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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® Asia 50 ETF
June 30, 2022 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
China — 43.2%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)   10,337,600   $147,469,811 
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.   797,000    9,808,186 
Baidu Inc.(a)   1,590,350    30,126,308 
Bank of China Ltd., Class H   53,918,000    21,544,078 
BYD Co. Ltd., Class H   562,000    22,653,923 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   72,573,960    48,933,095 
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H   2,639,500    17,828,293 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H   46,230,115    27,583,149 
JD.com Inc., Class A   1,467,100    47,274,380 
Li Ning Co. Ltd.   1,631,500    15,191,044 
Meituan, Class B(a)(b)   2,858,200    71,324,335 
NetEase Inc.   1,404,700    26,463,837 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H   4,176,000    28,744,424 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   4,248,300    192,299,847 
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc., New(a)(b)   2,276,000    21,088,094 
Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)   9,415,800    16,474,531 
         744,807,335 
Hong Kong — 11.7%          
AIA Group Ltd.   8,450,200    92,331,653 
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.   1,888,648    12,812,578 
CLP Holdings Ltd.   1,173,500    9,752,114 
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.   7,619,504    8,223,086 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.   836,000    41,345,415 
Link REIT   1,482,600    12,114,861 
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.   1,081,500    12,805,018 
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.   1,212,500    12,661,099 
         202,045,824 
Singapore — 4.1%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   1,261,200    26,986,392 
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.   2,801,874    22,983,902 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   1,078,200    20,369,484 
         70,339,778 
South Korea — 18.0%          
Celltrion Inc.   71,893    9,924,950 
Hyundai Motor Co.   100,332    14,021,147 
Kakao Corp.   218,783    11,854,778 
KB Financial Group Inc.   274,113    10,236,290 
Kia Corp.   187,503    11,191,209 
LG Chem Ltd.   33,149    13,169,496 
NAVER Corp.   103,476    19,301,028 
POSCO Holdings Inc.   53,083    9,466,670 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   3,601,846    158,867,882 
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.   38,566    15,904,033 
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.   361,651    10,370,146 
SK Hynix Inc.   377,556    26,660,769 
         310,968,398 
Taiwan — 20.6%          
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   6,007,000    10,286,208 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Taiwan (continued)          
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.   2,669,551   $10,962,328 
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   13,653,359    11,548,702 
Delta Electronics Inc.   1,350,000    10,065,940 
Formosa Plastics Corp.   3,038,071    11,093,334 
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   5,383,000    10,827,088 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.   8,748,052    32,115,332 
MediaTek Inc.   1,121,112    24,609,732 
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.   3,941,510    11,002,309 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   13,280,343    212,835,353 
United Microelectronics Corp.   8,131,000    10,868,578 
         356,214,904 
Total Common Stocks — 97.6%          
(Cost: $1,738,723,579)       1,684,376,239 
           
Preferred Stocks          
           
South Korea — 1.6%          
Hyundai Motor Co.          
Preference Shares, NVS   17,045    1,144,318 
Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS   25,903    1,750,456 
LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS   5,478    1,014,449 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS   576,708    23,181,004 
         27,090,227 
Total Preferred Stocks — 1.6%          
(Cost: $26,530,598)       27,090,227 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.2%          
(Cost: $1,765,254,177)       1,711,466,466 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.1%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 1.35%(c)(d)   1,120,000    1,120,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%          
(Cost: $1,120,000)        1,120,000 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 99.3%          
(Cost: $1,766,374,177)        1,712,586,466 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.7%        12,652,231 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $1,725,238,697 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® Asia 50 ETF
June 30, 2022

  

Affiliates

 

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer 

Value at

03/31/22

  

Purchases

at Cost

  

Proceeds

from Sale

  

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

  

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

Value at

06/30/22

  

Shares

Held at

06/30/22

   Income  

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)  $—   $0(b)  $—   $—   $—   $—    —   $772(c)  $— 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   —    1,120,000(b)   —    —    —    1,120,000    1,120,000    2,661    — 
                  $—   $—   $1,120,000        $3,433   $— 

 

(a)As of period end, the entity is no longer held.
(b)Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c)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.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description 

Number of

Contracts

  

Expiration

Date

 

Notional

Amount

(000)

  

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Long Contracts                  
FTSE Taiwan Index   64   07/28/22  $3,251   $(81,500)
MSCI China Index   227   09/16/22   6,227    150,626 
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   67   09/16/22   3,359    6,807 
                $75,933 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

•Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

•Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

 

•Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (the “Global Valuation Committee’s”) assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

 

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® Asia 50 ETF
June 30, 2022

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Assets                
Common Stocks  $—   $1,684,376,239   $—   $1,684,376,239 
Preferred Stocks   —    27,090,227    —    27,090,227 
Money Market Funds   1,120,000    —    —    1,120,000 
   $1,120,000   $1,711,466,466   $—   $1,712,586,466 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $6,807   $150,626   $—   $157,433 
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts   —    (81,500)   —    (81,500)
   $6,807   $69,126   $—   $75,933 

 

(a)Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

NVS Non-Voting Shares
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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