NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_938449589948794.htm iShares International Preferred Stock ETF

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

December 31, 2020

   

iShares® International Preferred Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

    
Security		   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

    
Australia — 0.7%            

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, Series 7, 5.00%(a)

    16,200     $ 310,903  
   

 

 

  
Canada — 78.7%            

AltaGas Ltd., Series K, 5.00%(a)

    16,200       311,157  

Bank of Montreal

    

Series 27, 3.85%(a)

    51,901       836,771  

Series 29, 3.62%(a)

    41,521       649,866  

Series 38, 4.85%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
4.060%)(a)

    32,401       654,887  

Series 40, 4.50%(a)

    51,901       1,009,910  

Series 42, 4.40%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
3.170%)(a)

    41,521       794,570  

Series 44, 4.85%(a)

    21,598       379,745  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    

Series 32, 2.06%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +

1.340%)(a)

    15,067       297,201  

Series 34, 5.50%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +

4.510%)(a)

    18,899       378,128  

Series 38, 4.85%(a)

    51,901       1,048,205  

Series 40, 4.85%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +

2.430%)(a)

    16,200       285,598  

BCE Inc., Series AK, 2.95%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
1.880%)(a)

    59,027       609,729  

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

    

Series 32, 5.06%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
2.900%)(a)

    15,888       235,701  

Series 46, 4.80%(a)

    15,851       313,536  

Series 48, 4.75%(a)

    16,045       315,988  

Brookfield Office Properties Inc.

    

Series EE, 5.10%(a)

    14,849       205,835  

Series GG, 4.85%(a)

    14,849       190,449  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    

Series 39, 3.71%(a)

    28,329       432,940  

Series 45, 4.40%(a)

    44,604       853,918  

Series 47, 4.50%(a)

    27,017       436,853  

Series 49, 5.20%(a)

    8,650       169,401  

Series 51, 5.15%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +

3.620%)(a)

    4,246       84,620  

Emera Inc.

    

Series C, 4.72%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
2.650%)(a)

    13,498       189,332  

Series H, 4.90%(a)

    16,200       326,416  

Enbridge Inc.

    

Series 03, 3.74%(a)

    36,294       384,591  

Series 11, 3.94%(a)

    30,245       348,506  

Series 13, 3.04%(a)

    21,172       226,012  

Series 17, 5.15%(a)

    45,368       858,573  

Series 19, 4.90%(a)

    30,245       544,363  

Series B, 3.42%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
2.400%)(a)

    27,628       274,979  

Series D, 4.46%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
2.370%)(a)

    27,221       292,295  

Series F, 4.69%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
2.510%)(a)

    30,245       345,657  

Series H, 4.38%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
2.120%)(a)

    21,172       227,508  

Series N, 5.09%

    

(5 year Canadian Government Bond +
2.650%)(a)

    27,221       336,523  
    
Security		   Shares      Value  
Canada (continued)             

Series P, 4.38%

     

(5 year Canadian Government Bond + 2.500%)(a)

    24,196      $ 272,917  

Series R, 4.07%(a)

    24,196        267,789  

Fortis Inc./Canada, Series M, 3.91%(a)

    62,281        921,505  

Manulife Financial Corp.

     

Series 17, 3.80%(a)

    18,899        290,309  

Series 21, 5.60%(a)

    44,118        879,243  

Series 23, 4.85%(a)

    42,833        842,539  

National Bank of Canada

     

Series 30, 4.03%(a)

    36,331        568,349  

Series 34, 5.60%(a)

    21,598        431,282  

Series 36, 5.40%

     

(5 year Canadian Government Bond + 4.660%)(a)

    21,598        433,486  

Series 40, 4.60%(a)

    16,200        268,177  

Series 42, 4.95%(a)

    16,200        291,829  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

     

Series 13, 5.75%(a)

    13,498        267,417  

Series 23, 5.25%(a)

    16,200        308,995  

Series 25, 5.20%(a)

    13,512        255,392  

Royal Bank of Canada

     

Series AZ, 3.70%(a)

    35,359        581,453  

Series BB, 3.65%(a)

    35,359        589,779  

Series BD, 3.20%(a)

    42,431        737,713  

Series BK, 5.50%(a)(b)

    51,271        1,024,615  

Series BM, 5.50%

     

(5 year Canadian Government Bond + 4.800%)(a)

    53,039        1,067,857  

Series BO, 4.80%(a)

    24,752        437,143  

Sun Life Financial Inc., Series 04, 4.45%

     31,141        591,532  

TC Energy Corp.

     

Series 13, 5.50%(a)

    51,901        1,039,650  

Series 15, 4.90%(a)

    86,815        1,696,777  

Series 7, 3.90%(a)

    62,281        744,048  

Series 9, 3.76%(a)

    24,300        282,292  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     

Series 01, 3.66%(a)

    22,093        358,968  

Series 03, 3.68%(a)

    22,093        356,367  

Series 05, 3.88%(a)

    22,093        363,130  

Series 07, 3.20%(a)

    15,465        272,883  

Series 12, 5.50%(a)

    30,930        619,571  

Series 14, 4.85%(a)

    44,188        890,350  

Series 16, 4.50%

     

(5 year Canadian Government Bond + 3.010%)(a)

    15,465        296,069  

Series 18, 4.70%

     

(5 year Canadian Government Bond + 2.700%)(a)

    15,465        277,860  

Series 20, 4.75%(a)

    17,675        307,994  

Series 22, 5.20%(a)

    15,465        305,173  

Series 24, 5.10%

     

(5 year Canadian Government Bond + 3.560%)(a)

    19,819        399,025  

Westcoast Energy Inc., Series 12, 5.20%

     

(5 year Canadian Government Bond + 4.520%)(a)

    16,200        323,619  
    

 

 

  
       34,712,860  
Singapore — 1.7%             

City Developments Ltd., Preference
Shares(a)(c)

    858,309        739,692  
    

 

 

  
Sweden — 3.7%             

Klovern AB, Preference Shares

     41,974        1,635,507  
    

 

 

  
United Kingdom — 10.8%             

Aviva PLC
8.38%

     259,512        528,562  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2020

   

iShares® International Preferred Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

8.75%

     259,512     $ 564,036  

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group PLC, 8.63%

     276,252       606,084  

General Accident PLC
7.88%

     285,466       538,500  

8.88%

     363,320       772,276  

Northern Electric PLC, 8.06%

     331,373       770,049  

Raven Property Group Ltd., 12.00%

     260,158       391,185  

RSA Insurance Group PLC, 7.38%

     324,393       572,023  
   

 

 

  
      4,742,715  
   

 

 

  

Total Preferred Stocks — 95.6%
(Cost: $39,600,112)

       42,141,677  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(d)(e)

    11,000       11,000  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $11,000)

       11,000  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 95.6%
(Cost: $39,611,112)

       42,152,677  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 4.4%

       1,927,748  
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   44,080,425  
   

 

 

  

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(c) 

Convertible preferred stock.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended December 31, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/20		      Purchases
at Cost		      Proceeds
from Sales		      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)		      Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)		      Value at
12/31/20		      Shares
Held at
12/31/20		      Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from

Underlying

Funds

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency
Shares(a)

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —        —      $ 14 (b)     $ —  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

      11,000        —        —        —        —        11,000        11,000        32        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ —      $ —      $   11,000         $ 46      $ —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2020

    iShares® International Preferred Stock ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2020. 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

                  

Preferred Stocks

    $ 42,141,677        $ —        $ —        $ 42,141,677  

Money Market Funds

      11,000          —          —          11,000  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 42,152,677        $ —        $ —        $   42,152,677  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

 

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