

SBI Holdings Inc.

    134,130        1,453,603   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    109,400        6,402,040   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    218,800        8,079,385   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    656,400        2,961,665   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    109,400        7,309,166   

SoftBank Corp.

    164,100        9,727,394   

Sony Corp.

    218,800        5,167,081   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,094,000        4,358,677   

Sumitomo Corp.

    406,000        4,037,015   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    406,000        5,288,213   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    218,800        7,433,034   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    1,094,080        3,879,320   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    109,400        3,498,118   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    188,000        2,143,839   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    164,100        8,246,561   

TDK Corp.

    54,700        3,450,619   

Terumo Corp.

    219,300        5,490,668   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    164,100        2,084,342   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    218,800        7,711,506   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    54,700        3,947,024   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    547,000        3,289,032   

Toray Industries Inc.

    1,094,000        9,401,890   

Toshiba Corp.

    1,094,000        4,420,146   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    547,000        35,600,519   

USS Co. Ltd.

    218,800        3,460,864   
   

 

 

 
      475,561,355   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

MALAYSIA — 0.40%

   

AirAsia Bhd

    1,422,200      $ 1,097,619   

Alliance Financial Group Bhd

    1,039,300        1,369,309   

Axiata Group Bhd

    219,600        435,810   

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

    111,744        104,414   

Bumi Armada Bhda

    2,188,000        723,705   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    829,400        1,257,359   

DiGi.Com Bhd

    875,200        1,546,315   

Gamuda Bhd

    285,200        398,557   

Genting Bhd

    109,800        267,236   

Genting Plantations Bhd

    218,800        612,737   

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    133,700        516,669   

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    273,500        1,275,529   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    1,531,600        2,195,237   

IJM Corp. Bhd

    164,110        312,117   

IOI Corp. Bhd

    109,400        142,027   

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    388,815        220,771   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    54,900        342,898   

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd

    328,200        896,489   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    248,100        596,315   

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    273,500        539,763   

Maxis Bhd

    656,400        1,284,576   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    109,800        154,350   

Petronas Gas Bhd

    164,100        1,004,140   

PPB Group Bhd

    218,800        878,095   

Public Bank Bhd

    417,270        2,086,350   

RHB Capital Bhd

    164,100        369,089   

Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd

    1,641,000        1,207,682   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    711,100        1,370,063   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    218,800        874,476   

UEM Sunrise Bhd

    820,500        287,220   

YTL Corp. Bhd

    569,133        276,095   

YTL Power International Bhd

    1,085,090        478,540   
   

 

 

 
      25,121,552   

MEXICO — 0.50%

   

Alfa SAB de CV Series A

    944,700        1,733,180   

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

    5,579,400        5,973,271   

Cemex SAB de CV CPOa

    3,365,340        2,991,563   

Compartamos SAB de CV

    492,300        931,139   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV BD Units

    656,400        5,488,193   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

    492,300        2,501,119   
Security   Shares     Value  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    711,128      $ 1,880,288   

Grupo Televisa SAB de CV CPO

    984,600        6,415,386   

Mexichem SAB de CVa,b

    218,847        607,446   

Minera Frisco SAB de CV Series A1a,b

    273,500        358,748   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V

    1,312,800        2,538,273   
   

 

 

 
      31,418,606   

NETHERLANDS — 0.96%

   

AEGON NV

    233,144        1,668,263   

Akzo Nobel NV

    71,340        5,161,894   

ASML Holding NV

    59,671        6,281,080   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa,b

    156,274        2,063,265   

Gemalto NVb

    14,706        1,069,049   

Heineken NV

    52,512        3,927,566   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    623,070        7,818,512   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    212,149        3,838,773   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    27,515        1,466,149   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    755,407        2,341,651   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    215,089        5,957,495   

Reed Elsevier NV

    283,346        6,951,189   

TNT Express NV

    117,294        770,867   

Unilever NV CVA

    231,469        10,079,758   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    55,247        1,654,908   
   

 

 

 
      61,050,419   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.02%

   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    312,079        1,007,956   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    42,666        218,936   
   

 

 

 
      1,226,892   

NORWAY — 0.28%

   

DNB ASA

    356,238        5,161,670   

Orkla ASA

    515,510        3,797,900   

Seadrill Ltd.b

    22,427        238,289   

Statoil ASA

    117,119        1,940,272   

Subsea 7 SA

    54,197        460,820   

Telenor ASA

    235,324        5,049,272   

Yara International ASA

    16,879        876,998   
   

 

 

 
      17,525,221   

PERU — 0.06%

   

Credicorp Ltd.

    18,230        2,627,308   

Southern Copper Corp.

    40,515        1,105,249   
   

 

 

 
      3,732,557   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

PHILIPPINES — 0.19%

   

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    417,750      $ 536,245   

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    1,387,000        1,399,803   

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    733,000        416,430   

Ayala Land Inc.

    951,800        779,261   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    768,049        1,724,465   

BDO Unibank Inc.

    825,972        2,144,871   

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    143,060        369,874   

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    433,000        2,278,275   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    147,693        319,215   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

    13,675        921,116   

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    2,693,425        1,136,183   
   

 

 

 
      12,025,738   

POLAND — 0.13%

   

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    19,320        563,626   

Bank Millennium SA

    627,008        1,265,642   

Bank Pekao SA

    20,239        976,060   

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    110,494        709,310   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    31,310        888,942   

mBank SA

    8,752        1,106,206   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    188,564        1,745,078   

Synthos SA

    883,045        1,023,310   
   

 

 

 
      8,278,174   

PORTUGAL — 0.08%

   

Banco Espirito Santo SA Registereda

    1          

Energias de Portugal SA

    941,034        3,586,071   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SAb

    147,690        1,592,944   
   

 

 

 
      5,179,015   

QATAR — 0.05%

   

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    116,755        1,436,195   

Ooredoo QSC

    31,179        984,510   

Qatar National Bank SAQ

    13,321        724,206   
   

 

 

 
      3,144,911   

RUSSIA — 0.31%

   

Gazprom OAO SP ADR

    870,391        3,525,084   

LUKOIL OAO SP ADR

    82,212        3,323,009   

Magnit PJSC SP GDRc

    97,913        3,740,277   

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC SP ADR

    57,547        949,525   
Security   Shares     Value  

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC SP ADR

    201,296      $ 1,582,187   

NovaTek OAO SP GDRc

    27,897        1,952,790   

RusHydro OJSC SP ADR

    308,181        232,985   

Sberbank of Russia SP ADR

    342,759        1,269,922   

Surgutneftegas OJSC SP ADR

    244,744        1,094,006   

Tatneft OAO SP ADR

    43,283        1,017,150   

Uralkali PJSC SP GDRc

    64,443        802,315   
   

 

 

 
      19,489,250   

SINGAPORE — 0.48%

   

Ascendas REIT

    1,641,000        2,983,416   

CapitaLand Ltd.b

    2,188,000        5,627,256   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.b

    1,641,000        2,534,691   

Genting Singapore PLC

    1,641,000        1,309,792   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.b

    547,000        1,022,770   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trustb

    1,641,000        1,173,315   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.b

    550,400        3,538,896   

Noble Group Ltd.

    778,000        612,349   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.b

    547,000        4,204,272   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    236,000        720,331   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    2,188,000        6,597,472   
   

 

 

 
      30,324,560   

SOUTH AFRICA — 0.79%

   

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    19,145        193,968   

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    7,330        125,356   

Barloworld Ltd.

    62,917        477,328   

FirstRand Ltd.

    1,432,046        6,412,257   

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    667,887        1,682,494   

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    276,793        745,587   

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    68,922        1,570,315   

MTN Group Ltd.

    294,295        5,112,904   

Naspers Ltd. Class N

    89,708        13,095,239   

PPC Ltd.

    80,409        147,945   

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    647,346        634,489   

Sanlam Ltd.

    1,262,476        7,623,050   

Sappi Ltd.a

    122,567        505,822   

Sasol Ltd.

    109,487        3,965,009   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    458,961        6,101,328   

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    178,178        1,331,241   
   

 

 

 
      49,724,332   
 

 

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SOUTH KOREA — 1.57%

   

AmorePacific Corp.

    454      $ 1,100,543   

AmorePacific Group

    2,188        2,506,917   

BS Financial Group Inc.

    33,367        422,579   

Celltrion Inc.a,b

    20,761        772,652   

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    2,188        704,257   

Coway Co. Ltd.

    20,146        1,617,428   

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    4,154        208,916   

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.b

    86,426        1,541,063   

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    27,119        262,858   

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    32,273        687,601   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a

    28,878        661,479   

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    42,412        1,252,659   

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    12,581        606,272   

Hanwha Corp.

    60,717        1,521,256   

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    4,376        478,175   

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    9,299        366,909   

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    14,676        585,779   

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    2,642        590,681   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.b

    13,675        1,413,017   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    7,000        167,063   

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a,b

    101,746        953,636   

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    9,846        2,232,816   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    26,710        4,139,855   

Hyundai Steel Co.

    8,205        494,431   

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    3,282        462,169   

KB Financial Group Inc.

    61,620        2,073,533   

KCC Corp.

    3,282        1,653,605   

Kia Motors Corp.

    37,743        1,587,580   

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    38,290        1,640,350   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    43,213        1,707,024   

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    2,188        859,314   

KT Corp.

    49,230        1,348,243   

KT&G Corp.

    18,051        1,323,784   

LG Chem Ltd.

    7,658        1,390,008   

LG Corp.

    13,582        768,769   

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    86,770        2,860,331   

LG Electronics Inc.

    19,692        1,094,800   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    2,188        1,376,503   
Security   Shares     Value  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    4,376      $ 698,255   

Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.

    454        775,902   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    2,188        475,174   

NAVER Corp.

    4,376        2,865,048   

NCsoft Corp.

    2,735        505,185   

OCI Co. Ltd.a,b

    20,239        1,447,229   

ORION Corp.

    547        525,192   

POSCO

    15,716        3,628,648   

S1 Corp.

    3,282        240,088   

Samsung C&T Corp.

    20,786        1,060,588   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    19,145        23,896,237   

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.a,b

    13,128        456,167   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    6,017        1,623,093   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    27,920        456,993   

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    8,869        1,046,179   

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    9,299        404,748   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    61,600        2,534,748   

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,830        755,240   

SK Hynix Inc.b

    104,890        4,570,235   

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    26,256        2,249,623   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    13,128        3,469,268   

Woori Banka

    73,644        592,600   
   

 

 

 
      99,711,295   

SPAIN — 1.10%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    91,540        3,187,787   

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    77,674        3,119,508   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    971,605        8,332,701   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    1,076,496        2,725,949   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    488,303        2,068,550   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    2,318        9,820   

Banco Santander SA

    1,900,800        12,783,953   

Bankia SAa

    932,635        1,220,821   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    164,647        1,067,955   

Ferrovial SA

    98,641        1,957,412   

Grifols SA

    26,256        1,103,665   

Iberdrola SA

    877,356        6,067,043   

Inditex SA

    273,500        8,066,076   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    336,952        2,756,694   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    12,804        1,091,742   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Repsol SA

    271,443      $ 4,804,472   

Telefonica SA

    620,302        9,313,234   
   

 

 

 
      69,677,382   

SWEDEN — 1.09%

   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    327,106        9,699,557   

Boliden AB

    40,030        628,096   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    201,537        8,307,589   

Hexagon AB Class B

    33,259        1,055,369   

Investor AB Class B

    80,635        2,941,770   

Lundin Petroleum ABa,b

    48,747        632,875   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    7,404        472,570   

Nordea Bank AB

    603,342        7,679,939   

Sandvik AB

    336,952        3,535,523   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    267,323        3,228,254   

SKF AB Class B

    69,848        1,650,694   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    193,114        9,169,615   

Swedbank AB Class A

    159,177        3,859,909   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    635,733        7,754,107   

TeliaSonera AB

    556,846        3,436,344   

Volvo AB Class B

    401,240        4,699,957   
   

 

 

 
      68,752,168   

SWITZERLAND — 3.27%

   

ABB Ltd. Registereda

    398,336        7,667,551   

Actelion Ltd. Registereda

    14,222        1,576,701   

Adecco SA Registereda

    26,803        2,007,203   

Aryzta AGa

    16,410        1,233,359   

Barry Callebaut AG Registereda

    1,641        1,635,560   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    102,994        8,569,307   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    239,586        5,064,885   

Geberit AG Registered

    6,564        2,248,761   

Givaudan SA Registereda

    2,735        4,997,049   

Holcim Ltd. Registereda

    88,844        6,223,570   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.a

    64,811        2,648,653   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    4,376        602,143   

Lonza Group AG Registereda

    12,034        1,428,306   

Nestle SA Registered

    595,136        45,570,709   

Novartis AG Registered

    374,148        36,660,445   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    123,237        33,298,971   
Security   Shares     Value  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    3,829      $ 568,492   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    4,376        637,339   

SGS SA Registered

    1,094        2,080,865   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    4,923        647,981   

Sulzer AG Registered

    7,111        755,503   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    6,564        2,617,610   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    30,632        2,656,849   

Swiss Re AGa

    75,023        6,776,166   

Swisscom AG Registered

    3,829        2,245,254   

Syngenta AG Registered

    18,294        5,949,204   

Transocean Ltd.

    95,587        1,504,375   

UBS Group AG

    564,110        9,436,066   

Weatherford International Ltd.a

    164,777        1,702,146   

Zurich Insurance Group AGa

    24,094        7,997,726   
   

 

 

 
      207,008,749   

TAIWAN — 1.36%

   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    3,282,524        4,156,083   

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    2,366,726        1,340,570   

China Airlines Ltd.a

    2,188,000        1,103,946   

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    4,376,000        1,444,156   

China Steel Corp.

    1,682,305        1,425,343   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    1,641,140        4,973,388   

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,395,466        890,059   

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,708,172        1,667,175   

EVA Airways Corp.a

    1,835,581        1,409,588   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    547,000        1,340,010   

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,885,540        1,103,915   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    565,160        1,371,943   

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    547,000        554,577   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,449,801        6,739,897   

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,390,921        1,331,514   

MediaTek Inc.

    547,000        8,383,740   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,169,287        897,924   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    552,830        1,113,958   

Phison Electronics Corp.

    547,000        3,922,827   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,766,805        4,670,824   

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,287,723        1,340,608   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Taishin Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,829,043      $ 1,573,488   

Taiwan Business Bank Ltd.a

    6,406,505        1,864,206   

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,282,024        1,697,590   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    547,000        1,805,195   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    4,923,000        22,026,846   

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    296,000        457,429   

Uni-President Enterprises Co.

    1,248,962        2,001,446   

United Microelectronics Corp.

    6,017,000        2,940,384   

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.a

    1,094,000        586,688   
   

 

 

 
      86,135,317   

THAILAND — 0.24%

  

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

    774,380        4,507,161   

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR

    2,537,800        1,442,196   

BEC World PCL NVDR

    984,600        1,549,249   

Central Pattana PCL NVDR

    1,338,300        1,829,787   

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR

    1,605,000        1,238,199   

Glow Energy PCL NVDR

    624,000        1,739,688   

Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR

    1,914,533        1,275,186   

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

    273,523        1,855,243   
   

 

 

 
      15,436,709   

TURKEY — 0.19%

  

Akbank TAS

    283,346        1,040,846   

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii ASa

    74,610        657,653   

Arcelik AS

    108,397        693,272   

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    45,180        916,881   

Coca-Cola Icecek ASb

    45,477        921,044   

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    843,651        1,110,272   

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    113,039        848,088   

Turk Hava Yollari AOa

    421,277        1,620,064   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    437,600        1,856,860   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    113,776        737,003   

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS Class C

    169,570        495,678   

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    300,208        471,392   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO Class D

    323,148        757,808   
   

 

 

 
      12,126,861   
Security   Shares     Value  

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.04%

  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    1,041,648      $ 672,113   

DP World Ltd.

    59,335        1,165,933   

Emaar Properties PJSC

    557,008        1,016,037   
   

 

 

 
      2,854,083   

UNITED KINGDOM — 7.22%

  

3i Group PLC

    535,095        3,691,208   

Aggreko PLC

    39,509        922,122   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    36,102        432,417   

Anglo American PLC

    188,920        3,158,016   

Antofagasta PLC

    19,320        188,609   

ARM Holdings PLC

    236,851        3,703,115   

AstraZeneca PLC

    236,851        16,872,116   

Aviva PLC

    506,621        4,017,523   

BAE Systems PLC

    662,696        5,051,166   

Barclays PLC

    2,620,990        9,217,237   

BG Group PLC

    557,551        7,426,778   

BHP Billiton PLC

    373,167        8,087,434   

BP PLC

    3,126,652        19,931,835   

British American Tobacco PLC

    316,166        17,816,369   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    462,231        5,758,597   

BT Group PLC

    1,410,728        8,854,354   

Burberry Group PLC

    60,170        1,562,486   

Capita PLC

    62,905        1,056,254   

Carnival PLC

    72,151        3,247,658   

Centrica PLC

    1,286,544        5,676,984   

Compass Group PLC

    566,692        9,796,335   

Diageo PLC

    370,974        10,976,172   

Experian PLC

    422,831        7,449,138   

Fresnillo PLC

    101,742        1,373,729   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    845,195        18,622,082   

Glencore PLCa

    1,513,011        5,655,984   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,273,248        29,968,505   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    164,777        7,731,234   

Inmarsat PLC

    74,939        938,675   

Intertek Group PLC

    10,393        357,920   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    592,428        2,272,467   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    104,477        5,116,968   

Kingfisher PLC

    195,279        1,005,397   

Land Securities Group PLC

    302,633        5,790,645   

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,938,840        7,801,101   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    7,910,066        8,761,598   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    594,608        4,325,896   

National Grid PLC

    671,723        9,437,897   
 

 

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Next PLC

    18,051      $ 1,961,467   

Nobel Corp. PLC

    89,161        1,446,191   

Old Mutual PLC

    1,746,804        5,462,181   

Pearson PLC

    261,702        5,310,111   

Petrofac Ltd.

    20,239        214,603   

Prudential PLC

    471,741        11,477,832   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    35,555        3,035,794   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    99,677        8,428,389   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    450,241        7,817,071   

Rio Tinto PLC

    235,210        10,332,915   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCa

    491,064        6,575,074   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    334,506        1,820,679   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    630,691        19,115,207   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    428,441        13,541,949   

SABMiller PLC

    204,578        11,139,560   

Severn Trent PLC

    22,974        742,540   

Shire PLC

    138,938        10,128,894   

Sky PLC

    222,678        3,103,605   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    293,884        5,256,890   

SSE PLC

    227,622        5,500,618   

Standard Chartered PLC

    380,940        5,078,834   

Standard Life PLC

    1,025,232        6,205,380   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    34,461        350,912   

Tesco PLC

    1,324,863        4,472,104   

Unilever PLC

    242,954        10,691,358   

United Utilities Group PLC

    16,957        261,554   

Vodafone Group PLC

    4,727,524        16,650,136   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    26,256        662,490   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    752,672        2,033,659   

Wolseley PLC

    94,325        5,471,171   

WPP PLC

    403,374        8,881,434   
   

 

 

 
      457,224,623   

UNITED STATES — 50.94%

   

3M Co.

    122,567        19,892,624   

Abbott Laboratories

    250,584        11,216,140   

AbbVie Inc.

    260,919        15,746,462   

Accenture PLC Class A

    132,374        11,123,387   

ACE Ltd.

    89,708        9,684,876   

Actavis PLCa

    39,951        10,648,540   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    53,606        1,120,097   

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    124,716        8,746,333   

ADT Corp. (The)b

    68,108        2,342,915   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    9,299        1,478,541   

AES Corp. (The)

    290,614        3,551,303   
Security   Shares     Value  

Aetna Inc.

    87,520      $ 8,036,086   

Aflac Inc.

    87,690        5,005,345   

AGCO Corp.

    27,529        1,193,107   

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    32,820        1,239,611   

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    58,557        8,526,485   

Akamai Technologies Inc.a

    41,120        2,391,334   

Alcoa Inc.

    180,037        2,817,579   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    29,538        5,412,543   

Alleghany Corp.a

    1,387        613,179   

Allergan Inc.

    61,811        13,552,680   

Alliant Energy Corp.

    17,504        1,200,949   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    119,297        8,325,738   

Altera Corp.

    24,615        810,449   

Altria Group Inc.

    350,080        18,589,248   

Amazon.com Inc.a

    67,828        24,047,061   

Ameren Corp.

    33,249        1,505,515   

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    129,107        8,109,211   

American Express Co.

    163,687        13,207,904   

American International Group Inc.

    248,568        12,147,518   

American Tower Corp.

    112,682        10,924,520   

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    20,786        1,166,926   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    38,290        4,783,953   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    8,420        800,321   

AMETEK Inc.

    18,051        864,643   

Amgen Inc.

    138,938        21,154,700   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    33,914        1,821,521   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    94,227        7,703,057   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    224,817        2,374,068   

Anthem Inc.

    59,165        7,984,908   

Apache Corp.

    64,007        4,004,918   

Apple Inc.

    1,047,505        122,725,686   

Applied Materials Inc.

    308,054        7,035,953   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    124,747        5,816,953   

AT&T Inc.

    846,756        27,875,208   

Autodesk Inc.a

    28,991        1,565,659   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    134,562        11,105,402   

AutoZone Inc.a

    3,045        1,817,743   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    37,743        3,883,000   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    14,769        2,554,889   

Baker Hughes Inc.

    80,060        4,642,679   

Bank of America Corp.

    1,800,177        27,272,682   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    188,754        6,795,144   

Baxter International Inc.

    99,554        6,999,642   

BB&T Corp.

    166,957        5,891,913   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    45,477      $ 6,279,464   

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.a

    60,717        4,539,810   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba

    201,296        28,968,507   

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    70,016        2,464,563   

Biogen Idec Inc.a

    45,401        17,668,253   

BlackRock Inc.e

    16,050        5,465,185   

Boeing Co. (The)

    126,357        18,368,517   

BorgWarner Inc.

    8,220        443,962   

Boston Properties Inc.

    34,684        4,814,139   

Boston Scientific Corp.a

    358,984        5,316,553   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    305,390        18,405,855   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    55,247        2,344,406   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B NVS

    7,111        631,955   

Bunge Ltd.

    8,420        753,843   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    58,529        4,168,435   

C.R. Bard Inc.

    34,461        5,893,865   

CA Inc.

    158,630        4,806,489   

Cablevision NY Group Class A

    26,803        507,113   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    84,238        2,232,307   

Calpine Corp.a

    60,717        1,267,771   

Cameron International Corp.a

    33,914        1,518,669   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    94,227        6,898,359   

Cardinal Health Inc.

    86,038        7,157,501   

CareFusion Corp.a

    44,462        2,636,597   

CarMax Inc.a,b

    30,085        1,868,279   

Carnival Corp.

    107,759        4,737,086   

Caterpillar Inc.

    96,407        7,709,668   

CBRE Group Inc. Class Aa

    51,965        1,680,548   

CBS Corp. Class B NVS

    169,570        9,294,132   

Celanese Corp. Series A

    16,957        911,608   

Celgene Corp.a

    160,818        19,163,073   

CenturyLink Inc.

    106,886        3,972,953   

Cerner Corp.a

    32,273        2,141,314   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    7,658        2,338,600   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    274,267        7,125,457   

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    49,230        3,514,037   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    131,013        2,512,829   

Chevron Corp.

    318,354        32,640,836   

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a

    5,470        3,882,825   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    41,025        4,016,347   

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    34,580        2,798,214   

Cigna Corp.

    66,187        7,070,757   

Cisco Systems Inc.

    905,966        23,885,794   

CIT Group Inc.

    31,031        1,359,778   

Citigroup Inc.

    508,801        23,888,207   
Security   Shares     Value  

Citrix Systems Inc.a

    31,179      $ 1,847,668   

Clorox Co. (The)

    24,770        2,643,207   

CME Group Inc./IL

    53,729        4,583,084   

CMS Energy Corp.

    23,233        876,581   

Coach Inc.

    66,734        2,481,837   

Cobalt International Energy Inc.a

    143,314        1,307,024   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    652,571        26,866,348   

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    21,500        905,150   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa

    153,500        8,308,955   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    175,040        11,818,701   

Comcast Corp. Class A

    390,479        20,752,006   

Comcast Corp. Class A Special NVS

    78,768        4,166,827   

Comerica Inc.

    21,920        909,680   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

    170,117        6,027,245   

Concho Resources Inc.a

    19,328        2,142,509   

ConocoPhillips

    208,954        13,159,923   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    56,462        1,634,575   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    42,210        2,924,309   

Constellation Brands Inc.a

    27,897        3,081,224   

Core Laboratories NV

    8,205        761,014   

Corning Inc.

    300,424        7,141,078   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    84,420        12,071,216   

Cree Inc.a,b

    24,615        870,386   

Crown Castle International Corp.

    42,119        3,643,715   

CSX Corp.

    275,141        9,162,195   

Cummins Inc.

    31,310        4,366,493   

CVS Health Corp.

    188,168        18,470,571   

D.R. Horton Inc.

    53,606        1,314,419   

Danaher Corp.

    142,977        11,778,445   

Deere & Co.

    66,980        5,706,026   

Delphi Automotive PLC

    49,777        3,421,173   

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    99,677        4,715,719   

Denbury Resources Inc.

    19,985        137,897   

Devon Energy Corp.

    78,970        4,759,522   

DIRECTVa

    115,417        9,842,762   

Discover Financial Services

    53,059        2,885,348   

Dollar General Corp.a

    34,461        2,310,955   

Dollar Tree Inc.a

    32,347        2,299,872   

Dominion Resources Inc.

    129,092        9,925,884   

Dover Corp.

    76,215        5,338,099   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    174,587        7,884,349   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    71,340        5,512,442   

DTE Energy Co.

    12,581        1,128,012   

Duke Energy Corp.

    141,126        12,297,720   
 

 

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Duke Realty Corp.

    50,324      $ 1,098,573   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

    150,607        10,724,724   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    122,528        7,730,292   

eBay Inc.a

    204,807        10,854,771   

Ecolab Inc.

    54,700        5,676,219   

Edison International

    104,037        7,090,122   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a

    13,675        1,714,161   

Electronic Arts Inc.a

    108,853        5,971,676   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    174,587        12,570,264   

EMC Corp.

    384,541        9,971,148   

Emerson Electric Co.

    102,947        5,861,802   

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    8,752        1,120,344   

Ensco PLC Class A

    36,431        1,021,525   

Entergy Corp.

    49,837        4,361,236   

EOG Resources Inc.

    110,574        9,844,403   

EQT Corp.

    26,256        1,954,497   

Equinix Inc.

    10,083        2,186,599   

Equity Residential

    59,076        4,584,888   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A

    26,803        1,892,024   

Exelon Corp.

    159,177        5,736,739   

Expedia Inc.

    15,248        1,310,261   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    93,537        4,085,696   

Express Scripts Holding Co.a

    147,690        11,920,060   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    714,929        62,499,093   

F5 Networks Inc.a

    19,320        2,156,498   

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    331,482        25,162,799   

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

    14,960        1,138,456   

Fastenal Co.

    31,179        1,384,348   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    10,393        1,494,202   

FedEx Corp.

    61,827        10,455,564   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    201,537        3,486,590   

First Republic Bank

    16,410        835,597   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    93,537        3,772,347   

Fluor Corp.

    63,135        3,383,405   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    35,555        1,332,601   

FNF Group

    44,219        1,552,087   

Ford Motor Co.

    551,011        8,105,372   

Fossil Group Inc.a

    9,291        908,660   

Franklin Resources Inc.

    149,511        7,704,302   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    172,435        2,898,632   

Frontier Communications Corp.

    163,687        1,099,158   

Gap Inc. (The)

    104,477        4,303,408   

General Dynamics Corp.

    59,727        7,956,234   
Security   Shares     Value  

General Electric Co.

    1,715,392      $ 40,980,715   

General Growth Properties Inc.

    64,655        1,951,288   

General Mills Inc.

    124,716        6,545,096   

General Motors Co.

    175,434        5,722,657   

Gilead Sciences Inc.a

    264,748        27,753,533   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    88,292        15,222,424   

Google Inc. Class Aa

    48,136        25,875,507   

Google Inc. Class Ca

    48,136        25,729,655   

Halliburton Co.

    176,767        7,068,912   

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    31,310        1,931,827   

Harris Corp.

    11,698        785,287   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    73,913        2,875,216   

HCA Holdings Inc.a

    49,777        3,524,212   

HCP Inc.

    67,828        3,207,586   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    13,128        781,904   

Herbalife Ltd.b

    20,637        629,016   

Hershey Co. (The)

    18,281        1,868,501   

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.a

    84,238        1,728,564   

Hess Corp.

    59,647        4,025,576   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    346,994        12,536,893   

HollyFrontier Corp.

    30,220        1,085,502   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    251,620        26,274,160   

Honeywell International Inc.

    113,847        11,129,683   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    21,880        1,120,694   

Hospira Inc.a

    22,427        1,422,545   

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    83,691        1,915,687   

Hudson City Bancorp Inc.

    85,888        770,415   

Humana Inc.

    33,367        4,886,263   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    111,667        10,395,081   

Illumina Inc.a

    22,974        4,484,295   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    99,649        6,616,694   

Intel Corp.

    886,687        29,296,138   

International Business Machines Corp.

    169,023        25,912,916   

International Paper Co.

    148,427        7,816,166   

Intuit Inc.

    96,272        8,358,335   

Intuitive Surgical Inc.a

    6,017        2,975,286   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

    18,230        1,880,424   

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.a

    70,250        2,676,525   

Johnson & Johnson

    485,736        48,641,603   

Johnson Controls Inc.

    154,801        7,193,602   

Joy Global Inc.

    13,870        581,708   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    660,229        35,903,253   

Juniper Networks Inc.

    124,747        2,835,499   
 

 

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Kansas City Southern

    17,207      $ 1,894,319   

Kellogg Co.

    79,315        5,201,478   

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

    24,068        2,949,774   

KeyCorp

    115,710        1,503,073   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    73,468        7,931,605   

Kimco Realty Corp.

    39,931        1,104,092   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    314,525        12,911,251   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    15,316        941,475   

Kohl’s Corp.

    56,341        3,364,685   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    86,000        5,619,240   

Kroger Co. (The)

    135,109        9,329,276   

L Brands Inc.

    28,991        2,453,508   

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.

    49,320        6,072,278   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsa

    37,743        4,332,142   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    59,647        3,243,007   

Legg Mason Inc.

    77,880        4,317,667   

Level 3 Communications Inc.a

    21,333        1,061,103   

Liberty Global PLC Series Aa

    32,820        1,533,350   

Liberty Global PLC Series C NVSa

    64,546        2,942,652   

Liberty Interactive Corp. Series Aa

    71,340        1,951,862   

Lincoln National Corp.

    71,340        3,565,573   

LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa

    19,145        4,302,647   

LKQ Corp.a

    44,307        1,143,564   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    59,647        11,235,705   

Lorillard Inc.

    81,039        5,316,969   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    218,800        14,825,888   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    63,999        5,061,681   

M&T Bank Corp.

    7,404        837,837   

Macerich Co. (The)

    24,615        2,117,136   

Macy’s Inc.

    116,511        7,442,723   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    144,067        3,832,182   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    59,184        5,479,847   

Marriott International Inc./MD Class A

    41,087        3,060,981   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    102,836        5,529,492   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    57,982        898,141   

Masco Corp.

    68,922        1,712,022   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    154,803        12,698,490   

Mattel Inc.

    41,921        1,127,675   

McCormick & Co. Inc. NVS

    20,529        1,465,565   

McDonald’s Corp.

    172,852        15,978,439   

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    75,488        6,751,647   

McKesson Corp.

    50,324        10,701,399   
Security   Shares     Value  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    32,820      $ 742,060   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A

    55,794        5,495,151   

Merck & Co. Inc.

    507,616        30,599,092   

MetLife Inc.

    119,297        5,547,310   

MGM Resorts Internationala

    89,867        1,750,609   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a

    37,743        2,671,827   

Micron Technology Inc.a

    190,903        5,586,776   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,368,047        55,269,099   

Mondelez International Inc. Class A

    258,222        9,099,743   

Monsanto Co.

    88,780        10,474,264   

Monster Beverage Corp.a

    26,803        3,134,611   

Moody’s Corp.

    63,999        5,845,029   

Morgan Stanley

    215,518        7,286,664   

Mosaic Co. (The)

    39,000        1,898,910   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    82,723        5,162,742   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    58,557        2,629,795   

Mylan Inc./PAa

    58,993        3,135,478   

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    113,229        1,303,266   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    90,957        4,950,790   

Navient Corp.

    167,929        3,314,918   

NetApp Inc.

    61,136        2,310,941   

Netflix Inc.a

    10,940        4,833,292   

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

    32,019        494,694   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

    32,273        1,189,906   

News Corp. Class A NVSa

    71,989        1,071,916   

NextEra Energy Inc.

    83,330        9,102,969   

Nike Inc. Class B

    156,442        14,431,774   

NiSource Inc.

    33,914        1,467,120   

Noble Energy Inc.

    110,574        5,278,803   

Nordstrom Inc.

    14,367        1,094,765   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    81,503        8,310,861   

Northeast Utilities

    39,607        2,201,357   

Northern Trust Corp.

    75,009        4,904,088   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    66,980        10,512,511   

NRG Energy Inc.

    135,700        3,346,362   

Nuance Communications Inc.a,b

    47,042        646,592   

Nucor Corp.

    87,690        3,827,668   

NVIDIA Corp.

    152,787        2,934,274   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a

    15,316        2,869,606   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    135,552        10,844,160   

OGE Energy Corp.

    48,136        1,693,424   

Omnicom Group Inc.

    45,401        3,305,193   
 

 

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ONEOK Inc.

    28,616      $ 1,259,962   

Oracle Corp.

    624,674        26,167,594   

Owens-Illinois Inc.a

    93,137        2,174,749   

PACCAR Inc.

    118,699        7,134,997   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    58,529        6,816,287   

Paychex Inc.

    157,536        7,130,079   

People’s United Financial Inc.

    61,870        870,511   

PepsiCo Inc.

    249,432        23,391,733   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    28,444        4,316,093   

PetSmart Inc.

    21,333        1,743,013   

Pfizer Inc.

    1,069,932        33,435,375   

PG&E Corp.

    117,268        6,896,531   

Philip Morris International Inc.

    274,594        22,033,423   

Phillips 66

    117,117        8,235,667   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    14,222        998,100   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    25,709        3,869,976   

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.

    25,162        1,120,212   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)e

    107,332        9,073,847   

PPL Corp.

    112,757        4,002,873   

Praxair Inc.

    66,187        7,981,490   

Precision Castparts Corp.

    37,196        7,442,920   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)a

    7,877        7,951,674   

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    96,407        4,524,381   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    445,805        37,576,903   

Progressive Corp. (The)

    98,464        2,555,141   

Prologis Inc.

    62,905        2,839,532   

Prudential Financial Inc.

    74,610        5,661,407   

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    116,027        4,952,032   

Public Storage

    25,709        5,163,396   

PulteGroup Inc.

    50,216        1,033,947   

QEP Resources Inc.

    73,520        1,486,574   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    304,679        19,030,250   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    52,005        3,695,995   

Rackspace Hosting Inc.a

    26,256        1,180,470   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    6,017        1,004,177   

Range Resources Corp.

    28,973        1,340,581   

Rayonier Inc.

    20,786        610,069   

Raytheon Co.

    84,420        8,446,221   

Realty Income Corp.b

    39,384        2,138,945   

Red Hat Inc.a

    26,725        1,704,788   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    13,675        5,697,825   

Regions Financial Corp.

    175,330        1,525,371   

Republic Services Inc.

    16,050        636,864   
Security   Shares     Value  

Reynolds American Inc.

    98,460      $ 6,690,357   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    12,581        1,370,323   

Ross Stores Inc.

    27,350        2,508,268   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    17,504        1,322,427   

Salesforce.com Inc.a

    93,263        5,264,696   

SanDisk Corp.

    59,647        4,527,804   

SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa

    32,400        3,781,080   

SCANA Corp.

    25,561        1,630,025   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    259,278        21,361,914   

Seagate Technology PLC

    72,751        4,106,066   

Sempra Energy

    40,675        4,552,346   

Simon Property Group Inc.

    66,737        13,257,972   

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.a

    370,866        1,316,574   

SL Green Realty Corp.

    14,769        1,860,894   

Southern Co. (The)

    154,967        7,859,926   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    35,555        1,606,375   

Southwestern Energy Co.a,b

    95,725        2,373,023   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    200,202        6,694,755   

Sprint Corp.a,b

    184,051        791,419   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

    68,375        4,503,861   

Starbucks Corp.

    168,476        14,746,704   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

    68,070        4,898,998   

State Street Corp.

    78,970        5,647,145   

Stryker Corp.

    70,250        6,396,262   

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    120,387        4,625,269   

Symantec Corp.

    199,108        4,931,905   

Sysco Corp.

    106,217        4,160,520   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    92,047        7,245,940   

Target Corp.

    127,451        9,381,668   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    112,682        7,480,958   

Teradata Corp.a,b

    87,520        3,899,891   

Tesla Motors Inc.a,b

    19,692        4,009,291   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    259,304        13,859,799   

Textron Inc.

    84,990        3,617,174   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    95,317        11,934,642   

Tiffany & Co.

    14,769        1,279,586   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

    52,038        7,083,933   

Time Warner Inc.

    181,604        14,152,400   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    177,228        11,686,414   

Toll Brothers Inc.a

    28,444        984,731   

Tractor Supply Co.

    22,974        1,864,800   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    58,529        6,017,952   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.a

    29,538        704,186   
 

 

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TripAdvisor Inc.a

    22,427      $ 1,502,833   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.a

    12,780        1,318,513   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A

    288,434        9,564,471   

Tyson Foods Inc. Class A

    41,572        1,622,971   

U.S. Bancorp

    303,694        12,727,816   

UDR Inc.

    43,815        1,457,287   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.a

    12,034        1,587,766   

Union Pacific Corp.

    159,177        18,657,136   

United Continental Holdings Inc.a

    15,863        1,100,416   

United Parcel Service Inc.

    99,018        9,786,939   

United Technologies Corp. Class B

    131,827        15,131,103   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    181,604        19,295,425   

Valero Energy Corp.

    132,377        7,000,096   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.a

    40,478        3,746,644   

Ventas Inc.

    43,046        3,435,501   

VeriSign Inc.a,b

    67,828        3,695,269   

Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa,b

    25,162        1,619,175   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    692,502        31,654,266   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    39,384        4,337,754   

VF Corp.

    39,384        2,732,068   

Viacom Inc. Class B NVS

    111,588        7,188,499   

Visa Inc. Class A

    88,077        22,451,708   

Vornado Realty Trust

    59,667        6,589,623   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    19,692        1,388,483   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    268,577        22,823,673   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    167,428        12,347,815   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    288,816        26,270,703   

Waste Management Inc.

    159,724        8,214,605   

Waters Corp.a

    5,470        651,204   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    841,286        43,679,569   

Western Digital Corp.

    32,820        3,191,089   

Western Union Co.

    165,741        2,817,597   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    72,751        2,608,123   

Whirlpool Corp.

    28,444        5,662,632   

Whole Foods Market Inc.

    47,589        2,479,149   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    156,018        6,842,949   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    16,410        710,553   

Windstream Holdings Inc.

    41,025        326,149   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    40,857        2,278,595   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    12,241        1,811,056   

Xcel Energy Inc.

    49,837        1,870,383   

Xerox Corp.

    320,542        4,221,538   

XL Group PLC

    40,030        1,380,635   
Security   Shares     Value  

Xylem Inc.

    94,227      $ 3,213,141   

Yahoo! Inc.a

    222,629        9,793,450   

Yum! Brands Inc.

    103,383        7,472,523   

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

    58,557        6,564,240   

Zoetis Inc.

    63,263        2,703,228   
   

 

 

 
      3,224,606,152   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $5,856,804,122)

      6,273,108,321   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.67%

  

BRAZIL — 0.43%

  

Banco Bradesco SA

    492,383        6,187,348   

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao

    77,771        2,581,550   

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    273,586        1,213,922   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    484,564        5,939,258   

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    601,756        2,049,046   

Lojas Americanas SA

    218,800        1,267,543   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    1,148,770        3,500,834   

Telefonica Brasil SA

    54,700        1,014,850   

Vale SA Class A

    547,000        3,372,643   
   

 

 

 
      27,126,994   

COLOMBIA — 0.02%

  

Bancolombia SA

    131,280        1,556,390   
   

 

 

 
      1,556,390   

GERMANY — 0.18%

  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    26,256        3,010,265   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    13,870        1,165,419   

Volkswagen AG

    31,294        7,002,712   
   

 

 

 
      11,178,396   

SOUTH KOREA — 0.04%

  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,952        2,877,498   
   

 

 

 
      2,877,498   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $50,998,514)

      42,739,278   

RIGHTS — 0.01%

  

SOUTH KOREA — 0.00%

  

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a

    16,029        43,679   
   

 

 

 
      43,679   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

SPAIN — 0.01%

  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    91,540      $ 46,484   

Banco Santander SAa

    2,081,448        317,090   
   

 

 

 
      363,574   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $404,917)

      407,253   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.64%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.64%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%e,f,g

    91,086,729        91,086,729   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%e,f,g

    5,479,315        5,479,315   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%e,f

    7,010,045        7,010,045   
   

 

 

 
      103,576,089   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost: $103,576,089)

  

    103,576,089   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 101.41%

   

 

(Cost: $6,011,783,642)

  

    6,419,830,941   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.41)%

  

    (89,172,124
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 6,330,658,817   
   

 

 

 

CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

SP GDR — Sponsored Global Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.35%

   

AUSTRALIA — 5.20%

   

Alumina Ltd.a

    483,823      $ 730,948   

Amcor Ltd.

    128,921        1,283,077   

AMP Ltd.

    428,365        1,924,810   

Asciano Ltd.

    144,776        679,848   

ASX Ltd.

    42,530        1,263,206   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    240,194        925,903   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    279,822        7,191,076   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    342,664        7,808,020   

Boral Ltd.

    238,731        1,041,106   

Brambles Ltd.

    245,001        2,022,422   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    170,910        11,889,482   

Computershare Ltd.

    139,049        1,259,348   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    101,328        1,073,954   

CSL Ltd.

    56,126        3,844,130   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    218,385        401,359   

Goodman Group

    265,863        1,269,160   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    75,960        418,218   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    412,083        2,053,822   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    44,735        2,165,143   

Mirvac Group

    538,977        810,076   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    234,021        6,493,349   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.a

    73,006        770,932   

Orica Ltd.

    57,392        810,750   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    176,607        1,468,849   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    333,050        676,937   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    154,138        1,273,571   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    52,625        2,358,908   

Santos Ltd.

    135,104        829,072   

Scentre Groupa

    618,230        1,829,497   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    83,134        1,219,713   

Stockland

    224,293        765,047   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    196,863        2,256,680   

Sydney Airport

    146,745        570,246   

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    146,918        522,865   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    366,087        1,853,087   

Transurban Group

    174,087        1,248,602   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    123,819        4,203,125   

Westfield Corp.

    213,110        1,636,360   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    298,776        8,017,871   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    73,307        1,956,971   

Woolworths Ltd.

    154,874        3,832,927   
   

 

 

 
      94,650,467   
Security   Shares     Value  

AUSTRIA — 0.13%

   

Erste Group Bank AG

    23,210      $ 503,528   

IMMOEAST AG Escrowa

    54,189        1   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    207,921        474,888   

OMV AG

    10,156        252,991   

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AGb

    3,165        37,144   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    12,973        550,661   

Voestalpine AG

    16,259        578,863   
   

 

 

 
      2,398,076   

BELGIUM — 0.98%

   

Ageas

    37,797        1,293,636   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    76,804        9,368,973   

Delhaize Brothers and Co. “The Lion” (Delhaize Group) SA

    10,353        860,208   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    22,243        1,843,102   

KBC Groep NVa

    27,348        1,472,526   

Solvay SA

    10,145        1,386,369   

UCB SA

    17,790        1,384,582   

Umicore SA

    5,486        229,581   
   

 

 

 
      17,838,977   

BRAZIL — 1.03%

   

AMBEV SA

    445,800        2,928,043   

Banco Bradesco SA

    21,190        264,461   

Banco do Brasil SA

    105,500        812,022   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    63,900        699,896   

BM&F Bovespa SA

    232,100        786,868   

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    63,300        359,161   

BRF SA

    89,359        2,143,258   

CCR SA

    84,400        480,453   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    84,400        161,304   

CETIP SA — Mercados Organizados

    21,129        271,177   

Cielo SA

    76,484        1,139,766   

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    63,300        313,647   

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    105,500        163,505   

CPFL Energia SA

    42,200        264,752   

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    63,300        254,926   

EDP Energias do Brasil SA

    63,300        204,224   

Embraer SA

    84,400        746,463   

Fibria Celulose SAa

    21,100        253,904   

Hypermarcas SAa

    63,300        429,908   

JBS SA

    105,500        449,639   

Klabin SA

    42,200        215,229   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Kroton Educacional SA

    218,444      $ 1,000,991   

Lojas Renner SA

    21,700        569,946   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    21,100        246,437   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    274,300        821,612   

Souza Cruz SA

    42,200        353,580   

TIM Participacoes SA

    89,060        392,843   

Tractebel Energia SA

    21,100        244,786   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    42,200        833,246   

Vale SA

    126,600        877,739   
   

 

 

 
      18,683,786   

CANADA — 6.87%

   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    21,522        727,160   

Agrium Inc.

    18,186        1,944,458   

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B

    43,255        1,698,542   

ARC Resources Ltd.

    46,842        849,691   

Bank of Montreal

    69,642        4,005,671   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    129,451        6,233,904   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    111,707        1,431,633   

Baytex Energy Corp.

    15,192        236,276   

BCE Inc.

    27,548        1,267,953   

BlackBerry Ltd.a,b

    61,190        623,024   

Bombardier Inc. Class B

    227,124        519,468   

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

    67,343        3,438,984   

Cameco Corp.

    50,093        706,387   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada

    41,412        2,880,011   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    96,454        6,368,649   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    128,921        3,745,770   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

    53,437        330,834   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    18,990        3,316,941   

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A NVS

    15,481        1,430,828   

Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A

    9,838        326,886   

Catamaran Corp.a

    18,779        939,728   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    56,759        1,077,479   

CGI Group Inc. Class Aa

    19,412        770,846   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    27,009        643,300   

Dollarama Inc.

    19,412        923,943   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    93,051        447,660   

Empire Co. Ltd. Class A

    4,292        313,112   

Enbridge Inc.

    97,271        4,721,819   

Encana Corp.

    78,703        964,584   

Enerplus Corp.

    39,671        385,775   
Security   Shares     Value  

Finning International Inc.

    39,740      $ 656,613   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    66,298        606,013   

Fortis Inc./Canada

    26,043        860,808   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    18,568        1,073,853   

George Weston Ltd.

    5,954        472,958   

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    13,293        777,692   

Goldcorp Inc.

    83,451        2,019,883   

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    32,742        831,752   

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    14,645        282,054   

Husky Energy Inc.

    50,302        1,085,027   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    40,301        1,501,494   

Kinross Gold Corp.a

    133,774        454,723   

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    27,698        1,379,057   

Magna International Inc. Class A

    25,597        2,464,717   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    197,946        3,181,623   

MEG Energy Corp.a,b

    21,100        322,503   

Metro Inc. Class A

    4,220        334,684   

National Bank of Canada

    29,771        1,038,035   

New Gold Inc.a

    29,387        129,095   

Onex Corp.

    2,620        144,126   

Open Text Corp.

    16,880        959,322   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

    42,666        99,266   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    39,457        1,228,568   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

    92,840        140,583   

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    18,568        470,076   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    93,895        3,425,673   

Power Corp. of Canada

    51,088        1,234,541   

Power Financial Corp.

    32,727        885,058   

Restaurant Brands International Inc.a

    13,372        519,293   

RioCan REIT

    15,633        362,976   

Rogers Communications Inc. Class B

    47,545        1,694,139   

Royal Bank of Canada

    157,426        8,907,087   

Saputo Inc.

    24,478        705,411   

Shaw Communications Inc. Class B

    40,389        934,590   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    47,686        1,097,799   

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    23,846        790,823   

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    82,079        2,515,549   

Suncor Energy Inc.

    174,075        5,203,236   

Talisman Energy Inc.

    124,701        942,179   

Teck Resources Ltd. Class B

    46,269        600,280   

TELUS Corp. NVS

    35,784        1,230,194   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    33,593        1,291,845   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    160,360      $ 6,399,476   

Tourmaline Oil Corp.a

    21,564        594,224   

TransAlta Corp.

    18,198        159,598   

TransCanada Corp.

    87,597        3,906,096   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.a,b

    112,363        327,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a,b

    32,494        5,206,677   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    72,182        299,442   
   

 

 

 
      125,019,027   

CHILE — 0.28%

   

Aguas Andinas SA Series A

    620,340        355,542   

Banco de Chile

    2,541,642        280,433   

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    5,813        243,579   

Banco Santander Chile

    7,034,035        334,282   

Cencosud SA

    100,014        245,012   

Colbun SA

    1,337,529        364,189   

CorpBanca SA

    24,965,520        276,484   

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile

    292,868        419,454   

Empresas CMPC SA

    132,413        329,130   

Empresas COPEC SA

    48,481        549,006   

Enersis SA

    2,642,087        818,590   

LATAM Airlines Group SAa

    34,891        368,357   

SACI Falabella

    77,476        508,606   
   

 

 

 
      5,092,664   

CHINA — 4.80%

   

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    105,500        676,269   

Air China Ltd. Class H

    874,000        838,678   

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    203,500        686,352   

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

    423,000        745,249   

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H

    856,000        555,332   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    7,596,000        4,251,922   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

    880,800        740,688   

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H

    428,000        406,838   

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

    633,000        717,634   

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    428,000        784,972   

BYD Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    105,500        385,759   

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H

    422,000        459,917   
Security   Shares     Value  

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    6,752,050      $ 5,425,432   

China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b

    738,500        366,709   

China Everbright International Ltd.

    422,000        624,834   

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    422,000        655,314   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    844,000        3,330,999   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.

    422,000        456,107   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    214,000        975,694   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

    477,593        1,069,346   

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

    422,000        1,553,922   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H

    738,700        900,348   

China Mobile Ltd.

    738,500        9,763,038   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H

    428,000        413,463   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    422,000        1,221,911   

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    295,400        1,428,737   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

    2,955,000        2,336,300   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    428,000        255,033   

China Resources Enterprise Ltd.

    422,000        925,277   

China Resources Land Ltd.

    523,333        1,341,854   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

    422,000        1,156,597   

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    428,000        658,007   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

    1,266,000        751,108   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    844,000        1,275,794   

China Vanke Co. Ltd.a,b

    168,800        367,498   

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd.

    63,300        157,814   

CITIC Ltd.

    211,000        362,491   

CNOOC Ltd.

    1,899,000        2,493,351   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    675,828        270,214   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    422,000        615,037   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b

    950,000      $ 395,764   

Fosun International Ltd.

    527,500        740,222   

Franshion Properties (China) Ltd.

    1,060,000        311,710   

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.a,b

    2,064,000        447,229   

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    1,070,000        440,236   

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.b

    2,426,320        334,844   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H

    231,500        1,330,177   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    422,000        566,052   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

    483,449        440,216   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H

    169,200        192,259   

Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H

    422,000        598,709   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    6,541,285        4,707,690   

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B

    168,800        238,177   

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H

    422,000        689,060   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    243,600        395,247   

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    844,000        1,092,916   

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    316,500        416,375   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,114,000        2,287,587   

PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H

    474,190        929,622   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

    211,000        2,247,880   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    211,500        446,277   

Shui On Land Ltd.

    1,316,333        297,108   

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.

    578,500        370,826   

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,482,000        430,072   

SOHO China Ltd.

    475,000        330,212   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    590,800        10,058,310   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    422,000        1,041,754   

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H

    18,000        120,838   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    844,000        1,014,540   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    422,000        336,366   

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.b

    2,651,680        516,427   
Security   Shares     Value  

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H

    181,500      $ 1,015,961   

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    889,000        269,451   
   

 

 

 
      87,451,953   

COLOMBIA — 0.06%

   

Cementos Argos SA

    77,437        292,455   

Cemex Latam Holdings SAa

    64,988        406,041   

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    16,036        121,916   

Isagen SA ESP

    303,207        359,094   
   

 

 

 
      1,179,506   

CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.09%

   

CEZ AS

    27,430        642,769   

Komercni Banka AS

    4,853        989,133   
   

 

 

 
      1,631,902   

DENMARK — 1.05%

   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    8,229        604,991   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    26,586        2,097,654   

Danske Bank A/S

    74,979        1,944,687   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    223,871        10,028,025   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    44,049        2,009,178   

Tryg A/S

    13,577        1,590,902   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    10,550        799,458   
   

 

 

 
      19,074,895   

EGYPT — 0.02%

   

Global Telecom Holding SAE SP GDRa

    99,223        285,762   
   

 

 

 
      285,762   

FINLAND — 0.64%

   

Fortum OYJ

    39,531        843,106   

Kone OYJ Class B

    45,579        2,054,774   

Metso OYJ

    9,917        301,258   

Neste Oil OYJb

    32,705        904,196   

Nokia OYJ

    396,891        3,065,682   

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    18,779        463,875   

Sampo OYJ

    57,882        2,803,404   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    41,567        731,269   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    11,394        528,832   
   

 

 

 
      11,696,396   

FRANCE — 6.91%

   

Accor SA

    10,761        538,250   

Aeroports de Paris

    8,472        1,017,209   

Airbus Group NV

    60,979        3,247,916   

Alcatel-Lucenta

    377,385        1,317,612   

ALSTOMa

    22,155        728,024   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

ArcelorMittal

    100,492      $ 959,706   

Arkema SA

    5,341        382,718   

AXA SA

    198,573        4,673,184   

BNP Paribas SA

    112,517        5,939,015   

Bouygues SA

    26,252        937,750   

Bureau Veritas SA

    12,027        255,490   

Cap Gemini SA

    19,243        1,402,123   

Carrefour SA

    81,024        2,545,912   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    8,890        809,777   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    59,766        2,558,112   

CNP Assurances SA

    28,342        498,608   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    20,678        2,023,766   

Credit Agricole SA

    120,270        1,433,868   

Danone SA

    54,095        3,636,363   

Dassault Systemes

    8,862        549,218   

Edenred SA

    19,201        552,951   

Electricite de France SA

    15,192        413,071   

Essilor International SA

    25,979        2,904,337   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    9,706        333,456   

Fonciere des Regions

    2,158        221,578   

GDF Suez

    152,394        3,392,090   

Gecina SA

    7,218        946,060   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    71,740        963,770   

Hermes International

    1,826        619,092   

Iliad SA

    3,165        735,203   

Kering

    11,624        2,353,209   

L’Air Liquide SA

    41,145        5,200,170   

L’Oreal SA

    27,852        4,998,878   

Lafarge SA

    14,981        1,028,012   

Lagardere SCA

    19,623        537,646   

Legrand SA

    46,699        2,513,671   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    24,476        3,963,463   

Natixis SA

    113,729        725,364   

Orange SA

    224,295        3,953,512   

Pernod Ricard SA

    16,458        1,979,779   

Publicis Groupe SA

    28,551        2,140,267   

Remy Cointreau SA

    2,954        218,640   

Renault SA

    21,944        1,689,065   

Safran SA

    21,100        1,409,332   

Sanofi

    119,944        11,098,770   

Schneider Electric SE

    60,214        4,552,550   

SCOR SE

    37,845        1,181,467   

SES SA Class A FDR

    33,760        1,230,326   
Security   Shares     Value  

Societe Generale

    76,804      $ 3,105,802   

Sodexo SA

    17,981        1,788,216   

STMicroelectronics NV

    74,905        625,497   

Suez Environnement SA

    22,169        407,896   

Technip SA

    15,481        911,036   

Total SA

    217,963        11,191,200   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    9,284        2,620,181   

Vallourec SA

    12,238        267,499   

Veolia Environnement SA

    50,511        926,521   

Vinci SA

    60,446        3,194,971   

Vivendi SA

    135,531        3,217,093   

Wendel

    1,899        213,114   
   

 

 

 
      125,779,376   

GERMANY — 6.16%

   

adidas AGb

    21,733        1,500,661   

Allianz SE Registered

    51,295        8,474,197   

BASF SE

    104,867        9,407,808   

Bayer AG Registered

    80,813        11,677,323   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    27,297        3,185,062   

Brenntag AG

    13,715        747,834   

Celesio AG

    20,129        596,258   

Commerzbank AGa

    112,996        1,360,536   

Continental AG

    9,859        2,232,866   

Daimler AG Registered

    101,159        9,187,026   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    145,293        4,230,063   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    30,850        2,368,308   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    89,464        2,904,495   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    351,948        6,070,527   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    38,191        992,947   

E.ON SE

    207,672        3,216,420   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    31,756        2,352,214   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    35,448        2,030,467   

GEA Group AG

    39,457        1,791,919   

HeidelbergCement AG

    10,972        808,007   

Infineon Technologies AG

    111,619        1,256,668   

K+S AG Registered

    24,898        786,692   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    4,374        594,769   

Lanxess AG

    5,064        243,151   

Linde AG

    22,788        4,369,000   

MAN SE

    4,083        435,037   

Merck KGaA

    20,680        2,070,168   

METRO AGa,b

    25,953        799,819   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    22,366        4,492,528   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Osram Licht AGa

    14,290      $ 659,213   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    27,008        1,198,973   

RWE AG

    54,536        1,514,528   

SAP SE

    101,618        6,634,857   

Siemens AG Registered

    89,898        9,434,425   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    58,662        1,528,492   

Volkswagen AG

    4,686        1,042,513   
   

 

 

 
      112,195,771   

GREECE — 0.08%

   

Alpha Bank AEa

    287,606        105,154   

FF Groupa

    7,240        216,423   

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SAa

    29,070        240,125   

Jumbo SA

    15,640        148,781   

National Bank of Greece SAa

    201,773        210,614   

OPAP SA

    28,611        242,145   

Piraeus Bank SAa

    232,628        135,980   

Public Power Corp. SAa

    13,090        70,903   

Titan Cement Co. SA

    7,480        166,706   
   

 

 

 
      1,536,831   

HONG KONG — 2.52%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    1,055,000        6,157,177   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    255,000        1,059,026   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.b

    527,500        1,853,957   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    211,000        492,574   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    211,000        4,041,285   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    211,000        1,737,617   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    211,500        1,887,674   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.b

    422,000        2,226,109   

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b

    2,110,000        982,427   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    84,400        1,478,267   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    246,770        1,763,245   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    633,784        1,455,030   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    102,500        2,361,108   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    211,000        2,800,325   

Li & Fung Ltd.b

    846,000        839,088   

Link REIT (The)

    316,500        2,143,106   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    211,000        937,524   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    536,000        640,157   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    224,000        2,348,817   
Security   Shares     Value  

Sands China Ltd.

    253,200      $ 1,242,593   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    10,666        13,894   

SJM Holdings Ltd.b

    211,000        311,329   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    212,000        3,461,626   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    107,000        1,436,630   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)b

    211,000        1,714,485   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    169,200        472,464   
   

 

 

 
      45,857,534   

HUNGARY — 0.04%

   

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC

    10,551        423,398   

OTP Bank PLC

    28,696        380,199   
   

 

 

 
      803,597   

INDIA — 1.49%

   

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. SP ADR

    37,425        1,888,840   

ICICI Bank Ltd. SP ADR

    238,600        2,865,586   

Infosys Ltd. SP ADR

    135,468        4,616,749   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. SP GDRc

    107,043        2,949,035   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. SP GDRb

    96,033        1,968,676   

Reliance Industries Ltd. SP GDRd

    131,727        3,925,465   

Sesa Sterlite Ltd. SP ADR

    74,313        965,326   

State Bank of India SP GDRc

    64,152        3,188,354   

Tata Motors Ltd. SP ADR

    57,885        2,854,888   

Wipro Ltd. SP ADR

    153,244        1,970,718   
   

 

 

 
      27,193,637   

INDONESIA — 0.64%

   

PT Astra International Tbk

    1,266,000        784,535   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    2,004,500        2,116,454   

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

    1,477,242        1,282,784   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    1,709,100        1,575,192   

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

    316,500        50,470   

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    633,000        197,633   

PT Global Mediacom Tbk

    527,500        77,246   

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    107,000        488,226   

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    3,503,000        515,737   

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

    1,793,500        160,696   

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk

    211,000        258,597   

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

    611,900        138,151   

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk

    1,688,000        672,935   

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

    654,100        752,596   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    6,548,000      $ 1,462,865   

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    211,000        596,730   

PT United Tractors Tbk

    316,545        447,298   
   

 

 

 
      11,578,145   

IRELAND — 0.26%

   

Bank of Irelanda

    3,013,924        911,485   

CRH PLC

    71,557        1,721,155   

Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd.a

    64,486        1   

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    28,290        2,050,150   
   

 

 

 
      4,682,791   

ISRAEL — 0.43%

   

Bank Hapoalim BM

    88,620        395,026   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    88,620        296,382   

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    291,666        466,553   

Delek Group Ltd. (The)

    1,693        414,846   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    33,338        240,145   

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)

    211        68,579   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    12,660        622,689   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    92,629        5,282,704   
   

 

 

 
      7,786,924   

ITALY — 1.50%

   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    138,702        2,926,893   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b

    492,572        222,337   

CNH Industrial NV

    127,907        972,108   

Enel Green Power SpA

    55,704        110,129   

Enel SpA

    676,466        3,058,013   

Eni SpA

    253,200        4,257,282   

Exor SpA

    27,641        1,129,756   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    51,544        563,617   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    1,353,143        3,967,028   

Luxottica Group SpA

    24,581        1,463,203   

Mediobanca SpA

    93,895        814,801   

Prysmian SpA

    23,421        433,443   

Saipem SpAa

    29,393        266,343   

Snam SpA

    102,335        500,721   

Telecom Italia SpAa

    1,317,544        1,535,847   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    483,202        456,118   

Tenaris SA

    43,335        610,290   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    50,852        222,765   

UniCredit SpA

    479,241        2,831,086   
Security   Shares     Value  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    151,091      $ 1,041,747   
   

 

 

 
      27,383,527   

JAPAN — 15.45%

   

Advantest Corp.

    21,100        271,597   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    84,400        897,781   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    21,100        383,506   

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    23,300        389,375   

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    21,200        748,087   

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    12,000        249,112   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    211,000        585,946   

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    211,000        1,131,656   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    63,300        2,095,720   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    211,000        2,105,240   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    274,300        4,272,182   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    21,400        437,054   

Bridgestone Corp.

    84,400        3,404,309   

Canon Inc.

    105,500        3,359,492   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.b

    64,900        1,027,107   

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    63,300        841,737   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    42,200        1,266,377   

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    21,100        293,871   

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

    84,400        679,712   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    42,200        719,230   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    105,500        1,431,635   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    94,800        1,382,475   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    42,300        2,979,888   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    2,600        291,619   

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    211,000        1,549,291   

Denso Corp.

    63,300        2,829,679   

Dentsu Inc.

    21,100        874,788   

East Japan Railway Co.

    42,200        3,280,007   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    42,300        2,120,312   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    21,100        774,197   

FANUC Corp.

    21,100        3,572,800   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,300        487,175   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    63,300        2,315,315   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    63,300        2,154,458   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    211,000        1,123,753   

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.b

    105,500        365,543   

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    211,000        1,399,302   

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    211,000        1,404,691   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    42,200        605,346   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    21,100      $ 395,541   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    21,100        663,725   

Hitachi Ltd.

    422,000        3,223,604   

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    21,100        300,158   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    168,800        5,145,982   

Hoya Corp.

    84,400        3,304,436   

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    42,200        387,637   

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

    21,100        320,456   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    4,800        80,664   

IHI Corp.

    211,000        1,113,693   

INPEX Corp.

    84,400        936,939   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    42,200        603,550   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    105,500        1,420,408   

ITOCHU Corp.

    189,900        1,939,982   

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    42,200        995,498   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    211        740,067   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    422        916,821   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    126,600        3,483,885   

JFE Holdings Inc.

    42,300        940,420   

JSR Corp.

    42,200        751,923   

JTEKT Corp.

    63,300        1,058,368   

JX Holdings Inc.

    211,000        782,819   

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)a

    84,400        821,259   

Kao Corp.

    63,300        2,791,958   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    211,000        1,022,083   

KDDI Corp.

    63,300        4,506,686   

Keikyu Corp.

    211,000        1,656,170   

Keio Corp.

    211,000        1,731,614   

Kintetsu Corp.

    211,000        747,252   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    63,300        856,825   

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    211,000        373,626   

Komatsu Ltd.

    105,500        2,094,462   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    107,000        1,189,648   

Kubota Corp.

    211,000        3,167,739   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    84,400        1,069,146   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    42,300        909,271   

Kyocera Corp.

    42,800        1,903,437   

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    42,200        410,630   

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    42,800        1,774,452   

Marubeni Corp.

    211,000        1,173,869   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    84,400        1,758,558   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,495        2,380,709   
Security   Shares     Value  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    211,500      $ 1,105,709   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    168,800        2,971,765   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    211,000        2,472,579   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    211,000        4,281,433   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    423,000        2,359,063   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    84,400        721,386   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    1,443,600        7,770,726   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    147,700        1,894,895   

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    211,000        623,309   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    51,000        1,302,733   

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

    211,000        718,512   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    2,342,100        3,868,109   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    42,200        1,038,070   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    21,100        2,302,831   

Nabtesco Corp.

    21,400        558,388   

NEC Corp.

    342,000        972,443   

Nidec Corp.

    42,200        2,900,633   

Nikon Corp.

    42,200        540,321   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    21,100        2,053,148   

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    229        1,130,720   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    844,860        1,995,902   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    42,200        2,521,977   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    232,100        2,008,510   

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    36,225        447,165   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,100        1,146,026   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    21,400        1,290,759   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    404,500        2,184,951   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    21,400        363,635   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    147,700        2,521,079   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    42,200        409,911   

Olympus Corp.a

    42,200        1,480,134   

Omron Corp.

    42,200        1,708,262   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    21,400        2,277,274   

ORIX Corp.

    147,700        1,718,860   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    211,000        838,144   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    42,200        1,313,979   

Panasonic Corp.

    232,100        2,671,427   

Rakuten Inc.

    105,500        1,474,746   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    232,100        1,162,624   

Sanrio Co. Ltd.b

    21,100        525,771   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    21,100      $ 1,322,062   

SBI Holdings Inc.

    37,900        410,733   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    21,400        1,252,319   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    105,500        3,895,682   

Sharp Corp./Japana,b

    211,000        416,737   

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    21,100        267,286   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    42,200        2,819,441   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    42,200        681,868   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    84,400        829,881   

SMC Corp.

    3,200        868,208   

SoftBank Corp.

    105,500        6,253,748   

Sony Corp.

    126,600        2,989,728   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    42,200        950,591   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    211,000        840,659   

Sumitomo Corp.

    115,100        1,144,484   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    42,200        446,914   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    84,400        1,099,323   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    211,000        1,155,008   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    147,700        5,017,638   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    422,000        1,496,301   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc.

    21,100        331,234   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    42,200        1,349,365   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    63,300        721,835   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    94,000        1,134,738   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    84,400        4,241,376   

TDK Corp.

    21,400        1,349,968   

Terumo Corp.

    42,800        1,071,594   

THK Co. Ltd.

    21,100        519,125   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    211,000        1,156,804   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    63,300        804,015   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    63,300        2,230,979   

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    168,800        721,386   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    21,400        1,544,174   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    211,000        1,268,712   

Tokyu Corp.

    68,000        453,275   

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    126,600        793,237   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

    14,000        124,548   

Toray Industries Inc.

    211,000        1,813,344   

Toshiba Corp.

    423,000        1,709,069   

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    84,400        1,096,449   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    21,100        749,947   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    42,300        2,301,085   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    295,400        19,225,582   
Security   Shares     Value  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    42,200      $ 1,010,228   

Unicharm Corp.

    63,300        1,762,420   

United Urban Investment Corp.

    422        677,916   

USS Co. Ltd.

    63,300        1,001,246   

West Japan Railway Co.

    21,100        1,091,779   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    199,300        676,974   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    21,100        1,289,729   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    124,000        464,479   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    42,200        938,377   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    63,300        1,443,131   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    7,000        103,750   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    42,200        446,914   
   

 

 

 
      281,372,639   

MALAYSIA — 0.77%

   

Alliance Financial Group Bhd

    358,700        472,598   

Axiata Group Bhd

    274,300        544,366   

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

    92,562        86,490   

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    21,100        383,848   

Bumi Armada Bhda

    696,300        230,309   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    485,300        735,708   

DiGi.Com Bhd

    443,100        782,875   

Genting Bhd

    232,100        564,896   

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    211,000        236,125   

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    84,400        326,154   

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    63,300        295,214   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    168,800        241,941   

IOI Corp. Bhd

    350,300        454,772   

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    422,015        239,623   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    63,300        395,363   

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd

    105,500        288,177   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    379,800        912,860   

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    211,000        416,417   

Maxis Bhd

    316,500        619,391   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    232,100        326,271   

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    42,200        205,184   

Petronas Gas Bhd

    126,600        774,675   

PPB Group Bhd

    42,200        169,358   

Public Bank Bhd

    254,240        1,271,200   

RHB Capital Bhd

    84,400        189,830   

Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd

    506,400        372,681   

Sime Darby Bhd

    211,000        546,692   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    316,500        1,264,953   

UEM Sunrise Bhd

    654,100        228,971   

UMW Holdings Bhd

    63,300        190,179   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    337,653      $ 163,801   
   

 

 

 
      13,930,922   

MEXICO — 1.03%

  

Alfa SAB de CV Series A

    422,000        774,216   

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

    3,755,800        4,020,936   

Cemex SAB de CV CPOa

    1,606,637        1,428,193   

Compartamos SAB de CV

    189,900        359,178   

Fibra Uno Administracion SAB de CV

    270,100        815,369   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV BD Units

    316,500        2,646,272   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B

    42,200        552,351   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

    282,900        1,437,267   

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series O

    253,200        653,589   

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    253,200        536,737   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    494,529        1,307,581   

Grupo Televisa SAB de CV CPO

    253,200        1,649,782   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    11,605        229,325   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Series A

    400,900        779,149   

Minera Frisco SAB de CV Series A1a

    105,500        138,384   

OHL Mexico SAB de CVa

    84,400        160,424   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V

    696,300        1,346,282   
   

 

 

 
      18,835,035   

NETHERLANDS — 1.98%

  

AEGON NV

    252,989        1,810,264   

Akzo Nobel NV

    33,127        2,396,945   

ASML Holding NV

    39,956        4,205,842   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa,b

    120,692        1,593,481   

Gemalto NVb

    8,229        598,205   

Heineken NV

    25,109        1,877,995   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    444,788        5,581,364   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    129,830        2,349,235   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    24,691        1,315,670   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    342,875        1,062,862   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    117,142        3,244,577   

OCI NVa

    10,761        379,902   
Security   Shares     Value  

Reed Elsevier NV

    67,309      $ 1,651,259   

TNT Express NV

    66,843        439,299   

Unilever NV CVA

    172,131        7,495,771   
   

 

 

 
      36,002,671   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.11%

  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    344,645        1,113,138   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    70,687        429,933   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    229,458        549,584   
   

 

 

 
      2,092,655   

NORWAY — 0.48%

  

DNB ASA

    102,335        1,482,771   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    25,149        423,449   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    159,305        937,270   

Orkla ASA

    87,776        646,669   

Seadrill Ltd.b

    43,466        461,832   

Statoil ASA

    118,850        1,968,949   

Subsea 7 SA

    42,200        358,813   

Telenor ASA

    57,814        1,240,497   

Yara International ASA

    21,751        1,130,137   
   

 

 

 
      8,650,387   

PERU — 0.10%

  

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA SP ADR

    19,663        224,551   

Credicorp Ltd.

    10,353        1,492,074   

Southern Copper Corp.

    4,527        123,497   
   

 

 

 
      1,840,122   

PHILIPPINES — 0.27%

  

Ayala Land Inc.

    1,287,100        1,053,780   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    535,285        1,201,851   

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    251,260        1,322,031   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    644,193        1,392,321   
   

 

 

 
      4,969,983   

POLAND — 0.30%

  

Alior Bank SAa

    17,724        410,309   

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    8,862        258,533   

Bank Millennium SA

    157,828        318,582   

Bank Pekao SA

    10,550        508,792   

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    105,351        676,295   

Eurocash SA

    14,770        146,561   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    15,614        443,307   

mBank SA

    2,620        331,154   

Orange Polska SA

    80,813        194,922   

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

    28,696        424,183   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    75,327      $ 697,119   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    4,009        545,125   

Synthos SA

    157,691        182,739   

Tauron Polska Energia SA

    274,597        370,017   
   

 

 

 
      5,507,638   

PORTUGAL — 0.11%

  

Banco Espirito Santo SA Registereda

    1          

Energias de Portugal SA

    305,950        1,165,907   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    35,659        376,802   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SAb

    38,868        419,220   
   

 

 

 
      1,961,929   

QATAR — 0.15%

  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    75,547        929,299   

Ooredoo QSC

    13,030        411,436   

Qatar National Bank SAQ

    26,028        1,415,031   
   

 

 

 
      2,755,766   

RUSSIA — 0.64%

   

Gazprom OAO SP ADR

    558,127        2,260,414   

LUKOIL OAO SP ADR

    49,876        2,015,988   

Magnit PJSC SP GDRc

    34,604        1,321,873   

MegaFon OAO SP GDRc

    11,816        162,352   

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC SP ADR

    69,063        1,139,540   

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC SP ADR

    70,474        553,926   

NovaTek OAO SP GDRc

    17,312        1,211,840   

Rosneft Oil Co. OJSC SP GDRc

    94,528        307,027   

RusHydro OJSC SP ADR

    176,278        133,266   

Sberbank of Russia SP ADR

    204,419        757,372   

Sistema JSFC SP GDRc

    36,605        162,892   

Surgutneftegas OJSC SP ADR

    172,611        771,571   

Tatneft OAO SP ADR

    19,022        447,017   

Uralkali PJSC SP GDRc

    30,641        381,480   
   

 

 

 
      11,626,558   

SINGAPORE — 1.06%

   

Ascendas REIT

    211,000        383,608   

CapitaLand Ltd.b

    231,500        595,388   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    211,500        3,093,330   

Genting Singapore PLC

    1,417,100        1,131,083   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.b

    422,000        789,047   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trustb

    423,000        302,445   
Security   Shares     Value  

Kenon Holdings Ltd.a,b

    1,596      $ 27,099   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    231,200        1,486,542   

Noble Group Ltd.

    844,199        664,453   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    232,675        1,788,353   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    423,000        937,846   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    211,000        1,972,619   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    844,000        2,544,912   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    211,000        3,614,648   
   

 

 

 
      19,331,373   

SOUTH AFRICA — 1.76%

   

African Bank Investments Ltd.b

    334,618        288   

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.a

    12,663        388,676   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.a

    49,257        579,302   

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    52,982        1,997,974   

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    26,164        726,748   

FirstRand Ltd.

    324,307        1,452,146   

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    33,549        483,577   

Gold Fields Ltd.

    128,931        723,415   

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    635,662        1,601,315   

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.a

    68,844        448,365   

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    16,247        288,007   

Investec Ltd.

    50,851        429,114   

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    14,137        273,114   

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    129,003        347,491   

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    47,475        1,081,668   

MTN Group Ltd.

    158,039        2,745,675   

Nampak Ltd.

    98,959        362,535   

Naspers Ltd. Class N

    45,093        6,582,508   

PPC Ltd.

    74,061        136,266   

Rand Merchant Insurance Holdings Ltd.

    175,974        644,829   

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    1,592,035        1,560,416   

Remgro Ltd.

    51,906        1,208,284   

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    122,591        698,487   

Sappi Ltd.a

    91,785        378,788   

Sasol Ltd.

    67,731        2,452,839   

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    32,283        513,208   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    68,153        906,011   

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.

    228,821        1,175,484   

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    19,834        672,183   

Truworths International Ltd.

    61,612        429,075   

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    100,651        752,005   
   

 

 

 
      32,039,793   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

SOUTH KOREA — 3.19%

   

AmorePacific Corp.

    634      $ 1,536,882   

AmorePacific Group

    844        967,019   

BS Financial Group Inc.

    20,120        254,812   

Celltrion Inc.a,b

    7,764        288,949   

Cheil Worldwide Inc.a

    8,229        148,613   

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    1,492        480,234   

Coway Co. Ltd.

    5,697        457,385   

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    2,370        119,194   

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.

    14,770        263,364   

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    19,690        190,850   

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,697        277,140   

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    3,296        70,224   

E-Mart Co. Ltd.

    2,140        407,023   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a

    6,844        156,769   

GS Holdings Corp.

    4,599        175,364   

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    28,188        832,546   

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    4,879        235,116   

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    1,688        184,451   

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    5,704        225,062   

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    7,385        294,765   

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    1,688        377,392   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    4,431        457,848   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,430        129,593   

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    6,752        1,531,178   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    15,825        2,452,759   

Hyundai Steel Co.

    5,697        343,300   

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    1,477        207,990   

Industrial Bank of Korea

    27,219        322,317   

Kangwon Land Inc.

    12,027        356,323   

KB Financial Group Inc.

    42,610        1,433,841   

Kia Motors Corp.

    24,476        1,029,532   

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    12,027        515,239   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    43,677        1,725,353   

Korea Gas Corp.a

    4,924        203,516   

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,339        491,613   

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    1,055        414,340   

KT Corp.

    18,990        520,072   

KT&G Corp.

    11,183        820,114   
Security   Shares     Value  

LG Chem Ltd.

    4,435      $ 805,000   

LG Corp.

    10,550        597,152   

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    44,310        1,460,658   

LG Electronics Inc.

    11,394        633,463   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    1,477        929,203   

LG Uplus Corp.

    37,980        420,225   

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    1,899        303,013   

Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.

    211        360,606   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    1,266        274,941   

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    7,986        338,835   

NAVER Corp.

    2,954        1,934,038   

NCsoft Corp.

    1,688        311,792   

OCI Co. Ltd.a,b

    2,532        181,056   

ORION Corp.

    220        211,229   

POSCO

    6,200        1,431,511   

S-Oil Corp.

    4,220        233,458   

S1 Corp.

    4,009        293,270   

Samsung C&T Corp.

    11,816        602,901   

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    6,122        375,068   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    12,449        15,538,483   

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.a

    4,853        168,630   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,376        910,680   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    16,606        271,806   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    4,853        499,234   

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    5,872        692,656   

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    5,908        257,151   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    41,829        1,721,201   

Shinsegae Co. Ltd.

    633        93,190   

SK C&C Co. Ltd.

    3,798        816,139   

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,954        461,900   

SK Hynix Inc.

    57,855        2,520,840   

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    5,908        506,199   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    2,532        669,119   

Woori Banka

    36,946        297,298   

Yuhan Corp.

    522        81,622   
   

 

 

 
      58,101,649   

SPAIN — 2.39%

   

Abertis Infraestructuras SAb

    51,123        1,002,071   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    32,820        1,142,923   

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    40,723        1,635,499   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    570,332        4,891,294   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    413,349      $ 1,046,700   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    210,421        891,386   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    963        4,080   

Banco Santander SA

    1,424,980        9,583,795   

Bankia SAa

    534,508        699,672   

CaixaBank SA

    251,501        1,096,628   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    84,287        546,714   

Ferrovial SA

    83,289        1,652,770   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    25,531        599,258   

Grifols SA

    11,816        496,683   

Iberdrola SA

    556,408        3,847,641   

Inditex SA

    111,830        3,298,096   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    102,546        838,956   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    8,183        697,729   

Repsol SA

    113,141        2,002,567   

Telefonica SA

    450,696        6,766,764   

Zardoya Otis SA

    76,135        866,878   
   

 

 

 
      43,608,104   

SWEDEN — 2.23%

   

Alfa Laval AB

    81,024        1,506,385   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    35,026        1,915,063   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    87,776        2,602,790   

Electrolux AB Class B

    50,429        1,562,409   

Getinge AB Class B

    47,517        1,173,500   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    111,830        4,609,763   

Hexagon AB Class B

    24,898        790,059   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    157,273        1,093,170   

Investor AB Class B

    47,686        1,739,706   

Lundin Petroleum ABa,b

    22,577        293,114   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    9,129        582,670   

Nordea Bank AB

    374,736        4,770,014   

Sandvik AB

    165,635        1,737,952   

Securitas AB Class B

    84,288        1,028,070   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    119,637        1,444,764   

Skanska AB Class B

    92,647        2,055,101   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    27,430        663,828   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    38,695        1,837,351   

Swedbank AB Class A

    68,997        1,673,120   

Tele2 AB Class B

    51,974        588,383   
Security   Shares     Value  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    286,116      $ 3,489,789   

TeliaSonera AB

    297,602        1,836,528   

Volvo AB Class B

    133,985        1,569,444   
   

 

 

 
      40,562,973   

SWITZERLAND — 6.60%

   

ABB Ltd. Registereda

    276,832        5,328,726   

Actelion Ltd. Registereda

    10,972        1,216,395   

Adecco SA Registereda

    15,403        1,153,488   

Aryzta AGa

    9,706        729,493   

Barry Callebaut AG Registereda

    211        210,301   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    211        1,099,892   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    54,520        4,536,173   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    148,122        3,131,322   

Geberit AG Registered

    4,431        1,518,017   

Givaudan SA Registereda

    798        1,458,006   

Holcim Ltd. Registereda

    19,412        1,359,821   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.a

    26,375        1,077,876   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    5,697        783,914   

Nestle SA Registered

    346,462        26,529,263   

Novartis AG Registered

    245,863        24,090,592   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    73,669        19,905,563   

SGS SA Registered

    422        802,674   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    5,275        694,313   

Sulzer AG Registered

    2,634        279,847   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    3,667        1,462,336   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registereda

    3,665        819,003   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    9,284        805,242   

Swiss Re AGa

    45,801        4,136,800   

Swisscom AG Registered

    2,532        1,484,717   

Syngenta AG Registered

    11,395        3,705,651   

Transocean Ltd.b

    40,090        630,948   

UBS Group AG

    409,220        6,845,167   

Zurich Insurance Group AGa

    13,083        4,342,751   
   

 

 

 
      120,138,291   

TAIWAN — 2.72%

   

Acer Inc.a

    690,792        452,659   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    1,266,218        1,603,189   

Asia Cement Corp.

    438,440        530,076   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

AU Optronics Corp.

    1,989,000      $ 1,091,903   

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    926,318        1,337,442   

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    41,470        98,301   

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    859,482        486,831   

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    1,899,000        626,703   

China Steel Corp.

    1,519,288        1,287,226   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    633,000        1,918,273   

Compal Electronics Inc.

    633,000        465,005   

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,357,627        865,924   

Delta Electronics Inc.

    211,000        1,295,588   

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,099,367        676,780   

Epistar Corp.

    211,000        376,289   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    422,000        1,033,792   

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,214,436        711,008   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    216,340        465,447   

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    211,000        449,940   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    217,960        529,105   

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    171,600        350,132   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,570,038        4,319,491   

HTC Corp.a

    43,000        214,226   

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,589,523        885,212   

Innolux Corp.

    1,123,688        549,123   

MediaTek Inc.

    60,000        919,606   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    917,195        704,337   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    425,840        858,072   

Pegatron Corp.

    422,000        1,138,242   

Quanta Computer Inc.

    422,000        1,031,114   

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    908,467        253,685   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    844,000        1,424,812   

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,345,794        548,763   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    211,000        304,647   

Taishin Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,370,141        563,039   

Taiwan Business Bank Ltd.a

    1,815,410        528,260   

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    422,000        570,460   

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,865,670        964,997   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    422,000        1,392,673   
Security   Shares     Value  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,743,000      $ 12,272,931   

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    422,000        652,146   

Uni-President Enterprises Co.

    490,897        786,656   

United Microelectronics Corp.

    2,110,000        1,031,114   

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    220,000        376,283   

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,210,050        583,647   
   

 

 

 
      49,525,149   

THAILAND — 0.57%

  

Advanced Information Service PCL NVDR

    84,400        631,775   

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

    63,300        626,618   

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

    190,740        1,110,173   

Banpu PCL NVDR

    211,500        157,026   

BEC World PCL NVDR

    275,700        433,808   

BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR

    506,400        152,400   

Central Pattana PCL NVDR

    105,500        144,244   

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR

    663,500        511,866   

CP All PCL NVDR

    722,600        916,221   

Glow Energy PCL NVDR

    241,100        672,178   

Home Product Center PCL NVDRb

    107,143        26,679   

Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR

    387,688        258,222   

Minor International PCL NVDR

    253,200        280,431   

PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR

    134,999        449,584   

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR

    211,601        365,275   

PTT PCL NVDR

    63,400        670,223   

Siam Cement (The) PCL NVDR

    63,600        963,813   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR

    211,000        1,157,180   

Thai Oil PCL NVDR

    136,600        213,894   

TMB Bank PCL NVDR

    2,489,800        235,820   

True Corp. PCL NVDRa

    892,360        370,794   
   

 

 

 
      10,348,224   

TURKEY — 0.41%

  

Akbank TAS

    118,160        434,050   

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii ASa

    53,855        474,707   

Arcelik AS

    122,400        782,830   

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    37,403        759,055   

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    17,935        363,237   

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    406,438        534,885   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS

    48,410      $ 98,441   

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    52,117        221,147   

KOC Holding AS

    40,831        213,433   

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    15,192        113,980   

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    28,093        612,157   

Turk Hava Yollari AOa

    144,153        554,355   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

    89,094        268,106   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    193,909        822,810   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    51,695        334,863   

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS Class C

    82,113        240,029   

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    50,482        79,268   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO Class D

    52,752        123,708   

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    21,944        174,534   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    84,924        177,219   
   

 

 

 
      7,382,814   

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.13%

  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    223,587        421,236   

Aldar Properties PJSC

    551,370        355,766   

DP World Ltd.

    29,009        570,027   

Emaar Properties PJSC

    530,824        968,275   
   

 

 

 
      2,315,304   

UNITED KINGDOM — 14.72%

  

3i Group PLC

    242,861        1,675,311   

Aggreko PLC

    22,366        522,012   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    77,278        925,609   

Anglo American PLC

    151,920        2,539,518   

ARM Holdings PLC

    140,315        2,193,795   

AstraZeneca PLC

    135,673        9,664,686   

Aviva PLC

    397,529        3,152,419   

BAE Systems PLC

    245,865        1,874,019   

Barclays PLC

    1,643,901        5,781,107   

BG Group PLC

    374,525        4,988,807   

BHP Billiton PLC

    239,063        5,181,075   

BP PLC

    1,879,588        11,982,030   

British American Tobacco PLC

    206,376        11,629,559   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    89,944        1,120,546   

BT Group PLC

    938,528        5,890,617   

Bunzl PLC

    63,331        1,804,367   

Burberry Group PLC

    43,255        1,123,240   

Capita PLC

    131,290        2,204,523   

Carnival PLC

    28,409        1,278,745   
Security   Shares     Value  

Centrica PLC

    575,249      $ 2,538,335   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    25,953        417,463   

Compass Group PLC

    250,267        4,326,335   

Diageo PLC

    284,639        8,421,740   

Experian PLC

    141,159        2,486,840   

Fresnillo PLC

    15,825        213,671   

G4S PLC

    244,792        1,048,547   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    499,015        10,994,739   

Glencore PLCa

    1,074,051        4,015,051   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1,950,530        17,858,246   

ICAP PLC

    124,912        877,243   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    121,114        5,682,593   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    53,653        2,145,079   

ITV PLC

    458,714        1,515,674   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    226,288        868,008   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    36,081        1,767,139   

Kingfisher PLC

    339,499        1,747,916   

Land Securities Group PLC

    85,127        1,628,838   

Legal & General Group PLC

    936,840        3,769,462   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    5,500,981        6,093,171   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    32,072        1,139,196   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    228,565        1,662,858   

Melrose Industries PLC

    111,552        443,981   

National Grid PLC

    473,906        6,658,512   

Next PLC

    24,177        2,627,134   

Old Mutual PLC

    663,451        2,074,583   

Pearson PLC

    85,033        1,725,377   

Persimmon PLCa

    43,044        1,029,193   

Petrofac Ltd.

    27,219        288,615   

Prudential PLC

    301,097        7,325,928   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    6,119        522,459   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    74,109        6,266,435   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    106,133        1,842,678   

Rexam PLC

    165,513        1,056,482   

Rio Tinto PLC

    134,618        5,913,849   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCa

    178,295        2,387,271   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    246,659        1,342,537   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    373,758        11,327,990   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    258,475        8,169,748   

SABMiller PLC

    100,283        5,460,551   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    223,513        1,612,004   

Shire PLC

    66,925        4,878,984   

Sky PLC

    102,124        1,423,367   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    149,219      $ 2,669,175   

SSE PLC

    119,883        2,897,042   

Standard Chartered PLC

    240,644        3,208,355   

Standard Life PLC

    288,503        1,746,211   

Tesco PLC

    886,005        2,990,729   

Tullow Oil PLC

    108,032        592,225   

Unilever PLC

    107,399        4,726,167   

United Utilities Group PLC

    57,199        882,267   

Vodafone Group PLC

    2,737,185        9,640,248   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    23,421        590,957   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    264,244        713,966   

Wolseley PLC

    46,842        2,716,995   

WPP PLC

    164,170        3,614,673   
   

 

 

 
      268,116,817   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $1,822,520,415)

      1,790,818,340   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.36%

  

BRAZIL — 0.78%

   

Banco Bradesco SA

    295,430        3,712,411   

Bradespar SA

    21,100        91,264   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B

    21,100        48,265   

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao

    21,100        700,399   

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    100,800        447,257   

Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B

    32,000        371,954   

Gerdau SA

    63,300        214,836   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    304,294        3,729,705   

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA

    343,679        1,170,265   

Lojas Americanas SA

    50,750        294,003   

Metalurgica Gerdau SA

    21,100        77,350   

Oi SA

    25,203        46,853   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    379,800        1,157,426   

Telefonica Brasil SA

    48,300        896,111   

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Class A

    63,300        79,001   

Vale SA Class A

    189,900        1,170,869   
   

 

 

 
      14,207,969   

CHILE — 0.01%

   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B

    8,717        208,357   
   

 

 

 
      208,357   
Security   Shares     Value  

COLOMBIA — 0.11%

   

Banco Davivienda SA

    39,035      $ 410,540   

Bancolombia SA

    134,536        1,594,992   

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    12,027        91,437   
   

 

 

 
      2,096,969   

GERMANY — 0.37%

   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    20,045        2,298,170   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    15,284        1,284,229   

Volkswagen AG

    13,809        3,090,064   
   

 

 

 
      6,672,463   

SOUTH KOREA — 0.09%

   

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,688        177,506   

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. Series 2

    3,798        416,752   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,055        1,028,374   
   

 

 

 
      1,622,632   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $29,176,741)

      24,808,390   

RIGHTS — 0.01%

   

SPAIN — 0.01%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    32,820        16,666   

Banco Santander SAa

    1,341,649        204,388   
   

 

 

 
      221,054   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $247,640)

      221,054   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.49%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.49%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%e,f,g

    25,328,046        25,328,046   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%e,f,g

    1,523,606        1,523,606   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%e,f

    238,064        238,064   
   

 

 

 
      27,089,716   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost: $27,089,716)

  

    27,089,716   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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          Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 101.21%

 

(Cost: $1,879,034,512)

  $ 1,842,937,500   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.21)%

    (21,952,591
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $ 1,820,984,909   
   

 

 

 

CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

SP GDR — Sponsored Global Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.81%

  

 

AUSTRALIA — 2.67%

   

AMP Ltd.

    13,110      $ 58,908   

APA Group

    28,680        181,357   

ASX Ltd.

    1,830        54,354   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    11,340        291,424   

Brambles Ltd.

    10,770        88,904   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    3,420        89,008   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    6,600        459,134   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    5,220        55,326   

CSL Ltd.

    1,980        135,612   

Dexus Property Group

    7,560        45,391   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    35,040        64,398   

Goodman Group

    18,090        86,357   

GPT Group (The)

    15,990        56,284   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    13,560        74,658   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    11,580        57,715   

Lend Lease Group

    4,380        56,894   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,620        78,407   

Mirvac Group

    33,420        50,230   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    9,780        271,364   

Novion Property Group

    25,800        46,613   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    6,150        50,815   

Scentre Groupa

    48,900        144,707   

Stockland

    18,450        62,932   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    4,740        54,336   

Sydney Airport

    16,260        63,186   

Tatts Group Ltd.

    24,840        74,668   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    22,560        114,196   

Transurban Group

    17,730        127,165   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    3,990        135,443   

Westfield Corp.a

    11,310        86,843   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    12,690        340,545   

Woolworths Ltd.

    6,180        152,947   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    4,860        36,409   
   

 

 

 
      3,746,530   

AUSTRIA — 0.04%

   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    24,630        56,254   
   

 

 

 
      56,254   

BELGIUM — 0.48%

   

Ageas

    1,560        53,392   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    3,600        439,148   

Colruyt SA

    1,260        58,104   
Security   Shares     Value  

KBC Groep NVa

    1,290      $ 69,459   

UCB SA

    630        49,032   
   

 

 

 
      669,135   

BRAZIL — 0.64%

   

AMBEV SA

    21,000        137,929   

Banco do Brasil SA

    6,000        46,181   

BRF SA

    3,000        71,954   

CCR SA

    6,000        34,156   

Cielo SA

    3,000        44,706   

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    12,000        109,664   

CPFL Energia SA

    12,000        75,285   

EDP Energias do Brasil SA

    12,000        38,716   

Kroton Educacional SA

    9,000        41,241   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    15,000        296,178   
   

 

 

 
      896,010   

CANADA — 3.70%

   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    2,550        86,156   

AltaGas Ltd.

    3,810        129,028   

ARC Resources Ltd.

    13,890        251,958   

Bank of Montreal

    2,160        124,239   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    4,440        213,815   

BCE Inc.

    660        30,378   

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

    1,620        82,728   

Cameco Corp.

    7,050        99,416   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada

    1,350        93,886   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    2,520        166,390   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    510        89,081   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    4,950        117,899   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    9,870        47,484   

Enbridge Inc.

    12,690        616,010   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    90        47,912   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    10,260        93,784   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    2,340        135,330   

George Weston Ltd.

    600        47,661   

Goldcorp Inc.

    7,650        185,164   

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    9,600        250,155   

Keyera Corp.

    780        46,137   

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    960        47,797   

Magna International Inc. Class A

    600        57,774   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    5,730        92,099   

Paramount Resources Ltd.a,b

    4,440        99,834   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    4,860        151,325   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    1,710        62,388   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    4,080      $ 88,071   

Rogers Communications Inc. Class B

    1,320        47,035   

Royal Bank of Canada

    5,250        297,042   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    5,280        121,553   

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    1,230        37,697   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    960        36,918   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    6,690        266,977   

Tourmaline Oil Corp.a,b

    2,460        67,789   

TransCanada Corp.

    6,840        305,007   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a

    1,260        201,896   

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    4,380        193,343   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    12,750        52,892   
   

 

 

 
      5,182,048   

CHILE — 0.16%

   

Aguas Andinas SA Series A

    175,200        100,414   

Banco de Chile

    557,490        61,511   

SACI Falabella

    9,030        59,279   
   

 

 

 
      221,204   

CHINA — 2.43%

   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    270,000        132,330   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    540,000        302,269   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

    150,000        126,139   

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    120,000        79,398   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class H

    120,000        88,994   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    420,000        337,480   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    30,000        118,400   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.

    60,000        64,849   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

    45,000        100,757   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H

    60,000        73,130   

China Mobile Ltd.

    30,000        396,603   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    60,000        173,731   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

    120,000        71,195   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    60,000        90,696   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    120,000        160,963   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    420,000        302,269   
Security   Shares     Value  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.b

    60,000      $ 62,450   

Lenovo Group Ltd.b

    60,000        77,695   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

    15,000        159,802   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    24,000        408,598   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.b

    60,000        72,124   
   

 

 

 
      3,399,872   

COLOMBIA — 0.08%

   

Ecopetrol SA

    61,620        49,453   

Isagen SA ESP

    54,360        64,379   
   

 

 

 
      113,832   

DENMARK — 0.56%

   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    690        50,728   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    390        30,771   

Danske Bank A/S

    3,180        82,478   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    8,280        370,892   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    2,040        93,049   

Pandora A/S

    450        32,245   

TDC A/S

    4,290        31,755   

Vestas Wind Systems A/Sa

    2,220        86,991   
   

 

 

 
      778,909   

FINLAND — 0.34%

   

Elisa OYJ

    1,590        42,290   

Kone OYJ Class B

    2,550        114,958   

Nokia OYJ

    16,680        128,841   

Sampo OYJ

    2,610        126,410   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,350        62,658   
   

 

 

 
      475,157   

FRANCE — 3.16%

   

Aeroports de Paris

    540        64,836   

Airbus Group NV

    2,790        148,603   

ALSTOMa

    1,290        42,390   

AXA SA

    9,570        225,219   

BNP Paribas SA

    5,220        275,529   

Cap Gemini SA

    1,050        76,507   

Carrefour SA

    2,370        74,469   

Christian Dior SA

    330        57,162   

CNP Assurances SA

    2,250        39,583   

Credit Agricole SA

    7,230        86,197   

Danone SA

    2,820        189,566   

Essilor International SA

    960        107,324   

Fonciere des Regions

    570        58,526   

Gecina SA

    390        51,117   

Kering

    420        85,027   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

L’Oreal SA

    1,170      $ 209,992   

Legrand SA

    2,010        108,192   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    1,230        199,177   

Natixis SA

    7,590        48,409   

Orange SA

    8,640        152,292   

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,350        162,395   

Publicis Groupe SA

    1,230        92,204   

Renault SA

    960        73,893   

Rexel SA

    3,540        66,312   

Safran SA

    1,710        114,216   

Sanofi

    5,100        471,918   

Schneider Electric SE

    2,880        217,746   

SCOR SE

    1,620        50,574   

SES SA Class A FDR

    1,920        69,971   

Societe Generale

    3,780        152,856   

Sodexo SA

    690        68,621   

Technip SA

    1,020        60,026   

Thales SA

    1,170        61,789   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    450        127,001   

Vinci SA

    2,820        149,056   

Vivendi SA

    5,700        135,301   

Zodiac Aerospace

    1,770        58,862   
   

 

 

 
      4,432,858   

GERMANY — 2.94%

   

adidas AG

    1,200        82,860   

Allianz SE Registered

    2,400        396,492   

BASF SE

    2,490        223,382   

Bayer AG Registered

    3,120        450,834   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,140        133,017   

Beiersdorf AG

    840        73,747   

Brenntag AG

    1,440        78,518   

Commerzbank AGa

    4,890        58,878   

Continental AG

    390        88,327   

Daimler AG Registered

    4,110        373,261   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    7,620        221,849   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,170        89,819   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    3,750        121,746   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    12,090        208,533   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    2,550        66,299   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    960        71,109   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,740        99,667   

GEA Group AG

    1,320        59,947   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    720        64,544   
Security   Shares     Value  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    690      $ 70,661   

Infineon Technologies AG

    8,070        90,857   

MAN SE

    420        44,750   

Merck KGaA

    900        90,094   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    960        192,830   

SAP SE

    4,290        280,103   

Siemens AG Registered

    3,660        384,102   
   

 

 

 
      4,116,226   

HONG KONG — 1.40%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    42,000        245,120   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

    15,000        52,719   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    30,000        247,054   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    30,000        88,413   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    30,000        214,359   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    120,000        275,494   

Link REIT (The)

    15,000        101,569   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a

    930        65,835   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    30,000        133,297   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    60,000        71,659   

Sands China Ltd.

    12,000        58,891   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    30,000        243,766   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    30,000        170,249   
   

 

 

 
      1,968,425   

INDIA — 0.52%

   

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. SP ADRb

    1,230        62,078   

ICICI Bank Ltd. SP ADR

    8,550        102,686   

Infosys Ltd. SP ADR

    3,780        128,822   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. SP GDRc

    6,360        175,218   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. SP GDR

    5,040        103,320   

State Bank of India SP GDRc

    1,560        77,532   

Wipro Ltd. SP ADR

    6,600        84,876   
   

 

 

 
      734,532   

INDONESIA — 0.29%

   

PT Astra International Tbk

    102,000        63,209   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    66,000        69,686   

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

    54,000        46,892   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    69,000        63,594   

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk

    219,000        87,306   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    318,000      $ 71,043   
   

 

 

 
      401,730   

IRELAND — 0.44%

   

Bank of Irelanda

    125,670        38,006   

Endo International PLCa

    630        50,154   

Medtronic PLC

    6,806        485,949   

Pentair PLC

    720        44,503   
   

 

 

 
      618,612   

ISRAEL — 0.21%

   

Bank Hapoalim BM

    16,440        73,282   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    3,840        218,998   
   

 

 

 
      292,280   

ITALY — 0.83%

   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    7,080        149,402   

Atlantia SpA

    4,650        119,796   

CNH Industrial NV

    7,020        53,353   

Enel Green Power SpA

    64,080        126,689   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    53,520        156,905   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    15,240        38,935   

Luxottica Group SpA

    930        55,359   

Snam SpA

    25,680        125,651   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    92,970        87,759   

Tenaris SA

    3,030        42,672   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    17,760        77,800   

UniCredit SpA

    20,820        122,993   
   

 

 

 
      1,157,314   

JAPAN — 7.61%

   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,000        99,323   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    15,000        233,623   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    30,000        163,402   

Bridgestone Corp.

    3,000        121,006   

Canon Inc.

    9,000        286,592   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,000        90,027   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    6,000        81,420   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    6,000        87,498   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    6,000        111,684   

Denso Corp.

    3,000        134,108   

Dentsu Inc.

    3,000        124,377   

East Japan Railway Co.

    3,000        233,176   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    3,000        150,377   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    3,000        109,731   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    3,000        102,107   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    9,000        274,371   
Security   Shares     Value  

Hoya Corp.

    3,000      $ 117,456   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    6,000        80,782   

ITOCHU Corp.

    21,000        214,532   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    6,000        165,113   

Kao Corp.

    3,000        132,320   

KDDI Corp.

    3,000        213,587   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,000        81,216   

Komatsu Ltd.

    6,000        119,116   

Kyocera Corp.

    3,000        133,418   

Marubeni Corp.

    30,000        166,901   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    3,000        62,508   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    12,000        211,263   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    30,000        167,309   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    84,000        452,162   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    12,000        153,952   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    147,000        242,779   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    6,000        147,593   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    3,000        179,287   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    18,000        155,766   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    30,000        162,048   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    15,000        256,034   

Olympus Corp.a

    3,000        105,223   

ORIX Corp.

    9,000        104,738   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,000        93,411   

Panasonic Corp.

    9,000        103,588   

Rakuten Inc.a

    6,000        83,872   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    24,000        120,220   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    6,000        59,098   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    3,000        175,559   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    6,000        77,947   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,000        221,555   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,000        200,434   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    3,000        90,793   

SoftBank Corp.

    3,000        177,832   

Sony Corp.

    6,000        141,693   

Sumitomo Corp.

    18,000        178,981   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    9,000        117,226   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    6,000        203,831   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    30,000        106,372   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    3,000        105,861   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    3,000        95,926   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    6,000        68,420   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,000        150,760   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    30,000      $ 164,475   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    6,000        211,467   

Tokyu Corp.

    30,000        199,974   

Toshiba Corp.

    30,000        121,211   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    3,000        163,198   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    12,000        780,999   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    3,000        71,817   

Unicharm Corp.

    3,000        83,527   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,000        68,395   
   

 

 

 
      10,666,367   

MALAYSIA — 0.44%

   

Bumi Armada Bhda

    171,000        56,560   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    30,000        45,480   

Genting Bhd

    24,000        58,412   

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    42,000        47,001   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    12,000        28,842   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    24,000        33,738   

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    12,000        58,346   

Petronas Gas Bhd

    21,000        128,500   

PPB Group Bhd

    12,000        48,159   

Public Bank Bhd

    9,000        45,000   

Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd

    90,000        66,235   
   

 

 

 
      616,273   

MEXICO — 0.51%

   

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

    150,000        160,589   

Fibra Uno Administracion SAB de CV

    12,000        36,225   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV BD Units

    9,000        75,249   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

    12,000        60,966   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    54,000        142,781   

Grupo Televisa SAB de CV CPO

    12,000        78,189   

Minera Frisco SAB de CV Series A1a

    36,000        47,221   

OHL Mexico SAB de CVa

    21,000        39,916   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V

    39,000        75,406   
   

 

 

 
      716,542   

NETHERLANDS — 1.06%

   

AEGON NV

    10,320        73,845   

ASML Holding NV

    1,530        161,051   

Delta Lloyd NV

    1,620        30,675   

Heineken NV

    1,260        94,240   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    20,460        256,740   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    3,210        58,084   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    15,960        49,474   
Security   Shares     Value  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    5,220      $ 144,582   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    3,240        181,292   

Reed Elsevier NV

    3,570        87,581   

Unilever NV CVA

    6,930        301,780   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,740        52,121   
   

 

 

 
      1,491,465   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.09%

   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    20,490        66,179   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    25,110        60,142   
   

 

 

 
      126,321   

NORWAY — 0.24%

   

DNB ASA

    5,910        85,632   

Orkla ASA

    7,980        58,791   

Seadrill Ltd.

    4,170        44,307   

Subsea 7 SA

    7,020        59,689   

Telenor ASA

    3,900        83,681   
   

 

 

 
      332,100   

PERU — 0.07%

   

Credicorp Ltd.

    420        60,531   

Southern Copper Corp.

    1,530        41,738   
   

 

 

 
      102,269   

PHILIPPINES — 0.13%

   

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    108,000        108,997   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

    1,050        70,725   
   

 

 

 
      179,722   

POLAND — 0.19%

   

Bank Pekao SA

    1,200        57,872   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    2,520        71,547   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    7,440        68,854   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    540        73,427   
   

 

 

 
      271,700   

PORTUGAL — 0.04%

   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    5,880        62,133   
   

 

 

 
      62,133   

QATAR — 0.08%

   

Qatar National Bank SAQ

    2,070        112,537   
   

 

 

 
      112,537   

RUSSIA — 0.19%

   

Magnit PJSC SP GDRc

    2,730        104,286   

MegaFon OAO SP GDRc

    5,160        70,898   

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC SP ADR

    10,950        86,067   
   

 

 

 
      261,251   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

SINGAPORE — 0.71%

   

Ascendas REIT

    60,000      $ 109,083   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    30,000        56,093   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    30,000        192,890   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    30,000        100,658   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    60,000        180,918   

UOL Group Ltd.

    30,000        160,077   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    60,000        142,783   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    60,000        54,985   
   

 

 

 
      997,487   

SOUTH AFRICA — 0.81%

   

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    1,650        62,222   

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    3,060        52,331   

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    2,460        68,331   

FirstRand Ltd.

    26,340        117,942   

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    4,050        78,242   

MTN Group Ltd.

    8,310        144,373   

Naspers Ltd. Class N

    1,680        245,240   

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    2,790        61,524   

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    12,930        73,671   

Sanlam Ltd.

    9,450        57,061   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    8,940        118,846   

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.

    11,010        56,560   
   

 

 

 
      1,136,343   

SOUTH KOREA — 1.11%

  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    1,380        40,759   

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    540        122,458   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    690        106,945   

Industrial Bank of Korea

    5,100        60,392   

Kangwon Land Inc.

    2,430        71,993   

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,440        60,571   

Korea Gas Corp.a

    1,530        63,237   

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    180        70,693   

KT&G Corp.

    780        57,202   

NAVER Corp.

    90        58,925   

Samsung C&T Corp.

    810        41,329   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    420        524,232   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    330        89,018   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    750        77,153   

SK C&C Co. Ltd.

    240        51,573   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    240        63,424   
   

 

 

 
      1,559,904   

SPAIN — 0.93%

  

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    4,950        97,026   
Security   Shares     Value  

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    1,620      $ 65,062   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    24,242        207,905   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    10,920        27,652   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    6,270        26,561   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    26        110   

Banco Santander SA

    53,520        359,952   

CaixaBank SA

    7,200        31,394   

Inditex SA

    3,870        114,134   

Mapfre SA

    17,460        58,813   

Telefonica SA

    20,760        311,691   
   

 

 

 
      1,300,300   

SWEDEN — 1.10%

  

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    1,440        78,733   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    3,510        104,081   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    2,160        59,193   

Boliden AB

    15,750        247,128   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    3,330        137,266   

Investor AB Class B

    2,190        79,897   

Lundin Petroleum ABa

    7,410        96,203   

Nordea Bank AB

    12,600        160,385   

Sandvik AB

    5,160        54,142   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    5,610        67,748   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    1,560        74,073   

Swedbank AB Class A

    3,060        74,202   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    12,090        147,463   

TeliaSonera AB

    10,410        64,241   

Volvo AB Class B

    8,520        99,800   
   

 

 

 
      1,544,555   

SWITZERLAND — 3.28%

  

ABB Ltd. Registered

    9,600        184,790   

Adecco SA Registered

    960        71,892   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    2,250        187,205   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    7,590        160,454   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    180        69,648   

Geberit AG Registered

    210        71,944   

Givaudan SA Registered

    60        109,624   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    420        57,793   

Nestle SA Registered

    13,230        1,013,047   

Novartis AG Registered

    9,210        902,431   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    2,730        737,653   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    210        83,744   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Swiss Life Holding AG Registered

    240      $ 53,632   

Swiss Re AG

    1,830        165,288   

Swisscom AG Registered

    90        52,774   

Syngenta AG Registered

    660        214,632   

UBS Group AG

    15,810        264,459   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    600        199,163   
   

 

 

 
      4,600,173   

TAIWAN — 1.29%

  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    90,000        129,944   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    30,000        90,913   

Delta Electronics Inc.

    30,000        184,207   

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    90,000        191,918   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    60,000        145,652   

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    90,000        143,653   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    60,000        165,072   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    60,000        46,075   

Quanta Computer Inc.

    30,000        73,302   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    30,000        99,005   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    120,000        536,913   
   

 

 

 
      1,806,654   

THAILAND — 0.19%

  

Advanced Information Service PCL NVDR

    9,000        67,369   

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

    9,000        89,093   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR

    21,000        115,170   
   

 

 

 
      271,632   

TURKEY — 0.14%

  

KOC Holding AS

    22,260        116,358   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    19,740        83,763   
   

 

 

 
      200,121   

UNITED KINGDOM — 7.18%

  

3i Group PLC

    8,550        58,980   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    7,890        94,504   

Antofagasta PLC

    15,240        148,778   

ARM Holdings PLC

    6,630        103,659   

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,560        72,702   

AstraZeneca PLC

    5,430        386,807   

Aviva PLC

    13,350        105,866   

BAE Systems PLC

    18,000        137,199   

Barclays PLC

    73,500        258,477   

British American Tobacco PLC

    8,670        488,566   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    6,270        78,113   

BT Group PLC

    35,040        219,927   

Bunzl PLC

    3,270        93,166   
Security   Shares     Value  

Burberry Group PLC

    2,520      $ 65,439   

Capita PLC

    4,650        78,079   

Cobham PLC

    10,800        52,992   

Compass Group PLC

    3,240        56,009   

Croda International PLC

    1,890        75,421   

Diageo PLC

    12,030        355,937   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    10,530        49,422   

Experian PLC

    5,610        98,833   

Fresnillo PLC

    4,020        54,278   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    8,640        51,698   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    19,740        434,929   

Hammerson PLC

    7,380        76,313   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    78,390        717,706   

IMI PLC

    3,150        60,367   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    5,220        244,919   

Intertek Group PLC

    1,260        43,393   

Intu Properties PLC

    8,940        49,008   

Investec PLC

    6,000        50,464   

ITV PLC

    23,790        78,606   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    2,400        117,545   

Kingfisher PLC

    13,560        69,814   

Land Securities Group PLC

    4,260        81,512   

Legal & General Group PLC

    26,310        105,861   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    243,780        270,023   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,560        55,411   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    7,170        52,163   

Meggitt PLC

    9,930        80,386   

Melrose Industries PLC

    11,880        47,283   

National Grid PLC

    16,770        235,623   

Next PLC

    810        88,017   

Old Mutual PLC

    17,310        54,128   

Pearson PLC

    4,560        92,525   

Persimmon PLC

    2,040        48,777   

Petrofac Ltd.

    3,630        38,490   

Prudential PLC

    10,260        249,634   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    1,380        117,829   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    3,030        256,208   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    6,480        112,506   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    9,510        127,334   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    10,890        59,273   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    6,210        196,283   

Royal Mail PLC

    5,700        37,240   

SABMiller PLC

    4,680        254,833   

SEGRO PLC

    6,120        37,906   

Severn Trent PLC

    3,630        117,325   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Shire PLC

    2,730      $ 199,023   

Sky PLC

    5,700        79,444   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    5,460        97,666   

Smiths Group PLC

    3,900        66,013   

Standard Chartered PLC

    11,250        149,989   

Standard Life PLC

    10,080        61,011   

Tesco PLC

    37,560        126,785   

Travis Perkins PLC

    2,310        66,682   

Unilever PLC

    5,760        253,473   

United Utilities Group PLC

    13,290        204,992   

Vodafone Group PLC

    112,170        395,058   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    1,710        43,147   

Whitbread PLC

    1,230        92,459   

William Hill PLC

    7,080        40,099   

Wolseley PLC

    1,560        90,485   

WPP PLC

    7,200        158,529   
   

 

 

 
      10,069,341   

UNITED STATES — 50.53%

  

3M Co.

    2,430        394,389   

Abbott Laboratories

    6,060        271,246   

AbbVie Inc.

    6,300        380,205   

Accenture PLC Class A

    2,580        216,797   

ACE Ltd.

    1,530        165,179   

Actavis PLCa

    1,140        303,856   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    2,580        53,909   

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    2,010        140,961   

ADT Corp. (The)

    1,110        38,184   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    300        47,700   

Aetna Inc.

    1,860        170,785   

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.a

    240        49,325   

Aflac Inc.

    2,040        116,443   

AGCO Corp.

    1,230        53,308   

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    1,350        50,990   

Akamai Technologies Inc.a

    840        48,850   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    750        137,430   

Alleghany Corp.a

    90        39,788   

Allergan Inc.

    1,260        276,268   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.a

    210        60,654   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    2,250        157,027   

Altera Corp.

    2,130        70,130   

Altria Group Inc.

    10,050        533,655   

Amazon.com Inc.a

    1,530        542,431   

American Capital Agency Corp.

    3,390        73,055   

American Express Co.

    3,990        321,953   

American International Group Inc.

    6,330        309,347   
Security   Shares     Value  

American Tower Corp.

    1,530      $ 148,333   

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    5,250        294,735   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    960        119,942   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    1,020        96,951   

AMETEK Inc.

    2,040        97,716   

Amgen Inc.

    3,060        465,916   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    1,170        62,841   

Analog Devices Inc.

    2,070        107,857   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    7,710        81,418   

Antero Resources Corp.a

    1,560        54,054   

Anthem Inc.

    1,350        182,196   

Aon PLC

    1,020        91,851   

Apple Inc.

    23,190        2,716,940   

Applied Materials Inc.

    6,360        145,262   

Ashland Inc.

    480        56,890   

Assurant Inc.

    750        47,633   

AT&T Inc.

    20,640        679,469   

Autodesk Inc.a

    990        53,465   

Autoliv Inc.

    390        41,363   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    2,130        175,789   

AutoZone Inc.a

    150        89,544   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    1,290        132,715   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    570        98,604   

Avnet Inc.

    960        39,955   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    900        45,810   

B/E Aerospace Inc.a

    750        43,748   

Baker Hughes Inc.

    3,540        205,285   

Bank of America Corp.

    43,110        653,116   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    6,810        245,160   

Baxter International Inc.

    2,280        160,307   

BB&T Corp.

    3,210        113,281   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    870        120,130   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba

    4,770        686,451   

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    1,230        43,296   

Biogen Idec Inc.a

    930        361,919   

BlackRock Inc.d

    600        204,306   

Boeing Co. (The)

    3,000        436,110   

BorgWarner Inc.

    990        53,470   

Boston Properties Inc.

    690        95,772   

Boston Scientific Corp.a

    6,420        95,080   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    6,450        388,741   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    3,090        131,124   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B NVS

    960        85,315   

C.R. Bard Inc.

    420        71,833   

CA Inc.

    2,460        74,538   
 

 

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Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    1,110      $ 29,415   

Cameron International Corp.a

    2,190        98,068   

Campbell Soup Co.

    840        38,422   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    3,030        221,826   

Cardinal Health Inc.

    1,590        132,272   

CareFusion Corp.a

    1,320        78,276   

Caterpillar Inc.

    2,760        220,717   

CBRE Group Inc. Class Aa

    1,710        55,301   

CBS Corp. Class B NVS

    2,520        138,121   

Celanese Corp. Series A

    1,500        80,640   

Celgene Corp.a

    3,180        378,929   

CenturyLink Inc.

    1,560        57,985   

Cerner Corp.a

    1,230        81,611   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    5,100        132,498   

Charter Communications Inc. Class Aa

    330        49,868   

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    2,460        175,595   

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a

    90        63,886   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    1,320        129,228   

Cigna Corp.

    1,380        147,425   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    540        55,728   

Cintas Corp.

    810        63,747   

Cisco Systems Inc.

    21,360        563,156   

CIT Group Inc.

    810        35,494   

Citigroup Inc.

    12,900        605,655   

Citrix Systems Inc.a

    870        51,556   

CME Group Inc./IL

    1,530        130,509   

Coach Inc.

    1,530        56,901   

Cobalt International Energy Inc.a

    11,340        103,421   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    16,800        691,656   

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    1,980        83,358   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa

    2,760        149,399   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    3,840        259,277   

Comcast Corp. Class A

    8,760        465,550   

Comcast Corp. Class A Special NVS

    2,190        115,851   

Concho Resources Inc.a

    600        66,510   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    1,140        78,979   

Constellation Brands Inc.a

    960        106,032   

Core Laboratories NV

    480        44,520   

Corning Inc.

    5,280        125,506   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2,340        334,597   

Crown Castle International Corp.

    1,290        111,598   

CSX Corp.

    1,710        56,943   

Cummins Inc.

    990        138,065   

CVS Health Corp.

    5,880        577,181   
Security   Shares     Value  

D.R. Horton Inc.

    1,710      $ 41,929   

Danaher Corp.

    3,270        269,383   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a

    690        51,791   

Deere & Co.

    1,890        161,009   

Delphi Automotive PLC

    1,050        72,167   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    570        41,576   

DIRECTVa

    2,190        186,763   

Discover Financial Services

    2,550        138,669   

Discovery Communications Inc. Series C NVSa

    2,160        60,221   

DISH Network Corp. Class Aa

    1,080        75,978   

Dollar General Corp.a

    1,110        74,437   

Dover Corp.

    1,140        79,846   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    1,470        113,587   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

    2,490        177,313   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    2,460        155,201   

eBay Inc.a

    4,920        260,760   

Ecolab Inc.

    2,760        286,405   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a

    480        60,168   

Electronic Arts Inc.a

    1,380        75,707   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    3,960        285,120   

EMC Corp.

    9,270        240,371   

Emerson Electric Co.

    3,840        218,650   

Ensco PLC Class A

    2,310        64,772   

EOG Resources Inc.

    2,190        194,976   

Equifax Inc.

    840        70,946   

Equinix Inc.

    240        52,046   

Equity Residential

    1,410        109,430   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A

    1,140        80,473   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    510        87,404   

Expedia Inc.

    480        41,246   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    1,770        77,314   

Express Scripts Holding Co.a

    3,630        292,977   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,100        183,582   

F5 Networks Inc.a

    420        46,880   

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    7,980        605,762   

Fastenal Co.

    1,530        67,932   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    1,410        88,026   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    4,290        74,217   

Fiserv Inc.a

    1,410        102,267   

FleetCor Technologies Inc.a

    360        50,580   

Flowserve Corp.

    1,170        63,753   
 

 

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Fluor Corp.

    1,350      $ 72,347   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    2,670        100,072   

Ford Motor Co.

    13,230        194,613   

Franklin Resources Inc.

    1,890        97,392   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    5,700        95,817   

Gap Inc. (The)

    1,080        44,485   

Garmin Ltd.

    810        42,412   

General Dynamics Corp.

    1,680        223,793   

General Electric Co.

    41,580        993,346   

General Growth Properties Inc.

    1,710        51,608   

General Mills Inc.

    3,450        181,056   

General Motors Co.

    4,050        132,111   

Gilead Sciences Inc.a

    6,270        657,284   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    2,160        372,406   

Google Inc. Class Aa

    1,230        661,186   

Google Inc. Class Ca

    1,020        545,210   

H&R Block Inc.

    1,470        50,392   

Halliburton Co.

    5,190        207,548   

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    870        53,679   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    2,760        107,364   

Hasbro Inc.

    750        41,190   

HCA Holdings Inc.a

    870        61,596   

HCP Inc.

    2,340        110,659   

Health Care REIT Inc.

    1,740        142,593   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    1,230        73,259   

Henry Schein Inc.a

    420        57,989   

Hershey Co. (The)

    990        101,188   

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.a

    3,480        71,410   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    8,130        293,737   

HollyFrontier Corp.

    1,050        37,716   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    5,400        563,868   

Honeywell International Inc.

    2,370        231,691   

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    1,620        37,082   

Humana Inc.

    750        109,830   

IHS Inc. Class Aa

    420        48,355   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    2,370        220,623   

Illumina Inc.a

    510        99,547   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    1,500        99,600   

Intel Corp.

    20,370        673,025   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    540        111,094   

International Business Machines Corp.

    3,990        611,707   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    1,830        194,181   

Intuit Inc.

    1,260        109,393   

Intuitive Surgical Inc.a

    150        74,172   
Security   Shares     Value  

Invesco Ltd.

    2,280      $ 83,744   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

    690        71,174   

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.a

    1,440        54,864   

Johnson & Johnson

    11,520        1,153,613   

Johnson Controls Inc.

    1,950        90,617   

Joy Global Inc.

    1,050        44,037   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    15,450        840,171   

Juniper Networks Inc.

    2,490        56,598   

Kansas City Southern

    570        62,751   

Kellogg Co.

    1,530        100,337   

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

    540        66,182   

KeyCorp

    4,080        52,999   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    420        45,343   

Kimco Realty Corp.

    1,260        34,839   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    12,960        532,008   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    1,200        73,764   

Kohl’s Corp.

    750        44,790   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    3,000        196,020   

L Brands Inc.

    960        81,245   

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.

    840        103,421   

Lam Research Corp.

    1,260        96,314   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    1,920        104,390   

Legg Mason Inc.

    1,050        58,212   

Lennar Corp. Class A

    1,050        47,156   

Liberty Global PLC Series Aa

    1,140        53,261   

Liberty Global PLC Series C NVSa

    2,040        93,004   

Liberty Interactive Corp. Series Aa

    2,190        59,918   

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,830        91,463   

LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa

    390        87,649   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,380        259,951   

Loews Corp.

    2,010        76,903   

Lorillard Inc.

    1,980        129,908   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    3,480        235,805   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    600        47,454   

M&T Bank Corp.

    540        61,106   

Macy’s Inc.

    1,470        93,904   

Manpowergroup Inc.

    750        54,660   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,320        122,219   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    1,320        70,976   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    4,110        337,143   

Mattel Inc.

    1,710        45,999   

McCormick & Co. Inc. NVS

    990        70,676   

McDonald’s Corp.

    4,410        407,660   

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    1,140        101,962   

McKesson Corp.

    1,020        216,903   
 

 

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Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A

    1,080      $ 106,369   

Merck & Co. Inc.

    11,820        712,510   

MetLife Inc.

    4,590        213,435   

Micron Technology Inc.a

    5,160        151,007   

Microsoft Corp.

    30,810        1,244,724   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B NVS

    990        75,171   

Mondelez International Inc. Class A

    7,590        267,472   

Monsanto Co.

    3,000        353,940   

Monster Beverage Corp.a

    750        87,713   

Moody’s Corp.

    840        76,717   

Morgan Stanley

    6,780        229,232   

Mosaic Co. (The)

    960        46,742   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    1,020        63,658   

Mylan Inc./PAa

    1,680        89,292   

NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (The)

    1,470        67,032   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    3,390        184,518   

NetApp Inc.

    1,590        60,102   

Netflix Inc.a

    210        92,778   

News Corp. Class A NVSa

    2,730        40,650   

Nielsen NV

    1,860        81,022   

Nike Inc. Class B

    3,060        282,285   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    720        73,418   

Northeast Utilities

    4,440        246,775   

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,470        96,109   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1,350        211,882   

NVIDIA Corp.

    4,290        82,389   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a

    480        89,933   

Oceaneering International Inc.

    2,160        113,098   

Omnicom Group Inc.

    1,200        87,360   

Oracle Corp.

    14,730        617,040   

PACCAR Inc.

    2,250        135,247   

Pall Corp.

    780        75,473   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    840        97,826   

PartnerRe Ltd.

    600        68,640   

Paychex Inc.

    1,140        51,596   

Pepco Holdings Inc.

    2,190        60,116   

PepsiCo Inc.

    6,360        596,441   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    570        86,492   

Pfizer Inc.

    25,350        792,187   

PG&E Corp.

    3,780        222,302   

Philip Morris International Inc.

    6,990        560,878   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    480        72,254   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)d

    2,550        215,577   
Security   Shares     Value  

PPG Industries Inc.

    330      $ 73,550   

Precision Castparts Corp.

    750        150,075   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)a

    210        211,991   

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    1,350        63,356   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    10,920        920,447   

Prologis Inc.

    2,250        101,565   

Prudential Financial Inc.

    2,250        170,730   

Public Storage

    660        132,554   

PulteGroup Inc.

    2,190        45,092   

PVH Corp.

    420        46,309   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    6,990        436,595   

Quanta Services Inc.a

    1,980        52,430   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    660        46,906   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    390        65,087   

Raytheon Co.

    1,710        171,085   

Realty Income Corp.

    1,170        63,543   

Red Hat Inc.a

    810        51,670   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    300        124,998   

Regions Financial Corp.

    8,010        69,687   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    450        43,034   

Reynolds American Inc.

    2,160        146,772   

Robert Half International Inc.

    870        50,512   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    1,050        114,366   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

    960        82,195   

Roper Industries Inc.

    660        101,864   

Ross Stores Inc.

    960        88,042   

Salesforce.com Inc.a

    2,250        127,012   

SanDisk Corp.

    1,110        84,260   

SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa

    450        52,515   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    7,680        632,755   

Seagate Technology PLC

    1,230        69,421   

Sealed Air Corp.

    1,260        51,030   

Sempra Energy

    1,470        164,522   

Sensata Technologies Holding NVa

    1,380        68,062   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    750        203,452   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    1,530        210,406   

Simon Property Group Inc.

    1,230        244,352   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    9,180        306,979   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

    1,350        88,925   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    1,050        98,332   

Staples Inc.

    4,110        70,076   

Starbucks Corp.

    3,270        286,223   

State Street Corp.

    2,280        163,043   

Stryker Corp.

    1,590        144,769   

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    2,700        103,734   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Superior Energy Services Inc.

    3,120      $ 62,400   

Symantec Corp.

    3,480        86,200   

Sysco Corp.

    2,730        106,934   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    1,230        96,826   

Target Corp.

    1,950        143,539   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    1,260        40,811   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    1,680        111,535   

Tesla Motors Inc.a

    330        67,188   

Tesoro Corp.

    2,790        228,027   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    4,410        235,714   

Textron Inc.

    1,410        60,010   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    1,770        221,622   

Tiffany & Co.

    600        51,984   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

    1,230        167,440   

Time Warner Inc.

    4,530        353,023   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    3,240        213,646   

Towers Watson & Co. Class A

    420        49,770   

TransDigm Group Inc.

    330        67,825   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    2,040        209,753   

TripAdvisor Inc.a

    480        32,165   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A

    4,260        141,262   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class B

    3,600        114,660   

Twitter Inc.a

    1,110        41,658   

U.S. Bancorp

    7,290        305,524   

Under Armour Inc. Class Aa

    630        45,410   

Union Pacific Corp.

    3,330        390,309   

United Parcel Service Inc.

    1,920        189,773   

United Rentals Inc.a

    960        79,536   

United Technologies Corp. Class B

    4,170        478,633   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    4,290        455,812   

Unum Group

    1,860        57,772   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.a

    600        55,536   

Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa

    810        52,124   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    16,230        741,873   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    600        66,084   

VF Corp.

    1,530        106,136   

Viacom Inc. Class B NVS

    1,920        123,686   

Visa Inc. Class A

    2,040        520,016   

VMware Inc. Class Aa

    510        39,321   

Vornado Realty Trust

    600        66,264   

Voya Financial Inc.

    900        35,109   

W.W. Grainger Inc.

    360        84,902   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    6,570        558,319   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    3,990        294,262   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    6,900        627,624   
Security   Shares     Value  

Waters Corp.a

    360      $ 42,858   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    20,370        1,057,610   

Western Digital Corp.

    1,140        110,842   

Western Union Co.

    2,820        47,940   

Whirlpool Corp.

    270        53,752   

Whole Foods Market Inc.

    1,770        92,208   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    4,800        210,528   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    420        62,139   

Xerox Corp.

    7,350        96,799   

Xilinx Inc.

    1,770        68,278   

XL Group PLC

    2,040        70,360   

Xylem Inc.

    1,290        43,989   

Yahoo! Inc.a

    4,230        186,078   

Yum! Brands Inc.

    1,560        112,757   

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

    960        107,616   

Zoetis Inc.

    1,740        74,350   
   

 

 

 
      70,845,587   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $141,472,190)

      138,531,705   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.96%

  

BRAZIL — 0.49%

  

AES Tiete SA

    9,000        55,525   

Banco Bradesco SA

    12,000        150,793   

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    15,000        66,556   

Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Class B

    9,000        78,996   

Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B

    3,000        34,871   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    12,000        147,083   

Vale SA Class A

    24,000        147,977   
   

 

 

 
      681,801   

GERMANY — 0.32%

  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,110        94,131   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    930        106,625   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    810        68,060   

Volkswagen AG

    810        181,255   
   

 

 

 
      450,071   

SOUTH KOREA — 0.15%

  

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

    420        44,166   

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. Series 2

    480        52,670   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    120        116,972   
   

 

 

 
      213,808   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $1,418,155)

      1,345,680   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ACWI LOW CARBON TARGET ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

RIGHTS — 0.01%

  

SPAIN — 0.01%

  

Banco Santander SAa

    53,520      $ 8,153   
   

 

 

 
      8,153   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $9,211)

      8,153   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.45%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.45%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.15%d,e,f

    329,879        329,879   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%d,e,f

    19,844        19,844   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%d,e

    287,804        287,804   
   

 

 

 
      637,527   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $637,527)

      637,527   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.23%

   

 

(Cost: $143,537,083)

  

    140,523,065   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.23)%

  

    (317,999
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 140,205,066   
   

 

 

 

CPO  —  Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)

FDR  —  Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

NVDR  —  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

NVS  —  Non-Voting Shares

SP ADR  —  Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

SP GDR  —  Sponsored Global Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EUROPE FINANCIALS ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.83%

  

 

AUSTRIA — 0.62%

  

 

Erste Group Bank AG

    55,275      $ 1,199,161   

IMMOEAST AG Escrowa

    740          

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    190,280        434,596   

IMMOFINANZ AG Escrowa

    328          

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AGb

    23,115        271,275   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    7,705        327,052   
   

 

 

 
      2,232,084   

BELGIUM — 1.53%

  

 

Ageas

    43,550        1,490,538   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    16,080        1,332,423   

KBC Groep NVa

    49,580        2,669,586   
   

 

 

 
      5,492,547   

DENMARK — 1.07%

  

 

Danske Bank A/S

    129,980        3,371,216   

Tryg A/S

    4,020        471,049   
   

 

 

 
      3,842,265   

FINLAND — 1.20%

  

 

Sampo OYJ

    88,775        4,299,648   
   

 

 

 
      4,299,648   

FRANCE — 11.41%

  

 

AXA SA

    360,125        8,475,122   

BNP Paribas SA

    210,045        11,086,861   

CNP Assurances SA

    34,170        601,137   

Credit Agricole SA

    204,350        2,436,277   

Eurazeo

    7,705        542,202   

Fonciere des Regions

    5,695        584,750   

Gecina SA

    5,695        746,441   

Icade

    7,370        643,378   

Klepierre

    36,740        1,733,412   

Natixis SA

    185,255        1,181,557   

SCOR SE

    30,485        951,698   

Societe Generale

    143,715        5,811,550   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    19,430        5,483,640   

Wendel

    6,365        714,308   
   

 

 

 
      40,992,333   

GERMANY — 10.94%

   

Allianz SE Registered

    90,785        14,998,148   

Commerzbank AGa

    191,955        2,311,247   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

    48,575        1,688,286   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    273,360        7,958,608   
Security   Shares     Value  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    38,190      $ 2,931,788   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    56,615        1,471,962   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    11,725        1,051,077   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    34,170        6,863,529   
   

 

 

 
      39,274,645   

IRELAND — 0.46%

   

Bank of Irelanda

    5,454,805        1,649,668   
   

 

 

 
      1,649,668   

ITALY — 6.16%

   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    231,485        4,884,802   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa

    945,615        426,832   

Banco Popolare SCa

    71,690        907,682   

Exor SpA

    19,430        794,152   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,307,145        6,763,889   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    184,920        472,436   

Mediobanca SpA

    119,595        1,037,819   

UniCredit SpA

    871,670        5,149,336   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    169,845        1,171,053   

UnipolSai SpA

    180,565        500,839   
   

 

 

 
      22,108,840   

NETHERLANDS — 3.79%

   

AEGON NV

    361,800        2,588,861   

Delta Lloyd NV

    39,530        748,516   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    764,805        9,597,055   

NN Group NVa

    24,455        665,622   
   

 

 

 
      13,600,054   

NORWAY — 0.97%

   

DNB ASA

    193,630        2,805,580   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    39,530        665,591   
   

 

 

 
      3,471,171   

PORTUGAL — 0.14%

   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda

    6,989,440        496,896   
   

 

 

 
      496,896   

SPAIN — 10.18%

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,189,421        10,200,740   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    676,365        1,712,720   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    354,095        1,500,018   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    1,594        6,752   

Banco Santander SA

    2,735,338        18,396,691   

Bankia SAa

    913,545        1,195,833   

Bankinter SA

    133,665        930,497   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

CaixaBank SA

    454,260      $ 1,980,725   

Mapfre SA

    183,245        617,247   
   

 

 

 
      36,541,223   

SWEDEN — 7.13%

   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    32,495        579,787   

Investment AB Kinnevik

    46,565        1,394,848   

Investor AB Class B

    90,450        3,299,846   

Nordea Bank AB

    602,330        7,667,057   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    301,165        3,636,937   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    98,825        4,692,499   

Swedbank AB Class A

    179,560        4,354,180   
   

 

 

 
      25,625,154   

SWITZERLAND — 11.52%

   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    9,380        1,223,412   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    302,840        6,402,085   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.a

    44,220        1,807,154   

Pargesa Holding SA Bearer

    6,030        435,840   

Partners Group Holding AG

    3,350        897,897   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registereda

    6,365        1,422,362   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registereda

    11,390        987,905   

Swiss Re AGa

    69,680        6,293,580   

UBS Group AG

    723,935        12,109,515   

Zurich Insurance Group AGa

    29,480        9,785,546   
   

 

 

 
      41,365,296   

UNITED KINGDOM — 32.71%

   

3i Group PLC

    192,960        1,331,082   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    182,575        1,200,215   

Admiral Group PLC

    38,525        837,823   

Aviva PLC

    584,240        4,633,044   

Barclays PLC

    3,255,530        11,448,724   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    191,620        2,387,253   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    297,480        1,396,204   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    281,065        1,681,773   

Hammerson PLC

    155,775        1,610,805   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    46,900        712,140   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,796,220        34,756,620   

ICAP PLC

    109,210        766,970   

Intu Properties PLC

    182,240        999,028   

Investec PLC

    109,545        921,344   

Land Securities Group PLC

    156,780        2,999,862   

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,177,190        4,736,532   
Security   Shares     Value  

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    11,319,315      $ 12,537,859   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    44,555        1,582,591   

Old Mutual PLC

    972,505        3,040,981   

Prudential PLC

    508,865        12,381,088   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    501,160        2,727,758   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    201,000        1,371,450   

Schroders PLC

    24,790        1,078,987   

SEGRO PLC

    147,400        912,972   

Standard Chartered PLC

    489,770        6,529,796   

Standard Life PLC

    474,025        2,869,112   
   

 

 

 
      117,452,013   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $405,948,649)

      358,443,837   

RIGHTS — 0.11%

   

SPAIN — 0.11%

   

Banco Santander SAa

    2,603,670        396,645   
   

 

 

 
      396,645   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $448,085)

      396,645   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.08%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.08%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    260,079        260,079   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    15,645        15,645   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    7,388        7,388   
   

 

 

 
      283,112   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $283,112)

      283,112   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security        Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.02%

   

(Cost: $406,679,846)

    $ 359,123,594   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.02)%

    (56,310
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 359,067,284   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EUROPE SMALL-CAP ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS 99.03%

  

 

AUSTRALIA — 0.00%

  

 

AED Oil Ltd.a

    11,395      $   
   

 

 

 
        

AUSTRIA — 1.67%

  

 

AMAG Austria Metall AGb

    259        8,102   

ams AG

    2,362        92,934   

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

    1,020        13,214   

BUWOG AG

    1,664        32,522   

CA Immobilien Anlagen AGc

    2,821        57,157   

conwert Immobilien Invest SE

    2,074        24,106   

DO & Co. AG

    153        11,481   

EVN AG

    1,355        14,948   

FACC AGa

    663        6,060   

Flughafen Wien AG

    186        16,118   

Lenzing AG

    273        17,671   

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG

    306        31,568   

Oesterreichische Post AG

    1,173        58,109   

Palfinger AG

    493        12,879   

RHI AG

    799        21,008   

S IMMO AG

    1,980        15,305   

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    383        22,600   

Semperit AG Holding

    379        16,765   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    4,358        36,883   

Wienerberger AG

    4,054        57,299   

Zumtobel Group AG

    986        22,665   
   

 

 

 
      589,394   

BELGIUM — 2.61%

  

 

Ablynx NVa

    1,858        21,931   

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    803        95,372   

Agfa-Gevaert NVa

    6,222        14,527   

Barco NV

    391        25,145   

Befimmo SA

    683        52,094   

bpost SA

    2,008        52,841   

Cofinimmo SA

    578        70,606   

Compagnie d’Entreprises CFE SA

    262        24,953   

Compagnie Maritime Belge SA

    486        7,609   

Econocom Group SA/NVc

    2,040        16,685   

Elia System Operator SA

    999        43,836   

Euronav SAa

    2,708        31,750   

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

    493        16,618   

Exmar NV

    1,071        9,427   
Security   Shares     Value  

Fagron

    1,088      $ 44,408   

Galapagos NVa

    897        18,402   

GIMV NV

    714        32,269   

Ion Beam Applications SAa

    646        12,666   

KBC Ancora SCAa

    1,090        32,737   

Kinepolis Group NV

    544        23,880   

Melexis NV

    697        34,922   

Mobistar SAa

    1,037        23,006   

NV Bekaert SA

    1,343        40,547   

Nyrstar NVa

    10,095        37,923   

Ontex Group NVa

    1,153        29,906   

RHJ International SAa

    2,686        14,094   

SA D’Ieteren NV

    768        24,804   

Tessenderlo Chemie NVa,c

    1,116        28,858   

ThromboGenics NVa,c

    1,156        9,060   

Warehouses De Pauw SCA

    425        32,612   
   

 

 

 
      923,488   

DENMARK — 3.16%

   

ALK-Abello A/S

    209        23,793   

Alm. Brand A/Sa

    2,771        14,366   

Ambu AS

    864        18,336   

Auriga Industries A/S Class Ba

    459        21,708   

Bang & Olufsen A/S Class Ba,c

    1,567        10,855   

Bavarian Nordic A/Sa

    850        26,221   

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

    3,400        141,269   

D/S Norden A/Sc

    935        19,389   

DFDS A/S

    238        22,945   

FLSmidth & Co. A/Sc

    1,663        70,383   

Genmab A/Sa

    1,445        96,992   

GN Store Nord A/S

    5,423        121,664   

Jyske Bank A/S Registereda

    2,438        110,464   

Matas A/S

    1,088        23,584   

NKT Holding A/S

    833        42,793   

PER Aarsleff A/S Class B

    75        16,906   

Rockwool International A/S Class B

    238        25,507   

Royal Unibrew A/Sa

    289        49,284   

Schouw & Co. A/S

    374        17,348   

SimCorp A/S

    1,343        38,986   

Solar Holdings A/S Class B

    238        10,535   

Spar Nord Bank AS

    3,247        29,286   

Sydbank A/Sa

    2,426        68,401   

Topdanmark A/Sa

    2,856        95,591   
   

 

 

 
      1,116,606   

FINLAND — 2.45%

   

Amer Sports OYJ Class A

    4,011        76,402   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Cargotec Corp. OYJ Class B

    1,293      $ 41,409   

Caverion Corp.

    3,482        32,534   

Citycon OYJ

    9,367        31,774   

Cramo OYJ

    1,207        18,605   

Elektrobit OYJ

    2,079        9,619   

F-Secure OYJ

    3,213        8,303   

Huhtamaki OYJ

    2,948        80,805   

Kemira OYJ

    3,415        39,076   

Kesko OYJ Class B

    2,189        79,960   

Konecranes OYJc

    1,606        48,950   

Metsa Board OYJ Class B

    5,635        33,702   

Oriola-KD OYJ Class Ba

    3,111        12,673   

Outokumpu OYJa,c

    6,494        35,190   

Outotec OYJc

    5,729        33,133   

PKC Group OYJ

    765        16,661   

Ramirent OYJ

    2,244        18,511   

Sanitec OYJa

    2,074        23,818   

Sanoma OYJ

    2,839        17,860   

Sponda OYJ

    7,378        33,969   

Stockmann OYJ Abp Class B

    1,071        7,427   

Technopolis OYJ

    3,519        15,963   

Tieto OYJ

    1,761        43,261   

Uponor OYJ

    1,972        30,042   

Valmet OYJ

    4,403        56,642   

YIT OYJc

    3,536        20,609   
   

 

 

 
      866,898   

FRANCE — 7.15%

   

AB Science SAa

    391        6,508   

Air France-KLMa,c

    4,733        41,910   

Akka Technologies SA

    306        11,084   

Albioma SA

    708        13,167   

ALTEN

    901        37,772   

Altran Technologies SA

    5,021        44,517   

APERAM SAa

    1,632        42,800   

Belvedere SAa,c

    898        10,174   

Beneteau SAa

    1,326        19,377   

Boiron SA

    278        28,422   

Bonduelle SCA

    527        11,894   

BOURBON SA

    671        13,891   

CGGa,c

    5,614        31,473   

Club Mediterranee SAa

    748        20,756   

Coface SAa

    3,407        41,618   

Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA

    2,176        62,873   

DBV Technologies SAa

    323        15,633   

Derichebourg

    3,519        13,732   
Security   Shares     Value  

Eiffage SA

    1,441      $ 70,296   

Elior Participations SCAa,b

    2,618        41,330   

Erameta

    187        15,052   

Etablissements Maurel et Proma

    3,230        26,119   

Euler Hermes Group

    484        47,495   

Eurofins Scientific SE

    313        80,707   

Faiveley Transport SA

    255        15,478   

Faurecia

    2,131        86,137   

FFPa

    255        16,877   

GameLoft SAa

    2,839        9,451   

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    579        32,721   

Genfita

    612        39,710   

Groupe Fnaca

    385        19,338   

Guerbet

    187        6,943   

Havas SA

    9,247        71,478   

Ingenico SA

    1,594        166,708   

Innate Pharma SAa

    1,433        14,909   

Interparfums SA

    357        10,555   

Ipsen SA

    1,156        58,832   

Ipsos SA

    1,241        32,328   

Jacquet Metal Service SA

    515        8,979   

Korian-Medica

    1,234        46,635   

LISI

    595        14,771   

M6-Metropole Television

    2,037        37,238   

Mercialys

    1,768        42,745   

Mersen

    544        12,830   

Montupet

    208        16,564   

MPI

    3,162        10,847   

Naturex

    221        11,564   

Neopost SA

    1,209        62,758   

Nexans SAa

    1,059        33,467   

Nexity

    969        38,195   

NextRadioTV

    307        8,869   

Norbert Dentressangle SA

    106        15,640   

Orpea SA

    1,275        83,003   

Rallye SA

    786        29,536   

Rubis SCA

    1,225        71,039   

Saft Groupe SA

    935        29,944   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA

    153        29,791   

SEB SA

    799        54,702   

Societe Television Francaise 1

    4,097        64,911   

Soitec SAa,c

    6,640        6,669   

Solocal Groupa

    31,991        26,967   

Sopra Steria Group

    459        35,791   

Stallergenes SA

    153        9,102   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Tarkett SA

    697      $ 14,299   

Technicolor SA Registereda

    9,901        59,328   

Teleperformance

    1,984        142,368   

Trigano SA

    238        7,088   

Ubisoft Entertainment SAa

    3,366        67,953   

Valneva SEa

    1,710        7,854   

Vicat SA

    629        44,234   

Vilmorin & Cie SA

    236        20,773   

Virbac SA

    153        34,047   
   

 

 

 
      2,530,566   

GERMANY — 9.62%

   

Aareal Bank AG

    1,641        62,285   

AIXTRON SEa

    3,704        29,371   

Alstria Office REIT AG

    2,635        33,734   

Amadeus Fire AG

    187        13,927   

Aurelius AG

    731        29,276   

Aurubis AG

    1,139        61,913   

BayWa AG Registeredc

    510        20,062   

Bechtle AG

    510        43,198   

Bertrandt AG

    162        21,316   

Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires AG

    168        10,108   

Bilfinger Berger SE

    1,583        82,922   

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA

    2,581        11,612   

BRAAS Monier Building Group SAa

    795        16,242   

CANCOM SEc

    493        21,174   

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Bearerc

    1,156        30,466   

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA

    204        11,952   

Comdirect Bank AG

    1,193        11,847   

CompuGroup Medical AG

    867        22,414   

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    1,496        42,879   

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    425        13,189   

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    1,472        68,212   

DEUTZ AG

    3,145        14,519   

Dialog Semiconductor PLCa

    2,422        93,172   

DIC Asset AG

    1,632        17,066   

DMG MORI SEIKI AG

    2,163        70,784   

DO Deutsche Office AGa

    2,686        10,812   

Drillisch AG

    1,467        57,113   

Duerr AG

    889        81,058   

ElringKlinger AG

    1,099        38,358   

Evotec AGa,c

    3,655        15,133   

Freenet AG

    4,396        131,259   

GAGFAH SAa

    7,418        165,659   

Gerresheimer AG

    1,086        59,308   

Gerry Weber International AG

    884        34,171   
Security   Shares     Value  

Gesco AG

    136      $ 10,658   

Grammer AG

    391        15,611   

Grand City Properties SAa,c

    2,574        42,117   

Hamborner REIT AG

    1,649        17,067   

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    897        18,458   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGa,c

    9,062        21,301   

Homag Group AG

    221        8,616   

Indus Holding AG

    816        35,645   

Jenoptik AG

    1,558        20,913   

KION Group AG

    1,712        66,458   

Kloeckner & Co. SEa

    3,383        34,999   

Kontron AGa

    1,883        11,134   

Krones AG

    496        47,066   

KUKA AG

    922        62,447   

KWS Saat AG

    81        24,743   

LEG Immobilien AG

    1,863        142,809   

LEONI AG

    1,116        69,856   

LPKF Laser & Electronics AG

    850        9,411   

Manz Automation AGa,c

    102        7,379   

MLP AG

    2,363        9,386   

MorphoSys AGa

    772        66,208   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

    1,785        163,419   

Nemetschek AG

    170        17,755   

Nordex SEa

    2,244        43,846   

NORMA Group SE

    1,105        54,928   

PATRIZIA Immobilien AGa

    1,190        20,875   

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    357        32,096   

Rational AG

    119        39,205   

Rheinmetall AG

    1,377        59,840   

Rhoen Klinikum AG

    1,717        45,494   

RIB Software AGc

    952        12,156   

SAF-Holland SA

    1,547        22,886   

Salzgitter AG

    1,345        36,798   

SGL Carbon SEa

    1,290        20,547   

Sixt SE

    408        15,845   

SLM Solutions Group AGa

    425        9,016   

SMA Solar Technology AGa,c

    374        4,638   

Software AG

    2,121        56,246   

Stada Arzneimittel AG

    2,091        64,995   

Stoeer Media SE

    765        22,315   

STRATEC Biomedical AG

    170        9,159   

Suedzucker AGc

    2,822        35,427   

TAG Immobilien AG

    3,636        47,247   

Takkt AG

    1,174        20,005   

Tom Tailor Holding AGa

    773        9,499   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Vossloh AGc

    327      $ 20,971   

Wacker Chemie AGc

    535        57,354   

Wacker Neuson SE

    1,017        20,600   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

    1,024        47,001   

Wirecard AG

    4,030        180,633   

XING AG

    85        10,388   

zooplus AGa,c

    135        12,629   
   

 

 

 
      3,402,606   

HONG KONG — 0.00%

   

Boshiwa International Holding Ltd.a

    20,000        387   

China Hongxing Sports Ltd.a

    198,000        1   

Peace Mark Holdings Ltd.a

    30,000          

Real Gold Mining Ltd.a

    27,000        35   

Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd.a

    400,000        1   
   

 

 

 
      424   

IRELAND — 1.80%

   

Aer Lingus Group PLC

    7,667        18,601   

C&C Group PLC

    11,883        46,531   

FBD Holdings PLC

    765        9,496   

Glanbia PLC

    6,222        100,403   

Hibernia REIT PLCa

    23,276        29,260   

Irish Continental Group PLC

    5,270        19,625   

Kingspan Group PLC

    4,981        90,242   

Origin Enterprises PLCa

    932        8,267   

Paddy Power PLC

    1,530        119,562   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    7,961        196,381   
   

 

 

 
      638,368   

ISRAEL — 0.04%

  

 

Africa Israel Investments Ltd.a

    1          

Plus500 Ltd.

    1,615        13,826   
   

 

 

 
      13,826   

ITALY — 6.11%

  

 

A2A SpA

    44,098        41,999   

ACEA SpA

    1,992        22,389   

Amplifon SpA

    3,383        20,233   

Anima Holding SpAa,b

    6,889        34,454   

Ansaldo STS SpA

    4,152        41,723   

Astaldi SpA

    1,870        11,880   

Autogrill SpAa

    4,471        38,269   

Autostrada Torino-Milano SpA

    1,378        17,292   

Azimut Holding SpA

    3,473        81,086   

Banca Carige SpAa

    202,844        13,619   

Banca Generali SpA

    2,023        56,478   

Banca IFIS SpA

    731        12,580   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SCa

    16,537      $ 111,874   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarla

    143,608        115,383   

Banca Popolare di Sondrio Scarl

    16,082        62,610   

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

    38,624        28,832   

Brembo SpA

    927        32,637   

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    731        15,021   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    2,618        32,143   

Cementir Holding SpA

    1,788        11,965   

Cerved Information Solutions SPAa

    3,348        18,097   

CIR SpAa

    13,651        15,066   

Credito Emiliano SpA

    3,060        23,861   

Credito Valtellinese SCa

    38,655        43,620   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA

    428        10,490   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA RNC

    1,329        21,776   

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    10,166        68,831   

De’Longhi SpA

    1,855        33,450   

DiaSorin SpA

    791        31,536   

Ei Towers SpAa

    608        30,126   

ERG SpA

    1,904        22,667   

Esprinet SpA

    1,122        7,666   

Fincantieri SpAa

    18,581        15,243   

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpAa

    7,477        40,263   

Geox SpAa,c

    2,922        9,879   

GTECH SpA

    2,231        43,806   

Hera SpA

    21,100        51,668   

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA

    13,276        10,921   

Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA

    408        18,016   

Interpump Group SpA

    2,510        35,717   

Iren SpA

    17,562        20,393   

Italcementi SpA

    6,783        46,691   

Maire Tecnimont SpAa,c

    3,961        8,761   

MARR SpA

    1,258        21,989   

Mediaset SpAa

    24,414        111,137   

Mediolanum SpA

    7,837        55,759   

Moncler SpA

    3,443        51,208   

Piaggio & C. SpAa,c

    6,273        19,113   

RCS MediaGroup SpAa

    8,450        10,346   

Recordati SpA

    3,315        54,803   

Reply SpA

    170        13,170   

Safilo Group SpAa,c

    1,340        19,128   

Salini Impregilo SpAa

    6,795        24,767   

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    1,743        50,470   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Saras SpAa

    9,231      $ 10,323   

SAVE SpA

    629        9,426   

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni Scrl

    4,639        35,807   

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    2,501        25,005   

Sorin SpAa

    12,512        29,057   

Tod’s SpAc

    429        44,053   

Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA

    3,201        9,681   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    7,123        35,930   

Vittoria Assicurazioni SpA

    1,029        10,735   

World Duty Free SpAa

    4,435        48,896   

Yoox SpAa,c

    1,768        38,326   
   

 

 

 
      2,160,140   

NETHERLANDS — 3.23%

  

 

Aalberts Industries NV

    3,394        98,085   

Accell Group NV

    799        12,172   

Amsterdam Commodities NV

    578        13,792   

Arcadis NV

    2,074        63,086   

ASM International NVc

    1,703        69,884   

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    969        19,792   

BinckBank NV

    1,886        15,536   

Brunel International NV

    731        11,899   

Corbion NV

    1,937        32,219   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    1,380        61,512   

Euronext NVa,b

    2,090        67,829   

Exact Holding NV

    468        16,826   

Fugro NV CVA

    2,536        55,031   

Grontmij NVa

    2,635        10,630   

IMCD Group NVa

    1,043        33,073   

Kendrion NV

    442        12,138   

Koninklijke BAM Groep NVc

    8,042        24,312   

Koninklijke Ten Cate NV

    1,003        22,297   

NSI NV

    4,641        20,734   

Nutreco NV

    2,400        122,008   

PostNL NVa

    15,042        54,742   

Royal Imtech NVa,c

    3,197        14,900   

SBM Offshore NVa

    6,397        69,927   

TKH Group NV

    1,224        38,149   

TomTom NVa

    3,502        23,166   

USG People NV

    2,278        26,452   

VastNed Retail NV

    663        32,878   

Wereldhave NV

    1,142        82,205   

Wessanen

    2,724        17,423   
   

 

 

 
      1,142,697   
Security   Shares     Value  

NORWAY — 3.16%

  

 

Akastor ASAc

    5,253      $ 12,878   

Aker ASA Class A

    884        18,819   

Aker Solutions ASAa

    5,186        25,319   

American Shipping ASA

    1,422        5,504   

Archer Ltd.a,c

    9,078        3,596   

Atea ASA

    2,749        30,414   

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    3,179        18,581   

Avance Gas Holding Ltd.b

    743        9,515   

Bakkafrost P/F

    1,253        26,028   

Borregaard ASA

    3,247        22,832   

BW LPG Ltd.b,c

    2,601        16,105   

BW Offshore Ltd.

    10,697        10,227   

Deep Sea Supply PLC

    7,718        4,073   

Det norske oljeselskap ASAa,c

    3,502        14,549   

DNO ASAa,c

    21,039        46,147   

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

    1,207        10,076   

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.c

    9,990        6,202   

Hexagon Composites ASA

    2,295        5,597   

Hoegh LNG Holdings Ltd.a

    1,324        13,068   

Kongsberg Automotive ASAa

    13,379        10,513   

Kvaerner ASA

    6,375        7,436   

Leroey Seafood Group ASA

    748        26,251   

Marine Harvest ASA

    10,452        136,879   

Nordic Semiconductor ASAa

    3,349        23,117   

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASAa,c

    956        37,497   

Norwegian Property ASAa

    10,149        13,618   

Ocean Yield ASA

    1,479        8,969   

Opera Software ASAc

    4,138        54,725   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASAc

    7,415        40,201   

Prosafe SE

    8,330        22,248   

REC Silicon ASAa,c

    68,306        14,656   

REC Solar ASAa

    1,165        15,332   

Salmar ASA

    1,701        26,227   

Schibsted ASA

    2,586        166,828   

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge

    3,434        16,615   

SpareBank 1 SMN

    4,097        29,074   

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    1,037        16,323   

Storebrand ASAa

    15,270        46,103   

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASAc

    3,501        81,083   

Thin Film Electronics ASAa

    12,563        9,855   

Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA

    2,373        13,257   
   

 

 

 
      1,116,337   

PORTUGAL — 0.70%

  

 

Altri SGPS SA

    3,587        12,427   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Banco BPI SAa,c,d

    12,598      $ 11,856   

BANIF — Banco Internacional do Funchal SAa

    1,398,437        9,468   

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    5,143        54,264   

Mota-Engil SGPS SAc

    2,937        9,071   

NOS SGPS

    6,239        39,694   

Portucel SA

    5,365        21,746   

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA Registered

    19,755        14,067   

Redes Energeticas Nacionais SA

    5,882        16,727   

Semapa — Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao SGPS SA

    2,034        23,894   

Sonae SGPS SA

    26,715        35,090   
   

 

 

 
      248,304   

SINGAPORE — 0.00%

  

 

Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp. Ltd.a

    60,000          
   

 

 

 
        

SOUTH KOREA — 0.01%

  

 

CNK International Co. Ltd.a

    2,232        3,521   
   

 

 

 
      3,521   

SPAIN — 4.30%

  

 

Abengoa SA Class Bc

    15,321        45,124   

Acciona SAa

    886        63,438   

Acerinox SA

    4,027        59,984   

Almirall SAa

    2,079        36,293   

Applus Services SAa

    2,976        31,165   

Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    2,380        34,968   

Axia Real Estate SOCIMI SAa

    1,452        18,204   

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles

    2,076        85,402   

Carbures Europe SAa,c

    1,836        4,454   

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SAUa

    1,369        25,088   

CIE Automotive SA

    1,615        23,236   

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SAc

    63        21,146   

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA

    527        25,185   

Duro Felguera SA

    3,167        12,723   

Ebro Foods SA

    2,646        44,997   

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    5,029        15,039   

Faes Farma SA

    8,959        18,248   

Faes Farma SA New

    331        674   

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SAa

    4,523        56,093   
Security   Shares     Value  

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SAa

    8,137      $ 80,969   

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    1,474        42,166   

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SAUa

    1,902        25,477   

Indra Sistemas SAc

    3,486        35,652   

Inmobiliaria Colonial SAa

    71,434        48,366   

Jazztel PLCa

    7,494        106,130   

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SAa

    1,634        16,484   

Liberbank SAa

    50,269        35,454   

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SAa

    6,357        77,439   

Melia Hotels International SAc

    1,662        19,102   

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SAa

    4,474        53,617   

Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA

    281        9,719   

NH Hotel Group SAa

    6,903        34,197   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SAc

    1,366        31,592   

Papeles y Cartones de Europa SA

    1,934        9,308   

Promotora de Informaciones SAa

    52,940        14,039   

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA

    9,792        54,475   

Sacyr SAa

    11,407        42,272   

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    1,040        40,448   

Tubacex SA

    3,009        8,811   

Tubos Reunidos SA

    3,043        5,460   

Viscofan SA

    1,518        87,791   

Zeltia SAa,c

    6,285        21,419   
   

 

 

 
      1,521,848   

SWEDEN — 7.20%

  

 

AAK AB

    935        50,850   

AF AB

    2,261        34,711   

Arcam ABa,c

    476        10,271   

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    735        24,256   

Axfood AB

    626        38,026   

Axis Communications ABc

    1,445        38,778   

B & B Tools AB Class B

    880        15,079   

Betsson AB

    1,247        46,775   

Bilia AB

    595        18,089   

Billerud AB

    6,069        92,439   

BioGaia AB Class B

    493        10,727   

Byggmax Group AB

    2,030        13,497   

Castellum AB

    5,259        82,771   

Clas Ohlson AB Class B

    1,251        19,357   

Cloetta ABa

    7,820        23,727   

Com Hem Holding ABa

    4,074        31,543   

Concentric AB

    1,427        18,285   

Dios Fastigheter AB

    1,445        10,874   

Duni AB

    1,214        17,977   

Fabege AB

    4,565        62,467   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Fastighets AB Balder Class Ba

    2,601      $ 37,699   

Fingerprint Cards ABa,c

    1,955        7,468   

Haldex AB

    1,360        18,413   

Hemfosa Fastigheter ABa

    2,129        45,810   

Hexpol AB

    848        85,236   

HIQ International AB

    2,312        11,990   

Holmen AB Class B

    1,686        60,878   

Hufvudstaden AB Class A

    3,842        50,391   

Industrial & Financial Systems Class B

    595        18,341   

Indutrade AB

    1,088        44,375   

Intrum Justitia AB

    2,651        70,662   

Investment AB Oresunda

    578        11,564   

JM AB

    2,627        86,662   

KappAhl AB

    1,955        9,878   

Klovern AB Class A

    1,672        1,748   

Klovern AB Class Ba

    16,720        16,675   

Kungsleden AB

    5,331        40,921   

LE Lundbergfortagen AB

    1,333        58,428   

Lindab International ABa

    2,125        17,635   

Loomis AB Class B

    2,006        59,411   

Meda AB Class A

    8,550        120,615   

Medivir ABa

    1,003        11,912   

Mekonomen AB

    850        19,985   

Modern Times Group MTG AB

    1,921        54,432   

NCC AB Class B

    2,951        95,567   

Net Entertainment NE AB

    935        29,669   

Nibe Industrier AB Class B

    2,830        71,978   

Nobia AB

    3,927        34,108   

Nolato AB

    680        16,358   

Nordnet AB

    2,992        10,055   

Opus Group ABc

    6,052        5,414   

Orexo ABa

    547        9,241   

Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDR

    1,513        20,320   

Peab AB

    5,767        41,479   

Qliro Group ABa

    4,069        7,870   

Ratos AB Class B

    6,642        41,550   

Recipharm ABa

    724        12,231   

Rezidor Hotel Group ABa

    3,230        12,104   

Saab AB Class B

    2,227        54,326   

SAS ABa

    5,304        10,579   

Scandi Standard ABa,c

    1,453        9,221   

SkiStar AB

    1,020        10,419   

SSAB AB Class Aa,c

    6,904        33,600   

SSAB AB Class Ba

    6,630        28,604   

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum ABa

    5,168        54,257   
Security   Shares     Value  

Tethys Oil ABa

    1,156      $ 7,791   

Trelleborg AB Class B

    8,231        149,049   

Unibet Group PLC SDR

    866        51,557   

Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd.a

    2,842        11,509   

Wallenstam AB Class B

    2,947        48,841   

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    2,391        46,823   
   

 

 

 
      2,546,148   

SWITZERLAND — 7.34%

  

 

AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG Registered

    544        9,726   

Allreal Holding AG Registered

    460        72,246   

Ascom Holding AG Registered

    1,349        20,747   

Autoneum Holding AGa

    100        16,738   

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Registered

    102        59,478   

Basilea Pharmaceutica Registereda

    334        38,662   

BKW AG

    510        15,244   

Bossard Holding AG

    204        21,108   

Bucher Industries AG Registered

    226        55,514   

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    102        31,541   

Burkhalter Holding AG

    148        15,684   

Cembra Money Bank AG

    748        45,528   

Clariant AG Registered

    10,118        162,759   

Comet Holding AG Registered

    28        17,651   

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpA

    153        22,949   

Daetwyler Holding AG Bearer

    238        28,377   

Dufry AG Registereda,c

    976        143,846   

EFG International AG

    1,930        20,851   

Emmi AG

    73        23,882   

Evolva Holding SAa

    8,279        12,958   

Flughafen Zurich AG Registered

    134        91,173   

Forbo Holding AG Registereda

    45        43,701   

Galenica Holding AG Registered

    154        123,947   

GAM Holding AG

    5,405        95,757   

Gategroup Holding AGa

    863        23,919   

Georg Fischer AG Registereda

    139        83,320   

Helvetia Holding AG Registered

    218        111,245   

Huber & Suhner AG Registered

    476        21,186   

Implenia AG Registered

    527        28,783   

Inficon Holding AG Registered

    64        21,425   

Intershop Holdings AG Bearer

    39        15,684   

Kaba Holding AG Class B Registered

    105        52,725   

Komax Holding AG Registered

    119        17,914   

Kudelski SA Bearer

    1,309        15,010   

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG Class B Registereda

    115        38,498   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Leonteq AG

    136      $ 29,978   

Logitech International SA Registered

    5,351        78,807   

Meyer Burger Technology AGa,c

    3,111        19,341   

Mobilezone Holding AG Bearera

    731        8,740   

Mobimo Holding AG Registered

    221        51,019   

Myriad Group AGa

    2,702        11,630   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registereda

    6,254        71,373   

Orascom Development Holding AGa

    408        6,984   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Registered

    451        55,147   

PSP Swiss Property AG Registered

    1,393        143,759   

Rieter Holding AG Registereda

    119        17,241   

Santhera Pharmaceutical Holding AGa,c

    131        15,022   

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG Registereda

    19,601        17,470   

Schweiter Technologies AG Bearer

    32        24,520   

SFS Group AGa

    356        23,255   

Siegfried Holding AG Registered

    136        22,646   

St Galler Kantonalbank AG Registered

    89        33,736   

Straumann Holding AG Registered

    346        78,259   

Swissquote Group Holding SA Registered

    357        9,313   

Tecan AG Registered

    340        34,275   

Temenos Group AG Registereda

    2,096        63,902   

U-Blox AG

    196        28,078   

Valiant Holding AG Registered

    561        45,731   

Valora Holding AG Registered

    102        24,634   

Vetropack Holding AG Bearer

    9        13,069   

Vontobel Holding AG Registered

    908        30,347   

Zehnder Group AG Bearer

    391        16,999   
   

 

 

 
      2,595,051   

UNITED KINGDOM — 38.48%

  

 

888 Holdings PLC

    5,236        11,108   

Abcam PLC

    5,899        38,274   

Acacia Mining PLC

    5,321        22,528   

Advanced Computer Software Group PLC

    14,348        29,900   

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    7,701        15,238   

Afren PLCa,c

    36,210        2,882   

Al Noor Hospitals Group PLC

    1,411        19,242   

Alent PLC

    7,382        40,523   

Allied Minds PLCa

    3,189        20,835   

Amerisur Resources PLCa

    29,325        14,975   

Amlin PLC

    17,258        126,333   

Anglo Pacific Group PLC

    4,335        5,534   

Anite PLC

    11,186        13,734   
Security   Shares     Value  

AO World PLCa,c

    5,797      $ 26,746   

Arrow Global Group PLC

    5,695        19,288   

Ashmore Group PLCc

    12,325        51,942   

ASOS PLCa

    1,870        77,151   

Avanti Communications Group PLCa,c

    3,182        10,371   

AVEVA Group PLC

    2,227        43,916   

Awilco Drilling PLCc

    527        5,576   

Balfour Beatty PLC

    23,902        79,695   

Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

    1,369        41,759   

Barratt Developments PLC

    33,694        231,974   

BBA Aviation PLC

    15,469        78,876   

Beazley PLC

    17,221        74,773   

Bellway PLC

    4,188        114,729   

Berendsen PLC

    5,984        100,119   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)

    4,397        160,011   

Betfair Group PLC

    2,350        56,895   

Big Yellow Group PLC

    4,658        42,745   

Bodycote PLC

    6,630        67,712   

boohoo.com PLCa

    23,040        8,218   

Booker Group PLC

    50,892        114,270   

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    4,641        57,923   

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

    9,605        42,325   

Brit PLCb

    3,573        14,682   

Britvic PLC

    8,470        89,620   

BTG PLCa

    12,615        149,867   

Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment PLCa

    25,481        40,834   

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

    93,582        70,275   

Cairn Energy PLCa

    19,887        57,347   

Cape PLC

    4,352        13,726   

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    25,774        148,917   

Card Factory PLCa

    4,358        18,000   

Carillion PLC

    14,691        75,571   

Catlin Group Ltd.

    12,469        130,529   

Centamin PLC

    37,428        37,607   

Chemring Group PLC

    6,936        22,553   

Chesnara PLC

    4,012        21,165   

Cineworld Group PLC

    6,851        43,730   

Clinigen Healthcare Ltd.a

    1,819        14,070   

Close Brothers Group PLC

    5,131        117,212   

COLT Group SAa

    12,903        25,638   

Costain Group PLC

    2,788        12,049   

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    7,803        48,166   

CSR PLC

    5,639        72,412   

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC Class A NVS

    9,656        124,938   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Dairy Crest Group PLC

    4,709      $ 34,556   

Dart Group PLC

    3,264        14,131   

DCC PLC

    2,883        152,762   

De La Rue PLC

    3,570        27,801   

Debenhams PLC

    40,409        45,669   

Derwent London PLC

    3,343        163,429   

Devro PLC

    5,853        24,746   

Dialight PLC

    1,122        11,796   

Dignity PLC

    1,683        47,015   

Diploma PLC

    3,723        42,300   

Domino Printing Sciences PLC

    3,910        40,079   

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    5,746        58,166   

Drax Group PLC

    13,915        75,341   

DS Smith PLC

    32,221        153,357   

Dunelm Group PLC

    3,145        41,543   

DX Group PLC

    7,939        10,821   

Electrocomponents PLC

    15,232        46,852   

Elementis PLC

    15,963        66,266   

EnQuest PLCa

    24,922        12,726   

Enterprise Inns PLCa

    17,884        27,773   

Entertainment One Ltd.

    7,038        29,174   

Essentra PLC

    8,160        101,721   

esure Group PLC

    10,098        34,973   

Evraz PLC

    12,971        33,196   

Faroe Petroleum PLCa,c

    8,041        7,820   

Fenner PLC

    7,046        19,683   

Fidessa Group PLC

    1,343        48,409   

FirstGroup PLCa

    41,563        62,174   

Flybe Group PLCa

    7,089        6,894   

Foxtons Group PLC

    7,803        22,472   

Galliford Try PLC

    2,844        56,212   

GAME Digital PLCa

    2,687        11,118   

Gem Diamonds Ltd.a

    3,490        7,391   

Genus PLC

    2,159        39,689   

Globo PLCa

    11,492        7,249   

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    1,428        53,125   

Grafton Group PLC Units

    7,616        76,581   

Grainger PLC

    14,331        41,735   

Great Portland Estates PLC

    11,791        139,103   

Greencore Group PLC

    13,951        64,577   

Greene King PLC

    7,477        94,386   

Greggs PLC

    3,502        43,182   

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.a,c

    30,672        21,075   

GVC Holdings PLC

    1,438        9,881   

GW Pharmaceuticals PLCa

    6,928        42,115   
Security   Shares     Value  

Halfords Group PLC

    6,919      $ 46,139   

Halma PLC

    12,994        135,927   

Hansteen Holdings PLC

    23,749        40,234   

Hargreaves Services PLC

    1,258        10,958   

Hays PLC

    48,277        112,531   

Helical Bar PLC

    3,791        21,721   

HellermannTyton Group PLC

    7,194        34,143   

Henderson Group PLC

    37,281        133,206   

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    5,120        181,478   

Hiscox Ltd.

    11,033        121,710   

Hochschild Mining PLCa

    6,664        9,058   

Home Retail Group PLC

    27,885        80,494   

Homeserve PLC

    10,319        52,291   

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    22,187        141,588   

Hunting PLC

    4,624        27,619   

IG Group Holdings PLC

    12,647        137,141   

IGAS Energy PLCa

    6,902        2,721   

Imagination Technologies Group PLCa

    7,360        27,082   

Inchcape PLC

    14,822        155,049   

Indivior PLCa

    22,321        58,332   

Infinis Energy PLC

    3,842        11,206   

Informa PLC

    21,148        162,622   

Innovation Group PLC

    44,285        19,455   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    13,690        101,366   

International Personal Finance PLC

    8,180        53,504   

Interserve PLC

    5,085        40,897   

ITE Group PLC

    8,891        17,460   

JD Wetherspoon PLC

    3,319        39,430   

John Menzies PLC

    1,751        9,763   

John Wood Group PLC

    12,769        109,505   

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    12,672        72,208   

Just Eat PLCa

    6,752        36,152   

Just Retirement Group PLC

    6,035        12,626   

KAZ Minerals PLCa,c

    9,170        27,655   

Kcom Group PLC

    17,969        22,400   

Keller Group PLC

    2,465        33,061   

Kier Group PLC

    1,921        45,181   

Ladbrokes PLC

    31,926        55,718   

Laird PLC

    9,299        44,524   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    6,460        59,232   

LondonMetric Property PLC

    20,587        49,317   

Lonmin PLCa

    15,696        38,520   

Lookers PLC

    11,373        25,579   

Majestic Wine PLCc

    2,414        12,218   

Man Group PLC

    57,278        154,158   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Marston’s PLC

    19,839      $ 43,651   

Michael Page International PLC

    10,030        70,199   

Micro Focus International PLC

    4,479        70,768   

Mitchells & Butlers PLCa

    7,235        46,345   

Mitie Group PLC

    13,090        53,062   

Mondi PLC

    12,558        224,256   

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    15,147        59,831   

Monitise PLCa,c

    61,359        11,980   

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    9,877        45,170   

Mothercare PLCa,c

    5,361        14,453   

N Brown Group PLC

    5,406        35,148   

Nanoco Group PLCa,c

    6,185        8,825   

National Express Group PLC

    15,139        58,094   

NewRiver Retail Ltd.

    3,655        16,112   

Northgate PLC

    4,590        42,465   

Ocado Group PLCa,c

    16,041        99,018   

Ophir Energy PLCa

    18,683        37,685   

Optimal Payments PLCa

    5,593        28,938   

Oxford Instruments PLC

    1,881        21,033   

Pace PLC

    10,390        52,182   

Paragon Group of Companies PLC (The)

    10,642        65,883   

Partnership Assurance Group PLC

    5,933        11,829   

Pennon Group PLC

    12,486        166,618   

Petra Diamonds Ltd.a

    13,089        30,156   

Pets at Home Group PLC

    8,436        27,431   

Phoenix Group Holdingsc

    6,583        82,952   

Playtech Ltd.

    6,613        67,439   

Poundland Group PLC

    5,507        29,213   

Premier Farnell PLC

    12,886        32,707   

Premier Foods PLCa

    25,432        16,615   

Premier Oil PLC

    17,887        38,846   

Primary Health Properties PLC

    3,774        21,284   

Provident Financial PLC

    4,970        196,837   

QinetiQ Group PLC

    22,443        63,066   

Quindell PLCc

    13,653        17,327   

Quintain Estates and Development PLCa

    16,915        24,452   

Redefine International PLC

    30,685        25,048   

Redrow PLC

    7,860        33,408   

Regus PLC

    22,897        69,466   

Renishaw PLC

    1,139        39,687   

Rentokil Initial PLC

    63,172        114,708   

Restaurant Group PLC (The)

    6,953        75,135   

Rightmove PLC

    3,234        112,977   

Rockhopper Exploration PLCa,c

    10,829        8,417   
Security   Shares     Value  

Rotork PLC

    2,989      $ 103,476   

RPC Group PLC

    8,658        70,544   

RPS Group PLC

    8,034        22,009   

Safestore Holdings PLC

    6,613        26,717   

Salamander Energy PLCa

    9,350        9,760   

Savills PLC

    4,403        48,340   

Schroder REIT Ltd.

    15,072        13,582   

SDL PLCa

    3,026        19,304   

Senior PLC

    14,399        66,954   

Serco Group PLC

    18,859        43,733   

Shaftesbury PLC

    9,571        111,835   

Shanks Group PLC

    14,467        21,402   

SIG PLC

    20,383        56,481   

SOCO International PLCa

    6,833        27,011   

Spectris PLC

    4,080        128,070   

Speedy Hire PLC

    18,853        20,599   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    2,618        119,925   

Spire Healthcare Group PLCa,b

    6,003        28,941   

Spirent Communications PLC

    21,709        29,100   

Spirit Pub Co. PLC

    22,786        39,253   

SSP Group PLCa

    8,621        36,150   

St James’s Place PLC

    17,800        229,376   

St. Modwen Properties PLC

    6,477        40,682   

Stagecoach Group PLC

    14,960        76,887   

Stobart Group Ltd.

    9,503        15,165   

Stock Spirits Group PLC

    7,038        20,903   

SuperGroup PLCa

    1,442        20,791   

SVG Capital PLCa

    8,840        57,794   

Synergy Health PLC

    2,006        65,227   

Synthomer PLC

    9,588        35,036   

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

    18,026        86,201   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    111,252        226,239   

Ted Baker PLC

    951        33,894   

Telecity Group PLC

    6,955        90,042   

Telecom plus PLC

    2,227        36,424   

Telit Communications PLCa

    2,913        8,925   

Thomas Cook Group PLCa

    49,980        96,308   

Trinity Mirror PLCa

    9,146        23,661   

TSB Banking Group PLCa,b

    8,000        32,117   

TT electronics PLC

    5,831        9,677   

Tullett Prebon PLC

    7,803        39,236   

Tungsten Corp. PLCa,c

    3,094        10,595   

UBM PLC

    15,189        120,791   

UDG Healthcare PLC

    8,194        48,106   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

    2,397        62,965   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EUROPE SMALL-CAP ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    7,081      $ 52,101   

Vectura Group PLCa

    13,583        30,957   

Vedanta Resources PLC

    3,213        18,019   

Vesuvius PLC

    7,667        50,666   

Victrex PLC

    2,805        86,742   

W.S. Atkins PLC

    3,468        65,472   

WH Smith PLC

    4,122        83,576   

Workspace Group PLC

    3,791        44,980   

Xaar PLC

    2,771        12,808   

Xchanging PLC

    8,653        20,404   

Zeal Network SE

    236        9,922   

Zoopla Property Group PLCb,c

    7,076        19,129   
   

 

 

 
      13,606,991   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $38,292,166)

      35,023,213   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.68%

  

 

GERMANY — 0.47%

   

Biotest AG

    290        35,523   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    289        29,136   

Jungheinrich AG

    561        34,033   

Sartorius AG

    304        38,936   

Sixt SE

    544        16,848   

STO SE & Co. KGaA

    85        12,469   
   

 

 

 
      166,945   

ITALY — 0.21%

   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    1,411        10,748   

Italmobiliare SpA

    871        15,814   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    9,189        46,932   
   

 

 

 
      73,494   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $231,679)

      240,439   

RIGHTS — 0.00%

   

SWITZERLAND — 0.00%

   

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpAa

    153          
   

 

 

 
        
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $0)

        
Security   Shares     Value  

WARRANTS — 0.00%

   

ISRAEL — 0.00%

   

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Expires 06/27/17)a

    1      $ 4   
   

 

 

 
      4   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

   

(Cost: $0)

      4   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.92%

  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.92%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%e,f,g

    1,968,789        1,968,789   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%e,f,g

    118,432        118,432   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%e,f

    4,943        4,943   
   

 

 

 
      2,092,164   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $2,092,164)

      2,092,164   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 105.63%

   

(Cost: $40,616,009)

      37,355,820   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.63)%

  

    (1,991,679
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 35,364,141   
   

 

 

 

NVS  —  Non-Voting Shares

SDR  —  Swedish Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b 

This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

c  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
d  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI KOKUSAI ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.55%

   

AUSTRALIA — 3.08%

   

AGL Energy Ltd.

    11,044      $ 122,127   

ALS Ltd.

    5,910        22,552   

Alumina Ltd.a

    39,990        60,416   

Amcor Ltd.

    18,017        179,313   

AMP Ltd.

    45,838        205,968   

APA Group

    17,717        112,033   

Asciano Ltd.

    14,819        69,588   

ASX Ltd.

    3,235        96,084   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    29,713        114,538   

AusNet Services

    22,360        24,378   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    42,097        1,081,841   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    5,952        57,985   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    6,752        70,354   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    48,719        1,110,122   

Boral Ltd.

    13,502        58,882   

Brambles Ltd.

    24,381        201,259   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    2,279        59,313   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    9,632        72,759   

Cochlear Ltd.

    903        58,366   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    24,811        1,725,996   

Computershare Ltd.

    7,396        66,985   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    6,192        65,628   

CSL Ltd.

    7,310        500,670   

Dexus Property Group

    14,098        84,647   

Federation Centres

    24,166        57,022   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    989        29,121   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    23,564        43,307   

Goodman Group

    24,811        118,441   

GPT Group (The)

    24,940        87,788   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    10,879        33,464   

Healthscope Ltd.a

    17,329        36,436   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    6,579        36,222   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    27,735        77,971   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    34,572        172,307   

James Hardie Industries SE

    6,751        68,451   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    1,726        27,729   

Lend Lease Group

    7,740        100,539   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    4,326        209,375   

Medibank Pvt Ltd.a

    42,398        78,581   

Metcash Ltd.b

    12,642        14,374   

Mirvac Group

    53,498        80,407   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    36,120        1,002,217   
Security   Shares     Value  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.a

    11,137      $ 117,605   

Novion Property Group

    31,347        56,635   

Orica Ltd.

    6,020        85,042   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    17,243        143,411   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    8,815        17,917   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    20,511        169,473   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    1,935        89,584   

REA Group Ltd.

    688        26,548   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    6,750        302,568   

Santos Ltd.

    15,136        92,883   

Scentre Groupa

    81,552        241,333   

Seek Ltd.

    4,773        66,348   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    6,496        95,307   

Stockland

    35,313        120,450   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    19,436        222,799   

Sydney Airport

    16,383        63,664   

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    14,018        49,888   

Tatts Group Ltd.

    24,510        73,676   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    65,448        331,290   

Toll Holdings Ltd.

    9,245        44,565   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    4,300        22,436   

Transurban Group

    27,555        197,632   

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    11,051        42,341   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    17,029        578,062   

Westfield Corp.

    29,584        227,160   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    47,343        1,270,484   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    11,180        298,456   

Woolworths Ltd.

    18,963        469,309   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    3,225        24,160   
   

 

 

 
      14,036,582   

AUSTRIA — 0.08%

   

Andritz AG

    989        53,570   

Erste Group Bank AG

    4,371        94,827   

IMMOEAST AG Escrowa

    5,270          

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    12,702        29,011   

OMV AG

    2,322        57,842   

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AGb

    1,806        21,195   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    516        21,903   

Voestalpine AG

    1,806        64,298   
   

 

 

 
      342,646   

BELGIUM — 0.57%

   

Ageas

    3,221        110,242   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    12,341        1,505,423   

Belgacom SA

    2,196        81,764   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI KOKUSAI ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Colruyt SA

    1,290      $ 59,487   

Delhaize Brothers and Co. “The Lion” (Delhaize Group) SA

    1,548        128,620   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    1,290        106,892   

KBC Groep NVa

    3,827        206,061   

Solvay SA

    946        129,276   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    900        49,973   

UCB SA

    1,919        149,354   

Umicore SA

    1,704        71,310   
   

 

 

 
      2,598,402   

CANADA — 4.03%

   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    3,526        119,132   

Agrium Inc.

    2,193        234,477   

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B

    6,321        248,214   

AltaGas Ltd.

    1,720        58,249   

ARC Resources Ltd.

    4,601        83,460   

ATCO Ltd. Class I NVS

    1,247        48,377   

Bank of Montreal

    9,804        563,907   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    18,533        892,484   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    18,103        232,007   

Baytex Energy Corp.

    2,537        39,457   

BCE Inc.

    4,274        196,720   

BlackBerry Ltd.a,b

    7,353        74,867   

Bombardier Inc. Class B

    23,994        54,878   

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

    8,429        430,441   

CAE Inc.

    4,300        53,074   

Cameco Corp.

    6,235        87,923   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada

    5,977        415,672   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    12,427        820,528   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    16,512        479,752   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

    7,267        44,991   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    2,623        458,154   

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A NVS

    1,075        99,357   

Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A

    2,064        68,580   

Catamaran Corp.a,b

    3,182        159,232   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    11,825        224,479   

CGI Group Inc. Class Aa,b

    3,483        138,309   

CI Financial Corp.

    3,225        82,409   

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    258        71,643   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    6,020        143,384   

Dollarama Inc.

    2,064        98,239   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    10,277        49,442   

Empire Co. Ltd. Class A

    731        53,328   
Security   Shares     Value  

Enbridge Inc.

    12,685      $ 615,767   

Encana Corp.

    11,696        143,346   

Enerplus Corp.

    3,417        33,228   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    301        160,239   

Finning International Inc.

    2,279        37,655   

First Capital Realty Inc.

    1,462        22,507   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    9,288        84,899   

Fortis Inc./Canada

    4,042        133,602   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    2,408        139,263   

George Weston Ltd.

    774        61,483   

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    1,806        105,658   

Goldcorp Inc.

    12,814        310,156   

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    4,300        109,234   

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,204        23,188   

Husky Energy Inc.

    5,031        108,520   

IGM Financial Inc.

    1,806        62,116   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    4,644        173,021   

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.

    1,247        39,792   

Intact Financial Corp.

    1,935        129,595   

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    4,730        123,253   

Keyera Corp.

    1,204        71,217   

Kinross Gold Corp.a

    17,716        60,220   

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    3,440        171,274   

Magna International Inc. Class A

    3,311        318,814   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    28,299        454,855   

MEG Energy Corp.a,b

    2,193        33,519   

Methanex Corp.

    1,462        64,755   

Metro Inc. Class A

    1,247        98,898   

National Bank of Canada

    5,074        176,917   

New Gold Inc.a

    8,213        36,079   

Onex Corp.

    1,505        82,790   

Open Text Corp.

    1,978        112,414   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

    4,515        10,505   

Paramount Resources Ltd.a,b

    903        20,304   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    5,074        157,989   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

    6,880        10,418   

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    2,279        57,696   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    12,479        455,285   

Power Corp. of Canada

    5,203        125,730   

Power Financial Corp.

    3,483        94,193   

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    1,978        42,697   

Restaurant Brands International Inc.a

    2,638        102,445   

RioCan REIT

    2,236        51,917   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI KOKUSAI ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Rogers Communications Inc. Class B

    5,719      $ 203,781   

Royal Bank of Canada

    21,930        1,240,789   

Saputo Inc.

    3,784        109,048   

Shaw Communications Inc. Class B

    5,934        137,311   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    5,375        123,740   

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    2,279        75,580   

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    9,503        291,247   

Suncor Energy Inc.

    22,532        673,499   

Talisman Energy Inc.

    16,813        127,031   

Teck Resources Ltd. Class B

    9,073        117,710   

TELUS Corp. NVS

    4,436        152,502   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    5,461        210,007   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    28,165        1,123,979   

Tourmaline Oil Corp.a,b

    2,533        69,800   

TransAlta Corp.

    3,827        33,563   

TransCanada Corp.

    11,008        490,865   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.a,b

    13,163        38,307   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a,b

    4,902        785,472   

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    1,462        64,536   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    11,911        49,412   
   

 

 

 
      18,370,798   

DENMARK — 0.65%

   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    63        123,672   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    101        204,851   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    1,677        123,292   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    1,720        135,709   

Danske Bank A/S

    10,320        267,664   

DSV A/S

    2,881        90,750   

ISS A/Sa

    1,419        41,902   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    30,573        1,369,480   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    3,569        162,790   

Pandora A/S

    1,849        132,490   

TDC A/S

    11,739        86,892   

Tryg A/S

    387        45,347   

Vestas Wind Systems A/Sa

    3,483        136,481   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    433        32,812   
   

 

 

 
      2,954,132   

FINLAND — 0.39%

   

Elisa OYJ

    2,365        62,903   

Fortum OYJ

    7,095        151,320   

Kone OYJ Class B

    4,902        220,990   

Metso OYJ

    1,634        49,637   

Neste Oil OYJb

    2,064        57,064   

Nokia OYJ

    58,050        448,392   
Security   Shares     Value  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    1,720      $ 42,487   

Orion OYJ Class B

    1,462        48,191   

Sampo OYJ

    6,923        335,302   

Stora Enso OYJ Class R

    8,127        78,962   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    8,385        147,514   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    2,365        109,767   
   

 

 

 
      1,752,529   

FRANCE — 4.06%

   

Accor SA

    2,451        122,596   

Aeroports de Paris

    430        51,629   

Airbus Group NV

    9,030        480,964   

Alcatel-Lucenta

    43,301        151,182   

ALSTOMa

    3,311        108,801   

ArcelorMittal

    15,222        145,371   

Arkema SA

    1,182        84,698   

Atos SA

    1,032        76,372   

AXA SA

    27,821        654,735   

BNP Paribas SA

    16,125        851,130   

Bolloreb

    8,600        37,062   

Bouygues SA

    2,709        96,768   

Bureau Veritas SA

    3,096        65,769   

Cap Gemini SA

    2,322        169,190   

Carrefour SA

    9,245        290,494   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    817        74,419   

Christian Dior SA

    860        148,967   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    6,751        288,957   

CNP Assurances SA

    2,752        48,415   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    2,838        277,757   

Credit Agricole SA

    15,609        186,092   

Danone SA

    8,901        598,341   

Dassault Systemes

    1,806        111,926   

Edenred SA

    2,709        78,014   

Electricite de France SA

    3,784        102,887   

Essilor International SA

    3,139        350,926   

Eurazeo

    494        34,763   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    2,279        78,297   

Fonciere des Regions

    516        52,982   

GDF Suez

    22,059        491,004   

Gecina SA

    344        45,088   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    7,009        94,160   

Hermes International

    344        116,631   

Icade

    559        48,799   

Iliad SA

    387        89,897   

Imerys SA

    258        18,662   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI KOKUSAI ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

JCDecaux SA

    1,032      $ 37,248   

Kering

    1,204        243,743   

Klepierre

    2,733        128,944   

L’Air Liquide SA

    5,263        665,172   

L’Oreal SA

    3,784        679,152   

Lafarge SA

    2,838        194,747   

Lagardere SCA

    1,978        54,195   

Legrand SA

    3,741        201,367   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    4,257        689,347   

Natixis SA

    15,675        99,975   

Numericable-SFRa

    1,502        78,306   

Orange SA

    28,165        496,447   

Pernod Ricard SA

    3,314        398,650   

Peugeot SAa

    6,086        88,285   

Publicis Groupe SA

    2,666        199,851   

Remy Cointreau SA

    301        22,279   

Renault SA

    3,053        234,994   

Rexel SA

    3,956        74,105   

Safran SA

    4,128        275,721   

Sanofi

    18,232        1,687,060   

Schneider Electric SE

    7,974        602,884   

SCOR SE

    2,557        79,826   

SES SA Class A FDR

    4,730        172,377   

Societe BIC SA

    430        61,139   

Societe Generale

    11,071        447,689   

Sodexo SA

    1,419        141,120   

STMicroelectronics NV

    10,062        84,023   

Suez Environnement SA

    4,988        91,776   

Technip SA

    1,591        93,628   

Thales SA

    1,591        84,023   

Total SA

    32,594        1,673,522   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    1,462        412,614   

Valeo SA

    1,161        164,618   

Vallourec SA

    1,634        35,716   

Veolia Environnement SA

    6,450        118,312   

Vinci SA

    7,095        375,018   

Vivendi SA

    18,319        434,837   

Wendel

    516        57,908   

Zodiac Aerospace

    2,795        92,949   
   

 

 

 
      18,497,312   

GERMANY — 3.63%

   

adidas AGb

    3,225        222,686   

Allianz SE Registered

    7,009        1,157,923   

Axel Springer SE

    774        47,662   
Security   Shares     Value  

BASF SE

    14,104      $ 1,265,295   

Bayer AG Registered

    12,642        1,826,745   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    5,031        587,026   

Beiersdorf AG

    1,505        132,129   

Brenntag AG

    2,322        126,611   

Celesio AG

    817        24,201   

Commerzbank AGa

    14,992        180,512   

Continental AG

    1,677        379,807   

Daimler AG Registered

    14,663        1,331,660   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

    3,741        130,023   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    20,918        609,007   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    2,881        221,170   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

    3,526        59,903   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    14,792        480,230   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    48,117        829,939   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    4,647        120,820   

E.ON SE

    30,960        479,508   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    645        39,464   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    3,268        242,066   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    5,676        325,122   

GEA Group AG

    2,709        123,028   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    946        84,803   

HeidelbergCement AG

    2,107        155,165   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,806        184,947   

HUGO BOSS AG

    516        66,613   

Infineon Technologies AG

    17,458        196,552   

K+S AG Registered

    2,604        82,278   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    364        49,496   

Lanxess AG

    1,376        66,069   

Linde AG

    2,838        544,112   

MAN SE

    602        64,142   

Merck KGaA

    2,021        202,312   

METRO AGa,b

    2,494        76,860   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    2,623        526,867   

Osram Licht AGa

    1,242        57,295   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    3,354        148,895   

QIAGEN NVa

    3,741        85,845   

RTL Group SAb

    602        57,009   

RWE AG

    7,568        210,172   

SAP SE

    14,190        926,495   

Siemens AG Registered

    12,040        1,263,548   

Symrise AG

    1,892        124,088   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    9,546      $ 53,107   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    7,224        188,228   

United Internet AG Registeredc

    1,892        82,134   

Volkswagen AG

    430        95,664   
   

 

 

 
      16,535,233   

HONG KONG — 1.40%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    180,600        1,054,015   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.b

    4,300        39,016   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    17,280        71,765   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.b

    64,500        226,692   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    23,000        440,519   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    10,000        82,352   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    21,500        191,891   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    43,000        226,831   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    43,000        126,726   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.b

    12,900        225,944   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.b

    18,700        133,617   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.b

    50,740        66,490   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.b

    94,622        217,231   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.b

    18,700        430,758   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    33,000        437,966   

Li & Fung Ltd.b

    86,000        85,297   

Link REIT (The)

    43,000        291,164   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    17,200        41,972   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    21,500        95,530   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    79,333        94,749   

PCCW Ltd.

    43,000        28,617   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    21,500        225,444   

Sands China Ltd.b

    34,400        168,820   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.b

    46,000        77,128   

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    43,000        63,446   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    27,000        440,868   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    11,000        147,691   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    17,200        55,349   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.b

    21,893        71,722   

WH Group Ltd.a,b,d

    64,500        36,604   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)b

    23,000        186,887   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    17,000        96,474   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    34,400        96,057   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.b

    21,500        80,001   
   

 

 

 
      6,355,633   
Security   Shares     Value  

IRELAND — 0.64%

   

Bank of Irelanda

    394,224      $ 119,223   

CRH PLC

    11,356        273,145   

Endo International PLCa

    2,193        174,585   

Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd.a

    6,552          

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCa

    946        160,196   

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    2,451        177,622   

Medtronic PLC

    21,666        1,546,952   

Pentair PLC

    2,880        178,013   

Tyco International PLC

    6,794        277,263   
   

 

 

 
      2,906,999   

ISRAEL — 0.24%

   

Bank Hapoalim BM

    16,727        74,561   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    19,049        63,708   

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    23,908        38,244   

Delek Group Ltd. (The)

    86        21,073   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    7,052        50,798   

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)

    43        13,976   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.a

    1,935        21,184   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    946        46,529   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    13,202        752,920   
   

 

 

 
      1,082,993   

ITALY — 0.91%

   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    18,189        383,825   

Atlantia SpA

    6,321        162,845   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b

    69,212        31,241   

Banco Popolare SCa

    5,332        67,510   

CNH Industrial NV

    14,964        113,728   

Enel Green Power SpA

    28,208        55,769   

Enel SpA

    101,007        456,609   

Eni SpA

    38,657        649,975   

Exor SpA

    1,204        49,210   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    6,278        68,648   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    177,719        521,021   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    14,491        37,022   

Luxottica Group SpA

    2,709        161,255   

Mediobanca SpA

    8,471        73,510   

Pirelli & C. SpA

    3,655        51,886   

Prysmian SpA

    2,795        51,726   

Saipem SpAa

    4,085        37,016   

Snam SpA

    31,089        152,117   

Telecom Italia SpAa

    156,090        181,952   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    100,534        94,899   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Tenaris SA

    7,224      $ 101,736   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    23,134        101,342   

UniCredit SpA

    67,403        398,179   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    14,190        97,838   

UnipolSai SpA

    13,889        38,524   
   

 

 

 
      4,139,383   

NETHERLANDS — 1.19%

   

AEGON NV

    27,993        200,304   

Akzo Nobel NV

    3,784        273,796   

Altice SAa,b

    1,204        100,676   

ASML Holding NV

    5,504        579,361   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    1,320        58,577   

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

    1,505        51,938   

Delta Lloyd NV

    2,923        55,348   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa

    13,463        177,750   

Gemalto NVb

    1,247        90,650   

Heineken Holding NV

    1,591        104,401   

Heineken NV

    3,569        266,939   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    58,609        735,447   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    14,053        254,285   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    2,580        137,476   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    47,644        147,690   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    14,643        405,579   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    1,118        62,557   

NN Group NVa

    1,892        51,497   

OCI NVa

    1,419        50,096   

Randstad Holding NV

    1,806        95,632   

Reed Elsevier NV

    10,664        261,615   

TNT Express NV

    6,795        44,657   

Unilever NV CVA

    24,811        1,080,442   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    4,386        131,381   
   

 

 

 
      5,418,094   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.06%

   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    15,179        49,025   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    6,794        34,863   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    9,159        55,707   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    19,307        26,835   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

    10,750        26,216   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    5,590        33,472   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    27,004        64,678   
   

 

 

 
      290,796   

NORWAY — 0.28%

   

DNB ASA

    15,050        218,065   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    3,139        52,853   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    22,102        130,037   
Security   Shares     Value  

Orkla ASA

    12,427      $ 91,553   

Seadrill Ltd.b

    5,934        63,049   

Statoil ASA

    16,727        277,111   

Subsea 7 SA

    4,687        39,852   

Telenor ASA

    11,309        242,654   

Yara International ASA

    2,928        152,133   
   

 

 

 
      1,267,307   

PORTUGAL — 0.06%

   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda,b

    540,553        38,429   

Energias de Portugal SA

    37,496        142,889   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    5,977        63,158   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    4,042        43,596   
   

 

 

 
      288,072   

SINGAPORE — 0.66%

   

Ascendas REIT

    43,000        78,176   

CapitaCommercial Trustb

    43,000        56,249   

CapitaLand Ltd.b

    43,000        110,590   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.b

    43,200        66,727   

City Developments Ltd.b

    4,000        29,710   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.b

    29,000        424,145   

Genting Singapore PLC

    86,800        69,281   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.b

    43,000        80,401   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    129,000        40,041   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trustb

    86,000        61,490   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    1,000        31,262   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    23,200        149,169   

Noble Group Ltd.

    86,163        67,817   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.b

    45,625        350,676   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    15,000        47,779   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.b

    9,000        84,140   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.b

    14,000        80,393   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    33,000        100,724   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    43,000        106,777   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    129,000        388,973   

Suntec REITb

    43,000        59,744   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    21,000        359,752   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    43,000        102,328   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    43,000        39,406   
   

 

 

 
      2,985,750   

SPAIN — 1.40%

   

Abertis Infraestructuras SAb

    6,360        124,663   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    2,457        85,562   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    6,278      $ 252,134   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    91,591        785,505   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    50,802        128,643   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    29,050        123,062   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    123        521   

Banco Santander SA

    210,414        1,415,153   

Bankia SAa

    71,724        93,887   

Bankinter SA

    10,363        72,141   

CaixaBank SA

    35,395        154,334   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    9,245        59,966   

Enagas SA

    3,329        105,561   

Ferrovial SA

    6,191        122,853   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    5,504        129,189   

Grifols SA

    2,365        99,412   

Iberdrola SA

    79,348        548,703   

Inditex SA

    16,770        494,582   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    15,891        130,008   

Mapfre SA

    14,276        48,088   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    1,609        137,193   

Repsol SA

    15,944        282,205   

Telefonica SA

    64,070        961,949   

Zardoya Otis SA

    2,690        30,628   
   

 

 

 
      6,385,942   

SWEDEN — 1.32%

   

Alfa Laval AB

    5,074        94,335   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    4,945        270,370   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    10,363        307,290   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    5,977        163,795   

Boliden AB

    4,730        74,217   

Electrolux AB Class B

    3,827        118,569   

Elekta AB Class Bb

    5,676        60,929   

Getinge AB Class B

    3,397        83,894   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    14,706        606,198   

Hexagon AB Class B

    3,698        117,344   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    5,207        36,193   

ICA Gruppen AB

    1,204        46,326   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    2,236        39,896   

Investment AB Kinnevik

    3,741        112,061   

Investor AB Class B

    6,880        251,000   

Lundin Petroleum ABa,b

    3,526        45,778   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    1,032        65,869   

Nordea Bank AB

    46,096        586,756   

Sandvik AB

    16,641        174,608   
Security   Shares     Value  

Securitas AB Class B

    5,375      $ 65,559   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    23,134        279,371   

Skanska AB Class B

    5,633        124,952   

SKF AB Class B

    6,107        144,325   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    8,858        214,371   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    7,611        361,392   

Swedbank AB Class A

    13,846        335,754   

Swedish Match AB

    2,967        96,659   

Tele2 AB Class B

    4,558        51,600   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    46,999        573,252   

TeliaSonera AB

    35,733        220,511   

Volvo AB Class B

    23,263        272,493   
   

 

 

 
      5,995,667   

SWITZERLAND — 3.94%

   

ABB Ltd. Registered

    33,583        646,438   

Actelion Ltd. Registered

    1,573        174,388   

Adecco SA Registered

    2,580        193,209   

Aryzta AG

    1,333        100,187   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    724        94,430   

Barry Callebaut AG Registered

    43        42,857   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    15        78,191   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    2        125,830   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    7,955        661,872   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    23,266        491,847   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    129        49,915   

Geberit AG Registered

    602        206,239   

Givaudan SA Registered

    133        243,001   

Holcim Ltd. Registered

    3,483        243,986   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    3,311        135,312   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    731        100,587   

Lonza Group AG Registered

    730        86,643   

Nestle SA Registered

    49,192        3,766,726   

Novartis AG Registered

    35,088        3,438,056   

Pargesa Holding SA Bearer

    542        39,175   

Partners Group Holding AG

    215        57,626   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    10,707        2,893,060   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    731        108,532   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    258        37,576   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

SGS SA Registered

    86      $ 163,578   

Sika AG Bearer

    43        147,314   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    774        101,876   

Sulzer AG Registered

    387        41,117   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    473        188,624   

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

    690        50,547   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registered

    473        105,700   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    946        82,051   

Swiss Re AG

    5,375        485,476   

Swisscom AG Registered

    344        201,715   

Syngenta AG Registered

    1,419        461,458   

Transocean Ltd.

    5,590        87,977   

UBS Group AG

    56,115        938,655   

Weatherford International Ltd.a,b

    11,524        119,043   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    2,279        756,488   
   

 

 

 
      17,947,302   

UNITED KINGDOM — 8.69%

   

3i Group PLC

    14,104        97,293   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    14,749        96,957   

Admiral Group PLC

    3,010        65,460   

Aggreko PLC

    3,847        89,787   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    5,289        63,350   

Anglo American PLC

    21,070        352,209   

Antofagasta PLC

    5,375        52,473   

ARM Holdings PLC

    21,543        336,820   

Ashtead Group PLC

    7,740        126,477   

Associated British Foods PLC

    5,289        246,488   

AstraZeneca PLC

    19,264        1,372,274   

Aviva PLC

    45,021        357,018   

Babcock International Group PLC

    3,998        60,406   

BAE Systems PLC

    49,352        376,168   

Barclays PLC

    250,518        880,997   

BG Group PLC

    52,116        694,204   

BHP Billiton PLC

    32,379        701,732   

BP PLC

    280,919        1,790,807   

British American Tobacco PLC

    28,466        1,604,096   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    13,115        163,390   

BT Group PLC

    123,152        772,957   

Bunzl PLC

    4,773        135,988   

Burberry Group PLC

    6,966        180,892   

Capita PLC

    8,944        150,181   

Carnival PLC

    3,010        135,486   

Centrica PLC

    78,305        345,527   

Cobham PLC

    18,275        89,670   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    2,895        46,567   
Security   Shares     Value  

Compass Group PLC

    25,762      $ 445,345   

Croda International PLC

    1,978        78,933   

Diageo PLC

    38,356        1,134,856   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    21,113        99,093   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    15,007        98,045   

easyJet PLC

    2,709        75,758   

Experian PLC

    14,964        263,625   

Fresnillo PLC

    3,569        48,189   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    23,263        139,196   

G4S PLC

    22,403        95,962   

GKN PLC

    24,252        134,259   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    73,960        1,629,552   

Glencore PLC

    162,970        609,219   

Hammerson PLC

    12,690        131,222   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    3,311        50,275   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    292,142        2,674,731   

ICAP PLC

    8,901        62,511   

IMI PLC

    3,574        68,493   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    14,448        677,891   

Inmarsat PLC

    6,364        79,715   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    3,691        147,568   

Intertek Group PLC

    2,537        87,371   

Intu Properties PLC

    13,976        76,616   

Investec PLC

    8,170        68,715   

ITV PLC

    56,674        187,261   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    19,135        73,399   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    3,176        155,551   

Kingfisher PLC

    35,346        181,979   

Land Securities Group PLC

    12,470        238,604   

Legal & General Group PLC

    92,880        373,711   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    873,072        967,060   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    3,448        122,473   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    26,101        189,890   

Meggitt PLC

    12,255        99,207   

Melrose Industries PLC

    15,866        63,147   

Merlin Entertainments PLCd

    7,783        47,166   

National Grid PLC

    56,631        795,681   

Next PLC

    2,279        247,642   

Nobel Corp. PLC

    3,913        63,469   

Old Mutual PLC

    74,313        232,374   

Pearson PLC

    12,513        253,897   

Persimmon PLCa

    4,687        112,067   

Petrofac Ltd.

    4,257        45,139   

Prudential PLC

    39,173        953,110   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    1,419        121,159   
 

 

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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    10,019      $ 847,177   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    18,017        312,811   

Rexam PLC

    10,202        65,120   

Rio Tinto PLC

    19,608        861,391   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    29,253        391,681   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    37,152        202,214   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    60,157        1,823,260   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    37,195        1,175,641   

Royal Mail PLC

    10,062        65,738   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    14,402        98,267   

SABMiller PLC

    14,534        791,397   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    16,456        118,683   

Schroders PLC

    1,806        78,606   

SEGRO PLC

    9,632        59,659   

Severn Trent PLC

    3,526        113,964   

Shire PLC

    9,030        658,307   

Sky PLC

    15,437        215,155   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    13,975        249,980   

Smiths Group PLC

    5,031        85,157   

Sports Direct International PLCa

    4,171        44,571   

SSE PLC

    14,648        353,977   

Standard Chartered PLC

    37,453        499,337   

Standard Life PLC

    35,733        216,280   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    7,353        74,875   

Tesco PLC

    126,377        426,588   

Travis Perkins PLC

    3,440        99,301   

TUI AGa

    2,881        50,929   

TUI AG Newa

    3,654        63,002   

Tullow Oil PLC

    14,233        78,024   

Unilever PLC

    19,608        862,864   

United Utilities Group PLC

    10,151        156,574   

Vodafone Group PLC

    404,241        1,423,719   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    2,967        74,863   

Whitbread PLC

    2,795        210,101   

William Hill PLC

    12,900        73,061   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    34,271        92,597   

Wolseley PLC

    4,126        239,322   

WPP PLC

    20,081        442,141   
   

 

 

 
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3M Co.

    9,417        1,528,379   

Abbott Laboratories

    22,833        1,022,005   

AbbVie Inc.

    24,252        1,463,608   

Accenture PLC Class A

    9,718        816,604   

ACE Ltd.

    5,160        557,074   
Security   Shares     Value  

Actavis PLCa

    4,042      $ 1,077,355   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    7,310        152,742   

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    7,267        509,635   

ADT Corp. (The)

    2,838        97,627   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    1,118        177,762   

AES Corp. (The)

    11,008        134,518   

Aetna Inc.

    5,418        497,481   

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.a

    817        167,910   

Aflac Inc.

    6,880        392,710   

AGCO Corp.

    1,548        67,090   

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    5,031        190,021   

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    3,311        482,115   

Airgas Inc.

    1,075        121,088   

Akamai Technologies Inc.a

    2,623        152,541   

Albemarle Corp.

    1,290        62,255   

Alcoa Inc.

    17,243        269,853   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    3,010        551,552   

Alleghany Corp.a

    258        114,059   

Allergan Inc.

    4,515        989,959   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.a

    903        260,813   

Alliant Energy Corp.

    1,677        115,059   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    6,708        468,151   

Ally Financial Inc.a

    6,321        118,266   

Altera Corp.

    4,859        159,983   

Altria Group Inc.

    30,143        1,600,593   

Amazon.com Inc.a

    5,934        2,103,781   

Ameren Corp.

    3,784        171,340   

American Airlines Group Inc.

    2,795        137,179   

American Capital Agency Corp.

    5,203        112,125   

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    7,568        475,346   

American Express Co.

    14,405        1,162,339   

American International Group Inc.

    21,930        1,071,719   

American Realty Capital Properties Inc.

    13,502        125,096   

American Tower Corp.

    6,106        591,977   

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    2,666        149,669   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    2,838        354,580   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    3,397        322,885   

AMETEK Inc.

    3,692        176,847   

Amgen Inc.

    11,696        1,780,833   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    4,988        267,905   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    7,654        625,714   

Analog Devices Inc.

    4,644        241,976   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    14,534        153,479   

ANSYS Inc.a

    1,419        114,471   

Antero Resources Corp.a,b

    817        28,309   
 

 

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Anthem Inc.

    4,214      $ 568,721   

Aon PLC

    4,214        379,471   

Apache Corp.

    5,762        360,528   

Apple Inc.

    91,289        10,695,419   

Applied Materials Inc.

    18,490        422,312   

Arch Capital Group Ltd.a

    2,021        117,157   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    9,847        459,166   

Arrow Electronics Inc.a

    1,419        78,102   

Ashland Inc.

    1,075        127,409   

Assurant Inc.

    1,041        66,114   

AT&T Inc.

    79,120        2,604,630   

Autodesk Inc.a,b

    3,569        192,744   

Autoliv Inc.

    1,419        150,499   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    7,439        613,941   

AutoNation Inc.a

    1,204        71,782   

AutoZone Inc.a

    473        282,362   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    3,871        398,248   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    2,021        349,613   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    1,333        69,676   

Avnet Inc.

    2,279        94,852   

Avon Products Inc.

    7,052        54,582   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    1,634        83,171   

B/E Aerospace Inc.a

    1,591        92,803   

Baker Hughes Inc.

    6,708        388,997   

Ball Corp.

    1,935        122,544   

Bank of America Corp.

    160,433        2,430,560   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    17,286        622,296   

Baxter International Inc.

    8,299        583,503   

BB&T Corp.

    11,008        388,472   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    2,838        391,871   

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.a

    3,053        228,273   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba

    17,544        2,524,757   

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    4,601        161,955   

Biogen Idec Inc.a

    3,612        1,405,646   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.a

    2,279        221,428   

BlackRock Inc.e

    2,021        688,171   

Boeing Co. (The)

    10,492        1,525,222   

BorgWarner Inc.

    3,526        190,439   

Boston Properties Inc.

    2,279        316,325   

Boston Scientific Corp.a

    20,640        305,678   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    25,241        1,521,275   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    8,428        357,642   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B NVS

    1,806        160,499   

Bunge Ltd.

    2,150        192,490   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    2,193        156,185   
Security   Shares     Value  

C.R. Bard Inc.

    1,161      $ 198,566   

CA Inc.

    5,074        153,742   

Cablevision NY Group Class A

    3,428        64,858   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    6,192        164,088   

Calpine Corp.a

    5,203        108,639   

Camden Property Trust

    1,376        106,021   

Cameron International Corp.a

    3,053        136,713   

Campbell Soup Co.

    3,096        141,611   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    8,471        620,162   

Cardinal Health Inc.

    5,160        429,260   

CareFusion Corp.a

    2,974        176,358   

CarMax Inc.a

    3,268        202,943   

Carnival Corp.

    6,063        266,529   

Caterpillar Inc.

    9,116        729,007   

CBRE Group Inc. Class Aa

    4,859        157,140   

CBS Corp. Class B NVS

    7,482        410,088   

Celanese Corp. Series A

    2,408        129,454   

Celgene Corp.a

    12,212        1,455,182   

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    6,407        147,938   

CenturyLink Inc.

    8,772        326,055   

Cerner Corp.a

    4,644        308,129   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    774        236,364   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    18,146        471,433   

Charter Communications Inc. Class Aa

    1,161        175,445   

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    3,483        248,617   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    7,998        153,402   

Chevron Corp.

    28,939        2,967,116   

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a

    473        335,754   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    3,741        366,244   

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    2,150        173,978   

Cigna Corp.

    4,042        431,807   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    1,376        142,003   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    2,408        121,628   

Cintas Corp.

    1,548        121,828   

Cisco Systems Inc.

    78,174        2,061,058   

CIT Group Inc.

    3,010        131,898   

Citigroup Inc.

    46,268        2,172,283   

Citrix Systems Inc.a

    2,451        145,246   

Clorox Co. (The)

    1,849        197,307   

CME Group Inc./IL

    4,950        422,235   

CMS Energy Corp.

    3,999        150,882   

Coach Inc.

    4,429        164,715   

Cobalt International Energy Inc.a

    4,899        44,679   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    60,243        2,480,204   

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    3,440        144,824   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa

    9,288      $ 502,759   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    13,889        937,785   

Comcast Corp. Class A

    32,551        1,729,923   

Comcast Corp. Class A Special NVS

    6,579        348,029   

Comerica Inc.

    2,924        121,346   

Computer Sciences Corp.

    2,107        127,853   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

    6,450        228,524   

Concho Resources Inc.a

    1,720        190,662   

ConocoPhillips

    18,920        1,191,582   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    3,655        105,812   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    4,386        303,862   

Constellation Brands Inc.a

    2,666        294,460   

Continental Resources Inc.a,b

    1,462        66,375   

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    731        115,242   

Core Laboratories NV

    731        67,800   

Corning Inc.

    19,694        468,126   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    6,751        965,325   

Cree Inc.a,b

    1,849        65,381   

Crown Castle International Corp.

    5,160        446,392   

Crown Holdings Inc.a

    2,193        97,172   

CSX Corp.

    15,480        515,484   

Cummins Inc.

    2,666        371,800   

CVS Health Corp.

    17,630        1,730,561   

D.R. Horton Inc.

    5,117        125,469   

Danaher Corp.

    9,632        793,484   

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    2,064        126,688   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a

    2,666        200,110   

Deere & Co.

    5,203        443,244   

Delphi Automotive PLC

    4,644        319,182   

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    3,354        158,678   

Denbury Resources Inc.

    6,149        42,428   

DENTSPLY International Inc.

    2,279        114,007   

Devon Energy Corp.

    5,934        357,642   

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.b

    989        31,183   

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    1,462        75,512   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    2,064        150,548   

DIRECTVa

    7,267        619,730   

Discover Financial Services

    7,095        385,826   

Discovery Communications Inc. Series Aa

    2,236        64,810   

Discovery Communications Inc. Series C NVSa

    4,128        115,089   

DISH Network Corp. Class Aa

    3,441        242,074   

Dollar General Corp.a

    4,688        314,377   
Security   Shares     Value  

Dollar Tree Inc.a

    3,182      $ 226,240   

Dominion Resources Inc.

    8,944        687,704   

Dover Corp.

    2,451        171,668   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    18,103        817,531   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    3,010        232,583   

DTE Energy Co.

    2,623        235,178   

Duke Energy Corp.

    10,836        944,249   

Duke Realty Corp.

    5,031        109,827   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

    559        64,346   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

    13,932        992,098   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    2,279        161,558   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    7,396        466,614   

Eaton Vance Corp. NVS

    1,634        65,769   

eBay Inc.a

    16,942        897,926   

Ecolab Inc.

    4,042        419,438   

Edison International

    4,730        322,349   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a

    1,591        199,432   

Electronic Arts Inc.a

    4,601        252,411   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    15,265        1,099,080   

EMC Corp.

    30,745        797,218   

Emerson Electric Co.

    10,664        607,208   

Energen Corp.

    1,119        70,967   

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    946        121,097   

Ensco PLC Class A

    3,612        101,280   

Entergy Corp.

    2,795        244,590   

EOG Resources Inc.

    8,428        750,345   

EQT Corp.

    2,322        172,850   

Equifax Inc.

    1,806        152,535   

Equinix Inc.

    793        171,970   

Equity Residential

    5,246        407,142   

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    946        213,843   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A

    3,655        258,006   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    688        117,909   

Exelon Corp.

    13,138        473,494   

Expedia Inc.

    1,677        144,105   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    2,967        129,599   

Express Scripts Holding Co.a

    11,438        923,161   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    65,016        5,683,699   

F5 Networks Inc.a

    1,075        119,992   

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    30,100        2,284,891   

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

    1,591        121,075   

Fastenal Co.

    4,429        196,648   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    957        137,588   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

FedEx Corp.

    4,128      $ 698,086   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    4,429        276,502   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    12,771        220,938   

FireEye Inc.a,b

    989        33,438   

First Republic Bank

    1,849        94,151   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    6,536        263,597   

Fiserv Inc.a

    3,913        283,810   

FleetCor Technologies Inc.a

    1,161        163,121   

Flextronics International Ltd.a

    9,159        101,848   

FLIR Systems Inc.

    2,193        66,229   

Flowserve Corp.

    2,107        114,810   

Fluor Corp.

    2,408        129,045   

FMC Corp.

    2,068        118,910   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    3,698        138,601   

FNF Group

    3,825        134,258   

Foot Locker Inc.

    2,193        116,711   

Ford Motor Co.

    55,728        819,759   

Fossil Group Inc.a

    817        79,903   

Franklin Resources Inc.

    6,149        316,858   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    15,803        265,648   

Frontier Communications Corp.

    15,824        106,258   

GameStop Corp. Class Ab

    1,763        62,146   

Gap Inc. (The)

    3,612        148,778   

Garmin Ltd.

    1,849        96,814   

General Dynamics Corp.

    4,343        578,531   

General Electric Co.

    153,037        3,656,054   

General Growth Properties Inc.

    7,826        236,189   

General Mills Inc.

    9,460        496,461   

General Motors Co.

    19,694        642,418   

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,365        219,803   

Genworth Financial Inc. Class Aa

    7,638        53,313   

Gilead Sciences Inc.a

    23,048        2,416,122   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    6,022        1,038,253   

Google Inc. Class Aa

    4,300        2,311,465   

Google Inc. Class Ca

    4,386        2,344,405   

H&R Block Inc.

    4,300        147,404   

Halliburton Co.

    13,072        522,749   

Hanesbrands Inc.

    1,548        172,416   

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    3,440        212,248   

Harris Corp.

    1,763        118,350   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    6,794        264,287   

Hasbro Inc.

    1,806        99,186   

HCA Holdings Inc.a

    4,601        325,751   
Security   Shares     Value  

HCP Inc.

    6,880      $ 325,355   

Health Care REIT Inc.

    4,859        398,195   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    1,505        89,638   

Henry Schein Inc.a

    1,290        178,110   

Herbalife Ltd.b

    1,054        32,126   

Hershey Co. (The)

    2,365        241,727   

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.a

    6,966        142,942   

Hess Corp.

    4,343        293,109   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    28,509        1,030,030   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.a

    6,064        157,482   

HollyFrontier Corp.

    2,967        106,575   

Hologic Inc.a

    3,225        97,927   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    20,468        2,137,269   

Honeywell International Inc.

    11,309        1,105,568   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    2,107        107,921   

Hospira Inc.a

    2,537        160,922   

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    11,266        257,879   

Hudson City Bancorp Inc.

    6,751        60,556   

Humana Inc.

    2,408        352,628   

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

    12,556        125,811   

IHS Inc. Class Aa

    1,032        118,814   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    5,719        532,382   

Illumina Inc.a

    2,107        411,265   

Incyte Corp.a,b

    2,322        185,087   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    4,171        276,954   

Integrys Energy Group Inc.

    1,161        94,157   

Intel Corp.

    75,551        2,496,205   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    1,764        362,908   

International Business Machines Corp.

    14,448        2,215,023   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    1,204        127,756   

International Paper Co.

    6,192        326,071   

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    6,579        131,185   

Intuit Inc.

    4,085        354,660   

Intuitive Surgical Inc.a

    559        276,414   

Invesco Ltd.

    6,837        251,123   

Iron Mountain Inc.

    2,675        106,572   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    1,419        112,967   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

    1,531        157,923   

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.a

    1,892        72,085   

Jarden Corp.a

    2,860        137,337   

Johnson & Johnson

    43,000        4,306,020   

Johnson Controls Inc.

    10,234        475,574   

Joy Global Inc.

    1,680        70,459   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    57,362        3,119,346   
 

 

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Juniper Networks Inc.

    5,977      $ 135,857   

Kansas City Southern

    1,720        189,355   

Kellogg Co.

    4,042        265,074   

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

    1,849        226,613   

KeyCorp

    13,642        177,210   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    5,633        608,139   

Kimco Realty Corp.

    6,321        174,776   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    27,667        1,135,730   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    2,494        153,306   

Kohl’s Corp.

    3,225        192,597   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    9,116        595,639   

Kroger Co. (The)

    7,181        495,848   

L Brands Inc.

    3,827        323,879   

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.

    1,376        169,413   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsa

    1,204        138,195   

Lam Research Corp.

    2,494        190,641   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    6,321        343,673   

Legg Mason Inc.

    1,548        85,821   

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    2,322        98,987   

Lennar Corp. Class A

    2,666        119,730   

Leucadia National Corp.

    4,730        107,229   

Level 3 Communications Inc.a

    4,395        218,607   

Liberty Global PLC Series Aa

    3,783        176,742   

Liberty Global PLC Series C NVSa

    9,899        451,295   

Liberty Interactive Corp. Series Aa

    6,837        187,060   

Liberty Media Corp. Class Aa

    1,462        49,781   

Liberty Media Corp. Class Ca

    3,060        104,407   

Liberty Property Trust

    2,236        90,111   

Lincoln National Corp.

    3,999        199,870   

Linear Technology Corp.

    3,483        156,526   

LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa

    1,677        376,889   

LKQ Corp.a

    4,300        110,983   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    4,128        777,591   

Loews Corp.

    5,246        200,712   

Lorillard Inc.

    5,547        363,939   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    15,137        1,025,683   

Lululemon Athletica Inc.a

    1,591        105,388   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    6,622        523,734   

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,892        214,099   

Macerich Co. (The)

    2,050        176,321   

Macy’s Inc.

    5,375        343,355   

Mallinckrodt PLCa

    1,763        186,860   

Manpowergroup Inc.

    1,161        84,614   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    10,191        271,081   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    4,343        402,118   
Security   Shares     Value  

Marriott International Inc./MD Class A

    3,569      $ 265,890   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    8,342        448,549   

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    817        88,024   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    5,590        86,589   

Masco Corp.

    5,848        145,264   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    15,308        1,255,715   

Mattel Inc.

    5,289        142,274   

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

    4,429        146,556   

McCormick & Co. Inc. NVS

    1,763        125,861   

McDonald’s Corp.

    15,050        1,391,222   

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    4,128        369,208   

McKesson Corp.

    3,483        740,660   

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    3,182        71,945   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A

    3,182        313,395   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

    2,451        123,236   

Medivation Inc.a

    1,161        126,340   

Merck & Co. Inc.

    44,032        2,654,249   

MetLife Inc.

    14,749        685,828   

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.a

    473        143,768   

MGM Resorts Internationala

    5,633        109,731   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a

    3,139        222,210   

Microchip Technology Inc.

    2,967        133,812   

Micron Technology Inc.a

    16,297        476,932   

Microsoft Corp.

    119,368        4,822,467   

Mohawk Industries Inc.a

    989        163,225   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B NVS

    2,279        173,044   

Mondelez International Inc. Class A

    25,843        910,707   

Monsanto Co.

    7,955        938,531   

Monster Beverage Corp.a

    2,150        251,442   

Moody’s Corp.

    2,967        270,976   

Morgan Stanley

    22,532        761,807   

Mosaic Co. (The)

    4,988        242,866   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    3,397        212,007   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    2,494        112,006   

Mylan Inc./PAa

    5,805        308,536   

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    4,343        49,988   

NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (The)

    1,849        84,314   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    6,536        355,754   

Navient Corp.

    6,235        123,079   

NetApp Inc.

    4,902        185,296   

Netflix Inc.a

    860        379,948   

NetSuite Inc.a,b

    516        50,790   

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

    6,751        104,303   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

    4,171        153,785   
 

 

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Newmont Mining Corp.

    7,525      $ 189,254   

News Corp. Class A NVSa

    5,894        87,762   

NextEra Energy Inc.

    6,665        728,085   

Nielsen NV

    5,160        224,770   

Nike Inc. Class B

    10,578        975,820   

NiSource Inc.

    4,816        208,340   

Noble Energy Inc.

    5,590        266,867   

Nordstrom Inc.

    2,236        170,383   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    4,730        482,318   

Northeast Utilities

    4,859        270,063   

Northern Trust Corp.

    3,526        230,530   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    3,010        472,419   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.a

    1,419        62,095   

NRG Energy Inc.

    5,032        124,089   

Nuance Communications Inc.a

    3,870        53,193   

Nucor Corp.

    4,730        206,465   

NVIDIA Corp.

    8,557        164,337   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a

    1,634        306,146   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    11,911        952,880   

Oceaneering International Inc.

    1,591        83,305   

OGE Energy Corp.

    3,010        105,892   

Omnicare Inc.

    1,505        112,845   

Omnicom Group Inc.

    3,956        287,997   

ONEOK Inc.

    3,241        142,701   

Oracle Corp.

    54,395        2,278,607   

Owens-Illinois Inc.a

    2,838        66,267   

PACCAR Inc.

    5,289        317,922   

Pall Corp.

    1,591        153,945   

Palo Alto Networks Inc.a

    1,032        130,434   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    2,236        260,405   

PartnerRe Ltd.

    649        74,246   

Patterson Companies Inc.

    1,333        66,770   

Paychex Inc.

    5,074        229,649   

People’s United Financial Inc.

    4,386        61,711   

Pepco Holdings Inc.

    3,827        105,051   

PepsiCo Inc.

    22,962        2,153,376   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    2,008        304,694   

PetSmart Inc.

    1,376        112,426   

Pfizer Inc.

    96,707        3,022,094   

PG&E Corp.

    7,181        422,315   

Pharmacyclics Inc.a,b

    946        159,638   

Philip Morris International Inc.

    23,779        1,908,027   

Phillips 66

    8,557        601,728   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    1,634        114,674   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    2,193        330,112   
Security   Shares     Value  

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.

    2,623      $ 116,776   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)e

    8,299        701,597   

Polaris Industries Inc.

    946        136,782   

PPG Industries Inc.

    2,107        469,608   

PPL Corp.

    10,062        357,201   

Praxair Inc.

    4,429        534,093   

Precision Castparts Corp.

    2,193        438,819   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)a

    817        824,745   

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    4,558        213,907   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    41,323        3,483,116   

Progressive Corp. (The)

    8,600        223,170   

Prologis Inc.

    7,611        343,561   

Prudential Financial Inc.

    7,009        531,843   

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    7,740        330,343   

Public Storage

    2,236        449,078   

PulteGroup Inc.

    4,945        101,818   

PVH Corp.

    1,247        137,494   

QEP Resources Inc.

    2,752        55,645   

Qorvo Inc.a

    2,236        165,173   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    25,585        1,598,039   

Quanta Services Inc.a

    3,096        81,982   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    2,365        168,081   

Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc.a

    903        54,632   

Rackspace Hosting Inc.a

    1,892        85,064   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    946        157,878   

Range Resources Corp.

    2,494        115,397   

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    1,720        90,506   

Rayonier Inc.

    1,849        54,268   

Raytheon Co.

    4,730        473,236   

Realogy Holdings Corp.a

    2,236        103,974   

Realty Income Corp.b

    3,292        178,789   

Red Hat Inc.a

    2,924        186,522   

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,505        103,183   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    1,204        501,659   

Regions Financial Corp.

    21,586        187,798   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    602        57,569   

Republic Services Inc.

    4,558        180,861   

ResMed Inc.

    2,322        145,055   

Reynolds American Inc.

    4,859        330,169   

Robert Half International Inc.

    2,021        117,339   

Rock-Tenn Co. Class A

    2,150        139,535   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    2,064        224,811   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

    1,935        165,675   

Roper Industries Inc.

    1,462        225,645   
 

 

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Ross Stores Inc.

    3,225      $ 295,765   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    2,451        185,173   

Salesforce.com Inc.a

    8,901        502,461   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.a

    989        133,189   

SanDisk Corp.

    3,483        264,395   

SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa

    1,978        230,833   

SCANA Corp.

    1,935        123,395   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    19,780        1,629,674   

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A

    1,204        85,592   

Seagate Technology PLC

    5,074        286,377   

Sealed Air Corp.

    3,311        134,096   

SEI Investments Co.

    2,279        91,547   

Sempra Energy

    3,612        404,255   

Sensata Technologies Holding NVa

    2,193        108,159   

ServiceNow Inc.a

    1,935        141,062   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,290        349,938   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    1,720        236,534   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    1,161        140,609   

Simon Property Group Inc.

    4,730        939,662   

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.a

    41,323        146,697   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    2,924        242,838   

SL Green Realty Corp.

    1,451        182,826   

Snap-on Inc.

    903        119,837   

Southern Co. (The)

    13,760        697,907   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    2,666        120,450   

Southwestern Energy Co.a,b

    5,418        134,312   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    10,535        352,290   

Sprint Corp.a

    12,900        55,470   

SPX Corp.

    559        46,716   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

    4,343        286,073   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    2,236        209,401   

Staples Inc.

    9,718        165,692   

Starbucks Corp.

    11,567        1,012,460   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

    2,838        204,251   

State Street Corp.

    6,493        464,314   

Stericycle Inc.a,b

    1,247        163,719   

Stryker Corp.

    5,117        465,903   

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    7,998        307,283   

Superior Energy Services Inc.

    2,408        48,160   

Symantec Corp.

    10,922        270,538   

Synchrony Financiala

    2,580        79,619   

Synopsys Inc.a

    2,408        103,520   

Sysco Corp.

    8,858        346,968   
Security   Shares     Value  

T-Mobile US Inc.a

    3,644      $ 109,976   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    3,999        314,801   

Target Corp.

    9,202        677,359   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    4,128        133,706   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    6,235        413,942   

Teradata Corp.a,b

    2,580        114,965   

Tesla Motors Inc.a,b

    1,333        271,399   

Tesoro Corp.

    2,021        165,176   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    16,211        866,478   

Textron Inc.

    4,386        186,668   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    6,106        764,532   

Tiffany & Co.

    1,978        171,374   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

    4,214        573,652   

Time Warner Inc.

    13,115        1,022,052   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    10,578        697,513   

Toll Brothers Inc.a

    2,637        91,293   

Torchmark Corp.

    1,956        97,937   

Total System Services Inc.

    2,752        97,338   

Towers Watson & Co. Class A

    1,032        122,292   

Tractor Supply Co.

    2,150        174,516   

TransDigm Group Inc.

    731        150,242   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    5,246        539,394   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.a

    3,956        94,311   

TripAdvisor Inc.a,b

    1,720        115,257   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.a

    1,677        173,016   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A

    21,156        701,533   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class B

    6,579        209,541   

Twitter Inc.a

    5,590        209,793   

Tyson Foods Inc. Class A

    4,601        179,623   

U.S. Bancorp

    27,520        1,153,363   

UDR Inc.

    4,042        134,437   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.a

    989        130,489   

Under Armour Inc. Class Aa

    2,580        185,966   

Union Pacific Corp.

    13,631        1,597,690   

United Continental Holdings Inc.a

    1,548        107,385   

United Parcel Service Inc.

    10,707        1,058,280   

United Rentals Inc.a

    1,505        124,689   

United Technologies Corp. Class B

    13,244        1,520,146   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    14,878        1,580,787   

Universal Health Services Inc. Class B

    1,419        145,490   

Unum Group

    3,956        122,873   

Urban Outfitters Inc.a

    1,806        62,957   

Valero Energy Corp.

    8,213        434,303   

Vantiv Inc. Class Aa

    2,365        81,332   
 

 

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Varian Medical Systems Inc.a

    1,548      $ 143,283   

Ventas Inc.

    4,515        360,342   

VeriSign Inc.a,b

    1,720        93,706   

Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa

    2,236        143,887   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    63,253        2,891,295   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    3,612        397,826   

VF Corp.

    5,246        363,915   

Viacom Inc. Class B NVS

    5,633        362,878   

Visa Inc. Class A

    7,568        1,929,159   

VMware Inc. Class Aa

    1,247        96,144   

Vornado Realty Trust

    2,580        284,935   

Voya Financial Inc.

    2,838        110,710   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    2,064        145,533   

W.W. Grainger Inc.

    903        212,964   

Wabtec Corp./DE

    1,462        122,004   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    24,682        2,097,476   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    13,846        1,021,142   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    24,811        2,256,809   

Waste Management Inc.

    6,708        344,992   

Waters Corp.a

    1,333        158,694   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    75,637        3,927,073   

Western Digital Corp.

    3,440        334,471   

Western Union Co.

    7,955        135,235   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    731        41,894   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    8,256        295,978   

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,204        239,692   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.a

    2,408        72,288   

Whole Foods Market Inc.

    5,418        282,251   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    10,707        469,609   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    2,666        115,438   

Windstream Holdings Inc.

    8,643        68,712   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    3,526        196,645   

Workday Inc. Class Aa

    1,419        112,754   

WR Berkley Corp.

    1,634        80,050   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    1,935        162,134   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,247        184,494   

Xcel Energy Inc.

    7,912        296,937   

Xerox Corp.

    17,200        226,524   

Xilinx Inc.

    4,171        160,896   

XL Group PLC

    4,214        145,341   

Xylem Inc.

    2,924        99,708   

Yahoo! Inc.a

    14,276        628,001   

Yum! Brands Inc.

    6,837        494,178   

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

    2,580        289,218   
Security   Shares     Value  

Zoetis Inc.

    7,690      $ 328,594   
   

 

 

 
      283,550,896   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $380,235,897)

      453,285,602   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.26%

  

GERMANY — 0.26%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    903        76,577   

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    946        38,964   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    2,752        315,518   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    2,365        198,718   

Volkswagen AG

    2,408        538,842   
   

 

 

 
      1,168,619   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $913,130)

      1,168,619   

RIGHTS — 0.01%

   

SPAIN — 0.01%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    2,457        1,248   

Banco Santander SAa

    188,710        28,748   
   

 

 

 
      29,996   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $33,730)

      29,996   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.74%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.74%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%e,f,g

    6,879,073        6,879,073   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%e,f,g

    413,810        413,810   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%e,f

    636,869        636,869   
   

 

 

 
      7,929,752   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $7,929,752)

  

    7,929,752   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI KOKUSAI ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security        Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 101.56%

 

(Cost: $389,112,509)

  $ 462,413,969   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.56)%

    (7,088,456
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $ 455,325,513   
   

 

 

 

FDR  —  Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

NVS  —  Non-Voting Shares

SDR  —  Swedish Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI QATAR CAPPED ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.96%

   

COMMERCIAL BANKS — 45.44%

   

Al Khalij Commercial Bank

    133,790      $ 798,258   

Commercial Bank of Qatar QSC (The)

    72,692        1,347,257   

Doha Bank QSC

    62,696        1,007,061   

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    281,622        3,464,214   

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    49,164        1,046,186   

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    61,982        1,752,923   

Qatar National Bank SAQ

    150,620        8,188,567   
   

 

 

 
      17,604,466   

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 3.12%

  

Qatar National Cement Co. QSC

    18,530        676,686   

Qatari Investors Group QSC

    50,592        533,425   
   

 

 

 
      1,210,111   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.43%

  

 

Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Co.a

    30,770        386,103   

Salam International Investment Co.

    123,251        555,002   
   

 

 

 
      941,105   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.89%

  

Ooredoo QSC

    60,044        1,895,953   
   

 

 

 
      1,895,953   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 3.83%

  

Gulf International Services QSC

    54,060        1,484,349   
   

 

 

 
      1,484,349   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.26%

  

Al Meera Consumer Goods Co. QSC

    8,908        489,182   
   

 

 

 
      489,182   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.77%

   

Widam Food Co.

    18,394        298,991   
   

 

 

 
      298,991   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 1.30%

  

Medicare Group

    14,824        504,716   
   

 

 

 
      504,716   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 13.05%

  

Industries Qatar QSC

    123,420        5,056,086   
   

 

 

 
      5,056,086   

INSURANCE — 3.12%

   

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    50,014        1,208,466   
   

 

 

 
      1,208,466   

MARINE — 2.69%

   

Qatar Navigation QSC

    37,910        1,040,912   
   

 

 

 
      1,040,912   
Security   Shares     Value  

MULTI-UTILITIES — 4.35%

  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    32,538      $ 1,684,078   
   

 

 

 
      1,684,078   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 2.95%

  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    177,548        1,140,753   
   

 

 

 
      1,140,753   

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 7.25%

  

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    116,178        1,405,173   

Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development Q.S.C

    65,688        362,889   

National Leasing

    38,488        217,697   

United Development Co. PSC

    124,202        822,216   
   

 

 

 
      2,807,975   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.51%

  

Vodafone Qatar QSC

    332,622        1,360,809   
   

 

 

 
      1,360,809   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $41,502,845)

      38,727,952   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.10%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.10%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%b,c

    38,340        38,340   
   

 

 

 
      38,340   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $38,340)

      38,340   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.06%

   

(Cost: $41,541,185)

      38,766,292   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.06)%

  

    (21,574
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 38,744,718   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI UAE CAPPED ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.88%

   

AIRLINES — 4.21%

   

Air Arabia PJSC

    3,839,970      $ 1,735,438   
   

 

 

 
      1,735,438   

BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.92%

   

National Central Cooling Co. PJSC

    1,348,605        378,177   
   

 

 

 
      378,177   

CAPITAL MARKETS — 3.10%

   

Dubai Investments PJSC

    2,155,878        1,279,540   
   

 

 

 
      1,279,540   

COMMERCIAL BANKS — 31.62%

   

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    1,046,540        1,971,674   

Ajman Bank PJSCa

    1,146,777        755,558   

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    1,125,386        1,997,663   

First Gulf Bank PJSC

    866,745        4,011,561   

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC

    636,086        2,225,318   

Union National Bank PJSC

    1,318,711        2,082,336   
   

 

 

 
      13,044,110   

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 3.69%

  

Arabtec Holding PJSCa

    1,733,182        1,368,407   

Drake & Scull International PJSCa

    749,160        155,622   
   

 

 

 
      1,524,029   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 8.91%

  

Al Waha Capital PJSC

    1,634,182        1,414,818   

Dubai Financial Market PJSC

    2,663,488        1,377,772   

Gulf General Investment Co.a

    2,505,107        510,836   

SHUAA Capital PSCa

    1,955,250        371,562   
   

 

 

 
      3,674,988   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.83%

  

Lamprell PLCa

    460,501        753,873   
   

 

 

 
      753,873   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.61%

   

Agthia Group PJSC

    388,295        666,002   
   

 

 

 
      666,002   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 5.35%

  

Al Noor Hospitals Group PLC

    75,437        1,028,754   

NMC Health PLC

    154,610        1,178,460   
   

 

 

 
      2,207,214   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.94%

  

Dana Gas PJSCa

    6,404,651        802,096   
   

 

 

 
      802,096   
Security   Shares     Value  

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 27.40%

   

Aldar Properties PJSC

    3,641,853      $ 2,349,871   

Deyaar Development PJSCa

    1,917,443        396,743   

Emaar Properties PJSC

    3,913,232        7,138,115   

Eshraq Properties Co. PJSCa

    2,581,636        527,144   

RAK Properties PJSC

    2,811,904        551,196   

Union Properties PJSCa

    1,175,224        342,356   
   

 

 

 
      11,305,425   

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 9.30%

  

DP World Ltd.

    195,201        3,835,700   
   

 

 

 
      3,835,700   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $51,721,182)

  

    41,206,592   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.17%

  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.17%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%b,c

    70,812        70,812   
   

 

 

 
      70,812   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $70,812)

      70,812   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES — 100.05%

  

 

(Cost: $51,791,994)

  

    41,277,404   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.05)%

  

    (18,620
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 41,258,784   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI ACWI ETF
    iShares
MSCI ACWI
ex U.S. ETF
    iShares
MSCI ACWI
Low Carbon
Target ETF
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 5,895,937,232      $ 1,851,944,796      $ 142,455,000   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     115,846,410        27,089,716        1,082,083   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 6,011,783,642      $ 1,879,034,512      $ 143,537,083   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 6,301,715,820      $ 1,815,847,784      $ 139,465,655   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     118,115,121        27,089,716        1,057,410   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     6,419,830,941        1,842,937,500        140,523,065   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     8,128,756        1,619,792        96,697   

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

     5,195,639        4,048,193          

Due from custodian (Note 4)

     167,662                 

Dividends and interest

     8,292,670        2,848,159        158,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     6,441,615,668        1,851,453,644        140,778,367   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

     8,097,935               199,607   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     96,566,044        26,851,652        349,723   

Capital shares redeemed

     4,347,670        3,077,015          

Due to custodian

     1,176        911          

Foreign taxes (Note 1)

     229        483          

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,943,797        538,674        23,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     110,956,851        30,468,735        573,301   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,330,658,817      $ 1,820,984,909      $ 140,205,066   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 5,708,459,598      $ 1,906,479,583      $ 142,911,930   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (331,950     (2,242,709     292,381   

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     214,837,803        (47,036,715     18,575   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     407,693,366        (36,215,250     (3,017,820
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,330,658,817      $ 1,820,984,909      $ 140,205,066   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     109,400,000        42,200,000        1,500,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 57.87      $ 43.15      $ 93.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $91,887,293, $25,317,625 and $327,868, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $8,330,897, $1,645,802 and $99,841, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI Europe
Financials ETF
    iShares
MSCI Europe
Small-Cap ETF
    iShares
MSCI
Kokusai ETF
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 406,396,734      $ 38,523,845      $ 380,198,037   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     283,112        2,092,164        8,914,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 406,679,846      $ 40,616,009      $ 389,112,509   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 358,840,482      $ 35,263,656      $ 453,094,449   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     283,112        2,092,164        9,319,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     359,123,594        37,355,820        462,413,969   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     104,315        111,473        248,550   

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

                   129,262   

Dividends and interest

     267,719        36,862        482,524   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     359,495,628        37,504,155        463,274,305   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

            40,881        558,375   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     275,724        2,087,221        7,292,883   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     152,620        11,912        97,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     428,344        2,140,014        7,948,792   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 359,067,284      $ 35,364,141      $ 455,325,513   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 404,742,519      $ 41,242,567      $ 387,493,859   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (174,657     (377,634     159,407   

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     2,100,668        (2,236,352     (5,610,458

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (47,601,246     (3,264,440     73,282,705   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 359,067,284      $ 35,364,141      $ 455,325,513   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     16,750,000        850,000        8,600,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 21.44      $ 41.60      $ 52.94   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $261,816, $1,978,495 and $6,971,162, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $107,880, $113,937 and $251,821, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI Qatar
Capped ETF
    iShares
MSCI UAE
Capped ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 41,502,845      $ 51,721,182   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     38,340        70,812   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 41,541,185      $ 51,791,994   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (Note 1):

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 38,727,952      $ 41,206,592   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     38,340        70,812   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     38,766,292        41,277,404   

Foreign currency, at valuea

            4,302   

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

            130,814   

Dividends and interest

            1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     38,766,292        41,412,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

            130,250   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     21,574        23,487   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     21,574        153,737   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 38,744,718      $ 41,258,784   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 43,747,487      $ 58,055,210   

Net investment loss/distributions in excess of net investment income

     (121,033     (26,542

Accumulated net realized loss

     (2,106,843     (6,255,260

Net unrealized depreciation

     (2,774,893     (10,514,624
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 38,744,718      $ 41,258,784   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     1,700,000        2,250,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 22.79      $ 18.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Cost of foreign currency: $  — and $4,345, respectively.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI ACWI ETF
    iShares
MSCI ACWI
ex U.S. ETF
    iShares
MSCI ACWI
Low Carbon
Target ETFa
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliatedb

   $ 65,459,959      $ 17,531,479      $ 331,833   

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

     172,242               1,224   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     284        71        16   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     341,386        177,903        16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     65,973,871        17,709,453        333,089   

Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1)

     (100,588     (57,417       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     65,873,283        17,652,036        333,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     11,138,334        2,962,897        67,168   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     11,138,334        2,962,897        67,168   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

                   (26,460
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     11,138,334        2,962,897        40,708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     54,734,949        14,689,139        292,381   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     (26,224,596     (8,326,284     21,580   

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     350,491,116        30,961,214          

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2)

     1,029,649                 

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,467,493     (706,157     (3,005
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     323,828,676        21,928,773        18,575   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investments

     (541,121,992     (183,395,023     (3,014,018

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (230,333     (84,105     (3,802
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (541,352,325     (183,479,128     (3,017,820
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (217,523,649     (161,550,355     (2,999,245
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (162,788,700   $ (146,861,216   $ (2,706,864
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  For the period from December 8, 2014 (commencement of operations) to January 31, 2015.
b  Net of foreign withholding tax of $2,476,404, $1,407,616 and $30,921, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI Europe
Financials ETF
    iShares
MSCI Europe
Small-Cap ETF
    iShares
MSCI
Kokusai ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 3,286,823      $ 272,806      $ 4,975,354   

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

                   16,561   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     8        1        16   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     1,021        28,410        19,567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,287,852        301,217        5,011,498   

Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1)

            6          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,287,852        301,223        5,011,498   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,010,136        79,675        603,501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,010,136        79,675        603,501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2,277,716        221,548        4,407,997   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     (2,699,481     (887,265     493,505   

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

                   1,916   

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     7,913,234        1,303,253        6,128,610   

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2)

                   24,238   

Foreign currency transactions

     (96,517     (16,512     (75,673
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     5,117,236        399,476        6,572,596   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investments

     (58,813,768     (3,431,721     (16,013,186

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (28,718     (3,387     (13,985
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (58,842,486     (3,435,108     (16,027,171
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (53,725,250     (3,035,632     (9,454,575
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (51,447,534   $ (2,814,084   $ (5,046,578
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $45,488, $8,622 and $122,977, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI Qatar
Capped ETF
    iShares
MSCI UAE
Capped ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $      $ 1,244,313   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

            5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

            1,244,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     119,923        152,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     119,923        152,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (119,923     1,091,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (1,759,140     (4,755,031

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

            13,074   

Foreign currency transactions

     (4,651     (5,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (1,763,791     (4,747,504
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investments

     (1,794,925     (8,173,370

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     4        69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,794,921     (8,173,301
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (3,558,712     (12,920,805
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (3,678,635   $ (11,829,155
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI ACWI ETF
    iShares
MSCI ACWI
ex U.S. ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
    Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 54,734,949      $ 126,744,692      $ 14,689,139      $ 51,253,091   

Net realized gain

     323,828,676        110,504,293        21,928,773        111,090,010   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (541,352,325     507,178,549        (183,479,128     85,748,041   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (162,788,700     744,427,534        (146,861,216     248,091,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (62,600,701     (123,492,808     (19,298,454     (51,636,094
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (62,600,701     (123,492,808     (19,298,454     (51,636,094
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,868,839,241        1,646,675,678        358,683,094        494,379,387   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,135,267,516     (495,095,279     (147,805,517     (519,437,560
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     733,571,725        1,151,580,399        210,877,577        (25,058,173
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     508,182,324        1,772,515,125        44,717,907        171,396,875   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     5,822,476,493        4,049,961,368        1,776,267,002        1,604,870,127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 6,330,658,817      $ 5,822,476,493      $ 1,820,984,909      $ 1,776,267,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (331,950   $ 7,533,802      $ (2,242,709   $ 2,366,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     31,200,000        29,400,000        8,200,000        11,000,000   

Shares redeemed

     (19,600,000     (9,000,000     (3,400,000     (11,400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     11,600,000        20,400,000        4,800,000        (400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI ACWI
Low Carbon
Target ETF
    iShares
MSCI Europe
Financials ETF
 
     

Period from
December 8, 2014a

to

January 31, 2015

(unaudited)

    Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS:

      

Net investment income

   $ 292,381      $ 2,277,716      $ 13,707,168   

Net realized gain

     18,575        5,117,236        12,896,663   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,017,820     (58,842,486     2,634,949   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,706,864     (51,447,534     29,238,780   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

      

From net investment income

            (3,079,453     (13,474,465
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

            (3,079,453     (13,474,465
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

      

Proceeds from shares sold

     142,911,930        75,615,573        406,678,525   

Cost of shares redeemed

            (124,408,601     (54,095,014
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     142,911,930        (48,793,028     352,583,511   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     140,205,066        (103,320,015     368,347,826   

NET ASSETS

      

Beginning of period

            462,387,299        94,039,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 140,205,066      $ 359,067,284      $ 462,387,299   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 292,381      $ (174,657   $ 627,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

      

Shares sold

     1,500,000        3,200,000        17,050,000   

Shares redeemed

            (5,600,000     (2,250,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,500,000        (2,400,000     14,800,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI Europe
Small-Cap ETF
    iShares
MSCI Kokusai ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
    Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 221,548      $ 909,426      $ 4,407,997      $ 12,709,955   

Net realized gain

     399,476        6,819,157        6,572,596        39,304,162   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,435,108     133,670        (16,027,171     26,181,132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,814,084     7,862,253        (5,046,578     78,195,249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (478,557     (1,091,494     (4,699,934     (12,848,015
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (478,557     (1,091,494     (4,699,934     (12,848,015
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

            18,010,549               32,518,102   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (6,799,164     (18,454,964     (22,069,646     (172,782,440
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (6,799,164     (444,415     (22,069,646     (140,264,338
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (10,091,805     6,326,344        (31,816,158     (74,917,104

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     45,455,946        39,129,602        487,141,671        562,058,775   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 35,364,141      $ 45,455,946      $ 455,325,513      $ 487,141,671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributed in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (377,634   $ (120,625   $ 159,407      $ 451,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

            400,000               600,000   

Shares redeemed

     (150,000     (400,000     (400,000     (3,400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (150,000            (400,000     (2,800,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI Qatar
Capped ETF
    iShares
MSCI UAE
Capped ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
April 29, 2014a

to
July 31, 2014

    Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
April 29, 2014a

to
July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (119,923   $ (20,438   $ 1,091,650      $ 19,876   

Net realized loss

     (1,763,791     (349,031     (4,747,504     (1,382,124

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,794,921     (979,972     (8,173,301     (2,341,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,678,635     (1,349,441     (11,829,155     (3,703,571
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

                   (1,118,192     (62,169
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

                   (1,118,192     (62,169
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     18,050,541        39,578,859        15,513,117        64,623,887   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (11,480,076     (2,376,530     (12,917,194     (9,247,939
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     6,570,465        37,202,329        2,595,923        55,375,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     2,891,830        35,852,888        (10,351,424     51,610,208   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     35,852,888               51,610,208          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 38,744,718      $ 35,852,888      $ 41,258,784      $ 51,610,208   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss/distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (121,033   $ (1,110   $ (26,542   $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     700,000        1,550,000        700,000        2,550,000   

Shares redeemed

     (450,000     (100,000     (600,000     (400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     250,000        1,450,000        100,000        2,150,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI ACWI ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 59.53      $ 52.33      $ 44.40      $ 47.15      $ 40.94      $ 37.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.48        1.40        1.16        1.10        1.02        0.85   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (1.65     7.09        7.88        (2.80     6.20        3.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.17     8.49        9.04        (1.70     7.22        3.96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.49     (1.29     (1.11     (1.05     (1.01     (0.64
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.49     (1.29     (1.11     (1.05     (1.01     (0.64
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 57.87      $ 59.53      $ 52.33      $ 44.40      $ 47.15      $ 40.94   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (1.96 )%c      16.29     20.54     (3.47 )%      17.68     10.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 6,330,659      $ 5,822,476      $ 4,049,961      $ 2,699,465      $ 2,032,099      $ 1,215,853   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.33     0.33     0.34     0.34     0.34     0.35

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.63     2.46     2.34     2.53     2.20     2.06

Portfolio turnover ratee

     2     5     6     6     5     7

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the years ended July 31, 2014 and July 31, 2013 were 2%, 5% and 5%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 47.49      $ 42.46      $ 37.35      $ 43.97      $ 38.84      $ 36.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.37        1.38        1.15        1.16        1.17        0.94   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (4.25     5.12        5.05        (6.59     5.08        2.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.88     6.50        6.20        (5.43     6.25        3.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.46     (1.47     (1.09     (1.19     (1.12     (0.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.46     (1.47     (1.09     (1.19     (1.12     (0.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 43.15      $ 47.49      $ 42.46      $ 37.35      $ 43.97      $ 38.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (8.15 )%c      15.42     16.74     (12.24 )%      16.16     8.42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,820,985      $ 1,776,267      $ 1,604,870      $ 986,147      $ 984,995      $ 675,865   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.33     0.33     0.34     0.34     0.34     0.35

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.64     3.00     2.76     3.04     2.68     2.40

Portfolio turnover ratee

     3     8     7     9     7     10

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the years ended July 31, 2014 and July 31, 2013 were 2%, 6% and 6%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

 

iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target  ETF

     

Period from
Dec. 8, 2014a

to
Jan. 31, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 96.01   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

  

Net investment incomeb

     0.20   

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (2.74
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (2.54
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 93.47   
  

 

 

 

Total return

     (2.65 )%d 
  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 140,205   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.20

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.33

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.44

Portfolio turnover ratef

     0 %g 

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period.
c  The amount reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the period ended January 31, 2015 was 0%. See Note 4.
g  Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2011

   

Period from
Jan. 20, 2010a

to
Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.15      $ 21.62      $ 15.01      $ 20.72      $ 22.05      $ 23.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.13        0.87        0.64        0.72        0.48        0.28   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (2.67     2.36        6.41        (5.96     (1.10     (1.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (2.54     3.23        7.05        (5.24     (0.62     (1.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.17     (0.70     (0.44     (0.47     (0.71     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.17     (0.70     (0.44     (0.47     (0.71     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 21.44      $ 24.15      $ 21.62      $ 15.01      $ 20.72      $ 22.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (10.55 )%d      14.89     47.30     (25.30 )%      (2.95 )%      (5.82 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 359,067      $ 462,387      $ 94,039      $ 21,767      $ 7,253      $ 12,126   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.08     3.53     3.26     4.51     2.13     2.55

Portfolio turnover ratef

     2     8     7     8     10     2

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 45.46      $ 39.13      $ 31.67      $ 38.67      $ 32.68      $ 29.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.25        0.88        1.02        0.89        0.85        0.63   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (3.55     6.46        7.59        (6.71     6.24        3.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.30     7.34        8.61        (5.82     7.09        4.23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.56     (1.01     (1.15     (1.18     (1.10     (0.71
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.56     (1.01     (1.15     (1.18     (1.10     (0.71
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 41.60      $ 45.46      $ 39.13      $ 31.67      $ 38.67      $ 32.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.26 )%c      18.86     27.59     (14.93 )%      21.80     14.57
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 35,364      $ 45,456      $ 39,130      $ 25,335      $ 38,668      $ 32,684   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.42     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.17     1.98     2.77     2.70     2.23     1.96

Portfolio turnover ratee

     58     18     24     25     25     17

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and year ended July 31, 2014 were 58% and 17%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF  
     

Six months
ended

Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 54.13      $ 47.63      $ 39.67      $ 41.01      $ 35.12      $ 32.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.50        1.33        1.10        1.01        1.01        0.82   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (1.14     6.64        8.03        (1.33     5.80        2.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.64     7.97        9.13        (0.32     6.81        3.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.55     (1.47     (1.17     (1.02     (0.92     (0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.55     (1.47     (1.17     (1.02     (0.92     (0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 52.94      $ 54.13      $ 47.63      $ 39.67      $ 41.01      $ 35.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (1.17 )%c      16.80     23.26     (0.62 )%      19.45     10.88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 455,326      $ 487,142      $ 562,059      $ 595,070      $ 639,698      $ 245,857   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.83     2.56     2.50     2.62     2.49     2.29

Portfolio turnover ratee

     2     5     4     5     4     5

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
Apr. 29, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.73      $ 24.26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)b

     (0.08     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (1.86     0.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.94     0.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 22.79      $ 24.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.84 )%d      1.94 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 38,745      $ 35,853   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.61     0.61

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assetse

     (0.61 )%      (0.34 )% 

Portfolio turnover ratef

     52     11

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the period ended July 31, 2014 were 23% and 0%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   iShares MSCI UAE Capped  ETF
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
Apr. 29, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.00      $ 25.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.49        0.01   

Net realized and unrealized (loss)c

     (5.69     (1.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (5.20     (1.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.46     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.46     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 18.34      $ 24.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (21.80 )%d      (4.00 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 41,259      $ 51,610   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.61     0.62

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     4.39     0.19

Portfolio turnover ratef

     44     22

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the period ended July 31, 2014 were 20% and 1%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification

MSCI ACWI

   Diversified

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

   Diversified

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target a

   Non-diversified

MSCI Europe Financials

   Diversified
iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification

MSCI Europe Small-Capb

   Diversified

MSCI Kokusai

   Diversified

MSCI Qatar Capped

   Non-diversified

MSCI UAE Capped

   Non-diversified
 

 

  a   

The fund commenced operations on December 08, 2014.

  b   

Formerly the iShares Developed Small-Cap ex North America ETF.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

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Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2015. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

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iShares ETF and
Investment Type
   Investments  
   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3     Total  

MSCI ACWI

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 6,273,098,501       $ 9,820      $ 0 a    $ 6,273,108,321   

Preferred Stocks

     42,739,278                       42,739,278   

Rights

     46,484         360,769               407,253   

Money Market Funds

     103,576,089                       103,576,089   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 6,419,460,352       $ 370,589      $ 0 a    $ 6,419,830,941   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 1,790,813,970       $ 4,080      $ 290      $ 1,790,818,340   

Preferred Stocks

     24,808,390                       24,808,390   

Rights

     16,666         204,388               221,054   

Money Market Funds

     27,089,716                       27,089,716   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,842,728,742       $ 208,468      $ 290      $ 1,842,937,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 138,531,595       $ 110      $      $ 138,531,705   

Preferred Stocks

     1,345,680                       1,345,680   

Rights

             8,153               8,153   

Money Market Funds

     637,527                       637,527   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 140,514,802       $ 8,263      $      $ 140,523,065   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Financials

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 358,437,085       $ 6,752      $ 0 a    $ 358,443,837   

Rights

             396,645               396,645   

Money Market Funds

     283,112                       283,112   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 358,720,197       $ 403,397      $ 0 a    $ 359,123,594   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 35,018,594       $ 4,195      $ 424      $ 35,023,213   

Preferred Stocks

     240,439                       240,439   

Rights

             0 a             0 a 

Warrants

     4                       4   

Money Market Funds

     2,092,164                       2,092,164   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 37,351,201       $ 4,195      $ 424      $ 37,355,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and
Investment Type
   Investments  
   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  

MSCI Kokusai

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 453,285,081       $ 521       $ 0 a    $ 453,285,602   

Preferred Stocks

     1,168,619                        1,168,619   

Rights

     1,248         28,748                29,996   

Money Market Funds

     7,929,752                        7,929,752   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 462,384,700       $ 29,269       $ 0 a    $ 462,413,969   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Qatar Capped

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 38,727,952       $       $      $ 38,727,952   

Money Market Funds

     38,340                        38,340   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 38,766,292       $       $      $ 38,766,292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI UAE Capped

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 41,206,592       $       $      $ 41,206,592   

Money Market Funds

     70,812                        70,812   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 41,277,404       $       $      $ 41,277,404   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                    

 

  a    Rounds to less than $1.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

 

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FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount

 

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payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received a
     Net
Amount
 

MSCI ACWI

   $ 91,887,293       $ 91,887,293       $   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

     25,317,625         25,317,625           

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

     327,868         327,868           

MSCI Europe Financials

     261,816         261,816           

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

     1,978,495         1,978,495           

MSCI Kokusai

     6,971,162         6,971,162           

 

  a   

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA, manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI ACWI and iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee    Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.350 %   

First $30 billion

    0.320     

Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.280     

Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion

    0.252     

Over $90 billion

In addition, each of the iShares MSCI ACWI and iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFs indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for each Fund through November 30, 2015 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.

 

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For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.33% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses is a fund’s total annual operating expense. BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through November 30, 2016 in order to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.20% of average daily net assets.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Investment
Advisory Fee
 

MSCI Europe Financials

     0.48

MSCI Kokusai

     0.25   

Effective August 29, 2014, for its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.40% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to August 29, 2014, for its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.50% based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI Qatar Capped and iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee    Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.74 %   

First $2 billion

    0.69     

Over $2 billion, up to and including $4 billion

    0.64     

Over $4 billion, up to and including $8 billion

    0.57     

Over $8 billion, up to and including $16 billion

    0.51     

Over $16 billion, up to and including $32 billion

    0.45     

Over $32 billion

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

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Prior to January 1, 2015 each Fund retained 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF    Fees Paid
to BTC
 

MSCI ACWI

   $ 124,525   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

     59,634   

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

     6   

MSCI Europe Financials

     359   

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

       

MSCI Kokusai

     7,113   

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended January 31, 2015, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF and
Name of Affiliated Issuer
   Shares Held
at Beginning
of Period
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
    Shares Held
at End
of Period
     Value at
End
of Period
     Dividend
Income
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI ACWI

                   

BlackRock Inc.

     14,368         4,524         (2,842     16,050       $ 5,465,185       $ 63,464       $ 507,895   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

     95,964         30,576         (19,208     107,332         9,073,847         108,778         521,754   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 14,539,032       $ 172,242       $ 1,029,649   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and
Name of Affiliated Issuer
   Shares Held
at Beginning
of Period
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
    Shares Held
at End
of Period
     Value at
End
of Period
     Dividend
Income
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

                   

BlackRock Inc.

             600                600       $ 204,306       $       $   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

             2,550                2,550         215,577         1,224           
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 419,883       $ 1,224       $   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI Kokusai

                   

BlackRock Inc.

     2,205                 (184     2,021       $ 688,171       $ 8,322       $ 17,435   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

     8,865                 (566     8,299         701,597         8,239         8,719   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 1,389,768       $ 16,561       $ 26,154   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                               

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

MSCI ACWI

   $ 234,617,706       $ 156,901,690   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

     81,596,011         55,123,866   

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

     52,495,692         86,989   

MSCI Europe Financials

     8,900,120         10,688,324   

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

     22,524,882         22,718,201   

MSCI Kokusai

     9,873,657         9,852,584   

MSCI Qatar Capped

     26,380,593         19,883,481   

MSCI UAE Capped

     24,136,915         21,684,119   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

MSCI ACWI

   $ 1,728,955,534       $ 1,074,138,093   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

     312,442,780         131,701,043   

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

     90,532,532           

MSCI Europe Financials

     75,184,232         123,656,632   

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

             6,730,087   

MSCI Kokusai

             21,750,456   

MSCI UAE Capped

     1,161,689         1,033,194   

 

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4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

5. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available

 

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information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

The iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF and iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.

The iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF invests substantially all of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions affecting those market sectors may have a significant impact on its investment performance.

The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the

 

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gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
 a
     Expiring
2017
     Expiring
2018
     Expiring
2019
     Total  

MSCI ACWI

   $ 35,689,643       $ 568,319       $ 5,090,715       $ 6,821,554       $ 48,170,231   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

     31,887,565         450,894         7,365,062         7,522,978         47,226,499   

MSCI Europe Financials

     418,057                         6,313         424,370   

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

     609,633         373,813         1,478,690                 2,462,136   

MSCI Kokusai

     9,165,055         124,763         1,478,401         530,548         11,298,767   

MSCI Qatar Capped

     4,140                                 4,140   

MSCI UAE Capped

     500,753                                 500,753   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI ACWI

   $ 6,037,067,393       $ 798,441,572       $ (415,678,024   $ 382,763,548   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

     1,897,735,115         178,789,402         (233,587,017     (54,797,615

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

     143,537,083         2,880,139         (5,894,157     (3,014,018

MSCI Europe Financials

     410,104,420         10,016,434         (60,997,260     (50,980,826

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

     41,150,338         2,543,477         (6,337,995     (3,794,518

MSCI Kokusai

     390,302,577         113,215,905         (41,104,513     72,111,392   

MSCI Qatar Capped

     41,881,207         684,614         (3,799,529     (3,114,915

MSCI UAE Capped

     52,798,997         472,452         (11,994,045     (11,521,593

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Contract.

At a meeting held on December 3-4, 2014, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on its review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review.

In selecting BFA and approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and made the following conclusions:

Expenses of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including actual advisory fees, waivers/reimbursements, and gross and net total expenses of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including a fund sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) (the “Lipper Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Lipper’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Lipper to determine the applicable Lipper Group and to prepare this information. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Lipper Group, the statistical information provided in Lipper’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the proposed investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses of the funds in the Lipper Group.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of fund pricing, the Board concluded that the proposed investment advisory fee and expense levels of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by BFA — The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board acknowledged that resources to support the iShares funds and their shareholders have been added or enhanced in recent years, including in such areas as investor education, product management, customized portfolio consulting support, capital markets support, and proprietary risk and performance analytics tools. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the

 

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resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Contract or revenue to be received by BFA or its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA on at least an annual basis following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether, following the expiration of the Advisory Contract’s initial two-year term, any adjustments in the Fund’s fees would be appropriate.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue at least annually following an initial two-year period, concluded that the investment advisory fee rate incorporates potential economies of scale and supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract. The Board noted that there are various ways to share potential economies of scale with iShares fund shareholders, including through fee reductions (that may take the form of breakpoints, price cuts, and/or waivers), continued investment in services to iShares fund shareholders, and fee levels that anticipate scale.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end and closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, separately managed accounts, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts that track the same underlying index that serves as the underlying index for the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares Funds, including in terms of the different, generally more extensive services to be provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences in the approach of BFA and its affiliates to the iShares funds, on one hand, and Other Accounts, on the other. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure and the Fund expenses to be borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for

 

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the Other Accounts that are institutional clients of BFA (or its affiliates) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, will be reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that the existence of any such ancillary benefits would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Contract.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the Advisory Contract.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
     Return
of
Capital
     Total
Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

MSCI ACWI

   $ 0.445898       $ —         $ 0.042407       $ 0.488305         91     —       9     100

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

     0.450367         —           0.009120         0.459487         98        —          2        100   

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

     0.506431         —           0.056577         0.563008         90        —          10        100   

MSCI Kokusai

     0.513829         —           0.032675         0.546504         94        —          6        100   

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI, Inc. nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Fund Performance Overviews

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About Fund Performance

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Shareholder Expenses

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Consolidated Schedules of Investments

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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap ETF

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iShares MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology ETF

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Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA EX JAPAN ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian equities, excluding Japan, as represented by the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -3.07%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -2.74%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    12.19%        12.64%        13.09%          12.19%        12.64%        13.09%   

5 Years

    5.48%        5.43%        7.36%          30.58%        30.26%        42.63%   

Since Inception

    5.31%        5.14%        6.01%            39.74%        38.33%        45.85%   

The inception date of the Fund was 8/13/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 8/15/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 969.30         $ 3.38         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.80         $ 3.47           0.68%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     33.01

Information Technology

     22.19   

Industrials

     8.49   

Consumer Discretionary

     8.44   

Telecommunication Services

     6.83   

Consumer Staples

     5.30   

Energy

     4.92   

Materials

     4.64   

Utilities

     4.24   

Health Care

     1.94   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*

China

     26.51

South Korea

     17.95   

Taiwan

     15.19   

Hong Kong

     13.05   

India

     9.22   

Singapore

     6.00   

Malaysia

     4.19   

Indonesia

     3.28   

Thailand

     2.97   

Philippines

     1.64   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA EX JAPAN SMALL-CAP ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian small-capitalization equities, excluding Japan, as represented by the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index (the “Index”).The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -4.89%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -4.92%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    5.56%        4.61%        6.48%          5.56%        4.61%        6.48%   

Since Inception

    5.24%        4.65%        6.56%            16.53%        14.58%        20.95%   

The inception date of the Fund was 2/2/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/3/12.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 951.10         $ 3.69         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.40         $ 3.82           0.75%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Financials

     20.83

Consumer Discretionary

     18.53   

Information Technology

     17.69   

Industrials

     15.45   

Materials

     9.24   

Health Care

     5.95   

Consumer Staples

     5.92   

Utilities

     2.98   

Energy

     1.97   

Telecommunication Services

     1.44   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*

China

     20.35

Taiwan

     20.20   

South Korea

     17.56   

India

     10.03   

Hong Kong

     9.70   

Singapore

     8.17   

Thailand

     4.26   

Malaysia

     4.21   

Indonesia

     3.68   

Philippines

     1.84   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian equities in the information technology sector, as represented by the MSCI AC Asia Information Technology Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -0.40%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -0.41%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    12.54%        10.99%        13.19%          12.54%        10.99%        13.19%   

Since Inception

    10.65%        9.94%        11.35%            35.22%        32.64%        37.73%   

The inception date of the Fund was 2/8/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/9/12.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 996.00         $ 3.47         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.70         $ 3.52           0.69%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Computers & Peripherals

    29.24

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    24.21   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    22.26   

Internet Software & Services

    11.99   

IT Services

    9.51   

Software

    2.61   

Communications Equipment

    0.18   
 

 

 

 

TOTAL

    100.00
 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Japan

     30.15

Taiwan

     27.71   

South Korea

     23.60   

China

     11.14   

India

     6.70   

Hong Kong

     0.70   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA EX JAPAN ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.77%

  

CHINA — 26.42%

  

 

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    802,000      $ 5,140,926   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    22,386,000        10,971,619   

Air China Ltd. Class H

    2,132,000        2,045,836   

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.a

    4,250,000        844,151   

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Ha,b

    4,266,000        1,958,761   

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    1,352,000        4,559,939   

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

    1,066,000        1,878,099   

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,144,000        1,390,924   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    83,148,000        46,542,762   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

    9,061,100        7,619,722   

BBMG Corp. Class H

    1,334,500        1,170,410   

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,132,000        2,026,587   

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.b

    533,000        4,079,985   

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    4,274,000        2,827,890   

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

    4,797,000        5,438,376   

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    3,208,000        5,883,619   

BYD Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    533,000        1,948,906   

CGN Power Co. Ltd.a,c

    5,330,000        2,261,693   

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.b

    2,132,100        863,471   

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.a

    5,330,000        2,529,797   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class H

    8,545,200        6,337,248   

China CNR Corp. Ltd.a,c

    1,865,500        2,398,839   

China Coal Energy Co. Class Hb

    4,267,000        2,349,964   

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H

    4,806,000        5,237,826   

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H

    2,132,000        962,423   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    75,686,390        60,815,803   

China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b

    2,665,000        1,323,331   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd.

    2,665,000        1,423,011   
Security   Shares     Value  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    2,665,000      $ 3,945,933   

China Everbright Ltd.

    1,066,000        2,309,814   

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    1,599,000        1,707,613   

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    2,132,000        3,310,734   

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    5,863,000        937,675   

China International Marine Containers (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    586,783        1,129,164   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    7,462,000        29,450,134   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.

    3,198,000        3,456,472   

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    1,066,000        1,839,602   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    1,066,000        4,860,235   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

    4,908,946        10,991,288   

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

    1,066,000        3,925,310   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H

    6,703,600        8,170,535   

China Mobile Ltd.

    6,396,000        84,555,708   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H

    3,208,000        3,099,037   

China Oilfield Services Ltd. Class H

    2,132,000        3,508,718   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    4,265,760        12,351,604   

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,771,600        13,405,173   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

    26,650,000        21,070,183   

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H

    2,071,500        2,380,528   

China Railway Group Ltd. Class H

    4,267,000        3,131,450   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    2,132,000        1,270,398   

China Resources Enterprise Ltd.

    1,066,000        2,337,312   

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    1,066,000        2,604,041   

China Resources Land Ltd.

    2,559,555        6,562,835   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA EX JAPAN ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,132,000      $ 6,022,016   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

    3,464,500        9,495,331   

China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    3,991,000        1,255,978   

China South City Holdings Ltd.

    2,132,000        701,194   

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    2,132,000        3,277,737   

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    1,123,790        3,478,620   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

    14,942,000        8,864,968   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    5,338,000        8,068,946   

China Vanke Co. Ltd.a,b

    1,370,084        2,982,842   

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd.

    897,963        2,238,726   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    2,669,000        1,638,574   

CITIC Ltd.

    2,132,000        3,662,706   

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,067,000        3,433,567   

CNOOC Ltd.

    18,655,000        24,493,658   

COSCO Pacific Ltd.

    2,132,000        3,096,251   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,063,838        2,024,660   

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    3,198,000        2,701,658   

CSR Corp Ltd. Class Hb

    1,905,000        2,316,953   

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H

    3,028,000        1,648,082   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    3,198,000        4,660,876   

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    1,066,000        6,317,618   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b

    6,396,000        2,664,536   

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    1,599,000        1,365,265   

Fosun International Ltd.

    1,724,000        2,419,228   

Franshion Properties (China) Ltd.b

    3,208,000        943,365   

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.a,b

    10,661,000        2,310,031   

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    5,330,000        2,192,949   

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.

    10,922,160        1,507,311   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,066,000        6,125,133   
Security   Shares     Value  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    3,198,000      $ 4,289,655   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

    2,132,855        1,942,123   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,066,000        1,211,278   

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    1,077,000        2,903,171   

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    533,000        1,035,292   

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    1,251,200        2,724,017   

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    799,500        9,512,517   

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class H

    2,132,000        1,946,844   

Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H

    3,208,000        4,551,323   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    77,285,350        55,621,409   

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B

    1,172,770        1,654,778   

Intime Retail Group Co. Ltd.

    1,332,500        821,497   

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,072,000        1,331,471   

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,066,000        1,740,610   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    802,000        1,301,265   

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.b

    533,000        1,280,022   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    3,198,000        3,328,608   

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    1,604,000        844,064   

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    6,396,000        8,282,335   

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    1,599,500        2,104,239   

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    738,000        4,249,995   

New World China Land Ltd.

    2,138,000        1,331,881   

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd.b

    1,604,000        1,181,275   

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd.

    6,396,000        3,126,499   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

    22,388,000        24,226,343   

PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H

    3,433,876        6,731,918   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

    2,665,000        28,391,470   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA EX JAPAN ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.a

    25,584,000      $ 2,243,820   

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,132,000        1,674,615   

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    3,208,000        1,969,482   

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd.

    533,000        1,928,283   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    533,000        1,577,686   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H

    746,800        1,618,170   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    533,000        1,938,594   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    1,333,000        2,812,704   

Shui On Land Ltd.

    3,471,233        783,488   

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    4,268,000        2,757,863   

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    2,132,000        2,136,578   

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.

    3,464,500        2,220,790   

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd.

    1,067,000        763,780   

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class H

    3,198,000        928,050   

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,279,200        4,677,374   

Sinotrans Ltd. Class H

    2,132,000        1,512,379   

SOHO China Ltd.

    1,868,500        1,298,950   

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.b

    2,665,000        2,409,494   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    5,383,300        91,650,138   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    2,132,000        5,263,077   

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H

    326,000        2,188,512   

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    1,220,800        1,054,945   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    6,397,000        7,689,585   

Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H

    533,400        2,118,919   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    2,132,000        1,699,364   

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    6,996,540        1,362,608   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,072,000        1,367,419   

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H

    464,000        2,597,277   
Security   Shares     Value  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    6,396,000      $ 1,938,594   

ZTE Corp. Class H

    639,600        1,404,037   
   

 

 

 
      880,304,667   

HONG KONG — 13.01%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    12,792,000        74,656,503   

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.a

    2,824,000        1,864,856   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.b

    213,200        1,934,470   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    1,385,800        5,755,288   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.b

    3,731,000        13,113,009   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.b

    1,066,000        2,488,550   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,402,000        26,852,522   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    533,000        4,389,335   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,132,000        19,028,472   

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kongb

    2,133,000        2,173,345   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.b

    2,665,000        14,058,246   

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.b

    12,792,000        5,956,022   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    2,665,000        7,854,057   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    799,500        14,003,250   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    1,066,400        7,619,746   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    2,665,640        3,493,058   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.b

    6,434,964        14,773,274   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    1,042,200        24,007,290   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    2,132,000        28,295,227   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.b

    533,000        2,581,355   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    799,500        2,835,710   

Li & Fung Ltd.b

    6,092,000        6,042,224   

Link REIT (The)

    2,398,500        16,240,883   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.b

    1,066,000        2,601,291   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    1,599,000        7,104,742   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    5,330,666        6,366,534   

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    1,604,500        2,984,115   

PCCW Ltd.

    4,268,000        2,840,434   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,333,500        13,982,801   

Sands China Ltd.

    2,558,400        12,555,492   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    1,066,333        1,389,072   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.b

    3,209,200        5,380,848   

SJM Holdings Ltd.b

    2,134,000        3,148,698   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,683,000      $ 27,480,741   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    799,500        10,734,450   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,279,200        4,116,419   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,332,500        4,365,274   

WH Group Ltd.a,b,c

    3,731,000        2,117,330   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)b

    1,599,000        12,992,706   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    1,066,000        6,049,514   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    1,492,400        4,167,290   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    802,500        2,986,080   
   

 

 

 
      433,380,523   

INDIA — 9.19%

   

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    515,944        2,841,087   

ACC Ltd.

    23,452        590,872   

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    135,915        1,376,596   

Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd.

    36,780        1,067,472   

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    700,964        2,815,287   

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    82,615        1,752,142   

Asian Paints Ltd.

    310,206        4,296,104   

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    139,646        2,813,325   

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    87,945        3,396,110   

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    619,346        2,917,481   

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    174,374        2,108,339   

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    636,402        3,839,887   

Cairn India Ltd.

    438,126        1,647,173   

Cipla Ltd.

    369,902        4,155,313   

Coal India Ltd.

    522,873        3,046,399   

Dabur India Ltd.

    450,385        1,863,424   

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    43,906        1,235,160   

DLF Ltd.

    430,664        1,181,397   

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    123,656        6,455,328   

GAIL (India) Ltd.

    333,658        2,278,798   

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd.

    10,800        980,684   

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    125,255        2,146,131   

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    257,972        7,463,007   

Hero Motocorp Ltd.

    43,173        1,997,453   

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    1,162,473        2,622,063   

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    791,505        11,917,623   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    1,558,492        31,768,728   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    1,151,280        6,704,879   

Idea Cellular Ltd.

    1,080,924        2,702,528   

Infosys Ltd.

    961,532        33,252,691   

ITC Ltd.

    2,333,474        13,885,555   
Security   Shares     Value  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    357,643      $ 916,123   

JSW Steel Ltd.

    87,412        1,379,525   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    330,993        9,088,079   

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    287,454        2,220,824   

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    284,938        1,174,302   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    353,912        7,229,096   

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    219,423        1,598,155   

Nestle India Ltd.

    23,452        2,693,392   

NTPC Ltd.

    1,686,412        3,911,408   

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    801,632        4,547,564   

Oil India Ltd.

    123,656        1,067,153   

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    68,224        918,521   

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    270,231        1,302,179   

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.a

    133,538        1,514,875   

Reliance Communications Ltd.a

    848,003        1,089,869   

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    1,347,957        19,919,555   

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

    99,671        817,918   

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.

    304,876        1,639,690   

Sesa Sterlite Ltd.

    1,222,169        3,985,098   

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    149,773        2,762,464   

Siemens Ltd.

    68,757        1,156,940   

State Bank of India

    1,572,350        7,843,344   

Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

    763,256        11,309,892   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    491,959        19,715,296   

Tata Motors Ltd.

    796,302        7,523,308   

Tata Power Co. Ltd.

    1,161,940        1,697,838   

Tata Steel Ltd.

    318,201        2,005,999   

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    61,295        2,838,859   

Ultratech Cement Ltd.

    37,310        1,891,765   

United Breweries Ltd.

    70,356        1,107,623   

United Spirits Ltd.a

    46,371        2,584,040   

Wipro Ltd.

    647,062        6,336,893   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    547,314        3,329,306   
   

 

 

 
      306,235,929   

INDONESIA — 3.26%

   

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    14,657,500        1,157,095   

PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk

    426,400        782,617   

PT Astra International Tbk

    21,106,800        13,079,801   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    12,792,000        13,506,453   

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

    3,411,246        1,184,881   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

    9,753,951      $ 8,469,979   

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    7,888,415        3,892,054   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    11,672,700        10,758,143   

PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk

    799,500        717,925   

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

    7,675,400        1,223,944   

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    7,781,800        2,429,605   

PT Global Mediacom Tbk

    6,502,600        952,226   

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    533,000        2,432,003   

PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk

    373,100        493,343   

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    1,545,700        2,806,481   

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    1,279,200        1,464,251   

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    4,477,200        2,668,471   

PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk

    2,110,000        1,199,290   

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    21,746,400        3,201,661   

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

    20,413,900        1,829,073   

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk

    2,078,700        2,547,607   

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

    4,956,900        1,119,142   

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk

    11,352,900        4,525,924   

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

    3,144,700        3,618,236   

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    4,760,000        1,283,237   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    53,140,100        11,871,836   

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    1,972,100        1,478,978   

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    1,599,000        4,522,137   

PT United Tractors Tbk

    1,705,643        2,410,184   

PT XL Axiata Tbk

    2,984,800        1,131,008   
   

 

 

 
      108,757,585   

MALAYSIA — 4.17%

   

AirAsia Bhd

    1,332,500        1,028,390   

Alliance Financial Group Bhd

    1,172,600        1,544,936   

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    1,972,100        3,413,668   

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    1,762,200        1,418,309   

Axiata Group Bhd

    2,611,700        5,183,087   

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

    639,690        597,726   

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    106,600        1,939,250   
Security   Shares     Value  

Bumi Armada Bhda

    1,812,200      $ 599,405   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhdb

    5,170,100        7,837,803   

Dialog Group Bhd

    3,837,662        1,713,620   

DiGi.Com Bhd

    3,304,600        5,838,612   

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

    1,172,700        788,696   

Gamuda Bhd

    1,812,200        2,532,484   

Genting Bhd

    2,185,300        5,318,688   

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    3,144,700        3,519,152   

Genting Plantations Bhd

    213,400        597,614   

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    588,300        2,273,419   

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    213,400        995,239   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    2,505,100        3,590,551   

IJM Corp. Bhdb

    1,177,100        2,238,696   

IOI Corp. Bhd

    3,144,700        4,082,563   

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    1,808,933        1,027,123   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    533,700        3,333,418   

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd

    456,100        1,245,852   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    4,690,400        11,273,508   

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    639,600        1,262,276   

Maxis Bhd

    1,972,100        3,859,402   

MISC Bhd

    1,172,700        2,505,079   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    2,959,600        4,160,408   

Petronas Dagangan Bhdb

    266,900        1,297,717   

Petronas Gas Bhd

    692,900        4,239,906   

PPB Group Bhd

    533,700        2,141,861   

Public Bank Bhd

    2,858,130        14,290,650   

RHB Capital Bhdb

    586,300        1,318,690   

Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd

    3,731,000        2,745,802   

Sime Darby Bhd

    3,038,100        7,871,593   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    1,173,000        2,259,997   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    2,959,600        11,828,611   

UEM Sunrise Bhd

    1,553,800        543,916   

UMW Holdings Bhd

    586,300        1,761,486   

YTL Corp. Bhd

    4,530,500        2,197,817   

YTL Power International Bhd

    1,705,620        752,203   
   

 

 

 
      138,969,223   

PHILIPPINES — 1.64%

   

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    1,972,520        2,532,026   

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    1,652,300        1,667,552   

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    2,132,000        1,211,226   

Ayala Corp.

    205,868        3,391,992   

Ayala Land Inc.

    7,462,000        6,109,319   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    900,779        2,022,478   

BDO Unibank Inc.

    1,705,609        4,429,098   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    3,731,000      $ 1,303,096   

Energy Development Corp.

    9,540,700        1,850,021   

Globe Telecom Inc.

    34,705        1,374,253   

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    538,330        1,391,822   

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    2,553,077        3,792,587   

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    479,700        2,523,992   

Megaworld Corp.

    12,792,000        1,508,593   

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    10,660,000        1,249,908   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    357,112        771,841   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

    101,270        6,821,307   

SM Investments Corp.

    159,900        3,368,950   

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    6,994,725        2,950,625   

Universal Robina Corp.

    914,060        4,291,167   
   

 

 

 
      54,561,853   

SINGAPORE — 5.98%

   

Ascendas REIT

    2,132,535        3,877,050   

CapitaCommercial Trustb

    2,132,000        2,788,885   

CapitaLand Ltd.b

    2,665,500        6,855,325   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.b

    2,665,800        4,117,598   

City Developments Ltd.b

    533,000        3,958,798   

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    2,132,000        4,522,090   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.b

    1,820,900        26,631,890   

Genting Singapore PLC

    6,396,600        5,105,556   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.b

    3,198,000        5,979,558   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    6,929,707        2,150,970   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trustb

    6,396,371        4,573,405   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.b

    75,100        2,347,742   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    1,599,600        10,284,916   

Keppel Land Ltd.b

    533,000        1,788,353   

Noble Group Ltd.

    4,797,364        3,775,916   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.b

    3,013,175        23,159,426   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    1,066,000        3,395,507   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    1,066,000        2,363,462   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    533,000        4,982,965   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.b

    1,066,000        6,121,366   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    1,161,000        3,543,663   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    1,599,000        3,970,616   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    8,208,200        24,750,171   

StarHub Ltd.

    533,000        1,646,545   

Suntec REITb

    2,665,000        3,702,757   
Security   Shares     Value  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,348,500      $ 23,101,197   

UOL Group Ltd.

    533,000        2,844,032   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    2,132,000        5,073,564   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.b

    2,132,000        1,953,795   
   

 

 

 
      199,367,118   

SOUTH KOREA — 17.01%

   

AmorePacific Corp.

    3,393        8,224,984   

AmorePacific Group

    3,198        3,664,131   

BS Financial Group Inc.

    207,353        2,626,041   

Celltrion Inc.a,b

    69,943        2,603,036   

Cheil Industries Inc.a

    15,566        1,935,786   

Cheil Worldwide Inc.a

    89,011        1,607,505   

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    8,531        2,745,896   

CJ Corp.

    15,990        2,522,197   

CJ Korea Express Co. Ltd.a

    7,814        1,368,307   

Coway Co. Ltd.

    55,965        4,493,167   

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    28,782        1,447,522   

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.a,b

    118,859        736,891   

Daewoo International Corp.

    50,990        1,282,210   

Daewoo Securities Co. Ltd.a

    221,195        2,042,858   

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.b

    113,529        2,024,337   

Daum Kakao Corp.b

    27,183        3,795,578   

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    168,174        1,630,070   

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

    47,437        2,307,652   

Doosan Corp.

    8,528        811,002   

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    63,427        1,351,362   

Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.a

    143,377        1,337,276   

E-Mart Co. Ltd.

    21,966        4,177,878   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a

    53,300        1,220,890   

GS Holdings Corp.

    54,899        2,093,351   

Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp.

    41,041        1,743,192   

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    303,810        8,973,174   

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    77,285        3,724,323   

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    111,397        1,252,911   

Hanwha Corp.

    47,970        1,201,882   

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    256,906        1,827,660   

Hite Jinro Co. Ltd.

    32,040        681,172   

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    35,711        3,330,763   

Hyosung Corp.

    23,452        1,556,890   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    16,884      $ 1,844,951   

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    58,097        2,292,324   

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    75,686        3,020,934   

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    14,226        3,180,557   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.b

    44,239        4,571,148   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    43,830        1,046,052   

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a,b

    69,823        654,431   

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.b

    11,726        827,768   

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    71,955        16,317,520   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    160,433        24,865,941   

Hyundai Steel Co.

    75,727        4,563,286   

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    16,981        2,391,253   

Industrial Bank of Korea

    274,495        3,250,467   

Kangwon Land Inc.

    127,920        3,789,876   

KB Financial Group Inc.

    341,110        11,478,464   

KCC Corp.

    6,396        3,222,564   

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    21,997        1,776,093   

Kia Motors Corp.

    278,226        11,702,996   

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    49,036        2,100,710   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    271,297        10,716,926   

Korea Gas Corp.a

    30,455        1,258,747   

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    45,305        2,154,225   

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    9,082        3,566,861   

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.a

    30,381        1,319,584   

KT Corp.

    72,488        1,985,201   

KT&G Corp.

    116,194        8,521,177   

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    15,459        1,267,989   

LG Chem Ltd.

    49,036        8,900,554   

LG Corp.

    102,336        5,792,427   

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    249,977        8,240,372   

LG Electronics Inc.

    114,595        6,371,046   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    10,128        6,371,675   

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.b

    13,858        1,240,580   

LG Uplus Corp.

    229,723        2,541,741   

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    16,523        2,636,488   

Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.

    533        910,915   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    12,259        2,662,319   

LS Corp.

    19,188        844,826   

LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd.

    17,589        974,665   

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    29,064        1,233,147   

NAVER Corp.

    29,155        19,088,314   
Security   Shares     Value  

NCsoft Corp.

    15,990      $ 2,953,530   

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    160,433        1,628,389   

OCI Co. Ltd.a,b

    18,122        1,295,849   

ORION Corp.

    3,731        3,582,251   

Paradise Co. Ltd.

    46,371        1,115,177   

POSCO

    68,066        15,715,678   

S-Oil Corp.

    47,437        2,624,304   

S1 Corp.

    21,320        1,559,620   

Samsung C&T Corp.

    131,118        6,690,183   

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    43,173        1,508,055   

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    61,828        3,787,926   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    115,128        143,699,451   

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.a,b

    29,848        1,037,147   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    34,645        9,345,533   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    168,428        2,756,823   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    65,026        6,689,306   

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    57,099        6,735,343   

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    29,848        7,219,089   

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    62,904        2,737,958   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    341,700        14,060,442   

Shinsegae Co. Ltd.

    7,696        1,133,007   

SK C&C Co. Ltd.

    21,320        4,581,383   

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,716        4,333,793   

SK Hynix Inc.

    530,712        23,124,019   

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    62,894        5,388,778   

SK Networks Co. Ltd.a

    124,722        1,073,184   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    10,660        2,817,063   

Woori Banka

    328,861        2,646,284   

Yuhan Corp.

    5,811        908,633   
   

 

 

 
      566,587,206   

TAIWAN — 15.14%

   

Acer Inc.a

    2,871,830        1,881,838   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    6,929,863        8,774,066   

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    235,278        1,776,894   

Asia Cement Corp.

    2,188,448        2,645,846   

Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.

    2,132,000        1,021,569   

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

    688,100        7,260,166   

AU Optronics Corp.

    9,595,580        5,267,696   

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    533,000        4,710,378   

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,528,722        12,313,988   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,066,280      $ 2,527,524   

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    5,411,386        3,065,138   

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,599,303        3,856,983   

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    537,112        1,491,339   

China Airlines Ltd.a

    3,199,330        1,614,208   

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    14,223,734        4,694,078   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,965,459        2,498,388   

China Motor Co. Ltd.

    538,000        463,506   

China Steel Corp.

    12,454,484        10,552,135   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    4,264,110        12,922,160   

Clevo Co.

    533,228        812,190   

Compal Electronics Inc.

    4,797,000        3,523,904   

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,762,823        7,502,586   

CTCI Corp.

    536,000        850,429   

Delta Electronics Inc.

    2,132,000        13,090,961   

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,426,918        3,956,470   

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    140,400        1,459,089   

Epistar Corp.

    1,066,000        1,901,065   

EVA Airways Corp.a

    2,419,962        1,858,349   

Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd.a

    1,599,095        1,136,647   

Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.

    1,084,298        929,000   

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    3,251,922        3,281,486   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    1,599,000        3,917,140   

Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd.

    533,468        626,345   

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,706,937        4,512,129   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    3,397,740        7,310,098   

Formosa International Hotels Corp.

    29,681        301,392   

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    1,066,000        2,273,159   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    4,264,400        10,351,963   

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    1,066,000        1,080,765   

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    1,066,301        2,906,540   

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,929,111        11,059,840   

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    214,000        1,867,454   

Hermes Microvision Inc.

    40,000        1,916,639   

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    533,600        1,088,755   

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    126,554        1,052,157   
Security   Shares     Value  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    13,075,556      $ 35,973,494   

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    209,000        3,010,964   

HTC Corp.a

    732,450        3,649,060   

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,396,497        3,562,236   

Innolux Corp.

    8,536,981        4,171,847   

Inotera Memories Inc.a

    2,132,000        3,135,742   

Inventec Corp.

    2,362,460        1,761,715   

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

    533,000        1,733,622   

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    87,000        7,288,305   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    2,143,193        2,652,340   

MediaTek Inc.

    1,599,391        24,513,490   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    10,364,827        7,959,408   

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    147,000        1,016,898   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    4,797,000        9,666,000   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    536,000        2,985,006   

Pegatron Corp.

    1,604,000        4,326,400   

Phison Electronics Corp.

    86,000        616,752   

Pou Chen Corp.

    2,134,000        2,928,761   

Powertech Technology Inc.

    536,200        896,687   

President Chain Store Corp.

    533,000        4,109,953   

Quanta Computer Inc.

    2,665,000        6,511,654   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    533,167        1,700,328   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    533,642        1,644,268   

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    580,237        874,586   

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    533,195        1,152,223   

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.

    533,992        898,078   

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,798,740        2,177,762   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    3,199,575        5,401,412   

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    250,550        1,240,287   

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,426,658        3,436,069   

Standard Foods Corp.

    262,683        564,318   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    1,285,000        1,855,316   

Taishin Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,277,008        3,401,312   

Taiwan Business Bank Ltd.a

    4,264,311        1,240,856   

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    3,737,000        5,051,683   

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,451,149        3,336,784   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    1,066,000      $ 1,860,472   

Taiwan Glass Industry Corp.

    1,066,780        778,585   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    1,599,000        5,276,977   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    25,584,670        114,472,796   

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    2,134,000        2,004,423   

TPK Holding Co. Ltd.

    212,974        1,388,807   

Transcend Information Inc.

    137,000        436,908   

TSRC Corp.

    555,815        662,283   

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    536,000        828,318   

Uni-President Enterprises Co.

    5,015,475        8,037,238   

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    1,295,000        899,948   

United Microelectronics Corp.

    13,163,000        6,432,488   

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    1,066,000        1,823,263   

Walsin Lihwa Corp.a

    3,737,000        1,156,195   

Wistron Corp.

    2,665,521        2,452,920   

WPG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,604,240        2,000,623   

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.a

    1,621,300        869,468   

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,472,304        3,604,139   

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,066,000        1,562,797   

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    533,097        1,510,640   
   

 

 

 
      504,409,356   

THAILAND — 2.95%

   

Advanced Information Service PCL NVDR

    1,066,000        7,979,529   

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

    426,400        4,221,008   

Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign

    266,500        1,563,336   

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

    324,425        1,888,267   

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR

    3,199,000        1,817,947   

Banpu PCL NVDR

    1,066,000        791,439   

BEC World PCL NVDR

    1,088,300        1,712,418   

BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR

    6,022,900        1,812,575   

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR

    373,100        1,778,295   

Central Pattana PCL NVDR

    1,422,600        1,945,046   

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR

    2,908,100        2,243,493   

CP All PCL NVDR

    4,637,100        5,879,610   

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR

    533,000        1,209,143   
Security   Shares     Value  

Energy Absolute PCL NVDR

    1,172,600      $ 895,661   

Glow Energy PCL NVDR

    560,100        1,561,538   

Home Product Center PCL NVDRb

    4,122,091        1,026,430   

Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR

    1,187,700        791,074   

IRPC PCL NVDR

    10,660,000        1,113,877   

Kasikornbank PCL Foreign

    1,210,300        8,283,141   

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

    640,575        4,344,872   

Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR

    3,731,075        2,587,699   

Minor International PCL NVDR

    1,687,600        1,869,096   

PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR

    1,385,884        4,615,379   

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR

    1,713,676        2,958,225   

PTT PCL NVDR

    1,066,000        11,269,050   

Siam Cement (The) PCL Foreign

    319,900        4,867,406   

Siam Cement (The) PCL NVDR

    53,300        807,724   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR

    1,652,300        9,061,651   

Thai Oil PCL NVDR

    800,300        1,253,143   

Thai Union Frozen Products PCL NVDR

    1,918,800        1,278,028   

TMB Bank PCL NVDR

    14,028,200        1,328,672   

True Corp. PCL NVDRa

    8,901,911        3,698,930   
   

 

 

 
      98,453,702   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $3,018,659,872)

  

    3,291,027,162   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.88%

  

SOUTH KOREA — 0.88%

  

 

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

    25,584        2,690,344   

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. Series 2

    39,975        4,386,430   

LG Chem Ltd.

    8,004        1,068,566   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    21,853        21,301,479   
   

 

 

 
      29,446,819   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $21,032,445)

      29,446,819   

RIGHTS — 0.00%

  

 

SOUTH KOREA — 0.00%

  

 

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a

    10,605        28,898   
   

 

 

 
      28,898   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost: $0)

      28,898   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.24%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.24%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%d,e,f

    97,752,436      $ 97,752,436   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%d,e,f

    5,880,290        5,880,290   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%d,e

    4,165,620        4,165,620   
   

 

 

 
      107,798,346   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $107,798,346)

   

    107,798,346   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 102.89% (Cost: $3,147,490,663)

    

    3,428,301,225   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.89)%

  

    (96,434,728
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 3,331,866,497   
   

 

 

 

NVDR  —  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.69%

  

CHINA — 20.29%

  

 

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

    16,000      $ 9,761   

Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd.a

    10,000        5,804   

Anton Oilfield Services Groupa

    8,000        1,558   

Anxin-China Holdings Ltd.

    32,000        2,187   

APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.

    5,000        6,823   

Asian Citrus Holdings Ltd.b

    14,000        1,499   

Baoye Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    8,000        4,643   

Beijing Capital Land Ltd. Class H

    16,000        7,347   

Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.

    4,000        5,231   

Biostime International Holdings Ltd.a

    2,000        5,443   

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    32,000        4,127   

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    14,000        14,680   

C C Land Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        1,383   

Capital Environment Holdings Ltd.b

    40,000        2,322   

Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd.b

    100,000        16,122   

Changshouhua Food Co. Ltd.

    8,000        5,469   

Chaowei Power Holdings Ltd.a

    12,000        5,077   

China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd.a

    48,000        6,129   

China Animal Healthcare Ltd.a

    8,000        5,396   

China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd.

    22,000        3,547   

China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd. Class H

    18,000        2,577   

China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd.

    44,000        7,491   

China Foods Ltd.b

    16,000        5,283   

China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.b

    18,000        12,745   

China Lilang Ltd.

    10,000        6,294   

China LotSynergy Holdings Ltd.

    80,000        5,778   

China Lumena New Materials Corp.a,b

    40,000        645   

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.b

    4,200          

China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.a,b

    30,000        9,712   

China New Town Development Co. Ltd.b

    55,000        3,086   

China Oil and Gas Group Ltd.

    40,000        5,159   

China Power International Development Ltd.

    36,000        20,476   

China Power New Energy Development Co. Ltd.b

    80,000        4,901   

China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b

    72,000        6,315   

China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd.a,b

    52,000        8,652   
Security   Shares     Value  

China Resources and Transportation Group Ltd.b

    200,000      $ 4,308   

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd.a,b

    39,000        3,571   

China Ruifeng Renewable Energy Ltd.b

    32,000        4,499   

China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd.a

    14,000        4,135   

China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.b

    36,000        6,918   

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.a

    26,000        11,435   

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.a

    6,000        9,410   

China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        11,226   

China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd. Class H

    30,000        6,733   

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.a,b

    16,000        10,483   

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.

    52,000        17,102   

China Vanadium Titano-Magnetite Mining Co. Ltd.

    46,000        4,212   

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.a

    20,000        9,389   

China Yurun Food Group Ltd.a,b

    16,000        6,170   

China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd.a

    13,000        6,522   

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.a

    8,000        6,170   

CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.a,b

    40,000        5,262   

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    27,500        6,633   

Coolpad Group Ltd.

    40,000        8,100   

Cosco International Holdings Ltd.

    16,000        6,562   

CT Environmental Group Ltd.a

    8,000        8,038   

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.

    12,000        7,042   

Daphne International Holdings Ltd.

    16,000        5,097   

Digital China Holdings Ltd.

    10,000        9,441   

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    20,000        7,016   

EverChina International Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    100,000        3,869   

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.a

    36,000        3,668   

FDG Electric Vehicles Ltd.b

    120,000        6,810   

First Tractor Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    8,000        5,892   

Freetech Road Recycling Technology Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        2,760   

Fufeng Group Ltd.

    13,600        6,876   

Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.b

    20,000        2,296   

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.a

    6,000        7,158   

Golden Meditech Holdings Ltd.

    26,000        3,655   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Goldin Properties Holdings Ltd.b

    16,000      $ 9,142   

Goldlion Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        3,436   

Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd.a

    18,000        8,242   

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.a

    6,000        2,345   

Guangdong Land Holdings Ltd.b

    16,000        4,107   

Guangzhou Shipyard International Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    4,000        12,279   

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd. Class H

    16,000        11,494   

HC International Inc.a,b

    4,000        2,972   

Henderson Investment Ltd.

    102,000        9,077   

Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.

    26,400        4,937   

Hi Sun Technology (China) Ltd.b

    18,000        4,945   

Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    6,000        4,891   

HKC (Holdings) Ltd.a,b

    158,000        5,196   

Honghua Group Ltd.a

    18,000        2,206   

Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Ltd.

    11,300        5,465   

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.a,b

    8,000        7,120   

Hosa International Ltd.

    12,000        4,922   

Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd. Class H

    50,688        12,160   

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.

    26,000        20,489   

Hunan Nonferrous Metal Corp. Ltd. Class Ha,b

    20,000        10,370   

Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.

    12,000        6,315   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.a

    20,000        2,051   

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    16,000        6,789   

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.b

    28,000        9,101   

KWG Property Holdings Ltd.

    15,000        9,615   

Landing International Development Ltd.b

    90,000        3,250   

Li Ning Co. Ltd.a,b

    13,000        5,701   

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    8,000        3,880   

Lijun International Pharmaceutical (Holding) Co. Ltd.

    32,000        14,982   

Lonking Holdings Ltd.

    22,000        4,171   

Maoye International Holdings Ltd.

    14,000        2,113   

Mingfa Group International Co. Ltd.b

    36,000        11,794   

Minth Group Ltd.

    8,000        16,715   

MMG Ltd.

    16,000        4,581   

NetDragon Websoft Inc.

    3,000        5,239   

New World Department Store China Ltd.

    12,000        3,312   

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    8,000        7,904   

North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.a,b

    200,000        8,641   
Security   Shares     Value  

NVC Lighting Holdings Ltd.

    22,000      $ 4,994   

Pacific Online Ltd.

    10,000        3,689   

Parkson Retail Group Ltd.

    6,000        1,439   

PAX Global Technology Ltd.b

    6,000        5,626   

Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        6,268   

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.

    20,000        9,235   

Qingling Motors Co. Ltd. Class H

    28,000        9,389   

Real Nutriceutical Group Ltd.

    16,000        4,540   

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    148,000        6,681   

REXLot Holdings Ltd.a

    100,000        7,868   

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b

    18,000        3,877   

Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Ltd.b

    32,000        5,118   

Shanghai Youngsun Investment Co. Ltd. Class B

    7,400        8,525   

Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd.

    20,000        5,572   

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    20,000        15,529   

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    12,500        18,024   

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    20,000        5,778   

Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd.b

    12,000        9,271   

Sino Oil And Gas Holdings Ltd.b

    80,000        1,682   

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.a,b

    32,000        5,861   

Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd.b

    68,000        5,262   

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.

    16,000        12,691   

Sinotrans Shipping Ltd.b

    30,000        6,810   

Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Ltd.

    14,000        7,692   

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

    28,000        15,818   

Sound Global Ltd.a,b

    6,000        6,098   

Springland International Holdings

    20,000        6,165   

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    18,000        16,112   

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.a

    8,000        12,237   

TCC International Holdings Ltd.

    16,000        5,819   

TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd.a

    10,000        8,848   

Tech Pro Technology Development Ltd.a,b

    19,600        14,788   

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.

    4,000        3,018   

Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd.a

    48,000        9,720   

Tianneng Power International Ltd.a

    12,000        2,941   

Tibet 5100 Water Resources Holdings Ltd.a

    24,000        8,048   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd. Class H

    8,000      $ 10,009   

Towngas China Co. Ltd.

    16,000        13,991   

Travelsky Technology Ltd. Class H

    16,000        16,922   

Trony Solar Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    94,000        6,062   

V1 Group Ltd.b

    52,000        4,024   

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    4,000        6,624   

Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        7,450   

West China Cement Ltd.

    68,000        7,630   

Wisdom Holdings Group

    16,000        9,699   

Wumart Stores Inc. Class H

    6,000        4,248   

Xiamen International Port Co. Ltd. Class H

    28,000        7,150   

Xinchen China Power Holdings Ltd.a,b

    12,000        4,597   

Xingda International Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        2,507   

Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co. Ltd. Class H

    14,000        12,694   

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    32,000        8,874   

XTEP International Holdings Ltd.

    15,000        5,262   

Yanchang Petroleum International Ltd.b

    65,000        2,557   

Yashili International Holdings Ltd.a

    16,000        4,973   

Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd.a

    7,000        4,731   

Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust

    18,000        9,495   

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    8,000        5,417   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,000        4,359   
   

 

 

 
      1,154,377   

HONG KONG — 9.67%

  

 

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd.a,b

    34,000        8,376   

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.a

    4,000        14,755   

Champion REITa

    14,000        6,862   

China LNG Group Ltd.a

    40,000        6,913   

China Merchants Land Ltd.

    20,000        2,863   

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    4,000        10,602   

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    40,000        8,048   

CSI Properties Ltd.a

    146,000        5,649   

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    5,600        9,361   

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,600        9,266   

Emperor Watch & Jewellery Ltd.a

    40,000        1,728   

Esprit Holdings Ltd.a

    21,200        23,925   

EVA Precision Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    36,000        8,590   

FIH Mobile Ltd.a,b

    32,000        14,280   

G-Resources Group Ltd.b

    248,400        7,080   

Giordano International Ltd.

    16,000        7,573   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.b

    72,000        13,651   
Security   Shares     Value  

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    2,000      $ 6,668   

Hilong Holding Ltd.a

    8,000        2,487   

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

    6,000        22,558   

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.a

    20,000        9,132   

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.a

    5,750        20,988   

K. Wah International Holdings Ltd.a

    16,000        8,647   

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    6,000        9,178   

Kowloon Development Co. Ltd.

    2,000        2,334   

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.a

    4,000        14,884   

Lung Cheong International Holdings Ltd.a,b

    40,000        4,488   

Macau Legend Development Ltd.a,b

    20,000        7,352   

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    11,200        9,592   

Melco International Development Ltd.a

    10,000        20,094   

Midland Holdings Ltd.b

    20,000        10,086   

Newocean Energy Holdings Ltd.a

    12,000        4,380   

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    3,000        19,695   

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    26,000        9,624   

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        11,040   

Playmates Toys Ltd.

    8,000        1,692   

Prosperity REIT

    26,000        9,658   

Regal Hotels International Holdings Ltd.

    12,000        7,460   

Regal REITa

    6,000        1,695   

Road King Infrastructure Ltd.

    6,000        5,131   

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.a

    12,000        7,770   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        9,157   

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

    28,000        4,550   

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,000        9,936   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holding Ltd.a

    5,000        8,770   

SOCAM Development Ltd.b

    4,000        3,627   

SPT Energy Group Inc.a

    8,000        1,279   

Stella International Holdings Ltd.a

    5,000        13,220   

Sunlight REITa

    18,000        9,101   

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

    3,808        23,624   

Texwinca Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        6,542   

Trinity Ltd.

    12,000        2,352   

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        7,223   

Tsui Wah Holdings Ltd.a

    12,000        3,916   

Value Partners Group Ltd.

    18,000        15,369   

VTech Holdings Ltd.a

    2,000        28,194   

Xinyi Glass Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    24,000        12,660   

Yip’s Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        4,643   
   

 

 

 
      550,318   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

INDIA — 10.00%

  

 

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    642      $ 11,791   

Amtek Auto Ltd.

    2,038        5,719   

Arvind Ltd.

    2,920        13,708   

Ashok Leyland Ltd.b

    18,280        19,391   

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    350        22,890   

Bata India Ltd.

    378        8,685   

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    4,348        16,073   

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    1,428        23,851   

Biocon Ltd.

    1,272        8,518   

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    414        12,627   

Century Textiles & Industries Ltd.

    1,068        9,902   

CESC Ltd.

    1,144        13,508   

Cyient Ltd.

    1,412        12,140   

eClerx Services Ltd.

    322        6,665   

Federal Bank Ltd.

    7,808        17,883   

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

    1,455        9,014   

GMR Infrastructure Ltd.

    20,610        6,422   

Godrej Industries Ltd.

    1,550        7,777   

Gujarat Gas Co. Ltd.b

    732        7,771   

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.b

    4,520        15,048   

Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd.b

    7,880        8,117   

Havells India Ltd.

    3,680        15,356   

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

    2,850        10,383   

Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.b

    4,994        8,874   

IFCI Ltd.

    13,038        7,915   

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    2,210        21,006   

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.

    4,430        5,969   

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.b

    6,606        12,906   

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    1,344        10,082   

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

    5,334        6,003   

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.b

    12,000        5,532   

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (The)

    4,940        12,160   

Jindal Saw Ltd.

    2,842        3,696   

Just Dial Ltd.

    370        9,292   

Karnataka Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,492        5,750   

Maharashtra Seamless Ltd.

    946        3,154   

Manappuram Finance Ltd.

    9,732        5,013   

MAX India Ltd.

    2,424        18,573   

McLeod Russel India Ltd.

    1,451        4,823   

MindTree Ltd.

    944        20,136   

Page Industries Ltd.

    102        19,425   

Rajesh Exports Ltd.

    1,836        5,036   

Raymond Ltd.

    978        8,053   
Security   Shares     Value  

Redington India Ltd.

    4,453      $ 8,754   

Reliance Capital Ltd.

    1,178        9,246   

Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.b

    20,470        5,387   

Tata Global Beverages Ltd.

    5,458        13,985   

Thermax Ltd.

    626        11,575   

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    952        16,903   

TV18 Broadcast Ltd.b

    12,512        7,081   

Unitech Ltd.b

    20,088        6,049   

Voltas Ltd.

    3,030        13,140   
   

 

 

 
      568,757   

INDONESIA — 3.67%

  

 

PT ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk

    97,200        5,678   

PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk

    132,000        6,200   

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

    22,800        1,917   

PT Arwana Citramulia Tbk

    80,000        6,315   

PT Bank Bukopin Tbk

    90,000        5,471   

PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk

    59,000        3,842   

PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk

    51,263        4,027   

PT Benakat Integra Tbk

    331,000        3,005   

PT Bumi Resources Tbkb

    405,000        3,229   

PT BW Plantation Tbk

    40,000        1,121   

PT Ciputra Development Tbk

    140,000        15,915   

PT Ciputra Property Tbk

    47,000        3,042   

PT Energi Mega Persada Tbkb

    622,000        5,107   

PT Erajaya Swasembada Tbkb

    21,000        1,998   

PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk

    24,000        2,766   

PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbkb

    42,173        1,981   

PT Indika Energy Tbkb

    38,000        1,476   

PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk

    65,000        4,567   

PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk

    317,565        7,621   

PT Lippo Cikarang Tbkb

    6,000        5,447   

PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk

    22,400        5,526   

PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk

    6,200        2,875   

PT MNC Investama Tbk

    322,000        7,143   

PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk

    21,000        2,818   

PT Modernland Realty Tbk

    216,312        9,050   

PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk

    35,000        3,799   

PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk

    349,400        13,764   

PT Pembangunan Perumahan (Persero) Tbk

    28,200        8,715   

PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk

    38,000        5,520   

PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk

    56,000        3,625   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

PT Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk

    17,800      $ 970   

PT Sentul City Tbkb

    300,000        2,724   

PT Sigmagold Inti Perkasa Tbkb

    94,000        3,473   

PT Sugih Energy Tbkb

    272,600        8,952   

PT Summarecon Agung Tbk

    142,800        18,600   

PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk

    30,292        2,630   

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk

    66,590        6,177   

PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk

    39,000        11,530   
   

 

 

 
      208,616   

MALAYSIA — 4.19%

  

 

AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd

    1,660        5,719   

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

    4,200        9,493   

CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust Bhd

    11,600        4,604   

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd

    1,600        5,195   

DRB-Hicom Bhd

    5,400        2,664   

Eastern & Oriental Bhd

    16,060        10,137   

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    4,200        8,787   

IGB Real Estate Investment Trust

    18,000        6,599   

IJM Land Bhd

    11,000        10,824   

Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd

    7,200        5,855   

KNM Group Bhdb

    28,200        4,625   

Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd

    8,200        11,798   

KPJ Healthcare Bhd

    9,000        9,749   

Magnum Bhd

    3,400        2,615   

Mah Sing Group Bhd

    11,000        5,791   

Malaysia Building Society Bhd

    12,300        7,154   

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd

    25,200        9,377   

Media Prima Bhd

    10,200        5,258   

Naim Holdings Bhd

    3,600        2,977   

OSK Holdings Bhd

    13,000        6,952   

Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust Bhd

    15,400        6,579   

Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhdb

    13,200        1,728   

POS Malaysia Bhd

    6,000        7,773   

QL Resources Bhd

    11,700        11,287   

Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd

    2,800        4,322   

Sunway Bhd

    11,733        10,769   

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust Bhd

    20,000        8,545   

Supermax Corp. Bhd

    9,400        5,830   

TA Enterprise Bhd

    35,800        7,351   

TIME dotCom Bhdb

    8,000        11,907   

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    4,200        5,765   

TSH Resources Bhd

    15,600        9,675   

Wah Seong Corp. Bhd

    10,563        3,785   
Security   Shares     Value  

WCT Holdings Bhd

    15,023      $ 6,625   
   

 

 

 
      238,114   

PHILIPPINES — 1.84%

  

 

Belle Corp.

    56,000        5,829   

Cebu Air Inc.

    4,300        9,235   

Cosco Capital Inc.

    33,600        6,843   

Filinvest Land Inc.

    198,000        7,544   

First Gen Corp.

    15,400        10,862   

First Philippine Holdings Corp.

    2,340        5,248   

Lopez Holdings Corp.

    17,400        2,940   

Manila Water Co. Inc.

    13,000        9,523   

Melco Crown Philippines Resorts Corp.b

    16,600        4,488   

Nickel Asia Corp.

    20,475        12,654   

Philippine National Bankb

    2,139        4,085   

Security Bank Corp.

    4,600        15,857   

Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc.

    60,000        9,376   
   

 

 

 
      104,484   

SINGAPORE — 8.14%

  

 

AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT

    9,400        10,212   

ARA Asset Management Ltd.

    6,600        8,292   

Ascendas India Trust

    10,000        6,319   

Ascott Residence Trusta

    7,200        6,731   

Asian Pay Television Trust

    16,000        10,760   

Biosensors International Group Ltd.a,b

    12,000        5,720   

Boustead Singapore Ltd.

    6,000        7,982   

Cache Logistics Trust

    10,000        8,758   

Cambridge Industrial Trusta

    20,000        10,051   

CapitaRetail China Trust

    6,360        8,061   

CDL Hospitality Trustsa

    8,000        10,642   

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.a

    4,000        1,596   

Ezion Holdings Ltd.a

    14,400        13,516   

Ezra Holdings Ltd.a

    8,320        3,259   

First REITa

    10,000        9,718   

First Resources Ltd.a

    8,000        11,027   

Frasers Centrepoint Trusta

    6,000        9,179   

Frasers Commercial Trust

    10,000        10,975   

GMG Global Ltd.

    62,000        2,933   

Hyflux Ltd.

    6,000        4,235   

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.a

    6,000        3,148   

Keppel REITa

    18,000        16,429   

KrisEnergy Ltd.a,b

    6,000        2,749   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust

    22,000        5,772   

M1 Ltd./Singapore

    4,000        11,086   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    12,000        13,436   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trusta

    18,000      $ 13,569   

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    12,000        13,569   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    16,000        14,190   

Midas Holdings Ltd.a

    22,000        5,528   

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.a,b

    10,000        7,464   

OSIM International Ltd.a

    4,000        5,735   

OUE Hospitality Trusta

    8,666        5,988   

OUE Ltd.

    4,000        6,504   

Parkway Life REIT

    6,000        10,775   

Perennial Real Estate Holdings Ltd.a,b

    8,387        6,477   

Raffles Education Corp. Ltd.

    26,200        6,390   

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.a

    4,000        11,736   

Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial REITa

    10,000        6,762   

SATS Ltd.

    8,000        17,501   

Silverlake Axis Ltd.a

    10,000        9,681   

Singapore Post Ltd.

    16,000        25,305   

SMRT Corp. Ltd.

    8,000        10,347   

Starhill Global REIT

    16,000        9,814   

Super Group Ltd.a

    6,000        4,922   

Tat Hong Holdings Ltd.

    4,000        2,188   

Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd.b

    26,640        6,595   

United Engineers Ltd.

    6,000        13,480   

United Envirotech Ltd.

    4,000        4,789   

Vard Holdings Ltd.a,b

    2,000        746   

Venture Corp. Ltd.a

    2,000        12,017   

Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Ltd.

    2,000        2,771   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

    4,000        5,410   

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.a

    8,000        5,971   

Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.a,b

    10,000        3,991   
   

 

 

 
      462,801   

SOUTH KOREA — 17.51%

  

 

Able C&C Co. Ltd.

    135        2,722   

Ahnlab Inc.

    102        4,216   

Asiana Airlines Inc.b

    1,280        10,101   

Binggrae Co. Ltd.

    80        5,443   

Chabiotech Co. Ltd.b

    560        7,271   

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

    129        6,606   

CJ CGV Co. Ltd.

    260        14,503   

CJ E&M Corp.b

    302        10,521   

CJ O Shopping Co. Ltd.

    40        8,113   

Com2uS Corp.b

    100        16,231   

Cosmax Inc.b

    119        11,861   

CTCBIO Inc.a,b

    236        3,830   
Security   Shares     Value  

Daeduck Electronics Co.

    140      $ 1,191   

Daesang Corp.

    280        9,742   

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    122        6,917   

Daishin Securities Co. Ltd.

    840        7,067   

Daou Technology Inc.

    520        6,966   

Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44        5,049   

Dong-A ST Co. Ltd.

    66        5,347   

Dongsuh Companies Inc.

    496        10,522   

Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd.

    10        2,972   

Doosan Engine Co. Ltd.b

    680        4,881   

Duksan Hi-Metal Co. Ltd.b

    344        3,507   

DY Corp.

    351        2,125   

EO Technics Co. Ltd.

    124        14,514   

Eugene Technology Co. Ltd.

    364        4,743   

Fila Korea Ltd.

    128        12,816   

Gamevil Inc.a,b

    90        15,101   

GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.b

    204        3,190   

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.

    400        14,667   

Green Cross Corp.

    122        15,507   

Green Cross Holdings Corp.

    462        9,252   

GS Home Shopping Inc.

    42        8,096   

Halla Holdings Corp.

    72        4,187   

Hana Tour Service Inc.

    160        12,495   

Hancom Inc.

    370        6,902   

Handsome Co. Ltd.

    260        7,275   

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.b

    563        2,003   

Hanjin Kal Corp.b

    360        10,748   

Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.b

    1,140        6,202   

Hankook Tire Worldwide Co. Ltd.

    320        7,374   

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.a,b

    104        9,301   

Hansae Co. Ltd.

    310        10,814   

Hansol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    347        2,513   

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    156        22,110   

Huchems Fine Chemical Corp.

    340        8,239   

Hyundai Corp.

    220        5,522   

Hyundai Greenfood Co. Ltd.

    580        9,175   

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.

    60        6,584   

Hyundai Hysco Co. Ltd.

    92        6,478   

Hyundai Securities Co. Ltd.b

    1,064        7,307   

Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    280        7,220   

iMarketKorea Inc.

    280        7,015   

JB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    1,660        8,849   

JoyCity Corp.b

    186        4,269   

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.

    172        9,201   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Koh Young Technology Inc.a

    330      $ 14,333   

Kolao Holdings

    360        5,596   

Kolon Industries Inc.

    208        8,835   

Komipharm International Co. Ltd.b

    726        5,975   

Korea Kolmar Co. Ltd.

    220        11,608   

Korea Petrochemical Industrial Co. Ltd.

    53        3,984   

Korean Reinsurance Co.

    999        9,318   

KT Skylife Co. Ltd.

    280        4,148   

Kumho Tire Co. Inc.b

    1,020        9,057   

Kyobo Securities Co. Ltd.b

    580        5,187   

LF Corp.

    260        7,489   

LG Hausys Ltd.

    106        17,398   

LG International Corp.

    240        8,065   

LG Life Sciences Ltd.b

    180        7,687   

LIG Insurance Co. Ltd.

    500        10,516   

Lock&Lock Co. Ltd.a

    280        2,663   

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.

    8        12,187   

Lotte Food Co. Ltd.

    12        6,814   

Lumens Co. Ltd.b

    384        2,303   

Mando Corp.

    79        11,955   

Medipost Co. Ltd.a,b

    100        4,311   

Medy-Tox Inc.

    62        20,988   

MegaStudy Co. Ltd.

    20        1,090   

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    620        6,917   

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

    2,730        9,598   

Namhae Chemical Corp.

    1,040        8,416   

Namyang Dairy Products Co. Ltd.

    10        6,611   

Naturalendo Tech Co. Ltd.b

    114        5,421   

Neowiz Games Corp.b

    430        8,808   

Nexen Tire Corp.

    460        6,562   

NHN Entertainment Corp.b

    150        10,219   

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    42        8,891   

OCI Materials Co. Ltd.

    148        8,743   

Osstem Implant Co. Ltd.b

    270        10,937   

Ottogi Corp.

    22        11,447   

Partron Co. Ltd.

    599        6,819   

Poongsan Corp.

    260        5,409   

POSCO Chemtech Co. Ltd.

    46        5,700   

POSCO ICT Co. Ltd.

    1,074        5,401   

S&T Dynamics Co. Ltd.

    560        5,146   

S.M. Entertainment Co.b

    262        8,768   

Samchully Co. Ltd.

    56        7,067   

Samsung Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    234        7,307   

Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd.

    310        6,506   

SeAH Besteel Corp.

    224        6,524   
Security   Shares     Value  

Seegene Inc.b

    270      $ 8,098   

Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.a

    412        7,346   

Seoyeon Co. Ltd.

    467        6,021   

SFA Engineering Corp.

    142        5,992   

Silicon Works Co. Ltd.

    232        6,152   

SK Broadband Co. Ltd.b

    2,154        8,361   

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    222        12,403   

SK Securities Co. Ltd.b

    10,620        9,109   

SKC Co. Ltd.

    260        7,192   

SL Corp.

    320        5,179   

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.

    190        6,341   

Sung Kwang Bend Co. Ltd.

    168        2,035   

Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd.

    604        6,711   

Suprema Inc.b

    392        9,660   

Taewoong Co. Ltd.b

    178        2,441   

Tera Resource Co. Ltd.b

    1,634          

TK Corp.b

    260        2,508   

TONGYANG Life Insurance Co.

    680        6,840   

Toray Chemical Korea Inc.b

    472        6,086   

ViroMed Co. Ltd.b

    218        10,465   

WeMade Entertainment Co. Ltd.b

    184        7,958   

Wonik IPS Co. Ltd.b

    816        9,999   

Woongjin Thinkbig Co. Ltd.b

    860        5,929   

YG Entertainment Inc.

    157        6,819   

Youngone Corp.

    280        14,440   

Youngone Holdings Co. Ltd.

    112        9,217   

Yuanta Securities Koreab

    1,760        6,389   
   

 

 

 
      995,788   

TAIWAN — 20.14%

  

 

A-DATA Technology Co. Ltd.

    2,014        3,496   

Ability Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    8,000        4,760   

AcBel Polytech Inc.

    10,000        11,535   

Airtac International Group

    2,000        17,453   

ALI Corp.

    6,000        4,788   

Alpha Networks Inc.

    10,000        5,553   

Altek Corp.b

    5,600        6,628   

Ambassador Hotel Ltd. (The)

    6,000        5,360   

AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd.

    10,000        5,664   

Ardentec Corp.

    14,240        12,155   

Asia Polymer Corp.

    8,600        6,386   

BES Engineering Corp.

    26,000        6,237   

Career Technology (MFG.) Co. Ltd.

    6,000        6,407   

Center Laboratories Inc.b

    2,300        6,496   

CHC Resources Corp.

    4,000        9,063   

Cheng Loong Corp.

    18,000        7,311   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,000      $ 7,108   

Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd.

    6,000        10,205   

China Bills Finance Corp.

    18,000        6,483   

China Man-Made Fibers Corp.b

    18,000        6,540   

China Metal Products Co. Ltd.

    4,243        4,295   

China Petrochemical Development Corp.b

    28,000        10,529   

China Steel Chemical Corp.

    2,000        9,710   

China Synthetic Rubber Corp.

    8,000        8,174   

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    8,000        16,450   

Chong Hong Construction Co.

    2,100        4,312   

Chroma ATE Inc.

    4,000        10,015   

Chung Hsin Electric & Machinery Manufacturing Corp.

    10,500        6,830   

Chung Hung Steel Corp.b

    26,000        5,982   

CMC Magnetics Corp.b

    38,000        5,354   

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    16,000        9,215   

Coretronic Corp.b

    9,000        12,737   

CSBC Corp. Taiwan

    10,000        5,252   

CyberTAN Technology Inc.

    6,000        4,569   

D-Link Corp.

    10,200        5,745   

Darwin Precisions Corp.b

    12,000        5,693   

Depo Auto Parts Industrial Co. Ltd.

    2,000        7,679   

Dynapack International Technology Corp.

    2,000        4,569   

E Ink Holdings Inc.b

    12,000        5,445   

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    6,000        9,482   

Eternal Materials Co. Ltd.

    8,000        7,895   

Evergreen International Storage & Transport Corp.

    12,000        7,007   

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.

    6,000        14,470   

Far Eastern International Bank Ltd.

    19,992        6,693   

Faraday Technology Corp.

    6,000        7,368   

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    4,326        16,267   

Firich Enterprises Co. Ltd.

    2,285        7,867   

FLEXium Interconnect Inc.

    2,590        6,197   

Formosan Rubber Group Inc.

    10,000        10,250   

Gemtek Technology Corp.

    6,000        4,427   

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    10,000        12,407   

Gigastorage Corp.b

    8,000        6,499   

Gintech Energy Corp.b

    8,000        5,407   

Global Unichip Corp.

    2,000        5,604   

Gloria Material Technology Corp.

    12,400        8,775   

Goldsun Development & Construction Co. Ltd.b

    14,000        4,776   

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp.

    14,000        7,708   

Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    10,400        9,224   
Security   Shares     Value  

HannStar Display Corp.

    31,777      $ 7,875   

HannsTouch Solution Inc.b

    16,000        3,823   

Ho Tung Chemical Corp.b

    10,023        3,419   

Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    5,600        7,588   

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    4,000        7,375   

Ichia Technologies Inc.

    6,000        6,388   

IEI Integration Corp.

    5,119        8,106   

ITEQ Corp.

    6,000        4,988   

Jih Sun Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    26,199        6,917   

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.

    6,676        13,558   

Kerry TJ Logistics Co. Ltd.

    4,000        5,026   

Kindom Construction Corp.

    6,000        5,379   

King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.

    14,000        11,817   

King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.

    10,000        10,630   

Kinpo Electronics Inc.b

    20,000        9,456   

Lien Hwa Industrial Corp.

    8,000        5,255   

Macronix International Co. Ltd.b

    38,000        8,320   

Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.

    2,176        12,256   

Masterlink Securities Corp.

    22,264        7,277   

Medigen Biotechnology Corp.b

    346        1,795   

Mercuries & Associates Holding Ltd.

    8,640        5,620   

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,100        7,030   

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    12,000        13,480   

Microbio Co. Ltd.b

    7,378        6,321   

MIN AIK Technology Co. Ltd.

    2,000        9,456   

Mitac Holdings Corp.

    6,000        4,579   

Motech Industries Inc.

    2,000        2,704   

National Petroleum Co. Ltd.

    6,000        6,883   

Neo Solar Power Corp.

    10,630        9,226   

Nien Hsing Textile Co. Ltd.

    5,235        4,303   

Pan-International Industrial Corp.

    8,120        4,818   

Pixart Imaging Inc.

    4,000        11,348   

President Securities Corp.

    12,000        6,150   

Prince Housing & Development Corp.

    14,068        5,379   

Qisda Corp.b

    30,000        13,708   

Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd.

    10,321        5,355   

Rechi Precision Co. Ltd.

    8,487        8,551   

Richtek Technology Corp.

    2,000        10,218   

Ritek Corp.b

    46,000        5,415   

Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.b

    8,000        7,019   

Senao International Co. Ltd.

    2,000        3,243   

Sheng Yu Steel Co. Ltd.

    10,000        6,410   

Shih Wei Navigation Co. Ltd.

    8,323        4,807   

Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp.

    6,000        7,559   

Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.

    2,000        4,481   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

    20,000      $ 6,886   

Sincere Navigation Corp.

    2,000        1,644   

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.b

    6,000        9,453   

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

    10,000        8,377   

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co. Ltd.

    15,400        10,311   

Ta Chong Bank Ltd.b

    23,004        7,738   

Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    15,197        5,015   

Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd.

    14,636        7,942   

Taiwan Cogeneration Corp.

    10,000        7,838   

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    4,000        7,298   

Taiwan Land Development Corp.

    21,496        7,810   

Taiwan Paiho Ltd.

    6,000        10,186   

Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.

    4,060        10,564   

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,368        5,690   

Taiwan TEA Corp.

    12,000        6,740   

Taiwan-Sogo Shinkong Security Corp.

    8,080        9,871   

Tatung Co. Ltd.b

    32,000        8,977   

Test-Rite International Co. Ltd.

    4,000        2,647   

Ton Yi Industrial Corp.

    12,000        7,749   

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.

    2,000        7,298   

Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd.

    6,200        7,348   

Tripod Technology Corp.

    6,000        13,042   

TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd.

    4,457        9,221   

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    8,000        6,017   

TXC Corp.

    6,000        7,340   

Union Bank of Taiwanb

    17,811        5,934   

Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp.b

    20,000        8,790   

Unity Opto Technology Co. Ltd.b

    8,000        7,502   

Universal Cement Corp.

    10,200        8,739   

UPC Technology Corp.

    12,239        4,563   

USI Corp.

    6,000        3,399   

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd.

    6,000        6,131   

Wah Lee Industrial Corp.

    6,000        10,281   

Waterland Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,395        7,276   

Wei Chuan Foods Corp.

    6,000        4,931   

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    6,000        6,340   

Winbond Electronics Corp.b

    36,000        11,481   

Wisdom Marine Lines Co. Ltd.

    2,798        3,290   

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

    4,201        9,065   

WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    6,300        9,236   

Yageo Corp.

    8,927        16,118   

YC INOX Co. Ltd.

    12,000        9,272   

Yem Chio Co. Ltd.

    17,415        8,731   

YFY Inc.

    16,000        6,626   
Security   Shares     Value  

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    14,604      $ 4,259   

YungShin Global Holding Corp.

    4,000        6,829   

Yungtay Engineering Co. Ltd.

    6,000        13,956   

Zinwell Corp.

    8,000        8,073   
   

 

 

 
      1,145,641   

THAILAND — 4.24%

  

 

Amata Corp. PCL NVDR

    11,000        5,579   

AP (Thailand) PCL NVDR

    25,740        5,033   

Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL NVDR

    26,000        6,792   

Bangkok Expressway PCL NVDR

    4,600        5,481   

Bangkok Land PCL NVDR

    120,000        6,453   

Cal-Comp Electronics (Thailand) PCL NVDR

    28,152        3,183   

CH. Karnchang PCL NVDRa

    9,910        8,856   

Country Group Development PCL NVDRb

    20,000        1,039   

Dynasty Ceramic PCL NVDR

    14,000        2,545   

E for L Aim PCLb

    79,600        3,599   

Esso (Thailand) PCL NVDRb

    18,000        2,832   

Hana Microelectronics PCL NVDR

    9,400        11,560   

Hemaraj Land and Development PCL NVDR

    63,200        8,573   

Italian-Thai Development PCL NVDRb

    30,365        8,257   

Jasmine International PCL NVDR

    52,000        13,187   

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL NVDR

    11,000        4,403   

Kiatnakin Bank PCL NVDRa

    4,600        5,692   

LPN Development PCL NVDR

    11,200        7,186   

Major Cineplex Group PCL NVDR

    11,000        9,074   

Natural Park PCL NVDRa,b

    1,302,200        1,989   

Quality Houses PCL NVDR

    56,200        6,731   

Samart Corp. PCL NVDR

    8,000        9,960   

Samart Telcoms PCL NVDR

    7,000        5,454   

Siam Global House PCL NVDR

    18,700        6,742   

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL NVDR

    14,400        11,549   

Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL NVDR

    1,200        499   

STP & I PCL NVDRa

    5,000        3,040   

Supalai PCL NVDR

    10,400        7,753   

Superblock PCLb

    10,300        6,042   

Thai Airways International PCL NVDRa,b

    5,600        2,618   

Thai Tap Water Supply PCL NVDR

    17,200        6,464   

Thai Vegetable Oil PCL NVDR

    7,400        5,042   

Thaicom PCL NVDR

    6,000        7,149   

Thanachart Capital PCL NVDR

    7,000        7,111   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL NVDRb

    14,872      $ 7,815   

Ticon Industrial Connection PCL NVDRa

    3,680        2,001   

TISCO Financial Group PCL NVDR

    5,280        7,501   

Univentures PCL NVDR

    12,200        3,523   

VGI Global Media PCL NVDRa

    26,136        9,982   

WHA Corp. PCL NVDRa

    2,810        3,177   
   

 

 

 
      241,466   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $5,536,901)

  

    5,670,362   

RIGHTS — 0.01%

   

MALAYSIA — 0.01%

   

Mah Sing Group Bhdb

    3,300        409   
   

 

 

 
      409   

SINGAPORE — 0.00%

   

Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.b

    3,333        394   
   

 

 

 
      394   

THAILAND — 0.00%

   

Superblock PCL NVDRb

    515        35   
   

 

 

 
      35   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost: $0)

      838   

WARRANTS — 0.00%

   

MALAYSIA — 0.00%

   

Eastern & Oriental Bhd
(Expires 7/21/19)
b

    2,920        246   
   

 

 

 
      246   

THAILAND — 0.00%

   

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL NVDR (Expires 2/28/17)b

    1          

VGI Global Media PCL NVDR (Expires 8/1/18)b

    1          
   

 

 

 
        
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost: $0)

      246   
Security   Shares     Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 14.90%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 14.90%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    792,877      $ 792,877   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    47,696        47,696   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    6,717        6,717   
   

 

 

 
      847,290   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $847,290)

   

    847,290   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 114.60%
(Cost: $6,384,191)

      6,518,736   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (14.60)%

  

    (830,534
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 5,688,202   
   

 

 

 

NVDR  —  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  Non-income earning security.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 97.66%

  

CHINA — 11.10%

  

 

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.a

    6,000      $ 38,461   

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.a,b

    60,000        13,001   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400        3,894   

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    4,000        9,606   

Lenovo Group Ltd.a

    48,000        62,156   

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.a,b

    128,000        11,226   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    36,000        612,896   

ZTE Corp. Class H

    5,600        12,293   
   

 

 

 
      763,533   

HONG KONG — 0.70%

  

 

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.a

    2,000        18,147   

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b

    64,000        29,799   
   

 

 

 
      47,946   

INDIA — 6.68%

  

 

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    1,544        44,667   

Infosys Ltd.

    6,396        221,193   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    3,252        130,324   

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    420        19,452   

Wipro Ltd.

    4,444        43,522   
   

 

 

 
      459,158   

JAPAN — 30.04%

  

 

Advantest Corp.

    1,200        15,446   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,600        27,705   

Canon Inc.

    8,000        254,748   

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400        19,328   

COLOPL Inc.a

    400        9,218   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    3,200        108,914   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    12,000        63,910   

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.a,b

    1,600        5,544   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

    400        19,035   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    400        12,583   

Hitachi Ltd.

    32,000        244,444   

Hoya Corp.

    3,200        125,287   

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

    800        12,150   

Japan Display Inc.b

    2,400        8,459   

Kakaku.com Inc.

    800        11,435   

Keyence Corp.

    400        188,958   

Konami Corp.

    400        7,522   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    2,000        22,236   

Kyocera Corp.

    2,400        106,735   

Mixi Inc.a

    400        14,285   
Security   Shares     Value  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,200      $ 130,967   

NEC Corp.

    20,000        56,868   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    800        7,928   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    800        77,844   

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    4,000        20,840   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    800        27,412   

NTT Data Corp.

    800        30,750   

Omron Corp.

    1,600        64,768   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    400        16,720   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    4,800        47,279   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    800        52,101   

Seiko Epson Corp.

    800        32,861   

TDK Corp.

    800        50,466   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,200        86,589   

Trend Micro Inc.

    800        22,781   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    10,000        33,968   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    800        10,359   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,600        16,945   
   

 

 

 
      2,065,388   

SOUTH KOREA — 21.53%

  

 

Daum Kakao Corp.

    160        22,341   

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    1,600        52,743   

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    84        7,520   

NAVER Corp.

    193        126,361   

NCsoft Corp.

    116        21,427   

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    440        26,957   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    756        943,617   

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    344        40,578   

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    152        36,763   

SK C&C Co. Ltd.

    156        33,522   

SK Hynix Inc.

    3,868        168,535   
   

 

 

 
      1,480,364   

TAIWAN — 27.61%

  

 

Acer Inc.b

    26,064        17,079   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    48,000        60,774   

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

    4,000        42,204   

AU Optronics Corp.

    64,000        35,134   

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,000        35,350   

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,050        11,245   

Clevo Co.

    4,000        6,093   

Compal Electronics Inc.

    32,000        23,507   

Delta Electronics Inc.

    12,000        73,683   

Epistar Corp.

    8,000        14,267   

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    8,715        23,756   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    87,808      $ 241,578   

HTC Corp.b

    4,000        19,928   

Innolux Corp.

    60,667        29,647   

Inotera Memories Inc.b

    16,000        23,533   

Inventec Corp.

    20,000        14,914   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    16,139        19,973   

MediaTek Inc.

    8,000        122,614   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    4,000        22,276   

Pegatron Corp.

    12,000        32,367   

Powertech Technology Inc.

    8,000        13,378   

Quanta Computer Inc.

    20,000        48,868   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    4,090        13,043   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    4,060        12,510   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    20,000        33,763   

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,000        19,801   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    12,000        17,326   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    168,000        751,678   

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    12,000        8,339   

United Microelectronics Corp.

    100,000        48,868   

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    8,000        13,683   

Wistron Corp.

    16,932        15,582   

WPG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,000        19,953   

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    4,150        11,760   
   

 

 

 
      1,898,474   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $5,400,328)

      6,714,863   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.98%

  

 

SOUTH KOREA — 1.98%

   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    140        136,467   
   

 

 

 
      136,467   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $108,483)

      136,467   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.04%

  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.04%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    195,138        195,138   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    11,738        11,738   
Security   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    2,229      $ 2,229   
   

 

 

 
      209,105   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $209,105)

   

    209,105   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 102.68%
(Cost: $5,717,916)

    

    7,060,435   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.68)%

  

    (184,521
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 6,875,914   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  Non-income earning security.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

MSCI All Country

Asia ex Japan ETF

   

iShares

MSCI All Country

Asia ex Japan

Small-Cap ETF

   

iShares

MSCI All Country

Asia Information

Technology ETF

 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 3,039,692,317      $ 5,536,901      $ 5,508,811   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     107,798,346        847,290        209,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 3,147,490,663      $ 6,384,191      $ 5,717,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 3,320,502,879      $ 5,671,446      $ 6,851,330   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     107,798,346        847,290        209,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     3,428,301,225        6,518,736        7,060,435   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     806,472        10,624        3,959   

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

            68          

Due from custodian (Note 4)

     62,804                 

Dividends and interest

     6,387,662        10,826        22,354   

Capital shares sold

     3,462,511                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     3,439,020,674        6,540,254        7,086,748   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

     1,726,446        7,900          

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     103,632,726        840,573        206,876   

Foreign taxes (Note 1)

     1,809                 

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,793,196        3,579        3,958   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     107,154,177        852,052        210,834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,331,866,497      $ 5,688,202      $ 6,875,914   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,371,342,054      $ 5,924,131      $ 5,705,312   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (6,913,026     (46,422     (16,738

Accumulated net realized loss

     (313,395,705     (324,012     (155,410

Net unrealized appreciation

     280,833,174        134,505        1,342,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,331,866,497      $ 5,688,202      $ 6,875,914   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     53,300,000        100,000        200,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 62.51      $ 56.88      $ 34.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $97,493,331, $734,895 and $193,167, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $807,298, $10,667 and $3,931, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI All Country
Asia ex Japan ETF
    iShares
MSCI All Country
Asia ex Japan
Small-Cap ETF
    iShares
MSCI All Country
Asia Information
Technology ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 23,605,041      $ 61,102      $ 49,511   

Interest — unaffiliated

     53                 

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     149                 

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     824,580        6,852        1,938   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     24,429,823        67,954        51,449   

Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1)

     (341,102     (1,012     (657
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     24,088,721        66,942        50,792   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     9,703,172        22,086        23,495   

Mauritius income taxes (Note 1)

     83,030                 

Commitment fees (Note 7)

     6,136        11        11   

Interest expense (Note 7)

     902        15          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     9,793,240        22,112        23,506   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     14,295,481        44,830        27,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     (26,321,813     (4,422     12,548   

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     9,512,285                 

Foreign currency transactions

     (403,700     (839     (1,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (17,213,228     (5,261     11,529   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investments

     (87,108,294     (341,778     (71,061

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     20,242        (42     360   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (87,088,052     (341,820     (70,701
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (104,301,280     (347,081     (59,172
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (90,005,799   $ (302,251   $ (31,886
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $2,898,070, $5,698 and $9,496, respectively.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI All Country
Asia ex Japan ETF
    iShares
MSCI All Country
Asia ex Japan
Small-Cap ETF
 
     

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

   

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 14,295,481      $ 46,505,590      $ 44,830      $ 115,907   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (17,213,228     (23,596,562     (5,261     20,285   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (87,088,052     356,823,193        (341,820     636,341   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (90,005,799     379,732,221        (302,251     772,533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (28,587,723     (43,871,556     (87,040     (130,893
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (28,587,723     (43,871,556     (87,040     (130,893
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     903,629,440        457,607,309                 

Cost of shares redeemed

     (84,542,130     (523,693,678              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     819,087,310        (66,086,369              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     700,493,788        269,774,296        (389,291     641,640   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     2,631,372,709        2,361,598,413        6,077,493        5,435,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 3,331,866,497      $ 2,631,372,709      $ 5,688,202      $ 6,077,493   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (6,913,026   $ 7,379,216      $ (46,422   $ (4,212
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     14,300,000        7,500,000                 

Shares redeemed

     (1,400,000     (9,100,000              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     12,900,000        (1,600,000              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI All Country
Asia Information
Technology ETF
 
     

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 27,286      $ 55,900   

Net realized gain (loss)

     11,529        (49,563

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (70,701     1,391,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (31,886     1,397,831   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (67,306     (55,429
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (67,306     (55,429
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

            1,532,030   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

            1,532,030   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (99,192     2,874,432   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     6,975,106        4,100,674   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 6,875,914      $ 6,975,106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (16,738   $ 23,282   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED

    

Shares sold

            50,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

            50,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF  
     

Six months

ended

Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 65.13      $ 56.23      $ 53.40      $ 62.22      $ 55.95      $ 50.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.31        1.11        1.04        0.97        1.09        0.84   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (2.34     8.84        2.85        (8.89     6.45        5.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (2.03     9.95        3.89        (7.92     7.54        6.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.59     (1.05     (1.06     (0.90     (1.27     (0.86
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.59     (1.05     (1.06     (0.90     (1.27     (0.86
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 62.51      $ 65.13      $ 56.23      $ 53.40      $ 62.22      $ 55.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (3.07 )%c      17.85     7.28     (12.63 )%      13.53     13.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,331,866      $ 2,631,373      $ 2,361,598      $ 1,826,440      $ 1,860,281      $ 2,025,439   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.68     0.68     0.67     0.69     0.66     0.68

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesd

     n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        0.67     0.69

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.00     1.87     1.80     1.82     1.77     1.55

Portfolio turnover ratee

     4     14     13     26     41     3

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the years ended July 31, 2014 and July 31, 2013 were 3%, 6% and 7%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap  ETF

     

Six months

ended

Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Period from

Feb. 2, 2012a

to

Jul. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 60.77      $ 54.36      $ 52.38      $ 56.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

        

Net investment incomeb

     0.45        1.16        1.35        0.71   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (3.47     6.56        5.86        (4.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.02     7.72        7.21        (3.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.87     (1.31     (5.23     (0.39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.87     (1.31     (5.23     (0.39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 56.88      $ 60.77      $ 54.36      $ 52.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (4.89 )%d      14.41     13.93     (6.00 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 5,688      $ 6,077      $ 5,436      $ 10,476   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.52     2.03     2.42     2.65

Portfolio turnover ratef

     9     20     45     5

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the years ended July 31, 2014, July 31, 2013 and the period ended July 31, 2012 were 9%, 20%, 19% and 5%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology  ETF

     

Six months

ended

Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Period from

Feb. 8, 2012a

to

Jul. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 34.88      $ 27.34      $ 25.15      $ 26.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

        

Net investment incomeb

     0.14        0.30        0.37        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.30     7.52        2.85        (1.96
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.16     7.82        3.22        (1.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.34     (0.28     (1.03     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.34     (0.28     (1.03     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 34.38      $ 34.88      $ 27.34      $ 25.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (0.40 )%d      28.72     12.84     (6.52 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 6,876      $ 6,975      $ 4,101      $ 5,030   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.69     0.69     0.69     0.69

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.80     0.96     1.35     1.56

Portfolio turnover ratef

     3     3     58     1

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the years ended July 31, 2014, July 31, 2013 and the period ended July 31, 2012 were 3%, 3%, 7% and 1%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These consolidated financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   Diversified

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

   Diversified

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

   Non-diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Each Fund carries out its investment strategies associated with investment in Indian securities by investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius (each, a “Subsidiary”), which in turn invests in Indian securities included in the underlying index. The investment adviser of each Fund also serves as the investment adviser to each Subsidiary. Through this investment structure, each Fund expects to obtain certain benefits under a current tax treaty between Mauritius and India. The accompanying consolidated financial statements for each Fund include the accounts of its Subsidiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant

 

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to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2015. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective consolidated schedule of investments.

 

iShares ETF and
Investment Type
   Investments  
   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

           

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 3,286,777,167       $ 4,249,995       $       $ 3,291,027,162   

Preferred Stocks

     29,446,819                         29,446,819   

Rights

             28,898                 28,898   

Money Market Funds

     107,798,346                         107,798,346   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,424,022,332       $ 4,278,893       $       $ 3,428,301,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

           

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 5,616,187       $ 45,417       $ 8,758       $ 5,670,362   

Rights

     409         429                 838   

Warrants

     246                         246   

Money Market Funds

     847,290                         847,290   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,464,132       $ 45,846       $ 8,758       $ 6,518,736   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

           

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 6,714,863       $       $       $ 6,714,863   

Preferred Stocks

     136,467                         136,467   

Money Market Funds

     209,105                         209,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 7,060,435       $       $       $ 7,060,435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap ETF had transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended January 31, 2015 in the amount of $73,945 resulting from the resumption of trading after a temporary suspension.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their consolidated statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

Each Fund conducts its investment activities in India through its Subsidiary and expects to obtain benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (“DTAA”) between India and Mauritius. In order to be eligible to claim benefits under the DTAA, each Subsidiary must, on an annual basis, satisfy certain tests and conditions, including the establishment and maintenance of valid tax residence in Mauritius and related requirements. Each Fund has obtained a tax residence certificate from the Mauritian Revenue Authorities.

Based upon current interpretation and practice of the current tax laws in India and Mauritius and the DTAA, each Subsidiary is subject to tax in Mauritius on its net income at the rate of 15%. However, a system of tax credits effectively reduces the Mauritius income tax rate to a maximum of 3%. These income taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are disclosed in the consolidated statements of operations. Any dividends paid by a Subsidiary to its Fund are not subject to tax in Mauritius. Further, each Subsidiary is also exempt from tax in Mauritius on any gains from the sale of securities.

However, there can be no assurance that any future changes to the India-Mauritius treaty will not adversely affect the tax position of the Funds’ investments in India. If the DTAA is interpreted, amended, terminated, renegotiated, or possibly overridden by the General Anti-Avoidance Rules provisions (which are due to take effect April 1, 2017, the details of which are pending further authoritative guidance), in a manner that would adversely affect the tax position in India of each Fund, such an interpretation, amendment, or override renegotiation may cause the Funds to incur capital gains tax in India.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

 

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LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the consolidated schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the consolidated statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash  Collateral
Received
 a
     Net
Amount
 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 97,493,331       $ 97,493,331       $   

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

     734,895         734,895           

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

     193,167         193,167           

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Funds’ consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

Each Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with BFA under which BFA provides investment advisory services to the Subsidiary but does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiary for providing it with such services. Each Subsidiary has also entered into separate arrangements that provide for the provision of other services to the Subsidiary (including administrative, custody, transfer agency and other services), and BFA pays the costs and expenses related to the provision of those services.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.75 %     

First $14 billion

    0.68       

Over $14 billion, up to and including $28 billion

    0.61       

Over $28 billion, up to and including $42 billion

    0.54       

Over $42 billion, up to and including $56 billion

    0.47       

Over $56 billion, up to and including $70 billion

    0.41       

Over $70 billion, up to and including $84 billion

    0.35       

Over $84 billion

In addition, the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through November 30, 2015 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Investment
Advisory Fee
 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

     0.75

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

     0.69   

 

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015 each Fund retained 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF    Fees Paid
to BTC
 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 266,153   

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

     2,256   

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

     583   

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest – affiliated” in the consolidated statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

 

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The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the Fund’s underlying index.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 518,577,970       $ 123,505,171   

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

     509,685         528,015   

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

     172,520         195,808   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 455,860,526       $   42,529,739   

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the consolidated statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the consolidated statements of changes in net assets.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

 

5. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

 

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BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s consolidated schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its consolidated schedule of investments.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

The iShares MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology ETF invests all or substantially all of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions affecting those market sectors may have a significant impact on its investment performance.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
 a
     Expiring
2017
     Expiring
2018
     Expiring
2019
     Total  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 183,364,603       $ 114,780       $ 5,230,616       $ 2,799,079       $ 191,509,078   

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

     313,187                                 313,187   

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

     89,747                                 89,747   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 3,213,488,659       $ 488,408,556       $ (273,595,990   $ 214,812,566   

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

     6,440,028         892,556         (813,848     78,708   

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

     5,750,853         1,561,426         (251,844     1,309,582   

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ consolidated financial statements.

 

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7. LINE OF CREDIT

The Funds, along with certain other iShares funds, are parties to a $150 million credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires October 28, 2015. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings. The credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is allocated to each fund participating in the credit agreement based on each fund’s pro-rata share of the aggregate average daily value of assets invested in local securities of certain foreign markets.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the maximum amounts borrowed, the average borrowings and the weighted average interest rates under the credit agreement, if any, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Maximum
Amount
Borrowed
     Average
Borrowings
    

Weighted

Average
Interest
Rates

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 4,000,000       $ 152,174         1.16

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small-Cap

     90,700         3,451         1.16   

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
     Return
of
Capital
     Total
Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   $ 0.454743       $       $ 0.131071       $ 0.585814         78     —       22     100

MSCI All Country Asia Information Technology

     0.274816                 0.061714         0.336530         82        —          18        100   

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI, Inc. nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Fund Performance Overviews

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About Fund Performance

     7   

Shareholder Expenses

     7   

Schedules of Investments

     8   

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

     8   

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

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Financial Statements

     23   

Financial Highlights

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Supplemental Information

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EAFE ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities in Europe, Australasia and the Far East while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI EAFE® 100% Hedged to USD Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 5.02%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 5.58%.

 

          Cumulative Total Returns  
        NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

      12.23%        12.48%        12.42%   

Since Inception

        12.23%        12.48%        12.42%   

The inception date of the Fund was 1/31/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/4/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a,b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio  a
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,050.20         $ 0.31         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.90         $ 0.31           0.06%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
b 

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 7 for more information.

 

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION1 As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments2
 

Financials

     25.33

Consumer Discretionary

     12.64   

Industrials

     12.62   

Consumer Staples

     11.58   

Health Care

     11.32   

Materials

     7.43   

Energy

     5.37   

Telecommunication Services

     5.14   

Information Technology

     4.72   

Utilities

     3.85   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS1 As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments2
 

Japan

     21.58

United Kingdom

     20.72   

France

     9.75   

Switzerland

     9.32   

Germany

     9.27   

Australia

     7.32   

Spain

     3.35   

Hong Kong

     3.29   

Sweden

     3.13   

Netherlands

     2.80   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     90.53
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1 Reflects the allocation of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
  2 Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -7.09%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.97%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    (0.54)%        (0.47)%        (0.43)%          (0.54)%        (0.47)%        (0.43)%   

5 Years

    6.27%        6.35%        6.39%          35.53%        36.07%        36.31%   

10 Years

    4.57%        4.46%        4.68%            56.28%        54.76%        57.94%   

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 929.10         $ 1.60         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.50         $ 1.68           0.33%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 7 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments
*

Financials

     25.33

Consumer Discretionary

     12.64   

Industrials

     12.62   

Consumer Staples

     11.58   

Health Care

     11.32   

Materials

     7.43   

Energy

     5.37   

Telecommunication Services

     5.14   

Information Technology

     4.72   

Utilities

     3.85   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments
*

Japan

     21.58

United Kingdom

     20.72   

France

     9.75   

Switzerland

     9.32   

Germany

     9.27   

Australia

     7.32   

Spain

     3.35   

Hong Kong

     3.29   

Sweden

     3.13   

Netherlands

     2.80   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     90.55
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

ABOUT FUND PERFORMANCE / SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES

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Schedule of Investments  (Unaudited)

iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 99.58%

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 99.58%

  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETFa

    4,445,006      $ 272,078,817   
   

 

 

 
      272,078,817   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

(Cost: $274,131,928)

  

    272,078,817   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.04%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.04%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares
    0.00%
a,b

    2,836,077        2,836,077   
   

 

 

 
      2,836,077   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

(Cost: $2,836,077)

  

    2,836,077   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.62%

   

 

(Cost: $276,968,005)

  

    274,914,894   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.62)%

  

    (1,680,407
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 273,234,487   
   

 

 

 

 

a 

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

b 

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Forward currency contracts as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Currency

Purchased

   

Currency

Sold

  Settlement
Date
 

Counter-

party

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  CHF            59,000      USD            58,967   02/04/15     CITI      $ 5,293   
  HKD          170,000      USD            21,918   02/04/15     CITI        11   
  ILS              14,000      USD              3,558   02/04/15     CITI        3   
  JPY 5,341,591,000      USD     45,285,995   02/04/15     CITI        201,929   
  NOK     10,546,000      USD       1,352,599   02/04/15     CITI        12,380   
  USD     15,585,150      AUD     19,462,000   02/04/15     CITI        434,971   
  USD     11,792,836      CHF     10,496,000   02/04/15     CITI        361,161   
  USD       1,774,664      DKK     11,088,000   02/04/15     CITI        90,745   
  USD     35,050,837      EUR     29,429,000   02/04/15     CITI        1,795,782   
  USD     30,608,564      GBP     19,982,000   02/04/15     CITI        511,855   
  USD       1,776,021      HKD     13,767,000   02/04/15     CITI        164   
  USD          369,283      ILS       1,449,000   02/04/15     CITI        717   
  USD       1,905,219      JPY   223,698,000   02/04/15     CITI        251   
  USD          679,678      NOK       5,107,000   02/04/15     CITI        18,675   
  USD          331,132      NZD          438,000   02/04/15     CITI        12,497   
  USD       3,538,895      SEK     28,225,000   02/04/15     CITI        127,660   
  USD       3,056,091      SGD       4,085,000   02/04/15     CITI        36,504   
  CHF            80,000      USD            87,114   03/04/15     CITI        149   
  USD          564,276      AUD          726,000   03/04/15     CITI        145   
  USD     19,929,494      CHF     18,260,000   03/04/15     CITI        11,894   
  USD       3,395,528      DKK     22,274,000   03/04/15     CITI        9,830   
  USD     67,262,029      EUR     59,302,000   03/04/15     CITI        233,607   

 

Currency

Purchased

   

Currency

Sold

  Settlement
Date
 

Counter-

party

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  USD     47,382,917      GBP     31,409,000   03/04/15     CITI      $ 83,766   
  USD       1,239,777      ILS         4,868,000   03/04/15     CITI        1,567   
  USD          317,315      NZD          437,000   03/04/15     CITI        289   
  USD       6,676,079      SEK     55,001,000   03/04/15     CITI        27,134   
  USD       3,144,280      SGD       4,253,000   03/04/15     CITI        2,665   
       

 

 

 
          3,981,644   
       

 

 

 
  AUD     19,462,000      USD     15,154,214   02/04/15     CITI        (4,034)   
  CHF     18,260,000      USD     19,908,417   02/04/15     CITI        (20,614)   
  DKK     20,609,000      USD       3,141,608   02/04/15     CITI        (11,750)   
  EUR     54,844,000      USD     62,213,784   02/04/15     CITI        (239,533)   
  GBP     29,097,000      USD     43,912,902   02/04/15     CITI        (87,262)   
  HKD     51,839,000      USD       6,687,005   02/04/15     CITI        (99)   
  ILS         4,768,000      USD       1,214,477   02/04/15     CITI        (1,693)   
  NOK            51,000      USD              6,726   02/04/15     CITI        (125)   
  NZD          438,000      USD          318,976   02/04/15     CITI        (341)   
  SEK     52,151,000      USD       6,331,428   02/04/15     CITI        (28,529)   
  SGD       4,261,000      USD       3,153,864   02/04/15     CITI        (4,179)   
  USD       7,887,308      CHF       7,823,000   02/04/15     CITI        (633,080)   
  USD       1,436,848      DKK       9,521,000   02/04/15     CITI        (9,092)   
  USD     28,561,278      EUR     25,415,000   02/04/15     CITI        (157,918)   
  USD     13,661,874      GBP       9,115,000   02/04/15     CITI        (67,057)   
  USD       4,930,911      HKD     38,242,000   02/04/15     CITI        (2,068)   
  USD          837,069      ILS         3,333,000   02/04/15     CITI        (10,710)   
  USD     43,002,924      JPY 5,117,893,000   02/04/15     CITI        (580,032)   
  USD          704,659      NOK       5,490,000   02/04/15     CITI        (5,917)   
  USD       2,878,604      SEK     23,926,000   02/04/15     CITI        (13,060)   
  USD          130,068      SGD          176,000   02/04/15     CITI        (29)   
  USD     19,103,411      AUD     24,592,000   03/04/15     CITI        (5,561)   
  USD       5,187,187      CHF       4,768,000   03/04/15     CITI        (13,640)   
  USD          792,932      DKK       5,221,000   03/04/15     CITI        (672)   
  USD     14,830,746      EUR     13,128,000   03/04/15     CITI        (7,693)   
  USD       9,492,363      GBP       6,308,000   03/04/15     CITI        (6,922)   
  USD       8,877,233      HKD     68,824,000   03/04/15     CITI        (194)   
  USD          315,577      ILS         1,243,000   03/04/15     CITI        (588)   
  USD     58,726,773      JPY 6,921,145,000   03/04/15     CITI        (229,783)   
  USD       1,757,136      NOK     13,698,000   03/04/15     CITI        (14,353)   
  USD          106,509      NZD          147,000   03/04/15     CITI        (134)   
  USD       1,732,158      SEK     14,339,000   03/04/15     CITI        (1,251)   
  USD          909,161      SGD       1,232,000   03/04/15     CITI        (895)   
       

 

 

 
          (2,158,808)   
       

 

 

 
  Net Unrealized Appreciation     $ 1,822,836   
       

 

 

 

Counterparties:

CITI — Citibank N.A.

Currency abbreviations:

AUD — Australian Dollar

CHF — Swiss Franc

DKK — Danish Krone

EUR — Euro

GBP — British Pound

HKD — Hong Kong Dollar

ILS — Israeli Shekel

JPY — Japanese Yen

NOK — Norwegian Krone

NZD — New Zealand Dollar

SEK — Swedish Krona

SGD — Singapore Dollar

USD — United States Dollar

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.03%

  

AUSTRALIA — 7.30%

  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    2,881,956      $ 31,869,394   

ALS Ltd.

    1,686,800        6,436,619   

Alumina Ltd.a

    10,704,612        16,172,262   

Amcor Ltd.

    5,051,694        50,276,612   

AMP Ltd.

    12,540,798        56,350,672   

APA Group

    4,776,675        30,205,069   

Asciano Ltd.

    4,068,232        19,103,860   

ASX Ltd.

    803,445        23,863,545   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    8,875,336        34,212,760   

AusNet Services

    7,476,375        8,151,119   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    11,653,552        299,481,754   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    1,504,919        14,661,167   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    1,810,478        18,864,595   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    13,574,720        309,316,660   

Boral Ltd.

    3,234,062        14,103,746   

Brambles Ltd.

    6,565,908        54,199,935   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    565,606        14,720,364   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    2,441,724        18,444,480   

Cochlear Ltd.

    243,972        15,769,437   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    6,857,822        477,069,501   

Computershare Ltd.

    2,037,674        18,454,935   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    1,528,594        16,201,245   

CSL Ltd.

    2,007,448        137,492,262   

Dexus Property Group

    3,786,254        22,733,287   

Federation Centres

    5,888,838        13,895,377   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    225,784        6,648,106   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    6,735,592        12,379,009   

Goodman Group

    7,190,000        34,323,177   

GPT Group (The)

    7,001,622        24,645,362   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    2,339,626        7,196,837   

Healthscope Ltd.a

    4,736,772        9,959,656   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    1,829,136        10,070,790   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    7,134,348        20,056,706   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    9,877,622        49,230,074   

James Hardie Industries SE

    1,870,868        18,969,341   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    430,623        6,918,223   

Lend Lease Group

    2,292,172        29,774,286   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,232,366        59,645,674   

Medibank Pvt Ltd.a

    11,537,074        21,383,104   

Metcash Ltd.b

    3,899,856        4,434,039   

Mirvac Group

    15,293,130        22,985,386   
Security   Shares     Value  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    10,011,356      $ 277,783,751   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.a

    3,262,822        34,454,915   

Novion Property Group

    8,766,048        15,837,621   

Orica Ltd.

    1,600,508        22,609,619   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    4,680,690        38,929,537   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    2,569,706        5,223,024   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    5,665,720        46,813,229   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    559,382        25,897,537   

REA Group Ltd.

    222,894        8,600,826   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,844,954        82,699,796   

Santos Ltd.

    4,158,696        25,520,049   

Scentre Groupa

    22,490,320        66,554,487   

Seek Ltd.

    1,363,224        18,949,753   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,625,839        23,853,744   

Stockland

    9,738,136        33,216,055   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    5,458,648        62,573,581   

Sydney Airport

    4,493,750        17,462,546   

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    3,113,390        11,080,206   

Tatts Group Ltd.

    5,977,766        17,969,017   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    18,436,598        93,323,765   

Toll Holdings Ltd.

    2,871,730        13,843,068   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    1,163,342        6,069,883   

Transurban Group

    7,563,880        54,250,328   

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    2,741,461        10,503,772   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    4,789,416        162,580,157   

Westfield Corp.

    8,382,102        64,361,768   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    13,150,510        352,903,511   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    3,144,906        83,955,005   

Woolworths Ltd.

    5,323,476        131,748,993   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    877,180        6,571,461   
   

 

 

 
      3,876,811,431   

AUSTRIA — 0.18%

  

Andritz AG

    301,980        16,356,933   

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,180,512        25,610,569   

IMMOEAST AG Escrowa

    1,571,072        18   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    3,985,872        9,103,666   

IMMOFINANZ AG Escrowa,b

    1,157,632        13   

OMV AG

    624,092        15,546,470   

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AGb

    500,424        5,872,918   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    168,246        7,141,481   

Voestalpine AG

    487,482        17,355,631   
   

 

 

 
      96,987,699   
 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

BELGIUM — 1.34%

  

Ageas

    937,576      $ 32,089,382   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    3,392,242        413,804,289   

Belgacom SA

    641,348        23,879,451   

Colruyt SA

    301,980        13,925,543   

Delhaize Brothers and Co. “The Lion” (Delhaize
Group) SA

    432,838        35,963,558   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    341,332        28,283,490   

KBC Groep NVa

    1,052,616        56,677,066   

Solvay SA

    253,088        34,585,827   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    227,204        12,615,593   

UCB SA

    536,374        41,745,572   

Umicore SA

    463,036        19,377,400   
   

 

 

 
      712,947,171   

DENMARK — 1.53%

  

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    15,818        31,051,418   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    30,198        61,248,350   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    451,532        33,196,353   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    470,226        37,101,159   

Danske Bank A/S

    2,756,646        71,497,541   

DSV A/S

    730,114        22,998,331   

ISS A/Sa

    389,698        11,507,400   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    8,488,514        380,232,516   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    1,012,352        46,175,737   

Pandora A/S

    486,044        34,827,419   

TDC A/S

    3,477,084        25,737,242   

Tryg A/S

    92,032        10,783,965   

Vestas Wind Systems A/Sa

    941,890        36,908,027   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    93,470        7,082,971   
   

 

 

 
      810,348,429   

FINLAND — 0.89%

  

Elisa OYJ

    611,150        16,255,108   

Fortum OYJ

    1,892,408        40,360,733   

Kone OYJ Class B

    1,305,704        58,863,216   

Metso OYJ

    471,664        14,328,154   

Neste Oil OYJb

    535,891        14,815,797   

Nokia OYJ

    15,829,504        122,270,933   

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    491,796        12,148,236   

Orion OYJ Class B

    428,524        14,125,023   

Sampo OYJ Class A

    1,892,408        91,655,167   
Security   Shares     Value  

Stora Enso OYJ Class R

    2,289,296      $ 22,242,703   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    2,228,900        39,212,016   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    616,902        28,632,374   
   

 

 

 
      474,909,460   

FRANCE — 9.72%

   

Accor SA

    719,000        35,963,347   

Aeroports de Paris

    125,110        15,021,597   

Airbus Group NV

    2,469,046        131,508,446   

Alcatel-Lucenta

    11,958,408        41,751,890   

ALSTOMa

    913,130        30,005,886   

ArcelorMittal

    4,240,662        40,498,643   

Arkema SA

    281,929        20,202,073   

Atos SA

    337,930        25,008,096   

AXA SA

    7,700,490        181,222,043   

BNP Paribas SA

    4,483,684        236,663,487   

Bolloreb

    2,157,000        9,295,704   

Bouygues SA

    719,775        25,711,152   

Bureau Veritas SA

    939,014        19,947,548   

Cap Gemini SA

    615,464        44,845,194   

Carrefour SA

    2,651,672        83,320,044   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    244,460        22,267,498   

Christian Dior SA

    234,394        40,601,057   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    1,903,912        81,491,475   

CNP Assurances SA

    740,578        13,028,649   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    802,404        78,531,682   

Credit Agricole SA

    4,335,570        51,689,005   

Danone SA

    2,451,790        164,813,710   

Dassault Systemes

    540,688        33,508,866   

Edenred SA

    872,866        25,136,842   

Electricite de France SA

    1,030,371        28,015,800   

Essilor International SA

    868,552        97,100,274   

Eurazeo

    159,618        11,232,345   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    652,852        22,429,169   

Fonciere des Regions

    119,354        12,254,994   

GDF Suez

    6,147,450        136,834,145   

Gecina SA

    120,792        15,832,148   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    2,005,612        26,943,796   

Hermes International

    111,426        37,778,196   

Icade

    155,306        13,557,736   

Iliad SA

    110,726        25,720,710   

Imerys SA

    145,238        10,505,597   

JCDecaux SA

    286,166        10,328,728   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Kering

    323,550      $ 65,500,756   

Klepierre

    763,917        36,041,994   

L’Air Liquide SA

    1,467,028        185,412,450   

L’Oreal SA

    1,062,682        190,730,200   

Lafarge SA

    790,300        54,231,230   

Lagardere SCA

    506,736        13,883,946   

Legrand SA

    1,111,584        59,833,324   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    1,190,664        192,807,352   

Natixis SA

    3,955,027        25,225,168   

Numericable-SFRa

    415,144        21,643,286   

Orange SA

    7,860,108        138,545,368   

Pernod Ricard SA

    900,188        108,286,144   

Peugeot SAa

    1,672,394        24,260,131   

Publicis Groupe SA

    783,710        58,749,220   

Remy Cointreau SA

    106,412        7,876,091   

Renault SA

    821,098        63,201,227   

Rexel SA

    1,138,896        21,334,115   

Safran SA

    1,141,826        76,265,959   

Sanofi

    5,030,124        465,452,117   

Schneider Electric SE

    2,213,082        167,322,666   

SCOR SE

    677,298        21,144,282   

SES SA Class A FDR

    1,297,076        47,269,736   

Societe BIC SA

    125,106        17,788,165   

Societe Generale

    3,060,064        123,742,927   

Sodexo SA

    398,326        39,613,653   

STMicroelectronics NV

    2,755,208        23,007,455   

Suez Environnement SA

    1,229,490        22,621,858   

Technip SA

    435,714        25,641,197   

Thales SA

    387,953        20,488,371   

Total SA

    9,040,706        464,190,459   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    414,144        116,881,972   

Valeo SA

    324,988        46,079,980   

Vallourec SA

    461,602        10,089,735   

Veolia Environnement SA

    1,807,566        33,156,112   

Vinci SA

    2,060,654        108,919,197   

Vivendi SA

    5,148,040        122,198,787   

Wendel

    139,486        15,653,731   

Zodiac Aerospace

    777,958        25,871,330   
   

 

 

 
      5,161,529,263   

GERMANY — 8.62%

  

adidas AGb

    888,684        61,363,522   

Allianz SE Registered

    1,932,672        319,287,339   

Axel Springer SE

    169,684        10,449,062   

BASF SE

    3,889,790        348,960,082   
Security   Shares     Value  

Bayer AG Registered

    3,495,778      $ 505,133,177   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,409,240        164,432,616   

Beiersdorf AG

    419,896        36,864,114   

Brenntag AG

    638,472        34,813,786   

Celesio AG

    217,138        6,432,023   

Commerzbank AGa

    4,073,854        49,051,506   

Continental AG

    465,912        105,519,746   

Daimler AG Registered

    4,085,358        371,022,762   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

    1,032,484        35,885,294   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    5,841,156        170,059,531   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    813,908        62,482,479   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

    976,402        16,587,918   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    4,058,036        131,746,238   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    13,420,854        231,487,775   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    1,197,854        31,143,601   

E.ON SE

    8,456,878        130,979,970   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    150,990        9,238,260   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    920,320        68,169,467   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,601,932        91,758,891   

GEA Group AG

    760,706        34,547,072   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    255,964        22,945,662   

HeidelbergCement AG

    588,142        43,312,348   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    506,176        51,835,901   

HUGO BOSS AG

    182,626        23,576,053   

Infineon Technologies AG

    4,788,540        53,912,014   

K+S AG Registered

    724,752        22,899,707   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    97,784        13,296,499   

Lanxess AG

    391,136        18,780,616   

Linde AG

    789,462        151,358,591   

MAN SE

    143,800        15,321,643   

Merck KGaA

    546,440        54,701,285   

METRO AGa,b

    680,174        20,961,589   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    734,818        147,598,606   

Osram Licht AGa

    369,566        17,048,468   
 

 

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ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    930,386      $ 41,302,847   

QIAGEN NVa

    997,972        22,900,502   

RTL Group SAb

    163,932        15,524,288   

RWE AG

    2,072,158        57,546,239   

SAP SE

    3,895,542        254,348,269   

Siemens AG Registered

    3,347,664        351,323,562   

Symrise AG

    520,556        34,140,944   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    2,503,558        13,927,945   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    1,922,606        50,095,267   

United Internet AG Registeredc

    521,994        22,660,535   

Volkswagen AG

    123,668        27,512,914   
   

 

 

 
      4,576,248,525   

HONG KONG — 3.28%

  

AIA Group Ltd.

    50,330,400        293,737,623   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.b

    1,006,600        9,133,382   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    5,464,440        22,694,057   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

    15,099,000        53,067,094   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    4,314,000        10,070,924   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    5,752,000        110,168,121   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    2,876,792        23,690,814   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    7,909,000        70,589,203   

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong

    9,368,250        9,545,445   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    10,066,000        53,099,551   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    9,653,000        28,448,484   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    3,163,600        55,410,484   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    4,908,750        35,074,484   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    10,148,440        13,298,529   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    27,613,402        63,394,346   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    4,513,300        103,964,787   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    10,066,000        133,592,757   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    2,876,797        13,932,523   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    2,701,000        9,580,052   

Li & Fung Ltd.

    24,974,400        24,770,343   

Link REIT (The)

    10,066,258        68,161,317   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.b

    3,451,200        8,421,741   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    6,471,000        28,752,210   
Security   Shares     Value  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    20,925,132      $ 24,991,355   

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    6,224,000        11,575,652   

PCCW Ltd.

    15,818,000        10,527,176   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    6,113,500        64,104,877   

Sands China Ltd.

    9,778,400        47,988,046   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    6,098,666        7,944,505   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    11,504,000        19,288,695   

SJM Holdings Ltd.b

    8,236,000        12,152,146   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    7,180,000        117,238,097   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    2,690,500        36,123,875   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    4,889,255        15,733,446   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    5,752,033        18,843,679   

WH Group Ltd.a,d

    13,661,000        7,752,571   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)b

    6,584,912        53,505,834   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    4,315,000        24,487,480   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    6,328,000        17,669,936   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    2,876,000        10,701,516   
   

 

 

 
      1,743,227,157   

IRELAND — 0.32%

  

Bank of Irelanda

    112,155,372        33,918,555   

CRH PLC

    3,228,310        77,650,282   

Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd.a

    3,570,811        40   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    681,612        49,395,797   

Ryanair Holdings PLCa

    177,504        2,083,166   

Ryanair Holdings PLC SP ADRa

    79,689        5,257,880   
   

 

 

 
      168,305,720   

ISRAEL—0.56%

  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    4,277,227        19,065,824   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    5,261,642        17,597,106   

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    8,035,574        12,853,807   

Delek Group Ltd. (The)b

    20,298        4,973,746   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    1,880,635        13,546,876   

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)a

    11,834        3,846,250   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.a

    530,288        5,805,417   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    255,066        12,545,561   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    3,639,578        207,567,981   
   

 

 

 
      297,802,568   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

ITALY — 2.15%

  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    4,939,530      $ 104,234,071   

Atlantia SpA

    1,729,914        44,566,948   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b

    17,950,054        8,102,298   

Banco Popolare SCa

    1,535,784        19,444,889   

CNH Industrial NV

    4,019,210        30,546,451   

Enel Green Power SpA

    7,450,278        14,729,535   

Enel SpA

    27,832,490        125,818,781   

Eni SpA

    10,747,612        180,709,388   

Exor SpA

    412,716        16,868,723   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    1,710,467        18,703,416   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    48,994,098        143,636,687   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    3,968,880        10,139,741   

Luxottica Group SpA

    717,562        42,713,422   

Mediobanca SpA

    2,566,830        22,274,395   

Pirelli & C. SpA

    1,038,236        14,738,700   

Prysmian SpA

    863,760        15,985,249   

Saipem SpAa

    1,121,640        10,163,692   

Snam SpA

    8,679,768        42,469,765   

Telecom Italia SpAa

    42,376,422        49,397,739   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    25,789,092        24,343,581   

Tenaris SA

    2,006,010        28,250,761   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    6,486,818        28,416,443   

UniCredit SpA

    18,540,134        109,524,687   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    3,638,410        25,086,225   

UnipolSai SpA

    3,816,452        10,585,811   
   

 

 

 
      1,141,451,398   

JAPAN — 21.50%

  

ABC-MART Inc.

    36,500        1,830,205   

Acom Co. Ltd.ab

    1,581,870        4,349,755   

Advantest Corp.

    581,200        7,481,159   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    2,444,600        26,003,726   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    431,490        7,842,601   

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    460,110        7,689,064   

Air Water Inc.

    252,000        4,374,307   

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    823,600        29,062,461   

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    2,876,000        59,703,963   

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    575,200        6,879,973   

Amada Co. Ltd.

    1,438,000        13,221,300   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    4,316,000        11,985,521   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    4,314,000        15,792,108   
Security   Shares     Value  

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    4,314,000      $ 23,137,275   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,582,000        52,376,436   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    5,402,000        53,898,131   

ASICS Corp.

    719,000        17,812,029   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    8,923,050        138,975,184   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    719,000        14,684,212   

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    1,839,000        15,561,793   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    5,116,000        27,865,465   

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    287,600        8,630,571   

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,732,400        110,212,499   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,006,600        17,430,080   

Calbee Inc.

    287,600        11,323,799   

Canon Inc.

    4,745,400        151,110,277   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.b

    862,800        13,654,665   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    609,300        105,401,405   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,876,000        19,587,111   

Chiyoda Corp.

    483,000        3,758,243   

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    2,663,600        35,419,429   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,006,600        30,206,998   

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    719,000        10,313,838   

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,248,700        17,391,335   

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,150,600        9,266,314   

COLOPL Inc.b

    143,800        3,313,894   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    575,200        9,803,349   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    2,876,000        26,087,584   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    4,376,652        59,391,166   

Daicel Corp.

    1,151,000        14,453,029   

Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.

    723,600        10,164,219   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,588,495        37,748,197   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,006,600        70,911,463   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    287,600        32,257,524   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,732,200        50,857,322   

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    7,190,000        52,793,385   

Denso Corp.

    2,013,200        89,995,430   

Dentsu Inc.

    876,100        36,322,368   

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    208,600        15,307,811   

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,438,000        111,768,952   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    1,107,000        55,489,005   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    540,200        19,820,900   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    256,800        11,193,258   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

FANUC Corp.

    802,200      $ 135,834,146   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    218,800        81,995,284   

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,568,000        11,105,810   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    2,452,500        89,704,731   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    1,878,700        63,942,814   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    8,236,000        43,863,633   

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    3,785,000        19,075,640   

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.b

    1,581,800        5,480,719   

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,828,000        12,122,862   

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,438,000        9,573,201   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    1,006,620        10,112,047   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

    287,600        13,686,494   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    5,284,000        29,554,233   

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    143,800        8,300,038   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    1,006,600        14,439,373   

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    143,800        17,408,045   

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,438,000        7,222,747   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    169,900        5,814,481   

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    431,400        8,773,802   

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    431,400        8,087,028   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    256,800        8,077,947   

Hitachi Ltd.

    20,132,000        153,785,754   

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    660,000        10,877,793   

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    5,402,000        11,221,113   

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    719,000        10,228,145   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    6,758,600        206,040,494   

Hoya Corp.

    1,869,400        73,190,913   

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    890,500        8,179,879   

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

    431,400        6,551,889   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    495,500        8,326,880   

IHI Corp.

    5,752,000        30,360,022   

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    719,080        9,041,682   

INPEX Corp.

    3,595,043        39,909,216   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,294,200        18,509,820   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    2,571,000        34,614,877   

ITOCHU Corp.

    6,058,900        61,896,565   

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp.

    115,100        4,130,137   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    719,000        8,373,490   

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,139,800        14,661,710   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    518,200        17,690,223   
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan Display Inc.a

    1,438,000      $ 5,068,165   

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    1,150,600        27,142,660   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    2,876        10,087,362   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    4,550        22,195,122   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    10,066        21,869,009   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    4,612,900        126,941,636   

JFE Holdings Inc.

    2,098,975        46,664,736   

JGC Corp.

    1,438,000        29,545,933   

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,876,000        14,592,398   

JSR Corp.

    739,800        13,181,811   

JTEKT Corp.

    862,800        14,425,907   

JX Holdings Inc.

    9,203,200        34,144,252   

Kajima Corp.

    3,985,000        15,910,825   

Kakaku.com Inc.

    575,200        8,221,690   

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    1,151,000        11,591,819   

Kaneka Corp.

    1,151,000        7,084,434   

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)a

    2,905,100        28,268,244   

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    660,000        11,619,461   

Kao Corp.

    2,157,000        95,138,271   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    5,752,000        27,862,665   

KDDI Corp.

    2,454,700        174,764,024   

Keihan Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,438,000        8,777,474   

Keikyu Corp.

    2,453,000        19,253,956   

Keio Corp.

    2,568,000        21,074,805   

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    661,000        8,575,865   

Keyence Corp.

    186,923        88,301,684   

Kikkoman Corp.

    599,000        17,822,373   

Kintetsu Corp.

    7,190,000        25,463,244   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,307,400        44,768,791   

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    12,942,000        22,916,920   

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    305,000        10,035,543   

Komatsu Ltd.

    3,738,800        74,225,357   

Konami Corp.

    431,400        8,112,737   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    2,032,100        22,593,305   

Kubota Corp.

    4,666,000        70,050,577   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,438,200        18,218,547   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    500,000        10,747,882   

Kyocera Corp.

    1,305,200        58,045,927   

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,438,000        16,502,141   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    1,815,500      $ 17,665,828   

Lawson Inc.

    256,800        16,877,334   

LIXIL Group Corp.

    1,150,480        22,634,481   

M3 Inc.

    726,100        14,724,132   

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    287,600        11,923,654   

Makita Corp.

    575,200        25,806,019   

Marubeni Corp.

    6,902,400        38,400,531   

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    1,006,600        10,566,022   

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    143,800        3,426,520   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    2,157,000        44,943,238   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.b

    287,600        6,319,292   

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    575,200        6,767,347   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    256,852        28,448,002   

Minebea Co. Ltd.

    1,438,000        22,488,452   

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    256,800        11,586,771   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    5,464,600        28,568,602   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    5,623,800        99,008,372   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    8,628,000        101,106,219   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    5,346,000        108,476,491   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    1,438,000        6,561,682   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    12,942,000        72,177,280   

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    477,000        7,175,405   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    5,402,000        17,199,574   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    2,732,200        23,352,733   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    965,300        15,367,224   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    53,349,880        287,176,002   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    2,013,200        8,809,303   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    7,077,700        90,802,315   

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    3,457,000        10,212,225   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    3,980,000        101,664,240   

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

    4,324,000        14,724,386   

Mixi Inc.b

    143,800        5,135,496   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    96,489,860        159,358,386   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    2,025,388        49,822,148   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    862,800        94,165,036   

Nabtesco Corp.

    431,400        11,256,468   
Security   Shares     Value  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    4,314,000      $ 17,040,787   

NEC Corp.

    10,784,000        30,663,227   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    575,200        5,699,849   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,438,000        29,282,731   

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    719,000        21,545,822   

NH Foods Ltd.

    1,438,000        35,758,720   

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    575,200        5,244,449   

Nidec Corp.

    862,800        59,304,875   

Nikon Corp.

    1,294,200        16,570,696   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    445,800        43,378,828   

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    5,752        28,401,311   

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    1,552,500        8,088,622   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    3,985,000        23,442,174   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    646,000        20,458,179   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    5,752        13,583,662   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    31,685,350        74,853,655   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    1,581,800        94,532,295   

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    6,819,000        20,434,070   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    10,353,600        89,596,343   

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    946,397        11,682,422   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    256,800        13,947,848   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    287,600        16,355,238   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    719,000        43,367,088   

NOK Corp.

    431,400        12,560,235   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    15,242,800        82,335,646   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    540,200        9,179,238   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    431,400        14,782,148   

NSK Ltd.

    2,119,000        25,201,064   

NTT Data Corp.

    540,291        20,767,155   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    6,198,117        105,795,127   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    431,400        4,190,418   

Obayashi Corp.

    2,568,000        16,418,235   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    2,876,000        28,205,440   

Oji Holdings Corp.

    3,985,000        15,164,475   

Olympus Corp.a

    1,006,600        35,305,768   

Omron Corp.

    862,800        34,926,267   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    333,000        35,436,087   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    143,800        6,010,795   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    287,600        69,815,809   

ORIX Corp.

    5,608,200        65,265,478   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    8,236,000        32,715,427   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Otsuka Corp.

    149,000      $ 5,168,987   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,581,800        49,252,403   

Panasonic Corp.

    9,203,468        105,930,181   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    431,400        7,418,618   

Rakuten Inc.

    3,315,300        46,343,358   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    575,200        16,844,916   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    8,915,600        44,659,593   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    3,019,800        29,744,252   

Rinnai Corp.

    143,800        9,707,862   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    398,500        25,952,624   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    256,800        9,280,347   

Sanrio Co. Ltd.b

    166,600        4,151,349   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    287,600        18,020,142   

SBI Holdings Inc.

    862,880        9,351,264   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    907,300        53,094,796   

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    726,638        9,538,806   

Seibu Holdings Inc.b

    431,400        10,312,614   

Seiko Epson Corp.

    575,200        23,626,953   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,554,000        17,118,938   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    2,219,400        28,832,456   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,163,680        116,821,709   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    2,444,600        11,029,992   

Sharp Corp./Japana,b

    6,197,000        12,239,425   

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    719,000        9,108,007   

Shimadzu Corp.

    654,000        6,859,303   

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    143,800        12,866,284   

Shimano Inc.

    344,500        45,927,468   

Shimizu Corp.

    2,568,000        17,882,978   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,725,600        115,289,736   

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    7,190,000        13,160,090   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,294,200        39,168,101   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,438,200        23,238,442   

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,876,000        26,540,535   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    719,200        7,071,689   

SMC Corp.

    287,600        78,030,154   

SoftBank Corp.

    4,078,600        241,768,116   

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc.

    1,438,050        40,399,821   

Sony Corp.

    4,457,800        105,273,377   

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

    823,600        11,561,881   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    681,900        15,360,383   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,776,000        23,012,540   

Sumitomo Corp.

    4,601,800        45,757,480   
Security   Shares     Value  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    582,600      $ 6,169,960   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    3,020,000        39,335,972   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    2,568,000        14,057,157   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,965,000        28,404,801   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    5,464,400        185,635,621   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    14,380,600        50,989,826   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    1,535,000        49,461,329   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc.

    719,000        11,287,073   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    575,200        20,297,144   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    1,294,200        24,536,529   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    287,640        8,166,513   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,472,300        47,077,502   

Sysmex Corp.

    575,200        25,952,922   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    2,300,800        26,236,935   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    5,752,000        16,991,819   

Taisei Corp.

    4,314,000        25,230,647   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    115,100        7,358,796   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.b

    636,000        7,677,589   

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    1,438,000        12,694,896   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,311,900        166,433,795   

TDK Corp.

    540,200        34,077,232   

Teijin Ltd.

    3,985,000        11,975,525   

Terumo Corp.

    1,294,200        32,403,203   

THK Co. Ltd.

    431,400        10,613,766   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    4,314,000        20,860,273   

Toho Co. Ltd.

    431,400        9,824,160   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,438,000        7,883,812   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,957,200        24,859,681   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    2,876,000        101,363,300   

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    5,921,600        25,306,629   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    719,000        51,881,360   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    10,066,000        60,525,397   

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    1,606,000        10,937,726   

Tokyu Corp.

    5,202,000        34,675,571   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    1,869,400      $ 11,713,092   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

    1,438,000        12,792,832   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    2,568,000        17,314,570   

Toray Industries Inc.

    6,166,000        52,990,908   

Toshiba Corp.

    17,256,000        69,720,322   

TOTO Ltd.

    1,438,000        16,024,705   

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    681,900        8,858,634   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    287,600        10,222,024   

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    256,800        5,705,938   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    719,000        39,113,012   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    11,504,000        748,717,320   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    965,300        23,108,361   

Trend Micro Inc.

    431,400        12,284,791   

Unicharm Corp.

    1,725,600        48,044,735   

United Urban Investment Corp.

    10,066        16,170,384   

USS Co. Ltd.

    965,380        15,269,876   

West Japan Railway Co.

    719,000        37,203,269   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    5,778,522        19,628,232   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    318,300        19,455,957   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    3,558,550        13,329,605   

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    1,438,000        15,094,317   

Yamaha Corp.

    681,900        10,048,686   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,019,200        22,663,350   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,438,000        32,783,927   

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    143,800        3,739,914   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    159,000        2,356,608   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    870,000        11,265,228   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    862,800        9,137,387   

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    1,438,000        13,662,010   
   

 

 

 
      11,419,812,655   

NETHERLANDS — 2.80%

  

AEGON NV

    7,730,688        55,316,968   

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,031,046        74,602,610   

Altice SAa,b

    366,690        30,661,948   

ASML Holding NV

    1,512,776        159,237,602   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    358,062        15,889,471   

Delta Lloyd NV

    854,172        16,174,086   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa,b

    3,712,916        49,021,145   

Gemalto NVb

    335,054        24,356,674   
Security   Shares     Value  

Heineken Holding NV

    427,086      $ 28,025,122   

Heineken NV

    972,088        72,706,049   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    16,260,904        204,047,811   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    3,767,560        68,172,875   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    734,818        39,155,091   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    13,525,828        41,928,081   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    4,027,838        111,562,310   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    297,923        16,670,047   

NN Group NVa

    516,242        14,051,190   

OCI NVa

    355,186        12,539,334   

Randstad Holding NV

    524,870        27,793,196   

Reed Elsevier NV

    2,940,710        72,143,001   

TNT Express NV

    1,827,698        12,011,805   

Unilever NV CVA

    6,877,954        299,513,576   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,281,258        38,379,719   
   

 

 

 
      1,483,959,711   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.15%

  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    3,970,765        12,824,817   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    1,383,356        7,098,561   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    2,902,610        17,654,266   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    5,346,484        7,431,116   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

    2,937,834        7,164,461   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    1,597,692        9,566,740   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    7,756,788        18,578,594   
   

 

 

 
      80,318,555   

NORWAY — 0.65%

  

DNB ASA

    4,124,184        59,756,901   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    851,296        14,333,802   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    5,603,886        32,970,415   

Orkla ASA

    3,412,374        25,139,869   

Seadrill Ltd.b

    1,699,716        18,059,688   

Statoil ASA

    4,719,516        78,186,679   

Subsea 7 SA

    1,199,292        10,197,193   

Telenor ASA

    3,169,352        68,003,772   

Yara International ASA

    765,016        39,748,654   
   

 

 

 
      346,396,973   

PORTUGAL — 0.15%

  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda,b

    148,206,487        10,536,351   

Energias de Portugal SA

    9,854,614        37,553,736   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    1,632,130        17,246,406   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SAb

    1,077,062      $ 11,616,899   
   

 

 

 
      76,953,392   

SINGAPORE — 1.52%

  

Ascendas REIT

    8,628,000        15,686,113   

CapitaCommercial Trust

    8,628,000        11,286,350   

CapitaLand Ltd.

    11,504,000        29,586,816   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.b

    8,987,800        13,882,567   

City Developments Ltd.

    2,321,400        17,241,941   

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    9,178,200        19,467,470   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    7,337,400        107,314,423   

Genting Singapore PLC

    24,446,000        19,511,995   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    12,942,000        24,198,699   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    28,762,194        8,927,737   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

    22,403,000        16,018,145   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    296,800        9,278,427   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    6,118,800        39,341,926   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    2,876,000        9,649,723   

Noble Group Ltd.

    17,256,727        13,582,451   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    12,458,498        95,756,691   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    3,168,800        10,093,510   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    2,876,000        6,376,469   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    2,486,000        23,241,372   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    3,861,400        22,173,585   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    6,519,750        19,899,910   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    6,814,800        16,922,421   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    33,074,285        99,728,832   

StarHub Ltd.

    1,689,400        5,218,899   

Suntec REITb

    10,066,000        13,985,722   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    5,752,000        98,537,699   

UOL Group Ltd.

    2,255,000        12,032,444   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    8,231,800        19,589,384   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    7,190,000        6,589,018   
   

 

 

 
      805,120,739   

SPAIN — 3.32%

  

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    1,721,286        33,739,242   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    749,198        26,090,055   
Security   Shares     Value  

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    1,804,690      $ 72,479,146   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    25,453,056        218,291,081   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    14,427,564        36,534,093   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    7,555,252        32,005,579   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    32,236        136,558   

Banco Santander SA

    58,280,702        391,970,606   

Bankia SAa

    19,496,404        25,520,840   

Bankinter SA

    2,851,554        19,850,838   

CaixaBank SA

    9,705,063        42,317,299   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    2,670,366        17,320,883   

Enagas SA

    661,825        20,986,111   

Ferrovial SA

    1,771,616        35,155,593   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    1,505,586        35,338,765   

Grifols SA

    635,596        26,717,136   

Iberdrola SA

    21,946,756        151,764,976   

Inditex SA

    4,624,608        136,389,173   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    4,358,578        35,658,683   

Mapfre SA

    4,055,160        13,659,500   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    383,283        32,680,897   

Repsol SA

    4,434,378        78,487,356   

Telefonica SA

    18,074,222        271,366,953   

Zardoya Otis SA

    755,548        8,602,718   
   

 

 

 
      1,763,064,081   

SWEDEN — 3.12%

  

Alfa Laval AB

    1,308,580        24,328,899   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    1,393,422        76,185,987   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    2,783,968        82,552,007   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    1,673,832        45,870,052   

Boliden AB

    1,157,590        18,163,323   

Electrolux AB Class B

    1,025,294        31,766,025   

Elekta AB Class Bb

    1,570,306        16,856,333   

Getinge AB Class B

    855,069        21,117,154   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    4,012,020        165,380,126   

Hexagon AB Class B

    1,100,070        34,907,237   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    1,783,120        12,394,079   

ICA Gruppen AB

    324,988        12,504,600   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    601,084        10,724,755   

Investment AB Kinnevik Class B

    995,096        29,807,952   

Investor AB Class B

    1,924,044        70,194,015   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Lundin Petroleum ABa,b

    934,700      $ 12,135,073   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    281,848        17,989,319   

Nordea Bank AB

    12,877,290        163,914,999   

Sandvik AB

    4,495,188        47,166,477   

Securitas AB Class B

    1,319,225        16,090,735   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    6,423,546        77,572,212   

Skanska AB Class B

    1,574,704        34,930,182   

SKF AB Class B

    1,659,452        39,217,265   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    2,499,244        60,483,732   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    2,115,298        100,440,505   

Swedbank AB Class A

    3,861,030        93,626,751   

Swedish Match AB

    857,048        27,920,923   

Tele2 AB Class B

    1,366,196        15,466,308   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    12,885,918        157,170,986   

TeliaSonera AB

    10,176,726        62,801,451   

Volvo AB Class B

    6,486,818        75,983,858   
   

 

 

 
      1,655,663,320   

SWITZERLAND — 9.28%

  

ABB Ltd. Registereda

    9,269,348        178,425,252   

Actelion Ltd. Registereda

    432,838        47,985,953   

Adecco SA Registereda

    714,686        53,520,858   

Aryzta AGa

    369,568        27,776,346   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    204,196        26,632,813   

Barry Callebaut AG Registereda

    8,628        8,599,398   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG
Participation Certificates

    3,985        20,772,849   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    340        21,391,120   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    2,211,644        184,013,204   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    6,469,562        136,767,546   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    33,074        12,797,504   

Geberit AG Registered

    156,742        53,698,254   

Givaudan SA Registereda

    38,826        70,937,999   

Holcim Ltd. Registereda

    964,898        67,591,627   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.a

    946,539        38,682,535   
Security   Shares     Value  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    222,896      $ 30,670,761   

Lonza Group AG Registereda

    225,766        26,795,986   

Nestle SA Registered

    13,639,430        1,044,397,417   

Novartis AG Registered

    9,730,946        953,475,118   

Pargesa Holding SA Bearer

    126,544        9,146,433   

Partners Group Holding AG

    74,780        20,043,202   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    2,976,660        804,301,588   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    211,386        31,384,520   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    57,520        8,377,458   

SGS SA Registered

    21,570        41,027,662   

Sika AG Bearer

    8,628        29,558,672   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    227,204        29,905,336   

Sulzer AG Registered

    100,012        10,625,697   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    130,858        52,183,903   

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

    217,146        15,907,440   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registereda

    136,612        30,528,153   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    245,898        21,327,820   

Swiss Re AGa

    1,511,338        136,505,829   

Swisscom AG Registered

    102,098        59,868,345   

Syngenta AG Registered

    398,326        129,535,503   

Transocean Ltd.b

    1,557,354        24,510,066   

UBS Group AG

    15,462,814        258,651,929   

Zurich Insurance Group AGa

    638,472        211,933,426   
   

 

 

 
      4,930,255,522   

UNITED KINGDOM — 20.65%

  

3i Group PLC

    4,122,054        28,434,875   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    3,896,980        25,618,042   

Admiral Group PLC

    832,602        18,107,030   

Aggreko PLC

    1,079,288        25,190,081   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    1,476,879        17,689,551   

Anglo American PLC

    5,911,618        98,819,519   

Antofagasta PLC

    1,705,468        16,649,383   

ARM Holdings PLC

    5,964,824        93,258,746   

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,116,736        34,588,904   

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,505,586        70,166,296   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

AstraZeneca PLC

    5,334,980      $ 380,038,090   

Aviva PLC

    12,466,022        98,855,997   

Babcock International Group PLC

    1,052,315        15,899,554   

BAE Systems PLC

    13,329,269        101,597,632   

Barclays PLC

    69,361,930        243,925,126   

BG Group PLC

    14,400,132        191,814,898   

BHP Billiton PLC

    8,942,922        193,814,819   

BP PLC

    77,824,872        496,119,343   

British American Tobacco PLC

    7,881,678        444,142,901   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    3,999,078        49,821,577   

BT Group PLC

    34,444,749        216,190,498   

Bunzl PLC

    1,386,996        39,516,980   

Burberry Group PLC

    1,890,970        49,104,449   

Capita PLC

    2,768,162        46,480,898   

Carnival PLC

    774,932        34,881,210   

Centrica PLC

    21,326,978        94,107,085   

Cobham PLC

    4,765,532        23,383,081   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    826,051        13,287,324   

Compass Group PLC

    7,059,946        122,044,415   

Croda International PLC

    580,952        23,183,180   

Diageo PLC

    10,616,754        314,122,603   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    6,297,002        29,554,598   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    4,152,944        27,132,296   

easyJet PLC

    676,202        18,910,253   

Experian PLC

    4,186,018        73,746,313   

Fresnillo PLC

    951,956        12,853,393   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    6,045,943        36,176,337   

G4S PLC

    6,581,726        28,192,301   

GKN PLC

    7,118,100        39,405,843   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    20,515,946        452,025,430   

Glencore PLCa

    44,921,682        167,927,612   

Hammerson PLC

    3,223,996        33,338,008   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,006,600        15,284,431   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    80,884,624        740,546,163   

ICAP PLC

    2,363,539        16,598,868   

IMI PLC

    1,140,675        21,860,184   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    4,047,970        189,928,228   

Inmarsat PLC

    1,826,260        22,875,462   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    995,725        39,809,678   

Intertek Group PLC

    675,971        23,279,483   

Intu Properties PLC

    3,684,156        20,196,313   

Investec PLC

    2,343,575        19,710,974   
Security   Shares     Value  

ITV PLC

    16,227,282      $ 53,617,884   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    5,316,286        20,392,498   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    874,304        42,820,770   

Kingfisher PLC

    10,051,620        51,750,921   

Land Securities Group PLC

    3,290,144        62,954,321   

Legal & General Group PLC

    25,120,752        101,075,653   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    241,044,750        266,993,635   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    935,556        33,230,903   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    6,939,788        50,488,393   

Meggitt PLC

    3,370,728        27,286,867   

Melrose Industries PLC

    4,526,301        18,014,844   

Merlin Entertainments PLCd

    2,135,430        12,941,067   

National Grid PLC

    15,930,164        223,823,275   

Next PLC

    652,852        70,940,539   

Old Mutual PLC

    20,866,818        65,249,646   

Pearson PLC

    3,478,522        70,581,569   

Persimmon PLCa

    1,315,780        31,460,640   

Petrofac Ltd.

    1,108,187        11,750,571   

Prudential PLC

    10,851,148        264,017,010   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    373,880        31,923,016   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    2,745,142        232,120,991   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    4,851,812        84,237,022   

Rexam PLC

    2,951,836        18,841,799   

Rio Tinto PLC

    5,380,996        236,390,351   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCa

    7,955,072        106,513,994   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    10,636,886        57,895,379   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    16,662,106        505,001,027   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    10,301,832        325,615,148   

Royal Mail PLC

    2,740,828        17,906,563   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    4,284,326        29,232,533   

SABMiller PLC

    4,082,482        222,296,894   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    4,660,558        33,612,536   

Schroders PLC

    520,556        22,657,242   

SEGRO PLC

    3,084,510        19,104,956   

Severn Trent PLC

    1,021,638        33,020,262   

Shire PLC

    2,489,178        181,466,696   

Sky PLC

    4,387,338        61,149,129   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    3,776,188        67,547,079   

Smiths Group PLC

    1,661,579        28,124,585   

Sports Direct International PLCa

    1,144,648        12,231,735   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

SSE PLC

    4,134,250      $ 99,906,555   

Standard Chartered PLC

    10,441,318        139,207,537   

Standard Life PLC

    10,137,900        61,361,258   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    1,993,258        20,297,120   

Tesco PLC

    34,373,952        116,030,022   

Travis Perkins PLC

    1,037,435        29,947,149   

TUI AGa

    1,053,506        18,623,216   

TUI AG Newa

    840,772        14,496,439   

Tullow Oil PLC

    3,888,352        21,315,702   

Unilever PLC

    5,422,698        238,629,563   

United Utilities Group PLC

    2,911,950        44,915,430   

Vodafone Group PLC

    111,928,168        394,206,199   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    893,391        22,541,980   

Whitbread PLC

    759,276        57,074,874   

William Hill PLC

    3,694,954        20,926,990   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    9,006,194        24,334,009   

Wolseley PLC

    1,110,458        64,410,343   

WPP PLC

    5,586,630        123,005,657   
   

 

 

 
      10,967,716,241   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $50,098,497,424)

  

    52,589,830,010   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.62%

  

GERMANY—0.62%

  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    231,518        19,633,432   

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    303,422        12,497,478   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    743,446        85,236,499   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    652,852        54,855,508   

Volkswagen AG

    694,554        155,421,536   
   

 

 

 
      327,644,453   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $229,878,314)

  

    327,644,453   
Security   Shares     Value  

RIGHTS—0.02%

  

SPAIN—0.02%

  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    752,324      $ 382,032   

Banco Santander SAa

    52,720,232        8,031,442   
   

 

 

 
      8,413,474   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

  

 

(Cost: $9,456,866)

  

    8,413,474   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.65%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.65%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

  

 

0.15%e,f,g

    325,945,930        325,945,930   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

  

 

0.14%e,f,g

    19,607,252        19,607,252   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

  

 

0.00%e,f

    2,295,165        2,295,165   
   

 

 

 
      347,848,347   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $347,848,347)

      347,848,347   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.32%

   

(Cost: $50,685,680,951)

      53,273,736,284   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.32)%

  

    (168,244,746
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 53,105,491,538   
   

 

 

 

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a 

Non-income earning security.

b 

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.

c 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

d 

This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

e 

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

f 

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

g 

All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Open futures contracts as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Issue    Number of
Contracts
Purchased (Sold)
     Expiration      Exchange    Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
ASX SPI 200 Index      225         Mar. 2015       Sydney Futures    $ 24,276,561       $ 1,212,845   
Euro STOXX 50      1,563         Mar. 2015       NYSE LIFFE – London      59,068,588         3,939,822   
FTSE 100 Index      508         Mar. 2015       Eurex      51,164,469         2,841,087   
TOPIX Index      325         Mar. 2015       Tokyo Stock      39,136,126         (798,283)   
                 

 

 

 
   Net unrealized appreciation       $ 7,195,471   
                 

 

 

 
                                               

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

      iShares Currency
Hedged MSCI
EAFE ETF
    iShares MSCI
EAFE ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $      $ 50,337,832,604   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     276,968,005        347,848,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 276,968,005      $ 50,685,680,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

    

Unaffiliated

   $      $ 52,925,887,937   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     274,914,894        347,848,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     274,914,894        53,273,736,284   

Foreign currency, at valueb

            134,707,595   

Foreign currency pledged to broker, at valueb

            564,458   

Receivables:

    

Due from custodian (Note 4)

            36,869   

Dividends and interest

            54,038,577   

Capital shares sold

     1,487,125          

Futures variation margin

            7,993,754   

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)

     3,981,644          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     280,383,663        53,471,077,537   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

     4,984,805        36,869   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

            345,553,182   

Capital shares redeemed

            4,388,647   

Futures variation margin

            798,283   

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)

     2,158,808          

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     5,563        14,809,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     7,149,176        365,585,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 273,234,487      $ 53,105,491,538   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 272,731,057      $ 56,925,283,116   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (6,230     (95,534,417

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     739,935        (6,314,637,503

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (230,275     2,590,380,342   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 273,234,487      $ 53,105,491,538   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     10,600,000        862,800,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.78      $ 61.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $  — and $325,327,315, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency including currency broker, if any: $  — and $136,309,806, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares Currency
Hedged MSCI
EAFE ETF
    iShares MSCI EAFE
ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $      $ 547,270,256   

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

     402,980          

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     2        737   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

            3,005,820   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     402,982        550,276,813   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     52,021        89,012,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     52,021        89,012,541   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (43,449       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     8,572        89,012,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     394,410        461,264,272   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

            (359,947,695

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

            402,668,843   

Futures contracts

            (7,193,605

Foreign currency transactions

     952,928        (39,995,219
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     952,928        (4,467,676
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investments

     (2,162,354     (4,446,877,568

Forward currency contracts

     1,787,911          

Futures contracts

            7,824,607   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

            (2,569,374
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (374,443     (4,441,622,335
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     578,485        (4,446,090,011
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 972,895      $ (3,984,825,739
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $  — and $28,803,280, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

      iShares Currency Hedged
MSCI EAFE ETF
    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF  
      Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
January 31, 2014a

to
July 31, 2014

   

Six months ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

  

     

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 394,410      $ 61,019      $ 461,264,272      $ 1,779,549,629   

Net realized gain (loss)

     952,928        (41,666     (4,467,676     256,828,368   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (374,443     144,168        (4,441,622,335     4,598,700,178   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

     972,895        163,521        (3,984,825,739     6,635,078,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (400,640     (61,019     (502,786,656     (1,783,006,729

From net realized gain

     (171,327                     

Return of capital

            (125              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (571,967     (61,144     (502,786,656     (1,783,006,729
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     270,356,346        2,374,836        3,624,677,268        10,330,345,313   

Cost of shares redeemed

                   (1,133,781,029     (2,139,046,440
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     270,356,346        2,374,836        2,490,896,239        8,191,298,873   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     270,757,274        2,477,213        (1,996,716,156     13,043,370,319   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     2,477,213               55,102,207,694        42,058,837,375   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 273,234,487      $ 2,477,213      $ 53,105,491,538      $ 55,102,207,694   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (6,230   $      $ (95,534,417   $ (54,012,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     10,500,000        100,000        57,000,000        157,800,000   

Shares redeemed

                   (18,000,000     (33,000,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     10,500,000        100,000        39,000,000        124,800,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

     

Six months

ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Period from
Jan. 31, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.77      $ 23.74   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.38        0.62   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     0.87        1.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.25        1.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.17     (0.61

Net realized gain

     (0.07       

Return of capital

            (0.00 )d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.24     (0.61
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 25.78      $ 24.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     5.02 %e      6.86 %e 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 273,234      $ 2,477   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf,g

     0.06     0.06

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesf,g

     0.39     0.39

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsg

     2.96     4.94

Portfolio turnover rateh,i

     0     4

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Rounds to less than $0.01.
e  Not annualized.
f  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
g  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
h  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
i  Portfolio turnover rates exclude the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See page 27 for the portfolio turnover rates of the underlying fund.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF  
     Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 66.89       $ 60.17      $ 50.29      $ 58.87      $ 51.76      $ 50.11   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

    0.55         2.29        1.68        1.70        1.66        1.33   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

    (5.30      6.66        9.96        (8.56     7.13        1.67   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (4.75      8.95        11.64        (6.86     8.79        3.00   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.59      (2.23     (1.76     (1.72     (1.68     (1.35
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.59      (2.23     (1.76     (1.72     (1.68     (1.35
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 61.55       $ 66.89      $ 60.17      $ 50.29      $ 58.87      $ 51.76   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    (7.09 )%c       14.89     23.39     (11.54 )%      17.04     6.05
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 53,105,492       $ 55,102,208      $ 42,058,837      $ 34,426,719      $ 38,957,382      $ 33,386,001   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

    0.33      0.33     0.34     0.34     0.34     0.35

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

    1.72      3.47     2.95     3.32     2.86     2.50

Portfolio turnover ratee

    2      5     3     5     6     5

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

   Non-diversified

MSCI EAFE

   Diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. Currently the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF. The financial statements and schedule of investments for the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

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Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

 

   

Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward currency contracts are valued based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

 

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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2015. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

      Investments  

iShares ETF and
Investment Type

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

  

Assets:

         

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 272,078,817      $      $       $ 272,078,817   

Money Market Funds

     2,836,077                       2,836,077   

Forward Currency Contractsa

            3,981,644                3,981,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 274,914,894      $ 3,981,644      $       $ 278,896,538   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

         

Forward Currency Contractsa

   $      $ (2,158,808   $       $ (2,158,808
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 52,589,693,381      $ 136,558      $ 71       $ 52,589,830,010   

Preferred Stocks

     327,644,453                       327,644,453   

Rights

     382,032        8,031,442                8,413,474   

Money Market Funds

     347,848,347                       347,848,347   

Futures Contractsa

     7,993,754                       7,993,754   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 53,273,561,967      $ 8,168,000      $ 71       $ 53,281,730,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

         

Futures Contractsa

   $ (798,283   $      $       $ (798,283
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                   

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF has elected to treat realized gains (losses) from certain foreign currency contracts as capital gain (loss) for federal income tax purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by

 

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cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value
of Securities on Loan
     Cash  Collateral
Received
a
     Net
Amount
 

MSCI EAFE

   $ 325,327,315       $ 325,327,315       $   
                            

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.39% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of

 

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fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through November 30, 2020 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.350 %     

First $30 billion

    0.320       

Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.280       

Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion

    0.252       

Over $90 billion

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF retains 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015 the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF retained 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the Fund paid to BTC securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees in the amount of $1,000,771.

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

 

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Cross trades for the period ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest—affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended January 31, 2015, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF and

Name of Affiliated Issuer

  

Number of

Shares Held

at Beginning

of Period

    

Shares

Purchased

    

Shares

Sold

    

Shares Held

at End

of Period

    

Value at

End

of Period

    

Dividend

Income

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

                    

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     37,156         4,407,850                 4,445,006       $ 272,078,817       $ 402,980       $   
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                                

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

   $ 6,552,268       $   

MSCI EAFE

     980,220,339         875,078,112   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

   $ 265,214,686       $   

MSCI EAFE

     3,449,481,871         1,104,344,827   

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units

 

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solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

5. FUTURES CONTRACTS

Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.

The following table shows the value of futures contracts held by the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF as of January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets        

Equity contracts:

  

Variation margin/Net assets consist of — net unrealized appreciationa

   $ 7,993,754   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  a    Represents cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the schedule of investments.

 

Liabilities        

Equity contracts:

  

Variation margin/Net assets consist of — net unrealized depreciationb

   $ 798,283   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  b    Represents cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the schedule of investments.

 

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The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held by the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF during the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Net Change in

Unrealized
Appreciation/

Depreciation

 

Equity contracts:

    

Futures contracts

   $ (7,193,605   $ 7,824,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of open futures contracts held by the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF for the six months ended January 31, 2015:

 

          

Average value of contracts purchased

   $ 221,381,098   
          

 

6. FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF may enter into forward currency contracts for the purpose of hedging against the effects of foreign currencies on the value of the Fund’s assets that are denominated in a non-U.S. currency. A forward currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a currency against another currency at a specified future date at an agreed upon price and quantity. Forward currency contracts are traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) and not on an organized exchange. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed is recorded. Losses may arise if there are unfavorable movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or if the counterparties do not meet the terms of the agreement. The Fund’s use of forward currency contracts also involves the risks of imperfect correlation between the value of its currency positions and its other investments or the Fund failing to close out its position due to an illiquid market.

The following table shows the value of forward currency contracts held by the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF as of January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets        

Forward currency contracts:

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts/Net assets consist of — net unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,981,644   
  

 

 

 
  
Liabilities        

Forward currency contracts:

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts/Net assets consist of — net unrealized depreciation

   $ 2,158,808   
  

 

 

 
          

 

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The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts held by the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF during the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/

Depreciation

 

Forward currency contracts:

     

Foreign currency transactions/Forward currency contracts

   $ 952,928       $ 1,787,911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of outstanding forward currency contracts for the six months ended January 31, 2015:

 

      iShares Currency Hedged
MSCI EAFE ETF
 

Average amounts purchased in U.S. dollars

   $ 71,872,195   

Average amounts sold in U.S. dollars

   $ 165,068,658   

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund to mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency.

The collateral requirements under an ISDA Master Agreement are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the parties. Forward currency contracts held by the Fund generally do not require collateral. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

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The following table presents the exposure of the open forward currency contracts held by the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF that are subject to potential offset on the statement of assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2015:

 

      Derivative
Assets
Subject to
Offsetting
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Net
Amount of
Derivative
Assets
 

Forward currency contracts

   $ 3,981,644       $ (2,158,808   $ 1,822,836   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
     

Derivative

Liabilities
Subject to
Offsetting

    

Derivatives

Available
for Offset

   

Net

Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities

 

Forward currency contracts

   $ 2,158,808       $ (2,158,808   $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                           

 

7. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its direct or indirect investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets indirectly in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of

 

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securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

8. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Non-

Expiringa

    

Expiring

2017

    

Expiring

2018

    

Expiring

2019

     Total  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

   $ 6,428       $       $       $       $ 6,428   

MSCI EAFE

     1,461,846,177         587,985,426         1,597,347,728         896,354,758         4,543,534,089   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

 

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As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

   $ 276,968,916       $       $ (2,054,022   $ (2,054,022

MSCI EAFE

     52,408,762,910         9,248,518,174         (8,383,544,800     864,973,374   

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

9. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On January 18, 2013, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee by Laborers’ Local 265 Pension Fund and Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 572 Pension Fund (the “Plaintiffs”) against BFA, BTC, and the current members of the iShares Trust Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of iShares, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) for alleged violations of, among other things, Sections 36(a) and 36(b) of the 1940 Act. The complaint purports to be brought derivatively on behalf of iShares Trust and iShares, Inc., as well as the following eight funds: iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF; iShares MSCI EAFE ETF; iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF; iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF; iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF; iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF; iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF; and iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF. The complaint alleges, among other things, that BFA and BTC breached their fiduciary duties under the 1940 Act by charging allegedly excessive fees in connection with the provision of securities lending services to the above eight funds, that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties under the 1940 Act by approving those fee arrangements, and that the securities lending contracts are unenforceable under Section 47(b) of the 1940 Act. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, rescission of the securities lending contracts, and monetary damages of an unspecified amount. Defendants believe the claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend themselves against the allegations in the lawsuit. The Court dismissed the complaint with prejudice on October 24, 2013. The Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal on November 8, 2013. On February 13, 2014, the Plaintiffs filed an appeal brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (the “Sixth Circuit”). Oral argument of the Plaintiff’s appeal was heard by the Sixth Circuit on July 30, 2014. On September 30, 2014, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit. On December 29, 2014, the Plaintiffs filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal of the Sixth Circuit’s ruling.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF   

Net

Investment

Income

     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
     Return
of
Capital
     Total
Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

   $ 0.170485       $ 0.072905       $       $ 0.243390         70     30         100

MSCI EAFE

     0.570352                 0.014828         0.585180         97               3        100   

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI Inc., nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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About Fund Performance

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Shareholder Expenses

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Schedules of Investments

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI EAFE GROWTH ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -4.56%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -4.38%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    1.05%        1.09%        1.29%          1.05%        1.09%        1.29%   

5 Years

    7.09%        7.20%        7.37%          40.84%        41.59%        42.71%   

Since Inception

    4.91%        4.85%        5.11%            57.66%        56.82%        60.60%   

The inception date of the Fund was 8/1/05. The first day of secondary market trading was 8/5/05.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 954.40         $ 1.97         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.20         $ 2.04           0.40%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Consumer Staples

     17.92

Health Care

     17.16   

Consumer Discretionary

     15.93   

Industrials

     15.59   

Financials

     13.27   

Materials

     7.92   

Information Technology

     7.31   

Telecommunication Services

     2.40   

Energy

     1.58   

Utilities

     0.92   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Japan

     21.41

United Kingdom

     17.30   

Switzerland

     14.35   

Germany

     9.04   

France

     8.23   

Australia

     7.22   

Sweden

     3.50   

Netherlands

     3.39   

Hong Kong

     3.11   

Denmark

     2.71   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     90.26
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI EAFE VALUE ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -9.71%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -9.52%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    (2.44)%        (2.17)%        (2.17)%          (2.44)%        (2.17)%        (2.17)%   

5 Years

    5.17%        5.34%        5.35%          28.67%        29.73%        29.75%   

Since Inception

    3.58%        3.54%        3.74%            39.72%        39.17%        41.77%   

The inception date of the Fund was 8/1/05. The first day of secondary market trading was 8/5/05.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 902.90         $ 1.92         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.20         $ 2.04           0.40%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Financials

     37.81

Industrials

     9.45   

Energy

     9.31   

Consumer Discretionary

     9.25   

Telecommunication Services

     7.99   

Materials

     7.01   

Utilities

     6.90   

Health Care

     5.24   

Consumer Staples

     4.94   

Information Technology

     2.10   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

United Kingdom

     24.31

Japan

     21.79   

France

     11.31   

Germany

     9.49   

Australia

     7.43   

Spain

     4.34   

Switzerland

     4.06   

Hong Kong

     3.44   

Italy

     2.95   

Sweden

     2.74   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     91.86
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI EAFE SMALL-CAP ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -7.33%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.58%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    (3.19)%        (3.03)%        (3.31)%          (3.19)%        (3.03)%        (3.31)%   

5 Years

    9.14%        9.17%        8.89%          54.86%        55.08%        53.06%   

Since Inception

    1.67%        1.61%        1.79%            12.53%        12.11%        13.52%   

The inception date of the Fund was 12/10/07. The first day of secondary market trading was 12/12/07.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period  a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 926.70         $ 1.94         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.20         $ 2.04           0.40%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Financials

     22.91

Industrials

     21.78   

Consumer Discretionary

     18.07   

Information Technology

     9.33   

Materials

     8.91   

Health Care

     7.33   

Consumer Staples

     5.98   

Energy

     2.56   

Utilities

     1.72   

Telecommunication Services

     1.41   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Japan

     30.01

United Kingdom

     22.07   

Australia

     6.24   

Germany

     5.70   

Switzerland

     4.36   

Sweden

     4.04   

France

     3.88   

Italy

     3.60   

Hong Kong

     2.74   

Spain

     2.32   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     84.96
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI EAFE GROWTH ETF

January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.20%

  

AUSTRALIA — 7.21%

   

Alumina Ltd.a

    680,000      $ 1,027,327   

Amcor Ltd.

    325,824        3,242,739   

AMP Ltd.

    789,376        3,546,973   

APA Group

    298,716        1,888,916   

Asciano Ltd.

    263,360        1,236,702   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    574,080        2,212,971   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    858,816        19,569,177   

Boral Ltd.

    208,704        910,158   

Brambles Ltd.

    418,432        3,454,052   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    36,352        946,091   

Cochlear Ltd.

    15,296        988,676   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    281,856        19,607,522   

Computershare Ltd.

    125,888        1,140,150   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    95,744        1,014,770   

CSL Ltd.

    127,232        8,714,256   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    15,104        444,730   

Goodman Group

    467,520        2,231,818   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    50,112        154,148   

Healthscope Ltd.a

    299,712        630,182   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    111,808        615,588   

James Hardie Industries SE

    118,784        1,204,390   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    77,248        3,738,751   

Medibank Pvt Ltd.a

    483,264        895,694   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.a

    206,080        2,176,174   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    296,512        2,466,105   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    151,936        308,816   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    35,328        1,635,570   

REA Group Ltd.

    14,080        543,306   

Santos Ltd.

    264,256        1,621,620   

Seek Ltd.

    86,848        1,207,247   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    101,376        1,487,353   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    223,104        2,557,486   

Sydney Airport

    288,128        1,119,655   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,164,864        5,896,397   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    75,008        391,364   

Transurban Group

    483,648        3,468,863   

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    174,208        667,469   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    304,021        10,320,211   

Woolworths Ltd.

    336,448        8,326,643   
   

 

 

 
      123,610,060   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

AUSTRIA — 0.17%

   

Andritz AG

    19,520      $ 1,057,313   

Erste Group Bank AG

    74,816        1,623,093   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    4,736        201,027   
   

 

 

 
      2,881,433   

BELGIUM — 2.17%

   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    215,040        26,231,759   

Colruyt SA

    11,584        534,186   

KBC Groep NVa

    66,880        3,601,087   

Solvay SA

    15,744        2,151,502   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    14,144        785,351   

UCB SA

    33,984        2,644,948   

Umicore SA

    29,120        1,218,631   
   

 

 

 
      37,167,464   

DENMARK — 2.71%

   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    512        1,005,078   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    1,024        2,076,903   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    28,864        2,122,063   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    29,696        2,343,035   

Danske Bank A/S

    175,232        4,544,892   

DSV A/S

    47,808        1,505,935   

ISS A/Sa

    25,088        740,824   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    537,792        24,089,729   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    64,512        2,942,543   

Pandora A/S

    31,040        2,224,167   

Vestas Wind Systems A/Sa

    60,288        2,362,390   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    5,824        441,331   
   

 

 

 
      46,398,890   

FINLAND — 0.82%

   

Kone OYJ Class B

    84,288        3,799,837   

Metso OYJ

    10,816        328,567   

Neste Oil OYJ

    23,040        636,988   

Nokia OYJ

    1,004,032        7,755,387   

Orion OYJ Class B

    13,312        438,791   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    25,536        1,185,206   
   

 

 

 
      14,144,776   

FRANCE — 8.21%

   

Accor SA

    46,272        2,314,459   

Aeroports de Paris

    7,936        952,853   

Airbus Group NV

    157,632        8,395,931   

Alcatel-Lucenta

    752,832        2,628,457   

ALSTOMa

    29,184        959,000   

Atos SA

    21,504        1,591,377   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE GROWTH ETF

January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Bolloreb

    147,200      $ 634,366   

Bureau Veritas SA

    59,392        1,261,669   

Cap Gemini SA

    19,520        1,422,306   

Carrefour SA

    166,656        5,236,615   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    15,424        1,404,949   

Christian Dior SA

    14,656        2,538,670   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    61,248        2,621,544   

Danone SA

    155,584        10,458,635   

Dassault Systemes

    34,560        2,141,839   

Edenred SA

    54,912        1,581,359   

Essilor International SA

    54,784        6,124,609   

Eurazeo

    10,368        729,598   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    126,208        1,695,504   

Hermes International

    7,068        2,396,355   

Iliad SA

    7,040        1,635,332   

JCDecaux SA

    17,600        635,245   

Kering

    7,168        1,451,119   

L’Air Liquide SA

    92,017        11,629,701   

L’Oreal SA

    67,200        12,061,058   

Lafarge SA

    49,920        3,425,564   

Legrand SA

    71,168        3,830,766   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    74,752        12,104,788   

Natixis SA

    127,936        815,976   

Numericable-SFRa

    26,251        1,368,580   

Pernod Ricard SA

    57,088        6,867,276   

Peugeot SAa

    52,992        768,714   

Publicis Groupe SA

    49,856        3,737,353   

Remy Cointreau SA

    6,400        473,696   

Renault SA

    25,792        1,985,252   

Safran SA

    72,704        4,856,117   

SES SA Class A FDR

    52,480        1,912,545   

Societe BIC SA

    7,616        1,082,879   

Societe Generale

    97,024        3,923,458   

Sodexo SA

    24,960        2,482,280   

Technip SA

    17,536        1,031,971   

Thales SA

    12,224        645,567   

Valeo SA

    20,480        2,903,855   

Wendel

    3,008        337,571   

Zodiac Aerospace

    50,176        1,668,625   
   

 

 

 
      140,725,383   

GERMANY — 8.45%

   

adidas AGb

    55,936        3,862,374   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Bayer AG Registered

    221,504      $ 32,006,901   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    31,040        3,621,802   

Beiersdorf AG

    26,688        2,343,031   

Brenntag AG

    41,664        2,271,801   

Celesio AG

    9,536        282,474   

Commerzbank AGa

    259,200        3,120,915   

Continental AG

    29,440        6,667,571   

Daimler AG Registered

    129,024        11,717,661   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    25,536        1,960,360   

Deutsche Lufthansa
AG Registered

    41,216        700,211   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    258,496        8,392,206   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    76,800        1,996,761   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    9,600        587,372   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    58,560        4,337,626   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    101,952        5,839,825   

GEA Group AG

    49,280        2,238,026   

HeidelbergCement AG

    24,832        1,828,695   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    30,976        3,172,155   

HUGO BOSS AG

    11,328        1,462,385   

Infineon Technologies AG

    305,344        3,437,731   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    6,016        818,045   

Lanxess AG

    24,704        1,186,177   

Linde AG

    49,792        9,546,307   

MAN SE

    9,920        1,056,959   

Merck KGaA

    34,816        3,485,250   

METRO AGa,b

    42,688        1,315,558   

Osram Licht AGa

    8,576        395,620   

QIAGEN NVa

    62,720        1,439,238   

RTL Group SAb

    3,648        345,464   

SAP SE

    247,104        16,133,949   

Symrise AG

    32,960        2,161,699   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    120,256        3,133,381   

United Internet AG Registered

    32,896        1,428,064   

Volkswagen AG

    2,560        569,533   
   

 

 

 
      144,863,127   

HONG KONG — 3.10%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    3,264,000        19,049,314   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    64,000        580,704   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    320,000        747,032   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    640,000        3,376,089   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    128,000      $ 914,598   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,689,131        3,877,876   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    273,700        6,304,736   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    576,000        7,644,489   

Li & Fung Ltd.

    1,920,400        1,904,709   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    256,000        624,700   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    384,000        1,706,205   

Sands China Ltd.

    640,000        3,140,836   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    256,666        334,349   

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    192,000        283,294   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    416,000        1,362,818   

WH Group Ltd.a,c

    992,000        562,957   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    281,600        786,323   
   

 

 

 
      53,201,029   

IRELAND — 0.34%

   

Bank of Irelanda

    7,399,680        2,237,846   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    42,624        3,088,922   

Ryanair Holdings PLC SP ADRa

    7,296        481,390   
   

 

 

 
      5,808,158   

ISRAEL — 0.53%

   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    172,544        577,059   

Delek Group Ltd. (The)

    384        94,094   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    119,488        860,714   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.a

    18,496        202,488   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    15,488        761,786   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    114,944        6,555,346   
   

 

 

 
      9,051,487   

ITALY — 1.39%

   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b

    1,107,360        499,840   

CNH Industrial NV

    89,536        680,484   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    108,480        1,186,195   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    3,128,384        9,171,528   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    80,384        205,366   

Luxottica Group SpA

    45,440        2,704,850   

Pirelli & C. SpA

    64,320        913,081   

Prysmian SpA

    54,912        1,016,234   

Saipem SpAa

    71,616        648,945   

Tenaris SA

    126,912        1,787,309   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

UniCredit SpA

    592,192      $ 3,498,337   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    231,360        1,595,188   
   

 

 

 
      23,907,357   

JAPAN — 21.36%

   

ABC-MART Inc.

    6,400        320,913   

Acom Co. Ltd.a,b

    115,200        316,772   

Advantest Corp.

    44,800        576,662   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    12,800        232,648   

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    30,710        513,206   

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    143,000        2,968,591   

Amada Co. Ltd.

    96,000        882,646   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    320,000        888,639   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    102,400        3,390,232   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    128,000        1,277,112   

ASICS Corp.

    44,800        1,109,845   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    576,000        8,971,115   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    44,800        914,955   

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    12,800        384,114   

Bridgestone Corp.

    115,200        4,646,640   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    64,000        1,108,211   

Calbee Inc.

    19,200        755,970   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.b

    51,200        810,291   

Chiyoda Corp.

    21,000        163,402   

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    89,600        1,191,463   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    57,600        1,728,515   

COLOPL Inc.b

    12,800        294,978   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    288,000        3,908,160   

Daicel Corp.

    64,000        803,644   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    64,000        4,508,577   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    19,200        2,153,493   

Denso Corp.

    128,000        5,721,943   

Dentsu Inc.

    57,600        2,388,047   

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,800        939,310   

East Japan Railway Co.

    44,800        3,482,093   

FANUC Corp.

    51,200        8,669,544   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    14,000        5,246,499   

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    128,000        553,561   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    160,000        5,852,296   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    512,000        2,726,831   

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.b

    115,200        399,152   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    64,000        642,915   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

    19,200        913,702   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    128,000      $ 715,924   

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    6,400        369,404   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    70,400        1,009,867   

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,000        847,401   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    19,200        603,959   

Hitachi Ltd.

    832,000        6,355,541   

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    64,000        1,054,816   

Hoya Corp.

    115,200        4,510,321   

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    64,000        587,886   

IHI Corp.

    384,000        2,026,816   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    57,600        823,803   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    160,000        2,154,174   

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    70,400        1,660,736   

JGC Corp.

    64,000        1,314,979   

JTEKT Corp.

    57,600        963,065   

Kajima Corp.

    192,000        766,594   

Kakaku.com Inc.

    38,400        548,875   

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)a

    192,000        1,868,267   

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    64,000        1,126,736   

Kao Corp.

    140,800        6,210,231   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    384,000        1,860,095   

KDDI Corp.

    76,800        5,467,828   

Keihan Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    128,000        781,305   

Keikyu Corp.

    128,000        1,004,691   

Keio Corp.

    128,059        1,050,942   

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    64,000        830,341   

Keyence Corp.

    12,887        6,087,768   

Kikkoman Corp.

    38,000        1,130,635   

Kintetsu Corp.

    512,000        1,813,238   

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    25,600        842,328   

Komatsu Ltd.

    249,600        4,955,239   

Konami Corp.

    19,200        361,068   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    121,600        1,351,974   

Kubota Corp.

    320,000        4,804,154   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    6,400        137,573   

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    115,200        1,120,960   

Lawson Inc.

    19,200        1,261,857   

LIXIL Group Corp.

    25,600        503,653   

M3 Inc.

    51,200        1,038,253   

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    12,800        530,677   

Makita Corp.

    32,000        1,435,662   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    147,200        3,067,058   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.b

    12,800      $ 281,248   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,800        1,417,682   

Minebea Co. Ltd.

    64,000        1,000,877   

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    6,400        288,767   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    230,400        1,204,517   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    512,000        5,999,813   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    217,000        4,403,180   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    64,000        292,036   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    384,000        2,141,560   

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    30,000        451,283   

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    192,000        567,182   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    162,500        4,150,864   

Mixi Inc.b

    12,800        457,123   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    52,900        5,773,447   

Nabtesco Corp.

    32,000        834,972   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    128,000        505,614   

NEC Corp.

    413,000        1,174,324   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    32,000        317,099   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    64,000        1,303,265   

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    48,800        1,462,359   

NH Foods Ltd.

    64,000        1,591,487   

Nidec Corp.

    57,600        3,959,157   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    12,800        1,245,511   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,000        2,026,817   

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    192,000        575,354   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,400        347,610   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,200        1,091,866   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    38,400        2,316,128   

NOK Corp.

    25,600        745,345   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    32,000        1,096,497   

NSK Ltd.

    128,000        1,522,292   

NTT Data Corp.

    32,000        1,229,983   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    12,800        124,333   

Obayashi Corp.

    192,000        1,227,532   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    192,000        1,882,978   

Olympus Corp.a

    64,000        2,244,754   

Omron Corp.

    57,600        2,331,656   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,200        2,043,162   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    12,800        535,036   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    13,700        3,325,718   

Otsuka Corp.

    12,800        444,047   

Panasonic Corp.

    595,200        6,850,640   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    25,600        440,233   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Rakuten Inc.

    217,600      $ 3,041,750   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    38,400        1,124,556   

Rinnai Corp.

    9,800        661,593   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    12,800        833,610   

Sanrio Co. Ltd.b

    12,800        318,951   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,200        1,203,014   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    57,600        3,370,727   

Seibu Holdings Inc.b

    32,000        764,960   

Seiko Epson Corp.

    32,000        1,314,434   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    64,000        705,027   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    134,400        4,962,840   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    160,000        721,917   

Sharp Corp./Japana,b

    384,000        758,422   

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    44,800        567,509   

Shimadzu Corp.

    64,000        671,247   

Shimano Inc.

    19,200        2,559,673   

Shimizu Corp.

    128,000        891,363   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    108,800        7,269,079   

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    448,000        819,989   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    38,400        1,162,150   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    64,000        1,034,112   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    19,200        188,788   

SMC Corp.

    14,900        4,042,591   

SoftBank Corp.

    256,000        15,174,971   

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc.

    89,600        2,517,175   

Sony Corp.

    281,600        6,650,137   

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

    44,849        629,600   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    12,800        288,331   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    192,000        764,960   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    44,800        474,449   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    134,400        1,750,581   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    64,000        350,334   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    94,000        3,028,903   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    25,600        903,350   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    51,200        970,693   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    96,000        3,069,646   

Sysmex Corp.

    38,400        1,732,601   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    320,000        945,303   

Taisei Corp.

    192,000        1,122,922   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    15,000        181,075   

TDK Corp.

    19,200        1,211,186   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Teijin Ltd.

    256,000      $ 769,319   

Terumo Corp.

    83,200        2,083,099   

THK Co. Ltd.

    32,000        787,298   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    128,000        618,942   

Toho Co. Ltd.

    32,000        728,728   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    128,000        701,758   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    44,800        3,232,663   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    640,000        3,848,227   

Tokyu Corp.

    128,000        853,224   

Toray Industries Inc.

    384,000        3,300,115   

Toshiba Corp.

    1,088,000        4,395,903   

TOTO Ltd.

    64,000        713,200   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    6,400        227,472   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    19,200        1,044,464   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    256,000        16,661,303   

Trend Micro Inc.

    19,200        546,750   

Unicharm Corp.

    102,400        2,851,055   

USS Co. Ltd.

    57,600        911,087   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    390,400        1,326,094   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    25,600        1,564,790   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    70,400        1,565,443   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    96,000        2,188,635   

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    12,800        332,899   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    15,000        222,322   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    64,000        828,706   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    57,600        610,006   
   

 

 

 
      366,206,750   

NETHERLANDS — 3.39%

   

Altice SAa,b

    11,712        979,336   

ASML Holding NV

    96,000        10,105,138   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa,b

    234,304        3,093,485   

Gemalto NVb

    21,184        1,539,966   

Heineken Holding NV

    26,624        1,747,051   

Heineken NV

    61,440        4,595,324   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    516,224        6,477,769   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    433,920        1,345,088   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    11,840        662,498   

NN Group NVa

    21,440        583,559   

OCI NVa

    22,400        790,800   

Randstad Holding NV

    34,048        1,802,928   

Reed Elsevier NV

    186,624        4,578,355   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

TNT Express NV

    116,445      $ 765,287   

Unilever NV CVA

    436,544        19,010,138   
   

 

 

 
      58,076,722   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.15%

   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    254,272        821,250   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    185,472        1,128,079   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    101,568        608,174   
   

 

 

 
      2,557,503   

NORWAY — 0.12%

   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    361,920        2,129,353   
   

 

 

 
      2,129,353   

PORTUGAL — 0.15%

   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda

    9,515,904        676,508   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    103,744        1,096,243   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SAb

    66,880        721,350   
   

 

 

 
      2,494,101   

SINGAPORE — 1.49%

   

CapitaLand Ltd.

    704,000        1,810,598   

City Developments Ltd.

    128,000        950,706   

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    512,000        1,085,980   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    320,000        4,680,216   

Genting Singapore PLC

    1,664,000        1,328,150   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    832,000        1,555,657   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    704,000        218,521   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    28,000        875,323   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    128,000        822,999   

Noble Group Ltd.

    1,152,181        906,860   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    256,000        815,431   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    128,000        283,793   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    128,000        1,196,660   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    215,000        1,234,610   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    141,000        430,367   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    448,000        1,112,468   

StarHub Ltd.

    128,000        395,418   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    345,000        5,910,206   
   

 

 

 
      25,613,963   

SPAIN — 2.38%

   

Abertis Infraestructuras SAb

    52,800        1,034,942   

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    56,960        2,287,602   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,609,347      $ 13,802,119   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    916,992        2,322,046   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    480,640        2,036,088   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    2,036        8,625   

Bankia SAa

    1,236,864        1,619,058   

Bankinter SA

    180,672        1,257,732   

CaixaBank SA

    612,224        2,669,500   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    165,760        1,075,175   

Grifols SA

    40,192        1,689,462   

Inditex SA

    291,904        8,608,848   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    275,648        2,255,149   

Zardoya Otis SA

    16,000        182,177   
   

 

 

 
      40,848,523   

SWEDEN — 3.49%

   

Alfa Laval AB

    84,480        1,570,638   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    89,536        4,895,422   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    179,776        5,330,833   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    104,512        2,864,069   

Boliden AB

    73,536        1,153,827   

Electrolux AB Class B

    42,112        1,304,729   

Elekta AB Class Bb

    99,264        1,065,542   

Getinge AB Class B

    54,016        1,334,003   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    254,080        10,473,473   

Hexagon AB Class B

    69,248        2,197,366   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    109,184        758,914   

ICA Gruppen AB

    20,672        795,399   

Investor AB Class B

    121,920        4,447,951   

Lundin Petroleum ABa

    56,768        737,011   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    17,536        1,119,258   

SKF AB Class B

    106,432        2,515,271   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    55,552        1,344,403   

Swedish Match AB

    35,200        1,146,746   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    816,832        9,962,992   

Volvo AB Class B

    411,904        4,824,870   
   

 

 

 
      59,842,717   

SWITZERLAND — 14.31%

   

ABB Ltd. Registereda

    589,632        11,349,799   

Actelion Ltd. Registereda

    27,456        3,043,869   
 

 

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Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Aryzta AGa

    15,040      $ 1,130,391   

Barry Callebaut AG Registereda

    576        574,091   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    256        1,334,467   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    26        1,635,792   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    139,712        11,624,318   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    2,176        841,972   

Geberit AG Registered

    10,240        3,508,122   

Givaudan SA Registereda

    2,496        4,560,378   

Holcim Ltd. Registereda

    61,184        4,285,972   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.a

    59,776        2,442,886   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    14,208        1,955,038   

Lonza Group AG Registered

    14,400        1,709,124   

Nestle SA Registered

    561,408        42,988,092   

Novartis AG Registered

    616,256        60,383,108   

Partners Group Holding AG

    4,736        1,269,385   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    188,416        50,910,513   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    12,160        1,805,398   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    5,312        773,662   

SGS SA Registered

    1,472        2,799,848   

Sika AG Bearer

    576        1,973,319   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    14,272        1,878,527   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    8,448        3,368,916   

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

    13,056        956,442   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    7,680        666,120   

Swisscom AG Registered

    2,176        1,275,965   

Syngenta AG Registered

    24,768        8,054,547   

UBS Group AG

    978,236        16,363,298   
   

 

 

 
      245,463,359   

UNITED KINGDOM — 17.26%

   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    246,272        1,618,948   

Aggreko PLC

    69,010        1,610,661   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    103,872        1,244,143   

ARM Holdings PLC

    377,920        5,908,698   

Ashtead Group PLC

    134,976        2,205,600   

Associated British Foods PLC

    95,808        4,465,034   

Babcock International Group PLC

    67,630        1,021,830   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

BG Group PLC

    912,960      $ 12,160,953   

British American Tobacco PLC

    498,944        28,116,149   

BT Group PLC

    1,091,328        6,849,658   

Bunzl PLC

    90,048        2,565,563   

Burberry Group PLC

    119,552        3,104,510   

Capita PLC

    176,576        2,964,932   

Carnival PLC

    49,536        2,229,713   

Cobham PLC

    104,832        514,380   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    25,252        406,187   

Compass Group PLC

    448,839        7,759,024   

Croda International PLC

    36,928        1,473,630   

Diageo PLC

    672,576        19,899,804   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    261,888        1,710,984   

easyJet PLC

    42,816        1,197,366   

Experian PLC

    265,600        4,679,153   

Fresnillo PLC

    58,240        786,362   

G4S PLC

    268,800        1,151,383   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1,301,440        28,674,475   

Glencore PLCa

    2,840,000        10,616,575   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    64,256        975,677   

IMI PLC

    72,679        1,392,839   

Inmarsat PLC

    114,496        1,434,160   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    63,053        2,520,897   

Intertek Group PLC

    42,624        1,467,910   

ITV PLC

    1,025,152        3,387,288   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    55,168        2,701,962   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    60,480        2,148,247   

Meggitt PLC

    215,424        1,743,910   

Melrose Industries PLC

    148,480        590,956   

Merlin Entertainments PLCc

    135,168        819,141   

Next PLC

    41,024        4,457,771   

Persimmon PLCa

    54,400        1,300,718   

Petrofac Ltd.

    35,200        373,240   

Prudential PLC

    687,104        16,717,784   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    23,360        1,994,548   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    173,888        14,703,449   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    305,280        5,300,263   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    677,824        3,689,320   

Royal Mail PLC

    172,416        1,126,440   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    177,024        1,207,859   

SABMiller PLC

    258,880        14,096,381   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    289,664      $ 2,089,094   

Schroders PLC

    33,536        1,459,657   

Severn Trent PLC

    22,144        715,714   

Shire PLC

    157,952        11,515,057   

Sky PLC

    276,352        3,851,694   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    240,192        4,296,467   

Smiths Group PLC

    105,408        1,784,180   

Sports Direct International PLCa

    72,256        772,129   

Travis Perkins PLC

    66,560        1,921,356   

TUI AGa

    121,600        2,149,568   

Tullow Oil PLC

    240,192        1,316,718   

Unilever PLC

    343,360        15,109,793   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    57,600        1,453,359   

Whitbread PLC

    48,768        3,665,897   

William Hill PLC

    119,296        675,653   

Wolseley PLC

    71,744        4,161,396   
   

 

 

 
      296,024,207   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $1,356,380,472)

      1,701,016,362   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.57%

  

 

GERMANY — 0.57%

   

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    18,816        775,002   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    47,936        5,495,889   

Volkswagen AG

    15,616        3,494,419   
   

 

 

 
      9,765,310   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $7,090,303)

   

    9,765,310   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.20%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.20%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares
0.15%
d,e,f

    19,342,759        19,342,759   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares
0.14%
d,e,f

    1,163,730        1,163,730   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares
0.00%
d,e

    126,661        126,661   
   

 

 

 
      20,633,150   
   

 

 

 
          Value  
   

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $20,633,150)

  $ 20,633,150   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.97%
(Cost: $1,384,103,925)

    1,731,414,822   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.97)%

    (16,627,785 ) 
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 1,714,787,037   
   

 

 

 

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.01%

  

AUSTRALIA — 7.41%

  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    284,430      $ 3,145,299   

ALS Ltd.

    167,328        638,503   

ASX Ltd.

    80,514        2,391,389   

AusNet Services

    760,662        829,312   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    1,155,546        29,696,091   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    146,538        1,427,597   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    185,472        1,932,558   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    240,660        1,817,916   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    237,006        16,487,499   

Dexus Property Group

    380,394        2,283,948   

Federation Centres

    604,296        1,425,905   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    656,208        1,206,012   

GPT Group (The)

    690,354        2,430,012   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    136,332        419,366   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    700,308        1,968,767   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    979,902        4,883,832   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    43,062        691,817   

Lend Lease Group

    233,100        3,027,864   

Medibank Pvt Ltd.a

    408,240        756,642   

Metcash Ltd.b

    382,662        435,077   

Mirvac Group

    1,558,242        2,342,018   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    991,998        27,524,835   

Novion Property Group

    889,308        1,606,713   

Orica Ltd.

    156,114        2,205,349   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    561,708        4,641,134   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    181,314        8,127,374   

Scentre Groupa

    2,200,716        6,512,470   

Stockland

    983,808        3,355,696   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    186,606        2,139,102   

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    329,994        1,174,412   

Tatts Group Ltd.

    598,248        1,798,319   

Toll Holdings Ltd.

    286,398        1,380,571   

Westfield Corp.

    827,946        6,357,363   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,301,202        34,918,703   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    311,346        8,311,554   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    87,822        657,925   
   

 

 

 
      190,948,944   

AUSTRIA — 0.20%

   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    406,728        928,960   

IMMOFINANZ AG Escrowa

    269,008        3   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

OMV AG

    62,748      $ 1,563,087   

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG

    48,258        566,350   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    8,064        342,290   

Voestalpine AG

    46,746        1,664,280   
   

 

 

 
      5,064,970   

BELGIUM — 0.48%

   

Ageas

    91,602        3,135,161   

Belgacom SA

    63,750        2,373,618   

Colruyt SA

    10,458        482,262   

Delhaize Brothers and Co. “The Lion” (Delhaize Group) SA

    42,840        3,559,481   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    33,264        2,756,325   
   

 

 

 
      12,306,847   

DENMARK — 0.32%

   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    756        1,484,061   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    1,638        3,322,233   

TDC A/S

    339,822        2,515,349   

Tryg A/S

    8,820        1,033,495   
   

 

 

 
      8,355,138   

FINLAND — 0.97%

   

Elisa OYJ

    58,842        1,565,055   

Fortum OYJ

    187,614        4,001,377   

Metso OYJ

    29,988        910,972   

Neste Oil OYJb

    19,908        550,397   

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    48,510        1,198,283   

Orion OYJ Class B

    21,168        697,740   

Sampo OYJ Class A

    184,338        8,928,059   

Stora Enso OYJ Class R

    231,588        2,250,099   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    221,508        3,896,889   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    21,042        976,626   
   

 

 

 
      24,975,497   

FRANCE — 11.28%

   

ALSTOMa

    45,738        1,502,972   

ArcelorMittal

    418,068        3,992,581   

Arkema SA

    27,597        1,977,507   

AXA SA

    758,898        17,859,779   

BNP Paribas SA

    444,528        23,463,640   

Bouygues SA

    71,064        2,538,484   

Cap Gemini SA

    30,366        2,212,589   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    95,004        4,066,373   

CNP Assurances SA

    70,686        1,243,546   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    78,498      $ 7,682,639   

Credit Agricole SA

    429,786        5,123,942   

Electricite de France SA

    101,430        2,757,883   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    65,142        2,237,997   

Fonciere des Regions

    11,970        1,229,052   

GDF Suez

    606,564        13,501,316   

Gecina SA

    12,096        1,585,417   

Icade

    15,750        1,374,927   

Imerys SA

    14,868        1,075,457   

Kering

    20,412        4,132,287   

Klepierre

    75,397        3,557,269   

Lagardere SCA

    49,896        1,367,089   

Natixis SA

    197,820        1,261,696   

Orange SA

    776,664        13,689,786   

Peugeot SAa

    82,782        1,200,855   

Renault SA

    40,572        3,122,892   

Rexel SA

    116,550        2,183,247   

Sanofi

    498,834        46,158,572   

Schneider Electric SE

    219,996        16,633,056   

SCOR SE

    64,512        2,013,973   

SES SA Class A FDR

    43,596        1,588,782   

Societe Generale

    151,059        6,108,527   

STMicroelectronics NV

    269,766        2,252,690   

Suez Environnement SA

    125,118        2,302,094   

Technip SA

    15,120        889,792   

Thales SA

    20,034        1,058,025   

Total SA

    896,868        46,049,232   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    41,076        11,592,692   

Vallourec SA

    46,242        1,010,762   

Veolia Environnement SA

    179,550        3,293,479   

Vinci SA

    204,624        10,815,732   

Vivendi SA

    507,528        12,047,169   

Wendel

    8,442        947,398   
   

 

 

 
      290,703,197   

GERMANY — 8.79%

   

Allianz SE Registered

    191,016        31,556,824   

Axel Springer SE

    16,884        1,039,709   

BASF SE

    384,048        34,453,639   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    90,972        10,614,774   

Celesio AG

    7,560        223,941   

Daimler AG Registered

    202,230        18,366,061   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

    102,312      $ 3,555,984   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    577,206        16,804,787   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    40,194        3,085,632   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

    34,146        580,100   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    1,326,528        22,880,438   

E.ON SE

    837,018        12,963,719   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    24,948        2,236,441   

HeidelbergCement AG

    20,286        1,493,915   

K+S AG Registered

    72,198        2,281,212   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    72,450        14,552,609   

Osram Licht AGa

    24,318        1,121,815   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    91,728        4,072,103   

RTL Group SAb

    10,584        1,002,300   

RWE AG

    206,136        5,724,637   

Siemens AG Registered

    331,884        34,829,860   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    246,708        1,372,501   

Volkswagen AG

    7,434        1,653,872   
   

 

 

 
      226,466,873   

HONG KONG — 3.43%

   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    554,400        2,302,447   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

    1,512,000        5,314,090   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    586,000        11,223,665   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    252,000        2,075,258   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    819,000        7,309,718   

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong

    1,008,000        1,027,066   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    914,088        2,693,921   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    315,000        5,517,228   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    252,920        1,807,189   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    1,057,920        1,386,300   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    252,000        1,220,453   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    252,000        893,807   

Link REIT (The)

    955,000        6,466,560   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    2,178,000        2,601,234   

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    630,000        1,171,700   

PCCW Ltd.

    1,764,000        1,173,975   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    567,000        5,945,443   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,260,000      $ 2,112,635   

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    504,000        743,647   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    693,000        11,315,599   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    255,000        3,423,746   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    504,000        1,621,854   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)b

    630,419        5,122,482   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    378,000        2,145,137   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    252,000        703,670   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    315,000        1,172,106   
   

 

 

 
      88,490,930   

IRELAND — 0.29%

   

CRH PLC

    312,858        7,525,148   

Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd.a

    246,432        3   
   

 

 

 
      7,525,151   

ISRAEL — 0.60%

   

Bank Hapoalim BM

    447,048        1,992,725   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    280,602        938,449   

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    812,826        1,300,207   

Delek Group Ltd. (The)

    1,260        308,746   

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)a

    1,134        368,569   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.a

    23,436        256,570   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    179,424        10,232,691   
   

 

 

 
      15,397,957   

ITALY — 2.94%

   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    487,494        10,287,109   

Atlantia SpA

    172,368        4,440,634   

Banco Popolare SCa

    151,326        1,915,971   

CNH Industrial NV

    258,552        1,965,024   

Enel Green Power SpA

    740,502        1,464,006   

Enel SpA

    2,758,266        12,468,941   

Eni SpA

    1,068,480        17,965,327   

Exor SpA

    41,706        1,704,627   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    256,536        655,401   

Mediobanca SpA

    253,890        2,203,202   

Snam SpA

    853,524        4,176,260   

Telecom Italia SpAa

    4,263,084        4,969,431   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    2,480,052        2,341,042   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    647,256        2,835,398   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

UniCredit SpA

    918,792      $ 5,427,707   

UnipolSai SpA

    387,828        1,075,731   
   

 

 

 
      75,895,811   

JAPAN — 21.73%

   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    264,600        2,814,606   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    25,200        458,026   

Air Water Inc.

    50,000        867,918   

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    75,600        2,667,705   

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    75,600        904,252   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    504,000        1,844,975   

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    378,000        2,027,327   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    378,000        3,771,472   

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    126,000        1,066,224   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    504,000        2,745,151   

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    12,600        378,113   

Bridgestone Corp.

    100,800        4,065,810   

Canon Inc.

    480,400        15,297,631   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    63,000        10,898,225   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    252,000        1,716,256   

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    126,000        1,675,495   

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    64,000        918,061   

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    126,000        1,754,872   

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

    113,400        913,263   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    63,000        1,073,733   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    252,000        2,285,838   

Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.

    75,600        1,061,933   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    264,600        3,858,680   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    252,000        4,690,742   

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    756,000        5,551,015   

East Japan Railway Co.

    75,600        5,876,031   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    100,800        5,052,657   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    50,420        1,850,000   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    25,200        1,098,404   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    189,000        6,432,742   

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    378,000        1,905,044   

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    131,000        868,761   

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    142,000        945,337   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    252,000        1,409,475   

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    252,000        1,265,739   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    25,200        862,419   

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    37,800        768,775   
 

 

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Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    37,800      $ 708,599   

Hitachi Ltd.

    756,000        5,774,987   

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    504,000        1,046,916   

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    75,600        1,075,449   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    667,800        20,358,335   

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

    50,400        765,450   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    25,200        423,486   

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    63,000        792,159   

INPEX Corp.

    365,400        4,056,371   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    50,400        720,827   

ITOCHU Corp.

    630,000        6,435,960   

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp.

    12,600        452,126   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    100,800        1,173,919   

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    100,800        1,296,631   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    50,400        1,720,547   

Japan Display Inc.a

    151,200        532,897   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    378        1,325,808   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    504        2,458,537   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    1,008        2,189,943   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    453,600        12,482,544   

JFE Holdings Inc.

    201,600        4,482,002   

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    252,000        1,278,611   

JSR Corp.

    75,600        1,347,046   

JX Holdings Inc.

    945,000        3,505,989   

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    126,000        1,268,957   

Kaneka Corp.

    126,000        775,533   

KDDI Corp.

    126,000        8,970,655   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    340,200        4,604,929   

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,260,000        2,231,133   

Konami Corp.

    12,600        236,951   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    151,200        1,915,342   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    25,200        541,693   

Kyocera Corp.

    139,300        6,195,064   

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    126,000        1,445,946   

LIXIL Group Corp.

    75,600        1,487,350   

Marubeni Corp.

    693,000        3,855,408   

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    100,800        1,058,072   

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    12,600        300,238   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.b

    12,600        276,854   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    63,000      $ 741,208   

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    7,800        351,935   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    201,600        1,053,953   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    579,600        10,204,000   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    182,000        3,692,989   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    126,000        574,946   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    630,000        3,513,498   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    504,000        1,604,699   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    264,600        2,261,596   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    100,800        1,604,699   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    5,342,400        28,757,498   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    214,200        937,290   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    705,600        9,052,392   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    126,000        3,218,516   

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

    378,000        1,287,192   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    9,664,200        15,960,965   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    214,208        5,269,263   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    126,000        497,714   

NEC Corp.

    363,000        1,032,154   

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    63,000        574,409   

Nikon Corp.

    138,600        1,774,609   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    25,200        2,452,101   

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    574        2,834,206   

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    147,000        765,879   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    378,000        2,223,624   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    630        1,487,779   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    3,276,000        7,739,241   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    163,800        9,789,095   

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    252,000        755,153   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,045,800        9,049,978   

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    96,530        1,191,576   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,600        684,357   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    1,474,800        7,966,293   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    50,400        856,412   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    642,600        10,968,484   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    25,200        244,781   

Oji Holdings Corp.

    378,000        1,438,437   

ORIX Corp.

    554,400        6,451,835   
 

 

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Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    773,000      $ 3,070,547   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    163,800        5,100,230   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    932,400        4,670,533   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    302,400        2,978,562   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    14,800        963,862   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    25,200        910,688   

SBI Holdings Inc.

    88,200        955,847   

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    75,600        992,425   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    126,000        1,388,022   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    226,800        2,946,382   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    113,400        4,187,396   

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    12,600        1,127,366   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    63,000        1,906,653   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    50,400        814,363   

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

    252,000        2,325,527   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    37,800        371,677   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    37,800        851,477   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    378,000        1,506,015   

Sumitomo Corp.

    466,200        4,635,607   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    113,400        1,477,053   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    126,000        689,720   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    252,000        3,642,753   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    530,100        18,008,463   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    1,430,050        5,070,581   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc.

    75,600        1,186,791   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    25,200        889,235   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    25,200        715,464   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    239,400        2,729,973   

Taisei Corp.

    126,000        736,917   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,600        805,568   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    12,000        144,860   

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    126,000        1,112,348   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    327,600        16,462,970   

TDK Corp.

    12,600        794,841   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    252,000        1,218,542   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    189,000        2,400,613   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    289,800        10,213,868   

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    604,800        2,584,681   

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    172,000        1,171,413   

Tokyu Corp.

    252,000        1,679,785   

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    201,600        1,263,164   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

    126,000      $ 1,120,930   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    252,000        1,699,093   

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    63,000        818,440   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    17,700        629,102   

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    25,200        559,929   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    37,800        2,056,289   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    743,400        48,382,863   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    88,200        2,111,424   

Trend Micro Inc.

    12,600        358,805   

United Urban Investment Corp.

    1,008        1,619,287   

West Japan Railway Co.

    75,600        3,911,776   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    353,500        1,324,139   

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    126,000        1,322,590   

Yamaha Corp.

    63,000        928,387   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    3,000        44,464   

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    48,000        456,034   
   

 

 

 
      560,123,061   

NETHERLANDS — 2.18%

   

AEGON NV

    758,394        5,426,691   

Akzo Nobel NV

    101,052        7,311,743   

Altice SAa

    18,396        1,538,240   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    36,414        1,615,919   

Delta Lloyd NV

    82,942        1,570,540   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    810,684        10,172,761   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    372,330        6,737,200   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    71,568        3,813,531   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    666,036        2,064,614   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    401,184        11,111,920   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    11,214        627,471   

NN Group NVa

    18,144        493,847   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    125,874        3,770,520   
   

 

 

 
      56,254,997   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.16%

   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    157,374        807,550   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    531,216        738,341   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

    296,226        722,403   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    789,516        1,891,001   
   

 

 

 
      4,159,295   

NORWAY — 1.20%

   

DNB ASA

    410,382        5,946,184   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    82,404        1,387,488   

Orkla ASA

    329,616        2,428,369   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Seadrill Ltd.b

    163,170      $ 1,733,701   

Statoil ASA

    469,350        7,775,568   

Subsea 7 SA

    115,038        978,131   

Telenor ASA

    312,228        6,699,376   

Yara International ASA

    75,096        3,901,833   
   

 

 

 
      30,850,650   

PORTUGAL — 0.14%

   

Energias de Portugal SA

    974,484        3,713,541   
   

 

 

 
      3,713,541   

SINGAPORE — 1.57%

   

Ascendas REIT

    882,546        1,604,510   

CapitaCommercial Trust

    882,000        1,153,751   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.b

    1,008,800        1,558,194   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    252,000        3,685,670   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    1,890,000        586,653   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

    2,394,000        1,711,710   

Kenon Holdings Ltd.a,b

    7,812        132,643   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    378,000        2,430,419   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    252,000        845,525   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,260,000        9,684,428   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    126,000        279,358   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    472,000        1,440,662   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    3,276,000        9,878,117   

Suntec REITb

    1,008,000        1,400,517   

UOL Group Ltd.

    252,000        1,344,646   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    882,000        2,098,914   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    756,000        692,809   
   

 

 

 
      40,528,526   

SPAIN — 4.30%

   

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    89,208        1,748,582   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    75,726        2,637,081   

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    90,342        3,628,275   

Banco Santander SA

    5,779,620        38,871,206   

Enagas SA

    63,923        2,026,963   

Ferrovial SA

    180,432        3,580,456   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    151,830        3,563,718   

Iberdrola SA

    2,215,458        15,320,211   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Mapfre SA

    416,430      $ 1,402,713   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    35,696        3,043,645   

Repsol SA

    441,277        7,810,490   

Telefonica SA

    1,770,678        26,585,017   

Zardoya Otis SA

    50,400        573,858   
   

 

 

 
      110,792,215   

SWEDEN — 2.73%

   

Electrolux AB Class B

    35,658        1,104,769   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    69,300        1,236,475   

Investment AB Kinnevik Class B

    98,532        2,951,511   

Nordea Bank AB

    1,270,710        16,174,865   

Sandvik AB

    443,898        4,657,671   

Securitas AB Class B

    130,410        1,590,625   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    628,488        7,589,765   

Skanska AB Class B

    160,524        3,560,753   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    160,146        3,875,663   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    208,404        9,895,628   

Swedbank AB Class A

    380,646        9,230,348   

Swedish Match AB

    30,870        1,005,683   

Tele2 AB Class B

    125,118        1,416,425   

TeliaSonera AB

    977,004        6,029,176   
   

 

 

 
      70,319,357   

SWITZERLAND — 4.05%

   

Adecco SA Registered

    71,442        5,350,094   

Aryzta AG

    12,978        975,413   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    20,034        2,612,988   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    640,332        13,536,718   

Nestle SA Registered

    472,122        36,151,291   

Pargesa Holding SA Bearer

    12,096        874,283   

Sulzer AG Registered

    10,206        1,084,329   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registereda

    13,608        3,040,927   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    11,970        1,038,211   

Swiss Re AGa

    142,884        12,905,451   

Swisscom AG Registered

    6,300        3,694,201   

Transocean Ltd.b

    154,098        2,425,237   

Zurich Insurance Group AGa

    62,496        20,744,827   
   

 

 

 
      104,433,970   
 

 

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UNITED KINGDOM — 24.24%

   

3i Group PLC

    411,390      $ 2,837,863   

Admiral Group PLC

    80,892        1,759,201   

Anglo American PLC

    584,514        9,770,826   

Antofagasta PLC

    156,996        1,532,651   

AstraZeneca PLC

    529,074        37,688,665   

Aviva PLC

    1,235,052        9,794,006   

BAE Systems PLC

    1,324,134        10,092,742   

Barclays PLC

    6,885,144        24,212,989   

BHP Billiton PLC

    883,260        19,142,387   

BP PLC

    7,723,926        49,238,617   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    408,618        5,090,672   

BT Group PLC

    1,695,456        10,641,433   

Centrica PLC

    2,104,704        9,287,183   

Cobham PLC

    306,054        1,501,718   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    42,336        680,990   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    629,496        2,954,501   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    596,232        3,567,597   

G4S PLC

    229,824        984,433   

GKN PLC

    687,456        3,805,760   

Hammerson PLC

    333,284        3,446,352   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    8,022,294        73,448,806   

ICAP PLC

    233,604        1,640,575   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    401,184        18,823,303   

Intu Properties PLC

    382,117        2,094,742   

Investec PLC

    234,864        1,975,357   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    518,238        1,987,885   

Kingfisher PLC

    989,352        5,093,694   

Land Securities Group PLC

    333,774        6,386,503   

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,493,162        10,031,466   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    23,901,318        26,474,336   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    683,424        4,972,051   

Melrose Industries PLC

    226,800        902,672   

National Grid PLC

    1,584,324        22,260,197   

Old Mutual PLC

    2,053,548        6,421,357   

Pearson PLC

    343,602        6,971,918   

Persimmon PLCa

    45,360        1,084,569   

Petrofac Ltd.

    54,936        582,509   

Rexam PLC

    289,170        1,845,795   

Rio Tinto PLC

    532,350        23,386,452   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    790,020        10,577,929   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    1,650,726        50,030,790   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    1,024,380        32,378,090   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    150,192        1,024,780   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

SEGRO PLC

    316,134      $ 1,958,083   

Severn Trent PLC

    65,898        2,129,883   

SSE PLC

    410,634        9,923,209   

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,030,050        13,733,010   

Standard Life PLC

    1,003,968        6,076,677   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    197,820        2,014,379   

Tesco PLC

    3,406,536        11,498,836   

United Utilities Group PLC

    291,438        4,495,291   

Vodafone Group PLC

    11,100,474        39,095,393   

William Hill PLC

    182,952        1,036,179   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    878,724        2,374,241   

WPP PLC

    551,376        12,140,121   
   

 

 

 
      624,901,664   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $2,539,486,460)

      2,552,208,591   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.68%

  

GERMANY — 0.68%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    22,680        1,923,333   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    64,260        5,399,409   

Volkswagen AG

    45,108        10,093,894   
   

 

 

 
      17,416,636   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $16,152,088)

      17,416,636   

RIGHTS — 0.03%

   

SPAIN — 0.03%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    75,726        38,454   

Banco Santander SAa

    5,118,472        779,752   
   

 

 

 
      818,206   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $919,513)

      818,206   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.73%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.73%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares
0.15%
c,d,e

    17,314,681        17,314,681   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares
0.14%
c,d,e

    1,041,563      $ 1,041,563   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares
0.00%
c,d

    437,958        437,958   
   

 

 

 
      18,794,202   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost: $18,794,202)

      18,794,202   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.45%

   

(Cost: $2,575,352,263)

      2,589,237,635   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.45)%

  

    (11,575,390
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 2,577,662,245   
   

 

 

 

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE SMALL-CAP ETF

January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.38%

  

 

AUSTRALIA — 6.16%

  

 

Abacus Property Group

    532,620      $ 1,265,072   

Adelaide Brighton Ltd.

    1,127,016        3,142,036   

AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty Ltd.a

    169,200        1   

Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd.

    289,476        665,017   

Amcom Telecommunications Ltd.

    507,672        1,130,700   

Ansell Ltd.

    347,292        6,131,185   

APN News & Media Ltd.a

    2,028,567        1,279,595   

ARB Corp. Ltd.b

    138,600        1,249,885   

Ardent Leisure Group

    996,732        2,157,850   

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    1,150,380        6,288,927   

Arrium Ltd.

    6,005,340        958,715   

Asaleo Care Ltd.a

    168,867        216,984   

Astro Japan Property Trust

    405,599        1,579,301   

Atlas Iron Ltd.b

    2,061,180        272,874   

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.a

    1,283,890        1,599,727   

Automotive Holdings Group

    420,552        1,237,969   

Aveo Group

    910,404        1,616,468   

AWE Ltd.a,b

    1,032,372        1,081,326   

Beach Energy Ltd.

    2,374,812        1,775,410   

Billabong International Ltd.a

    1,256,770        626,374   

BlueScope Steel Ltd.a

    1,147,212        4,493,759   

Bradken Ltd.

    404,641        860,262   

Breville Group Ltd.

    188,496        1,065,705   

BT Investment Management Ltd.

    120,384        674,993   

BWP Trust

    1,078,704        2,394,116   

Cabcharge Australia Ltd.

    287,496        973,911   

Cardno Ltd.

    327,492        754,902   

carsales.com Ltd.

    487,476        3,910,106   

Challenger Ltd.

    1,155,924        5,680,110   

Charter Hall Group

    298,980        1,126,901   

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    720,324        2,462,581   

Cover-More Group Ltd.

    588,852        868,987   

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    131,472        1,197,891   

Cromwell Group

    2,949,408        2,434,663   

CSR Ltd.

    1,096,524        3,415,673   

Cudeco Ltd.a,b

    380,086        417,349   

Decmil Group Ltd.

    380,512        371,886   

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    144,936        2,961,681   

Downer EDI Ltd.

    866,052        2,839,384   

Drillsearch Energy Ltd.a

    1,075,932        653,548   

DUET Group

    3,211,429        6,252,252   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

DuluxGroup Ltd.

    797,544      $ 3,714,103   

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,636,668        5,161,949   

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.a,b

    850,797        864,638   

Energy World Corp. Ltd.a,b

    2,222,904        510,671   

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    1,422,934        997,299   

Fairfax Media Ltd.

    4,195,128        2,940,261   

FlexiGroup Ltd.

    539,748        1,235,767   

G.U.D Holdings Ltd.

    213,840        1,307,244   

G8 Education Ltd.

    646,272        2,113,794   

GDI Property Group

    983,231        647,009   

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Ltd.

    138,996        383,181   

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

    3,922,776        1,955,112   

GrainCorp Ltd. Class A

    445,104        3,088,427   

Greencross Ltd.

    156,024        1,081,383   

GWA Group Ltd.

    530,640        1,095,075   

Hills Ltd.

    616,429        518,448   

Horizon Oil Ltd.a,b

    3,240,502        315,443   

iiNET Ltd.

    365,112        2,132,483   

IMF Bentham Ltd.

    448,316        750,621   

Independence Group NL

    565,092        2,178,324   

Investa Office Fund

    1,468,368        4,413,878   

Invocare Ltd.

    241,164        2,450,875   

IOOF Holdings Ltd.

    602,316        4,427,866   

Iress Ltd.

    241,956        1,946,412   

Jacana Minerals Ltd.b

    52,407        9,523   

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.b

    224,928        2,933,975   

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.a,b

    510,622        843,011   

Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.a,b

    514,008        1,192,846   

M2 Group Ltd.

    365,904        2,564,530   

MACA Ltd.

    555,984        355,038   

Macquarie Atlas Roads Group

    782,496        1,797,638   

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    236,412        3,521,945   

Mayne Pharma Group Ltd.a,b

    831,206        404,564   

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    130,680        1,170,321   

Mesoblast Ltd.a,b

    365,508        1,144,250   

Metals X Ltd.

    872,867        747,720   

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    311,256        1,633,713   

MMA Offshore Ltd.

    908,424        565,948   

Monadelphous Group Ltd.b

    180,180        1,144,972   

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.

    1,813,614        303,656   

Myer Holdings Ltd.b

    1,246,213        1,509,110   

Navitas Ltd.

    438,768        1,834,879   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

NEXTDC Ltd.a

    531,828      $ 807,614   

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    701,316        966,685   

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    1,020,852        1,427,004   

Nufarm Ltd.

    409,860        1,816,126   

Orora Ltd.

    2,208,492        3,663,309   

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    622,512        1,876,104   

OzForex Group Ltd.

    468,864        927,425   

Pacific Brands Ltd.

    2,807,869        1,071,448   

Pact Group Holdings Ltd.

    324,720        1,196,102   

Paladin Energy Ltd.a,b

    3,209,003        949,624   

PanAust Ltd.

    1,088,823        1,025,984   

Perpetual Ltd.

    88,308        3,382,102   

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    371,052        2,513,924   

Premier Investments Ltd.

    201,564        1,612,061   

Primary Health Care Ltd.

    996,055        3,591,389   

Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd.

    390,703        660,244   

Qube Logistics Holdings Ltd.

    960,300        1,749,931   

RCR Tomlinson Ltd.

    289,208        461,703   

Recall Holdings Ltd.

    684,070        3,808,945   

Regis Resources Ltd.a,b

    768,636        1,134,300   

Retail Food Group Ltd.

    328,284        1,577,368   

SAI Global Ltd.

    482,894        1,477,891   

Sandfire Resources NL

    246,312        819,052   

Senex Energy Ltd.a,b

    2,301,156        492,807   

Seven West Media Ltd.

    1,406,988        1,435,357   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group

    748,440        1,124,896   

Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    3,405,479        2,121,614   

Sims Metal Management Ltd.b

    335,016        2,835,915   

Sirius Resources NLa,b

    599,940        1,172,680   

Sirtex Medical Ltd.

    131,472        2,759,244   

Skilled Group Ltd.

    525,096        535,683   

Slater & Gordon Ltd.

    392,040        2,027,200   

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

    1,437,480        1,181,007   

Spark Infrastructure Group

    2,884,068        4,806,372   

Spotless Group Holdings Ltd.a

    254,628        369,814   

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    1,551,132        1,769,638   

STW Communications Group Ltd.

    1,382,675        990,618   

Sundance Energy Australia Ltd.a,b

    1,227,204        444,394   

Super Retail Group Ltd.b

    321,156        2,183,375   

Syrah Resources Ltd.a,b

    229,680        643,908   

Tassal Group Ltd.

    689,040        2,022,944   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Technology One Ltd.

    86,505      $ 223,654   

Ten Network Holdings Ltd.a,b

    3,998,018        622,691   

Tox Free Solutions Ltd.

    285,120        646,128   

Transfield Services Ltd.a

    1,042,272        1,152,571   

Transpacific Industries Group Ltd.

    3,431,736        2,204,783   

UGL Ltd.

    396,000        553,551   

UXC Ltd.

    920,141        533,837   

Veda Group Ltd.

    618,948        1,108,613   

Village Roadshow Ltd.

    135,036        641,472   

Virtus Health Ltd.

    224,136        1,401,604   

Vocation Ltd.

    1          

Western Areas Ltd.

    441,540        1,382,274   

Western Desert Resources Ltd.a

    1,071,750        8   

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.a,b

    1,543,637        1,490,613   
   

 

 

 
      229,389,578   

AUSTRIA — 0.96%

  

 

ams AG

    145,332        5,718,187   

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

    33,025        427,826   

BUWOG AGa

    64,944        1,269,315   

CA Immobilien Anlagen AGa,b

    135,036        2,736,008   

conwert Immobilien Invest SE

    224,158        2,605,397   

EVN AG

    53,087        585,642   

Kapsch TrafficCom AGa

    5,284        121,401   

Lenzing AGb

    17,424        1,127,819   

Oesterreichische Post AG

    99,143        4,911,442   

RHI AG

    85,815        2,256,325   

S IMMO AG

    574,104        4,437,758   

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    33,100        1,953,121   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    223,344        1,890,245   

Wienerberger AG

    280,764        3,968,274   

Zumtobel Group AG

    85,031        1,954,568   
   

 

 

 
      35,963,328   

BELGIUM — 1.53%

  

 

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    79,596        9,453,569   

Agfa-Gevaert NVa

    485,153        1,132,718   

Barco NV

    41,580        2,674,026   

Befimmo SA

    42,768        3,261,999   

bpost SA

    108,504        2,855,333   

Cofinimmo SA

    45,058        5,504,049   

Compagnie d’Entreprises CFE SA

    6,336        603,448   

Compagnie Maritime Belge SA

    44,860        702,384   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Econocom Group SA/NVb

    131,076      $ 1,072,072   

Elia System Operator SA

    83,160        3,649,044   

Euronav SAa

    109,296        1,281,452   

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

    33,264        1,121,223   

Fagron

    66,132        2,699,247   

Galapagos NVa

    86,783        1,780,373   

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    60,738        1,583,270   

KBC Ancora SCAa

    68,508        2,057,549   

Melexis NV

    25,344        1,269,815   

Mobistar SAa

    59,004        1,309,023   

NV Bekaert SA

    79,200        2,391,182   

Nyrstar NVa

    709,632        2,665,812   

Ontex Group NVa

    13,624        353,372   

RHJ International SAa

    249,876        1,311,173   

SA D’Ieteren NV

    42,768        1,381,246   

Tessenderlo Chemie NVa,b

    118,048        3,052,537   

ThromboGenics NVa,b

    70,146        549,740   

Warehouses De Pauw SCA

    14,652        1,124,316   
   

 

 

 
      56,839,972   

DENMARK — 1.91%

  

 

ALK-Abello A/S

    29,730        3,384,503   

Alm. Brand A/Sa

    183,348        950,523   

Amagerbanken A/Sa

    130,550          

Ambu AS

    4,752        100,847   

Auriga Industries A/S Class Ba

    40,788        1,929,066   

Bang & Olufsen A/S Class Ba,b

    153,648        1,064,396   

Bavarian Nordic A/Sa

    64,548        1,991,165   

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

    213,048        8,852,106   

D/S Norden A/Sb

    48,708        1,010,058   

FLSmidth & Co. A/Sb

    107,712        4,558,685   

Genmab A/Sa

    90,684        6,086,931   

GN Store Nord A/S

    371,052        8,324,470   

IC Group A/S

    20,373        436,990   

Jyske Bank A/S Registereda

    136,620        6,190,138   

Matas A/S

    47,520        1,030,084   

NKT Holding A/S

    66,924        3,438,061   

Rockwool International A/S Class B

    13,860        1,485,398   

Royal Unibrew A/Sa

    23,364        3,984,371   

Schouw & Co. A/S

    33,660        1,561,333   

SimCorp A/S

    106,920        3,103,758   

Solar Holdings A/S Class B

    16,260        719,720   

Spar Nord Bank AS

    104,148        939,351   

Sydbank A/Sa

    158,004        4,454,933   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Topdanmark A/Sa

    163,548      $ 5,473,995   
   

 

 

 
      71,070,882   

FINLAND — 1.39%

  

 

Amer Sports OYJ Class A

    259,380        4,940,733   

Cargotec Corp. OYJ Class Bb

    74,052        2,371,546   

Caverion Corp.

    265,320        2,479,036   

Citycon OYJ

    988,740        3,353,926   

Cramo OYJ

    61,776        952,254   

HKScan OYJ Class A

    62,486        272,178   

Huhtamaki OYJ

    207,504        5,687,697   

Kemira OYJ

    133,848        1,531,554   

Kesko OYJ Class B

    115,236        4,209,333   

Konecranes OYJ

    109,296        3,331,281   

Metsa Board OYJ Class B

    242,352        1,449,456   

Outokumpu OYJa,b

    362,736        1,965,601   

Outotec OYJb

    358,178        2,071,454   

Ramirent OYJ

    126,324        1,042,043   

Sanitec OYJa

    127,635        1,465,748   

Sanoma OYJ

    156,816        986,547   

Sponda OYJ

    283,536        1,305,422   

Stockmann OYJ Abp Class Bb

    42,900        297,483   

Technopolis OYJ

    245,046        1,111,619   

Tieto OYJ

    170,280        4,183,161   

Uponor OYJ

    175,032        2,666,451   

Valmet OYJ

    241,956        3,112,603   

YIT OYJb

    188,496        1,098,639   
   

 

 

 
      51,885,765   

FRANCE — 3.87%

   

Air France-KLMa,b

    298,584        2,643,946   

Albioma SA

    78,367        1,457,380   

ALTEN

    41,976        1,759,715   

Altran Technologies SA

    382,471        3,391,078   

APERAM SAa

    100,711        2,641,165   

Belvedere SAa,b

    76,428        865,902   

Beneteau SAa

    130,100        1,901,208   

Boiron SA

    7,920        809,722   

BOURBON SAb

    125,197        2,591,756   

CGGa,b

    336,996        1,889,247   

Club Mediterranee SAa

    109,727        3,044,770   

Coface SAa

    37,784        461,550   

Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA

    129,492        3,741,538   

DBV Technologies SAa

    5,940        287,492   

Derichebourg

    416,199        1,624,084   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Eiffage SA

    78,804      $ 3,844,289   

Elior Participations SCAa,c

    29,604        467,359   

Etablissements Maurel et Proma

    226,908        1,834,886   

Euler Hermes Group

    22,572        2,214,991   

Eurofins Scientific SE

    21,149        5,453,289   

Faurecia

    131,472        5,314,242   

GameLoft SAa

    160,776        535,212   

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    6,666        376,714   

Genfita

    37,620        2,441,008   

Groupe Fnaca

    22,176        1,113,841   

Haulotte Group

    128,924        1,930,577   

Havas SA

    709,758        5,486,348   

Ingenico SA

    102,168        10,685,218   

Innate Pharma SAa

    96,624        1,005,306   

Ipsen SA

    55,836        2,841,668   

Ipsos SA

    73,260        1,908,443   

Jacquet Metal Service SA

    110,903        1,933,545   

Korian-Medica

    65,340        2,469,316   

M6-Metropole Television

    89,892        1,643,306   

Mercialys

    43,956        1,062,726   

Montupet

    16,236        1,292,950   

MPI

    281,501        965,686   

Neopost SA

    68,904        3,576,718   

Nexans SAa

    79,596        2,515,413   

Nexity

    75,242        2,965,797   

Orpea SA

    110,119        7,168,780   

Parrot SAa

    25,244        542,385   

Rubis SCA

    63,756        3,697,278   

Saft Groupe SA

    90,911        2,911,463   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA

    6,336        1,233,709   

SEB SA

    62,306        4,265,661   

Societe Television Francaise 1

    242,748        3,845,964   

Soitec SAa,b

    442,978        444,892   

Solocal Groupa

    2,274,228        1,917,066   

Sopra Steria Group

    20,988        1,636,559   

Tarkett SA

    33,660        690,543   

Technicolor SA Registereda

    744,480        4,460,977   

Teleperformance

    129,096        9,263,691   

Ubisoft Entertainment SAa

    196,020        3,957,247   

Vicat SA

    21,780        1,531,679   

Virbac SAb

    7,128        1,586,197   
   

 

 

 
      144,143,492   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

GERMANY — 5.53%

  

 

Aareal Bank AG

    99,792      $ 3,787,648   

AIXTRON SEa,b

    247,896        1,965,721   

Alstria Office REIT AG

    122,760        1,571,607   

Aurelius AG

    36,432        1,459,054   

Aurubis AG

    84,348        4,584,943   

Bechtle AG

    24,156        2,046,049   

Bertrandt AG

    17,629        2,319,576   

Bilfinger Berger SE

    98,604        5,165,140   

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA

    263,739        1,186,596   

CANCOM SEb

    36,432        1,564,711   

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Bearerb

    61,776        1,628,104   

CENTROTEC Sustainable AG

    38,016        568,414   

CompuGroup Medical AG

    46,626        1,205,413   

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    90,684        2,599,243   

Delticom AGb

    19,008        365,715   

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    67,320        3,119,596   

DEUTZ AG

    268,824        1,241,023   

Dialog Semiconductor PLCa

    153,252        5,895,432   

DMG MORI SEIKI AG

    152,460        4,989,263   

DO Deutsche Office AGa

    197,179        793,681   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    8,048        644,806   

Drillisch AGb

    98,208        3,823,389   

Duerr AG

    58,212        5,307,700   

ElringKlinger AGb

    91,476        3,192,784   

Evotec AGa,b

    202,356        837,811   

Freenet AG

    280,368        8,371,451   

GAGFAH SAa

    452,232        10,099,260   

Gerresheimer AG

    77,616        4,238,715   

Gerry Weber International AG

    51,084        1,974,655   

Gesco AG

    10,196        799,069   

Grammer AG

    8,316        332,013   

Grand City Properties SAa,b

    30,035        491,449   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGa,b

    642,708        1,510,725   

Indus Holding AG

    33,660        1,470,347   

Jenoptik AG

    81,972        1,100,303   

KION Group AG

    56,232        2,182,853   

Kloeckner & Co. SEa

    248,843        2,574,438   

Kontron AGa

    277,056        1,638,254   

Krones AG

    25,344        2,404,927   

KUKA AGb

    78,804        5,337,363   

KWS Saat AG

    3,517        1,074,343   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

LEG Immobilien AG

    113,652      $ 8,712,066   

LEONI AG

    74,052        4,635,296   

LPKF Laser & Electronics AGb

    64,548        714,626   

MLP AG

    230,972        917,454   

MorphoSys AGa

    50,688        4,347,116   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

    116,424        10,658,755   

Nordex SEa

    142,956        2,793,234   

NORMA Group SE

    66,924        3,326,674   

PATRIZIA Immobilien AGa

    104,544        1,833,886   

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    20,196        1,815,694   

QSC AGb

    406,692        810,015   

R Stahl AGb

    12,782        613,158   

Rational AG

    5,940        1,956,939   

Rheinmetall AG

    97,416        4,233,371   

Rhoen Klinikum AG

    216,278        5,730,505   

SAF-Holland SA

    108,504        1,605,207   

Salzgitter AG

    83,160        2,275,198   

SGL Carbon SEa,b

    97,416        1,551,650   

SMA Solar Technology AGa,b

    24,948        309,397   

Software AG

    154,001        4,083,888   

Stada Arzneimittel AG

    131,076        4,074,257   

Stoeer Media SE

    56,628        1,651,864   

Suedzucker AGb

    166,716        2,092,954   

TAG Immobilien AG

    223,740        2,907,301   

Takkt AG

    48,194        821,207   

Tom Tailor Holding AGa

    50,688        622,896   

Vossloh AGb

    30,173        1,934,990   

Wacker Chemie AGb

    35,244        3,778,255   

Wacker Neuson SE

    55,836        1,130,996   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

    76,428        3,508,024   

Wirecard AG

    255,899        11,469,918   

XING AG

    11,357        1,387,952   
   

 

 

 
      205,768,327   

HONG KONG — 2.73%

  

 

Bonjour Holdings Ltd.

    4,306,000        394,315   

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd.a,b

    6,653,512        1,639,060   

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.b

    1,584,000        5,842,945   

Champion REIT

    8,629,000        4,229,165   

China LNG Group Ltd.b

    7,920,000        1,368,802   

China Public Procurement Ltd.a,b

    20,592,000        491,339   

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    792,000        2,099,170   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Citic Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    2,733,000      $ 849,508   

CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc.

    10,570,000        1,090,625   

CSI Properties Ltd.b

    23,410,000        905,802   

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    792,000        1,323,856   

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    158,400        917,302   

Dickson Concepts International Ltd.

    1,366,500        643,299   

Emperor Watch & Jewellery Ltd.b

    11,880,000        513,301   

Esprit Holdings Ltd.b

    4,164,300        4,699,598   

FIH Mobile Ltd.a

    5,477,000        2,444,159   

G-Resources Group Ltd.a,b

    65,777,400        1,874,906   

GCL New Energy Holdings Ltd.a

    792,000        92,956   

Giordano International Ltd.

    3,960,000        1,874,441   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.a

    12,270,000        2,326,336   

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    396,000        1,320,281   

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.b

    396,000        280,400   

Hilong Holding Ltd.b

    1,584,000        492,360   

Hong Kong Television Network Ltd.a

    1,584,000        688,487   

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.b

    1,188,000        4,466,482   

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.b

    5,544,000        2,531,262   

I.T Ltd.

    792,000        203,277   

IGG Inc.b

    1,188,000        436,689   

IRC Ltd.a

    3,168,000        194,084   

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    1,076,250        3,928,350   

K. Wah International Holdings Ltd.b

    2,772,000        1,498,021   

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    794,000        1,214,551   

Lai Sun Development Co. Ltd.

    52,898,665        1,187,147   

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    792,000        2,947,010   

Macau Legend Development Ltd.a,b

    3,168,000        1,164,503   

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    1,267,200        1,085,235   

Melco International Development Ltd.b

    1,980,000        3,978,719   

Midland Holdings Ltd.a,b

    3,168,000        1,597,617   

Newocean Energy Holdings Ltd.b

    2,376,000        867,248   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    396,000      $ 2,599,702   

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    4,752,000        1,759,013   

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.b

    792,000        1,092,999   

Paradise Entertainment Ltd.b

    1,584,000        543,435   

Playmates Toys Ltd.b

    1,584,000        335,050   

Prosperity REIT

    5,085,000        1,888,835   

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.b

    1,584,000        1,025,580   

Samson Holding Ltd.

    3,517,000        458,146   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

    3,168,000        1,450,521   

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

    3,898,000        633,466   

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,341,000        1,292,278   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holding Ltd.b

    785,000        1,376,953   

SPT Energy Group Inc.b

    1,584,000        253,331   

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    792,000        2,094,063   

Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd.a,b

    1,584,000        882,571   

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

    518,500        3,216,655   

Texwinca Holdings Ltd.

    1,584,000        1,295,254   

Town Health International Medical Group Ltd.b

    7,128,000        1,498,532   

Trinity Ltd.b

    3,168,000        621,068   

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

    2,376,000        858,055   

United Photovoltaics Group Ltd.a,b

    7,128,000        974,505   

Value Partners Group Ltd.b

    1,584,000        1,352,458   

VST Holdings Ltd.

    2,640,000        841,030   

VTech Holdings Ltd.b

    396,000        5,582,464   

Xinyi Glass Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,960,000        2,088,955   

Yunbo Digital Synergy Group Ltd.a

    51,084        23,126   
   

 

 

 
      101,740,653   

IRELAND — 0.94%

  

 

C&C Group PLC

    852,192        3,336,948   

FBD Holdings PLC

    133,164        1,652,959   

Glanbia PLC

    338,976        5,470,002   

Hibernia REIT PLC

    594,396        747,211   

Kingspan Group PLC

    239,976        4,347,710   

Paddy Power PLC

    99,792        7,798,265   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    470,844        11,614,744   
   

 

 

 
      34,967,839   

ISRAEL — 0.98%

  

 

Africa Israel Investments Ltd.a

    76,032        67,686   

Africa Israel Properties Ltd.

    49,370        616,064   

Airport City Ltd.a

    134,412        1,111,669   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

AL-ROV (Israel) Ltd.a

    19,627      $ 529,426   

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    152,856        1,080,051   

Alrov Properties and Lodgings Ltd.a

    21,346        392,563   

Amot Investments Ltd.

    241,561        716,817   

Bayside Land Corp. Ltd.

    2,341        632,066   

Cellcom Israel Ltd.a

    106,128        562,004   

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.a

    14,885        214,861   

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    45,144        433,508   

Discount Investment Corp. Ltd. Registeredb

    130,769        209,746   

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    28,512        1,757,512   

Electra (Israel) Ltd.

    5,676        608,378   

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.a

    3        2   

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.a

    51,639        973,998   

Frutaromb

    109,692        3,439,444   

Gazit Globe Ltd.b

    125,532        1,593,951   

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    156,816        700,209   

Israel Discount Bank Ltd. Class Aa,b

    1,202,256        1,883,334   

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    85,031        1,784,244   

Jerusalem Economy Ltd.

    46,826        163,046   

Jerusalem Oil Exploration Ltd.a

    52,507        1,559,441   

MATRIX IT Ltd.

    184,730        838,495   

Melisron Ltd.b

    55,642        1,622,802   

Menorah Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

    55,441        489,034   

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

    75,636        90,606   

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.a

    267,649        1,357,348   

Nitsba Holdings (1995) Ltd.a

    65,862        897,855   

Norstar Holdings Inc.

    36,628        895,373   

Oil Refineries Ltd.a

    1,981,188        574,784   

Ormat Industries Ltd.

    99,902        701,817   

Osem Investment Ltd.

    71,280        1,265,118   

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.a

    159,984        544,425   

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    7,920        1,017,549   

Plasson Industries Ltd.

    26,044        874,999   

Plus500 Ltd.b

    106,920        915,324   

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    29,781        1,181,090   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Shikun & Binui Ltd.

    347,202      $ 660,364   

Shufersal Ltd.b

    255,816        527,798   

Strauss Group Ltd.a

    68,904        1,015,320   
   

 

 

 
      36,500,121   

ITALY — 3.52%

  

 

A2A SpA

    2,938,320        2,798,492   

ACEA SpA

    63,360        712,126   

Anima Holding SpAa,c

    80,784        404,024   

Ansaldo STS SpA

    257,796        2,590,553   

Autogrill SpAa

    352,440        3,016,638   

Azimut Holding SpA

    217,800        5,085,116   

Banca Carige SpAa,b

    10,944,171        734,822   

Banca Generali SpA

    139,392        3,891,527   

Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SCa

    1,022,594        6,917,910   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarla

    8,718,732        7,005,123   

Banca Popolare di Sondrio Scarl

    1,018,512        3,965,224   

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

    3,338,861        2,492,359   

Brembo SpA

    56,628        1,993,739   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    215,028        2,640,015   

CIR SpAa

    2,068,806        2,283,185   

Credito Valtellinese SCa

    2,453,616        2,768,784   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA RNC

    191,664        3,140,434   

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    851,400        5,764,576   

De’Longhi SpA

    100,584        1,813,795   

DiaSorin SpAb

    56,628        2,257,654   

Ei Towers SpAa

    24,629        1,220,373   

ERG SpA

    175,169        2,085,413   

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpAa

    84,973        457,577   

Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpAa,b

    731,644        925,524   

GTECH SpAb

    173,448        3,405,658   

Hera SpA

    1,847,349        4,523,672   

Interpump Group SpA

    164,340        2,338,519   

Iren SpA

    788,040        915,053   

Italcementi SpA

    292,644        2,014,429   

Juventus Football Club SpAa

    3,627,327        949,636   

Maire Tecnimont SpAa,b

    329,868        729,590   

MARR SpA

    216,612        3,786,312   

Mediaset SpAa

    1,550,290        7,057,182   

Mediolanum SpA

    545,292        3,879,687   

Moncler SpA

    240,372        3,575,047   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Piaggio & C. SpAa,b

    282,348      $ 860,262   

Recordati SpA

    304,920        5,040,876   

Reply SpA

    24,685        1,912,301   

Safilo Group SpAa,b

    53,026        756,941   

Salini Impregilo SpAa

    225,720        822,726   

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    117,216        3,394,111   

Saras SpAa

    725,076        810,848   

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni Scrl

    400,135        3,088,482   

Sogefi SpAa,b

    262,152        755,538   

Sorin SpAa

    785,268        1,823,668   

Tod’s SpAb

    29,304        3,009,198   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    544,316        2,745,624   

World Duty Free SpAa

    300,168        3,309,340   

Yoox SpAa,b

    118,404        2,566,706   
   

 

 

 
      131,036,389   

JAPAN — 29.91%

  

 

3-D Matrix Ltd.a,b

    39,600        647,948   

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    792,000        4,416,294   

Accordia Golf Co. Ltd.

    198,000        2,024,416   

Achilles Corp.

    792,000        1,024,850   

Activia Properties Inc.

    396        3,549,891   

Adastria Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,040        1,459,580   

Adeka Corp.

    237,600        2,943,072   

Aderans Co. Ltd.

    39,600        353,304   

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    2,772        7,114,953   

Adways Inc.a,b

    39,600        380,948   

AEON Delight Co. Ltd.

    39,600        892,361   

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    1,188        1,630,321   

Ai Holdings Corp.

    198,000        3,480,782   

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    118,800        2,664,947   

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    158,400        1,580,427   

AIFUL Corp.a,b

    633,600        2,103,639   

Airport Facilities Co. Ltd.

    118,800        704,921   

Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.

    234,100        833,046   

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    356,400        7,515,454   

Anritsu Corp.

    277,200        1,826,525   

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

    118,800        4,010,063   

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    39,600        820,554   

Ardepro Co. Ltd.a,b

    158,400        204,970   

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

    158,400        1,630,321   

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    79,200        1,184,646   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    39,600      $ 2,117,124   

Ashikaga Holdings Co. Ltd.

    79,200        327,008   

Askul Corp.b

    39,600        619,293   

Asukanet Co. Ltd.b

    39,600        841,119   

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    158,400        2,332,882   

Avex Group Holdings Inc.

    79,200        1,344,441   

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    792,000        4,301,673   

Azbil Corp.

    198,000        4,959,060   

Bank of Iwate Ltd. (The)

    39,600        1,621,555   

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

    792,000        2,879,019   

Benefit One Inc.

    118,800        1,265,218   

BIC Camera Inc.b

    79,200        902,812   

Broadleaf Co. Ltd.

    79,200        1,231,168   

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

    396,000        2,278,943   

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    158,400        2,895,201   

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    158,400        2,674,049   

Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.

    118,800        2,834,856   

Chiome Bioscience Inc.a,b

    39,600        449,720   

Clarion Co. Ltd.a,b

    396,000        1,179,926   

Coca-Cola East Japan Co. Ltd.

    158,400        2,656,519   

Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd.

    39,600        569,061   

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    79,200        1,342,419   

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    316,800        4,352,915   

COOKPAD Inc.

    39,600        1,599,642   

Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd.

    1,188,000        1,608,070   

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    18,000        2,911,506   

CROOZ Inc.b

    39,600        684,020   

CyberAgent Inc.

    118,800        5,279,326   

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    277,200        3,207,039   

Daihen Corp.

    396,000        1,928,336   

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    79,200        2,302,541   

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    42,200        1,641,800   

Daikyo Inc.

    792,000        1,179,926   

Daio Paper Corp.

    396,000        3,438,641   

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    79,200        1,356,578   

Daishi Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        3,984,778   

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    792        3,849,930   

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    792        4,605,082   

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    792,000        1,328,259   

Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.

    792        3,728,566   

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    237,600        1,595,934   

Dena Co. Ltd.

    79,200        1,047,100   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K.

    792,000      $ 3,148,717   

DIC Corp.

    1,584,000        3,964,551   

Digital Garage Inc.

    79,200        1,144,191   

DISCO Corp.

    79,200        7,329,026   

DMG Mori Seiki Co Ltd.

    237,600        3,125,118   

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    396,000        3,195,914   

Dr. Ci:Labo Co. Ltd.b

    39,600        1,365,343   

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    237,600        3,766,324   

Ebara Corp.

    792,000        3,081,292   

EDION Corp.

    237,600        1,773,934   

Euglena Co. Ltd.a,b

    118,800        1,793,150   

Exedy Corp.

    118,800        2,630,561   

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    87,600        3,624,365   

F@N Communications Inc.

    79,400        907,796   

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    792        3,620,687   

Fudo Tetra Corp.b

    547,700        1,128,365   

Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    237,600        2,320,072   

Fuji Oil Co. Ltd. New

    158,400        2,045,654   

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    39,600        1,276,006   

Fuji Soft Inc.

    79,200        1,597,957   

Fujikura Ltd.

    792,000        3,324,020   

Fujimi Inc.

    39,600        620,304   

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    39,600        409,603   

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    792        1,602,002   

Funai Electric Co. Ltd.

    39,600        483,095   

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,584,000        2,656,519   

Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    396,000        1,021,479   

Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd.

    312,500        1,574,937   

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    39,600        1,286,119   

Gakken Holdings Co. Ltd.

    396,000        836,062   

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. Ltd.

    792        3,293,679   

Glory Ltd.

    237,600        6,290,691   

GLP J-REIT

    4,356        4,961,757   

GMO Internet Inc.

    158,400        1,321,517   

GNI Group Ltd.a,b

    396,000        1,007,994   

GS Yuasa Corp.

    792,000        3,607,202   

Gulliver International Co. Ltd.

    158,400        1,271,623   

Gunze Ltd.

    396,000        1,031,592   

Gurunavi Inc.

    79,200        1,276,343   

H.I.S. Co. Ltd.

    118,800        4,116,256   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

H2O Retailing Corp.

    198,000      $ 3,521,236   

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    792,000        2,986,898   

Happinet Corp.

    39,600        445,001   

Haseko Corp.

    554,400        4,554,514   

Hazama Ando Corp.

    356,400        2,354,458   

Heiwa Corp.

    79,200        1,600,654   

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    158,400        2,277,594   

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    1,980        1,650,211   

Higo Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        6,503,078   

Hitachi Capital Corp.

    118,800        2,362,549   

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    396,000        2,191,291   

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    79,200        4,139,854   

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    396,000        3,216,141   

Hokkoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        3,822,960   

Honeys Co. Ltd.

    128,880        1,154,231   

HORIBA Ltd.

    79,200        2,605,951   

Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd.

    79,200        4,052,203   

Hosiden Corp.

    277,200        1,498,506   

House Foods Group Inc.

    237,600        4,785,780   

Hulic Reit Inc.

    1,584        2,378,731   

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        5,066,939   

Hyakujushi Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        4,025,233   

IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd.

    39,600        752,119   

Ichigo Group Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    435,600        908,543   

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    351,700        2,074,900   

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    237,600        2,186,571   

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    792        4,005,006   

Infomart Corp.

    79,200        682,334   

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.b

    79,200        1,676,843   

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    39,600        2,319,397   

Iseki & Co. Ltd.

    792,000        1,523,790   

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.a

    1,188,000        1,041,706   

IT Holdings Corp.

    198,000        3,313,906   

Ito EN Ltd.b

    119,400        2,301,295   

IwaiCosmo Holdings Inc.

    118,800        1,369,388   

Iwatani Corp.b

    396,000        2,582,352   

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    118,800        4,298,302   

J Trust Co. Ltd.

    158,400        1,298,593   

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,860,912   

JAFCO Co. Ltd.

    79,200        2,632,920   

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    158,400        7,214,404   

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    105,000        2,409,909   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Japan Communications Inc.a,b

    237,600      $ 1,035,638   

Japan Digital Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    237,600        3,290,982   

Japan Excellent Inc.

    3,960        5,100,651   

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    5,940        3,924,097   

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    3,564        7,655,022   

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    79,200        2,420,534   

Japan Rental Housing Investments Inc.

    2,772        2,208,821   

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    435,600        2,176,795   

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    792,000        3,189,171   

Jin Co. Ltd.b

    39,600        1,218,695   

Juki Corp.b

    396,000        1,314,775   

Juroku Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        3,954,438   

JVC Kenwood Corp.a

    554,480        1,321,708   

K’s Holdings Corp.

    118,860        3,511,209   

kabu.com Securities Co. Ltd.

    312,500        1,707,956   

Kadokawa Dwangoa

    85,967        1,280,009   

Kagome Co. Ltd.b

    237,600        3,774,415   

Kagoshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    792,000        4,996,144   

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    396,000        8,498,838   

Kanematsu Corp.

    1,584,000        2,278,943   

Kasumi Co. Ltd.

    198,000        1,667,067   

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    1,584,000        4,584,855   

Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,587,843   

Keihin Corp.

    118,800        1,909,457   

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        6,543,532   

Kenedix Inc.

    475,200        2,168,367   

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.

    792        4,712,961   

Kenedix Residential Investment Corp.

    792        2,299,170   

Kewpie Corp.

    277,200        6,465,994   

Kinden Corp.

    396,000        4,726,446   

Kitz Corp.

    435,600        2,087,795   

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    356,400        4,444,950   

Koa Corp.

    79,200        732,228   

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    118,800        7,999,898   

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    118,800        2,561,788   

Komori Corp.

    118,800        1,296,570   

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    39,600        684,020   

Kose Corp.

    39,600        1,786,745   

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.a,b

    396,000        1,264,206   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Kyodo Printing Co. Ltd.

    433,000      $ 1,459,737   

KYORIN Holdings Inc.

    198,000        4,033,661   

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    118,800        1,264,206   

Laox Co. Ltd.a,b

    396,000        893,372   

Leopalace21 Corp.a

    514,800        3,361,440   

Lintec Corp.

    79,200        1,759,101   

Lion Corp.

    396,000        2,160,950   

Macnica Inc.

    39,600        1,173,184   

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.b

    79,200        766,615   

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    198,000        2,964,985   

Marusan Securities Co. Ltd.

    237,600        1,660,661   

Marvelous Inc.b

    79,200        1,200,153   

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    277,200        2,371,651   

Matsumotokiyoshi Co. Ltd.

    79,200        2,629,549   

Matsuya Co. Ltd.

    118,800        1,981,264   

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co. Ltd.

    79,200        1,094,297   

Meidensha Corp.

    396,000        1,193,411   

Meitec Corp.

    158,400        4,659,022   

Message Co. Ltd.

    39,600        1,061,933   

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.b

    39,600        1,080,475   

MID REIT Inc.

    1,188        3,044,209   

Ministop Co. Ltd.

    79,200        1,072,047   

Misumi Group Inc.

    237,600        8,970,808   

Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,188,000        2,427,276   

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    1,584,000        2,602,580   

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    1,188,000        2,508,185   

Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.

    198,000        1,528,847   

Miura Co. Ltd.

    118,800        1,353,206   

Mizuno Corp.

    792,000        3,917,354   

Modec Inc.b

    39,600        644,577   

Monex Group Inc.

    449,970        934,684   

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    39,700        1,018,989   

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    2,376        3,369,868   

MORI TRUST Sogo REIT Inc.

    2,772        5,786,357   

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,719,321   

MOS Food Services Inc.

    39,600        824,263   

Moshi Moshi Hotline Inc.

    118,800        1,319,831   

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    118,800        3,934,210   

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    396,000        2,150,836   

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    396,000        4,969,174   

Nakanishi Inc.

    39,600        1,459,737   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    118,800      $ 1,218,695   

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    792,000        3,182,429   

NanoCarrier Co. Ltd.a,b

    79,200        914,948   

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    792,000        2,676,746   

Net One Systems Co. Ltd.b

    275,000        1,652,833   

Next Co. Ltd.

    39,600        333,750   

Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    158,400        2,872,277   

Nichicon Corp.

    158,400        1,217,684   

Nichirei Corp.

    396,000        2,113,753   

Nifco Inc.

    198,000        6,877,283   

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    118,800        5,926,599   

Nihon M&A Center Inc.

    79,200        2,771,140   

Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd.

    79,200        940,570   

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    277,200        6,671,301   

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    158,400        1,399,729   

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    79,200        703,236   

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    792        3,280,194   

Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.a

    396,000        1,132,729   

Nippon Coke & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    1,096,500        1,026,817   

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

    390,900        991,684   

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    396,000        5,589,478   

Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co. Ltd.

    237,600        3,731,937   

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,346,400        2,028,798   

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.

    198,000        3,145,345   

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    396,000        9,018,005   

Nippon Sharyo Ltd.b

    792,000        2,400,306   

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.a

    1,980,000        1,837,313   

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    396,000        13,164,602   

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    396,000        5,380,462   

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corp.

    396,000        1,459,737   

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.a

    673,200        2,344,007   

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd.a,b

    390,900        788,689   

Nipro Corp.b

    237,600        2,095,548   

Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,584,000        5,205,159   

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,722,692   

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    397,000        1,612,131   

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    316,800        2,535,155   

Nishio Rent All Co. Ltd.

    79,200        2,450,875   

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    277,200        5,163,356   

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    118,800        1,319,831   
 

 

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Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Nissha Printing Co. Ltd.

    79,200      $ 1,280,388   

Nisshin OilliO Group Ltd. (The)

    792,000        2,892,504   

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

    198,000        2,078,355   

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    396,000        4,490,461   

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    792,000        2,804,853   

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    39,600        769,649   

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,600        724,812   

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    118,800        1,129,695   

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    3,960        4,979,287   

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund Inc.

    792        4,052,203   

Nomura Real Estate Residential Fund Inc.

    396        2,302,541   

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    704,500        2,650,909   

NSD Co. Ltd.

    277,200        4,304,370   

NTN Corp.

    1,188,000        5,157,962   

Obara Group Inc.

    39,600        1,992,389   

OBIC Co. Ltd.

    158,400        5,360,235   

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,188,000        3,671,255   

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    396,000        2,818,337   

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,584,000        3,263,338   

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    79,200        2,754,284   

Okuma Corp.

    396,000        3,415,043   

Onoken Co. Ltd.

    118,800        979,001   

Orient Corp.a,b

    910,800        1,372,422   

Orix JREIT Inc.

    5,148        7,739,640   

OSG Corp.

    198,000        3,676,312   

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.a

    396,000        1,078,789   

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,600        1,102,388   

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    673,200        2,590,443   

Pigeon Corp.

    79,200        4,982,659   

Pilot Corp.

    39,600        2,369,966   

Pioneer Corp.a

    704,500        1,337,449   

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    39,600        1,699,093   

Premier Investment Corp.

    792        4,240,991   

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,348,487   

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    396,000        1,034,964   

Pronexus Inc.

    158,400        1,010,017   

Proto Corp.

    125,600        1,975,983   

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    118,800        1,188,354   

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,675,495   
    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Resorttrust Inc.

    198,000      $ 4,778,700   

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    39,600        1,043,392   

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.

    118,800        2,339,287   

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    79,200        1,386,244   

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    237,600        3,214,118   

Round One Corp.

    158,400        993,835   

Ryobi Ltd.

    396,000        1,075,418   

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    79,200        8,812,361   

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    79,200        1,696,396   

S Foods Inc.

    24,000        433,559   

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    198,000        3,211,084   

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    792,000        6,506,449   

Sanix Inc.a,b

    158,400        515,122   

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    396,000        3,273,452   

Sankyo Tateyama Inc.

    39,600        613,899   

Sankyu Inc.

    792,000        3,195,914   

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    673,200        4,699,476   

Sanyo Shokai Ltd.

    396,000        940,570   

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,341,744   

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    792,000        3,364,475   

Sato Holdings Corp.

    39,600        924,388   

Sawada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    79,200        579,175   

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    79,200        4,827,583   

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    396,000        2,373,337   

SCSK Corp.

    81,880        2,058,414   

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    792,000        8,690,997   

Sekisui House SI Residential Investment Corp.

    1,188        1,345,116   

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    586,980        2,623,458   

Seria Co. Ltd.

    39,600        1,147,899   

Shibuya Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    39,600        830,331   

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    792,000        4,456,749   

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    118,800        2,108,696   

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

    198,000        4,991,087   

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    158,400        1,123,289   

Shinko Plantech Co. Ltd.

    277,200        2,081,389   

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    79,200        1,976,207   

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,600        1,685,608   

Showa Corp.

    158,400        1,626,275   

Showa Denko K.K.

    1,980,000        2,545,269   

Sinanen Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,557,502   

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    547,700        3,343,131   

SMS Co. Ltd.

    79,200        719,418   

Sodick Co. Ltd.

    79,200        689,077   
 

 

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Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    118,800      $ 3,064,436   

Sojitz Corp.

    2,376,000        3,094,777   

Sosei Group Corp.a,b

    39,600        1,343,430   

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    1,188,000        5,461,371   

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    158,400        3,512,808   

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    198,000        2,496,386   

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    118,800        2,424,242   

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    79,200        3,742,051   

Sumco Corp.

    237,600        4,061,642   

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    792,000        3,303,793   

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    356,400        3,343,573   

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.a,b

    1,584,000        2,238,488   

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    792,000        2,319,397   

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    396,000        2,235,117   

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    79,200        3,384,702   

Tadano Ltd.

    396,000        4,824,211   

Taikisha Ltd.

    39,600        948,323   

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    198,000        2,493,015   

Takara Bio Inc.

    118,800        1,367,366   

Takara Holdings Inc.

    396,000        2,545,269   

Takara Leben Co. Ltd.

    79,200        418,031   

Takata Corp.b

    79,200        934,501   

Takiron Co. Ltd.

    28,000        125,144   

Teikoku Sen-I Co. Ltd.

    39,600        829,994   

Tekken Corp.b

    396,000        1,506,934   

Temp Holdings Co. Ltd.

    79,200        2,703,716   

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    1,188,000        4,793,871   

TOC Co. Ltd.

    356,400        2,184,549   

Toda Corp.

    792,000        2,858,792   

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    118,800        1,662,684   

Toho Zinc Co. Ltd.

    792,000        2,514,928   

Tohokushinsha Film Corp.

    79,300        574,506   

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    792,000        2,305,912   

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    118,800        2,471,776   

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    475,200        3,195,914   

Tokuyama Corp.

    796,000        1,788,992   

Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc.

    79,200        912,251   

Tokyo Dome Corp.

    396,000        1,847,427   

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    79,200        2,737,428   

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    118,800        2,437,390   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    237,600      $ 1,810,344   

Tokyo TY Financial Group Inc.a

    57,744        1,664,014   

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.b

    396,000        994,509   

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    198,040        1,009,883   

TOKYU REIT Inc.

    3,564        4,733,189   

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    312,500        1,362,108   

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    316,800        1,763,821   

Top REIT Inc.

    396        1,702,465   

Topcon Corp.

    198,000        3,971,294   

Topre Corp.

    118,800        1,648,525   

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,533,904   

Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corp.

    39,600        612,213   

Tosoh Corp.

    1,188,000        6,482,850   

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    39,600        952,369   

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    312,500        1,511,088   

Toyo Corp.

    79,200        747,062   

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    396,000        1,871,025   

Toyo Kanetsu K.K.

    396,000        815,835   

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

    198,000        4,515,745   

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    1,980,000        2,680,117   

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    39,600        527,933   

TPR Co. Ltd.

    118,800        3,044,209   

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    158,400        4,029,279   

TSI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    237,600        1,363,320   

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    396,000        3,222,883   

Tsukuba Bank Ltd. (The)

    390,900        1,151,419   

Tsumura & Co.

    118,800        2,721,583   

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    39,600        2,680,117   

UACJ Corp.

    402,944        1,001,657   

Ube Industries Ltd.

    1,584,000        2,386,822   

ULVAC Inc.a

    118,800        1,719,321   

Unipres Corp.

    79,200        1,388,267   

United Arrows Ltd.

    39,600        1,131,043   

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    39,600        672,558   

UNY Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    475,200        2,746,868   

USEN Corp.a

    356,940        945,033   

Ushio Inc.

    237,600        2,775,186   

Valor Co. Ltd.

    118,800        2,260,401   

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.b

    79,200        356,001   

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    234,100        944,651   

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    396,000        3,957,809   

Wacom Co. Ltd.b

    316,800        1,351,184   
 

 

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Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Xebio Co. Ltd.

    118,800      $ 1,848,775   

Yahagi Construction Co. Ltd.

    79,200        595,357   

YAMABIKO Corp.

    39,600        1,719,321   

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    792,000        2,872,277   

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    39,600        446,686   

Yokohama Reito Co. Ltd.

    158,400        1,103,062   

Yondoshi Holdings Inc.

    39,600        609,179   

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    277,200        3,145,683   

Yumeshin Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    79,200        508,380   

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    118,800        3,822,960   

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    237,600        2,150,162   

Zeon Corp.

    396,000        4,082,544   

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    39,600        647,274   
   

 

 

 
      1,113,692,804   

NETHERLANDS — 1.75%

  

 

Aalberts Industries NV

    268,824        7,768,910   

Arcadis NV

    153,217        4,660,460   

ASM International NVb

    113,652        4,663,835   

BinckBank NV

    190,838        1,572,064   

Corbion NV

    176,576        2,937,052   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    63,360        2,824,195   

Euronext NVa,c

    41,976        1,362,299   

Fugro NV CVA

    50,292        1,091,341   

IMCD Group NVa

    12,007        380,735   

Koninklijke BAM Groep NVb

    562,825        1,701,487   

Mota-Engil Africa NVa

    22,814        158,843   

NSI NV

    157,921        705,518   

Nutreco NV

    159,588        8,112,926   

PostNL NVa

    970,596        3,532,244   

Royal Imtech NVa,b

    180,972        843,420   

SBM Offshore NVa,b

    376,992        4,121,012   

SNS REAAL NVa,b

    291,555        3   

TKH Group NV

    66,132        2,061,189   

TomTom NVa,b

    261,756        1,731,510   

USG People NV

    162,360        1,885,284   

VastNed Retail NV

    74,052        3,672,220   

Wereldhave NV

    91,700        6,600,919   

Wessanen

    440,564        2,817,872   
   

 

 

 
      65,205,338   

NEW ZEALAND — 1.06%

  

 

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    819,324        1,552,077   

Argosy Property Ltd.

    1,119,096        921,892   

Chorus Ltd.a

    867,243        1,668,029   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,513,116      $ 6,819,944   

Freightways Ltd.

    1,386,698        6,008,599   

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    199,873        324,952   

Goodman Property Trust

    1,359,072        1,163,969   

Infratil Ltd.

    925,056        2,121,642   

Kathmandu Holdings Ltd.

    418,176        610,059   

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    5,608,403        5,373,164   

Nuplex Industries Ltd.

    363,666        789,207   

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    1,094,148        984,724   

Sky Network Television Ltd.

    790,433        3,476,599   

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,191,168        3,397,681   

Synlait Milk Ltd.a

    399,719        986,395   

Trade Me Group Ltd.

    778,140        2,050,130   

Xero Ltd.a

    17,424        197,789   

Z Energy Ltd.

    339,372        1,219,265   
   

 

 

 
      39,666,117   

NORWAY — 1.78%

  

 

Akastor ASAb

    316,404        775,650   

Aker ASA Class A

    36,432        775,599   

American Shipping ASA

    86,991        336,718   

Archer Ltd.a,b

    713,196        282,500   

Atea ASA

    93,852        1,038,360   

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    227,700        1,330,857   

Bakkafrost P/F

    66,528        1,381,976   

Borregaard ASA

    185,724        1,305,975   

BW LPG Ltd.b,c

    177,408        1,098,485   

BW Offshore Ltd.

    816,948        781,057   

Deep Sea Supply PLC

    166,645        87,940   

Det norske oljeselskap ASAa,b

    214,632        891,704   

DNO ASAa,b

    1,065,636        2,337,373   

Fred Olsen Energy ASAb

    85,140        710,736   

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.b

    830,016        515,326   

Hexagon Composites ASAb

    183,348        447,104   

Hoegh LNG Holdings Ltd.a,b

    89,100        879,447   

Kongsberg Automotive ASAa

    843,480        662,769   

Kvaerner ASA

    470,844        549,181   

Leroey Seafood Group ASA

    39,996        1,403,640   

Marine Harvest ASA

    646,602        8,467,854   

Nordic Semiconductor ASAa,b

    211,068        1,456,956   

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASAa,b

    65,736        2,578,381   
 

 

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Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Norwegian Property ASAa

    597,147      $ 801,281   

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.b

    131,276        152,101   

Opera Software ASAb

    287,100        3,796,884   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASAb

    433,224        2,348,761   

Prosafe SE

    529,454        1,414,063   

REC Silicon ASAa,b

    4,196,016        900,326   

REC Solar ASAa

    79,596        1,047,519   

Salmar ASA

    80,388        1,239,451   

Schibsted ASA

    159,588        10,295,336   

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge

    161,449        781,155   

SpareBank 1 SMN

    465,085        3,300,390   

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.b

    104,951        1,652,025   

Storebrand ASAa

    982,476        2,966,252   

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASAb

    215,424        4,989,176   

Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA

    80,327        448,766   
   

 

 

 
      66,229,074   

PORTUGAL — 0.47%

  

 

Banco BPI SAa,b,d

    427,412        402,249   

BANIF - Banco Internacional do Funchal SAa,b

    80,697,100        546,376   

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    205,524        2,168,486   

Mota-Engil SGPS SAb

    153,426        473,867   

NOS SGPS

    264,528        1,682,981   

Portucel SA

    1,201,860        4,871,612   

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA Registeredb

    1,006,236        716,492   

Redes Energeticas Nacionais SA

    584,496        1,662,128   

Semapa - Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao SGPS SA

    269,536        3,166,285   

Sonae SGPS SA

    1,418,472        1,863,186   
   

 

 

 
      17,553,662   

SINGAPORE — 2.21%

  

 

ARA Asset Management Ltd.

    806,600        1,013,391   

Ascendas India Trust

    2,772,000        1,751,578   

Asian Pay Television Trust

    3,168,000        2,130,574   

Biosensors International Group Ltd.a,b

    2,772,000        1,321,366   

Boustead Singapore Ltd.

    1,188,000        1,580,371   

Cambridge Industrial Trustb

    3,909,000        1,964,467   

CapitaRetail China Trust

    1,228,380        1,556,922   

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    2,376,000        3,160,742   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.b

    1,980,000      $ 790,185   

Ezion Holdings Ltd.b

    2,772,480        2,602,209   

Ezra Holdings Ltd.b

    2,056,200        805,399   

First REIT

    1,980,000        1,924,248   

First Resources Ltd.b

    792,000        1,091,627   

Frasers Centrepoint Trustb

    1,188,000        1,817,427   

Frasers Commercial Trust

    1,980,000        2,173,010   

GMG Global Ltd.

    10,965,000        518,631   

Hong Leong Asia Ltd.

    792,000        845,791   

Hyflux Ltd.b

    1,188,500        838,827   

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.

    976,000        512,128   

Kenon Holdings Ltd.a,b

    28,648        486,424   

Keppel REIT

    1,584,000        1,445,747   

KrisEnergy Ltd.a,b

    1,188,000        544,350   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust

    4,102,000        1,076,203   

M1 Ltd./Singapore

    792,000        2,194,960   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    1,188,000        1,330,146   

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust

    3,960,000        2,985,145   

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    3,564,960        4,031,031   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    3,960,000        3,511,936   

Midas Holdings Ltd.b

    3,125,000        785,234   

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.a,b

    1,188,000        886,764   

OSIM International Ltd.b

    792,000        1,135,526   

OUE Hospitality Trust

    61,833        42,727   

OUE Ltd.b

    396,000        643,855   

Perennial Real Estate Holdings Ltd.a,b

    1,816,809        1,403,123   

Raffles Education Corp. Ltd.

    4,301,397        1,049,044   

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.b

    396,000        1,161,865   

Rex International Holding Ltd.a,b

    1,188,000        338,024   

Rowsley Ltd.a,b

    3,125,000        461,902   

SATS Ltd.

    792,000        1,732,555   

Singapore Post Ltd.

    3,564,000        5,636,657   

SMRT Corp. Ltd.b

    3,168,000        4,097,258   

Soilbuild Business Space REIT

    3,564,000        2,054,482   

Super Group Ltd.b

    792,000        649,708   

Tat Hong Holdings Ltd.

    792,000        433,139   

Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd.a,b

    5,033,549        1,246,204   

United Engineers Ltd.

    792,000        1,779,381   

Vard Holdings Ltd.a,b

    1,584,000        591,176   

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    792,000        4,758,673   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

    2,145,900        2,902,222   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.b

    1,584,000      $ 1,182,352   

Ying Li International Real Estate Ltd.a,b

    3,517,000        649,804   

Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.a,b

    1,584,000        632,148   
   

 

 

 
      82,258,658   

SPAIN — 2.31%

  

 

Abengoa SAb

    249,480        792,495   

Abengoa SA Class Bb

    706,068        2,079,551   

Acciona SAa,b

    55,044        3,941,160   

Acerinox SAb

    246,312        3,668,952   

Almirall SAa

    146,956        2,565,430   

Applus Services SAa

    78,804        825,237   

Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    158,004        2,321,462   

Axia Real Estate SOCIMI SAa

    792        9,929   

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles

    88,326        3,633,525   

Carbures Europe SAa,b

    100,793        244,541   

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SAb

    6,653        2,233,130   

Deoleo SAa

    22,493        10,153   

Ebro Foods SA

    225,726        3,838,639   

Faes Farma SA

    766,373        1,560,989   

Faes Farma SA New

    27,309        55,624   

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SAa

    271,502        3,367,078   

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SAa

    511,632        5,091,084   

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    102,960        2,945,296   

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SAUa

    20,988        281,128   

Indra Sistemas SAb

    265,716        2,717,516   

Inmobiliaria Colonial SAa

    4,428,468        2,998,384   

Jazztel PLCa

    491,436        6,959,742   

Let’s GOWEX SAa

    51,450        1   

Liberbank SAa

    2,899,512        2,044,972   

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SAa

    335,061        4,081,586   

Melia Hotels International SAb

    55,044        632,635   

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SAa,b

    51,778        620,515   

NH Hotel Group SAa,b

    485,892        2,407,059   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SAb

    101,887        2,356,401   

Papeles y Cartones de Europa SA

    359,652        1,730,948   

Promotora de Informaciones SAa

    2,996,532        794,638   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA

    438,768      $ 2,440,981   

Sacyr SAa,b

    691,812        2,563,738   

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    70,884        2,756,824   

Tubacex SA

    584,496        1,711,596   

Tubos Reunidos SA

    616,429        1,106,019   

Viscofan SA

    112,860        6,527,042   

Zeltia SAa,b

    592,416        2,018,906   
   

 

 

 
      85,934,906   

SWEDEN — 4.02%

  

 

AAK AB

    44,352        2,412,099   

Active Biotech ABa,b

    101,103        223,656   

AF AB

    106,920        1,641,453   

Arcam ABa,b

    36,432        786,117   

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    32,868        1,084,680   

Axfood AB

    28,116        1,707,873   

Axis Communications ABb

    87,120        2,337,958   

B & B Tools AB Class B

    59,400        1,017,830   

Betsson AB

    61,776        2,317,221   

Billerud AB

    306,504        4,668,448   

BioGaia AB Class B

    31,399        683,210   

Castellum AB

    470,448        7,404,376   

Clas Ohlson AB Class B

    39,600        612,733   

Cloetta ABa,b

    329,076        998,472   

Com Hem Holding ABa

    45,745        354,184   

Concentric AB

    104,148        1,334,513   

Fabege AB

    457,776        6,264,195   

Fastighets AB Balder Class Ba

    114,840        1,664,479   

Fingerprint Cards ABa,b

    137,412        524,901   

Gunnebo AB

    112,497        548,039   

Haldex AB

    68,904        932,885   

Hemfosa Fastigheter ABa

    25,039        538,769   

Hexpol AB

    67,716        6,806,430   

HIQ International AB

    134,575        697,891   

Holmen AB Class B

    116,772        4,216,380   

Hufvudstaden AB Class A

    117,612        1,542,578   

Industrial & Financial Systems Class B

    29,913        922,074   

Indutrade AB

    38,412        1,566,671   

Intrum Justitia AB

    234,828        6,259,279   

JM AB

    181,368        5,983,152   

Kungsleden AB

    449,460        3,450,092   

LE Lundbergfortagen AB

    46,728        2,048,193   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
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  Shares     Value  
   

Lindab International ABa

    172,817      $ 1,434,144   

Loomis AB Class B

    243,144        7,201,044   

Meda AB Class A

    491,869        6,938,829   

Medivir ABa,b

    74,448        884,202   

Mekonomen AB

    38,808        912,445   

Modern Times Group MTG AB Class B

    110,088        3,119,345   

NCC AB Class B

    196,416        6,360,854   

Net Entertainment NE AB

    63,360        2,010,529   

Nibe Industrier AB Class B

    220,968        5,620,060   

Nobia AB

    375,408        3,260,590   

Nolato AB

    34,093        820,133   

Nordnet AB

    120,300        404,274   

Opus Group ABb

    369,864        330,856   

Orexo ABa,b

    35,640        602,082   

Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDRb

    103,623        1,391,669   

Peab AB

    538,443        3,872,778   

Qliro Group ABa

    282,594        546,574   

Ratos AB Class Bb

    401,544        2,511,940   

Rezidor Hotel Group ABa

    140,184        525,323   

Saab AB Class B

    126,324        3,081,576   

SAS ABa

    507,094        1,011,436   

SSAB AB Class Aa,b

    347,688        1,692,113   

SSAB AB Class Ba

    405,757        1,750,566   

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum ABa

    321,156        3,371,722   

Trelleborg AB Class B

    540,540        9,788,260   

Unibet Group PLC SDR

    47,124        2,805,526   

Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd.a

    174,385        706,187   

Wallenstam AB Class B

    87,516        1,450,410   

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    95,040        1,861,175   
   

 

 

 
      149,817,473   

SWITZERLAND — 4.35%

  

 

AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG Registereda,b

    45,144        807,150   

Allreal Holding AG Registereda

    23,760        3,731,667   

Ascom Holding AG Registered

    127,138        1,955,331   

Autoneum Holding AGa

    9,504        1,590,800   

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Registered

    5,865        3,420,002   

Basilea Pharmaceutica Registereda

    22,572        2,612,812   

BKW AG

    15,669        468,341   

Bossard Holding AG

    11,880        1,229,255   

Bucher Industries AG Registered

    19,800        4,863,649   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    10,692      $ 3,306,205   

Cembra Money Bank AG

    26,928        1,639,007   

Clariant AG Registereda

    584,892        9,408,621   

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpA

    8,316        1,247,332   

Dufry AG Registereda,b

    58,608        8,637,840   

EFG International AG

    91,695        990,651   

Evolva Holding SAa,b

    485,100        759,246   

Flughafen Zurich AG Registered

    10,965        7,460,562   

Forbo Holding AG Registereda

    3,960        3,845,726   

Galenica Holding AG Registered

    9,108        7,330,552   

GAM Holding AG

    371,844        6,587,748   

Gategroup Holding AGa

    77,191        2,139,417   

Georg Fischer AG Registereda

    9,900        5,934,297   

Helvetia Holding AG Registered

    13,800        7,042,117   

Huber & Suhner AG Registered

    24,087        1,072,075   

Implenia AG Registered

    22,968        1,254,434   

Inficon Holding AG Registereda

    3,125        1,046,139   

Intershop Holdings AG Bearer

    1,584        637,009   

Kaba Holding AG Class B Registered

    11,088        5,567,802   

Komax Holding AG Registereda

    11,088        1,669,135   

Kudelski SA Bearer

    114,048        1,307,762   

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG Class B Registereda

    9,504        3,181,601   

Leonteq AG

    8,712        1,920,323   

Logitech International SA Registered

    327,096        4,817,293   

Meyer Burger Technology AGa,b

    203,544        1,265,444   

Mobilezone Holding AG Bearera

    206,518        2,469,103   

Mobimo Holding AG Registereda

    13,860        3,199,678   

Myriad Group AGa,b

    53,064        228,394   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registereda

    338,184        3,859,499   

Orascom Development Holding AGa

    46,036        788,073   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Registered

    31,680        3,873,703   

PSP Swiss Property AG Registereda

    97,812        10,094,288   

Rieter Holding AG Registereda

    10,573        1,531,853   

Santhera Pharmaceutical Holding AGa,b

    3,564        408,676   

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG Registereda

    1,178,496        1,050,342   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Schweiter Technologies AG Bearer

    805      $ 616,841   

SFS Group AGa

    4,495        293,625   

Straumann Holding AG Registered

    19,404        4,388,862   

Swissquote Group Holding SA Registered

    23,901        623,470   

Tecan AG Registered

    30,096        3,033,970   

Temenos Group AG Registereda

    144,540        4,406,659   

U-Blox AGa

    18,805        2,693,874   

Valiant Holding AG Registered

    33,264        2,711,592   

Valora Holding AG Registered

    12,141        2,932,156   

Vetropack Holding AG Bearer

    396        575,030   

Von Roll Holding AG Bearera

    254,469        359,556   

Zehnder Group AG Bearer

    22,592        982,207   
   

 

 

 
      161,868,796   

UNITED KINGDOM — 22.00%

  

 

Abcam PLC

    361,944        2,348,369   

Acacia Mining PLC

    325,116        1,376,495   

Advanced Computer Software Group PLC

    830,412        1,730,485   

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    658,944        1,303,888   

Afren PLCa,b

    2,101,176        167,255   

African Minerals Ltd.a,b

    490,220        73,626   

Al Noor Hospitals Group PLC

    76,428        1,042,268   

Alent PLC

    614,592        3,373,770   

Amerisur Resources PLCa,b

    1,808,136        923,318   

Amlin PLC

    1,158,696        8,481,960   

Anglo Pacific Group PLC

    249,480        318,490   

Anite PLC

    624,269        766,480   

AO World PLCa

    361,152        1,666,297   

Arrow Global Group PLC

    306,900        1,039,405   

Ashmore Group PLCb

    661,320        2,787,023   

ASOS PLCa,b

    54,252        2,238,286   

Avanti Communications Group PLCa,b

    238,392        776,949   

AVEVA Group PLC

    156,024        3,076,786   

Balfour Beatty PLC

    1,351,944        4,507,678   

Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

    59,004        1,799,835   

Barratt Developments PLC

    1,965,744        13,533,582   

BBA Aviation PLC

    1,108,246        5,650,894   

Beazley PLC

    735,372        3,192,981   

Bellway PLC

    262,944        7,203,264   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Berendsen PLC

    488,268      $ 8,169,297   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)

    243,540        8,862,677   

Betfair Group PLC

    143,796        3,481,393   

Big Yellow Group PLC

    192,060        1,762,460   

Bodycote PLC

    503,316        5,140,328   

Booker Group PLC

    3,091,968        6,942,524   

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    332,640        4,151,611   

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

    474,804        2,092,260   

Britvic PLC

    550,487        5,824,642   

BTG PLCa

    782,593        9,297,232   

Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment PLC

    1,564,992        2,507,943   

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

    5,546,794        4,165,367   

Cairn Energy PLCa

    1,162,433        3,352,049   

Cape PLC

    260,172        820,580   

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    1,476,684        8,532,002   

Card Factory PLCa

    97,020        400,715   

Carillion PLC

    949,138        4,882,375   

Catlin Group Ltd.

    858,528        8,987,284   

Centamin PLC

    2,254,032        2,264,787   

Chemring Group PLC

    561,571        1,826,013   

Chesnara PLC

    146,956        775,256   

Cineworld Group PLC

    413,820        2,641,445   

Clinigen Healthcare Ltd.a

    100,584        777,996   

Close Brothers Group PLC

    352,044        8,042,061   

COLT Group SAa

    1,114,518        2,214,564   

Costain Group PLC

    129,708        560,562   

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    351,648        2,170,657   

CSR PLC

    342,144        4,393,557   

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC Class A NVS

    619,740        8,018,738   

Dairy Crest Group PLC

    456,192        3,347,668   

Dart Group PLC

    325,116        1,407,502   

DCC PLC

    190,476        10,092,762   

De La Rue PLC

    288,165        2,244,043   

Debenhams PLC

    2,739,528        3,096,160   

Derwent London PLC

    194,436        9,505,367   

Devro PLC

    573,903        2,426,376   

Dialight PLC

    63,482        667,406   

Dignity PLC

    85,140        2,378,416   

Diploma PLC

    201,564        2,290,146   

Domino Printing Sciences PLC

    167,112        1,712,977   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    316,404      $ 3,202,898   

Drax Group PLC

    841,500        4,556,177   

DS Smith PLC

    1,949,904        9,280,613   

Dunelm Group PLC

    153,648        2,029,570   

DX Group PLC

    422,928        576,440   

Electrocomponents PLC

    1,116,720        3,434,911   

Elementis PLC

    1,005,048        4,172,209   

EnQuest PLCa

    1,510,740        771,454   

Enterprise Inns PLCa

    1,242,689        1,929,853   

Entertainment One Ltd.

    295,416        1,224,572   

Essentra PLC

    545,688        6,802,424   

esure Group PLC

    567,864        1,966,730   

Evraz PLC

    774,972        1,983,338   

Faroe Petroleum PLCa,b

    388,080        377,400   

Fenner PLC

    360,756        1,007,785   

Ferrexpo PLC

    390,816        293,483   

Fidessa Group PLC

    67,716        2,440,865   

FirstGroup PLCa

    2,720,069        4,068,932   

Flybe Group PLCa

    465,696        452,880   

Foxtons Group PLC

    513,216        1,478,008   

Galliford Try PLC

    106,128        2,097,621   

Gem Diamonds Ltd.a

    288,949        611,902   

Genus PLC

    126,720        2,329,527   

Globo PLCa,b

    593,208        374,195   

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    108,159        4,023,740   

Grafton Group PLC Units

    544,896        5,479,052   

Grainger PLC

    728,640        2,121,935   

Great Portland Estates PLC

    655,776        7,736,471   

Greencore Group PLC

    1,064,448        4,927,178   

Greene King PLC

    502,920        6,348,598   

Greggs PLC

    262,309        3,234,429   

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.a,b

    1,794,440        1,232,995   

GVC Holdings PLC

    59,400        408,149   

GW Pharmaceuticals PLCa,b

    168,696        1,025,493   

Halfords Group PLC

    475,745        3,172,476   

Halma PLC

    891,792        9,328,803   

Hansteen Holdings PLC

    823,284        1,394,762   

Hays PLC

    3,079,692        7,178,607   

HellermannTyton Group PLC

    86,359        409,860   

Henderson Group PLC

    2,220,031        7,932,219   

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    291,060        10,316,580   

Hiscox Ltd.

    751,212        8,286,965   

Hochschild Mining PLCa

    490,644        666,893   

Home Retail Group PLC

    1,709,928        4,935,969   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Homeserve PLC

    681,516      $ 3,453,523   

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    1,379,041        8,800,455   

Hunting PLC

    300,813        1,796,774   

IG Group Holdings PLC

    861,755        9,344,632   

Imagination Technologies Group PLCa,b

    484,308        1,782,087   

Inchcape PLC

    968,616        10,132,438   

Indivior PLCa

    1,336,500        3,492,685   

Infinis Energy PLC

    245,916        717,261   

Informa PLC

    1,325,808        10,195,107   

Innovation Group PLC

    2,029,500        891,571   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    877,140        6,494,669   

International Personal Finance PLC

    563,508        3,685,780   

Interserve PLC

    460,548        3,704,039   

ITE Group PLC

    508,464        998,489   

JD Wetherspoon PLC

    316,800        3,763,595   

John Menzies PLC

    93,060        518,885   

John Wood Group PLC

    739,919        6,345,436   

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    693,396        3,951,117   

Just Eat PLCa

    126,324        676,374   

Just Retirement Group PLC

    294,624        616,397   

KAZ Minerals PLCa,b

    548,064        1,652,860   

Kcom Group PLC

    910,404        1,134,889   

Keller Group PLC

    142,956        1,917,322   

Kier Group PLC

    85,536        2,011,787   

Ladbrokes PLC

    1,871,892        3,266,842   

Laird PLC

    590,249        2,826,147   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.b

    346,896        3,180,725   

LondonMetric Property PLC

    1,359,864        3,257,597   

Lonmin PLCa

    868,032        2,130,242   

Majestic Wine PLCb

    160,380        811,748   

Man Group PLC

    3,531,924        9,505,841   

Marston’s PLC

    1,911,492        4,205,826   

Michael Page International PLC

    703,039        4,920,469   

Micro Focus International PLC

    326,484        5,158,446   

Mitchells & Butlers PLCa

    537,372        3,442,193   

Mitie Group PLC

    571,824        2,317,963   

Mondi PLC

    760,846        13,586,883   

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    803,088        3,172,197   

Monitise PLCa,b

    3,759,228        733,978   

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    786,905        3,598,743   

Mothercare PLCa,b

    365,303        984,825   
 

 

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  Shares     Value  
   

N Brown Group PLC

    276,012      $ 1,794,555   

National Express Group PLC

    1,028,412        3,946,383   

Northgate PLC

    213,048        1,971,058   

Ocado Group PLCa,b

    961,682        5,936,282   

Ophir Energy PLCa,b

    1,064,844        2,147,846   

Optimal Payments PLCa

    355,212        1,837,884   

Oxford Instruments PLC

    118,800        1,328,380   

Pace PLC

    672,082        3,375,435   

Paragon Group of Companies PLC (The)

    744,084        4,606,501   

Partnership Assurance Group PLC

    325,512        648,997   

Pennon Group PLC

    822,492        10,975,652   

Petra Diamonds Ltd.a

    798,732        1,840,211   

Pets at Home Group PLC

    101,772        330,923   

Phoenix Group Holdingsb

    348,084        4,386,188   

Playtech Ltd.

    419,819        4,281,274   

Poundland Group PLC

    65,185        345,788   

Premier Farnell PLC

    1,012,176        2,569,117   

Premier Foods PLCa

    1,673,892        1,093,598   

Premier Oil PLC

    1,056,924        2,295,373   

Primary Health Properties PLC

    319,572        1,802,270   

Provident Financial PLC

    304,524        12,060,710   

QinetiQ Group PLC

    1,623,639        4,562,517   

Quindell PLCb

    866,448        1,099,614   

Quintain Estates and Development PLCa

    1,005,048        1,452,877   

Redefine International PLC

    1,130,976        923,197   

Redrow PLC

    670,428        2,849,573   

Regus PLC

    1,529,133        4,639,144   

Renishaw PLC

    68,508        2,387,099   

Rentokil Initial PLC

    3,946,140        7,165,393   

Restaurant Group PLC (The)

    590,040        6,376,076   

Rightmove PLC

    198,396        6,930,807   

Rotork PLC

    163,152        5,648,128   

RPC Group PLC

    341,335        2,781,133   

RPS Group PLC

    382,932        1,049,030   

SafeCharge International Group Ltd.

    15,444        61,468   

Safestore Holdings PLC

    244,332        987,129   

Salamander Energy PLCa

    622,512        649,791   

Savills PLC

    207,504        2,278,164   

SDL PLCa

    353,474        2,254,925   

Senior PLC

    719,532        3,345,741   

Serco Group PLC

    1,118,304        2,593,274   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Shaftesbury PLC

    744,876      $ 8,703,717   

Shanks Group PLC

    755,172        1,117,180   

SIG PLC

    1,506,097        4,173,405   

SOCO International PLCa

    471,240        1,862,813   

Spectris PLC

    253,836        7,967,842   

Speedy Hire PLC

    1,170,576        1,279,010   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    108,504        4,970,348   

Spire Healthcare Group PLCa,c

    118,404        570,838   

Spirent Communications PLC

    1,561,032        2,092,480   

Spirit Pub Co. PLC

    1,521,432        2,620,941   

SSP Group PLCa

    127,908        536,357   

St James’s Place PLC

    1,065,636        13,732,113   

St. Modwen Properties PLC

    367,488        2,308,173   

Stagecoach Group PLC

    1,004,652        5,163,413   

Stobart Group Ltd.

    433,812        692,264   

Stock Spirits Group PLC

    382,536        1,136,135   

SuperGroup PLCa

    102,168        1,473,083   

SVG Capital PLCa

    341,748        2,234,271   

Synergy Health PLC

    127,116        4,133,323   

Synthomer PLC

    484,704        1,771,169   

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

    1,083,852        5,183,036   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    6,706,260        13,637,673   

Telecity Group PLC

    443,124        5,736,853   

Telecom plus PLC

    120,384        1,968,964   

Telit Communications PLCa

    119,196        365,202   

Thomas Cook Group PLCa

    3,065,714        5,907,442   

Trinity Mirror PLCa

    578,808        1,497,390   

TSB Banking Group PLCa,c

    195,228        783,759   

TT electronics PLC

    373,032        619,084   

Tullett Prebon PLC

    621,525        3,125,254   

UBM PLC

    820,881        6,528,109   

UDG Healthcare PLC

    678,354        3,982,569   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

    213,840        5,617,201   

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    546,926        4,024,178   

Vectura Group PLCa

    1,126,671        2,567,834   

Vedanta Resources PLC

    153,648        861,673   

Vesuvius PLC

    632,808        4,181,825   

Victrex PLC

    156,816        4,849,399   

W.S. Atkins PLC

    241,395        4,557,270   

WH Smith PLC

    294,228        5,965,667   

Workspace Group PLC

    171,864        2,039,169   

Xaar PLC

    205,524        949,952   

Xchanging PLC

    471,636        1,112,110   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® MSCI EAFE SMALL-CAP ETF

January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Zoopla Property Group PLCb,c

    161,568      $ 436,786   
   

 

 

 
      819,057,159   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $3,533,505,614)

      3,700,590,333   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.29%

  

 

AUSTRALIA — 0.06%

  

 

Gunns Ltd.a

    4,914          

Multiplex SITES Trust

    34,093        2,353,651   
   

 

 

 
      2,353,651   

GERMANY — 0.16%

  

 

Biotest AG

    16,236        1,988,801   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    14,256        1,437,229   

Sartorius AG

    18,612        2,383,809   
   

 

 

 
      5,809,839   

ITALY — 0.07%

  

 

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    493,812        2,522,079   
   

 

 

 
      2,522,079   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $9,808,028)

      10,685,569   

RIGHTS — 0.00%

  

 

SINGAPORE — 0.00%

  

 

Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.a,b

    516,000        61,015   
   

 

 

 
      61,015   

SWITZERLAND — 0.00%

  

 

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpAa

    8,316          
   

 

 

 
        
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $0)

      61,015   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.28%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.28%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%e,f,g

    220,136,795        220,136,795   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%e,f,g

    13,242,312        13,242,312   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%e,f

    338,891      $ 338,891   
   

 

 

 
      233,717,998   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $233,717,998)

      233,717,998   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 105.95%

   

(Cost: $3,777,031,640)

      3,945,054,915   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.95)%

  

    (221,441,982
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 3,723,612,933   
   

 

 

 

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Growth ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Value ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap ETF

 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,363,470,775      $ 2,556,558,061      $ 3,543,313,642   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     20,633,150        18,794,202        233,717,998   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,384,103,925      $ 2,575,352,263      $ 3,777,031,640   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value
(including securities on loan
a) (Note 1):

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,710,781,672      $ 2,570,443,433      $ 3,711,336,917   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     20,633,150        18,794,202        233,717,998   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     1,731,414,822        2,589,237,635        3,945,054,915   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     2,545,486        3,472,551        7,951,298   

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

                   42,683   

Due from custodian (Note 4)

            441,053          

Dividends and interest

     1,898,478        4,161,010        5,181,010   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,735,858,786        2,597,312,249        3,958,229,906   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

            441,053          

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     20,506,489        18,356,244        233,379,107   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     565,260        852,707        1,237,866   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     21,071,749        19,650,004        234,616,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,714,787,037      $ 2,577,662,245      $ 3,723,612,933   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,828,528,466      $ 2,849,773,785      $ 3,579,500,820   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (3,752,536     (5,520,354     (42,734,308

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     (457,260,131     (280,193,799     19,101,479   

Net unrealized appreciation

     347,271,238        13,602,613        167,744,942   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,714,787,037      $ 2,577,662,245      $ 3,723,612,933   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     25,600,000        50,400,000        79,200,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 66.98      $ 51.14      $ 47.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $19,433,254, $17,344,020 and $218,933,147, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $2,487,290, $3,547,388 and $8,058,849, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
MSCI EAFE
Growth ETF
    iShares
MSCI EAFE
Value ETF
    iShares
MSCI EAFE
Small-Cap ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 12,459,076      $ 33,623,338      $ 33,873,720   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     24        34        98   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     144,556        69,917        2,572,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     12,603,656        33,693,289        36,446,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     3,306,038        5,209,190        7,372,051   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,306,038        5,209,190        7,372,051   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     9,297,618        28,484,099        29,074,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     5,764,304        12,572,332        (7,814,069

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     9,203,288        6,159,035        75,346,234   

Foreign currency transactions

     (734,873     (1,519,786     (1,964,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     14,232,719        17,211,581        65,567,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investments

     (98,892,389     (310,015,094     (386,000,193

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (20,650     (221,717     (215,878
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (98,913,039     (310,236,811     (386,216,071
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (84,680,320     (293,025,230     (320,648,121
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (75,382,702   $ (264,541,131   $ (291,573,906
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $701,757, $1,795,457 and $1,798,033, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI EAFE
Growth ETF
    iShares
MSCI EAFE
Value ETF
 
      Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

    Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

  

     

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 9,297,618      $ 35,498,881      $ 28,484,099      $ 115,584,018   

Net realized gain

     14,232,719        65,401,252        17,211,581        47,100,608   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (98,913,039     86,484,653        (310,236,811     209,441,674   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (75,382,702     187,384,786        (264,541,131     372,126,300   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (11,047,248     (37,133,581     (33,179,120     (115,432,438
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (11,047,248     (37,133,581     (33,179,120     (115,432,438
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     131,951,495        111,384,961        142,301,284        481,707,807   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (27,005,041     (87,370,899     (22,445,110     (23,056,574
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     104,946,454        24,014,062        119,856,174        458,651,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     18,516,504        174,265,267        (177,864,077     715,345,095   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     1,696,270,533        1,522,005,266        2,755,526,322        2,040,181,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,714,787,037      $ 1,696,270,533      $ 2,577,662,245      $ 2,755,526,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (3,752,536   $ (2,002,906   $ (5,520,354   $ (825,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     2,000,000        1,600,000        2,800,000        8,400,000   

Shares redeemed

     (400,000     (1,200,000     (400,000     (400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     1,600,000        400,000        2,400,000        8,000,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI EAFE
Small-Cap ETF
 
      Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 29,074,215      $ 72,185,024   

Net realized gain

     65,567,950        84,280,777   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (386,216,071     304,191,752   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (291,573,906     460,657,553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (48,693,553     (84,218,882
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (48,693,553     (84,218,882
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     253,852,038        1,684,591,078   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (233,587,140     (197,161,401
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     20,264,898        1,487,429,677   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (320,002,561     1,863,868,348   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     4,043,615,494        2,179,747,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 3,723,612,933      $ 4,043,615,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (42,734,308   $ (23,114,970
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     5,400,000        33,600,000   

Shares redeemed

     (4,800,000     (3,800,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     600,000        29,800,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF  
     

Six months
ended

Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2012

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2011

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 70.68      $ 64.49      $ 54.16      $ 62.20      $ 52.90      $ 49.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.38        1.45        1.31        1.24        1.20        1.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (3.62     6.28        10.37        (7.90     9.32        2.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.24     7.73        11.68        (6.66     10.52        4.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.46     (1.54     (1.35     (1.38     (1.22     (1.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.46     (1.54     (1.35     (1.38     (1.22     (1.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 66.98      $ 70.68      $ 64.49      $ 54.16      $ 62.20      $ 52.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (4.56 )%c      11.99     21.74     (10.59 )%      19.95     8.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,714,787      $ 1,696,271      $ 1,522,005      $ 1,213,111      $ 1,418,227      $ 1,290,640   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.12     2.08     2.16     2.29     2.00     1.92

Portfolio turnover ratee

     10     27     26     26     27     28

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF  
     

Six months
ended

Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2012

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2011

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 57.41      $ 51.00      $ 42.45      $ 50.84      $ 46.39      $ 46.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.59        2.66        1.80        1.90        1.86        1.46   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (6.17     6.26        8.44        (8.33     4.50        0.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (5.58     8.92        10.24        (6.43     6.36        1.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.69     (2.51     (1.69     (1.96     (1.91     (1.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.69     (2.51     (1.69     (1.96     (1.91     (1.55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 51.14      $ 57.41      $ 51.00      $ 42.45      $ 50.84      $ 46.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (9.71 )%c      17.56     24.39     (12.52 )%      13.77     4.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,577,662      $ 2,755,526      $ 2,040,181      $ 1,222,465      $ 1,403,312      $ 1,224,728   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.19     4.72     3.69     4.33     3.63     2.99

Portfolio turnover ratee

     10     29     27     27     29     30

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF  
     

Six months
ended

Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2012

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2011

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 51.45      $ 44.67      $ 35.98      $ 42.77      $ 35.67      $ 32.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.38        1.09        1.05        1.04        1.02        0.75   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (4.17     6.93        8.96        (6.67     7.56        3.63   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.79     8.02        10.01        (5.63     8.58        4.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.64     (1.24     (1.32     (1.16     (1.48     (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.64     (1.24     (1.32     (1.16     (1.48     (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 47.02      $ 51.45      $ 44.67      $ 35.98      $ 42.77      $ 35.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.33 )%c      18.03     28.21     (13.06 )%      24.21     13.77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,723,613      $ 4,043,615      $ 2,179,747      $ 1,388,891      $ 1,548,384      $ 1,062,919   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.58     2.15     2.53     2.81     2.46     2.13

Portfolio turnover ratee

     7     17     12     16     12     15

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

MSCI EAFE Growth

   Diversified

MSCI EAFE Value

   Diversified

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

   Diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

 

 

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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2015. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

iShares ETF and
Investment Type

   Investments  
   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  

MSCI EAFE Growth

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 1,701,007,737       $ 8,625       $      $ 1,701,016,362   

Preferred Stocks

     9,765,310                        9,765,310   

Money Market Funds

     20,633,150                        20,633,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,731,406,197       $ 8,625       $      $ 1,731,414,822   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 2,552,208,585       $       $ 6      $ 2,552,208,591   

Preferred Stocks

     17,416,636                        17,416,636   

Rights

     38,454         779,752                818,206   

Money Market Funds

     18,794,202                        18,794,202   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,588,457,877       $ 779,752       $ 6      $ 2,589,237,635   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 3,700,034,198       $ 556,122       $ 13      $ 3,700,590,333   

Preferred Stocks

     10,685,569                 0 a      10,685,569   

Rights

             61,015                61,015   

Money Market Funds

     233,717,998                        233,717,998   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 3,944,437,765       $ 617,137       $ 13      $ 3,945,054,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                    

 

  a    Rounds to less than $1.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

 

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Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

 

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Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received 
a
     Net
Amount
 

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 19,433,254       $ 19,433,254       $   

MSCI EAFE Value

     17,344,020         17,344,020           

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     218,933,147         218,933,147           
                            

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI EAFE Growth and iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.40% based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

 

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For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.4000 %     

First $12 billion

    0.3800 a     

Over $12 billion, up to and including $21 billion

    0.3610 a     

Over $21 billion

 

  a    Investment advisory fee level reflects a 5% reduction (rounded to the fourth decimal place) from the investment advisory fee at the prior aggregate average daily net asset level.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015 each Fund retained 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF    Fees Paid
to BTC
 

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 47,699   

MSCI EAFE Value

     24,790   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     842,483   

 

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BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest - affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 159,212,292       $ 159,206,506   

MSCI EAFE Value

     251,836,850         257,848,538   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     243,836,461         261,199,401   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 129,949,509       $ 26,313,359   

MSCI EAFE Value

     140,432,887         22,154,412   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     250,362,308         224,845,066   

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market

 

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impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

5. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the

 

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financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Non-

Expiring a

     Expiring
2016
     Expiring
2017
     Expiring
2018
     Expiring
2019
     Total  

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 95,247,466       $ 2,756,980       $ 19,510,202       $ 255,395,852       $ 90,854,597       $ 463,765,097   

MSCI EAFE Value

     4,109,667         3,201,806         26,442,709         117,568,907         84,394,874         235,717,963   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     12,319,099                         7,305,376                 19,624,475   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 1,395,675,951       $ 416,497,460       $ (80,758,589   $ 335,738,871   

MSCI EAFE Value

     2,648,905,272         224,766,244         (284,433,881     (59,667,637

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     3,836,971,495         554,340,012         (446,256,592     108,083,420   

 

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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    

Return

of

Capital

    

Total

Per

Share

     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 0.404501       $       $ 0.055801       $ 0.460302         88     —       12     100

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     0.624140                 0.014883         0.639023         98        —          2        100   

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI Inc. nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Fund Performance Overviews

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About Fund Performance

     7   

Shareholder Expenses

     7   

Schedules of Investments

     8   

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

     8   

iShares FTSE China ETF

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Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Supplemental Information

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® CHINA LARGE-CAP ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization Chinese equities that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as represented by the FTSE China 50 Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 3.46%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 3.85%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    23.09%        22.63%        24.06%          23.09%        22.63%        24.06%   

5 Years

    3.99%        3.90%        4.85%          21.60%        21.07%        26.70%   

10 Years

    11.04%        10.77%        11.72%            185.02%        178.14%        202.80%   

Index performance beginning on February 10, 2012 reflects net returns where dividends are reinvested into the Index net of withholding tax. Performance before this date reflects dividends being reinvested at gross.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,034.60         $ 3.79         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.50         $ 3.77           0.74%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 7 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Financials

     48.28

Energy

     14.56   

Telecommunication Services

     12.27   

Information Technology

     11.41   

Consumer Discretionary

     4.47   

Utilities

     3.08   

Industrials

     3.04   

Consumer Staples

     2.13   

Materials

     0.76   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security   Percentage of
Total Investments*

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     9.84

China Mobile Ltd.

     8.83   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

     7.56   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

     6.95   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

     5.93   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

     4.85   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

     4.48   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

     3.94   

CNOOC Ltd.

     3.71   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

     3.60   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     59.69
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® FTSE CHINA ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares FTSE China ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Chinese equities that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as represented by the FTSE China (HK Listed) Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 3.15%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 3.15%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    17.70%        17.41%        18.57%          17.70%        17.41%        18.57%   

5 Years

    5.29%        5.16%        6.24%          29.43%        28.59%        35.37%   

Since Inception

    2.93%        2.67%        4.03%            21.06%        19.01%        29.81%   

The inception date of the Fund was 6/24/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/25/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,031.50         $ 3.79         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.50         $ 3.77           0.74%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 7 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*

Financials

     41.34

Information Technology

     12.15   

Telecommunication Services

     10.77   

Energy

     10.12   

Industrials

     9.25   

Consumer Discretionary

     4.69   

Utilities

     4.40   

Materials

     3.07   

Health Care

     2.13   

Consumer Staples

     2.08   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security   Percentage of
Total Investments*

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     9.55

China Mobile Ltd.

     8.41   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

     7.08   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

     6.33   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

     5.15   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

     3.58   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

     3.29   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

     2.80   

CNOOC Ltd.

     2.58   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

     2.47   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     51.24
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® CHINA LARGE-CAP ETF

January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.92%

  

AUTOMOBILES — 3.35%

  

 

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    31,506,000      $ 57,783,451   

BYD Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    7,895,000        28,867,941   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    33,668,000        49,068,906   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H

    11,876,500        68,241,221   
   

 

 

 
      203,961,519   

BEVERAGES 0.48%

  

 

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H

    4,366,000        29,309,950   
   

 

 

 
      29,309,950   

CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.62%

  

 

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.b

    36,714,000        17,425,696   

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H

    13,545,500        43,588,929   

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    17,153,200        37,344,634   
   

 

 

 
      98,359,259   

COMMERCIAL BANKS 28.84%

  

 

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    296,844,000        145,486,428   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    644,977,000        361,031,061   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

    92,578,200        77,851,492   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class H

    87,261,000        64,714,059   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    572,725,320        460,198,333   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd.

    37,937,000        20,256,944   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

    52,779,938        118,175,979   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H

    70,146,500        85,496,518   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    587,440,995        422,774,769   
   

 

 

 
      1,755,985,583   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS 1.58%

  

 

Lenovo Group Ltd.a

    74,072,000      $ 95,917,620   
   

 

 

 
      95,917,620   

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING 1.85%

  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H

    50,901,000        55,474,530   

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H

    21,581,000        24,800,468   

China Railway Group Ltd. Class H

    43,988,000        32,281,752   
   

 

 

 
      112,556,750   

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 0.76%

  

 

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    13,745,500        46,359,938   
   

 

 

 
      46,359,938   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 3.43%

  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

    186,090,000        110,405,696   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    65,334,000        98,759,179   
   

 

 

 
      209,164,875   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 0.56%

  

China Oilfield Services Ltd. Class H

    20,824,000        34,270,895   
   

 

 

 
      34,270,895   

GAS UTILITIES 0.47%

  

 

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    18,456,000        28,659,901   
   

 

 

 
      28,659,901   

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS 2.61%

   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.

    38,793,000        41,928,372   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,860,000        61,745,439   

Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H

    38,758,000        54,987,586   
   

 

 

 
      158,661,397   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES 0.75%

  

 

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    5,984,500        45,809,885   
   

 

 

 
      45,809,885   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

INSURANCE 14.01%

  

 

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    74,714,000      $ 294,872,333   

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    29,672,600        143,515,061   

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    8,144,300        46,901,403   

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd.

    43,933,000        21,475,371   

PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H

    37,503,700        73,523,863   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

    25,596,500        272,691,275   
   

 

 

 
      852,979,306   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 9.83%

  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    35,155,600        598,520,536   
   

 

 

 
      598,520,536   

MACHINERY 0.43%

  

 

CSR Corp Ltd. Class Ha

    21,572,000        26,236,912   
   

 

 

 
      26,236,912   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS 13.98%

  

China Coal Energy Co. Class Ha

    47,246,000        26,019,775   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

    277,222,600        219,179,392   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

    39,071,000        107,083,874   

CNOOC Ltd.

    171,868,000        225,659,391   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.a

    32,318,000        33,637,880   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

    221,690,000        239,893,607   
   

 

 

 
      851,473,919   

PERSONAL PRODUCTS 1.64%

  

 

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    8,410,000        100,062,876   
   

 

 

 
      100,062,876   

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT 3.78%

  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.a

    46,932,000        135,892,666   

China Resources Land Ltd.a

    23,991,333        61,515,048   

China Vanke Co. Ltd.a,b

    15,109,500        32,895,247   
   

 

 

 
      230,302,961   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS 1.12%

  

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

    60,170,000      $ 68,214,939   
   

 

 

 
      68,214,939   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 8.83%

  

China Mobile Ltd.

    40,650,500        537,403,348   
   

 

 

 
      537,403,348   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $5,617,041,759)

  

    6,084,212,369   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.29%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS 3.29%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    188,218,575        188,218,575   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    11,322,273        11,322,273   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    930,355        930,355   
   

 

 

 
      200,471,203   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost: $200,471,203)

   

    200,471,203   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES
103.21%

   

 

(Cost: $5,817,512,962)

      6,284,683,572   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (3.21)%

  

    (195,377,180
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS 100.00%

  

  $ 6,089,306,392   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  Non-income earning security.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Open futures contracts as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Issue    Number of
Contracts
Purchased (Sold)
     Expiration      Exchange      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
H-Shares Index      59         Feb. 2015         Hong Kong Futures       $ 4,477,497       $ (196,709)   
                                              

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® FTSE CHINA ETF

January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS 99.89%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 0.20%

  

 

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H

    80,000      $ 51,901   
   

 

 

 
      51,901   

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS 0.16%

  

Sinotrans Ltd. Class H

    60,000        42,562   
   

 

 

 
      42,562   

AIRLINES 0.43%

  

Air China Ltd. Class H

    60,000        57,575   

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. Class Ha

    50,000        25,344   

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class H

    51,000        27,495   
   

 

 

 
      110,414   

AUTOMOBILES 2.74%

  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd.a,b

    17,500        19,592   

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    90,000        165,064   

BYD Co. Ltd. Class Hc

    22,500        82,271   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    90,000        131,169   

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    150,000        61,715   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H

    32,500        186,742   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

    70,415        64,118   
   

 

 

 
      710,671   

BEVERAGES 0.26%

  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H

    10,000        67,132   
   

 

 

 
      67,132   

CAPITAL MARKETS 1.44%

  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.a

    105,000        49,836   

China Everbright Ltd.

    30,000        65,004   

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. Class H

    35,000        37,377   

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H

    37,500        120,674   

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class Hc

    46,000        100,148   
   

 

 

 
      373,039   

CHEMICALS 0.30%

  

China BlueChemical Ltd. Class H

    60,000        20,894   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.a,c

    60,000      $ 10,989   

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class H

    110,000        31,922   

Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd.a,b,c

    100,000        14,445   
   

 

 

 
      78,250   

COMMERCIAL BANKS 24.34%

  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    820,000        401,891   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    2,385,000        1,335,023   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

    255,500        214,857   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class H

    240,200        178,136   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    2,285,680        1,836,598   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd.

    105,000        56,066   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

    145,383        325,517   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H

    192,900        235,112   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    90,000        55,253   

Huishang Bank

    40,000        17,438   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    2,280,795        1,641,463   

Shengjing Bank Co. Ltd.a,b

    20,000        19,527   
   

 

 

 
      6,316,881   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES 0.51%

  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    85,000        125,855   

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    10,000        6,694   
   

 

 

 
      132,549   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 0.16%

  

ZTE Corp. Class H

    19,032        41,779   
   

 

 

 
      41,779   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS 1.00%

  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    200,000        258,985   
   

 

 

 
      258,985   

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING 1.75%

  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H

    140,000        152,579   

China Machinery Engineering Corp. Class H

    15,000        12,769   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H

    60,000      $ 68,951   

China Railway Group Ltd. Class H

    120,000        88,065   

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    50,000        76,870   

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd. Class H

    95,000        29,406   

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd.

    35,000        25,054   
   

 

 

 
      453,694   

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 1.11%

  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class Hc

    37,500        126,478   

BBMG Corp. Class H

    37,500        32,889   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H

    90,000        86,943   

China National Materials Co. Ltd. Class H

    25,000        6,610   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.c

    60,000        35,752   
   

 

 

 
      288,672   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 0.16%

  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    50,000        42,691   
   

 

 

 
      42,691   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.36%

  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H

    81,200        36,655   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

    510,000        302,579   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    180,128        272,282   
   

 

 

 
      611,516   

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 0.89%

  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd.

    10,000        21,952   

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd. Class H

    20,000        14,368   

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    90,000        55,254   

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H

    14,000        22,426   

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H

    21,000        117,549   
   

 

 

 
      231,549   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS 0.19%

   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,600      $ 36,669   

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    27,500        11,669   
   

 

 

 
      48,338   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 0.32%

  

China Oilfield Services Ltd. Class H

    50,000        82,287   
   

 

 

 
      82,287   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING 0.41%

  

China Resources Enterprise Ltd.

    40,000        87,704   

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,c

    15,600        7,565   

Wumart Stores Inc. Class H

    15,000        10,621   
   

 

 

 
      105,890   

FOOD PRODUCTS 0.38%

  

Biostime International Holdings Ltd.c

    3,500        9,525   

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.c

    70,300        28,470   

China Foods Ltd.a,c

    20,000        6,604   

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.c

    235,000        37,584   

China Yurun Food Group Ltd.a,c

    45,000        17,354   
   

 

 

 
      99,537   

GAS UTILITIES 0.94%

  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    50,000        77,644   

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.c

    20,000        48,856   

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        118,530   
   

 

 

 
      245,030   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES 0.18%

  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H

    60,000        47,128   
   

 

 

 
      47,128   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES 0.63%

  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H

    17,500        37,919   

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    34,000        124,321   
   

 

 

 
      162,240   

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES 0.26%

  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    25,000        67,390   
   

 

 

 
      67,390   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS 2.78%

   

Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co. Ltd.

    60,000      $ 23,990   

CGN Power Co. Ltd.a,b

    195,000        82,745   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.

    105,000        113,486   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    61,600        173,994   

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H

    90,000        48,985   

Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp. Ltd.

    80,000        37,867   

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class H

    50,000        45,658   

Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H

    110,000        156,062   

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Class H

    110,000        39,583   
   

 

 

 
      722,370   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES 1.85%

  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    17,500        133,958   

CITIC Ltd.

    175,000        300,645   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    15,000        44,400   
   

 

 

 
      479,003   

INSURANCE 10.24%

  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    235,000        927,470   

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    82,000        396,603   

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    30,804        95,352   

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    22,500        129,573   

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd.

    125,000        61,102   

PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H

    100,108        196,256   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

    80,000        852,277   
   

 

 

 
      2,658,633   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 9.54%

  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    145,500        2,477,123   
   

 

 

 
      2,477,123   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

IT SERVICES 0.12%

  

Travelsky Technology Ltd. Class H

    30,000      $ 31,728   
   

 

 

 
      31,728   

MACHINERY 1.15%

  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    7,500        15,941   

China International Marine Containers (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    17,000        32,714   

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        15,426   

CSR Corp Ltd. Class Hc

    72,000        87,570   

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.c

    20,000        38,848   

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.a,c

    35,000        7,539   

Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Ltd.

    17,500        9,615   

Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H

    15,680        62,288   

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd. Class H

    45,100        27,746   
   

 

 

 
      297,687   

MARINE 0.41%

  

China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Hac

    85,000        42,208   

China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    115,000        36,191   

China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    40,000        28,581   
   

 

 

 
      106,980   

METALS & MINING 1.39%

  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Hac

    120,000        55,099   

Angang Steel Co. Ltd. Class H

    30,000        22,365   

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.c

    30,000        18,998   

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd. Class H

    40,000        25,279   

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    46,000        20,231   

Fosun International Ltd.c

    47,500        66,655   

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H

    40,000        65,314   

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    50,000        13,607   

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. Class Hc

    27,500        16,564   

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    191,000        57,891   
   

 

 

 
      362,003   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

MULTILINE RETAIL 0.07%

  

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.c

    15,000      $ 17,895   
   

 

 

 
      17,895   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS 9.80%

  

China Coal Energy Co. Class Hc

    130,000        71,595   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

    810,000        640,407   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

    107,500        294,631   

CNOOC Ltd.

    510,000        669,620   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.c

    90,000        93,676   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

    670,000        725,016   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hc

    60,000        47,824   
   

 

 

 
      2,542,769   

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS 0.26%

  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    45,000        23,680   

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd.c

    50,000        36,823   

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. Class H

    12,500        6,175   
   

 

 

 
      66,678   

PERSONAL PRODUCTS 1.03%

  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    22,500        267,707   
   

 

 

 
      267,707   

PHARMACEUTICALS 1.32%

  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.c

    90,000        76,032   

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. Class H

    12,000        42,717   

Luye Pharma Group Ltd.a

    20,000        23,912   

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd.

    12,500        45,222   

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    115,000        74,310   

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    80,000        80,172   
   

 

 

 
      342,365   

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT 5.11%

  

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

    41,500        25,317   

Beijing North Star Co. Ltd. Class H

    20,000        6,320   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    121,040        350,474   

China Resources Land Ltd.

    61,111        156,692   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

China South City Holdings Ltd.c

    70,000      $ 23,022   

China Vanke Co. Ltd.a,c

    41,513        90,379   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    180,600        72,209   

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd.a,b

    8,500        52,513   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.c

    185,000        77,070   

Franshion Properties (China) Ltd.

    120,000        35,288   

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    25,000        21,862   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H

    26,000        29,543   

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.a,c

    20,000        17,799   

KWG Property Holdings Ltd.

    35,000        22,435   

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    42,500        55,911   

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.

    60,000        27,704   

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.a,c

    280,000        12,640   

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    70,000        20,224   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    40,000        84,402   

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.

    110,000        70,511   

SOHO China Ltd.

    47,500        33,021   

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    211,794        41,248   
   

 

 

 
      1,326,584   

ROAD & RAIL 0.08%

  

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. Class H

    40,000        20,739   
   

 

 

 
      20,739   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR
EQUIPMENT
0.89%

   

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.a,c

    320,000        69,338   

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.c

    350,000        162,962   
   

 

 

 
      232,300   

SOFTWARE 0.23%

  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.c

    25,000        60,039   
   

 

 

 
      60,039   

SPECIALTY RETAIL 0.25%

  

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.c

    350,000        48,302   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        17,437   
   

 

 

 
      65,739   

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS 1.36%

  

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

    30,000        52,854   

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

    165,000        187,061   

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    100,000        12,898   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd.

    80,000      $ 13,620   

Li Ning Co. Ltd.a,c

    32,500        14,252   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    20,000        72,743   
   

 

 

 
      353,428   

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS 0.04%

  

CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.a

    70,800        9,314   
   

 

 

 
      9,314   

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 1.78%

  

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    10,000        7,274   

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H

    50,000        47,528   

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

    40,000        147,291   

COSCO Pacific Ltd.

    50,000        72,614   

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    40,000        49,682   

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    20,000        15,529   

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    32,500        46,864   

Sichuan Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    30,000        12,652   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    50,000        63,779   
   

 

 

 
      463,213   

WATER UTILITIES 0.67%

  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    120,000        79,398   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    70,000        93,895   
   

 

 

 
      173,293   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 8.40%

  

China Mobile Ltd.

    165,000        2,181,315   
   

 

 

 
      2,181,315   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $22,761,389)

  

    25,929,029   
    
Security
  Shares     Value  
   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 6.54%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS 6.54%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%d,e,f

    1,592,258      $ 1,592,258   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%d,e,f

    95,782        95,782   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%d,e

    9,570        9,570   
   

 

 

 
      1,697,610   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $1,697,610)

  

    1,697,610   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES
106.43%

   

 

(Cost: $24,458,999)

      27,626,639   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (6.43)%

  

    (1,668,622
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS 100.00%

  

  $ 25,958,017   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
d  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

      iShares China
Large-Cap ETF
    iShares FTSE
China ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 5,617,041,759      $ 22,761,389   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     200,471,203        1,697,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 5,817,512,962      $ 24,458,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 6,084,212,369      $ 25,929,029   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     200,471,203        1,697,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     6,284,683,572        27,626,639   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     6,624,432        29,010   

Foreign currency pledged to broker, at valueb

     400,730          

Receivables:

    

Dividends and interest

     981,120        6,810   

Futures variation margin

     7,559          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     6,292,697,413        27,662,459   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     199,540,848        1,688,040   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     3,850,173        16,402   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     203,391,021        1,704,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,089,306,392      $ 25,958,017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 7,362,191,538      $ 24,818,314   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (4,636,245     (73,036

Accumulated net realized loss

     (1,735,223,740     (1,954,906

Net unrealized appreciation

     466,974,839        3,167,645   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,089,306,392      $ 25,958,017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     145,200,000        500,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 41.94      $ 51.92   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $188,569,779 and $1,573,858, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency including currency pledged to broker: $7,024,756 and $29,007, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares China
Large-Cap ETF
    iShares
FTSE China ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 27,607,889      $ 154,189   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     222        1   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     1,531,584        22,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     29,139,695        177,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     21,538,795        107,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     21,538,795        107,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     7,600,900        69,833   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (194,752,103     (64,209

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     22,330,711        961,033   

Futures contracts

     564,682          

Foreign currency transactions

     (15,611     (186
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (171,872,321     896,638   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investments

     362,450,397        (139,670

Futures contracts

     (2,540,148       

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (46,674     (149
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     359,863,575        (139,819
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     187,991,254        756,819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 195,592,154      $ 826,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $2,635,623 and $11,661, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares China
Large-Cap ETF
    iShares FTSE
China ETF
 
     

Six months

ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
July 31, 2014
    Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 7,600,900      $ 142,523,891      $ 69,833      $ 744,342   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (171,872,321     (110,295,287     896,638        (308,461

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     359,863,575        872,271,812        (139,819     4,435,845   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     195,592,154        904,500,416        826,652        4,871,726   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (71,755,283     (94,470,686     (364,662     (578,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (71,755,283     (94,470,686     (364,662     (578,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     731,299,298        1,429,863,424                 

Cost of shares redeemed

     (191,141,584     (1,952,323,946     (5,152,611       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     540,157,714        (522,460,522     (5,152,611       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     663,994,585        287,569,208        (4,690,621     4,292,929   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     5,425,311,807        5,137,742,599        30,648,638        26,355,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 6,089,306,392      $ 5,425,311,807      $ 25,958,017      $ 30,648,638   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (4,636,245   $ 59,518,138      $ (73,036   $ 221,793   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     17,850,000        37,350,000                 

Shares redeemed

     (4,800,000     (54,300,000     (100,000       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     13,050,000        (16,950,000     (100,000       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares China Large-Cap ETF  
     

Six months
ended

Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2012

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2011

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 41.05      $ 34.46      $ 34.43      $ 42.12      $ 40.98      $ 42.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.05        0.98        0.88        0.89        0.66        0.58   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     1.35        6.32        0.08        (7.65     1.33        (1.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.40        7.30        0.96        (6.76     1.99        (0.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.51     (0.71     (0.93     (0.93     (0.85     (0.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.51     (0.71     (0.93     (0.93     (0.85     (0.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 41.94      $ 41.05      $ 34.46      $ 34.43      $ 42.12      $ 40.98   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     3.46 %c      21.42     3.01     (16.02 )%      4.93     (1.16 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 6,089,306      $ 5,425,312      $ 5,137,743      $ 4,668,277      $ 6,767,313      $ 8,199,691   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.74     0.74     0.73     0.74     0.72     0.72

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     0.26     2.68     2.38     2.46     1.53     1.39

Portfolio turnover ratee

     25     17     31     21     23     23

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares FTSE China ETF  
     

Six months
ended

Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 51.08      $ 43.93      $ 42.33      $ 49.95      $ 47.93      $ 47.46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.12        1.24        1.12        0.97        0.85        0.79   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     1.45        6.87        1.58        (7.57     2.27        0.35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.57        8.11        2.70        (6.60     3.12        1.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.73     (0.96     (1.10     (1.02     (1.10     (0.67
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.73     (0.96     (1.10     (1.02     (1.10     (0.67
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 51.92      $ 51.08      $ 43.93      $ 42.33      $ 49.95      $ 47.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     3.15 %c      18.66     6.55     (13.18 )%      6.55     2.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 25,958      $ 30,649      $ 26,356      $ 29,628      $ 54,940      $ 57,515   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.74     0.74     0.73     0.74     0.72     0.72

Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets
d

     0.48     2.64     2.46     2.24     1.65     1.65

Portfolio turnover ratee

     5     8     19     6     8     18

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

China Large-Cap

   Non-diversified

FTSE China

   Non-diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

 

   

Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2015. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

iShares ETF and
Investment Type

   Investments  
   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

China Large-Cap

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 6,037,310,966      $ 46,901,403       $       $ 6,084,212,369   

Money Market Funds

     200,471,203                        200,471,203   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,237,782,169      $ 46,901,403       $       $ 6,284,683,572   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Futures Contractsa

   $ (196,709   $       $       $ (196,709
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FTSE China

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 25,775,466      $ 153,563       $       $ 25,929,029   

Money Market Funds

     1,697,610                        1,697,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 27,473,076      $ 153,563       $       $ 27,626,639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                    

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

 

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FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount

 

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payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received 
a
     Net
Amount
 

China Large-Cap

   $ 188,569,779       $ 188,569,779       $   

FTSE China

     1,573,858         1,573,858           

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.74 %     

First $6 billion

    0.67       

Over $6 billion, up to and including $12 billion

    0.60       

Over $12 billion

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of

 

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securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015 each Fund retained 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF    Fees Paid
to BTC
 

China Large-Cap

   $ 503,016   

FTSE China

     7,402   

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest—affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

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3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

China Large-Cap

   $ 1,816,541,220       $ 1,418,376,734   

FTSE China

     1,450,088         1,562,765   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

China Large-Cap

   $    334,265,286       $    188,339,222   

FTSE China

             5,074,173   

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

 

5. FUTURES CONTRACTS

Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.

 

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The following table shows the value of futures contracts held by the iShares China Large-Cap ETF as of January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Liabilities  

Equity contracts:

  

Variation margin / Net assets consist of – net unrealized depreciationa

   $ 196,709   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  a    Represents cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the statement of assets and liabilities.

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held by the iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    

Net Change in

Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation

 

Equity contracts:

     

Futures contracts

   $ 564,682       $ (2,540,148
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the average quarter-end notional value of open futures contracts for the iShares China Large-Cap ETF was $26,883,504.

 

6. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

 

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Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

Each Fund invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

7. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

 

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As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Non-

Expiring  a

     Expiring
2016
     Expiring
2017
    

Expiring

2018

    

Expiring

2019

     Total  

China Large-Cap

   $ 955,400,820       $ 451,243       $ 58,367,595       $ 185,123,529       $ 160,211,209       $ 1,359,554,396   

FTSE China

     947,494                 50,180         361,254         510,679         1,869,607   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Tax

Cost

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

China Large-Cap

   $ 5,941,323,458       $ 754,680,448       $ (411,320,334   $ 343,360,114   

FTSE China

     25,189,601         4,964,532         (2,527,494     2,437,038   

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    

Return

of

Capital

    

Total

Per

Share

     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

China Large-Cap

   $ 0.503649       $ —         $ 0.002026       $ 0.505675         100     —       0 %a      100

FTSE China

     0.624820         —           0.104504         0.729324         86        —          14        100   

 

  a   

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

 

 

 

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by FTSE International Limited, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF  |  AOK  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF  |  AOM  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF  |  AOR  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF  |  AOA  |  NYSE Arca

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Fund Performance Overviews

     5   

About Fund Performance

     10   

Shareholder Expenses

     10   

Schedules of Investments

     11   

iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF

     11   

iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF

     12   

iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF

     13   

iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF

     14   

iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF

     15   

Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® CORE CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares Conservative Allocation ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity and fixed income funds intended to represent a conservative target risk allocation strategy, as represented by the S&P Target Risk Conservative Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 1.51%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 1.51%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    5.15%        5.05%        5.17%          5.15%        5.05%        5.17%   

5 Years

    5.87%        5.85%        5.93%          32.99%        32.89%        33.38%   

Since Inception

    6.31%        6.31%        6.38%            46.56%        46.49%        47.10%   

The inception date of the Fund was 11/4/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/7/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a,b
      

Annualized

Expense Ratio a

 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,015.10         $ 0.56         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.70         $ 0.56           0.11%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratios and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.  
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Asset Class   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Domestic Fixed Income

     70.22

Domestic Equity

     15.13   

International Equity

     14.65   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

FIVE LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

     42.10

iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

     16.20   

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     13.45   

iShares Core U.S. Credit Bond ETF

     11.92   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

     7.15   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     90.82
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® CORE MODERATE ALLOCATION ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares Moderate Allocation ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity and fixed income funds intended to represent a moderate target risk allocation strategy, as represented by the S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 1.43%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 1.42%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    6.02%        5.96%        6.07%          6.02%        5.96%        6.07%   

5 Years

    7.01%        6.99%        7.09%          40.29%        40.20%        40.85%   

Since Inception

    7.42%        7.41%        7.51%            56.33%        56.27%        57.12%   

The inception date of the Fund was 11/4/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/7/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual      Hypothetical 5% Return         
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
     Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a,b
     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
     Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a,b
    

Annualized

Expense Ratio a

 
$ 1,000.00       $ 1,014.30       $ 0.56       $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.70       $ 0.56         0.11%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratios and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Asset Class   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Domestic Fixed Income

     60.25

Domestic Equity

     20.20   

International Equity

     19.55   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

FIVE LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

     36.12

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     17.95   

iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

     13.90   

iShares Core U.S. Credit Bond ETF

     10.23   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

     9.54   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     87.74
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® CORE GROWTH ALLOCATION ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares Growth Allocation ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity and fixed income funds intended to represent a growth allocation target risk strategy, as represented by the S&P Target Risk Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 2.07%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 2.08%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    8.20%        8.18%        8.28%          8.20%        8.18%        8.28%   

5 Years

    9.45%        9.45%        9.56%          57.06%        57.03%        57.83%   

Since Inception

    9.60%        9.59%        9.71%            77.26%        77.17%        78.25%   

The inception date of the Fund was 11/4/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/7/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period a
,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period 
a,b
      

Annualized

Expense Ratio a

 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,020.70         $ 0.56         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.70         $ 0.56           0.11%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratios and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Asset Class   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Domestic Fixed Income

     40.25

Domestic Equity

     30.36   

International Equity

     29.39   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

FIVE LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     26.98

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

     24.13   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

     14.34   

iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

     9.29   

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

     9.09   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     83.83
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® CORE AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares Aggressive Allocation ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a portfolio of underlying equity and fixed income funds intended to represent an aggressive target risk allocation strategy, as represented the S&P Target Risk Aggressive Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 1.29%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 1.32%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    8.67%        8.59%        8.76%          8.67%        8.59%        8.76%   

5 Years

    11.97%        11.98%        12.10%          76.02%        76.10%        77.05%   

Since Inception

    11.95%        11.94%        12.08%            102.35%        102.28%        103.75%   

The inception date of the Fund was 11/4/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/7/08.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a,b
      

Annualized

Expense Ratio a

 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,012.90         $ 0.56         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.70         $ 0.56           0.11%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratios and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Asset Class   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Domestic Equity

     40.57

International Equity

     39.26   

Domestic Fixed Income

     20.17   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

FIVE LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     36.05

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

     19.16   

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

     12.15   

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

     12.09   

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     7.95   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     87.40
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MORNINGSTAR MULTI-ASSET INCOME ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of underlying equity, fixed income and other income funds that collectively seek to deliver high current income while providing an opportunity for capital appreciation, as represented by the Morningstar® Multi-Asset High Income IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 2.54%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 2.50%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    10.35%        10.31%        10.17%          10.35%        10.31%        10.17%   

Since Inception

    7.42%        7.44%        7.37%            22.49%        22.53%        22.25%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/3/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/5/12.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a,b
      

Annualized

Expense Ratio a

 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,025.40         $ 1.23         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.00         $ 1.22           0.24%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratios and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Asset Class   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Domestic Fixed Income

     52.22

Domestic Real Estate

     14.02   

International Fixed Income

     9.58   

Domestic Equity

     9.57   

International Equity

     9.54   

International Real Estate

     5.07   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

FIVE LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     19.82

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

     15.76   

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF

     14.02   

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

     10.83   

iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

     9.58   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     70.01
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® CORE CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 100.31%

  

DOMESTIC EQUITY — 15.18%

  

 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    139,461      $ 28,013,531   

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    17,388        2,489,440   

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFa

    9,299        1,022,611   
   

 

 

 
      31,525,582   

DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME — 70.44%

  

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

    852,608        87,707,785   

iShares Core U.S. Credit Bond ETF

    216,281        24,846,361   

iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

    1,303,561        33,749,194   
   

 

 

 
      146,303,340   

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY — 14.69%

  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    131,384        6,177,676   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

    338,293        14,891,658   

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

    196,266        9,444,320   
   

 

 

 
      30,513,654   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $201,601,674)

  

    208,342,576   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.33%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 9.33%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%b,c

    18,175,642        18,175,642   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%b,c

    1,093,354        1,093,354   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%b

    96,811        96,811   
   

 

 

 
      19,365,807   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $19,365,807)

  

    19,365,807   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 109.64%

   

 

(Cost: $220,967,481)

      227,708,383   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.64)%

  

    (20,017,328
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 207,691,055   
   

 

 

 
a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
c  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MODERATE ALLOCATION ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 100.40%

  

DOMESTIC EQUITY — 20.28%

  

 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    290,025      $ 58,257,322   

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    36,159        5,176,884   

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFa

    19,338        2,126,600   
   

 

 

 
      65,560,806   

DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME — 60.50%

  

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

    1,139,842        117,255,547   

iShares Core U.S. Credit Bond ETF

    289,143        33,216,748   

iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

    1,742,716        45,118,917   
   

 

 

 
      195,591,212   

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY — 19.62%

  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    273,226        12,847,086   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

    703,515        30,968,730   

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

    408,157        19,640,515   
   

 

 

 
      63,456,331   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $313,827,218)

  

    324,608,349   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.36%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.36%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%b,c

    12,959,478        12,959,478   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%b,c

    779,576        779,576   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%b

    343,460        343,460   
   

 

 

 
      14,082,514   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $14,082,514)

  

    14,082,514   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 104.76%

   

 

(Cost: $327,909,732)

      338,690,863   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.76)%

  

    (15,386,201
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 323,304,662   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
c  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® CORE GROWTH ALLOCATION ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 100.33%

  

DOMESTIC EQUITY — 30.46%

  

 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    607,574      $ 122,043,389   

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    75,751        10,845,271   

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFa

    40,512        4,455,105   
   

 

 

 
      137,343,765   

DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME — 40.39%

  

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

    1,061,271        109,172,948   

iShares Core U.S. Credit Bond ETF

    269,212        30,927,075   

iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

    1,622,587        42,008,777   
   

 

 

 
      182,108,800   

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY — 29.48%

  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    572,382        26,913,401   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

    1,473,797        64,876,544   

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

    855,049        41,144,958   
   

 

 

 
      132,934,903   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $435,092,520)

  

    452,387,468   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.80%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.80%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%b,c

    15,464,299        15,464,299   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%b,c

    930,254        930,254   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%b

    727,024        727,024   
   

 

 

 
      17,121,577   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $17,121,577)

  

    17,121,577   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 104.13%

   

 

(Cost: $452,214,097)

      469,509,045   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.13)%

  

    (18,625,710
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 450,883,335   
   

 

 

 
a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
c  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® CORE AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 100.37%

  

DOMESTIC EQUITY — 40.72%

  

 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    574,517      $ 115,403,230   

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    71,629        10,255,124   

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFa

    38,308        4,212,730   
   

 

 

 
      129,871,084   

DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME — 20.24%

  

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

    376,324        38,712,450   

iShares Core U.S. Credit Bond ETF

    95,462        10,966,675   

iShares Core U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

    575,365        14,896,200   
   

 

 

 
      64,575,325   

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY — 39.41%

  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    541,241        25,449,152   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

    1,393,612        61,346,800   

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

    808,528        38,906,367   
   

 

 

 
      125,702,319   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $303,747,403)

  

    320,148,728   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.72%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.72%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%b,c

    4,951,146        4,951,146   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%b,c

    297,836        297,836   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%b

    226,636        226,636   
   

 

 

 
      5,475,618   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $5,475,618)

  

    5,475,618   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 102.09%

   

 

(Cost: $309,223,021)

      325,624,346   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.09)%

  

    (6,657,006
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 318,967,340   
   

 

 

 
a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
c  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MORNINGSTAR MULTI-ASSET INCOME ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 100.01%

  

DOMESTIC EQUITY — 9.57%

   

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

    325,387      $ 24,433,310   
   

 

 

 
      24,433,310   

DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME — 52.23%

  

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

    426,742        27,648,614   

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFa

    107,142        14,839,167   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFa

    560,511        50,574,908   

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

    324,671        40,223,490   
   

 

 

 
      133,286,179   

DOMESTIC REAL ESTATE — 14.02%

  

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF

    3,065,137        35,770,149   
   

 

 

 
      35,770,149   

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY — 9.54%

  

iShares International Select Dividend ETF

    721,679        24,342,232   
   

 

 

 
      24,342,232   

INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME — 9.58%

  

iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

    534,928        24,456,908   
   

 

 

 
      24,456,908   

INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE — 5.07%

  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

    418,391        12,932,466   
   

 

 

 
      12,932,466   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $258,734,150)

  

    255,221,244   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 12.62%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 12.62%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%b,c

    30,358,648        30,358,648   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%b,c

    1,826,222        1,826,222   
Security   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%b

    18,740      $ 18,740   
   

 

 

 
      32,203,610   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $32,203,610)

  

    32,203,610   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 112.63%

   

 

(Cost: $290,937,760)

      287,424,854   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (12.63)%

  

    (32,230,498
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 255,194,356   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
c  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

Core Conservative

Allocation ETF

   

iShares

Core Moderate

Allocation ETF

   

iShares

Core Growth

Allocation ETF

 

ASSETS

      

Investments in affiliates, at cost:

   $ 220,967,481      $ 327,909,732      $ 452,214,097   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

   $ 227,708,383      $ 338,690,863      $ 469,509,045   

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

     176,398,310        257,766,065        313,157,767   

Securities lending income (Note 1)

     3,710        7,045        16,837   

Capital shares sold

     15,325        62,693        199,824   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     404,125,728        596,526,666        782,883,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

     176,718,282        258,988,663        315,227,052   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     19,268,996        13,739,054        16,394,553   

Capital shares redeemed

     427,728        462,183        332,343   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     19,667        32,104        46,190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     196,434,673        273,222,004        332,000,138   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 207,691,055      $ 323,304,662      $ 450,883,335   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 198,064,072      $ 305,308,596      $ 418,718,785   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (34,156     (35,321     143,146   

Undistributed net realized gain

     2,920,237        7,250,256        14,726,456   

Net unrealized appreciation

     6,740,902        10,781,131        17,294,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 207,691,055      $ 323,304,662      $ 450,883,335   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     6,350,000        9,200,000        11,300,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 32.71      $ 35.14      $ 39.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $18,867,425, $13,455,944 and $16,009,738, respectively. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

Core Aggressive

Allocation ETF

   

iShares

Morningstar

Multi-Asset

Income ETF

 

ASSETS

    

Investments in affiliates, at cost:

   $ 309,223,021      $ 290,937,760   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

   $ 325,624,346      $ 287,424,854   

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

     189,581,633          

Securities lending income (Note 1)

     7,199        5,541   

Capital shares sold

     59,276        150   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     515,272,454        287,430,545   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

     190,596,022          

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     5,248,982        32,184,870   

Capital shares redeemed

     428,201          

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     31,909        51,319   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     196,305,114        32,236,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 318,967,340      $ 255,194,356   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 285,483,367      $ 258,860,650   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (14,940     (3,977

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     17,097,588        (149,411

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     16,401,325        (3,512,906
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 318,967,340      $ 255,194,356   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     6,950,000        9,800,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 45.89      $ 26.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $5,132,063 and $31,547,203, respectively. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

Core Conservative

Allocation ETF

   

iShares

Core Moderate

Allocation ETF

   

iShares

Core Growth

Allocation ETF

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends from Underlying Funds — affiliated

   $ 1,896,400      $ 2,921,274      $ 4,256,668   

Interest — affiliated

     5        19        20   

Securities lending income — affiliated

     91,054        122,439        107,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,987,459        3,043,732        4,363,935   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     245,762        355,608        460,949   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     245,762        355,608        460,949   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (137,627     (199,140     (258,131
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     108,135        156,468        202,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,879,324        2,887,264        4,161,117   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — affiliated

     (218,735     (799,585     (2,387,585

In-kind redemptions — affiliated

     3,280,949        8,691,603        17,911,647   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     3,062,214        7,892,018        15,524,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,989,124     (7,227,973     (13,575,107
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     1,073,090        664,045        1,948,955   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 2,952,414      $ 3,551,309      $ 6,110,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

Core Aggressive

Allocation ETF

   

iShares

Morningstar

Multi-Asset

Income ETF

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends from Underlying Funds — affiliated

   $ 3,224,719      $ 5,638,553   

Interest — affiliated

     11        10   

Securities lending income — affiliated

     60,063        245,237   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,284,793        5,883,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     374,890        263,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     374,890        263,950   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (209,938     (6,366
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     164,952        257,584   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     3,119,841        5,626,216   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — affiliated

     (1,502,767     552,492   

In-kind redemptions — affiliated

     19,328,139        96,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     17,825,372        649,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (18,407,957     (849,529
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (582,585     (200,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 2,537,256      $ 5,426,033   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
Core Conservative
Allocation ETF
    iShares
Core Moderate
Allocation ETF
 
     

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

   

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 1,879,324      $ 3,003,802      $ 2,887,264      $ 4,427,858   

Net realized gain

     3,062,214        921,996        7,892,018        4,910,347   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,989,124     5,158,162        (7,227,973     7,017,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,952,414        9,083,960        3,551,309        16,356,103   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (1,913,480     (3,006,528     (2,922,585     (4,431,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,913,480     (3,006,528     (2,922,585     (4,431,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     60,402,770        48,404,124        174,418,716        73,693,435   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (34,341,768     (9,515,731     (98,443,464     (25,332,335
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     26,061,002        38,888,393        75,975,252        48,361,100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     27,099,936        44,965,825        76,603,976        60,286,024   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     180,591,119        135,625,294        246,700,686        186,414,662   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 207,691,055      $ 180,591,119      $ 323,304,662      $ 246,700,686   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (34,156   $      $ (35,321   $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     1,850,000        1,500,000        4,950,000        2,150,000   

Shares redeemed

     (1,050,000     (300,000     (2,800,000     (750,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     800,000        1,200,000        2,150,000        1,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
Core Growth
Allocation ETF
    iShares
Core Aggressive
Allocation ETF
 
     

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

   

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 4,161,117      $ 5,518,834      $ 3,119,841      $ 4,797,474   

Net realized gain

     15,524,062        4,001,479        17,825,372        3,739,339   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (13,575,107     15,402,814        (18,407,957     17,159,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     6,110,072        24,923,127        2,537,256        25,695,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (4,017,971     (5,528,624     (3,134,781     (4,813,619
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (4,017,971     (5,528,624     (3,134,781     (4,813,619
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     316,803,360        105,444,900        168,816,642        101,726,002   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (174,175,568     (20,715,881     (117,237,216     (23,886,381
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     142,627,792        84,729,019        51,579,426        77,839,621   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     144,719,893        104,123,522        50,981,901        98,721,973   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     306,163,442        202,039,920        267,985,439        169,263,466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 450,883,335      $ 306,163,442      $ 318,967,340      $ 267,985,439   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 143,146      $      $ (14,940   $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     7,900,000        2,750,000        3,650,000        2,300,000   

Shares redeemed

     (4,350,000     (550,000     (2,550,000     (550,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     3,550,000        2,200,000        1,100,000        1,750,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
Morningstar
Multi-Asset
Income ETF
 
     

Six months

ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 5,626,216      $ 6,933,064   

Net realized gain

     649,346        1,100,889   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (849,529     3,161,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     5,426,033        11,195,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (5,642,149     (6,936,847

From net realized gain

     (1,739,531     (177,134
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (7,381,680     (7,113,981
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     87,661,581        66,961,257   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,313,879     (12,374,272
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     86,347,702        54,586,985   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     84,392,055        58,668,386   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     170,802,301        112,133,915   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 255,194,356      $ 170,802,301   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (3,977   $ 11,956   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     3,350,000        2,550,000   

Shares redeemed

     (50,000     (500,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     3,300,000        2,050,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF  
     

Six months

ended

Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2012

    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 32.54      $ 31.18      $ 30.08      $ 29.44      $ 27.87      $ 26.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.31        0.64        0.63        0.61        0.65        0.54   

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     0.18        1.35        1.09        0.65        1.56        1.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.49        1.99        1.72        1.26        2.21        2.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.32     (0.63     (0.62     (0.62     (0.64     (0.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.32     (0.63     (0.62     (0.62     (0.64     (0.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.71      $ 32.54      $ 31.18      $ 30.08      $ 29.44      $ 27.87   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     1.51 %c      6.42     5.77     4.34     7.99     8.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 207,691      $ 180,591      $ 135,625      $ 87,229      $ 61,822      $ 40,409   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd,e

     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesd,e

     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.91     2.00     2.03     2.07     2.26     1.98

Portfolio turnover ratef

     90     6     8     12     7     8

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments in its Underlying Funds.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF  
     

Six months

ended

Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2012

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2011

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 34.99      $ 32.99      $ 30.95      $ 30.58      $ 28.42      $ 26.56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.36        0.71        0.67        0.64        0.69        0.58   

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     0.13        1.98        2.09        0.37        2.09        1.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.49        2.69        2.76        1.01        2.78        2.40   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.34     (0.69     (0.72     (0.64     (0.62     (0.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.34     (0.69     (0.72     (0.64     (0.62     (0.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 35.14      $ 34.99      $ 32.99      $ 30.95      $ 30.58      $ 28.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     1.43 %c      8.19     9.01     3.40     9.84     9.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 323,305      $ 246,701      $ 186,415      $ 153,216      $ 97,859      $ 58,263   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd,e

     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesd,e

     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.03     2.07     2.09     2.12     2.30     2.06

Portfolio turnover ratef

     92     9     7     9     9     6

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments in its Underlying Funds.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
f Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF  
     

Six months

ended

Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2012

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2011

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2010

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 39.50      $ 36.40      $ 32.75      $ 32.28      $ 29.06      $ 26.80   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.45        0.83        0.78        0.69        0.73        0.63   

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     0.34        3.07        3.65        0.48        3.17        2.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.79        3.90        4.43        1.17        3.90        2.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.39     (0.80     (0.78     (0.70     (0.68     (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.39     (0.80     (0.78     (0.70     (0.68     (0.59
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 39.90      $ 39.50      $ 36.40      $ 32.75      $ 32.28      $ 29.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.07 %c      10.77     13.68     3.75     13.49     10.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 450,883      $ 306,163      $ 202,040      $ 135,916      $ 108,129      $ 61,030   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd,e

     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesd,e

     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.26     2.17     2.24     2.17     2.29     2.18

Portfolio turnover ratef

     85     12     9     5     10     5

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments in its Underlying Funds.
c  Not annualized.
d  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2012
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2011
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2010
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 45.81      $ 41.28      $ 35.25      $ 35.09      $ 30.11      $ 26.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.48        0.97        0.90        0.76        0.69        0.56   

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     0.05        4.48        6.01        0.16        4.93        3.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.53        5.45        6.91        0.92        5.62        3.71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.45     (0.92     (0.88     (0.76     (0.64     (0.57
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.45     (0.92     (0.88     (0.76     (0.64     (0.57
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 45.89      $ 45.81      $ 41.28      $ 35.25      $ 35.09      $ 30.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     1.29 %c,d      13.24     19.81     2.76     18.75     13.78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 318,967      $ 267,985      $ 169,263      $ 89,879      $ 82,468      $ 43,661   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse,f

     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese,f

     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     2.08     2.19     2.33     2.24     2.00     1.89

Portfolio turnover rateg

     64     12     10     12     13     8

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
b  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments in its Underlying Funds.
c  Not annualized.
d  The total return disclosed is based on the net asset value (“NAV”) calculated daily for the creation and redemption of shares in the Fund, which may differ from the NAV calculated for financial reporting purposes. Based on the NAV calculated for financial reporting purposes, the total return for the Fund was 1.16%.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
g  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income  ETF  
     

Six months

ended

Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2014

   

Year ended

Jul. 31, 2013

   

Period from

Apr. 3, 2012a

to

Jul. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 26.28      $ 25.20      $ 26.40      $ 25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

        

Net investment incomeb

     0.70        1.52        1.41        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.05     1.14        (1.20     1.37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.65        2.66        0.21        1.72   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.69     (1.53     (1.41     (0.32

Net realized gain

     (0.20     (0.05              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.89     (1.58     (1.41     (0.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 26.04      $ 26.28      $ 25.20      $ 26.40   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.54 %d      10.95     0.71     6.91 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 255,194      $ 170,802      $ 112,134      $ 48,844   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse,f

     0.24     0.18     0.20     0.20

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese,f

     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     5.33     5.92     5.36     4.22

Portfolio turnover rateg

     23     68     51     8

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments in its Underlying Funds.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.
g  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF    Former Namea     

Diversification

Classification

 

Core Conservative Allocation

   iShares Conservative Allocation ETF        Diversified   

Core Moderate Allocation

   iShares Moderate Allocation ETF        Diversified   

Core Growth Allocation

   iShares Growth Allocation ETF        Diversified   

Core Aggressive Allocation

   iShares Aggressive Allocation ETF        Diversified   

Morningstar Multi-Asset Income

            Diversified   

 

  a    The Funds changed their names effective February 2, 2015.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. Each underlying index is comprised entirely of securities of iShares funds (each, an “Underlying Fund,” collectively, the “Underlying Funds”) that themselves seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of their own respective underlying indexes. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. Each Fund is a fund of funds and seeks its investment objective by investing primarily in the affiliated Underlying Funds.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

   

Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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As of January 31, 2015, the value of each of the Funds’ investments was classified as Level 1. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions from the Underlying Funds, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or

 

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prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash  Collateral
Received
 a
    

Net

Amount

 

Core Conservative Allocation

   $ 18,867,425       $ 18,867,425       $   

Core Moderate Allocation

     13,455,944         13,455,944           

Core Growth Allocation

     16,009,738         16,009,738           

Core Aggressive Allocation

     5,132,063         5,132,063           

Morningstar Multi-Asset Income

     31,547,203        31,547,203          

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.25% based on the average daily net assets of each Fund. In addition, each Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses is a fund’s total annual operating expense.

For each of the iShares Core Conservative Allocation, iShares Core Moderate Allocation, iShares Core Growth Allocation and iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETFs, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for each Fund through November 30, 2015 in an amount equal to 0.14% of average daily net assets.

For the iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through November 30, 2015 in order to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.60% of average daily net assets.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As

 

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securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015 each Fund retained 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF   

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

Core Conservative Allocation

   $ 32,787   

Core Moderate Allocation

     44,843   

Core Growth Allocation

     37,885   

Core Aggressive Allocation

     21,650   

Morningstar Multi-Asset Income

     89,541   

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

 

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The Funds’ investments in Underlying Funds are considered to be investments in affiliates for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act. Dividend income and realized gains and losses from affiliated investments are presented in the statements of operations.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

Core Conservative Allocation

   $ 176,718,280       $ 176,398,310   

Core Moderate Allocation

     258,988,661         257,766,065   

Core Growth Allocation

     315,227,052         313,157,767   

Core Aggressive Allocation

     190,596,022         189,581,633   

Morningstar Multi-Asset Income

     48,050,255         49,581,916   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Core Conservative Allocation

   $ 60,363,477       $ 33,913,250   

Core Moderate Allocation

     174,132,804         97,954,137   

Core Growth Allocation

     316,163,064         173,790,658   

Core Aggressive Allocation

     168,635,879         116,792,094   

Morningstar Multi-Asset Income

     87,538,741         1,313,080   

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

 

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5. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its indirect investment in equity and fixed income instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets indirectly in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets indirectly in fixed-income securities. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions, including the decision in December 2013 by the Federal Reserve Bank to taper its quantitative easing policy, may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Given the environment of historically low interest rates, each Fund may be subject to a greater risk of price losses if interest rates rise.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit

 

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risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
a
     Expiring
2018
     Expiring
2019
     Total  

Core Conservative Allocation

   $ 26,817       $       $ 9,849       $ 36,666   

Core Moderate Allocation

     38,081                 4,198         42,279   

Core Growth Allocation

             2,489                 2,489   

Core Aggressive Allocation

     114,982                         114,982   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Core Conservative Allocation

   $ 221,067,598       $ 6,877,568       $ (236,783   $ 6,640,785   

Core Moderate Allocation

     328,137,159         11,065,341         (511,637     10,553,704   

Core Growth Allocation

     452,757,898         17,890,341         (1,139,194     16,751,147   

Core Aggressive Allocation

     309,787,428         16,964,325         (1,127,407     15,836,918   

Morningstar Multi-Asset Income

     291,717,605         6,891,258         (11,184,009     (4,292,751

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

     Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
    % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF   Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

Core Conservative Allocation

  $ 0.317088      $      $ 0.002313      $ 0.319401        99         1     100

Core Moderate Allocation

    0.334963               0.003559        0.338522        99               1        100   

Core Growth Allocation

    0.381237               0.005156        0.386393        99               1        100   

Core Aggressive Allocation

    0.443938               0.008545        0.452483        98               2        100   

Morningstar Multi-Asset Income

    0.691836        0.197674        0.003873        0.893383        77        22        1        100   

 

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This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or Morningstar, Inc., nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Fund Performance Overviews

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About Fund Performance

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Shareholder Expenses

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Schedules of Investments

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iShares MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility ETF

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iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF

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iShares MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility ETF

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iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF

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iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF

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Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI ASIA ex JAPAN MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian equities (excluding Japan) that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader Asian equity markets, excluding Japan, as represented by the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility (USD) Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 0.80%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 1.11%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    4.78%        3.10%        5.44%   

The inception date of the Fund was 6/3/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/5/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses
Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,008.00         $ 1.77         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.40         $ 1.79           0.35%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     28.94

Information Technology

     16.90   

Telecommunication Services

     12.23   

Industrials

     10.76   

Utilities

     9.74   

Consumer Staples

     9.19   

Health Care

     6.38   

Consumer Discretionary

     4.81   

Energy

     0.76   

Materials

     0.29   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of  Total
Investments*

Taiwan

     20.60

China

     19.50   

Hong Kong

     18.98   

South Korea

     13.02   

Malaysia

     8.67   

Singapore

     8.54   

Philippines

     4.78   

India

     3.77   

Indonesia

     1.76   

Thailand

     0.38   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed equity markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility (USD) Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 0.17%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 0.28%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    11.40%        11.75%        11.50%          11.40%        11.75%        11.50%   

Since Inception

    10.94%        10.88%        11.07%            40.73%        40.49%        41.18%   

The inception date of the Fund was 10/18/11. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/20/11.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,001.70         $ 1.01         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.20         $ 1.02           0.20%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     20.87

Consumer Staples

     16.24   

Health Care

     15.59   

Industrials

     10.76   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.27   

Telecommunication Services

     10.03   

Utilities

     8.61   

Materials

     3.19   

Energy

     2.93   

Information Technology

     1.51   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Japan

     27.28

United Kingdom

     22.97   

Switzerland

     14.37   

Hong Kong

     8.69   

Australia

     6.58   

France

     4.56   

Singapore

     4.49   

Germany

     3.90   

Israel

     1.62   

Denmark

     1.53   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     95.99
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI EUROPE MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of European developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader European developed equity markets, as represented by the MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility (USD) Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -3.24%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -3.12%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    (4.55)%        (4.28)%        (4.34)%   

The inception date of the Fund was 6/3/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/5/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
                             
$ 1,000.00         $ 967.60         $ 1.24         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.90         $ 1.28           0.25%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Consumer Staples

     19.08

Financials

     18.02   

Health Care

     16.94   

Telecommunication Services

     10.07   

Utilities

     8.97   

Consumer Discretionary

     8.70   

Industrials

     7.51   

Energy

     5.48   

Materials

     4.35   

Information Technology

     0.88   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

United Kingdom

     37.21

Switzerland

     19.56   

Germany

     11.03   

France

     10.25   

Denmark

     4.21   

Belgium

     3.94   

Finland

     3.45   

Netherlands

     2.41   

Norway

     2.39   

Sweden

     2.33   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     96.78
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Japanese equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader Japanese equity markets, as represented by the MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility (USD) Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 0.70%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 0.56%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    4.90%        3.82%        4.76%   

The inception date of the Fund was 6/3/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/5/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
                             
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,007.00         $ 1.52         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.70         $ 1.53           0.30%   
                             

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Consumer Discretionary

     19.63

Industrials

     18.83   

Financials

     14.35   

Consumer Staples

     12.13   

Health Care

     11.75   

Information Technology

     8.96   

Telecommunication Services

     4.46   

Materials

     4.34   

Utilities

     3.81   

Energy

     1.74   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Eisai Co. Ltd.

     1.90

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

     1.84   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     1.72   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     1.61   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

     1.60   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

     1.59   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

     1.52   

Canon Inc.

     1.51   

East Japan Railway Co.

     1.48   

West Japan Railway Co.

     1.47   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     16.24
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI USA MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader U.S. equity market, as represented by the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 10.90%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 11.02%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    19.33%        19.38%        19.56%          19.33%        19.38%        19.56%   

Since Inception

    17.45%        17.47%        17.66%            69.76%        69.84%        70.63%   

The inception date of the Fund was 10/18/11. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/20/11.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
                             
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,109.00         $ 0.80         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.40         $ 0.77           0.15%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Health Care

     19.73

Financials

     15.80   

Consumer Staples

     14.33   

Information Technology

     14.03   

Utilities

     8.84   

Consumer Discretionary

     8.69   

Industrials

     6.41   

Materials

     4.53   

Telecommunication Services

     4.28   

Energy

     3.36   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     1.58

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     1.56   

Duke Energy Corp.

     1.55   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     1.52   

Merck & Co. Inc.

     1.46   

McDonald’s Corp.

     1.44   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     1.42   

Southern Co. (The)

     1.42   

PepsiCo Inc.

     1.41   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     1.41   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     14.77
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ASIA ex JAPAN MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.38%

  

CHINA — 19.43%

  

 

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    2,000      $ 12,820   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    38,000        18,623   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    106,000        59,334   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

    4,000        3,364   

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H

    16,000        15,209   

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    5,000        38,274   

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    8,000        5,293   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    50,000        40,176   

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd.

    36,000        19,223   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,000        7,893   

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        13,806   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    6,000        27,356   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H

    4,800        5,850   

China Mobile Ltd.

    5,000        66,100   

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    800        3,869   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

    32,000        25,300   

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    12,000        29,314   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,000        22,597   

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    20,000        16,896   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    36,000        48,289   

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    4,000        10,782   

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,600        3,483   

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    4,000        47,592   

Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H

    4,000        5,675   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    26,000        18,712   

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B

    4,000        5,644   

Intime Retail Group Co. Ltd.

    5,000        3,083   

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    28,000        34,777   

Lenovo Group Ltd.a

    36,000        46,617   

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.b

    52,000        4,561   

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H

    8,000        6,284   
Security   Shares     Value  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H

    12,200      $ 26,435   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    8,000        29,097   

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    28,000        18,093   

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    24,000        24,051   

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,400        8,776   

SOHO China Ltd.

    17,000        11,818   

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.a

    49,000        44,302   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    3,000        51,075   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    8,000        19,749   

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H

    4,000        26,853   

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    6,000        5,185   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    16,000        19,233   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    40,000        51,023   

ZTE Corp. Class H

    3,200        7,025   
   

 

 

 
      1,009,511   

HONG KONG — 18.92%

  

 

AIA Group Ltd.

    12,800        74,703   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    1,600        14,518   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    4,400        18,273   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

    22,000        77,321   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    12,000        28,014   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    10,000        82,351   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    10,000        89,252   

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a

    80,000        37,248   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    4,800        84,072   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    16,160        21,176   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    32,800        75,302   

Link REIT (The)

    10,000        67,713   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    20,000        88,865   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    9,000        94,372   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    6,000        80,559   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    6,800        21,882   

WH Group Ltd.b,c

    35,000        19,862   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    2,000        7,442   
   

 

 

 
      982,925   

INDIA — 3.75%

  

 

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. SP ADR

    1,952        98,518   

Infosys Ltd. SP ADR

    1,424        48,530   

Wipro Ltd. SP ADR

    3,726        47,916   
   

 

 

 
      194,964   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

INDONESIA — 1.75%

  

 

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    37,200      $ 39,278   

PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk

    26,400        15,005   

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    58,400        8,598   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    27,600        6,166   

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    7,800        22,059   
   

 

 

 
      91,106   

MALAYSIA — 8.64%

  

 

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    9,400        7,566   

Axiata Group Bhd

    26,400        52,393   

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

    4,400        4,111   

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    16,800        64,922   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    41,000        58,765   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    23,000        55,281   

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    1,800        3,552   

Maxis Bhd

    31,800        62,233   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    10,800        15,182   

Petronas Gas Bhd

    2,200        13,462   

Public Bank Bhd

    11,800        59,000   

Sime Darby Bhd

    5,400        13,991   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    13,800        26,588   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    3,000        11,990   
   

 

 

 
      449,036   

PHILIPPINES — 4.76%

  

 

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    8,000        8,074   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    21,300        47,824   

BDO Unibank Inc.

    20,160        52,351   

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    12,460        32,215   

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    8,340        43,882   

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    24,000        2,814   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    6,360        13,746   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

    440        29,637   

Universal Robina Corp.

    3,560        16,713   
   

 

 

 
      247,256   

SINGAPORE — 8.51%

  

 

Ascendas REIT

    8,000        14,544   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.

    6,000        9,268   

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    10,000        21,211   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,000        58,503   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    10,000        76,860   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    10,000        93,489   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    6,000        14,899   
Security   Shares     Value  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    22,000      $ 66,337   

StarHub Ltd.

    22,000        67,962   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    8,000        19,038   
   

 

 

 
      442,111   

SOUTH KOREA — 12.71%

  

 

AmorePacific Corp.

    10        24,241   

AmorePacific Group

    20        22,915   

Cheil Worldwide Inc.b

    670        12,100   

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    64        20,600   

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

    748        36,388   

E-Mart Co. Ltd.

    62        11,792   

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    64        6,993   

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    28        6,260   

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    48        10,885   

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    78        10,984   

Kangwon Land Inc.

    1,540        45,626   

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    246        19,863   

Kia Motors Corp.

    376        15,816   

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    340        14,566   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    468        18,487   

KT Corp.

    560        15,337   

KT&G Corp.

    634        46,495   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    66        14,333   

NAVER Corp.

    18        11,785   

ORION Corp.

    26        24,964   

S1 Corp.

    388        28,383   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    8        9,985   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    208        56,108   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    502        51,641   

SK C&C Co. Ltd.

    142        30,514   

SK Hynix Inc.

    520        22,657   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    128        33,826   

Yuhan Corp.

    236        36,902   
   

 

 

 
      660,446   

TAIWAN — 20.53%

  

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    40,000        50,645   

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    2,596        19,606   

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

    4,000        42,204   

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    44,880        25,421   

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    8,040        22,324   

China Airlines Ltd.b

    24,000        12,109   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    26,000        78,792   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ASIA ex JAPAN MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    4,000      $ 24,561   

EVA Airways Corp.b

    4,589        3,524   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    22,000        53,894   

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    76,480        44,776   

Formosa International Hotels Corp.

    2,000        20,309   

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    6,000        6,083   

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    14,700        40,069   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    6,480        17,828   

HTC Corp.b

    6,000        29,892   

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    119,480        66,539   

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

    4,000        13,010   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    22,160        27,424   

MediaTek Inc.

    2,000        30,654   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    22,000        16,894   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    2,000        11,138   

President Chain Store Corp.

    4,000        30,844   

Quanta Computer Inc.

    4,000        9,774   

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.

    6,240        10,495   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,000        3,376   

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    2,000        9,900   

Standard Foods Corp.

    6,540        14,050   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    22,000        31,764   

Taiwan Business Bank Ltd.b

    52,000        15,131   

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    142,800        73,862   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    16,000        52,803   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    18,000        80,537   

Transcend Information Inc.

    6,000        19,135   

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    14,000        21,635   

Uni-President Enterprises Co.

    2,240        3,590   

United Microelectronics Corp.

    34,000        16,615   

WPG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,000        9,977   

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    2,000        5,667   
   

 

 

 
      1,066,851   

THAILAND — 0.38%

  

 

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR

    5,000        2,841   

CP All PCL NVDR

    6,600        8,369   

PTT PCL NVDR

    800        8,457   
   

 

 

 
      19,667   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $4,984,355)

   

    5,163,873   
Security   Shares     Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.26%

  

SOUTH KOREA — 0.26%

  

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    14      $ 13,647   
   

 

 

 
      13,647   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $15,744)

   

    13,647   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.55%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.55%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.15%d,e,f

    122,720        122,720   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%d,e,f

    7,383        7,383   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%d,e

    2,157        2,157   
   

 

 

 
      132,260   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $132,260)

   

    132,260   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 102.19%
(Cost: $5,132,359)

    

    5,309,780   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.19)%

  

    (113,900
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 5,195,880   
   

 

 

 

NVDR  —  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

SP ADR  —  Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  Non-income earning security.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.67%

  

AUSTRALIA — 6.55%

  

 

AGL Energy Ltd.

    579,082      $ 6,403,634   

ASX Ltd.

    31,920        948,073   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    194,712        13,545,285   

CSL Ltd.

    71,554        4,900,810   

Federation Centres

    1,228,762        2,899,403   

GPT Group (The)

    2,757,622        9,706,693   

Healthscope Ltd.a

    1,572,592        3,306,572   

Novion Property Group

    3,795,022        6,856,467   

Scentre Groupa

    1,927,170        5,702,979   

Stockland

    1,786,722        6,094,375   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    4,502,582        22,791,510   

Transurban Group

    1,339,842        9,609,733   

Westfield Corp.

    1,211,364        9,301,429   

Woolworths Ltd.

    399,532        9,887,889   
   

 

 

 
      111,954,852   

BELGIUM — 0.80%

   

Belgacom SA

    207,746        7,735,053   

Colruyt SA

    126,882        5,851,052   
   

 

 

 
      13,586,105   

DENMARK — 1.53%

   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    76,342        6,023,437   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    224,238        10,044,465   

TDC A/S

    506,730        3,750,796   

Tryg A/S

    53,732        6,296,114   
   

 

 

 
      26,114,812   

FINLAND — 0.19%

   

Elisa OYJ

    49,476        1,315,942   

Fortum OYJ

    91,504        1,951,571   
   

 

 

 
      3,267,513   

FRANCE — 4.54%

   

Aeroports de Paris

    74,746        8,974,537   

Danone SA

    94,696        6,365,635   

Dassault Systemes

    93,970        5,823,743   

Essilor International SA

    22,876        2,557,436   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    95,228        3,271,622   

L’Air Liquide SA

    41,230        5,210,913   

L’Oreal SA

    46,550        8,354,796   

Sanofi

    25,270        2,338,307   

SCOR SE

    296,324        9,250,814   

SES SA Class A FDR

    468,958        17,090,379   

Sodexo SA

    48,698        4,843,032   
Security   Shares     Value  

Vivendi SA

    149,226      $ 3,542,171   
   

 

 

 
      77,623,385   

GERMANY — 3.89%

   

Beiersdorf AG

    100,282        8,804,102   

Celesio AG

    134,862        3,994,858   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    225,036        16,668,750   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    144,970        8,303,902   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    35,910        4,882,980   

MAN SE

    93,100        9,919,645   

Merck KGaA

    43,624        4,366,973   

QIAGEN NVa

    75,810        1,739,615   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    1,397,298        7,773,533   
   

 

 

 
      66,454,358   

HONG KONG — 8.67%

   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    478,800        1,988,477   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.b

    4,123,000        14,490,736   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,596,000        13,143,299   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,438,000        21,759,575   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,489,600        26,090,358   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.b

    2,926,349        3,834,692   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,401,384        3,217,272   

Link REIT (The)

    1,729,000        11,707,520   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    3,641,748        16,181,163   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,862,000        19,524,541   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    212,599        3,471,407   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    336,000        4,511,289   

WH Group Ltd.a,c

    9,044,000        5,132,439   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    798,000        2,969,336   
   

 

 

 
      148,022,104   

IRELAND — 0.93%

   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    155,078        11,238,360   

Ryanair Holdings PLC SP ADRa

    70,558        4,655,417   
   

 

 

 
      15,893,777   

ISRAEL — 1.62%

   

Bank Hapoalim BM

    1,738,842        7,750,923   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    1,311,114        4,384,907   

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    2,793,000        4,467,719   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.a

    361,228        3,954,604   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    29,260        1,439,169   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    98,420      $ 5,612,970   
   

 

 

 
      27,610,292   

ITALY — 0.05%

   

Snam SpA

    170,506        834,279   
   

 

 

 
      834,279   

JAPAN — 27.19%

   

ABC-MART Inc.

    61,800        3,098,812   

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    266,000        5,521,994   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    2,926,000        8,125,494   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    1,330,000        4,868,684   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    53,200        1,761,332   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    536,000        8,348,121   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    1,596,000        8,692,979   

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    186,200        5,587,664   

Calbee Inc.

    26,600        1,047,333   

Canon Inc.

    292,600        9,317,416   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    532,000        3,623,207   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    53,200        775,819   

East Japan Railway Co.

    133,000        10,337,462   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    505,400        25,333,463   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    26,600        976,001   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    141,900        6,185,059   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    307,300        10,490,555   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    2,128        7,463,806   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,128        10,380,488   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    4,522        9,824,326   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    53,200        1,464,002   

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    84,000        845,971   

Kaneka Corp.

    266,000        1,637,237   

Kao Corp.

    121,200        5,345,739   

KDDI Corp.

    53,200        3,787,610   

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    376,000        4,314,885   

Lawson Inc.

    186,200        12,237,381   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.b

    159,600        3,506,811   

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    94,000        4,241,263   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    585,200        9,316,171   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    8,246,000        13,618,729   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    798,000        3,152,190   

NH Foods Ltd.

    70,000        1,740,689   
Security   Shares     Value  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    1,068      $ 5,273,401   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    3,724        8,794,429   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    251,200        15,012,336   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    106,400        5,779,015   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    168,600        9,587,945   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    79,800        2,734,389   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    1,276,800        21,793,590   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    106,400        4,447,487   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    95,000        23,061,550   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,064,000        4,226,471   

Otsuka Corp.

    53,200        1,845,571   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    490,000        15,257,098   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    239,400        4,116,869   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    117,200        4,235,423   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    53,200        3,333,350   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    106,400        6,226,481   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    228,000        1,028,732   

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    54,900        4,912,093   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    159,600        4,830,188   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    239,400        8,447,733   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    53,200        1,510,424   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    455,800        22,905,439   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    798,000        3,858,715   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,658,000        9,969,314   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

    798,000        7,099,221   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    66,000        2,345,805   

Unicharm Corp.

    212,800        5,924,849   

United Urban Investment Corp.

    6,650        10,682,799   

USS Co. Ltd.

    425,600        6,731,919   

West Japan Railway Co.

    356,000        18,420,534   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    824,600        3,088,784   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    266,000        6,064,343   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    266,000        3,942,502   
   

 

 

 
      464,457,492   

NETHERLANDS — 1.10%

   

Altice SAa,b

    46,018        3,847,941   

Unilever NV CVA

    342,076        14,896,349   
   

 

 

 
      18,744,290   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.46%

   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    1,859,340        6,005,315   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    131,936        790,013   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    438,634        1,050,590   
   

 

 

 
      7,845,918   
 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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iSHARES® MSCI EAFE MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

NORWAY — 0.47%

   

Statoil ASA

    201,362      $ 3,335,898   

Telenor ASA

    220,248        4,725,791   
   

 

 

 
      8,061,689   

SINGAPORE — 4.47%

   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,330,000        19,452,147   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.b

    2,021,699        15,538,888   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    1,383,200        12,931,402   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    1,172,000        3,577,238   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    4,256,000        12,833,109   

StarHub Ltd.

    1,622,600        5,012,540   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    414,000        7,092,247   
   

 

 

 
      76,437,571   

SWITZERLAND — 14.32%

   

Barry Callebaut AG Registered

    6,118        6,097,719   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    1,330        6,932,971   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    266        16,735,406   

Givaudan SA Registereda

    12,236        22,356,085   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    123,690        17,019,894   

Nestle SA Registered

    335,958        25,724,951   

Novartis AG Registered

    265,468        26,011,565   

Partners Group Holding AG

    21,546        5,774,951   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    84,588        22,855,906   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    7,270        1,058,834   

SGS SA Registered

    5,054        9,613,064   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    150,556        13,058,387   

Swiss Re AG

    271,054        24,481,917   

Swisscom AG Registered

    40,964        24,020,518   

Syngenta AG Registered

    28,196        9,169,331   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    41,230        13,685,824   
   

 

 

 
      244,597,323   

UNITED KINGDOM — 22.89%

   

Admiral Group PLC

    83,818        1,822,834   

AstraZeneca PLC

    219,184        15,613,605   

Babcock International Group PLC

    243,676        3,681,730   

BP PLC

    2,256,478        14,384,635   

British American Tobacco PLC

    302,708        17,057,993   

BT Group PLC

    1,342,768        8,427,807   

Bunzl PLC

    158,270        4,509,279   
Security   Shares     Value  

Capita PLC

    198,436      $ 3,331,988   

Centrica PLC

    3,755,122        16,569,792   

Compass Group PLC

    1,381,072        23,874,421   

Diageo PLC

    481,194        14,237,300   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    1,306,858        6,133,659   

Fresnillo PLC

    161,994        2,187,257   

G4S PLC

    943,236        4,040,277   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    922,754        20,330,931   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1,368,570        12,530,061   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    216,258        10,146,691   

Inmarsat PLC

    519,498        6,507,155   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    875,140        3,356,910   

Land Securities Group PLC

    131,138        2,509,223   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    440,496        3,204,699   

Merlin Entertainments PLCc

    151,886        920,455   

National Grid PLC

    1,687,770        23,713,642   

Next PLC

    106,400        11,561,691   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    134,330        11,469,505   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    295,526        24,988,794   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    834,708        14,492,177   

Rexam PLC

    366,016        2,336,309   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    266,000        8,062,022   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    537,586        16,991,749   

Sky PLC

    1,178,646        16,427,541   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    551,418        9,863,565   

SSE PLC

    961,058        23,224,525   

Unilever PLC

    431,718        18,998,048   

United Utilities Group PLC

    73,948        1,140,612   

Vodafone Group PLC

    3,515,190        12,380,348   
   

 

 

 
      391,029,230   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,611,145,421)

   

    1,702,534,990   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.67%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.67%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%d,e,f

    9,936,922        9,936,922   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%d,e,f

    597,755        597,755   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%d,e

    950,134      $ 950,134   
   

 

 

 
      11,484,811   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $11,484,811)

   

    11,484,811   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.34% (Cost: $1,622,630,232)

    

    1,714,019,801   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.34)%

  

    (5,749,683
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 1,708,270,118   
   

 

 

 

FDR  —  Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

SP ADR  —  Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EUROPE MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.82%

  

BELGIUM — 3.93%

  

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    264      $ 32,204   

Belgacom SA

    1,252        46,616   

Colruyt SA

    481        22,181   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    728        60,324   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    140        7,773   

UCB SA

    212        16,500   
   

 

 

 
      185,598   

DENMARK — 4.20%

   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    176        12,939   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    668        52,706   

Danske Bank A/S

    416        10,789   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    1,596        71,491   

TDC A/S

    1,908        14,123   

Tryg A/S

    236        27,654   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    116        8,790   
   

 

 

 
      198,492   

FINLAND — 3.45%

   

Elisa OYJ

    696        18,512   

Fortum OYJ

    3,052        65,092   

Orion OYJ Class B

    224        7,383   

Sampo OYJ Class A

    1,484        71,875   
   

 

 

 
      162,862   

FRANCE — 10.23%

   

Aeroports de Paris

    328        39,382   

Danone SA

    1,044        70,179   

Dassault Systemes

    72        4,462   

Essilor International SA

    288        32,197   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    116        3,985   

L’Air Liquide SA

    264        33,366   

L’Oreal SA

    368        66,049   

Pernod Ricard SA

    20        2,406   

Sanofi

    600        55,520   

SCOR SE

    924        28,846   

SES SA Class A FDR

    1,732        63,120   

Societe BIC SA

    20        2,844   

Sodexo SA

    124        12,332   

Total SA

    556        28,547   

Vivendi SA

    1,688        40,068   
   

 

 

 
      483,303   

GERMANY — 11.01%

   

Bayer AG Registered

    64        9,248   

Beiersdorf AG

    348        30,552   
Security   Shares     Value  

Celesio AG

    576      $ 17,062   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    2,180        37,601   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    964        71,405   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,216        69,653   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    192        17,212   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    225        30,595   

Linde AG

    132        25,308   

MAN SE

    388        41,341   

Merck KGaA

    424        42,444   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    328        65,883   

QIAGEN NVa

    268        6,150   

RTL Group SA

    24        2,273   

SAP SE

    380        24,811   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    5,144        28,617   
   

 

 

 
      520,155   

IRELAND — 1.44%

   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    660        47,830   

Ryanair Holdings PLC SP ADRa

    308        20,322   
   

 

 

 
      68,152   

ITALY — 1.09%

   

Snam SpA

    9,428        46,131   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    1,164        5,099   
   

 

 

 
      51,230   

NETHERLANDS — 2.40%

   

Altice SAa

    176        14,717   

ASML Holding NV

    116        12,211   

Reed Elsevier NV

    492        12,070   

Unilever NV CVA

    1,712        74,552   
   

 

 

 
      113,550   

NORWAY — 2.39%

   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,600        26,940   

Statoil ASA

    2,496        41,351   

Telenor ASA

    2,068        44,372   
   

 

 

 
      112,663   

PORTUGAL — 0.28%

   

Energias de Portugal SA

    3,456        13,170   
   

 

 

 
      13,170   

SPAIN — 0.42%

   

Iberdrola SA

    2,886        19,957   
   

 

 

 
      19,957   

SWEDEN — 2.32%

   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    945        38,954   

ICA Gruppen AB

    208        8,003   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    96      $ 2,323   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    180        8,547   

TeliaSonera AB

    8,408        51,887   
   

 

 

 
      109,714   

SWITZERLAND — 19.52%

   

Barry Callebaut AG Registered

    24        23,920   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    4        20,851   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    1        62,915   

Givaudan SA Registered

    39        71,256   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    532        73,204   

Nestle SA Registered

    956        73,203   

Novartis AG Registered

    744        72,900   

Partners Group Holding AG

    188        50,389   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    236        63,768   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    52        7,720   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    232        33,789   

SGS SA Registered

    28        53,258   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    64        8,424   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    644        55,857   

Swiss Re AG

    844        76,231   

Swisscom AG Registered

    120        70,366   

Syngenta AG Registered

    84        27,317   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    232        77,010   
   

 

 

 
      922,378   

UNITED KINGDOM — 37.14%

   

Admiral Group PLC

    1,568        34,100   

AstraZeneca PLC

    952        67,816   

Babcock International Group PLC

    892        13,477   

BAE Systems PLC

    3,692        28,141   

BP PLC

    10,352        65,992   

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,204        67,847   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    2,344        29,202   

BT Group PLC

    9,232        57,944   

Bunzl PLC

    172        4,900   

Capita PLC

    216        3,627   

Centrica PLC

    14,768        65,165   

Compass Group PLC

    4,152        71,775   

Diageo PLC

    2,240        66,276   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    11,084        52,022   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    628        4,103   

G4S PLC

    6,956        29,795   
Security   Shares     Value  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    3,072      $ 67,685   

Hammerson PLC

    429        4,436   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    7,092        64,931   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    1,480        69,441   

Inmarsat PLC

    1,148        14,380   

Intertek Group PLC

    68        2,342   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    624        2,394   

Land Securities Group PLC

    3,812        72,940   

National Grid PLC

    4,780        67,160   

Next PLC

    348        37,815   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    560        47,815   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    828        70,013   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    2,060        35,766   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    1,996        60,495   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    1,964        62,077   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    412        2,811   

SABMiller PLC

    52        2,831   

Severn Trent PLC

    720        23,271   

Sky PLC

    5,240        73,033   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    3,224        57,670   

SSE PLC

    2,860        69,114   

Standard Chartered PLC

    896        11,946   

Unilever PLC

    1,612        70,937   

United Utilities Group PLC

    3,160        48,741   

Vodafone Group PLC

    14,236        50,139   

William Hill PLC

    376        2,130   
   

 

 

 
      1,754,495   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $4,894,832)

   

    4,715,719   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.04%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.04%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.15%c,d,e

    1,117        1,117   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%c,d,e

    67        67   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%c,d

    595        595   
   

 

 

 
      1,779   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $1,779)

   

    1,779   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

          Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 99.86%
(Cost: $4,896,611)

  $ 4,717,498   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.14%

    6,832   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 4,724,330   
   

 

 

 

FDR  —  Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

SP ADR  —  Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.61%

  

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.99%

  

  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

     4,600       $ 104,872   
     

 

 

 
        104,872   

AIRLINES — 2.07%

     

ANA Holdings Inc.

     42,000         116,634   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

     3,000         102,413   
     

 

 

 
        219,047   

AUTO COMPONENTS — 3.20%

     

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

     800         28,230   

Bridgestone Corp.

     2,800         112,939   

Denso Corp.

     3,200         143,049   

Toyota Industries Corp.

     1,000         54,399   
     

 

 

 
        338,617   

AUTOMOBILES — 4.59%

     

Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.

     200         2,808   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

     400         14,631   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     4,800         146,331   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     400         5,386   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

     400         3,419   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     16,600         143,651   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     2,600         169,216   
     

 

 

 
        485,442   

BEVERAGES — 2.21%

     

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     2,400         79,459   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,600         48,729   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     3,000         105,861   
     

 

 

 
        234,049   

BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.20%

     

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

     4,000         21,453   
     

 

 

 
        21,453   

CHEMICALS — 4.26%

     

Asahi Kasei Corp.

     14,000         139,684   

Kaneka Corp.

     4,000         24,620   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

     1,800         22,802   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

     2,000         10,456   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

     400         12,668   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

     1,800         120,260   

Toray Industries Inc.

     14,000         120,317   
     

 

 

 
        450,807   
Security    Shares      Value  

COMMERCIAL BANKS — 6.96%

     

Aozora Bank Ltd.

     30,000       $ 109,820   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

     14,000         76,254   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

     6,000         40,863   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

     21,800         117,347   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

     87,200         144,016   

Resona Holdings Inc.

     16,800         84,154   

Seven Bank Ltd.

     10,400         46,925   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

     3,000         101,915   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

     800         15,167   
     

 

 

 
        736,461   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 2.01%

  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

     4,200         72,226   

Secom Co. Ltd.

     2,400         140,447   
     

 

 

 
        212,673   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 1.95%

  

Canon Inc.

     5,000         159,217   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     1,200         40,843   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

     600         5,910   
     

 

 

 
        205,970   

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.06%

  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

     2,000         5,908   
     

 

 

 
        5,908   

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.79%

  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

     2,800         84,025   
     

 

 

 
        84,025   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.58%

  

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

     2,800         167,335   
     

 

 

 
        167,335   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.48%

  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

     3,800         50,531   
     

 

 

 
        50,531   

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.52%

  

Nidec Corp.

     800         54,988   
     

 

 

 
        54,988   

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS &
COMPONENTS — 3.94%

   

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

     200         24,212   

Hitachi Ltd.

     8,000         61,111   

Hoya Corp.

     1,800         70,474   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Keyence Corp.

     200       $ 94,479   

Kyocera Corp.

     1,800         80,051   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     600         65,483   

Shimadzu Corp.

     2,000         20,976   
     

 

 

 
        416,786   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.61%

  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

     2,800         29,784   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

     1,000         43,588   

Lawson Inc.

     1,400         92,010   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,000         110,778   
     

 

 

 
        276,160   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 3.13%

  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

     4,000         83,037   

Calbee Inc.

     400         15,749   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

     200         22,151   

NH Foods Ltd.

     1,000         24,867   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1,400         76,040   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     1,400         49,760   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

     4,000         59,286   
     

 

 

 
        330,890   

GAS UTILITIES — 2.90%

  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

     32,000         127,112   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

     2,000         10,965   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

     28,000         168,360   
     

 

 

 
        306,437   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.20%

  

Olympus Corp.a

     200         7,015   

Sysmex Corp.

     200         9,024   

Terumo Corp.

     200         5,007   
     

 

 

 
        21,046   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.57%

  

Miraca Holdings Inc.

     1,200         54,144   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

     200         5,678   
     

 

 

 
        59,822   

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 0.42%

  

M3 Inc.

     2,200         44,612   
     

 

 

 
        44,612   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.83%

  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.

     4,800         105,468   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

     800         194,203   
     

 

 

 
        299,671   
Security    Shares      Value  

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 1.28%

  

Nikon Corp.

     600       $ 7,682   

Panasonic Corp.

     2,000         23,019   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

     2,000         22,032   

Sekisui House Ltd.

     4,200         54,563   

Sony Corp.

     1,200         28,339   
     

 

 

 
        135,635   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 1.32%

  

Unicharm Corp.

     5,000         139,212   
     

 

 

 
        139,212   

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY
TRADERS — 0.42%

   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

     1,200         44,030   
     

 

 

 
        44,030   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.38%

  

Toshiba Corp.

     10,000         40,404   
     

 

 

 
        40,404   

INSURANCE — 0.20%

  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

     600         21,147   
     

 

 

 
        21,147   

INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.24%

  

Rakuten Inc.

     1,800         25,162   
     

 

 

 
        25,162   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.04%

  

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

     1,200         4,076   
     

 

 

 
        4,076   

IT SERVICES — 1.78%

  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     2,000         10,652   

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp.

     600         21,530   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     2,600         89,090   

NTT Data Corp.

     1,200         46,124   

Otsuka Corp.

     600         20,815   
     

 

 

 
        188,211   

LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 1.32%

  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

     1,400         28,592   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

     1,600         57,821   

Shimano Inc.

     400         53,327   
     

 

 

 
        139,740   

MACHINERY — 0.91%

  

FANUC Corp.

     400         67,731   

Komatsu Ltd.

     1,200         23,823   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security    Shares      Value  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

     200       $ 4,299   
     

 

 

 
        95,853   

MEDIA — 0.49%

  

Dentsu Inc.

     800         33,168   

Toho Co. Ltd.

     800         18,218   
     

 

 

 
        51,386   

MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.85%

     

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

     600         44,030   

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

     2,200         28,300   

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

     2,000         17,656   
     

 

 

 
        89,986   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.73%

  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

     600         10,083   

JX Holdings Inc.

     5,000         18,550   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

     1,200         11,799   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

     16,000         142,341   
     

 

 

 
        182,773   

PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 1.88%

  

Kao Corp.

     3,400         149,963   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

     3,000         48,474   
     

 

 

 
        198,437   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 10.52%

  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

     8,600         133,944   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     1,000         30,009   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

     4,000         58,332   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

     4,000         200,502   

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

     6,000         68,854   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     8,600         136,909   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     200         21,283   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

     4,200         130,775   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     800         50,126   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

     2,000         60,529   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

     200         2,118   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

     600         38,360   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     3,600         180,912   
     

 

 

 
        1,112,653   

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.72%

  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.a

     2,600         76,142   
     

 

 

 
        76,142   
Security    Shares      Value  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 5.86%

  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     24       $ 84,178   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     16         78,049   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     56         121,663   

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

     18         88,878   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

     42         99,185   

United Urban Investment Corp.

     92         147,792   
     

 

 

 
        619,745   

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 1.27%

  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

     600         67,297   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

     3,600         67,010   
     

 

 

 
        134,307   

ROAD & RAIL — 9.13%

  

Central Japan Railway Co.

     200         34,598   

East Japan Railway Co.

     2,000         155,451   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

     16,000         89,490   

Keikyu Corp.

     4,000         31,397   

Keio Corp.

     6,000         49,240   

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

     4,000         51,896   

Kintetsu Corp.

     16,000         56,664   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

     16,000         63,202   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

     14,000         82,356   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

     6,000         58,843   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

     20,000         96,710   

Tokyu Corp.

     6,000         39,995   

West Japan Railway Co.

     3,000         155,229   
     

 

 

 
        965,071   

SOFTWARE — 1.21%

  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     200         19,461   

Oracle Corp. Japan

     2,200         91,959   

Trend Micro Inc.

     600         17,086   
     

 

 

 
        128,506   

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 3.96%

  

ABC-MART Inc.

     1,000         50,142   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

     200         74,950   

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

     400         23,088   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1,600         90,989   

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

     800         71,579   

USS Co. Ltd.

     5,200         82,251   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

     6,800         25,471   
     

 

 

 
        418,470   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security    Shares      Value  

TOBACCO — 0.94%

  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

     3,600       $ 99,068   
     

 

 

 
        99,068   

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 1.45%

  

ITOCHU Corp.

     1,800         18,389   

Marubeni Corp.

     4,600         25,591   

Mitsubishi Corp.

     4,200         73,942   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

     2,600         33,356   

Sumitomo Corp.

     200         1,989   
     

 

 

 
        153,267   

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 0.38%

  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

     4,000         40,284   
     

 

 

 
        40,284   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.86%

  

KDDI Corp.

     2,000         142,391   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

     9,400         160,448   
     

 

 

 
        302,839   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $10,128,926)

   

     10,534,006   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.08%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.08%

  

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     

0.00%b,c

     8,032         8,032   
     

 

 

 
        8,032   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $8,032)

   

     8,032   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 99.69%
(Cost: $10,136,958)

    

     10,542,038   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.31%

  

     33,235   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

      $ 10,575,273   
     

 

 

 

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.82%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.19%

  

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    42,699      $ 8,043,210   
   

 

 

 
      8,043,210   

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 1.28%

  

 

United Parcel Service Inc. Class B

    546,275        53,993,821   
   

 

 

 
      53,993,821   

BEVERAGES — 2.41%

  

 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,027,534        42,303,575   

PepsiCo Inc.

    637,099        59,747,144   
   

 

 

 
      102,050,719   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.05%

  

 

Amgen Inc.

    13,012        1,981,207   
   

 

 

 
      1,981,207   

CHEMICALS — 3.23%

  

 

Ecolab Inc.

    515,750        53,519,378   

Monsanto Co.

    201,334        23,753,385   

Praxair Inc.

    301,542        36,362,950   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    84,972        23,050,354   
   

 

 

 
      136,686,067   

COMMERCIAL BANKS — 0.65%

  

 

M&T Bank Corp.

    39,675        4,489,623   

U.S. Bancorp

    458,276        19,206,347   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    73,000        3,790,160   
   

 

 

 
      27,486,130   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 2.77%

  

Republic Services Inc.

    662,088        26,271,652   

Stericycle Inc.a,b

    371,529        48,778,043   

Waste Management Inc.

    821,459        42,247,636   
   

 

 

 
      117,297,331   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 2.54%

  

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

    608,506        16,043,261   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    577,333        36,031,352   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    888,580        55,500,707   
   

 

 

 
      107,575,320   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 0.11%

  

 

Apple Inc.

    38,274        4,484,182   
   

 

 

 
      4,484,182   

DISTRIBUTORS — 0.23%

  

 

Genuine Parts Co.

    106,128        9,863,536   
   

 

 

 
      9,863,536   
Security   Shares     Value  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.41%

  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba

    346,679      $ 49,890,575   

CME Group Inc./IL

    117,165        9,994,174   
   

 

 

 
      59,884,749   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.02%

  

AT&T Inc.

    1,762,907        58,034,898   

CenturyLink Inc.

    374,448        13,918,232   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1,226,057        56,043,066   
   

 

 

 
      127,996,196   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 4.52%

  

 

Duke Energy Corp.

    753,701        65,677,505   

NextEra Energy Inc.

    238,986        26,106,830   

Southern Co. (The)

    1,179,001        59,798,931   

Xcel Energy Inc.

    1,065,360        39,982,961   
   

 

 

 
      191,566,227   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.29%

  

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    45,926        6,566,959   

CVS Health Corp.

    157,068        15,417,795   

Sysco Corp.

    277,028        10,851,187   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    756,838        64,316,093   
   

 

 

 
      97,152,034   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 4.10%

  

 

Campbell Soup Co.

    245,045        11,208,358   

General Mills Inc.

    1,057,137        55,478,550   

Hershey Co. (The)

    283,461        28,972,549   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    240,198        12,302,942   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

    20,968        2,162,849   

Kellogg Co.

    194,387        12,747,899   

McCormick & Co. Inc. NVS

    438,506        31,304,943   

Mondelez International Inc. Class A

    545,925        19,238,397   
   

 

 

 
      173,416,487   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 5.00%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,128,562        50,514,435   

Baxter International Inc.

    255,572        17,969,267   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    477,146        65,884,320   

C.R. Bard Inc.

    172,141        29,441,275   

Medtronic PLC

    436,650        31,176,810   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.a,b

    182,870        16,926,447   
   

 

 

 
      211,912,554   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 8.35%

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    704,720        66,983,636   

Anthem Inc.

    47,539        6,415,863   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    171,082      $ 14,232,312   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a

    285,198        21,406,962   

Express Scripts Holding Co.a

    397,591        32,089,570   

Henry Schein Inc.a,b

    371,619        51,309,435   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsa

    204,996        23,529,441   

McKesson Corp.

    188,482        40,080,697   

Omnicare Inc.

    241,918        18,139,012   

Patterson Companies Inc.

    362,234        18,144,301   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    281,576        20,011,606   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    390,008        41,438,350   
   

 

 

 
      353,781,185   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.97%

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a

    24,970        17,724,705   

McDonald’s Corp.

    657,482        60,777,636   

Starbucks Corp.

    355,326        31,101,685   

Yum! Brands Inc.

    226,305        16,357,325   
   

 

 

 
      125,961,351   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 4.50%

  

 

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    341,441        27,629,406   

Clorox Co. (The)

    137,239        14,644,774   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    532,970        35,986,134   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    485,566        52,421,705   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    708,575        59,725,787   
   

 

 

 
      190,407,806   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.67%

  

 

3M Co.

    175,297        28,450,703   
   

 

 

 
      28,450,703   

INSURANCE — 6.48%

  

 

ACE Ltd.

    98,531        10,637,407   

Alleghany Corp.a

    58,318        25,781,805   

Arch Capital Group Ltd.a

    584,252        33,869,088   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    119,233        6,068,960   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    579,721        56,754,686   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    143,196        24,540,930   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    463,938        24,945,946   

PartnerRe Ltd.

    111,710        12,779,624   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.b

    177,583        16,982,262   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    287,086        29,518,183   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    217,117        9,401,166   

WR Berkley Corp.

    472,815        23,163,207   
   

 

 

 
      274,443,264   
Security   Shares     Value  

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 1.34%

  

eBay Inc.a

    153,721      $ 8,147,213   

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    218,406        16,579,200   

Google Inc. Class Aa

    37,095        19,940,417   

Google Inc. Class Ca

    18,865        10,083,720   

VeriSign Inc.a,b

    38,898        2,119,163   
   

 

 

 
      56,869,713   

IT SERVICES — 7.18%

  

 

Accenture PLC Class A

    446,813        37,545,696   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    726,097        59,924,786   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    349,084        21,793,314   

Fiserv Inc.a

    582,000        42,212,460   

International Business Machines Corp.

    221,878        34,016,116   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    109,525        8,984,336   

Paychex Inc.

    1,296,258        58,668,637   

Vantiv Inc. Class Aa,b

    67,283        2,313,862   

Visa Inc. Class A

    151,035        38,500,332   
   

 

 

 
      303,959,539   

MEDIA — 0.25%

  

 

Comcast Corp. Class A Special NVSb

    160,541        8,492,619   

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A

    28,511        2,026,847   
   

 

 

 
      10,519,466   

METALS & MINING — 1.30%

  

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

    2,185,000        54,952,750   
   

 

 

 
      54,952,750   

MULTI-UTILITIES — 4.16%

  

 

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    812,799        56,310,714   

Dominion Resources Inc.

    600,729        46,190,053   

PG&E Corp.

    438,338        25,778,658   

Sempra Energy

    50,790        5,684,417   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    758,568        42,305,337   
   

 

 

 
      176,269,179   

MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.82%

  

 

Dollar General Corp.a

    161,632        10,839,042   

Dollar Tree Inc.a

    144,433        10,269,186   

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

    255,408        19,436,549   

Target Corp.

    496,883        36,575,558   
   

 

 

 
      77,120,335   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 3.35%

  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    282,614      $ 7,489,271   

Chevron Corp.

    269,791        27,661,671   

ConocoPhillips

    106,053        6,679,218   

EQT Corp.

    22,902        1,704,825   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    644,210        56,316,838   

Range Resources Corp.

    178,233        8,246,841   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    1,009,916        33,771,591   
   

 

 

 
      141,870,255   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 6.30%

  

 

Actavis PLCa

    15,115        4,028,752   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    543,469        32,754,877   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    544,294        39,189,168   

Johnson & Johnson

    573,819        57,462,235   

Mallinckrodt PLCa

    37,083        3,930,427   

Merck & Co. Inc.

    1,020,825        61,535,331   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    93,945        14,255,214   

Pfizer Inc.

    1,710,608        53,456,500   
   

 

 

 
      266,612,504   

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.63%

  

 

Nielsen NV

    83,210        3,624,628   

Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa,b

    358,138        23,046,180   
   

 

 

 
      26,670,808   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 7.23%

  

American Tower Corp.

    428,022        41,496,733   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    144,362        24,973,182   

Camden Property Trust

    38,175        2,941,384   

Crown Castle International Corp.

    542,758        46,953,995   

Equity Residential

    184,328        14,305,696   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    170,008        24,442,050   

General Growth Properties Inc.

    310,153        9,360,418   

HCP Inc.

    266,431        12,599,522   

Health Care REIT Inc.

    131,416        10,769,541   

Public Storage

    291,279        58,500,474   

Simon Property Group Inc.

    157,738        31,336,231   

Ventas Inc.

    359,457        28,688,263   
   

 

 

 
      306,367,489   

ROAD & RAIL — 0.86%

  

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    150,137        11,952,407   

Union Pacific Corp.

    208,429        24,429,963   
   

 

 

 
      36,382,370   
Security   Shares     Value  

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.48%

   

Intel Corp.

    619,889      $ 20,481,133   
   

 

 

 
      20,481,133   

SOFTWARE — 2.35%

  

 

ANSYS Inc.a

    88,739        7,158,575   

Intuit Inc.

    387,875        33,675,307   

Microsoft Corp.

    685,859        27,708,704   

Synopsys Inc.a

    674,228        28,985,062   

VMware Inc. Class Aa

    28,198        2,174,066   
   

 

 

 
      99,701,714   

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.82%

  

 

AutoZone Inc.a

    91,216        54,452,303   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    111,093        11,600,331   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a,b

    78,714        14,747,855   

PetSmart Inc.

    176,835        14,448,304   

Ross Stores Inc.

    45,505        4,173,264   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    301,768        19,898,582   
   

 

 

 
      119,320,639   

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.58%

  

Nike Inc. Class B

    26,008        2,399,238   

VF Corp.

    317,452        22,021,645   
   

 

 

 
      24,420,883   

TOBACCO — 1.01%

  

 

Altria Group Inc.

    674,373        35,809,206   

Reynolds American Inc.

    102,683        6,977,310   
   

 

 

 
      42,786,516   

WATER UTILITIES — 0.14%

  

 

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    103,034        5,784,329   
   

 

 

 
      5,784,329   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.25%

  

SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa

    455,161        53,117,289   
   

 

 

 
      53,117,289   

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $3,931,437,363)

  

    4,227,640,990   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.35%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.35%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    10,225,874        10,225,874   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    615,137      $ 615,137   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    4,153,205        4,153,205   
   

 

 

 
      14,994,216   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $14,994,216)

  

    14,994,216   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.17%

   

 

(Cost: $3,946,431,579)

      4,242,635,206   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.17)%

  

    (7,158,025
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 4,235,477,181   
   

 

 

 

NVS  —  Non-Voting Shares

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

MSCI Asia

ex Japan Minimum

Volatility ETF

    

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Minimum

Volatility ETF

    

iShares

MSCI Europe

Minimum

Volatility ETF

 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at cost:

        

Unaffiliated

   $ 5,000,099       $ 1,611,145,421       $ 4,894,832   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     132,260         11,484,811         1,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 5,132,359       $ 1,622,630,232       $ 4,896,611   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

        

Unaffiliated

   $ 5,177,520       $ 1,702,534,990       $ 4,715,719   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     132,260         11,484,811         1,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     5,309,780         1,714,019,801         4,717,498   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     8,873         785,061         2,736   

Receivables:

        

Due from custodian (Note 4)

             123,999         39,088   

Dividends and interest

     8,850         3,821,156         6,084   

Capital shares sold

             11,976,505           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     5,327,503         1,730,726,522         4,765,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payables:

        

Investment securities purchased

             11,681,804         39,088   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     130,103         10,534,677         1,184   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,520         239,923         804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     131,623         22,456,404         41,076   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,195,880       $ 1,708,270,118       $ 4,724,330   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 5,051,746       $ 1,611,500,677       $ 5,021,655   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (1,401      (1,432,902      3,659   

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     (31,701      6,877,257         (121,680

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     177,236         91,325,086         (179,304
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,195,880       $ 1,708,270,118       $ 4,724,330   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     100,000         26,600,000         200,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 51.96       $ 64.22       $ 23.62   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $121,774, $10,006,657 and $1,122, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $9,088, $791,185 and $2,801, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

MSCI Japan

Minimum

Volatility ETF

    

iShares

MSCI USA

Minimum

Volatility ETF

 

ASSETS

     

Investments, at cost:

     

Unaffiliated

   $ 10,128,926       $ 3,931,437,363   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     8,032         14,994,216   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 10,136,958       $ 3,946,431,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

     

Unaffiliated

   $ 10,534,006       $ 4,227,640,990   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     8,032         14,994,216   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     10,542,038         4,242,635,206   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     7,906           

Receivables:

     

Dividends and interest

     27,919         3,613,705   

Capital shares sold

             654,626   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     10,577,863         4,246,903,537   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Payables:

     

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

             10,841,011   

Capital shares redeemed

             103,132   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     2,590         482,213   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     2,590         11,426,356   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 10,575,273       $ 4,235,477,181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 10,176,106       $ 3,873,490,456   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (2,586      3,264,256   

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     (3,496      62,518,842   

Net unrealized appreciation

     405,249         296,203,627   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 10,575,273       $ 4,235,477,181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     200,000         105,200,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 52.88       $ 40.26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $  — and $10,610,023, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $7,878 and $  —, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

    

iShares

MSCI Asia

ex Japan Minimum

Volatility ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Minimum

Volatility ETF

   

iShares

MSCI Europe

Minimum

Volatility ETF

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — unaffiliateda

  $ 58,260      $ 14,084,169      $ 35,282   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

           53          

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

    321        74,723          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    58,581        14,158,945        35,282   

Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1)

    (919              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    57,662        14,158,945        35,282   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

    9,181        2,115,857        5,093   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    9,181        2,115,857        5,093   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

           (838,165       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    9,181        1,277,692        5,093   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    48,481        12,881,253        30,189   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (29,884     2,328,016        (29,011

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

           17,742,524        (91,045

Foreign currency transactions

    (756     (688,938     (1,616
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (30,640     19,381,602        (121,672
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

     

Investments

    19,824        (24,349,652     (94,508

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

    (216     (17,421     (72
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    19,608        (24,367,073     (94,580
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (11,032     (4,985,471     (216,252
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 37,449      $ 7,895,782      $ (186,063
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $6,147, $624,049 and $1,868, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares

MSCI Japan

Minimum

Volatility ETF

   

iShares

MSCI USA

Minimum
Volatility ETF

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 95,258      $ 33,953,087   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

            156   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

            102,578   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     95,258        34,055,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     15,469        2,394,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     15,469        2,394,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     79,789        31,661,551   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     4,310        6,106,049   

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

            104,625,342   

Foreign currency transactions

     (7,806       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,496     110,731,391   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investments

     (9,731     155,036,917   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     339          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,392     155,036,917   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (12,888     265,768,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 66,901      $ 297,429,859   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $10,986 and $4,041, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI Asia
ex Japan  Minimum

Volatility ETF
    iShares
MSCI EAFE
Minimum
Volatility ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from

June 3, 2014a

to

July 31, 2014

   

Six months
ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 48,481      $ 36,225      $ 12,881,253      $ 39,237,782   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (30,640     (2,852     19,381,602        8,707,061   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     19,608        157,628        (24,367,073     90,105,507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     37,449        191,001        7,895,782        138,050,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (84,316            (17,558,349     (37,084,063
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (84,316            (17,558,349     (37,084,063
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

            5,051,746        571,533,903        465,950,196   

Cost of shares redeemed

                   (101,123,766     (56,947,160
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

            5,051,746        470,410,137        409,003,036   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (46,867     5,242,747        460,747,570        509,969,323   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     5,242,747               1,247,522,548        737,553,225   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 5,195,880      $ 5,242,747      $ 1,708,270,118      $ 1,247,522,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (1,401   $ 34,434      $ (1,432,902   $ 3,244,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

            100,000        9,000,000        7,500,000   

Shares redeemed

                   (1,600,000     (900,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

            100,000        7,400,000        6,600,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI Europe
Minimum
Volatility ETF
    iShares
MSCI Japan
Minimum
Volatility ETF
 
     

Six months
ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Period from

June 3, 2014a

to

July 31, 2014

   

Six months
ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Period from

June 3, 2014a

to

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 30,189      $ 16,974      $ 79,789      $ 9,091   

Net realized loss

     (121,672     (29     (3,496       

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (94,580     (84,724     (9,392     414,641   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (186,063     (67,779     66,901        423,732   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (43,483            (91,466       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (43,483            (91,466       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,177,318        5,011,711               10,176,106   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,167,374                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     9,944        5,011,711               10,176,106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (219,602     4,943,932        (24,565     10,599,838   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     4,943,932               10,599,838          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 4,724,330      $ 4,943,932      $ 10,575,273      $ 10,599,838   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 3,659      $ 16,953      $ (2,586   $ 9,091   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     50,000        200,000               200,000   

Shares redeemed

     (50,000                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

            200,000               200,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
MSCI USA
Minimum
Volatility ETF
 
     

Six months
ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 31,661,551      $ 51,641,488   

Net realized gain

     110,731,391        86,661,334   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     155,036,917        107,059,567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     297,429,859        245,362,389   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (32,120,224     (56,182,406
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (32,120,224     (56,182,406
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,936,329,757        990,510,343   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (543,694,163     (927,452,671
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     1,392,635,594        63,057,672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     1,657,945,229        252,237,655   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     2,577,531,952        2,325,294,297   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 4,235,477,181      $ 2,577,531,952   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 3,264,256      $ 3,722,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     48,700,000        27,800,000   

Shares redeemed

     (13,800,000     (26,400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     34,900,000        1,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

iShares MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility ETF

 

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
Jun. 3, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 52.43      $ 50.44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.48        0.36   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.11     1.63   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.37        1.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.84       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.84       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 51.96      $ 52.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.80 %d      3.95 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 5,196      $ 5,243   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.35     0.35

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.85     4.44

Portfolio turnover ratef

     9     0 %g 

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the period ended July 31, 2014 were 9% and 0%, respectively. See Note 4.
g  Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
   

Period from
Oct. 18, 2011a

to

Jul. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 64.98      $ 58.54      $ 51.91      $ 49.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

        

Net investment incomeb

     0.64        2.47        1.95        1.38   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.57     6.12        5.97        1.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.07        8.59        7.92        2.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.83     (2.15     (1.29     (0.81
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.83     (2.15     (1.29     (0.81
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 64.22      $ 64.98      $ 58.54      $ 51.91   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.17 %d      14.83     15.39     6.02 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,708,270      $ 1,247,523      $ 737,553      $ 72,672   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.33     0.33     0.34     0.34

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     2.02     3.97     3.38     3.49

Portfolio turnover ratef

     11     20     27     25

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

iShares MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility ETF

 

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
Jun. 3, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.72      $ 25.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.18        0.08   

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (0.99     (0.42
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.81     (0.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.29       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.29       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.62      $ 24.72   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (3.24 )%d      (1.36 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 4,724      $ 4,944   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.48     2.11

Portfolio turnover ratef

     11     0

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b 

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF

 

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
Jun. 3, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 53.00      $ 50.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.40        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.06     2.07   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.34        2.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.46       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.46       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 52.88      $ 53.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.70 %d      4.17 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 10,575      $ 10,600   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.30     0.30

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.55     0.55

Portfolio turnover ratef

     11     0

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF  
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2013
   

Period from
Oct. 18, 2011a

to

Jul. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 36.66      $ 33.75      $ 29.48      $ 25.32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

        

Net investment incomeb

     0.39        0.76        0.83        0.56   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     3.60        3.00        4.13        3.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.99        3.76        4.96        4.41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.39     (0.85     (0.69     (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.39     (0.85     (0.69     (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 40.26      $ 36.66      $ 33.75      $ 29.48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     10.90 %d      11.27     17.08     17.50 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 4,235,477      $ 2,577,532      $ 2,325,294      $ 353,808   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.98     2.15     2.56     2.48

Portfolio turnover ratef

     11     24     26     30

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

  Non-diversified

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

  Diversified

MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility

  Non-diversified

MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility

  Non-diversified

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

  Diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

 

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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

As of January 31, 2015, the value of each of the Funds’ investments was classified as Level 1. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is

 

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entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF   

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

    

Cash Collateral

Received  a

    

Net

Amount

 

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

   $ 121,774       $ 121,774       $   

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

     10,006,657         10,006,657           

MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility

     1,122         1,122           

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     10,610,023         10,610,023           
                            

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

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2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Investment
Advisory Fee
 

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

     0.35

MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility

     0.25   

MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility

     0.30   

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     0.15   

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.350 %     

First $30 billion

    0.320       

Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.280       

Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion

    0.252       

Over $90 billion

The total of the investment advisory fee and any other fund expenses is a fund’s total annual operating expense. BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF through November 30, 2015 in order to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.20% of average daily net assets.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Group 1 Fund”), retains 71.5% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility ETF, iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF, iShares MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility ETF and iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Group 2

 

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Funds”), retain 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, the Group 1 Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. Each Group 2 Fund will receive for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015, the Group 1 Fund retained 70% of securities lending income and each Group 2 Fund retained 75% of securities lending income, and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the Group 1 Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 75% of securities lending income and each Group 2 Fund retained 80% of securities lending income, and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF   

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

   $ 82   

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

     26,265   

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     49,148   

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

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3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

   $ 490,775       $ 517,250   

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

        160,063,963         150,883,793   

MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility

     482,747         475,657   

MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility

     1,167,259         1,208,747   

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     361,734,760         355,123,797   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

   $ 549,347,687       $ 95,518,402   

MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility

     1,151,112         1,163,336   

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     1,922,591,911         538,202,895   

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

5. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

 

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BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

Except for the iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF, each fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

The iShares MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility ETF invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment

 

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companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
 

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

   $ 1,061   

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

     1,809,277   

MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility

     8   

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     9,514,442   

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

   $ 5,132,612       $ 403,665       $ (226,497   $ 177,168   

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

     1,629,966,841         131,578,175         (47,525,215     84,052,960   

MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility

     4,896,611         97,924         (277,037     (179,113

MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility

     10,140,819         803,141         (401,922     401,219   

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     3,962,815,075         353,285,289         (73,465,158     279,820,131   

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
     Return
of
Capital
     Total
Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
   

Net
Realized
Capital

Gains

    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

MSCI Asia ex Japan Minimum Volatility

   $ 0.761845       $ —         $ 0.081315       $ 0.843160         90     —       10     100

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility

     0.773534         —           0.054690         0.828224         93        —          7        100   

MSCI Japan Minimum Volatility

     0.381182         —           0.076148         0.457330         83        —          17        100   

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility

     0.361732         —           0.027815         0.389547         93        —          7        100   

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI Inc., nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF  |  IEFA  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF  |  IEUR  |  NYSE Arca

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Fund Performance Overviews

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About Fund Performance

     9   

Shareholder Expenses

     9   

Schedules of Investments

     10   

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

     10   

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

     42   

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

     55   

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (Consolidated)

     66   

Financial Statements

     112   

Financial Highlights

     118   

Notes to Financial Statements

     122   

Supplemental Information

     135   


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, as represented by the MSCI EAFE IMI (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -7.05%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.04%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    (0.71)%        (0.63)%        (0.79)%          (0.71)%        (0.63)%        (0.79)%   

Since Inception

    8.99%        8.84%        8.91%            21.80%        21.40%        21.52%   

The inception date of the Fund was 10/18/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/22/12.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 929.50         $ 0.63         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.60         $ 0.66           0.13%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information.  

 

 

 

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Financials

     24.99

Industrials

     13.77   

Consumer Discretionary

     13.32   

Consumer Staples

     10.92   

Health Care

     10.79   

Materials

     7.64   

Information Technology

     5.33   

Energy

     5.02   

Telecommunication Services

     4.66   

Utilities

     3.56   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Japan

     22.61

United Kingdom

     20.90   

France

     9.01   

Germany

     8.84   

Switzerland

     8.66   

Australia

     7.20   

Sweden

     3.26   

Spain

     3.24   

Hong Kong

     3.19   

Netherlands

     2.70   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     89.61
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EUROPE ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization European equities, as represented by the MSCI Europe IMI (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -7.46%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.59%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    (11.89)%        (11.73)%        (12.10)%   

The inception date of the Fund was 6/10/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/12/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 925.40         $ 0.24         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,025.00         $ 0.26           0.05%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Financials

     22.18

Consumer Staples

     13.27   

Health Care

     13.25   

Industrials

     12.38   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.63   

Materials

     7.53   

Energy

     6.93   

Telecommunication Services

     4.88   

Information Technology

     4.13   

Utilities

     3.82   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

United Kingdom

     32.43

France

     13.99   

Germany

     13.71   

Switzerland

     13.44   

Sweden

     5.04   

Spain

     5.00   

Netherlands

     3.99   

Italy

     3.76   

Denmark

     2.47   

Belgium

     2.12   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     95.95
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® CORE MSCI PACIFIC ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization Pacific region equities, as represented by the MSCI Pacific IMI (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -5.94%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.06%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    (2.16)%        (2.89)%        (2.18)%   

The inception date of the Fund was 6/10/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/12/14.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 940.60         $ 0.24         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,025.00         $ 0.26           0.05%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Financials

     29.72

Consumer Discretionary

     17.18   

Industrials

     16.36   

Information Technology

     7.70   

Materials

     7.42   

Consumer Staples

     6.98   

Health Care

     5.43   

Telecommunication Services

     4.51   

Utilities

     3.10   

Energy

     1.60   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

COUNTRY ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Japan

     64.93

Australia

     20.74   

Hong Kong

     8.74   

Singapore

     4.81   

New Zealand

     0.78   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® CORE MSCI TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization non-U.S. equities, as represented by the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -8.35%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.28%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    0.15%        0.05%        0.17%          0.15%        0.05%        0.17%   

Since Inception

    6.07%        5.93%        6.06%            14.45%        14.12%        14.40%   

The inception date of the Fund was 10/18/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/22/12.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 916.50         $ 0.72         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.40         $ 0.77           0.15%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Financials

     26.11

Industrials

     12.15   

Consumer Discretionary

     12.12   

Consumer Staples

     9.80   

Health Care

     8.61   

Materials

     8.02   

Information Technology

     7.97   

Energy

     6.49   

Telecommunication Services

     4.95   

Utilities

     3.42   

Investment Companies

     0.36   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments*
 

Japan

     16.08

United Kingdom

     14.81   

Canada

     6.95   

France

     6.37   

Germany

     6.34   

Switzerland

     6.16   

Australia

     5.11   

China

     4.76   

South Korea

     3.33   

Taiwan

     2.95   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     72.86
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments   (Unaudited)

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.06%

  

AUSTRALIA — 7.17%

  

Abacus Property Group

    87,253      $ 207,242   

Adelaide Brighton Ltd.

    128,124        357,200   

AGL Energy Ltd.

    159,247        1,760,993   

Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd.

    39,334        90,362   

ALS Ltd.

    98,675        376,532   

Alumina Ltd.a

    618,421        934,295   

Amcor Ltd.

    287,268        2,859,014   

AMP Ltd.

    709,127        3,186,383   

Ansell Ltd.

    36,266        640,250   

APA Group

    265,254        1,677,321   

APN News & Media Ltd.a

    188,014        118,597   

ARB Corp. Ltd.b

    19,066        171,936   

Ardent Leisure Group

    114,339        247,535   

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    127,277        695,801   

Arrium Ltd.

    870,594        138,985   

Asaleo Care Ltd.a

    99,942        128,419   

Asciano Ltd.

    241,495        1,134,027   

ASX Ltd.

    45,671        1,356,498   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    500,771        1,930,379   

AusNet Services

    428,189        466,833   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    652,111        16,758,439   

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.a

    118,490        147,639   

Automotive Holdings Group

    68,317        201,103   

Aveo Group

    98,258        174,462   

AWE Ltd.a,b

    133,738        140,080   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    84,892        827,032   

Beach Energy Ltd.

    346,945        259,376   

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    32,635        129,868   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    102,371        1,066,673   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    763,100        17,388,170   

BlueScope Steel Ltd.a

    139,756        547,440   

Boral Ltd.

    193,088        842,057   

Bradken Ltd.

    49,989        106,276   

Brambles Ltd.

    369,947        3,053,820   

BWP Trust

    136,680        303,353   

Cabcharge Australia Ltd.

    37,490        127,000   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    32,944        857,395   

Cardno Ltd.

    45,579        105,064   

carsales.com Ltd.

    57,091        457,934   

Challenger Ltd.

    140,844        692,095   

Charter Hall Group

    72,618        273,708   

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    76,125        260,250   
Security   Shares     Value  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    135,786      $ 1,025,711   

Cochlear Ltd.

    13,651        882,350   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    385,547        26,820,864   

Computershare Ltd.

    111,929        1,013,726   

Cromwell Group

    311,309        256,978   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    90,043        954,347   

CSL Ltd.

    114,415        7,836,406   

CSR Ltd.

    133,058        414,476   

Decmil Group Ltd.

    61,131        59,745   

Dexus Property Group

    216,225        1,298,250   

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    16,902        345,382   

Downer EDI Ltd.

    112,566        369,052   

Drillsearch Energy Ltd.a,b

    126,516        76,849   

DUET Group

    359,677        700,246   

DuluxGroup Ltd.

    98,064        456,677   

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.

    197,264        622,158   

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.a,b

    59,390        60,356   

Energy World Corp. Ltd.a,b

    291,473        66,960   

Fairfax Media Ltd.

    517,594        362,769   

Federation Centres

    336,726        794,543   

FlexiGroup Ltd.

    89,062        203,910   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    14,209        418,377   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    376,526        691,998   

G.U.D Holdings Ltd.

    30,380        185,719   

G8 Education Ltd.

    77,996        255,105   

Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Ltd.

    53,840        148,425   

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

    437,918        218,258   

Goodman Group

    411,418        1,964,002   

GPT Group (The)

    391,375        1,377,621   

GrainCorp Ltd. Class A

    52,331        363,107   

GWA Group Ltd.

    79,302        163,655   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    132,515        407,624   

Healthscope Ltd.a

    266,467        560,280   

Hills Ltd.

    70,682        59,447   

Horizon Oil Ltd.a,b

    447,941        43,604   

iiNET Ltd.

    38,297        223,678   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    104,007        572,638   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    410,782        1,154,826   

Independence Group NL

    64,665        249,271   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    559,494        2,788,518   

Investa Office Fund

    141,801        426,250   

Invocare Ltd.

    31,125        316,314   

IOOF Holdings Ltd.

    61,507        452,163   
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Iress Ltd.

    40,944      $ 329,374   

Jacana Minerals Ltd.b

    6,357        1,155   

James Hardie Industries SE

    108,481        1,099,924   

Japara Healthcare Ltd.a

    68,500        103,488   

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.b

    26,851        350,246   

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.a,b

    62,028        102,405   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    24,873        399,600   

Lend Lease Group

    133,061        1,728,403   

Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.a,b

    97,044        225,208   

M2 Group Ltd.

    45,042        315,688   

Macquarie Atlas Roads Group

    110,802        254,547   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    68,950        3,337,133   

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    26,944        401,398   

Mayne Pharma Group Ltd.a

    154,764        75,327   

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    17,933        160,601   

Medibank Pvt Ltd.a

    652,856        1,210,020   

Metcash Ltd.

    239,606        272,426   

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    43,624        228,973   

Mirvac Group

    868,070        1,304,698   

MMA Offshore Ltd.

    129,678        80,789   

Monadelphous Group Ltd.b

    22,485        142,883   

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.

    214,312        35,883   

Myer Holdings Ltd.b

    171,435        207,600   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    559,214        15,516,436   

Navitas Ltd.

    62,272        260,415   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.a

    184,619        1,949,549   

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    125,263        172,661   

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    142,659        199,417   

Novion Property Group

    479,077        865,549   

Nufarm Ltd.

    52,823        234,063   

Orica Ltd.

    90,631        1,280,301   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    263,711        2,193,298   

Orora Ltd.

    301,741        500,509   

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    78,342        236,104   

Pacific Brands Ltd.

    378,397        144,392   

PanAust Ltd.

    133,155        125,470   

Perpetual Ltd.

    12,061        461,923   

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    59,488        403,039   

Premier Investments Ltd.

    25,156        201,192   

Primary Health Care Ltd.

    131,743        475,014   

Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd.

    61,963        104,711   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    169,082        343,666   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    320,800        2,650,622   

Qube Logistics Holdings Ltd.

    160,540        292,548   
Security   Shares     Value  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    32,024      $ 1,482,605   

REA Group Ltd.

    13,625        525,749   

Recall Holdings Ltd.

    78,711        438,268   

Regis Resources Ltd.a,b

    98,814        145,823   

Retail Food Group Ltd.

    37,888        182,048   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    103,124        4,622,518   

SAI Global Ltd.

    66,215        202,650   

Sandfire Resources NL

    35,372        117,621   

Santos Ltd.

    228,264        1,400,754   

Scentre Groupa

    1,286,335        3,806,587   

Seek Ltd.

    78,159        1,086,464   

Senex Energy Ltd.a,b

    272,362        58,328   

Seven West Media Ltd.

    204,580        208,705   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group

    186,488        280,289   

Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    307,337        191,471   

Sims Metal Management Ltd.b

    45,415        384,439   

Sirius Resources NLa,b

    74,803        146,215   

Sirtex Medical Ltd.

    16,149        338,924   

Skilled Group Ltd.

    78,151        79,727   

Slater & Gordon Ltd.

    46,860        242,308   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    90,707        1,330,821   

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

    196,802        161,689   

Spark Infrastructure Group

    357,975        596,574   

Spotless Group Holdings Ltd.a

    129,968        188,761   

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    174,194        198,733   

Stockland

    542,800        1,851,450   

STW Communications Group Ltd.

    158,940        113,873   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    305,245        3,499,085   

Sundance Energy Australia Ltd.a,b

    201,754        73,059   

Super Retail Group Ltd.b

    42,001        285,543   

Sydney Airport

    256,906        998,327   

Syrah Resources Ltd.a,b

    28,760        80,629   

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    194,659        692,770   

Tatts Group Ltd.

    328,855        988,530   

Technology One Ltd.

    61,664        159,429   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,016,915        5,147,497   

Ten Network Holdings Ltd.a,b

    602,664        93,865   

Toll Holdings Ltd.

    166,890        804,487   

Tox Free Solutions Ltd.

    54,047        122,479   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    70,325        366,930   

Transfield Services Ltd.a

    118,430        130,963   

Transpacific Industries Group Ltd.

    400,758        257,475   

Transurban Group

    423,788        3,039,530   
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    157,500      $ 603,453   

UGL Ltd.

    44,154        61,721   

Veda Group Ltd.

    171,324        306,863   

Virtus Health Ltd.

    25,177        157,441   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    264,418        8,975,858   

Western Areas Ltd.

    54,058        169,233   

Westfield Corp.

    476,285        3,657,143   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    736,295        19,759,012   

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.a,b

    193,596        186,946   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    174,144        4,648,870   

Woolworths Ltd.

    298,995        7,399,731   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    50,785        380,460   
   

 

 

 
      245,269,842   

AUSTRIA — 0.28%

   

AMAG Austria Metall AGc

    1,592        49,799   

ams AG

    16,880        664,155   

Andritz AG

    17,488        947,248   

BUWOG AGa

    12,698        248,179   

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    18,478        374,389   

conwert Immobilien Invest SE

    17,771        206,553   

Erste Group Bank AG

    67,245        1,458,844   

EVN AG

    8,663        95,568   

Flughafen Wien AG

    2,333        202,163   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    235,762        538,477   

Lenzing AGb

    2,073        134,181   

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG

    1,890        194,978   

Oesterreichische Post AG

    8,014        397,005   

OMV AG

    35,762        890,851   

Palfinger AG

    3,201        83,622   

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AGb

    28,585        335,470   

RHI AG

    5,058        132,989   

S IMMO AG

    18,352        141,859   

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    2,872        169,467   

Semperit AG Holding

    3,022        133,679   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    29,422        249,010   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    10,032        425,825   

Voestalpine AG

    26,162        931,435   

Wienerberger AG

    28,405        401,472   

Zumtobel Group AG

    7,036        161,733   
   

 

 

 
      9,568,951   

BELGIUM — 1.37%

   

Ablynx NVa

    17,921        211,532   

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    5,689        675,679   
Security   Shares     Value  

Ageas

    52,378      $ 1,792,684   

Agfa-Gevaert NVa

    52,897        123,502   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    190,915        23,288,859   

Barco NV

    2,662        171,194   

Befimmo SA

    5,032        383,800   

Belgacom SA

    35,849        1,334,774   

bpost SA

    14,901        392,127   

Cofinimmo SA

    3,849        470,174   

Colruyt SA

    16,607        765,817   

Compagnie d’Entreprises CFE SA

    1,964        187,054   

Delhaize Brothers and Co. “The Lion” (Delhaize Group) SA

    24,165        2,007,817   

Econocom Group SA/NVb

    19,563        160,006   

Elia System Operator SA

    7,007        307,466   

Euronav SAa

    20,339        238,467   

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

    5,008        168,804   

Fagron

    8,172        333,549   

Galapagos NVa

    12,443        255,271   

GIMV NV

    6,381        288,386   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    18,783        1,556,399   

KBC Ancora SCAa

    9,060        272,105   

KBC Groep NVa

    59,567        3,207,326   

Kinepolis Group NV

    5,069        222,512   

Melexis NV

    5,999        300,569   

Mobistar SAa

    9,893        219,480   

NV Bekaert SA

    9,288        280,420   

Nyrstar NVa

    68,649        257,888   

Ontex Group NVa

    8,036        208,433   

SA D’Ieteren NV

    4,503        145,430   

Solvay SA

    13,744        1,878,191   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    12,135        673,801   

Tessenderlo Chemie NVa

    8,873        229,442   

ThromboGenics NVa,b

    9,227        72,313   

UCB SA

    30,032        2,337,367   

Umicore SA

    25,161        1,052,952   

Warehouses De Pauw SCA

    3,733        286,450   
   

 

 

 
      46,758,040   

DENMARK — 1.57%

  

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    917        1,800,111   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    1,645        3,336,431   

ALK-Abello A/S

    1,562        177,820   

Alm. Brand A/Sa

    24,561        127,330   

Auriga Industries A/S Class Ba

    3,752        177,451   

Bang & Olufsen A/S Class Ba,b

    18,264        126,524   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Bavarian Nordic A/Sa

    9,169      $ 282,844   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    25,147        1,848,792   

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

    24,220        1,006,337   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    26,585        2,097,575   

D/S Norden A/Sb

    7,509        155,714   

Danske Bank A/S

    155,757        4,039,780   

DSV A/S

    42,344        1,333,821   

FLSmidth & Co. A/Sb

    11,868        502,288   

Genmab A/Sa

    10,701        718,277   

GN Store Nord A/S

    39,578        887,924   

ISS A/Sa

    21,936        647,749   

Jyske Bank A/S Registereda

    17,124        775,874   

Matas A/S

    8,851        191,862   

NKT Holding A/S

    6,227        319,897   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    478,167        21,418,901   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    57,072        2,603,187   

Pandora A/S

    27,789        1,991,217   

Rockwool International A/S Class B

    1,844        197,624   

Royal Unibrew A/Sa

    2,152        366,990   

Schouw & Co. A/S

    3,092        143,424   

SimCorp A/S

    10,645        309,011   

Solar Holdings A/S Class B

    1,929        85,384   

Spar Nord Bank AS

    26,146        235,821   

Sydbank A/Sa

    17,270        486,929   

TDC A/S

    189,987        1,406,276   

Topdanmark A/Sa,b

    22,389        749,366   

Tryg A/S

    5,234        613,300   

Vestas Wind Systems A/Sa

    53,994        2,115,759   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    5,572        422,235   
   

 

 

 
      53,699,825   

FINLAND — 0.96%

   

Amer Sports OYJ Class A

    27,303        520,074   

Cargotec Corp. OYJ Class B

    9,214        295,082   

Caverion Corp.

    25,731        240,419   

Citycon OYJ

    61,032        207,028   

Cramo OYJ

    9,975        153,761   

Elisa OYJ

    33,012        878,039   

Fortum OYJ

    106,144        2,263,809   

Huhtamaki OYJ

    20,229        554,478   

Kemira OYJ

    22,145        253,394   

Kesko OYJ Class B

    15,101        551,608   

Kone OYJ Class B

    74,360        3,352,267   

Konecranes OYJ

    11,126        339,114   

Metsa Board OYJ Class B

    39,912        238,705   
Security   Shares     Value  

Metso OYJ

    27,192      $ 826,036   

Neste Oil OYJ

    30,241        836,074   

Nokia OYJ

    892,974        6,897,548   

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    27,012        667,245   

Oriola-KD OYJ Class Ba

    35,984        146,588   

Orion OYJ Class B

    23,768        783,442   

Outokumpu OYJa,b

    44,786        242,687   

Outotec OYJb

    40,737        235,595   

PKC Group OYJ

    7,049        153,521   

Ramirent OYJ

    18,204        150,164   

Sampo OYJ

    105,715        5,120,104   

Sanitec OYJ

    16,034        184,133   

Sanoma OYJ

    20,540        129,220   

Sponda OYJ

    48,559        223,569   

Stockmann OYJ Abp Class B

    7,016        48,651   

Stora Enso OYJ Class R

    129,378        1,257,031   

Technopolis OYJ

    26,660        120,940   

Tieto OYJ

    12,903        316,980   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    125,495        2,207,776   

Uponor OYJ

    13,513        205,858   

Valmet OYJ

    32,741        421,191   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    35,607        1,652,634   

YIT OYJb

    26,627        155,194   
   

 

 

 
      32,829,959   

FRANCE — 8.98%

   

AB Science SAa

    6,146        102,298   

ABC Arbitrage

    26,937        144,690   

Accor SA

    40,268        2,014,148   

Aeroports de Paris

    6,777        813,695   

Air France-KLMa,b

    31,937        282,801   

Airbus Group NV

    141,763        7,550,703   

Albioma SA

    6,327        117,662   

Alcatel-Lucenta

    674,212        2,353,961   

ALSTOMa

    51,830        1,703,158   

ALTEN

    6,278        263,186   

Altran Technologies SA

    37,191        329,744   

ANF Immobilier

    2,523        64,743   

APERAM SAa

    12,527        328,523   

ArcelorMittal

    238,256        2,275,363   

Arkema SA

    15,342        1,099,356   

Assystem

    4,624        90,271   

Atos SA

    19,249        1,424,499   

AXA SA

    431,169        10,147,059   

Belvedere SAa,b

    9,353        105,966   

Beneteau SAa

    10,450        152,710   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

BNP Paribas SA

    251,767      $ 13,289,085   

Boiron SA

    2,082        212,859   

Bollore

    128,004        551,640   

Bonduelle SCA

    3,387        76,441   

BOURBON SAb

    8,732        180,765   

Bouygues SA

    41,997        1,500,179   

Bureau Veritas SA

    52,207        1,109,037   

Cap Gemini SA

    34,141        2,487,651   

Carrefour SA

    147,406        4,631,747   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    12,880        1,173,220   

CGGa,b

    40,009        224,296   

Christian Dior SA

    12,721        2,203,495   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    107,997        4,622,501   

Club Mediterranee SAa

    5,583        154,920   

CNP Assurances SA

    39,362        692,478   

Coface SAa

    28,019        342,265   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    44,090        4,315,110   

Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA

    15,389        444,649   

Credit Agricole SA

    243,633        2,904,612   

Danone SA

    137,891        9,269,280   

Dassault Systemes

    30,342        1,880,430   

DBV Technologies SAa

    2,549        123,370   

Derichebourg

    33,042        128,936   

Edenred SA

    47,938        1,380,521   

Eiffage SA

    9,692        472,804   

Electricite de France SA

    58,776        1,598,120   

Elior Participations SCAa,c

    19,340        305,321   

Erameta

    992        79,848   

Essilor International SA

    48,501        5,422,197   

Esso SA Francaisea

    1,277        53,030   

Etablissements Maurel et Proma

    19,094        154,403   

Euler Hermes Group

    3,081        302,339   

Eurazeo

    9,344        657,539   

Eurofins Scientific SE

    2,302        593,573   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    36,294        1,246,905   

Faiveley Transport SA

    1,954        118,607   

Faurecia

    15,128        611,490   

FFPa

    1,573        104,107   

Fonciere des Regions

    6,164        632,905   

GameLoft SAa

    27,274        90,793   

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    4,313        243,740   

GDF Suez

    344,740        7,673,459   

Gecina SA

    6,377        835,830   

Genfita

    5,211        338,120   
Security   Shares     Value  

GL Events SA

    3,145      $ 58,594   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    113,165        1,520,281   

Groupe Fnaca

    2,738        137,522   

Havas SA

    59,280        458,228   

Hermes International

    6,304        2,137,327   

Icade

    8,616        752,150   

Iliad SA

    6,213        1,443,227   

Imerys SA

    7,612        550,604   

Ingenico SA

    11,098        1,160,682   

Ipsen SA

    8,001        407,196   

Ipsos SA

    8,691        226,403   

JCDecaux SA

    15,752        568,545   

Kering

    17,796        3,602,693   

Klepierre

    41,715        1,968,135   

Korian-Medica

    9,355        353,542   

L’Air Liquide SA

    81,354        10,282,043   

L’Oreal SA

    59,201        10,625,397   

Lafarge SA

    44,183        3,031,885   

Lagardere SCA

    28,114        770,289   

Legrand SA

    62,439        3,360,909   

LISI

    4,904        121,746   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    66,202        10,720,264   

M6-Metropole Television

    14,491        264,908   

Mercialys

    12,227        295,613   

Mersen

    4,304        101,508   

Montupet

    1,885        150,111   

MPI

    24,461        83,913   

Natixis SA

    227,215        1,449,178   

Naturexb

    1,858        97,222   

Neopost SA

    8,244        427,935   

Nexans SAa

    8,007        253,039   

Nexity

    6,459        254,593   

Numericable-SFRa

    27,139        1,414,876   

Orange SA

    442,059        7,791,907   

Orpea SA

    8,224        535,385   

Parrot SAa

    3,969        85,277   

Pernod Ricard SA

    49,825        5,993,589   

Peugeot SAa

    93,934        1,362,628   

Publicis Groupe SA

    44,296        3,320,559   

Rallye SA

    4,970        186,760   

Remy Cointreau SA

    6,243        462,076   

Renault SA

    45,542        3,505,441   

Rexel SA

    65,153        1,220,464   

Rubis SCA

    8,920        517,280   

Safran SA

    64,283        4,293,653   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Saft Groupe SA

    7,518      $ 240,767   

Sanofi

    282,970        26,184,043   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA

    977        190,236   

Schneider Electric SE

    124,656        9,424,763   

SCOR SE

    34,241        1,068,955   

SEB SA

    5,061        346,492   

SES SA Class A FDR

    74,337        2,709,086   

Societe BIC SA

    6,605        939,130   

Societe Generale

    171,912        6,951,781   

Societe Television Francaise 1

    28,530        452,013   

Sodexo SA

    22,337        2,221,422   

Soitec SAa,b

    52,232        52,458   

Solocal Groupa,b

    242,417        204,346   

Sopra Steria Group

    3,418        266,522   

Stallergenes SA

    1,756        104,468   

STMicroelectronics NV

    155,508        1,298,575   

Suez Environnement SA

    70,981        1,306,007   

Technicolor SA Registereda

    71,909        430,884   

Technip SA

    24,390        1,435,319   

Teleperformance

    13,502        968,879   

Thales SA

    21,820        1,152,346   

Total SA

    510,138        26,192,777   

Ubisoft Entertainment SAa

    23,903        482,553   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    22,950        6,477,074   

Valeo SA

    18,091        2,565,119   

Vallourec SA

    26,010        568,529   

Veolia Environnement SA

    100,208        1,838,111   

Vicat SA

    3,729        262,242   

Vilmorin & Cie SA

    1,050        92,420   

Vinci SA

    115,995        6,131,103   

Virbac SA

    1,002        222,975   

Vivendi SA

    286,124        6,791,712   

Wendel

    7,588        851,559   

Zodiac Aerospace

    44,271        1,472,251   
   

 

 

 
      307,021,647   

GERMANY — 8.24%

   

Aareal Bank AG

    12,077        458,388   

adidas AG

    49,951        3,449,110   

AIXTRON SEa,b

    26,895        213,267   

Allianz SE Registered

    108,533        17,930,209   

Alstria Office REIT AG

    20,025        256,365   

Aurelius AG

    6,411        256,752   

Aurubis AG

    8,195        445,459   

Axel Springer SE

    9,063        558,095   

BASF SE

    218,545        19,606,066   
Security   Shares     Value  

Bauer AGa

    4,181      $ 76,527   

Bayer AG Registered

    197,125        28,484,182   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    78,857        9,201,174   

BayWa AG Registeredb

    3,997        157,233   

Bechtle AG

    4,045        342,618   

Beiersdorf AG

    23,475        2,060,951   

Bertrandt AG

    1,295        170,393   

Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires AG

    966        58,123   

Bilfinger Berger SEb

    10,953        573,747   

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA

    23,040        103,660   

Brenntag AG

    36,618        1,996,660   

CANCOM SEb

    3,861        165,825   

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Bearerb

    7,555        199,112   

Celesio AG

    11,744        347,879   

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA

    2,011        117,823   

Comdirect Bank AG

    8,473        84,140   

Commerzbank AGa

    230,237        2,772,184   

Continental AG

    26,399        5,978,845   

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    11,456        328,359   

Daimler AG Registered

    228,838        20,782,538   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

    57,805        2,009,086   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    329,047        9,579,881   

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    5,577        173,068   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    46,933        3,602,975   

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    10,240        474,520   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

    55,243        938,513   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    231,314        7,509,729   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    756,194        13,043,109   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    73,456        1,909,819   

DEUTZ AG

    27,501        126,958   

Dialog Semiconductor PLCa

    17,503        673,321   

DIC Asset AG

    11,241        117,551   

DMG MORI SEIKI AG

    15,425        504,784   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    705        56,485   

Drillisch AGb

    11,268        438,681   

Duerr AG

    6,315        575,794   

E.ON SE

    478,134        7,405,331   

ElringKlinger AGb

    7,979        278,491   

Evotec AGa,b

    30,250        125,244   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    7,898        483,236   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Freenet AG

    31,020      $ 926,220   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    51,509        3,815,348   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    90,177        5,165,351   

GAGFAH SAa

    52,593        1,174,509   

GEA Group AG

    43,515        1,976,211   

Gerresheimer AG

    7,868        429,682   

Gerry Weber International AGb

    6,281        242,792   

Gesco AG

    1,458        114,265   

Grammer AG

    4,009        160,058   

Grand City Properties SAa,b

    21,435        350,731   

H&R AGa

    9,377        71,256   

Hamborner REIT AG

    15,218        157,509   

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    6,258        128,773   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    14,400        1,290,875   

HeidelbergCement AG

    33,351        2,456,057   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGa,b

    67,711        159,159   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    27,736        2,840,357   

HUGO BOSS AG

    9,981        1,288,494   

Indus Holding AG

    6,314        275,810   

Infineon Technologies AG

    269,083        3,029,484   

Jenoptik AG

    12,071        162,028   

K+S AG Registered

    41,199        1,301,749   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    5,132        697,840   

KION Group AG

    11,707        454,450   

Kloeckner & Co. SEa

    24,499        253,458   

Kontron AGa

    17,281        102,184   

Krones AG

    3,379        320,638   

KUKA AGb

    7,296        494,155   

KWS Saat AG

    473        144,488   

Lanxess AG

    21,787        1,046,115   

LEG Immobilien AG

    12,905        989,241   

LEONI AG

    8,602        538,443   

Linde AG

    44,041        8,443,704   

LPKF Laser & Electronics AGb

    8,692        96,231   

MAN SE

    7,762        827,028   

Merck KGaA

    30,811        3,084,330   

METRO AGa

    38,731        1,193,611   

MLP AG

    19,008        75,503   

MorphoSys AGa

    5,499        471,607   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

    12,229        1,119,579   
Security   Shares     Value  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    41,015      $ 8,238,444   

Nemetschek AG

    1,475        154,046   

Nordex SEa

    16,039        313,388   

NORMA Group SE

    8,052        400,251   

Osram Licht AGa

    21,519        992,694   

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    2,564        230,513   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    52,150        2,315,107   

QIAGEN NVa

    56,420        1,294,672   

Rational AG

    781        257,301   

Rheinmetall AG

    9,809        426,266   

Rhoen Klinikum AG

    18,106        479,737   

RTL Group SA

    9,310        881,653   

RWE AG

    117,960        3,275,886   

SAF-Holland SA

    12,982        192,056   

Salzgitter AG

    9,400        257,177   

SAP SE

    219,732        14,346,772   

SGL Carbon SEa,b

    9,526        151,731   

Siemens AG Registered

    188,699        19,803,184   

Sixt SE

    3,667        142,410   

Software AG

    14,877        394,517   

Stada Arzneimittel AG

    14,735        458,010   

STRATEC Biomedical AG

    1,586        85,450   

Suedzucker AGb

    19,333        242,707   

Symrise AG

    29,283        1,920,541   

TAG Immobilien AG

    28,657        372,372   

Takkt AG

    8,809        150,102   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    140,286        780,448   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    108,563        2,828,709   

Tom Tailor Holding AGa

    6,888        84,645   

United Internet AG Registeredd

    30,614        1,328,999   

Volkswagen AG

    7,477        1,663,438   

Vossloh AGb

    2,523        161,800   

Wacker Chemie AGb

    3,810        408,443   

Wacker Neuson SE

    7,957        161,174   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

    7,585        348,149   

Wirecard AG

    28,200        1,263,982   
   

 

 

 
      281,878,357   

HONG KONG — 3.18%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,897,000        16,907,434   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    59,000        535,336   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    310,000        1,287,443   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

    899,500      $ 3,161,392   

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd.a,b

    715,000        176,137   

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.b

    88,000        324,608   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    268,000        625,639   

Champion REIT

    527,000        258,288   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    334,000        6,397,106   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    161,000        1,325,859   

China LNG Group Ltd.b

    935,000        161,595   

China Public Procurement Ltd.a,b

    3,588,000        85,612   

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    72,000        190,834   

Citic Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    349,000        108,481   

CK Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc.b

    766,000        79,037   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    469,000        4,185,907   

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    113,200        189,218   

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    40,000        231,642   

Emperor International Holdings Ltd.

    240,000        54,480   

Emperor Watch & Jewellery Ltd.b

    1,520,000        65,675   

Esprit Holdings Ltd.b

    469,200        529,513   

Far East Consortium International Ltd.b

    263,000        103,798   

FIH Mobile Ltd.a,b

    704,000        314,166   

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong

    656,250        668,663   

G-Resources Group Ltd.a

    6,047,400        172,374   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    564,000        2,975,178   

Giordano International Ltd.

    384,000        181,764   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.a

    1,508,000        285,910   

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    60,000        200,043   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    549,000        1,617,965   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    188,200        3,296,325   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    256,800        1,834,913   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    668,200        875,610   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,584,590        3,637,873   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    185,500        4,273,030   

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

    131,500        494,396   

Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd.b

    686,000        78,745   
Security   Shares     Value  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.b

    384,000      $ 175,325   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    510,000        6,768,558   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    157,000        760,362   

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    86,750        316,641   

K. Wah International Holdings Ltd.b

    286,000        154,558   

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    156,000        238,627   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    156,500        555,083   

Kowloon Development Co. Ltd.

    78,000        91,045   

Lai Sun Development Co. Ltd.b

    3,104,000        69,660   

Langham Hospitality Investments Ltd.b

    202,500        91,934   

Li & Fung Ltd.

    1,412,000        1,400,463   

Link REIT (The)

    563,000        3,812,223   

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.b

    84,000        312,562   

Lung Cheong International Holdings Ltd.a,b

    758,000        85,055   

Macau Legend Development Ltd.a,b

    390,750        143,633   

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    153,600        131,544   

Melco International Development Ltd.b

    219,000        440,070   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    248,400        606,154   

Midland Holdings Ltd.a

    244,000        123,049   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    366,000        1,626,226   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    1,257,000        1,501,263   

Newocean Energy Holdings Ltd.b

    258,000        94,171   

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    361,166        671,711   

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    55,500        364,352   

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    464,000        171,755   

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.b

    130,000        179,406   

PCCW Ltd.

    1,037,000        690,143   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    344,000        3,607,112   

Prosperity REIT

    472,000        175,326   

Regal Hotels International Holdings Ltd.

    80,000        49,733   

Regal REITb

    229,000        64,683   

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.b

    274,000        177,405   

Sands China Ltd.

    584,000        2,866,013   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    262,000        341,298   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

    398,000        182,231   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

    692,000      $ 112,457   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    728,000        1,220,634   

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    285,000        157,326   

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    481,000        709,711   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holding Ltd.b

    105,500        185,055   

SOCAM Development Ltd.a

    60,000        54,402   

SPT Energy Group Inc.b

    316,000        50,538   

Stella International Holdings Ltd.b

    120,000        317,282   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    393,000        6,417,071   

Sunlight REIT

    307,000        155,215   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    151,500        2,034,108   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    301,400        969,894   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    336,000        1,100,737   

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

    27,900        173,085   

Texwinca Holdings Ltd.

    178,000        145,553   

Town Health International Medical Group Ltd.b

    770,000        161,878   

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

    380,000        137,231   

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)a

    142,000        70,145   

Value Partners Group Ltd.

    272,000        232,240   

VTech Holdings Ltd.b

    40,200        566,705   

WH Group Ltd.a,c

    874,000        495,992   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    369,000        2,998,317   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    225,000        1,276,867   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    374,000        1,044,336   

Xinyi Glass Holdings Co. Ltd.

    536,000        282,747   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    183,500        682,798   
   

 

 

 
      108,683,687   

IRELAND — 0.39%

   

Aer Lingus Group PLC

    61,170        148,409   

Bank of Irelanda

    6,413,462        1,939,589   

C&C Group PLC

    79,306        310,540   

CRH PLC

    169,801        4,084,210   

Glanbia PLC

    39,977        645,102   

Hibernia REIT PLC

    68,500        86,111   

Irish Continental Group PLC

    47,767        177,879   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    36,321        2,632,150   

Kingspan Group PLC

    34,092        617,654   

Paddy Power PLC

    10,263        802,004   

Ryanair Holdings PLC SP ADRa

    8,645        570,397   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    53,492        1,319,537   
   

 

 

 
      13,333,582   
Security   Shares     Value  

ISRAEL — 0.61%

   

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    23,936      $ 169,127   

Bank Hapoalim BM

    254,075        1,132,544   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    310,536        1,038,561   

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    484,215        774,557   

Cellcom Israel Ltd.a

    16,615        87,985   

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.a

    5,644        81,470   

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    8,189        78,637   

Delek Group Ltd. (The)

    1,251        306,540   

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    5,771        355,731   

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.a

    8,259        155,779   

First International Bank of Israel Ltd.

    4,339        54,531   

Frutarom

    10,559        331,082   

Gazit Globe Ltd.

    22,162        281,403   

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    34,549        154,267   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    109,483        788,645   

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)

    642        208,661   

Israel Discount Bank Ltd. Class Aa

    215,849        338,127   

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    7,183        150,724   

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.b

    138,420        165,817   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.a

    35,441        387,996   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    14,693        722,683   

Nitsba Holdings (1995) Ltd.a

    10,531        143,563   

Oil Refineries Ltd.a

    356,007        103,285   

Ormat Industries Ltd.

    21,291        149,570   

Osem Investment Ltd.

    9,634        170,990   

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.a

    25,783        87,740   

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    1,255        161,240   

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    3,088        122,468   

Shikun & Binui Ltd.

    58,349        110,977   

Shufersal Ltd.

    59,199        122,139   

Strauss Group Ltd.a

    10,231        150,757   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    204,842        11,682,300   
   

 

 

 
      20,769,896   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

ITALY — 2.32%

   

A2A SpA

    326,442      $ 310,907   

ACEA SpA

    15,219        171,052   

Amplifon SpA

    26,236        156,912   

Anima Holding SpAa,c

    53,650        268,319   

Ansaldo STS SpA

    30,515        306,641   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    278,382        5,874,423   

Astaldi SpA

    16,686        106,009   

Atlantia SpA

    99,403        2,560,872   

Autogrill SpAa

    34,177        292,531   

Autostrada Torino-Milano SpA

    9,343        117,239   

Azimut Holding SpA

    26,568        620,300   

Banca Carige SpAa

    1,207,042        81,044   

Banca Generali SpA

    15,280        426,585   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa

    835,863        377,292   

Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SCa

    119,070        805,516   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarla

    1,031,201        828,525   

Banca Popolare di Sondrio Scarl

    112,615        438,428   

Banco Popolare SCa

    87,089        1,102,652   

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

    275,916        205,963   

Brembo SpA

    7,335        258,248   

Buzzi Unicem SpAb

    22,094        271,260   

Cerved Information Solutions SPAa

    27,993        151,310   

CIR SpAa

    112,479        124,135   

CNH Industrial NV

    229,247        1,742,303   

Credito Emiliano SpA

    23,243        181,239   

Credito Valtellinese SCa

    282,599        318,899   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA

    3,677        90,123   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA RNC

    8,445        138,372   

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    68,678        464,998   

De’Longhi SpA

    13,444        242,431   

DiaSorin SpAb

    5,603        223,381   

Ei Towers SpAa

    3,903        193,395   

Enel Green Power SpA

    432,129        854,339   

Enel SpA

    1,583,949        7,160,356   

Eni SpA

    603,600        10,148,876   

ERG SpA

    13,320        158,577   

Exor SpA

    24,378        996,389   

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpAa

    50,213        270,395   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    99,843        1,091,752   
Security   Shares     Value  

Geox SpAa,b

    24,185      $ 81,766   

GTECH SpAb

    16,566        325,274   

Hera SpA

    152,940        374,510   

Interpump Group SpA

    20,916        297,630   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,805,789        8,225,771   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    220,984        564,572   

Iren SpA

    133,328        154,817   

Italcementi SpA

    49,741        342,395   

Luxottica Group SpA

    39,767        2,367,161   

MARR SpA

    10,894        190,424   

Mediaset SpAa

    173,639        790,434   

Mediobanca SpA

    147,487        1,279,860   

Mediolanum SpA

    57,643        410,123   

Moncler SpA

    24,485        364,165   

Piaggio & C. SpAa,b

    45,957        140,023   

Pirelli & C. SpA

    57,441        815,427   

Prysmian SpA

    49,624        918,371   

Recordati SpA

    24,573        406,236   

Safilo Group SpAa,b

    5,840        83,365   

Saipem SpAa

    61,700        559,092   

Salini Impregilo SpAa

    46,582        169,786   

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    12,252        354,769   

Saras SpAa

    68,688        76,813   

Snam SpA

    491,419        2,404,494   

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni Scrl

    32,400        250,083   

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    17,183        171,797   

Sorin SpAa

    85,014        197,432   

Telecom Italia SpAa

    2,420,937        2,822,060   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    1,431,024        1,350,813   

Tenaris SA

    112,542        1,584,936   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    363,658        1,593,056   

Tod’s SpAb

    2,786        286,092   

Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA

    24,279        73,426   

UniCredit SpA

    1,053,778        6,225,128   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    209,903        1,447,246   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    50,365        254,050   

UnipolSai SpA

    228,074        632,616   

World Duty Free SpAa

    33,121        365,158   

Yoox SpAa,b

    13,064        283,195   
   

 

 

 
      79,366,354   

JAPAN — 22.53%

   

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    88,000        490,699   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

ABC-MART Inc.

    6,600      $ 330,941   

Accordia Golf Co. Ltd.

    14,700        150,298   

Acom Co. Ltd.a

    106,100        291,749   

Activia Properties Inc.

    61        546,827   

Adastria Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,920        130,471   

Adeka Corp.

    21,900        271,268   

Aderans Co. Ltd.

    11,500        102,601   

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    319        818,784   

Advantest Corp.

    38,400        494,282   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    159,500        1,696,635   

AEON Delight Co. Ltd.

    5,700        128,446   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    28,300        514,370   

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    28,100        469,589   

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    233        319,751   

Ai Holdings Corp.

    10,500        184,587   

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    14,300        320,781   

Aichi Steel Corp.

    24,000        100,319   

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    16,700        166,623   

AIFUL Corp.a,b

    78,100        259,303   

Air Water Inc.

    37,000        642,259   

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    46,000        1,623,207   

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    137,000        2,844,034   

Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.

    32,500        115,651   

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    41,400        495,186   

Alpine Electronics Inc.

    10,600        165,770   

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    41,700        879,333   

Amada Co. Ltd.

    82,100        754,846   

Amano Corp.

    13,900        149,100   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    260,000        722,019   

Anritsu Corp.

    33,100        218,102   

Aoki Holdings Inc.

    9,700        113,049   

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

    10,400        351,049   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    272,000        995,701   

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    9,900        205,139   

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    6,000        163,964   

Asahi Co. Ltd.

    19,000        186,822   

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

    15,500        159,533   

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    222,000        1,190,653   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    92,500        3,062,465   

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    5,900        88,250   

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    5,900        315,430   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    308,000        3,073,052   

Asatsu-DK Inc.

    8,600        216,858   

ASICS Corp.

    37,900        938,909   
Security   Shares     Value  

Askul Corp.b

    5,900      $ 92,268   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    512,800        7,986,784   

Atom Corp.

    17,600        132,601   

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    14,500        213,553   

Avex Group Holdings Inc.

    11,100        188,425   

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    48,000        260,707   

Azbil Corp.

    14,400        360,659   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    42,600        870,024   

Bando Chemical Industries Ltd.

    29,000        106,406   

Bank of Iwate Ltd. (The)

    3,000        122,845   

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    79,000        668,506   

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

    33,000        119,959   

Bank of Saga Ltd. (The)

    46,000        105,734   

Bank of the Ryukyus Ltd.

    12,600        175,702   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    273,000        1,486,957   

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    14,700        441,131   

BIC Camera Inc.b

    20,300        231,403   

BML Inc.

    3,200        85,949   

Bridgestone Corp.

    155,400        6,268,124   

Broadleaf Co. Ltd.

    8,900        138,351   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    56,600        980,074   

Calbee Inc.

    18,400        724,471   

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

    38,000        218,686   

Canon Electronics Inc.

    10,200        181,137   

Canon Inc.

    269,100        8,569,093   

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    12,800        233,956   

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    14,300        241,407   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.b

    49,000        775,474   

Cawachi Ltd.

    7,400        118,372   

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    50,000        211,552   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    34,700        6,002,673   

Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.

    10,900        260,100   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    174,000        1,185,034   

Chiyoda Co. Ltd.

    4,800        102,648   

Chiyoda Corp.

    39,000        303,461   

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    4,200        106,444   

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    156,200        2,077,082   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    53,400        1,602,477   

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    38,800        556,574   

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    70,700        984,678   

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,900        522,670   

CKD Corp.

    16,800        161,900   

Coca-Cola East Japan Co. Ltd.

    19,900        333,742   

Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd.

    15,500        222,739   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

cocokara fine Inc.

    4,500      $ 112,170   

COLOPL Inc.b

    12,600        290,369   

Colowide Co. Ltd.b

    14,300        242,381   

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    24,800        340,759   

Cosel Co. Ltd.

    8,800        95,068   

Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd.

    147,000        198,978   

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    2,400        388,201   

CREATE HOLDINGS Co. Ltd.

    2,700        92,057   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    36,300        618,675   

CyberAgent Inc.

    11,700        519,934   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    125,000        1,133,848   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    259,300        3,518,701   

Daibiru Corp.

    12,600        111,771   

Daicel Corp.

    67,000        841,314   

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    68,000        268,608   

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    21,900        253,370   

Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.

    44,600        626,484   

Daihen Corp.

    28,000        136,347   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    150,000        2,187,460   

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    9,700        282,003   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    56,500        3,980,228   

Daikyo Inc.

    85,000        126,633   

Daio Paper Corp.

    18,000        156,302   

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    10,200        174,711   

Daishi Bank Ltd. (The)

    67,000        224,731   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    17,400        1,951,603   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    143,200        2,665,533   

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    69        335,411   

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    68        395,386   

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    404,000        2,966,416   

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    105,000        176,095   

Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.

    90        423,701   

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,600        111,500   

Dena Co. Ltd.

    26,800        354,322   

Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K.

    100,000        397,565   

Denso Corp.

    117,100        5,234,684   

Dentsu Inc.

    52,300        2,168,314   

DIC Corp.

    186,000        465,534   

Digital Garage Inc.

    7,900        114,130   

DISCO Corp.

    6,300        582,991   

DMG Mori Seiki Co Ltd.

    27,300        359,073   

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,300        1,049,385   
Security   Shares     Value  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    9,000      $ 141,438   

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,900        112,583   

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,000        516,511   

Dr. Ci:Labo Co. Ltd.b

    4,600        158,600   

DTS Corp.

    7,300        154,371   

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    11,400        180,707   

Earth Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,800        194,543   

East Japan Railway Co.

    79,600        6,186,932   

Ebara Corp.

    108,000        420,176   

EDION Corp.

    19,700        147,081   

Eighteenth Bank Ltd. (The)

    40,000        116,460   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    60,500        3,032,597   

Eizo Nanao Corp.

    5,700        124,807   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    28,700        1,053,054   

Enplas Corp.

    2,500        89,920   

EPS Holdings Inc.

    9,700        121,224   

Euglena Co. Ltd.a,b

    14,700        221,880   

Exedy Corp.

    7,200        159,428   

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    10,300        426,152   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    13,600        592,789   

Fancl Corp.

    11,500        184,642   

FANUC Corp.

    45,900        7,772,111   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    12,800        4,796,799   

FCC Co. Ltd.

    9,200        176,614   

Fields Corp.

    5,000        63,806   

Foster Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,700        146,376   

FP Corp.

    6,800        239,084   

France Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    94,000        144,043   

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    115        525,731   

Fuji Co. Ltd.

    3,500        63,793   

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    133,000        575,184   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    140,700        5,146,363   

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    13,000        137,011   

Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    15,400        150,375   

Fuji Oil Co. Ltd. New

    16,300        210,506   

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    6,200        199,779   

Fuji Soft Inc.

    5,300        106,934   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    110,900        3,774,556   

Fujikura Ltd.

    74,000        310,578   

Fujimi Inc.

    6,500        101,818   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    444,000        2,364,674   

Fujiya Co. Ltd.a

    134,000        220,168   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    185,000      $ 932,363   

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    174        351,955   

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    30,000        168,561   

Funai Electric Co. Ltd.

    5,900        71,976   

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    81,000        134,466   

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    175,000        293,492   

Futaba Corp.

    8,700        141,389   

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    5,400        175,380   

Geo Holdings Corp.

    14,000        137,420   

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. Ltd.

    55        228,728   

Glory Ltd.

    14,300        378,606   

GLP J-REIT

    534        608,259   

GMO Internet Inc.

    20,900        174,367   

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    5,400        84,955   

Gree Inc.b

    32,200        184,211   

GS Yuasa Corp.

    90,000        409,909   

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.b

    101,500        351,683   

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    92,000        610,122   

Gunze Ltd.

    40,000        104,201   

H.I.S. Co. Ltd.

    10,200        353,416   

H2O Retailing Corp.

    19,900        353,902   

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    96,000        639,101   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    56,800        570,587   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

    17,000        809,007   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    263,000        1,471,000   

Hankyu REIT Inc.

    148        192,772   

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    40,000        150,853   

Haseko Corp.

    66,500        546,312   

Hazama Ando Corp.

    42,000        277,461   

Heiwa Corp.

    8,400        169,766   

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    11,600        166,794   

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    288        240,031   

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    10,200        217,346   

Hibiya Engineering Ltd.

    6,400        84,996   

Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd. (The)

    36,000        102,056   

Higo Bank Ltd. (The)

    44,000        240,855   

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    4,200        242,421   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    63,800        915,192   

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,100        859,507   

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    121,000        607,756   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    13,300        455,165   

Hitachi Capital Corp.

    12,800        254,551   
Security   Shares     Value  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    24,700      $ 502,348   

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    25,300        474,274   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    15,500        487,571   

Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd.

    14,700        106,873   

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,155,000        8,822,896   

Hitachi Maxell Ltd.

    11,500        195,118   

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    52,000        857,038   

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

    11,400        150,234   

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    40,400        223,556   

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    3,700        193,402   

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    44,900        364,658   

Hokkoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    71,000        228,477   

Hokuetsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    62,000        113,481   

Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd.

    26,200        124,459   

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    278,000        577,466   

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    40,000        569,021   

Hokuto Corp.

    7,400        136,516   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    389,300        11,868,074   

Honeys Co. Ltd.

    19,580        175,356   

HORIBA Ltd.

    8,700        286,260   

Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd.

    10,100        516,758   

Hosiden Corp.

    20,500        110,820   

House Foods Group Inc.

    15,500        312,204   

Hoya Corp.

    101,700        3,981,767   

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    57,600        529,097   

Hulic Reit Inc.

    196        294,338   

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    60,000        255,906   

Hyakujushi Bank Ltd. (The)

    56,000        189,742   

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

    27,000        410,063   

IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd.

    8,000        151,943   

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    3,600        149,866   

Ichigo Group Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    57,700        120,346   

IDEC Corp.

    20,100        178,473   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    18,800        315,934   

Ihara Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    11,600        131,638   

IHI Corp.

    333,000        1,757,630   

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,800        487,870   

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    24,000        141,591   

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    5,300        180,254   

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    10,000        92,027   

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    75        379,262   

INPEX Corp.

    206,400        2,291,283   

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.b

    8,800        186,316   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    526      $ 235,539   

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,200        128,855   

Iseki & Co. Ltd.

    77,000        148,146   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    80,600        1,152,752   

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.a

    111,000        97,331   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    144,500        1,945,488   

IT Holdings Corp.

    19,300        323,022   

Ito EN Ltd.b

    15,000        289,107   

ITOCHU Corp.

    354,400        3,620,483   

ITOCHU Enex Co. Ltd.

    13,300        104,394   

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp.

    5,900        211,710   

Itoham Foods Inc.

    45,000        257,438   

Iwatani Corp.b

    46,000        299,970   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    61,300        713,901   

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    9,300        336,483   

J Trust Co. Ltd.

    20,400        167,243   

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    38,000        136,517   

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    56,100        721,637   

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    35,000        164,475   

JAFCO Co. Ltd.

    9,200        305,844   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    28,600        976,342   

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    9,800        446,346   

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    14,000        321,321   

Japan Communications Inc.a,b

    31,500        137,300   

Japan Display Inc.a

    88,300        311,209   

Japan Excellent Inc.

    291        374,821   

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    63,600        1,500,324   

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    719        474,987   

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    204        438,166   

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    6,200        189,486   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    192        673,426   

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    27,000        76,542   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    297        1,448,780   

Japan Rental Housing Investments Inc.

    304        242,237   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    586        1,273,121   

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    35,400        176,902   

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    89,000        358,379   
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    261,500      $ 7,196,175   

JFE Holdings Inc.

    116,800        2,596,716   

JGC Corp.

    50,000        1,027,327   

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    155,000        786,447   

JSP Corp.

    5,400        108,492   

JSR Corp.

    41,600        741,232   

JTEKT Corp.

    48,800        815,930   

Juroku Bank Ltd. (The)

    74,000        246,320   

JVC Kenwood Corp.a

    41,100        97,970   

JX Holdings Inc.

    531,100        1,970,403   

K’s Holdings Corp.

    10,400        307,223   

kabu.com Securities Co. Ltd.

    30,900        168,883   

Kadokawa Dwangoa

    13,100        195,053   

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    22,500        357,426   

Kagoshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    33,000        208,173   

Kajima Corp.

    208,000        830,477   

Kakaku.com Inc.

    37,300        533,152   

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    17,000        364,849   

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    57,000        574,052   

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    7,100        186,468   

Kaneka Corp.

    64,000        393,922   

Kanematsu Corp.

    101,000        145,311   

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)a

    172,100        1,674,629   

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    57,000        1,003,499   

Kansai Urban Banking Corp.

    6,500        65,905   

Kao Corp.

    124,300        5,482,470   

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.a

    12,500        122,377   

Kasumi Co. Ltd.

    17,800        149,868   

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    4,600        84,979   

Kato Works Co. Ltd.

    17,000        134,449   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    341,000        1,651,803   

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    211,000        610,735   

Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd.

    43,000        172,417   

KDDI Corp.

    138,800        9,881,960   

Keihan Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    127,000        775,201   

Keihin Corp.

    12,400        199,304   

Keikyu Corp.

    109,000        855,557   

Keio Corp.

    136,000        1,116,111   

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    69,000        895,211   

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    64,000        352,514   

Kenedix Inc.

    63,800        291,123   

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.

    102        606,972   

Kenedix Residential Investment Corp.

    98        284,493   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Kewpie Corp.

    28,100      $ 655,463   

KEY Coffee Inc.

    12,200        176,148   

Keyence Corp.

    11,100        5,243,596   

Kikkoman Corp.

    36,000        1,071,128   

Kinden Corp.

    32,000        381,935   

Kintetsu Corp.

    438,000        1,551,168   

Kintetsu World Express Inc.

    4,300        184,498   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    195,200        2,642,217   

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    10,700        182,546   

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    6,100        184,353   

Kitz Corp.

    25,100        120,302   

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    16,100        200,796   

Koa Corp.

    10,800        99,849   

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    6,100        410,769   

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    719,000        1,273,162   

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,600        130,832   

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    10,300        117,060   

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    23,800        783,101   

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    16,200        124,260   

Komatsu Ltd.

    223,100        4,429,142   

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    7,700        166,042   

Komori Corp.

    13,700        149,520   

Konami Corp.

    25,300        475,782   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    110,300        1,226,338   

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    7,800        134,731   

Kose Corp.

    7,300        329,375   

Kubota Corp.

    271,000        4,068,518   

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.a,b

    66,000        210,701   

Kurabo Industries Ltd.

    59,000        99,451   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    80,500        1,019,742   

Kureha Corp.

    29,000        121,960   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    24,200        520,198   

Kuroda Electric Co. Ltd.

    11,700        168,729   

Kyocera Corp.

    76,600        3,406,618   

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    4,700        87,986   

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,200        116,271   

KYORIN Holdings Inc.

    11,800        240,390   

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.b

    2,600        146,307   

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    20,900        222,407   

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    52,000        596,739   

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    103,100        1,003,221   

Lawson Inc.

    15,500        1,018,686   

Leopalace21 Corp.a

    61,500        401,571   

Lintec Corp.

    13,400        297,626   
Security   Shares     Value  

Lion Corp.

    51,000      $ 278,304   

LIXIL Group Corp.

    63,800        1,255,198   

M3 Inc.

    48,000        973,362   

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    12,700        526,531   

Maeda Corp.

    30,000        231,643   

Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd.

    16,000        254,442   

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    25,000        217,937   

Makita Corp.

    29,200        1,310,041   

Mandom Corp.

    4,700        159,648   

Mani Inc.

    2,200        129,792   

Mars Engineering Corp.

    3,800        67,482   

Marubeni Corp.

    385,800        2,146,344   

Marudai Food Co. Ltd.

    45,000        161,665   

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    13,900        208,148   

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    55,300        580,470   

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    11,500        274,026   

MARUWA Co. Ltd.

    3,000        81,726   

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    32,700        279,773   

Matsumotokiyoshi Co. Ltd.

    8,700        288,852   

Matsuya Co. Ltd.

    8,200        136,754   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    130,400        2,717,014   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.b

    15,100        331,785   

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    30,900        363,545   

Megachips Corp.

    11,600        139,636   

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co. Ltd.

    6,700        92,573   

Meidensha Corp.

    53,000        159,724   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,600        1,617,043   

Meitec Corp.

    8,200        241,187   

Melco Holdings Inc.b

    5,500        86,949   

Message Co. Ltd.

    4,800        128,719   

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.b

    3,700        100,953   

MID REIT Inc.

    80        204,997   

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    4,800        136,279   

Minato Bank Ltd. (The)

    42,000        81,165   

Minebea Co. Ltd.

    77,000        1,204,180   

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    13,600        613,630   

MIRAIT Holdings Corp.

    16,900        197,249   

Misawa Homes Co. Ltd.

    16,200        144,395   

Misumi Group Inc.

    20,900        789,099   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    322,500        1,686,011   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    326,000        5,739,310   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    464,000      $ 5,437,330   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    301,000        6,107,636   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    93,000        424,365   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    724,000        4,037,734   

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    30,000        451,283   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    264,000        840,557   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    157,100        1,342,769   

Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd.a

    250,000        185,162   

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    4,700        140,042   

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    1,500        33,597   

Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    56,000        114,417   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    49,400        786,430   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    3,030,300        16,311,741   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    127,060        555,986   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    402,300        5,161,249   

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    191,000        564,228   

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    181,000        297,391   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    226,000        5,772,894   

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    134,000        282,910   

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

    251,000        854,723   

Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd.

    25,000        85,132   

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    35,000        118,291   

Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.

    22,900        176,821   

Miura Co. Ltd.

    21,100        240,342   

Mixi Inc.b

    9,200        328,557   

Miyazaki Bank Ltd. (The)

    43,000        150,087   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    5,458,700        9,015,348   

Modec Inc.

    5,800        94,408   

Monex Group Inc.

    61,600        127,956   

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    8,700        223,305   

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    351        497,821   

MORI TRUST Sogo REIT Inc.

    246        513,508   

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

    62,000        193,709   

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    44,000        191,036   

Morita Holdings Corp.

    10,000        110,927   

MOS Food Services Inc.

    9,600        199,821   

Moshi Moshi Hotline Inc.

    13,500        149,981   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    124,600        3,065,013   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    48,700        5,315,064   
Security   Shares     Value  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    6,100      $ 115,909   

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,600        251,683   

Nabtesco Corp.

    28,900        754,084   

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    43,000        233,550   

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.

    4,900        81,343   

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    22,600        283,594   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    210,000        829,524   

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    132,000        530,405   

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    49,000        165,607   

NEC Corp.

    616,000        1,751,534   

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    7,100        153,527   

Net One Systems Co. Ltd.

    23,300        140,040   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    32,800        325,026   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    62,000        1,262,538   

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    43,300        1,297,544   

NH Foods Ltd.

    42,000        1,044,413   

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    37,600        342,822   

Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,400        188,584   

Nichicon Corp.

    13,700        105,317   

Nichiha Corp.

    7,900        84,942   

Nichii Gakkan Co.

    15,900        166,628   

Nichirei Corp.

    59,000        314,928   

Nidec Corp.

    52,800        3,629,227   

Nifco Inc.

    12,300        427,225   

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    9,700        483,906   

Nihon M&A Center Inc.

    9,000        314,902   

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    10,300        247,887   

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    13,800        121,946   

Nikon Corp.

    79,500        1,017,903   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    25,500        2,481,292   

Nippo Corp.

    15,000        235,602   

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    110        455,583   

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    333        1,644,234   

Nippon Coke & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    126,400        118,367   

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

    39,800        100,970   

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    91,000        474,116   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    199,000        1,170,638   

Nippon Flour Mills Co. Ltd.

    23,000        109,454   

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    38,000        536,364   

Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co. Ltd.

    14,700        230,890   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    124,500      $ 187,601   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,000        1,140,084   

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.

    21,900        347,894   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    352        831,267   

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    22,000        106,006   

Nippon Sharyo Ltd.b

    30,000        90,921   

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.a

    234,000        217,137   

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    11,000        365,683   

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    31,000        421,198   

Nippon Signal Co. Ltd. (The)

    16,800        184,068   

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    35,000        200,826   

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corp.

    38,720        142,730   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    1,815,000        4,287,767   

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.a

    68,300        237,813   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    88,900        5,312,885   

Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd.

    21,000        102,797   

Nippon Valqua Industries Ltd.

    84,000        223,113   

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd.a,b

    41,000        82,723   

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    372,000        1,114,749   

Nipro Corp.b

    25,900        228,429   

Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (The)

    165,000        542,204   

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    84,000        365,419   

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    66,000        268,012   

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    23,100        184,855   

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    30,700        571,844   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    588,500        5,092,668   

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    17,300        192,198   

Nissha Printing Co. Ltd.

    8,400        135,799   

Nisshin OilliO Group Ltd. (The)

    32,000        116,869   

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    51,300        633,252   

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

    20,600        216,233   

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    33,000        374,205   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,000        760,397   

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    11,300        174,312   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,800        955,382   

Nitta Corp.

    5,100        123,348   

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    38,000        134,576   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    37,200        2,243,749   

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    6,200        120,501   

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,100        75,044   

NOF Corp.

    36,000        232,308   
Security   Shares     Value  

NOK Corp.

    23,200      $ 675,469   

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    11,800        112,209   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    878,100        4,743,153   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    29,100        494,476   

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    403        506,731   

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund Inc.

    85        434,896   

Nomura Real Estate Residential Fund Inc.

    43        250,023   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    26,800        918,316   

Noritake Co. Ltd.

    46,000        115,915   

Noritz Corp.

    9,100        144,326   

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    83,700        314,948   

NS Solutions Corp.

    5,300        129,810   

NSD Co. Ltd.

    11,200        173,914   

NSK Ltd.

    115,000        1,367,684   

NTN Corp.

    108,000        468,906   

NTT Data Corp.

    29,900        1,149,266   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    362,600        6,189,188   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    26,600        258,380   

Obayashi Corp.

    156,000        997,369   

Obic Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    3,000        90,665   

OBIC Co. Ltd.

    17,600        595,582   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    153,000        1,500,498   

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    77,000        237,952   

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    2,400        96,744   

Oiles Corp.

    7,300        135,665   

Oita Bank Ltd. (The)

    39,000        137,786   

Oji Holdings Corp.

    175,000        665,943   

Okabe Co. Ltd.

    13,300        115,603   

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    40,000        147,108   

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    43,000        306,032   

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    192,000        395,556   

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    5,200        180,837   

Okuma Corp.

    36,000        310,458   

Okumura Corp.

    44,000        202,648   

Olympus Corp.a

    57,600        2,020,278   

Omron Corp.

    49,500        2,003,767   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,900        2,117,652   

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

    30,000        194,611   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    9,300        388,737   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Orient Corp.a

    122,700      $ 184,888   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    12,000        2,913,038   

ORIX Corp.

    318,500        3,706,547   

Orix JREIT Inc.

    526        790,802   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    453,000        1,799,428   

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.

    5,300        111,942   

OSG Corp.

    18,500        343,494   

Otsuka Corp.

    11,600        402,418   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    93,300        2,905,076   

Oyo Corp.

    6,600        97,541   

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.a

    36,000        98,072   

Pack Corp. (The)

    7,300        144,428   

Pal Co. Ltd.

    2,800        72,703   

Paltac Corp.

    4,900        62,113   

Panasonic Corp.

    525,900        6,053,010   

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,100        114,136   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    25,600        440,233   

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    69,900        268,972   

Pigeon Corp.

    8,400        528,464   

Pilot Corp.

    4,100        245,375   

Pioneer Corp.a

    74,200        140,864   

Plenus Co. Ltd.

    4,900        84,764   

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    5,600        240,276   

Premier Investment Corp.

    61        326,642   

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    35,000        119,184   

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    59,000        154,199   

Proto Corp.

    5,100        80,235   

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    13,900        139,041   

Rakuten Inc.

    191,600        2,678,306   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    35,200        1,030,843   

Relo Holdings Inc.

    2,900        217,997   

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    47,000        198,859   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    528,600        2,647,838   

Resorttrust Inc.

    16,300        393,398   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    163,900        1,614,373   

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    4,600        121,202   

Riken Corp.

    29,000        114,553   

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.

    11,400        224,477   

Rinnai Corp.

    8,900        600,834   

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    7,400        129,523   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    23,100        1,504,406   

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    21,600        292,193   

Round One Corp.

    17,700        111,054   
Security   Shares     Value  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,700      $ 182,286   

Ryobi Ltd.

    36,000        97,765   

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    5,600        623,096   

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    6,500        139,224   

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    12,800        134,140   

Saint Marc Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,600        167,999   

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    12,900        209,207   

Sakai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    38,000        136,194   

Sakata Seed Corp.

    9,100        158,891   

San-A & Co. Ltd.

    4,500        151,130   

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    35,000        287,532   

Sanden Corp.

    27,000        127,340   

Sangetsu Co. Ltd.

    6,600        178,394   

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    28,000        231,456   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    10,100        364,998   

Sankyo Tateyama Inc.

    7,200        111,618   

Sankyu Inc.

    62,000        250,185   

Sanrio Co. Ltd.b

    12,200        304,000   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    17,900        1,121,560   

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    52,500        366,492   

Sanyo Shokai Ltd.

    44,000        104,508   

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    37,000        125,365   

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    76,000        322,854   

Sato Holdings Corp.

    6,600        154,065   

Sawada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800        78,978   

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,000        487,635   

SBI Holdings Inc.

    49,800        539,696   

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    51,000        305,657   

SCSK Corp.

    11,900        299,159   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    51,400        3,007,905   

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    44,000        577,602   

Seibu Holdings Inc.b

    29,600        707,588   

Seikagaku Corp.

    8,900        157,520   

Seiko Epson Corp.

    31,000        1,273,358   

Seiko Holdings Corp.

    34,000        187,852   

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    35,000        384,072   

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    16,300        134,186   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    100,000        1,101,605   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    131,900        1,713,527   

Sekisui House SI Residential Investment Corp.

    279        315,898   

Senko Co. Ltd.

    25,000        145,575   

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    53,100        237,326   

Seria Co. Ltd.

    4,900        142,038   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    178,500        6,591,272   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    148,100      $ 668,225   

Sharp Corp./Japana,b

    363,000        716,945   

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    54,000        303,869   

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    15,000        117,226   

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    44,200        559,908   

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    7,500        133,125   

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

    11,500        289,886   

Shimadzu Corp.

    59,000        618,806   

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    5,500        492,104   

Shimano Inc.

    19,300        2,573,005   

Shimizu Corp.

    144,000        1,002,784   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    98,200        6,560,879   

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    14,100        99,990   

Shinko Plantech Co. Ltd.

    16,100        120,889   

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    393,000        719,321   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    72,000        2,179,032   

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    10,600        264,492   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    87,400        1,412,210   

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

    123,000        1,135,079   

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    21,000        135,155   

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,500        276,678   

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    29,000        288,852   

Showa Corp.

    12,800        131,416   

Showa Denko K.K.

    354,000        455,063   

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    21,000        86,885   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    44,400        436,573   

SIIX Corp.

    6,000        129,639   

Sintokogio Ltd.

    16,900        120,278   

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    42,700        260,638   

SMC Corp.

    13,500        3,662,751   

SoftBank Corp.

    228,900        13,568,558   

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    14,100        363,708   

Sojitz Corp.

    298,600        388,931   

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc.

    80,400        2,258,715   

Sony Corp.

    251,100        5,929,863   

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

    42,700        599,432   

Sosei Group Corp.a,b

    3,500        118,738   

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    103,000        473,503   

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,300        405,836   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    34,100        768,132   

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    11,500        144,992   

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    13,500        275,482   

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,000        472,481   
Security   Shares     Value  

Sumco Corp.

    27,300      $ 466,679   

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    48,000        200,230   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    347,000        1,382,505   

Sumitomo Corp.

    262,800        2,613,122   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    36,000        381,254   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    185,800        2,420,074   

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    29,100        273,002   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    133,000        728,038   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    126,000        1,821,377   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    301,000        10,225,518   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    785,000        2,783,404   

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    103,000        301,639   

Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Co. Ltd.

    5,900        140,688   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    87,000        2,803,346   

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    8,200        67,295   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc.

    40,200        631,071   

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    33,000        186,260   

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    8,600        367,531   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    33,300        1,175,061   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    43,500        824,709   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    16,800        476,976   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    87,500        2,797,855   

Sysmex Corp.

    35,500        1,601,754   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    140,900        1,606,739   

T-Gaia Corp.

    9,200        100,486   

Tachi-S Co. Ltd.

    8,800        129,155   

Tadano Ltd.

    27,000        328,924   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    283,000        836,002   

Taikisha Ltd.

    9,000        215,528   

Taisei Corp.

    247,000        1,444,592   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,700        428,357   

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,600        168,782   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    49,000        591,512   

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    26,100        328,625   

Takara Holdings Inc.

    41,300        265,454   

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    16,600        209,717   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    64,000      $ 565,002   

Takata Corp.b

    9,500        112,093   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    187,000        9,397,361   

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    4,500        88,303   

TDK Corp.

    29,500        1,860,937   

Teijin Ltd.

    230,000        691,185   

Tekken Corp.b

    28,000        106,551   

Temp Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,200        382,344   

Terumo Corp.

    73,600        1,842,741   

THK Co. Ltd.

    27,800        683,965   

Toa Corp.

    58,000        99,740   

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    55,000        221,938   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    250,000        1,208,871   

TOC Co. Ltd.

    12,900        79,070   

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    8,700        147,315   

Tochigi Bank Ltd. (The)

    28,000        129,673   

Toda Corp.

    48,000        173,260   

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    48,000        169,582   

Toho Co. Ltd.

    28,400        646,746   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    104,000        570,178   

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,400        173,546   

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.a

    12,700        90,494   

Toho Zinc Co. Ltd.

    42,000        133,367   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    109,200        1,387,021   

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    55,000        160,133   

Tokai Corp. (GIFU)

    2,800        87,481   

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    27,100        122,736   

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    13,900        289,206   

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    52,900        355,774   

Token Corp.

    2,510        104,597   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    166,200        5,857,643   

TOKO Inc.

    23,000        61,874   

Tokuyama Corp.

    83,000        186,541   

Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc.

    7,600        87,539   

Tokyo Dome Corp.

    45,000        209,935   

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    352,200        1,505,167   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    41,300        2,980,112   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    580,000        3,487,456   

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,800        373,286   

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    9,100        186,702   

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    27,200        207,245   

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    99,000        674,243   
Security   Shares     Value  

Tokyo TY Financial Group Inc.a

    5,500      $ 158,494   

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.b

    43,000        107,990   

Tokyu Corp.

    274,000        1,826,433   

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    112,600        705,517   

TOKYU REIT Inc.

    254        337,326   

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    34,300        149,505   

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    17,700        98,547   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

    65,000        578,257   

Top REIT Inc.

    49        210,658   

Topcon Corp.

    19,100        383,089   

Toppan Forms Co. Ltd.

    13,600        142,640   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    120,000        809,092   

Topre Corp.

    9,200        127,664   

TOPY Industries Ltd.

    53,000        120,470   

Toray Industries Inc.

    350,000        3,007,917   

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,600        66,735   

Toshiba Corp.

    960,000        3,878,738   

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd.

    29,000        112,331   

Toshiba Tec Corp.

    32,000        199,685   

Tosoh Corp.

    121,000        660,290   

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,200        173,158   

TOTO Ltd.

    68,000        757,775   

Towa Bank Ltd. (The)

    178,000        146,988   

Toyo Corp.

    21,600        203,744   

Toyo Engineering Corp.

    32,000        108,696   

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    42,000        198,442   

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    38,500        500,157   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    21,300        757,055   

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    5,800        93,568   

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

    22,200        506,311   

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    214,000        289,669   

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    15,300        339,957   

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    16,900        225,305   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    39,500        2,148,768   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    651,600        42,408,224   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    48,700        1,165,832   

TPR Co. Ltd.

    5,500        140,936   

Trans Cosmos Inc.

    5,600        98,828   

Trend Micro Inc.

    25,100        714,762   

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    5,600        150,411   

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    12,500        317,967   

TSI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,200        92,954   

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    32,000        260,435   

Tsukuba Bank Ltd. (The)

    36,400        107,218   

Tsumura & Co.

    14,300        327,598   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    9,000      $ 609,118   

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    5,200        81,631   

UACJ Corp.

    60,000        149,151   

Ube Industries Ltd.

    257,000        387,256   

ULVAC Inc.a

    9,700        140,382   

Unicharm Corp.

    90,000        2,505,810   

Unipres Corp.

    9,800        171,781   

United Arrows Ltd.

    5,300        151,377   

United Urban Investment Corp.

    618        992,777   

Unitika Ltd.a

    278,000        130,166   

UNY Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,200        226,593   

Ushio Inc.

    28,200        329,378   

USS Co. Ltd.

    50,500        798,783   

Valor Co. Ltd.

    8,600        163,632   

Vital KSK Holdings Inc.

    10,000        77,300   

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,500        78,687   

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    23,000        229,873   

Watami Co. Ltd.b

    11,800        117,131   

Weathernews Inc.

    5,300        134,773   

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,200        155,357   

West Japan Railway Co.

    38,700        2,002,457   

Xebio Co. Ltd.

    6,100        94,929   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    354,500        1,204,150   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    21,100        1,289,729   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    203,600        762,644   

Yamagata Bank Ltd. (The)

    37,000        157,179   

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    50,000        524,837   

Yamaha Corp.

    38,800        571,769   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    63,500        1,412,012   

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Ltd. (The)

    30,000        120,547   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    87,500        1,994,850   

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,000        260,077   

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    28,000        415,000   

Yamazen Corp.

    16,200        114,882   

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    2,300        150,377   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    54,600        706,990   

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    3,800        74,793   

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    15,000        54,399   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    51,200        542,228   

Yokohama Reito Co. Ltd.

    19,600        136,490   

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    50,000        475,035   

Yondoshi Holdings Inc.

    7,500        115,375   

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,900        214,478   

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    7,200        149,314   

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    12,600        405,465   
Security   Shares     Value  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    9,200      $ 119,283   

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    23,700        214,473   

Zeon Corp.

    41,000        422,688   
   

 

 

 
      770,517,599   

NETHERLANDS — 2.69%

   

Aalberts Industries NV

    24,815        717,144   

Accell Group NV

    6,982        106,364   

AEGON NV

    430,612        3,081,246   

Akzo Nobel NV

    57,853        4,186,025   

Altice SAa

    21,256        1,777,388   

Amsterdam Commodities NV

    4,791        114,318   

Arcadis NV

    14,623        444,793   

ASM International NVb

    11,636        477,496   

ASML Holding NV

    85,197        8,967,994   

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    8,135        166,157   

BinckBank NV

    19,003        156,541   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    20,950        929,684   

Brunel International NV

    6,303        102,600   

Corbion NV

    20,006        332,767   

Delta Lloyd NV

    49,065        929,065   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    9,905        441,503   

Euronext NVa,c

    16,036        520,436   

Exact Holding NV

    3,159        113,574   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa,b

    209,933        2,771,718   

Fugro NV CVA

    17,346        376,410   

Gemalto NVb

    18,965        1,378,656   

Grontmij NVa

    23,922        96,506   

Heineken Holding NV

    24,001        1,574,931   

Heineken NV

    55,243        4,131,828   

IMCD Group NVa

    7,046        223,425   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    918,136        11,521,109   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    210,331        3,805,877   

Koninklijke BAM Groep NVb

    55,000        166,272   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    40,180        2,141,008   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    771,085        2,390,250   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    228,073        6,317,124   

Koninklijke Ten Cate NV

    7,007        155,769   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    17,632        986,585   

NN Group NVa

    28,946        787,859   

NSI NV

    32,849        146,754   

Nutreco NV

    17,742        901,945   

OCI NVa

    20,601        727,289   

PostNL NVa

    107,897        392,664   

Randstad Holding NV

    30,837        1,632,897   

Reed Elsevier NV

    168,762        4,140,156   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Royal Imtech NVa,b

    22,735      $ 105,956   

SBM Offshore NVa,b

    45,539        497,800   

SNS REAAL NVa,b

    3,991          

TKH Group NV

    9,340        291,107   

TNT Express NV

    104,892        689,360   

TomTom NVa,b

    26,409        174,695   

Unilever NV CVA

    386,177        16,816,811   

USG People NV

    18,353        213,111   

VastNed Retail NV

    4,557        225,981   

Wereldhave NV

    8,009        576,519   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    71,273        2,134,962   
   

 

 

 
      92,058,429   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.26%

   

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    134,208        254,235   

Argosy Property Ltd.

    140,022        115,348   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    233,272        753,424   

Chorus Ltd.a

    101,318        194,872   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    95,554        490,326   

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    141,443        637,514   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    163,236        992,835   

Freightways Ltd.

    36,471        158,030   

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    118,320        192,364   

Goodman Property Trust

    211,034        180,739   

Infratil Ltd.

    127,203        291,744   

Kathmandu Holdings Ltd.

    60,715        88,575   

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    175,604        168,238   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    318,042        442,049   

Metlifecare Ltd.

    31,575        110,002   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

    182,379        444,765   

Nuplex Industries Ltd.

    50,843        110,336   

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    177,258        159,531   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    94,058        563,205   

Sky Network Television Ltd.

    98,905        435,019   

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    143,593        409,584   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    450,462        1,078,920   

Trade Me Group Ltd.

    117,393        309,290   

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)

    21,862        45,222   

Xero Ltd.a,b

    15,112        171,544   

Z Energy Ltd.

    54,505        195,821   
   

 

 

 
      8,993,532   
Security   Shares     Value  

NORWAY — 0.80%

   

Akastor ASAb

    35,989      $ 88,225   

Aker ASA Class A

    6,950        147,958   

Aker Solutions ASAa

    38,549        188,207   

Archer Ltd.a,b

    72,586        28,752   

Atea ASA

    22,545        249,433   

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    27,342        159,808   

Bakkafrost P/F

    11,112        230,828   

BW LPG Ltd.b,c

    19,455        120,463   

BW Offshore Ltd.

    96,245        92,017   

Det norske oljeselskap ASAa,b

    25,505        105,962   

DNB ASA

    233,911        3,389,227   

DNO ASAa,b

    145,968        320,167   

Fred Olsen Energy ASAb

    11,675        97,461   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    49,693        836,712   

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.b

    116,957        72,614   

Hoegh LNG Holdings Ltd.a

    16,360        161,479   

Kvaerner ASA

    59,954        69,929   

Leroey Seafood Group ASA

    6,169        216,498   

Marine Harvest ASA

    75,838        993,169   

Nordic Semiconductor ASAa,b

    29,881        206,262   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    321,948        1,894,178   

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASAa,b

    7,259        284,722   

Norwegian Property ASAa

    95,226        127,779   

Opera Software ASAb

    31,011        410,119   

Orkla ASA

    192,874        1,420,954   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASAb

    55,543        301,131   

Prosafe SE

    63,587        169,828   

REC Silicon ASAa,b

    551,457        118,324   

Salmar ASA

    14,728        227,082   

Schibsted ASA

    18,434        1,189,214   

Seadrill Ltd.b

    92,060        978,149   

Songa Offshore SEa

    224,364        44,580   

SpareBank 1 SMN

    30,287        214,926   

Statoil ASA

    267,320        4,428,603   

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.b

    8,821        138,851   

Storebrand ASAa

    113,608        343,001   

Subsea 7 SA

    65,595        557,733   

Telenor ASA

    178,909        3,838,793   

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASAb

    24,793        574,201   

Thin Film Electronics ASAa,b

    104,027        81,606   

Yara International ASA

    42,477        2,207,017   
   

 

 

 
      27,325,962   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

PORTUGAL — 0.18%

   

Altri SGPS SA

    39,671      $ 137,434   

Banco BPI SAa,b,d

    103,074        97,006   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda

    8,819,472        626,997   

BANIF — Banco Internacional do Funchal SAa,b

    11,010,002        74,545   

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    33,129        349,544   

Energias de Portugal SA

    558,222        2,127,260   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    90,374        954,965   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SAb

    61,105        659,062   

NOS SGPS

    45,371        288,660   

Portucel SA

    31,708        128,525   

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA Registeredb

    133,997        95,413   

Redes Energeticas Nacionais SA

    55,340        157,370   

Semapa — Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao SGPS SA

    14,803        173,893   

Sonae SGPS SA

    210,419        276,389   
   

 

 

 
      6,147,063   

SINGAPORE — 1.61%

   

Accordia Golf Trusta,b

    217,200        123,601   

AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT

    152,475        165,648   

ARA Asset Management Ltd.

    178,300        224,012   

Ascendas India Trust

    238,200        150,514   

Ascendas REIT

    456,800        830,484   

Ascott Residence Trust

    181,000        169,215   

Asian Pay Television Trust

    309,000        207,812   

Biosensors International Group Ltd.a,b

    276,600        131,851   

Boustead Singapore Ltd.

    64,400        85,670   

Cache Logistics Trust

    263,600        230,852   

Cambridge Industrial Trustb

    362,000        181,923   

CapitaCommercial Trust

    484,800        634,170   

CapitaLand Ltd.

    628,000        1,615,136   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.

    555,600        858,180   

CapitaRetail China Trust

    149,020        188,877   

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    161,800        215,239   

Chip Eng Seng Corp. Ltd.

    202,200        135,985   

City Developments Ltd.

    94,400        701,145   

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    500,200        1,060,952   

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.b

    210,200        83,887   
Security   Shares     Value  

CWT Ltd.

    76,400      $ 94,858   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    408,000        5,967,275   

Ezion Holdings Ltd.b

    306,040        287,245   

Ezra Holdings Ltd.b

    195,680        76,647   

First REIT

    159,800        155,300   

First Resources Ltd.b

    139,800        192,689   

Frasers Centrepoint Trustb

    136,800        209,279   

Frasers Commercial Trust

    165,800        181,962   

Genting Singapore PLC

    1,458,200        1,163,887   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    755,800        1,413,180   

GMG Global Ltd.b

    1,595,400        75,460   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    1,601,400        497,072   

GuocoLeisure Ltd.b

    123,800        87,376   

Ho Bee Land Ltd.b

    35,000        53,544   

Hong Leong Asia Ltd.

    57,000        60,871   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

    1,324,400        946,946   

Hyflux Ltd.b

    219,200        154,708   

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.b

    126,800        66,535   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    25,000        781,539   

Kenon Holdings Ltd.a

    4,494        76,305   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    345,600        2,222,097   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    143,000        479,802   

Keppel REIT

    360,880        329,382   

KrisEnergy Ltd.a

    69,400        31,800   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust

    740,800        194,357   

M1 Ltd./Singapore

    95,400        264,393   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    324,000        362,767   

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust

    416,400        313,893   

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    255,600        289,016   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    333,000        295,322   

Midas Holdings Ltd.b

    647,000        162,575   

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.a,b

    241,200        180,040   

Noble Group Ltd.

    1,050,800        827,065   

OSIM International Ltd.b

    66,400        95,201   

OUE Hospitality Trustb

    241,700        167,016   

OUE Ltd.b

    14,000        22,763   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    687,400        5,283,394   

Parkway Life REIT

    95,400        171,327   

Perennial China Retail Trust

    74,000        29,259   

Perennial Real Estate Holdings Ltd.a,b

    173,271        133,817   

Raffles Education Corp. Ltd.

    350,000        85,360   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.b

    71,400      $ 209,488   

Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial REITb

    219,200        148,228   

SATS Ltd.

    156,800        343,011   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    232,200        739,622   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    206,200        457,172   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    123,800        1,157,394   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    211,200        1,212,788   

Singapore Post Ltd.

    367,400        581,063   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    268,000        818,003   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    365,000        906,363   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,884,000        5,680,822   

SMRT Corp. Ltd.b

    195,200        252,457   

Soilbuild Business Space REITb

    302,600        174,435   

Starhill Global REIT

    307,000        188,316   

StarHub Ltd.

    128,800        397,889   

Suntec REITb

    540,200        750,555   

Super Group Ltd.b

    121,400        99,589   

Tat Hong Holdings Ltd.b

    90,400        49,439   

Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd.a,b

    572,289        141,687   

United Engineers Ltd.

    98,400        221,075   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    305,100        5,226,678   

UOL Group Ltd.

    106,400        567,739   

Vard Holdings Ltd.a,b

    199,200        74,345   

Venture Corp. Ltd.b

    52,000        312,438   

Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Ltd.

    51,000        70,671   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    420,400        1,000,435   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

    76,400        103,327   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    457,800        419,534   

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.b

    129,800        96,887   

Ying Li International Real Estate Ltd.a,b

    645,000        119,171   
   

 

 

 
      54,999,098   

SPAIN — 3.21%

   

Abengoa SA Class B

    116,230        342,327   

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    102,868        2,016,334   

Acciona SAa,b

    7,126        510,223   

Acerinox SA

    33,767        502,978   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    45,928        1,599,396   

Almirall SAa

    18,966        331,092   
Security   Shares     Value  

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    102,287      $ 4,108,004   

Applus Services SAa

    21,727        227,526   

Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    19,641        288,574   

Axia Real Estate SOCIMI SAa

    9,962        124,894   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,431,965        12,280,851   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    846,078        2,142,475   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    438,568        1,857,863   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    1,788        7,574   

Banco Santander SA

    3,288,536        22,117,260   

Bankia SAa

    1,141,488        1,494,211   

Bankinter SA

    171,860        1,196,388   

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles

    1,895        77,956   

CaixaBank SA

    551,387        2,404,231   

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SAUa

    10,278        188,355   

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SAb

    625        209,786   

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA

    4,548        217,348   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    161,238        1,045,843   

Duro Felguera SA

    36,725        147,535   

Ebro Foods SA

    22,029        374,620   

Enagas SA

    12,699        402,678   

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    58,262        174,226   

Faes Farma SA

    83,794        170,676   

Faes Farma SA New

    2,768        5,638   

Ferrovial SA

    107,542        2,134,042   

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SAa,b

    33,241        412,244   

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SAa

    61,947        616,414   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    90,343        2,120,510   

Grifols SA

    37,460        1,574,623   

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    13,156        376,343   

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SAUa

    14,679        196,621   

Iberdrola SA

    1,240,078        8,575,318   

Inditex SA

    261,464        7,711,109   

Indra Sistemas SAb

    29,634        303,071   

Inmobiliaria Colonial SAa

    514,574        348,403   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    257,509        2,106,749   

Jazztel PLCa

    57,063        808,129   
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Liberbank SAa,b

    415,302      $ 292,905   

Mapfre SA

    255,568        860,861   

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SAa

    52,727        642,300   

Melia Hotels International SAb

    18,195        209,120   

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SAa,b

    39,672        475,435   

NH Hotel Group SAa,b

    55,384        274,367   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SAb

    12,436        287,615   

Pescanova SAa

    498          

Promotora de Informaciones SAa

    347,076        92,040   

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SAb

    77,988        433,868   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    7,050        601,123   

Repsol SA

    248,768        4,403,130   

Sacyr SAa,b

    90,460        335,229   

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    8,447        328,521   

Telefonica SA

    1,003,925        15,072,962   

Tubacex SA

    34,896        102,187   

Tubos Reunidos SA

    48,485        86,994   

Viscofan SA

    11,927        689,775   

Zardoya Otis SA

    49,872        567,846   

Zeltia SAa,b

    61,278        208,831   
   

 

 

 
      109,815,547   

SWEDEN — 3.24%

   

AAK AB

    6,311        343,226   

AF AB

    17,770        272,808   

Alfa Laval AB

    75,721        1,407,792   

Arcam ABa,b

    4,009        86,505   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    80,181        4,383,933   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    158,419        4,697,542   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    97,531        2,672,760   

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    6,273        207,016   

Axfood AB

    4,598        279,300   

Axis Communications ABb

    11,037        296,190   

Betsson AB

    9,175        344,155   

Bilia AB

    4,999        151,980   

Billerud AB

    43,179        657,671   

BioGaia AB Class B

    5,677        123,526   

Boliden AB

    66,162        1,038,124   

Castellum AB

    36,858        580,108   

Clas Ohlson AB Class B

    9,460        146,375   

Com Hem Holding ABa

    26,988        208,956   

Duni AB

    8,285        122,686   

Electrolux AB Class B

    58,121        1,800,726   

Elekta AB Class Bb

    89,575        961,536   
Security   Shares     Value  

Fabege AB

    33,322      $ 455,977   

Fastighets AB Balder Class Ba

    22,714        329,214   

Fingerprint Cards ABa,b

    16,881        64,484   

Getinge AB Class B

    48,001        1,185,453   

Hemfosa Fastigheter ABa

    16,618        357,573   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    225,577        9,298,546   

Hexagon AB Class B

    61,165        1,940,878   

Hexpol AB

    6,005        603,589   

HIQ International AB

    26,117        135,440   

Holmen AB Class B

    10,842        391,481   

Hufvudstaden AB Class A

    26,087        342,152   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    101,301        704,121   

ICA Gruppen AB

    18,203        700,399   

Industrial & Financial Systems Class B

    5,126        158,010   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    35,741        637,704   

Indutrade AB

    8,576        349,781   

Intrum Justitia AB

    20,264        540,132   

Investment AB Kinnevik

    56,990        1,707,127   

Investor AB Class B

    109,947        4,011,146   

JM AB

    19,624        647,376   

Klovern AB Class A

    10,452        10,929   

Klovern AB Class Ba

    121,212        120,883   

Kungsleden AB

    42,674        327,569   

LE Lundbergfortagen AB

    9,532        417,809   

Lindab International ABa

    16,044        133,143   

Loomis AB Class B

    15,752        466,517   

Lundin Petroleum ABa

    52,992        687,987   

Meda AB Class A

    61,737        870,928   

Medivir ABa,b

    9,450        112,235   

Mekonomen AB

    5,757        135,357   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    15,731        1,004,052   

Modern Times Group MTG AB

    15,014        425,422   

NCC AB Class B

    21,131        684,319   

Net Entertainment NE ABa

    9,897        314,050   

Nibe Industrier AB Class B

    20,825        529,659   

Nobia AB

    29,948        260,112   

Nordea Bank AB

    721,482        9,183,743   

Nordnet AB

    26,285        88,332   

Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDRb

    13,311        178,768   

Peab AB

    48,502        348,853   

Qliro Group ABa

    29,075        56,235   

Ratos AB Class Bb

    49,013        306,611   

Rezidor Hotel Group ABa

    26,362        98,788   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Saab AB Class B

    15,997      $ 390,234   

Sandvik AB

    256,484        2,691,199   

Securitas AB

    74,745        911,673   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    363,167        4,385,688   

Skanska AB Class B

    89,854        1,993,147   

SKF AB Class B

    94,951        2,243,945   

SSAB AB Class Aa,b

    71,069        345,876   

SSAB AB Class Ba

    26,386        113,838   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    137,712        3,332,742   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    118,550        5,629,099   

Swedbank AB Class A

    215,721        5,231,054   

Swedish Match AB

    48,517        1,580,588   

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum ABa

    41,096        431,455   

Tele2 AB Class B

    74,594        844,457   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    724,854        8,841,125   

TeliaSonera AB

    559,025        3,449,791   

Trelleborg AB Class B

    58,741        1,063,700   

Unibet Group PLC SDR

    6,424        382,453   

Volvo AB Class B

    367,725        4,307,376   

Wallenstam AB Class B

    20,844        345,449   

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    18,102        354,493   
   

 

 

 
      110,975,181   

SWITZERLAND — 8.64%

   

ABB Ltd. Registered

    519,585        10,001,468   

Actelion Ltd. Registered

    24,681        2,736,223   

Adecco SA Registered

    40,235        3,013,088   

AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG Registereda,b

    6,442        115,179   

Allreal Holding AG Registered

    3,131        491,744   

Aryzta AG

    20,651        1,552,108   

Ascom Holding AG Registered

    14,195        218,313   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    11,187        1,459,095   

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Registered

    473        275,816   

Barry Callebaut AG Registered

    470        468,442   

Basilea Pharmaceutica Registereda

    2,569        297,374   

BKW AG

    4,178        124,879   

Bossard Holding AG

    1,983        205,186   

Bucher Industries AG Registered

    1,768        434,289   

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    815        252,016   
Security   Shares     Value  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    6,139      $ 373,658   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    193        1,006,063   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    23        1,447,046   

Clariant AG Registered

    70,074        1,127,216   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    123,593        10,283,185   

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpA

    1,244        186,590   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    362,981        7,673,475   

Daetwyler Holding AG Bearer

    1,928        229,881   

Dufry AG Registereda,b

    6,994        1,030,799   

EFG International AGa

    17,833        192,663   

Emmi AG

    642        210,034   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    1,986        768,454   

Flughafen Zurich AG Registered

    919        625,286   

Forbo Holding AG Registered

    315        305,910   

Galenica Holding AG Registered

    1,037        834,627   

GAM Holding AG

    41,481        734,895   

Gategroup Holding AGa

    8,558        237,193   

Geberit AG Registered

    8,956        3,068,237   

Georg Fischer AG Registered

    1,032        618,606   

Givaudan SA Registered

    2,142        3,913,594   

Helvetia Holding AG Registered

    1,537        784,329   

Holcim Ltd. Registered

    54,206        3,797,160   

Huber & Suhner AG Registered

    4,184        186,223   

Implenia AG Registereda

    4,903        267,785   

Inficon Holding AG Registered

    529        177,090   

Intershop Holdings AG Bearer

    442        177,751   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    53,664        2,193,105   

Kaba Holding AG Class B Registered

    907        455,447   

Komax Holding AG Registered

    1,430        215,265   

Kudelski SA Bearer

    12,501        143,346   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    12,473        1,716,300   

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG Class B Registered

    1,014        339,451   

Leonteq AG

    1,090        240,261   

Logitech International SA Registered

    38,427        565,932   

Lonza Group AG Registered

    12,702        1,507,590   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Meyer Burger Technology AGa,b

    25,785      $ 160,307   

Mobilezone Holding AG Bearera

    21,485        256,872   

Mobimo Holding AG Registered

    1,858        428,932   

Nestle SA Registered

    765,014        58,578,595   

Novartis AG Registered

    546,325        53,531,002   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registered

    46,775        533,816   

Orascom Development Holding AGa,b

    3,897        66,711   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Registered

    3,198        391,039   

Pargesa Holding SA Bearer

    6,898        498,578   

Partners Group Holding AG

    4,279        1,146,896   

PSP Swiss Property AG Registered

    9,287        958,427   

Rieter Holding AG Registered

    1,082        156,764   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    166,913        45,100,344   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    10,950        1,625,749   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    4,361        635,155   

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG Registereda

    160,573        143,112   

Schweiter Technologies AG Bearer

    261        199,995   

SFS Group AGa

    2,632        171,929   

SGS SA Registered

    1,277        2,428,944   

Siegfried Holding AG Registereda

    1,355        225,625   

Sika AG Bearer

    479        1,641,006   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    12,692        1,670,563   

St Galler Kantonalbank AG Registered

    422        159,961   

Straumann Holding AG Registered

    2,488        562,744   

Sulzer AG Registered

    5,779        613,985   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    7,162        2,856,082   

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

    11,788        863,552   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registered

    7,497        1,675,325   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    12,596        1,092,507   

Swiss Re AG

    83,346        7,527,909   

Swisscom AG Registered

    5,408        3,171,149   

Swissquote Group Holding SA Registered

    4,440        115,820   

Syngenta AG Registered

    21,910        7,125,126   
Security   Shares     Value  

Tecan AG Registered

    3,144      $ 316,946   

Temenos Group AG Registereda

    15,503        472,647   

Transocean Ltd.b

    85,155        1,340,193   

U-Blox AG

    1,889        270,605   

UBS Group AG

    869,254        14,540,317   

Valiant Holding AG Registered

    4,114        335,362   

Valora Holding AG Registeredb

    875        211,320   

Vetropack Holding AG Bearer

    75        108,907   

Vontobel Holding AG Registered

    7,471        249,696   

Zehnder Group AG Bearer

    4,346        188,946   

Zurich Insurance Group AGa

    35,214        11,688,882   
   

 

 

 
      295,318,009   

UNITED KINGDOM — 20.83%

   

3i Group PLC

    231,511        1,597,016   

888 Holdings PLC

    68,025        144,311   

Abcam PLC

    57,477        372,923   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    218,803        1,438,371   

Admiral Group PLC

    45,948        999,255   

Advanced Computer Software Group PLC

    127,824        266,371   

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    74,906        148,221   

Afren PLCa,b

    245,372        19,532   

Aggreko PLC

    60,633        1,415,146   

Al Noor Hospitals Group PLC

    11,107        151,469   

Alent PLC

    55,400        304,115   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    90,170        1,080,025   

Amerisur Resources PLCa,b

    220,009        112,347   

Amlin PLC

    120,369        881,133   

Anglo American PLC

    331,230        5,536,892   

Anglo Pacific Group PLC

    43,524        55,563   

Antofagasta PLC

    92,026        898,390   

ARM Holdings PLC

    334,969        5,237,169   

Ashmore Group PLCb

    85,632        360,882   

Ashtead Group PLC

    120,248        1,964,934   

ASOS PLCa,b

    13,058        538,737   

Associated British Foods PLC

    84,988        3,960,779   

AstraZeneca PLC

    300,377        21,397,400   

Avanti Communications Group PLCa,b

    32,316        105,322   

AVEVA Group PLC

    15,852        312,601   

Aviva PLC

    701,781        5,565,148   

Babcock International Group PLC

    59,532        899,476   

BAE Systems PLC

    748,855        5,707,882   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    169,650      $ 565,650   

Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

    10,317        314,706   

Barclays PLC

    3,894,924        13,697,281   

Barratt Developments PLC

    234,264        1,612,840   

BBA Aviation PLC

    110,084        561,313   

Beazley PLC

    127,177        552,202   

Bellway PLC

    29,158        798,774   

Berendsen PLC

    41,477        693,959   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)

    30,481        1,109,236   

Betfair Group PLC

    17,108        414,196   

BG Group PLC

    812,086        10,817,275   

BHP Billiton PLC

    498,873        10,811,788   

Big Yellow Group PLC

    40,543        372,047   

Bodycote PLC

    47,902        489,219   

boohoo.com PLCa

    188,653        67,293   

Booker Group PLC

    360,986        810,537   

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    33,913        423,261   

BP PLC

    4,375,194        27,891,063   

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

    79,894        352,059   

Brit PLCc

    28,403        116,714   

British American Tobacco PLC

    444,665        25,057,456   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    220,271        2,744,195   

Britvic PLC

    60,058        635,467   

BT Group PLC

    1,930,804        12,118,581   

BTG PLCa

    90,729        1,077,864   

Bunzl PLC

    76,530        2,180,420   

Burberry Group PLC

    104,357        2,709,928   

Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment PLCa

    201,068        322,217   

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

    668,116        501,722   

Cairn Energy PLCa

    151,200        436,008   

Cape PLC

    42,639        134,483   

Capita PLC

    154,713        2,597,825   

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    175,567        1,014,393   

Card Factory PLCa

    32,201        132,997   

Carillion PLC

    102,294        526,201   

Carnival PLC

    42,695        1,921,786   

Catlin Group Ltd.

    84,701        886,671   

Centamin PLC

    280,110        281,447   

Centrica PLC

    1,211,155        5,344,323   

Chemring Group PLC

    61,872        201,184   

Chesnara PLC

    41,093        216,783   
Security   Shares     Value  

Cineworld Group PLC

    52,841      $ 337,288   

Clinigen Healthcare Ltd.a

    18,958        146,636   

Close Brothers Group PLC

    37,529        857,309   

Cobham PLC

    267,487        1,312,481   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    44,614        717,632   

COLT Group SAa

    91,397        181,607   

Compass Group PLC

    391,944        6,775,488   

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    56,872        351,060   

Croda International PLC

    32,208        1,285,276   

CSR PLC

    42,103        540,655   

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC Class A NVS

    69,617        900,766   

Dairy Crest Group PLC

    39,430        289,349   

Dart Group PLC

    35,216        152,458   

DCC PLC

    19,698        1,043,739   

De La Rue PLC

    24,911        193,991   

Debenhams PLC

    306,410        346,299   

Derwent London PLC

    22,124        1,081,573   

Devro PLC

    47,351        200,193   

Diageo PLC

    595,983        17,633,613   

Dialight PLC

    9,171        96,417   

Dignity PLC

    13,552        378,580   

Diploma PLC

    31,712        360,308   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    351,540        1,649,932   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    232,425        1,518,495   

Domino Printing Sciences PLC

    29,116        298,453   

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    41,965        424,804   

Drax Group PLC

    98,044        530,845   

DS Smith PLC

    224,037        1,066,309   

Dunelm Group PLC

    24,061        317,827   

easyJet PLC

    38,728        1,083,044   

Electrocomponents PLC

    107,900        331,889   

Elementis PLC

    113,358        470,578   

EnQuest PLCa

    253,520        129,459   

Enterprise Inns PLCa

    134,956        209,582   

Entertainment One Ltd.

    55,978        232,043   

Essentra PLC

    61,430        765,773   

esure Group PLC

    79,841        276,520   

Evraz PLC

    88,852        227,393   

Experian PLC

    235,488        4,148,661   

Faroe Petroleum PLCa,b

    67,985        66,114   

Fenner PLC

    54,694        152,790   

Fidessa Group PLC

    9,995        360,276   

FirstGroup PLCa

    293,444        438,961   

Foxtons Group PLC

    68,596        197,549   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Fresnillo PLC

    57,137      $ 771,469   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    335,174        2,005,538   

G4S PLC

    368,211        1,577,203   

Galliford Try PLC

    22,076        436,332   

Gem Diamonds Ltd.a

    37,084        78,532   

Genus PLC

    20,301        373,199   

GKN PLC

    379,218        2,099,353   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1,153,110        25,406,337   

Glencore PLCa

    2,516,406        9,406,906   

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    11,041        410,748   

Grafton Group PLC Units

    53,957        542,550   

Grainger PLC

    118,593        345,365   

Great Portland Estates PLC

    81,364        959,886   

Greencore Group PLC

    104,833        485,257   

Greene King PLC

    48,064        606,735   

Greggs PLC

    27,281        336,391   

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.a,b

    225,018        154,614   

GW Pharmaceuticals PLCa,b

    47,497        288,732   

Halfords Group PLC

    46,839        312,343   

Halma PLC

    87,817        918,631   

Hammerson PLC

    171,696        1,775,437   

Hansteen Holdings PLC

    212,929        360,732   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    58,223        884,071   

Hargreaves Services PLC

    15,771        137,382   

Hays PLC

    349,324        814,257   

Helical Bar PLC

    35,221        201,808   

HellermannTyton Group PLC

    59,012        280,071   

Henderson Group PLC

    263,051        939,887   

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    36,320        1,287,357   

Hiscox Ltd.b

    77,563        855,633   

Home Retail Group PLC

    197,090        568,930   

Homeserve PLC

    74,952        379,813   

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    158,593        1,012,073   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    4,560,018        41,749,639   

Hunting PLC

    34,242        204,529   

ICAP PLC

    133,103        934,767   

IG Group Holdings PLC

    88,606        960,819   

Imagination Technologies Group PLCa,b

    55,683        204,894   

IMI PLC

    63,757        1,221,855   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    228,675        10,729,288   

Inchcape PLC

    96,747        1,012,045   

Indivior PLCa

    154,026        402,517   

Informa PLC

    149,156        1,146,970   

Inmarsat PLC

    100,038        1,253,061   
Security   Shares     Value  

Innovation Group PLC

    386,369      $ 169,734   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    55,693        2,226,639   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    98,244        727,435   

International Personal Finance PLC

    62,831        410,964   

Interserve PLC

    37,739        303,523   

Intertek Group PLC

    38,386        1,321,959   

Intu Properties PLC

    194,939        1,068,643   

Investec PLC

    131,737        1,107,993   

ITE Group PLC

    77,048        151,302   

ITV PLC

    918,842        3,036,021   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    296,988        1,139,203   

JD Wetherspoon PLC

    22,654        269,130   

John Menzies PLC

    19,407        108,210   

John Wood Group PLC

    88,930        762,651   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    47,900        2,345,997   

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    92,591        527,603   

Just Eat PLCa

    51,638        276,484   

KAZ Minerals PLCa,b

    72,820        219,612   

Kcom Group PLC

    167,075        208,272   

Keller Group PLC

    19,396        260,139   

Kier Group PLC

    13,936        327,771   

Kingfisher PLC

    556,760        2,866,487   

Ladbrokes PLC

    229,865        401,162   

Laird PLC

    70,350        336,840   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.b

    48,599        445,609   

Land Securities Group PLC

    182,825        3,498,213   

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,406,540        5,659,343   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    13,567,547        15,028,117   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    54,276        1,927,881   

LondonMetric Property PLC

    153,707        368,210   

Lonmin PLCa

    114,981        282,175   

Lookers PLC

    92,690        208,469   

Majestic Wine PLCb

    23,953        121,236   

Man Group PLC

    420,102        1,130,665   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    386,994        2,815,461   

Marston’s PLC

    122,443        269,409   

Meggitt PLC

    187,298        1,516,223   

Melrose Industries PLC

    250,900        998,591   

Merlin Entertainments PLCc

    119,946        726,893   

Michael Page International PLC

    70,442        493,013   

Micro Focus International PLC

    32,770        517,766   

Mitchells & Butlers PLCa

    51,597        330,510   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Mitie Group PLC

    87,830      $ 356,030   

Mondi PLC

    86,486        1,544,432   

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    118,241        467,052   

Monitise PLCa,b

    449,921        87,846   

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    75,043        343,193   

N Brown Group PLC

    39,035        253,795   

National Express Group PLC

    110,268        423,138   

National Grid PLC

    895,972        12,588,658   

Next PLC

    36,403        3,955,641   

Northgate PLC

    36,056        333,580   

Ocado Group PLCa,b

    119,200        735,799   

Old Mutual PLC

    1,152,578        3,604,062   

Ophir Energy PLCa,b

    126,353        254,861   

Optimal Payments PLCa

    44,823        231,916   

Oxford Instruments PLC

    15,109        168,944   

Pace PLC

    76,279        383,100   

Paragon Group of Companies PLC (The)

    77,944        482,538   

Pearson PLC

    193,577        3,927,809   

Pennon Group PLC

    88,306        1,178,389   

Persimmon PLCa

    72,316        1,729,094   

Petra Diamonds Ltd.a

    97,657        224,993   

Petrofac Ltd.

    61,205        648,982   

Pets at Home Group PLC

    59,104        192,183   

Phoenix Group Holdingsb

    45,054        567,723   

Playtech Ltd.

    47,357        482,942   

Poundland Group PLC

    38,420        203,807   

Premier Farnell PLC

    97,444        247,334   

Premier Foods PLCa

    220,737        144,213   

Premier Oil PLC

    131,830        286,302   

Primary Health Properties PLC

    34,789        196,197   

Provident Financial PLC

    35,133        1,391,447   

Prudential PLC

    609,005        14,817,573   

QinetiQ Group PLC

    156,201        438,934   

Quindell PLCb

    118,968        150,983   

Quintain Estates and Development PLCa

    145,764        210,713   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    22,051        1,882,782   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    154,026        13,023,978   

Redefine International PLC

    201,361        164,368   

Redrow PLC

    65,262        277,388   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    271,366        4,711,449   

Regus PLC

    157,169        476,825   

Renishaw PLC

    8,617        300,252   
Security   Shares     Value  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    434,886      $ 789,665   

Restaurant Group PLC (The)

    51,007        551,191   

Rexam PLC

    159,882        1,020,539   

Rightmove PLC

    23,776        830,596   

Rio Tinto PLC

    302,180        13,274,947   

Rockhopper Exploration PLCa,b

    122,456        95,177   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    447,631        5,993,530   

Rotork PLC

    20,510        710,032   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    596,235        3,245,240   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    935,187        28,343,980   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    580,235        18,339,777   

Royal Mail PLC

    153,810        1,004,882   

RPC Group PLC

    59,577        485,422   

RPS Group PLC

    67,431        184,725   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    242,081        1,651,751   

SABMiller PLC

    229,490        12,496,054   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    258,736        1,866,037   

Salamander Energy PLCa

    80,701        84,237   

Savills PLC

    32,414        355,870   

Schroders PLC

    29,515        1,284,643   

SDL PLCa

    27,515        175,527   

SEGRO PLC

    167,649        1,038,391   

Senior PLC

    105,401        490,102   

Serco Group PLC

    131,376        304,652   

Severn Trent PLC

    56,177        1,815,691   

Shaftesbury PLC

    62,994        736,071   

Shanks Group PLC

    126,594        187,280   

Shire PLC

    140,554        10,246,704   

SIG PLC

    153,221        424,576   

Sky PLC

    242,706        3,382,748   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    212,756        3,805,702   

Smiths Group PLC

    92,286        1,562,072   

SOCO International PLCa

    48,543        191,891   

Spectris PLC

    27,427        860,926   

Speedy Hire PLC

    163,181        178,297   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    17,070        781,942   

Spire Healthcare Group PLCa,c

    42,679        205,760   

Spirent Communications PLC

    166,856        223,661   

Spirit Pub Co. PLC

    180,186        310,403   

Sports Direct International PLCa

    65,001        694,602   

SSE PLC

    230,803        5,577,489   

SSP Group PLCa

    61,820        259,230   

St James’s Place PLC

    125,486        1,617,051   

St. Modwen Properties PLC

    52,112        327,313   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Stagecoach Group PLC

    103,619      $ 532,550   

Standard Chartered PLC

    585,110        7,800,904   

Standard Life PLC

    564,091        3,414,251   

Stobart Group Ltd.

    89,159        142,277   

Stock Spirits Group PLC

    55,198        163,939   

SuperGroup PLCa

    11,276        162,580   

SVG Capital PLCa

    57,594        376,537   

Synergy Health PLC

    14,526        472,330   

Synthomer PLC

    77,441        282,979   

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

    123,271        589,488   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    112,011        1,140,595   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    770,824        1,567,527   

Ted Baker PLC

    6,688        238,361   

Telecity Group PLC

    52,818        683,802   

Telecom plus PLC

    19,076        312,001   

Tesco PLC

    1,935,879        6,534,602   

Thomas Cook Group PLCa

    356,974        687,867   

Travis Perkins PLC

    57,773        1,667,706   

TSB Banking Group PLCa,b,c

    59,104        237,278   

TT electronics PLC

    57,495        95,419   

TUI AGa

    62,663        1,106,506   

TUI AG Newa

    44,650        769,847   

Tullett Prebon PLC

    63,027        316,923   

Tullow Oil PLC

    217,662        1,193,209   

UBM PLC

    101,881        810,215   

UDG Healthcare PLC

    62,322        365,888   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

    16,382        430,326   

Unilever PLC

    303,507        13,356,035   

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    49,660        365,389   

United Utilities Group PLC

    160,894        2,481,713   

Vectura Group PLCa

    107,643        245,333   

Vedanta Resources PLC

    21,814        122,335   

Vesuvius PLC

    52,588        347,521   

Victrex PLC

    19,972        617,617   

Vodafone Group PLC

    6,290,408        22,154,547   

W.S. Atkins PLC

    25,735        485,848   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    50,261        1,268,182   

WH Smith PLC

    30,369        615,751   

Whitbread PLC

    42,494        3,194,279   

William Hill PLC

    210,352        1,191,364   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    504,879        1,364,142   

Wolseley PLC

    61,653        3,576,084   

Workspace Group PLC

    29,746        352,937   

WPP PLC

    315,749        6,952,118   

Xaar PLC

    30,795        142,338   
Security   Shares     Value  

Xchanging PLC

    81,893      $ 193,102   

Zeal Network SE

    2,045        85,973   

Zoopla Property Group PLCb,c

    59,908        161,957   
   

 

 

 
      712,278,397   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost: $3,435,366,663)

   

    3,387,608,956   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.58%

  

GERMANY — 0.57%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    12,418        1,053,084   

Biotest AG

    1,986        243,272   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    1,843        185,803   

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    17,247        710,377   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    42,218        4,840,317   

Jungheinrich AG

    4,318        261,954   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    35,996        3,024,543   

Sartorius AG

    2,360        302,267   

Sixt SE

    4,012        124,253   

STO SE & Co. KGaA

    647        94,914   

Volkswagen AG

    38,063        8,517,422   
   

 

 

 
      19,358,206   

ITALY — 0.01%

   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    71,129        363,282   
   

 

 

 
      363,282   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost: $19,622,721)

   

    19,721,488   

RIGHTS — 0.01%

   

SPAIN — 0.01%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    45,928        23,323   

Banco Santander SAa

    2,925,265        445,637   
   

 

 

 
      468,960   

SWITZERLAND — 0.00%

   

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpAa

    1,244          
   

 

 

 
        
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost: $526,864)

   

    468,960   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EAFE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.61%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.61%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%e,f,g

    46,381,285      $ 46,381,285   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%e,f,g

    2,790,062        2,790,062   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%e,f

    5,726,959        5,726,959   
   

 

 

 
      54,898,306   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $54,898,306)

   

    54,898,306   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 101.26%
(Cost: $3,510,414,554)

    

    3,462,697,710   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.26)%

  

    (42,986,347
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 3,419,711,363   
   

 

 

 

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.
 

 

Open futures contracts as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Issue    Number of
Contracts
Purchased (Sold)
     Expiration      Exchange      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
MSCI EAFE E-Mini      119         Mar. 2015         NYSE LIFFE       $ 10,511,270       $ (65,614)   
                                              

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments  (Unaudited)

iSHARES® CORE MSCI EUROPE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.00%

  

AUSTRIA — 0.42%

   

ams AG

    3,440      $ 135,349   

Andritz AG

    3,182        172,355   

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    4,730        95,836   

Erste Group Bank AG

    11,610        251,873   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    42,312        96,640   

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG

    774        79,848   

Oesterreichische Post AG

    1,978        97,988   

OMV AG

    6,622        164,958   

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AGb

    5,074        59,548   

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    774        45,671   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    6,450        54,589   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    2,064        87,610   

Voestalpine AG

    4,730        168,400   

Wienerberger AG

    5,762        81,439   
   

 

 

 
      1,592,104   

BELGIUM — 2.12%

  

 

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    617        73,281   

Ageas

    9,546        326,720   

Agfa-Gevaert NVa

    9,546        22,288   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    32,938        4,017,958   

Befimmo SA

    1,720        131,188   

Belgacom SA

    6,450        240,154   

bpost SA

    3,526        92,788   

Cofinimmo SA

    1,118        136,569   

Colruyt SA

    3,268        150,701   

Delhaize Brothers and Co. “The Lion” (Delhaize Group) SA

    4,300        357,278   

Econocom Group SA/NV

    1,720        14,068   

Elia System Operator SA

    3,010        132,078   

Euronav SAa

    2,838        33,274   

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

    688        23,190   

Fagron

    1,892        77,224   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    3,612        299,298   

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    516        13,451   

Ion Beam Applications SAa

    1,032        20,234   

KBC Ancora SCAa

    1,074        32,256   

KBC Groep NVa

    10,148        546,409   

Mobistar SAa

    1,204        26,711   

NV Bekaert SA

    2,322        70,105   

Nyrstar NVa

    10,750        40,384   
Security   Shares     Value  

Ontex Group NVa

    946      $ 24,537   

RHJ International SAa

    2,841        14,908   

Solvay SA

    2,494        340,818   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    2,494        138,480   

ThromboGenics NVa

    1,290        10,110   

UCB SA

    4,902        381,519   

Umicore SA

    4,644        194,345   
   

 

 

 
      7,982,324   

DENMARK — 2.46%

  

 

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    172        337,643   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    258        523,282   

Bavarian Nordic A/Sa

    860        26,529   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    4,386        322,456   

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

    4,558        189,384   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    4,730        373,200   

Danske Bank A/S

    26,918        698,157   

DSV A/S

    7,912        249,225   

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

    2,236        94,634   

Genmab A/Sa

    2,236        150,086   

GN Store Nord A/S

    7,396        165,928   

ISS A/Sa

    2,236        66,027   

Jyske Bank A/S Registereda

    3,268        148,070   

NKT Holding A/S

    1,548        79,525   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    81,872        3,667,355   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    10,062        458,951   

Pandora A/S

    4,816        345,090   

Rockwool International A/S Class B

    516        55,300   

Royal Unibrew A/Sa

    602        102,662   

SimCorp A/S

    2,752        79,887   

Spar Nord Bank AS

    8,084        72,913   

Sydbank A/Sa

    3,956        111,540   

TDC A/S

    34,572        255,901   

Topdanmark A/Sa

    4,730        158,314   

Tryg A/S

    946        110,849   

Vestas Wind Systems A/Sa

    9,288        363,951   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    1,118        84,720   
   

 

 

 
      9,291,579   

FINLAND — 1.44%

  

 

Amer Sports OYJ Class A

    4,300        81,907   

Cargotec Corp. OYJ Class B

    548        17,550   

Caverion Corp.

    7,998        74,730   

Citycon OYJ

    22,618        76,723   

Elisa OYJ

    5,590        148,680   

Fortum OYJ

    17,888        381,510   

Huhtamaki OYJ

    3,182        87,219   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Kemira OYJ

    5,504      $ 62,979   

Kesko OYJ Class B

    2,494        91,101   

Kone OYJ Class B

    12,384        558,290   

Konecranes OYJ

    800        24,384   

Metso OYJ

    4,386        133,237   

Neste Oil OYJb

    5,332        147,414   

Nokia OYJ

    153,166        1,183,091   

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    4,300        106,218   

Orion OYJ Class B

    4,042        133,232   

Outokumpu OYJa,b

    9,295        50,368   

Outotec OYJ

    7,740        44,763   

Sampo OYJ

    17,372        841,380   

Sanitec OYJ

    1,204        13,827   

Sponda OYJ

    16,082        74,043   

Stora Enso OYJ Class R

    20,296        197,195   

Tieto OYJ

    3,096        76,057   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    20,726        364,623   

Uponor OYJ

    4,386        66,817   

Valmet OYJ

    7,396        95,145   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    5,848        271,424   

YIT OYJ

    2,496        14,548   
   

 

 

 
      5,418,455   

FRANCE — 13.97%

  

 

ABC Arbitrage

    2,322        12,472   

Accor SA

    6,966        348,429   

Aeroports de Paris

    1,376        165,212   

Air France-KLMa

    3,526        31,223   

Airbus Group NV

    24,166        1,287,150   

Alcatel-Lucenta

    116,100        405,355   

ALSTOMa

    8,944        293,904   

ALTEN

    1,720        72,106   

Altran Technologies SA

    8,858        78,537   

APERAM SAa

    1,220        31,995   

ArcelorMittal

    41,624        397,512   

Arkema SA

    2,618        187,597   

Atos SA

    3,354        248,209   

AXA SA

    73,530        1,730,443   

Belvedere SAa

    946        10,718   

BNP Paribas SA

    43,172        2,278,759   

Boiron SA

    258        26,377   

Bollore

    25,800        111,186   

BOURBON SA

    365        7,556   

Bouygues SA

    7,998        285,697   

Bureau Veritas SA

    9,546        202,786   

Cap Gemini SA

    6,106        444,908   
Security   Shares     Value  

Carrefour SA

    25,026      $ 786,360   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    2,322        211,508   

CGGa,b

    7,396        41,463   

Christian Dior SA

    2,236        387,314   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    18,060        773,006   

CNP Assurances SA

    7,052        124,063   

Coface SAa

    2,236        27,314   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    7,568        740,684   

Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA

    2,752        79,516   

Credit Agricole SA

    41,194        491,118   

Danone SA

    23,306        1,566,671   

Dassault Systemes

    5,332        330,448   

DBV Technologies SAa

    344        16,649   

Edenred SA

    8,858        255,093   

Eiffage SA

    1,720        83,907   

Electricite de France SA

    10,320        280,601   

Elior Participations SCAa,c

    1,978        31,227   

Essilor International SA

    8,428        942,213   

Etablissements Maurel et Proma

    4,988        40,335   

Euler Hermes Group

    774        75,953   

Eurazeo

    1,806        127,089   

Eurofins Scientific SE

    430        110,876   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    6,622        227,503   

Faurecia

    2,752        111,239   

Fonciere des Regions

    1,118        114,794   

GameLoft SAa

    2,150        7,157   

GDF Suez

    59,426        1,322,745   

Gecina SA

    946        123,992   

Genfita

    688        44,642   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    21,242        285,369   

Groupe Fnaca

    430        21,598   

Havas SA

    7,056        54,542   

Hermes International

    982        332,940   

Icade

    1,462        127,628   

Iliad SA

    1,118        259,702   

Imerys SA

    1,462        105,752   

Ingenico SA

    2,064        215,863   

Innate Pharma SAa

    1,032        10,737   

Ipsen SA

    1,806        91,913   

Ipsos SA

    2,236        58,248   

JCDecaux SA

    2,924        105,537   

Kering

    3,182        644,177   

Klepierre

    6,817        321,630   

Korian-Medica

    2,236        84,502   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

L’Air Liquide SA

    14,018      $ 1,771,685   

L’Oreal SA

    9,890        1,775,058   

Lafarge SA

    7,654        525,226   

Lagardere SCA

    5,418        148,447   

Legrand SA

    10,922        587,899   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    11,352        1,838,259   

M6-Metropole Television

    1,212        22,156   

Mercialys

    3,784        91,486   

Montupet

    86        6,849   

Natixis SA

    39,302        250,668   

Neopost SA

    1,806        93,747   

Nexans SAa

    1,548        48,920   

Nexity

    2,064        81,356   

Numericable-SFRa

    5,676        295,915   

Orange SA

    76,196        1,343,061   

Orpea SA

    1,978        128,768   

Pernod Ricard SA

    8,772        1,055,209   

Peugeot SAa

    16,512        239,527   

Pierre & Vacances SAa

    258        7,398   

Publicis Groupe SA

    7,310        547,979   

Rallye SA

    1,720        64,633   

Remy Cointreau SA

    1,290        95,479   

Renault SA

    7,826        602,380   

Rexel SA

    10,922        204,594   

Rubis SCA

    1,892        109,719   

Safran SA

    11,180        746,746   

Sanofi

    48,762        4,512,091   

Schneider Electric SE

    21,242        1,606,026   

SCOR SE

    6,364        198,675   

SEB SA

    1,032        70,654   

SES SA Class A FDR

    13,072        476,387   

Societe BIC SA

    1,290        183,418   

Societe Generale

    27,988        1,131,779   

Societe Television Francaise 1

    5,160        81,752   

Sodexo SA

    3,698        367,767   

Soitec SAa

    7,740        7,773   

Solocal Groupa,b

    31,648        26,678   

Sopra Steria Group

    430        33,530   

STMicroelectronics NV

    26,918        224,780   

Suez Environnement SA

    12,470        229,440   

Technicolor SA Registereda

    13,330        79,874   

Technip SA

    4,214        247,988   

Teleperformance

    2,580        185,136   

Thales SA

    3,870        204,380   
Security   Shares     Value  

Total SA

    87,978      $ 4,517,186   

Ubisoft Entertainment SAa

    5,074        102,434   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    3,784        1,067,941   

Valeo SA

    3,182        451,175   

Vallourec SA

    4,558        99,629   

Veolia Environnement SA

    17,372        318,654   

Vicat SA

    1,032        72,575   

Vinci SA

    19,780        1,045,504   

Vivendi SA

    49,192        1,167,668   

Wendel

    1,376        154,421   

Zodiac Aerospace

    7,912        263,117   
   

 

 

 
      52,665,345   

GERMANY — 12.85%

   

Aareal Bank AG

    1,204        45,698   

adidas AG

    8,428        581,952   

AIXTRON SEa

    6,020        47,736   

Allianz SE Registered

    18,576        3,068,851   

Alstria Office REIT AG

    6,708        85,878   

Aurubis AG

    1,978        107,519   

Axel Springer SE

    1,806        111,213   

BASF SE

    37,496        3,363,834   

Bayer AG Registered

    33,970        4,908,599   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    13,588        1,585,472   

Bechtle AG

    1,032        87,412   

Beiersdorf AG

    3,956        347,311   

Bilfinger Berger SE

    1,978        103,613   

Brenntag AG

    6,450        351,697   

Celesio AG

    2,580        76,424   

Commerzbank AGa

    40,162        483,573   

Continental AG

    4,558        1,032,296   

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    2,752        78,880   

Daimler AG Registered

    39,388        3,577,127   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

    8,428        292,926   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    56,502        1,645,000   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    7,998        613,994   

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    2,236        103,616   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

    10,062        170,942   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    39,560        1,284,336   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    127,796        2,204,272   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    11,524        299,618   

Dialog Semiconductor PLCa

    3,182        122,408   

DMG MORI SEIKI AG

    3,010        98,502   

Drillisch AG

    2,322        90,399   

Duerr AG

    1,204        109,779   

E.ON SE

    82,302        1,274,692   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

ElringKlinger AG

    2,064      $ 72,040   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    1,720        105,237   

Freenet AG

    5,934        177,182   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    9,116        675,236   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    15,996        916,253   

GAGFAH SAa

    7,052        157,486   

GEA Group AG

    7,740        351,508   

Gerresheimer AG

    1,806        98,628   

Gerry Weber International AG

    1,634        63,162   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    2,666        238,991   

HeidelbergCement AG

    5,762        424,329   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGa

    7,138        16,778   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    4,816        493,192   

HUGO BOSS AG

    1,376        177,634   

Indus Holding AG

    2,150        93,917   

Infineon Technologies AG

    46,612        524,784   

K+S AG Registered

    7,224        228,254   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    1,032        140,330   

Kloeckner & Co. SEa

    5,418        56,053   

Krones AG

    946        89,767   

KUKA AG

    1,634        110,670   

Lanxess AG

    3,870        185,820   

LEG Immobilien AG

    2,236        171,402   

LEONI AG

    1,634        102,280   

Linde AG

    7,654        1,467,453   

MAN SE

    1,548        164,937   

Merck KGaA

    5,504        550,977   

METRO AGa

    6,880        212,028   

MorphoSys AGa

    1,118        95,882   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

    2,322        212,582   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    7,396        1,485,591   

Nordex SEa

    3,870        75,616   

NORMA Group SE

    1,806        89,773   

Osram Licht AGa

    3,784        174,560   

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    860        77,317   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    8,944        397,053   

QIAGEN NVa

    10,492        240,760   

QSC AG

    4,300        8,564   

Rational AG

    102        33,604   

Rheinmetall AG

    1,892        82,220   

Rhoen Klinikum AG

    4,816        127,605   
Security   Shares     Value  

RTL Group SAa

    1,720      $ 162,883   

RWE AG

    20,382        566,032   

Salzgitter AG

    2,064        56,470   

SAP SE

    37,754        2,465,039   

SGL Carbon SEa

    602        9,589   

Siemens AG Registered

    32,508        3,411,581   

Software AG

    3,010        79,821   

Stada Arzneimittel AG

    1,229        38,201   

Suedzucker AG

    4,214        52,903   

Symrise AG

    5,504        360,983   

TAG Immobilien AG

    7,052        91,634   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    23,165        128,873   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    18,662        486,256   

TUI AG

    7,396        130,532   

United Internet AG Registeredd

    5,332        231,470   

Volkswagen AG

    1,204        267,859   

Vossloh AG

    258        16,546   

Wacker Chemie AG

    354        37,950   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

    1,720        78,948   

Wirecard AG

    5,246        235,136   
   

 

 

 
      48,431,730   

IRELAND — 0.60%

  

Bank of Irelanda

    1,073,538        324,664   

C&C Group PLC

    15,480        60,615   

CRH PLC

    29,154        701,239   

Glanbia PLC

    7,568        122,124   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    6,536        473,658   

Kingspan Group PLC

    6,106        110,624   

Paddy Power PLC

    1,806        141,130   

Ryanair Holdings PLC SP ADRa

    1,634        107,811   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    9,288        229,116   
   

 

 

 
      2,270,981   

ISRAEL — 0.00%

  

Plus500 Ltd.

    1,462        12,516   
   

 

 

 
      12,516   

ITALY — 3.62%

  

A2A SpA

    72,756        69,294   

Anima Holding SpAa,c

    6,278        31,398   

Ansaldo STS SpA

    8,861        89,043   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    48,762        1,028,977   

Atlantia SpA

    17,716        456,409   

Autogrill SpAa

    9,030        77,290   

Azimut Holding SpA

    5,074        118,466   

Banca Carige SpAa

    115,020        7,723   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Banca Generali SpA

    3,182      $ 88,835   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa

    92,256        41,642   

Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SCa

    20,820        140,849   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarla

    188,168        151,185   

Banca Popolare di Sondrio Scarl

    16,512        64,284   

Banco Popolare SCa

    15,308        193,818   

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

    10,234        7,639   

Brembo SpA

    863        30,384   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    4,816        59,129   

Cerved Information Solutions SPAa

    4,128        22,313   

CNH Industrial NV

    39,732        301,968   

Credito Emiliano SpA

    1,118        8,718   

Credito Valtellinese SCa

    56,158        63,371   

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    16,254        110,051   

De’Longhi SpA

    3,784        68,235   

Enel Green Power SpA

    85,656        169,346   

Enel SpA

    274,082        1,239,007   

Eni SpA

    104,146        1,751,102   

Exor SpA

    4,902        200,357   

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpAa

    4,816        25,934   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    18,490        202,182   

GTECH SpA

    3,526        69,233   

Hera SpA

    45,494        111,403   

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA

    10,148        8,348   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    482,288        1,413,930   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    40,678        103,925   

Italcementi SpA

    7,568        52,095   

Luxottica Group SpA

    6,966        414,656   

Mediaset SpAa

    30,788        140,152   

Mediobanca SpA

    26,660        231,350   

Mediolanum SpA

    10,750        76,485   

Moleskine SpAa

    14,706        19,167   

Moncler SpA

    4,902        72,907   

Pirelli & C. SpA

    10,406        147,723   

Prysmian SpA

    9,116        168,706   

Recordati SpA

    6,278        103,787   

Saipem SpAa

    11,352        102,866   

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    2,924        84,667   

Snam SpA

    88,236        431,735   

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni Scrl

    3,612        27,880   

Tamburi Investment Partners SPA

    7,654        24,633   
Security   Shares     Value  

Telecom Italia SpAa

    412,714      $ 481,096   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    250,346        236,314   

Tenaris SA

    19,436        273,718   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    68,628        300,635   

Tod’s SpA

    688        70,650   

Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA

    3,526        10,663   

UniCredit SpA

    182,406        1,077,552   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    37,066        255,564   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    14,018        70,709   

UnipolSai SpA

    42,054        116,646   

World Duty Free SpAa

    6,278        69,215   

Yoox SpAa

    2,752        59,657   
   

 

 

 
      13,647,016   

NETHERLANDS — 4.20%

  

Aalberts Industries NV

    4,730        136,695   

AEGON NV

    75,078        537,221   

Akzo Nobel NV

    9,890        715,603   

Altice SAa

    3,440        287,647   

Arcadis NV

    3,096        94,172   

ASM International NV

    2,752        112,931   

ASML Holding NV

    14,878        1,566,086   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    4,042        179,369   

Corbion NV

    1,568        26,081   

Delta Lloyd NV

    8,772        166,101   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    2,236        99,667   

Euronext NVa,c

    2,150        69,777   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa

    37,238        491,648   

Fugro NV CVA

    3,096        67,184   

Gemalto NVb

    3,354        243,818   

Heineken Holding NV

    4,300        282,163   

Heineken NV

    9,546        713,981   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    157,638        1,978,100   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    38,872        703,377   

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    16,512        49,918   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    7,310        389,517   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    133,042        412,411   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    39,990        1,107,636   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    3,182        178,046   

NN Group NVa

    3,870        105,335   

NSI NV

    2,580        11,526   

Nutreco NV

    3,526        179,250   

OCI NVa

    3,698        130,553   

PostNL NVa

    20,468        74,488   

Randstad Holding NV

    5,246        277,789   

Reed Elsevier NV

    28,896        708,891   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Royal Imtech NVa,b

    3,096      $ 14,429   

SBM Offshore NVa

    8,342        91,189   

TKH Group NV

    2,924        91,135   

TNT Express NV

    19,200        126,184   

Unilever NV CVA

    66,736        2,906,146   

Wereldhave NV

    1,590        114,454   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    12,556        376,111   
   

 

 

 
      15,816,629   

NORWAY — 1.24%

  

Akastor ASA

    6,880        16,866   

Aker Solutions ASAa

    6,880        33,590   

American Shipping ASA

    1,376        5,326   

Archer Ltd.a

    3,784        1,499   

Bakkafrost P/F

    860        17,865   

Borregaard ASA

    1,978        13,909   

BW LPG Ltd.c

    6,020        37,275   

DNB ASA

    41,194        596,876   

DNO ASAa

    29,498        64,701   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    9,718        163,628   

Hexagon Composites ASA

    1,376        3,355   

Kongsberg Automotive ASAa

    12,642        9,934   

Leroey Seafood Group ASA

    430        15,091   

Marine Harvest ASA

    15,480        202,725   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    62,350        366,836   

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASAa

    860        33,732   

Norwegian Property ASAa

    3,715        4,985   

Opera Software ASA

    7,224        95,537   

Orkla ASA

    36,292        267,373   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA

    12,126        65,742   

Prosafe SE

    13,158        35,142   

REC Silicon ASAa

    129,860        27,864   

REC Solar ASAa

    688        9,054   

Salmar ASA

    1,376        21,216   

Schibsted ASA

    3,354        216,373   

Seadrill Ltd.

    16,082        170,873   

Selvaag Bolig ASA

    2,838        7,653   

Statoil ASA

    47,816        792,152   

Storebrand ASAa

    7,411        22,375   

Subsea 7 SA

    12,814        108,953   

Telenor ASA

    32,508        697,514   

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA

    4,644        107,554   

Thin Film Electronics ASAa

    12,298        9,647   

Yara International ASA

    8,084        420,028   
   

 

 

 
      4,663,243   
Security   Shares     Value  

PORTUGAL — 0.27%

  

Banco BPI SAa,d

    5,332      $ 5,018   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda,b

    1,567,702        111,452   

BANIF — Banco Internacional do Funchal SAa

    2,293,964        15,532   

CTT — Correios de Portugal SA

    8,600        90,739   

Energias de Portugal SA

    98,900        376,886   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    16,598        175,388   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    11,180        120,584   

NOS SGPS

    12,642        80,431   

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA Registered

    28,036        19,963   

Sonae SGPS SA

    17,576        23,086   
   

 

 

 
      1,019,079   

SPAIN — 4.98%

  

Abengoa SA Class B

    20,984        61,803   

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    17,544        343,883   

Acciona SAa

    1,290        92,364   

Acerinox SA

    7,143        106,399   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    7,663        266,856   

Almirall SAa

    5,418        94,583   

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    16,340        656,240   

Applus Services SAa

    3,096        32,421   

Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    5,590        82,131   

Axia Real Estate SOCIMI SAa

    3,698        46,362   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    245,725        2,107,392   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    144,652        366,294   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    73,651        312,000   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    174        737   

Banco Santander SA

    561,257        3,774,770   

Bankia SAa

    192,124        251,491   

Bankinter SA

    31,046        216,124   

CaixaBank SA

    91,280        398,011   

Carbures Europe SAa

    2,322        5,634   

CIE Automotive SA

    1,032        14,848   

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA

    1,462        69,869   

Deoleo SAa

    43,000        19,409   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    27,262        176,830   

Ebro Foods SA

    4,558        77,512   

Enagas SA

    1,036        32,851   

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    5,762        17,231   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Faes Farma SA

    11,261      $ 22,937   

Faes Farma SA New

    91        185   

Ferrovial SA

    17,902        355,244   

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SAa

    5,339        66,212   

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SAa

    9,546        94,989   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    15,652        367,380   

Grifols SA

    6,794        285,584   

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    2,924        83,645   

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SAUa

    3,440        46,078   

Iberdrola SA

    199,778        1,381,494   

Inditex SA

    45,150        1,331,566   

Indra Sistemas SA

    5,762        58,929   

Inmobiliaria Colonial SAa,b

    100,706        68,185   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    44,032        360,237   

Jazztel PLCa

    11,180        158,332   

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SAa

    4,558        45,983   

Liberbank SAa,b

    83,162        58,653   

Mapfre SA

    41,366        139,338   

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SAa

    10,234        124,667   

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SAa

    5,762        69,053   

Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA

    688        23,796   

NH Hotel Group SAa

    14,018        69,444   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA

    2,322        53,702   

Papeles y Cartones de Europa SA

    4,386        21,109   

Promotora de Informaciones SAa

    65,704        17,424   

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA

    15,566        86,598   

Realia Business SAa

    9,804        6,749   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    565        48,175   

Repsol SA

    41,631        736,858   

Sacyr SAa,b

    15,652        58,004   

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    1,720        66,894   

Telefonica SA

    172,462        2,589,350   

Viscofan SA

    2,666        154,183   

Zardoya Otis SA

    8,353        95,108   
   

 

 

 
      18,770,130   

SWEDEN — 5.03%

  

AAK AB

    1,634        88,866   

AF AB

    4,816        73,936   

Alfa Laval AB

    13,072        243,032   
Security   Shares     Value  

Arcam ABa

    430      $ 9,278   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    13,760        752,334   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    27,606        818,591   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    15,996        438,358   

Axis Communications AB

    2,924        78,469   

Betsson AB

    1,072        40,211   

Billerud AB

    8,170        124,440   

Boliden AB

    11,954        187,566   

Castellum AB

    6,966        109,638   

Electrolux AB Class B

    9,890        306,416   

Elekta AB Class B

    15,996        171,708   

Fabege AB

    7,138        97,676   

Fastighets AB Balder Class Ba

    2,357        34,162   

Fingerprint Cards ABa

    2,838        10,841   

Getinge AB Class B

    8,686        214,513   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    38,958        1,605,894   

Hexagon AB Class B

    10,750        341,117   

Hexpol AB

    1,204        121,019   

Holmen AB Class B

    2,408        86,948   

Hufvudstaden AB Class A

    5,934        77,829   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    18,490        128,520   

ICA Gruppen AB

    3,182        122,434   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    5,848        104,342   

Indutrade AB

    2,236        91,198   

Intrum Justitia AB

    4,128        110,031   

Investment AB Kinnevik

    9,976        298,830   

Investor AB Class B

    19,006        693,387   

JM AB

    3,440        113,482   

LE Lundbergfortagen AB

    1,978        86,700   

Loomis AB Class B

    3,440        101,880   

Lundin Petroleum ABa

    9,460        122,818   

Meda AB Class A

    11,975        168,932   

Medivir ABa

    860        10,214   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    2,752        175,650   

Modern Times Group MTG AB

    633        17,936   

NCC AB Class B

    3,698        119,758   

Net Entertainment NE AB

    688        21,832   

Nibe Industrier AB Class B

    3,870        98,429   

Nobia AB

    3,096        26,890   

Nordea Bank AB

    123,324        1,569,791   

Opus Group AB

    9,632        8,616   

Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDR

    1,663        22,334   

Peab AB

    10,836        77,938   

Ratos AB Class B

    9,976        62,407   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Saab AB Class B

    3,268      $ 79,720   

Sandvik AB

    43,516        456,599   

SAS ABa

    7,568        15,095   

Securitas AB

    14,104        172,028   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    62,522        755,030   

Skanska AB Class B

    15,738        349,101   

SKF AB Class B

    16,512        390,223   

SSAB AB Class Aa,b

    11,954        58,177   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    23,908        578,593   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    20,468        971,880   

Swedbank AB Class A

    36,636        888,392   

Swedish Match AB

    8,858        288,576   

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum ABa

    8,256        86,677   

Tele2 AB Class B

    13,588        153,826   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    125,216        1,527,274   

TeliaSonera AB

    95,718        590,684   

Trelleborg AB Class B

    10,406        188,435   

Unibet Group PLC SDR

    1,806        107,520   

Volvo AB Class B

    62,436        731,349   

Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd.a

    2,150        8,707   

Wallenstam AB Class B

    4,902        81,241   

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    4,730        92,628   
   

 

 

 
      18,958,946   

SWITZERLAND — 13.42%

  

ABB Ltd. Registered

    89,010        1,713,349   

Actelion Ltd. Registered

    4,472        495,782   

Adecco SA Registered

    6,880        515,224   

Allreal Holding AG Registered

    1,032        162,082   

Aryzta AG

    3,784        284,401   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    1,978        257,986   

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Registered

    172        100,297   

Barry Callebaut AG Registered

    86        85,715   

Basilea Pharmaceutica Registereda

    774        89,594   

Bucher Industries AG Registered

    430        105,625   

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    258        79,779   

Cembra Money Bank AG

    1,047        63,727   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    20        104,255   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    2        125,830   
Security   Shares     Value  

Clariant AG Registered

    12,384      $ 199,210   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    21,156        1,760,222   

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpA

    172        25,799   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    61,834        1,307,180   

Daetwyler Holding AG Bearer

    602        71,778   

Dufry AG Registereda

    1,118        164,775   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    344        133,106   

Flughafen Zurich AG Registered

    258        175,543   

Forbo Holding AG Registered

    86        83,518   

Galenica Holding AG Registered

    100        80,485   

GAM Holding AG

    7,654        135,602   

Geberit AG Registered

    1,548        530,329   

Georg Fischer AG Registered

    96        57,545   

Givaudan SA Registered

    344        628,514   

Helvetia Holding AG Registered

    261        133,188   

Holcim Ltd. Registered

    9,202        644,605   

Implenia AG Registered

    1,376        75,152   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    9,374        383,090   

Kaba Holding AG Class B Registered

    258        129,554   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    2,236        307,676   

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG Class B Registered

    258        86,369   

Leonteq AG

    172        37,913   

Logitech International SA Registered

    8,084        119,057   

Lonza Group AG Registered

    2,408        285,804   

Meyer Burger Technology AGa,b

    6,450        40,100   

Mobimo Holding AG Registered

    688        158,830   

Myriad Group AGa

    3,698        15,917   

Nestle SA Registered

    131,580        10,075,334   

Novartis AG Registered

    93,826        9,193,429   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registered

    8,170        93,239   

Orascom Development Holding AGa

    602        10,305   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Registered

    688        84,126   

Pargesa Holding SA Bearer

    1,462        105,671   

Partners Group Holding AG

    774        207,454   

PSP Swiss Property AG Registered

    1,978        204,131   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    28,724        7,761,303   

Santhera Pharmaceutical Holding AGa,b

    172        19,723   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    1,634      $ 242,600   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    1,118        162,830   

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG Registereda

    14,448        12,877   

SGS SA Registered

    258        490,734   

Sika AG Bearer

    86        294,627   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    2,322        305,629   

Straumann Holding AG Registered

    516        116,711   

Sulzer AG Registered

    1,032        109,644   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    1,290        514,430   

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

    2,064        151,202   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registered

    1,376        307,489   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    1,634        141,724   

Swiss Re AG

    14,190        1,281,658   

Swisscom AG Registered

    946        554,717   

Syngenta AG Registered

    3,698        1,202,589   

Tecan AG Registered

    946        95,366   

Temenos Group AG Registered

    3,268        99,633   

Transocean Ltd.

    14,792        232,801   

UBS Group AG

    149,210        2,495,888   

Valiant Holding AG Registered

    1,290        105,157   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    5,934        1,969,723   
   

 

 

 
      50,597,251   

UNITED KINGDOM — 32.38%

  

3i Group PLC

    35,100        242,128   

Abcam PLC

    5,349        34,705   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    36,808        241,969   

Admiral Group PLC

    7,826        170,196   

Afren PLCa

    44,978        3,580   

Aggreko PLC

    10,578        246,886   

Alent PLC

    14,967        82,161   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    11,438        137,000   

Amerisur Resources PLCa

    15,394        7,861   

Amlin PLC

    22,790        166,829   

Anglo American PLC

    57,104        954,559   

Antofagasta PLC

    5,201        50,774   

AO World PLCa

    4,730        21,823   

ARM Holdings PLC

    57,104        892,809   

Ashmore Group PLC

    14,534        61,251   

Ashtead Group PLC

    20,296        331,650   

ASOS PLCa

    2,236        92,251   

Associated British Foods PLC

    15,050        701,390   

AstraZeneca PLC

    51,772        3,687,986   

Avanti Communications Group PLCa

    4,816        15,696   
Security   Shares     Value  

AVEVA Group PLC

    3,010      $ 59,357   

Aviva PLC

    120,314        954,094   

Babcock International Group PLC

    4,225        63,836   

BAE Systems PLC

    127,796        974,080   

Balfour Beatty PLC

    29,068        96,919   

Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

    2,064        62,959   

Barclays PLC

    666,242        2,342,973   

Barratt Developments PLC

    39,646        272,951   

BBA Aviation PLC

    22,532        114,890   

Beazley PLC

    26,230        113,891   

Bellway PLC

    5,074        139,001   

Berendsen PLC

    9,030        151,082   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)

    4,816        175,259   

Betfair Group PLC

    4,496        108,851   

BG Group PLC

    140,008        1,864,957   

BHP Billiton PLC

    85,484        1,852,646   

Big Yellow Group PLC

    10,148        93,124   

Bodycote PLC

    9,546        97,493   

boohoo.com PLCa

    21,156        7,546   

Booker Group PLC

    63,468        142,507   

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    6,708        83,721   

BP PLC

    752,844        4,799,243   

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

    16,254        71,625   

British American Tobacco PLC

    76,712        4,322,822   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    35,088        437,136   

Britvic PLC

    11,266        119,204   

BT Group PLC

    322,844        2,026,312   

BTG PLCa

    16,254        193,098   

Bunzl PLC

    13,244        377,336   

Burberry Group PLC

    17,544        455,580   

Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment PLC

    43,602        69,873   

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

    123,238        92,546   

Cairn Energy PLCa

    28,724        82,830   

Capita PLC

    25,800        433,214   

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    28,552        164,968   

Carillion PLC

    18,404        94,670   

Carnival PLC

    7,310        329,037   

Catlin Group Ltd.

    16,340        171,051   

Centamin PLC

    80,668        81,053   

Centrica PLC

    208,894        921,762   

Cineworld Group PLC

    14,792        94,418   

Close Brothers Group PLC

    7,052        161,095   

Cobham PLC

    46,784        229,556   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    8,342      $ 134,184   

Compass Group PLC

    65,877        1,138,808   

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    15,394        95,024   

Croda International PLC

    5,418        216,208   

CSR PLC

    8,428        108,226   

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC Class A NVS

    12,298        159,122   

Dairy Crest Group PLC

    11,782        86,460   

DCC PLC

    3,440        182,275   

De La Rue PLC

    6,536        50,898   

Debenhams PLC

    65,962        74,549   

Derwent London PLC

    3,612        176,579   

Devro PLC

    4,988        21,089   

Diageo PLC

    102,426        3,030,523   

Dignity PLC

    3,701        103,389   

Diploma PLC

    8,342        94,781   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    59,942        281,334   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    35,604        232,610   

Domino Printing Sciences PLC

    7,912        81,102   

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    9,202        93,150   

Drax Group PLC

    17,716        95,921   

DS Smith PLC

    37,324        177,644   

Dunelm Group PLC

    5,762        76,112   

easyJet PLC

    6,622        185,187   

Electrocomponents PLC

    22,274        68,512   

Elementis PLC

    22,446        93,179   

EnQuest PLCa

    40,936        20,904   

Enterprise Inns PLCa

    37,582        58,364   

Essentra PLC

    10,578        131,863   

esure Group PLC

    19,350        67,016   

Evraz PLC

    9,546        24,430   

Experian PLC

    39,904        703,001   

Fenner PLC

    15,050        42,043   

Fidessa Group PLC

    2,408        86,798   

FirstGroup PLCa

    53,922        80,662   

Flybe Group PLCa

    10,578        10,287   

Foxtons Group PLC

    16,512        47,553   

Fresnillo PLC

    10,492        141,664   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    58,566        350,434   

G4S PLC

    65,016        278,491   

Galliford Try PLC

    5,418        107,087   

Genus PLC

    4,988        91,696   

GKN PLC

    62,178        344,218   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    197,972        4,361,894   

Glencore PLC

    432,666        1,617,405   
Security   Shares     Value  

Globo PLCa

    9,202      $ 5,805   

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    2,580        95,981   

Grafton Group PLC Units

    10,578        106,364   

Grainger PLC

    25,628        74,633   

Great Portland Estates PLC

    13,760        162,333   

Greencore Group PLC

    20,124        93,151   

Greene King PLC

    9,116        115,076   

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.a,b

    54,008        37,110   

GW Pharmaceuticals PLCa

    6,794        41,300   

Halfords Group PLC

    10,234        68,245   

Halma PLC

    17,716        185,322   

Hammerson PLC

    25,886        267,676   

Hansteen Holdings PLC

    57,104        96,742   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    10,062        152,784   

Hays PLC

    64,758        150,948   

Helical Bar PLC

    946        5,420   

Henderson Group PLC

    44,720        159,786   

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    6,708        237,764   

Hiscox Ltd.b

    14,964        165,075   

Home Retail Group PLC

    36,464        105,259   

Homeserve PLC

    15,136        76,700   

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    28,638        182,756   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    782,944        7,168,311   

Hunting PLC

    6,794        40,581   

ICAP PLC

    23,048        161,864   

IG Group Holdings PLC

    16,340        177,186   

Imagination Technologies Group PLCa

    5,504        20,253   

IMI PLC

    10,836        207,664   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    39,216        1,839,990   

Inchcape PLC

    16,598        173,627   

Indivior PLCa

    26,230        68,547   

Informa PLC

    22,102        169,958   

Inmarsat PLC

    17,630        220,831   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    9,383        375,138   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    18,318        135,633   

International Personal Finance PLC

    10,492        68,626   

Interserve PLC

    8,428        67,784   

Intertek Group PLC

    6,364        219,167   

Intu Properties PLC

    30,358        166,421   

Investec PLC

    22,188        186,615   

ITE Group PLC

    4,128        8,106   

ITV PLC

    154,886        511,771   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    52,460        201,229   

JD Wetherspoon PLC

    6,364        75,605   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

John Menzies PLC

    1,204      $ 6,713   

John Wood Group PLC

    15,652        134,229   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    8,170        400,142   

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    16,254        92,619   

Just Eat PLCa

    4,214        22,563   

KAZ Minerals PLCa

    18,146        54,725   

Keller Group PLC

    5,332        71,513   

Kier Group PLC

    3,182        74,840   

Kingfisher PLC

    95,546        491,920   

Ladbrokes PLC

    39,302        68,590   

Laird PLC

    17,458        83,590   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    10,922        100,145   

Land Securities Group PLC

    30,100        575,940   

Legal & General Group PLC

    240,198        966,459   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    2,329,654        2,580,445   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    8,600        305,472   

LondonMetric Property PLC

    36,034        86,321   

Lonmin PLCa

    20,554        50,442   

Man Group PLC

    73,960        199,056   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    64,500        469,251   

Marston’s PLC

    35,088        77,204   

Meggitt PLC

    31,218        252,717   

Melrose Industries PLC

    43,516        173,195   

Merlin Entertainments PLCc

    6,622        40,130   

Michael Page International PLC

    13,502        94,499   

Micro Focus International PLC

    7,494        118,405   

Mitchells & Butlers PLCa

    12,126        77,674   

Mitie Group PLC

    20,984        85,061   

Mondi PLC

    14,534        259,542   

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    28,380        112,101   

Monitise PLCa

    80,152        15,649   

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    17,200        78,661   

Mothercare PLCa

    8,524        22,980   

N Brown Group PLC

    10,836        70,453   

Nanoco Group PLCa

    3,870        5,522   

National Express Group PLC

    25,886        99,334   

National Grid PLC

    151,102        2,123,026   

Next PLC

    6,364        691,528   

Northgate PLC

    9,890        91,499   

Ocado Group PLCa

    20,812        128,469   

Old Mutual PLC

    191,694        599,419   

Ophir Energy PLCa

    23,650        47,703   

Optimal Payments PLCa

    4,386        22,693   

Oxford Instruments PLC

    3,784        42,311   

Pace PLC

    14,878        74,723   
Security   Shares     Value  

Paragon Group of Companies PLC (The)

    15,910      $ 98,496   

Pearson PLC

    33,282        675,314   

Pennon Group PLC

    15,910        212,309   

Persimmon PLC

    11,868        283,767   

Petra Diamonds Ltd.a

    31,906        73,509   

Petrofac Ltd.

    10,406        110,339   

Pets at Home Group PLC

    2,838        9,228   

Phoenix Group Holdings

    10,234        128,958   

Playtech Ltd.

    8,600        87,702   

Poundland Group PLC

    3,784        20,073   

Premier Farnell PLC

    24,596        62,430   

Premier Foods PLCa

    21,758        14,215   

Premier Oil PLC

    25,972        56,405   

Provident Financial PLC

    6,106        241,829   

Prudential PLC

    104,060        2,531,862   

QinetiQ Group PLC

    31,390        88,208   

Quadrise Fuels International PLCa

    8,256        2,418   

Quindell PLC

    17,546        22,268   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    3,870        330,432   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    26,230        2,217,930   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    45,322        786,879   

Regus PLC

    31,046        94,189   

Renishaw PLC

    602        20,976   

Rentokil Initial PLC

    86,000        156,159   

Restaurant Group PLC (The)

    9,890        106,873   

Rexam PLC

    27,090        172,918   

Rightmove PLC

    4,214        147,213   

Rio Tinto PLC

    52,116        2,289,487   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    76,712        1,027,131   

Rotork PLC

    3,612        125,043   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    100,190        545,323   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    159,874        4,845,518   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    100,276        3,169,474   

Royal Mail PLC

    26,660        174,177   

RPC Group PLC

    13,424        109,376   

RPS Group PLC

    17,286        47,354   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    42,656        291,048   

SABMiller PLC

    39,130        2,130,684   

Safestore Holdings PLC

    2,408        9,729   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    45,408        327,488   

Salamander Energy PLCa

    7,912        8,259   

Savills PLC

    8,170        89,698   

Schroders PLC

    4,472        194,644   

SDL PLCa

    2,924        18,653   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

SEGRO PLC

    26,402      $ 163,530   

Senior PLC

    21,414        99,573   

Serco Group PLC

    23,908        55,441   

Severn Trent PLC

    9,804        316,874   

Shaftesbury PLC

    11,180        130,636   

Shire PLC

    24,166        1,761,756   

SIG PLC

    31,476        87,220   

Sky PLC

    42,054        586,133   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    36,722        656,870   

Smiths Group PLC

    15,050        254,743   

SOCO International PLC

    12,298        48,614   

Spectris PLC

    4,902        153,872   

Speedy Hire PLC

    16,340        17,854   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    3,010        137,882   

Spire Healthcare Group PLCa,c

    4,042        19,487   

Spirent Communications PLC

    49,536        66,400   

Spirit Pub Co. PLC

    18,576        32,001   

Sports Direct International PLCa

    11,266        120,389   

SSE PLC

    39,904        964,303   

SSP Group PLCa

    4,386        18,392   

St James’s Place PLC

    21,500        277,056   

St. Modwen Properties PLC

    13,502        84,805   

Stagecoach Group PLC

    20,898        107,405   

Standard Chartered PLC

    98,642        1,315,132   

Standard Life PLC

    94,256        570,499   

Stock Spirits Group PLC

    5,418        16,092   

SuperGroup PLCa

    1,204        17,360   

SVG Capital PLCa

    15,652        102,329   

Synergy Health PLC

    4,042        131,430   

Synthomer PLC

    19,608        71,650   

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

    22,188        106,104   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    20,210        205,796   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    127,882        260,057   

Ted Baker PLC

    516        18,390   

Telecity Group PLC

    9,460        122,473   

Telecom plus PLC

    3,526        57,670   

Tesco PLC

    329,380        1,111,829   

Thomas Cook Group PLCa

    59,942        115,505   

Travis Perkins PLC

    9,632        278,042   

Trinity Mirror PLCa

    9,116        23,583   

TUI AG Newa

    6,749        116,365   

Tullett Prebon PLC

    16,684        83,893   

Tullow Oil PLC

    37,496        205,551   

Tungsten Corp. PLCa

    2,064        7,068   

UBM PLC

    19,267        153,222   
Security   Shares     Value  

UDG Healthcare PLC

    16,684      $ 97,951   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

    3,784        99,399   

Unilever PLC

    51,858        2,282,047   

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    13,416        98,712   

United Utilities Group PLC

    28,466        439,074   

Vectura Group PLCa

    10,062        22,933   

Vedanta Resources PLC

    1,204        6,752   

Vesuvius PLC

    11,524        76,155   

Victrex PLC

    3,784        117,017   

Vodafone Group PLC

    1,078,698        3,799,128   

W.S. Atkins PLC

    5,332        100,662   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    8,600        216,995   

WH Smith PLC

    6,622        134,265   

Whitbread PLC

    7,052        530,100   

William Hill PLC

    28,638        162,196   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    90,128        243,519   

Wolseley PLC

    10,148        588,619   

Workspace Group PLC

    8,772        104,080   

WPP PLC

    52,976        1,166,418   

Xaar PLC

    3,354        15,503   
   

 

 

 
      122,066,142   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $390,483,465)

      373,203,470   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.85%

  

GERMANY — 0.85%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    2,236        189,620   

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    1,462        60,217   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    7,396        847,956   

Jungheinrich AG

    442        26,814   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    6,278        527,505   

Sartorius AG

    284        36,374   

Volkswagen AG

    6,708        1,501,061   
   

 

 

 
      3,189,547   

ITALY — 0.00%

   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    3,272        16,711   
   

 

 

 
      16,711   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $3,256,728)

      3,206,258   
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI EUROPE ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

RIGHTS — 0.01%

  

SPAIN — 0.01%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    4,281      $ 2,174   

Banco Santander SAa

    283,386        43,171   
   

 

 

 
    45,345   

SWITZERLAND — 0.00%

   

Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpAa

    48          
   

 

 

 
      
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

   

(Cost: $50,954)

  

    45,345   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.20%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.20%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.15%e,f,g

    685,476        685,476   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%e,f,g

    41,235        41,235   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%e,f

    3,631        3,631   
   

 

 

 
    730,342   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost: $730,342)

  

    730,342   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.06%
(Cost: $394,521,489)

    

    377,185,415   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.06)%

  

    (213,025
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 376,972,390   
   

 

 

 

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.13%

  

AUSTRALIA — 20.56%

  

 

Abacus Property Group

    33,320      $ 79,141   

Adelaide Brighton Ltd.

    31,850        88,795   

AGL Energy Ltd.

    43,192        477,628   

Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd.

    14,980        34,414   

ALS Ltd.

    27,300        104,173   

Alumina Ltd.a

    175,000        264,386   

Amcom Telecommunications Ltd.

    30,170        67,195   

Amcor Ltd.

    80,850        804,654   

AMP Ltd.

    200,760        902,093   

Ansell Ltd.

    11,550        203,907   

APA Group

    71,160        449,977   

APN News & Media Ltd.a

    72,730        45,877   

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    5,950        53,657   

Ardent Leisure Group

    32,900        71,226   

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    30,240        165,317   

Asciano Ltd.

    65,380        307,016   

ASX Ltd.

    12,880        382,556   

Atlas Iron Ltd.

    20,090        2,660   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    142,170        548,039   

AusNet Services

    107,310        116,995   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    186,340        4,788,706   

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.a

    57,890        72,131   

Automotive Holdings Group

    19,740        58,108   

Aveo Group

    28,420        50,461   

AWE Ltd.a

    77,280        80,945   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    26,740        260,505   

Beach Energy Ltd.

    125,440        93,779   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    31,710        330,408   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    219,520        5,002,033   

BlueScope Steel Ltd.a

    38,360        150,260   

Boral Ltd.

    51,520        224,679   

Bradken Ltd.

    17,220        36,610   

Brambles Ltd.

    105,910        874,261   

Breville Group Ltd.

    9,870        55,802   

BT Investment Management Ltd.

    8,540        47,884   

BWP Trust

    39,270        87,157   

Cabcharge Australia Ltd.

    16,870        57,148   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    9,450        245,944   

Cardno Ltd.

    13,230        30,496   

carsales.com Ltd.

    15,400        123,525   

Challenger Ltd.

    35,490        174,395   

Charter Hall Group

    20,370        76,778   
Security   Shares     Value  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    25,760      $ 88,066   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    39,130        295,583   

Cochlear Ltd.

    4,690        303,144   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    109,480        7,616,058   

Computershare Ltd.

    31,360        284,023   

Cover-More Group Ltd.

    27,090        39,978   

Cromwell Group

    98,070        80,954   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    24,500        259,670   

CSL Ltd.

    33,110        2,267,739   

CSR Ltd.

    35,140        109,461   

Dexus Property Group

    59,809        359,103   

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    4,620        94,407   

Downer EDI Ltd.

    30,520        100,061   

Drillsearch Energy Ltd.a

    88,340        53,660   

DUET Group

    97,725        190,258   

DuluxGroup Ltd.

    27,230        126,808   

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.

    54,810        172,867   

Fairfax Media Ltd.

    138,810        97,288   

Federation Centres

    91,630        216,211   

FlexiGroup Ltd.

    23,660        54,170   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    3,710        109,239   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    113,890        209,313   

G8 Education Ltd.

    17,010        55,635   

GDI Property Group

    77,910        51,268   

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

    129,920        64,752   

Goodman Group

    113,470        541,676   

GPT Group (The)

    108,780        382,900   

GrainCorp Ltd. Class A

    17,220        119,484   

GWA Group Ltd.

    28,490        58,794   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    37,450        115,199   

iiNET Ltd.

    14,420        84,222   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    29,610        163,026   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    113,540        319,194   

Independence Group NL

    20,160        77,713   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    158,130        788,120   

Investa Office Fund

    40,950        123,095   

Invocare Ltd.

    9,940        101,017   

IOOF Holdings Ltd.

    18,690        137,398   

Iress Ltd.

    15,260        122,759   

James Hardie Industries SE

    29,960        303,774   

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    7,140        93,135   

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.a

    25,690        42,413   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    6,930        111,335   

Lend Lease Group

    35,840        465,546   

Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.a,b

    12,740        29,565   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

M2 Group Ltd.

    16,730      $ 117,256   

Macquarie Atlas Roads Group

    29,400        67,541   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    13,066        632,385   

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    7,210        107,411   

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    5,740        51,405   

Medibank Pvt Ltd.a

    187,740        347,962   

Mesoblast Ltd.a

    14,420        45,143   

Metcash Ltd.

    63,350        72,027   

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    10,990        57,684   

Mirvac Group

    240,940        362,130   

MMA Offshore Ltd.

    43,890        27,343   

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    6,020        38,255   

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.

    160,090        26,804   

Myer Holdings Ltd.

    46,270        56,031   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    159,810        4,434,227   

Navitas Ltd.

    15,610        65,279   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.a

    56,140        592,830   

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    36,890        50,849   

Novion Property Group

    135,310        244,465   

Nufarm Ltd.

    21,280        94,294   

Orica Ltd.

    25,410        358,955   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    75,390        627,022   

Orora Ltd.

    86,730        143,862   

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    24,290        73,204   

OzForex Group Ltd.

    22,610        44,723   

Pacific Brands Ltd.

    104,160        39,746   

Pact Group Holdings Ltd.

    17,990        66,266   

PanAust Ltd.

    40,810        38,455   

Perpetual Ltd.

    3,220        123,323   

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    14,840        100,543   

Premier Investments Ltd.

    7,070        56,544   

Primary Health Care Ltd.

    38,220        137,807   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    73,640        149,676   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    85,260        704,464   

Qube Logistics Holdings Ltd.

    49,700        90,567   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    8,890        411,578   

REA Group Ltd.

    3,640        140,457   

Recall Holdings Ltd.

    24,430        136,028   

Regis Resources Ltd.a

    43,750        64,563   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    29,890        1,339,815   

SAI Global Ltd.

    16,800        51,416   

Sandfire Resources NL

    10,290        34,217   

Santos Ltd.

    65,940        404,644   

Scentre Groupa

    341,531        1,010,676   
Security   Shares     Value  

Seek Ltd.

    21,980      $ 305,537   

Senex Energy Ltd.a

    151,830        32,515   

Seven West Media Ltd.

    55,510        56,629   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group

    56,280        84,588   

Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    101,290        63,104   

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

    13,720        116,140   

Sirius Resources NLa

    18,480        36,122   

Sirtex Medical Ltd.

    4,550        95,492   

Skilled Group Ltd.

    25,200        25,708   

Slater & Gordon Ltd.

    14,210        73,478   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    25,480        373,834   

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

    80,710        66,310   

Spark Infrastructure Group

    97,860        163,086   

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    53,130        60,614   

Stockland

    152,180        519,075   

STW Communications Group Ltd.

    63,070        45,187   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    86,940        996,611   

Sundance Energy Australia Ltd.a

    62,510        22,636   

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    11,200        76,143   

Sydney Airport

    70,000        272,017   

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    51,240        182,357   

Tassal Group Ltd.

    18,200        53,433   

Tatts Group Ltd.

    93,660        281,540   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    290,710        1,471,538   

Ten Network Holdings Ltd.a

    199,080        31,007   

Toll Holdings Ltd.

    46,270        223,043   

Tox Free Solutions Ltd.

    26,180        59,328   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    18,760        97,883   

Transfield Services Ltd.a

    49,140        54,340   

Transpacific Industries Group Ltd.

    120,610        77,488   

Transurban Group

    116,690        836,934   

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    44,170        169,235   

UGL Ltd.

    13,090        18,298   

UXC Ltd.

    25,410        14,742   

Veda Group Ltd.

    29,890        53,537   

Village Roadshow Ltd.

    11,200        53,204   

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd.a

    138,390        50,652   

Virtus Health Ltd.

    12,460        77,917   

Vocation Ltd.

    12,737        2,480   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    76,473        2,595,931   

Western Areas Ltd.

    16,030        50,183   

Westfield Corp.

    133,000        1,021,237   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    211,190        5,667,437   

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.a

    58,870        56,848   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    50,470      $ 1,347,325   

Woolworths Ltd.

    85,540        2,117,002   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    14,420        108,029   
   

 

 

 
      69,669,448   

HONG KONG — 8.67%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    826,000        4,820,690   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.b

    21,000        190,543   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    112,000        465,141   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.b

    245,000        861,079   

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd.a

    280,000        68,977   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    70,000        163,413   

Century City International Holdings Ltd.

    2,240,000        173,344   

Champion REIT

    140,000        68,616   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    47,000        900,192   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    70,000        576,461   

China Public Procurement Ltd.a

    1,680,000        40,086   

Citic Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    210,000        65,275   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    140,000        1,249,524   

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    84,000        140,409   

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

    133,000        150,096   

FIH Mobile Ltd.a,b

    210,000        93,714   

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong

    140,000        142,648   

G-Resources Group Ltd.a

    2,961,000        84,400   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.b

    150,000        791,271   

Giordano International Ltd.

    140,000        66,268   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.a

    700,065        132,729   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    140,000        412,596   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    56,000        980,841   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    70,200        501,600   

Hilong Holding Ltd.

    140,000        43,517   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    210,720        276,128   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    420,000        964,228   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    29,100        670,324   

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

    35,000        131,588   

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    280,000        127,842   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    94,000        1,247,538   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    70,000        339,015   

IGG Inc.

    140,000        51,462   

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    35,250        128,664   
Security   Shares     Value  

K. Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    140,000      $ 75,658   

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    70,000        107,076   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    35,000        124,140   

Kowloon Development Co. Ltd.

    70,000        81,707   

Langham Hospitality Investments Ltd.

    140,000        63,560   

Li & Fung Ltd.

    420,000        416,568   

Link REIT (The)

    140,000        947,977   

Macau Legend Development Ltd.a

    140,000        51,462   

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    112,000        95,917   

Melco International Development Ltd.

    70,000        140,662   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    56,000        136,653   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    105,000        466,540   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    350,000        418,013   

Newocean Energy Holdings Ltd.

    140,000        51,100   

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    140,000        260,378   

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    210,000        77,734   

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.

    70,000        96,603   

PCCW Ltd.

    280,000        186,345   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    105,000        1,101,008   

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.

    140,000        90,645   

Sands China Ltd.

    168,000        824,469   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    140,000        182,373   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

    280,000        128,203   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    140,000        234,737   

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    140,000        77,283   

SJM Holdings Ltd.b

    140,000        206,569   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holding Ltd.

    70,000        122,786   

SPT Energy Group Inc.b

    140,000        22,390   

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    35,000        92,541   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    140,000        2,285,980   

Sunlight REIT

    140,000        70,782   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    35,000        469,926   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    84,000        270,309   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    105,000        343,980   

Town Health International Medical Group Ltd.

    420,000        88,297   

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

    140,000        50,559   

Value Partners Group Ltd.

    140,000        119,535   

VTech Holdings Ltd.b

    14,000        197,360   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    70,000        568,786   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    70,000        397,248   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    112,000        312,742   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Co. Ltd.

    140,000      $ 73,852   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    35,000        130,234   
   

 

 

 
      29,380,906   

JAPAN — 64.36%

   

Accordia Golf Co. Ltd.

    7,000        71,570   

Acom Co. Ltd.a,b

    28,000        76,993   

Adeka Corp.

    7,000        86,707   

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    70        179,671   

Advantest Corp.

    14,000        180,207   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    42,000        446,763   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    7,000        127,229   

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    7,000        116,980   

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    70        96,063   

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,000        157,025   

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    7,000        69,842   

AIFUL Corp.a,b

    21,000        69,723   

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    14,000        494,019   

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    70,000        1,453,156   

Alpine Electronics Inc.

    7,000        109,471   

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    14,000        295,220   

Amada Co. Ltd.

    28,000        257,438   

Amano Corp.

    7,000        75,086   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    70,000        194,390   

Anritsu Corp.

    14,000        92,249   

Aoki Holdings Inc.

    7,000        81,582   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    70,000        256,247   

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

    7,000        72,047   

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    70,000        375,431   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    28,000        927,017   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    70,000        698,421   

ASICS Corp.

    14,000        346,827   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    147,000        2,289,503   

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    7,000        103,095   

Azbil Corp.

    7,000        175,320   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    14,000        285,923   

Bank of Saga Ltd. (The)

    70,000        160,899   

Bank of the Ryukyus Ltd.

    7,000        97,612   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    70,000        381,271   

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    7,000        210,063   

BIC Camera Inc.

    7,000        79,794   

Bridgestone Corp.

    42,000        1,694,088   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    14,000        242,421   

Calbee Inc.

    7,000        275,614   

Canon Inc.

    77,000        2,451,952   
Security   Shares     Value  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    7,000      $ 127,944   

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    7,000        118,171   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.b

    14,000        221,564   

Cawachi Ltd.

    7,000        111,974   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    7,000        1,210,914   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    70,000        476,738   

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    42,000        558,498   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    14,000        420,125   

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    14,000        200,826   

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    21,000        292,479   

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,000        169,123   

CKD Corp.

    7,000        67,458   

Coca-Cola East Japan Co. Ltd.

    7,000        117,397   

Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd.

    7,000        100,592   

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    7,000        118,648   

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    7,000        96,182   

Corona Corp.

    14,000        139,446   

Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd.

    70,000        94,752   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    7,600        129,530   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    70,000        634,955   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    70,000        949,900   

Daibiru Corp.

    7,000        62,095   

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    7,000        80,986   

Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.

    14,000        196,654   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    42,000        612,489   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    14,000        986,251   

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    7,000        119,900   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    7,000        785,127   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    63,000        1,172,685   

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    140,000        1,027,966   

Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.

    1        4,708   

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,000        94,037   

Dena Co. Ltd.

    7,000        92,547   

Denso Corp.

    35,000        1,564,594   

Dentsu Inc.

    14,000        580,428   

DIC Corp.

    70,000        175,201   

DMG Mori Seiki Co Ltd.

    14,000        184,140   

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        513,685   

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    7,000        110,961   

East Japan Railway Co.

    21,000        1,632,231   

EDION Corp.

    14,000        104,525   

Eighteenth Bank Ltd. (The)

    70,000        203,805   

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,000        109,233   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    14,000      $ 701,758   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    7,000        256,842   

EPS Holdings Inc.

    7,000        87,481   

Euglena Co. Ltd.a

    7,000        105,657   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    7,000        305,112   

Fancl Corp.

    7,000        112,391   

FANUC Corp.

    14,000        2,370,578   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    7,000        2,623,249   

FCC Co. Ltd.

    7,000        134,380   

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    70,000        302,728   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    42,000        1,536,228   

Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,000        68,352   

Fuji Oil Co. Ltd. New

    7,000        90,401   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    35,000        1,191,248   

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    7,000        72,405   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    140,000        745,618   

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    70,000        352,786   

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    70        141,591   

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    70,000        117,397   

Glory Ltd.

    7,000        185,332   

GLP J-REIT

    140        159,469   

GMO Internet Inc.

    7,000        58,400   

Godo Steel Ltd.

    70,000        113,821   

Gree Inc.

    14,000        80,092   

Gulliver International Co. Ltd.

    7,000        56,195   

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    28,000        97,016   

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    70,000        466,011   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    14,000        140,638   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

    7,000        333,120   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    70,000        391,521   

Haseko Corp.

    21,000        172,519   

Hazama Ando Corp.

    14,000        92,487   

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    70        58,341   

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    7,000        149,159   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    21,000        301,239   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    7,000        239,561   

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,000        142,366   

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    7,000        131,222   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    7,000        220,193   

Hitachi Ltd.

    350,000        2,673,605   

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

    7,000        92,249   

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    21,000        116,205   

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    14,000        113,702   
Security   Shares     Value  

Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd.

    14,000      $ 66,505   

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    70,000        145,405   

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    14,000        199,157   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    112,000        3,414,396   

House Foods Group Inc.

    7,000        140,995   

Hoya Corp.

    28,000        1,096,258   

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    14,000        128,600   

Hulic Reit Inc.

    70        105,121   

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

    7,000        106,313   

Ichigo Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,000        43,800   

Ichigo Real Estate Investment Corp.

    140        110,126   

Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd.

    7,000        71,689   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    7,000        117,635   

IHI Corp.

    70,000        369,472   

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,000        176,035   

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    14,000        82,595   

INPEX Corp.

    63,000        699,374   

Invesco Office J-Reit Inc.

    70        69,425   

Invincible Investment Corp.

    70        31,346   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    21,000        300,345   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    35,000        471,225   

IT Holdings Corp.

    7,000        117,158   

Ito EN Ltd.

    7,000        134,917   

ITOCHU Corp.

    105,000        1,072,660   

Itoki Corp.

    7,000        34,742   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    14,000        163,044   

J Trust Co. Ltd.

    7,000        57,387   

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    35,000        450,219   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    14,000        477,930   

Japan Communications Inc.a

    14,000        61,022   

Japan Display Inc.a

    21,000        74,014   

Japan Excellent Inc.

    70        90,163   

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    21,000        495,390   

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    140        92,487   

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    70        150,351   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    70        245,520   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    70        341,463   

Japan Rental Housing Investments Inc.

    140        111,557   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    140        304,159   

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    14,000        69,961   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    77,000        2,118,950   

JFE Holdings Inc.

    35,000        778,125   

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    70,000        355,170   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

JSP Corp.

    7,000      $ 140,638   

JSR Corp.

    14,000        249,453   

JTEKT Corp.

    14,000        234,078   

JX Holdings Inc.

    154,000        571,346   

Kadokawa Dwangoa

    7,000        104,227   

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    7,000        111,199   

Kajima Corp.

    70,000        279,487   

Kakaku.com Inc.

    14,000        200,111   

Kamei Corp.

    14,000        93,083   

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)a

    49,000        476,797   

Kao Corp.

    35,000        1,543,736   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    70,000        339,080   

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    70,000        202,614   

KDDI Corp.

    42,000        2,990,218   

Keikyu Corp.

    70,000        549,440   

Keio Corp.

    70,000        574,469   

Keiyo Co. Ltd.

    21,000        99,936   

Kenedix Inc.

    14,000        63,883   

Kewpie Corp.

    7,000        163,283   

Keyence Corp.

    7,000        3,306,772   

Kikkoman Corp.

    70,000        2,082,748   

Kintetsu Corp.

    140,000        495,807   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,000        758,013   

Kitz Corp.

    14,000        67,101   

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,000        87,303   

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    210,000        371,855   

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        106,491   

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    7,000        79,556   

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,000        230,324   

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    7,000        53,693   

Komatsu Ltd.

    63,000        1,250,721   

Komori Corp.

    7,000        76,397   

Konami Corp.

    7,000        131,639   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    35,000        389,137   

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    7,000        120,913   

Kubota Corp.

    70,000        1,050,909   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    21,000        266,020   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    7,000        150,470   

Kuroda Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,000        100,949   

Kyocera Corp.

    21,000        933,929   

KYORIN Holdings Inc.

    7,000        142,604   

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    7,000        74,490   

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    28,000        272,456   

Lawson Inc.

    7,000        460,052   
Security   Shares     Value  

Leopalace21 Corp.a

    14,000      $ 91,414   

Lintec Corp.

    7,000        155,476   

LIXIL Group Corp.

    21,000        413,153   

M3 Inc.

    14,000        283,897   

Makita Corp.

    7,000        314,051   

Marubeni Corp.

    133,000        739,927   

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    7,000        104,823   

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    14,000        146,954   

Marusan Securities Co. Ltd.

    14,000        97,850   

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    7,000        79,675   

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    7,000        59,890   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    42,000        875,112   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.

    7,000        153,808   

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    7,000        82,356   

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co. Ltd.

    7,000        96,718   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        775,295   

Mie Bank Ltd. (The)

    70,000        156,132   

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    7,000        315,839   

MIRAIT Holdings Corp.

    7,000        81,701   

Misumi Group Inc.

    7,000        264,291   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    91,000        475,743   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    98,000        1,725,314   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    140,000        1,640,574   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    70,000        1,420,381   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    210,000        1,171,166   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    70,000        222,875   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    42,000        358,984   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    14,000        222,875   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    868,000        4,672,340   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    35,000        153,152   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    119,000        1,526,693   

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    70,000        206,785   

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    70,000        115,013   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    70,000        1,788,065   

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    70,000        147,789   

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

    70,000        238,369   

Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.

    14,000        108,100   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    1,561,000        2,578,079   

Monex Group Inc.

    35,000        72,702   

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    70        99,281   

MORI TRUST Sogo REIT Inc.

    70        146,120   

MOS Food Services Inc.

    7,000        145,703   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Moshi Moshi Hotline Inc.

    7,000      $ 77,768   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    35,000        860,959   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    14,000        1,527,944   

Nabtesco Corp.

    7,000        182,650   

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    7,000        87,839   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    70,000        276,508   

NanoCarrier Co. Ltd.a

    7,000        80,867   

NEC Corp.

    88,000        250,219   

Net One Systems Co. Ltd.

    200        1,202   

Neturen Co. Ltd.

    21,000        158,396   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    7,000        69,365   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    70,000        1,425,446   

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    21,000        629,294   

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    14,000        127,647   

Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,000        126,931   

Nichicon Corp.

    14,000        107,624   

Nichii Gakkan Co.

    7,000        73,358   

Nidec Corp.

    14,000        962,295   

NIFTY Corp.

    7,000        78,364   

Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd.

    7,000        83,131   

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    7,000        168,467   

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    7,000        61,857   

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    7,000        62,155   

Nikon Corp.

    21,000        268,880   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    7,000        681,139   

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    70        345,635   

Nippon Coke & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    35,000        32,776   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    70,000        411,782   

Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co. Ltd.

    7,000        109,948   

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    42,000        63,287   

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.

    7,000        111,199   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    70        165,309   

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.a

    140,000        129,911   

Nippon Signal Co. Ltd. (The)

    7,000        76,695   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    490,000        1,157,579   

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.a

    21,000        73,120   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    28,000        1,673,349   

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd.a

    21,000        42,370   

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    140,000        419,529   

Nipro Corp.

    7,000        61,738   

Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (The)

    70,000        230,026   

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    7,000        56,017   
Security   Shares     Value  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    7,000      $ 130,388   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    168,000        1,453,812   

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    7,000        77,768   

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    14,700        181,458   

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

    14,000        146,954   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        380,198   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        398,076   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    14,000        844,422   

Nitto Kohki Co. Ltd.

    7,000        131,103   

NOK Corp.

    7,000        203,805   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    231,000        1,247,772   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    7,000        118,946   

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    70        88,018   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    7,000        239,859   

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    28,000        105,359   

NSD Co. Ltd.

    7,000        108,696   

NSK Ltd.

    70,000        832,503   

NTT Data Corp.

    7,000        269,059   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    105,000        1,792,236   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    7,000        67,995   

Obayashi Corp.

    70,000        447,538   

OBIC Co. Ltd.

    7,000        236,879   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    70,000        686,502   

Oji Holdings Corp.

    70,000        266,377   

Okabe Co. Ltd.

    7,000        60,844   

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    70,000        257,438   

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    70,000        144,213   

Olympus Corp.a

    14,000        491,040   

Omron Corp.

    14,000        566,722   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,000        744,903   

Onoken Co. Ltd.

    21,000        173,056   

Orient Corp.a

    49,000        73,835   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    7,000        1,699,272   

ORIX Corp.

    91,000        1,059,013   

Orix JREIT Inc.

    140        210,480   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    140,000        556,115   

OSG Corp.

    7,000        129,971   

OSJB Holdings Corp.

    14,000        33,610   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,000        871,834   

Paltac Corp.

    7,000        88,733   

Panasonic Corp.

    154,000        1,772,511   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    7,000        120,376   

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    21,000        80,807   

Pioneer Corp.a

    28,000        53,156   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Proto Corp.

    7,000      $ 110,126   

Rakuten Inc.

    56,000        782,803   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    7,000        204,997   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    147,000        736,345   

Resorttrust Inc.

    7,000        168,944   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    49,000        482,637   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    7,000        455,880   

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,000        94,692   

Round One Corp.

    14,000        87,839   

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        100,472   

Sakata Seed Corp.

    7,000        122,224   

Sanrio Co. Ltd.b

    7,000        174,426   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,000        438,599   

SBI Holdings Inc.

    14,000        151,722   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    14,000        819,274   

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    14,000        183,782   

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    7,000        167,335   

Seikagaku Corp.

    7,000        123,892   

Seiko Epson Corp.

    7,600        312,178   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    70,000        771,123   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    35,000        454,689   

Sekisui House SI Residential Investment Corp.

    70        79,258   

Sekisui Plastics Co. Ltd.

    70,000        274,124   

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    28,000        125,144   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,000        1,809,369   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    42,000        189,503   

Sharp Corp./Japana,b

    140,000        276,508   

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    14,000        177,346   

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

    7,000        176,453   

Shimano Inc.

    7,000        933,214   

Shimizu Corp.

    70,000        487,464   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    28,000        1,870,719   

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    21,000        94,573   

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    7,000        49,640   

Shinko Plantech Co. Ltd.

    14,000        105,121   

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    140,000        256,247   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    21,000        635,551   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    21,000        339,318   

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

    70,000        645,980   

Showa Corp.

    7,000        71,868   

Showa Denko K.K.

    140,000        179,968   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    14,000        137,658   

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    14,000        85,455   

SMC Corp.

    7,000        1,899,204   
Security   Shares     Value  

SoftBank Corp.

    63,000      $ 3,734,466   

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    7,000        180,564   

Sojitz Corp.

    112,000        145,882   

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc.

    21,000        589,963   

Sony Corp.

    70,000        1,653,088   

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

    14,000        196,535   

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        155,238   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,000        157,681   

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    7,000        88,256   

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    7,000        142,843   

Sumco Corp.

    7,000        119,661   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    70,000        278,892   

Sumitomo Corp.

    77,000        765,641   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    14,000        148,265   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    49,000        638,233   

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    7,000        65,671   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    70,000        383,178   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    70,000        1,011,876   

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.a

    56,000        79,138   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    84,000        2,853,633   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    210,000        744,605   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    70,000        2,255,565   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc.

    14,000        219,776   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    7,000        247,010   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    7,000        132,712   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    7,000        198,740   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    28,000        895,313   

Sysmex Corp.

    7,000        315,839   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    42,000        478,943   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    70,000        206,785   

Taisei Corp.

    70,000        409,399   

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    7,000        88,137   

Takara Bio Inc.

    7,000        80,569   

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    7,000        88,435   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    56,000        2,814,183   

Tatsuta Electric Wire and Cable Co. Ltd.

    7,000        29,439   

TDK Corp.

    7,000        441,578   

Teijin Ltd.

    70,000        210,361   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Terumo Corp.

    21,000      $ 525,782   

THK Co. Ltd.

    7,000        172,221   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    70,000        338,484   

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    7,000        118,529   

Toho Co. Ltd.

    7,000        159,409   

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        97,970   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    28,000        355,646   

Tohokushinsha Film Corp.

    14,000        101,426   

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    7,000        145,643   

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    14,000        94,156   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    49,000        1,726,982   

Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc.

    7,000        80,628   

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    98,000        418,814   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    14,000        1,010,207   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    140,000        841,800   

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    7,000        143,617   

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    14,000        106,670   

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    70,000        476,738   

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    7,000        35,696   

Tokyu Corp.

    70,000        466,607   

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    35,000        219,299   

TOKYU REIT Inc.

    70        92,964   

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    42,000        183,067   

Topcon Corp.

    7,000        140,399   

Toppan Forms Co. Ltd.

    7,000        73,418   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    70,000        471,970   

Topre Corp.

    7,000        97,135   

TOPY Industries Ltd.

    70,000        159,111   

Toray Industries Inc.

    70,000        601,583   

Toshiba Corp.

    280,000        1,131,299   

Tosoh Corp.

    70,000        381,986   

Towa Bank Ltd. (The)

    210,000        173,413   

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    14,000        181,875   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    7,000        248,797   

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    70,000        94,752   

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    7,000        155,536   

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    7,000        93,321   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    14,000        761,589   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    189,000        12,300,728   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    14,000        335,147   

Trend Micro Inc.

    7,000        199,336   

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    7,000        178,062   

TSI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,000        80,330   

Tsukuba Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,000        20,619   
Security   Shares     Value  

Tsumura & Co.

    7,000      $ 160,363   

Ube Industries Ltd.

    70,000        105,478   

Unicharm Corp.

    21,000        584,689   

United Urban Investment Corp.

    140        224,901   

UNY Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,000        121,389   

USEN Corp.a

    14,100        37,331   

Ushio Inc.

    7,000        81,761   

USS Co. Ltd.

    14,000        221,445   

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,000        56,493   

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    14,000        59,711   

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    7,000        66,922   

West Japan Railway Co.

    14,000        724,403   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    98,000        332,882   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    7,000        427,872   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    56,000        209,765   

Yamaha Corp.

    14,000        206,308   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    21,000        466,965   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,000        638,352   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    14,000        181,280   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    14,000        148,265   

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        79,436   

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000        63,347   
   

 

 

 
      218,157,259   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.77%

  

 

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    30,170        57,152   

Argosy Property Ltd.

    62,650        51,610   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    63,140        203,930   

Chorus Ltd.a

    39,690        76,339   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    26,040        133,622   

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    37,590        169,426   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    45,780        278,443   

Freightways Ltd.

    12,740        55,203   

Goodman Property Trust

    71,260        61,030   

Infratil Ltd.

    40,740        93,438   

Kathmandu Holdings Ltd.

    17,920        26,143   

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    57,750        55,328   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    77,560        107,801   

Metlifecare Ltd.

    17,640        61,455   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

    47,950        116,935   

Nuplex Industries Ltd.

    42,210        91,602   

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    56,910        51,219   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    25,060        150,055   

Sky Network Television Ltd.

    27,370        120,383   
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI PACIFIC ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    39,130      $ 111,614   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    120,960        289,716   

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    21,280        47,880   

Trade Me Group Ltd.

    28,000        73,770   

Xero Ltd.a

    4,340        49,266   

Z Energy Ltd.

    23,310        83,746   
   

 

 

 
      2,617,106   

SINGAPORE — 4.77%

  

 

AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT

    70,000        76,048   

ARA Asset Management Ltd.

    140,000        175,892   

Ascendas Hospitality Trust

    140,000        70,874   

Ascendas India Trust

    140,000        88,464   

Ascendas REIT

    140,000        254,527   

Ascott Residence Trust

    70,000        65,442   

Asian Pay Television Trust

    280,000        188,308   

Biosensors International Group Ltd.a

    210,000        100,103   

Cache Logistics Trust

    70,000        61,304   

Cambridge Industrial Trust

    140,000        70,357   

CapitaCommercial Trust

    140,000        183,135   

CapitaLand Ltd.b

    140,000        360,062   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.

    140,000        216,244   

CapitaRetail China Trust

    70,000        88,722   

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    70,000        93,120   

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    140,000        296,948   

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.

    140,000        55,872   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    99,200        1,450,867   

Ezion Holdings Ltd.

    78,700        73,867   

Ezra Holdings Ltd.

    289,820        113,521   

Far East Hospitality Trust

    140,000        87,429   

First REIT

    70,000        68,029   

First Resources Ltd.

    70,000        96,482   

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    70,000        107,087   

Frasers Commercial Trust

    70,000        76,824   

Genting Singapore PLC

    420,000        335,230   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    210,000        392,654   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    490,000        152,095   

GuocoLeisure Ltd.

    140,000        98,810   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

    420,000        300,300   

Hyflux Ltd.

    210,000        148,215   

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.

    70,000        36,730   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    70,000        450,078   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    70,000        234,868   

Keppel REIT

    70,000        63,890   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust

    280,000        73,461   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    70,000        78,376   
Security   Shares     Value  

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust

    140,000      $ 105,535   

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    70,000        79,152   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    70,000        62,080   

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.a

    70,000        52,250   

Noble Group Ltd.

    280,000        220,383   

OUE Hospitality Trust

    140,000        96,741   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    220,175        1,692,277   

Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial REIT

    210,000        142,007   

SATS Ltd.

    70,000        153,130   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    70,000        222,969   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    70,000        155,199   

Silverlake Axis Ltd.

    70,000        67,770   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    70,000        654,423   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    70,000        401,966   

Singapore Post Ltd.

    140,000        221,418   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

    42,000        128,195   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    140,000        347,646   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    560,000        1,688,567   

SMRT Corp. Ltd.

    70,000        90,533   

Soilbuild Business Space REIT

    280,000        161,407   

Starhill Global REIT

    140,000        85,877   

StarHub Ltd.

    70,000        216,244   

Suntec REIT

    140,000        194,516   

Super Group Ltd.

    70,000        57,424   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    70,000        1,199,172   

Vard Holdings Ltd.a

    70,000        26,125   

Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Ltd.

    70,000        96,999   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    140,000        333,161   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

    70,000        94,672   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    140,000        128,298   

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.b

    70,000        52,250   

Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.a,b

    140,000        55,872   
   

 

 

 
      16,168,493   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $346,646,076)

  

    335,993,212   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI PACIFIC ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

RIGHTS — 0.00%

  

SINGAPORE — 0.00%

  

 

Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.a

    31,333      $ 3,705   
   

 

 

 
      3,705   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

  

 

(Cost: $0)

  

    3,705   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.57%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.57%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,

  

 

SL Agency Shares

   

0.15%c,d,e

    1,605,979        1,605,979   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,

   

SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%c,d,e

    96,608        96,608   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,

   

SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%c,d

    228,451        228,451   
   

 

 

 
      1,931,038   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $1,931,038)

  

    1,931,038   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 99.70%

   

 

(Cost: $348,577,114)

      337,927,955   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.30%

  

    1,028,284   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 338,956,239   
   

 

 

 

 

a 

Non-income earning security.

b 

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.

c 

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d 

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e 

All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 97.95%

  

AUSTRALIA — 5.09%

  

Adelaide Brighton Ltd.

    30,233      $ 84,286   

AGL Energy Ltd.

    40,365        446,366   

ALS Ltd.

    26,354        100,564   

Alumina Ltd.a

    166,539        251,603   

Amcor Ltd.

    76,503        761,390   

AMP Ltd.

    189,516        851,569   

Ansell Ltd.

    10,253        181,009   

APA Group

    73,599        465,400   

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    10,206        92,037   

Ardent Leisure Group

    64,591        139,835   

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    37,800        206,646   

Arrium Ltd.

    392,269        62,623   

Asciano Ltd.

    60,594        284,541   

Astro Japan Property Trust

    50,768        197,678   

ASX Ltd.

    10,383        308,391   

Atlas Iron Ltd.b

    213,295        28,238   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    126,186        486,423   

AusNet Services

    109,793        119,702   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    170,902        4,391,968   

Automotive Holdings Group

    24,742        72,832   

Aveo Group

    35,257        62,601   

AWE Ltd.a

    60,606        63,480   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    22,567        219,851   

Beach Energy Ltd.

    106,428        79,566   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    24,381        254,042   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    201,971        4,602,157   

BlueScope Steel Ltd.a

    34,531        135,262   

Boral Ltd.

    48,101        209,768   

Bradken Ltd.

    15,019        31,930   

Brambles Ltd.

    98,348        811,838   

BWP Trust

    44,654        99,107   

Cabcharge Australia Ltd.

    16,724        56,654   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    10,100        262,861   

Cardno Ltd.

    10,147        23,390   

carsales.com Ltd.

    17,332        139,022   

Challenger Ltd.

    39,343        193,328   

Charter Hall Group

    28,243        106,452   

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    23,497        80,330   

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    33,176        250,607   

Cochlear Ltd.

    3,705        239,477   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    103,407        7,193,585   

Computershare Ltd.

    31,238        282,918   
Security   Shares     Value  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    23,018      $ 243,963   

CSL Ltd.

    30,873        2,114,525   

CSR Ltd.

    41,985        130,783   

Decmil Group Ltd.

    24,624        24,066   

Dexus Property Group

    56,296        338,010   

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    5,643        115,311   

Downer EDI Ltd.

    33,639        110,287   

Drillsearch Energy Ltd.a

    91,193        55,393   

DUET Group

    95,206        185,354   

DuluxGroup Ltd.

    32,358        150,689   

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.

    49,023        154,615   

Fairfax Media Ltd.

    149,707        104,926   

Federation Centres

    111,454        262,988   

FlexiGroup Ltd.

    33,122        75,834   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    3,481        102,496   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    106,615        195,942   

G.U.D Holdings Ltd.

    18,694        114,280   

G8 Education Ltd.

    21,260        69,536   

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

    137,940        68,749   

Goodman Group

    103,656        494,827   

GPT Group (The)

    92,895        326,986   

GrainCorp Ltd. Class A

    15,055        104,462   

GWA Group Ltd.

    38,595        79,648   

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    39,578        121,744   

iiNET Ltd.

    13,643        79,684   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    25,852        142,335   

IMF Bentham Ltd.

    74,005        123,908   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    98,170        275,984   

Independence Group NL

    23,934        92,261   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    147,548        735,379   

Investa Office Fund

    58,697        176,442   

Invocare Ltd.

    12,141        123,385   

IOOF Holdings Ltd.

    18,839        138,493   

Iress Ltd.

    16,152        129,935   

James Hardie Industries SE

    30,013        304,312   

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.b

    7,283        95,000   

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.a,b

    15,939        26,315   

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

    6,664        107,061   

Lend Lease Group

    34,662        450,244   

Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.a,b

    26,063        60,484   

M2 Group Ltd.

    19,911        139,551   

Macquarie Atlas Roads Group

    38,854        89,260   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    18,188        880,287   

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    8,769        130,636   

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    6,182        55,364   
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Mesoblast Ltd.a,b

    20,776      $ 65,041   

Metcash Ltd.

    63,444        72,134   

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    12,424        65,211   

Mirvac Group

    217,421        326,781   

MMA Offshore Ltd.

    46,997        29,279   

Monadelphous Group Ltd.b

    6,141        39,024   

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.

    126,526        21,184   

Myer Holdings Ltd.

    49,072        59,424   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    145,965        4,050,071   

Navitas Ltd.

    18,642        77,959   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.a

    49,709        524,920   

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    33,512        46,845   

Novion Property Group

    123,527        223,176   

Nufarm Ltd.

    21,317        94,458   

Orica Ltd.

    22,774        321,718   

Origin Energy Ltd.

    72,178        600,308   

Orora Ltd.

    97,161        161,165   

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    24,143        72,761   

Pacific Brands Ltd.

    161,251        61,531   

Paladin Energy Ltd.a

    150,442        44,520   

PanAust Ltd.

    29,682        27,969   

Perpetual Ltd.

    3,504        134,199   

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    14,280        96,749   

Premier Investments Ltd.

    5,548        44,372   

Primary Health Care Ltd.

    39,318        141,765   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    68,497        139,223   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    86,564        715,238   

Qube Logistics Holdings Ltd.

    54,603        99,502   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    8,501        393,568   

REA Group Ltd.

    3,625        139,878   

Recall Holdings Ltd.

    26,142        145,560   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    27,333        1,225,198   

SAI Global Ltd.

    25,664        78,544   

Sandfire Resources NL

    15,544        51,688   

Santos Ltd.

    59,922        367,714   

Scentre Groupa

    334,412        989,609   

Seek Ltd.

    21,341        296,655   

Senex Energy Ltd.a,b

    207,529        44,444   

Seven West Media Ltd.

    58,441        59,619   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group

    73,804        110,926   

Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    122,101        76,069   

Sims Metal Management Ltd.b

    15,700        132,901   

Sirius Resources NLa,b

    23,758        46,439   

Sirtex Medical Ltd.

    5,589        117,298   
Security   Shares     Value  

Skilled Group Ltd.

    29,771      $ 30,371   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    22,781        334,235   

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

    54,578        44,840   

Spark Infrastructure Group

    100,019        166,684   

Stockland

    137,208        468,006   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    80,849        926,788   

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    10,038        68,243   

Sydney Airport

    56,778        220,637   

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    54,340        193,390   

Tatts Group Ltd.

    83,023        249,565   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    279,328        1,413,924   

Ten Network Holdings Ltd.a,b

    182,578        28,437   

Toll Holdings Ltd.

    42,493        204,836   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    19,820        103,413   

Transfield Services Ltd.a

    47,861        52,926   

Transpacific Industries Group Ltd.

    135,018        86,745   

Transurban Group

    113,341        812,914   

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    41,314        158,293   

UGL Ltd.

    30,514        42,654   

Virtus Health Ltd.

    18,620        116,438   

Vocus Communications Ltd.

    16,254        78,605   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    69,788        2,369,004   

Western Areas Ltd.

    20,854        65,285   

Westfield Corp.

    123,229        946,211   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    193,061        5,180,933   

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.a,b

    61,328        59,221   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    44,894        1,198,470   

Woolworths Ltd.

    78,863        1,951,755   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    13,290        99,563   
   

 

 

 
      65,338,084   

AUSTRIA — 0.21%

  

 

AMAG Austria Metall AGc

    391        12,231   

ams AG

    5,325        209,516   

Andritz AG

    4,981        269,799   

BUWOG AGa

    4,522        88,381   

CA Immobilien Anlagen AGb

    5,084        103,009   

conwert Immobilien Invest SE

    5,441        63,241   

Erste Group Bank AG

    17,965        389,741   

EVN AG

    1,819        20,067   

Flughafen Wien AG

    1,092        94,626   

IMMOFINANZ AGa

    55,710        127,241   

Lenzing AG

    776        50,229   

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG

    439        45,288   

Oesterreichische Post AG

    2,782        137,817   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

OMV AG

    9,689      $ 241,358   

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AGb

    7,034        82,550   

RHI AG

    1,970        51,797   

S IMMO AG

    12,575        97,203   

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    988        58,299   

Semperit AG Holding

    860        38,042   

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    7,617        64,466   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    2,799        118,808   

Voestalpine AG

    7,481        266,343   

Wienerberger AG

    7,385        104,378   
   

 

 

 
      2,734,430   

BELGIUM — 0.98%

   

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    1,458        173,166   

Ageas

    13,065        447,161   

Agfa-Gevaert NVa

    30,647        71,554   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    50,516        6,162,219   

Barco NV

    1,346        86,562   

Befimmo SA

    2,240        170,849   

Belgacom SA

    8,760        326,163   

Cofinimmo SA

    1,215        148,418   

Colruyt SA

    4,013        185,056   

Compagnie d’Entreprises CFE SA

    546        52,002   

Delhaize Brothers and Co. “The Lion” (Delhaize Group) SA

    6,303        523,702   

Elia System Operator SA

    1,549        67,970   

Euronav SAa

    6,608        77,476   

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

    2,231        75,200   

Fagron

    2,534        103,428   

Galapagos NVa

    6,119        125,533   

GIMV NV

    2,465        111,404   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    4,132        342,386   

Ion Beam Applications SAa

    6,050        118,621   

KBC Groep NVa

    15,906        856,443   

Kinepolis Group NV

    3,383        148,503   

Mobistar SAa

    3,928        87,144   

NV Bekaert SA

    2,744        82,846   

Nyrstar NVa

    29,480        110,745   

SA D’Ieteren NV

    1,020        32,942   

Solvay SA

    3,418        467,088   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    2,963        164,522   

Tessenderlo Chemie NVa,b

    3,703        95,754   

ThromboGenics NVa,b

    3,481        27,281   
Security   Shares     Value  

UCB SA

    8,220      $ 639,756   

Umicore SA

    6,358        266,073   

Warehouses De Pauw SCA

    2,448        187,846   
   

 

 

 
      12,535,813   

BRAZIL — 1.05%

   

Abril Educacao SAa

    10,800        38,988   

Aliansce Shopping Centers SA

    10,600        63,580   

ALL — America Latina Logistica SA

    32,100        46,042   

AMBEV SA

    293,400        1,927,070   

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

    3,900        34,057   

B2W Companhia Global do Varejoa

    6,917        58,754   

Banco Bradesco SA

    38,490        480,372   

Banco do Brasil SA

    55,000        423,329   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    46,600        510,409   

BM&F Bovespa SA

    120,500        408,520   

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    27,200        154,331   

BR Properties SA

    14,700        48,796   

Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA

    80,900        81,376   

BRF SA

    42,000        1,007,362   

CCR SA

    54,900        312,522   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    20,900        39,944   

CETIP SA — Mercados Organizados

    17,605        225,949   

Cielo SA

    46,300        689,964   

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    19,200        95,135   

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais SA

    5,200        32,934   

Companhia Hering SA

    11,100        75,221   

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    46,600        72,221   

Cosan Logistica SAa

    36,200        29,535   

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    9,600        87,731   

CPFL Energia SA

    14,700        92,224   

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    24,800        99,876   

Duratex SA

    18,519        51,262   

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    7,500        28,975   

EDP Energias do Brasil SA

    18,300        59,041   

Embraer SA

    42,800        378,538   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Equatorial Energia SA

    13,528      $ 125,997   

Estacio Participacoes SA

    21,100        131,197   

Eternit SA

    60,800        69,765   

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA

    36,300        58,557   

EZ TEC Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    6,400        39,341   

Fibria Celulose SAa

    16,100        193,737   

Gafisa SA

    50,800        35,959   

Helbor Empreendimentos SA

    25,050        36,490   

Hypermarcas SAa

    19,400        131,757   

Iochpe-Maxion SA

    8,800        36,653   

JBS SA

    56,800        242,080   

JHSF Participacoes SA

    25,800        20,665   

Julio Simoes Logistica SA

    5,900        23,915   

Klabin SA

    29,200        148,926   

Kroton Educacional SA

    91,108        417,491   

Light SA

    8,000        42,203   

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    10,025        130,345   

Lojas Renner SA

    8,400        220,624   

LPS Brasil — Consultoria de Imoveis SA

    12,300        26,165   

M Dias Branco SA

    1,900        58,610   

Marfrig Global Foods SAa

    24,800        46,196   

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA

    10,800        23,135   

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

    24,600        63,328   

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    5,300        95,152   

Multiplus SA

    3,500        45,311   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    9,200        107,451   

Odontoprev SA

    19,900        76,584   

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoesa

    99,200        19,218   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    186,600        558,924   

Porto Seguro SA

    7,100        71,682   

Qualicorp SAa

    14,900        147,379   

Raia Drogasil SA

    14,600        140,604   

Rossi Residencial SAa

    1        1   

Sao Martinho SA

    4,300        54,563   

Sonae Sierra Brasil SA

    6,000        34,759   

Souza Cruz SA

    21,900        183,493   

Sul America SA Units

    13,395        56,940   
Security   Shares     Value  

Tecnisa SA

    41,400      $ 48,584   

Tegma Gestao Logistica SA

    5,900        30,443   

TIM Participacoes SA

    52,700        232,460   

Totvs SA

    9,000        112,559   

Tractebel Energia SA

    9,300        107,891   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    25,300        499,553   

Vale SA

    84,700        587,239   

Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao SA

    6,000        85,947   

WEG SA

    17,980        214,351   
   

 

 

 
      13,488,282   

CANADA — 6.92%

  

Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.a

    11,360        47,753   

Aecon Group Inc.

    8,695        67,204   

AG Growth International Inc.

    764        32,598   

AGF Management Ltd. Class B

    5,866        33,310   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    13,623        460,278   

Agrium Inc.

    8,989        961,109   

Aimia Inc.

    12,929        138,982   

Alacer Gold Corp.

    15,669        36,826   

Alaris Royalty Corp.

    3,715        97,567   

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    8,260        65,926   

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B

    27,496        1,079,716   

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,045        64,514   

AltaGas Ltd.

    9,549        323,383   

ARC Resources Ltd.

    19,361        351,199   

Argonaut Gold Inc.a

    13,637        26,673   

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust

    508        6,230   

ATCO Ltd. Class I NVS

    5,548        215,234   

Athabasca Oil Corp.a,b

    21,090        30,938   

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.a

    8,723        99,754   

AuRico Gold Inc.

    15,790        62,390   

AutoCanada Inc.

    1,534        39,174   

Avigilon Corp.a,b

    2,801        42,746   

B2Gold Corp.a

    39,327        77,541   

Badger Daylighting Ltd.

    3,741        66,680   

Bank of Montreal

    39,837        2,291,346   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    75,203        3,621,511   

Bankers Petroleum Ltd.a

    20,627        47,503   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    72,405        927,940   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Baytex Energy Corp.

    10,373      $ 161,328   

BCE Inc.

    14,577        670,936   

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.a,b

    11,420        23,147   

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.a

    8,995        48,240   

Bird Construction Inc.

    11,625        101,860   

Black Diamond Group Ltd.

    4,407        35,139   

BlackBerry Ltd.a,b

    33,084        336,854   

BlackPearl Resources Inc.a

    19,102        13,860   

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,308        63,267   

Bombardier Inc. Class B

    86,037        196,780   

Bonavista Energy Corp.

    10,244        48,475   

Bonterra Energy Corp.

    2,802        87,842   

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

    34,771        1,775,640   

CAE Inc.

    18,566        229,156   

Calfrac Well Services Ltd.b

    6,662        42,874   

Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,734        43,393   

Cameco Corp.

    26,342        371,462   

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

    8,529        42,916   

Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

    6,571        147,542   

Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp.

    13,570        57,471   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada

    24,934        1,734,043   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    52,569        3,471,018   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    69,706        2,025,292   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

    28,740        177,932   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    11,474        2,004,138   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,281        48,716   

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A NVS

    4,618        426,818   

Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A

    6,800        225,943   

Canadian Western Bank

    6,094        123,855   

Canexus Corp.b

    10,968        20,501   

Canfor Corp.a

    6,332        158,556   

Canyon Services Group Inc.

    6,349        35,301   

Capital Power Corp.

    6,574        131,122   

Capstone Mining Corp.a

    22,438        20,528   

Catamaran Corp.a

    13,340        667,552   

CCL Industries Inc. Class B

    2,030        210,293   

Celestica Inc.a

    11,711        131,523   
Security   Shares     Value  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    49,738      $ 944,196   

Centerra Gold Inc.

    10,640        63,943   

CGI Group Inc. Class Aa

    14,503        575,911   

Chartwell Retirement Residences

    772        7,696   

China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.a

    13,612        23,296   

CI Financial Corp.

    14,341        366,456   

Cineplex Inc.

    5,453        194,346   

Cogeco Cable Inc.

    2,040        117,449   

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

    345        5,281   

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    1,215        337,387   

Corus Entertainment Inc. Class B

    5,370        91,353   

Cott Corp.

    7,545        57,482   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    25,143        598,855   

Crew Energy Inc.a

    7,320        30,193   

Denison Mines Corp.a,b

    39,365        33,840   

Detour Gold Corp.a,b

    9,301        95,361   

DH Corp.

    6,006        168,108   

Dollarama Inc.

    8,094        385,246   

Dominion Diamond Corp.a

    6,549        109,034   

Dorel Industries Inc. Class B

    2,286        65,644   

Dream Unlimited Corp. Class Aa

    3,661        25,553   

Dundee Corp. Class Aa

    2,801        26,553   

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.a

    10,513        29,683   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    45,636        219,551   

Element Financial Corp.a

    17,628        187,687   

Empire Co. Ltd. Class A

    3,291        240,086   

Enbridge Inc.

    53,862        2,614,619   

Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc.

    7,130        231,509   

Encana Corp.

    48,047        588,864   

Endeavour Mining Corp.a

    87,603        41,454   

Endeavour Silver Corp.a,b

    20,523        56,489   

EnerCare Inc.

    12,656        142,635   

Enerflex Ltd.

    5,700        71,927   

Enerplus Corp.

    14,577        141,752   

Ensign Energy Services Inc.b

    9,549        66,349   

Extendicare Inc.

    12,656        68,074   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,402        746,362   

Finning International Inc.

    10,930        180,593   

First Capital Realty Inc.

    2,784        42,859   

First Majestic Silver Corp.a,b

    7,122        44,093   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    38,330        350,365   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

FirstService Corp.

    2,998      $ 158,063   

Fortis Inc./Canada

    17,241        569,873   

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.a,b

    16,972        82,454   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    10,394        601,122   

Freehold Royalties Ltd.

    3,698        51,972   

Gabriel Resources Ltd.a,b

    58,573        35,108   

Genworth MI Canada Inc.

    2,322        57,906   

George Weston Ltd.

    3,206        254,670   

Gibson Energy Inc.

    9,221        164,428   

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    8,003        468,207   

Goldcorp Inc.

    51,117        1,237,258   

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    17,256        438,358   

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    6,303        121,392   

Home Capital Group Inc.

    4,684        155,154   

HudBay Minerals Inc.

    14,742        107,546   

Husky Energy Inc.

    21,582        465,529   

IAMGOLD Corp.a,b

    30,731        82,405   

IGM Financial Inc.

    6,266        215,513   

Imperial Metals Corp.a

    3,423        24,162   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    19,668        732,770   

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.

    6,906        220,369   

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

    11,371        106,899   

Intact Financial Corp.

    9,011        603,505   

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    21,797        567,982   

Ithaca Energy Inc.a,b

    20,985        20,026   

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.a

    28,520        17,095   

Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc. (The) Class A

    7,293        146,613   

Just Energy Group Inc.

    7,080        36,016   

Keyera Corp.

    6,071        359,103   

Killam Properties Inc.

    10,241        89,733   

Kinross Gold Corp.a

    67,105        228,102   

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    5,862        80,166   

Lake Shore Gold Corp.a

    52,600        47,292   

Laurentian Bank of Canada

    1,697        62,650   

Legacy Oil & Gas Inc. Class Aa

    10,649        12,934   

Lightstream Resources Ltd.

    26,803        16,066   

Linamar Corp.

    3,500        200,927   

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    14,720        732,895   

Lucara Diamond Corp.

    38,324        63,473   

Lundin Mining Corp.a

    38,613        137,648   

MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd.

    2,585        190,294   
Security   Shares     Value  

Magna International Inc. Class A

    14,106      $ 1,358,257   

Mainstreet Equity Corp.a

    3,421        91,329   

Major Drilling Group International Inc.

    10,942        58,682   

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.

    968        19,582   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    117,013        1,880,772   

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    7,767        124,840   

Martinrea International Inc.

    7,289        54,210   

Medical Facilities Corp.

    5,407        83,539   

MEG Energy Corp.a,b

    9,886        151,103   

Methanex Corp.

    6,173        273,414   

Metro Inc. Class A

    5,330        422,718   

Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust

    4,256        61,963   

Morneau Shepell Inc.

    9,073        122,505   

Mullen Group Ltd.

    6,401        102,935   

National Bank of Canada

    21,007        732,457   

Nevsun Resources Ltd.

    9,682        33,522   

New Gold Inc.a

    25,620        112,547   

Newalta Corp.

    5,865        61,289   

Norbord Inc.

    2,937        65,506   

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    6,406        134,188   

Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust

    4,360        84,762   

Northland Power Inc.

    5,848        78,868   

Novagold Resources Inc.a,b

    24,629        93,819   

NuVista Energy Ltd.a

    10,184        57,348   

OceanaGold Corp.a

    20,599        45,489   

Onex Corp.

    5,836        321,039   

Open Text Corp.

    8,334        473,637   

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

    5,148        69,387   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

    20,999        48,856   

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd.a

    6,267        33,956   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    11,175        131,144   

Paramount Resources Ltd.a,b

    3,772        84,814   

Parex Resources Inc.a

    9,009        48,884   

Parkland Fuel Corp.

    7,001        120,866   

Pason Systems Inc.

    6,117        86,404   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    22,007        685,229   

Pengrowth Energy Corp.b

    32,629        87,494   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

    26,627        40,320   

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    9,970        252,405   

Poseidon Concepts Corp.a

    293          

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    52,610        1,919,428   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Power Corp. of Canada

    22,324      $ 539,459   

Power Financial Corp.

    14,469        391,295   

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    9,230        199,239   

Precision Drilling Corp.

    18,809        96,274   

Premier Gold Mines Ltd.a

    21,104        34,121   

Pretium Resources Inc.a,b

    5,356        36,032   

Primero Mining Corp.a,b

    9,742        39,185   

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.

    7,294        208,589   

Prometic Life Sciences Inc.a

    34,787        52,128   

Quebecor Inc. Class B

    6,513        163,602   

Raging River Exploration Inc.a,b

    11,925        69,408   

Redknee Solutions Inc.a,b

    10,139        23,189   

Reitmans Canada Ltd. Class A

    7,014        44,807   

Restaurant Brands International Inc.a

    12,228        474,866   

RioCan REIT

    6,774        157,283   

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.

    6,555        164,657   

RMP Energy Inc.a

    12,603        43,039   

Rogers Communications Inc. Class B

    21,366        761,320   

Romarco Minerals Inc.a,b

    166,793        74,981   

RONA Inc.

    11,481        115,811   

Royal Bank of Canada

    88,068        4,982,845   

Russel Metals Inc.

    5,087        93,961   

Saputo Inc.

    15,956        459,823   

Savanna Energy Services Corp.

    12,642        22,433   

Secure Energy Services Inc.

    8,536        99,299   

SEMAFO Inc.a

    18,194        63,854   

Shaw Communications Inc. Class B

    23,950        554,196   

ShawCor Ltd.

    4,614        126,999   

Sherritt International Corp.

    14,364        24,243   

Silver Standard Resources Inc.a

    6,551        40,455   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    21,693        499,404   

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    9,741        323,048   

Stantec Inc.

    6,394        157,587   

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    38,922        1,192,877   

Suncor Energy Inc.

    94,495        2,824,528   

Superior Plus Corp.

    10,450        100,548   

Surge Energy Inc.

    13,267        26,891   

Tahoe Resources Inc.

    5,901        80,700   

Talisman Energy Inc.

    63,534        480,031   

Taseko Mines Ltd.a,b

    24,659        17,698   

Teck Resources Ltd. Class B

    36,171        469,272   

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp.a,b

    1,472        37,939   
Security   Shares     Value  

TELUS Corp. NVS

    6,490      $ 223,115   

Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc.a,b

    11,645        14,511   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    21,700        834,490   

TMX Group Ltd.

    2,046        75,953   

TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.

    6,551        42,625   

Torex Gold Resources Inc.a

    77,940        89,130   

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    6,523        142,092   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    114,142        4,555,058   

Total Energy Services Inc.

    6,452        66,405   

Tourmaline Oil Corp.a

    10,906        300,529   

TransAlta Corp.

    15,481        135,769   

TransCanada Corp.

    46,038        2,052,911   

Transcontinental Inc. Class A

    8,998        107,370   

TransForce Inc.

    6,798        154,623   

TransGlobe Energy Corp.

    7,823        22,828   

Trican Well Service Ltd.

    10,128        39,140   

Trilogy Energy Corp.

    5,113        26,211   

Trinidad Drilling Ltd.b

    12,351        41,594   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.a,b

    50,862        148,019   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a

    20,522        3,288,343   

Valener Inc.

    10,649        142,188   

Veresen Inc.

    16,217        206,813   

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    6,317        278,846   

Wajax Corp.

    3,377        64,586   

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    4,688        269,829   

Westport Innovations Inc.a,b

    8,116        27,012   

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

    4,427        111,727   

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    16,723        163,676   

Wi-Lan Inc.

    21,223        57,077   

WSP Global Inc.

    4,608        124,908   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    51,402        213,238   
   

 

 

 
      88,877,189   

CHILE — 0.29%

   

AES Gener SA

    125,653        64,777   

Aguas Andinas SA Series A

    137,173        78,619   

Banco de Chile

    1,388,024        153,148   

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    2,327        97,507   

Banco Santander Chile

    5,254,283        249,702   

CAP SA

    4,884        11,975   

Cencosud SA

    86,832        212,719   

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    11,634        106,539   

Colbun SA

    660,428        179,825   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

CorpBanca SA

    7,992,419      $ 88,513   

E.CL SA

    57,172        89,338   

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile

    244,933        350,800   

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    6,332        59,524   

Empresas CMPC SA

    80,119        199,146   

Empresas COPEC SA

    34,531        391,034   

Enersis SA

    1,495,742        463,421   

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    35,684        55,111   

LATAM Airlines Group SAa

    22,498        237,520   

Multiexport Foods SAa

    104,408        20,942   

Parque Arauco SA

    35,939        63,794   

SACI Falabella

    65,322        428,819   

Sonda SA

    31,719        76,848   

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    31,702        57,305   
   

 

 

 
      3,736,926   

CHINA — 4.73%

   

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.b

    49,500        317,302   

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

    114,250        69,699   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    1,423,000        697,428   

Air China Ltd. Class H

    140,000        134,342   

Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd.

    90,000        52,235   

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.a

    320,000        63,560   

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Ha

    264,000        121,217   

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H

    83,000        279,937   

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

    80,000        140,946   

Anxin-China Holdings Ltd.

    692,000        47,303   

Asian Citrus Holdings Ltd.a

    381,000        40,786   

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H

    180,000        116,775   

Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    5,161,000        2,888,911   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

    594,000        499,511   

BBMG Corp. Class H

    94,500        82,880   

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H

    130,000        123,572   

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    35,500        271,744   

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    318,000        210,405   

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

    298,000        337,844   
Security   Shares     Value  

Biostime International Holdings Ltd.

    19,000      $ 51,707   

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    290,000        37,403   

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    206,000        377,813   

BYD Co. Ltd. Class Hb

    43,000        157,229   

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    202,100        81,848   

China BlueChemical Ltd. Class H

    168,000        58,504   

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.a

    385,000        182,734   

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class H

    573,000        424,945   

China Coal Energy Co. Class Hb

    311,000        171,277   

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H

    306,000        333,495   

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H

    176,000        79,450   

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

    4,657,000        3,742,010   

China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b

    247,000        122,650   

China Everbright International Ltd.

    179,000        265,036   

China Everbright Ltd.

    72,000        156,010   

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    148,000        229,826   

China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.a

    110,000        77,889   

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    510,000        81,565   

China International Marine Containers (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    41,100        79,090   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    485,000        1,914,140   

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.

    212,000        229,134   

China Lumena New Materials Corp.a

    152,000        2,451   

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    92,000        158,765   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    91,000        414,898   

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

    303,677        679,943   
 

 

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China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

    78,000      $ 287,218   

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.a,b

    3,000          

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H

    427,500        521,049   

China Mobile Ltd.

    389,500        5,149,226   

China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.a,b

    203,000        65,717   

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H

    208,000        200,935   

China Oil and Gas Group Ltd.

    660,000        85,124   

China Oilfield Services Ltd. Class H

    114,000        187,614   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    266,000        770,209   

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Class H

    174,800        845,441   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

    1,648,200        1,303,110   

China Power International Development Ltd.

    280,000        159,260   

China Precious Metal Resources Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b

    564,000        49,465   

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H

    149,500        171,802   

China Railway Group Ltd. Class H

    310,000        227,502   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    160,000        95,339   

China Resources Enterprise Ltd.

    76,000        166,638   

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    66,000        161,226   

China Resources Land Ltd.

    168,666        432,469   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,000        372,845   

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd.a,b

    157,000        14,377   

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.

    163,000        71,689   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

    225,000        616,669   

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    40,000        62,734   

China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha

    314,000        98,817   
Security   Shares     Value  

China South City Holdings Ltd.

    176,000      $ 57,885   

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    128,000        196,787   

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    80,568        249,393   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

    898,000        532,776   

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.

    290,000        95,378   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    382,000        577,433   

China Vanke Co. Ltd.a,b

    90,700        197,465   

China Yurun Food Group Ltd.a,b

    293,000        112,992   

China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd.b

    124,000        62,213   

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd.

    62,998        157,061   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    229,000        140,590   

CITIC Ltd.

    155,000        266,285   

CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.a

    302,000        39,730   

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H

    76,000        244,565   

CNOOC Ltd.

    1,117,000        1,466,600   

COSCO Pacific Ltd.

    132,000        191,700   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    334,866        133,889   

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    222,000        187,545   

CSR Corp Ltd. Class H

    95,000        115,544   

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.

    117,000        68,661   

Daphne International Holdings Ltd.

    122,000        38,866   

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H

    188,000        102,325   

Digital China Holdings Ltd.

    89,000        84,026   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    180,000        262,338   

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    162,000        56,832   

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    52,000        308,176   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b

    407,000        169,554   

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    148,000        126,366   

Fosun International Ltd.

    136,500        191,546   

Franshion Properties (China) Ltd.

    302,000        88,808   

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.a,b

    746,000        161,644   

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    410,000        168,688   

Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.a

    368,000        42,242   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.b

    59,000      $ 70,389   

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.

    772,000        106,540   

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H

    69,000        396,467   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    196,000        262,906   

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd.

    142,000        129,302   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H

    68,400        77,722   

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    77,000        207,562   

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    48,000        93,235   

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class H

    84,800        184,620   

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd. Class H

    126,000        90,518   

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    47,000        559,210   

Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.

    361,200        67,550   

Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Ltd.

    221,275        107,022   

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.a,b

    48,000        42,717   

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.

    161,000        126,875   

Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H

    244,000        346,173   

Hunan Nonferrous Metal Corp. Ltd. Class Ha,b

    126,000        65,329   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H

    4,740,000        3,411,325   

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B

    78,800        111,187   

Intime Retail Group Co. Ltd.

    105,500        65,042   

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    92,000        114,268   

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H

    83,000        135,526   

Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.

    138,000        72,619   

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,000        89,239   

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    245,000        103,961   

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.a

    214,000        69,554   
Security   Shares     Value  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    53,000      $ 127,282   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    192,000        199,841   

KWG Property Holdings Ltd.

    102,500        65,704   

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    116,000        61,042   

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    446,000        577,536   

Li Ning Co. Ltd.a,b

    135,500        59,419   

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    90,000        118,400   

Lonking Holdings Ltd.

    483,000        91,575   

Minth Group Ltd.

    56,000        117,007   

MMG Ltd.

    148,000        42,377   

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

    62,000        357,046   

New World China Land Ltd.

    166,000        103,411   

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd.b

    126,000        92,793   

North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.a,b

    1,190,000        51,416   

Parkson Retail Group Ltd.

    168,500        40,423   

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd.

    541,000        264,452   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

    1,364,000        1,476,002   

Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.

    190,000        59,548   

PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H

    239,680        469,879   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

    170,000        1,811,088   

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.

    148,000        68,337   

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    1,266,000        57,149   

REXLot Holdings Ltd.

    775,000        60,974   

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    219,000        47,171   

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.a

    2,279,000        199,877   

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H

    128,000        100,540   

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    218,000        133,836   

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd.

    30,000        108,534   

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    41,000        121,360   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H

    52,000        112,674   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    101,500      $ 146,359   

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    230,000        66,449   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    43,000        156,397   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    91,500        193,070   

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.b

    206,000        42,511   

Shui On Land Ltd.

    401,500        90,622   

Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd.a

    80,000        61,806   

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    340,000        219,699   

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    232,000        232,498   

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.

    269,500        172,753   

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.a

    402,000        73,625   

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd.

    73,000        52,255   

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.

    106,000        84,080   

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class H

    243,000        70,518   

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    82,400        301,294   

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

    180,000        101,685   

SOHO China Ltd.

    133,000        92,459   

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.b

    164,000        148,277   

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    115,000        102,936   

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.b

    57,000        87,191   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    331,200        5,638,647   

Tianneng Power International Ltd.

    242,000        59,303   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    128,000        315,982   

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd. Class H

    70,000        87,575   

Towngas China Co. Ltd.

    113,000        98,814   

Travelsky Technology Ltd. Class H

    86,000        90,954   

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H

    28,000        187,970   

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    107,200        92,636   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    386,000        463,996   

Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H

    36,000        143,009   
Security   Shares     Value  

West China Cement Ltd.

    756,000      $ 84,830   

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    214,000        59,342   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class H

    148,000        117,967   

Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd.

    102,500        69,273   

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    690,080        134,396   

Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust

    203,000        107,085   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    122,000        155,620   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    59,000        51,441   

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H

    24,500        137,141   

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H

    400,000        121,238   

ZTE Corp. Class H

    60,400        132,589   
   

 

 

 
      60,768,430   

COLOMBIA — 0.10%

  

 

Almacenes Exito SA

    10,518        107,944   

Cementos Argos SA

    23,467        88,628   

Cemex Latam Holdings SAa

    15,020        93,844   

Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA NVS Newa

    229        3,487   

Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA NVS

    12,636        192,237   

Ecopetrol SA

    330,512        265,251   

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    14,000        106,437   

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    20,082        291,832   

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    24,896        76,650   

Isagen SA ESP

    69,517        82,330   
   

 

 

 
      1,308,640   

CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.04%

  

 

CEZ AS

    11,876        278,291   

Komercni Banka AS

    1,062        216,456   
   

 

 

 
      494,747   

DENMARK — 1.12%

  

 

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    266        522,170   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    406        823,459   

ALK-Abello A/S

    1,048        119,306   

Bang & Olufsen A/S Class Ba,b

    12,161        84,245   

Carlsberg A/S Class B

    6,580        483,758   

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

    6,681        277,594   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    7,240        571,241   

D/S Norden A/Sb

    2,499        51,822   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Danske Bank A/S

    41,326      $ 1,071,849   

DSV A/S

    11,585        364,923   

FLSmidth & Co. A/Sb

    3,499        148,088   

Genmab A/Sa

    3,222        216,268   

GN Store Nord A/S

    11,954        268,185   

Jyske Bank A/S Registereda

    4,687        212,364   

NKT Holding A/S

    2,302        118,260   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    128,109        5,738,485   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    15,448        704,619   

Pandora A/S

    7,562        541,854   

Rockwool International A/S Class B

    497        53,264   

Royal Unibrew A/Sa

    763        130,118   

SimCorp A/S

    4,162        120,818   

Solar Holdings A/S Class B

    1,748        77,372   

Sydbank A/Sa

    5,543        156,285   

TDC A/S

    52,346        387,463   

Topdanmark A/Sa,b

    8,254        276,264   

Tryg A/S

    1,571        184,084   

Vestas Wind Systems A/Sa

    14,291        559,994   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    1,720        130,338   
   

 

 

 
      14,394,490   

EGYPT — 0.08%

  

 

Arabian Cement Co.

    24,212        51,645   

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) SAE

    54,699        397,808   

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.a

    71,662        167,116   

Egyptian Kuwaiti Holding Co. SAEa

    69,655        50,152   

Global Telecom Holding SAEa

    166,290        101,877   

Talaat Moustafa Group Holding Co. SAE

    144,683        219,025   

Telecom Egypt Co.

    41,608        66,934   
   

 

 

 
      1,054,557   

FINLAND — 0.67%

  

 

Amer Sports OYJ Class A

    8,085        154,005   

Cargotec Corp. OYJ Class B

    2,179        69,783   

Caverion Corp.

    8,522        79,626   

Citycon OYJ

    10,261        34,807   

Elisa OYJ

    7,547        200,732   

Fortum OYJ

    26,598        567,275   

Huhtamaki OYJ

    5,400        148,014   

Kemira OYJ

    5,627        64,387   

Kesko OYJ Class B

    4,122        150,568   
Security   Shares     Value  

Kone OYJ Class B

    19,622      $ 884,591   

Konecranes OYJb

    3,264        99,485   

Metsa Board OYJ Class B

    17,932        107,247   

Metso OYJ

    7,082        215,136   

Neste Oil OYJb

    8,703        240,612   

Nokia OYJ

    239,361        1,848,883   

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    7,244        178,940   

Orion OYJ Class B

    7,003        230,833   

Outokumpu OYJa,b

    12,591        68,228   

Outotec OYJb

    11,838        68,463   

Ramirent OYJ

    6,281        51,812   

Sampo OYJ

    27,605        1,336,995   

Sanoma OYJ

    5,101        32,091   

Sponda OYJ

    12,382        57,008   

Stockmann OYJ Abp Class B

    3,941        27,328   

Stora Enso OYJ Class R

    31,334        304,440   

Tieto OYJ

    4,901        120,400   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    33,571        590,599   

Uponor OYJ

    4,966        75,652   

Valmet OYJ

    10,702        137,674   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    9,499        440,879   

YIT OYJb

    7,294        42,513   
   

 

 

 
      8,629,006   

FRANCE — 6.34%

  

 

AB Science SAa

    2,304        38,349   

ABC Arbitrage

    24,798        133,201   

Accor SA

    10,137        507,038   

Aeroports de Paris

    1,709        205,195   

Airbus Group NV

    37,697        2,007,850   

Alcatel-Lucenta

    182,992        638,903   

ALSTOMa

    13,896        456,629   

ALTEN

    2,425        101,661   

Altran Technologies SA

    16,210        143,722   

ANF Immobilier

    1,713        43,957   

APERAM SAa

    3,415        89,559   

ArcelorMittal

    65,147        622,159   

Arkema SA

    3,898        279,317   

Assystem

    3,597        70,221   

Atos SA

    5,166        382,303   

AXA SA

    113,876        2,679,939   

Belvedere SAa,b

    3,909        44,288   

Beneteau SAa

    2,675        39,091   

BNP Paribas SA

    66,413        3,505,495   

Bolloreb

    29,290        126,227   

Bonduelle SCA

    2,736        61,749   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

BOURBON SAb

    2,472      $ 51,174   

Bouygues SA

    11,660        416,508   

Bureau Veritas SA

    12,611        267,896   

Cap Gemini SA

    8,984        654,611   

Carrefour SA

    38,859        1,221,016   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    3,138        285,836   

Cegid Group

    3,715        133,647   

CGGa,b

    10,684        59,896   

Christian Dior SA

    3,177        550,311   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    27,597        1,181,210   

Club Mediterranee SAa

    4,835        134,164   

CNP Assurances SA

    9,650        169,768   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

    11,582        1,133,536   

Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA

    3,893        112,484   

Credit Agricole SA

    62,672        747,180   

Danone SA

    36,168        2,431,278   

Dassault Systemes

    8,102        502,117   

Edenred SA

    12,837        369,681   

Eiffage SA

    2,673        130,397   

Electricite de France SA

    15,223        413,914   

Essilor International SA

    12,827        1,434,002   

Etablissements Maurel et Proma

    7,006        56,654   

Euler Hermes Group

    1,215        119,228   

Eurazeo

    2,430        170,999   

Eurofins Scientific SE

    620        159,868   

Eutelsat Communications SA

    9,179        315,351   

Faiveley Transport SA

    993        60,274   

Faurecia

    4,137        167,222   

Fonciere des Regions

    1,446        148,472   

GameLoft SAa

    14,993        49,911   

GDF Suez

    90,516        2,014,767   

Gecina SA

    1,571        205,910   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    29,963        402,529   

Groupe Fnaca

    2,236        112,308   

Guerbet

    1,344        49,897   

Havas SA

    16,633        128,571   

Hermes International

    1,794        608,243   

Icade

    1,773        154,777   

Iliad SA

    1,704        395,825   

Imerys SA

    1,774        128,320   

Ingenico SA

    3,059        319,925   

Ipsen SA

    2,174        110,642   

Ipsos SA

    2,989        77,864   
Security   Shares     Value  

Jacquet Metal Service SA

    3,222      $ 56,174   

JCDecaux SA

    3,879        140,007   

Kering

    4,835        978,817   

Klepierre

    8,472        399,713   

Korian-Medica

    2,708        102,340   

L’Air Liquide SA

    22,083        2,790,992   

L’Oreal SA

    15,333        2,751,967   

Lafarge SA

    11,705        803,210   

Lagardere SCA

    7,121        195,107   

Legrand SA

    16,411        883,356   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    17,609        2,851,472   

M6-Metropole Television

    3,048        55,720   

Mercialys

    2,930        70,839   

Mersen

    2,635        62,145   

Montupet

    1,049        83,537   

MPI

    10,937        37,519   

Natixis SA

    57,857        369,012   

Naturex

    1,473        77,077   

Neopost SA

    2,239        116,224   

Nexans SAa

    5,342        168,819   

Nexity

    1,455        57,351   

Numericable-SFRa

    8,090        421,767   

Orange SA

    117,645        2,073,657   

Orpea SA

    2,062        134,237   

Pernod Ricard SA

    13,080        1,573,430   

Peugeot SAa

    25,148        364,803   

Publicis Groupe SA

    11,097        831,864   

Rallye SA

    1,818        68,316   

Remy Cointreau SA

    1,600        118,424   

Renault SA

    12,136        934,127   

Rexel SA

    16,161        302,732   

Rubis SCA

    2,229        129,262   

Safran SA

    16,984        1,134,412   

Saft Groupe SA

    3,209        102,770   

Sanofi

    75,269        6,964,861   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA

    339        66,008   

Schneider Electric SE

    32,564        2,462,039   

SCOR SE

    7,871        245,721   

SEB SA

    1,448        99,135   

Seche Environnement SA

    1,689        39,834   

SES SA Class A FDR

    20,018        729,522   

Societe BIC SA

    1,872        266,170   

Societe Generale

    45,388        1,835,401   

Societe Television Francaise 1

    7,272        115,214   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Sodexo SA

    4,979      $ 495,163   

Solocal Groupa,b

    76,005        64,069   

Sopra Steria Group

    1,248        97,314   

STMicroelectronics NV

    41,077        343,015   

Suez Environnement SA

    17,394        320,039   

Technicolor SA Registereda,b

    39,668        237,693   

Technip SA

    6,366        374,631   

Teleperformance

    3,763        270,026   

Thales SA

    5,449        287,770   

Total SA

    136,055        6,985,675   

Ubisoft Entertainment SAa

    7,244        146,242   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    5,857        1,652,994   

Valeo SA

    4,661        660,882   

Vallourec SA

    7,052        154,143   

Veolia Environnement SA

    26,275        481,961   

Vicat SA

    1,070        75,248   

Vilmorin & Cie SA

    303        26,670   

Vinci SA

    30,238        1,598,278   

Virbac SAb

    339        75,438   

Vivendi SA

    75,819        1,799,712   

Wendel

    1,845        207,054   

Zodiac Aerospace

    11,750        390,751   
   

 

 

 
      81,344,908   

GERMANY — 5.91%

  

 

Aareal Bank AG

    3,910        148,406   

adidas AG

    13,742        948,883   

AIXTRON SEa

    8,490        67,323   

Allianz SE Registered

    28,927        4,778,889   

Alstria Office REIT AG

    13,771        176,300   

Aurubis AG

    2,742        149,048   

Axel Springer SE

    2,674        164,664   

BASF SE

    58,191        5,220,420   

Bayer AG Registered

    52,846        7,636,145   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    21,015        2,452,067   

BayWa AG Registeredb

    2,265        89,100   

Bechtle AG

    1,712        145,009   

Beiersdorf AG

    6,082        533,960   

Bertrandt AG

    754        99,209   

Bilfinger Berger SEb

    3,432        179,777   

Brenntag AG

    9,537        520,021   

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Bearerb

    2,016        53,132   

Celesio AG

    2,979        88,243   

Comdirect Bank AG

    3,625        35,998   

Commerzbank AGa

    62,498        752,511   

Continental AG

    7,045        1,595,552   
Security   Shares     Value  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    3,944      $ 113,045   

Daimler AG Registered

    60,785        5,520,353   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE

    15,891        552,312   

Deutsche Bank AG Registered

    88,116        2,565,411   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    12,349        948,014   

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    3,282        152,087   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

    14,829        251,927   

Deutsche Post AG Registered

    61,536        1,997,798   

Deutsche Telekom AG Registered

    197,961        3,414,503   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    18,692        485,983   

DEUTZ AG

    11,658        53,819   

Dialog Semiconductor PLCa

    5,481        210,848   

DMG MORI SEIKI AG

    4,420        144,645   

Drillisch AGb

    4,146        161,410   

Duerr AG

    1,940        176,887   

E.ON SE

    125,827        1,948,806   

ElringKlinger AG

    2,538        88,584   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    2,265        138,583   

Freenet AG

    9,933        296,587   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    14,054        1,041,001   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    24,603        1,409,263   

GAGFAH SAa

    15,200        339,447   

GEA Group AG

    12,080        548,607   

Gerresheimer AG

    2,499        136,474   

Gerry Weber International AGb

    2,750        106,301   

Hamborner REIT AG

    15,538        160,821   

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    2,999        61,711   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    3,937        352,929   

HeidelbergCement AG

    8,773        646,067   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGa,b

    23,095        54,286   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    7,018        718,691   

HUGO BOSS AG

    2,338        301,823   

Indus Holding AG

    3,177        138,779   

Infineon Technologies AG

    74,584        839,708   

K+S AG Registered

    10,678        337,389   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    1,557        211,718   

Kloeckner & Co. SEa

    8,523        88,176   

Krones AG

    1,214        115,198   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

KUKA AG

    2,732      $ 185,037   

KWS Saat AG

    285        87,059   

Lanxess AG

    6,108        293,279   

LEG Immobilien AG

    3,448        264,309   

LEONI AG

    2,752        172,262   

Linde AG

    11,647        2,233,006   

MAN SE

    1,770        188,590   

Merck KGaA

    8,532        854,094   

METRO AGa,b

    10,389        320,168   

MorphoSys AGa

    1,691        145,024   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

    3,408        312,006   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    10,723        2,153,867   

Nordex SEa

    4,848        94,726   

NORMA Group SE

    3,393        168,660   

Osram Licht AGa

    5,824        268,667   

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    1,221        109,772   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Registered

    14,327        636,022   

QIAGEN NVa

    15,576        357,423   

Rational AG

    217        71,491   

Rheinmetall AG

    3,174        137,931   

Rhoen Klinikum AG

    7,868        208,471   

RTL Group SAb

    2,520        238,643   

RWE AG

    31,455        873,542   

Salzgitter AG

    3,181        87,030   

SAP SE

    58,676        3,831,082   

SGL Carbon SEa,b

    1,993        31,745   

Siemens AG Registered

    50,378        5,286,964   

Software AG

    5,303        140,628   

Stada Arzneimittel AG

    4,162        129,368   

Suedzucker AGb

    3,953        49,626   

Symrise AG

    8,009        525,275   

TAG Immobilien AG

    10,876        141,324   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    36,215        201,474   

ThyssenKrupp AGa

    29,711        774,147   

United Internet AG Registeredd

    8,541        370,778   

Volkswagen AG

    1,787        397,561   

Vossloh AGb

    1,319        84,587   

Wacker Chemie AGb

    1,042        111,705   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

    2,755        126,454   

Wirecard AG

    8,082        362,252   
   

 

 

 
      75,690,697   
Security   Shares     Value  

GREECE — 0.07%

   

Alpha Bank AEa

    280,449      $ 102,537   

Eurobank Ergasias SAa

    488,245        60,606   

FF Groupa

    2,571        76,854   

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SAa

    16,958        140,077   

Jumbo SA

    6,758        64,288   

Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA

    5,599        37,909   

Mytilineos Holdings SAa

    7,116        40,391   

National Bank of Greece SAa

    101,099        105,529   

OPAP SA

    15,260        129,151   

Piraeus Bank SAa

    140,199        81,952   

Public Power Corp. SAa

    8,760        47,449   

Titan Cement Co. SA

    3,150        70,204   
   

 

 

 
      956,947   

HONG KONG — 2.39%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    789,000        4,604,752   

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.a

    164,000        108,299   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.b

    17,800        161,508   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    83,400        346,364   

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

    256,500        901,497   

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd.a,b

    252,000        62,079   

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.b

    40,000        147,549   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    76,000        177,420   

Champion REIT

    167,000        81,849   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    90,000        1,723,771   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    49,000        403,522   

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    28,000        74,213   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    131,500        1,173,660   

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    39,600        66,193   

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    13,600        78,758   

Esprit Holdings Ltd.b

    136,850        154,441   

FIH Mobile Ltd.a,b

    191,000        85,235   

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong

    195,000        198,688   

G-Resources Group Ltd.a

    2,502,600        71,334   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.b

    152,000        801,821   

Giordano International Ltd.

    116,000        54,908   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.a

    526,000        99,727   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    18,000      $ 60,013   

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b

    906,000        421,838   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    138,000        406,702   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    50,300        881,005   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    71,950        514,104   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    186,600        244,521   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    439,030        1,007,917   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    70,000        1,612,464   

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

    39,000        146,627   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    135,000        1,791,677   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    43,000        208,252   

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    29,250        106,764   

K. Wah International Holdings Ltd.b

    96,000        51,880   

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    56,000        85,661   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    44,000        156,062   

Kowloon Development Co. Ltd.b

    38,000        44,355   

Li & Fung Ltd.

    358,000        355,075   

Link REIT (The)

    159,500        1,080,017   

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.b

    27,000        100,466   

Macau Legend Development Ltd.a,b

    106,000        38,964   

Melco International Development Ltd.b

    67,000        134,633   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    67,200        163,984   

Midland Holdings Ltd.a,b

    178,000        89,765   

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    106,500        473,205   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    332,666        397,311   

Newocean Energy Holdings Ltd.b

    110,000        40,150   

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    102,000        189,704   

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    17,500        114,886   

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    153,000        56,635   

PCCW Ltd.

    340,000        226,276   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    94,500        990,907   

Prosperity REIT

    518,000        192,412   

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.b

    98,000        63,451   

Sands China Ltd.

    156,000        765,579   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    74,000        96,397   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

    174,000        79,669   
Security   Shares     Value  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    198,000      $ 331,986   

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    124,000        182,961   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holding Ltd.b

    39,000        68,409   

Stella International Holdings Ltd.b

    39,500        104,439   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    105,000        1,714,485   

Sunlight REIT

    333,000        168,361   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    42,000        563,911   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    83,400        268,378   

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    96,000        314,496   

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

    3,700        22,954   

Texwinca Holdings Ltd.

    58,000        47,427   

Trinity Ltd.b

    170,000        33,328   

VTech Holdings Ltd.b

    12,600        177,624   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    97,000        788,175   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

    61,000        346,173   

Wynn Macau Ltd.b

    99,200        277,000   

Xinyi Glass Holdings Co. Ltd.b

    140,000        73,852   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    52,000        193,491   
   

 

 

 
      30,644,366   

HUNGARY — 0.05%

   

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLCa

    43,718        56,653   

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC

    3,931        157,746   

OTP Bank PLC

    16,210        214,769   

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    11,076        150,367   
   

 

 

 
      579,535   

INDIA — 1.74%

   

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    39,180        215,748   

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    10,747        108,849   

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    4,128        75,815   

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    44,663        179,380   

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    5,809        123,200   

Asian Paints Ltd.

    21,960        304,128   

Astral Polytechnik Ltd.

    9,514        58,634   

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    10,290        207,304   

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    5,626        217,255   

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    4,646        48,677   

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    40,535        190,943   

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    19,177        231,867   

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    38,436        231,913   

Cairn India Ltd.

    32,683        122,875   

CCL International Ltd.

    6,295        48,299   

Cipla Ltd.

    25,564        287,174   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

CMC Ltd.

    1,739      $ 52,639   

Coal India Ltd.

    38,382        223,624   

Cyient Ltd.

    10,006        86,029   

Dabur India Ltd.

    38,340        158,628   

DCB Bank Ltd.a

    84,698        161,505   

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    3,534        99,418   

DLF Ltd.

    32,399        88,877   

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    7,856        410,114   

FDC Ltd.

    25,407        67,707   

Federal Bank Ltd.

    57,732        132,224   

Finolex Cables Ltd.

    16,543        67,724   

GAIL (India) Ltd.

    23,744        162,165   

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

    19,340        119,815   

Gillette India Ltd.

    1,212        66,872   

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    7,554        129,431   

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    16,794        485,842   

Hero Motocorp Ltd.

    4,970        229,943   

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    75,054        169,291   

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    49,165        740,273   

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    95,805        1,952,915   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    71,475        416,259   

Idea Cellular Ltd.

    71,952        179,895   

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    14,597        138,746   

Info Edge India Ltd.

    4,878        66,903   

Infosys Ltd.

    59,297        2,050,670   

ITC Ltd.

    143,413        853,392   

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.a

    81,130        37,398   

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (The)

    22,564        55,540   

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    26,277        67,310   

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.

    7,388        46,200   

JSW Steel Ltd.

    6,276        99,047   

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.a

    2,321        52,092   

Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. (The)

    8,776        84,381   

Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd.

    5,130        60,668   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    21,486        589,941   

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    23,147        178,830   

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    22,525        92,831   

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    22,922        468,211   

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    15,972        116,331   

NCC Ltd./India

    42,495        52,042   

Nestle India Ltd.

    1,513        173,764   

NTPC Ltd.

    114,115        264,675   
Security   Shares     Value  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    49,917      $ 283,173   

Oil India Ltd.

    9,473        81,752   

PC Jeweller Ltd.

    12,056        52,684   

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    4,391        59,117   

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    20,875        100,592   

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.a

    9,970        113,101   

Reliance Communications Ltd.a

    67,056        86,182   

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    84,879        1,254,307   

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

    8,535        70,040   

Risa International Ltd.a

    8,685        25,928   

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.

    23,272        125,162   

Sadbhav Engineering Ltd.

    12,881        59,304   

Sesa Sterlite Ltd.

    78,481        255,901   

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    14,573        268,789   

Siemens Ltd.

    5,944        100,017   

SRF Ltd.

    3,200        49,066   

State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

    13,887        145,597   

State Bank of India

    102,980        513,695   

Strides Arcolab Ltd.

    4,081        61,441   

Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

    47,361        701,793   

Symphony Ltd.

    1,726        61,807   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    30,160        1,208,664   

Tata Global Beverages Ltd.

    34,266        87,802   

Tata Motors Ltd.

    50,206        474,337   

Tata Power Co. Ltd.

    88,949        129,973   

Tata Steel Ltd.

    21,832        137,633   

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    4,416        204,526   

Tilak Finance Ltd.a

    14,056        13,776   

Ultratech Cement Ltd.

    4,656        236,078   

United Breweries Ltd.

    5,150        81,077   

United Spirits Ltd.a

    4,214        234,827   

Wipro Ltd.

    39,602        387,835   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    37,172        226,117   
   

 

 

 
      22,294,316   

INDONESIA — 0.61%

   

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    1,076,300        84,965   

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

    640,900        53,883   

PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk

    24,600        45,151   

PT Astra International Tbk

    1,351,200        837,333   

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    834,900        881,530   

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

    200,000        69,469   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

    602,900      $ 523,537   

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    566,000        279,258   

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    723,300        666,629   

PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk

    776,093        60,960   

PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk

    78,600        70,580   

PT Bumi Resources Tbka

    5,014,500        39,981   

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

    594,500        94,801   

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    516,100        161,135   

PT Ciputra Development Tbk

    846,500        96,227   

PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk

    285,000        32,848   

PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbka

    1,501,396        70,521   

PT Global Mediacom Tbk

    391,100        57,272   

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    35,200        160,613   

PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk

    26,000        34,379   

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    100,900        183,201   

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    98,800        113,093   

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    317,400        189,175   

PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk

    464,500        32,635   

PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk

    180,500        102,593   

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    1,628,400        239,745   

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

    1,194,300        107,009   

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk

    129,400        158,590   

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

    304,800        68,816   

PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk

    84,000        38,958   

PT MNC Investama Tbk

    2,152,500        47,748   

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk

    733,000        292,216   

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

    200,200        230,347   

PT Sentul City Tbka

    4,424,600        40,168   

PT Summarecon Agung Tbk

    1,110,000        144,583   

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    393,000        105,948   

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

    3,238,400        723,479   

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk

    461,559        42,813   

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk

    152,500        114,367   
Security   Shares     Value  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    122,700      $ 347,008   

PT United Tractors Tbk

    106,200        150,068   

PT XL Axiata Tbk

    241,500        91,510   
   

 

 

 
      7,885,142   

IRELAND — 0.27%

   

Aer Lingus Group PLC

    27,576        66,904   

Bank of Irelanda

    1,735,985        525,005   

C&C Group PLC

    18,323        71,748   

CRH PLC

    44,194        1,062,995   

FBD Holdings PLC

    3,447        42,787   

Glanbia PLC

    7,981        128,788   

Hibernia REIT PLC

    85,694        107,725   

Irish Continental Group PLC

    24,880        92,650   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    9,246        670,049   

Kingspan Group PLC

    7,097        128,578   

Paddy Power PLC

    2,470        193,019   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    13,778        339,875   
   

 

 

 
      3,430,123   

ISRAEL — 0.43%

   

Bank Hapoalim BM

    76,302        340,118   

Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa

    96,276        321,987   

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    139,601        223,308   

Cellcom Israel Ltd.a

    10,176        53,887   

Delek Group Ltd. (The)

    351        86,008   

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    1,806        111,324   

Frutarom

    3,859        121,001   

Gazit Globe Ltd.

    6,806        86,420   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    27,368        197,141   

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)

    149        48,427   

Israel Discount Bank Ltd. Class Aa

    87,333        136,807   

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.a

    10,449        114,392   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

    4,454        219,072   

Oil Refineries Ltd.a

    184,492        53,525   

Osem Investment Ltd.

    2,661        47,229   

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.a

    16,185        55,077   

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    1,003        128,864   

Strauss Group Ltd.a

    5,878        86,614   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    54,985        3,135,838   
   

 

 

 
      5,567,039   

ITALY — 1.64%

   

A2A SpA

    103,227        98,315   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Ansaldo STS SpA

    10,136      $ 101,855   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    74,516        1,572,438   

Atlantia SpA

    26,821        690,977   

Autogrill SpAa

    12,575        107,633   

Azimut Holding SpA

    7,734        180,571   

Banca Carige SpAa,b

    240,355        16,138   

Banca Generali SpA

    4,667        130,293   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b

    178,158        80,417   

Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SCa

    30,178        204,156   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarla

    265,128        213,019   

Banca Popolare di Sondrio Scarl

    31,575        122,926   

Banco Popolare SCa

    23,770        300,957   

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

    89,530        66,831   

Brembo SpA

    2,733        96,222   

Buzzi Unicem SpAb

    6,763        83,033   

CIR SpAa

    41,454        45,750   

CNH Industrial NV

    57,945        440,389   

Credito Emiliano SpA

    6,079        47,402   

Credito Valtellinese SCa

    74,356        83,907   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA

    1,046        25,637   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA RNC

    2,222        36,408   

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    14,091        95,406   

De’Longhi SpA

    4,440        80,065   

DiaSorin SpA

    1,312        52,307   

Ei Towers SpAa

    1,487        73,681   

Enel Green Power SpA

    114,538        226,447   

Enel SpA

    421,893        1,907,198   

Eni SpA

    160,833        2,704,232   

ERG SpA

    4,136        49,240   

Exor SpA

    6,805        278,137   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    27,826        304,268   

GTECH SpAb

    5,421        106,441   

Hera SpA

    56,654        138,731   

Interpump Group SpA

    12,847        182,810   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    790,381        2,317,171   

Italcementi SpA

    17,405        119,808   

Luxottica Group SpA

    10,697        636,747   

Mediaset SpAa

    49,442        225,068   

Mediobanca SpA

    39,543        343,146   

Mediolanum SpA

    17,165        122,127   

Moncler SpA

    7,367        109,569   
Security   Shares     Value  

Piaggio & C. SpAa,b

    20,773      $ 63,291   

Pirelli & C. SpA

    15,102        214,387   

Prysmian SpA

    13,383        247,674   

Recordati SpA

    6,615        109,358   

Saipem SpAa

    17,139        155,304   

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    2,909        84,233   

Saras SpAa

    24,498        27,396   

Snam SpA

    127,841        625,521   

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni Scrl

    12,367        95,456   

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    3,151        31,504   

Sorin SpAa,b

    33,312        77,362   

Telecom Italia SpAa

    703,313        819,844   

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

    328,156        309,762   

Tenaris SA

    30,170        424,886   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    89,171        390,626   

Tod’s SpAb

    737        75,682   

UniCredit SpA

    281,511        1,663,009   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

    57,877        399,052   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    10,399        52,454   

UnipolSai SpA

    60,651        168,230   

World Duty Free SpAa

    7,962        87,781   

Yoox SpAa,b

    3,725        80,749   
   

 

 

 
      21,021,434   

JAPAN — 16.01%

   

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    29,000        161,708   

ABC-MART Inc.

    2,100        105,299   

Accordia Golf Co. Ltd.

    5,300        54,189   

Acom Co. Ltd.a,b

    28,400        78,093   

Activia Properties Inc.

    17        152,394   

Adastria Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,000        53,037   

Adeka Corp.

    7,800        96,616   

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    86        220,738   

Advantest Corp.

    12,300        158,325   

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    38,200        406,341   

AEON Delight Co. Ltd.

    2,900        65,350   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    7,500        136,317   

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    7,000        116,980   

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    5,500        123,377   

Aichi Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,700        83,940   

AIFUL Corp.a,b

    21,100        70,055   

Air Water Inc.

    12,000        208,300   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    12,100      $ 426,974   

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    39,000        809,616   

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    9,400        112,433   

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    12,600        265,698   

Amada Co. Ltd.

    24,500        225,259   

Amano Corp.

    7,800        83,667   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    65,000        180,505   

Anritsu Corp.

    9,500        62,597   

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

    2,800        94,513   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    66,000        241,604   

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    4,000        82,884   

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    3,500        95,646   

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

    6,200        63,813   

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    48,000        257,438   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    25,600        847,558   

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    2,100        31,411   

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    2,000        106,925   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    85,000        848,082   

Asatsu-DK Inc.

    3,800        95,821   

ASICS Corp.

    11,100        274,984   

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    137,900        2,147,772   

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    3,800        55,966   

Avex Group Holdings Inc.

    4,000        67,901   

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    19,000        103,197   

Azbil Corp.

    4,200        105,192   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    11,600        236,908   

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    21,000        177,704   

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

    17,000        61,797   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    74,000        403,058   

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    3,700        111,033   

BIC Camera Inc.b

    8,900        101,452   

Bridgestone Corp.

    41,400        1,669,886   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    17,200        297,832   

Calbee Inc.

    5,700        224,429   

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

    12,000        69,059   

Canon Electronics Inc.

    5,600        99,447   

Canon Inc.

    69,500        2,213,125   

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    4,500        82,250   

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    5,500        92,849   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.b

    14,300        226,312   

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    25,000        105,776   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    9,400        1,626,084   

Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.

    3,300        78,746   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    46,000        313,285   

Chiyoda Co. Ltd.

    2,500        53,463   
Security   Shares     Value  

Chiyoda Corp.

    10,000      $ 77,810   

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    42,700        567,807   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    14,200        426,127   

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    11,100        159,226   

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    16,800        233,983   

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,900        152,210   

Coca-Cola East Japan Co. Ltd.

    5,000        83,855   

Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd.

    3,900        56,044   

cocokara fine Inc.

    2,200        54,838   

COLOPL Inc.b

    3,400        78,354   

Colowide Co. Ltd.b

    8,400        142,378   

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    7,500        103,052   

Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd.

    50,000        67,680   

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    9,900        168,729   

CyberAgent Inc.

    3,300        146,648   

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    27,000        244,911   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The)

    69,800        947,186   

Daicel Corp.

    21,000        263,696   

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    19,000        75,052   

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    7,200        83,300   

Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.

    9,000        126,421   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    36,700        535,199   

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    2,900        84,310   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    15,400        1,084,876   

Daikyo Inc.

    31,000        46,184   

Daio Paper Corp.

    7,000        60,784   

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    5,900        101,058   

Daishi Bank Ltd. (The)

    26,000        87,209   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    4,700        527,157   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    38,300        712,918   

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    19        110,475   

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    104,000        763,632   

Daiwahouse Residential Investment Corp.

    27        127,110   

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,700        58,437   

Dena Co. Ltd.

    7,800        103,123   

Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K.

    31,000        123,245   

Denso Corp.

    30,700        1,372,372   

Dentsu Inc.

    14,100        584,574   

DIC Corp.

    53,000        132,652   

DISCO Corp.

    2,200        203,584   

DMG Mori Seiki Co Ltd.

    8,600        113,115   

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,200        308,211   
 

 

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Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,200      $ 74,105   

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,000        137,198   

Dr. Ci:Labo Co. Ltd.b

    2,000        68,957   

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    3,900        61,821   

Dydo Drinco Inc.

    2,600        107,130   

Earth Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,000        100,626   

East Japan Railway Co.

    21,000        1,632,231   

Ebara Corp.

    29,000        112,825   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    15,100        756,896   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    8,200        300,873   

Exedy Corp.

    2,500        55,357   

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    3,100        128,259   

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

    3,200        139,480   

Fancl Corp.

    4,800        77,068   

FANUC Corp.

    12,200        2,065,790   

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    3,400        1,274,150   

FCC Co. Ltd.

    4,000        76,789   

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    28        128,004   

Fuji Co. Ltd.

    4,900        89,311   

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    37,000        160,014   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    38,300        1,400,893   

Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,200        70,305   

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    2,400        77,334   

Fuji Soft Inc.

    3,700        74,652   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    30,200        1,027,877   

Fujikura Ltd.

    23,000        96,531   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    121,000        644,427   

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    53,000        267,109   

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    53,000        88,886   

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    2,200        71,451   

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. Ltd.

    23        95,650   

Glory Ltd.

    4,300        113,847   

GLP J-REIT

    148        168,581   

GMO Internet Inc.

    8,800        73,418   

Gree Inc.b

    10,400        59,497   

GS Yuasa Corp.

    24,000        109,309   

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.b

    26,300        91,126   

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    29,000        192,321   

Gunze Ltd.

    35,000        91,176   

H.I.S. Co. Ltd.

    3,400        117,805   
Security   Shares     Value  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    27,000      $ 179,747   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    16,800        168,765   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

    5,100        242,702   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    71,000        397,114   

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    19,000        71,655   

Haseko Corp.

    20,400        167,590   

Hazama Ando Corp.

    14,300        94,469   

Heiwa Corp.

    3,200        64,673   

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    6,700        96,338   

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    126        105,013   

Higo Bank Ltd. (The)

    16,000        87,584   

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    1,100        63,491   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    16,400        235,253   

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,800        217,903   

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    36,000        180,820   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    2,600        88,980   

Hitachi Capital Corp.

    4,000        79,547   

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,500        152,535   

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    7,400        138,720   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    5,300        166,718   

Hitachi Ltd.

    308,000        2,352,772   

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    16,000        263,704   

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    13,400        74,150   

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    1,800        94,088   

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    13,400        108,829   

Hokkoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    25,000        80,450   

Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd.

    12,600        59,854   

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    77,000        159,946   

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    9,100        129,452   

Hokuto Corp.

    4,600        84,861   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    101,000        3,079,053   

HORIBA Ltd.

    3,200        105,291   

Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd.

    3,400        173,958   

House Foods Group Inc.

    5,900        118,839   

Hoya Corp.

    28,100        1,100,174   

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    15,000        137,786   

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    22,000        93,832   

Hyakujushi Bank Ltd. (The)

    18,000        60,988   

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

    7,300        110,869   

IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd.

    3,500        66,475   

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    5,300        89,067   

IHI Corp.

    95,000        501,426   

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,800        123,225   
 

 

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Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    3,000      $ 102,030   

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    23        116,307   

INPEX Corp.

    53,700        596,133   

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    3,100        65,634   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    21,800        311,787   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    38,500        518,348   

IT Holdings Corp.

    7,300        122,179   

Ito EN Ltd.

    4,300        82,877   

ITOCHU Corp.

    96,400        984,804   

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp.

    1,700        61,001   

Itoham Foods Inc.

    22,000        125,859   

Iwatani Corp.b

    14,000        91,295   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    24,700        287,657   

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    3,500        126,633   

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    15,000        192,951   

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    15,000        70,489   

JAFCO Co. Ltd.

    2,800        93,083   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    7,900        269,689   

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    3,400        154,855   

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    4,000        91,806   

Japan Display Inc.a

    23,300        82,120   

Japan Excellent Inc.

    93        119,788   

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    17,100        403,389   

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    251        165,816   

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    61        131,020   

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    1,700        51,956   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    52        182,386   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    73        356,098   

Japan Rental Housing Investments Inc.

    117        93,229   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    148        321,539   

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    16,300        81,455   

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    26,000        104,695   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    68,500        1,885,040   

JFE Holdings Inc.

    31,800        706,983   

JGC Corp.

    12,000        246,559   

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    39,000        197,880   
Security   Shares     Value  

JSR Corp.

    11,100      $ 197,781   

JTEKT Corp.

    14,100        235,750   

Juroku Bank Ltd. (The)

    24,000        79,888   

JVC Kenwood Corp.a

    32,600        77,708   

JX Holdings Inc.

    136,600        506,792   

K’s Holdings Corp.

    3,100        91,576   

Kadokawa Dwangoa

    3,418        50,892   

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    6,900        109,611   

Kagoshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    12,000        75,699   

Kajima Corp.

    58,000        231,575   

Kakaku.com Inc.

    11,100        158,659   

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    16,000        161,137   

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    2,700        70,910   

Kaneka Corp.

    16,000        98,480   

Kanematsu Corp.

    55,000        79,130   

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)a

    47,100        458,309   

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    16,000        281,684   

Kao Corp.

    33,400        1,473,166   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    98,000        474,712   

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    65,000        188,141   

Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd.

    15,000        60,146   

KDDI Corp.

    36,900        2,627,120   

Keihin Corp.

    4,600        73,935   

Keikyu Corp.

    28,000        219,776   

Keio Corp.

    37,000        303,648   

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    23,000        298,404   

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    22,000        121,177   

Kenedix Inc.

    17,700        80,766   

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.

    30        178,521   

Kewpie Corp.

    8,500        198,272   

Keyence Corp.

    2,900        1,369,949   

Kikkoman Corp.

    11,000        327,289   

Kinden Corp.

    10,000        119,355   

Kintetsu Corp.

    107,000        378,938   

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,300        667,322   

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    8,700        148,425   

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,100        93,687   

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    6,000        74,831   

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,900        127,944   

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    197,000        348,836   

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,200        236,905   

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    11,000        84,374   

Komatsu Ltd.

    60,100        1,193,149   
 

 

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Komeri Co. Ltd.

    2,800      $ 60,379   

Konami Corp.

    7,200        135,400   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    32,400        360,230   

Kose Corp.

    2,600        117,312   

Kubota Corp.

    72,000        1,080,935   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    21,300        269,820   

Kureha Corp.

    15,000        63,083   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    7,000        150,470   

Kyocera Corp.

    20,100        893,904   

KYORIN Holdings Inc.

    4,000        81,488   

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    7,200        76,619   

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    12,000        137,709   

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    28,500        277,321   

Lawson Inc.

    3,400        223,454   

Leopalace21 Corp.a

    18,800        122,757   

Lintec Corp.

    5,500        122,160   

Lion Corp.

    18,000        98,225   

LIXIL Group Corp.

    16,400        322,653   

M3 Inc.

    13,400        271,730   

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    4,600        190,712   

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    11,000        95,892   

Makita Corp.

    7,400        331,997   

Mandom Corp.

    2,300        78,125   

Marubeni Corp.

    99,800        555,223   

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    7,200        107,818   

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    15,100        158,501   

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    2,600        61,954   

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    8,200        70,157   

Matsumotokiyoshi Co. Ltd.

    2,500        83,003   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    36,100        752,179   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.

    4,000        87,890   

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    7,600        89,416   

Megachips Corp.

    9,500        114,357   

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co. Ltd.

    5,600        77,375   

Meidensha Corp.

    29,000        87,396   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,300        476,253   

Meitec Corp.

    3,300        97,063   

MID REIT Inc.

    59        151,185   

Minebea Co. Ltd.

    23,000        359,690   

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    3,600        162,431   

MIRAIT Holdings Corp.

    7,800        91,038   

Misawa Homes Co. Ltd.

    11,400        101,612   

Misumi Group Inc.

    6,300        237,862   
Security   Shares     Value  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    91,100      $ 476,265   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    84,800        1,492,925   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    123,000        1,441,361   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    79,000        1,603,001   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    24,000        109,513   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    193,000        1,076,357   

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    9,000        135,385   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    73,000        232,427   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    40,300        344,453   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    12,800        203,771   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    804,300        4,329,450   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    36,310        158,884   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    104,300        1,338,102   

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    57,000        168,382   

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    59,000        96,940   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    59,000        1,507,083   

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    43,000        90,784   

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

    67,000        228,153   

Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.

    8,200        63,316   

Miura Co. Ltd.

    8,800        100,238   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    1,395,900        2,305,407   

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    2,900        74,435   

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    99        140,411   

MORI TRUST Sogo REIT Inc.

    71        148,208   

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

    45,000        140,595   

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    22,000        95,518   

MOS Food Services Inc.

    6,400        133,214   

Moshi Moshi Hotline Inc.

    8,100        89,989   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    33,000        811,761   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    13,100        1,429,720   

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,100        77,906   

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,700        89,414   

Nabtesco Corp.

    8,900        232,227   

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    14,000        76,040   

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    7,600        95,368   

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    62,000        244,907   

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    20,000        67,595   

NEC Corp.

    167,000        474,848   

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    3,500        75,682   
 

 

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Net One Systems Co. Ltd.

    10,600      $ 63,709   

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    11,100        109,994   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    17,000        346,180   

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    12,100        362,593   

NH Foods Ltd.

    12,000        298,404   

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    9,900        90,264   

Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,300        96,105   

Nichias Corp.

    15,000        83,003   

Nichii Gakkan Co.

    8,200        85,934   

Nichirei Corp.

    19,000        101,417   

Nidec Corp.

    14,600        1,003,536   

Nifco Inc.

    4,000        138,935   

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    3,100        154,650   

Nikon Corp.

    20,700        265,039   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    6,800        661,678   

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    34        140,816   

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    84        414,762   

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    22,000        114,621   

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    55,000        323,543   

Nippon Flour Mills Co. Ltd.

    15,000        71,383   

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    10,000        141,148   

Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co. Ltd.

    5,600        87,958   

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,300        83,328   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,700        338,858   

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.

    4,900        77,839   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    93        219,625   

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.a

    84,000        77,947   

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    9,000        122,283   

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    18,000        103,282   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    488,000        1,152,854   

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.a

    27,400        95,404   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    22,800        1,362,585   

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    103,000        308,654   

Nipro Corp.b

    8,600        75,849   

Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (The)

    53,000        174,163   

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    22,000        89,337   

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    11,100        88,826   

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    9,400        175,092   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    153,600        1,329,199   

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    4,000        44,439   
Security   Shares     Value  

Nisshin OilliO Group Ltd. (The)

    28,000      $ 102,260   

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    12,700        156,770   

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

    6,700        70,328   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,900        211,825   

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    4,000        61,703   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800        272,966   

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    19,000        67,288   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    10,200        615,222   

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    3,100        60,250   

NOF Corp.

    14,000        90,342   

NOK Corp.

    7,400        215,451   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    232,700        1,256,954   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    8,000        135,938   

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    138        173,521   

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund Inc.

    23        117,678   

Nomura Real Estate Residential Fund Inc.

    18        104,661   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    7,700        263,845   

Noritz Corp.

    4,400        69,784   

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    28,700        107,993   

NSK Ltd.

    31,000        368,680   

NTN Corp.

    33,000        143,277   

NTT Data Corp.

    8,400        322,871   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    89,200        1,522,547   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    7,200        69,937   

Obayashi Corp.

    43,000        274,916   

OBIC Co. Ltd.

    5,400        182,735   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    39,000        382,480   

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    30,000        92,708   

Oiles Corp.

    4,400        81,771   

Oita Bank Ltd. (The)

    24,000        84,791   

Oji Holdings Corp.

    38,000        144,605   

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    12,000        85,404   

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    57,000        117,431   

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    3,200        111,284   

Okuma Corp.

    12,000        103,486   

Okumura Corp.

    16,000        73,690   

Olympus Corp.a

    16,100        564,696   

Omron Corp.

    13,500        546,482   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,300        563,998   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    2,800        117,039   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Orient Corp.a

    42,200      $ 63,588   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    3,500        849,636   

ORIX Corp.

    85,300        992,680   

Orix JREIT Inc.

    147        221,004   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    116,000        460,781   

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.

    2,300        48,579   

OSG Corp.

    6,000        111,403   

Otsuka Corp.

    3,300        114,481   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,200        784,651   

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.a

    14,000        38,139   

Panasonic Corp.

    141,000        1,622,883   

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,100        58,460   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    7,400        127,255   

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    26,600        102,356   

Pigeon Corp.

    2,500        157,281   

Pioneer Corp.a

    27,800        52,777   

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    1,700        72,941   

Premier Investment Corp.

    21        112,451   

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    25,000        85,132   

Rakuten Inc.

    52,000        726,889   

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.a

    9,700        284,068   

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    13,000        55,004   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    145,100        726,828   

Resorttrust Inc.

    5,900        142,396   

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    43,000        423,539   

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    3,100        81,680   

Rinnai Corp.

    2,300        155,272   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    6,500        423,318   

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,200        97,398   

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,900        142,097   

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    1,600        178,028   

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    3,900        83,535   

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    7,300        118,388   

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    14,000        115,013   

Sangetsu Co. Ltd.

    1,900        51,356   

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    1,700        61,435   

Sankyo Tateyama Inc.

    3,800        58,909   

Sankyu Inc.

    20,000        80,705   

Sanrio Co. Ltd.b

    3,200        79,738   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    4,900        307,019   

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    18,700        130,541   

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    28,000        118,946   

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,400        146,290   
Security   Shares     Value  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    13,700      $ 148,471   

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,000        107,879   

SCSK Corp.

    4,100        103,072   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    13,500        790,014   

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    10,300        135,211   

Seiko Epson Corp.

    8,600        353,254   

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,000        109,735   

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    28,000        308,449   

Sekisui House Ltd.

    33,400        433,903   

Sekisui House SI Residential Investment Corp.

    100        113,225   

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    26,800        119,780   

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,700        1,724,439   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    46,200        208,454   

Sharp Corp./Japana,b

    96,000        189,605   

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    18,000        101,290   

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    12,400        157,078   

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

    4,700        118,475   

Shimadzu Corp.

    18,000        188,788   

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    1,400        125,263   

Shimano Inc.

    5,500        733,240   

Shimizu Corp.

    41,000        285,515   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    26,700        1,783,864   

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    6,300        44,676   

ShinMaywa Industries Ltd.

    12,000        117,890   

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    104,000        190,355   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    20,300        614,366   

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    3,200        79,847   

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    23,000        371,634   

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

    31,000        286,077   

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,600        110,671   

Showa Corp.

    4,700        48,254   

Showa Denko K.K.

    102,000        131,120   

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

    13,300        130,775   

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    15,300        93,390   

SMC Corp.

    3,600        976,734   

SoftBank Corp.

    60,800        3,604,056   

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    4,700        121,236   

Sojitz Corp.

    101,900        132,726   

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc.

    21,600        606,819   

Sony Corp.

    67,400        1,591,688   

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

    10,900        153,017   

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    39,000        179,287   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,400      $ 119,755   

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    9,300        209,490   

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    3,900        79,584   

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,000        141,744   

Sumco Corp.

    9,200        157,269   

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    22,000        91,772   

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    98,000        390,448   

Sumitomo Corp.

    62,700        623,450   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    9,000        95,314   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    49,000        638,233   

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    9,100        85,372   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    41,000        224,433   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    34,000        491,483   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    79,000        2,683,774   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    203,000        719,785   

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    31,000        90,784   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    23,000        741,114   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc.

    11,600        182,100   

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    14,000        79,019   

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    2,700        115,388   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    9,100        321,113   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    12,500        236,986   

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    3,900        110,727   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    24,100        770,609   

Sysmex Corp.

    10,200        460,222   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    37,500        427,627   

Tadano Ltd.

    8,000        97,459   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    76,000        224,509   

Taikisha Ltd.

    4,400        105,369   

Taisei Corp.

    70,000        409,399   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,500        95,901   

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400        88,060   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    11,000        132,788   

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    8,900        112,060   

Takara Holdings Inc.

    11,400        73,273   

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    7,600        96,015   

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    18,000        158,907   
Security   Shares     Value  

Takata Corp.b

    2,800      $ 33,038   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    47,100        2,366,929   

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    3,200        62,793   

TDK Corp.

    8,500        536,202   

Teijin Ltd.

    71,000        213,366   

Temp Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,300        112,655   

Terumo Corp.

    19,600        490,730   

THK Co. Ltd.

    8,200        201,745   

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    21,000        84,740   

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    59,000        285,294   

Toda Corp.

    16,000        57,753   

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    24,000        84,791   

Toho Co. Ltd.

    9,100        207,232   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    29,000        158,992   

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,900        54,583   

Toho Zinc Co. Ltd.

    24,000        76,210   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    31,000        393,751   

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    26,000        75,699   

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    5,000        104,031   

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    15,000        100,881   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    45,300        1,596,578   

Tokuyama Corp.

    31,000        69,672   

Tokyo Dome Corp.

    18,000        83,974   

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.a

    94,700        404,711   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    11,500        829,813   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    152,000        913,954   

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    4,500        155,536   

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    4,300        88,222   

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    27,000        183,885   

Tokyu Corp.

    69,000        459,941   

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    29,800        186,718   

TOKYU REIT Inc.

    98        130,149   

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    18,900        82,380   

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    14,300        79,617   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

    20,000        177,925   

Top REIT Inc.

    19        81,684   

Topcon Corp.

    6,400        128,365   

Toppan Forms Co. Ltd.

    7,300        76,564   

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    27,000        182,046   

Toray Industries Inc.

    98,000        842,217   

Toshiba Corp.

    260,000        1,050,492   

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd.

    17,000        65,849   

Toshiba Tec Corp.

    11,000        68,642   

Tosoh Corp.

    37,000        201,907   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

TOTO Ltd.

    18,000      $ 200,587   

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,000        75,597   

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,300        120,817   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    6,200        220,364   

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

    6,900        157,367   

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    66,000        89,337   

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    4,200        93,321   

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    5,200        69,324   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    10,400        565,752   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    173,400        11,285,430   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    12,600        301,632   

Trend Micro Inc.

    6,500        185,098   

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    3,400        86,487   

TSI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,600        43,608   

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    13,000        105,802   

Tsumura & Co.

    4,100        93,927   

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    2,900        196,271   

UACJ Corp.

    18,000        44,745   

Ube Industries Ltd.

    68,000        102,465   

ULVAC Inc.a

    4,100        59,337   

Unicharm Corp.

    25,400        707,195   

Unipres Corp.

    3,800        66,609   

United Arrows Ltd.

    1,600        45,699   

United Urban Investment Corp.

    160        257,030   

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    2,000        33,968   

UNY Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,600        43,931   

Ushio Inc.

    8,500        99,281   

USS Co. Ltd.

    13,600        215,118   

Valor Co. Ltd.

    4,200        79,913   

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    11,000        46,916   

Watami Co. Ltd.b

    9,100        90,330   

West Japan Railway Co.

    10,800        558,825   

Xebio Co. Ltd.

    3,400        52,911   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    100,700        342,053   

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    6,000        366,748   

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    54,500        204,146   

Yamagata Bank Ltd. (The)

    20,000        84,961   

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    15,000        157,451   

Yamaha Corp.

    11,000        162,099   

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    17,700        393,584   

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Ltd. (The)

    18,000        72,328   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,200        551,718   

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    3,300        85,826   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    15,800        204,587   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    14,100        149,324   
Security   Shares     Value  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    14,000      $ 133,010   

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,000        90,784   

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    4,200        135,155   

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    7,500        97,242   

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,700        87,780   

Zeon Corp.

    12,000        123,713   
   

 

 

 
      205,419,308   

MALAYSIA — 0.79%

  

AirAsia Bhd

    109,600        84,587   

Alliance Financial Group Bhd

    83,100        109,487   

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    121,100        209,622   

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    219,200        176,423   

Axiata Group Bhd

    171,200        339,757   

Berjaya Corp. Bhd

    424,500        47,388   

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

    34,742        32,463   

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    9,200        167,365   

Bumi Armada Bhda

    179,700        59,438   

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

    68,600        155,050   

CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust Bhd

    154,200        61,204   

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd

    13,400        43,509   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    322,000        488,148   

Dialog Group Bhd

    296,278        132,296   

DiGi.Com Bhd

    217,100        383,575   

DRB-Hicom Bhd

    86,100        42,480   

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

    80,800        54,342   

Gamuda Bhd

    149,300        208,641   

Genting Bhd

    139,900        340,495   

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    215,000        240,601   

Genting Plantations Bhd

    24,900        69,731   

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    39,900        154,189   

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    21,700        101,203   

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    189,700        271,896   

IJM Corp. Bhd

    73,200        139,217   

IOI Corp. Bhd

    205,000        266,138   

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    93,973        53,358   

KPJ Healthcare Bhd

    57,700        62,503   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    32,300        201,741   

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd

    50,200        137,123   

Magnum Bhd

    5,000        3,845   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    267,400        642,703   

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    54,500        107,558   

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd

    134,300        49,974   

Maxis Bhd

    113,700        222,511   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Media Prima Bhd

    99,300      $ 51,183   

MISC Bhd

    80,100        171,107   

Parkson Holdings Bhda

    82,751        56,566   

Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust Bhd

    60,900        26,019   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    176,700        248,393   

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    18,400        89,464   

Petronas Gas Bhd

    49,500        302,894   

PPB Group Bhd

    34,300        137,654   

Public Bank Bhd

    176,360        881,800   

RHB Capital Bhd

    43,900        98,739   

Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd

    226,000        166,323   

Sime Darby Bhd

    203,000        525,965   

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust Bhd

    162,700        69,511   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    88,200        169,933   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    195,500        781,353   

UEM Sunrise Bhd

    84,800        29,685   

UMW Holdings Bhd

    33,000        99,146   

WCT Holdings Bhd

    148,370        65,433   

YTL Corp. Bhd

    373,500        181,191   

YTL Power International Bhd

    220,700        97,332   
   

 

 

 
      10,110,252   

MEXICO — 0.95%

  

Alfa SAB de CV Series A

    188,000        344,911   

Alsea SAB de CVa,b

    39,400        105,572   

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

    2,158,400        2,310,770   

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    28,400        168,052   

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    47,300        78,344   

Cemex SAB de CV CPOa

    776,309        690,087   

Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV Series L

    26,200        212,550   

Compartamos SAB de CV

    91,800        173,631   

Controladora Comercial Mexicana SAB de CV BC Units

    26,500        80,599   

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    51,900        100,452   

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV Series C1

    10,400        106,667   

Empresas ICA SAB de CVa,b

    73,000        75,911   

Fibra Uno Administracion SAB de CV

    147,400        444,966   
Security   Shares     Value  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV BD Units

    124,000      $ 1,036,770   

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Series Ba,b

    57,800        91,643   

Gruma SAB de CV Series B

    14,600        158,315   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B

    24,800        164,141   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B

    13,800        180,627   

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series Aa

    113,900        290,132   

Grupo Carso SAB de CV Series A1

    40,300        176,482   

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SAB de CV

    25,800        71,578   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

    162,100        823,546   

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series O

    157,600        406,815   

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    107,600        228,092   

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

    34,800        80,068   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    245,600        649,389   

Grupo Simec SAB de CV Series Ba

    10,100        28,392   

Grupo Televisa SAB de CV CPO

    168,700        1,099,203   

Industrias CH SAB de CV Series Ba

    12,800        52,472   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    7,695        152,060   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Series A

    101,000        196,293   

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV

    72,400        119,337   

Mexichem SAB de CVa

    62,200        172,646   

Minera Frisco SAB de CV Series A1a

    31,800        41,712   

OHL Mexico SAB de CVa

    61,100        116,136   

Promotora y Operadora Infraestructura SAB de CVa

    18,800        211,844   

TV Azteca SAB de CV CPO

    83,700        33,205   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V

    340,900        659,123   
   

 

 

 
      12,132,533   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

NETHERLANDS — 1.89%

  

Aalberts Industries NV

    7,040      $ 203,453   

AEGON NV

    116,728        835,248   

Akzo Nobel NV

    15,221        1,101,334   

Altice SAa,b

    5,780        483,313   

Arcadis NV

    4,970        151,174   

ASM International NVb

    3,390        139,112   

ASML Holding NV

    22,943        2,415,023   

BinckBank NV

    8,299        68,365   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    5,653        250,859   

Brunel International NV

    3,973        64,672   

Corbion NV

    5,389        89,637   

Delta Lloyd NV

    13,052        247,145   

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    2,715        121,018   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa,b

    56,209        742,120   

Fugro NV CVA

    4,662        101,166   

Gemalto NVb

    5,071        368,635   

Heineken Holding NV

    6,044        396,604   

Heineken NV

    14,614        1,093,035   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    244,277        3,065,278   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    57,215        1,035,288   

Koninklijke BAM Groep NVb

    19,819        59,915   

Koninklijke DSM NV

    10,503        559,657   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    201,016        623,120   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    61,567        1,705,271   

Koninklijke Ten Cate NV

    2,990        66,469   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    4,906        274,511   

NSI NV

    20,516        91,656   

Nutreco NV

    4,961        252,201   

OCI NVa

    5,576        196,853   

PostNL NVa

    28,329        103,097   

Randstad Holding NV

    7,728        409,217   

Reed Elsevier NV

    44,942        1,102,540   

Royal Imtech NVa,b

    5,686        26,500   

SBM Offshore NVa,b

    12,844        140,402   

TKH Group NV

    3,016        94,002   

TNT Express NV

    27,361        179,819   

TomTom NVa

    7,726        51,107   

Unilever NV CVA

    101,770        4,431,768   

USG People NV

    5,803        67,383   

VastNed Retail NV

    1,500        74,385   

Wereldhave NV

    2,686        193,349   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    19,096        572,015   
   

 

 

 
      24,247,716   
Security   Shares     Value  

NEW ZEALAND — 0.18%

   

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    46,858      $ 88,765   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    58,651        189,432   

Chorus Ltd.a

    29,725        57,172   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    25,666        131,703   

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    40,579        182,898   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    41,122        250,112   

Freightways Ltd.

    14,060        60,922   

Goodman Property Trust

    46,825        40,103   

Infratil Ltd.

    40,580        93,071   

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    35,724        34,226   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    90,885        126,322   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

    70,748        172,532   

Nuplex Industries Ltd.

    15,447        33,522   

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    51,683        46,514   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    27,287        163,391   

Sky Network Television Ltd.

    33,280        146,377   

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    39,680        113,183   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    122,776        294,066   

Trade Me Group Ltd.

    32,196        84,825   

Xero Ltd.a,b

    5,179        58,790   
   

 

 

 
      2,367,926   

NORWAY — 0.58%

  

Akastor ASAb

    15,562        38,150   

Aker ASA Class A

    1,930        41,088   

Aker Solutions ASAa

    10,178        49,692   

Atea ASA

    10,874        120,308   

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    13,773        80,500   

Borregaard ASA

    11,726        82,455   

BW LPG Ltd.b,c

    7,745        47,956   

Det norske oljeselskap ASAa,b

    6,811        28,297   

DNB ASA

    61,400        889,648   

DNO ASAa,b

    39,184        85,947   

Fred Olsen Energy ASAb

    4,212        35,161   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    14,076        237,006   

Kvaerner ASA

    38,671        45,105   

Leroey Seafood Group ASA

    2,264        79,454   

Marine Harvest ASA

    22,424        293,663   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    89,716        527,843   

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASAa,b

    2,220        87,076   

Norwegian Property ASAa

    44,628        59,884   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Opera Software ASAb

    11,857      $ 156,808   

Orkla ASA

    51,840        381,919   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASAb

    18,834        102,110   

Prosafe SE

    21,249        56,752   

REC Silicon ASAa,b

    336,039        72,103   

Schibsted ASA

    4,917        317,205   

Seadrill Ltd.b

    24,409        259,349   

SpareBank 1 SMN

    12,016        85,269   

Statoil ASA

    71,239        1,180,193   

Storebrand ASAa

    32,061        96,797   

Subsea 7 SA

    20,140        171,244   

Telenor ASA

    46,655        1,001,061   

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASAb

    7,268        168,325   

Yara International ASA

    11,607        603,076   
   

 

 

 
      7,481,444   

PERU — 0.09%

   

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA SP ADR

    14,533        165,967   

Credicorp Ltd.

    4,589        661,367   

Southern Copper Corp.

    10,651        290,559   
   

 

 

 
      1,117,893   

PHILIPPINES — 0.31%

   

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    126,810        162,780   

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    98,400        99,308   

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    193,600        109,988   

Ayala Corp.

    15,920        262,306   

Ayala Land Inc.

    468,200        383,327   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    53,137        119,306   

BDO Unibank Inc.

    109,810        285,153   

Belle Corp.

    365,500        38,048   

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    290,000        101,286   

Energy Development Corp.

    774,800        150,240   

First Gen Corp.

    128,700        90,776   

First Philippine Holdings Corp.

    24,270        54,437   

Globe Telecom Inc.

    1,680        66,525   

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    59,430        153,653   

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    161,942        240,564   

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    31,710        166,846   

Manila Water Co. Inc.

    121,100        88,711   

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    870,700        102,091   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    25,639        55,415   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

    5,520        371,814   
Security   Shares     Value  

Philippine National Banka

    20,145      $ 38,469   

SM Investments Corp.

    8,830        186,040   

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    439,700        185,481   

Universal Robina Corp.

    86,950        408,197   
   

 

 

 
      3,920,761   

POLAND — 0.33%

   

Alior Bank SAa

    4,120        95,378   

Asseco Poland SA

    7,516        111,304   

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    2,528        73,750   

Bank Millennium SA

    36,670        74,020   

Bank Pekao SA

    8,573        413,448   

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    1,966        182,793   

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    14,861        95,399   

ENEA SA

    17,466        77,384   

Eurocash SA

    7,381        73,241   

Getin Noble Bank SAa

    69,257        37,143   

Globe Trade Centre SAa

    30,687        39,696   

Grupa Azoty SA

    4,113        78,700   

Grupa Lotos SAa

    8,049        53,015   

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SAa

    3,754        21,448   

Kernel Holding SAa

    6,417        54,043   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    9,201        261,231   

Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA

    3,685        96,788   

mBank SA

    1,032        130,439   

Netia SA

    45,890        73,956   

Orange Polska SA

    43,462        104,831   

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

    56,180        294,481   

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

    22,303        329,682   

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    144,850        170,981   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    58,351        540,013   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    3,917        532,615   

Synthos SA

    29,540        34,232   

Tauron Polska Energia SA

    93,762        126,344   

TVN SAa

    16,733        79,818   
   

 

 

 
      4,256,173   

PORTUGAL — 0.12%

   

Banco BPI SAa,b,d

    23,022        21,666   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda,b

    3,188,785        226,698   

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    11,464        120,957   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Energias de Portugal SA

    148,306      $ 565,161   

Galp Energia SGPS SA Class B

    23,453        247,823   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SAb

    15,281        164,817   

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

    4,821        14,890   

NOS SGPS

    12,782        81,322   

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA Registeredb

    49,503        35,249   

Sonae SGPS SA

    50,272        66,033   
   

 

 

 
      1,544,616   

QATAR — 0.16%

   

Industries Qatar QSC

    12,755        522,528   

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    34,022        418,503   

Ooredoo QSC

    7,939        250,682   

Qatar National Bank SAQ

    13,523        735,188   

Vodafone Qatar QSC

    45,221        185,006   
   

 

 

 
      2,111,907   

RUSSIA — 0.20%

   

LSR Group OJSC SP GDRd

    90,701        145,122   

Magnit PJSC SP GDRd

    17,483        667,851   

Mechel OAO SP ADRa

    118,145        153,588   

MegaFon OAO SP GDRd

    31,612        434,349   

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC SP ADR

    54,344        427,144   

NovaTek OAO SP GDRd

    7,083        495,810   

Pharmstandard GDRa,d

    10,271        81,141   

Sistema JSFC SP GDRd

    26,639        118,543   
   

 

 

 
      2,523,548   

SINGAPORE — 1.18%

   

AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT

    113,225        123,007   

ARA Asset Management Ltd.

    85,300        107,169   

Ascendas India Trust

    160,000        101,101   

Ascendas REIT

    111,000        201,803   

Ascott Residence Trust

    44,800        41,883   

Biosensors International Group Ltd.a,b

    78,000        37,181   

Cache Logistics Trust

    146,000        127,862   

Cambridge Industrial Trustb

    243,000        122,120   

CapitaCommercial Trustb

    134,000        175,286   

CapitaLand Ltd.

    159,000        408,928   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.b

    131,000        202,343   

CapitaRetail China Trust

    85,240        108,038   

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    74,000        98,441   

City Developments Ltd.

    27,000        200,540   
Security   Shares     Value  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    149,000      $ 316,037   

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.b

    97,000        38,711   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    109,000        1,594,199   

Ezion Holdings Ltd.b

    103,360        97,012   

Ezra Holdings Ltd.b

    101,680        39,827   

First REITb

    112,000        108,846   

First Resources Ltd.b

    42,000        57,889   

Frasers Centrepoint Trustb

    60,000        91,789   

Frasers Commercial Trust

    114,000        125,113   

Genting Singapore PLC

    386,000        308,093   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    190,000        355,258   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    414,000        128,505   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

    297,000        212,355   

Hyflux Ltd.

    91,000        64,227   

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.b

    60,000        31,483   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.b

    7,000        218,831   

Kenon Holdings Ltd.a

    1,043        17,709   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    84,000        540,093   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    35,000        117,434   

Keppel REITb

    91,160        83,203   

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust

    334,000        87,628   

M1 Ltd./Singapore

    31,000        85,914   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    112,000        125,401   

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    87,000        98,374   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    112,000        99,328   

Midas Holdings Ltd.b

    382,000        95,987   

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.a,b

    79,000        58,968   

Noble Group Ltd.

    300,000        236,124   

OUE Hospitality Trust

    174,166        120,350   

OUE Ltd.b

    19,000        30,892   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    182,750        1,404,626   

Parkway Life REITb

    47,000        84,406   

Perennial Real Estate Holdings Ltd.a,b

    120,572        93,118   

Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial REIT

    161,065        108,916   

SATS Ltd.

    40,000        87,503   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    57,000        181,561   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.b

    47,000        104,205   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    28,000        261,769   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.b

    50,000        287,119   

Singapore Post Ltd.

    134,000        211,928   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.b

    41,000        125,142   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    90,000      $ 223,487   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    474,000        1,429,251   

SMRT Corp. Ltd.b

    96,000        124,159   

Starhill Global REIT

    144,000        88,331   

StarHub Ltd.

    27,000        83,409   

Suntec REITb

    159,000        220,915   

Super Group Ltd.b

    33,000        27,071   

Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd.a

    312,540        77,379   

United Engineers Ltd.

    41,000        92,114   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    81,000        1,387,614   

UOL Group Ltd.

    30,000        160,077   

Vard Holdings Ltd.a,b

    88,000        32,843   

Venture Corp. Ltd.b

    19,000        114,160   

Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Ltd.

    15,000        20,786   

Wilmar International Ltd.

    111,000        264,149   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

    48,000        64,918   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    138,000        126,465   
   

 

 

 
      15,128,703   

SOUTH AFRICA — 1.77%

   

Acucap Properties Ltd.

    9,788        47,126   

Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd.a

    15,910        58,956   

Aeci Ltd.

    8,286        89,122   

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    8,236        83,443   

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.a

    3,187        97,821   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.a

    25,655        301,724   

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd.a

    11,334        24,215   

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    21,227        800,479   

Assore Ltd.

    1,967        27,304   

Aveng Ltd.a

    26,048        39,886   

AVI Ltd.

    25,378        185,137   

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    21,833        373,382   

Barloworld Ltd.

    15,318        116,212   

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    19,551        543,061   

Brait SEa

    27,142        179,873   

Capital Property Funda

    105,460        134,103   

Clicks Group Ltd.

    18,182        141,191   

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    19,799        176,184   

DataTec Ltd.

    14,240        71,867   

Discovery Ltd.

    22,483        222,878   

Emira Property Fund

    33,767        55,886   

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    10,866        96,870   
Security   Shares     Value  

FirstRand Ltd.

    207,849      $ 930,683   

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    13,544        195,224   

Gold Fields Ltd.

    51,345        288,090   

Grindrod Ltd.

    23,942        37,464   

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    116,804        294,244   

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.a

    24,425        71,694   

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

    14,740        134,081   

Illovo Sugar Ltd.

    15,715        32,562   

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.a

    33,867        220,568   

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    11,184        198,256   

Investec Ltd.

    15,015        126,706   

JSE Ltd.

    8,578        90,212   

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    4,005        77,373   

Lewis Group Ltd.

    7,840        61,272   

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    9,162        103,270   

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    58,853        220,111   

Massmart Holdings Ltd.

    7,722        110,582   

Mediclinic International Ltd.

    24,729        246,163   

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    81,085        218,416   

Mondi Ltd.

    8,289        149,296   

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    16,516        376,300   

MTN Group Ltd.

    106,566        1,851,414   

Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd.

    46,294        78,291   

Nampak Ltd.

    39,622        145,155   

Naspers Ltd. Class N

    25,317        3,695,681   

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    13,776        303,780   

Netcare Ltd.

    66,421        221,632   

Northam Platinum Ltd.a

    17,174        57,217   

Omnia Holdings Ltd.

    3,700        54,312   

Pick n Pay Holdings Ltd.

    18,093        37,412   

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    18,859        93,282   

PPC Ltd.

    39,160        72,051   

Rand Merchant Insurance Holdings Ltd.

    62,722        229,835   

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    185,929        182,236   

Remgro Ltd.

    31,331        729,333   

Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd.

    16,987        129,005   

Reunert Ltd.

    16,157        87,071   

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    44,447        253,246   

Sanlam Ltd.

    121,320        732,551   

Sappi Ltd.a

    38,456        158,704   

Sasol Ltd.

    35,494        1,285,395   

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    28,355        450,764   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    57,020      $ 150,847   

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    14,080        223,336   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    76,060        1,011,125   

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.

    141,581        727,321   

Sun International Ltd.

    7,974        89,126   

Super Group Ltd.a

    21,862        64,359   

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.a

    25,164        150,798   

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    10,938        370,694   

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.

    7,584        104,328   

Truworths International Ltd.

    26,100        181,764   

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    21,820        252,100   

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd.

    3,191        33,060   

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    59,046        441,157   
   

 

 

 
      22,697,669   

SOUTH KOREA — 3.18%

   

Able C&C Co. Ltd.

    2,074        41,818   

Amicogen Inc.a

    1,307        58,323   

AmorePacific Corp.

    245        593,905   

AmorePacific Group

    242        277,273   

Asiana Airlines Inc.a

    12,890        101,720   

Binggrae Co. Ltd.

    834        56,739   

BS Financial Group Inc.

    11,856        150,151   

Cell Biotech Co. Ltd.

    1,287        69,081   

Celltrion Inc.a

    4,538        168,889   

Chabiotech Co. Ltd.a

    5,083        66,001   

Cheil Worldwide Inc.a

    4,425        79,914   

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    592        190,549   

CJ Corp.

    1,139        179,661   

CJ E&M Corp.a

    1,956        68,145   

CJ Korea Express Co. Ltd.a

    689        120,651   

CJ O Shopping Co. Ltd.

    304        61,656   

Cosmax Inc.a

    828        82,527   

Coway Co. Ltd.

    3,420        274,576   

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    1,765        88,766   

Daesang Corp.

    2,033        70,735   

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.a

    10,395        64,446   

Daewoo International Corp.

    3,642        91,583   

Daewoo Securities Co. Ltd.a

    17,854        164,892   

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.

    7,101        126,618   

Daum Kakao Corp.

    1,689        235,836   

Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    487        55,887   

Dong-A ST Co. Ltd.

    554        44,883   
Security   Shares     Value  

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,696      $ 179,798   

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.

    5,824        29,823   

Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd.

    139        41,309   

Doosan Corp.

    516        49,071   

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    3,882        82,709   

Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.a

    11,576        107,969   

E-Mart Co. Ltd.

    1,472        279,971   

Fila Korea Ltd.

    1,082        108,338   

Gamevil Inc.a

    538        90,273   

GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.a

    3,011        47,081   

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.

    2,757        101,093   

Green Cross Corp.

    1,295        164,599   

Green Cross Holdings Corp.

    3,735        74,796   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a

    3,407        78,041   

GS Holdings Corp.

    3,680        140,322   

Halla Holdings Corp.

    1,847        107,415   

Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp.

    2,655        112,769   

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    18,447        544,841   

Hana Tour Service Inc.

    1,353        105,657   

Handsome Co. Ltd.

    2,686        75,157   

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.a

    9,206        32,746   

Hanjin Kal Corp.a

    2,727        81,416   

Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.a

    6,565        35,718   

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    4,392        211,648   

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.a

    636        56,877   

Hansol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,738        12,587   

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    816        115,655   

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    8,230        92,565   

Hanwha Corp.

    3,700        92,703   

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    17,647        125,543   

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    2,209        206,033   

Huchems Fine Chemical Corp.

    3,068        74,343   

Hyosung Corp.

    1,771        117,570   

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    1,072        117,140   

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    3,510        138,493   

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    4,736        189,033   

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    945        211,277   

Hyundai Greenfood Co. Ltd.

    4,093        64,748   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,666      $ 275,474   

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.

    573        62,875   

Hyundai Hysco Co. Ltd.

    2,547        179,333   

Hyundai Livart Furniture Co. Ltd.

    1,687        52,912   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,960        46,778   

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a

    6,005        56,283   

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.

    966        68,192   

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    4,426        1,003,702   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    9,686        1,501,259   

Hyundai Securities Co. Ltd.a

    11,898        81,706   

Hyundai Steel Co.

    3,916        235,977   

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    1,034        145,607   

iMarketKorea Inc.

    2,080        52,114   

Industrial Bank of Korea

    17,240        204,150   

JB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    33,547        178,840   

Kangwon Land Inc.

    7,748        229,549   

KB Financial Group Inc.

    12,062        405,890   

KCC Corp.

    403        203,048   

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    1,814        146,467   

Kia Motors Corp.

    16,683        701,736   

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,697        90,778   

Kolon Industries Inc.

    1,272        54,027   

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    4,645        198,993   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    16,392        647,526   

Korea Gas Corp.a

    2,177        89,978   

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,000        190,197   

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    626        245,855   

Korean Reinsurance Co.

    10,827        100,983   

KT Corp.

    4,865        133,236   

KT Skylife Co. Ltd.

    2,570        38,071   

KT&G Corp.

    7,003        513,570   

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    1,006        82,515   

Kumho Tire Co. Inc.a

    8,980        79,733   

Kwangju Banka

    8,558        69,882   

Kyongnam Banka

    3,977        39,639   

LF Corp.

    2,986        86,009   

LG Chem Ltd.

    3,233        586,824   

LG Corp.

    6,622        374,819   

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    16,260        536,003   
Security   Shares     Value  

LG Electronics Inc.

    7,264      $ 403,851   

LG Hausys Ltd.

    610        100,123   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    630        396,342   

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    1,049        93,907   

LG International Corp.

    2,594        87,170   

LG Life Sciences Ltd.a

    3,390        144,763   

LG Uplus Corp.

    15,440        170,834   

LIG Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,874        81,476   

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    1,081        172,489   

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.

    56        85,311   

Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.

    50        85,452   

Lotte Food Co. Ltd.

    105        59,624   

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    731        158,753   

LS Corp.

    1,040        45,790   

LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd.

    1,724        95,533   

Mando Corp.a

    594        89,893   

Medipost Co. Ltd.a

    1,807        77,908   

Medy-Tox Inc.

    400        135,406   

MegaStudy Co. Ltd.

    1,316        71,721   

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    7,218        80,523   

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    2,519        106,878   

Namyang Dairy Products Co. Ltd.

    89        58,840   

NAVER Corp.

    1,776        1,162,780   

NCsoft Corp.

    973        179,724   

Nexen Tire Corp.

    4,360        62,195   

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    11,965        121,444   

NHN Entertainment Corp.a

    817        55,657   

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    326        69,010   

OCI Co. Ltd.a

    972        69,505   

ORION Corp.

    227        217,950   

Paradise Co. Ltd.

    3,693        88,813   

Partron Co. Ltd.

    4,190        47,701   

Poongsan Corp.

    2,740        57,000   

POSCO

    4,098        946,182   

S-Oil Corp.

    4,256        235,450   

S.M. Entertainment Co.a

    1,762        58,970   

S1 Corp.

    1,511        110,534   

Samsung C&T Corp.

    7,923        404,264   

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    3,242        113,245   

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    3,737        228,949   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    7,026        8,769,651   

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.a

    2,245        78,008   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Samsung Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    3,004      $ 93,806   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,257        608,829   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

    9,949        162,845   

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    4,409        453,559   

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    3,390        399,881   

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    1,875        453,491   

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    5,095        221,765   

Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd.

    1,931        40,523   

Sansung Life & Science Co. Ltd.a

    2,190        65,784   

SeAH Besteel Corp.

    1,327        38,648   

Seegene Inc.a

    1,461        43,819   

Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

    2,687        47,912   

SFA Engineering Corp.

    1,575        66,465   

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    15,402        633,769   

Shinsegae Co. Ltd.

    575        84,652   

SK C&C Co. Ltd.

    1,447        310,941   

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    1,347        75,258   

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,757        274,732   

SK Hynix Inc.

    24,283        1,058,051   

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    3,913        335,267   

SK Networks Co. Ltd.a

    21,790        187,494   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    690        182,343   

SKC Co. Ltd.

    2,439        67,465   

Sung Kwang Bend Co. Ltd.

    4,675        56,642   

Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd.

    4,676        51,951   

Taekwang Industrial Co. Ltd.

    35        36,101   

TK Corp.a

    6,471        62,426   

TONGYANG Life Insurance Co.

    8,726        87,771   

ViroMed Co. Ltd.a

    1,332        63,945   

Whanin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,706        66,421   

Woori Banka

    21,987        176,925   

YG Entertainment Inc.

    1,420        61,677   

Youngone Corp.

    1,826        94,172   

Youngone Holdings Co. Ltd.

    796        65,508   

Yuanta Securities Koreaa

    18,699        67,881   

Yuhan Corp.

    270        42,218   
   

 

 

 
      40,793,438   

SPAIN — 2.26%

  

 

Abengoa SA Class B

    38,133        112,311   

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    25,437        498,595   

Acciona SAa

    4,367        312,678   

Acerinox SA

    10,967        163,359   
Security   Shares     Value  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    12,373      $ 430,877   

Almirall SAa

    5,082        88,717   

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

    27,957        1,122,796   

Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    6,822        100,232   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    379,544        3,255,054   

Banco de Sabadell SA

    224,440        568,336   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

    115,950        491,188   

Banco Popular Espanol SA New

    491        2,080   

Banco Santander SA

    874,325        5,880,329   

Bankia SAa

    300,045        392,760   

Bankinter SA

    47,977        333,988   

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles

    298        12,259   

CaixaBank SA

    148,549        647,723   

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SAb

    289        97,005   

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA

    1,945        92,951   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    43,904        284,776   

Ebro Foods SA

    7,138        121,387   

Enagas SA

    1,356        42,998   

Faes Farma SA

    49,232        100,278   

Faes Farma SA New

    1,218        2,481   

Ferrovial SA

    25,610        508,200   

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SAa,b

    9,306        115,410   

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SAa

    17,370        172,843   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    24,256        569,331   

Grifols SA

    10,373        436,027   

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    4,925        140,886   

Iberdrola SA

    326,163        2,255,464   

Inditex SA

    69,053        2,036,515   

Indra Sistemas SAb

    9,589        98,068   

Inmobiliaria Colonial SAa

    157,139        106,394   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    77,249        631,995   

Jazztel PLCa

    17,696        250,612   

Mapfre SA

    62,666        211,086   

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SAa

    17,387        211,802   

NH Hotel Group SAa

    19,237        95,298   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SAb

    3,618        83,676   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA

    22,872      $ 127,243   

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    930        79,297   

Repsol SA

    67,474        1,194,272   

Sacyr SAa,b

    24,352        90,244   

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    2,899        112,748   

Telefonica SA

    265,433        3,985,220   

Viscofan SA

    3,716        214,908   

Zardoya Otis SA

    10,434        118,802   
   

 

 

 
      29,001,499   

SWEDEN — 2.30%

  

AAK AB

    2,437        132,537   

Active Biotech ABa,b

    6,360        14,069   

AF AB

    7,604        116,738   

Alfa Laval AB

    19,325        359,287   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    21,504        1,175,741   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    42,016        1,245,886   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    26,140        716,346   

Axfood AB

    1,095        66,515   

Axis Communications ABb

    3,735        100,233   

Betsson AB

    3,180        119,282   

Billerud AB

    12,860        195,874   

Boliden AB

    18,341        287,782   

Castellum AB

    13,881        218,473   

Clas Ohlson AB Class B

    3,400        52,608   

Electrolux AB Class B

    15,318        474,588   

Elekta AB Class Bb

    25,396        272,612   

Fabege AB

    8,813        120,597   

Getinge AB Class B

    13,015        321,424   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    60,122        2,478,299   

Hexagon AB Class B

    16,184        513,548   

Hexpol AB

    1,749        175,800   

Holmen AB Class B

    3,008        108,612   

Hufvudstaden AB Class A

    8,729        114,488   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    31,249        217,205   

ICA Gruppen AB

    5,126        197,234   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    8,836        157,655   

Indutrade AB

    2,769        112,936   

Intrum Justitia AB

    6,523        173,869   

Investment AB Kinnevik

    15,453        462,892   

Investor AB Class B

    28,810        1,051,062   

JM AB

    5,444        179,592   

Kungsleden AB

    21,364        163,992   

LE Lundbergfortagen AB

    2,413        105,767   

Lindab International ABa

    7,743        64,256   
Security   Shares     Value  

Loomis AB Class B

    5,304      $ 157,085   

Lundin Petroleum ABa,b

    14,739        191,354   

Meda AB Class A

    15,308        215,951   

Mekonomen AB

    1,715        40,323   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    4,005        255,624   

Modern Times Group MTG AB

    3,728        105,633   

NCC AB Class B

    6,763        219,017   

Nibe Industrier AB Class B

    5,392        137,139   

Nobia AB

    11,597        100,725   

Nordea Bank AB

    189,987        2,418,344   

Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDRb

    5,157        69,259   

Peab AB

    16,738        120,389   

Ratos AB Class B

    14,952        93,535   

Saab AB Class B

    4,867        118,727   

Sandvik AB

    68,501        718,758   

Securitas AB

    19,615        239,246   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    95,333        1,151,263   

Skanska AB Class B

    22,964        509,389   

SKF AB Class B

    25,607        605,162   

SSAB AB Class Aa,b

    27,978        136,162   

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

    35,498        859,080   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

    31,226        1,482,701   

Swedbank AB Class A

    56,499        1,370,054   

Swedish Match AB

    12,860        418,953   

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum ABa

    11,703        122,866   

Tele2 AB Class B

    17,659        199,913   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B

    196,506        2,396,806   

TeliaSonera AB

    138,926        857,324   

Trelleborg AB Class B

    15,805        286,202   

Unibet Group PLC SDR

    2,957        176,045   

Volvo AB Class B

    98,880        1,158,239   

Wallenstam AB Class B

    6,657        110,327   

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    9,977        195,380   
   

 

 

 
      29,504,774   

SWITZERLAND — 6.13%

  

ABB Ltd. Registereda

    137,639        2,649,407   

Actelion Ltd. Registereda

    6,838        758,085   

Adecco SA Registereda

    10,618        795,153   

Allreal Holding AG Registered

    1,468        230,559   

Aryzta AG

    5,827        437,951   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    2,996        390,761   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Registered

    32      $ 18,660   

Barry Callebaut AG Registered

    108        107,642   

Basilea Pharmaceutica Registereda

    990        114,597   

BKW AG

    2,965        88,623   

Bucher Industries AG Registered

    589        144,681   

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    329        101,734   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    54        281,489   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Registered

    6        377,490   

Clariant AG Registered

    17,657        284,032   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    32,832        2,731,688   

Credit Suisse Group AG Registered

    95,096        2,010,344   

Dufry AG Registereda,b

    1,748        257,626   

EFG International AG

    8,066        87,143   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    495        191,533   

Flughafen Zurich AG Registered

    310        210,923   

Forbo Holding AG Registered

    120        116,537   

Galenica Holding AG Registered

    271        218,114   

GAM Holding AG

    12,384        219,400   

Gategroup Holding AG

    4,978        137,970   

Geberit AG Registered

    2,284        782,476   

Georg Fischer AG Registered

    312        187,020   

Givaudan SA Registereda

    562        1,026,816   

Helvetia Holding AG Registered

    403        205,650   

Holcim Ltd. Registered

    14,325        1,003,474   

Huber & Suhner AG Registered

    2,495        111,049   

Implenia AG Registered

    2,307        126,000   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    14,370        587,264   

Kaba Holding AG Class B Registered

    392        196,841   

Kudelski SA Bearer

    7,039        80,715   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    3,205        441,012   

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG Class B Registered

    426        142,610   

Logitech International SA Registered

    11,178        164,624   
Security   Shares     Value  

Lonza Group AG Registered

    3,663      $ 434,759   

Meyer Burger Technology AGa,b

    9,804        60,952   

Mobimo Holding AG Registered

    925        213,543   

Nestle SA Registered

    201,041        15,394,096   

Novartis AG Registered

    145,222        14,229,404   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registered

    12,311        140,498   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG Registered

    991        121,175   

Pargesa Holding SA Bearer

    1,982        143,256   

Partners Group Holding AG

    1,195        320,295   

PSP Swiss Property AG Registered

    2,761        284,938   

Rieter Holding AG Registered

    743        107,648   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    44,206        11,944,581   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    2,440        362,267   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    1,513        220,360   

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG Registereda

    69,027        61,521   

Schweiter Technologies AG Bearer

    192        147,122   

SGS SA Registered

    304        578,229   

Sika AG Bearer

    135        462,497   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    3,452        454,364   

St Galler Kantonalbank AG Registered

    304        115,233   

Straumann Holding AG Registered

    746        168,733   

Sulzer AG Registered

    1,310        139,180   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    1,928        768,853   

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

    3,253        238,305   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registered

    1,991        444,921   

Swiss Prime Site AG Registered

    3,661        317,535   

Swiss Re AG

    21,802        1,969,182   

Swisscom AG Registered

    1,316        771,678   

Syngenta AG Registered

    5,819        1,892,337   

Tecan AG Registered

    1,418        142,948   

Temenos Group AG Registered

    5,327        162,407   

Transocean Ltd.b

    22,537        354,694   

UBS Group AG

    229,529        3,839,412   

Valiant Holding AG Registered

    2,028        165,317   

Valora Holding AG Registered

    565        136,452   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Vontobel Holding AG Registered

    3,577      $ 119,551   

Zehnder Group AG Bearer

    4,160        180,860   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    9,193        3,051,510   
   

 

 

 
      78,678,306   

TAIWAN — 2.94%

  

Acer Inc.a

    195,148        127,876   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    427,000        540,635   

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    24,193        182,713   

Airtac International Group

    9,000        78,538   

ALI Corp.

    164,000        130,884   

AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd.

    115,000        65,139   

Asia Cement Corp.

    118,329        143,060   

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

    46,000        485,348   

AU Optronics Corp.

    593,000        325,540   

BES Engineering Corp.

    483,000        115,870   

Capital Securities Corp.

    318,000        103,936   

Career Technology (MFG.) Co. Ltd.

    64,000        68,339   

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    43,000        380,012   

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    533,629        770,467   

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    58,950        139,736   

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    297,768        168,663   

Cheng Loong Corp.

    254,000        103,168   

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    103,500        249,607   

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    35,000        62,196   

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    41,155        114,270   

Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd.

    48,000        81,641   

China Airlines Ltd.a

    223,000        112,514   

China Bills Finance Corp.

    397,000        142,985   

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    841,000        277,545   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    182,272        153,563   

China Man-Made Fibers Corp.a

    257,000        93,377   

China Motor Co. Ltd.

    37,000        31,877   

China Petrochemical Development Corp.a

    258,050        97,034   

China Steel Chemical Corp.

    14,000        67,971   

China Steel Corp.

    735,575        623,220   

China Synthetic Rubber Corp.

    103,000        105,244   

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    49,000        100,757   

Chroma ATE Inc.

    28,000        70,103   
Security   Shares     Value  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    211,000      $ 639,424   

Clevo Co.

    30,241        46,062   

CMC Magnetics Corp.a

    730,000        102,851   

Compal Electronics Inc.

    268,000        196,874   

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    127,000        73,145   

Coretronic Corp.a

    64,500        91,285   

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    590,693        376,757   

CTCI Corp.

    53,000        84,091   

Delta Electronics Inc.

    118,000        724,547   

Dynapack International Technology Corp.

    40,000        91,389   

E Ink Holdings Inc.a

    93,000        42,201   

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    402,217        247,608   

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    12,260        127,410   

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    48,000        75,853   

Epistar Corp.

    75,000        133,752   

Eternal Materials Co. Ltd.

    68,810        67,907   

EVA Airways Corp.a

    175,852        135,041   

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.

    41,000        98,878   

Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.

    76,702        65,716   

Far Eastern International Bank Ltd.

    342,059        114,514   

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    169,364        170,904   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    103,000        252,324   

Faraday Technology Corp.

    65,000        79,823   

Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd.

    42,265        49,623   

Feng Hsin Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.

    42,000        51,578   

Firich Enterprises Co. Ltd.

    17,003        58,541   

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    518,227        303,403   

FLEXium Interconnect Inc.

    28,253        67,599   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    181,660        390,834   

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    80,000        170,594   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    244,040        592,415   

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    46,000        46,637   

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    76,117        207,481   

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    455,000        726,244   

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    20,000        174,528   

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    49,000        60,796   

Gloria Material Technology Corp.

    146,200        103,456   

Goldsun Development & Construction Co. Ltd.a

    329,000        112,230   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp.

    90,000      $ 49,550   

Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    96,000        85,144   

HannStar Display Corp.

    223,465        55,381   

Hermes Microvision Inc.

    3,000        143,748   

Hey Song Corp.

    55,500        67,100   

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    60,900        124,260   

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    15,240        126,704   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    802,016        2,206,508   

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    17,000        244,911   

HTC Corp.a

    45,000        224,190   

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    382,640        213,094   

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    27,000        49,779   

Innolux Corp.

    528,414        258,225   

Inotera Memories Inc.a

    165,000        242,682   

Inventec Corp.

    150,000        111,857   

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.

    41,275        83,824   

Kerry TJ Logistics Co. Ltd.

    34,000        42,725   

King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.

    119,000        100,446   

King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.

    103,000        109,493   

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

    24,000        78,062   

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    7,000        586,415   

LCY Chemical Corp.

    120,000        63,211   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    115,519        142,962   

Macronix International Co. Ltd.a

    364,000        79,699   

Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.

    14,616        82,325   

MediaTek Inc.

    90,970        1,394,276   

Medigen Biotechnology Corp.a

    4,000        20,753   

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    617,941        474,532   

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    15,350        106,186   

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.

    14,350        48,040   

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    61,000        68,523   

Microbio Co. Ltd.a

    109,689        93,979   

MIN AIK Technology Co. Ltd.

    5,000        23,641   

Mitac Holdings Corp.

    50,500        38,540   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    292,300        588,987   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    44,000        245,038   

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.

    51,000        46,609   

Pegatron Corp.

    117,000        315,579   

Pou Chen Corp.

    142,000        194,885   

Powertech Technology Inc.

    63,000        105,355   

President Chain Store Corp.

    36,000        277,595   
Security   Shares     Value  

Prince Housing & Development Corp.

    142,521      $ 54,497   

Qisda Corp.a

    141,000        64,430   

Quanta Computer Inc.

    170,000        415,378   

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    32,060        102,243   

Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd.

    102,124        52,984   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    39,020        120,229   

Richtek Technology Corp.

    18,000        91,961   

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    39,468        59,490   

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    29,616        64,000   

Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.a

    47,000        41,238   

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    529,318        147,810   

Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.

    33,000        73,930   

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

    307,000        105,699   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    208,000        351,138   

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    23,000        113,856   

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.

    46,000        72,474   

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    515,206        210,081   

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

    116,000        97,177   

St.Shine Optical Co. Ltd.

    4,000        63,465   

Standard Foods Corp.

    30,793        66,152   

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    80,000        115,506   

Ta Chong Bank Ltd.a

    381,481        128,316   

Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    303,713        100,231   

Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd.

    79,472        43,123   

Taishin Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    528,929        217,355   

Taiwan Business Bank Ltd.a

    405,982        118,135   

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    202,000        273,064   

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    341,686        176,733   

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    38,000        66,321   

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    50,000        91,231   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    104,000        343,218   

Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.

    36,105        93,947   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,575,000        7,046,980   

Tatung Co. Ltd.a

    320,000        89,765   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    127,000      $ 119,289   

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.

    14,000        51,089   

TPK Holding Co. Ltd.

    17,000        110,857   

Transcend Information Inc.

    24,000        76,539   

Tripod Technology Corp.

    43,000        93,468   

TSRC Corp.

    44,100        52,547   

TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd.

    25,965        53,720   

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    91,000        68,437   

TXC Corp.

    71,000        86,853   

Uni-President Enterprises Co.

    301,320        482,862   

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    90,000        62,545   

United Microelectronics Corp.

    827,000        404,138   

USI Corp.

    93,000        52,677   

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    66,000        112,885   

Walsin Lihwa Corp.a

    288,000        89,105   

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    87,000        91,794   

Waterland Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    392,599        104,274   

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    96,000        101,442   

Winbond Electronics Corp.a

    243,000        77,495   

Wistron Corp.

    151,638        139,543   

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

    31,441        67,844   

WPG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    90,000        112,238   

XPEC Entertainment Inc.

    9,000        53,120   

Yageo Corp.

    52,049        93,978   

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.a

    158,000        84,732   

YFY Inc.

    111,000        45,966   

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    389,450        187,845   

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

    50,000        73,302   

Yungtay Engineering Co. Ltd.

    33,000        76,758   

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    32,050        90,820   
   

 

 

 
      37,673,275   

THAILAND — 0.58%

   

Advanced Information Service PCL NVDR

    75,200        562,909   

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

    36,800        364,290   

Bangchak Petroleum PCL NVDR

    99,100        103,702   

Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign

    32,000        187,718   

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

    17,700        103,020   

Banpu PCL NVDR

    106,300        78,921   
Security   Shares     Value  

BEC World PCL NVDR

    80,300      $ 126,350   

BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR

    366,800        110,387   

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR

    36,400        173,492   

Central Pattana PCL NVDR

    131,200        179,383   

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR

    205,500        158,536   

CP All PCL NVDR

    313,800        397,883   

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR

    45,200        102,539   

Esso (Thailand) PCL NVDRa

    573,000        90,160   

Glow Energy PCL NVDR

    55,500        154,732   

Hemaraj Land and Development PCL NVDR

    1,014,800        137,663   

Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR

    98,900        65,873   

IRPC PCL NVDR

    1,289,700        134,762   

Jasmine International PCL NVDR

    342,500        86,855   

Kasikornbank PCL Foreign

    73,100        500,287   

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

    53,600        363,556   

Kiatnakin Bank PCL NVDRb

    62,200        76,966   

Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR

    342,200        237,334   

PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR

    98,161        326,903   

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR

    102,800        177,458   

PTT PCL NVDR

    69,000        729,423   

Siam Cement (The) PCL Foreign

    20,200        307,351   

Siam Cement (The) PCL NVDR

    11,700        177,305   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL NVDR

    116,900        641,111   

Thai Airways International PCL NVDRa,b

    109,000        50,953   

Thai Oil PCL NVDR

    79,400        124,328   

Thai Tap Water Supply PCL NVDR

    325,200        122,211   

Thanachart Capital PCL NVDR

    108,000        109,716   

TISCO Financial Group PCL NVDR

    102,100        145,055   
   

 

 

 
      7,409,132   

TURKEY — 0.39%

  

 

Akbank TAS

    124,660        457,927   

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii ASa

    14,852        130,914   

Arcelik AS

    19,654        125,701   

Asya Katilim Bankasi ASa

    54,602        13,879   

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    13,326        270,437   

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    5,632        114,065   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    150,464      $ 198,015   

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS

    33,105        67,319   

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    114,275        206,141   

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    4,937        68,919   

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    72,605        308,083   

KOC Holding AS

    51,473        269,061   

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    10,276        77,097   

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    9,782        213,154   

Turk Hava Yollari AOa

    45,152        173,637   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

    41,797        125,777   

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri ASa

    56,188        324,806   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    158,724        673,511   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    43,660        282,815   

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS Class C

    122,054        356,782   

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS

    97,205        81,298   

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    72,125        113,252   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO Class D

    67,964        159,381   

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    11,789        93,765   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    72,698        151,706   
   

 

 

 
      5,057,442   

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.14%

  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    96,636        182,062   

Aldar Properties PJSC

    255,965        165,159   

Arabtec Holding PJSCa

    107,836        85,140   

Deyaar Development PJSCa

    199,603        41,300   

DP World Ltd.

    12,537        246,352   

Dubai Financial Market PJSC

    190,534        98,560   

Emaar Properties PJSC

    263,525        480,695   

First Gulf Bank PJSC

    62,317        288,422   

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC

    55,547        194,329   

Union Properties PJSCa

    153,397        44,686   
   

 

 

 
      1,826,705   

UNITED KINGDOM 14.74%

  

3i Group PLC

    61,119        421,613   

Abcam PLC

    22,217        144,149   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    56,484        371,316   
Security   Shares     Value  

Admiral Group PLC

    11,375      $ 247,378   

Advanced Computer Software Group PLC

    61,559        128,282   

Afren PLCa,b

    76,180        6,064   

African Minerals Ltd.a,b

    26,821        4,028   

Aggreko PLC

    15,466        360,969   

Alent PLC

    17,926        98,404   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    18,205        218,053   

Amerisur Resources PLCa,b

    87,780        44,825   

Amlin PLC

    37,976        277,994   

Anglo American PLC

    88,013        1,471,239   

Anglo Pacific Group PLC

    22,741        29,032   

Antofagasta PLC

    22,259        217,300   

ARM Holdings PLC

    89,524        1,399,689   

Ashmore Group PLCb

    21,982        92,639   

Ashtead Group PLC

    32,184        525,908   

ASOS PLCa,b

    3,416        140,935   

Associated British Foods PLC

    22,564        1,051,572   

AstraZeneca PLC

    80,287        5,719,256   

Avanti Communications Group PLCa,b

    16,022        52,218   

AVEVA Group PLC

    4,908        96,786   

Aviva PLC

    185,720        1,472,766   

Babcock International Group PLC

    25,824        390,178   

BAE Systems PLC

    195,061        1,486,783   

Balfour Beatty PLC

    48,961        163,247   

Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

    2,800        85,410   

Barclays PLC

    1,039,086        3,654,154   

Barratt Developments PLC

    65,087        448,105   

BBA Aviation PLC

    32,352        164,961   

Beazley PLC

    47,733        207,256   

Bellway PLC

    8,258        226,225   

Berendsen PLC

    12,890        215,665   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)

    8,229        299,462   

Betfair Group PLC

    5,721        138,509   

BG Group PLC

    217,440        2,896,378   

BHP Billiton PLC

    130,513        2,828,533   

Big Yellow Group PLC

    17,703        162,454   

Bodycote PLC

    17,012        173,742   

Booker Group PLC

    91,157        204,679   

Bovis Homes Group PLC

    12,374        154,437   

BP PLC

    1,161,498        7,404,338   

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

    25,806        113,716   

British American Tobacco PLC

    117,462        6,619,138   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    55,480        691,185   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Britvic PLC

    15,531      $ 164,332   

BT Group PLC

    516,530        3,241,971   

BTG PLCa,b

    23,964        284,693   

Bunzl PLC

    19,613        558,795   

Burberry Group PLC

    27,975        726,451   

Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment PLCa

    65,405        104,813   

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

    183,738        137,978   

Cairn Energy PLCa

    38,617        111,358   

Cape PLC

    18,936        59,724   

Capita PLC

    39,603        664,984   

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    37,224        215,073   

Carillion PLC

    27,258        140,215   

Carnival PLC

    11,610        522,589   

Catlin Group Ltd.

    24,368        255,090   

Centamin PLC

    73,081        73,430   

Centrica PLC

    306,445        1,352,214   

Chemring Group PLC

    23,370        75,990   

Cineworld Group PLC

    22,069        140,868   

Close Brothers Group PLC

    10,989        251,032   

Cobham PLC

    67,009        328,794   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    13,018        209,399   

COLT Group SAa

    36,456        72,439   

Compass Group PLC

    102,096        1,764,921   

Croda International PLC

    7,764        309,826   

CSR PLC

    12,792        164,265   

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC Class A NVS

    17,970        232,512   

Dairy Crest Group PLC

    20,287        148,872   

DCC PLC

    5,561        294,661   

De La Rue PLC

    10,642        82,873   

Debenhams PLC

    96,688        109,275   

Derwent London PLC

    6,641        324,658   

Devro PLC

    20,508        86,705   

Diageo PLC

    157,451        4,658,573   

Dialight PLC

    5,562        58,475   

Dignity PLC

    6,042        168,785   

Diploma PLC

    9,716        110,392   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    98,424        461,947   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    61,828        403,939   

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    14,274        144,493   

Drax Group PLC

    24,844        134,514   

DS Smith PLC

    61,347        291,982   

Dunelm Group PLC

    7,859        103,811   
Security   Shares     Value  

easyJet PLC

    11,001      $ 307,647   

Electrocomponents PLC

    39,610        121,836   

Elementis PLC

    34,354        142,612   

EnQuest PLCa

    86,745        44,296   

Enterprise Inns PLCa

    47,266        73,402   

Essentra PLC

    17,206        214,486   

esure Group PLC

    23,275        80,610   

Experian PLC

    61,088        1,076,205   

Faroe Petroleum PLCa,b

    45,459        44,208   

Fenner PLC

    20,056        56,027   

Ferrexpo PLC

    16,461        12,361   

Fidessa Group PLC

    3,394        122,339   

FirstGroup PLCa

    79,788        119,354   

Foxtons Group PLC

    25,073        72,208   

Fresnillo PLC

    14,052        189,731   

Friends Life Group Ltd.

    85,885        513,899   

G4S PLC

    97,626        418,173   

Galliford Try PLC

    7,307        144,423   

Genus PLC

    7,132        131,109   

GKN PLC

    93,544        517,860   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    304,757        6,714,675   

Glencore PLCa

    665,894        2,489,265   

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    4,649        172,953   

Grafton Group PLC Units

    15,487        155,725   

Grainger PLC

    39,294        114,431   

Great Portland Estates PLC

    20,613        243,180   

Greencore Group PLC

    29,507        136,584   

Greene King PLC

    15,808        199,552   

Greggs PLC

    13,136        161,975   

GW Pharmaceuticals PLCa,b

    13,761        83,652   

Halfords Group PLC

    15,579        103,888   

Halma PLC

    25,840        270,306   

Hammerson PLC

    38,377        396,841   

Hansteen Holdings PLC

    70,708        119,790   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    15,784        239,668   

Hays PLC

    96,530        225,007   

Henderson Group PLC

    66,645        238,124   

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    9,667        342,645   

Hiscox Ltd.b

    18,558        204,722   

Hochschild Mining PLCa

    28,470        38,697   

Home Retail Group PLC

    54,615        157,655   

Homeserve PLC

    23,150        117,311   

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    40,801        260,375   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1,204,126        11,024,480   

Hunting PLC

    13,789        82,363   

ICAP PLC

    34,362        241,320   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    23,859      $ 258,720   

Imagination Technologies Group PLCa,b

    15,004        55,210   

IMI PLC

    16,164        309,771   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    60,323        2,830,318   

Inchcape PLC

    26,597        278,224   

Indivior PLCa

    38,858        101,548   

Informa PLC

    38,872        298,915   

Inmarsat PLC

    24,000        300,620   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    14,040        561,328   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    25,881        191,633   

International Personal Finance PLC

    16,285        106,517   

Interserve PLC

    12,785        102,826   

Intertek Group PLC

    9,016        310,498   

Intu Properties PLC

    43,868        240,482   

Investec PLC

    31,962        268,821   

ITE Group PLC

    21,096        41,427   

ITV PLC

    245,634        811,619   

J Sainsbury PLCb

    72,214        277,002   

JD Wetherspoon PLC

    8,020        95,278   

John Menzies PLC

    12,622        70,378   

John Wood Group PLC

    25,646        219,936   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    12,375        606,090   

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    23,525        134,050   

KAZ Minerals PLCa,b

    19,847        59,855   

Kcom Group PLC

    79,088        98,589   

Keller Group PLC

    7,078        94,930   

Kier Group PLC

    5,860        137,826   

Kingfisher PLC

    145,620        749,727   

Ladbrokes PLC

    58,693        102,432   

Laird PLC

    21,523        103,053   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.b

    17,629        161,642   

Land Securities Group PLC

    46,324        886,373   

Legal & General Group PLC

    368,973        1,484,597   

Lloyds Banking Group PLCa

    3,595,522        3,982,586   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    13,511        479,910   

LondonMetric Property PLC

    57,449        137,621   

Lonmin PLCa

    33,568        82,379   

Majestic Wine PLCb

    16,728        84,667   

Man Group PLC

    165,593        445,678   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    97,019        705,833   

Marston’s PLC

    57,183        125,819   
Security   Shares     Value  

Meggitt PLC

    48,296      $ 390,968   

Melrose Industries PLC

    68,939        274,380   

Michael Page International PLC

    25,104        175,699   

Micro Focus International PLC

    10,964        173,231   

Mitchells & Butlers PLCa

    17,994        115,263   

Mitie Group PLC

    33,072        134,062   

Mondi PLC

    21,801        389,314   

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    37,230        147,058   

Monitise PLCa,b

    118,356        23,109   

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    31,930        146,025   

N Brown Group PLC

    13,058        84,900   

National Express Group PLC

    30,198        115,881   

National Grid PLC

    237,250        3,333,429   

Next PLC

    9,699        1,053,918   

Northgate PLC

    14,301        132,309   

Ocado Group PLCa,b

    31,696        195,653   

Old Mutual PLC

    298,463        933,281   

Ophir Energy PLCa,b

    34,506        69,600   

Optimal Payments PLCa

    12,380        64,055   

Oxford Instruments PLC

    3,963        44,313   

Pace PLC

    23,862        119,843   

Paragon Group of Companies PLC (The)

    22,963        142,160   

Pearson PLC

    52,136        1,057,875   

Pennon Group PLC

    24,889        332,128   

Persimmon PLC

    19,577        468,091   

Petra Diamonds Ltd.a

    23,722        54,654   

Petrofac Ltd.

    16,500        174,956   

Phoenix Group Holdingsb

    13,273        167,252   

Playtech Ltd.

    12,581        128,300   

Premier Farnell PLC

    47,122        119,606   

Premier Oil PLC

    43,212        93,846   

Primary Health Properties PLC

    18,422        103,893   

Provident Financial PLC

    9,057        358,704   

Prudential PLC

    160,339        3,901,175   

QinetiQ Group PLC

    49,935        140,320   

Quindell PLCb

    33,105        42,014   

Quintain Estates and Development PLCa

    83,942        121,345   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    5,392        460,385   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    40,788        3,448,911   

Redrow PLC

    19,288        81,981   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    70,194        1,218,706   

Regus PLC

    48,954        148,519   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Renishaw PLC

    1,799      $ 62,685   

Rentokil Initial PLC

    113,319        205,764   

Restaurant Group PLC (The)

    16,270        175,817   

Rexam PLC

    39,850        254,366   

Rightmove PLC

    7,299        254,985   

Rio Tinto PLC

    80,059        3,517,039   

Rockhopper Exploration PLCa,b

    36,646        28,483   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    119,159        1,595,473   

Rotork PLC

    4,940        171,017   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa

    157,162        855,415   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    246,366        7,466,948   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    155,531        4,915,946   

Royal Mail PLC

    41,050        268,191   

RPC Group PLC

    15,428        125,704   

RPS Group PLC

    23,382        64,054   

RSA Insurance Group PLCa

    62,572        426,937   

SABMiller PLC

    60,630        3,301,389   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    66,582        480,198   

Salamander Energy PLCa

    28,934        30,202   

Savills PLC

    12,362        135,721   

Schroders PLC

    6,593        286,961   

SDL PLCa

    11,634        74,217   

SEGRO PLC

    39,571        245,096   

Senior PLC

    35,977        167,289   

Serco Group PLC

    36,205        83,957   

Severn Trent PLC

    14,470        467,683   

Shaftesbury PLC

    15,695        183,393   

Shanks Group PLC

    74,721        110,540   

Shire PLC

    37,643        2,744,260   

SIG PLC

    48,495        134,380   

Sky PLC

    64,485        898,769   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    56,414        1,009,113   

Smiths Group PLC

    23,928        405,015   

SOCO International PLC

    15,457        61,102   

Spectris PLC

    7,272        228,266   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    4,893        224,138   

Spirent Communications PLC

    57,877        77,581   

Spirit Pub Co. PLC

    95,012        163,675   

Sports Direct International PLCa

    15,809        168,935   

SSE PLC

    59,874        1,446,890   

St James’s Place PLC

    31,684        408,290   

St. Modwen Properties PLC

    17,203        108,051   

Stagecoach Group PLC

    39,899        205,061   

Standard Chartered PLC

    154,830        2,064,251   
Security   Shares     Value  

Standard Life PLC

    149,029      $ 902,022   

Stobart Group Ltd.

    27,568        43,992   

Synergy Health PLC

    5,625        182,903   

Synthomer PLC

    36,642        133,894   

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

    31,344        149,889   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    28,780        293,064   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    215,491        438,217   

Telecity Group PLC

    14,046        181,845   

Telecom plus PLC

    5,790        94,700   

Tesco PLC

    515,372        1,739,649   

Thomas Cook Group PLCa

    97,748        188,354   

Travis Perkins PLC

    14,602        421,509   

Trinity Mirror PLCa

    23,972        62,016   

TUI AG

    11,365        200,580   

TUI AG Newa

    10,498        181,005   

Tullett Prebon PLC

    20,019        100,663   

Tullow Oil PLC

    57,687        316,237   

UBM PLC

    28,984        230,497   

UDG Healthcare PLC

    27,819        163,323   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

    5,922        155,561   

Unilever PLC

    79,531        3,499,817   

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    20,302        149,378   

United Utilities Group PLC

    41,364        638,020   

Vectura Group PLCa

    31,248        71,218   

Vedanta Resources PLC

    6,111        34,271   

Vesuvius PLC

    18,717        123,689   

Victrex PLC

    4,879        150,879   

Vodafone Group PLC

    1,664,430        5,862,051   

W.S. Atkins PLC

    7,858        148,350   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    13,330        336,342   

WH Smith PLC

    8,563        173,621   

Whitbread PLC

    11,176        840,101   

William Hill PLC

    52,888        299,540   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    127,140        343,522   

Wolseley PLC

    15,569        903,055   

Workspace Group PLC

    14,512        172,185   

WPP PLC

    81,579        1,796,195   

Xaar PLC

    9,981        46,133   

Xchanging PLC

    34,751        81,942   
   

 

 

 
      189,435,967   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $1,278,812,797)

  

    1,257,216,088   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.36%

  

UNITED STATES — 0.36%

  

 

iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETFb,e

    406,404      $ 4,572,045   
   

 

 

 
      4,572,045   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $7,049,813)

  

    4,572,045   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.23%

  

BRAZIL — 0.63%

  

 

AES Tiete SA

    7,800        48,122   

Banco Bradesco SA

    134,960        1,695,925   

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA Class B

    12,200        55,450   

Banco Pan SA

    29,440        18,865   

Bradespar SA

    12,500        54,066   

Braskem SA Class A

    10,100        46,846   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B

    7,600        17,385   

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao

    8,100        268,873   

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    49,502        219,644   

Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Class B

    12,300        107,961   

Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B

    7,400        86,014   

Gerdau SA

    54,800        185,988   

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA

    5,300        24,129   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    176,256        2,160,354   

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA

    207,855        707,769   

Lojas Americanas SA

    39,900        231,147   

Marcopolo SA

    35,800        35,744   

Metalurgica Gerdau SA

    15,800        57,921   

Oi SA

    17,020        31,641   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    268,900        819,463   

Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes

    22,925        34,163   

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA Class A

    25,200        102,051   

Telefonica Brasil SA

    16,700        309,835   

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Class A

    22,900        28,580   
Security   Shares     Value  

Vale SA Class A

    113,675      $ 700,887   
   

 

 

 
      8,048,823   

CHILE — 0.01%

  

 

Embotelladora Andina SA Class B

    14,488        40,831   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B

    6,071        145,111   
   

 

 

 
      185,942   

COLOMBIA — 0.04%

  

 

Banco Davivienda SA

    8,063        84,800   

Bancolombia SA

    28,494        337,811   

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    5,632        42,818   

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    135,485        71,469   

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    1,801        25,729   
   

 

 

 
      562,627   

GERMANY — 0.40%

  

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    2,972        252,035   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    1,053        106,159   

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    4,692        193,256   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    11,372        1,303,806   

Jungheinrich AG

    1,703        103,313   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

    9,438        793,023   

Sartorius AG

    759        97,212   

Volkswagen AG

    10,220        2,286,947   
   

 

 

 
      5,135,751   

ITALY — 0.01%

  

 

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

    22,987        117,403   
   

 

 

 
      117,403   

SOUTH KOREA — 0.14%

  

 

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,010        211,366   

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. Series 2

    2,424        265,984   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,302        1,269,140   
   

 

 

 
      1,746,490   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $18,343,988)

  

    15,797,036   

RIGHTS — 0.01%

  

SOUTH KOREA — 0.00%

  

 

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a

    922        2,513   
   

 

 

 
      2,513   
 

 

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iSHARES® CORE MSCI TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

SPAIN — 0.01%

  

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SAa

    12,373      $ 6,283   

Banco Santander SAa

    785,747        119,701   
   

 

 

 
      125,984   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS

  

 

(Cost: $141,538)

  

    128,497   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.67%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.67%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%e,f,g

    18,207,828        18,207,828   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%e,f,g

    1,095,290        1,095,290   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%e,f

    2,105,921        2,105,921   
   

 

 

 
      21,409,039   
   

 

 

 
          Value  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

(Cost: $21,409,039)

  $ 21,409,039   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 101.22%

   

(Cost: $1,325,757,175)

      1,299,122,705   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.22)%

    (15,632,794
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $ 1,283,489,911   
   

 

 

 

CPO  —  Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)

FDR  —  Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

GDR  —  Global Depositary Receipts

NVDR  —  Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

NVS  —  Non-Voting Shares

SDR  —  Swedish Depositary Receipts

SP ADR  —  Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

SP GDR  —  Sponsored Global Depositary Receipts

 

a 

Non-income earning security.

b 

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.

c 

This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

d 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

e 

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

f 

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

g 

All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

 

 

Open futures contracts as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Issue    Number of
Contracts
Purchased (Sold)
     Expiration      Exchange      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini      23         Mar. 2015         NYSE LIFFE       $ 1,094,225       $ 14,296   
MSCI EAFE E-Mini      44         Mar. 2015         NYSE LIFFE         3,886,520         (21,900)   
              

 

 

 
Net Unrealized Depreciation       $   (7,604)   
              

 

 

 
                                              

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

          
    
    
iShares
Core MSCI
EAFE ETF
    iShares
Core MSCI
Europe ETF
    iShares
Core MSCI
Pacific ETF
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 3,455,516,248      $ 393,791,147      $ 346,646,076   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     54,898,306        730,342        1,931,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 3,510,414,554      $ 394,521,489      $ 348,577,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 3,407,799,404      $ 376,455,073      $ 335,996,917   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     54,898,306        730,342        1,931,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     3,462,697,710        377,185,415        337,927,955   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     1,605,048        334,130        174,718   

Cash

     12,029                 

Cash pledged to broker

     393,000                 

Receivables:

      

Due from custodian (Note 4)

     366,154                 

Dividends and interest

     4,694,039        136,862        242,717   

Capital shares sold

            1,981,165        2,322,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     3,469,767,980        379,637,572        340,668,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

     366,154        1,929,657          

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     49,171,347        726,711        1,702,587   

Futures variation margin

     183,855                 

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     335,261        8,814        9,511   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     50,056,617        2,665,182        1,712,098   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,419,711,363      $ 376,972,390      $ 338,956,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,480,822,928      $ 392,919,471      $ 350,183,414   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (1,454,990     196,201        (13,340

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     (11,599,776     1,202,998        (563,820

Net unrealized depreciation

     (48,056,799     (17,346,280     (10,650,015
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,419,711,363      $ 376,972,390      $ 338,956,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     61,100,000        8,600,000        7,000,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 55.97      $ 43.83      $ 48.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a 

Securities on loan with values of $45,975,067, $663,619 and $1,604,185, respectively. See Note 1.

b 

Cost of foreign currency: $1,616,677, $340,814 and $175,579, respectively.

c 

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
Core MSCI
Total
International
Stock ETF
(Consolidated)
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,297,298,323   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     28,458,852   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,325,757,175   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,273,141,621   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     25,981,084   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     1,299,122,705   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     2,143,200   

Cash

     61,419   

Cash pledged to broker

     106,117   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     269   

Dividends and interest

     1,505,490   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,302,939,200   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     19,303,118   

Futures variation margin

     7,604   

Foreign taxes (Note 1)

     426   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     138,141   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     19,449,289   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,283,489,911   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,314,289,009   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (59,084

Accumulated net realized loss

     (4,002,355

Net unrealized depreciation

     (26,737,659
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,283,489,911   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     24,100,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 53.26   
  

 

 

 

 

a 

Securities on loan with a value of $18,151,470. See Note 1.

b 

Cost of foreign currency: $2,184,158.

c 

No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations  (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

          
    
    
iShares
Core  MSCI
EAFE ETF
    iShares
Core MSCI
Europe ETF
    iShares
Core MSCI
Pacific ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 27,591,793      $ 1,378,773      $ 2,143,624   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     234        3        4   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     386,443        538        499   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     27,978,470        1,379,314        2,144,127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,895,746        119,528        128,275   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,895,746        119,528        128,275   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

            (76,840     (82,462
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,895,746        42,688        45,813   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     26,082,724        1,336,626        2,098,314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     (3,726,513     (203,561     (441,273

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

            1,461,734          

Futures contracts

     (1,570,451              

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,159,559     (43,578     (122,512
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (6,456,523     1,214,595        (563,785
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investments

     (199,987,377     (14,647,313     (11,036,879

Futures contracts

     214,589                 

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (239,054     (9,416     (716
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (200,011,842     (14,656,729     (11,037,595
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (206,468,365     (13,442,134     (11,601,380
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (180,385,641   $ (12,105,508   $ (9,503,066
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a 

Net of foreign withholding tax of $1,560,145, $83,736 and $134,034, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares
Core MSCI
Total
International
Stock ETF
(Consolidated)
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 8,449,485   

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

     163,926   

Interest — unaffiliated

     2   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     84   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     126,940   
  

 

 

 
     8,740,437   

Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1)

     (20,027
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     8,720,410   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     689,003   

Commitment fees (Note 8)

     309   

Interest expense (Note 8)

     261   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     689,573   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (13,762
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     675,811   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     8,044,599   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     (1,319,100

Futures contracts

     (552,541

Foreign currency transactions

     (467,993
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (2,339,634
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (66,578,497

Futures contracts

     36,903   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (66,504
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (66,608,098
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (68,947,732
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (60,903,133
  

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $706,262.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

         
iShares
Core MSCI EAFE ETF
    iShares
Core MSCI Europe ETF
 
      Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
    Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
June 10, 2014a

to
July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 26,082,724      $ 58,169,857      $ 1,336,626      $ 125,253   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (6,456,523     (3,110,839     1,214,595        (11,578

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (200,011,842     116,590,983        (14,656,729     (2,689,551
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (180,385,641     171,650,001        (12,105,508     (2,575,876
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (29,780,653     (56,878,068     (1,265,697       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (29,780,653     (56,878,068     (1,265,697       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,154,654,558        1,478,610,560        360,960,182        55,009,370   

Cost of shares redeemed

                   (23,050,081       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     1,154,654,558        1,478,610,560        337,910,101        55,009,370   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     944,488,264        1,593,382,493        324,538,896        52,433,494   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     2,475,223,099        881,840,606        52,433,494          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 3,419,711,363      $ 2,475,223,099      $ 376,972,390      $ 52,433,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (1,454,990   $ 2,242,939      $ 196,201      $ 125,272   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     20,400,000        24,400,000        8,000,000        1,100,000   

Shares redeemed

                   (500,000       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     20,400,000        24,400,000        7,500,000        1,100,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares
Core MSCI Pacific ETF
    iShares
Core MSCI Total International
Stock ETF (Consolidated)
 
      Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
June 10, 2014a

to
July 31, 2014

    Six months ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
July 31, 2014
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 2,098,314      $ 13,966      $ 8,044,599      $ 16,099,560   

Net realized loss

     (563,785     (28     (2,339,634     (1,356,717

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (11,037,595     387,580        (66,608,098     35,679,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (9,503,066     401,518        (60,903,133     50,421,848   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (2,125,627            (9,706,112     (14,730,104
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (2,125,627            (9,706,112     (14,730,104
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     340,188,481        9,994,933        560,445,190        648,995,034   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     340,188,481        9,994,933        560,445,190        648,995,034   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     328,559,788        10,396,451        489,835,945        684,686,778   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     10,396,451               793,653,966        108,967,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 338,956,239      $ 10,396,451      $ 1,283,489,911      $ 793,653,966   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (13,340   $ 13,973      $ (59,084   $ 1,602,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED

        

Shares sold

     6,800,000        200,000        10,600,000        11,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     6,800,000        200,000        10,600,000        11,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
    

Period from

Oct. 18, 2012a

to
Jul. 31, 2013

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 60.82      $ 54.10       $ 48.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment incomeb

     0.53        2.21         1.51   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (4.83     6.22         4.92   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (4.30     8.43         6.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

       

Net investment income

     (0.55     (1.71      (0.95
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.55     (1.71      (0.95
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 55.97      $ 60.82       $ 54.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.05 )%d      15.62      13.34 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

       

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,419,711      $ 2,475,223       $ 881,841   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.13     0.13      0.05

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.13     0.14      0.14

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.84     3.67      3.63

Portfolio turnover ratef

     1     3      1

 

a 

Commencement of operations.

b 

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

c 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

d 

Not annualized.

e 

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f 

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31,
2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from

Jun. 10, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 47.67      $ 50.07   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.35        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (3.91     (2.52
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.56     (2.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.28       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.28       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 43.83      $ 47.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.46 )%d      (4.79 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 376,972      $ 52,433   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.05     0.05

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.14     0.14

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.57     1.70

Portfolio turnover ratef

     1     0 %g 

 

a 

Commencement of operations.

b 

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

c 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

d 

Not annualized.

e 

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f 

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

g 

Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31,
2015
(Unaudited)
   

Period from

Jun. 10, 2014a

to
Jul. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 51.98      $ 49.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.56        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (3.67     1.94   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.11     2.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.45       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.45       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 48.42      $ 51.98   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (5.94 )%d      4.02 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 338,956      $ 10,396   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.05     0.05

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.14     0.14

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     2.29     0.98

Portfolio turnover ratef

     2     0 %g 

 

a Commencement of operations.
b Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d Not annualized.
e Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
g Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (Consolidated)

         
      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
   

Period from

Oct. 18, 2012a

to
Jul. 31, 2013

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 58.79      $ 51.89      $ 49.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     0.50        1.99        1.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (5.42     6.20        2.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (4.92     8.19        3.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.61     (1.29     (1.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.61     (1.29     (1.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 53.26      $ 58.79      $ 51.89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (8.35 )%d      15.82     7.81 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,283,490      $ 793,654      $ 108,967   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.15     0.15     0.05

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.15     0.16     0.16

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.79     3.46     3.03

Portfolio turnover ratef

     1     4     5

 

a 

Commencement of operations.

b 

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

c 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

d 

Not annualized.

e 

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f 

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the six months ended January 31, 2015, for the year ended July 31, 2014 and for the period ended January 31, 2014, were 1%, 4% and 5%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification

Core MSCI EAFE

   Diversified

Core MSCI Europe

   Diversified

Core MSCI Pacific

   Diversified

Core MSCI Total International Stock

   Non-diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF carries out its investment strategies associated with investment in Indian securities by investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius (the “Subsidiary”), which in turn invests in Indian securities included in the underlying index. The investment adviser of the Fund also serves as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary. Through this investment structure, the Fund expects to obtain certain benefits under a current tax treaty between Mauritius and India. The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the Fund include the accounts of its Subsidiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation

 

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Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

 

   

Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for

 

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the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2015. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

iShares ETF and
Investment Type

 

   Investments  
   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Core MSCI EAFE

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 3,387,565,330      $ 43,626       $ 0 a    $ 3,387,608,956   

Preferred Stocks

     19,721,488                       19,721,488   

Rights

     23,323        445,637                468,960   

Money Market Funds

     54,898,306                       54,898,306   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 3,462,208,447      $ 489,263       $ 0 a    $ 3,462,697,710   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

         

Futures Contractsb

   $ (65,614   $       $      $ (65,614
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI Europe

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 373,202,548      $ 922       $      $ 373,203,470   

Preferred Stocks

     3,206,258                       3,206,258   

Rights

     2,174        43,171                45,345   

Money Market Funds

     730,342                       730,342   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 377,141,322      $ 44,093       $      $ 377,185,415   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI Pacific

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

   $ 335,990,732      $ 2,480       $      $ 335,993,212   

Rights

            3,705                3,705   

Money Market Funds

     1,931,038                       1,931,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 337,921,770      $ 6,185       $      $ 337,927,955   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                   

 

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iShares ETF and
Investment Type

 

   Investments  
   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Core MSCI Total International Stock

          

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 1,256,741,579      $ 472,058       $ 2,451       $ 1,257,216,088   

Investment Companies

     4,572,045                        4,572,045   

Preferred Stocks

     15,797,036                        15,797,036   

Rights

     6,283        122,214                 128,497   

Money Market Funds

     21,409,039                        21,409,039   

Futures Contractsb

     14,296                        14,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,298,540,278      $ 594,272       $ 2,451       $ 1,299,137,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

          

Futures Contractsb

   $ (21,900   $       $       $ (21,900
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                    

 

  a    Rounds to less than $1.
  b    Shown at the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on

 

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stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF conducts its investment activities in India through its Subsidiary and expects to obtain benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (“DTAA”) between India and Mauritius. In order to be eligible to claim benefits under the DTAA, the Subsidiary must, on an annual basis, satisfy certain tests and conditions, including the establishment and maintenance of valid tax residence in Mauritius and related requirements. The Fund has obtained a tax residence certificate from the Mauritian Revenue Authorities.

Based upon current interpretation and practice of the current tax laws in India and Mauritius and the DTAA, the Subsidiary is subject to tax in Mauritius on its net income at the rate of 15%. However, a system of tax credits effectively reduces the Mauritius income tax rate to a maximum of 3%. These income taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are disclosed in the consolidated statement of operations. Any dividends paid by the Subsidiary to the Fund are not subject to tax in Mauritius. Further, the Subsidiary is also exempt from tax in Mauritius on any gains from the sale of securities.

However, there can be no assurance that any future changes to the India-Mauritius treaty will not adversely affect the tax position of the Fund’s investments in India. If the DTAA is interpreted, amended, terminated, renegotiated, or possibly overridden by the General Anti-Avoidance Rules provisions (which are due to take effect April 1, 2017, the details of which are pending further authoritative guidance), in a manner that would adversely affect the tax position in India of the Fund, such an interpretation, amendment, or override renegotiation may cause the Fund to incur capital gains tax in India.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of

 

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investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Receiveda
     Net
Amount
 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 45,975,067       $ 45,975,067       $   

Core MSCI Europe

     663,619         663,619           

Core MSCI Pacific

     1,604,185         1,604,185           

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     18,151,470         18,151,470           

 

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Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA, manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

 

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With respect to the iShares Core MSCI International Stock ETF, the Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with BFA under which BFA provides investment advisory services to the Subsidiary but does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiary for providing it with such services. The Subsidiary has also entered into separate arrangements that provide for the provision of other services to the Subsidiary (including administrative, custody, transfer agency and other services), and BFA pays the costs and expenses related to the provision of those services.

Effective December 10, 2014, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.12% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to December 10, 2014, for its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.14% based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Investment
Advisory Fee
 

Core MSCI Europe

     0.14

Core MSCI Pacific

     0.14   

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, BFA has voluntarily waived a portion of its investment advisory fees for the iShares Core MSCI Europe and iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETFs in the amounts of $76,840 and $82,462, respectively.

Effective December 10, 2014, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.14% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to December 10, 2014, for its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.16% based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through November 30, 2015 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

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Prior to January 1, 2015 each Fund retained 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF   

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 127,018   

Core MSCI Europe

     144   

Core MSCI Pacific

     140   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     41,429  

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest — affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the Fund’s underlying index.

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended January 31, 2015, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF and
Name of Affiliated Issuer
  Shares Held
at Beginning
of Period
    Shares
Purchased
    Shares
Sold
    Shares Held
at End
of Period
    Value at
End
of Period
    Dividend
Income
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Core MSCI Total International Stock iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF

    254,554        151,850               406,404      $ 4,572,045      $ 163,926      $   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                         

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

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3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 249,498,812       $ 22,039,663   

Core MSCI Europe

     4,444,279         1,732,333   

Core MSCI Pacific

     5,801,211         4,061,288   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     218,610,891         9,053,784   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 919,547,483       $   

Core MSCI Europe

     357,536,752         22,932,959   

Core MSCI Pacific

     335,358,503           

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     346,881,447           

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

5. FUTURES CONTRACTS

Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to

 

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the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.

The following table shows the value of futures contracts held by the Funds as of January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Liabilities  
      iShares
Core MSCI
EAFE ETF
     iShares Core MSCI
Total International
Stock ETF
 

Equity contracts:

     

Variation margin / Net assets consist of — net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)a

   $ 65,614       $ 7,604   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

 

  a    Represents cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the consolidated schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the statement of assets and liabilities for the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held by the Funds during the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the related locations in the statements of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized Gain (Loss)  
      iShares
Core MSCI
EAFE ETF
    iShares Core MSCI
Total International
Stock ETF
 

Equity contracts:

    

Futures contracts

   $ (1,570,451   $ (552,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    
      Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
 
      iShares
Core MSCI
EAFE ETF
    iShares Core MSCI
Total International
Stock ETF
 

Equity contracts:

    

Futures contracts

   $ 214,589      $ 36,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

 

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The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of open futures contracts for the six months ended January 31, 2015:

 

      iShares
Core MSCI
EAFE ETF
     iShares Core MSCI
Total International
Stock ETF
 

Average value of contracts purchased

   $ 13,680,237      $ 4,838,248  

 

6. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

Each fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with

 

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each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

7. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 1,023,149   

Core MSCI Europe

     11,562   

Core MSCI Pacific

     32   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     175,651   

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

 

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As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 3,517,961,481       $ 202,531,293       $ (257,795,064   $ (55,263,771

Core MSCI Europe

     394,521,933         3,871,721         (21,208,239     (17,336,518

Core MSCI Pacific

     348,594,783         9,106,837         (19,773,665     (10,666,828

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     1,328,042,696         69,344,686         (98,264,677     (28,919,991

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

8. LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, along with certain other iShares funds, is a party to a $150 million credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires October 28, 2015. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings. The credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is allocated to each fund participating in the credit agreement based on each fund’s pro-rata share of the aggregate average daily value of assets invested in local securities of certain foreign markets.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF’s maximum amount borrowed, the average borrowings and the weighted average interest rate under the credit agreement were $1,156,000, $43,978 and 1.16%, respectively.

 

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
     Return
of
Capital
     Total
Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 0.524185       $       $ 0.022249       $ 0.546434         96     —       4     100

Core MSCI Europe

     0.244809                 0.036457         0.281266         87        —          13        100   

Core MSCI Pacific

     0.401093                 0.051168         0.452261         89        —          11        100   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     0.570584                 0.036048         0.606632         94        —          6        100   

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI Inc., nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor ETF  |  IMTM  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares MSCI International Developed Quality Factor ETF  |  IQLT  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF  |  MTUM  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF  |  QUAL  |  NYSE Arca

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Fund Performance Overviews

     5   

About Fund Performance

     11   

Shareholder Expenses

     11   

Schedules of Investments

     12   

iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor ETF

     12   

iShares MSCI International Developed Quality Factor ETF

     16   

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

     21   

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

     24   

iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF

     27   

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

     37   

Financial Statements

     47   

Financial Highlights

     54   

Notes to Financial Statements

     60   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     70   

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED MOMENTUM FACTOR ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher momemtum characteristics, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Momentum Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the period from January 13, 2015 (inception date of the Fund) through January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 1.53%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 1.57%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    1.53%        1.45%        1.57%   

The inception date of the Fund was 1/13/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/15/15.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account  Value
(1/13/15)
 a
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,015.30         $ 0.15         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.70         $ 1.53           0.30%   

 

a  The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is January 13, 2015.
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (18 days for actual and 184 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Health Care

     27.98

Financials

     17.72   

Industrials

     13.88   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.46   

Information Technology

     7.87   

Consumer Staples

     6.89   

Utilities

     5.01   

Telecommunication Services

     4.07   

Materials

     3.68   

Energy

     2.44   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Japan

     30.45

Canada

     17.31   

Switzerland

     12.36   

United Kingdom

     8.93   

Germany

     4.70   

Denmark

     4.05   

Netherlands

     3.45   

Australia

     3.11   

Hong Kong

     2.82   

Belgium

     2.48   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     89.66
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED QUALITY FACTOR ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI International Developed Quality Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher quality characteristics, as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability, and debt-to-equity, and as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the period from January 13, 2015 (inception date of the Fund) through January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 1.60%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 1.53%.

 

     Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

Since Inception

    1.60%        1.60%        1.53%   

The inception date of the Fund was 1/13/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/15/15.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account  Value
(1/13/15)
 a
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 b
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,016.00         $ 0.15         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.70         $ 1.53           0.30%   

 

a  The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is January 13, 2015.  
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (18 days for actual and 184 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     26.80

Industrials

     12.21   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.66   

Consumer Staples

     10.90   

Health Care

     10.36   

Materials

     7.72   

Energy

     6.80   

Telecommunication Services

     4.95   

Information Technology

     4.72   

Utilities

     3.88   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 1/31/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

United Kingdom

     25.16

Switzerland

     15.03   

Canada

     8.45   

Germany

     8.13   

Japan

     7.77   

Hong Kong

     7.41   

Australia

     6.13   

France

     6.04   

Denmark

     3.60   

Sweden

     3.40   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     91.12
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA MOMENTUM FACTOR ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher price momentum, as represented by the MSCI USA Momentum Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 8.57%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 8.70%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    16.40%        16.41%        16.64%          16.40%        16.41%        16.64%   

Since Inception

    17.53%        17.57%        17.81%            33.69%        33.76%        34.07%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/16/13. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/18/13.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,085.70         $ 0.79         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.40         $ 0.77           0.15%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Health Care

     32.35

Information Technology

     23.09   

Consumer Discretionary

     11.58   

Industrials

     11.21   

Consumer Staples

     10.20   

Financials

     6.78   

Utilities

     1.89   

Materials

     1.62   

Energy

     0.93   

Telecommunication Services

     0.35   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Apple Inc.

     5.19

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     4.07   

Microsoft Corp.

     4.07   

Intel Corp.

     3.94   

Johnson & Johnson

     3.83   

Amgen Inc.

     3.52   

Union Pacific Corp.

     3.01   

Facebook Inc. Class A

     2.99   

CVS Health Corp.

     2.91   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B

     2.83   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     36.36
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA QUALITY FACTOR ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with quality characteristics as identified through certain fundamental metrics, as represented by the MSCI USA Quality Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 6.70%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 6.74%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    14.48%        14.49%        14.64%          14.48%        14.49%        14.64%   

Since Inception

    15.34%        15.35%        15.61%            24.73%        24.75%        25.03%   

The inception date of the Fund was 7/16/13. The first day of secondary market trading was 7/18/13.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,067.00         $ 0.78         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.40         $ 0.77           0.15%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Information Technology

     32.98

Consumer Discretionary

     20.36   

Health Care

     17.60   

Industrials

     12.62   

Consumer Staples

     6.74   

Energy

     5.08   

Materials

     2.59   

Financials

     2.03   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Apple Inc.

     5.25

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     4.67   

Johnson & Johnson

     4.64   

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     4.36   

Microsoft Corp.

     4.12   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

     3.69   

International Business Machines Corp.

     3.44   

Oracle Corp.

     2.91   

Visa Inc. Class A

     2.85   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

     2.60   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     38.53
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA SIZE FACTOR ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with relatively smaller average market capitalization, as represented by the MSCI USA Risk Weighted Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 7.74%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 7.78%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    16.72%        16.78%        16.90%          16.72%        16.78%        16.90%   

Since Inception

    16.38%        16.39%        16.64%            31.35%        31.37%        31.70%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/16/13. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/18/13.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,077.40         $ 0.79         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.40         $ 0.77           0.15%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     21.54

Consumer Discretionary

     13.62   

Industrials

     12.28   

Consumer Staples

     10.74   

Utilities

     10.38   

Health Care

     10.37   

Information Technology

     10.08   

Materials

     5.06   

Energy

     4.72   

Telecommunication Services

     1.21   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     0.55

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

     0.51   

Clorox Co. (The)

     0.50   

PepsiCo Inc.

     0.48   

McDonald’s Corp.

     0.46   

Xcel Energy Inc.

     0.45   

General Mills Inc.

     0.45   

Duke Energy Corp.

     0.45   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     0.44   

Southern Co. (The)

     0.44   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     4.73
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA VALUE FACTOR ETF

Performance as of January 31, 2015

 

The iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with value characteristics and relatively lower valuations, as represented by the MSCI USA Value Weighted Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 2.02%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 2.03%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    12.17%        12.21%        12.30%          12.17%        12.21%        12.30%   

Since Inception

    15.57%        15.58%        15.81%            29.70%        29.72%        30.02%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/16/13. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/18/13.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,020.20         $ 0.76         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.40         $ 0.77           0.15%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 1/31/15

 

Sector    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Financials

     21.03

Information Technology

     14.83   

Energy

     12.84   

Consumer Discretionary

     12.34   

Health Care

     10.70   

Industrials

     9.39   

Consumer Staples

     8.89   

Utilities

     4.14   

Materials

     3.37   

Telecommunication Services

     2.47   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 1/31/15

 

Security    Percentage of
Total  Investments*

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3.51

Apple Inc.

     2.55   

Chevron Corp.

     2.19   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2.10   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2.05   

Citigroup Inc.

     1.55   

General Electric Co.

     1.48   

Bank of America Corp.

     1.35   

AT&T Inc.

     1.32   

Microsoft Corp.

     1.24   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     19.34
  

 

 

 
 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 1, 2014 (or commencement of operations, as applicable) and held through January 31, 2015, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED MOMENTUM FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.79%

  

AUSTRALIA — 3.11%

  

 

Alumina Ltd.a

    4,234      $ 6,397   

Amcor Ltd.

    1,412        14,053   

AMP Ltd.

    3,154        14,172   

APA Group

    1,638        10,358   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    256        6,663   

Cochlear Ltd.

    72        4,654   

CSL Ltd.

    514        35,204   

Lend Lease Group

    770        10,002   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    230        11,132   

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

    1,000        2,033   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    180        8,333   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    298        4,372   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    400        2,087   

Transurban Group

    2,260        16,209   

Westfield Corp.a

    2,050        15,741   
   

 

 

 
      161,410   

BELGIUM — 2.48%

  

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    850        103,688   

Belgacom SA

    316        11,766   

Telenet Group Holding NVa

    42        2,332   

UCB SA

    140        10,896   
   

 

 

 
      128,682   

CANADA — 17.27%

  

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B

    718        28,194   

AltaGas Ltd.

    102        3,454   

Bank of Montreal

    738        42,448   

BlackBerry Ltd.a

    512        5,213   

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

    918        46,879   

CAE Inc.

    202        2,493   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada

    458        31,852   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    1,760        116,209   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    370        64,627   

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A NVS

    104        9,612   

Catamaran Corp.a

    218        10,909   

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    38        10,552   

Dollarama Inc.

    106        5,045   

Enbridge Inc.

    718        34,854   

Fortis Inc./Canada

    378        12,494   

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    136        7,957   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    236        8,793   
Security   Shares     Value  

Intact Financial Corp.

    134      $ 8,975   

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    488        12,716   

Keyera Corp.

    150        8,873   

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    312        15,534   

Magna International Inc. Class A

    194        18,680   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    1,350        21,699   

Metro Inc. Class A

    124        9,834   

National Bank of Canada

    498        17,364   

Onex Corp.

    70        3,851   

Open Text Corp.

    168        9,548   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    418        13,015   

Restaurant Brands International Inc.a

    452        17,553   

Royal Bank of Canada

    1,608        90,980   

Saputo Inc.

    306        8,818   

Shaw Communications Inc. Class B

    458        10,598   

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    512        15,692   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    282        10,845   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    1,950        77,818   

TransCanada Corp.

    850        37,903   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a

    280        44,866   
   

 

 

 
      896,747   

DENMARK — 4.04%

  

 

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class A

    4        7,852   

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S Class B

    8        16,226   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    168        13,255   

Danske Bank A/S

    688        17,844   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    2,808        125,781   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    268        12,224   

Pandora A/S

    172        12,325   

Tryg A/S

    38        4,453   
   

 

 

 
      209,960   

FINLAND — 0.98%

  

 

Elisa OYJ

    110        2,926   

Nokia OYJ

    3,182        24,578   

Orion OYJ Class B

    140        4,615   

Sampo OYJ Class A

    388        18,792   
   

 

 

 
      50,911   

FRANCE — 2.20%

  

 

Aeroports de Paris

    30        3,602   

Credit Agricole SA

    802        9,562   

Dassault Systemes

    142        8,800   

Essilor International SA

    218        24,371   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

    478        6,422   

Natixis SA

    830        5,294   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Numericable-SFRa

    264      $ 13,763   

Orange SA

    1,738        30,635   

SES SA Class A FDR

    320        11,662   
   

 

 

 
      114,111   

GERMANY — 4.69%

  

 

Bayer AG Registered

    960        138,718   

Celesio AG

    70        2,074   

Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer

    346        8,996   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    304        22,518   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    522        29,900   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AGa

    24        3,264   

Merck KGaA

    172        17,218   

QIAGEN NVa

    260        5,966   

Symrise AG

    226        14,822   
   

 

 

 
      243,476   

HONG KONG — 2.81%

  

 

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    2,000        14,291   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    6,000        7,862   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    10,000        22,958   

Link REIT (The)

    4,000        27,085   

PCCW Ltd.

    10,000        6,655   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    2,000        20,972   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    2,000        32,657   

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

    1,000        13,426   
   

 

 

 
      145,906   

IRELAND — 0.04%

  

 

Ryanair Holdings PLC SP ADRa

    30        1,979   
   

 

 

 
      1,979   

ISRAEL — 1.64%

  

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    1,490        84,976   
   

 

 

 
      84,976   

ITALY — 0.63%

  

 

Enel SpA

    4,862        21,979   

Exor SpA

    128        5,231   

Finmeccanica SpAa

    324        3,543   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

    800        2,044   
   

 

 

 
      32,797   

JAPAN — 30.38%

  

 

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    2,000        41,519   

ANA Holdings Inc.

    2,000        5,554   

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    2,000        7,321   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    600        19,865   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    2,000        19,955   

ASICS Corp.

    200        4,955   
Security   Shares     Value  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    5,200      $ 80,989   

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    200        4,085   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    2,000        10,893   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    400        6,926   

Calbee Inc.

    200        7,875   

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    400        6,330   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    200        34,597   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    400        12,004   

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    200        2,869   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    200        14,089   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    200        22,432   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    600        11,168   

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    200        7,338   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    800        29,261   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    800        27,228   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    2,000        10,652   

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    2,000        10,080   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    400        4,018   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

    200        9,518   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    2,000        11,186   

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    200        4,068   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    200        6,291   

Hitachi Ltd.

    6,000        45,833   

Hoya Corp.

    800        31,322   

IHI Corp.

    2,000        10,556   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    400        4,658   

JTEKT Corp.

    200        3,344   

Kajima Corp.

    2,000        7,985   

Kao Corp.

    600        26,464   

KDDI Corp.

    800        56,956   

Keihan Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    2,000        12,208   

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    200        6,581   

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

    800        8,895   

Kubota Corp.

    2,000        30,026   

M3 Inc.

    200        4,056   

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    200        8,292   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    400        8,334   

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200        22,151   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    1,600        8,365   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    2,000        23,437   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    4,000        22,308   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    400        6,368   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,800        23,093   

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    2,000        5,908   

Mixi Inc.

    200        7,143   

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    400        43,656   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    2,000      $ 7,900   

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    200        5,993   

Nidec Corp.

    400        27,494   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400        12,668   

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    2        4,723   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

    600        35,857   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200        11,374   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    200        12,063   

NOK Corp.

    200        5,823   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    200        6,853   

NTT Data Corp.

    200        7,687   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    1,800        30,724   

Omron Corp.

    400        16,192   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200        21,283   

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    200        48,551   

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800        24,910   

Panasonic Corp.

    2,200        25,322   

Resona Holdings Inc.

    2,600        13,024   

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    200        13,025   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200        12,531   

Secom Co. Ltd.

    200        11,704   

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    200        4,781   

Seiko Epson Corp.

    400        16,430   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    800        3,610   

Shimano Inc.

    200        26,663   

Shimizu Corp.

    2,000        13,928   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    600        40,087   

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    600        18,159   

SMC Corp.

    200        54,263   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    200        7,057   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    400        7,584   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    600        19,185   

Sysmex Corp.

    200        9,024   

Taisei Corp.

    2,000        11,697   

TDK Corp.

    200        12,616   

Terumo Corp.

    400        10,015   

THK Co. Ltd.

    200        4,921   

Toho Co. Ltd.

    200        4,555   

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    600        7,621   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    200        14,431   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,000        12,026   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    200        7,108   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    200        10,880   

Unicharm Corp.

    600        16,705   

USS Co. Ltd.

    400        6,327   

West Japan Railway Co.

    200        10,349   
Security   Shares     Value  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    400      $ 8,895   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    200        2,118   
   

 

 

 
      1,577,741   

NETHERLANDS — 3.44%

  

 

Altice SAa

    148        12,376   

ASML Holding NV

    504        53,052   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    78        3,461   

Delta Lloyd NV

    148        2,802   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVa

    770        10,166   

Heineken NV

    284        21,241   

ING Groep NV CVAa

    3,236        40,607   

Reed Elsevier NV

    1,144        28,065   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    228        6,830   
   

 

 

 
      178,600   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.21%

  

 

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    2,570        3,572   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

    934        2,278   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,090        5,006   
   

 

 

 
      10,856   

NORWAY — 0.25%

  

 

Norsk Hydro ASA

    2,208        12,991   
   

 

 

 
      12,991   

PORTUGAL — 0.13%

  

 

Energias de Portugal SA

    1,716        6,539   
   

 

 

 
      6,539   

SINGAPORE — 0.16%

  

 

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    4,000        8,484   
   

 

 

 
      8,484   

SPAIN — 1.77%

  

 

Bankinter SA

    1,152        8,019   

Ferrovial SA

    746        14,803   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    680        15,961   

Iberdrola SA

    5,928        40,993   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SAa

    1,482        12,125   
   

 

 

 
      91,901   

SWEDEN — 2.31%

  

 

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    392        21,433   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    680        20,164   

Boliden AB

    332        5,209   

Electrolux AB Class B

    262        8,117   

Hexagon AB Class B

    292        9,266   

Husqvarna AB Class B

    386        2,683   

ICA Gruppen AB

    136        5,233   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED MOMENTUM FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Investor AB Class B

    516      $ 18,825   

Securitas AB

    222        2,708   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

    1,316        15,892   

Skanska AB Class B

    300        6,655   

Tele2 AB Class B

    350        3,962   
   

 

 

 
      120,147   

SWITZERLAND — 12.34%

  

 

Actelion Ltd. Registered

    174        19,290   

Aryzta AG

    72        5,411   

Baloise Holding AG Registered

    50        6,521   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprugli AG Participation Certificates

    2        10,426   

Geberit AG Registered

    44        15,074   

Givaudan SA Registered

    12        21,925   

Lonza Group AG Registered

    58        6,884   

Novartis AG Registered

    2,744        268,868   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    722        195,086   

Sonova Holding AG Registered

    72        9,477   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registered

    24        5,363   

Swisscom AG Registered

    28        16,419   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    180        59,749   
   

 

 

 
      640,493   

UNITED KINGDOM — 8.91%

  

 

Ashtead Group PLC

    666        10,883   

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,146        81,636   

Bunzl PLC

    302        8,604   

Compass Group PLC

    1,530        26,449   

Dixons Carphone PLC

    1,762        11,512   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    304        12,154   

Intu Properties PLC

    966        5,296   

Investec PLC

    816        6,863   

ITV PLC

    3,016        9,965   

Legal & General Group PLC

    4,536        18,251   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    350        12,432   

National Grid PLC

    4,550        63,929   

Next PLC

    110        11,953   

Prudential PLC

    1,926        46,861   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    1,544        26,807   

SEGRO PLC

    650        4,026   

Shire PLC

    790        57,593   

Smith & Nephew PLC

    1,280        22,896   

United Utilities Group PLC

    696        10,735   
Security   Shares     Value  

Whitbread PLC

    184      $ 13,831   
   

 

 

 
      462,676   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $5,105,110)

  

    5,181,383   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.19%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.19%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%b,c

    9,922        9,922   
   

 

 

 
      9,922   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $9,922)

  

    9,922   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 99.98%

   

 

Cost: $5,115,032)

  

    5,191,305   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.02%

  

    1,244   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 5,192,549   
   

 

 

 

FDR — Fiduciary Depositary Receipts

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED QUALITY FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.52%

  

AUSTRALIA — 6.11%

  

 

Amcor Ltd.

    784      $ 7,803   

ASX Ltd.

    290        8,613   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    578        6,022   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    2,340        53,320   

Brambles Ltd.

    1,758        14,512   

Cochlear Ltd.

    56        3,620   

CSL Ltd.

    664        45,478   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    62        1,825   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,470        2,702   

Goodman Group

    2,034        9,710   

GPT Group (The)

    2,136        7,519   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    878        2,468   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    3,366        16,776   

Lend Lease Group

    916        11,898   

Novion Property Group

    2,454        4,434   

Orica Ltd.

    216        3,051   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,654        13,666   

REA Group Ltd.

    90        3,473   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    330        14,792   

Seek Ltd.

    376        5,227   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    8,528        43,168   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    412        2,150   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    554        14,789   

Woolworths Ltd.

    832        20,591   

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    160        1,199   
   

 

 

 
      318,806   

AUSTRIA — 0.04%

   

Vienna Insurance Group AG

    44        1,868   
   

 

 

 
      1,868   

BELGIUM — 0.21%

   

Belgacom SA

    244        9,085   

Colruyt SA

    40        1,845   
   

 

 

 
      10,930   

CANADA — 8.43%

   

Agrium Inc.

    72        7,698   

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B

    246        9,660   

Baytex Energy Corp.

    90        1,400   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada

    624        43,396   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    976        64,443   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    728        21,152   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

    362        2,241   
Security   Shares     Value  

Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A

    80      $ 2,658   

CGI Group Inc. Class Aa

    324        12,866   

CI Financial Corp.

    494        12,623   

Dollarama Inc.

    212        10,091   

Finning International Inc.

    154        2,545   

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    114        6,669   

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    516        13,108   

Husky Energy Inc.

    206        4,444   

IGM Financial Inc.

    164        5,641   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    242        9,016   

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial
Services Inc.

    130        4,148   

Intact Financial Corp.

    196        13,127   

Keyera Corp.

    72        4,259   

Metro Inc. Class A

    38        3,014   

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    92        2,329   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    606        22,109   

Power Financial Corp.

    360        9,736   

Restaurant Brands International Inc.a

    270        10,485   

RioCan REIT

    170        3,947   

Royal Bank of Canada

    1,840        104,106   

Saputo Inc.

    116        3,343   

Suncor Energy Inc.

    882        26,364   

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    70        3,090   
   

 

 

 
      439,708   

DENMARK — 3.59%

   

Coloplast A/S Class B

    182        14,360   

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

    3,194        143,071   

Novozymes A/S Class B

    206        9,396   

Pandora A/S

    202        14,474   

Tryg A/S

    36        4,219   

William Demant Holding A/Sa

    22        1,667   
   

 

 

 
      187,187   

FINLAND — 1.78%

   

Elisa OYJ

    222        5,904   

Fortum OYJ

    344        7,337   

Kone OYJ Class B

    584        26,327   

Metso OYJ

    100        3,038   

Neste Oil OYJ

    74        2,046   

Orion OYJ Class B

    134        4,417   

Sampo OYJ Class A

    734        35,550   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    174        8,076   
   

 

 

 
      92,695   

FRANCE — 6.03%

   

AXA SA

    2,680        63,071   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED QUALITY FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Bureau Veritas SA

    296      $ 6,288   

Dassault Systemes

    190        11,775   

L’Air Liquide SA

    236        29,827   

L’Oreal SA

    124        22,256   

Legrand SA

    292        15,717   

Publicis Groupe SA

    198        14,843   

Safran SA

    262        17,500   

SCOR SE

    212        6,618   

Societe BIC SA

    32        4,550   

Technip SA

    64        3,766   

Total SA

    1,466        75,271   

Vivendi SAa

    1,552        36,840   

Zodiac Aerospace

    182        6,052   
   

 

 

 
      314,374   

GERMANY — 7.87%

   

Allianz SE Registered

    586        96,810   

BASF SE

    602        54,007   

Beiersdorf AG

    50        4,390   

Continental AG

    112        25,366   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    324        24,873   

GEA Group AG

    168        7,630   

Hannover Rueck SE Registered

    90        8,068   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    54        5,530   

HUGO BOSS AG

    68        8,778   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    210        42,181   

RTL Group SA

    48        4,546   

SAP SE

    1,700        110,997   

Symrise AG

    74        4,853   

United Internet AG Registeredb

    290        12,589   
   

 

 

 
      410,618   

HONG KONG — 7.39%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    17,200        100,382   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    2,000        8,306   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    2,000        38,306   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    2,000        16,470   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    4,000        21,100   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,400        24,521   

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    2,000        14,291   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    8,000        18,366   

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    2,000        9,686   

Link REIT (The)

    3,000        20,314   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    2,000        20,972   

Sands China Ltd.

    4,000        19,630   

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    4,000        6,707   
Security   Shares     Value  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    4,000      $ 5,902   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    2,000        32,657   

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,600        5,149   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    2,000        16,251   

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    2,400        6,702   
   

 

 

 
      385,712   

IRELAND — 0.12%

   

Kerry Group PLC Class A

    88        6,377   
   

 

 

 
      6,377   

ISRAEL — 0.03%

   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    256        1,844   
   

 

 

 
      1,844   

ITALY — 0.14%

   

Tenaris SA

    346        4,873   

UnipolSai SpA

    940        2,607   
   

 

 

 
      7,480   

JAPAN — 7.75%

   

ABC-MART Inc.

    200        10,029   

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    200        3,342   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    2,000        10,893   

Brother Industries Ltd.

    400        6,926   

Calbee Inc.

    200        7,875   

COLOPL Inc.

    200        4,609   

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    200        22,432   

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,000        18,614   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

    600        21,946   

Hino Motors Ltd.

    200        2,869   

Hoya Corp.

    600        23,491   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    400        4,658   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    200        6,828   

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    400        9,436   

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    600        16,511   

JSR Corp.

    200        3,564   

Kakaku.com Inc.

    400        5,717   

KDDI Corp.

    800        56,957   

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    200        2,534   

M3 Inc.

    200        4,056   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    800        6,838   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200        6,334   

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200        11,374   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    200        12,063   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    1,600        27,310   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    200        8,360   

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,000        7,944   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Otsuka Corp.

    200      $ 6,938   

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    200        3,439   

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    200        4,984   

Seven Bank Ltd.

    800        3,610   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    200        13,362   

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

    400        5,615   

T&D Holdings Inc.

    800        9,123   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,000        12,026   

Trend Micro Inc.

    200        5,695   

USS Co. Ltd.

    400        6,327   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

    2,800        9,511   
   

 

 

 
      404,140   

NETHERLANDS — 1.99%

   

Boskalis Westminster NV

    86        3,817   

Gemalto NV

    104        7,560   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    42        2,350   

Reed Elsevier NV

    1,206        29,586   

Unilever NV CVA

    1,388        60,443   
   

 

 

 
      103,756   

NEW ZEALAND — 0.07%

   

Contact Energy Ltd.

    284        1,457   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    344        2,060   
   

 

 

 
      3,517   

NORWAY — 0.94%

   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    350        5,893   

Seadrill Ltd.

    218        2,316   

Statoil ASA

    850        14,082   

Subsea 7 SA

    174        1,479   

Telenor ASA

    930        19,955   

Yara International ASA

    100        5,196   
   

 

 

 
      48,921   

PORTUGAL — 0.03%

   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    168        1,812   
   

 

 

 
      1,812   

SINGAPORE — 1.78%

   

Ascendas REIT

    2,000        3,636   

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.

    4,000        6,178   

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    2,000        4,242   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    2,000        12,859   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    2,000        6,711   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    2,000        6,371   

SembCorp Marine Ltd.

    2,000        4,434   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    2,000        11,485   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,000        4,966   
Security   Shares     Value  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    10,000      $ 30,153   

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    2,000        1,833   
   

 

 

 
      92,868   

SPAIN — 1.73%

   

Gas Natural SDG SA

    286        6,713   

Iberdrola SA

    3,636        25,144   

Inditex SA

    1,672        49,311   

Mapfre SA

    1,632        5,497   

Zardoya Otis SA

    306        3,484   
   

 

 

 
      90,149   

SWEDEN — 3.39%

   

Alfa Laval AB

    354        6,581   

Assa Abloy AB Class B

    334        18,262   

Atlas Copco AB Class A

    974        28,882   

Atlas Copco AB Class B

    592        16,223   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

    1,734        71,477   

ICA Gruppen AB

    80        3,078   

Industrivarden AB Class C

    226        4,032   

Investment AB Kinnevik

    520        15,577   

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    76        4,851   

Skanska AB Class B

    366        8,119   
   

 

 

 
      177,082   

SWITZERLAND — 15.00%

   

ABB Ltd. Registereda

    2,166        41,693   

Actelion Ltd. Registereda

    150        16,630   

Adecco SA Registereda

    168        12,581   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A Bearer

    572        47,592   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered

    8        3,095   

Geberit AG Registered

    66        22,611   

Givaudan SA Registereda

    8        14,617   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

    90        12,384   

Nestle SA Registered

    1,562        119,605   

Partners Group Holding AG

    46        12,329   

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

    924        249,667   

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    56        8,314   

Schindler Holding AG Registered

    26        3,787   

SGS SA Registered

    10        19,021   

Sika AG Bearer

    2        6,852   

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

    38        15,154   

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

    56        4,102   

Swiss Life Holding AG Registereda

    36        8,045   

Swiss Re AGa

    474        42,812   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Swisscom AG Registered

    36      $ 21,110   

Syngenta AG Registered

    72        23,414   

Zurich Insurance Group AGa

    232        77,010   
   

 

 

 
      782,425   

UNITED KINGDOM — 25.10%

   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    2,074        13,634   

Admiral Group PLC

    470        10,221   

Aggreko PLC

    336        7,842   

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC

    338        4,049   

Antofagasta PLC

    216        2,109   

Associated British Foods PLC

    158        7,363   

Babcock International Group PLC

    210        3,173   

BAE Systems PLC

    5,238        39,925   

BG Group PLC

    2,470        32,901   

BHP Billiton PLC

    1,464        31,728   

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,270        71,566   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    1,210        15,075   

Bunzl PLC

    520        14,815   

Burberry Group PLC

    714        18,541   

Capita PLC

    838        14,071   

Centrica PLC

    5,310        23,431   

Cobham PLC

    1,388        6,811   

Compass Group PLC

    2,706        46,778   

Croda International PLC

    138        5,507   

Diageo PLC

    1,834        54,263   

easyJet PLC

    204        5,705   

Experian PLC

    1,078        18,991   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    572        8,685   

ICAP PLC

    936        6,573   

IMI PLC

    436        8,356   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    608        28,527   

Intertek Group PLC

    218        7,508   

ITV PLC

    5,690        18,801   

Johnson Matthey PLC

    160        7,836   

Legal & General Group PLC

    9,624        38,723   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    348        12,361   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    1,696        12,339   

Meggitt PLC

    740        5,991   

Melrose Industries PLC

    916        3,646   

National Grid PLC

    2,988        41,982   

Old Mutual PLC

    7,360        23,014   

Petrofac Ltd.

    258        2,736   

Prudential PLC

    4,122        100,292   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    550        46,506   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    2,138        37,120   
Security   Shares     Value  

Rexam PLC

    486      $ 3,102   

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,002        44,019   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCa

    1,938        25,949   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

    2,356        71,407   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

    1,462        46,210   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    2,568        18,521   

Schroders PLC

    216        9,401   

Shire PLC

    742        54,094   

Sky PLC

    1,174        16,363   

Smiths Group PLC

    492        8,328   

Sports Direct International PLCa

    322        3,441   

SSE PLC

    714        17,254   

Standard Life PLC

    3,126        18,921   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    274        2,790   

Tesco PLC

    3,468        11,706   

Travis Perkins PLC

    214        6,177   

Unilever PLC

    1,100        48,406   

Weir Group PLC (The)

    230        5,803   

Whitbread PLC

    214        16,086   

William Hill PLC

    894        5,063   

Wolseley PLC

    296        17,169   
   

 

 

 
      1,309,705   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $5,112,849)

  

    5,191,974   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.24%

  

GERMANY — 0.24%

  

 

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    68        2,801   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    84        9,630   
   

 

 

 
      12,431   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $12,008)

      12,431   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.19%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.19%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%c,d

    9,997        9,997   
   

 

 

 
      9,997   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $9,997)

      9,997   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

          Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 99.95%

 

(Cost: $5,134,854)

  $ 5,214,402   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.05%

    2,422   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $ 5,216,824   
   

 

 

 

SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA MOMENTUM FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.92%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 3.76%

  

 

General Dynamics Corp.

    49,485      $ 6,591,898   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    36,511        6,877,577   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    18,276        2,868,418   

Raytheon Co.

    24,270        2,428,214   

TransDigm Group Inc.

    6,206        1,275,519   
   

 

 

 
      20,041,626   

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.88%

  

 

FedEx Corp.

    27,713        4,686,545   
   

 

 

 
      4,686,545   

AIRLINES — 0.40%

   

American Airlines Group Inc.

    13,699        672,347   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    32,180        1,453,892   
   

 

 

 
      2,126,239   

BEVERAGES — 3.54%

   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    31,940        2,468,004   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B NVS

    17,785        1,350,415   

Monster Beverage Corp.a

    17,968        2,101,358   

PepsiCo Inc.

    138,044        12,945,766   
   

 

 

 
      18,865,543   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 11.07%

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    17,413        3,190,758   

Amgen Inc.

    123,004        18,728,589   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.a

    14,010        1,361,212   

Celgene Corp.a

    108,306        12,905,743   

Gilead Sciences Inc.a

    207,057        21,705,785   

Medivation Inc.a

    10,525        1,145,331   
   

 

 

 
      59,037,418   

CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.39%

   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    13,423        1,677,070   

Legg Mason Inc.

    7,480        414,691   
   

 

 

 
      2,091,761   

CHEMICALS — 0.96%

   

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    17,699        2,577,152   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    18,593        2,556,909   
   

 

 

 
      5,134,061   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.19%

  

Cintas Corp.

    12,732        1,002,008   
   

 

 

 
      1,002,008   
Security   Shares     Value  

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.30%

  

 

Palo Alto Networks Inc.a

    12,723      $ 1,608,060   
   

 

 

 
      1,608,060   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 5.19%

  

 

Apple Inc.

    236,142        27,666,397   
   

 

 

 
      27,666,397   

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.17%

  

 

Ball Corp.

    14,190        898,653   
   

 

 

 
      898,653   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 3.13%

  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba

    104,825        15,085,366   

Moody’s Corp.

    17,826        1,628,048   
   

 

 

 
      16,713,414   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.79%

   

Edison International

    28,571        1,947,114   

Entergy Corp.

    19,692        1,723,247   

Pepco Holdings Inc.

    20,436        560,968   
   

 

 

 
      4,231,329   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 3.59%

  

 

CVS Health Corp.

    158,105        15,519,587   

Kroger Co. (The)

    52,808        3,646,392   
   

 

 

 
      19,165,979   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.43%

   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    13,100        670,982   

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

    13,331        1,633,847   
   

 

 

 
      2,304,829   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 3.78%

  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    18,754        2,589,552   

C.R. Bard Inc.

    7,003        1,197,723   

CareFusion Corp.a

    32,342        1,917,881   

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    4,500        709,425   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a

    15,335        1,922,242   

Intuitive Surgical Inc.a

    3,316        1,639,696   

Medtronic PLC

    142,561        10,178,855   
   

 

 

 
      20,155,374   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 7.25%

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    32,886        3,125,814   

Anthem Inc.

    32,638        4,404,824   

Cardinal Health Inc.

    33,014        2,746,435   

Cigna Corp.

    27,258        2,911,972   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a

    17,778        1,334,417   

HCA Holdings Inc.a

    34,108        2,414,846   

Humana Inc.

    16,934        2,479,815   

McKesson Corp.

    26,195        5,570,367   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    120,504      $ 12,803,550   

Universal Health Services Inc. Class B

    8,418        863,098   
   

 

 

 
      38,655,138   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.78%

  

Marriott International Inc./MD Class A

    38,591        2,875,029   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    17,180        1,297,949   
   

 

 

 
      4,172,978   

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.11%

  

 

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    13,458        573,715   
   

 

 

 
      573,715   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 1.87%

  

 

3M Co.

    52,305        8,489,102   

Roper Industries Inc.

    9,648        1,489,072   
   

 

 

 
      9,978,174   

INSURANCE — 1.07%

   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    40,179        2,804,093   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    44,233        2,378,408   

WR Berkley Corp.

    10,794        528,798   
   

 

 

 
      5,711,299   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 3.78%

  

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    209,881        15,932,067   

Yahoo! Inc.a

    95,550        4,203,244   
   

 

 

 
      20,135,311   

IT SERVICES — 1.74%

   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.a

    4,857        1,402,847   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    58,280        4,809,848   

Fiserv Inc.a

    26,828        1,945,835   

FleetCor Technologies Inc.a

    8,027        1,127,794   
   

 

 

 
      9,286,324   

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.76%

  

Illumina Inc.a

    18,551        3,620,970   

Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc.a

    6,772        409,706   
   

 

 

 
      4,030,676   

MACHINERY — 0.14%

   

Wabtec Corp./DE

    8,750        730,188   
   

 

 

 
      730,188   

MEDIA — 4.75%

   

DIRECTVa

    45,365        3,868,727   

DISH Network Corp. Class Aa

    16,558        1,164,855   

Time Warner Inc.

    75,344        5,871,558   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    158,849        14,448,905   
   

 

 

 
      25,354,045   
Security   Shares     Value  

METALS & MINING — 0.48%

   

Alcoa Inc.

    164,807      $ 2,579,230   
   

 

 

 
      2,579,230   

MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.87%

   

Integrys Energy Group Inc.

    7,481        606,709   

NiSource Inc.

    37,306        1,613,857   

Sempra Energy

    21,592        2,416,577   
   

 

 

 
      4,637,143   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.92%

  

 

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    23,223        1,657,658   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    74,661        3,274,631   
   

 

 

 
      4,932,289   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 9.47%

   

Actavis PLCa

    30,088        8,019,656   

Allergan Inc.

    47,015        10,308,509   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    100,586        7,242,192   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCa

    6,614        1,120,015   

Johnson & Johnson

    203,967        20,425,255   

Mallinckrodt PLCa

    21,351        2,262,992   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.a

    8,403        1,131,632   
   

 

 

 
      50,510,251   

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.15%

  

 

Robert Half International Inc.

    13,678        794,145   
   

 

 

 
      794,145   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 2.18%

  

American Tower Corp.

    38,977        3,778,820   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    15,998        1,166,894   

Equity Residential

    36,120        2,803,273   

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    5,931        1,340,703   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    6,836        982,812   

Iron Mountain Inc.

    20,781        827,915   

UDR Inc.

    22,397        744,924   
   

 

 

 
      11,645,341   

ROAD & RAIL — 3.70%

   

CSX Corp.

    112,260        3,738,258   

Union Pacific Corp.

    136,577        16,008,190   
   

 

 

 
      19,746,448   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 6.45%

   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    37,273        3,834,646   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    66,580        2,825,322   

Intel Corp.

    635,667        21,002,438   

Lam Research Corp.

    18,319        1,400,304   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA MOMENTUM FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Micron Technology Inc.a

    106,694      $ 3,122,400   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    26,653        2,213,532   
   

 

 

 
      34,398,642   

SOFTWARE — 5.62%

   

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    37,290        2,615,148   

Electronic Arts Inc.a

    34,554        1,895,632   

Intuit Inc.

    24,553        2,131,692   

Microsoft Corp.

    537,025        21,695,810   

ServiceNow Inc.a

    12,922        942,014   

Workday Inc. Class Aa

    8,783        697,897   
   

 

 

 
      29,978,193   

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 4.19%

   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    6,860        1,090,740   

AutoZone Inc.a

    2,330        1,390,917   

Foot Locker Inc.

    17,189        914,799   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    134,284        14,021,935   

L Brands Inc.

    22,063        1,867,192   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a

    10,572        1,980,770   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    8,805        1,066,373   
   

 

 

 
      22,332,726   

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 1.74%

  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    12,672        1,411,407   

Nike Inc. Class B

    71,578        6,603,071   

Under Armour Inc. Class Aa

    17,380        1,252,750   
   

 

 

 
      9,267,228   

TOBACCO — 2.63%

   

Altria Group Inc.

    264,585        14,049,463   
   

 

 

 
      14,049,463   

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.12%

  

United Rentals Inc.a

    7,765        643,330   
   

 

 

 
      643,330   

WATER UTILITIES — 0.23%

   

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    21,939        1,231,655   
   

 

 

 
      1,231,655   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.35%

  

SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa

    15,807        1,844,677   
   

 

 

 
      1,844,677   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $506,146,659)

      532,947,845   
Security   Shares     Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.06%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.06%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%b,c

    293,619      $ 293,619   
   

 

 

 
      293,619   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

Cost: $293,619)

  

    293,619   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 99.98%

   

 

(Cost: $506,440,278)

  

    533,241,464   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.02%

  

    123,077   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 533,364,541   
   

 

 

 

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b 

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA QUALITY FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.89%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 5.58%

  

 

Boeing Co. (The)

    150,840      $ 21,927,611   

Honeywell International Inc.

    140,012        13,687,573   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    71,280        13,427,014   

Raytheon Co.

    57,170        5,719,858   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

    27,891        2,388,027   
   

 

 

 
      57,150,083   

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.41%

  

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    34,571        2,462,147   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    39,577        1,728,723   
   

 

 

 
      4,190,870   

AIRLINES — 0.19%

   

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    40,629        1,922,158   
   

 

 

 
      1,922,158   

AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.59%

   

Delphi Automotive PLC

    88,084        6,054,013   
   

 

 

 
      6,054,013   

BEVERAGES — 1.15%

   

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B NVS

    28,577        2,539,638   

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    45,221        1,903,804   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    39,616        3,061,129   

Monster Beverage Corp.a

    36,516        4,270,546   
   

 

 

 
      11,775,117   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 8.42%

   

Biogen Idec Inc.a

    51,242        19,941,337   

Celgene Corp.a,b

    182,567        21,754,684   

Gilead Sciences Inc.a

    425,126        44,565,958   
   

 

 

 
      86,261,979   

CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.08%

   

Eaton Vance Corp. NVS

    24,839        999,770   

Franklin Resources Inc.

    80,458        4,146,001   

SEI Investments Co.

    32,192        1,293,152   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    58,176        4,579,615   
   

 

 

 
      11,018,538   

CHEMICALS — 2.59%

   

Albemarle Corp.

    22,432        1,082,568   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    9,677        2,955,162   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    27,496        1,949,192   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    15,772        1,673,567   
Security   Shares     Value  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    119,815      $ 9,476,168   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    22,759        6,173,834   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    23,417        3,220,306   
   

 

 

 
      26,530,797   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 2.43%

  

 

F5 Networks Inc.a

    15,489        1,728,882   

Harris Corp.

    21,374        1,434,837   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    347,332        21,694,357   
   

 

 

 
      24,858,076   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 5.58%

  

 

Apple Inc.

    458,370        53,702,629   

Seagate Technology PLC

    61,704        3,482,574   
   

 

 

 
      57,185,203   

DISTRIBUTORS — 0.28%

   

Genuine Parts Co.

    30,768        2,859,578   
   

 

 

 
      2,859,578   

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.22%

  

H&R Block Inc.

    66,404        2,276,329   
   

 

 

 
      2,276,329   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.69%

  

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    79,336        7,095,812   
   

 

 

 
      7,095,812   

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.32%

  

 

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    29,822        3,248,212   
   

 

 

 
      3,248,212   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.41%

  

Core Laboratories NV

    99        9,182   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    48,131        1,803,950   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    20,080        1,195,965   

Oceaneering International Inc.

    22,407        1,173,230   
   

 

 

 
      4,182,327   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.32%

   

Campbell Soup Co.

    40,902        1,870,857   

Hershey Co. (The)

    40,889        4,179,265   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    28,894        1,479,951   

Kellogg Co.

    57,398        3,764,161   

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

    23,696        2,904,182   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    122,854        8,027,280   

McCormick & Co. Inc. NVS

    22,077        1,576,077   
   

 

 

 
      23,801,773   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 1.28%

  

C.R. Bard Inc.

    19,384        3,315,246   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA QUALITY FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a

    19,655      $ 2,463,754   

Intuitive Surgical Inc.a,b

    7,001        3,461,855   

ResMed Inc.b

    29,054        1,815,003   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.a

    22,400        2,073,344   
   

 

 

 
      13,129,202   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.22%

  

Henry Schein Inc.a,b

    16,375        2,260,896   
   

 

 

 
      2,260,896   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 4.92%

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a

    6,675        4,738,182   

McDonald’s Corp.

    219,338        20,275,605   

Starbucks Corp.

    196,680        17,215,400   

Yum! Brands Inc.

    112,545        8,134,753   
   

 

 

 
      50,363,940   

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.12%

  

 

Garmin Ltd.

    24,154        1,264,703   
   

 

 

 
      1,264,703   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 2.42%

  

 

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    26,073        2,109,827   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    189,867        12,819,820   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    91,414        9,869,055   
   

 

 

 
      24,798,702   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 2.17%

  

 

3M Co.

    137,108        22,252,628   
   

 

 

 
      22,252,628   

INSURANCE — 0.26%

   

Progressive Corp. (The)

    103,187        2,677,703   
   

 

 

 
      2,677,703   

INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 1.28%

  

 

Priceline Group Inc. (The)a

    11,470        11,578,736   

TripAdvisor Inc.a

    22,398        1,500,890   
   

 

 

 
      13,079,626   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 4.91%

  

Google Inc. Class Aa

    46,601        25,050,368   

Google Inc. Class Ca

    47,277        25,270,502   
   

 

 

 
      50,320,870   

IT SERVICES — 11.89%

   

Accenture PLC Class A

    203,033        17,060,863   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    100,499        8,294,183   

International Business Machines Corp.

    229,191        35,137,272   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    324,646        26,630,711   

Paychex Inc.

    88,835        4,020,672   
Security   Shares     Value  

Teradata Corp.a,b

    31,221      $ 1,391,208   

Visa Inc. Class A

    114,515        29,191,019   
   

 

 

 
      121,725,928   

LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.46%

  

Mattel Inc.

    72,672        1,954,877   

Polaris Industries Inc.

    18,721        2,706,869   
   

 

 

 
      4,661,746   

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.39%

  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.a

    7,091        2,155,309   

Waters Corp.a

    15,490        1,844,085   
   

 

 

 
      3,999,394   

MACHINERY — 0.80%

   

Cummins Inc.

    33,055        4,609,850   

Flowserve Corp.

    27,557        1,501,581   

Pall Corp.

    21,003        2,032,250   
   

 

 

 
      8,143,681   

MEDIA — 0.61%

   

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A

    16,407        1,166,373   

Viacom Inc. Class B NVS

    78,078        5,029,785   
   

 

 

 
      6,196,158   

MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.73%

   

Dollar Tree Inc.a

    52,843        3,757,138   

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

    21,391        1,627,855   

Nordstrom Inc.

    27,496        2,095,195   
   

 

 

 
      7,480,188   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 4.66%

  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    546,366        47,763,316   
   

 

 

 
      47,763,316   

PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.38%

  

 

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A

    55,045        3,885,627   
   

 

 

 
      3,885,627   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 7.26%

   

Allergan Inc.

    57,387        12,582,674   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    198,038        14,258,736   

Johnson & Johnson

    474,128        47,479,178   
   

 

 

 
      74,320,588   

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.38%

  

 

Robert Half International Inc.

    31,933        1,854,030   

Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa,b

    30,907        1,988,865   
   

 

 

 
      3,842,895   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA QUALITY FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

ROAD & RAIL — 2.18%

   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    20,813      $ 1,656,923   

Union Pacific Corp.

    176,283        20,662,130   
   

 

 

 
      22,319,053   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.57%

   

Linear Technology Corp.

    61,885        2,781,112   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    36,464        3,028,335   
   

 

 

 
      5,809,447   

SOFTWARE — 7.56%

   

Intuit Inc.

    63,575        5,519,582   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,042,506        42,117,242   

Oracle Corp.

    710,781        29,774,616   
   

 

 

 
      77,411,440   

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 7.91%

   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    14,158        2,251,122   

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.a

    50,875        3,803,924   

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    20,333        1,050,199   

Foot Locker Inc.

    28,109        1,495,961   

GameStop Corp. Class Ab

    24,010        846,352   

Gap Inc. (The)

    63,201        2,603,249   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    361,430        37,740,521   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a,b

    23,871        4,472,471   

PetSmart Inc.

    23,525        1,922,110   

Ross Stores Inc.

    60,642        5,561,478   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    214,349        14,134,173   

Tractor Supply Co.

    32,802        2,662,538   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.a,b

    12,842        1,694,373   

Urban Outfitters Inc.a

    22,103        770,511   
   

 

 

 
      81,008,982   

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 3.22%

  

Coach Inc.

    68,935        2,563,693   

Fossil Group Inc.a

    11,281        1,103,282   

Lululemon Athletica Inc.a,b

    23,104        1,530,409   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a

    54,682        3,870,939   

Nike Inc. Class B

    158,080        14,582,880   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    12,430        2,074,443   

Under Armour Inc. Class Aa

    31,440        2,266,195   

VF Corp.

    72,272        5,013,508   
   

 

 

 
      33,005,349   

TOBACCO — 0.46%

   

Reynolds American Inc.

    68,919        4,683,046   
   

 

 

 
      4,683,046   
Security   Shares     Value  

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.59%

  

Fastenal Co.b

    64,687      $ 2,872,103   

W.W. Grainger Inc.

    13,369        3,152,945   
   

 

 

 
      6,025,048   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $970,703,914)

  

    1,022,841,021   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.89%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.89%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    7,770,818        7,770,818   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%c,d,e

    467,453        467,453   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%c,d

    838,409        838,409   
   

 

 

 
      9,076,680   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $9,076,680)

      9,076,680   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.78%

   

 

(Cost: $979,780,594)

      1,031,917,701   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.78)%

  

    (7,998,753
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 1,023,918,948   
   

 

 

 

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA SIZE FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.90%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.71%

  

 

B/E Aerospace Inc.a

    3,756      $ 219,087   

Boeing Co. (The)

    3,200        465,184   

General Dynamics Corp.

    3,424        456,111   

Honeywell International Inc.

    5,694        556,645   

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.

    4,879        600,703   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    3,420        644,225   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    3,808        597,666   

Precision Castparts Corp.

    1,821        364,382   

Raytheon Co.

    5,174        517,659   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

    6,987        598,227   

Textron Inc.

    4,403        187,392   

TransDigm Group Inc.

    1,996        410,238   

United Technologies Corp. Class B

    5,027        576,999   
   

 

 

 
      6,194,518   

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.85%

  

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    4,920        350,402   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    8,690        379,579   

FedEx Corp.

    2,369        400,622   

United Parcel Service Inc.

    8,133        803,866   
   

 

 

 
      1,934,469   

AIRLINES — 0.28%

  

 

American Airlines Group Inc.

    1,321        64,835   

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    2,643        125,040   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    7,594        343,097   

United Continental Holdings Inc.a

    1,496        103,777   
   

 

 

 
      636,749   

AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.44%

  

 

Autoliv Inc.

    2,583        273,953   

BorgWarner Inc.

    4,230        228,462   

Delphi Automotive PLC

    2,126        146,120   

Johnson Controls Inc.

    4,173        193,919   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.a

    1,504        155,168   
   

 

 

 
      997,622   

AUTOMOBILES — 0.32%

  

 

Ford Motor Co.

    14,915        219,399   

General Motors Co.

    6,242        203,614   

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    4,097        252,785   

Tesla Motors Inc.a,b

    243        49,475   
   

 

 

 
      725,273   
Security   Shares     Value  

BEVERAGES — 1.81%

  

 

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B NVS

    6,303      $ 560,148   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    17,206        708,371   

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    10,870        457,627   

Constellation Brands Inc.a

    1,096        121,053   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    8,944        691,103   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B NVS

    5,103        387,471   

Monster Beverage Corp.a

    994        116,248   

PepsiCo Inc.

    11,662        1,093,662   
   

 

 

 
      4,135,683   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.77%

  

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    751        137,613   

Amgen Inc.

    2,375        361,618   

Biogen Idec Inc.a

    771        300,042   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.a

    1,552        150,792   

Celgene Corp.a

    2,154        256,671   

Gilead Sciences Inc.a

    1,926        201,903   

Incyte Corp.a

    853        67,993   

Medivation Inc.a

    788        85,750   

Pharmacyclics Inc.a,b

    367        61,931   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    231        96,248   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    336        37,007   
   

 

 

 
      1,757,568   

BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.06%

  

 

Masco Corp.

    5,762        143,128   
   

 

 

 
      143,128   

CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.09%

  

 

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.a

    1,408        289,372   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    2,495        311,725   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    8,248        296,928   

BlackRock Inc.c

    1,052        358,217   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    7,227        187,757   

Eaton Vance Corp. NVS

    5,674        228,378   

Franklin Resources Inc.

    5,343        275,325   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    1,348        232,409   

Invesco Ltd.

    6,947        255,163   

Legg Mason Inc.

    4,480        248,371   

Morgan Stanley

    4,104        138,756   

Northern Trust Corp.

    6,453        421,897   

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    5,219        274,624   

SEI Investments Co.

    9,058        363,860   

State Street Corp.

    3,863        276,243   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    4,562        359,121   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    8,035      $ 260,254   
   

 

 

 
      4,778,400   

CHEMICALS — 3.33%

  

 

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    3,377        491,725   

Airgas Inc.

    4,296        483,901   

Albemarle Corp.

    5,168        249,408   

Ashland Inc.

    2,566        304,122   

Celanese Corp. Series A

    3,746        201,385   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    753        229,951   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    5,146        232,393   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

    6,751        480,739   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    2,673        189,489   

Ecolab Inc.

    6,475        671,911   

FMC Corp.

    6,161        354,258   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    6,324        671,040   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    2,609        206,346   

Monsanto Co.

    3,858        455,167   

Mosaic Co. (The)

    4,718        229,719   

PPG Industries Inc.

    1,950        434,616   

Praxair Inc.

    6,752        814,224   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,794        486,658   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    2,089        287,279   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    2,294        131,469   
   

 

 

 
      7,605,800   

COMMERCIAL BANKS — 2.25%

  

 

Bank of America Corp.

    9,621        145,758   

BB&T Corp.

    10,972        387,202   

CIT Group Inc.

    6,013        263,490   

Citigroup Inc.

    3,273        153,667   

Comerica Inc.

    5,625        233,437   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    18,276        316,175   

First Republic Bank

    7,202        366,726   

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

    32,283        323,476   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    4,497        244,547   

KeyCorp

    25,941        336,974   

M&T Bank Corp.

    4,578        518,046   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)c

    4,768        403,087   

Regions Financial Corp.

    19,739        171,729   

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    5,744        220,684   

U.S. Bancorp

    13,692        573,832   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    9,286        482,129   
   

 

 

 
      5,140,959   
Security   Shares     Value  

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.54%

  

ADT Corp. (The)b

    5,122      $ 176,197   

Cintas Corp.

    6,798        535,002   

Republic Services Inc.

    15,720        623,769   

Stericycle Inc.a,b

    6,310        828,440   

Tyco International PLC

    11,428        466,377   

Waste Management Inc.

    17,353        892,465   
   

 

 

 
      3,522,250   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.84%

  

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

    11,595        305,702   

F5 Networks Inc.a

    1,015        113,294   

Harris Corp.

    4,978        334,173   

Juniper Networks Inc.

    6,350        144,336   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    8,295        517,691   

Palo Alto Networks Inc.a,b

    1,256        158,746   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    5,486        342,656   
   

 

 

 
      1,916,598   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 0.52%

  

 

Apple Inc.

    1,972        231,039   

EMC Corp.

    11,358        294,513   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    4,378        158,177   

NetApp Inc.

    4,507        170,365   

SanDisk Corp.

    1,448        109,918   

Seagate Technology PLC

    1,720        97,077   

Western Digital Corp.

    1,331        129,413   
   

 

 

 
      1,190,502   

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.35%

  

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

    3,358        115,885   

Fluor Corp.

    3,780        202,570   

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.a

    5,821        221,780   

Quanta Services Inc.a

    9,747        258,100   
   

 

 

 
      798,335   

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.17%

  

 

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    1,992        214,618   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    2,589        182,551   
   

 

 

 
      397,169   

CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.82%

  

 

Ally Financial Inc.a

    14,604        273,241   

American Express Co.

    4,949        399,335   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    3,533        258,651   

Discover Financial Services

    6,182        336,177   

Navient Corp.

    15,341        302,831   

Synchrony Financiala

    9,672        298,478   
   

 

 

 
      1,868,713   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 1.10%

  

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

    7,461      $ 389,986   

Ball Corp.

    9,174        580,989   

Crown Holdings Inc.a

    10,479        464,325   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

    8,419        423,307   

Owens-Illinois Inc.a

    8,226        192,077   

Rock-Tenn Co. Class A

    3,863        250,709   

Sealed Air Corp.

    5,209        210,965   
   

 

 

 
      2,512,358   

DISTRIBUTORS — 0.31%

  

 

Genuine Parts Co.

    5,458        507,267   

LKQ Corp.a

    7,946        205,086   
   

 

 

 
      712,353   

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.13%

  

H&R Block Inc.

    8,467        290,249   
   

 

 

 
      290,249   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.29%

  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba

    6,588        948,079   

CME Group Inc./IL

    4,111        350,668   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    1,444        297,074   

Leucadia National Corp.

    10,204        231,325   

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    2,830        253,115   

Moody’s Corp.

    1,962        179,189   

NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (The)

    8,726        397,906   

Voya Financial Inc.

    7,195        280,677   
   

 

 

 
      2,938,033   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.89%

  

AT&T Inc.

    19,501        641,973   

CenturyLink Inc.

    8,904        330,962   

Frontier Communications Corp.

    21,805        146,420   

Level 3 Communications Inc.a

    2,286        113,706   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    13,095        598,572   

Windstream Holdings Inc.

    25,946        206,271   
   

 

 

 
      2,037,904   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 4.55%

  

 

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    12,531        787,072   

Duke Energy Corp.

    11,723        1,021,542   

Edison International

    10,326        703,717   

Entergy Corp.

    7,651        669,539   

Exelon Corp.

    11,594        417,848   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    11,963        482,468   

NextEra Energy Inc.

    7,326        800,292   

Northeast Utilities

    15,984        888,391   

OGE Energy Corp.

    16,204        570,057   
Security   Shares     Value  

Pepco Holdings Inc.

    16,126      $ 442,658   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    11,016        773,103   

PPL Corp.

    22,800        809,400   

Southern Co. (The)

    19,820        1,005,270   

Xcel Energy Inc.

    27,400        1,028,322   
   

 

 

 
      10,399,679   

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.70%

  

 

AMETEK Inc.

    8,128        389,331   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    3,711        234,127   

Emerson Electric Co.

    7,310        416,231   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    2,631        286,569   

Sensata Technologies Holding NVa,b

    5,643        278,313   
   

 

 

 
      1,604,571   

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS
& COMPONENTS — 0.85%

   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    5,843        313,827   

Arrow Electronics Inc.a

    3,790        208,602   

Avnet Inc.

    5,693        236,943   

Corning Inc.

    10,395        247,089   

Flextronics International Ltd.a

    20,714        230,340   

FLIR Systems Inc.

    7,485        226,047   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    5,282        350,672   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.a

    5,760        137,318   
   

 

 

 
      1,950,838   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.00%

  

 

Baker Hughes Inc.

    3,408        197,630   

Cameron International Corp.a

    3,247        145,401   

Core Laboratories NV

    1,574        145,988   

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.b

    7,276        229,412   

Ensco PLC Class A

    2,990        83,840   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    4,149        155,504   

Halliburton Co.

    3,539        141,525   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    2,426        144,492   

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    6,278        72,260   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    3,897        212,114   

Nobel Corp. PLC

    8,448        137,027   

Oceaneering International Inc.

    3,926        205,565   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    2,979        245,440   

Superior Energy Services Inc.

    5,331        106,620   

Weatherford International Ltd.a,b

    7,010        72,413   
   

 

 

 
      2,295,231   

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.83%

  

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    4,959        709,087   

CVS Health Corp.

    7,898        775,268   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Kroger Co. (The)

    8,897      $ 614,338   

Sysco Corp.

    20,593        806,628   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    9,111        774,253   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    3,892        287,035   

Whole Foods Market Inc.

    4,056        211,297   
   

 

 

 
      4,177,906   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 3.58%

  

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    7,034        327,995   

Bunge Ltd.

    5,670        507,635   

Campbell Soup Co.

    11,963        547,188   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

    16,508        584,879   

General Mills Inc.

    19,501        1,023,413   

Hershey Co. (The)

    9,082        928,271   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    10,912        558,913   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

    6,948        716,686   

Kellogg Co.

    14,199        931,170   

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

    235        28,802   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    4,030        263,320   

McCormick & Co. Inc. NVS

    9,903        706,975   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A

    3,123        307,584   

Mondelez International Inc. Class A

    15,043        530,115   

Tyson Foods Inc. Class A

    5,837        227,877   
   

 

 

 
      8,190,823   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 3.04%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    12,858        575,524   

Baxter International Inc.

    6,546        460,249   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    5,704        787,608   

Boston Scientific Corp.a

    16,196        239,863   

C.R. Bard Inc.

    3,078        526,430   

CareFusion Corp.a

    5,231        310,198   

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    1,906        300,481   

DENTSPLY International Inc.

    10,318        516,158   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a

    1,112        139,389   

Hologic Inc.a

    8,748        265,633   

Intuitive Surgical Inc.a

    295        145,872   

Medtronic PLC

    11,589        827,455   

ResMed Inc.

    4,716        294,609   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

    3,924        258,474   

Stryker Corp.

    5,810        529,000   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.a

    4,313        399,211   

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

    3,358        376,432   
   

 

 

 
      6,952,586   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 3.32%

  

Aetna Inc.

    3,628        333,123   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    6,525        620,201   
Security   Shares     Value  

Anthem Inc.

    2,258      $ 304,740   

Cardinal Health Inc.

    6,209        516,527   

Cigna Corp.

    3,559        380,208   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a

    5,981        448,934   

Express Scripts Holding Co.a

    4,103        331,153   

HCA Holdings Inc.a

    3,037        215,020   

Henry Schein Inc.a

    5,303        732,185   

Humana Inc.

    1,584        231,961   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsa

    5,094        584,689   

McKesson Corp.

    2,608        554,591   

Omnicare Inc.

    5,737        430,160   

Patterson Companies Inc.

    14,029        702,713   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    7,115        505,663   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    4,051        430,419   

Universal Health Services Inc. Class B

    2,487        254,992   
   

 

 

 
      7,577,279   

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 0.13%

  

 

Cerner Corp.a

    4,358        289,153   
   

 

 

 
      289,153   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.01%

  

Carnival Corp.

    7,175        315,413   

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a

    270        191,657   

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    6,378        391,482   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.a

    5,919        153,716   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    3,125        169,906   

Marriott International Inc./MD Class A

    4,525        337,113   

McDonald’s Corp.

    11,423        1,055,942   

MGM Resorts Internationala

    6,271        122,159   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.a,b

    3,668        160,512   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    2,147        162,206   

Starbucks Corp.

    4,685        410,078   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

    3,410        245,418   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    4,334        363,146   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,018        150,613   

Yum! Brands Inc.

    5,105        368,989   
   

 

 

 
      4,598,350   

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 1.02%

  

 

D.R. Horton Inc.

    5,046        123,728   

Garmin Ltd.

    4,776        250,071   

Jarden Corp.a

    6,921        332,346   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA SIZE FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    8,888      $ 378,896   

Lennar Corp. Class A

    3,248        145,868   

Mohawk Industries Inc.a

    1,448        238,978   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

    10,975        404,648   

PulteGroup Inc.

    4,624        95,208   

Toll Brothers Inc.a,b

    5,292        183,209   

Whirlpool Corp.

    872        173,598   
   

 

 

 
      2,326,550   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 2.18%

  

 

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    11,114        899,345   

Clorox Co. (The)

    10,830        1,155,669   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    14,959        1,010,032   

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    2,376        304,152   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    7,153        772,238   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    10,066        848,463   
   

 

 

 
      4,989,899   

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS &
ENERGY TRADERS — 0.33%

   

AES Corp. (The)

    22,811        278,750   

Calpine Corp.a

    14,522        303,219   

NRG Energy Inc.

    6,810        167,935   
   

 

 

 
      749,904   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 1.06%

  

 

3M Co.

    4,454        722,884   

Danaher Corp.

    7,487        616,779   

General Electric Co.

    18,976        453,337   

Roper Industries Inc.

    4,114        634,955   
   

 

 

 
      2,427,955   

INSURANCE — 7.22%

  

 

ACE Ltd.

    6,145        663,414   

Aflac Inc.

    6,072        346,590   

Alleghany Corp.a

    1,599        706,902   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    9,968        695,667   

American International Group Inc.

    4,426        216,299   

Aon PLC

    5,253        473,033   

Arch Capital Group Ltd.a

    19,936        1,155,690   

Assurant Inc.

    5,732        364,039   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    14,269        726,292   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    9,181        898,820   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    14,119        713,151   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    4,141        709,684   

FNF Group

    13,585        476,833   

Genworth Financial Inc. Class Aa

    7,046        49,181   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    5,018        195,200   
Security   Shares     Value  

Lincoln National Corp.

    3,009      $ 150,390   

Loews Corp.

    18,511        708,231   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    13,697        736,488   

MetLife Inc.

    3,956        183,954   

PartnerRe Ltd.

    7,055        807,092   

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    5,602        262,902   

Progressive Corp. (The)

    19,816        514,225   

Prudential Financial Inc.

    2,401        182,188   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    9,803        937,461   

Torchmark Corp.

    15,357        768,925   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    6,876        706,990   

Unum Group

    10,544        327,497   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    14,072        609,317   

WR Berkley Corp.

    15,776        772,866   

XL Group PLC

    12,822        442,231   
   

 

 

 
      16,501,552   

INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.46%

  

 

Amazon.com Inc.a

    627        222,290   

Expedia Inc.

    1,309        112,483   

Liberty Interactive Corp. Series Aa

    13,081        357,896   

Netflix Inc.a

    95        41,971   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)a

    165        166,564   

TripAdvisor Inc.a

    2,205        147,757   
   

 

 

 
      1,048,961   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.83%

  

Akamai Technologies Inc.a

    1,915        111,367   

eBay Inc.a

    4,757        252,121   

Equinix Inc.

    997        216,209   

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    1,837        139,447   

Google Inc. Class Aa

    589        316,617   

Google Inc. Class Ca

    254        135,768   

LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa

    446        100,234   

Rackspace Hosting Inc.a

    1,732        77,871   

Twitter Inc.a

    3,403        127,714   

VeriSign Inc.a,b

    4,254        231,758   

Yahoo! Inc.a

    4,492        197,603   
   

 

 

 
      1,906,709   

IT SERVICES — 2.81%

  

 

Accenture PLC Class A

    4,860        408,386   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.a

    1,733        500,543   

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    8,737        721,065   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa

    4,403        238,334   

Computer Sciences Corp.

    2,702        163,957   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    8,151      $ 508,867   

Fiserv Inc.a

    8,433        611,646   

FleetCor Technologies Inc.a

    1,819        255,570   

International Business Machines Corp.

    3,038        465,756   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    3,722        305,316   

Paychex Inc.

    13,993        633,323   

Teradata Corp.a,b

    3,338        148,741   

Total System Services Inc.

    13,290        470,067   

Vantiv Inc. Class Aa,b

    4,367        150,181   

Visa Inc. Class A

    1,518        386,953   

Western Union Co.b

    10,709        182,053   

Xerox Corp.

    20,137        265,204   
   

 

 

 
      6,415,962   

LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.40%

  

Hasbro Inc.

    6,745        370,436   

Mattel Inc.

    12,167        327,292   

Polaris Industries Inc.

    1,559        225,416   
   

 

 

 
      923,144   

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.79%

  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    7,164        270,584   

Illumina Inc.a

    542        105,793   

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.a

    1,374        417,627   

Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc.a

    1,838        111,199   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    4,181        523,503   

Waters Corp.a

    3,210        382,151   
   

 

 

 
      1,810,857   

MACHINERY — 2.33%

  

 

AGCO Corp.

    4,894        212,106   

Caterpillar Inc.

    3,135        250,706   

Cummins Inc.

    1,463        204,030   

Deere & Co.

    5,892        501,939   

Dover Corp.

    4,663        326,596   

Flowserve Corp.

    4,240        231,038   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    5,573        518,791   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    4,787        317,857   

Joy Global Inc.

    2,891        121,249   

PACCAR Inc.

    4,212        253,183   

Pall Corp.

    4,475        433,001   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    2,249        261,918   

Pentair PLC

    3,286        203,108   

Snap-on Inc.

    3,012        399,722   

SPX Corp.

    2,624        219,288   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    3,134        293,499   
Security   Shares     Value  

Wabtec Corp./DE

    4,093      $ 341,561   

Xylem Inc.

    7,056        240,610   
   

 

 

 
      5,330,202   

MEDIA — 3.51%

  

 

Cablevision NY Group Class A

    8,513        161,066   

CBS Corp. Class B NVS

    5,400        295,974   

Charter Communications Inc. Class Aa

    1,827        276,087   

Comcast Corp. Class A

    8,051        427,870   

Comcast Corp. Class A Special NVSb

    8,841        467,689   

DIRECTVa

    4,672        398,428   

Discovery Communications Inc. Series Aa

    8,954        259,532   

Discovery Communications Inc. Series C NVSa

    8,738        243,615   

DISH Network Corp. Class Aa

    4,666        328,253   

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    12,365        246,558   

Liberty Global PLC Series Aa

    8,668        404,969   

Liberty Global PLC Series C NVSa

    8,747        398,776   

Liberty Media Corp. Class Aa

    12,144        413,503   

Liberty Media Corp. Class Ca

    4,268        145,624   

News Corp. Class A NVSa

    10,137        150,940   

Omnicom Group Inc.

    6,211        452,161   

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A

    5,313        377,701   

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.a

    65,778        233,512   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

    2,573        350,263   

Time Warner Inc.

    4,187        326,293   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A

    11,446        379,549   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class B

    12,582        400,737   

Viacom Inc. Class B NVS

    6,528        420,534   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    4,978        452,799   
   

 

 

 
      8,012,433   

METALS & MINING — 0.31%

  

 

Alcoa Inc.

    13,738        215,000   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    9,070        228,110   

Nucor Corp.

    5,972        260,678   
   

 

 

 
      703,788   

MULTI-UTILITIES — 5.06%

  

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

    13,931        955,806   

Ameren Corp.

    14,515        657,239   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    27,345      $ 631,396   

CMS Energy Corp.

    21,920        827,042   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    14,499        1,004,491   

Dominion Resources Inc.

    10,575        813,112   

DTE Energy Co.

    9,460        848,184   

Integrys Energy Group Inc.

    6,484        525,852   

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    18,087        408,947   

NiSource Inc.

    15,972        690,949   

PG&E Corp.

    13,352        785,231   

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    14,916        636,615   

SCANA Corp.

    15,028        958,335   

Sempra Energy

    7,662        857,531   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    17,307        965,211   
   

 

 

 
      11,565,941   

MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.19%

  

 

Dollar General Corp.a

    5,872        393,776   

Dollar Tree Inc.a

    5,772        410,389   

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

    3,076        234,084   

Kohl’s Corp.

    5,179        309,290   

Macy’s Inc.

    5,057        323,041   

Nordstrom Inc.

    5,515        420,243   

Target Corp.

    8,584        631,868   
   

 

 

 
      2,722,691   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 3.71%

  

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    2,351        192,194   

Apache Corp.

    3,107        194,405   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    5,032        133,348   

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    1,222        87,226   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    5,144        98,662   

Chevron Corp.

    4,422        453,388   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    1,054        108,773   

Cobalt International Energy Inc.a

    4,734        43,174   

Concho Resources Inc.a,b

    1,428        158,294   

ConocoPhillips

    7,486        471,468   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    3,713        107,491   

Continental Resources Inc.a,b

    2,481        112,637   

Denbury Resources Inc.

    16,285        112,366   

Devon Energy Corp.

    3,536        213,115   

Energen Corp.

    2,788        176,815   

EOG Resources Inc.

    2,621        233,348   

EQT Corp.

    2,720        202,477   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    8,045        703,294   

Hess Corp.

    2,644        178,443   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    30,660        1,258,593   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    8,215        218,519   
Security   Shares     Value  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,717      $ 158,977   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    5,483        246,241   

Noble Energy Inc.

    4,743        226,431   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    3,968        317,440   

ONEOK Inc.

    5,657        249,078   

Phillips 66

    1,677        117,927   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    852        128,252   

QEP Resources Inc.

    6,071        122,756   

Range Resources Corp.

    3,256        150,655   

Southwestern Energy Co.a,b

    6,156        152,607   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    15,189        507,920   

Tesoro Corp.

    1,726        141,066   

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,985        157,847   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.a

    4,437        133,199   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    4,927        216,098   
   

 

 

 
      8,484,524   

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.15%

  

 

International Paper Co.

    6,345        334,128   
   

 

 

 
      334,128   

PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.23%

  

 

Avon Products Inc.

    13,343        103,275   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A

    5,357        378,150   

Herbalife Ltd.b

    1,425        43,434   
   

 

 

 
      524,859   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.31%

  

 

AbbVie Inc.

    1,628        98,250   

Actavis PLCa

    1,138        303,323   

Allergan Inc.

    1,219        267,278   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    6,407        386,150   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    8,249        593,928   

Endo International PLCa

    1,924        153,170   

Hospira Inc.a

    4,680        296,852   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCa

    682        115,490   

Johnson & Johnson

    9,257        926,996   

Mallinckrodt PLCa

    1,193        126,446   

Merck & Co. Inc.

    10,387        626,128   

Mylan Inc./PAa

    4,762        253,100   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    2,018        306,211   

Pfizer Inc.

    18,972        592,875   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.a

    1,004        135,209   

Zoetis Inc.

    2,397        102,424   
   

 

 

 
      5,283,830   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 1.25%

  

 

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

    2,634      $ 303,200   

Equifax Inc.

    6,136        518,247   

IHS Inc. Class Aa

    1,992        229,339   

Manpowergroup Inc.

    2,677        195,100   

Nielsen NV

    12,089        526,597   

Robert Half International Inc.

    4,406        255,812   

Towers Watson & Co. Class A

    2,705        320,542   

Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa

    7,883        507,271   
   

 

 

 
      2,856,108   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 7.04%

  

American Capital Agency Corp.

    16,321        351,717   

American Realty Capital Properties Inc.

    32,048        296,925   

American Tower Corp.

    6,112        592,558   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    45,612        481,663   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    3,209        555,125   

Boston Properties Inc.

    3,932        545,762   

Camden Property Trust

    6,418        494,507   

Crown Castle International Corp.

    5,712        494,145   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    3,938        287,238   

Duke Realty Corp.

    16,978        370,630   

Equity Residential

    6,890        534,733   

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    2,472        558,796   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    5,455        784,265   

General Growth Properties Inc.

    16,190        488,614   

HCP Inc.

    10,003        473,042   

Health Care REIT Inc.

    7,206        590,532   

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    13,606        311,441   

Iron Mountain Inc.b

    5,038        200,714   

Kimco Realty Corp.

    16,866        466,345   

Liberty Property Trust

    12,287        495,166   

Macerich Co. (The)

    7,015        603,360   

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.

    12,186        542,521   

Prologis Inc.

    8,979        405,312   

Public Storage

    3,290        660,764   

Rayonier Inc.

    15,374        451,227   

Realty Income Corp.b

    9,742        529,088   

Regency Centers Corp.

    6,272        430,008   

Simon Property Group Inc.

    3,495        694,317   

SL Green Realty Corp.

    3,627        457,002   

UDR Inc.

    16,402        545,530   

Ventas Inc.

    6,829        545,022   

Vornado Realty Trust

    4,291        473,898   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    10,264        367,964   
   

 

 

 
      16,079,931   
Security   Shares     Value  

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.22%

  

CBRE Group Inc. Class Aa

    6,138      $ 198,503   

Realogy Holdings Corp.a

    6,631        308,341   
   

 

 

 
      506,844   

ROAD & RAIL — 0.80%

  

 

CSX Corp.

    9,142        304,429   

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.a

    5,533        113,537   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    5,288        420,978   

Kansas City Southern

    1,847        203,336   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    2,957        301,525   

Union Pacific Corp.

    4,138        485,015   
   

 

 

 
      1,828,820   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.07%

   

Altera Corp.

    7,325        241,176   

Analog Devices Inc.

    7,656        398,916   

Applied Materials Inc.

    10,031        229,108   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    1,988        204,525   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    4,629        196,432   

Cree Inc.a,b

    2,355        83,273   

Intel Corp.

    12,229        404,046   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    3,336        205,064   

Lam Research Corp.

    2,674        204,401   

Linear Technology Corp.

    9,076        407,875   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    11,522        178,476   

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

    9,763        323,058   

Microchip Technology Inc.

    8,381        377,983   

Micron Technology Inc.a

    2,786        81,532   

NVIDIA Corp.

    10,949        210,275   

Qorvo Inc.a

    2,925        216,070   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,527        126,817   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    7,327        391,628   

Xilinx Inc.

    6,459        249,156   
   

 

 

 
      4,729,811   

SOFTWARE — 2.15%

  

 

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    11,706        244,597   

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    4,788        335,782   

ANSYS Inc.a

    4,355        351,318   

Autodesk Inc.a

    2,818        152,186   

CA Inc.

    12,353        374,296   

Citrix Systems Inc.a

    2,913        172,624   

Electronic Arts Inc.a,b

    2,965        162,660   

FireEye Inc.a,b

    4,081        137,979   

Intuit Inc.

    5,735        497,913   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Microsoft Corp.

    7,155      $ 289,062   

NetSuite Inc.a,b

    1,326        130,518   

Nuance Communications Inc.a,b

    8,888        122,166   

Oracle Corp.

    8,363        350,326   

Red Hat Inc.a

    2,744        175,040   

Salesforce.com Inc.a

    2,414        136,270   

ServiceNow Inc.a

    2,037        148,497   

Symantec Corp.

    9,436        233,730   

Synopsys Inc.a,b

    14,514        623,957   

VMware Inc. Class Aa

    2,045        157,669   

Workday Inc. Class Aa,b

    1,441        114,502   
   

 

 

 
      4,911,092   

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.84%

  

 

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    1,363        216,717   

AutoNation Inc.a,b

    4,568        272,344   

AutoZone Inc.a

    1,064        635,165   

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.a

    3,709        277,322   

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    2,043        71,914   

CarMax Inc.a,b

    3,602        223,684   

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    5,380        277,877   

Foot Locker Inc.

    4,629        246,355   

GameStop Corp. Class Ab

    2,564        90,381   

Gap Inc. (The)

    5,374        221,355   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    4,296        448,588   

L Brands Inc.

    3,419        289,350   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    6,192        419,570   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a

    1,763        330,316   

PetSmart Inc.

    4,490        366,856   

Ross Stores Inc.

    3,999        366,748   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    2,142        259,418   

Staples Inc.

    13,287        226,543   

Tiffany & Co.

    2,586        224,051   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    7,518        495,737   

Tractor Supply Co.

    2,538        206,010   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.a

    949        125,211   

Urban Outfitters Inc.a,b

    5,979        208,428   
   

 

 

 
      6,499,940   

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.98%

  

Coach Inc.

    5,442        202,388   

Fossil Group Inc.a

    841        82,250   

Hanesbrands Inc.

    2,410        268,426   

Lululemon Athletica Inc.a,b

    2,225        147,384   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a

    2,146        151,915   

Nike Inc. Class B

    4,102        378,409   
Security   Shares     Value  

PVH Corp.

    1,484      $ 163,626   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,802        300,736   

Under Armour Inc. Class Aa

    1,850        133,348   

VF Corp.

    5,766        399,987   
   

 

 

 
      2,228,469   

THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 0.60%

  

 

Hudson City Bancorp Inc.

    29,423        263,924   

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

    31,520        486,984   

People’s United Financial Inc.b

    43,507        612,144   
   

 

 

 
      1,363,052   

TOBACCO — 1.09%

  

 

Altria Group Inc.

    15,448        820,289   

Lorillard Inc.

    6,044        396,547   

Philip Morris International Inc.

    7,048        565,531   

Reynolds American Inc.

    10,383        705,525   
   

 

 

 
      2,487,892   

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.33%

  

Fastenal Co.

    6,667        296,015   

United Rentals Inc.a

    861        71,334   

W.W. Grainger Inc.

    1,628        383,947   
   

 

 

 
      751,296   

WATER UTILITIES — 0.43%

  

 

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    17,507        982,843   
   

 

 

 
      982,843   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.32%

  

SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa

    4,739        553,041   

Sprint Corp.a

    15,033        64,642   

T-Mobile US Inc.a

    3,422        103,276   
   

 

 

 
      720,959   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost: $205,025,405)

   

    228,281,995   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.81%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.81%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    3,683,629        3,683,629   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    221,588        221,588   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA SIZE FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    234,392      $ 234,392   
   

 

 

 
      4,139,609   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $4,139,609)

  

    4,139,609   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 101.71%

   

 

(Cost: $209,165,014)

      232,421,604   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.71)%

  

    (3,910,892
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 228,510,712   
   

 

 

 

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA VALUE FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 99.90%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.49%

  

 

B/E Aerospace Inc.a

    2,819      $ 164,432   

Boeing Co. (The)

    21,367        3,106,121   

General Dynamics Corp.

    8,923        1,188,633   

Honeywell International Inc.

    19,094        1,866,630   

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.

    5,239        645,026   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    7,810        1,471,170   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    8,766        1,375,824   

Precision Castparts Corp.

    3,809        762,181   

Raytheon Co.

    12,012        1,201,800   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

    3,415        292,392   

Textron Inc.

    10,939        465,564   

TransDigm Group Inc.

    436        89,611   

United Technologies Corp. Class B

    29,929        3,435,250   
   

 

 

 
      16,064,634   

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.58%

  

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    4,661        331,957   

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    5,612        245,132   

FedEx Corp.

    10,489        1,773,795   

United Parcel Service Inc.

    14,129        1,396,510   
   

 

 

 
      3,747,394   

AIRLINES — 0.21%

  

 

American Airlines Group Inc.

    4,866        238,823   

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    13,238        626,290   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    4,238        191,473   

United Continental Holdings Inc.a

    3,836        266,103   
   

 

 

 
      1,322,689   

AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.56%

  

 

Autoliv Inc.

    4,215        447,043   

BorgWarner Inc.

    7,265        392,383   

Delphi Automotive PLC

    10,410        715,479   

Johnson Controls Inc.

    29,286        1,360,920   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.a

    6,966        718,682   
   

 

 

 
      3,634,507   

AUTOMOBILES — 1.96%

  

 

Ford Motor Co.

    407,758        5,998,120   

General Motors Co.

    191,539        6,248,002   

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    5,655        348,914   

Tesla Motors Inc.a,b

    127        25,857   
   

 

 

 
      12,620,893   
Security   Shares     Value  

BEVERAGES — 1.43%

  

 

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B NVS

    1,659      $ 147,435   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    90,387        3,721,233   

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    9,094        382,858   

Constellation Brands Inc.a

    4,656        514,255   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    4,866        375,996   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B NVS

    5,200        394,836   

Monster Beverage Corp.a

    1,274        148,994   

PepsiCo Inc.

    37,819        3,546,666   
   

 

 

 
      9,232,273   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.88%

  

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    867        158,869   

Amgen Inc.

    13,570        2,066,168   

Biogen Idec Inc.a

    2,513        977,959   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.a

    556        54,021   

Celgene Corp.a

    6,303        751,065   

Gilead Sciences Inc.a

    13,329        1,397,279   

Incyte Corp.a,b

    78        6,217   

Medivation Inc.a

    69        7,509   

Pharmacyclics Inc.a,b

    402        67,838   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    345        143,748   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.a

    569        62,670   
   

 

 

 
      5,693,343   

BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.03%

  

 

Masco Corp.

    7,446        184,959   
   

 

 

 
      184,959   

CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.37%

  

 

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.a

    899        184,762   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    5,435        679,049   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    60,291        2,170,476   

BlackRock Inc.c

    3,391        1,154,669   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    19,703        511,884   

Eaton Vance Corp. NVS

    2,692        108,353   

Franklin Resources Inc.

    11,378        586,308   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    23,311        4,019,050   

Invesco Ltd.

    12,196        447,959   

Legg Mason Inc.

    3,652        202,467   

Morgan Stanley

    66,691        2,254,823   

Northern Trust Corp.

    8,121        530,951   

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    4,119        216,742   

SEI Investments Co.

    2,625        105,446   

State Street Corp.

    21,053        1,505,500   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA VALUE FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    5,415      $ 426,269   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    5,107        165,416   
   

 

 

 
      15,270,124   

CHEMICALS — 2.27%

  

 

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    5,695        829,249   

Airgas Inc.

    1,989        224,041   

Albemarle Corp.

    4,601        222,044   

Ashland Inc.

    2,869        340,034   

Celanese Corp. Series A

    6,590        354,278   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    2,702        825,137   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    53,985        2,437,963   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

    28,029        1,995,945   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    5,987        424,418   

Ecolab Inc.

    5,228        542,510   

FMC Corp.

    4,374        251,505   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    1,770        187,815   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

    19,056        1,507,139   

Monsanto Co.

    10,149        1,197,379   

Mosaic Co. (The)

    17,171        836,056   

PPG Industries Inc.

    3,600        802,368   

Praxair Inc.

    7,497        904,063   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,349        365,943   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    1,987        273,252   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    1,371        78,572   
   

 

 

 
      14,599,711   

COMMERCIAL BANKS — 9.32%

  

 

Bank of America Corp.

    572,986        8,680,738   

BB&T Corp.

    42,129        1,486,732   

CIT Group Inc.

    9,350        409,717   

Citigroup Inc.

    212,271        9,966,124   

Comerica Inc.

    11,138        462,227   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    60,898        1,053,535   

First Republic Bank

    5,837        297,220   

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

    48,768        488,655   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    249,180        13,550,408   

KeyCorp

    59,427        771,957   

M&T Bank Corp.

    6,181        699,442   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)c

    37,490        3,169,405   

Regions Financial Corp.

    100,473        874,115   

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    36,849        1,415,739   

U.S. Bancorp

    84,859        3,556,441   
Security   Shares     Value  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    254,138      $ 13,194,845   
   

 

 

 
      60,077,300   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.36%

  

ADT Corp. (The)

    9,880        339,872   

Cintas Corp.

    2,884        226,971   

Republic Services Inc.

    12,178        483,223   

Stericycle Inc.a,b

    1,293        169,758   

Tyco International PLC

    10,156        414,466   

Waste Management Inc.

    13,667        702,894   
   

 

 

 
      2,337,184   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 1.39%

  

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

    189,302        4,990,947   

F5 Networks Inc.a

    1,123        125,349   

Harris Corp.

    4,311        289,398   

Juniper Networks Inc.

    15,584        354,224   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    8,524        531,983   

Palo Alto Networks Inc.a

    160        20,222   

QUALCOMM Inc.

    42,189        2,635,125   
   

 

 

 
      8,947,248   

COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS — 3.99%

  

 

Apple Inc.

    140,056        16,408,961   

EMC Corp.

    62,500        1,620,625   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    139,496        5,039,990   

NetApp Inc.

    9,727        367,681   

SanDisk Corp.

    5,790        439,519   

Seagate Technology PLC

    16,074        907,216   

Western Digital Corp.

    9,320        906,184   
   

 

 

 
      25,690,176   

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.20%

  

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

    6,692        230,941   

Fluor Corp.

    10,169        544,957   

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.a

    8,253        314,439   

Quanta Services Inc.a

    8,458        223,968   
   

 

 

 
      1,314,305   

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.04%

  

 

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    886        95,458   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    2,602        183,467   
   

 

 

 
      278,925   

CONSUMER FINANCE — 1.21%

  

 

Ally Financial Inc.a

    49,482        925,808   

American Express Co.

    27,001        2,178,711   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    39,506        2,892,234   

Discover Financial Services

    20,049        1,090,265   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA VALUE FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Navient Corp.

    24,849      $ 490,519   

Synchrony Financiala

    6,175        190,561   
   

 

 

 
      7,768,098   

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.30%

  

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

    4,230        221,102   

Ball Corp.

    4,555        288,468   

Crown Holdings Inc.a

    5,645        250,130   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

    6,398        321,691   

Owens-Illinois Inc.a

    7,557        176,456   

Rock-Tenn Co. Class A

    7,724        501,288   

Sealed Air Corp.

    4,255        172,328   
   

 

 

 
      1,931,463   

DISTRIBUTORS — 0.10%

  

 

Genuine Parts Co.

    4,713        438,026   

LKQ Corp.a

    7,209        186,064   
   

 

 

 
      624,090   

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.04%

  

H&R Block Inc.

    6,829        234,098   
   

 

 

 
      234,098   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.47%

  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba

    40,600        5,842,746   

CME Group Inc./IL

    14,118        1,204,266   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    2,291        471,328   

Leucadia National Corp.

    20,736        470,085   

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    4,060        363,126   

Moody’s Corp.

    2,395        218,735   

NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (The)

    5,203        237,257   

Voya Financial Inc.

    16,302        635,941   
   

 

 

 
      9,443,484   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.37%

  

AT&T Inc.b

    257,535        8,478,052   

CenturyLink Inc.

    34,201        1,271,251   

Frontier Communications Corp.

    57,467        385,891   

Level 3 Communications Inc.a

    3,312        164,739   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    103,539        4,732,768   

Windstream Holdings Inc.

    32,724        260,156   
   

 

 

 
      15,292,857   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.46%

  

 

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    23,565        1,480,118   

Duke Energy Corp.

    29,812        2,597,818   

Edison International

    15,152        1,032,609   

Entergy Corp.

    11,522        1,008,290   

Exelon Corp.

    52,049        1,875,846   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    28,097        1,133,152   
Security   Shares     Value  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    14,290      $ 1,561,040   

Northeast Utilities

    11,683        649,341   

OGE Energy Corp.

    7,347        258,467   

Pepco Holdings Inc.

    10,908        299,425   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    4,997        350,689   

PPL Corp.

    29,562        1,049,451   

Southern Co. (The)

    33,055        1,676,549   

Xcel Energy Inc.

    23,100        866,943   
   

 

 

 
      15,839,738   

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.50%

  

 

AMETEK Inc.

    5,542        265,462   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    18,862        1,190,004   

Emerson Electric Co.

    21,914        1,247,783   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    3,613        393,528   

Sensata Technologies Holding NVa,b

    2,269        111,907   
   

 

 

 
      3,208,684   

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS
& COMPONENTS — 0.77%

   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    6,260        336,225   

Arrow Electronics Inc.a

    10,204        561,628   

Avnet Inc.

    15,558        647,524   

Corning Inc.

    66,611        1,583,343   

Flextronics International Ltd.a

    57,179        635,831   

FLIR Systems Inc.

    4,161        125,662   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    14,262        946,854   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.a,b

    5,565        132,670   
   

 

 

 
      4,969,737   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.35%

  

 

Baker Hughes Inc.

    22,863        1,325,825   

Cameron International Corp.a

    8,126        363,882   

Core Laboratories NV

    631        58,525   

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.b

    5,937        187,194   

Ensco PLC Class Ab

    20,536        575,830   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    5,576        208,989   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    4,700        279,932   

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    26,079        300,169   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    21,309        1,159,849   

Nobel Corp. PLC

    22,961        372,427   

Oceaneering International Inc.

    2,915        152,629   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    38,394        3,163,282   

Superior Energy Services Inc.

    11,476        229,520   

Weatherford International Ltd.a

    31,948        330,023   
   

 

 

 
      8,708,076   
 

 

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iSHARES® MSCI USA VALUE FACTOR ETF

January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 3.21%

  

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    18,028      $ 2,577,824   

CVS Health Corp.

    44,875        4,404,930   

Kroger Co. (The)

    33,703        2,327,192   

Sysco Corp.

    28,807        1,128,370   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    86,041        7,311,764   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    32,931        2,428,662   

Whole Foods Market Inc.

    9,180        478,232   
   

 

 

 
      20,656,974   

FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.76%

  

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    45,556        2,124,276   

Bunge Ltd.

    15,188        1,359,782   

Campbell Soup Co.

    6,217        284,365   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

    16,185        573,434   

General Mills Inc.

    19,396        1,017,902   

Hershey Co. (The)

    2,718        277,807   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    3,664        187,670   

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

    3,972        409,712   

Kellogg Co.

    8,691        569,956   

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

    1,241        152,097   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    19,303        1,261,258   

McCormick & Co. Inc. NVS

    2,899        206,960   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A

    2,559        252,036   

Mondelez International Inc. Class A

    55,461        1,954,446   

Tyson Foods Inc. Class A

    18,599        726,105   
   

 

 

 
      11,357,806   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 1.58%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    39,373        1,762,335   

Baxter International Inc.

    15,799        1,110,828   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    4,813        664,579   

Boston Scientific Corp.a

    28,958        428,868   

C.R. Bard Inc.

    1,508        257,913   

CareFusion Corp.a

    5,562        329,826   

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    1,048        165,217   

DENTSPLY International Inc.

    3,992        199,700   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a

    1,387        173,860   

Hologic Inc.a

    4,161        126,349   

Intuitive Surgical Inc.a

    566        279,876   

Medtronic PLC

    36,397        2,598,746   

ResMed Inc.

    3,163        197,593   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

    6,902        454,635   

Stryker Corp.

    7,592        691,251   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.a,b

    2,425        224,458   

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

    4,468        500,863   
   

 

 

 
      10,166,897   
Security   Shares     Value  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 3.63%

  

Aetna Inc.

    17,931      $ 1,646,424   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    16,223        1,541,996   

Anthem Inc.

    18,478        2,493,791   

Cardinal Health Inc.

    24,697        2,054,544   

Cigna Corp.

    11,022        1,177,480   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a,b

    4,860        364,792   

Express Scripts Holding Co.a

    35,465        2,862,380   

HCA Holdings Inc.a

    12,371        875,867   

Henry Schein Inc.a

    2,587        357,187   

Humana Inc.

    8,611        1,260,995   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsa

    3,472        398,516   

McKesson Corp.

    12,356        2,627,503   

Omnicare Inc.

    3,106        232,888   

Patterson Companies Inc.

    2,927        146,613   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    6,668        473,895   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    42,912        4,559,400   

Universal Health Services Inc. Class B

    3,394        347,987   
   

 

 

 
      23,422,258   

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 0.04%

  

 

Cerner Corp.a

    3,484        231,163   
   

 

 

 
      231,163   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.23%

  

Carnival Corp.

    17,410        765,344   

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a

    264        187,398   

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    5,476        336,117   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.a

    6,404        166,312   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    7,678        417,453   

Marriott International Inc./MD Class A

    3,766        280,567   

McDonald’s Corp.

    27,076        2,502,905   

MGM Resorts Internationala

    16,220        315,966   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.a,b

    1,863        81,525   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    5,961        450,353   

Starbucks Corp.

    10,169        890,093   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

    4,494        323,433   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    3,441        288,321   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,376        203,579   

Yum! Brands Inc.

    9,773        706,392   
   

 

 

 
      7,915,758   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.48%

  

 

D.R. Horton Inc.

    12,375      $ 303,435   

Garmin Ltd.

    3,244        169,856   

Jarden Corp.a

    5,642        270,929   

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    3,968        169,156   

Lennar Corp. Class A

    5,587        250,912   

Mohawk Industries Inc.a

    1,857        306,479   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

    8,446        311,404   

PulteGroup Inc.

    19,267        396,708   

Toll Brothers Inc.a

    5,475        189,544   

Whirlpool Corp.

    3,678        732,216   
   

 

 

 
      3,100,639   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 1.38%

  

 

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    2,787        225,524   

Clorox Co. (The)

    2,659        283,742   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    15,240        1,029,005   

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    2,060        263,700   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    9,254        999,062   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    72,411        6,103,523   
   

 

 

 
      8,904,556   

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
& ENERGY TRADERS — 0.19%

   

AES Corp. (The)

    47,385        579,045   

Calpine Corp.a

    9,565        199,717   

NRG Energy Inc.

    19,168        472,683   
   

 

 

 
      1,251,445   

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 2.09%

  

 

3M Co.

    13,897        2,255,483   

Danaher Corp.

    16,565        1,364,625   

General Electric Co.

    398,716        9,525,325   

Roper Industries Inc.

    2,004        309,297   
   

 

 

 
      13,454,730   

INSURANCE — 4.68%

  

 

ACE Ltd.

    17,311        1,868,896   

Aflac Inc.

    27,252        1,555,544   

Alleghany Corp.a

    1,086        480,110   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    24,807        1,731,281   

American International Group Inc.

    128,708        6,289,960   

Aon PLC

    7,570        681,678   

Arch Capital Group Ltd.a

    7,026        407,297   

Assurant Inc.

    6,321        401,447   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    7,830        398,547   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    11,853        1,160,409   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    6,596        333,164   
Security   Shares     Value  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    2,821      $ 483,463   

FNF Group

    10,336        362,794   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    25,749        1,001,636   

Lincoln National Corp.

    14,752        737,305   

Loews Corp.

    19,761        756,056   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    13,991        752,296   

MetLife Inc.

    64,061        2,978,836   

PartnerRe Ltd.

    3,580        409,552   

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    11,164        523,927   

Progressive Corp. (The)

    27,313        708,772   

Prudential Financial Inc.

    27,134        2,058,928   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.b

    2,408        230,277   

Torchmark Corp.

    6,102        305,527   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    18,103        1,861,350   

Unum Group

    17,275        536,561   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    4,382        189,741   

WR Berkley Corp.

    5,923        290,168   

XL Group PLC

    18,886        651,378   
   

 

 

 
      30,146,900   

INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.47%

  

 

Amazon.com Inc.a

    3,912        1,386,921   

Expedia Inc.

    2,209        189,819   

Liberty Interactive Corp. Series Aa

    15,922        435,626   

Netflix Inc.a,b

    781        345,046   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)a

    610        615,783   

TripAdvisor Inc.a,b

    1,219        81,685   
   

 

 

 
      3,054,880   

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 1.79%

  

Akamai Technologies Inc.a

    2,889        168,010   

eBay Inc.a

    27,176        1,440,328   

Equinix Inc.

    806        174,789   

Facebook Inc. Class Aa

    7,641        580,028   

Google Inc. Class Aa

    7,878        4,234,819   

Google Inc. Class Ca,b

    7,005        3,744,313   

LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa,b

    363        81,581   

Rackspace Hosting Inc.a

    1,999        89,875   

Twitter Inc.a

    1,282        48,113   

VeriSign Inc.a,b

    1,903        103,675   

Yahoo! Inc.a

    20,386        896,780   
   

 

 

 
      11,562,311   

IT SERVICES — 2.44%

  

 

Accenture PLC Class A

    16,587        1,393,806   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.a

    1,000        288,830   
 

 

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Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    9,226      $ 761,422   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa

    10,140        548,878   

Computer Sciences Corp.

    6,272        380,585   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    7,919        494,383   

Fiserv Inc.a

    5,245        380,420   

FleetCor Technologies Inc.a

    744        104,532   

International Business Machines Corp.

    43,212        6,624,832   

MasterCard Inc. Class A

    11,247        922,591   

Paychex Inc.

    5,073        229,604   

Teradata Corp.a,b

    4,771        212,596   

Total System Services Inc.

    4,282        151,454   

Vantiv Inc. Class Aa

    3,038        104,477   

Visa Inc. Class A

    6,421        1,636,777   

Western Union Co.

    23,540        400,180   

Xerox Corp.

    80,212        1,056,392   
   

 

 

 
      15,691,759   

LEISURE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS — 0.11%

  

Hasbro Inc.

    3,598        197,602   

Mattel Inc.

    13,565        364,899   

Polaris Industries Inc.

    1,024        148,060   
   

 

 

 
      710,561   

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.35%

  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    13,283        501,699   

Illumina Inc.a

    481        93,886   

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.a

    518        157,446   

Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc.a

    1,715        103,758   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    9,615        1,203,894   

Waters Corp.a

    1,860        221,433   
   

 

 

 
      2,282,116   

MACHINERY — 1.75%

  

 

AGCO Corp.

    9,342        404,882   

Caterpillar Inc.

    29,710        2,375,909   

Cummins Inc.

    6,352        885,850   

Deere & Co.

    19,731        1,680,884   

Dover Corp.

    6,427        450,147   

Flowserve Corp.

    3,968        216,217   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    11,502        1,070,721   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    10,157        674,425   

Joy Global Inc.

    6,918        290,141   

PACCAR Inc.

    12,384        744,402   

Pall Corp.

    2,092        202,422   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    5,613        653,690   
Security   Shares     Value  

Pentair PLC

    6,418      $ 396,697   

Snap-on Inc.

    1,475        195,747   

SPX Corp.

    1,897        158,532   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    5,603        524,721   

Wabtec Corp./DE

    1,711        142,783   

Xylem Inc.

    5,723        195,154   
   

 

 

 
      11,263,324   

MEDIA — 3.74%

  

 

Cablevision NY Group Class A

    10,679        202,047   

CBS Corp. Class B NVS

    16,975        930,400   

Charter Communications Inc. Class Aa

    1,338        202,192   

Comcast Corp. Class A

    81,846        4,349,706   

Comcast Corp. Class A Special NVSb

    20,760        1,098,204   

DIRECTVa

    16,615        1,416,927   

Discovery Communications Inc. Series Aa

    6,179        179,098   

Discovery Communications Inc. Series C NVSa,b

    5,946        165,775   

DISH Network Corp. Class Aa

    5,239        368,564   

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    15,854        316,129   

Liberty Global PLC Series Aa

    10,735        501,539   

Liberty Global PLC Series C NVSa

    11,429        521,048   

Liberty Media Corp. Class Aa

    32,664        1,112,209   

Liberty Media Corp. Class Ca

    22,840        779,301   

News Corp. Class A NVSa

    27,663        411,902   

Omnicom Group Inc.

    8,254        600,891   

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A

    2,482        176,445   

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.a

    56,959        202,204   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

    10,002        1,361,572   

Time Warner Inc.

    37,140        2,894,320   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A

    39,312        1,303,586   

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class B

    11,949        380,576   

Viacom Inc. Class B NVS

    19,016        1,225,011   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    37,114        3,375,889   
   

 

 

 
      24,075,535   

METALS & MINING — 0.59%

  

 

Alcoa Inc.

    52,069        814,880   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    72,613        1,220,624   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    48,142      $ 1,210,771   

Nucor Corp.

    13,184        575,482   
   

 

 

 
      3,821,757   

MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.44%

  

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

    4,395        301,541   

Ameren Corp.

    12,097        547,752   

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    19,887        459,191   

CMS Energy Corp.

    11,434        431,405   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    14,576        1,009,825   

Dominion Resources Inc.

    13,366        1,027,712   

DTE Energy Co.

    7,989        716,294   

Integrys Energy Group Inc.

    3,686        298,935   

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    9,353        211,471   

NiSource Inc.

    9,838        425,592   

PG&E Corp.

    19,594        1,152,323   

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    24,336        1,038,660   

SCANA Corp.

    5,954        379,686   

Sempra Energy

    7,330        820,374   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    7,781        433,946   
   

 

 

 
      9,254,707   

MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.97%

  

 

Dollar General Corp.a

    10,194        683,610   

Dollar Tree Inc.a

    5,354        380,669   

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

    3,811        290,017   

Kohl’s Corp.

    14,652        875,017   

Macy’s Inc.

    17,308        1,105,635   

Nordstrom Inc.

    4,858        370,180   

Target Corp.

    34,289        2,524,013   
   

 

 

 
      6,229,141   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 11.47%

  

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    14,867        1,215,377   

Antero Resources Corp.a,b

    536        18,572   

Apache Corp.

    35,170        2,200,587   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    5,703        151,130   

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    121        8,637   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    48,177        924,035   

Chevron Corp.

    137,702        14,118,586   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    2,898        299,074   

Cobalt International Energy Inc.a

    6,167        56,243   

Concho Resources Inc.a

    2,870        318,139   

ConocoPhillips

    74,591        4,697,741   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    9,707        281,018   

Continental Resources Inc.a,b

    2,253        102,286   

Denbury Resources Inc.

    33,556        231,536   
Security   Shares     Value  

Devon Energy Corp.

    20,723      $ 1,248,975   

Energen Corp.

    3,156        200,154   

EOG Resources Inc.

    15,846        1,410,769   

EQT Corp.

    3,036        226,000   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    258,641        22,610,396   

Hess Corp.

    23,281        1,571,235   

HollyFrontier Corp.

    18,728        672,710   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    30,065        1,234,168   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    48,860        1,299,676   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    25,645        2,374,471   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    13,215        593,486   

Noble Energy Inc.

    13,869        662,106   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    41,891        3,351,280   

ONEOK Inc.

    6,414        282,408   

Phillips 66

    63,677        4,477,767   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    2,825        425,247   

QEP Resources Inc.

    11,842        239,445   

Range Resources Corp.

    2,730        126,317   

Southwestern Energy Co.a,b

    15,607        386,898   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    17,973        601,017   

Tesoro Corp.

    11,926        974,712   

Valero Energy Corp.

    68,279        3,610,594   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.a

    7,862        236,017   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    11,371        498,732   
   

 

 

 
      73,937,541   

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.16%

  

 

International Paper Co.

    19,770        1,041,088   
   

 

 

 
      1,041,088   

PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.11%

  

 

Avon Products Inc.

    28,145        217,842   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A

    5,010        353,656   

Herbalife Ltd.b

    4,254        129,662   
   

 

 

 
      701,160   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 4.20%

  

 

AbbVie Inc.

    30,547        1,843,512   

Actavis PLCa

    2,562        682,876   

Allergan Inc.

    3,105        680,802   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    28,395        1,711,367   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    31,388        2,259,936   

Endo International PLCa

    3,422        272,425   

Hospira Inc.a

    3,630        230,251   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCa

    624        105,668   

Johnson & Johnson

    61,959        6,204,574   
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Mallinckrodt PLCa

    2,031      $ 215,266   

Merck & Co. Inc.

    75,252        4,536,191   

Mylan Inc./PAa

    7,462        396,605   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    2,687        407,725   

Pfizer Inc.

    229,764        7,180,125   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.a

    754        101,541   

Zoetis Inc.

    6,252        267,148   
   

 

 

 
      27,096,012   

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.28%

  

 

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

    974        112,117   

Equifax Inc.

    2,432        205,407   

IHS Inc. Class Aa

    1,000        115,130   

Manpowergroup Inc.

    7,039        513,002   

Nielsen NV

    7,931        345,474   

Robert Half International Inc.

    2,629        152,640   

Towers Watson & Co. Class A

    1,985        235,222   

Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa,b

    2,039        131,210   
   

 

 

 
      1,810,202   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 1.74%

  

American Capital Agency Corp.

    30,676        661,068   

American Realty Capital Properties Inc.

    30,794        285,306   

American Tower Corp.

    4,059        393,520   

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    115,155        1,216,037   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    2,029        350,997   

Boston Properties Inc.

    2,538        352,274   

Camden Property Trust

    1,591        122,587   

Crown Castle International Corp.

    4,358        377,011   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    2,828        206,274   

Duke Realty Corp.

    6,181        134,931   

Equity Residential

    4,940        383,393   

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    975        220,399   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    784        112,716   

General Growth Properties Inc.

    6,984        210,777   

HCP Inc.

    12,694        600,299   

Health Care REIT Inc.

    5,873        481,292   

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    15,384        352,140   

Iron Mountain Inc.

    3,933        156,691   

Kimco Realty Corp.

    7,950        219,817   

Liberty Property Trust

    3,971        160,031   

Macerich Co. (The)

    2,629        226,120   

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.

    3,359        149,543   

Prologis Inc.

    11,416        515,318   

Public Storage

    1,815        364,525   

Rayonier Inc.

    6,482        190,247   
Security   Shares     Value  

Realty Income Corp.b

    4,161      $ 225,984   

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,241        85,083   

Simon Property Group Inc.

    3,912        777,158   

SL Green Realty Corp.

    2,589        326,214   

UDR Inc.

    3,587        119,304   

Ventas Inc.

    6,150        490,831   

Vornado Realty Trust

    2,449        270,468   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    13,654        489,496   
   

 

 

 
      11,227,851   

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.06%

  

CBRE Group Inc. Class Aa

    6,924        223,922   

Realogy Holdings Corp.a

    3,353        155,915   
   

 

 

 
      379,837   

ROAD & RAIL — 0.77%

  

CSX Corp.

    30,089        1,001,964   

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.a,b

    23,877        489,956   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    2,201        175,221   

Kansas City Southern

    2,000        220,180   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    9,479        966,574   

Union Pacific Corp.

    17,919        2,100,286   
   

 

 

 
      4,954,181   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.98%

  

Altera Corp.

    8,233        271,072   

Analog Devices Inc.

    7,720        402,251   

Applied Materials Inc.

    29,191        666,723   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

    3,391        348,866   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

    13,740        583,057   

Cree Inc.a,b

    3,908        138,187   

Intel Corp.

    186,677        6,167,808   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    4,131        253,933   

Lam Research Corp.

    3,893        297,581   

Linear Technology Corp.

    4,251        191,040   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    17,658        273,522   

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

    8,171        270,378   

Microchip Technology Inc.

    4,214        190,051   

Micron Technology Inc.a

    17,464        511,084   

NVIDIA Corp.

    17,677        339,487   

Qorvo Inc.a

    1,597        117,970   

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    2,720        225,896   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    23,714        1,267,513   

Xilinx Inc.

    6,430        248,037   
   

 

 

 
      12,764,456   

SOFTWARE — 2.46%

  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    18,649        389,671   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Adobe Systems Inc.a

    6,051      $ 424,357   

ANSYS Inc.a

    1,765        142,383   

Autodesk Inc.a

    3,051        164,769   

CA Inc.

    13,289        402,657   

Citrix Systems Inc.a

    3,314        196,388   

Electronic Arts Inc.a

    3,977        218,178   

FireEye Inc.a,b

    665        22,484   

Intuit Inc.

    4,225        366,815   

Microsoft Corp.

    197,901        7,995,200   

NetSuite Inc.a

    66        6,496   

Nuance Communications Inc.a

    6,542        89,920   

Oracle Corp.

    101,906        4,268,842   

Red Hat Inc.a

    1,861        118,713   

Salesforce.com Inc.a

    2,311        130,456   

ServiceNow Inc.a

    206        15,017   

Symantec Corp.

    23,930        592,746   

Synopsys Inc.a,b

    4,278        183,911   

VMware Inc. Class Aa

    1,220        94,062   

Workday Inc. Class Aa,b

    198        15,733   
   

 

 

 
      15,838,798   

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.14%

  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    1,864        296,376   

AutoNation Inc.a

    4,289        255,710   

AutoZone Inc.a

    752        448,914   

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.a

    8,022        599,805   

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    24,142        849,798   

CarMax Inc.a

    6,914        429,359   

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    3,848        198,749   

Foot Locker Inc.

    4,994        265,781   

GameStop Corp. Class Ab

    7,264        256,056   

Gap Inc. (The)

    9,557        393,653   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    29,491        3,079,450   

L Brands Inc.

    5,037        426,281   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    30,524        2,068,306   

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a

    1,837        344,180   

PetSmart Inc.

    3,440        281,065   

Ross Stores Inc.

    5,438        498,719   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    1,858        225,022   

Staples Inc.

    60,372        1,029,343   

Tiffany & Co.

    2,643        228,990   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    16,974        1,119,266   

Tractor Supply Co.

    2,609        211,773   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.a

    941        124,156   

Urban Outfitters Inc.a,b

    3,940        137,348   
   

 

 

 
      13,768,100   
Security   Shares     Value  

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.54%

  

Coach Inc.

    12,352      $ 459,371   

Fossil Group Inc.a

    1,421        138,974   

Hanesbrands Inc.

    1,772        197,365   

Lululemon Athletica Inc.a,b

    2,073        137,315   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a

    4,344        307,512   

Nike Inc. Class B

    11,920        1,099,620   

PVH Corp.

    2,681        295,607   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,748        291,724   

Under Armour Inc. Class Aa,b

    1,102        79,432   

VF Corp.

    7,067        490,238   
   

 

 

 
      3,497,158   

THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 0.17%

  

Hudson City Bancorp Inc.

    39,814        357,131   

New York Community Bancorp Inc.b

    28,231        436,169   

People’s United Financial Inc.

    20,713        291,432   
   

 

 

 
      1,084,732   

TOBACCO — 0.99%

  

Altria Group Inc.

    38,302        2,033,836   

Lorillard Inc.

    7,079        464,453   

Philip Morris International Inc.

    43,166        3,463,640   

Reynolds American Inc.

    6,541        444,461   
   

 

 

 
      6,406,390   

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.12%

  

Fastenal Co.

    4,731        210,056   

United Rentals Inc.a

    2,394        198,343   

W.W. Grainger Inc.

    1,607        378,995   
   

 

 

 
      787,394   

WATER UTILITIES — 0.05%

  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    5,897        331,058   
   

 

 

 
      331,058   

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.09%

  

SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa

    541        63,134   

Sprint Corp.a,b

    54,103        232,643   

T-Mobile US Inc.a

    9,710        293,048   
   

 

 

 
      588,825   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $634,630,657)

  

    643,805,990   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.64%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.64%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.15%c,d,e

    9,615,911        9,615,911   
 

 

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January 31, 2015

 

Security   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    578,444      $ 578,444   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%c,d

    396,538        396,538   
   

 

 

 
      10,590,893   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $10,590,893)

  

    10,590,893   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 101.54%

   

 

(Cost: $645,221,550)

      654,396,883   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.54)%

  

    (9,938,345
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 644,458,538   
   

 

 

 

NVS — Non-Voting Shares

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

      iShares MSCI
International
Developed
Momentum
Factor ETF
     iShares MSCI
International
Developed
Quality
Factor ETF
     iShares MSCI
USA Momentum
Factor ETF
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at cost:

        

Unaffiliated

   $ 5,105,110       $ 5,124,857       $ 506,146,659   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     9,922         9,997         293,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 5,115,032       $ 5,134,854       $ 506,440,278   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (Note 1):

        

Unaffiliated

   $ 5,181,383       $ 5,204,405       $ 532,947,845   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     9,922         9,997         293,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     5,191,305         5,214,402         533,241,464   

Foreign currency, at valuea

     78         50           

Receivables:

        

Dividends

     1,932         3,141         143,302   

Capital shares sold

                     44,418   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     5,193,315         5,217,593         533,429,184   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payables:

        

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     766         769         64,643   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     766         769         64,643   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,192,549       $ 5,216,824       $ 533,364,541   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 5,115,110       $ 5,134,857       $ 487,067,911   

Undistributed net investment income

     1,201         2,472         114,183   

Undistributed net realized gain

                     19,381,261   

Net unrealized appreciation

     76,238         79,495         26,801,186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,192,549       $ 5,216,824       $ 533,364,541   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     200,000         200,000         7,900,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.96       $ 26.08       $ 67.51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Cost of foreign currency: $78, $51 and $ —, respectively.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares MSCI
USA Quality
Factor ETF

     iShares MSCI
USA Size
Factor ETF
     iShares MSCI
USA Value
Factor ETF
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at cost:

        

Unaffiliated

   $ 970,703,914       $ 204,350,172       $ 630,443,228   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     9,076,680         4,814,842         14,778,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 979,780,594       $ 209,165,014       $ 645,221,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

        

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,022,841,021       $ 227,520,691       $ 639,481,916   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     9,076,680         4,900,913         14,914,967   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     1,031,917,701         232,421,604         654,396,883   

Receivables:

        

Investment securities sold

             205,371         979,042   

Dividends and interest

     225,309         187,591         612,351   

Capital shares sold

     113,679                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,032,256,689         232,814,566         655,988,276   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payables:

        

Investment securities purchased

             370,564         1,259,345   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     8,238,271         3,905,217         10,194,355   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     99,470         28,073         76,038   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     8,337,741         4,303,854         11,529,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,023,918,948       $ 228,510,712       $ 644,458,538   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 968,653,824       $ 201,757,254       $ 628,140,351   

Undistributed net investment income

     271,828         190,879         622,435   

Undistributed net realized gain

     2,856,189         3,305,989         6,520,419   

Net unrealized appreciation

     52,137,107         23,256,590         9,175,333   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,023,918,948       $ 228,510,712       $ 644,458,538   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     16,750,000         3,550,000         10,200,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 61.13       $ 64.37       $ 63.18   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $8,065,254, $3,820,646 and $9,918,906, respectively. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

      iShares MSCI
International
Developed
Momentum
Factor ETFa
    iShares MSCI
International
Developed
Quality
Factor ETFa
    iShares MSCI
USA Momentum
Factor ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliatedb

   $ 1,967      $ 3,241      $ 2,878,299   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

                   11   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

                   843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,967        3,241        2,879,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     766        769        311,664   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     766        769        311,664   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,201        2,472        2,567,489   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Investments — unaffiliated

                   (2,071,006

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

                   22,622,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

                   20,551,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investments

     76,273        79,548        7,635,281   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (35     (53       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     76,238        79,495        7,635,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     76,238        79,495        28,186,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 77,439      $ 81,967      $ 30,754,193   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  For the period from January 13, 2015 (commencement of operations) to January 31, 2015.
b  Net of foreign withholding tax of $244, $233 and $2,333, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

Six months ended January 31, 2015

 

     

iShares MSCI
USA Quality
Factor ETF

    iShares MSCI
USA Size
Factor ETF
    iShares MSCI
USA Value
Factor ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 4,977,572      $ 1,953,937      $ 4,146,265   

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

            6,744        32,152   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     27        6        17   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     13,449        16,047        14,572   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     4,991,048        1,976,734        4,193,006   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     471,016        139,018        306,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     471,016        139,018        306,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     4,520,032        1,837,716        3,886,297   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     (2,800,302     (808,022     (1,763,377

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

            155        (383

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     7,846,306        4,480,556        8,471,018   

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2)

            2,644        51,485   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     5,046,004        3,675,333        6,758,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     23,187,504        7,371,220        (10,391,608
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     28,233,508        11,046,553        (3,632,865
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 32,753,540      $ 12,884,269      $ 253,432   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $502, $846 and $327, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares MSCI
International
Developed
Momentum
Factor ETF
     iShares MSCI
International
Developed
Quality
Factor ETF
 
     

Period from
January 13, 2015a

to
January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

Period from
January 13, 2015a

to
January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     

OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,201       $ 2,472   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     76,238         79,495   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     77,439         81,967   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Proceeds from shares sold

     5,115,110         5,134,857   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     5,115,110         5,134,857   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     5,192,549         5,216,824   

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

               
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 5,192,549       $ 5,216,824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 1,201       $ 2,472   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED

     

Shares sold

     200,000         200,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     200,000         200,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares MSCI
USA Momentum
Factor ETF
    iShares MSCI
USA Quality
Factor ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

   

Six months
ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 2,567,489      $ 2,536,265      $ 4,520,032      $ 4,312,382   

Net realized gain

     20,551,423        13,200,183        5,046,004        3,179,645   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,635,281        13,642,071        23,187,504        28,835,195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     30,754,193        29,378,519        32,753,540        36,327,222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (2,610,673     (2,581,811     (4,403,029     (4,171,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (2,610,673     (2,581,811     (4,403,029     (4,171,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     354,883,708        285,175,842        591,414,877        347,221,177   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (156,188,516     (146,710,504     (34,244,753     (51,199,017
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     198,695,192        138,465,338        557,170,124        296,022,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     226,838,712        165,262,046        585,520,635        328,177,903   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     306,525,829        141,263,783        438,398,313        110,220,410   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 533,364,541      $ 306,525,829      $ 1,023,918,948      $ 438,398,313   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 114,183      $ 157,367      $ 271,828      $ 154,825   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     5,300,000        4,800,000        9,700,000        6,300,000   

Shares redeemed

     (2,300,000     (2,500,000     (550,000     (900,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     3,000,000        2,300,000        9,150,000        5,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

     iShares MSCI
USA Size
Factor ETF
    iShares MSCI
USA Value
Factor ETF
 
      Six months
ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

   

Six months
ended

January 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

July 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 1,837,716      $ 2,383,863      $ 3,886,297      $ 2,621,699   

Net realized gain

     3,675,333        3,553,332        6,758,743        4,528,487   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     7,371,220        10,229,408        (10,391,608     11,736,339   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     12,884,269        16,166,603        253,432        18,886,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (1,756,805     (2,472,309     (3,502,708     (2,566,358
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,756,805     (2,472,309     (3,502,708     (2,566,358
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     104,109,131        20,192,954        518,000,847        51,583,534   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (16,377,614     (14,579,403     (29,403,233     (20,801,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     87,731,517        5,613,551        488,597,614        30,781,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     98,858,981        19,307,845        485,348,338        47,101,966   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     129,651,731        110,343,886        159,110,200        112,008,234   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 228,510,712      $ 129,651,731      $ 644,458,538      $ 159,110,200   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 190,879      $ 109,968      $ 622,435      $ 238,846   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     1,650,000        350,000        8,100,000        850,000   

Shares redeemed

     (250,000     (250,000     (450,000     (350,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     1,400,000        100,000        7,650,000        500,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor ETF

 

     

Period from
Jan. 13, 2015a

to
Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.57   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

  

Net investment incomeb

     0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     0.38   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.39   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 25.96   
  

 

 

 

Total return

     1.53 %d 
  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 5,193   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.30

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.47

Portfolio turnover ratef

     0

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period.
c  The amount reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

iShares MSCI International Developed Quality Factor ETF

 

     

Period from
Jan. 13, 2015a

to
Jan. 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.67   
  

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

  

Net investment incomeb

     0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     0.40   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.41   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 26.08   
  

 

 

 

Total return

     1.60 %d 
  

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 5,217   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.30

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.96

Portfolio turnover ratef

     0

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period.
c  The amount reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor  ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
   

Period from
Apr. 16, 2013a

to

Jul. 31, 2013

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 62.56      $ 54.33      $ 51.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     0.41        0.70        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     4.95        8.24        2.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.36        8.94        2.91   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.41     (0.71     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.41     (0.71     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 67.51      $ 62.56      $ 54.33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     8.57 %d      16.54     5.65 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 533,365      $ 306,526      $ 141,264   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.15     0.15     0.15

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.24     1.18     1.88

Portfolio turnover ratef

     65     123     38

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
   

Period from
Jul. 16, 2013a

to

Jul. 31, 2013

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 57.68      $ 50.10      $ 50.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     0.44        0.85        0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     3.43        7.51        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.87        8.36        0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.42     (0.78       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.42     (0.78       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 61.13      $ 57.68      $ 50.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     6.70 %d      16.76     0.12 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,023,919      $ 438,398      $ 110,220   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.15     0.15     0.15

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.44     1.52     0.31

Portfolio turnover ratef

     6     27     0

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
   

Period from
Apr. 16, 2013a

to

Jul. 31, 2013

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 60.30      $ 53.83      $ 50.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     0.63        1.13        0.31   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     4.04        6.51        3.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     4.67        7.64        3.36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.60     (1.17     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.60     (1.17     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 64.37      $ 60.30      $ 53.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     7.74 %d      14.31     6.66 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 228,511      $ 129,652      $ 110,344   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.15     0.15     0.15

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.98     1.97     2.05

Portfolio turnover ratef

     11     13     5

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

      Six months
ended
Jan. 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Jul. 31, 2014
   

Period from
Apr. 16, 2013a

to
Jul. 31, 2013

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 62.40      $ 54.64      $ 50.26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     0.62        1.20        0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     0.66        7.72        4.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.28        8.92        4.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.50     (1.16     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.50     (1.16     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 63.18      $ 62.40      $ 54.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.02 %d      16.47     9.16 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 644,459      $ 159,110      $ 112,008   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.15     0.15     0.15

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.90     2.04     1.98

Portfolio turnover ratef

     8     8     6

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

 

MSCI International Developed Momentum Factora

    Non-diversified   

MSCI International Developed Quality Factora

    Non-diversified   

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

    Diversified   

MSCI USA Quality Factor

    Non-diversified   

MSCI USA Size Factor

    Diversified   

MSCI USA Value Factor

    Diversified   

 

  a   

The Fund commenced operations on January 13, 2015.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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As of January 31, 2015, the value of each of the Funds’ investments was classified as Level 1. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of January 31, 2015 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2015, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105%

 

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for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of January 31, 2015, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The value of any securities on loan as of January 31, 2015 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of January 31, 2015:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash  Collateral
Received
 a
     Net
Amount
 

MSCI USA Quality Factor

   $ 8,065,254       $ 8,065,254       $   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     3,820,646         3,820,646           

MSCI USA Value Factor

     9,918,906         9,918,906           

 

  a   

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented for financial reporting purposes. The total collateral received is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance to improve the financial reporting of reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance will require expanded disclosure for entities that enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, including securities lending. The guidance

 

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is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA, manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Investment
Advisory Fee
 

MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor

     0.30

MSCI International Developed Quality Factor

     0.30   

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

     0.15   

MSCI USA Quality Factor

     0.15   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     0.15   

MSCI USA Value Factor

     0.15   

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF, iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF, and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (the “Group 1 Funds”), retain 71.5% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor ETF and iShares MSCI International Developed Quality Factor ETF (the “Group 2 Funds”), retain 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013, each Group 1 Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral

 

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investment fees. Each Group 2 Fund will receive for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2015 each Group 1 Fund retained 70% of securities lending income and each Group 2 Fund retained 75% of securities lending income, and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Group 1 Fund retained for the remainder of calendar year 2014, 75% of securities lending income and each Group 2 Fund retained 80% of securities lending income, and the amount retained was never less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended January 31, 2015, each Fund paid to BTC the following amounts in total for securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees:

 

iShares ETF   

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

   $ 454   

MSCI USA Quality Factor

     6,450   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     7,244   

MSCI USA Value Factor

     6,944   

BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Cross trades for the six months ended January 31, 2015, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

 

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Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended January 31, 2015, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF and
Name of Affiliated Issuer
   Shares Held
at Beginning
of Period
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
    Shares Held
at End
of Period
     Value at
End
of Period
     Dividend
Income
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI USA Size Factor

                   

BlackRock Inc.

     629         507         (84     1,052       $ 358,217       $ 3,125       $ 1,261   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

     2,429         2,444         (105     4,768         403,087         3,619         1,538   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 761,304       $ 6,744       $ 2,799   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI USA Value Factor

                   

BlackRock Inc.

     937         2,919         (465     3,391       $ 1,154,669       $ 6,971       $ 36,438   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

     9,159         29,657         (1,326     37,490         3,169,405         25,181         14,664   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 4,324,074       $ 32,152       $ 51,102   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                               

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor

   $ 141,284       $   

MSCI International Developed Quality Factor

     373,393           

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

     267,259,856         267,315,349   

MSCI USA Quality Factor

     40,238,075         39,499,415   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     21,491,354         20,877,989   

MSCI USA Value Factor

     34,696,415         33,047,343   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor

   $ 4,963,826       $   

MSCI International Developed Quality Factor

     4,751,463           

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

     354,199,390         155,714,624   

MSCI USA Quality Factor

     590,030,146         34,012,399   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     103,510,437         16,240,628   

MSCI USA Value Factor

     516,218,672         29,145,633   

 

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4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

 

5. MARKET AND CREDIT RISK

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.

The iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor ETF and iShares MSCI International Developed Quality Factor ETF each invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy;

 

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higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

As of July 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
 

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

   $ 178,551   

MSCI USA Quality Factor

     50,270   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     55,807   

 

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As of January 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor

   $ 5,115,032       $ 149,159       $ (72,886   $ 76,273   

MSCI International Developed Quality Factor

     5,134,854         153,659         (74,111     79,548   

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

     506,726,612         38,898,381         (12,383,529     26,514,852   

MSCI USA Quality Factor

     980,518,014         72,013,614         (20,613,927     51,399,687   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     209,478,551         26,893,748         (3,950,695     22,943,053   

MSCI USA Value Factor

     645,437,435         30,528,866         (21,569,418     8,959,448   

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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I. iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum Factor ETF

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Contract.

At a meeting held on September 10-11, 2014, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on its review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review.

In selecting BFA and approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and made the following conclusions:

Expenses of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including actual advisory fees, waivers/reimbursements, and gross and net total expenses of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including a fund sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) (the “Lipper Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Lipper’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Lipper to determine the applicable Lipper Group and to prepare this information. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Lipper Group, the statistical information provided in Lipper’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the proposed investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses of the funds in the Lipper Group.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of fund pricing, the Board concluded that the proposed investment advisory fee and expense levels of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by BFA — The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board acknowledged that resources to support the iShares funds and their shareholders have been added or enhanced in recent years, including in such areas as investor education, product management, customized portfolio consulting support, capital markets support, and proprietary risk and performance analytics tools. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the

 

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background and experience of the persons who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and Affiliates — The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Contract or revenue to be received by BFA or its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA on at least an annual basis following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether, following the expiration of the Advisory Contract’s initial two-year term, any adjustments in the Fund’s fees would be appropriate.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue at least annually following an initial two-year period, concluded that the investment advisory fee rate incorporates potential economies of scale and supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end and closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, separately managed accounts, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts that track the same underlying index that serves as the underlying index for the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares Funds, including in terms of the different, generally more extensive services to be provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences in the approach of BFA and its affiliates to the iShares funds, on one hand, and Other Accounts, on the other. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses to be borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for the Other Accounts that are institutional clients of BFA (or its affiliates) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

 

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Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, will be reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that the existence of any such ancillary benefits would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Contract.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the Advisory Contract.

II. iShares MSCI International Developed Quality Factor ETF

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Contract.

At a meeting held on September 10-11, 2014, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on its review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review.

In selecting BFA and approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and made the following conclusions:

Expenses of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including actual advisory fees, waivers/reimbursements, and gross and net total expenses of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including a fund sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) (the “Lipper Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Lipper’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Lipper to determine the applicable Lipper Group and to prepare this information. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Lipper Group, the statistical information provided in Lipper’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

 

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The Board also noted that the proposed investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses of the funds in the Lipper Group.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of fund pricing, the Board concluded that the proposed investment advisory fee and expense levels of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by BFA — The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board acknowledged that resources to support the iShares funds and their shareholders have been added or enhanced in recent years, including in such areas as investor education, product management, customized portfolio consulting support, capital markets support, and proprietary risk and performance analytics tools. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and Affiliates — The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Contract or revenue to be received by BFA or its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA on at least an annual basis following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether, following the expiration of the Advisory Contract’s initial two-year term, any adjustments in the Fund’s fees would be appropriate.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue at least annually following an initial two-year period, concluded that the investment advisory fee rate incorporates potential economies of scale and supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the

 

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U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end and closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, separately managed accounts, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts that track the same underlying index that serves as the underlying index for the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares Funds, including in terms of the different, generally more extensive services to be provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences in the approach of BFA and its affiliates to the iShares funds, on one hand, and Other Accounts, on the other. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses to be borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for the Other Accounts that are institutional clients of BFA (or its affiliates) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, will be reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that the existence of any such ancillary benefits would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Contract.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the Advisory Contract.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
     Return of
Capital
     Total
Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

MSCI USA Momentum Factor

   $ 0.404439       $       $ 0.006657       $ 0.411096         98     —       2     100

MSCI USA Quality Factor

     0.414375                 0.001229         0.415604         100        —          0 a      100   

MSCI USA Size Factor

     0.539676                 0.055749         0.595425         91        —          9        100   

MSCI USA Value Factor

     0.470884                 0.027614         0.498498         94        —          6        100   

 

  a    Rounds to less than 1%.

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI Inc., nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2015 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.


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Item 6. Investments.

 

  (a) Schedules of investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

  (b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The President (the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer) have concluded that, based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in Section 4(a) of the attached certification.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

(a) (2) Section 302 Certifications are attached.

(a) (3) Not applicable to the Registrant.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

iShares Trust

 

By: /s/ Manish Mehta

Manish Mehta, President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: March 27, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Manish Mehta

Manish Mehta, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: March 27, 2015

 

By: /s/ Jack Gee

Jack Gee, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date: March 27, 2015