N-CSRS 1 d927191dncsrs.htm FORM N-CSRS FOR ISHARES INC. Form N-CSRS for iShares Inc.
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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 811-09102

 

 

iShares, Inc.

(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 Incorporated

351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2015

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2015

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

Copies of the semi-annual reports transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached.


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APRIL 30, 2015

 

2015 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

    LOGO

 

iShares, Inc.

 

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iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF  |  CEMB  |  BATS

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iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF  |  EMHY  |  BATS

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iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF  |  LEMB  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  |  HYXU  |  BATS

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iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  |  GHYG  |  BATS


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Fund Performance Overviews

     5   

About Fund Performance

     10   

Shareholder Expenses

     10   

Schedules of Investments

     11   

iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF

     11   

iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

     17   

iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

     25   

iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     29   

iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     44   

Financial Statements

     70   

Financial Highlights

     77   

Notes to Financial Statements

     82   

Supplemental Information

     92   


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE BOND ETF

Performance as of April 30, 2015

 

The iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, emerging market corporate bonds, as represented by the Morningstar® Emerging Markets Corporate Bond 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 April 30, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 0.43%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 1.11%.

 

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

1 Year

    3.54%        4.39%        4.49%          3.54%        4.39%        4.49%   

Since Inception

    4.12%        4.17%        4.77%            13.06%        13.22%        15.19%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/17/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/19/12.

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
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,004.30         $ 2.78         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.00         $ 2.81           0.56%   

 

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 (181 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 4/30/15

 

Moody’s Credit Rating1    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

Aa

     12.61

A

     19.29   

Baa

     34.63   

Ba

     19.70   

B

     3.56   

Caa

     0.59   

Not Rated

     9.62   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES3

As of 4/30/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

Brazil

     16.75

Mexico

     12.43   

China

     10.20   

Russia

     9.73   

South Korea

     8.36   

India

     5.57   

United Arab Emirates

     4.21   

Hong Kong

     3.72   

Chile

     3.62   

Turkey

     3.24   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     77.83
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  2  Excludes money market funds.
  3  Based on country of risk.

 

FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

Performance as of April 30, 2015

 

The iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, emerging market high yield sovereign and corporate bonds, as represented by the Morningstar® Emerging Markets High Yield Bond 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 April 30, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -0.46%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -0.35%.

 

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

1 Year

    2.19%        0.90%        2.64%          2.19%        0.90%        2.64%   

Since Inception

    5.15%        4.91%        5.67%            16.70%        15.90%        18.50%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/3/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/3/12.

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 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 995.40         $ 2.97         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.80         $ 3.01           0.60%   

 

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 (181 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 4/30/15

 

Moody’s Credit Rating1    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

Baa

     27.45

Ba

     40.75   

B

     12.23   

Caa

     6.99   

Ca

     1.16   

Not Rated

     11.42   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES3

As of 4/30/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

Russia

     15.09

Turkey

     12.09   

Brazil

     11.87   

Indonesia

     11.78   

Venezuela

     7.31   

Hungary

     4.03   

China

     3.65   

Mexico

     2.77   

Lebanon

     2.66   

Argentina

     2.65   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     73.90
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  2  Excludes money market funds.
  3  Based on country of risk.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF

Performance as of April 30, 2015

 

The iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of local currency denominated, emerging market sovereign bonds, as represented by the Barclays Emerging Markets Broad Local Currency Bond 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 April 30, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -6.09%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -5.98%.

 

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

1 Year

    (7.46)%        (7.94)%        (7.11)%          (7.46)%        (7.94)%        (7.11)%   

Since Inception

    0.22%        0.22%        0.53%            0.77%        0.80%        1.90%   

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
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 939.10         $ 2.40         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.30         $ 2.51           0.50%   

 

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 (181 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 4/30/15

 

Moody’s Credit Rating1    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

Aa

     22.15

A

     27.42   

Baa

     42.28   

Ba

     7.89   

Not Rated

     0.26   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES3

As of 4/30/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

South Korea

     22.03

Brazil

     13.36   

Mexico

     9.34   

Malaysia

     4.70   

Israel

     4.66   

Turkey

     4.61   

Thailand

     4.57   

South Africa

     4.55   

Indonesia

     4.53   

Poland

     4.50   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     76.85
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  2  Excludes money market funds.
  3  Based on country of risk.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® GLOBAL EX USD HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

Performance as of April 30, 2015

 

The iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of euro, British pound sterling and Canadian dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds, as represented by the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets ex-US High Yield 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 April 30, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -7.01%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.02%.

 

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

1 Year

    (15.09)%        (15.55)%        (15.13)%          (15.09)%        (15.55)%        (15.13)%   

Since Inception

    3.62%        3.61%        3.55%            11.57%        11.54%        11.32%   

The inception date of the Fund was 4/3/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/3/12.

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 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 929.90         $ 1.91         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.01           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 (181 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 4/30/15

 

Moody’s Credit Rating1    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

Ba

     51.52

B

     27.65   

Caa

     5.40   

Not Rated

     15.43   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES3

As of 4/30/15

 

Country   

Percentage of

Total  Investments 2

 

Italy

     21.99

United Kingdom

     16.32   

Germany

     14.40   

France

     12.26   

Spain

     5.90   

Luxembourg

     5.08   

United States

     4.30   

Canada

     3.43   

Ireland

     3.26   

Netherlands

     2.44   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     89.38
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  2  Excludes money market funds.
  3  Based on country of risk.

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® GLOBAL HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

Performance as of April 30, 2015

 

The iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar, euro, British pound sterling and Canadian dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds, as represented by the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets High Yield 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 April 30, 2015, the total return for the Fund was -0.93%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -0.98%.

 

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

1 Year

    (2.77)%        (1.75)%        (2.73)%          (2.77)%        (1.75)%        (2.73)%   

Since Inception

    5.79%        6.20%        5.88%            18.92%        20.33%        19.22%   

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
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/15)
       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 990.70         $ 1.97         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.80         $ 2.01           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 (181 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 4/30/15

 

Moody’s Credit Rating1    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

Baa

     0.53

Ba

     45.35   

B

     41.74   

Caa

     8.63   

Ca

     0.11   

Not Rated

     3.64   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES3

As of 4/30/15

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments
2
 

United States

     63.81

United Kingdom

     6.88   

Italy

     6.50   

Germany

     4.26   

France

     4.07   

Luxembourg

     3.93   

Canada

     3.21   

Spain

     1.56   

Netherlands

     1.39   

Ireland

     0.91   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     96.52
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low
      credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  2  Excludes money market funds.
  3  Based on country of risk.

 

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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 November 1, 2014 and held through April 30, 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® EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTESa — 93.05%

  

ARGENTINA — 0.33%

  

 

YPF SA

   

8.75%, 04/04/24b

  $ 60      $ 62,616   

8.88%, 12/19/18b

    35        36,969   
   

 

 

 
      99,585   

AUSTRIA — 0.69%

  

 

JBS Investments GmbH

   

7.25%, 04/03/24 (Call 04/03/19)b

    200        208,600   
   

 

 

 
      208,600   

BERMUDA — 2.54%

  

 

CBQ Finance Ltd.

   

7.50%, 11/18/19b

    200        239,240   

Digicel Ltd.

   

6.00%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/16)b

    200        194,142   

Li & Fung Ltd.

   

5.25%, 05/13/20b

    100        110,498   

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd.

   

5.00%, 10/19/25b

    200        222,400   
   

 

 

 
      766,280   

BRAZIL — 5.33%

  

 

Banco Bradesco SA/Cayman Islands

   

5.90%, 01/16/21b

    100        107,250   

6.75%, 09/29/19b

    100        113,000   

Banco BTG Pactual SA/Cayman Islands

   

4.00%, 01/16/20b

    200        184,600   

Banco do Brasil SA

   

5.88%, 01/19/23b

    200        202,940   

Banco Votorantim SA

   

7.38%, 01/21/20b

    100        107,000   

Caixa Economica Federal

   

2.38%, 11/06/17b

    150        144,757   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

   

6.88%, 07/30/19b

    100        97,970   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island

   

5.13%, 05/13/23b

    200        203,400   

6.20%, 04/15/20b

    100        108,700   

Samarco Mineracao SA

   

4.13%, 11/01/22b

    200        186,000   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Telemar Norte Leste SA

   

5.50%, 10/23/20b

  $ 100      $ 88,750   

Vale SA

   

5.63%, 09/11/42c

    75        66,883   
   

 

 

 
      1,611,250   

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS — 4.70%

  

 

CNOOC Finance 2012 Ltd.

   

5.00%, 05/02/42b

    200        216,499   

CNPC General Capital Ltd.

   

3.40%, 04/16/23b

    200        201,144   

Gerdau Trade Inc.

   

5.75%, 01/30/21b

    100        104,250   

GTL Trade Finance Inc.

   

5.89%, 04/29/24 (Call 01/29/24)b

    150        151,875   

Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd.

   

4.50%, 01/16/20b

    200        208,793   

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co. Ltd.

   

4.50%, 11/12/20b

    100        107,724   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd.

   

4.38%, 10/17/23b

    200        214,950   

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd.

   

4.13%, 05/07/24b

    200        215,905   
   

 

 

 
      1,421,140   

CANADA — 0.49%

  

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

   

5.13%, 03/28/23 (Call 03/28/18)b

    100        70,750   

5.38%, 01/26/19 (Call 01/26/17)b

    100        78,270   
   

 

 

 
      149,020   

CAYMAN ISLANDS — 13.32%

  

 

ADCB Finance Cayman Ltd.

   

2.50%, 03/06/18b

    200        202,000   

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

   

8.88%, 04/28/17 (Call 06/01/15)b

    100        101,948   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

   

3.13%, 11/28/21 (Call 09/28/21)b

    200        199,992   

3.60%, 11/28/24 (Call 08/28/24)b

    200        199,102   

Baidu Inc.

   

2.25%, 11/28/17

    200        201,746   

Braskem Finance Ltd.

   

5.75%, 04/15/21b,c

    200        200,440   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.

   

8.75%, 10/30/18 (Call 10/30/16)b

  $ 200      $ 184,500   

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.

   

5.25%, 05/12/24

    100        103,250   

Hutchison Whampoa International 14 Ltd.

   

3.63%, 10/31/24b

    200        203,445   

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.

   

4.63%, 01/13/22b

    200        219,956   

7.63%, 04/09/19b

    100        119,899   

Marfrig Overseas Ltd.

   

9.50%, 05/04/20 (Call 06/01/15)b

    100        97,750   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd.

   

6.35%, 06/30/21 (Call 06/30/20)b

    172        159,767   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

5.38%, 01/27/21

    200        191,960   

5.75%, 01/20/20

    100        99,750   

6.13%, 10/06/16

    100        102,690   

6.88%, 01/20/40

    75        70,561   

7.88%, 03/15/19

    100        108,551   

Petrobras International Finance Co. SA

   

3.50%, 02/06/17

    75        74,062   

QNB Finance Ltd.

   

2.13%, 02/14/18b

    200        201,016   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

   

6.63%, 01/14/20 (Call 01/14/17)b

    200        203,000   

Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd.

   

5.50%, 08/19/19b

    100        112,529   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

3.38%, 05/02/19b

    200        205,820   

Vale Overseas Ltd.

   

4.38%, 01/11/22c

    125        120,707   

4.63%, 09/15/20c

    75        76,808   

6.25%, 01/23/17

    50        53,236   

6.88%, 11/21/36

    100        100,950   

6.88%, 11/10/39c

    80        79,920   

8.25%, 01/17/34

    25        28,632   
   

 

 

 
      4,023,987   

CHILE — 3.51%

  

 

Banco del Estado de Chile

   

4.13%, 10/07/20b

    150        159,137   

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA

   

4.75%, 01/11/22 (Call 10/11/21)

    37        39,056   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Cencosud SA

   

5.50%, 01/20/21b

  $ 150      $ 160,167   

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

   

3.00%, 07/17/22b

    200        197,239   

4.25%, 07/17/42b

    200        189,464   

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo

   

4.75%, 12/06/21b

    100        105,017   

ENTEL Chile SA

   

4.88%, 10/30/24b

    200        211,884   
   

 

 

 
      1,061,964   

CHINA — 1.38%

  

 

Bank of China Ltd.

   

5.00%, 11/13/24b

    200        209,943   

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd.

   

4.50%, 10/03/24 (Call 10/03/19)b,d

    200        206,200   
   

 

 

 
      416,143   

COLOMBIA — 2.00%

  

 

Bancolombia SA

   

5.13%, 09/11/22

    50        51,025   

6.13%, 07/26/20c

    75        80,362   

Ecopetrol SA

   

5.88%, 09/18/23c

    100        108,625   

5.88%, 05/28/45

    50        47,938   

7.38%, 09/18/43

    50        56,209   

7.63%, 07/23/19

    50        59,395   

Grupo Aval Ltd.

   

4.75%, 09/26/22b

    200        200,500   
   

 

 

 
      604,054   

HONG KONG — 1.46%

  

 

Bank of China Hong Kong Ltd.

   

5.55%, 02/11/20b

    100        111,371   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

   

6.38%, 05/04/22 (Call 05/04/17)b,d

    200        213,320   

CITIC Ltd.

   

6.63%, 04/15/21b

    100        116,322   
   

 

 

 
      441,013   

INDIA — 3.14%

  

 

Axis Bank Ltd./Dubai

   

4.75%, 05/02/16b

    100        102,794   

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV

   

5.13%, 03/11/23b

    200        216,700   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Export-Import Bank of India

   

4.00%, 01/14/23b

  $ 200      $ 204,605   

ICICI Bank Ltd.

   

6.38%, 04/30/22 (Call 04/30/17)b,d

    100        104,250   

ICICI Bank Ltd./Hong Kong

   

5.75%, 11/16/20b

    100        113,195   

State Bank of India/London

   

3.62%, 04/17/19b

    200        207,071   
   

 

 

 
      948,615   

INDONESIA — 1.30%

  

 

Pertamina Persero PT

   

4.30%, 05/20/23b

    200        198,500   

5.63%, 05/20/43b

    200        193,260   
   

 

 

 
      391,760   

IRELAND — 2.28%

  

 

AK Transneft OJSC Via TransCapitalInvest Ltd.

   

8.70%, 08/07/18b

    100        108,375   

Alfa Bank OJSC Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC

   

7.88%, 09/25/17b

    100        103,250   

Metalloinvest Finance Ltd.

   

5.63%, 04/17/20b

    200        181,378   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC via MTS International Funding Ltd.

   

8.63%, 06/22/20b

    100        108,624   

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC

   

6.80%, 11/22/25b

    100        92,500   

6.90%, 07/09/20b

    100        95,750   
   

 

 

 
      689,877   

ISLE OF MAN — 0.32%

  

 

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC

   

5.13%, 08/01/22

    100        96,385   
   

 

 

 
      96,385   

ISRAEL — 0.78%

  

 

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

   

6.88%, 06/21/23b

    200        236,190   
   

 

 

 
      236,190   

KAZAKHSTAN — 1.85%

  

 

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC

   

4.13%, 12/10/22b

    200        184,580   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Kazkommertsbank JSC

   

5.50%, 12/21/22b

  $ 100      $ 75,424   

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC

   

4.40%, 04/30/23b

    200        189,500   

7.00%, 05/05/20b

    100        108,900   
   

 

 

 
      558,404   

LUXEMBOURG — 6.83%

  

 

ALROSA Finance SA

   

7.75%, 11/03/20b

    200        206,500   

Consolidated Energy Finance SA

   

6.75%, 10/15/19 (Call 10/15/16)b

    200        204,000   

CSN Resources SA

   

6.50%, 07/21/20b

    100        92,000   

Evraz Group SA

   

9.50%, 04/24/18b

    100        102,250   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA

   

4.95%, 02/06/28b

    200        174,429   

7.29%, 08/16/37b

    100        101,650   

9.25%, 04/23/19b

    100        110,950   

Petrobras International Finance Co. SA

   

5.88%, 03/01/18

    100        102,240   

6.75%, 01/27/41

    75        69,183   

Puma International Financing SA

   

6.75%, 02/01/21 (Call 02/01/17)b

    200        208,000   

Rosneft Finance SA

   

7.25%, 02/02/20b

    100        99,000   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA

   

6.30%, 05/15/17b

    100        98,623   

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA

   

6.13%, 02/07/22b

    200        193,400   

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA

   

6.70%, 10/25/17b

    100        102,625   

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA

   

6.25%, 06/30/35b

    100        100,230   

6.55%, 10/13/20b

    100        97,500   
   

 

 

 
      2,062,580   

MALAYSIA — 0.83%

  

 

Petroliam Nasional Bhd

   

7.63%, 10/15/26b

    100        137,526   

Petronas Capital Ltd.

   

5.25%, 08/12/19b

    100        111,700   
   

 

 

 
      249,226   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

MEXICO — 9.57%

  

 

America Movil SAB de CV

   

5.00%, 10/16/19

  $ 125      $ 140,012   

5.00%, 03/30/20

    100        112,600   

6.13%, 03/30/40

    100        122,430   

6.38%, 03/01/35

    100        123,076   

Banco Santander Mexico SA

   

5.95%, 01/30/24 (Call 01/30/19)b,d

    200        212,250   

BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas

   

6.75%, 09/30/22b

    150        170,437   

Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV

   

3.88%, 11/26/23

    150        159,955   

Comision Federal de Electricidad

   

4.88%, 01/15/24b

    200        215,400   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

   

4.38%, 05/10/43c

    150        144,186   

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

   

4.50%, 01/25/22b

    100        107,000   

Grupo Televisa SAB

   

6.63%, 01/15/40

    56        67,945   

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

3.50%, 07/18/18

    100        103,125   

3.50%, 01/30/23

    75        72,469   

4.88%, 01/24/22

    75        79,313   

4.88%, 01/18/24

    40        42,192   

5.50%, 01/21/21

    225        246,937   

5.50%, 06/27/44c

    190        187,435   

5.75%, 03/01/18

    100        109,257   

6.38%, 01/23/45

    150        165,150   

6.50%, 06/02/41

    90        99,338   

6.63%, 06/15/35

    100        112,700   

6.63%, 06/15/38

    25        27,813   

8.00%, 05/03/19

    60        71,760   
   

 

 

 
      2,892,780   

MOROCCO — 0.71%

  

 

OCP SA

   

5.63%, 04/25/24b

    200        213,540   
   

 

 

 
      213,540   

NETHERLANDS — 4.35%

  

 

LUKOIL International Finance BV

   

6.66%, 06/07/22b

    120        123,420   

7.25%, 11/05/19b

    100        104,910   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Majapahit Holding BV

   

7.75%, 01/20/20b

  $ 120      $ 140,870   

7.88%, 06/29/37b

    125        159,531   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

3.00%, 01/15/19

    50        46,700   

3.25%, 03/17/17

    105        103,046   

4.38%, 05/20/23

    100        88,933   

4.88%, 03/17/20

    95        91,531   

5.63%, 05/20/43

    100        82,600   

6.25%, 03/17/24c

    50        49,680   

6.25%, 03/17/24

    75        74,520   

7.25%, 03/17/44

    50        49,113   

VimpelCom Holdings BV

   

7.50%, 03/01/22b

    200        198,000   
   

 

 

 
      1,312,854   

PERU — 0.72%

  

 

Banco de Credito del Peru/Panama

   

5.38%, 09/16/20b

    100        111,000   

BBVA Banco Continental SA

   

5.00%, 08/26/22b

    100        107,250   
   

 

 

 
      218,250   

PHILIPPINES — 0.45%

  

 

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

   

7.39%, 12/02/24b

    100        134,750   
   

 

 

 
      134,750   

QATAR — 0.37%

  

 

Qatari Diar Finance QSC

   

5.00%, 07/21/20b

    100        112,984   
   

 

 

 
      112,984   

RUSSIA — 1.17%

  

 

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA

   

6.21%, 11/22/16b

    100        102,346   

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

5.74%, 04/03/17b

    100        100,075   

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA

   

6.88%, 05/29/18b

    150        150,375   
   

 

 

 
      352,796   

SINGAPORE — 2.41%

  

 

ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.

   

4.85%, 01/31/20b

    200        203,700   

DBS Bank Ltd.

   

3.63%, 09/21/22 (Call 09/21/17)b,d

    200        207,277   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Flextronics International Ltd.

   

4.63%, 02/15/20

  $ 100      $ 104,500   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

   

3.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)b,d

    100        103,680   

PSA International Pte Ltd.

   

3.88%, 02/11/21b

    100        108,018   
   

 

 

 
      727,175   

SOUTH AFRICA — 0.66%

  

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

   

5.75%, 01/26/21b

    200        199,200   
   

 

 

 
      199,200   

SOUTH KOREA — 5.54%

  

 

Hana Bank

   

3.50%, 10/25/17b

    200        208,191   

Korea Development Bank (The)

   

3.25%, 09/20/16

    100        102,886   

3.75%, 01/22/24

    200        214,729   

3.88%, 05/04/17

    200        209,022   

Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd.

   

2.63%, 11/27/18b

    200        204,621   

Korea Gas Corp.

   

4.25%, 11/02/20b

    100        109,289   

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.

   

3.00%, 09/19/22b

    200        204,154   

Korea National Oil Corp.

   

2.75%, 01/23/19b

    200        204,570   

POSCO

   

4.25%, 10/28/20b

    100        108,505   

Woori Bank Co. Ltd.

   

6.21%, 05/02/37 (Call 05/02/17)b,d

    100        106,674   
   

 

 

 
      1,672,641   

THAILAND — 1.02%

  

 

Bangkok Bank PCL/Hong Kong

   

4.80%, 10/18/20b

    100        110,357   

PTT PCL

   

3.38%, 10/25/22b

    200        198,681   
   

 

 

 
      309,038   

TURKEY — 3.14%

  

 

Akbank TAS

   

5.00%, 10/24/22b

    150        149,550   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

   

5.25%, 09/13/22b

    200        202,840   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Turkiye Is Bankasi

   

3.88%, 11/07/17b

  $ 200      $ 201,700   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO

   

5.00%, 10/31/18b

    200        203,212   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

   

4.00%, 01/22/20b

    200        192,700   
   

 

 

 
      950,002   

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 2.48%

  

 

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

   

5.88%, 10/27/16b

    100        106,700   

6.50%, 10/27/36b

    100        126,375   

Dolphin Energy Ltd.

   

5.89%, 06/15/19b

    67        73,881   

DP World Ltd.

   

6.85%, 07/02/37b

    100        112,476   

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority

   

7.38%, 10/21/20b

    100        122,575   

Emirates NBD PJSC

   

4.63%, 03/28/17b

    200        208,750   
   

 

 

 
      750,757   

UNITED KINGDOM — 1.06%

  

 

ICBC Standard Bank PLC

   

8.13%, 12/02/19b

    100        114,150   

Vedanta Resources PLC

   

9.50%, 07/18/18b

    200        207,500   
   

 

 

 
      321,650   

UNITED STATES — 3.91%

  

 

Cemex Finance LLC

   

6.00%, 04/01/24 (Call 04/01/19)b

    200        205,120   

9.38%, 10/12/22 (Call 10/12/17)b

    200        227,700   

Hyundai Capital America

   

2.13%, 10/02/17b

    50        50,431   

2.55%, 02/06/19b

    100        101,460   

Reliance Holdings USA Inc.

   

5.40%, 02/14/22b

    250        275,628   

Southern Copper Corp.

   

5.88%, 04/23/45

    100        98,330   

6.75%, 04/16/40

    100        108,000   

7.50%, 07/27/35

    100        114,850   
   

 

 

 
      1,181,519   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

VENEZUELA — 2.41%

  

 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

   

Series 2016

   

5.13%, 10/28/16

  $ 70      $ 51,450   

5.25%, 04/12/17b

    100        58,490   

5.38%, 04/12/27b

    135        54,999   

5.50%, 04/12/37b

    50        20,250   

6.00%, 05/16/24b,c

    250        105,625   

6.00%, 11/15/26b

    120        49,800   

8.50%, 11/02/17b

    245        189,507   

9.00%, 11/17/21b

    75        36,555   

9.75%, 05/17/35b

    150        73,185   

12.75%, 02/17/22b

    150        88,125   
   

 

 

 
      727,986   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $28,358,255)

  

    28,113,995   

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONSa — 4.08%

  

BRAZIL — 1.07%

  

 

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social

   

5.50%, 07/12/20b

    100        105,625   

6.37%, 06/16/18b

    100        107,500   

6.50%, 06/10/19b

    100        109,250   
   

 

 

 
      322,375   

CAYMAN ISLANDS — 0.93%

  

 

International Petroleum Investment Co.

   

5.00%, 11/15/20b

    250        281,563   
   

 

 

 
      281,563   

SOUTH KOREA — 2.08%

  

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea

   

2.88%, 01/21/25

    200        199,308   

4.00%, 01/11/17

    200        208,914   

4.38%, 09/15/21

    200        221,541   
   

 

 

 
      629,763   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $1,207,956)

  

    1,233,701   
Security       
Shares
(000s)
    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.10%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.10%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.17%e,f,g

    955      $ 955,183   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.17%e,f,g

    137        137,087   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%e,f

    450        449,646   
   

 

 

 
      1,541,916   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $1,541,916)

  

    1,541,916   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 102.23%

   

 

(Cost: $31,108,127)

  

    30,889,612   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.23)%

  

    (675,011
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 30,214,601   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Investments are denominated in U.S. dollars.
b  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
d  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
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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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTESa — 45.05%

  

ARGENTINA — 0.49%

  

 

YPF SA

   

8.75%, 04/04/24b

  $ 465      $ 485,274   

8.88%, 12/19/18b

    300        316,875   
   

 

 

 
      802,149   

AUSTRIA — 0.40%

  

 

JBS Investments GmbH

   

7.25%, 04/03/24 (Call 04/03/19)b

    200        208,600   

7.75%, 10/28/20 (Call 10/28/17)b

    400        433,600   
   

 

 

 
      642,200   

BARBADOS — 0.40%

  

 

Columbus International Inc.

   

7.38%, 03/30/21 (Call 03/30/18)b

    600        653,250   
   

 

 

 
      653,250   

BERMUDA — 1.16%

  

 

Digicel Group Ltd.

   

7.13%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)b

    400        378,750   

8.25%, 09/30/20 (Call 09/30/16)b

    700        721,980   

Digicel Ltd.

   

6.00%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/16)b

    600        582,426   

6.75%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)b

    200        197,100   
   

 

 

 
      1,880,256   

BRAZIL — 1.63%

  

 

Banco BTG Pactual SA/Cayman Islands

   

5.75%, 09/28/22b

    300        274,500   

Banco do Brasil SA

   

5.88%, 01/19/23b

    200        202,940   

Caixa Economica Federal

   

7.25%, 07/23/24 (Call 07/23/19)b,c

    200        198,200   

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

   

5.75%, 10/27/21b

    800        744,000   

6.88%, 07/30/19b

    200        195,940   

Oi SA

   

5.75%, 02/10/22b

    600        502,500   

Telemar Norte Leste SA

   

5.50%, 10/23/20b

    600        532,500   
   

 

 

 
      2,650,580   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS — 0.46%

  

 

Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.

   

4.88%, 10/07/20b

  $ 400      $ 361,000   

Trillion Chance Ltd.

   

8.50%, 01/10/19 (Call 01/10/17)b

    400        384,029   
   

 

 

 
      745,029   

CANADA — 0.69%

  

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

   

5.13%, 03/28/23 (Call 03/28/18)b

    300        212,250   

5.38%, 01/26/19 (Call 01/26/17)b

    500        391,350   

5.63%, 01/19/25 (Call 01/19/20)b

    500        350,000   

7.25%, 12/12/21 (Call 12/12/16)b

    200        158,000   
   

 

 

 
      1,111,600   

CAYMAN ISLANDS — 8.15%

  

 

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

   

8.38%, 02/18/19 (Call 02/18/17)b

    200        195,844   

8.88%, 04/28/17 (Call 06/01/15)b

    270        275,260   

9.88%, 03/20/17b

    200        208,000   

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

7.25%, 04/04/21 (Call 10/04/17)b

    200        206,500   

7.50%, 01/10/23 (Call 01/10/18)b

    500        511,250   

7.88%, 05/27/19 (Call 05/27/17)b

    200        213,250   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.

   

8.75%, 10/30/18 (Call 10/30/16)b

    500        461,250   

12.00%, 02/17/20 (Call 02/17/18)b

    400        400,200   

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.

   

5.25%, 05/12/24

    250        258,125   

Global A&T Electronics Ltd.

   

10.00%, 02/01/19 (Call 02/01/16)b

    200        192,000   

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

   

4.75%, 10/18/16b

    600        607,500   

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

   

8.50%, 02/04/18 (Call 02/04/16)b

    400        416,000   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.

   

10.25%, 01/08/20 (Call 01/08/17)b,e

    200        112,000   

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

   

8.98%, 01/14/19 (Call 01/14/17)b

    200        199,000   

Marfrig Overseas Ltd.

   

9.50%, 05/04/20 (Call 06/01/15)b

    285        278,588   

MCE Finance Ltd.

   

5.00%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/16)b

    400        380,000   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd.

   

6.35%, 06/30/21 (Call 06/30/20)b

    425        395,462   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.75%, 10/01/23 (Call 12/01/21)b

  $ 744      $ 641,992   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

5.38%, 01/27/21

    2,600        2,495,480   

5.75%, 01/20/20

    700        698,250   

7.88%, 03/15/19

    1,450        1,573,989   

Petrobras International Finance Co. SA

   

3.50%, 02/06/17

    1,100        1,086,239   

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

   

6.63%, 01/14/20 (Call 01/14/17)b

    600        609,000   

8.13%, 01/22/21 (Call 01/22/18)b

    200        209,000   

8.38%, 02/10/22 (Call 02/10/19)b

    200        207,500   

SOHO China Ltd.

   

5.75%, 11/07/17 (Call 11/07/15)b

    200        206,500   

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

   

9.38%, 04/05/18 (Call 04/05/16)b

    200        202,500   
   

 

 

 
      13,240,679   

COLOMBIA — 0.71%

  

 

Banco Davivienda SA

   

5.88%, 07/09/22b

    200        206,500   

Bancolombia SA

   

5.13%, 09/11/22

    500        510,250   

6.13%, 07/26/20

    400        428,600   
   

 

 

 
      1,145,350   

HONG KONG — 0.32%

  

 

China CITIC Bank International Ltd.

   

6.88%, 06/24/20b

    300        337,020   

Yancoal International Resources Development Co. Ltd.

   

5.73%, 05/16/22b

    200        182,886   
   

 

 

 
      519,906   

INDIA — 0.43%

  

 

ICICI Bank Ltd.

   

6.38%, 04/30/22 (Call 04/30/17)b,c

    277        288,773   

IDBI Bank Ltd.

   

3.75%, 01/25/19b

    200        200,579   

IDBI Bank Ltd./DIFC Dubai

   

4.38%, 03/26/18b

    200        206,635   
   

 

 

 
      695,987   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

INDONESIA — 2.89%

  

 

Pertamina Persero PT

   

4.30%, 05/20/23b

  $ 900      $ 893,250   

4.88%, 05/03/22b

    200        207,030   

5.25%, 05/23/21b

    400        426,500   

5.63%, 05/20/43b

    600        579,780   

6.00%, 05/03/42b

    600        602,250   

6.45%, 05/30/44b

    400        427,000   

6.50%, 05/27/41b

    200        214,000   

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT

   

5.13%, 05/16/24b

    600        628,014   

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT

   

5.25%, 10/24/42b

    300        283,500   

5.50%, 11/22/21b

    400        434,000   
   

 

 

 
      4,695,324   

IRELAND — 2.53%

  

 

Alfa Bank OJSC Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC

   

7.50%, 09/26/19b

    400        385,000   

7.75%, 04/28/21b

    300        296,475   

7.88%, 09/25/17b

    400        413,000   

Bank Otkritie Financial Corp OJSC via OFCB Capital PLC

   

7.25%, 04/25/18b

    200        195,750   

Credit Bank of Moscow Via CBOM Finance PLC

   

7.70%, 02/01/18b

    200        196,064   

Gazprombank OAO Via GPB Eurobond Finance PLC

   

7.50%, 12/28/23 (Call 12/28/18)b,c

    200        175,500   

Metalloinvest Finance Ltd.

   

5.63%, 04/17/20b

    400        362,755   

6.50%, 07/21/16b

    200        200,000   

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC via MMC Finance Ltd.

   

5.55%, 10/28/20b

    200        196,512   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC via MTS International Funding Ltd.

   

5.00%, 05/30/23b

    200        179,100   

8.63%, 06/22/20b

    250        271,560   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

OJSC Novolipetsk Steel via Steel Funding Ltd.

   

4.45%, 02/19/18b

  $ 400      $ 377,000   

Sibur Securities Ltd.

   

3.91%, 01/31/18b

    500        455,000   

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC

   

7.75%, 02/02/21b

    400        402,592   
   

 

 

 
      4,106,308   

ISLE OF MAN — 0.36%

  

 

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC

   

5.13%, 08/01/22

    300        289,154   

5.38%, 04/15/20

    300        301,930   
   

 

 

 
      591,084   

KAZAKHSTAN — 2.44%

  

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC

   

7.25%, 05/03/17b

    300        308,358   

7.25%, 01/28/21b

    200        204,300   

Kazkommertsbank JSC

   

5.50%, 12/21/22b

    300        226,272   

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub BV

   

9.13%, 07/02/18b

    600        678,300   

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC

   

4.88%, 05/07/25b

    800        755,600   

6.00%, 11/07/44b

    800        732,000   

6.38%, 04/09/21b

    1,000        1,058,250   
   

 

 

 
      3,963,080   

LUXEMBOURG — 6.07%

  

 

ALROSA Finance SA

   

7.75%, 11/03/20b

    400        413,000   

Consolidated Energy Finance SA

   

6.75%, 10/15/19 (Call 10/15/16)b

    400        408,000   

CSN Resources SA

   

6.50%, 07/21/20b

    500        460,000   

Evraz Group SA

   

6.50%, 04/22/20b

    600        540,000   

7.40%, 04/24/17b

    200        196,000   

9.50%, 04/24/18b

    300        306,750   

Millicom International Cellular SA

   

4.75%, 05/22/20 (Call 05/22/17)b

    200        197,000   

6.00%, 03/15/25 (Call 03/15/20)b

    200        202,500   

6.63%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/17)b

    400        425,500   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Minerva Luxembourg SA

   

7.75%, 01/31/23 (Call 01/31/18)b

  $ 400      $ 399,000   

Petrobras International Finance Co. SA

   

5.88%, 03/01/18

    1,140        1,165,536   

6.75%, 01/27/41

    1,650        1,522,026   

Puma International Financing SA

   

6.75%, 02/01/21 (Call 02/01/17)b

    400        416,000   

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA

   

5.10%, 07/25/18b

    800        749,000   

6.30%, 05/15/17b

    400        394,492   

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA

   

5.13%, 10/29/22b

    800        664,000   

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA

   

5.90%, 10/17/22b

    200        187,780   

6.70%, 10/25/17b

    200        205,250   

TMK OAO Via TMK Capital SA

   

6.75%, 04/03/20b

    200        170,200   

7.75%, 01/27/18b

    300        285,600   

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA

   

6.95%, 10/17/22b

    600        549,948   
   

 

 

 
      9,857,582   

MEXICO — 2.11%

  

 

Axtel SAB de CV CPO

   

9.00%, 01/31/20 (Call 01/31/16)b,d

    200        191,500   

Banco Santander Mexico SA

   

5.95%, 01/30/24 (Call 01/30/19)b,c

    600        636,750   

BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas

   

7.25%, 04/22/20b

    400        452,000   

Cemex SAB de CV

   

5.70%, 01/11/25 (Call 01/11/20)b

    600        601,320   

5.88%, 03/25/19 (Call 03/25/16)b

    200        206,400   

6.50%, 12/10/19 (Call 12/10/17)b

    400        429,000   

7.25%, 01/15/21 (Call 01/15/18)b

    300        324,750   

9.50%, 06/15/18 (Call 06/15/16)b

    200        222,000   

Empresas ICA SAB de CV

   

8.88%, 05/29/24 (Call 05/29/19)b

    200        174,500   

8.90%, 02/04/21 (Call 02/04/16)b

    200        184,440   
   

 

 

 
      3,422,660   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

NETHERLANDS — 4.22%

  

 

Majapahit Holding BV

   

7.75%, 10/17/16b

  $ 300      $ 324,750   

7.75%, 01/20/20b

    500        586,960   

7.88%, 06/29/37b

    200        255,250   

8.00%, 08/07/19b

    200        234,260   

Marfrig Holding Europe BV

   

6.88%, 06/24/19 (Call 06/24/17)b

    400        356,000   

8.38%, 05/09/18b

    200        194,460   

Metinvest BV

   

8.75%, 02/14/18b

    300        177,000   

Myriad International Holdings BV

   

6.00%, 07/18/20b

    400        442,000   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

4.38%, 05/20/23

    1,000        889,330   

6.25%, 03/17/24

    1,800        1,788,480   

6.88%, 01/20/40

    200        188,162   

7.25%, 03/17/44

    100        98,225   

VimpelCom Holdings BV

   

5.95%, 02/13/23b

    500        455,000   

7.50%, 03/01/22b

    250        247,500   

VTR Finance BV

   

6.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)b

    600        620,820   
   

 

 

 
      6,858,197   

RUSSIA — 0.12%

  

 

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

5.74%, 04/03/17b

    200        200,150   
   

 

 

 
      200,150   

SINGAPORE — 0.61%

  

 

ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd.

   

4.85%, 01/31/20b

    200        203,700   

5.95%, 07/31/24b

    400        414,423   

Flextronics International Ltd.

   

5.00%, 02/15/23

    350        372,750   
   

 

 

 
      990,873   

SOUTH AFRICA — 1.17%

  

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

   

5.75%, 01/26/21b

    800        796,800   

6.75%, 08/06/23b

    600        621,048   

7.13%, 02/11/25b

    200        208,540   

Myriad International Holdings BV

   

6.38%, 07/28/17b

    250        269,688   
   

 

 

 
      1,896,076   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

SOUTH KOREA — 0.33%

  

 

Woori Bank Co. Ltd.

   

6.21%, 05/02/37 (Call 05/02/17)b,c

  $ 500      $ 533,370   
   

 

 

 
      533,370   

SRI LANKA — 0.38%

  

 

Bank of Ceylon

   

5.33%, 04/16/18b

    200        199,000   

6.88%, 05/03/17b

    200        205,500   

National Savings Bank

   

8.88%, 09/18/18b

    200        217,000   
   

 

 

 
      621,500   

THAILAND — 0.13%

  

 

Krung Thai Bank PCL/Cayman Islands

   

5.20%, 12/26/24 (Call 12/26/19)b,c

    200        208,273   
   

 

 

 
      208,273   

TURKEY — 0.79%

  

 

Finansbank AS/Turkey

   

6.25%, 04/30/19b

    200        203,512   

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS

   

6.00%, 10/24/22b

    300        297,375   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao

   

6.00%, 11/01/22b

    200        197,080   

6.88%, 02/03/25 (Call 02/03/20)b,c

    200        198,000   

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

   

5.50%, 12/06/22b

    400        385,400   
   

 

 

 
      1,281,367   

UNITED KINGDOM — 0.91%

  

 

Vedanta Resources PLC

   

6.00%, 01/31/19b

    400        377,000   

6.75%, 06/07/16b

    200        204,740   

7.13%, 05/31/23b

    200        184,500   

8.25%, 06/07/21b

    400        398,000   

9.50%, 07/18/18b

    300        311,250   
   

 

 

 
      1,475,490   

UNITED STATES — 1.28%

  

 

Cemex Finance LLC

   

6.00%, 04/01/24 (Call 04/01/19)b

    400        410,240   

9.38%, 10/12/22 (Call 10/12/17)b

    500        569,250   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance Inc.

   

5.88%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)b

  $ 200      $ 204,000   

7.25%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/15)b

    450        474,750   

8.25%, 02/01/20 (Call 06/01/15)b

    400        425,000   
   

 

 

 
      2,083,240   

VENEZUELA — 3.87%

  

 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

   

Series 2016

   

5.13%, 10/28/16

    375        275,625   

5.25%, 04/12/17b

    1,025        599,523   

5.38%, 04/12/27b

    1,320        537,768   

5.50%, 04/12/37b

    320        129,600   

6.00%, 05/16/24b

    1,875        792,188   

6.00%, 11/15/26b

    1,575        653,625   

8.50%, 11/02/17b

    2,271        1,756,618   

9.00%, 11/17/21b

    885        431,349   

9.75%, 05/17/35b

    1,000        487,900   

12.75%, 02/17/22b

    1,050        616,875   
   

 

 

 
      6,281,071   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $76,440,702)

  

    73,152,631   

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONSa — 52.95%

  

ARGENTINA — 2.10%

  

 

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

   

2.50%, 12/31/38

    1,914        1,105,335   

8.28%, 12/31/33

    1,437        1,462,238   

8.28%, 12/31/33

    498        494,737   

8.75%, 06/02/17

    362        352,950   
   

 

 

 
      3,415,260   

BELARUS — 0.17%

   

Republic of Belarus

   

8.95%, 01/26/18b

    300        273,600   
   

 

 

 
      273,600   

COSTA RICA — 0.84%

  

 

Costa Rica Government International Bond

   

4.25%, 01/26/23b

    400        380,000   

4.38%, 04/30/25b

    200        186,000   

5.63%, 04/30/43b

    200        176,000   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.00%, 04/04/44b

  $ 400      $ 411,000   

7.16%, 03/12/45b

    200        207,500   
   

 

 

 
      1,360,500   

CROATIA — 2.24%

  

 

Croatia Government International Bond

   

5.50%, 04/04/23b

    600        636,930   

6.00%, 01/26/24b

    800        875,360   

6.25%, 04/27/17b

    700        742,084   

6.38%, 03/24/21b

    400        441,000   

6.63%, 07/14/20b

    200        222,688   

6.75%, 11/05/19b

    650        724,282   
   

 

 

 
      3,642,344   

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — 1.74%

  

 

Dominican Republic International Bond

   

5.50%, 01/27/25b

    200        206,500   

5.88%, 04/18/24b

    500        530,000   

6.60%, 01/28/24b

    200        219,000   

6.85%, 01/27/45b

    500        522,500   

7.45%, 04/30/44b

    600        675,000   

7.50%, 05/06/21b

    600        675,000   
   

 

 

 
      2,828,000   

ECUADOR — 0.48%

  

 

Ecuador Government International Bond

   

7.95%, 06/20/24b

    800        780,000   
   

 

 

 
      780,000   

EGYPT — 0.39%

  

 

Egypt Government International Bond

   

5.75%, 04/29/20b

    400        425,840   

6.88%, 04/30/40b

    200        207,500   
   

 

 

 
      633,340   

EL SALVADOR — 1.12%

  

 

El Salvador Government International Bond

   

5.88%, 01/30/25b

    300        298,125   

6.38%, 01/18/27b

    300        305,250   

7.63%, 02/01/41b

    300        311,250   

7.65%, 06/15/35b

    300        315,750   

7.75%, 01/24/23b

    320        359,200   

8.25%, 04/10/32b

    200        230,000   
   

 

 

 
      1,819,575   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

GUATEMALA — 0.33%

  

 

Guatemala Government Bond

   

4.88%, 02/13/28b

  $ 300      $ 309,375   

5.75%, 06/06/22b

    200        220,000   
   

 

 

 
      529,375   

HUNGARY — 3.95%

  

 

Hungary Government International Bond

   

4.00%, 03/25/19

    500        521,875   

4.13%, 02/19/18

    510        532,313   

5.38%, 02/21/23

    760        850,417   

5.38%, 03/25/24

    600        674,160   

5.75%, 11/22/23

    800        919,400   

6.25%, 01/29/20

    600        686,109   

6.38%, 03/29/21

    1,200        1,397,256   

7.63%, 03/29/41

    432        621,000   

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt

   

4.00%, 01/30/20b

    200        203,500   
   

 

 

 
      6,406,030   

INDONESIA — 7.79%

  

 

Indonesia Government International Bond

   

3.38%, 04/15/23b

    570        557,887   

3.75%, 04/25/22b

    600        611,250   

4.13%, 01/15/25b

    400        407,500   

4.63%, 04/15/43b

    400        388,000   

4.88%, 05/05/21b

    1,100        1,199,000   

5.13%, 01/15/45b

    600        616,500   

5.25%, 01/17/42b

    800        830,000   

5.38%, 10/17/23b

    400        446,500   

5.88%, 03/13/20b

    800        906,000   

5.88%, 01/15/24b

    600        689,250   

6.63%, 02/17/37b

    600        728,250   

6.75%, 01/15/44b

    800        1,012,000   

6.88%, 03/09/17b

    400        438,500   

6.88%, 01/17/18b

    1,000        1,129,250   

7.75%, 01/17/38b

    800        1,091,000   

8.50%, 10/12/35b

    650        939,250   

11.63%, 03/04/19b

    500        666,250   
   

 

 

 
      12,656,387   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

JAMAICA — 0.48%

  

 

Jamaica Government International Bond

   

7.63%, 07/09/25

  $ 200      $ 223,000   

8.00%, 06/24/19

    300        332,060   

8.00%, 03/15/39

    200        217,000   
   

 

 

 
      772,060   

LEBANON — 2.61%

  

 

Lebanese Republic

   

6.65%, 02/26/30b

    700        722,750   

Lebanon Government International Bond

   

4.75%, 11/02/16b

    300        301,230   

5.15%, 11/12/18b

    450        452,250   

6.00%, 05/20/19b

    300        307,875   

6.15%, 06/19/20

    400        412,580   

6.38%, 03/09/20

    600        627,450   

8.25%, 04/12/21b

    700        795,088   

9.00%, 03/20/17

    570        616,113   
   

 

 

 
      4,235,336   

MOROCCO — 0.51%

  

 

Morocco Government International Bond

   

4.25%, 12/11/22b

    600        615,150   

5.50%, 12/11/42b

    200        214,460   
   

 

 

 
      829,610   

NIGERIA — 0.39%

  

 

Nigeria Government International Bond

   

5.13%, 07/12/18b

    200        204,928   

6.38%, 07/12/23b

    200        210,400   

6.75%, 01/28/21b

    200        214,000   
   

 

 

 
      629,328   

PAKISTAN — 0.69%

  

 

Pakistan Government International Bond

   

6.88%, 06/01/17b

    200        208,500   

7.25%, 04/15/19b

    400        421,766   

8.25%, 04/15/24b

    450        490,500   
   

 

 

 
      1,120,766   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

RUSSIA – 8.83%

  

 

Russian Foreign Bond – Eurobond

   

3.25%, 04/04/17b

  $ 1,200      $ 1,219,740   

3.50%, 01/16/19b

    400        391,800   

4.50%, 04/04/22b

    400        388,928   

4.88%, 09/16/23b

    1,200        1,176,000   

5.00%, 04/29/20b

    1,400        1,424,500   

5.63%, 04/04/42b

    1,200        1,157,712   

5.88%, 09/16/43b

    800        787,400   

7.50%, 03/31/30b,d

    4,813        5,629,326   

11.00%, 07/24/18b

    1,000        1,221,170   

12.75%, 06/24/28b

    600        948,000   
   

 

 

 
      14,344,576   

SERBIA — 1.25%

  

 

Republic of Serbia

   

4.88%, 02/25/20b

    600        615,000   

5.25%, 11/21/17b

    400        413,164   

5.88%, 12/03/18b

    300        316,590   

7.25%, 09/28/21b

    600        691,074   
   

 

 

 
      2,035,828   

SRI LANKA — 1.11%

  

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond

   

5.88%, 07/25/22b

    400        406,800   

6.00%, 01/14/19b

    400        413,000   

6.25%, 10/04/20b

    650        672,750   

6.25%, 07/27/21b

    299        309,465   
   

 

 

 
      1,802,015   

TURKEY — 11.06%

  

 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey

   

5.00%, 09/23/21b

    200        201,504   

5.38%, 11/04/16b

    200        207,556   

Turkey Government International Bond

   

3.25%, 03/23/23

    554        521,231   

4.88%, 04/16/43

    800        772,000   

5.13%, 03/25/22

    442        467,968   

5.63%, 03/30/21

    850        927,265   

5.75%, 03/22/24

    1,000        1,102,040   

5.88%, 04/24/19b

    200        211,350   

6.00%, 01/14/41

    1,200        1,332,600   

6.25%, 09/26/22

    1,000        1,130,000   

6.63%, 02/17/45

    600        726,000   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.75%, 04/03/18

  $ 850      $ 939,250   

6.75%, 05/30/40

    875        1,060,937   

6.88%, 03/17/36

    820        998,186   

7.00%, 09/26/16

    500        537,500   

7.00%, 03/11/19

    800        904,240   

7.00%, 06/05/20

    950        1,094,305   

7.25%, 03/05/38

    410        522,545   

7.38%, 02/05/25

    1,320        1,621,950   

7.50%, 07/14/17

    600        663,120   

7.50%, 11/07/19

    250        290,725   

8.00%, 02/14/34

    563        758,755   

11.88%, 01/15/30

    554        964,461   
   

 

 

 
      17,955,488   

UKRAINE — 0.99%

  

 

Ukraine Government International Bond

   

6.25%, 06/17/16b

    600        273,864   

6.58%, 11/21/16b

    400        185,000   

6.75%, 11/14/17b

    300        139,500   

7.50%, 04/17/23b

    400        189,360   

7.75%, 09/23/20b

    500        227,500   

7.80%, 11/28/22b

    800        364,416   

7.95%, 02/23/21b

    500        228,830   
   

 

 

 
      1,608,470   

UNITED KINGDOM — 0.08%

  

 

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance PLC

   

8.75%, 01/22/18b

    200        132,776   
   

 

 

 
      132,776   

VENEZUELA — 3.30%

  

 

Venezuela Government International Bond

   

6.00%, 12/09/20b

    605        257,125   

7.00%, 12/01/18b

    200        99,000   

7.00%, 03/31/38b

    650        264,875   

7.65%, 04/21/25

    608        259,920   

7.75%, 10/13/19b

    1,050        485,625   

8.25%, 10/13/24b

    700        306,250   

9.00%, 05/07/23b

    795        361,725   

9.25%, 09/15/27

    1,370        671,300   

9.25%, 05/07/28b

    825        365,062   

9.38%, 01/13/34

    410        185,525   

11.75%, 10/21/26b

    1,150        583,625   

11.95%, 08/05/31b

    1,395        704,475   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security   Principal
or Shares
(000s)
    Value  

12.75%, 08/23/22b

  $ 1,050      $ 574,875   

13.63%, 08/15/18

    300        230,700   
   

 

 

 
      5,350,082   

VIETNAM — 0.50%

  

 

Vietnam Government International Bond

   

4.80%, 11/19/24b

    400        417,000   

6.75%, 01/29/20b

    350        395,062   
   

 

 

 
      812,062   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

   

 

(Cost: $89,903,028)

  

    85,972,808   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.29%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.29%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.00%f,g

    472        471,724   
   

 

 

 
    471,724   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $471,724)

  

    471,724   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 98.29%

   

 

(Cost: $166,815,454)

  

    159,597,163   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.71%

  

    2,783,187   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 162,380,350   
   

 

 

 

CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)

 

a  Investments are denominated in U.S. dollars.
b  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
d  Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.
e  Issuer is in default of interest payments.
f  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
g  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Security  

Principal

(000s)

    Value  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 95.77%

  

BRAZIL — 12.80%

  

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional

     

0.00%, 07/01/15

    BRL        3,674      $ 1,200,331   

0.00%, 01/01/16

    BRL        36,733        11,237,377   

0.00%, 04/01/16

    BRL        17,800        5,278,057   

0.00%, 07/01/16

    BRL        30,279        8,695,669   

0.00%, 10/01/16

    BRL        19,000        5,283,987   

0.00%, 01/01/17

    BRL        48,218        13,012,910   

0.00%, 07/01/17

    BRL        3,786        961,640   

0.00%, 01/01/18

    BRL        19,600        4,701,334   

0.00%, 01/01/19

    BRL        13,453        2,869,308   

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F

     

10.00%, 01/01/18

    BRL        28,054        8,743,965   

10.00%, 01/01/19

    BRL        2,138        655,823   

10.00%, 01/01/21

    BRL        15,516        4,623,728   

10.00%, 01/01/23

    BRL        20,882        6,078,803   

10.00%, 01/01/25

    BRL        20,850        5,937,572   

Brazilian Government International Bond

     

8.50%, 01/05/24

    BRL        500        169,220   

10.25%, 01/10/28

    BRL        1,420        527,934   

12.50%, 01/05/16

    BRL        1,400        469,149   

12.50%, 01/05/22

    BRL        1,633        652,046   
   

 

 

 
      81,098,853   

CHILE — 0.13%

  

Bonos del Banco Central de Chile en Pesos

     

6.00%, 02/01/21

    CLP        35,000        62,743   

Chile Government International Bond

     

5.50%, 08/05/20

    CLP        416,000        728,575   
   

 

 

 
      791,318   

COLOMBIA — 4.26%

  

Colombia Government International Bond

     

7.75%, 04/14/21

    COP        496,000        232,327   

9.85%, 06/28/27

    COP        2,998,000        1,637,896   

Colombian TES

     

6.00%, 04/28/28

    COP        3,545,000        1,317,273   

7.00%, 09/11/19

    COP        5,590,000        2,460,881   
Security  

Principal

(000s)

    Value  

7.00%, 05/04/22

    COP        4,322,000      $ 1,862,625   

7.25%, 06/15/16

    COP        2,617,000        1,118,931   

7.50%, 08/26/26

    COP        7,725,800        3,333,255   

7.75%, 09/18/30

    COP        2,050,000        876,739   

8.00%, 10/28/15

    COP        16,026,000        6,780,942   

10.00%, 07/24/24

    COP        7,616,000        3,873,606   

11.00%, 07/24/20

    COP        2,443,000        1,254,210   

11.25%, 10/24/18

    COP        4,568,000        2,249,307   
   

 

 

 
      26,997,992   

CZECH REPUBLIC — 3.02%

  

Czech Republic Government Bond

     

0.85%, 03/17/18

    CZK        35,030        1,463,414   

1.50%, 10/29/19

    CZK        13,470        584,349   

3.75%, 09/12/20

    CZK        41,490        2,020,248   

3.85%, 09/29/21

    CZK        38,940        1,953,272   

4.00%, 04/11/17

    CZK        42,590        1,872,327   

4.20%, 12/04/36

    CZK        50,460        3,079,530   

4.60%, 08/18/18

    CZK        66,550        3,123,356   

4.70%, 09/12/22

    CZK        22,760        1,227,431   

5.70%, 05/25/24

    CZK        37,010        2,230,868   

6.95%, 01/26/16

    CZK        37,290        1,599,417   
   

 

 

 
      19,154,212   

HUNGARY — 2.68%

  

Hungary Government Bond

     

4.00%, 04/25/18

    HUF        284,340        1,101,638   

5.50%, 02/12/16

    HUF        763,480        2,904,027   

5.50%, 12/20/18

    HUF        211,430        863,658   

5.50%, 06/24/25

    HUF        299,780        1,289,808   

6.00%, 11/24/23

    HUF        441,220        1,941,404   

6.50%, 06/24/19

    HUF        701,550        2,966,187   

6.75%, 11/24/17

    HUF        222,000        919,838   

7.00%, 06/24/22

    HUF        701,800        3,183,164   

7.50%, 11/12/20

    HUF        396,400        1,794,514   
   

 

 

 
      16,964,238   

INDONESIA — 4.34%

  

Indonesia Treasury Bond

     

5.63%, 05/15/23

    IDR        7,531,000        509,813   

6.63%, 05/15/33

    IDR        22,700,000        1,510,415   

7.00%, 05/15/22

    IDR        34,205,000        2,539,812   

7.88%, 04/15/19

    IDR        41,369,000        3,220,160   

8.25%, 06/15/32

    IDR        45,384,000        3,562,447   

8.38%, 03/15/24

    IDR        13,138,000        1,056,614   
 

 

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iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security  

Principal

(000s)

    Value  

8.38%, 09/15/26

    IDR        6,000,000      $ 479,074   

8.38%, 03/15/34

    IDR        5,000,000        398,264   

9.50%, 06/15/15

    IDR        3,791,000        293,190   

9.50%, 07/15/31

    IDR        74,295,000        6,462,361   

10.00%, 07/15/17

    IDR        21,137,000        1,711,392   

10.00%, 09/15/24

    IDR        17,060,000        1,506,939   

10.00%, 02/15/28

    IDR        6,552,000        583,046   

10.50%, 07/15/38

    IDR        4,860,000        459,001   

11.00%, 11/15/20

    IDR        15,732,000        1,393,883   

11.00%, 09/15/25

    IDR        19,220,000        1,814,131   
   

 

 

 
      27,500,542   

ISRAEL — 4.46%

  

Israel Government Bond – Fixed

     

2.25%, 05/31/19

    ILS        4,169        1,152,671   

4.00%, 01/31/18

    ILS        11,175        3,186,766   

4.25%, 03/31/23

    ILS        16,251        5,119,458   

5.00%, 01/31/20

    ILS        6,909        2,145,175   

5.50%, 02/28/17

    ILS        8,658        2,461,871   

5.50%, 01/31/22

    ILS        3,150        1,047,477   

5.50%, 01/31/42

    ILS        5,562        2,246,275   

6.00%, 02/28/19

    ILS        23,891        7,474,015   

6.25%, 10/30/26

    ILS        3,650        1,385,103   

Israel Government Bond – Shahar

     

6.50%, 01/31/16

    ILS        7,620        2,068,339   
   

 

 

 
      28,287,150   

MALAYSIA — 4.50%

  

Malaysia Government Bond

     

3.49%, 03/31/20

    MYR        6,899        1,923,100   

3.50%, 05/31/27

    MYR        3,546        943,217   

3.73%, 06/15/28

    MYR        1,800        489,697   

3.84%, 08/12/15

    MYR        32,809        9,232,396   

4.01%, 09/15/17

    MYR        7,348        2,096,516   

4.05%, 09/30/21

    MYR        3,374        961,839   

4.13%, 04/15/32

    MYR        7,400        2,077,423   

4.39%, 04/15/26

    MYR        8,565        2,489,658   

4.50%, 04/15/30

    MYR        3,300        973,285   

5.73%, 07/30/19

    MYR        17,350        5,274,468   

Malaysia Government Investment Issue

     

4.17%, 04/30/21

    MYR        7,098        2,027,599   
   

 

 

 
      28,489,198   
Security  

Principal

(000s)

    Value  

MEXICO — 8.94%

  

Mexican Bonos

     

5.00%, 06/15/17

    MXN        23,466      $ 1,555,134   

6.25%, 06/16/16

    MXN        38,193        2,556,644   

6.50%, 06/10/21

    MXN        89,936        6,114,350   

7.25%, 12/15/16

    MXN        99,770        6,838,107   

7.50%, 06/03/27

    MXN        75,449        5,461,999   

7.75%, 12/14/17

    MXN        48,350        3,399,967   

7.75%, 05/29/31

    MXN        27,758        2,063,368   

7.75%, 11/13/42

    MXN        37,092        2,785,368   

8.00%, 12/17/15

    MXN        35,000        2,347,793   

8.00%, 06/11/20

    MXN        10,320        751,005   

8.00%, 12/07/23

    MXN        69,446        5,156,559   

8.50%, 12/13/18

    MXN        76,843        5,584,142   

8.50%, 11/18/38

    MXN        27,030        2,178,440   

10.00%, 12/05/24

    MXN        83,277        7,021,347   

10.00%, 11/20/36

    MXN        30,767        2,836,433   
   

 

 

 
      56,650,656   

NIGERIA — 1.07%

  

Nigeria Government Bond

     

10.00%, 07/23/30

    NGN        233,200        805,067   

13.05%, 08/16/16

    NGN        288,600        1,432,123   

14.20%, 03/14/24

    NGN        261,720        1,323,580   

15.10%, 04/27/17

    NGN        270,926        1,385,262   

16.39%, 01/27/22

    NGN        334,287        1,847,818   
   

 

 

 
      6,793,850   

PERU — 1.02%

  

Peru Government Bond

     

5.70%, 08/12/24

    PEN        1,895        598,194   

6.85%, 02/12/42

    PEN        2,410        768,745   

6.90%, 08/12/37

    PEN        781        254,028   

6.95%, 08/12/31

    PEN        3,112        1,030,358   

8.20%, 08/12/26

    PEN        10,172        3,803,091   
   

 

 

 
      6,454,416   

PHILIPPINES — 4.28%

  

Philippine Government Bond

     

2.88%, 05/22/17

    PHP        63,740        1,437,578   

3.88%, 11/22/19

    PHP        25,000        572,535   

4.00%, 12/06/22

    PHP        44,000        975,747   

4.13%, 08/20/24

    PHP        50,000        1,159,477   

5.00%, 08/18/18

    PHP        116,380        2,767,377   

6.38%, 01/19/22

    PHP        77,798        1,988,575   

7.00%, 01/27/16

    PHP        151,096        3,504,593   
 

 

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iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security  

Principal

(000s)

    Value  

7.00%, 03/31/17

    PHP        23,140      $ 553,993   

8.00%, 07/19/31

    PHP        38,500        1,236,556   

8.13%, 12/16/35

    PHP        224,015        7,111,072   

8.50%, 11/29/32

    PHP        39,730        1,263,419   

Philippine Government International Bond

     

4.95%, 01/15/21

    PHP        126,000        3,036,111   

6.25%, 01/14/36

    PHP        57,000        1,500,842   
   

 

 

 
      27,107,875   

POLAND — 4.31%

  

Poland Government Bond

     

0.00%, 07/25/15

    PLN        2,225        614,401   

0.00%, 01/25/16

    PLN        12,591        3,449,259   

3.25%, 07/25/19

    PLN        7,334        2,122,107   

3.25%, 07/25/25

    PLN        4,753        1,386,352   

3.75%, 04/25/18

    PLN        15,000        4,376,021   

4.00%, 10/25/23

    PLN        7,500        2,303,136   

4.75%, 10/25/16

    PLN        10,657        3,084,391   

5.00%, 04/25/16

    PLN        5,774        1,651,520   

5.25%, 10/25/20

    PLN        7,244        2,310,931   

5.50%, 10/25/19

    PLN        3,477        1,100,008   

5.75%, 09/23/22

    PLN        14,580        4,927,734   
   

 

 

 
      27,325,860   

ROMANIA — 1.91%

  

Romania Government Bond

     

4.75%, 06/24/19

    RON        4,700        1,305,346   

5.60%, 11/28/18

    RON        3,680        1,045,014   

5.75%, 01/27/16

    RON        4,040        1,056,337   

5.85%, 04/26/23

    RON        9,570        2,880,092   

5.90%, 07/26/17

    RON        4,960        1,370,095   

6.75%, 06/11/17

    RON        10,400        2,906,602   

Romanian Government International Bond

     

4.75%, 08/29/16

    RON        5,820        1,538,008   
   

 

 

 
      12,101,494   

RUSSIA — 3.80%

  

Russian Federal Bond – OFZ

  

   

6.00%, 05/11/16

    RUB        66,278        1,230,115   

6.20%, 01/31/18

    RUB        76,303        1,317,083   

6.70%, 05/15/19

    RUB        43,201        725,604   

6.80%, 12/11/19

    RUB        37,138        619,091   

6.88%, 07/15/15

    RUB        252,461        4,869,168   

7.00%, 01/25/23

    RUB        127,000        2,006,313   
Security  

Principal

(000s)

    Value  

7.05%, 01/19/28

    RUB        60,500      $ 897,245   

7.40%, 04/19/17

    RUB        69,540        1,273,808   

7.40%, 06/14/17

    RUB        102,560        1,873,686   

7.50%, 03/15/18

    RUB        55,773        995,683   

7.50%, 02/27/19

    RUB        84,000        1,461,340   

7.60%, 04/14/21

    RUB        190,974        3,224,258   

8.15%, 02/03/27

    RUB        201,635        3,341,715   

Russian Foreign Bond – Eurobond

     

7.85%, 03/10/18a

    RUB        15,000        268,949   
   

 

 

 
      24,104,058   

SOUTH AFRICA — 4.36%

  

South Africa Government Bond

     

6.25%, 03/31/36

    ZAR        62,209        4,050,610   

6.50%, 02/28/41

    ZAR        49,808        3,273,998   

6.75%, 03/31/21

    ZAR        45,260        3,642,408   

7.25%, 01/15/20

    ZAR        16,428        1,363,716   

8.00%, 01/31/30

    ZAR        25,760        2,083,440   

8.25%, 09/15/17

    ZAR        52,607        4,518,097   

8.50%, 01/31/37

    ZAR        14,680        1,216,426   

8.75%, 02/28/48

    ZAR        29,300        2,483,215   

10.50%, 12/21/26

    ZAR        47,274        4,706,385   

13.50%, 09/15/15

    ZAR        567        48,609   

13.50%, 09/15/16

    ZAR        2,667        243,079   
   

 

 

 
      27,629,983   

SOUTH KOREA — 21.10%

  

Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond

     

2.76%, 06/02/15

    KRW        5,606,980        5,234,471   

2.80%, 08/02/15

    KRW        2,577,000        2,410,120   

2.90%, 12/02/15

    KRW        11,822,000        11,101,211   

Korea Treasury Bond

     

2.75%, 09/10/17

    KRW        16,615,260        15,830,065   

3.00%, 12/10/42

    KRW        5,425,970        5,361,132   

3.13%, 03/10/19

    KRW        6,500,000        6,324,706   

3.50%, 03/10/17

    KRW        8,612,000        8,282,703   

3.50%, 03/10/24

    KRW        3,862,430        3,920,655   

3.75%, 06/10/22

    KRW        3,000,000        3,077,015   

3.75%, 12/10/33

    KRW        3,325,410        3,613,002   

4.00%, 03/10/16

    KRW        7,159,600        6,806,629   

4.00%, 12/10/31

    KRW        9,510,250        10,520,093   

4.25%, 06/10/21

    KRW        2,815,000        2,937,841   
 

 

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iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security  

Principal

(000s)

    Value  

4.75%, 12/10/30

    KRW        4,743,000      $ 5,636,516   

5.00%, 09/10/16

    KRW        5,514,000        5,364,114   

5.00%, 06/10/20

    KRW        8,100,000        8,619,700   

5.25%, 09/10/15

    KRW        7,890,260        7,450,628   

5.25%, 03/10/27

    KRW        5,000,000        5,970,849   

5.50%, 09/10/17

    KRW        4,274,600        4,323,846   

5.50%, 12/10/29

    KRW        3,299,290        4,164,646   

5.75%, 09/10/18

    KRW        6,400,000        6,710,388   
   

 

 

 
      133,660,330   

THAILAND — 4.38%

  

Thailand Government Bond

     

3.13%, 12/11/15

    THB        190,870        5,843,986   

3.58%, 12/17/27

    THB        162,108        5,353,818   

3.63%, 05/22/15

    THB        30,122        914,625   

3.65%, 12/17/21

    THB        30,650        1,007,838   

3.78%, 06/25/32

    THB        61,242        1,961,992   

3.80%, 06/14/41

    THB        30,000        957,516   

3.85%, 12/12/25

    THB        52,479        1,790,733   

3.88%, 06/13/19

    THB        37,770        1,233,354   

4.13%, 11/18/16

    THB        26,230        826,032   

4.85%, 06/17/61

    THB        14,000        504,803   

4.88%, 06/22/29

    THB        49,500        1,862,215   

5.67%, 03/13/28

    THB        99,420        3,938,648   

6.15%, 07/07/26

    THB        37,899        1,551,071   
   

 

 

 
      27,746,631   

TURKEY — 4.41%

  

Turkey Government Bond

     

0.00%, 07/15/15

    TRY        1,198        438,788   

6.30%, 02/14/18

    TRY        7,776        2,680,026   

8.30%, 10/07/15

    TRY        3,200        1,187,223   

8.50%, 07/10/19

    TRY        12,410        4,495,184   

8.50%, 09/14/22

    TRY        10,372        3,736,696   

8.80%, 09/27/23

    TRY        6,874        2,507,906   

9.00%, 01/27/16

    TRY        20,010        7,416,410   

9.00%, 07/24/24

    TRY        4,123        1,533,516   

10.50%, 01/15/20

    TRY        10,095        3,969,848   
   

 

 

 
      27,965,597   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $659,264,056)

  

      606,824,253   
Security  

Shares

(000s)

    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.01%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.01%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%b,c

      57      $ 57,188   
   

 

 

 
        57,188   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost: $57,188)

      57,188   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 95.78%

   

 

(Cost: $659,321,244)

      606,881,441   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 4.22%

  

    26,750,100   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 633,631,541   
   

 

 

 

 

BRL

 

—  Brazilian Real

CLP

 

—  Chilean Peso

COP

 

—  Colombian Peso

CZK

 

—  Czech Koruna

HUF

 

—  Hungarian Forint

IDR

 

—  Indonesian Rupiah

ILS

 

—  Israeli Shekel

KRW

 

—  South Korean Won

MXN

 

—  Mexican Peso

MYR

 

—  Malaysian Ringgit

NGN

 

—  Nigerian Naira

PEN

 

—  Peru Nuevo Sol

PHP

 

—  Philippine Peso

PLN

 

—  Polish Zloty

RON

 

—  Romanian Leu

RUB

 

—  New Russian Ruble

THB

 

—  Thai Baht

TRY

 

—  Turkish Lira

ZAR

 

—  South African Rand

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
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® GLOBAL ex USD HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 97.39%

  

AUSTRALIA — 0.37%

  

Origin Energy Finance Ltd.

     

4.00%, 09/16/74 (Call 09/16/19)a,b

    EUR        850      $ 925,084   
   

 

 

 
        925,084   

AUSTRIA — 1.03%

  

BAWAG PSK Bank fuer Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Oesterreichische Postsparkasse AG

     

8.13%, 10/30/23a

    EUR        300        412,642   

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

     

4.50%, 02/21/25 (Call 02/21/20)a,b

    EUR        400        373,143   

6.00%, 10/16/23a

    EUR        500        530,861   

6.63%, 05/18/21

    EUR        400        452,702   

Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederoesterreich-
Wien AG

     

5.88%, 11/27/23a

    EUR        200        191,614   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH

     

3.38%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/18)a

    EUR        225        246,136   

Wienerberger AG

     

4.00%, 04/17/20

    EUR        300        367,070   
   

 

 

 
        2,574,168   

BELGIUM — 0.35%

  

Barry Callebaut Services NV

     

5.63%, 06/15/21a

    EUR        200        272,742   

6.00%, 07/13/17

    EUR        300        373,311   

Ontex Group NV

     

4.75%, 11/15/21 (Call 11/15/17)a

    EUR        200        241,479   
   

 

 

 
        887,532   

CANADA — 4.02%

  

Air Canada

     

7.63%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/16)c

    CAD        250        221,362   

Armtec Holdings Ltd.

     

8.88%, 09/22/17 (Call 06/01/15)d

    CAD        63        5,721   

Athabasca Oil Corp.

     

7.50%, 11/19/17 (Call 06/01/15)c

    CAD        250        186,275   

7.50%, 11/19/17 (Call 06/01/15)a

    CAD        250        185,759   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

AutoCanada Inc.

     

5.63%, 05/25/21 (Call 05/25/17)

    CAD        100      $ 81,527   

Baytex Energy Corp.

     

6.63%, 07/19/22 (Call 07/19/17)

    CAD        250        208,462   

Bombardier Inc.

     

6.13%, 05/15/21a

    EUR        600        729,478   

Brookfield Office Properties Inc.

     

4.00%, 04/16/18

    CAD        100        84,727   

4.30%, 01/17/17

    CAD        100        84,727   

Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp.

     

7.38%, 04/17/20 (Call 04/17/17)

    CAD        250        207,430   

Cascades Inc.

     

5.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)c

    CAD        200        165,944   

Centric Health Corp.

     

8.63%, 04/18/18 (Call 04/18/16)

    CAD        130        84,788   

Corus Entertainment Inc.

     

4.25%, 02/11/20a

    CAD        500        406,605   

Crew Energy Inc.

     

8.38%, 10/21/20 (Call 10/21/16)a

    CAD        150        123,220   

DHX Media Ltd.

     

5.88%, 12/02/21 (Call 12/02/17)

    CAD        125        102,941   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.

     

8.50%, 11/26/20 (Call 11/26/16)c

    CAD        150        123,839   

GFL Environmental Inc.

     

7.50%, 06/18/18 (Call 06/18/15)a

    CAD        199        163,472   

Gibson Energy Inc.

     

5.38%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)c

    CAD        125        103,973   

5.38%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a

    CAD        250        210,010   

7.00%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)c

    CAD        100        87,926   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Great Canadian Gaming Corp.

     

6.63%, 07/25/22 (Call 07/25/17)c

    CAD        425      $ 365,790   

Iron Mountain Canada Operations ULC

     

6.13%, 08/15/21 (Call 08/15/17)

    CAD        250        214,654   

Mattamy Group Corp.

     

6.88%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/15)c

    CAD        200        164,706   

Newalta Corp.

     

Series 2

     

7.75%, 11/14/19 (Call 11/14/15)

    CAD        50        43,189   

Noralta Lodge Ltd.

     

7.50%, 09/24/19 (Call 09/24/16)a

    CAD        100        72,652   

NRL Energy Investments Ltd.

     

8.25%, 04/13/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    CAD        100        62,745   

Paramount Resources Ltd.

     

7.63%, 12/04/19 (Call 12/04/15)

    CAD        400        339,319   

8.25%, 12/13/17 (Call 06/01/15)

    CAD        300        254,489   

Parkland Fuel Corp.

     

5.50%, 05/28/21 (Call 05/28/17)

    CAD        250        206,398   

6.00%, 11/21/22 (Call 11/21/17)

    CAD        150        128,173   

Perpetual Energy Inc.

     

8.75%, 03/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    CAD        200        151,909   

8.75%, 07/23/19 (Call 07/23/16)

    CAD        100        73,891   

Postmedia Network Inc.

     

8.25%, 08/16/17 (Call 08/16/15)c

    CAD        128        108,253   

Precision Drilling Corp.

     

6.50%, 03/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    CAD        150        125,077   

Quebecor Media Inc.

     

6.63%, 01/15/23c

    CAD        550        481,321   

7.38%, 01/15/21 (Call 01/15/16)

    CAD        150        131,889   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

River Cree Enterprises LP

     

11.00%, 01/20/21 (Call 01/20/18)c

    CAD        100      $ 85,346   

Russel Metals Inc.

     

6.00%, 04/19/22 (Call 04/19/17)c

    CAD        50        42,518   

6.00%, 04/19/22 (Call 04/19/17)

    CAD        200        170,898   

Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc.

     

5.63%, 04/23/21 (Call 04/23/17)c

    CAD        200        168,008   

Southern Pacific Resource Corp.

     

8.75%, 01/25/18 (Call 06/01/15)c,d

    CAD        50        1,858   

Superior Plus LP

     

6.50%, 12/09/21 (Call 12/09/17)

    CAD        200        171,723   

Tervita Corp.

     

9.00%, 11/15/18 (Call 11/15/15)c

    CAD        125        93,911   

Trilogy Energy Corp.

     

7.25%, 12/13/19 (Call 12/13/15)c

    CAD        250        200,206   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

     

4.50%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a

    EUR        1,300        1,471,282   

Vermilion Energy Inc.

     

6.50%, 02/10/16 (Call 06/01/15)

    CAD        100        82,848   

Videotron Ltd.

     

5.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    CAD        375        319,236   

6.88%, 07/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)

    CAD        225        198,472   

7.13%, 01/15/20 (Call 06/01/15)

    CAD        200        171,103   

Wajax Corp.

     

6.13%, 10/23/20 (Call 10/23/17)a

    CAD        100        82,559   

Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Ltd.

     

9.25%, 11/30/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    CAD        374        323,162   
   

 

 

 
        10,075,771   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CAYMAN ISLANDS — 0.72%

     

Brakes Capital

     

7.13%, 12/15/18 (Call 12/15/15)c

    GBP        100      $ 156,364   

7.13%, 12/15/18 (Call 12/15/15)a

    GBP        300        469,093   

UPCB Finance IV Ltd.

     

4.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/21)a

    EUR        500        558,202   

Viridian Group FundCo II Ltd.

     

7.50%, 03/01/20 (Call 09/01/17)a

    EUR        550        631,710   
   

 

 

 
        1,815,369   

DENMARK — 0.27%

     

TDC A/S

     

3.50%, 02/26/49 (Call 02/26/21)a,b

    EUR        600        670,985   
   

 

 

 
        670,985   

FINLAND — 0.79%

     

Nokia OYJ

     

6.75%, 02/04/19a

    EUR        400        534,450   

Stora Enso OYJ

     

5.00%, 03/19/18a

    EUR        550        678,385   

5.50%, 03/07/19a

    EUR        350        447,776   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     

6.63%, 01/23/17

    GBP        200        331,487   
   

 

 

 
        1,992,098   

FRANCE — 12.47%

     

3AB Optique Developpement SAS

     

5.63%, 04/15/19 (Call 10/15/15)a

    EUR        300        328,399   

Areva SA

     

3.13%, 03/20/23 (Call 12/20/22)a

    EUR        700        767,594   

3.25%, 09/04/20a

    EUR        500        567,369   

3.50%, 03/22/21

    EUR        600        681,828   

3.88%, 09/23/16

    EUR        500        578,698   

4.38%, 11/06/19

    EUR        800        958,529   

4.63%, 10/05/17

    EUR        700        834,831   

4.88%, 09/23/24

    EUR        800        967,636   

Cegedim SA

     

6.75%, 04/01/20 (Call 04/01/16)a

    EUR        300        363,491   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Cerba European Lab SAS

     

7.00%, 02/01/20 (Call 02/01/16)a

    EUR        350      $ 417,685   

CGG SA

     

5.88%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/17)a

    EUR        350        376,505   

Ciments Francais SA

     

4.75%, 04/04/17 a

    EUR        350        417,464   

CMA CGM SA

     

8.75%, 12/15/18 (Call 12/15/15)a

    EUR        200        238,677   

8.88%, 04/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        233,074   

Crown European Holdings SA

     

3.38%, 05/15/25

    EUR        175        195,361   

4.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 04/15/22)a

    EUR        500        598,093   

Darty Financement SAS

     

5.88%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/17)a

    EUR        200        236,809   

Europcar Groupe SA

     

9.38%, 04/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        300        352,973   

11.50%, 05/15/17a

    EUR        350        443,177   

Faurecia

     

Series APR

     

3.13%, 06/15/22 (Call 06/15/18)a

    EUR        150        168,746   

3.13%, 06/15/22 (Call 06/15/18)a

    EUR        200        224,110   

9.38%, 12/15/16a

    EUR        400        506,489   

Financiere Gaillon 8 SAS

     

7.00%, 09/30/19 (Call 03/31/16)a

    EUR        300        346,250   

Groupama SA

     

7.88%, 10/27/39 (Call 10/27/19)b

    EUR        650        832,148   

Holdikks SAS

     

6.75%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    EUR        300        329,021   

Holding Medi-Partenaires SAS

     

7.00%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)a

    EUR        400        474,553   

HomeVi SAS

     

6.88%, 08/15/21 (Call 08/15/17)a

    EUR        300        360,537   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Italcementi Finance SA

     

6.13%, 02/21/18a

    EUR        400      $ 496,404   

6.63%, 03/19/20a,e

    EUR        750        987,905   

La Financiere Atalian SAS

     

7.25%, 01/15/20 (Call 01/15/17)a

    EUR        200        242,556   

Labco SA

     

8.50%, 01/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        475        558,209   

Labeyrie Fine Foods SAS

     

5.63%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/15/17)a

    EUR        250        294,144   

Lafarge SA

     

4.75%, 03/23/20

    EUR        450        589,339   

4.75%, 09/30/20a

    EUR        600        795,675   

5.38%, 06/26/17a

    EUR        450        552,188   

5.88%, 07/09/19a

    EUR        400        534,919   

6.25%, 04/13/18a

    EUR        400        504,239   

6.63%, 11/29/18a

    EUR        950        1,232,185   

6.75%, 12/16/19a

    EUR        600        808,025   

8.88%, 11/24/16a

    EUR        600        753,010   

Loxam SAS

     

4.88%, 07/23/21 (Call 07/23/17)a

    EUR        300        349,612   

7.00%, 07/23/22 (Call 07/23/17)a

    EUR        250        288,542   

7.38%, 01/24/20 (Call 01/24/16)a

    EUR        250        301,148   

Nexans SA

     

4.25%, 03/19/18

    EUR        200        239,798   

5.75%, 05/02/17

    EUR        300        363,899   

Novafives SAS

     

4.50%, 06/30/21 (Call 06/30/17)a

    EUR        350        386,800   

Novalis SAS

     

3.00%, 04/30/22 (Call 04/30/18)a

    EUR        225        251,098   

Numericable-SFR SAS

     

5.38%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

    EUR        850        997,710   

5.63%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)a

    EUR        1,100        1,301,939   

Paprec Holding

     

5.25%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/18)a

    EUR        200        232,514   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Peugeot SA

     

5.00%, 10/28/16

    EUR        550      $ 651,671   

5.63%, 07/11/17

    EUR        500        613,268   

6.50%, 01/18/19a

    EUR        600        784,538   

7.38%, 03/06/18a

    EUR        750        975,074   

Rexel SA

     

5.13%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/16)a

    EUR        600        719,393   

SGD Group SAS

     

5.63%, 05/15/19 (Call 10/15/15)a

    EUR        300        346,250   

SMCP SAS

     

8.88%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/16)a

    EUR        200        243,720   

SPCM SA

     

2.88%, 06/15/23 (Call 06/15/18)a

    EUR        250        281,538   

Tereos Finance Groupe I

     

4.25%, 03/04/20 (Call 03/04/19)

    EUR        400        448,862   

THOM Europe SAS

     

7.38%, 07/15/19 (Call 07/15/16)a

    EUR        300        352,553   
   

 

 

 
        31,278,772   

GERMANY — 8.39%

     

Bayerische Landbank

     

5.75%, 10/23/17

    EUR        800        978,116   

CeramTec Group GmbH

     

8.25%, 08/15/21 (Call 08/15/16)a

    EUR        200        246,521   

Commerzbank AG

     

6.38%, 03/22/19

    EUR        1,100        1,433,478   

7.75%, 03/16/21

    EUR        1,200        1,697,361   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

     

1.13%, 09/12/19a

    EUR        450        504,458   

6.50%, 07/07/16

    EUR        100        119,792   

Deutsche Raststaetten Gruppe IV GmbH

     

6.75%, 12/30/20 (Call 12/30/16)a

    EUR        400        489,680   

Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH

     

5.88%, 02/01/17

    EUR        250        303,697   

FTE Verwaltungs GmbH

     

9.00%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)a

    EUR        200        240,078   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Hapag-Lloyd AG

     

7.50%, 10/15/19 (Call 10/15/16)a

    EUR        200      $ 236,436   

7.75%, 10/01/18 (Call 10/01/15)a

    EUR        300        352,133   

Heckler & Koch GmbH

     

9.50%, 05/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        300        248,762   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

     

9.25%, 04/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        211        244,955   

Hornbach Baumarkt AG

     

3.88%, 02/15/20a

    EUR        250        306,009   

HP Pelzer Holding GmbH

     

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    EUR        250        302,198   

KraussMaffei Group GmbH

     

8.75%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/15)a

    EUR        180        219,852   

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

     

6.00%, 06/29/20

    EUR        400        538,536   

Pfleiderer GmbH

     

7.88%, 08/01/19 (Call 08/01/16)a

    EUR        250        289,942   

ProGroup AG

     

5.13%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/18)a

    EUR        100        114,436   

Rheinmetall AG

     

5.25%, 09/22/17

    EUR        400        489,843   

SGL Carbon SE

     

4.88%, 01/15/21 (Call 01/15/17)a

    EUR        200        239,820   

Techem Energy Metering Service GmbH & Co. KG

     

7.88%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)a

    EUR        300        369,781   

Techem GmbH

     

6.13%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/15)a

    EUR        400        475,113   

ThyssenKrupp AG

     

1.75%, 11/25/20 (Call 08/25/20)a

    EUR        675        753,724   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.50%, 02/25/25a

    EUR        550      $ 613,534   

3.13%, 10/25/19 (Call 07/25/19)a

    EUR        1,000        1,182,715   

4.00%, 08/27/18

    EUR        1,350        1,632,175   

4.38%, 02/28/17

    EUR        1,100        1,304,703   

Trionista Holdco GmbH

     

5.00%, 04/30/20 (Call 04/30/16)a

    EUR        300        351,292   

Trionista TopCo GmbH

     

6.88%, 04/30/21 (Call 04/30/16)a

    EUR        400        484,078   

TUI AG

     

4.50%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/16)a

    EUR        250        295,545   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH

     

3.50%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/21)a

    EUR        300        334,064   

4.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    EUR        800        921,092   

5.13%, 01/21/23 (Call 01/21/18)a

    EUR        270        322,607   

5.50%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)a

    EUR        540        651,992   

5.63%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a

    EUR        360        437,687   

5.75%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)a

    EUR        360        437,687   

Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH

     

3.75%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/21)a

    EUR        600        653,841   

WEPA Hygieneprodukte GmbH

     

6.50%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)a

    EUR        200        241,759   
   

 

 

 
        21,059,492   

ICELAND — 0.04%

     

Arion Banki HF

     

3.13%, 03/12/18a

    EUR        100        111,495   
   

 

 

 
        111,495   

IRELAND — 3.18%

     

Allied Irish Banks PLC

     

1.38%, 03/16/20a

    EUR        400        444,993   

2.75%, 04/16/19a

    EUR        500        589,353   

2.88%, 11/28/16a

    EUR        350        403,684   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC

     

9.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)a

    EUR        300      $ 359,310   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.

     

4.25%, 01/15/22 (Call 06/30/17)a

    EUR        1,000        1,144,362   

Bank of Ireland

     

1.25%, 04/09/20a

    EUR        600        666,239   

2.00%, 05/08/17a

    EUR        500        570,494   

2.75%, 06/05/16

    EUR        150        171,468   

3.25%, 01/15/19a

    EUR        550        660,015   

4.25%, 06/11/24 (Call 06/11/19)a,b

    EUR        650        752,029   

10.00%, 12/19/22a

    EUR        200        307,031   

eircom Finance Ltd.

     

9.25%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)a

    EUR        300        366,420   

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions

     

2.75%, 02/01/25a

    EUR        250        287,841   

3.25%, 06/01/21 (Call 03/10/21)a

    EUR        500        596,693   

4.13%, 01/30/20a

    EUR        250        308,151   

UT2 Funding PLC

     

5.32%, 06/30/16

    EUR        300        342,888   
   

 

 

 
        7,970,971   

ITALY — 15.08%

     

Astaldi SpA

     

7.13%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a

    EUR        650        782,074   

Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova SpA

     

2.38%, 03/20/20a

    EUR        450        503,541   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA

     

3.63%, 04/01/19a

    EUR        1,000        1,159,900   

4.88%, 05/31/16

    EUR        400        451,582   

5.00%, 04/21/20a

    EUR        400        460,546   

5.60%, 09/09/20

    EUR        400        472,872   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl

     

4.25%, 01/30/19a

    EUR        350        426,028   

7.13%, 03/01/21a

    EUR        500        657,200   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Banca Popolare di Vicenza

     

2.75%, 03/20/20a

    EUR        600      $ 666,279   

3.50%, 01/20/17a

    EUR        500        569,199   

5.00%, 10/25/18a

    EUR        200        238,712   

Banco Popolare SC

     

2.38%, 01/22/18a

    EUR        700        798,033   

3.50%, 03/14/19a

    EUR        1,100        1,293,844   

3.75%, 01/28/16a

    EUR        500        570,864   

6.00%, 11/05/20a

    EUR        600        741,227   

6.38%, 05/31/21a

    EUR        300        379,715   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

     

5.13%, 12/09/16a

    EUR        200        237,698   

6.25%, 09/28/18a

    EUR        350        449,617   

Cerved Group SpA

     

6.38%, 01/15/20 (Call 01/15/16)a

    EUR        300        353,814   

Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti-CMC di Ravenna SC

     

7.50%, 08/01/21 (Call 08/01/17)a

    EUR        250        260,528   

Enel SpA

     

5.00%, 01/15/75 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    EUR        800        969,276   

6.50%, 01/10/74 (Call 01/10/19)a,b

    EUR        1,150        1,440,047   

Iccrea Banca SpA

     

1.88%, 11/25/19a

    EUR        350        401,972   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     

2.86%, 04/23/25a

    EUR        500        551,150   

3.93%, 09/15/26a

    EUR        850        1,020,399   

5.00%, 09/23/19a

    EUR        900        1,133,578   

5.15%, 07/16/20

    EUR        800        1,028,811   

6.63%, 05/08/18a

    EUR        200        253,536   

6.63%, 09/13/23a

    EUR        1,250        1,763,045   

IVS F SpA

     

7.13%, 04/01/20 (Call 04/01/16)a

    EUR        200        235,315   

Manutencoop Facility Management SpA

     

8.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/16)a

    EUR        300        313,911   

Mediobanca SpA

     

5.00%, 11/15/20

    EUR        650        814,376   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series 0000

     

5.75%, 04/18/23

    EUR        400      $ 528,028   

Piaggio & C SpA

     

4.63%, 04/30/21 (Call 04/30/17)a

    EUR        200        236,167   

Rhino Bondco SpA

     

7.25%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/01/16)a

    EUR        200        239,798   

Salini Costruttori SpA

     

6.13%, 08/01/18

    EUR        300        376,453   

Sisal Group SpA

     

7.25%, 09/30/17 (Call 05/11/15)a

    EUR        200        223,550   

Snai SpA

     

7.63%, 06/15/18 (Call 12/15/15)a

    EUR        300        352,133   

TeamSystem Holding SpA

     

7.38%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)a

    EUR        365        432,518   

Telecom Italia SpA

     

3.25%, 01/16/23a

    EUR        800        949,599   

4.00%, 01/21/20a

    EUR        275        338,847   

4.50%, 09/20/17a

    EUR        400        485,091   

4.50%, 01/25/21a

    EUR        250        317,470   

4.75%, 05/25/18a

    EUR        500        617,306   

4.88%, 09/25/20a

    EUR        200        257,598   

5.25%, 02/10/22a

    EUR        350        468,543   

5.38%, 01/29/19a

    EUR        700        891,992   

6.13%, 12/14/18

    EUR        450        585,168   

6.38%, 06/24/19

    GBP        400        681,755   

7.00%, 01/20/17a

    EUR        400        495,745   

8.25%, 03/21/16

    EUR        150        179,194   

UniCredit SpA

     

5.75%, 09/26/17

    EUR        900        1,111,766   

5.75%, 10/28/25 (Call 10/28/20)a,b

    EUR        900        1,124,573   

6.13%, 04/19/21

    EUR        600        778,961   

6.70%, 06/05/18

    EUR        650        830,327   

6.95%, 10/31/22a

    EUR        1,250        1,710,193   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

     

3.00%, 03/18/25a

    EUR        850        935,990   

4.38%, 03/05/21a

    EUR        240        302,928   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Veneto Banca SCPA

     

4.00%, 01/20/17a

    EUR        450      $ 514,231   

4.00%, 05/20/19a

    EUR        300        346,381   

4.25%, 01/18/16a

    EUR        100        113,306   
   

 

 

 
        37,824,300   

JAPAN — 0.27%

     

SoftBank Corp.

     

4.63%, 04/15/20a

    EUR        550        679,473   
   

 

 

 
        679,473   

JERSEY — 1.29%

     

AA Bond Co. Ltd.

     

5.50%, 07/31/43 (Call 07/31/18)a

    GBP        600        935,881   

9.50%, 07/31/43 (Call 01/31/16)a

    GBP        600        1,016,560   

Aston Martin Capital Ltd.

     

9.25%, 07/15/18

    GBP        100        157,517   

9.25%, 07/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    GBP        200        315,034   

Avis Budget Finance PLC

     

6.00%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/16)a

    EUR        400        476,551   

Hastings Insurance Group Finance PLC

     

8.00%, 10/21/20 (Call 10/30/16)c

    GBP        100        164,816   

8.00%, 10/21/20 (Call 10/30/16)a

    GBP        100        164,816   
   

 

 

 
        3,231,175   

LUXEMBOURG — 16.79%

     

Aldesa Financial Services SA

     

7.25%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/17)a

    EUR        150        152,115   

Altice Financing SA

     

5.25%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)a

    EUR        500        588,935   

6.50%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/15/16)a

    EUR        250        302,184   

Altice Finco SA

     

9.00%, 06/15/23 (Call 06/15/18)a

    EUR        200        259,127   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Altice SA

     

6.25%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a

    EUR        750      $ 842,513   

7.25%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

    EUR        1,750        2,029,596   

ArcelorMittal

     

2.88%, 07/06/20a

    EUR        400        448,890   

3.00%, 03/25/19a

    EUR        900        1,031,180   

3.00%, 04/09/21a

    EUR        200        224,354   

3.13%, 01/14/22a

    EUR        700        788,307   

5.75%, 03/29/18a

    EUR        400        497,166   

5.88%, 11/17/17a

    EUR        750        925,196   

10.63%, 06/03/16

    EUR        650        804,477   

Auris Luxembourg II SA

     

8.00%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)a

    EUR        200        243,720   

Befesa Zinc SAU Via Zinc Capital SA

     

8.88%, 05/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        300        351,041   

Bormioli Rocco Holdings SA

     

10.00%, 08/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        229,713   

Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA

     

10.38%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/15)a

    GBP        150        252,987   

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA

     

5.88%, 05/15/23

    EUR        325        358,261   

8.75%, 05/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        600        689,138   

Clariant Finance Luxembourg SA

     

5.63%, 01/24/17

    EUR        400        486,443   

CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA

     

2.75%, 03/18/19a

    EUR        800        914,817   

2.88%, 09/27/21a

    EUR        550        629,861   

6.25%, 03/09/18a

    EUR        1,100        1,374,601   

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA

     

7.38%, 12/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        150        174,806   

10.88%, 12/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        250        296,946   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Dufry Finance SCA

     

4.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a

    EUR        450      $ 533,242   

Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe

     

4.75%, 03/22/21a

    EUR        650        799,870   

4.75%, 07/15/22a

    EUR        1,000        1,241,832   

6.38%, 04/01/16a

    EUR        400        468,061   

6.63%, 03/15/18a

    EUR        800        1,001,773   

6.75%, 10/14/19a

    EUR        700        915,701   

7.00%, 03/23/17a

    EUR        700        856,853   

7.38%, 07/09/18

    EUR        300        386,037   

7.75%, 10/17/16a

    EUR        600        729,492   

Findus Bondco SA

     

9.13%, 07/01/18 (Call 07/01/15)a

    EUR        200        236,436   

Finmeccanica SA

     

8.00%, 12/16/19

    GBP        350        641,132   

Finmeccanica SpA

     

4.50%, 01/19/21

    EUR        750        941,495   

FMC Finance VI SA

     

5.50%, 07/15/16a

    EUR        300        354,693   

FMC Finance VII SA

     

5.25%, 02/15/21a

    EUR        200        268,414   

FMC Finance VIII SA

     

5.25%, 07/31/19a

    EUR        250        324,959   

6.50%, 09/15/18a

    EUR        350        460,336   

Galapagos Holding SA

     

7.00%, 06/15/22 (Call 06/15/17)a

    EUR        100        106,452   

Galapagos SA/Luxembourg

     

5.38%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)a

    EUR        150        170,385   

Gategroup Finance Luxembourg SA

     

6.75%, 03/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        235,315   

GCS Holdco Finance I SA

     

6.50%, 11/15/18 (Call 11/15/15)a

    EUR        350        409,841   

Geo Debt Finance SCA

     

7.50%, 08/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        216,826   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA

     

5.88%, 05/31/20 (Call 05/31/16)a

    EUR        350      $ 413,763   

HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA

     

2.25%, 03/12/19a

    EUR        450        526,046   

3.25%, 10/21/20a

    EUR        350        431,412   

3.25%, 10/21/21a

    EUR        400        500,886   

5.63%, 01/04/18

    EUR        500        625,762   

7.50%, 04/03/20a

    EUR        600        863,944   

8.00%, 01/31/17a

    EUR        850        1,069,710   

8.50%, 10/31/19a

    EUR        450        660,027   

9.50%, 12/15/18a

    EUR        400        579,181   

INEOS Group Holdings SA

     

5.75%, 02/15/19 (Call 02/15/16)a

    EUR        550        630,940   

6.50%, 08/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        350        405,919   

Intralot Capital Luxembourg SA

     

6.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/17)a

    EUR        250        249,322   

Intralot Finance Luxembourg SA

     

9.75%, 08/15/18 (Call 08/15/16)a

    EUR        250        284,340   

KION Finance SA

     

6.75%, 02/15/20 (Call 02/15/16)a

    EUR        350        419,156   

Magnolia BC SA

     

9.00%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/16)a

    EUR        300        359,697   

Matterhorn Telecom SA

     

3.88%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/18)a

    EUR        250        276,300   

PagesJaunes Finance & Co. SCA

     

8.88%, 06/01/18 (Call 05/11/15)a

    EUR        200        226,911   

Picard Bondco SA

     

7.75%, 02/01/20 (Call 08/01/16)a

    EUR        350        427,098   

Servus Luxembourg Holding SCA

     

7.75%, 06/15/18 (Call 06/15/15)a

    EUR        163        189,727   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

SIG Combibloc Holdings SCA

     

7.75%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)a

    EUR        550      $ 659,444   

Takko Luxembourg 2 SCA

     

9.88%, 04/15/19 (Call 04/15/16)a

    EUR        300        161,359   

Telenet Finance III Luxembourg SCA

     

6.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/16)a

    EUR        300        356,698   

Telenet Finance Luxembourg SCA

     

6.38%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/15)a

    EUR        500        589,758   

Telenet Finance V Luxembourg SCA

     

6.25%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)a

    EUR        350        425,039   

6.75%, 08/15/24 (Call 08/15/18)a

    EUR        200        249,360   

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance Inc.

     

6.38%, 05/01/22 (Call 01/05/18)a

    EUR        150        169,763   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA

     

4.00%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)a

    EUR        2,200        2,499,106   

7.00%, 04/23/21 (Call 04/23/17)a

    EUR        1,400        1,676,623   
   

 

 

 
        42,122,810   

NETHERLANDS — 6.61%

     

Atradius Finance BV

     

5.25%, 09/23/44 (Call 09/23/24)a,b

    EUR        250        279,801   

Carlson Wagonlit BV

     

7.50%, 06/15/19 (Call 06/15/15)a

    EUR        300        357,448   

Constellium NV

     

4.63%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/17)a

    EUR        250        270,333   

Fresenius Finance BV

     

2.38%, 02/01/19a

    EUR        200        236,100   

2.88%, 07/15/20a

    EUR        350        425,137   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.00%, 02/01/21a

    EUR        450      $ 549,126   

4.00%, 02/01/24a

    EUR        350        462,356   

4.25%, 04/15/19a

    EUR        500        628,208   

Frigoglass Finance BV

     

8.25%, 05/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        206,181   

General Motors Financial International BV

     

0.85%, 02/23/18a

    EUR        500        556,353   

1.88%, 10/15/19a

    EUR        450        514,988   

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV

     

6.75%, 04/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        232,021   

Grupo Antolin Dutch BV

     

4.75%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/17)a

    EUR        350        402,507   

Grupo Isolux Corsan Finance BV

     

6.63%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)a

    EUR        700        674,571   

Hema Bondco I BV

     

6.25%, 06/15/19 (Call 06/15/16)a

    EUR        300        301,708   

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV

     

4.38%, 01/15/19a

    EUR        350        398,075   

InterXion Holding NV

     

6.00%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)a

    EUR        450        539,545   

LGE HoldCo VI BV

     

7.13%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)a

    EUR        600        758,052   

Nyrstar Netherlands Holdings BV

     

8.50%, 09/15/19a

    EUR        250        299,747   

OI European Group BV

     

4.88%, 03/31/21a

    EUR        200        248,202   

6.75%, 09/15/20a

    EUR        500        670,929   

Phoenix PIB Dutch Finance BV

     

3.13%, 05/27/20a

    EUR        200        234,643   

3.63%, 07/30/21a

    EUR        300        355,494   

PortAventura Entertainment Barcelona BV

     

7.25%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a

    EUR        200        236,436   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Refresco Gerber NV

     

7.38%, 05/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        350      $ 407,880   

Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV

     

4.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    EUR        400        459,426   

Schaeffler Finance BV

     

2.50%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/17)a

    EUR        100        112,669   

2.75%, 05/15/19 (Call 05/15/16)a

    EUR        350        396,605   

3.25%, 05/15/19 (Call 05/15/16)a

    EUR        450        514,332   

3.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)a

    EUR        500        566,079   

3.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

    EUR        500        577,083   

4.25%, 05/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        450        516,274   

Selecta Group BV

     

6.50%, 06/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)a

    EUR        300        340,367   

SNS BANK NV

     

6.25%, 10/26/20

    EUR        50          

Stork Technical Services Holdings BV

     

11.00%, 08/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        218,507   

Univeg Holding BV

     

7.88%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/16)a

    EUR        250        296,245   

UPC Holding BV

     

6.38%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)a

    EUR        500        602,296   

6.75%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a

    EUR        400        491,921   

Ziggo Bond Finance BV

     

4.63%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    EUR        400        460,546   

Ziggo Secured Finance BV

     

3.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    EUR        700        794,190   
   

 

 

 
        16,592,381   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

NORWAY — 0.65%

     

Lock AS

     

7.00%, 08/15/21 (Call 08/15/17)a

    EUR        500      $ 607,898   

Lock Lower Holding AS

     

9.50%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/18)a

    EUR        200        247,642   

Norske Skog AS

     

11.75%, 12/15/19 (Call 02/15/17)a

    EUR        200        235,316   

Norske Skog Holding AS

     

8.00%, 02/24/21 (Call 02/24/18)a

    EUR        92        70,555   

Silk Bidco AS

     

7.50%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/18)a

    EUR        400        469,510   
   

 

 

 
        1,630,921   

PORTUGAL — 1.08%

     

Banco Comercial Portugues SA

     

3.38%, 02/27/17a

    EUR        400        456,871   

Novo Banco SA

     

2.63%, 05/08/17a

    EUR        600        656,608   

4.00%, 01/21/19a

    EUR        700        784,461   

4.75%, 01/15/18a

    EUR        400        455,313   

Portucel SA

     

5.38%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)a

    EUR        300        359,696   
   

 

 

 
        2,712,949   

SPAIN — 4.44%

     

Abengoa Finance SAU

     

6.00%, 03/31/21a

    EUR        500        523,857   

7.00%, 04/15/20a

    EUR        200        216,938   

8.88%, 02/05/18a

    EUR        450        529,485   

Abengoa Greenfield SA

     

5.50%, 10/01/19a

    EUR        250        256,340   

Almirall SA

     

4.63%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/17)a

    EUR        300        354,626   

Banco de Sabadell SA

     

2.50%, 12/05/16

    EUR        600        692,231   

6.25%, 04/26/20

    EUR        350        452,982   

Bankia SA

     

3.50%, 01/17/19a

    EUR        900        1,088,818   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.00%, 05/22/24 (Call 05/22/19)a,b

    EUR        900      $ 1,005,974   

4.38%, 02/14/17

    EUR        400        476,401   

Bankinter SA

     

6.38%, 09/11/19

    EUR        250        327,822   

BPE Financiaciones SA

     

2.00%, 02/03/20a

    EUR        600        672,619   

2.50%, 02/01/17

    EUR        500        573,031   

2.88%, 05/19/16

    EUR        600        685,003   

CaixaBank SA

     

5.00%, 11/14/23 (Call 11/14/18)a,b

    EUR        600        723,877   

Campofrio Food Group SA

     

3.38%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a

    EUR        400        456,064   

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

     

7.25%, 02/15/20 (Call 02/15/16)a

    EUR        200        241,479   

Mapfre SA

     

5.92%, 07/24/37 (Call 07/24/17)b

    EUR        650        782,984   

NH Hotel Group SA

     

6.88%, 11/15/19 (Call 11/15/17)a

    EUR        150        184,891   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA

     

4.75%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a

    EUR        350        374,054   

5.50%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a

    EUR        200        216,826   

7.63%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/15/16)a

    EUR        250        297,296   
   

 

 

 
        11,133,598   

SWEDEN — 1.61%

  

Ovako AB

     

6.50%, 06/01/19 (Call 06/01/16)a

    EUR        250        280,138   

Perstorp Holding AB

     

9.00%, 05/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        200        236,279   

SSAB AB

     

3.88%, 04/10/19a

    EUR        350        402,011   

Stena AB

     

6.13%, 02/01/17a

    EUR        300        354,870   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Unilabs Subholding AB

     

8.50%, 07/15/18 (Call 07/15/15)a

    EUR        350      $ 409,841   

Verisure Holding AB

     

8.75%, 09/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        350        415,724   

8.75%, 12/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        300        358,016   

Volvo Treasury AB

     

4.20%, 06/10/75 (Call 06/10/20)a,b

    EUR        850        979,899   

4.85%, 03/10/78 (Call 03/10/23)a,b

    EUR        500        591,762   
   

 

 

 
        4,028,540   

UNITED KINGDOM — 15.93%

  

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance PLC

     

9.00%, 10/15/18 (Call 10/15/15)a

    EUR        200        220,188   

Alpha Credit Group PLC

     

3.38%, 06/17/17a

    EUR        400        303,748   

Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC

     

9.50%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/16)a

    GBP        500        854,817   

Bakkavor Finance 2 PLC

     

8.25%, 02/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    GBP        58        92,411   

8.25%, 02/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    GBP        116        184,822   

Boparan Finance PLC

     

4.38%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    EUR        250        256,326   

5.25%, 07/15/19 (Call 07/15/16)a

    GBP        250        354,413   

5.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    GBP        300        406,854   

British Airways PLC

     

8.75%, 08/23/16

    GBP        250        415,014   

Co-Operative Bank PLC/United Kingdom

     

5.13%, 09/20/17

    GBP        350        525,761   

EC Finance PLC

     

5.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 01/15/17)a

    EUR        344        405,564   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Eco-Bat Finance PLC

     

7.75%, 02/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        300      $ 336,165   

Elli Finance UK PLC

     

8.75%, 06/15/19 (Call 06/15/15)c

    GBP        200        311,192   

8.75%, 06/15/19 (Call 06/15/15)a

    GBP        100        155,596   

Equiniti Newco 2 PLC

     

7.13%, 12/15/18 (Call 06/15/15)a

    GBP        200        300,435   

ERB Hellas PLC

     

4.25%, 06/26/18a

    EUR        450        311,994   

Gala Electric Casinos PLC

     

11.50%, 06/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)a

    GBP        200        318,491   

Gala Group Finance PLC

     

8.88%, 09/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    GBP        90        144,531   

8.88%, 09/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    GBP        180        289,063   

House of Fraser Funding PLC

     

8.88%, 08/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    GBP        200        325,023   

Iceland Bondco PLC

     

6.25%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    GBP        350        465,251   

Infinis PLC

     

7.00%, 02/15/19 (Call 02/15/16)c

    GBP        200        325,791   

International Game Technology PLC

     

1.00%, 02/02/18a

    EUR        400        499,091   

1.00%, 03/05/20a

    EUR        400        469,038   

4.13%, 02/15/20 (Call 11/15/19)a

    EUR        500        567,278   

4.75%, 02/15/23 (Call 08/15/22)a

    EUR        750        852,178   

International Personal Finance PLC

     

5.75%, 04/07/21a

    EUR        250        283,101   

Series APR

     

5.75%, 04/07/21a

    EUR        125        140,769   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Iron Mountain Europe PLC

     

6.13%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)a

    GBP        400      $ 647,033   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

     

3.88%, 03/01/23a

    GBP        400        608,553   

5.00%, 02/15/22a

    GBP        300        492,720   

Jerrold Finco PLC

     

9.75%, 09/15/18

    GBP        250        419,725   

Kerling PLC

     

10.63%, 02/01/17 (Call 06/01/15)a

    EUR        600        689,979   

Keystone Financing PLC

     

9.50%, 10/15/19 (Call 10/15/16)a

    GBP        200        325,791   

Lowell Group Financing PLC

     

10.75%, 04/01/19 (Call 05/11/15)a

    GBP        200        331,938   

Matalan Finance PLC

     

6.88%, 06/01/19 (Call 05/30/16)c

    GBP        200        311,960   

6.88%, 06/01/19 (Call 05/30/16)a

    GBP        100        155,980   

Merlin Entertainments PLC

     

2.75%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)a

    EUR        400        445,979   

Moy Park Bondco PLC

     

6.25%, 05/29/21 (Call 05/29/17)a

    GBP        250        376,504   

NBG Finance PLC

     

4.38%, 04/30/19a

    EUR        600        416,845   

New Look Bondco I PLC

     

8.75%, 05/14/18 (Call 05/14/15)a

    GBP        400        643,161   

Odeon & UCI Finco PLC

     

9.00%, 08/01/18 (Call 05/11/15)a

    GBP        200        313,497   

9.00%, 08/01/18 (Call 05/11/15)c

    GBP        100        156,748   

OTE PLC

     

3.50%, 07/09/20a

    EUR        650        659,163   

4.63%, 05/20/16

    EUR        600        668,968   

7.88%, 02/07/18a

    EUR        550        635,562   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Piraeus Group Finance PLC

     

5.00%, 03/27/17a

    EUR        400      $ 307,031   

PPC Finance PLC

     

5.50%, 05/01/19 (Call 05/01/16)a

    EUR        400        318,236   

Premier Foods Finance PLC

     

6.50%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/15/17)c

    GBP        150        218,134   

6.50%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/15/17)a

    GBP        100        145,423   

Priory Group No. 3 PLC

     

7.00%, 02/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    GBP        199        317,380   

R&R Ice Cream PLC

     

5.50%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)a

    GBP        250        394,791   

Rexam PLC

     

6.75%, 06/29/67 (Call 06/29/17)a,b

    EUR        700        810,897   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

     

3.63%, 03/25/24 (Call 03/25/19)a,b

    EUR        900        1,050,146   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

     

4.35%, 01/23/17

    EUR        650        765,768   

4.63%, 09/22/21 (Call 09/22/16)b

    EUR        800        925,574   

6.93%, 04/09/18

    EUR        1,650        2,117,544   

10.50%, 03/16/22 (Call 03/16/17)a,b

    EUR        500        651,320   

Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC

     

5.75%, 04/15/19 (Call 04/15/16)c

    GBP        100        155,212   

5.75%, 04/15/19 (Call 04/15/16)a

    GBP        100        155,212   

TA MFG. Ltd.

     

3.63%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a

    EUR        100        111,950   

Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC

     

1.38%, 07/01/19a

    EUR        1,000        1,089,286   

2.13%, 11/12/20 (Call 09/01/20)a

    EUR        400        446,427   

2.50%, 07/01/24a

    EUR        650        715,247   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Tesco PLC

     

3.38%, 11/02/18a

    EUR        700      $ 826,298   

6.13%, 02/24/22

    GBP        750        1,288,315   

Thomas Cook Finance PLC

     

6.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 01/15/18)a

    EUR        400        478,475   

7.75%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/16)a

    EUR        400        481,836   

Thomas Cook Group PLC

     

7.75%, 06/22/17

    GBP        250        412,041   

Titan Global Finance PLC

     

4.25%, 07/10/19a

    EUR        225        236,996   

Towergate Finance PLC

     

10.50%, 02/15/19a,d

    GBP        100        3,073   

Travis Perkins PLC

     

4.38%, 09/15/21a

    GBP        200        319,374   

Twinkle Pizza PLC

     

6.63%, 08/01/21 (Call 08/01/17)a

    GBP        450        731,301   

Virgin Media Finance PLC

     

4.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    EUR        350        400,036   

6.38%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/19)a

    GBP        300        491,557   

7.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a

    GBP        100        165,585   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

     

4.88%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/21)a

    GBP        300        456,309   

5.13%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    GBP        400        630,067   

5.50%, 01/15/21

    GBP        500        831,766   

5.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/19)a

    GBP        405        637,943   

6.00%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)a

    GBP        810        1,310,118   

6.25%, 03/28/29 (Call 01/15/21)a

    GBP        300        490,992   

Vougeot Bidco PLC

     

7.88%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)a

    GBP        200        329,264   

William Hill PLC

     

7.13%, 11/11/16

    GBP        200        328,111   
   

 

 

 
        39,960,046   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

UNITED STATES — 2.01%

  

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.

     

8.75%, 06/01/19 (Call 06/01/16)c

    CAD        275      $ 56,782   

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding BV

     

5.75%, 02/01/21 (Call 02/01/16)a

    EUR        200        238,139   

Belden Inc.

     

5.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a

    EUR        400        479,595   

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC

     

3.25%, 10/15/19

    EUR        200        233,915   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     

6.25%, 01/15/17

    EUR        300        358,015   

Fiat Finance North America Inc.

     

5.63%, 06/12/17

    EUR        550        660,895   

Huntsman International LLC

     

4.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)a

    EUR        200        221,309   

5.13%, 04/15/21

    EUR        400        476,234   

IMS Health Inc.

     

4.13%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a

    EUR        250        280,838   

Infor U.S. Inc.

     

5.75%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/18)a

    EUR        200        228,592   

Iron Mountain Inc.

     

6.75%, 10/15/18 (Call 05/14/15)

    EUR        100        112,167   

Jarden Corp.

     

3.75%, 10/01/21a

    EUR        200        238,957   

PSPC Escrow Corp.

     

6.00%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a

    EUR        300        349,611   

VWR Funding Inc.

     

4.63%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/18)a

    EUR        300        331,122   

ZF North America Capital Inc.

     

2.25%, 04/26/19a

    EUR        300        337,426   

2.75%, 04/27/23a

    EUR        400        443,738   
   

 

 

 
        5,047,335   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $265,152,335)

  

      244,325,265   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Shares
(000s)
    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.05%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.05%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%f,g

      123      $ 122,747   
   

 

 

 
        122,747   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $122,747)

      122,747   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 97.44%

   

 

(Cost: $265,275,082)

      244,448,012   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.56%

  

    6,430,949   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 250,878,961   
   

 

 

 

 

CAD

 

—  Canadian Dollar

EUR

 

—  Euro

GBP

 

—  British Pound

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
b  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
c  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d  Issuer is in default of interest payments.
e  Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.
f  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
g  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® GLOBAL HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 96.30%

  

AUSTRALIA — 0.41%

  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

  

6.88%, 02/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)a,b

    USD        67      $ 68,500   

6.88%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)a,b

    USD        100        77,000   

8.25%, 11/01/19 (Call 11/01/15)a,b

    USD        100        88,000   

9.75%, 03/01/22 (Call 03/01/18)a

    USD        25        25,875   

Origin Energy Finance Ltd.

  

4.00%, 09/16/74 (Call 09/16/19)c,d

    EUR        100        108,833   
   

 

 

 
        368,208   

AUSTRIA — 0.10%

  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

  

4.50%, 02/21/25 (Call 02/21/20)c,d

    EUR        100        93,286   
   

 

 

 
        93,286   

BELGIUM — 0.15%

  

Barry Callebaut Services NV

  

5.63%, 06/15/21c

    EUR        100        136,371   
   

 

 

 
        136,371   

BERMUDA — 0.21%

  

Aircastle Ltd.

  

5.13%, 03/15/21b

    USD        25        26,250   

5.50%, 02/15/22b

    USD        50        53,500   

6.25%, 12/01/19

    USD        50        55,312   

6.75%, 04/15/17

    USD        50        53,813   
   

 

 

 
        188,875   

CANADA — 4.30%

  

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc.

  

6.00%, 04/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)a,b

    USD        175        181,344   

Air Canada

  

6.75%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/16)a

    USD        50        53,438   

7.63%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/16)a

    CAD        50        44,272   

7.75%, 04/15/21 a

    USD        25        26,875   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Armtec Holdings Ltd.

  

8.88%, 09/22/17 (Call 06/01/15)e

    CAD        6      $ 545   

Athabasca Oil Corp.

  

7.50%, 11/19/17 (Call 06/01/15)c

    CAD        50        37,152   

Baytex Energy Corp.

  

6.63%, 07/19/22 (Call 07/19/17)

    CAD        50        41,693   

Bombardier Inc.

  

4.75%, 04/15/19a

    USD        100        100,375   

5.75%, 03/15/22a

    USD        50        47,250   

6.00%, 10/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    USD        75        71,399   

6.13%, 05/15/21c

    EUR        100        121,580   

6.13%, 01/15/23a,b

    USD        100        95,000   

7.50%, 03/15/25 (Call 03/15/20)a

    USD        150        148,500   

7.75%, 03/15/20a,b

    USD        50        53,120   

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.

  

6.50%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/15)a

    USD        100        104,250   

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp.

   

   

6.13%, 07/01/22 (Call 07/01/17)a,b

    USD        25        25,688   

Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp.

   

   

7.38%, 04/17/20 (Call 04/17/17)

    CAD        50        41,486   

Cascades Inc.

  

   

5.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    CAD        25        20,743   

Centric Health Corp.

  

8.63%, 04/18/18 (Call 04/18/16)

    CAD        20        13,044   

Corus Entertainment Inc.

  

4.25%, 02/11/20c

    CAD        50        40,660   

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.

  

   

8.50%, 11/26/20 (Call 11/26/16)a

    CAD        25        20,640   

Great Canadian Gaming Corp.

  

   

6.63%, 07/25/22 (Call 07/25/17)a

    CAD        50        43,034   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Harvest Operations Corp.

  

6.88%, 10/01/17

    USD        40      $ 37,098   

Jupiter Resources Inc.

  

8.50%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)a

    USD        100        84,500   

Lundin Mining Corp.

  

7.50%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/17)a

    USD        75        78,750   

7.88%, 11/01/22 (Call 11/01/18)a,b

    USD        25        26,500   

Mattamy Group Corp.

  

6.88%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/15)a

    CAD        50        41,176   

MEG Energy Corp.

  

6.38%, 01/30/23 (Call 07/30/17)a

    USD        100        97,500   

6.50%, 03/15/21 (Call 06/01/15)a

    USD        50        49,625   

7.00%, 03/31/24 (Call 09/30/18)a

    USD        75        74,250   

Newalta Corp. Series 2

  

7.75%, 11/14/19 (Call 11/14/15)

    CAD        22        19,003   

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

  

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 01/31/25)a

    USD        50        52,688   

Novelis Inc.

  

8.38%, 12/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        104,000   

8.75%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/15)

    USD        150        160,500   

NRL Energy Investments Ltd.

  

8.25%, 04/13/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    CAD        25        15,686   

Paramount Resources Ltd.

  

7.63%, 12/04/19 (Call 12/04/15)

    CAD        50        42,415   

8.25%, 12/13/17 (Call 06/01/15)

    CAD        50        42,415   

Postmedia Network Inc.

  

8.25%, 08/16/17 (Call 08/16/15)a

    CAD        21        18,042   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Precision Drilling Corp.

  

6.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/15)

    USD        100      $ 100,750   

Quebecor Media Inc.

  

5.75%, 01/15/23

    USD        50        51,750   

6.63%, 01/15/23a

    CAD        50        43,756   

7.38%, 01/15/21 (Call 01/15/16)

    CAD        50        43,963   

Russel Metals Inc.

  

6.00%, 04/19/22 (Call 04/19/17)a

    CAD        50        42,518   

Superior Plus LP

  

6.50%, 12/09/21 (Call 12/09/17)

    CAD        25        21,465   

Tervita Corp.

  

8.00%, 11/15/18 (Call 11/15/15)a

    USD        50        46,500   

9.00%, 11/15/18 (Call 11/15/15)a

    CAD        25        18,782   

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

  

6.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a

    USD        100        88,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

  

4.50%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)c

    EUR        125        141,469   

5.38%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/15/17)a

    USD        200        205,125   

5.50%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)a

    USD        50        50,688   

5.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a

    USD        75        76,969   

6.13%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a

    USD        245        251,431   

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)a

    USD        150        162,563   

Videotron Ltd.

  

5.00%, 07/15/22

    USD        100        103,000   

5.38%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)a

    USD        50        52,000   

5.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    CAD        25        21,282   

Whiting Canadian Holding Co. ULC

  

8.13%, 12/01/19 (Call 12/01/15)

    USD        50        53,125   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Ltd.

  

9.25%, 11/30/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    CAD        45      $ 39,105   
   

 

 

 
        3,890,477   

CAYMAN ISLANDS — 0.64%

  

Brakes Capital

  

7.13%, 12/15/18 (Call 12/15/15)c

    GBP        100        156,364   

Offshore Group Investment Ltd.

  

7.13%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    USD        75        47,956   

7.50%, 11/01/19 (Call 11/01/15)

    USD        100        65,736   

UPCB Finance II Ltd.

  

6.38%, 07/01/20 (Call 05/05/15)c

    EUR        25        29,134   

UPCB Finance V Ltd.

  

7.25%, 11/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)a

    USD        150        163,125   

Viridian Group FundCo II Ltd.

  

7.50%, 03/01/20 (Call 09/01/17)c

    EUR        100        114,856   
   

 

 

 
        577,171   

DENMARK — 0.12%

  

TDC A/S

  

3.50%, 02/26/49 (Call 02/26/21)c,d

    EUR        100        111,831   
   

 

 

 
        111,831   

FINLAND — 0.37%

  

Nokia OYJ

  

5.38%, 05/15/19b

    USD        75        81,375   

6.75%, 02/04/19c

    EUR        100        133,612   

Stora Enso OYJ

  

5.00%, 03/19/18c

    EUR        100        123,343   
   

 

 

 
        338,330   

FRANCE — 3.83%

  

Areva SA

  

3.25%, 09/04/20c

    EUR        100        113,474   

3.50%, 03/22/21

    EUR        100        113,638   

4.88%, 09/23/24

    EUR        100        120,954   

CGG SA

  

5.88%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/17)c

    EUR        100        107,573   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CMA CGM SA

  

8.75%, 12/15/18 (Call 12/15/15)c

    EUR        100      $ 119,338   

Credit Agricole SA

  

6.64%, 05/29/49 (Call 05/31/17)a,b,d

    USD        100        106,125   

8.38%, 10/29/49 (Call 10/13/19)a,d

    USD        100        117,750   

Crown European Holdings SA

  

4.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 04/15/22)c

    EUR        100        119,619   

Faurecia

  

9.38%, 12/15/16c

    EUR        100        126,622   

Groupama SA

  

7.88%, 10/27/39 (Call 10/27/19)d

    EUR        50        64,011   

Holding Medi-Partenaires SAS

  

7.00%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)c

    EUR        100        118,638   

Italcementi Finance SA

  

6.63%, 03/19/20 c,f

    EUR        100        131,721   

Labco SA

  

8.50%, 01/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    EUR        100        117,518   

Lafarge SA

  

4.75%, 09/30/20c

    EUR        100        132,612   

6.50%, 07/15/16

    USD        50        52,625   

6.63%, 11/29/18c

    EUR        100        129,704   

6.75%, 12/16/19c

    EUR        100        134,671   

Loxam SAS

  

4.88%, 07/23/21 (Call 07/23/17)c

    EUR        100        116,537   

Nexans SA

  

5.75%, 05/02/17

    EUR        50        60,650   

Numericable-SFR SAS

  

4.88%, 05/15/19 (Call 05/15/16)a

    USD        200        202,000   

5.38%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)c

    EUR        100        117,378   

5.63%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)c

    EUR        100        118,358   

6.00%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    USD        200        204,500   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Peugeot SA

  

6.50%, 01/18/19c

    EUR        100      $ 130,756   

7.38%, 03/06/18c

    EUR        100        130,010   

Rexel SA

  

5.13%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/16)c

    EUR        100        119,899   

SGD Group SAS

  

5.63%, 05/15/19 (Call 10/15/15)c

    EUR        100        115,417   

Societe Generale SA

  

5.92%, 12/31/49 (Call 04/05/17)a,d

    USD        100        104,250   

THOM Europe SAS

  

7.38%, 07/15/19 (Call 07/15/16)c

    EUR        100        117,518   
   

 

 

 
        3,463,866   

GERMANY — 2.35%

  

Bayerische Landbank

  

5.75%, 10/23/17

    EUR        100        122,265   

Commerzbank AG

  

7.75%, 03/16/21

    EUR        200        282,893   

Deutsche Raststaetten Gruppe IV GmbH

  

6.75%, 12/30/20 (Call 12/30/16)c

    EUR        100        122,420   

Hapag-Lloyd AG

  

7.75%, 10/01/18 (Call 10/01/15)c

    EUR        100        117,378   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

  

9.25%, 04/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    EUR        42        48,991   

Hornbach Baumarkt AG

  

3.88%, 02/15/20c

    EUR        50        61,202   

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

  

6.00%, 06/29/20

    EUR        50        67,317   

Techem GmbH

  

6.13%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/15)c

    EUR        100        118,778   

ThyssenKrupp AG

  

1.75%, 11/25/20 (Call 08/25/20)c

    EUR        75        83,747   

2.50%, 02/25/25c

    EUR        100        111,552   

4.00%, 08/27/18

    EUR        175        211,578   

4.38%, 02/28/17

    EUR        100        118,609   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Trionista TopCo GmbH

  

6.88%, 04/30/21 (Call 04/30/16)c

    EUR        100      $ 121,019   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH

   

   

4.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)c

    EUR        100        115,137   

5.50%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)c

    EUR        90        108,665   

Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH

  

3.75%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/21)c

    EUR        100        108,974   

6.13%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    USD        200        209,000   
   

 

 

 
        2,129,525   

IRELAND — 1.22%

  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust

   

   

3.75%, 05/15/19a

    USD        150        151,875   

4.50%, 05/15/21a

    USD        150        157,500   

Allied Irish Banks PLC

  

2.75%, 04/16/19c

    EUR        100        117,871   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.

   

   

4.25%, 01/15/22 (Call 06/30/17)c

    EUR        100        114,436   

6.25%, 01/31/19 (Call 01/31/16)a

    USD        200        203,500   

Bank of Ireland

  

3.25%, 01/15/19c

    EUR        100        120,003   

4.25%, 06/11/24 (Call 06/11/19)c,d

    EUR        100        115,697   

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions

  

4.13%, 01/30/20c

    EUR        100        123,260   
   

 

 

 
        1,104,142   

ITALY — 4.06%

  

Astaldi SpA

  

7.13%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)c

    EUR        100        120,319   

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA

  

3.63%, 04/01/19c

    EUR        100        115,990   

5.00%, 04/21/20c

    EUR        100        115,137   

Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl

  

7.13%, 03/01/21c

    EUR        100        131,440   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Banco Popolare SC

  

2.38%, 01/22/18c

    EUR        100      $ 114,005   

3.50%, 03/14/19c

    EUR        100        117,622   

3.75%, 01/28/16c

    EUR        100        114,173   

6.00%, 11/05/20c

    EUR        50        61,769   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

  

5.13%, 12/09/16c

    EUR        50        59,425   

Enel SpA

  

5.00%, 01/15/75 (Call 01/15/20)c,d

    EUR        100        121,159   

6.50%, 01/10/74 (Call 01/10/19)c,d

    EUR        100        125,221   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  

5.00%, 09/23/19c

    EUR        100        125,953   

6.63%, 09/13/23c

    EUR        250        352,609   

Mediobanca SpA Series 0000

  

5.75%, 04/18/23

    EUR        100        132,007   

TeamSystem Holding SpA

  

7.38%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)c

    EUR        100        118,498   

Telecom Italia SpA

  

4.00%, 01/21/20c

    EUR        100        123,217   

4.50%, 01/25/21c

    EUR        100        126,988   

4.75%, 05/25/18c

    EUR        100        123,461   

5.30%, 05/30/24a

    USD        200        210,000   

5.38%, 01/29/19c

    EUR        100        127,428   

6.13%, 12/14/18

    EUR        100        130,037   

6.38%, 06/24/19

    GBP        50        85,219   

7.00%, 01/20/17c

    EUR        100        123,936   

UniCredit SpA

  

5.75%, 10/28/25 (Call 10/28/20)c,d

    EUR        100        124,953   

6.70%, 06/05/18

    EUR        50        63,871   

6.95%, 10/31/22c

    EUR        200        273,631   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

  

3.00%, 03/18/25c

    EUR        115        126,634   

Veneto Banca SCPA

  

4.00%, 01/20/17c

    EUR        100        114,274   
   

 

 

 
        3,678,976   

JAPAN — 0.36%

  

SoftBank Corp.

     

4.50%, 04/15/20a

    USD        200        205,500   

4.63%, 04/15/20c

    EUR        100        123,541   
   

 

 

 
        329,041   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

JERSEY — 0.17%

  

AA Bond Co. Ltd.

     

5.50%, 07/31/43 (Call 07/31/18)c

    GBP        100      $ 155,980   
   

 

 

 
        155,980   

LIBERIA — 0.06%

  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     

5.25%, 11/15/22

    USD        50        53,586   
   

 

 

 
        53,586   

LUXEMBOURG — 7.68%

  

Altice Financing SA

     

5.25%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)c

    EUR        100        117,787   

6.50%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/15/16)a

    USD        200        204,750   

Altice SA

     

6.25%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)c

    EUR        100        112,335   

7.25%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)c

    EUR        100        115,977   

7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a

    USD        200        201,500   

7.75%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

    USD        225        227,531   

ArcelorMittal

     

2.88%, 07/06/20c

    EUR        100        112,222   

5.25%, 02/25/17

    USD        150        156,000   

5.75%, 08/05/20

    USD        100        105,000   

5.88%, 11/17/17c

    EUR        200        246,719   

6.13%, 06/01/18

    USD        100        106,750   

6.25%, 03/01/21

    USD        100        105,000   

7.00%, 02/25/22b

    USD        100        109,000   

10.60%, 06/01/19

    USD        100        120,250   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA/Beverage Packaging Holdings II Issuer Inc.

    

   

5.63%, 12/15/16 (Call 12/15/15)a

    USD        25        25,188   

6.00%, 06/15/17 (Call 06/15/16)a

    USD        50        50,875   

CHC Helicopter SA

  

9.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)b

    USD        90        78,750   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA

  

8.75%, 05/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    EUR        50      $ 57,428   

CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA

  

2.75%, 03/18/19c

    EUR        100        114,352   

2.88%, 09/27/21c

    EUR        100        114,520   

Dufry Finance SCA

     

4.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)c

    EUR        100        118,498   

Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe

     

4.75%, 03/22/21c

    EUR        100        123,057   

4.75%, 07/15/22c

    EUR        100        124,183   

6.63%, 03/15/18c

    EUR        150        187,832   

6.75%, 10/14/19c

    EUR        100        130,814   

7.00%, 03/23/17c

    EUR        100        122,408   

Finmeccanica SpA

     

4.50%, 01/19/21

    EUR        100        125,533   

FMC Finance VIII SA

     

5.25%, 07/31/19c

    EUR        50        64,992   

GCS Holdco Finance I SA

     

6.50%, 11/15/18 (Call 11/15/15)c

    EUR        100        117,097   

Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA

  

5.88%, 05/31/20 (Call 05/31/16)c

    EUR        100        118,218   

HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA

   

   

3.25%, 10/21/21c

    EUR        150        187,832   

8.50%, 10/31/19c

    EUR        100        146,673   

INEOS Group Holdings SA

  

6.50%, 08/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    EUR        100        115,977   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

  

5.50%, 08/01/23 (Call 08/01/18)

    USD        145        138,837   

6.63%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)

    USD        100        98,750   

7.25%, 04/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        103,750   

7.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)

    USD        100        103,137   

7.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/16)

    USD        100        103,875   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Intelsat Luxembourg SA

  

6.75%, 06/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        50      $ 50,219   

7.75%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/17)b

    USD        150        138,375   

8.13%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)b

    USD        100        91,531   

Intralot Finance Luxembourg SA

  

9.75%, 08/15/18 (Call 08/15/16)c

    EUR        100        113,736   

KION Finance SA

  

6.75%, 02/15/20 (Call 02/15/16)c

    EUR        100        119,759   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA

  

4.75%, 04/15/23

    USD        50        47,875   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC

   

   

4.88%, 04/15/20 (Call 04/15/17)a

    USD        50        50,813   

5.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a

    USD        50        51,250   

5.75%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)a,b

    USD        50        51,875   

Millicom International Cellular SA

  

6.63%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/17)a,b

    USD        200        211,500   

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg Sarl (The)

  

5.50%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)a,b

    USD        50        51,438   

Pacific Drilling SA

  

5.38%, 06/01/20 (Call 06/01/16)a

    USD        100        85,248   

Telecom Italia Capital SA

  

7.00%, 06/04/18

      100        111,500   

Telenet Finance V Luxembourg SCA

  

6.25%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)c

    EUR        100        121,440   

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance Inc.

   

   

8.75%, 02/01/19 (Call 05/13/15)b

    USD        118        125,375   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA

  

4.00%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)c

    EUR        250        283,989   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.00%, 04/23/21 (Call 04/23/17)c

    EUR        100      $ 119,759   

7.38%, 04/23/21 (Call 04/23/17)a

    USD        400        409,000   
   

 

 

 
        6,948,079   

MARSHALL ISLAND — 0.05%

  

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S. Inc.

   

   

7.38%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a

    USD        50        46,000   
   

 

 

 
        46,000   

NETHERLANDS — 2.38%

  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

  

5.25%, 04/15/23a

    USD        200        201,710   

Fresenius Finance BV

  

4.00%, 02/01/24c

    EUR        100        132,102   

General Motors Financial International BV

  

0.85%, 02/23/18c

    EUR        100        111,271   

Grupo Isolux Corsan Finance BV

  

6.63%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)c

    EUR        100        96,367   

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV

  

4.38%, 01/15/19c

    EUR        100        113,736   

LGE HoldCo VI BV

  

7.13%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)c

    EUR        100        126,342   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC

  

3.75%, 06/01/18a

    USD        200        205,250   

OI European Group BV

  

6.75%, 09/15/20c

    EUR        100        134,186   

Phoenix PIB Dutch Finance BV

  

3.13%, 05/27/20c

    EUR        100        117,321   

Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV

   

   

4.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)c

    EUR        100        114,856   

Schaeffler Finance BV

  

3.25%, 05/15/19 (Call 05/15/16)c

    EUR        100        114,296   

4.75%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/16)a

    USD        200        204,500   

Selecta Group BV

  

6.50%, 06/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)c

    EUR        100        113,456   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Sensata Technologies BV

  

4.88%, 10/15/23a

    USD        25      $ 26,000   

5.00%, 10/01/25a

    USD        50        51,500   

5.63%, 11/01/24a,b

    USD        50        53,750   

UPC Holding BV

  

6.75%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)c

    EUR        100        122,980   

Ziggo Secured Finance BV

  

3.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)c

    EUR        100        113,456   
   

 

 

 
        2,153,079   

NORWAY — 0.16%

  

Lock AS

  

7.00%, 08/15/21 (Call 08/15/17)c

    EUR        100        121,580   

Norske Skog Holding AS

  

8.00%, 02/24/21 (Call 02/24/18)c

    EUR        31        23,774   
   

 

 

 
        145,354   

PORTUGAL — 0.25%

  

Novo Banco SA

  

2.63%, 05/08/17c

    EUR        100        109,435   

5.88%, 11/09/15c

    EUR        100        112,559   
   

 

 

 
        221,994   

SINGAPORE — 0.12%

  

Flextronics International Ltd.

  

4.63%, 02/15/20

    USD        100        104,000   
   

 

 

 
        104,000   

SPAIN — 1.20%

  

Abengoa Finance SAU

  

8.88%, 11/01/17a,b

    USD        150        156,000   

Abengoa Greenfield SA

  

5.50%, 10/01/19c

    EUR        100        102,536   

Banco de Sabadell SA

  

6.25%, 04/26/20

    EUR        50        64,712   

Bankia SA

  

4.00%, 05/22/24 (Call 05/22/19)c,d

    EUR        100        111,775   

4.38%, 02/14/17

    EUR        100        119,100   

Bankinter SA

  

6.38%, 09/11/19

    EUR        50        65,564   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BBVA International Preferred SAU

  

5.92%, 04/29/49 (Call 04/18/17)d

    USD        50      $ 51,625   

BPE Financiaciones SA

  

2.88%, 05/19/16

    EUR        100        114,167   

CaixaBank SA

  

5.00%, 11/14/23 (Call 11/14/18)c,d

    EUR        100        120,646   

Mapfre SA

  

5.92%, 07/24/37 (Call 07/24/17)d

    EUR        50        60,230   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA

  

7.63%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/15/16)c

    EUR        100        118,918   
   

 

 

 
        1,085,273   

SWEDEN — 0.26%

  

Verisure Holding AB

  

8.75%, 09/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    EUR        100        118,778   

Volvo Treasury AB

  

4.20%, 06/10/75 (Call 06/10/20)c,d

    EUR        100        115,282   
   

 

 

 
        234,060   

UNITED KINGDOM — 6.19%

  

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance PLC

  

8.50%, 10/15/18 (Call 10/15/15)a,b

    USD        200        194,500   

Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC

  

9.50%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/16)c

    GBP        100        170,964   

Boparan Finance PLC

  

4.38%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)c

    EUR        100        102,530   

British Airways PLC

  

8.75%, 08/23/16

    GBP        50        83,003   

Co-Operative Bank PLC/United Kingdom

  

5.13%, 09/20/17

    GBP        50        75,109   

EC Finance PLC

  

5.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 01/15/17)c

    EUR        100        117,896   

Eco-Bat Finance PLC

  

7.75%, 02/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)c

    EUR        100        112,055   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ERB Hellas PLC

  

4.25%, 06/26/18c

    EUR        100      $ 69,332   

Gala Group Finance PLC

  

8.88%, 09/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)c

    GBP        90        144,531   

Ineos Finance PLC

  

7.50%, 05/01/20 (Call 05/06/15)a

    USD        200        211,200   

Inmarsat Finance PLC

  

4.88%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    USD        100        100,500   

International Game Technology PLC

  

4.75%, 02/15/23 (Call 08/15/22)c

    EUR        100        113,624   

6.25%, 02/15/22 (Call 08/15/21)a,b

    USD        250        246,250   

Iron Mountain Europe PLC

  

6.13%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)c

    GBP        100        161,758   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

  

3.88%, 03/01/23c

    GBP        100        152,138   

Kerling PLC

  

10.63%, 02/01/17 (Call 06/01/15)c

    EUR        50        57,498   

Matalan Finance PLC

  

6.88%, 06/01/19 (Call 05/30/16)a

    GBP        100        155,980   

Odeon & UCI Finco PLC

  

9.00%, 08/01/18 (Call 05/11/15)c

    GBP        100        156,749   

OTE PLC

  

3.50%, 07/09/20 c

    EUR        100        101,410   

Piraeus Group Finance PLC

  

5.00%, 03/27/17c

    EUR        100        76,758   

PPC Finance PLC

  

5.50%, 05/01/19 (Call 05/01/16)c

    EUR        100        79,559   

Priory Group No. 3 PLC

  

7.00%, 02/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    GBP        61        97,655   

Rexam PLC

  

6.75%, 06/29/67 (Call 06/29/17)c,d

    EUR        50        57,921   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

  

3.63%, 03/25/24 (Call 03/25/19)c,d

    EUR        100      $ 116,683   

5.13%, 05/28/24

    USD        200        206,410   

6.00%, 12/19/23

    USD        100        109,813   

6.10%, 06/10/23

    USD        75        82,550   

6.13%, 12/15/22

    USD        200        223,051   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

  

4.35%, 01/23/17

    EUR        100        117,810   

4.63%, 09/22/21 (Call 09/22/16)d

    EUR        100        115,697   

6.93%, 04/09/18

    EUR        100        128,336   

Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC

  

1.38%, 07/01/19c

    EUR        100        108,929   

2.50%, 07/01/24c

    EUR        100        110,038   

Tesco PLC

  

6.13%, 02/24/22

    GBP        100        171,775   

Thomas Cook Finance PLC

  

7.75%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/16)c

    EUR        100        120,459   

Tullow Oil PLC

  

6.00%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/16)a

    USD        200        184,000   

Twinkle Pizza PLC

  

6.63%, 08/01/21 (Call 08/01/17)c

    GBP        100        162,511   

Virgin Media Finance PLC

  

4.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)c

    EUR        100        114,296   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

  

5.13%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)c

    GBP        100        157,517   

5.25%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/20)a

    USD        200        199,000   

5.38%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)a

    USD        180        188,550   

5.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/19)c

    GBP        90        141,765   
   

 

 

 
        5,598,110   

UNITED STATES — 59.66%

  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

  

5.63%, 09/15/21 (Call 09/15/16)a

    USD        125        133,437   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.13%, 09/15/23 (Call 09/15/18)a

    USD        50      $ 55,125   

ADT Corp. (The)

  

2.25%, 07/15/17

    USD        50        49,813   

3.50%, 07/15/22

    USD        75        70,687   

4.13%, 04/15/19b

    USD        25        25,490   

4.13%, 06/15/23b

    USD        50        47,750   

6.25%, 10/15/21b

    USD        100        107,852   

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

  

6.75%, 03/01/19

    USD        50        43,500   

7.00%, 07/01/24 (Call 07/01/19)

    USD        25        19,313   

7.50%, 08/15/22

    USD        50        40,875   

7.75%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/15)b

    USD        50        40,750   

AECOM

  

5.75%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)a

    USD        25        25,813   

5.88%, 10/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)a

    USD        100        104,000   

AES Corp./VA

  

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

    USD        100        97,937   

7.38%, 07/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

    USD        100        112,250   

Affinion Group Inc.

  

7.88%, 12/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        50        31,250   

AK Steel Corp.

  

7.63%, 05/15/20 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        40        34,400   

7.63%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/17)

    USD        50        40,750   

Albertsons Holdings LLC/Saturn Acquisition Merger Sub Inc.

   

   

7.75%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)a,b

    USD        75        81,375   

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.

  

6.75%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/16)a

    USD        200        215,750   

Alcoa Inc.

  

5.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)

    USD        100        107,000   

5.40%, 04/15/21 (Call 01/15/21)

    USD        125        136,562   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.15%, 08/15/20

    USD        100      $ 113,000   

6.75%, 07/15/18

    USD        50        56,500   

Alere Inc.

  

7.25%, 07/01/18 (Call 12/15/15)

    USD        50        53,063   

8.63%, 10/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        50        51,813   

Aleris International Inc.

  

7.63%, 02/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        50        51,625   

7.88%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/15)

    USD        50        51,750   

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

  

6.38%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    USD        100        105,665   

Ally Financial Inc.

  

3.50%, 07/18/16

    USD        150        151,969   

3.50%, 01/27/19

    USD        100        99,750   

3.75%, 11/18/19

    USD        100        99,750   

4.13%, 03/30/20

    USD        50        50,250   

4.13%, 02/13/22

    USD        50        49,125   

4.75%, 09/10/18

    USD        100        104,000   

5.13%, 09/30/24

    USD        75        77,625   

5.50%, 02/15/17

    USD        100        104,625   

6.25%, 12/01/17

    USD        100        107,250   

7.50%, 09/15/20

    USD        100        116,750   

8.00%, 03/15/20

    USD        100        118,750   

Alpha Natural Resources Inc.

  

6.25%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/16)

    USD        75        14,438   

7.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/16)a,b

    USD        50        18,375   

9.75%, 04/15/18

    USD        50        17,000   

AMC Networks Inc.

  

4.75%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)

    USD        100        101,750   

American Airlines Group Inc.

  

5.50%, 10/01/19a

    USD        100        103,250   

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

  

6.25%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/15/16)b

    USD        50        52,625   

6.63%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)

    USD        50        53,375   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

American Energy-Permian Basin LLC/AEPB Finance Corp.

   

   

7.13%, 11/01/20 (Call 01/31/17)a

    USD        100      $ 73,750   

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

   

6.75%, 05/20/20 (Call 05/20/16)

    USD        50        52,875   

7.00%, 05/20/22 (Call 05/20/17)

    USD        100        107,750   

Amkor Technology Inc.

  

6.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/16)b

    USD        50        51,375   

6.63%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        25        25,750   

Amsurg Corp.

  

5.63%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

    USD        100        101,625   

Antero Resources Corp.

  

5.13%, 12/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)

    USD        50        50,000   

5.38%, 11/01/21 (Call 11/01/16)

    USD        100        100,736   

5.63%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)a

    USD        50        51,125   

6.00%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/15)

    USD        50        51,125   

APX Group Inc.

  

6.38%, 12/01/19 (Call 12/01/15)

    USD        50        49,750   

8.75%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/15)b

    USD        75        69,187   

Aramark Services Inc.

  

5.75%, 03/15/20 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        104,564   

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP

  

4.60%, 02/06/24 (Call 11/06/23)

    USD        50        49,063   

Arch Coal Inc.

  

7.25%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)

    USD        150        32,250   

Argos Merger Sub Inc.

  

7.13%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a

    USD        85        89,037   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ashland Inc.

  

3.88%, 04/15/18 (Call 03/15/18)

    USD        50      $ 51,688   

4.75%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)b

    USD        100        102,750   

Ashtead Capital Inc.

  

5.63%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a

    USD        200        210,000   

Audatex North America Inc.

  

6.00%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)a

    USD        125        129,375   

6.13%, 11/01/23 (Call 11/01/18)a

    USD        40        41,800   

Avaya Inc.

  

7.00%, 04/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)a

    USD        50        49,875   

10.50%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/17)a,b

    USD        100        87,500   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc.

   

   

5.13%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)a

    USD        25        25,313   

Avon Products Inc.

  

5.75%, 03/15/23

    USD        50        45,397   

Axiall Corp.

  

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

    USD        50        50,375   

Ball Corp.

  

4.00%, 11/15/23

    USD        75        73,219   

5.00%, 03/15/22b

    USD        50        52,125   

Belden Inc.

  

5.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)c

    EUR        100        119,899   

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC

  

6.38%, 09/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)

    USD        50        41,125   

Berry Plastics Corp.

  

5.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)

    USD        50        51,750   

Best Buy Co. Inc.

  

5.50%, 03/15/21 (Call 12/15/20)

    USD        50        53,000   

Biomet Inc.

  

6.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/15)

    USD        125        132,187   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp.

  

7.00%, 02/01/19 (Call 02/01/16)a

    USD        50      $ 51,500   

BMC Software Finance Inc.

  

8.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)a

    USD        125        115,000   

Boyd Gaming Corp.

  

9.13%, 12/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        25        26,125   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP/BreitBurn Finance Corp.

   

   

7.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    USD        75        61,060   

Building Materials Corp. of America

  

5.38%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/19)a

    USD        75        76,875   

6.75%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/16)a

    USD        100        106,250   

Cablevision Systems Corp.

  

5.88%, 09/15/22

    USD        50        52,688   

7.75%, 04/15/18

    USD        50        56,000   

8.00%, 04/15/20

    USD        75        86,062   

8.63%, 09/15/17

    USD        50        56,375   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties

    

   

8.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)

    USD        50        50,000   

11.00%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)b

    USD        100        89,250   

California Resources Corp.

  

5.50%, 09/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)b

    USD        200        189,000   

6.00%, 11/15/24 b

    USD        175        164,937   

Calpine Corp.

  

5.38%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)b

    USD        200        202,250   

5.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/19)b

    USD        100        100,500   

5.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 11/01/18)a

    USD        25        26,750   

6.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 11/01/16)a

    USD        25        26,563   

7.88%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/17)a

    USD        100        110,250   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)a

    USD        75      $ 74,437   

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

  

6.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)

    USD        80        81,584   

Case New Holland Industrial Inc.

  

7.88%, 12/01/17

    USD        100        110,750   

CBRE Services Inc.

  

5.00%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)

    USD        50        52,000   

5.25%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)

    USD        50        54,000   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

   

   

5.13%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)

    USD        100        99,000   

5.13%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)a

    USD        50        49,500   

5.25%, 09/30/22 (Call 09/30/17)

    USD        100        99,500   

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)a

    USD        50        49,125   

5.75%, 09/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)

    USD        50        50,750   

5.75%, 01/15/24 (Call 07/15/18)b

    USD        100        101,250   

5.88%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/21)a

    USD        50        49,250   

6.50%, 04/30/21 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        150        156,750   

6.63%, 01/31/22 (Call 01/31/17)

    USD        50        53,313   

7.00%, 01/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        103,875   

7.38%, 06/01/20 (Call 12/01/15)

    USD        50        53,000   

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

  

5.50%, 12/01/24 (Call 06/01/24)

    USD        50        53,188   

6.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)

    USD        50        54,000   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CenturyLink Inc.

  

Series V

  

5.63%, 04/01/20

    USD        100      $ 105,250   

5.63%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)a

    USD        50        49,750   

5.80%, 03/15/22

    USD        100        103,750   

6.00%, 04/01/17

    USD        100        106,750   

6.45%, 06/15/21

    USD        100        107,750   

Series W

  

6.75%, 12/01/23b

    USD        50        54,250   

Cenveo Corp.

  

6.00%, 08/01/19 (Call 02/01/19)a

    USD        50        46,500   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.

   

   

5.13%, 12/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)a

    USD        75        75,562   

6.38%, 09/15/20 (Call 09/15/15)a

    USD        100        105,500   

Chaparral Energy Inc.

  

7.63%, 11/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)

    USD        75        59,063   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

  

4.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)

    USD        100        92,750   

5.38%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)b

    USD        50        48,220   

5.75%, 03/15/23b

    USD        100        98,250   

6.13%, 02/15/21

    USD        100        100,875   

6.25%, 01/15/17

    EUR        50        59,669   

6.50%, 08/15/17

    USD        50        53,136   

6.63%, 08/15/20b

    USD        100        103,298   

7.25%, 12/15/18

    USD        100        107,000   

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.

  

5.13%, 08/15/18 (Call 08/15/15)

    USD        100        103,000   

5.13%, 08/01/21 (Call 02/01/17)

    USD        75        77,719   

6.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/18)(b)

    USD        225        239,625   

7.13%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)

    USD        100        106,875   

8.00%, 11/15/19 (Call 11/15/15)

    USD        150        159,562   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Cimarex Energy Co.

  

4.38%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)

    USD        100      $ 101,354   

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

  

8.38%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)

    USD        81        86,062   

Cinemark USA Inc.

  

4.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)

    USD        50        50,375   

5.13%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)

    USD        50        51,685   

CIT Group Inc.

  

3.88%, 02/19/19

    USD        100        99,375   

4.25%, 08/15/17

    USD        100        101,875   

5.00%, 05/15/17b

    USD        100        103,500   

5.00%, 08/15/22

    USD        100        102,812   

5.00%, 08/01/23b

    USD        50        51,469   

5.25%, 03/15/18

    USD        150        155,812   

5.38%, 05/15/20

    USD        75        79,125   

5.50%, 02/15/19a,b

    USD        100        104,530   

6.63%, 04/01/18a

    USD        100        107,250   

Citgo Holding Inc.

  

10.75%, 02/15/20a

    USD        100        105,750   

Claire’s Stores Inc.

  

8.88%, 03/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        25        12,875   

9.00%, 03/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)a

    USD        100        89,250   

Clean Harbors Inc.

  

5.13%, 06/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    USD        50        51,125   

5.25%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/16)

    USD        50        51,500   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.

  

6.50%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)

      200        210,750   

Series B

  

7.63%, 03/15/20 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        175        183,750   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

  

5.95%, 01/15/18b

    USD        50        40,750   

7.75%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/17)a,b

    USD        82        59,040   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

8.25%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/18)a

    USD        50      $ 48,938   

CNH Industrial Capital LLC

  

3.25%, 02/01/17

    USD        100        100,000   

3.63%, 04/15/18

    USD        100        100,500   

Commercial Metals Co.

  

7.35%, 08/15/18b

    USD        100        108,500   

CommScope Inc.

  

5.00%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)a

    USD        75        74,812   

5.50%, 06/15/24 (Call 06/15/19)a

    USD        50        50,250   

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc.

  

6.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a

    USD        25        25,125   

8.25%, 10/15/23 (Call 04/15/19)a

    USD        75        76,875   

Comstock Resources Inc.

  

10.00%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/15/16)a

    USD        50        49,000   

Concho Resources Inc.

  

5.50%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)

    USD        50        51,200   

5.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 10/01/17)b

    USD        100        101,875   

6.50%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    USD        100        105,436   

CONSOL Energy Inc.

  

5.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)

    USD        150        138,000   

8.00%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a

    USD        25        25,375   

Constellation Brands Inc.

  

4.25%, 05/01/23

    USD        50        51,625   

4.75%, 11/15/24

    USD        50        53,188   

6.00%, 05/01/22b

    USD        100        114,375   

7.25%, 05/15/17

    USD        100        110,250   

Cott Beverages Inc.

  

6.75%, 01/01/20 (Call 01/01/17)a

    USD        100        104,130   

Covanta Holding Corp.

  

5.88%, 03/01/24 (Call 03/01/19)

    USD        75        77,437   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.

   

   

6.13%, 03/01/22 (Call 11/01/16)

    USD        75      $ 76,969   

6.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    USD        50        51,625   

Crimson Merger Sub Inc.

  

6.63%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    USD        100        88,625   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III

   

   

6.25%, 02/01/21 (Call 02/01/16)

    USD        50        52,750   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV

   

   

4.50%, 01/15/23

    USD        50        50,500   

Crown Castle International Corp.

  

4.88%, 04/15/22

    USD        50        51,875   

5.25%, 01/15/23

    USD        150        158,625   

CSC Holdings LLC

  

5.25%, 06/01/24a

    USD        50        51,938   

6.75%, 11/15/21

    USD        100        112,750   

8.63%, 02/15/19

    USD        50        58,031   

Dana Holding Corp.

  

5.38%, 09/15/21 (Call 09/15/16)

    USD        50        51,875   

5.50%, 12/15/24 (Call 12/15/19)

    USD        50        51,375   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

  

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)

    USD        45        45,056   

5.13%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)b

    USD        125        127,969   

5.75%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)

    USD        50        53,125   

DCP Midstream LLC

  

5.85%, 05/21/43 (Call 05/21/23)a,d

    USD        50        38,000   

Dell Inc.

  

5.65%, 04/15/18

    USD        50        53,813   

5.88%, 06/15/19

    USD        50        54,438   

Denbury Resources Inc.

  

4.63%, 07/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)

    USD        100        89,983   

5.50%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)

    USD        100        95,250   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

DISH DBS Corp.

  

4.25%, 04/01/18

    USD        100      $ 101,500   

4.63%, 07/15/17

    USD        100        103,000   

5.00%, 03/15/23

    USD        125        118,750   

5.13%, 05/01/20

    USD        100        101,000   

5.88%, 07/15/22b

    USD        150        151,125   

5.88%, 11/15/24

    USD        100        98,250   

6.75%, 06/01/21

    USD        150        159,187   

7.88%, 09/01/19

    USD        100        112,500   

DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp.

  

9.88%, 04/15/18 (Call 05/16/15)

    USD        50        52,500   

DPL Inc.

  

6.50%, 10/15/16 (Call 09/15/16)

    USD        27        28,350   

7.25%, 10/15/21 (Call 07/15/21)

    USD        100        108,007   

DR Horton Inc.

  

3.63%, 02/15/18 (Call 11/15/17)

    USD        100        102,500   

4.00%, 02/15/20

    USD        50        50,688   

Dynegy Inc.

  

6.75%, 11/01/19 (Call 05/01/17)a

    USD        150        157,125   

7.38%, 11/01/22 (Call 11/01/18)a

    USD        100        106,500   

7.63%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/01/19)a

    USD        150        161,250   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

  

5.38%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)

    USD        30        31,800   

Eagle Spinco Inc.

  

4.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)

    USD        50        50,625   

Endo Finance LLC

  

5.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a

    USD        75        76,031   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc.

  

5.38%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/17)a

    USD        25        24,750   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Ltd./Endo Finco Inc.

   

   

6.00%, 02/01/25 (Call 02/01/20)a

    USD        200        205,500   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Energy Transfer Equity LP

  

5.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 10/15/23)

    USD        75      $ 79,125   

7.50%, 10/15/20

    USD        100        112,750   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc.

  

6.88%, 03/15/24 (Call 03/15/19)a,b

    USD        25        9,813   

7.50%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/16)

    USD        55        22,688   

9.25%, 12/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        100        74,437   

11.00%, 03/15/20 (Call 09/15/17)a

    USD        100        95,625   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance Inc.

   

   

6.88%, 05/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        50        51,629   

9.38%, 05/01/20 (Call 05/01/16)

    USD        150        160,718   

Equinix Inc.

  

4.88%, 04/01/20 (Call 04/01/17)

    USD        25        25,844   

5.38%, 01/01/22 (Call 01/01/18)

    USD        80        83,200   

5.38%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    USD        50        51,750   

5.75%, 01/01/25 (Call 01/01/20)

    USD        50        52,375   

Evolution Escrow Issuer LLC

  

7.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a,b

    USD        50        50,625   

EXCO Resources Inc.

  

8.50%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)

    USD        75        44,624   

Family Tree Escrow LLC

  

5.25%, 03/01/20 (Call 03/01/17)a

    USD        50        52,375   

5.75%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)a

    USD        235        247,044   

FCA U.S. LLC/CG Co-Issuer Inc.

  

8.00%, 06/15/19 (Call 05/14/15)

    USD        200        209,250   

8.25%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)

    USD        250        276,250   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Felcor Lodging LP

  

5.63%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)

    USD        50      $ 52,125   

6.75%, 06/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        50        51,813   

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.

  

6.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 11/15/16)b

    USD        75        76,969   

Fiat Finance North America Inc.

  

5.63%, 06/12/17

    EUR        100        120,163   

Fifth Third Bancorp

  

5.10%, 12/29/49 (Call 06/30/23)d

    USD        50        47,500   

First Data Corp.

  

6.75%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/15)a

    USD        197        210,297   

8.25%, 01/15/21 (Call 01/15/16)a

    USD        150        159,796   

8.88%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/15)a

    USD        50        52,938   

10.63%, 06/15/21 (Call 04/15/16)

    USD        33        37,455   

11.25%, 01/15/21 (Call 01/15/16)

    USD        33        37,249   

11.75%, 08/15/21 (Call 05/15/16)

    USD        131        150,978   

12.63%, 01/15/21 (Call 01/15/16)

    USD        250        294,687   

FirstEnergy Corp.

  

Series A

  

2.75%, 03/15/18 (Call 02/15/18)

    USD        100        101,997   

Series B

  

4.25%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    USD        50        51,901   

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC

  

4.35%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)a

    USD        50        52,703   

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp.

  

6.75%, 05/01/19 (Call 05/01/16)a

    USD        100        99,500   

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.

  

5.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/16)a

    USD        50        52,563   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 11/15/16)a

    USD        100      $ 108,250   

10.75%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/15)

    USD        43        46,333   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II Inc.

  

4.75%, 10/15/24 (Call 07/17/24)a

    USD        50        52,250   

5.63%, 07/31/19 a,b

    USD        100        109,250   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance Inc.

  

5.75%, 02/15/21a

    USD        100        109,500   

Frontier Communications Corp.

  

6.25%, 09/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)

    USD        50        49,500   

6.88%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    USD        50        48,313   

7.13%, 01/15/23

    USD        100        100,000   

7.63%, 04/15/24

    USD        50        51,000   

8.25%, 04/15/17b

    USD        100        110,000   

8.50%, 04/15/20

    USD        100        110,875   

8.75%, 04/15/22

    USD        50        54,875   

Gannett Co. Inc.

  

5.13%, 10/15/19 (Call 10/15/16)

    USD        50        52,500   

6.38%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)

    USD        100        108,250   

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.

  

6.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a

    USD        75        69,937   

General Motors Co.

  

3.50%, 10/02/18

    USD        75        77,062   

4.00%, 04/01/25

    USD        50        50,345   

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

  

2.75%, 05/15/16

    USD        100        101,360   

3.15%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    USD        100        100,623   

3.25%, 05/15/18

    USD        100        102,310   

4.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    USD        75        75,439   

4.25%, 05/15/23b

    USD        105        108,831   

4.38%, 09/25/21

    USD        100        105,490   

4.75%, 08/15/17

    USD        250        264,097   

GenOn Energy Inc.

  

9.50%, 10/15/18

    USD        100        103,750   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

9.88%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)

    USD        50      $ 51,375   

Genworth Holdings Inc.

  

4.80%, 02/15/24

    USD        100        86,411   

7.63%, 09/24/21

    USD        150        160,044   

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc.

  

4.88%, 11/01/20 (Call 08/01/20)

    USD        25        25,625   

5.38%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)

    USD        100        104,000   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

  

6.50%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/16)

    USD        100        106,000   

7.00%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)

    USD        50        54,625   

8.25%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/15)

    USD        100        105,625   

Halcon Resources Corp.

  

8.88%, 05/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)b

    USD        125        98,125   

9.25%, 02/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)

    USD        50        38,500   

9.75%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)b

    USD        50        41,125   

Hanesbrands Inc.

  

6.38%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/15)

    USD        50        52,875   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

  

9.25%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/17)a

    USD        50        48,690   

HCA Holdings Inc.

  

6.25%, 02/15/21

    USD        75        82,500   

HCA Inc.

  

3.75%, 03/15/19b

    USD        150        153,937   

4.25%, 10/15/19

    USD        100        104,250   

4.75%, 05/01/23

    USD        100        105,812   

5.00%, 03/15/24

    USD        150        159,375   

5.25%, 04/15/25

    USD        100        108,625   

5.38%, 02/01/25

    USD        75        79,031   

5.88%, 03/15/22

    USD        100        111,750   

5.88%, 05/01/23b

    USD        100        108,250   

6.50%, 02/15/20

    USD        200        228,500   

7.50%, 02/15/22

    USD        150        175,125   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HD Supply Inc.

  

5.25%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a

    USD        100      $ 104,500   

7.50%, 07/15/20 (Call 10/15/16)

    USD        150        160,875   

11.00%, 04/15/20 (Call 04/15/16)

    USD        50        56,625   

11.50%, 07/15/20 (Call 10/15/16)

    USD        50        58,375   

HealthSouth Corp.

  

5.75%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/01/17)

    USD        100        105,125   

Hercules Offshore Inc.

  

8.75%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/17)a

    USD        50        15,908   

Hertz Corp. (The)

  

5.88%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)

    USD        100        101,500   

6.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    USD        50        51,625   

6.75%, 04/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        150        155,250   

Hexion Inc.

  

6.63%, 04/15/20 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        125        116,875   

8.88%, 02/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        50        44,563   

9.00%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/15)

    USD        50        36,000   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.

  

5.00%, 12/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)a,b

    USD        50        48,500   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.

   

   

5.63%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/16)

    USD        100        105,500   

HJ Heinz Co.

  

4.88%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a

    USD        150        163,800   

HJ Heinz Finance Co.

  

4.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        250        256,125   

Hologic Inc.

  

6.25%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/15)

    USD        50        52,031   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HRG Group Inc.

  

7.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    USD        50      $ 50,438   

7.88%, 07/15/19 (Call 01/15/16)

    USD        50        53,000   

HUB International Ltd.

  

7.88%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)a,b

    USD        75        77,062   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

  

6.50%, 06/15/19

    USD        100        109,750   

7.63%, 06/15/21

    USD        75        83,814   

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

  

5.00%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a

    USD        50        51,875   

7.13%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/15/16)

    USD        50        53,625   

Huntsman International LLC

  

5.13%, 04/15/21

    EUR        100        119,058   

5.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)a

    USD        50        50,750   

8.63%, 03/15/21 (Call 09/15/15)

    USD        20        21,200   

IAC/InterActiveCorp

  

4.75%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)

    USD        50        50,000   

4.88%, 11/30/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        25        25,875   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

   

   

3.50%, 03/15/17 (Call 02/15/17)

    USD        100        100,500   

4.88%, 03/15/19 (Call 07/15/16)

    USD        100        102,000   

5.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)

    USD        120        124,350   

6.00%, 08/01/20 (Call 02/01/17)

    USD        50        52,687   

iHeartCommunications Inc.

  

9.00%, 12/15/19 (Call 07/15/15)b

    USD        125        123,281   

9.00%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/16)

    USD        125        119,375   

9.00%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)

    USD        50        47,750   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

10.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 07/15/16)b

    USD        50      $ 43,500   

10.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a

    USD        50        50,875   

11.25%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/16)

    USD        75        76,875   

Infor U.S. Inc.

  

6.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/18)a

    USD        115        118,019   

International Lease Finance Corp.

  

3.88%, 04/15/18

    USD        100        102,500   

5.88%, 04/01/19

    USD        50        54,542   

5.88%, 08/15/22

    USD        100        112,750   

6.25%, 05/15/19

    USD        100        110,616   

8.25%, 12/15/20

    USD        100        122,815   

8.75%, 03/15/17b

    USD        150        166,460   

inVentiv Health Inc.

  

9.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 01/15/16)a

    USD        75        78,562   

Iron Mountain Inc.

  

5.75%, 08/15/24 (Call 08/15/17)

    USD        75        77,906   

6.00%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)

    USD        50        53,500   

iStar Financial Inc.

  

4.00%, 11/01/17 (Call 08/01/17)

    USD        100        99,000   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Jaguar Merger Sub Inc.

   

   

9.50%, 12/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)a

    USD        50        53,750   

JC Penney Corp. Inc.

  

5.65%, 06/01/20b

    USD        75        66,187   

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.

   

   

6.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    USD        200        190,563   

KB Home

  

7.00%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    USD        50        52,375   

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

  

8.00%, 01/15/20a

    USD        50        54,188   

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

  

6.38%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)

    USD        50        51,500   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

8.75%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)a

    USD        50      $ 55,687   

Kinetic Concepts Inc./KCI USA Inc.

  

10.50%, 11/01/18 (Call 11/01/15)

    USD        150        161,625   

12.50%, 11/01/19 (Call 11/01/15)

    USD        50        54,625   

KLX Inc.

  

5.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)a,b

    USD        75        75,844   

L Brands Inc.

  

5.63%, 02/15/22

    USD        100        108,750   

6.90%, 07/15/17

    USD        100        109,500   

7.00%, 05/01/20

    USD        100        114,500   

Lamar Media Corp.

  

5.00%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)

    USD        50        51,250   

5.38%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)

    USD        75        78,375   

Laredo Petroleum Inc.

  

5.63%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    USD        25        25,063   

Laureate Education Inc.

  

10.00%, 09/01/19 (Call 09/01/15)a,b

    USD        100        97,750   

Lear Corp.

  

4.75%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)

    USD        25        25,313   

5.25%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)

    USD        50        51,125   

Lennar Corp.

  

4.50%, 06/15/19 (Call 04/16/19)

    USD        25        25,750   

4.50%, 11/15/19 (Call 08/15/19)

    USD        50        51,313   

4.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    USD        50        50,563   

4.75%, 05/30/25 (Call 02/28/25)

    USD        25        24,844   

Level 3 Communications Inc.

  

5.75%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)

    USD        50        50,875   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Level 3 Financing Inc.

  

5.38%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)

    USD        75      $ 76,594   

5.63%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a

    USD        50        51,125   

6.13%, 01/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)

    USD        50        52,938   

8.63%, 07/15/20 (Call 01/15/16)

    USD        100        108,750   

Levi Strauss & Co.

  

6.88%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)

    USD        50        54,562   

LifePoint Hospitals Inc.

  

5.50%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    USD        75        78,656   

6.63%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/15)

    USD        50        52,375   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.

   

   

6.25%, 11/01/19 (Call 11/01/15)

    USD        125        105,312   

6.50%, 05/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        87,000   

6.50%, 09/15/21 (Call 09/15/17)b

    USD        50        40,500   

7.75%, 02/01/21 (Call 09/15/15)

    USD        50        42,650   

8.63%, 04/15/20 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        90,750   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.

   

   

4.50%, 07/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    USD        100        100,750   

4.88%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)

    USD        50        51,938   

6.75%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/15)b

    USD        150        157,500   

Masco Corp.

  

6.13%, 10/03/16

    USD        150        158,250   

McClatchy Co. (The)

  

9.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)b

    USD        50        48,563   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance

    

   

9.75%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/16)

    USD        50      $ 55,625   

Memorial Production Partners LP/Memorial Production Finance Corp.

   

   

6.88%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)a

    USD        75        70,312   

MGM Resorts International

  

5.25%, 03/31/20b

    USD        25        25,625   

6.00%, 03/15/23b

    USD        100        103,125   

6.63%, 12/15/21

    USD        175        187,031   

6.75%, 10/01/20

    USD        100        107,250   

7.50%, 06/01/16

    USD        100        104,750   

7.63%, 01/15/17

    USD        100        107,500   

Michaels Stores Inc.

  

5.88%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)a,b

    USD        50        51,750   

Micron Technology Inc.

  

5.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a

    USD        50        50,125   

5.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 08/01/19)a

    USD        90        90,225   

5.88%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)

    USD        50        52,500   

Midstates Petroleum Co. Inc./Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC

   

   

9.25%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/16)b

    USD        50        26,500   

10.75%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)

    USD        50        27,750   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

  

6.63%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)a

    USD        100        105,500   

Murray Energy Corp.

  

11.25%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    USD        100        101,750   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.

   

   

6.50%, 07/01/21 (Call 01/01/17)

    USD        100        97,500   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Navient Corp.

  

5.50%, 01/15/19

    USD        100      $ 101,500   

5.50%, 01/25/23b

    USD        100        96,250   

5.88%, 03/25/21

    USD        25        24,875   

5.88%, 10/25/24b

    USD        25        23,625   

6.00%, 01/25/17

    USD        100        104,750   

6.13%, 03/25/24

    USD        50        48,563   

7.25%, 01/25/22

    USD        75        79,875   

8.00%, 03/25/20

    USD        150        167,250   

8.45%, 06/15/18

    USD        200        223,250   

Navistar International Corp.

  

8.25%, 11/01/21 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        100        99,250   

NBTY Inc.

  

9.00%, 10/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        50        52,063   

NCR Corp.

  

4.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/17)

    USD        50        49,500   

5.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

    USD        50        49,625   

6.38%, 12/15/23 (Call 12/15/18)

    USD        75        78,937   

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

  

8.00%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/16)a

    USD        100        107,500   

Netflix Inc.

  

5.50%, 02/15/22a

    USD        150        157,875   

5.88%, 02/15/25a

    USD        50        53,125   

Newfield Exploration Co.

  

5.38%, 01/01/26 (Call 10/01/25)

    USD        50        51,750   

5.63%, 07/01/24

    USD        75        79,687   

5.75%, 01/30/22

    USD        50        53,000   

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.

   

   

5.13%, 07/15/19 (Call 06/15/19)

    USD        100        98,750   

NGPL PipeCo LLC

  

7.12%, 12/15/17a,b

    USD        100        101,750   

9.63%, 06/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)a,b

    USD        50        51,500   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.

   

   

4.50%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)b

    USD        50      $ 50,875   

5.00%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    USD        175        175,875   

NRG Energy Inc.

  

6.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/18)

    USD        100        104,500   

6.25%, 05/01/24 (Call 05/01/19)

    USD        75        76,875   

6.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 09/15/17)

    USD        50        52,625   

7.63%, 01/15/18

    USD        100        111,000   

7.88%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/16)

    USD        100        107,271   

8.25%, 09/01/20 (Call 09/01/15)

    USD        50        52,750   

Nuance Communications Inc.

  

5.38%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/16)a,b

    USD        100        100,750   

NuStar Logistics LP

  

4.80%, 09/01/20

    USD        50        49,375   

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

  

6.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)b

    USD        125        127,344   

7.25%, 02/01/19 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        50        51,250   

OneMain Financial Holdings Inc.

  

6.75%, 12/15/19 (Call 12/15/16)a

    USD        100        105,750   

ONEOK Inc.

  

4.25%, 02/01/22 (Call 11/02/21)

    USD        50        47,732   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.

   

   

5.25%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)

    USD        25        26,250   

5.88%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/19)b

    USD        100        106,750   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

  

5.00%, 01/15/22a

    USD        50        51,375   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Party City Holdings Inc.

  

8.88%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/15)b

    USD        50      $ 54,063   

Peabody Energy Corp.

  

6.00%, 11/15/18

    USD        125        97,500   

6.25%, 11/15/21

    USD        100        59,500   

6.50%, 09/15/20

    USD        50        31,375   

10.00%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a,b

    USD        35        29,750   

Penn Virginia Corp.

  

8.50%, 05/01/20 (Call 05/01/17)b

    USD        50        48,500   

Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP/Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp.

   

   

8.38%, 06/01/20 (Call 06/01/16)

    USD        49        53,716   

Petco Animal Supplies Inc.

  

9.25%, 12/01/18 (Call 06/01/15)a

    USD        50        52,500   

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.

  

6.38%, 08/01/21 (Call 08/01/16)

    USD        65        69,062   

7.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        106,000   

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

  

6.50%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/18)a

    USD        100        104,500   

Post Holdings Inc.

  

6.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 06/15/18)a,b

    USD        50        48,750   

6.75%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/17)a

    USD        50        50,700   

7.38%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)

    USD        125        129,687   

PPL Energy Supply LLC

  

4.60%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    USD        100        93,796   

QEP Resources Inc.

  

5.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    USD        100        101,000   

6.88%, 03/01/21

    USD        50        53,500   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

QVC Inc.

  

3.13%, 04/01/19

    USD        50      $ 50,116   

4.38%, 03/15/23

    USD        50        50,090   

4.85%, 04/01/24

    USD        75        77,237   

5.13%, 07/02/22

    USD        50        52,539   

Range Resources Corp.

  

5.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)

    USD        100        101,769   

5.75%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/16)

    USD        100        104,131   

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.

   

   

4.50%, 04/15/19a

    USD        50        50,625   

Regal Entertainment Group

  

5.75%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)

    USD        50        51,375   

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.

   

   

5.00%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    USD        25        26,875   

5.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 10/15/17)

    USD        50        53,250   

5.88%, 03/01/22 (Call 12/01/21)

    USD        100        111,750   

6.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)

    USD        100        106,250   

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC

   

   

5.75%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)b

    USD        250        261,250   

6.88%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/16)

    USD        100        105,562   

7.88%, 08/15/19 (Call 08/15/15)

    USD        100        105,250   

8.25%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/16)

    USD        100        106,011   

9.88%, 08/15/19 (Call 08/15/15)

    USD        150        160,312   

Rite Aid Corp.

  

6.13%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a

    USD        100        103,875   

6.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)

    USD        100        106,250   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

9.25%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/15/16)

    USD        50      $ 55,312   

RJS Power Holdings LLC

  

5.13%, 07/15/19 (Call 07/15/16)a,b

    USD        75        74,142   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

  

5.63%, 04/15/20a

    USD        75        79,125   

6.85%, 07/15/18a

    USD        50        54,125   

Rosetta Resources Inc.

  

5.63%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/17)

    USD        50        50,188   

5.88%, 06/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)

    USD        50        50,063   

5.88%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)

    USD        50        49,875   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

  

6.00%, 04/01/24

    USD        50        51,875   

7.88%, 03/15/21b

    USD        50        57,500   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

  

5.63%, 02/01/21 (Call 11/01/20)

    USD        200        205,500   

5.63%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    USD        100        101,500   

5.63%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)a

    USD        100        101,375   

5.75%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)

    USD        200        202,000   

6.25%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)

    USD        100        105,250   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

  

7.50%, 11/30/16

    USD        100        106,838   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc.

  

6.88%, 11/15/19 (Call 11/15/15)

    USD        100        105,625   

Samson Investment Co.

  

9.75%, 02/15/20 (Call 02/15/16)

    USD        175        21,656   

Sanchez Energy Corp.

  

6.13%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    USD        150        146,807   

SandRidge Energy Inc.

  

7.50%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/15/16)

    USD        100        68,750   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.50%, 02/15/23 (Call 08/15/17)

    USD        50      $ 33,000   

8.13%, 10/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)

    USD        75        51,281   

SBA Communications Corp.

  

4.88%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    USD        75        73,875   

5.63%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/16)

    USD        50        52,438   

SBA Telecommunications Inc.

  

5.75%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)

    USD        50        52,250   

Scientific Games International Inc.

  

7.00%, 01/01/22 (Call 01/01/18)a,b

    USD        75        78,187   

10.00%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/18)a

    USD        175        162,750   

Sealed Air Corp.

  

4.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)a

    USD        50        51,500   

5.13%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)a

    USD        75        77,812   

8.38%, 09/15/21 (Call 09/15/16)a,b

    USD        50        56,375   

Sears Holdings Corp.

  

6.63%, 10/15/18b

    USD        100        96,000   

Service Corp. International/U.S.

  

5.38%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)

    USD        50        53,125   

ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The)

  

7.00%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/15)

    USD        50        53,125   

Seventy Seven Energy Inc.

  

6.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

    USD        50        28,177   

Seventy Seven Operating LLC

  

6.63%, 11/15/19 (Call 11/15/15)

    USD        50        40,000   

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

  

5.63%, 08/01/24 (Call 08/01/19)a

    USD        50        50,875   

6.13%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)

    USD        50        52,688   
 

 

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iSHARES® GLOBAL HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

  

4.63%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a

    USD        50      $ 48,188   

5.75%, 08/01/21 (Call 08/01/16)a,b

    USD        100        103,500   

6.00%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)a

    USD        125        130,156   

SM Energy Co.

  

5.00%, 01/15/24 (Call 07/15/18)

    USD        100        98,000   

6.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/18)a

    USD        25        26,363   

Smithfield Foods Inc.

  

5.25%, 08/01/18 (Call 08/01/15)a

    USD        25        25,563   

6.63%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)

    USD        100        108,000   

Spectrum Brands Inc.

  

6.38%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/16)

    USD        100        106,000   

Springleaf Finance Corp.

  

5.25%, 12/15/19

    USD        50        50,375   

6.90%, 12/15/17

    USD        150        160,650   

7.75%, 10/01/21

    USD        50        55,125   

Sprint Communications Inc.

  

6.00%, 12/01/16

    USD        150        156,000   

6.00%, 11/15/22

    USD        150        141,000   

7.00%, 03/01/20a

    USD        100        110,669   

7.00%, 08/15/20b

    USD        150        152,457   

8.38%, 08/15/17b

    USD        100        109,125   

9.00%, 11/15/18a

    USD        250        285,000   

9.13%, 03/01/17

    USD        100        109,375   

11.50%, 11/15/21

    USD        100        121,250   

Sprint Corp.

  

7.13%, 06/15/24

    USD        200        191,750   

7.25%, 09/15/21

    USD        150        150,187   

7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    USD        50        49,063   

7.88%, 09/15/23

    USD        300        300,375   

Standard Pacific Corp.

  

8.38%, 05/15/18

    USD        100        114,875   

Steel Dynamics Inc.

  

5.13%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/17)a

    USD        50        51,125   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)

    USD        75      $ 77,062   

5.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a

    USD        25        25,875   

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.

   

   

5.50%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)

    USD        25        25,875   

SunGard Data Systems Inc.

  

6.63%, 11/01/19 (Call 11/01/15)

    USD        50        52,125   

7.38%, 11/15/18 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        100        104,000   

7.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/15)

    USD        50        52,938   

SUPERVALU Inc.

  

6.75%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/17)

    USD        50        51,500   

T-Mobile USA Inc.

  

6.00%, 03/01/23 (Call 09/01/18)

    USD        100        101,875   

6.13%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/18)

    USD        100        103,000   

6.25%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/17)

    USD        100        104,575   

6.38%, 03/01/25 (Call 09/01/19)

    USD        150        153,937   

6.46%, 04/28/19 (Call 05/11/15)

    USD        150        155,062   

6.50%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)

    USD        50        52,125   

6.54%, 04/28/20 (Call 04/28/16)

    USD        100        105,750   

6.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/15)

    USD        50        52,313   

6.63%, 04/28/21 (Call 04/28/17)

    USD        100        105,375   

6.63%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    USD        150        156,656   

6.73%, 04/28/22 (Call 04/28/17)

    USD        100        105,000   

6.84%, 04/28/23 (Call 04/28/18)b

    USD        50        52,750   
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

   

   

4.13%, 11/15/19 (Call 11/15/16)a

    USD        100      $ 100,375   

4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)

    USD        50        49,000   

5.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 10/15/17)a

    USD        50        51,625   

6.88%, 02/01/21 (Call 02/01/16)

    USD        100        105,500   

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Monarch Communities Inc.

   

   

5.25%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/16)a

    USD        50        50,250   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

  

4.50%, 04/01/21

    USD        100        99,375   

5.00%, 03/01/19a

    USD        75        74,625   

5.50%, 03/01/19a

    USD        25        25,406   

6.00%, 10/01/20

    USD        150        159,937   

6.25%, 11/01/18

    USD        100        108,551   

8.00%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/15)

    USD        50        52,375   

8.13%, 04/01/22b

    USD        250        272,812   

Terex Corp.

  

6.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)

    USD        75        76,489   

Tesoro Corp.

  

5.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)

    USD        50        52,516   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.

   

   

5.88%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)

    USD        50        52,375   

6.13%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/16)

    USD        50        52,625   

6.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/18)a

    USD        100        106,125   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

  

5.88%, 02/15/22 (Call 11/15/21)

    USD        100        110,250   

Toys R Us Inc.

  

10.38%, 08/15/17 (Call 06/01/15)b

    USD        25        22,000   

Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC

  

8.50%, 12/01/17 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        50        50,875   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

TransDigm Inc.

  

6.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

    USD        50      $ 50,500   

6.50%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)

    USD        125        127,187   

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)

    USD        100        107,750   

Tronox Finance LLC

  

6.38%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/15)

    USD        50        48,875   

U.S. Airways Group Inc.

  

6.13%, 06/01/18

    USD        50        52,500   

U.S. Steel Corp.

  

7.00%, 02/01/18

    USD        50        53,125   

7.38%, 04/01/20

    USD        50        52,250   

7.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    USD        50        51,375   

United Rentals North America Inc.

  

5.75%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)

    USD        75        77,156   

6.13%, 06/15/23 (Call 12/15/17)

    USD        75        78,937   

7.38%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)

    USD        150        161,812   

7.63%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)

    USD        100        110,375   

Univision Communications Inc.

  

5.13%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a

    USD        150        151,875   

5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a

    USD        25        25,188   

6.75%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)a

    USD        90        96,862   

8.50%, 05/15/21 (Call 11/15/15)a

    USD        50        53,563   

USG Corp.

  

6.30%, 11/15/16

    USD        100        105,125   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

   

   

6.38%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/16)a

    USD        200        211,250   

6.75%, 08/15/21 (Call 02/15/16)a

    USD        100        104,500   

7.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/15)a

    USD        50        52,563   

7.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/16)a

    USD        50        53,250   
 

 

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iSHARES® GLOBAL HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

April 30, 2015

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

VeriSign Inc.

  

5.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)a

    USD        50      $ 51,625   

Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper Inc.

   

   

11.75%, 01/15/19 (Call 06/01/15)

    USD        30        26,214   

Voya Financial Inc.

  

5.65%, 05/15/53 (Call 05/15/23)d

    USD        50        52,150   

Vulcan Materials Co.

  

4.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    USD        100        101,500   

7.50%, 06/15/21

    USD        50        59,518   

West Corp.

  

5.38%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    USD        100        97,000   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

  

5.00%, 03/15/19 (Call 12/15/18)

    USD        100        99,750   

5.75%, 03/15/21 (Call 12/15/20)

    USD        100        102,010   

6.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)a

    USD        50        51,845   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp.

   

   

10.25%, 07/15/19 (Call 07/15/15)

    USD        75        80,625   

Windstream Corp.

  

7.50%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    USD        50        47,750   

7.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/16)

    USD        100        95,250   

7.75%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/15)b

    USD        50        51,438   

7.75%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)

    USD        50        49,375   

7.88%, 11/01/17

    USD        100        107,750   

WMG Acquisition Corp.

  

6.75%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    USD        75        71,062   

WPX Energy Inc.

  

5.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)

    USD        25        23,188   
Security  

Principal

or Shares
(000s)

    Value  

6.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/15/21)

    USD        100      $ 98,750   

WR Grace & Co.-Conn

  

5.13%, 10/01/21a

    USD        50        52,188   

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

   

   

4.25%, 05/30/23 (Call 02/28/23)a,b

    USD        50        47,000   

5.50%, 03/01/25a

    USD        150        150,750   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital Inc.

     

6.00%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a

    USD        95        95,599   

Zebra Technologies Corp.

     

7.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)a

    USD        100        107,750   

ZF North America Capital Inc.

     

2.75%, 04/27/23 c

    EUR        200        221,869   
     

 

 

 
        54,000,223   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $89,749,729)

  

      87,155,837   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 14.17%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 14.17%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

   

0.17%g,h,i

      10,580        10,580,275   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

     

0.17%g,h,i

      1,518        1,518,475   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     

0.00%g,h

      729        728,951   
   

 

 

 
        12,827,701   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $12,827,701)

  

      12,827,701   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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April 30, 2015

 

          Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 110.47%

 

(Cost: $102,577,430)

    $ 99,983,538   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (10.47)%

    (9,476,250
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 90,507,288   
   

 

 

 

 

CAD

 

—  Canadian Dollar

EUR

 

—  Euro

GBP

 

—  British Pound

USD

 

—  United States Dollar

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
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  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
e  Issuer is in default of interest payments.
f  Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.
g  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
h  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
i  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®, INC.

April 30, 2015

 

     

iShares
Emerging Markets

Corporate

Bond ETF

   

iShares
Emerging Markets

High Yield

Bond ETF

   

iShares
Emerging Markets

Local Currency

Bond ETF

 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 29,566,211      $ 166,343,730      $ 659,264,056   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     1,541,916        471,724        57,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 31,108,127      $ 166,815,454      $ 659,321,244   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 29,347,696      $ 159,125,439      $ 606,824,253   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     1,541,916        471,724        57,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     30,889,612        159,597,163        606,881,441   

Foreign currency, at valueb

                   21,638,445   

Cash

     17,463        83,825          

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

     117,435        5,837,643        8,897,082   

Due from custodian (Note 4)

                   970,096   

Interest

     394,026        2,471,989        9,879,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     31,418,536        167,990,620        648,266,291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

     99,065        5,535,937        14,164,280   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     1,092,270                 

Deferred foreign capital gains taxes (Note 1)

     246        4,151        221,988   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     12,354        70,182        248,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,203,935        5,610,270        14,634,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 30,214,601      $ 162,380,350      $ 633,631,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 30,939,241      $ 183,999,339      $ 720,682,038   

Undistributed net investment income

     101,539        702,588        6,149,833   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (607,418     (15,099,135     (40,956,928

Net unrealized depreciation

     (218,761     (7,222,442     (52,243,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 30,214,601      $ 162,380,350      $ 633,631,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     600,000        3,300,000        14,000,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 50.36      $ 49.21      $ 45.26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $1,069,033, $  — and $  —, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $  —, $  — and $21,130,396, respectively.
c  $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million, 500 million and 500 million, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

April 30, 2015

 

     

iShares

Global ex USD

High Yield Corporate

Bond ETF

   

iShares

Global High

Yield Corporate

Bond ETF

 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 265,152,335      $ 89,749,729   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     122,747        12,827,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 265,275,082      $ 102,577,430   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 244,325,265      $ 87,155,837   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     122,747        12,827,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     244,448,012        99,983,538   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     6,668,325        1,064,478   

Cash

            255,846   

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

     4,622,911        989,286   

Interest

     4,058,626        1,430,345   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     259,797,874        103,723,493   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

     8,840,569        1,087,242   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

            12,098,750   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     78,344        30,213   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     8,918,913        13,216,205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 250,878,961      $ 90,507,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 279,140,231      $ 94,395,605   

Undistributed net investment income

     353,859        477,151   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (7,819,503     (1,793,836

Net unrealized depreciation

     (20,795,626     (2,571,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 250,878,961      $ 90,507,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     5,200,000        1,800,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 48.25      $ 50.28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $  — and $11,652,857, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $6,583,101 and $1,036,815, respectively.
c  $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million and 500 million, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended April 30, 2015

 

     

iShares
Emerging Markets

Corporate

Bond ETF

   

iShares
Emerging Markets

High Yield

Bond ETF

   

iShares
Emerging Markets

Local Currency

Bond ETF

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Interest — unaffiliateda

   $ 627,719      $ 6,186,664      $ 13,865,679   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     17        38        41   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     889                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     628,625        6,186,702        13,865,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     72,070        547,414        1,541,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     72,070        547,414        1,541,142   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

                   (177,866
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     72,070        547,414        1,363,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     556,555        5,639,288        12,502,444   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliatedb

     (46,473     (4,489,037     (31,121,437

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     (298,590     (2,095,115     (869,168

Foreign currency transactions

                   (2,554,526
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (345,063     (6,584,152     (34,545,131
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investmentsc

     64,553        (1,621,939     (13,390,580

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

                   951,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     64,553        (1,621,939     (12,438,987
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (280,510     (8,206,091     (46,984,118
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 276,045      $ (2,566,803   $ (34,481,674
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $  —, $  — and $509,154, respectively.
b  Net of foreign capital gains taxes of $  —, $  — and $42,097, respectively.
c  Net of deferred foreign capital gains taxes of $246, $4,151 and $222,101, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended April 30, 2015

 

     

iShares

Global ex USD

High Yield Corporate

Bond ETF

   

iShares

Global High

Yield Corporate

Bond ETF

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Interest — unaffiliated

   $ 4,326,045      $ 2,563,484   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     12        35   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

            26,141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     4,326,057        2,589,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     565,569        255,195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     565,569        255,195   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (154,246     (69,599
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     411,323        185,596   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     3,914,734        2,404,064   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (6,001,668     (1,007,552

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     (927,539     (613,539

Foreign currency transactions

     (764,066     (161,065
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (7,693,273     (1,782,156
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investments

     (10,326,294     (1,951,675

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     203,635        54,788   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (10,122,659     (1,896,887
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (17,815,932     (3,679,043
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (13,901,198   $ (1,274,979
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares
Emerging Markets
Corporate
Bond ETF
    iShares
Emerging Markets
High Yield
Bond ETF
 
     

Six months
ended

April 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

October 31, 2014

   

Six months

ended

April 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

October 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 556,555      $ 1,023,917      $ 5,639,288      $ 11,257,973   

Net realized loss

     (345,063     (469,536     (6,584,152     (2,999,444

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     64,553        704,330        (1,621,939     2,317,391   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     276,045        1,258,711        (2,566,803     10,575,920   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (530,792     (1,055,015     (5,922,676     (11,283,625
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (530,792     (1,055,015     (5,922,676     (11,283,625
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     9,804,438        10,244,305        10,106,668        20,746,273   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (4,926,214     (20,194,665     (38,241,930     (24,637,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     4,878,224        (9,950,360     (28,135,262     (3,891,129
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     4,623,477        (9,746,664     (36,624,741     (4,598,834

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     25,591,124        35,337,788        199,005,091        203,603,925   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 30,214,601      $ 25,591,124      $ 162,380,350      $ 199,005,091   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 101,539      $ 75,776      $ 702,588      $ 985,976   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     200,000        200,000        200,000        400,000   

Shares redeemed

     (100,000     (400,000     (800,000     (500,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     100,000        (200,000     (600,000     (100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares
Emerging Markets
Local Currency
Bond ETF
    iShares
Global ex USD
High Yield Corporate
Bond ETF
 
     

Six months

ended

April 30, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

October 31, 2014

   

Six months

ended

April 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

October 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 12,502,444      $ 27,019,142      $ 3,914,734      $ 5,595,737   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (34,545,131     (13,178,352     (7,693,273     153,527   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (12,438,987     (23,280,344     (10,122,659     (13,719,685
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (34,481,674     (9,439,554     (13,901,198     (7,970,421
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (6,352,611     (15,780,076     (3,789,561     (5,709,258

From net realized gain

                   (91,364       

Return of capital

            (318,883              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (6,352,611     (16,098,959     (3,880,925     (5,709,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     189,826,841        20,287,350        151,285,242        161,257,088   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (100,217,735     (48,233,688     (25,451,152     (55,903,420
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     89,609,106        (27,946,338     125,834,090        105,353,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     48,774,821        (53,484,851     108,051,967        91,673,989   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     584,856,720        638,341,571        142,826,994        51,153,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 633,631,541      $ 584,856,720      $ 250,878,961      $ 142,826,994   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 6,149,833      $      $ 353,859      $ 228,686   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     4,200,000        400,000        3,000,000        2,800,000   

Shares redeemed

     (2,200,000     (1,000,000     (500,000     (1,000,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     2,000,000        (600,000     2,500,000        1,800,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares
Global High
Yield Corporate
Bond ETF
 
     

Six months

ended

April 30, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

October 31, 2014

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,404,064      $ 4,983,353   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,782,156     212,659   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,896,887     (3,142,613
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,274,979     2,053,399   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (2,305,855     (5,236,812
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (2,305,855     (5,236,812
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     10,094,905        37,550,657   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (20,009,132     (5,258,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (9,914,227     32,292,430   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (13,495,061     29,109,017   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     104,002,349        74,893,332   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 90,507,288      $ 104,002,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 477,151      $ 378,942   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     200,000        700,000   

Shares redeemed

     (400,000     (100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (200,000     600,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF  
      Six months
ended
Apr. 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2014
     Year ended
Oct. 31, 2013
   

Period from
Apr. 17, 2012a

to

Oct. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 51.18      $ 50.48       $ 52.93      $ 50.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment incomeb

     1.07        2.01         1.92        1.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.86     0.75         (2.49     2.76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.21        2.76         (0.57     3.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

     (1.03     (2.06      (1.88     (0.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.03     (2.06      (1.88     (0.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 50.36      $ 51.18       $ 50.48      $ 52.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.43 %d      5.61      (1.07 )%      7.75 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 30,215      $ 25,591       $ 35,338      $ 21,170   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.56     0.60      0.60     0.60

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     4.35     3.99      3.74     3.87

Portfolio turnover ratef

     5     20      33     29

 

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®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF  
      Six months
ended
Apr. 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2014
     Year ended
Oct. 31, 2013
    

Period from
Apr. 3, 2012a

to

Oct. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 51.03      $ 50.90       $ 53.62       $ 50.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment incomeb

     1.48        2.93         2.97         1.60   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (1.76     0.15         (2.91      3.40   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.28     3.08         0.06         5.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (1.54     (2.95      (2.78      (1.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.54     (2.95      (2.78      (1.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 49.21      $ 51.03       $ 50.90       $ 53.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     (0.46 )%d      6.24      0.14      10.21 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 162,380      $ 199,005       $ 203,604       $ 166,231   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.60     0.65      0.65      0.65

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     6.21     5.78      5.64      5.34

Portfolio turnover ratef

     25     24      57      40

 

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®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF  
      Six months
ended
Apr. 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

Oct. 31, 2014

    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2012
   

Period from
Oct. 18, 2011a

to

Oct. 31, 2011

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 48.74      $ 50.66      $ 51.94      $ 51.13      $ 49.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment incomeb

     1.04        2.26        2.07        2.31        0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (3.99     (2.84     (1.92     0.41        1.26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (2.95     (0.58     0.15        2.72        1.28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.53     (1.31     (1.39     (0.81       

Return of capital

            (0.03     (0.04     (1.10       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.53     (1.34     (1.43     (1.91       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 45.26      $ 48.74      $ 50.66      $ 51.94      $ 51.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (6.09 )%d      (1.14 )%      0.28     5.48     2.57 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 633,632      $ 584,857      $ 638,342      $ 207,753      $ 30,681   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.50     0.59     0.60     0.60     0.60

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.57     0.60     n/a        n/a        n/a   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     4.59     4.56     4.04     4.57     1.21

Portfolio turnover ratef

     27     43     41     61     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 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 April 30, 2015, the years ended October 31, 2014, October 31, 2013 and October 30, 2012 were 20%, 36%, 39% and 61%, respectively. See Note 4.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  
      Six months
ended
Apr. 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year ended
Oct. 31, 2014
     Year ended
Oct. 31, 2013
      

Period from
Apr. 3, 2012a

to

Oct. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 52.90       $ 56.84       $ 52.01         $ 50.14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

             

Net investment incomeb

     0.92         2.43         3.15           1.94   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (4.61      (3.55      4.51           1.18   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.69      (1.12      7.66           3.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

             

Net investment income

     (0.94      (2.82      (2.83        (1.25

Net realized gain

     (0.02                          
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.96      (2.82      (2.83        (1.25
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 48.25       $ 52.90       $ 56.84         $ 52.01   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.01 )%d       (2.20 )%       15.20        6.49 %d 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

             

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 250,879       $ 142,827       $ 51,153         $ 26,004   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.40      0.40      0.40        0.40

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.55      0.55      0.55        0.55

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     3.81      4.25      5.85        6.92

Portfolio turnover ratef

     16      25      33        18

 

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®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  
      Six months
ended
Apr. 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2014
     Year ended
Oct. 31, 2013
    

Period from
Apr. 3, 2012a

to

Oct. 31, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 52.00      $ 53.50       $ 51.67       $ 50.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment incomeb

     1.29        2.84         3.05         1.82   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (1.78     (1.28      1.70         1.35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.49     1.56         4.75         3.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (1.23     (3.06      (2.92      (1.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.23     (3.06      (2.92      (1.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 50.28      $ 52.00       $ 53.50       $ 51.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     (0.93 )%d      2.91      9.50      6.53 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 90,507      $ 104,002       $ 74,893       $ 36,169   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.40     0.40      0.40      0.40

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.55     0.55      0.55      0.55

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     5.18     5.31      5.82      6.28

Portfolio turnover ratef

     13     21      20      10

 

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®, INC.

 

iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.

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

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

   Non-diversified

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

   Non-diversified

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond

   Non-diversified

Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond

   Non-diversified

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

   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 Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors 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 Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

 

   

Fixed income investments are valued at the last available bid price received from independent pricing services. In determining the value of a fixed income investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments, and calculated yield measures.

 

   

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

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

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 Company’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 NAV 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 Company’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®, INC.

 

The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 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  

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

          

Assets:

  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $       $ 28,113,995       $      $ 28,113,995   

Foreign Government Obligations

             1,233,701                1,233,701   

Money Market Funds

     1,541,916                        1,541,916   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,541,916       $ 29,347,696       $      $ 30,889,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

          

Assets:

  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $       $ 73,152,631       $      $ 73,152,631   

Foreign Government Obligations

             85,972,808                85,972,808   

Money Market Funds

     471,724                        471,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 471,724       $ 159,125,439       $      $ 159,597,163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond

          

Assets:

  

Foreign Government Obligations

   $       $ 606,824,253       $      $ 606,824,253   

Money Market Funds

     57,188                        57,188   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 57,188       $ 606,824,253       $      $ 606,881,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond

          

Assets:

  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $       $ 244,325,265       $ 0 a    $ 244,325,265   

Money Market Funds

     122,747                        122,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 122,747       $ 244,325,265       $ 0 a    $ 244,448,012   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

          

Assets:

  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $       $ 87,155,837       $      $ 87,155,837   

Money Market Funds

     12,827,701                        12,827,701   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 12,827,701       $ 87,155,837       $      $ 99,983,538   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                    

 

  a    Rounds to less than $1.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on the accrual basis.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

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 April 30, 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 plus the interest accrued on such securities, if any, 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 plus accrued interest, if any. 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 April 30, 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 April 30, 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.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

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 April 30, 2015:

 

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

Net

Amount

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

   $ 1,069,033       $ 1,069,033       $   

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

     11,652,857         11,652,857           

 

  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 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 Company, 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.

BFA has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited, (the “Sub-Advisor”), an affiliate of BFA, under which BFA pays the Sub-Advisor for services it provides to the iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

 

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Effective March 2, 2015, 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
 

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

     0.50

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

     0.50   

Prior to March 2, 2015, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.60% and 0.65%, respectively, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

Effective March 2, 2015, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.50% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to March 2, 2015, for its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.60% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, BFA has voluntarily waived a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund in the amount of $177,866.

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond and iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.55% based on the average daily net assets of each Fund. 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 each Fund through February 29, 2016 in order to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.40% 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 the 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 the 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 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 the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2014 exceeded the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013 and pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retained for the remainder of the

 

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calendar year 2014, 80% of securities lending income and the amount retained was never less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the six months ended April 30, 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

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

   $ 340   

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

     9,125   

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 April 30, 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 directors and officers of the Company 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 April 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

   $ 5,730,623       $ 1,178,872   

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

     45,436,389         45,438,469   

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond

     214,545,817         141,134,653   

Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond

     157,373,991         32,964,754   

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

     16,162,914         12,244,186   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended April 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

   $ 4,672,968       $ 4,666,607   

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

     9,761,720           36,924,773   

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond

       24,129,586         24,519,913   

Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond

     22,699,693         23,367,752   

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

     4,739,601         18,928,625   

 

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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 NAV. 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 Company generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Company 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 Company’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 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 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 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 Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF, iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF and iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond 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.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets 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 they believe 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.

Each Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in high yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (including those bonds rated lower than “BBB- “ by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch or “Baa3” by Moody’s), or are unrated which may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. High yield securities may also be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities and high yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated securities. In particular, high yield securities are often issued by smaller, less creditworthy companies or by highly leveraged (indebted) companies, which are generally less able than more financially stable companies to make scheduled payments of interest and principal.

 

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6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’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 NAV per share.

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

As of October 31, 2014, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Non-

Expiring

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

   $ 262,109   

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

     8,103,223   

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond

     5,235,569   

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

     11,224   

As of April 30, 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)
 

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

   $ 31,108,373       $ 514,178       $ (732,939   $ (218,761

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

     167,482,597         5,427,781         (13,313,215     (7,885,434

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond

     660,497,472         11,045,569         (64,661,600     (53,616,031

Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond

     265,401,311         1,139,833         (22,093,132     (20,953,299

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

     102,577,886         1,348,207         (3,942,555     (2,594,348

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of April 30, 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 estimates and are provided pursuant to regulatory requirements 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

 

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond

  $ 1.012114      $      $ 0.013405      $ 1.025519        99       %      1     100

Emerging Markets High Yield Bond

    1.513028               0.028590        1.541618        98               2        100   

Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond

                  0.526886        0.526886                      100        100   

Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond

    0.285384        0.025379        0.652911        0.963674        29        3        68        100   

Global High Yield Corporate Bond

    1.056981               0.168977        1.225958        86               14        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 Markit Indices Limited or Morningstar, Inc., nor are they sponsored, endorsed or issued by Barclays Capital Inc. None of 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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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.

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 Directors.

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.


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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, Inc.

 

By: 

/s/ Manish Mehta

Manish Mehta, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 26, 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: June 26, 2015

 

By: 

/s/ Jack Gee

Jack Gee, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: June 26, 2015