NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6173299864878124.htm iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Banks — 43.7%  

Al Rajhi Bank

     5,764,585     $ 105,751,049  

Alinma Bank

     3,516,529       22,597,451  

Bank AlBilad

     1,792,008       11,353,103  

Bank Al-Jazira

     1,980,761       7,700,480  

Banque Saudi Fransi

     2,119,724       22,636,539  

National Commercial Bank

     5,667,284       82,356,841  

Riyad Bank

     5,181,895       36,615,307  

Samba Financial Group

     3,774,741       35,227,628  

Saudi British Bank (The)

     1,097,731       11,298,257  
   

 

 

  
      335,536,655  
Building Products — 0.1%  

Saudi Ceramic Co.(a)

     203,995       1,013,896  
   

 

 

  
Chemicals — 23.7%  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

     479,468       7,095,464  

Alujain Corp.(a)

     216,835       1,155,189  

National Industrialization Co.(a)

     1,621,217       7,028,941  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

     1,828,730       10,434,979  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

     844,132       17,871,420  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

     3,498,217       104,283,776  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

     1,089,988       6,975,272  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(a)

     3,233,932       10,106,172  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

     1,014,809       17,209,555  
   

 

 

  
      182,160,768  
Construction Materials — 3.6%  

Arabian Cement Co./Saudi Arabia

     283,087       1,936,134  

City Cement Co.

     564,009       1,852,785  

Eastern Province Cement Co.

     259,999       1,941,145  

Najran Cement Co.(a)

     551,066       1,176,967  

Northern Region Cement Co.(a)

     567,231       1,306,778  

Qassim Cement Co. (The)

     244,767       2,858,612  

Saudi Cement Co.

     379,767       6,409,869  

Southern Province Cement Co.

     329,427       4,207,488  

Yamama Cement Co.(a)

     564,377       2,555,260  

Yanbu Cement Co.

     415,545       3,318,510  
   

 

 

  
      27,563,548  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%  

Aseer Trading Tourism & Manufacturing Co.(a)

     432,923       988,127  
   

 

 

  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%  

Saudi Telecom Co.

     1,275,343       34,210,009  
   

 

 

  
Electric Utilities — 2.3%  

Saudi Electricity Co.

     4,003,938       17,188,636  
   

 

 

  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%  

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.

     228,136       4,714,371  
   

 

 

  
Food Products — 4.4%  

Almarai Co. JSC

     1,254,733       17,062,776  

Halwani Brothers Co.

     84,003       824,272  

National Agriculture Development Co. (The)(a)

     243,060       1,502,295  

Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co.

     88,806       2,746,809  

Savola Group (The)

     1,276,695       11,370,036  
   

 

 

  
      33,506,188  
Gas Utilities — 0.2%  

National Gas & Industrialization Co.

     218,149       1,692,678  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9%  

Al Hammadi Co. for Development and
Investment(a)

     329,205     $ 1,975,046  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

     169,335       2,250,817  

Middle East Healthcare Co.

     194,476       1,358,612  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

     248,357       5,642,144  

National Medical Care Co.

     134,147       1,978,037  

Saudi Chemical Co.

     186,344       1,535,331  
   

 

 

  
    14,739,987  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%  

Dur Hospitality Co.

     234,413       1,063,823  

Herfy Food Services Co.

     135,699       1,946,647  

Leejam Sports Co. JSC

     24,873       472,874  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

     205,412       4,567,937  

Seera Group Holding(a)

     762,899       3,462,221  
   

 

 

  
    11,513,502  
Insurance — 1.5%  

Al Rajhi Co for Cooperative Insurance(a)

     104,702       1,454,524  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

     186,719       4,381,264  

Co for Cooperative Insurance (The)(a)

     311,762       5,760,824  
   

 

 

  
    11,596,612  
Media — 0.6%  

Saudi Research & Marketing Group(a)

     185,681       4,703,480  
   

 

 

  
Metals & Mining — 3.2%  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

     1,949,472       24,820,960  
   

 

 

  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%  

Aldrees Petroleum and Transport Services Co.

     53,330       494,856  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.

     1,098,269       5,558,187  
   

 

 

  
    6,053,043  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%  

Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries & Medical Appliances Corp.

     327,349       2,234,494  
   

 

 

  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.1%  

Arriyadh Development Co.

     503,529       1,944,112  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.

     2,632,622       7,089,867  

Emaar Economic City(a)

     2,113,925       5,101,130  

Saudi Real Estate Co.

     555,037       1,743,393  
   

 

 

  
    15,878,502  
Road & Rail — 0.4%  

Saudi Public Transport Co.(a)

     378,005       1,229,661  

United International Transportation Co.

     213,583       1,879,355  
   

 

 

  
    3,109,016  
Specialty Retail — 2.4%  

Fawaz Abdulaziz Al Hokair & Co.(a)

     412,863       2,333,834  

Jarir Marketing Co.

     285,597       12,717,400  

Saudi Co. For Hardware CJSC

     80,136       1,335,475  

United Electronics Co.

     118,662       2,132,553  
   

 

 

  
    18,519,262  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.0%  

Etihad Etisalat Co.(a)

     1,851,205       10,849,517  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Mobile Telecommunications Co.(a)

     1,428,043     $ 4,081,918  
   

 

 

  
      14,931,435  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $757,119,109)

       766,675,169  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $757,119,109)

       766,675,169  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

       959,852  
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 767,635,021  
   

 

 

  

 

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Non-income producing security.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the nine months ended May 31, 2019, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/18		      Net Activity      Shares
Held at
05/31/19		      Value at
05/31/19		      Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)		     

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      940,172        (940,172 )       —      $ —      $ 2,514      $ —      $ —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to a recently published shareholder report. Shareholder reports are available on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of May 31, 2019. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments

            

Assets

            

Common Stocks

    $ 766,675,169      $ —      $ —      $ 766,675,169  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

 

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