| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) May 31, 2020 |
iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended May 31, 2020, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Shares Held at 08/31/19 |
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Value at 05/31/20 |
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Net Realized |
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| BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
— | 660,000 | (b) | — | 660,000 | $ | 660,000 | $ | 3,014 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| iShares MSCI Japan ETF |
6,100,458 | 6,694,030 | (8,730,051 | ) | 4,064,437 | 225,210,454 | 4,885,937 | (20,871,777 | ) | 17,263,944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | 225,870,454 | $ | 4,888,951 | $ | (20,871,777 | ) | $ | 17,263,944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (a) | Includes realized capital gain distributions from an affiliated fund, if any. |
| (b) | Net of purchases and sales. |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
| Currency Purchased | Currency Sold |
Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| USD | 23,116,225 | JPY | 2,481,545,000 | BNP | 06/03/20 | $ | 105,716 | |||||||||||||
| USD | 141,067,716 | JPY | 15,013,018,800 | BOA | 06/03/20 | 1,857,182 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 3,000,664 | JPY | 323,363,000 | CITI | 06/03/20 | 2,230 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 7,332,490 | JPY | 788,643,000 | CS | 06/03/20 | 19,676 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 18,722,467 | JPY | 2,010,963,000 | CSI | 06/03/20 | 75,503 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 87,959,054 | JPY | 9,363,461,200 | MS | 06/03/20 | 1,134,915 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 272,871 | JPY | 29,332,000 | SSB | 06/03/20 | 885 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 10,079,738 | JPY | 1,085,355,000 | UBS | 06/03/20 | 15,616 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 14,563,738 | JPY | 1,568,341,000 | BNP | 07/03/20 | 14,581 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 153,591,584 | JPY | 16,539,648,000 | JPM | 07/03/20 | 156,877 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 56,589,451 | JPY | 6,094,120,000 | MS | 07/03/20 | 55,628 | ||||||||||||||
| USD | 2,139,796 | JPY | 230,605,000 | SSB | 07/03/20 | 523 | ||||||||||||||
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| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) May 31, 2020 |
iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)
| Currency Purchased | Currency Sold |
Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| JPY | 2,502,162,000 | USD | 23,267,383 | BNP | 06/03/20 | $ | (65,699 | ) | ||||||||||||
| JPY | 12,865,000 | USD | 120,230 | BNY | 06/03/20 | (937 | ) | |||||||||||||
| JPY | 2,960,220,000 | USD | 27,507,529 | CSI | 06/03/20 | (58,432 | ) | |||||||||||||
| JPY | 6,396,000 | USD | 60,185 | HSBC | 06/03/20 | (877 | ) | |||||||||||||
| JPY | 18,423,463,000 | USD | 171,100,242 | JPM | 06/03/20 | (265,838 | ) | |||||||||||||
| JPY | 6,391,840,000 | USD | 59,372,184 | MS | 06/03/20 | (102,862 | ) | |||||||||||||
| JPY | 24,909,000 | USD | 231,471 | UBS | 06/03/20 | (499 | ) | |||||||||||||
| USD | 137,368 | JPY | 14,817,000 | UBS | 06/03/20 | (24 | ) | |||||||||||||
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| Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 2,944,164 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at sec.gov.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of May 31, 2020. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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| Investment Companies |
$ | 225,210,454 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 225,210,454 | ||||||||
| Money Market Funds |
660,000 | — | — | 660,000 | ||||||||||||
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| $ | 225,870,454 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 225,870,454 | |||||||||
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| Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
$ | — | $ | 3,439,332 | $ | — | $ | 3,439,332 | ||||||||
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| Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
— | (495,168 | ) | — | (495,168 | ) | ||||||||||
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| $ | — | $ | 2,944,164 | $ | — | $ | 2,944,164 | |||||||||
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| (a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
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