N-Q 1 d526713dnq.htm FORM N-Q Form N-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

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: August 31, 2018

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2017

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedules of Investments.


Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Brazil — 4.4%  

AES Tiete Energia SA

    1,069,600     $ 4,286,908  

Aliansce Shopping Centers SA(a)

    798,900       4,164,986  

Alupar Investimento SA

    1,248,024       6,613,363  

Ambev SA

    31,855,300       200,380,899  

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

    447,078       6,320,782  

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda(a)

    2,144,096       9,964,454  

B2W Cia. Digital(a)

    1,467,027       7,715,525  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    14,037,578       99,811,324  

Banco Bradesco SA

    6,355,666       59,074,540  

Banco do Brasil SA

    5,863,300       53,690,858  

Banco Santander Brasil SA, Units

    2,833,500       25,053,740  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    4,671,100       38,414,921  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    5,575,565       20,623,705  

BR Properties SA

    873,600       2,940,064  

BRF SA(a)

    3,106,000       36,566,890  

CCR SA

    8,140,800       39,427,525  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA(a)

    1,588,900       9,105,124  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    2,272,600       22,736,430  

Cia. de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-Copasa MG

    511,700       6,403,099  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais(a)

    796,974       1,601,995  

Cia. Hering

    888,236       6,899,897  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA(a)

    4,297,400       9,676,874  

Cielo SA

    8,212,096       57,536,178  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    1,203,900       13,197,411  

CPFL Energia SA

    905,800       5,816,963  

CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens SA

    818,600       11,262,794  

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    1,909,100       7,114,223  

Duratex SA

    2,442,629       6,598,872  

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    1,786,647       6,575,910  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    2,067,400       8,728,811  

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA

    812,400       3,976,870  

Embraer SA

    4,582,800       21,943,038  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    887,300       9,618,185  

Equatorial Energia SA

    1,371,576       26,835,639  

Estacio Participacoes SA

    1,892,800       17,749,524  

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    568,439       3,782,637  

Fibria Celulose SA

    1,702,200       23,524,055  

Fleury SA

    1,183,300       9,496,087  

Gafisa SA(a)

    1       6  

Hypermarcas SA

    2,267,701       22,791,488  

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

    645,831       7,581,623  

Instituto Hermes Pardini SA

    130,099       1,235,513  

Iochpe Maxion SA

    719,409       4,683,807  

JBS SA

    5,634,600       13,636,128  

JSL SA(a)

    866,700       2,126,643  

Klabin SA, Units

    4,051,800       22,127,774  

Kroton Educacional SA

    9,422,856       52,238,688  

Light SA(a)

    655,800       3,230,344  

Linx SA

    949,200       6,040,496  

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    3,443,133       21,100,185  

Lojas Renner SA

    4,939,960       51,281,274  

M. Dias Branco SA

    775,600       11,105,425  

Magazine Luiza SA

    539,300       9,375,257  

Magnesita Refratarios SA

    401,760       6,313,108  

Marfrig Global Foods SA(a)

    1,872,200       3,923,687  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)  

Minerva SA

    1,099,500     $ 3,649,862  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

    2,107,111       8,606,374  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    530,211       11,280,671  

Multiplus SA

    417,300       4,450,689  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    1,232,900       10,999,346  

Odontoprev SA

    1,965,800       9,171,929  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(a)

    20,120,700       98,187,292  

Porto Seguro SA

    877,800       9,622,632  

Qualicorp SA

    1,614,600       15,150,614  

Raia Drogasil SA

    1,615,700       43,500,566  

Rumo SA(a)

    7,398,220       29,470,651  

Sao Martinho SA

    1,424,340       7,451,802  

SLC Agricola SA

    586,300       3,992,975  

Smiles Fidelidade SA

    468,700       10,754,933  

Sonae Sierra Brasil SA

    351,200       2,578,798  

Sul America SA, Units

    1,403,732       7,683,269  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    2,978,499       15,956,407  

TIM Participacoes SA

    5,903,000       21,311,121  

TOTVS SA

    719,200       6,660,604  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA, Units

    1,266,400       8,245,064  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    2,427,400       52,135,071  

Vale SA

    21,170,763       227,609,182  

Via Varejo SA(a)

    763,845       5,106,322  

WEG SA

    3,774,060       26,418,997  
   

 

 

 
      1,784,017,717  
Chile — 1.0%            

AES Gener SA

    20,924,880       6,130,832  

Aguas Andinas SA, Series A

    17,162,672       9,866,026  

Banco de Chile

    180,084,567       24,924,863  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    295,052       17,657,659  

Banco Santander Chile

    452,456,973       30,944,752  

CAP SA

    555,469       5,185,338  

Cencosud SA

    9,525,917       23,326,165  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    1,022,298       12,945,825  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA(a)

    128,167,795       5,639,359  

Colbun SA

    56,449,777       11,475,934  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    1,005,327       9,712,744  

Empresas CMPC SA

    8,175,661       23,185,389  

Empresas COPEC SA

    3,073,900       41,223,090  

Enel Americas SA

    198,799,101       38,382,992  

Enel Chile SA

    136,638,148       14,658,862  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    22,800,257       18,597,347  

Engie Energia Chile SA

    3,558,277       6,575,119  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    3,397,692       5,348,350  

Inversiones La Construccion SA

    401,459       6,111,724  

Itau CorpBanca

    987,801,731       7,821,832  

LATAM Airlines Group SA

    2,017,898       25,322,715  

Parque Arauco SA

    4,474,991       11,787,673  

SACI Falabella

    4,809,292       40,261,198  

Salfacorp SA

    4,899,571       6,630,491  

SONDA SA

    3,500,147       6,010,010  

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    3,269,233       5,695,783  
   

 

 

 
      415,422,072  
China — 28.6%            

21Vianet Group Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    618,586       4,416,704  

361 Degrees International Ltd.

    7,610,000       2,669,765  

3SBio Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,175,000       17,856,137  

51job Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    227,395       13,075,213  

58.com Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    623,501       44,729,962  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    5,024,500     $ 100,551,759  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    12,176,500       17,554,914  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    174,402,000       81,058,009  

AGTech Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    23,164,000       4,063,235  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    12,214,000       13,105,083  

Ajisen China Holdings Ltd.

    8,123,000       3,848,186  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    7,761,540       1,374,413,503  

Alibaba Health Information Technology

Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,322,000       12,482,356  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    103,830,000       13,958,862  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(a)(b)

    28,570,000       18,948,631  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,545,000       41,028,079  

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,548,000       2,902,835  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    7,772,000       34,828,814  

APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.

    6,050,000       2,726,691  

Asia Cement China Holdings Corp.

    5,587,500       1,974,533  

Autohome Inc., ADR(a)

    372,283       20,613,310  

AVIC International Holding HK Ltd.(a)(b)

    51,490,000       3,065,587  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    15,455,000       8,093,384  

Baidu Inc., ADR(a)

    1,842,338       439,545,000  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    530,564,000       257,463,005  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    56,036,000       41,469,883  

Baozun Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    201,576       5,714,680  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,782,000       15,930,998  

Beijing Capital Land Ltd., Class H

    8,406,000       4,197,511  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    3,367,500       19,402,512  

Beijing Enterprises Medical & Health Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    61,104,000       2,972,974  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.(a)

    33,082,000       25,838,032  

Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.

    3,476,000       4,868,946  

Bitauto Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    183,678       5,442,379  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    39,978,000       3,480,710  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    20,724,000       54,395,790  

Byd Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    4,362,000       38,676,154  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    5,166,000       12,368,979  

C C Land Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    20,321,500       4,293,165  

Carnival Group International Holdings
Ltd.(a)

    120,000       5,915  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    74,326,000       20,270,208  

Changyou.com Ltd., ADR(a)

    68,547       2,500,595  

Chaowei Power Holdings Ltd.(b)

    7,617,000       3,696,247  

Cheetah Mobile Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    395,743       5,037,808  

China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    33,796,000       4,024,261  

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    16,940,200       7,027,509  

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings
Ltd.(b)

    3,299,000       3,446,754  

China Animal Healthcare Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    1,237,000       39,596  

China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd.(b)

    16,876,000       9,248,070  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

    15,056,000       4,183,186  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    60,697,000       22,537,361  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    56,188,000       36,330,619  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    29,985,000       33,477,914  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    17,882,000       11,356,267  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.(b)

    11,485,000       25,292,822  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    571,715,000       498,499,289  

China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,368,000       3,106,010  

China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    30,913,000       5,541,241  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,802,000       8,251,164  

China Everbright International Ltd.(b)

    17,307,000       23,223,139  

China Everbright Ltd.

    6,572,000       14,658,298  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Everbright Water Ltd.(b)

    8,709,500     $ 2,909,633  

China Evergrande Group(a)(b)

    23,168,000       76,532,534  

China Fiber Optic Network System Group
Ltd.(a)(d)

    10,394,800       705,391  

China First Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    13,812,000       6,348,759  

China Foods Ltd.(b)

    9,008,000       4,451,983  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,291,500       17,495,953  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    12,112,000       37,219,021  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    61,466,000       28,174,474  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    24,768,000       32  

China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    9,489,500       2,867,432  

China Innovationpay Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    51,064,000       2,746,009  

China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc.

    74,386       4,324,802  

China Investment Fund International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,760,000       1,971,781  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.(b)

    27,370,000       12,370,503  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,407,000       6,010,208  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    49,738,000       161,437,390  

China Lilang Ltd.

    5,654,000       4,625,882  

China Logistics Property Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,379,000       2,380,871  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    21,605,000       14,550,498  

China Lumena New Materials Corp.(a)(b)(d)

    2,584,000       3  

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd.(b)

    5,184,000       5,509,103  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    9,399,000       19,639,917  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    18,907,000       48,028,844  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,311,964       103,089,050  

China Merchants Land Ltd.(b)

    18,008,000       3,274,098  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,778,000       22,646,885  

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(a)(d)

    62,400        

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    35,742,100       36,015,765  

China Mobile Ltd.

    41,858,500       424,737,667  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    25,638,000       15,986,410  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    19,564,000       17,985,393  

China National Materials Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,048,000       7,693,406  

China Oil & Gas Group Ltd.(b)

    53,468,000       3,833,715  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    13,560,000       12,500,576  

China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.(b)

    8,235,000       4,375,720  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    25,422,000       80,723,362  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,533,800       83,625,778  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    168,640,200       120,485,047  

China Power Clean Energy Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,334,000       2,330,645  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    25,976,000       6,984,405  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,225,000       15,646,078  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    26,713,000       19,940,180  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,184,000       30,715,833  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    6,150,000       23,741,069  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    18,629,777       53,550,292  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group
Ltd.(c)

    6,604,500       8,760,675  

China Resources Phoenix Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,390,500       6,901,872  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,648,000       23,805,485  

China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.

    14,287,200       6,237,914  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,622,500       55,671,359  

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    4,540,000       4,162,045  

China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd.(b)

    7,411,000       2,571,485  

China South City Holdings Ltd.(b)

    22,512,000       5,505,355  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,984,000       10,710,138  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    13,430,000       17,436,199  

China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H

    17,613,000       4,352,397  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,240,708     $ 42,457,413  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    91,362,000       44,334,586  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,184,000       8,009,792  

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.

    19,128,000       6,196,236  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.(a)

    40,290,000       58,395,790  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,307,487       30,261,454  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.(b)

    8,520,000       6,796,190  

China Yuhua Education Corp Ltd.(c)

    5,168,000       2,474,754  

China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd.

    6,759,500       7,036,278  

Chinasoft International Ltd.(b)

    15,974,000       10,328,634  

Chong Sing Holdings FinTech Group
Ltd.(a)(b)

    111,744,000       14,879,742  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class B

    12,800       12,062  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,691,000       11,109,988  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    24,232,000       13,372,247  

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,448,000       4,532,473  

CITIC Ltd.

    38,290,000       54,222,350  

CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.(b)

    27,262,000       2,932,073  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,804,500       32,034,525  

CNOOC Ltd.

    120,010,000       162,570,203  

Colour Life Services Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,580,000       3,500,807  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.(b)

    20,117,524       4,353,104  

Concord New Energy Group Ltd.(b)

    83,390,000       3,843,743  

Coolpad Group Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    22,836,000       204,671  

COSCO SHIPPING International Hong Kong Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,282,000       3,255,453  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    11,908,000       11,999,175  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,730,733       60,995,623  

CPMC Holdings Ltd.(b)

    5,119,000       4,247,154  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    26,409,750       24,075,878  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    30,756,000       61,037,874  

CT Environmental Group Ltd.(b)

    23,012,000       3,830,324  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    2,642,230       121,753,958  

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.(b)

    8,931,000       4,253,837  

Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd.

    5,756,000       3,095,337  

Dazhong Transportation Group Co. Ltd., Class B

    6,280,375       4,302,057  

Digital China Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,303,000       3,880,496  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,254,000       22,951,305  

Dongjiang Environmental Co. Ltd.,
Class H(b)

    2,185,900       3,196,202  

Eastern Communications Co. Ltd., Class B

    3,285,300       2,138,730  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    5,266,000       38,398,338  

Fang Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,779,666       8,257,650  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    28,617,000       3,957,179  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    15,163,000       13,823,021  

FDG Electric Vehicles Ltd.(a)(b)

    127,320,000       5,705,616  

First Tractor Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    6,270,000       2,601,060  

Fosun International Ltd.(b)

    17,433,000       36,159,714  

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.

    8,910,000       7,038,834  

Fufeng Group Ltd.

    12,795,400       8,830,402  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.(b)

    44,960,000       18,823,999  

Future Land Development Holdings Ltd.

    5,544,000       3,165,891  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    3,598,000       13,820,389  

GCL New Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)

    17,842,000       1,439,203  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    91,941,000       14,832,611  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    177,932       3,638,709  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    34,526,000       120,241,121  

Genscript Biotech Corp.

    1,472,000       1,871,522  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,836,800       17,718,405  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,494,000     $ 2,317,577  

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.(b)

    5,253,000       6,369,352  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.(b)

    85,338,000       9,615,303  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    21,186,500       24,793,809  

Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd.

    11,306,000       7,773,581  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.(b)

    5,475,000       6,266,997  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    19,700,000       26,484,597  

Guangdong Land Holdings Ltd.(a)

    8,664,000       1,763,817  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,732,000       36,970,526  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,765,200       14,465,550  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    8,866,000       23,725,308  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    4,969,000       14,537,611  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,681,200       32,312,766  

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.(a)(d)

    8,046       —    

Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    2,717,801       2,675,974  

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,602,000       2,781,053  

HC International Inc.(b)

    4,112,500       3,148,799  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    5,018,000       48,925,853  

HengTen Networks Group Ltd.(a)

    72,272,000       2,822,330  

Hi Sun Technology China Ltd.(a)

    22,635,000       4,579,050  

Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,026,000       3,328,127  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.

    5,430,000       5,123,953  

Hua Han Health Industry Holdings Ltd., Class H(a)(b)(d)

    22,424,288       1,148,462  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(c)

    3,367,000       5,914,732  

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.

    8,578,000       5,513,503  

Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H

    18,382,000       4,565,962  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H

    27,290,000       17,470,743  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    33,556,000       10,698,118  

Huangshi Dongbei Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd., Class B

    1,566,203       2,623,390  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    10,865,600       21,981,061  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd.(a)

    51,813       3,547,164  

IGG Inc.(b)

    8,410,000       8,237,497  

iKang Healthcare Group Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    424,322       6,212,074  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    499,966,000       388,567,978  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    8,499,803       11,831,726  

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd., ADR(a)

    450,507       3,356,277  

JD.com Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    4,414,654       165,328,792  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,096,000       12,461,550  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,122,000       14,202,392  

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    198,149       4,862,576  

Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.

    8,744,000       2,619,774  

Jumei International Holding Ltd., ADR(a)

    918,764       2,884,919  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    19,329,000       10,270,588  

Kama Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,830,800       2,762,861  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    4,894,700       28,076,433  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    7,118,000       11,793,158  

Kingdee International Software Group Co.
Ltd.(a)(b)

    15,360,000       7,984,635  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.(b)

    5,215,000       14,823,308  

Konka Group Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    7,173,568       2,828,940  

KuangChi Science Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,290,000       4,356,150  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.(b)

    22,814,000       19,717,101  

KWG Property Holding Ltd.(b)

    9,099,500       9,623,553  

Lao Feng Xiang Co. Ltd., Class B

    1,588,034       5,688,338  

Launch Tech Co. Ltd.

    1,985,000       2,150,150  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    11,480,000       13,449,335  

Lenovo Group Ltd.(b)

    48,040,000       27,310,133  

Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd.(a)

    11,155,000       2,742,260  
 

 

 

     3  


Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Li Ning Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,878,000     $ 9,231,449  

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    5,064,000       1,997,019  

Lifetech Scientific Corp.(a)(b)

    20,746,000       4,754,723  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., Class H

    1,001,051       7,184,055  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    10,363,000       24,334,514  

Lonking Holdings Ltd.

    17,345,000       6,151,654  

Luthai Textile Co. Ltd., Class B

    2,690,444       2,928,065  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd.(b)

    10,358,500       6,856,860  

Meitu Inc.(a)(c)

    10,418,500       15,100,435  

MIE Holdings Corp.(a)

    15,864,000       1,360,897  

MMG Ltd.(a)(b)

    16,703,999       7,635,307  

Momo Inc., ADR(a)

    730,066       17,521,584  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,516,500       4,446,474  

NetEase Inc., ADR

    541,703       178,063,193  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,373,500       34,262,925  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR(b)

    905,465       76,837,760  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    6,468,000       13,912,883  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    11,721,000       19,449,458  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    245,000       9,898,000  

North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    126,700,000       2,222,466  

NQ Mobile Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    877,249       3,631,811  

Panda Green Energy Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    36,970,852       5,017,682  

Parkson Retail Group Ltd.(b)

    22,411,500       3,156,468  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.(b)

    7,389,000       3,292,325  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    43,951,000       22,622,087  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    139,608,000       93,844,204  

Phoenix New Media Ltd., ADR(a)

    263,033       1,767,582  

Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.(b)

    23,200,000       3,208,112  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    30,487,360       57,772,263  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    35,313,500       348,152,352  

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    15,435,000       6,818,103  

Pou Sheng International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    19,339,000       2,847,539  

Q Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    1,740,000       3,765,076  

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    138,932,000       4,536,076  

Renren Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    244,178       2,383,177  

Road King Infrastructure Ltd.

    3,898,000       6,288,546  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    15,994,000       2,539,315  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(a)(b)

    19,409,700       27,088,388  

Shandong Airlines Co. Ltd., Class B

    1,449,524       2,631,719  

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd., Class H

    3,438,500       6,049,140  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,072,000       8,954,342  

Shang Gong Group Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    3,525,800       3,328,355  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    2,114,580       3,188,787  

Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    4,315,747       3,310,178  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    20,578,000       8,062,365  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,412,000       16,469,796  

Shanghai Greencourt Investment Group Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    5,123,610       2,961,447  

Shanghai Haixin Group Co., Class B

    4,305,200       2,949,062  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,378,000       9,536,875  

Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Ltd.(b)

    18,316,000       3,939,833  

Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,270,000       3,896,059  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Shanghai Jinjiang International Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., Class B

    1,668,642     $ 2,224,300  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Travel Co. Ltd., Class B

    892,200       2,528,495  

Shanghai Lingyun Industries Development Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    2,495,634       2,435,739  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    6,536,853       9,694,153  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,964,600       12,471,570  

Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Co. Ltd., Class B

    4,811,600       2,790,728  

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,044,000       5,827,164  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    6,912,250       12,443,501  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    22,376,000       9,511,705  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings
Ltd.(b)

    4,784,000       43,183,529  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    8,272,500       16,163,267  

Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co. Ltd.(a)

    190,050,000       5,548,053  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

    21,332,000       4,424,706  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    27,104,166       7,391,856  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    30,175,000       10,624,728  

SINA Corp./China(a)

    380,510       37,202,463  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    30,892,000       40,423,579  

Sino Oil And Gas Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    114,810,000       2,102,101  

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,508,000       3,788,543  

Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    24,556,000       3,112,653  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    21,373,000       13,381,728  

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.(b)

    8,764,000       5,172,984  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    24,539,000       14,547,076  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,998,800       31,441,341  

Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd.(b)

    8,035,600       2,407,532  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    15,652,000       7,855,860  

Sinotrans Shipping Ltd.(b)

    15,892,000       3,784,682  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    2,101,000       2,326,912  

Skyfame Realty Holdings Ltd.(a)

    4,670,000       2,170,508  

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.(b)

    14,812,000       6,315,326  

SMI Holdings Group Ltd.(b)

    11,827,999       6,209,162  

SOHO China Ltd.(b)

    14,904,000       8,434,570  

Sohu.com Inc.(a)

    207,618       10,046,635  

SSY Group Ltd.

    17,602,411       9,916,597  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    17,235,500       16,859,904  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(b)

    14,399,000       66,370,131  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    4,895,000       81,476,787  

Superb Summit International Group
Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    6,035,000       46,362  

TAL Education Group, Class A, ADR

    1,954,644       54,495,475  

Tarena International Inc., ADR(b)

    315,032       4,249,782  

TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd.(b)

    5,926,000       3,080,531  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    38,442,200       1,958,976,159  

Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    4,205,000       3,445,750  

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    4,310,000       2,394,996  

Tianjin Development Holdings Ltd.

    7,442,000       3,458,869  

Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd.

    28,678,000       4,259,363  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.(b)

    5,776,000       4,903,188  

Tibet Water Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    17,475,000       7,584,985  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    13,918,000       21,883,312  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    4,647,000       6,509,203  

Tongda Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    23,080,000       6,117,078  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,759,000       6,986,834  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    6,473,000       17,694,624  
 

 

 

4   


Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

    13,964,000     $ 6,382,869  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,522,000       10,236,281  

Tuniu Corp., ADR(a)(b)

    280,560       2,432,455  

Universal Medical Financial & Technical Advisory Services Co. Ltd.(c)

    3,189,000       2,960,264  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    2,137,000       4,345,031  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,804,804       23,083,537  

Viva China Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,136,000       2,220,665  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(b)

    35,179,000       27,565,937  

Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,718,000       2,343,838  

Weibo Corp., ADR(a)

    320,499       34,793,371  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,013,000       15,627,414  

Welling Holding Ltd.

    15,496,000       3,928,463  

West China Cement Ltd.(a)

    22,510,000       3,400,912  

Xiamen International Port Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,996,000       3,264,193  

Xingda International Holdings Ltd.

    9,902,000       3,448,496  

Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,413,000       2,713,724  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.(b)

    22,930,800       8,250,179  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    8,854,000       3,287,573  

Xunlei Ltd., ADR(a)

    165,313       2,256,522  

Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd. Co.(c)

    836,500       3,962,831  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,848,000       11,992,256  

Yirendai Ltd., ADR

    78,592       3,132,677  

YuanShengTai Dairy Farm Ltd.(a)

    13,948,000       526,832  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    51,592,880       9,314,225  

Yuexiu REIT

    11,910,000       7,929,630  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.(b)

    7,988,000       5,788,850  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    2,600,702       106,186,663  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    13,657,400       6,732,349  

YY Inc., ADR(a)

    302,860       31,252,123  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.,
Class H(b)

    8,358,500       6,517,537  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,154,000       12,168,887  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    4,326,000       8,884,413  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,753,500       21,554,438  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    40,826,000       14,165,893  

ZTE Corp., Class H(a)

    5,024,640       17,466,771  
   

 

 

 
      11,706,635,575  
Colombia — 0.3%            

Almacenes Exito SA

    1,282,291       6,988,613  

Bancolombia SA

    1,287,905       12,427,172  

Cementos Argos SA

    3,184,931       11,233,016  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA

    877,084       8,498,124  

Ecopetrol SA

    33,861,127       19,716,506  

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    1,904,250       12,976,107  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    1,803,381       23,401,440  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    2,749,563       12,625,054  
   

 

 

 
      107,866,032  
Czech Republic — 0.2%            

CEZ AS

    1,093,133       25,051,975  

Komercni Banka AS

    599,095       25,154,072  

Moneta Money Bank AS(c)

    4,346,130       15,700,589  

Philip Morris CR AS

    8,075       6,109,190  
   

 

 

 
      72,015,826  
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    6,474,214       27,584,747  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.

    5,979,883       8,217,795  

Ezz Steel(a)

    2,462,428       2,708,566  
Security   Shares     Value  
Egypt (continued)            

Global Telecom Holding SAE(a)

    29,400,121     $ 12,486,634  

Heliopolis Housing

    977,866       1,607,057  

Medinet Nasr Housing

    2,831,864       1,673,575  

Oriental Weavers

    530,206       527,732  

Six of October Development & Investment(a)

    2,211,021       2,433,280  

Telecom Egypt Co.

    2,128,052       1,628,307  
   

 

 

 
      58,867,693  
Greece — 0.3%            

Alpha Bank AE(a)

    9,356,916       18,185,450  

Athens Water Supply & Sewage Co. SA

    277,453       2,034,550  

Eurobank Ergasias SA(a)

    3,165,907       2,566,911  

FF Group(a)(b)

    264,311       4,894,298  

Hellenic Exchanges-Athens Stock Exchange SA

    666,193       3,701,602  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,744,490       21,112,431  

Holding Co. ADMIE IPTO SA(a)

    969,585       2,046,270  

JUMBO SA

    802,817       12,156,932  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    492,991       11,862,162  

Mytilineos Holdings SA(a)

    936,930       10,210,736  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)(b)

    37,052,419       11,486,656  

OPAP SA

    1,752,349       21,416,485  

Piraeus Port Authority SA

    48,329       909,324  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)(b)

    1,088,985       2,726,747  

Titan Cement Co. SA

    360,940       8,917,199  
   

 

 

 
      134,227,753  
Hungary — 0.3%            

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    2,891,070       5,187,519  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    2,611,502       30,343,831  

OTP Bank PLC

    1,680,447       64,370,532  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    935,190       24,219,280  
   

 

 

 
      124,121,162  
India — 9.4%            

5Paisa Capital Ltd.(a)

    3,969       13,276  

ACC Ltd.

    412,439       10,668,533  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    2,334,557       5,307,786  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    5,164,495       31,877,621  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    9,277,016       5,107,538  

Adani Transmissions Ltd.(a)

    1,124,177       3,202,719  

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    347,606       7,943,778  

Ajanta Pharma Ltd.

    277,667       5,899,993  

Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.

    362,290       4,489,014  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    4,734,542       19,274,461  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    578,649       9,928,030  

Apollo Tyres Ltd.

    2,081,258       8,091,988  

Arvind Ltd.

    1,088,901       7,376,426  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    9,060,777       16,560,369  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    2,059,022       36,618,851  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    2,020,423       21,709,834  

Avanti Feeds Ltd.

    15,170       614,493  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    11,449,822       95,071,878  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    598,273       30,669,842  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    1,187,641       31,810,102  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    300,242       24,278,719  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    356,061       11,851,122  

Bata India Ltd.

    575,585       6,554,331  

Bayer CropScience Ltd./India

    103,809       6,500,298  

BEML Ltd.

    114,155       2,956,027  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    1,516,862       16,306,031  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    6,249,592       8,916,912  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    5,358,398       41,870,795  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    8,360,359     $ 64,368,800  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    4,404,342       26,208,840  

Biocon Ltd.

    1,291,364       8,654,822  

Blue Dart Express Ltd.

    69,096       4,406,745  

Bosch Ltd.

    55,092       17,373,247  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    127,783       9,543,297  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    1,578,661       10,497,067  

Canara Bank Ltd.

    1,049,239       6,067,133  

Care Ratings Ltd.

    246,233       5,254,982  

Ceat Ltd.

    179,398       4,963,771  

Century Textiles & Industries Ltd.

    301,068       6,125,482  

CESC Ltd.

    619,405       9,732,478  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.(a)

    3,894,325       5,227,262  

Cipla Ltd.

    2,576,438       24,010,260  

Coal India Ltd.

    5,155,768       22,052,742  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    397,815       8,069,820  

CRISIL Ltd.

    207,022       6,014,329  

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.

    3,083,546       12,711,019  

Dabur India Ltd.

    4,173,944       22,287,359  

DCB Bank Ltd.

    2,019,263       5,804,442  

Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd.

    1,251,916       11,970,670  

Dish TV India Ltd.(a)

    3,977,201       5,030,098  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    580,795       9,376,669  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    806,802       28,579,034  

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.

    2,697,675       12,329,479  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    93,898       43,605,558  

Escorts Ltd.

    312,215       3,477,798  

Exide Industries Ltd.

    2,138,763       6,801,386  

Federal Bank Ltd.

    10,687,677       18,340,438  

Finolex Cables Ltd.

    910,550       9,540,440  

GAIL (India) Ltd.

    3,603,522       26,176,950  

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

    1,040,941       4,048,821  

GE T&D India Ltd.

    834,865       5,505,344  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    1,125,950       9,850,316  

GMR Infrastructure Ltd.(a)

    19,761,585       5,623,838  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    1,779,384       26,533,463  

Godrej Industries Ltd.

    747,146       6,695,114  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    2,456,945       44,577,853  

GRUH Finance Ltd.

    1,130,862       8,774,353  

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

    452,259       3,103,319  

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.

    1,634,577       3,654,223  

Havells India Ltd.

    1,990,200       15,719,740  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    3,855,115       50,700,024  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    376,136       21,196,442  

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

    1,084,111       5,667,708  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    8,519,442       31,769,538  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    4,341,351       28,055,846  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    4,548,763       89,765,408  

Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.(a)

    3,245,953       3,151,313  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    10,237,573       266,053,056  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    16,348,221       77,976,045  

Idea Cellular Ltd.(a)

    10,207,263       14,951,551  

IDFC Bank Ltd.

    11,657,765       9,925,734  

IDFC Ltd.

    2,632,404       2,545,447  

IFCI Ltd.(a)

    7,877,066       3,029,641  

IIFL Holdings Ltd.

    192,768       1,823,942  

India Cements Ltd. (The)

    1,655,215       4,462,766  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    2,247,849       42,037,356  

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.(a)

    1,256,141       4,139,733  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Indiabulls Ventures Ltd.

    699,245     $ 2,952,922  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The)

    3,558,575       6,821,338  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    4,067,669       24,823,631  

Infibeam Incorporation Ltd.(a)

    920,152       2,426,673  

Infosys Ltd.

    12,456,449       188,566,065  

IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.

    1,593,014       5,676,101  

ITC Ltd.

    23,286,782       92,471,782  

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

    3,233,575       6,010,297  

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.(a)

    11,677,704       3,278,016  

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (The)(a)

    2,317,134       2,655,648  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(a)

    2,405,535       6,414,884  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    6,319,557       24,977,343  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    303,190       8,347,129  

Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.

    583,975       5,947,525  

Just Dial Ltd.(a)

    338,662       2,784,455  

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.

    655,192       7,357,192  

Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,543,754       6,259,826  

KPIT Technologies Ltd.

    1,915,642       5,069,856  

L&T Finance Holdings Ltd.

    571,287       1,529,220  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    3,271,369       61,721,215  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    2,242,874       20,230,390  

Lupin Ltd.

    1,569,416       19,902,473  

Mahanagar Gas Ltd.

    96,015       1,650,705  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    2,088,189       14,197,613  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    2,614,277       57,027,161  

Manappuram Finance Ltd.

    3,547,310       5,795,737  

Marico Ltd.

    3,494,553       16,583,952  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    743,039       99,092,225  

Max Financial Services Ltd.(a)

    1,003,671       8,529,180  

Max India Ltd.(a)

    1,332,700       2,849,142  

Mindtree Ltd.

    740,443       6,191,794  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    4,521,600       25,609,310  

Mphasis Ltd.

    562,031       6,353,792  

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

    2,064,050       2,620,076  

NCC Ltd./India

    3,834,440       7,317,429  

Nestle India Ltd.

    179,757       21,364,264  

NIIT Technologies Ltd.

    521,134       5,164,464  

NTPC Ltd.

    11,633,975       32,684,469  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    9,146,445       25,625,082  

Page Industries Ltd.

    47,726       16,542,299  

PC Jeweller Ltd.

    679,357       4,165,908  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    498,533       5,058,394  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    2,305,440       8,995,793  

PI Industries Ltd.

    555,458       8,203,946  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    560,296       24,103,242  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    4,875,078       9,136,991  

PTC India Ltd.

    3,816,730       6,878,164  

Rain Industries Ltd.

    566,569       3,116,217  

Rajesh Exports Ltd.

    710,543       8,416,761  

Rallis India Ltd.

    1,228,804       4,676,621  

Ramco Cements Ltd. (The)

    736,392       7,994,901  

Raymond Ltd.

    397,062       5,943,614  

RBL Bank Ltd.(c)

    343,292       2,751,181  

Redington India Ltd.

    3,030,406       8,931,896  

Reliance Capital Ltd.

    874,738       5,876,129  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    17,785,817       254,195,404  

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

    983,450       6,710,125  

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.

    5,166,399       12,343,111  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    67,770       18,074,925  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    1,036,686       21,343,866  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Siemens Ltd.

    610,305     $ 11,335,791  

Sintex Plastics Technology Ltd.(a)

    3,923,894       4,935,295  

Sobha Ltd.

    611,436       5,924,235  

SRF Ltd.

    184,150       5,230,340  

State Bank of India

    11,792,088       58,585,536  

Sterlite Technologies Ltd.

    503,450       2,151,062  

Strides Shasun Ltd.

    401,210       4,970,636  

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co.
Ltd.(a)

    903,040       6,017,232  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    6,717,351       56,250,522  

Sundaram Finance Ltd.

    340,027       9,645,260  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(a)

    24,554,216       5,312,210  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    642,630       6,875,284  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    3,205,519       131,094,194  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    225,726       3,300,473  

Tata Global Beverages Ltd.

    3,000,110       13,358,120  

Tata Motors Ltd.(a)

    10,925,363       68,478,372  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,390,410       8,580,341  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    8,425,896       12,374,881  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    2,117,447       22,795,066  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    3,253,823       24,688,786  

Thermax Ltd.

    345,837       5,977,595  

TI Financial Holdings Ltd.

    735,466       6,446,163  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    2,368,898       30,085,152  

Torrent Power Ltd.

    1,181,980       5,249,986  

TTK Prestige Ltd.

    45,028       4,605,978  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    695,884       2,794,112  

TV18 Broadcast Ltd.(a)

    5,810,072       5,059,484  

Ultratech Cement Ltd.

    628,427       40,970,556  

Union Bank of India(a)

    1,360,087       3,461,388  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    409,483       20,859,310  

UPL Ltd.

    2,566,220       29,106,777  

VA Tech Wabag Ltd.

    394,106       3,689,854  

Vakrangee Ltd.

    1,472,388       16,292,631  

Vedanta Ltd.

    10,589,327       48,520,730  

Vijaya Bank

    3,597,866       3,944,931  

Voltas Ltd.

    993,083       9,804,538  

Welspun India Ltd.

    2,194,923       2,440,694  

Wipro Ltd.

    8,508,610       38,518,351  

Wockhardt Ltd.

    339,173       3,787,818  

Yes Bank Ltd.

    11,426,450       54,385,507  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    3,941,539       34,729,922  
   

 

 

 
      3,838,386,095  
Indonesia — 2.1%            

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT

    75,815,500       6,670,150  

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    106,877,400       13,432,765  

Adhi Karya Persero Tbk PT

    20,184,700       2,917,425  

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

    14,902,400       6,996,173  

Alam Sutera Realty Tbk PT

    99,401,900       2,719,112  

Aneka Tambang Persero Tbk PT(a)

    68,835,043       3,384,245  

Astra International Tbk PT

    135,016,300       79,606,313  

Bank Bukopin Tbk

    53,193,700       2,418,611  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    70,699,300       106,367,792  

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT

    25,549,500       9,491,811  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    127,991,300       70,023,334  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    53,093,900       31,795,105  

Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk PT

    20,871,500       3,842,232  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    377,907,000       89,685,160  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT

    36,061,276       8,531,427  

Bumi Resources Tbk PT(a)

    157,453,300       3,492,237  
Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia (continued)            

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

    59,665,300     $ 7,278,408  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    53,992,200       11,655,865  

Ciputra Development Tbk PT

    102,556,227       9,288,140  

Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT(a)

    112,544,400       1,847,173  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    3,336,700       18,877,789  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    61,767,300       18,722,899  

Hanson International Tbk PT(a)

    518,286,400       4,176,639  

Indika Energy Tbk PT(a)

    7,994,600       1,654,952  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

    11,763,700       16,024,410  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    17,604,800       10,998,119  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    30,106,300       16,304,055  

Inti Agri Resources Tbk PT

    118,528,500       2,856,742  

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

    18,580,480       8,757,250  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    152,528,300       18,042,679  

Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk PT

    181,662,488       4,029,184  

Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk PT(a)

    35,321,414       1,185,563  

Link Net Tbk PT

    10,354,300       3,819,899  

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

    95,093,600       4,042,497  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

    16,912,300       13,253,762  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

    44,347,400       4,262,282  

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT

    8,648,400       4,427,781  

Modernland Realty Tbk PT

    104,043,500       2,353,786  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT

    169,761,800       7,781,481  

Panin Financial Tbk PT(a)

    171,875,400       3,049,689  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

    75,010,700       9,427,635  

Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT

    30,712,400       3,156,161  

PP Persero Tbk PT

    27,711,250       5,265,260  

Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk PT

    33,704,100       2,491,801  

Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk PT

    37,406,900       1,366,184  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    20,821,900       14,470,343  

Siloam International Hospitals Tbk PT(a)

    2,596,671       1,943,760  

Sugih Energy Tbk PT(a)

    82,105,800       303,511  

Summarecon Agung Tbk PT

    71,902,100       4,571,626  

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

    46,528,300       7,567,815  

Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Persero Tbk PT

    5,862,500       4,876,026  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    339,665,200       104,214,888  

Timah Persero Tbk PT

    35,844,552       2,252,541  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

    17,783,300       7,494,071  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    10,529,700       38,378,989  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    11,713,200       29,010,217  

Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT

    42,916,300       6,694,765  

Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT

    27,032,323       3,607,374  
   

 

 

 
      883,157,903  
Malaysia — 2.4%            

AEON Credit Service M Bhd

    2,002,900       6,660,824  

AirAsia Bhd

    11,247,600       8,636,133  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    8,373,700       7,555,680  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    11,733,300       11,906,882  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    13,456,000       9,344,673  

Axiata Group Bhd(b)

    18,679,300       24,345,438  

Berjaya Corp. Bhd(a)

    33,548,306       3,076,321  

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd(b)

    5,473,873       3,105,364  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    1,044,900       9,550,889  

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

    3,926,200       9,293,463  

Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd(b)

    5,677,800       5,511,888  

Capitaland Malaysia Mall Trust(b)

    13,173,200       4,735,201  

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd(b)

    1,438,100       5,331,115  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd(b)

    31,500,100       46,601,199  

Dialog Group Bhd

    30,620,296       18,044,972  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)            

DiGi.Com Bhd(b)

    22,296,200     $ 25,297,559  

DRB-Hicom Bhd(b)

    5,031,100       2,103,724  

Eastern & Oriental Bhd(b)

    8,258,529       2,988,782  

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd(b)

    12,426,900       5,530,495  

Gamuda Bhd(b)

    12,318,300       14,729,548  

Genting Bhd

    15,123,800       32,544,184  

Genting Malaysia Bhd(b)

    20,886,200       25,996,028  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    2,135,700       5,483,519  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    4,949,100       11,702,604  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd(b)

    5,111,400       11,948,890  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    5,257,800       19,465,238  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    2,021,600       7,939,087  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    16,224,900       22,376,436  

IJM Corp. Bhd(b)

    18,492,200       13,972,588  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    13,141,600       10,411,733  

IOI Corp. Bhd(b)

    15,965,000       17,411,395  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    15,332,041       7,085,844  

Kossan Rubber Industries(b)

    2,529,800       4,757,100  

KPJ Healthcare Bhd

    20,885,200       4,953,819  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    3,213,500       19,157,631  

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd(a)(b)

    3,718,900       6,238,331  

Magnum Bhd

    7,078,900       3,081,169  

Mah Sing Group Bhd

    11,928,223       4,433,525  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    26,212,200       59,289,118  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    6,265,700       12,640,182  

Malaysia Building Society Bhd(b)

    12,386,100       3,361,920  

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd(b)

    22,824,200       5,971,853  

Maxis Bhd(b)

    13,049,300       18,922,203  

MISC Bhd

    8,281,600       14,276,875  

My EG Services Bhd(b)

    17,543,500       9,094,564  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    117,000       2,783,739  

OSK Holdings Bhd

    9,530,400       2,516,893  

Pavilion REIT

    10,666,900       4,303,799  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    16,392,300       29,662,066  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,929,900       11,420,364  

Petronas Gas Bhd(b)

    4,554,500       17,685,649  

Pos Malaysia Bhd

    3,143,100       4,073,464  

PPB Group Bhd

    3,291,400       13,408,662  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    4,143,800       5,269,045  

Public Bank Bhd

    19,211,860       93,487,227  

QL Resources Bhd

    7,636,695       7,843,042  

RHB Bank Bhd

    6,279,266       7,523,757  

RHB Bank Bhd, New(a)(d)

    1,769,000       4  

Sapura Energy Bhd(b)

    32,636,100       9,975,578  

Sime Darby Bhd

    15,785,100       9,070,787  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    15,785,100       19,338,147  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    15,785,100       4,631,891  

Sunway Bhd(b)

    15,408,754       6,141,648  

Sunway Construction Group Bhd

    6,837,270       4,012,581  

Sunway REIT(b)

    14,284,800       5,868,313  

Supermax Corp. Bhd(b)

    5,264,200       2,432,898  

Ta Ann Holdings Bhd

    3,805,560       3,256,990  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd(b)

    7,416,800       10,936,130  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    22,491,800       85,028,299  

TIME dotCom Bhd

    3,200,900       7,161,813  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd(b)

    5,319,600       8,754,348  

UEM Sunrise Bhd(a)(b)

    12,271,000       3,150,642  

UOA Development Bhd

    7,427,800       4,413,633  

VS Industry Bhd

    1,475,400       1,140,057  

WCT Holdings Bhd(a)(b)

    9,168,679       3,452,688  
Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)            

Westports Holdings Bhd(b)

    9,199,700     $ 7,738,591  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    28,593,266       8,180,492  

YTL Power International Bhd

    13,786,100       3,876,761  
   

 

 

 
      985,405,984  
Mexico — 3.0%            

Alfa SAB de CV

    21,060,200       23,509,640  

Alsea SAB de CV

    3,829,500       12,676,497  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    227,985,900       195,931,127  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    3,123,200       21,420,593  

Axtel SAB de CV, CPO(a)(b)

    11,756,700       2,552,782  

Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV

    1,714,500       9,363,127  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    3,482,300       5,983,507  

Cemex SAB de CV, CPO(a)

    98,186,786       75,252,261  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    3,344,000       22,999,660  

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV(c)

    4,563,800       2,967,966  

Consorcio ARA SAB de CV

    9,509,300       3,495,841  

Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A(a)(b)

    4,644,100       4,245,735  

Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    4,286,200       5,395,184  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV,
Series C1(b)

    1,278,735       8,687,096  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    20,994,900       32,858,835  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    13,162,100       119,029,074  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Series B(a)(b)

    6,031,200       7,157,309  

Gentera SAB de CV

    6,855,700       6,300,788  

Gruma SAB de CV, Series B

    1,520,805       18,884,596  

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV(a)(b)

    3,548,300       6,060,678  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    2,178,500       11,057,591  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Series B

    2,473,200       24,656,233  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Series B

    1,470,990       26,393,384  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    11,320,500       26,436,403  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    3,823,600       12,196,639  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    2,902,300       5,659,220  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O

    16,868,100       99,090,795  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Series O

    16,284,000       28,811,635  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    12,149,900       19,740,486  

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

    2,422,400       5,500,720  

Grupo Lala SAB de CV(b)

    4,968,400       7,548,999  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    26,137,100       81,940,075  

Grupo Televisa SAB(b)

    16,763,200       63,048,948  

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV, Series B

    1,408,800       6,871,364  

Industrias CH SAB de CV, Series B(a)(b)

    1,279,700       5,788,431  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    953,255       20,029,319  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    3,690,500       20,197,980  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A

    10,622,700       19,023,345  

La Comer SAB de CV(a)(b)

    3,585,100       3,535,773  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV

    6,217,900       7,479,125  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    6,878,283       17,918,434  

PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CV

    4,893,466       8,021,644  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    1,633,245       16,450,954  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    2,582,300       4,736,854  

Telesites SAB de CV(a)(b)

    11,152,895       8,847,508  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Mexico (continued)            

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    35,045,000     $ 82,724,734  
   

 

 

 
      1,218,478,889  
Pakistan — 0.2%            

DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.

    2,331,200       2,972,875  

Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan

    2,381,100       5,927,498  

Engro Fertilizers Ltd.

    5,597,347       3,480,315  

Fauji Cement Co. Ltd.

    6,608,000       1,695,661  

Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    4,416,320       3,397,685  

Habib Bank Ltd.

    4,002,900       6,191,912  

Hub Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    5,553,995       5,146,834  

Lucky Cement Ltd.

    1,080,750       5,073,243  

MCB Bank Ltd.

    2,639,000       5,116,717  

National Bank of Pakistan

    3,894,500       1,657,218  

Nishat Mills Ltd.

    2,842,100       3,809,156  

Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd.

    5,199,700       7,672,611  

Pakistan Oilfields Ltd.

    861,700       4,909,421  

Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd.

    1,652,882       4,855,199  

Searle Co. Ltd. (The)

    911,211       2,833,985  

SUI Northern Gas Pipeline

    2,444,100       2,386,694  

United Bank Ltd./Pakistan

    3,379,900       5,630,119  
   

 

 

 
      72,757,143  
Peru — 0.4%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    1,401,069       19,600,955  

Credicorp Ltd.

    477,056       100,673,128  

Southern Copper Corp.

    666,755       28,037,048  
   

 

 

 
      148,311,131  
Philippines — 1.1%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    13,814,320       19,240,000  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    9,277,800       7,245,397  

Alliance Global Group Inc.(a)

    22,419,600       6,976,573  

Ayala Corp.

    1,785,640       36,238,615  

Ayala Land Inc.

    48,724,400       41,492,326  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    6,039,435       12,364,860  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    13,904,196       40,390,223  

Cebu Air Inc.

    2,152,200       4,316,390  

Cosco Capital Inc.

    20,398,400       3,023,639  

D&L Industries Inc.

    21,630,900       4,820,256  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    28,682,400       8,583,034  

DoubleDragon Properties Corp.(a)

    5,059,200       3,769,738  

Filinvest Land Inc.

    88,434,000       3,202,345  

First Gen Corp.

    9,464,100       3,295,300  

First Philippine Holdings Corp.

    1,517,870       1,869,402  

Globe Telecom Inc.

    256,395       9,335,512  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    632,315       14,468,011  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    3,657,430       7,706,364  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    19,941,463       27,297,506  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    3,019,450       14,634,660  

Lopez Holdings Corp.

    14,767,700       1,689,500  

Manila Electric Co.

    500,960       3,139,722  

Manila Water Co. Inc.

    9,216,100       5,189,328  

Megaworld Corp.

    81,020,200       8,608,195  

Melco Resorts And Entertainment (Philippines) Corp.(a)

    14,685,300       2,170,947  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    98,794,200       13,169,939  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    5,116,422       9,752,352  

Nickel Asia Corp.

    13,746,624       1,668,412  

PLDT Inc.

    610,005       17,974,879  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    12,815,000       5,838,908  

Security Bank Corp.

    1,593,630       7,926,930  
Security   Shares     Value  
Philippines (continued)            

SM Investments Corp.

    1,669,922     $ 32,228,897  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    58,422,696       42,195,461  

Universal Robina Corp.

    6,395,180       16,923,178  

Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc.

    35,787,500       4,272,284  
   

 

 

 
      443,019,083  
Poland — 1.3%            

Alior Bank SA(a)

    651,200       13,318,467  

Asseco Poland SA

    516,333       6,517,827  

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    238,712       4,946,556  

Bank Millennium SA(a)

    4,343,406       10,122,305  

Bank Pekao SA

    1,016,542       36,935,259  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    238,261       25,024,219  

Budimex SA

    96,194       5,492,548  

CCC SA

    210,244       14,314,269  

CD Projekt SA

    489,629       14,107,142  

Ciech SA(a)

    216,025       3,461,576  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    1,589,419       11,247,773  

Dino Polska SA(a)(c)

    130,905       2,706,650  

Enea SA

    1,545,286       5,215,507  

Eurocash SA

    651,291       5,080,397  

Getin Noble Bank SA(a)(b)

    4,289,017       1,838,402  

Globe Trade Centre SA(b)

    1,827,222       4,735,523  

Grupa Azoty SA

    314,561       6,366,493  

Grupa Lotos SA

    708,416       11,323,475  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(a)

    378,333       9,602,099  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    977,895       29,646,220  

KRUK SA

    127,537       10,209,187  

LPP SA

    9,260       21,485,666  

Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA

    128,756       2,509,076  

mBank SA(a)

    103,045       13,747,718  

Netia SA(b)

    2,574,342       2,944,945  

Orange Polska SA(a)

    4,326,244       6,692,885  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    5,507,818       18,652,020  

PLAY Communications SA(a)(c)

    186,138       1,908,484  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    2,042,343       64,235,379  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    12,421,374       21,261,446  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA(a)

    6,257,483       75,135,623  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    4,161,775       52,499,902  

Synthos SA

    4,011,195       5,408,455  

Tauron Polska Energia SA(a)

    6,940,988       6,107,857  

Warsaw Stock Exchange

    401,333       4,936,276  
   

 

 

 
      529,737,626  
Qatar — 0.5%            

Al Meera Consumer Goods Co. QSC

    79,340       2,977,696  

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    749,713       5,627,872  

Commercial Bank PQSC (The)(a)

    1,529,271       11,028,791  

Doha Bank QPSC

    324,447       2,236,336  

Ezdan Holding Group QSC

    5,655,282       12,129,291  

Gulf International Services QSC

    227,235       916,251  

Industries Qatar QSC

    989,609       23,546,327  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    2,777,786       25,283,066  

Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development
QSC(a)

    621,236       1,132,548  

Medicare Group

    476       7,786  

Ooredoo QPSC

    592,563       12,693,240  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    230,308       10,003,271  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    1,069,046       3,969,514  

Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Co. QSC

    228,906       2,332,018  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    1,055,623       10,499,628  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    514,742       12,562,189  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Qatar (continued)            

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    1,531,768     $ 48,047,414  

Qatar National Cement Co. QSC

    173,499       2,581,553  

United Development Co. QSC

    1,369,881       4,682,569  
   

 

 

 
      192,257,360  
Russia — 2.9%            

Aeroflot PJSC

    4,393,400       11,469,791  

Alrosa PJSC

    17,942,600       23,918,859  

Gazprom PJSC

    55,139,960       124,743,673  

Gazprom PJSC, ADR

    8,656,330       38,689,467  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    236,489,000       14,920,806  

LSR Group PJSC, GDR(e)

    2,024,232       5,546,396  

LUKOIL PJSC

    2,188,817       123,373,007  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    744,658       41,365,752  

M Video OJSC(a)

    299,809       2,004,757  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(e)

    2,419,796       63,931,010  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    10,670,800       8,024,964  

Mechel PJSC(a)

    735,305       3,397,109  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    445,762       75,364,884  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    3,586,255       37,189,464  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    11,532,030       24,529,408  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(e)

    632,204       71,628,713  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    8,101,643       18,342,296  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(e)

    942,429       14,136,435  

Polyus PJSC

    109,477       9,205,898  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    1,206,660       6,064,931  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR(e)

    6,474,971       31,941,032  

RusHydro PJSC

    780,465,000       10,875,838  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    12,641,030       48,550,471  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

    13,929,977       227,197,925  

Severstal PJSC

    1,462,486       23,133,887  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    43,032,950       20,259,034  

Surgutneftegas OJSC, ADR

    1,174,346       5,394,946  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    10,606,460       82,925,172  

VTB Bank PJSC

    5,421,870,000       4,713,318  

VTB Bank PJSC, GDR(e)

    13,453,514       24,081,790  
   

 

 

 
      1,196,921,033  
South Africa — 6.5%            

Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd.

    878,318       3,502,327  

Advtech Ltd.

    4,370,726       5,222,125  

AECI Ltd.

    1,021,715       6,964,962  

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    847,960       7,506,552  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.(a)

    371,110       9,905,515  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    2,860,043       29,936,899  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    2,641,263       59,146,479  

Astral Foods Ltd.

    379,467       6,119,314  

Attacq Ltd.(a)

    4,129,662       5,500,162  

AVI Ltd.

    2,518,421       18,559,798  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    4,407,510       50,974,303  

Barloworld Ltd.

    1,489,230       16,832,638  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    2,294,824       49,627,409  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    2,291,960       32,148,761  

Blue Label Telecoms Ltd.

    4,344,050       5,062,884  

Brait SE(a)

    4,150       14,051  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    291,528       21,044,080  

Cashbuild Ltd.

    197,129       5,548,656  

City Lodge Hotels Ltd.

    439,214       4,048,463  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    1,792,244       22,778,610  

Clover Industries Ltd.

    758,095       674,047  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    1,618,554       8,577,713  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)            

DataTec Ltd.

    1,467,196     $ 6,075,272  

Discovery Ltd.

    2,347,295       28,339,598  

Emira Property Fund Ltd.

    4,908,429       4,763,614  

EOH Holdings Ltd.

    1,001,549       6,175,576  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    1,509,352       16,312,176  

Famous Brands Ltd.(a)(b)

    635,673       4,586,817  

FirstRand Ltd.

    22,681,584       93,685,707  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A

    6,626,278       8,378,471  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class B

    5,879,762       18,166,170  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    1,455,849       16,860,850  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    5,834,140       24,884,633  

Grindrod Ltd.(a)

    3,723,684       3,692,977  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    15,483,145       28,372,998  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    2,975,289       5,500,223  

Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd.

    564,273       5,418,344  

Hudaco Industries Ltd.

    465,599       4,641,485  

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

    1,773,661       13,943,569  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    4,274,296       12,218,988  

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    996,946       16,608,824  

Investec Ltd.

    1,743,907       12,148,867  

JSE Ltd.

    734,941       7,213,385  

KAP Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    8,464,133       5,441,118  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    332,276       7,922,502  

Lewis Group Ltd.

    47,943       86,591  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    928,151       7,901,445  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    8,338,472       15,958,769  

Massmart Holdings Ltd.

    818,534       6,735,468  

Metair Investments Ltd.

    2,208,652       3,148,857  

MMI Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    6,212,847       9,144,509  

Mondi Ltd.

    788,875       18,797,690  

Mpact Ltd.

    1,828,401       3,156,228  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    1,580,670       24,100,800  

MTN Group Ltd.

    11,400,402       108,024,920  

Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd.

    3,644,069       3,726,206  

Nampak Ltd.(a)

    4,313,197       5,659,243  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    2,975,179       804,221,906  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    1,479,429       25,082,787  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    2,303,349       36,022,909  

Netcare Ltd.

    7,019,620       11,577,163  

Northam Platinum Ltd.(a)

    2,458,949       8,976,043  

Omnia Holdings Ltd.

    527,040       5,725,294  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    2,593,738       12,101,259  

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

    935,356       8,981,612  

PPC Ltd.(a)

    11,377,350       5,837,746  

PSG Group Ltd.

    678,693       14,423,066  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    4,970,824       15,456,284  

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    35,137,183       26,064,746  

Remgro Ltd.

    3,515,870       55,150,902  

Resilient REIT Ltd.

    2,014,924       21,610,678  

Reunert Ltd.

    1,396,352       7,185,187  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    4,671,235       22,913,619  

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd.(a)

    531,091       1,230,161  

SA Corporate Real Estate Ltd.

    17,979,707       6,207,397  

Sanlam Ltd.

    9,264,745       53,147,073  

Sappi Ltd.

    3,818,535       27,231,466  

Sasol Ltd.

    3,708,219       116,879,910  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    3,034,135       50,674,558  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    12,189,016       16,770,228  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    1,310,778       18,236,076  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    8,716,286       110,530,876  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)            

Steinhoff International Holdings NV, Class H

    20,546,082     $ 84,729,527  

Sun International Ltd./South Africa(a)

    914,074       3,662,326  

Super Group Ltd./South Africa(a)

    2,848,406       8,330,687  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

    1,878,586       6,824,462  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    1,096,793       33,562,630  

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.

    860,983       6,703,582  

Trencor Ltd.

    1,448,486       5,287,491  

Truworths International Ltd.

    2,973,177       17,439,151  

Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd.

    3,164,298       5,058,702  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    3,995,323       42,482,064  

Vukile Property Fund Ltd.

    5,100,712       7,608,539  

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd.

    482,424       5,298,973  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    6,729,395       28,609,486  

Zeder Investments Ltd.

    11,676,370       5,708,733  
   

 

 

 
      2,671,033,937  
South Korea — 15.0%            

Advanced Process Systems Corp.(a)(b)

    80,359       2,558,639  

Ahnlab Inc.(b)

    44,020       2,030,603  

AK Holdings Inc.(b)

    43,060       2,698,545  

Amorepacific Corp.

    217,994       61,897,676  

AMOREPACIFIC Group(b)

    201,058       27,251,142  

Aprogen pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    807,552       3,346,712  

Asiana Airlines Inc.(a)

    766,997       3,270,265  

ATGen Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    92,687       3,449,413  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    170,711       12,408,215  

BH Co. Ltd.(a)

    146,917       3,942,087  

Binggrae Co. Ltd.

    58,776       3,634,849  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    1,521,638       13,297,291  

Boditech Med Inc.(b)

    183,074       3,002,868  

Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    215,193       5,002,879  

Caregen Co. Ltd.(b)

    31,521       2,322,981  

Cell Biotech Co. Ltd.(b)

    71,996       2,633,072  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.(a)

    191,887       15,375,646  

Celltrion Inc.(a)(b)

    537,832       98,892,886  

Chabiotech Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    371,688       4,849,961  

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

    486,324       8,982,414  

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

    48,026       5,935,674  

CJ CGV Co. Ltd.(b)

    114,151       7,489,438  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.(b)

    52,003       19,162,144  

CJ Corp.

    92,487       16,614,940  

CJ E&M Corp.

    142,183       11,236,148  

CJ Freshway Corp.

    73,907       2,492,430  

CJ Logistics Corp.(a)(b)

    59,424       8,299,975  

CJ O Shopping Co. Ltd.

    24,156       4,985,470  

Com2uSCorp.(b)

    65,807       7,613,233  

Cosmax Inc.(b)

    61,771       7,095,222  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    361,668       31,871,317  

CrystalGenomics Inc.(a)(b)

    179,523       3,480,758  

Daeduck Electronics Co.

    427,789       4,009,601  

Daeduck GDS Co. Ltd.

    275,067       6,748,715  

Daekyo Co. Ltd.

    290,132       2,132,833  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    184,080       13,988,896  

Daesang Corp.

    161,043       3,973,356  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    888,152       4,578,482  

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    40,098       661,391  

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b)

    40,067       5,007,224  

Daishin Securities Co. Ltd.

    284,565       3,817,734  

Daou Technology Inc.

    194,340       3,393,025  

DB HiTek Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    262,284       3,229,594  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    335,848     $ 21,139,984  

Dentium Co. Ltd.(a)

    35,528       2,128,579  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    1,004,638       9,213,221  

DIO Corp.(a)(b)

    97,915       2,987,161  

Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,817       3,713,080  

Dong-A ST Co. Ltd.(b)

    47,389       4,441,698  

Dongjin Semichem Co. Ltd.

    179,461       3,627,973  

DongKook Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    58,701       3,333,537  

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.

    407,283       4,191,656  

Dongsuh Cos. Inc.

    268,114       7,354,195  

Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    14,105       4,173,499  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    213,703       6,981,063  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co.
Ltd.(b)

    394,963       5,952,119  

Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    925,996       7,556,025  

DoubleUGames Co. Ltd.(b)

    80,725       3,924,055  

Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.(b)

    161,954       5,104,546  

E1 Corp.

    28,948       1,550,809  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(a)

    120,190       4,086,405  

E-MART Inc.

    144,099       36,215,094  

Emerson Pacific Inc.(a)(b)

    68,366       1,711,898  

Eo Technics Co. Ltd.(b)

    63,812       5,617,450  

Fila Korea Ltd.(b)

    85,341       6,250,106  

Foosung Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    433,490       4,043,118  

GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    255,020       3,409,640  

Genexine Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    88,936       4,731,812  

GOLFZONNEWDIN Co. Ltd.

    1       5  

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.

    229,345       6,880,877  

Green Cross Cell Corp.

    94,435       4,234,714  

Green Cross Corp./South Korea

    40,599       8,020,937  

Green Cross Holdings Corp.

    192,930       6,949,558  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.(a)(b)

    313,377       7,847,023  

GS Holdings Corp.

    340,068       19,093,182  

GS Home Shopping Inc.

    26,510       5,191,161  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    188,579       6,844,816  

G-treeBNT Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    159,400       4,767,719  

Gwangju Shinsegae Co. Ltd.

    10,068       2,155,611  

Halla Holdings Corp.(b)

    62,536       3,804,166  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    1,934,295       84,339,350  

Hana Tour Service Inc.(b)

    79,451       7,811,860  

Hanall Biopharma Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    233,912       3,073,689  

Hancom Inc.

    186,030       2,897,504  

Handsome Co. Ltd.

    132,419       4,045,883  

Hanil Cement Co. Ltd.

    26,481       3,771,702  

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co.
Ltd.(a)(b)

    607,549       2,074,013  

Hanjin Kal Corp.(a)(b)

    312,518       5,571,192  

Hanjin Transportation Co. Ltd.

    84,168       2,111,451  

Hankook Shell Oil Co. Ltd.

    9,950       3,648,105  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    497,663       24,511,589  

Hankook Tire Worldwide Co. Ltd.

    211,426       3,681,620  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    42,286       22,109,565  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    94,096       9,857,059  

Hanon Systems

    1,296,413       15,724,927  

Hansae Co. Ltd.(b)

    127,132       3,329,439  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    67,533       4,753,529  

Hansol Technics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    172,462       2,844,652  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.(b)

    75,215       12,682,704  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    703,965       18,921,182  

Hanwha Corp.

    290,736       11,087,107  

Hanwha General Insurance Co. Ltd.

    682,325       5,448,568  

Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,103,644       2,961,305  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,668,150     $ 11,435,239  

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    255,889       8,288,617  

Hite Jinro Co. Ltd.

    204,879       4,461,872  

HLB Inc.(a)(b)

    241,272       8,003,601  

HMC Investment Securities Co. Ltd.

    312,960       3,278,423  

Homecast Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    238,155       3,807,854  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.(b)

    212,816       16,563,763  

HS Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    297,004       2,879,294  

Huchems Fine Chemical Corp.

    171,229       3,776,243  

Hugel Inc.(a)(b)

    17,397       7,657,398  

Humedix Co. Ltd.(b)

    107,641       3,590,506  

Huons Co. Ltd.(a)

    59,187       4,764,329  

Huons Global Co. Ltd.(b)

    74,333       3,517,711  

Hy-Lok Corp.(b)

    131,504       2,966,619  

Hyosung Corp.

    140,996       17,490,889  

Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    39,116       6,649,630  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    89,910       8,080,127  

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    398,953       15,177,261  

Hyundai Electric & Energy System Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    40,256       4,364,997  

Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.

    97,341       4,713,872  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    527,225       16,980,690  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    126,385       17,013,924  

Hyundai Greenfood Co. Ltd.

    355,389       5,061,824  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    209,575       28,501,815  

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.

    51,735       6,203,921  

Hyundai Livart Furniture Co. Ltd.(b)

    113,193       3,188,022  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    432,124       17,233,339  

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.(a)

    368,098       1,978,749  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)

    84,730       7,194,167  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    454,686       114,272,107  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    1,043,711       157,767,479  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.(a)

    66,181       24,264,846  

Hyundai Rotem Co. Ltd.(a)

    191,767       3,321,671  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    515,879       28,442,674  

Hyundai Wia Corp.(b)

    110,134       6,851,433  

Il Dong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    132,235       3,317,267  

IlDong Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1       15  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.

    107,175       3,909,807  

Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b)

    117,543       3,845,193  

iMarketKorea Inc.

    201,894       1,938,702  

InBody Co. Ltd.(b)

    109,015       3,601,277  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    1,543,819       22,556,143  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd.(c)

    108,626       5,410,089  

Innocean Worldwide Inc.

    76,634       5,478,636  

Innox Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.(a)

    36,335       2,961,557  

Interflex Co. Ltd.(a)

    58,308       3,643,413  

iNtRON Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    71,523       2,651,921  

IS Dongseo Co. Ltd.(b)

    106,631       3,600,909  

It’s Hanbul Co. Ltd.

    26,667       1,247,278  

JB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    799,798       4,387,589  

Jeil Pharma Holdings Inc.

    1       37  

Jeil Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    38,135       2,628,187  

Jenax Inc.(a)(b)

    121,324       3,344,562  

Jusung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    311,629       3,794,242  

JW Holdings Corp.(b)

    285,423       2,155,917  

JW Pharmaceutical Corp.(b)

    90,708       3,809,194  

Kakao Corp.(b)

    229,746       28,817,210  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    749,461       25,584,632  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    2,588,291       142,466,006  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

KC Tech Co. Ltd.(b)

    194,937     $ 4,299,093  

KCC Corp.

    34,499       12,220,872  

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. Inc.(b)

    126,510       2,115,766  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    168,483       5,836,719  

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,725,797       53,363,721  

KISWIRE Ltd.

    64,064       2,075,126  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.(b)

    82,451       6,227,863  

Koh Young Technology Inc.

    104,493       8,401,688  

Kolon Corp.(b)

    50,188       3,149,865  

Kolon Industries Inc.

    107,998       8,256,773  

Kolon Life Science Inc.(b)

    40,324       5,102,334  

Komipharm International Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    252,752       9,011,512  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., Class A(b)

    463,902       21,356,756  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    1,643,086       56,619,090  

Korea Gas Corp.(a)

    162,686       6,615,075  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    255,803       16,031,027  

Korea Kolmar Co. Ltd.(b)

    107,174       8,508,921  

Korea Line Corp.(a)

    87,444       1,992,751  

Korea PetroChemical Ind. Co. Ltd.

    22,674       5,052,557  

Korea REIT Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,214,284       3,827,240  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    59,128       26,433,055  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(a)

    303,208       8,734,731  

Korean Reinsurance Co.

    655,041       6,530,848  

KT Corp.

    51,660       1,445,483  

KT Skylife Co. Ltd.

    241,685       2,931,534  

KT&G Corp.

    772,151       86,563,218  

Kukdo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    72,417       4,358,662  

Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd.(b)

    253,545       2,306,543  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    120,180       9,872,816  

Kumho Tire Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    861,213       5,500,051  

Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    479,265       3,915,154  

Kwangju Bank Co. Ltd.

    331,133       3,605,721  

L&F Co. Ltd.

    70,892       2,784,868  

LF Corp.

    148,512       4,189,587  

LG Chem Ltd.

    309,455       118,720,388  

LG Corp.

    633,558       52,978,431  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    1,496,429       42,489,921  

LG Electronics Inc.(b)

    703,588       58,187,843  

LG Hausys Ltd.

    47,440       4,123,891  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    63,549       68,498,026  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.(b)

    103,003       15,238,670  

LG International Corp.

    206,380       5,281,583  

LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd.

    59,396       3,247,473  

Lock&Lock Co. Ltd.

    91,551       2,452,296  

Loen Entertainment Inc.

    58,263       5,782,131  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    104,513       34,381,488  

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.

    428       479,816  

Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd/New(a)(b)

    14,735       2,024,243  

Lotte Corp.

    201,646       11,395,570  

LOTTE Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.

    130,993       7,186,108  

Lotte Food Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,891       3,069,329  

LOTTE Himart Co. Ltd.

    58,562       4,068,263  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    71,669       13,829,993  

LS Corp.

    121,261       7,432,216  

LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd.

    109,540       6,160,210  

Maeil Dairies Co. Ltd.(a)

    45,379       3,106,580  

Maeil Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1       16  

Mando Corp.

    45,851       13,924,884  

Medipost Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    66,760       5,263,504  

Medy-Tox Inc.

    30,000       12,846,313  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    419,664     $ 9,910,742  

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

    2,608,493       11,313,657  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    2,488,354       23,437,288  

Modetour Network Inc.

    175,987       5,716,646  

Muhak Co. Ltd.

    144,607       2,650,962  

Namhae Chemical Corp.

    351,614       2,840,052  

Namyang Dairy Products Co. Ltd.

    4,474       2,857,275  

Naturalendo Tech Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    97,374       2,192,201  

NAVER Corp.

    189,533       139,330,485  

NCSoft Corp.

    121,913       48,899,632  

Netmarble Games Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    112,467       17,465,585  

Nexen Corp.(b)

    372,353       2,713,310  

Nexen Tire Corp.

    277,764       3,011,822  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    868,862       10,858,280  

NHN Entertainment Corp.(a)(b)

    75,677       4,707,864  

NHN KCP Corp.(a)(b)

    143,092       2,386,510  

NICE Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    207,017       3,043,668  

NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.

    366,690       3,086,497  

Nong Shim Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    28,952       3,298,918  

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    21,633       7,265,666  

NS Shopping Co. Ltd.(b)

    203,596       2,955,954  

NUTRIBIOTECH Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    121,509       2,361,512  

OCI Co. Ltd.(b)

    113,711       12,695,508  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea(a)

    153,889       16,191,399  

Orion Holdings Corp.

    102,628       2,720,715  

Osstem Implant Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    90,636       5,038,804  

Ottogi Corp.(b)

    9,114       6,649,682  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,467,435       7,416,396  

Paradise Co. Ltd.(b)

    355,290       8,292,549  

Partron Co. Ltd.(b)

    307,588       2,512,711  

Poongsan Corp.

    172,787       7,136,941  

POSCO

    485,085       149,325,500  

POSCO Chemtech Co. Ltd.(b)

    206,717       6,572,394  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    270,229       4,606,247  

Posco ICT Co. Ltd.(b)

    385,755       2,853,506  

S&T Motiv Co. Ltd.

    88,049       3,835,077  

S-1 Corp.

    113,977       10,473,421  

Samchully Co. Ltd.

    21,032       2,309,510  

Samjin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    134,515       4,511,645  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    117,738       37,055,148  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    508,583       61,688,910  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    153,447       5,386,332  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    371,443       34,132,139  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    659,006       1,538,134,840  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    830,596       9,998,445  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    204,218       48,790,884  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,697,190       18,636,729  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    470,813       55,377,040  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    374,689       72,992,481  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    230,579       39,833,542  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    397,551       13,297,364  

Samyang Corp.

    31,232       2,752,262  

Samyang Holdings Corp.

    29,470       2,775,718  

Seah Besteel Corp.

    106,524       2,951,251  

Sebang Global Battery Co. Ltd.

    96,748       3,071,577  

Seegene Inc.(a)(b)

    126,934       3,784,984  

Seobu T&D(b)

    318,187       3,991,043  

Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(b)

    273,094       7,616,267  

SFA Engineering Corp.

    141,840       5,324,295  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,732,963       121,548,733  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Shinsegae Food Co. Ltd.(b)

    21,159     $ 2,644,267  

Shinsegae Inc.

    51,008       13,452,144  

Shinsegae International Inc.

    32,257       2,140,092  

Silicon Works Co. Ltd.

    103,055       4,971,640  

SillaJen Inc.(a)(b)

    355,702       36,117,685  

Sindoh Co. Ltd.

    61,540       3,658,753  

SK Bioland Co. Ltd.

    24,861       423,774  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    107,264       8,299,222  

SK Gas Ltd.

    38,247       3,423,164  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    243,545       65,348,164  

SK Hynix Inc.

    3,914,730       276,270,401  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    434,470       82,442,504  

SK Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    43,480       7,311,592  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    927,780       5,498,903  

SK Securities Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,922,393       3,289,622  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    134,948       32,737,213  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    154,627       5,875,329  

SKCKOLONPI Inc.

    67,215       3,335,272  

SL Corp.

    137,150       2,785,219  

SM Entertainment Co.(a)(b)

    184,374       5,853,546  

S-Oil Corp.

    304,889       33,479,656  

Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.

    149,655       3,341,711  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.(b)

    71,425       4,213,632  

SPC Samlip Co. Ltd.

    21,517       2,876,842  

Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co. Ltd.

    214,144       4,014,278  

Ssangyong Motor Co.(a)

    413,866       2,061,249  

Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd.

    342,830       2,139,045  

Taekwang Industrial Co. Ltd.

    3,207       3,739,658  

Taewoong Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    87,322       1,388,165  

Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    580,593       4,108,032  

Tera Resource Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    49,111        

Tongyang Inc.

    1,320,671       2,548,504  

Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    371,924       2,775,119  

Toptec Co. Ltd.(b)

    151,664       3,748,919  

Value Added Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    90,601       2,705,750  

Vieworks Co. Ltd.(b)

    66,907       2,422,362  

ViroMed Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    98,688       14,291,963  

Webzen Inc.(a)(b)

    129,308       3,606,247  

Wonik Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    243,389       1,757,903  

WONIK IPS Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    181,485       5,770,164  

Woori Bank

    2,400,017       35,727,338  

YG Entertainment Inc.(b)

    127,342       3,586,522  

Youlchon Chemical Co. Ltd.

    261,329       5,655,224  

Youngone Corp.(b)

    161,607       5,063,909  

Youngone Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,059       3,319,943  

Yuanta Securities Korea Co. Ltd.(a)

    685,825       2,404,248  

Yuhan Corp.

    55,413       11,202,261  

Yungjin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    657,471       5,473,639  
   

 

 

 
      6,121,340,430  
Taiwan — 12.3%            

AcBel Polytech Inc.(b)

    4,127,000       3,095,869  

Accton Technology Corp.(b)

    3,372,000       12,366,473  

Acer Inc.(b)

    19,044,872       13,016,599  

A-DATA Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,830,820       4,968,619  

Advanced Ceramic X Corp.(b)

    338,000       4,023,005  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    43,848,444       56,795,094  

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co.(b)

    1,525,000       4,092,902  

Advantech Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,177,165       14,517,337  

Airtac International Group

    767,880       13,082,172  

Alpha Networks Inc.(b)

    3,521,700       2,923,596  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,690,000     $ 3,111,156  

Ardentec Corp.(b)

    4,679,546       6,069,025  

Asia Cement Corp.

    14,906,050       13,840,551  

Asia Optical Co. Inc.(b)

    2,163,000       8,112,873  

Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,576,000       4,883,937  

Asia Polymer Corp.(b)

    7,552,977       4,759,327  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    4,459,000       41,031,006  

AU Optronics Corp.(b)

    52,729,000       22,414,308  

Bank of Kaohsiung Co. Ltd.(b)

    16,778,149       5,034,452  

BES Engineering Corp.(b)

    16,212,000       4,491,622  

Bizlink Holding Inc.(b)

    909,055       8,167,978  

Brogent Technologies Inc.(b)

    338,799       3,044,153  

Capital Securities Corp.

    17,447,000       6,631,186  

Casetek Holdings Ltd.

    637,000       2,463,559  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,400,000       47,382,810  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    54,442,078       93,840,616  

Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,928,900       3,340,615  

Center Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    2,565,409       4,396,280  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,461,945       21,643,969  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    33,471,470       18,134,006  

Cheng Loong Corp.(b)

    8,673,000       4,640,983  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,300,650       21,079,329  

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,608,000       4,347,536  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3,408,326       9,045,234  

China Airlines Ltd.(a)

    17,177,000       6,614,468  

China Bills Finance Corp.

    11,675,000       5,935,979  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    85,278,000       26,725,785  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan(b)

    22,143,622       20,856,082  

China Man-Made Fiber Corp.(a)

    13,921,550       4,850,310  

China Metal Products

    2,812,146       2,573,628  

China Motor Corp.(b)

    3,963,000       3,554,201  

China Petrochemical Development Corp.(a)(b)

    16,128,900       8,603,801  

China Steel Chemical Corp.(b)

    1,284,000       5,415,283  

China Steel Corp.(b)

    81,877,529       66,880,025  

China Synthetic Rubber Corp.

    5,067,005       7,230,373  

Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,196,000       4,517,343  

Chipbond Technology Corp.(b)

    4,767,000       9,233,937  

Chlitina Holding Ltd.(b)

    525,000       2,503,001  

Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,714,122       4,303,307  

Chroma ATE Inc.

    2,667,000       15,693,989  

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co. Ltd.

    69,000       2,611,022  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    24,568,000       84,776,555  

Cleanaway Co. Ltd.(b)

    670,000       3,853,271  

Clevo Co.

    2,917,175       2,781,596  

CMC Magnetics Corp.(a)(b)

    28,485,566       3,969,783  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    25,837,000       17,874,166  

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,746,000       11,479,286  

Continental Holdings Corp.(b)

    7,956,600       4,217,842  

Coretronic Corp.

    3,116,200       3,480,453  

CSBC Corp. Taiwan(a)(b)

    7,109,000       2,725,662  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    114,407,599       76,286,990  

CTCI Corp.(b)

    4,196,000       6,155,364  

Cub Elecparts Inc.(b)

    407,067       4,220,772  

Darwin Precisions Corp.(b)

    5,547,000       6,343,339  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    12,930,000       58,843,269  

Depo Auto Parts Ind. Co. Ltd.

    974,000       2,747,229  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    6,170,000       10,964,226  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    60,405,926       37,358,469  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,177,683       10,542,371  

Egis Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    513,000       4,361,372  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    3,045,000     $ 5,197,840  

Elite Advanced Laser Corp.(b)

    1,066,560       4,640,464  

Elite Material Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,908,000       7,251,850  

Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology
Inc.(b)

    3,699,000       5,432,451  

Ennoconn Corp.(b)

    325,000       5,287,724  

Epistar Corp.(a)(b)

    6,717,000       12,093,019  

Eternal Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,226,145       6,486,865  

Eva Airways Corp.

    12,760,963       6,424,303  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.(a)

    14,026,808       7,879,966  

Everlight Chemical Industrial Corp.(b)

    6,690,781       4,182,575  

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,705,000       4,134,969  

Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.(b)

    5,865,167       2,894,061  

Far Eastern International Bank(b)

    16,984,201       5,424,706  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    18,640,916       15,879,023  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    10,519,000       25,075,298  

Faraday Technology Corp.

    2,164,000       4,610,242  

Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd.

    2,044,782       2,157,677  

Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.

    3,406,000       5,950,337  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,228,506       9,324,448  

Firich Enterprises Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,070,798       3,037,778  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    61,635,052       39,557,070  

FLEXium Interconnect Inc.(b)

    2,161,616       8,864,398  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    19,200,210       58,252,287  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    8,988,000       31,763,953  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    27,111,800       81,894,015  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    3,746,000       3,752,994  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,869,424       16,320,263  

Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc.

    352,000       2,570,114  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    43,999,000       71,952,756  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.(b)

    1,176,000       9,272,655  

Genius Electronic Optical Co. Ltd.(a)

    384,000       4,378,476  

Getac Technology Corp.

    3,609,000       4,873,125  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,051,000       10,257,051  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    3,357,000       5,439,428  

Gigasolar Materials Corp.(b)

    245,800       2,356,055  

Ginko International Co. Ltd.(b)

    285,000       1,757,852  

Gintech Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    4,688,762       2,837,268  

Global Unichip Corp.

    561,000       5,274,455  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,523,000       20,488,448  

Gloria Material Technology Corp.(b)

    6,529,048       4,440,641  

Goldsun Building Materials Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    12,672,000       3,920,656  

Gourmet Master Co. Ltd.(b)

    504,855       6,354,030  

Grand Pacific Petrochemical(b)

    7,481,000       6,734,247  

Grape King Bio Ltd.(b)

    908,000       5,903,181  

Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,679,500       5,242,088  

Greatek Electronics Inc.(b)

    2,941,000       5,088,948  

HannStar Display Corp.(b)

    18,150,640       6,777,594  

Highwealth Construction Corp.(b)

    5,562,230       7,399,246  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.(b)

    1,504,621       16,579,224  

Ho Tung Chemical Corp.(a)

    17,523,920       6,105,387  

Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,868,330       8,750,157  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    105,589,410       352,035,107  

Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,640,219       7,245,750  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,763,000       20,396,113  

HTC Corp.(a)(b)

    4,575,000       10,280,556  

Hu Lane Associate Inc.(b)

    588,000       3,019,004  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    47,916,182       26,279,296  

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    2,463,000       5,780,996  

Hung Sheng Construction Ltd.

    6,568,000       5,277,349  

IEI Integration Corp.(b)

    2,859,582       4,070,953  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Innolux Corp.(b)

    56,987,241     $ 24,889,406  

International Games System Co. Ltd.(b)

    389,000       2,185,320  

Inventec Corp.

    16,840,000       12,632,526  

ITEQ Corp.

    2,709,000       5,924,865  

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.(b)

    3,122,889       3,982,480  

Kerry TJ Logistics Co. Ltd.

    2,700,000       3,452,190  

Kindom Construction Corp.(b)

    4,367,000       2,788,159  

King Slide Works Co. Ltd.(b)

    424,000       5,795,826  

King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,482,000       7,757,892  

King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,118,000       8,187,337  

Kinpo Electronics(b)

    12,534,000       4,408,672  

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.(b)

    1,640,000       3,920,384  

Land Mark Optoelectronics Corp.(b)

    408,900       5,146,354  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    662,000       113,445,356  

LCY Chemical Corp.(b)

    3,775,000       5,254,593  

Lealea Enterprise Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,513,173       5,023,401  

Lien Hwa Industrial Corp.

    5,746,405       6,303,151  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    14,122,238       17,350,286  

Long Bon International Co. Ltd.

    1,000       448  

Long Chen Paper Co. Ltd.

    2,174,000       2,971,728  

Macronix International(a)

    5,549,000       8,769,174  

Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,411,208       5,669,486  

Masterlink Securities Corp.

    16,353,344       4,765,227  

MediaTek Inc.

    10,062,572       109,368,489  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(b)

    71,059,958       56,030,140  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,471,850       6,084,864  

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,147,070       8,432,651  

Microbio Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,809,141       4,260,889  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,685,000       11,449,306  

Mitac Holdings Corp.(b)

    4,457,560       5,350,142  

Motech Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    4,010,948       3,022,185  

Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,175,000       3,772,171  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    30,883,440       77,841,837  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.(b)

    1,944,000       1,643,009  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    4,939,000       12,811,036  

Neo Solar Power Corp.(a)(b)

    7,345,806       3,526,692  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    999,000       9,159,332  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    3,709,000       14,158,848  

OBI Pharma Inc.(a)

    879,000       4,439,838  

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.(b)

    4,802,000       5,003,084  

Pan-International Industrial Corp.(b)

    2,583,366       2,355,640  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    471,000       8,872,274  

PChome Online Inc.(b)

    734,070       3,242,791  

Pegatron Corp.(b)

    12,836,000       29,229,139  

PharmaEngine Inc.(b)

    609,793       3,161,393  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    1,025,000       5,057,678  

Pharmally International Holding Co. Ltd.

    127,000       1,930,786  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    1,005,000       10,186,037  

Pixart Imaging Inc.(b)

    1,332,000       7,283,057  

Pou Chen Corp.(b)

    13,540,000       16,251,250  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    4,469,000       13,558,678  

Poya International Co. Ltd.(b)

    399,447       4,954,134  

President Chain Store Corp.

    3,867,000       36,614,923  

President Securities Corp.(a)

    10,125,135       4,979,187  

Primax Electronics Ltd.

    3,210,000       8,882,777  

Prince Housing & Development Corp.(b)

    9,546,995       3,724,073  

Qisda Corp.(b)

    13,258,000       8,840,435  

Quanta Computer Inc.(b)

    17,820,000       36,538,308  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.(b)

    3,152,000       6,809,682  

Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,103,196       4,812,347  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    3,132,110     $ 11,643,337  

Ritek Corp.(a)

    14,723,503       2,316,961  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,347,986       6,603,226  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.(b)

    3,903,906       6,488,288  

Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.

    4,625,000       3,315,246  

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.(b)

    1,924,027       2,270,806  

Sercomm Corp.

    1,904,000       5,091,045  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(b)

    55,189,443       18,860,165  

Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,112,000       2,939,975  

Shining Building Business Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,422,281       2,536,453  

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

    12,507,000       4,153,155  

Sigurd Microelectronics Corp.

    5,380,000       5,712,909  

Silergy Corp.(b)

    418,000       8,863,373  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    12,972,819       21,625,690  

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    989,400       5,640,708  

Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,903,809       5,445,983  

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.

    3,864,000       10,344,709  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    64,429,746       20,041,659  

Sinyi Realty Inc.(b)

    2,750,087       3,548,322  

Sitronix Technology Corp.(b)

    1,239,000       3,391,408  

Soft-World International Corp.(b)

    1,277,000       2,980,263  

St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd.

    304,000       8,817,764  

Standard Foods Corp.(b)

    3,764,096       9,424,672  

Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    663,000       5,592,418  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    8,062,250       10,913,094  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe(b)

    7,079,347       4,508,086  

Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    18,081,200       5,865,509  

Taigen Biopharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,443,000       1,800,037  

TaiMed Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,370,000       8,381,510  

Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd.

    8,391,894       3,735,140  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    61,294,448       27,588,019  

Taiwan Acceptance Corp.

    1,609,000       6,115,423  

Taiwan Business Bank

    25,378,718       6,997,466  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    21,518,000       24,069,110  

Taiwan Cogeneration Corp.

    4,141,000       3,437,718  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    51,883,966       28,282,418  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    3,369,000       4,301,950  

Taiwan Glass Industry Corp.(a)(b)

    8,951,053       5,013,592  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    10,497,000       8,399,280  

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    2,687,674       4,865,663  

Taiwan Land Development Corp.(a)(b)

    12,486,973       4,163,157  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    10,274,000       36,822,531  

Taiwan Paiho Ltd.(b)

    1,668,000       6,367,473  

Taiwan PCB Techvest Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,359,042       4,701,441  

Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,087,185       6,346,312  

Taiwan Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,705,000       6,096,486  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    166,771,000       1,256,592,852  

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co. Ltd.

    4,194,770       5,398,350  

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology
Corp.(b)

    4,776,261       4,777,216  

Taiwan TEA Corp.(b)

    7,348,000       3,784,977  

Tatung Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    14,107,000       8,395,344  

TCI Co. Ltd.

    424,000       4,127,759  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    12,502,000       12,254,411  

Test Research Inc.

    2,105,400       2,776,174  

Test Rite International Co. Ltd.

    6,571,000       4,896,374  

Ton Yi Industrial Corp.

    6,545,000       2,934,929  

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.(b)

    1,042,000       5,315,263  

Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,678,400       5,223,925  

Topco Scientific Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,602,338       4,214,992  

TPK Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,155,000       6,358,522  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Transcend Information Inc.

    1,330,000     $ 3,711,442  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    3,259,000       10,496,079  

TSRC Corp.(b)

    4,587,900       5,659,542  

TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,717,124       5,593,219  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    6,534,000       5,217,353  

Tung Thih Electronic Co. Ltd.(b)

    405,000       2,079,416  

TWi Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    799,000       1,952,614  

TXC Corp.

    2,944,000       3,857,411  

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    3,793,000       4,539,865  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    9,647,000       5,017,443  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    32,193,369       68,370,928  

United Integrated Services Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,527,000       4,953,911  

United Microelectronics Corp.(b)

    79,351,000       40,477,105  

UPC Technology Corp.(b)

    9,443,099       5,556,801  

USI Corp.

    8,360,040       4,334,154  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    5,828,000       13,873,415  

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,934,000       6,738,114  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.(b)

    357,974       6,504,495  

Wafer Works Corp.(a)

    2,910,000       4,443,489  

Wah Lee Industrial Corp.

    1,889,000       3,602,414  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.(b)

    20,258,000       11,279,209  

Walsin Technology Corp.(b)

    2,474,597       9,240,344  

Waterland Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    21,016,938       6,488,526  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    2,260,427       24,116,045  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    19,302,000       18,404,921  

Wistron Corp.(b)

    17,804,825       13,712,458  

Wistron NeWeb Corp.(b)

    1,997,736       5,681,366  

Wowprime Corp.

    587,260       2,564,882  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    8,844,000       12,000,760  

WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,779,990       4,360,823  

XinTec Inc.(a)

    1,024,000       3,414,016  

XPEC Entertainment Inc.(a)(d)

    31,000       —    

Yageo Corp.

    1,352,370       15,149,574  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.(a)

    8,661,677       3,465,364  

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    532,937       1,202,902  

YFY Inc.(a)(b)

    10,760,000       4,555,978  

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.(b)

    10,107,900       3,858,620  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    68,273,912       31,639,907  

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

    3,990,000       3,179,336  

YungShin Global Holding Corp.(b)

    2,842,650       3,790,958  

Yungtay Engineering Co. Ltd.

    3,096,000       5,336,507  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.(b)

    2,625,950       6,417,355  

Zinwell Corp.

    2,946,000       3,039,898  
   

 

 

 
      5,022,394,868  
Thailand — 2.4%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    7,186,100       38,394,809  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    28,870,200       55,026,637  

Amata Corp. PCL, NVDR

    6,346,200       4,857,777  

AP Thailand PCL, NVDR(b)

    17,024,690       4,587,179  

Bangchak Corp. PCL, NVDR

    3,750,000       4,305,726  

Bangkok Airways PCL, NVDR(b)

    5,628,100       3,084,599  

Bangkok Bank PCL, Foreign

    1,752,700       11,537,982  

Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL, NVDR

    11,288,450       5,426,475  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    25,907,600       16,896,261  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    55,396,885       13,484,545  

Bangkok Land PCL, NVDR

    87,814,400       4,839,740  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    14,878,200       7,789,872  

Beauty Community PCL, NVDR(b)

    16,613,700       10,784,153  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    8,771,000       15,576,179  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    41,567,100       10,499,956  
Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    2,434,700     $ 14,872,096  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    9,675,600       23,848,310  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    21,765,300       15,727,528  

Chularat Hospital PCL, NVDR(b)

    51,346,000       3,615,915  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    34,246,900       76,546,960  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    3,541,600       9,135,940  

Dynasty Ceramic PCL, NVDR

    32,494,220       3,641,422  

Eastern Polymer Group PCL, NVDR(b)

    8,650,200       2,992,874  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    921,100       6,063,579  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    9,429,500       13,136,627  

Esso Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    11,422,300       5,770,605  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    3,246,100       8,671,838  

Group Lease PCL, NVDR

    200       44  

Gunkul Engineering PCL, NVDR(b)

    23,544,735       3,027,798  

Hana Microelectronics PCL, NVDR

    4,701,200       6,801,338  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    33,602,374       12,963,561  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    10,240,300       15,363,585  

Inter Far East Energy Corp., NVDR(a)(b)(d)

    7,049,000       2  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    71,243,900       13,524,562  

Italian-Thai Development PCL, NVDR(b)

    18,503,100       2,311,471  

Jasmine International PCL, NVDR(b)

    18,607,100       4,045,022  

Kasikornbank PCL, Foreign

    8,175,000       58,571,647  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    3,887,200       27,017,587  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    1,960,000       4,951,010  

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL, NVDR(b)

    14,689,086       2,230,798  

Kiatnakin Bank PCL, NVDR

    3,027,400       6,975,256  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    22,801,600       13,474,307  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,126,000       5,774,801  

LPN Development PCL, NVDR(b)

    7,354,200       2,949,786  

Major Cineplex Group PCL, NVDR(b)

    3,590,400       3,380,429  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    14,619,760       19,472,124  

Muangthai Leasing PCL, NVDR(b)

    5,560,800       6,597,704  

PTG Energy PCL, NVDR(b)

    5,992,800       3,871,650  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    9,537,501       26,647,182  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    14,568,400       35,461,966  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    7,144,200       90,122,792  

Quality Houses PCL, NVDR(b)

    41,334,617       3,847,435  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    3,977,000       9,010,961  

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    2,365,400       34,474,293  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    255,400       3,722,303  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The), NVDR

    11,833,300       55,253,468  

Siam Global House PCL, NVDR(b)

    13,640,195       6,891,097  

Singha Estate PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    20,670,300       2,379,679  

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL, NVDR(b)

    6,527,328       4,916,481  

Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR(b)

    7,303,160       2,862,231  

Srisawad Corp PCL, NVDR(b)

    4,569,430       8,814,271  

Supalai PCL, NVDR

    6,169,500       4,514,729  

Superblock PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    91,381,400       3,329,573  

Thai Airways International PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    5,199,300       2,722,230  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    7,061,200       20,106,908  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    14,214,700       8,008,282  

Thai Vegetable Oil PCL, NVDR(b)

    4,324,600       4,038,588  

Thaicom PCL, NVDR

    15,700       6,105  

Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR

    4,773,400       8,221,180  

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL, NVDR(b)

    10,766,123       2,983,264  

TICON Industrial Connection PCL, NVDR(b)

    5,663,660       2,895,993  

Tisco Financial Group PCL, NVDR

    2,838,650       7,670,265  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    107,457,300       9,212,506  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    78,386,111       13,680,368  
 

 

 

16   


Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

TTW PCL, NVDR(b)

    12,835,900     $ 4,912,699  

Unique Engineering & Construction PCL, NVDR(b)

    6,011,200       3,257,754  

VGI Global Media PCL, NVDR(b)

    23,868,600       4,604,170  

Vibhavadi Medical Center PCL, NVDR

    44,595,400       3,741,316  

WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR

    57,829,800       6,905,579  
   

 

 

 
      999,635,734  
Turkey — 1.0%            

Akbank Turk AS

    14,688,839       33,807,213  

Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS

    874,692       2,727,499  

Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi AS

    9,923,849       2,921,731  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    1,471,015       8,797,355  

Arcelik AS

    1,662,286       8,430,482  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(b)

    1,598,165       13,624,735  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    1,498,131       27,749,204  

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS(b)

    739,555       2,584,433  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    633,567       5,680,295  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi
AS(a)(b)

    17,406,380       10,962,403  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    9,854,765       21,722,591  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    526,250       7,416,716  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    5,634,841       14,671,172  

Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS(b)

    7,056,619       2,312,431  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D(a)

    8,397,185       4,643,545  

KOC Holding AS

    4,578,561       19,329,110  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a)

    304,675       2,354,064  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri
AS(a)

    1,080,748       1,281,055  

Otokar Otomotiv Ve Savunma Sanayi AS(b)

    81,145       2,222,838  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS

    5,129,924       8,562,897  

Soda Sanayii AS

    3,325,862       4,189,204  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    1,278,814       6,390,714  

Tekfen Holding AS

    1,442,657       5,229,842  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    897,731       7,170,724  

Trakya Cam Sanayii AS

    4,964,211       5,248,830  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    868,125       26,936,867  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)(b)

    3,649,071       11,453,415  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS(a)

    3,825,478       5,572,630  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    6,665,331       25,954,528  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    15,066,761       37,068,541  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    4,498,233       10,226,267  

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    11,156,184       17,622,318  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS(b)

    12,925,909       4,467,423  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    5,449,419       5,845,564  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D

    5,708,518       8,461,827  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    1,272,707       5,923,583  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS(a)

    6,053,778       6,431,863  

Yazicilar Holding AS(b)

    502,004       2,629,511  

Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS(a)

    5,624,010       1,943,757  
   

 

 

 
      400,569,177  
United Arab Emirates — 0.7%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    14,635,548       28,091,645  

Agthia Group PJSC

    1,540,359       2,159,774  

Air Arabia PJSC

    18,395,501       6,210,297  

Al Waha Capital PJSC

    8,973,209       4,299,714  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    22,687,950       13,589,298  

Amanat Holdings PJSC

    4,344,495       1,537,665  

Amlak Finance PJSC(a)

    9,027,137       2,450,328  

Arabtec Holding PJSC(a)

    2,090,000       1,388,402  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    9,299,368       8,734,773  

Dana Gas PJSC(a)

    31,275,187       5,960,422  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Arab Emirates (continued)            

Deyaar Development PJSC(a)

    17,533,393     $ 2,324,738  

DP World Ltd.

    1,175,762       28,277,076  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    4,251,786       2,847,643  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    9,465,861       15,540,196  

DXB Entertainments PJSC(a)

    27,300,824       4,905,675  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    12,454,236       7,290,119  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    23,551,187       48,410,417  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    12,128,718       54,154,907  

Eshraq Properties Co. PJSC(a)

    10,604,578       2,078,763  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    10,263,809       28,223,379  

Orascom Construction Ltd.(a)

    556,407       4,228,693  
   

 

 

 
      272,703,924  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 96.4%
(Cost: $32,527,236,745)

      39,399,284,147  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 2.2%            

Alpargatas SA, Preference Shares

    1,186,000       6,023,436  

Banco ABC Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    783,739       3,901,311  

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares

    20,378,962       203,571,397  

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    1,316,900       5,237,785  

Bradespar SA, Preference Shares

    1,641,900       12,714,239  

Braskem SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    1,182,500       16,425,119  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    1,483,600       9,695,486  

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares

    1,072,700       22,973,535  

Cia. de Saneamento do Parana, Preference Shares

    1,988,200       6,453,970  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares

    5,073,720       10,245,235  

Cia. Energetica de Sao Paulo, Class B, Preference Shares

    1,362,900       5,116,348  

Cia. Energetica do Ceara, Class A, Preference Shares

    93,400       1,517,946  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Class B, Preference Shares

    697,900       4,925,976  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    6,695,591       22,697,613  

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Preference Shares

    464,700       1,996,141  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares

    21,743,018       274,540,111  

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares

    26,798,792       85,106,765  

Lojas Americanas SA, Preference Shares

    4,930,510       22,370,954  

Marcopolo SA, Preference Shares

    4,158,600       4,580,376  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    4,643,900       7,203,480  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares

    26,584,600       125,094,431  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    2,943,900       42,764,685  

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    3,002,500       7,863,362  
   

 

 

 
      903,019,701  
Chile — 0.1%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    1,947,224       8,509,729  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Series B, Preference Shares

    647,729       34,993,946  
   

 

 

 
      43,503,675  
Colombia — 0.1%            

Avianca Holdings SA, Preference Shares

    2,983,429       2,878,752  

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares

    3,295,463       32,017,674  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Colombia (continued)            

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA, Preference Shares

    27,202,709     $ 11,178,142  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA, Preference Shares

    562,975       7,084,368  
   

 

 

 
      53,158,936  
Russia — 0.1%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares

    46,526,000       22,612,367  

Transneft PJSC, Preference Shares

    2,068       6,301,667  
   

 

 

 
      28,914,034  
South Korea — 0.7%            

Amorepacific Corp., Preference Shares

    65,190       10,003,887  

Hyundai Motor Co., Preference Shares

    144,950       12,986,561  

Hyundai Motor Co., Series 2, Preference Shares

    235,891       23,518,652  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares

    51,206       11,739,855  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd., Preference Shares

    14,851       9,579,970  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    120,213       231,533,607  
   

 

 

 
      299,362,532  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 3.2%
(Cost: $1,116,674,493)

      1,327,958,878  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
China — 0.0%            

China Power International Development Ltd.
(Expires 12/08/17)(a)(b)

    7,069,666       199,141  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      199,141  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 5.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(f)(g)(h)

    2,026,586,276     $ 2,026,991,593  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(f)(g)

    96,459,639       96,459,639  
   

 

 

 
      2,123,451,232  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 5.2%
(Cost: $2,123,271,292)

 

    2,123,451,232  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.8%
(Cost: $35,767,182,530)

 

    42,850,893,398  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.8)%

 

    (1,960,891,763
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 40,890,001,635  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(f)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(g)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(h)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Shares

Held at

08/31/17

    

Net

Activity

    

Shares

Held at

11/30/17

    

Value at

11/30/17

     Income     

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     2,544,586,672        (518,000,396      2,026,586,276      $ 2,026,991,593      $ (a)      $ (136,122    $ (125,921

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     111,111,661        (14,652,022      96,459,639        96,459,639        199,101                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 2,123,451,232      $ 199,101      $ (136,122    $ (125,921
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini

     1,707          12/15/17        $ 95,592        $ 1,223,470  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
November 30, 2017        

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 39,176,914,250        $ 220,225,374        $ 2,144,523        $ 39,399,284,147  

Preferred Stocks

     1,327,958,878                            1,327,958,878  

Rights

     199,141                            199,141  

Money Market Funds

     2,123,451,232                            2,123,451,232  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 42,628,523,501        $ 220,225,374        $ 2,144,523        $ 42,850,893,398  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,223,470        $        $        $ 1,223,470  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.      

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.6%            

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(a)(b)

    8,984,926     $ 414,205,089  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 99.6%
(Cost: $352,492,312)

      414,205,089  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 17.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(a)(c)(d)

    74,366,944       74,381,817  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 17.9%
(Cost: $74,381,817)

      74,381,817  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 117.5%
(Cost: $426,874,129)

      488,586,906  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (17.5)%

      (72,882,836
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 415,704,070  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(d)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Shares

Held at

08/31/17

     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
    

Shares

Held at

11/30/17

     Value at
11/30/17
     Income     

Net
Realized

Gain (Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     8,795,358        398,562        (208,994      8,984,926      $ 414,205,089      $      $ 1,140,186      $ 10,559,846  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

            74,366,944 (a)              74,366,944        74,381,817        (b)        (18,184       

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

            (a)                             1,669                
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 488,586,906      $ 1,669      $ 1,122,002      $ 10,559,846  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Net of purchases and sales.      
  (b)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased       

Currency Sold

       Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BRL      2,633,000        USD      800,304        MS        12/04/17        $ 4,046  
EUR      7,679,000        USD      9,087,004        MS        12/04/17          52,922  
HKD      727,818,000        USD      93,188,139        MS        12/04/17          597  
INR      38,840,000        USD      599,171        MS        12/04/17          3,186  
KRW      435,462,000        USD      389,523        MS        12/04/17          10,626  
MXN      8,696,000        USD      455,742        MS        12/04/17          10,903  
RUB      14,632,000        USD      249,731        MS        12/04/17          560  
TRY      17,035,000        USD      4,293,086        MS        12/04/17          53,336  
TWD      4,116,256,000        USD      137,211,253        MS        12/04/17          24,728  
USD      61,107,272        BRL      199,233,000        MS        12/04/17          243,962  
USD      14,139,120        CLP      9,049,326,000        MS        12/04/17          160,089  
USD      9,156,056        EUR      7,679,000        MS        12/04/17          16,130  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets  ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      93,339,165        HKD      727,818,000        MS        12/04/17        $ 150,429  
USD      603,051        INR      38,840,000        MS        12/04/17          694  
USD      82,222,025        KRW      89,219,119,000        MS        12/04/17          237,996  
USD      13,919,488        MXN      258,986,000        MS        12/04/17          21,774  
USD      11,389,717        RUB      661,230,000        MS        12/04/17          78,906  
USD      4,488,950        TRY      17,128,000        MS        12/04/17          118,799  
USD      27,959,831        ZAR      381,442,000        MS        12/04/17          147,801  
ZAR      381,442,000        USD      27,797,011        MS        12/04/17          15,019  
BRL      2,965,000        USD      901,271        MS        01/04/18          1,482  
CLP      425,448,000        USD      657,129        MS        01/04/18          152  
EUR      169,000        USD      201,391        MS        01/04/18          217  
KRW      817,712,000        USD      751,649        MS        01/04/18          201  
TRY      147,000        USD      37,040        MS        01/04/18          113  
USD      30,447,122        BRL      98,058,000        MS        01/04/18          591,440  
USD      6,989,620        CLP      4,483,841,000        MS        01/04/18          62,469  
USD      91,037,788        HKD      710,468,000        MS        01/04/18          34,983  
USD      37,173,539        INR      2,400,853,000        MS        01/04/18          123,338  
USD      81,447,113        KRW      87,936,005,000        MS        01/04/18          593,854  
USD      13,411,487        MXN      250,290,000        MS        01/04/18          53,889  
USD      68,184,975        TWD      2,039,924,000        MS        01/04/18          89,906  
USD      1,295,654        ZAR      17,771,000        MS        01/04/18          6,426  
RUB      16,939,000        USD      288,543        MS        01/09/18          139  
                         

 

 

 
                            2,911,112  
                         

 

 

 
BRL      200,619,000        USD      62,000,537        MS        12/04/17          (713,822
CLP      9,049,326,000        USD      14,063,342        MS        12/04/17          (84,311
EUR      7,679,000        USD      9,156,056        MS        12/04/17          (16,130
HKD      727,818,000        USD      93,235,074        MS        12/04/17          (46,339
INR      2,439,693,000        USD      37,880,020        MS        12/04/17          (43,590
KRW      178,003,000,000        USD      164,466,786        MS        12/04/17          (898,878
MXN      509,276,000        USD      27,407,921        MS        12/04/17          (79,136
RUB      663,917,000        USD      11,360,661        MS        12/04/17          (3,887
TRY      93,000        USD      24,274        MS        12/04/17          (546
TWD      19,542,000        USD      654,831        MS        12/04/17          (3,301
USD      1,223,929        BRL      4,019,000        MS        12/04/17          (3,828
USD      8,946,139        EUR      7,679,000        MS        12/04/17          (193,787
USD      93,188,139        HKD      727,818,000        MS        12/04/17          (597
USD      37,482,018        INR      2,439,693,000        MS        12/04/17          (354,412
USD      79,342,504        KRW      89,219,119,000        MS        12/04/17          (2,641,525
USD      13,463,970        MXN      258,986,000        MS        12/04/17          (433,744
USD      294,694        RUB      17,319,000        MS        12/04/17          (1,560
USD      137,553,523        TWD      4,135,798,000        MS        12/04/17          (333,988
USD      26,922,526        ZAR      381,442,000        MS        12/04/17          (889,504
ZAR      381,442,000        USD      27,959,831        MS        12/04/17          (147,801
BRL      1,365,000        USD      416,343        MS        01/04/18          (741
EUR      143,000        USD      170,894        MS        01/04/18          (302
HKD      13,026,000        USD      1,668,495        MS        01/04/18          (14
INR      50,474,000        USD      780,114        MS        01/04/18          (1,194
KRW      806,853,000        USD      742,751        MS        01/04/18          (886
MXN      11,459,000        USD      612,545        MS        01/04/18          (996

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets  ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)    

 

Currency Purchased       

Currency Sold

       Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
TRY      1,072,000        USD      271,644        MS        01/04/18        $ (704
TWD      56,030,000        USD      1,871,954        MS        01/04/18          (1,606
USD      9,007,016        EUR      7,594,000        MS        01/04/18          (52,243
USD      4,629,044        HKD      36,141,000        MS        01/04/18          (204
USD      4,212,035        TRY      16,878,000        MS        01/04/18          (53,762
USD      27,234,161        ZAR      375,637,000        MS        01/04/18          (17,072
ZAR      2,174,000        USD      158,438        MS        01/04/18          (721
USD      12,118,499        RUB      712,142,000        MS        01/09/18          (18,136
                         

 

 

 
                            (7,039,267
                         

 

 

 
     Net unrealized depreciation           $ (4,128,155
                         

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Investment Companies

   $ 414,205,089        $        $        $ 414,205,089  

Money Market Funds

     74,381,817                            74,381,817  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 488,586,906        $        $        $ 488,586,906  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 2,911,112        $        $ 2,911,112  

Liabilities

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (7,039,267                 (7,039,267
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (4,128,155      $        $ (4,128,155
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.      

 

Counterparty Abbreviations
MS    Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC
  
Currency Abbreviations
BRL    Brazilian Real
CLP    Chilean Peso
EUR    Euro
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
INR    Indian Rupee
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Peso
RUB    New Russian Ruble
TRY    Turkish Lira
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    United States Dollar
ZAR    South African Rand

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol EM Currency  Hedged ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.7%            

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF(a)

    134,641     $ 7,970,747  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 99.7%
(Cost: $7,058,627)

      7,970,747  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(a)(b)

    4,589       4,589  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $4,589)

      4,589  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%
(Cost: $7,063,216)

      7,975,336  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

      21,416  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 7,996,752  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(b)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF

     112,856        23,851        (2,066      134,641      $ 7,970,747      $      $ (590    $ 106,360  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     3,008        1,581 (a)              4,589        4,589        11                
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 7,975,336      $ 11      $ (590    $ 106,360  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Net of purchases and sales.      

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased       

Currency Sold

       Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BRL      6,000        USD      1,823        BNP        12/04/17        $ 10  
EUR      68,000        USD      80,495        BOA        12/04/17          442  
EUR      1,000        USD      1,167        CITI        12/04/17          24  
EUR      1,000        USD      1,167        MS        12/04/17          23  
HKD      12,000        USD      1,536        MS        12/04/17           
INR      324,000        USD      4,993        MS        12/04/17          31  
KRW      17,833,000        USD      15,990        MS        12/04/17          397  
MXN      8,000        USD      416        CITI        12/04/17          14  
MXN      4,000        USD      213        JPM        12/04/17          2  
MXN      53,000        USD      2,756        MS        12/04/17          89  
PLN      856,000        USD      241,124        CITI        12/04/17          1,400  
RUB      1,313,000        USD      22,452        BNP        12/04/17          8  
RUB      1,000        USD      17        MS        12/04/17           
TWD      60,820,000        USD      2,027,266        BNP        12/04/17          473  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)    

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
TWD      11,946,000        USD      398,187        DB        12/04/17        $ 93  
TWD      409,000        USD      13,602        MS        12/04/17          34  
USD      267,866        BRL      874,000        BNP        12/04/17          870  
USD      24,839        BRL      81,000        DB        12/04/17          94  
USD      673,386        CLP      431,421,000        BNP        12/04/17          6,944  
USD      58,028        CLP      36,987,000        DB        12/04/17          892  
USD      332        CLP      214,000        MS        12/04/17          1  
USD      1,229,570        HKD      9,587,000        CITI        12/04/17          2,065  
USD      51,931        HKD      405,000        MS        12/04/17          76  
USD      263,674        HKD      2,059,000        SSB        12/04/17          43  
USD      5,031        INR      324,000        MS        12/04/17          6  
USD      1,588,473        KRW      1,723,652,000        BNP        12/04/17          4,598  
USD      16,434        KRW      17,833,000        MS        12/04/17          48  
USD      18,908        RUB      1,098,000        BNP        12/04/17          126  
ZAR      19,000        USD      1,337        BBP        12/04/17          48  
ZAR      1,960,000        USD      142,902        CITI        12/04/17          7  
ZAR      4,000        USD      281        MS        12/04/17          10  
BRL      10,000        USD      3,041        DB        01/04/18          4  
CLP      17,165,000        USD      26,475        BNP        01/04/18          44  
CLP      2,214,000        USD      3,418        DB        01/04/18          2  
EUR      1,000        USD      1,192        JPM        01/04/18           
HKD      127,000        USD      16,266        MS        01/04/18          1  
PLN      17,000        USD      4,813        BBP        01/04/18          6  
TWD      578,000        USD      19,287        DB        01/04/18          8  
USD      151,516        BRL      490,000        BNP        01/04/18          2,325  
USD      360,164        CLP      231,063,000        BNP        01/04/18          3,191  
USD      1,533,910        HKD      11,972,000        JPM        01/04/18          434  
USD      7,831        INR      507,000        JPM        01/04/18          7  
USD      513,912        INR      33,191,000        MS        01/04/18          1,705  
USD      1,596,270        KRW      1,723,652,000        BNP        01/04/18          11,448  
USD      187,550        MXN      3,499,000        JPM        01/04/18          813  
USD      2,418,577        TWD      72,284,000        BNP        01/04/18          5,651  
USD      2,334        ZAR      32,000        JPM        01/04/18          12  
RUB      30,000        USD      511        DB        01/09/18          1  
RUB      53,000        USD      903        JPM        01/09/18           
                         

 

 

 
                            44,520  
                         

 

 

 
BRL      871,000        USD      268,875        BNP        12/04/17          (2,795
BRL      81,000        USD      24,834        DB        12/04/17          (90
CLP      431,421,000        USD      670,745        BNP        12/04/17          (4,303
CLP      36,987,000        USD      57,316        DB        12/04/17          (180
CLP      214,000        USD      337        MS        12/04/17          (6
HKD      11,972,000        USD      1,533,400        JPM        12/04/17          (523
HKD      67,000        USD      8,592        MS        12/04/17          (13
INR      27,943,000        USD      433,858        BNP        12/04/17          (499
INR      5,572,000        USD      86,514        DB        12/04/17          (100
KRW      3,174,816,000        USD      2,933,329        BNP        12/04/17          (15,970
KRW      290,321,000        USD      267,552        DB        12/04/17          (774
MXN      3,499,000        USD      188,611        JPM        12/04/17          (847
TWD      72,284,000        USD      2,411,074        BNP        12/04/17          (1,125

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol EM Currency  Hedged ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)    

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
TWD      73,000        USD      2,442        MS        12/04/17        $ (8
USD      913        BRL      3,000        BNP        12/04/17          (3
USD      68,728        EUR      59,000        BOA        12/04/17          (1,497
USD      12,909        EUR      11,000        DB        12/04/17          (184
USD      429,112        INR      27,943,000        BNP        12/04/17          (4,247
USD      85,490        INR      5,572,000        DB        12/04/17          (925
USD      1,291,481        KRW      1,451,164,000        BNP        12/04/17          (42,003
USD      264,650        KRW      290,321,000        DB        12/04/17          (2,128
USD      185,680        MXN      3,564,000        CITI        12/04/17          (5,572
USD      1,099        PLN      4,000        MS        12/04/17          (34
USD      195,261        PLN      712,000        SSB        12/04/17          (6,465
USD      38,809        PLN      140,000        UBS        12/04/17          (856
USD      171        RUB      10,000        BNP        12/04/17           
USD      3,461        RUB      206,000        DB        12/04/17          (63
USD      4,429,085        TWD      133,104,000        BNP        12/04/17          (8,603
USD      397,948        TWD      11,946,000        DB        12/04/17          (332
USD      16,066        TWD      482,000        MS        12/04/17          (4
USD      116,499        ZAR      1,649,000        CITI        12/04/17          (3,735
USD      23,739        ZAR      334,000        SSB        12/04/17          (614
INR      301,000        USD      4,650        DB        01/04/18          (5
KRW      14,351,000        USD      13,198        DB        01/04/18          (3
MXN      22,000        USD      1,176        JPM        01/04/18          (2
PLN      13,000        USD      3,692        JPM        01/04/18          (7
TWD      195,000        USD      6,515        JPM        01/04/18          (5
USD      80,681        EUR      68,000        BOA        01/04/18          (439
USD      49,697        HKD      388,000        JPM        01/04/18          (1
USD      9,253        KRW      10,067,000        BNP        01/04/18          (3
USD      1,014        MXN      19,000        CITI        01/04/18           
USD      240,672        PLN      854,000        CITI        01/04/18          (1,392
USD      142,184        ZAR      1,960,000        CITI        01/04/18          (7
ZAR      4,000        USD      291        BBP        01/04/18           
USD      22,141        RUB      1,302,000        BNP        01/09/18          (48
                         

 

 

 
                            (106,410
                         

 

 

 
     Net unrealized depreciation                  $ (61,890
                         

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol EM Currency  Hedged ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Investment Companies

   $ 7,970,747        $        $        $ 7,970,747  

Money Market Funds

     4,589                            4,589  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 7,975,336        $        $        $ 7,975,336  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 44,520        $        $ 44,520  

Liabilities

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (106,410                 (106,410
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (61,890      $        $ (61,890
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.      

 

Counterparty Abbreviations
BBP    Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale
BNP    BNP Paribas SA
BOA    Bank of America N.A.
CITI    Citibank N.A.
DB    Deutsche Bank AG London
JPM    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
MS    Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC
SSB    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
UBS    UBS AG
  
Currency Abbreviations
BRL    Brazilian Real
CLP    Chilean Peso
EUR    Euro
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
INR    Indian Rupee
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Peso
PLN    Polish Zloty
RUB    New Russian Ruble
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    United States Dollar
ZAR    South African Rand

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 1.7%            

Ambev SA

    4,609,700     $ 28,996,614  

Cielo SA

    1,759,516       12,327,647  

CPFL Energia SA

    635,200       4,079,195  

Equatorial Energia SA

    688,500       13,470,881  

Raia Drogasil SA

    612,000       16,477,283  
   

 

 

 
      75,351,620  
Chile — 3.3%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Series A

    43,395,390       24,946,001  

Banco de Chile

    416,908,170       57,702,774  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    93,582       5,600,501  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    168,300       2,131,260  

Colbun SA

    17,885,700       3,636,066  

Empresas COPEC SA

    332,775       4,462,739  

Enel Americas SA

    18,031,050       3,481,332  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    6,164,370       5,028,054  

SACI Falabella

    4,518,855       37,829,792  
   

 

 

 
      144,818,519  
China — 25.2%            

3SBio Inc.(a)(b)

    2,850,500       5,547,566  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    1,336,500       26,746,428  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    107,100,000       49,777,599  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(b)

    348,840       61,772,587  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    3,807,000       17,060,383  

Autohome Inc., ADR(b)

    46,332       2,565,403  

Baidu Inc., ADR(b)

    166,005       39,605,473  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    89,505,000       43,433,452  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,270,000       3,900,105  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,120,000       9,042,637  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    16,065,000       10,387,474  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    41,310,000       36,019,705  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,950,000       10,637,244  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,530,000       4,701,544  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    9,945,000       4,558,539  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co.
Ltd.(b)(c)(d)

    70,195,000       90  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,530,000       4,966,006  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.(c)

    7,650,000       15,985,250  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    7,231,000       18,368,677  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,132,000       2,920,514  

China Mobile Ltd.

    6,502,500       65,980,785  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    42,840,000       30,607,052  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,650,000       21,010,025  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    2,318,000       8,948,260  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(a)

    1,530,000       2,029,500  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,066,000       5,770,685  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    38,250,000       18,561,304  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.(b)

    3,060,000       4,435,123  

CNOOC Ltd.

    1,530,000       2,072,597  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    13,770,000       13,875,432  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    23,310,000       46,260,659  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.(c)

    19,765,000       8,275,275  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    918,000       3,526,158  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    32,130,000       43,195,437  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    2,295,000       22,376,412  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    37,485,000       29,132,922  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,890,000       27,249,366  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    765,000       4,388,108  

Lenovo Group Ltd.(c)

    13,770,000       7,828,071  

NetEase Inc., ADR

    95,625       31,432,894  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR

    201,492     $ 17,098,611  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    50,490,000       33,939,272  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    1,530,000       15,084,121  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(b)(c)

    8,795,000       12,274,398  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,300,000       10,480,525  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    8,638,744       12,811,257  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,136,500       7,879,200  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,155,000       28,479,104  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group
Ltd.(c)

    33,660,000       11,851,809  

SINA Corp./China(b)

    19,125       1,869,851  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    12,665,000       16,572,725  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    918,400       3,610,007  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    4,797,000       4,692,464  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    200,000       3,328,980  

TAL Education Group, Class A, ADR

    420,453       11,722,230  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,242,900       63,336,944  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    6,885,000       18,820,869  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,972,000       8,003,944  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    3,825,000       2,997,234  

Weibo Corp., ADR(b)

    17,595       1,910,113  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    966,316       39,454,682  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,120,000       2,123,531  

ZTE Corp., Class H(b)

    1,683,000       5,850,484  
   

 

 

 
      1,099,145,096  
Colombia — 0.5%            

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    219,555       1,496,111  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    4,724,640       21,693,933  
   

 

 

 
      23,190,044  
Czech Republic — 0.5%            

CEZ AS

    97,920       2,244,091  

Komercni Banka AS

    257,805       10,824,403  

Moneta Money Bank AS(a)

    693,439       2,505,079  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    580,816       7,264,438  
   

 

 

 
      22,838,011  
Egypt — 0.3%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    3,510,033       14,955,232  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.8%            

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    715,880       8,663,831  

JUMBO SA

    619,385       9,379,250  

OPAP SA

    365,592       4,468,114  

Titan Cement Co. SA

    481,252       11,889,567  
   

 

 

 
      34,400,762  
Hungary — 1.0%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    1,292,085       15,013,126  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    1,014,832       26,281,825  
   

 

 

 
      41,294,951  
India — 7.7%            

Asian Paints Ltd.

    1,488,690       26,475,733  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    332,010       2,207,650  

Cipla Ltd.

    306,000       2,851,666  

Coal India Ltd.

    491,130       2,100,708  

Dabur India Ltd.

    6,349,500       33,904,045  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    2,395,215       31,500,346  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    1,072,530       21,165,335  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    292,995       7,614,326  

Infosys Ltd.

    3,213,765       48,650,062  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

ITC Ltd.

    564,570     $ 2,241,907  

Lupin Ltd.

    165,240       2,095,483  

Marico Ltd.

    3,134,205       14,873,864  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    14,535       1,938,398  

Nestle India Ltd.

    33,660       4,000,518  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    623,475       8,910,723  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    700,740       5,867,937  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    1,095,480       44,801,190  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    1,972,935       14,969,889  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    569,160       7,228,367  

Vakrangee Ltd.

    819,315       9,066,086  

Wipro Ltd.

    9,310,050       42,146,458  
   

 

 

 
      334,610,691  
Indonesia — 5.2%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    41,922,000       63,072,061  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    11,781,000       6,445,320  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    36,261,000       8,605,487  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    1,836,000       10,387,395  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    95,319,000       28,893,087  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    11,398,500       7,120,902  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    15,988,500       8,658,566  

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

    6,043,595       2,848,434  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    156,825,000       18,550,939  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    113,296,500       34,761,236  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    10,786,500       39,314,982  
   

 

 

 
      228,658,409  
Malaysia — 6.8%            

DiGi.Com Bhd(c)

    3,519,000       3,992,703  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd(c)

    2,907,000       6,873,870  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    10,939,500       40,499,824  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    34,042,500       46,949,432  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    21,955,500       49,660,930  

Maxis Bhd(c)

    12,138,500       17,601,493  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    6,502,500       11,766,353  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,147,500       6,790,439  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    5,278,500       20,497,024  

Public Bank Bhd

    12,753,980       62,062,404  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd(c)

    7,650,000       11,279,985  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    4,207,500       15,906,089  

Westports Holdings Bhd(c)

    3,289,500       2,767,057  
   

 

 

 
      296,647,603  
Mexico — 1.6%            

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    2,512,800       17,234,140  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    535,500       3,683,109  

Gruma SAB de CV, Series B

    684,675       8,501,952  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Series B

    1,020,800       10,176,728  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    1,683,000       9,211,001  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    8,644,500       20,405,592  
      69,212,522  
Pakistan — 0.2%            

Habib Bank Ltd.

    1,526,600       2,361,431  

Lucky Cement Ltd.

    497,250       2,334,185  

MCB Bank Ltd.

    2,976,500       5,771,091  
   

 

 

 
      10,466,707  
Peru — 1.2%            

Credicorp Ltd.

    240,858       50,828,264  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 3.4%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    17,334,900       24,143,315  
Security   Shares     Value  
Philippines (continued)            

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    24,633,000     $ 19,236,873  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    13,058,554       26,735,480  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    11,383,203       33,067,004  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    4,368,150       21,171,535  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    4,253,401       8,107,358  

Security Bank Corp.

    1,453,500       7,229,904  

Universal Robina Corp.

    2,392,790       6,331,896  
   

 

 

 
      146,023,365  
Poland — 1.2%            

Bank Pekao SA

    423,045       15,371,009  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    55,080       5,784,975  

CD Projekt SA

    67,320       1,939,617  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    559,215       3,957,373  

Grupa Lotos SA

    181,236       2,896,916  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(b)

    2,076,237       7,031,099  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    448,673       14,111,577  
   

 

 

 
      51,092,566  
Qatar — 1.5%            

Commercial Bank PQSC (The)(b)

    781,830       5,638,399  

Doha Bank QPSC

    522,972       3,604,721  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    237,150       2,158,510  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    462,060       20,069,260  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    663,255       16,186,623  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    489,600       15,357,426  
   

 

 

 
      63,014,939  
Russia — 0.1%            

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    371,300       1,866,233  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR

    883,271       4,357,176  
   

 

 

 
      6,223,409  
South Africa — 1.6%            

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    222,615       2,330,176  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    363,375       5,096,972  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A

    7,646,940       9,669,028  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    540,855       2,306,934  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    10,710       2,895,025  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    941,715       14,727,822  

Sappi Ltd.

    295,290       2,105,828  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    207,582       2,887,965  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    79,560       2,434,591  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    2,384,505       25,354,319  
   

 

 

 
      69,808,660  
South Korea — 10.6%            

Celltrion Inc.(b)

    26,775       4,923,205  

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

    187,425       3,461,744  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.(c)

    10,678       3,934,646  

CJ Logistics Corp.(b)(c)

    50,490       7,052,130  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    74,205       6,539,177  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    378,675       23,835,734  

E-MART Inc.

    28,305       7,113,639  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    70,380       2,554,569  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    27,540       4,643,777  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    519,435       3,560,749  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    282,285       11,257,679  

Kakao Corp.

    65,790       8,252,088  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    765,765       26,141,208  

Kia Motors Corp.

    243,270       7,522,201  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    115,515       3,980,531  

KT Corp.

    262,836       7,354,336  

KT&G Corp.

    413,828       46,392,847  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    140,760     $ 3,996,769  

Lotte Corp.

    44,527       2,516,343  

NAVER Corp.

    51,185       37,627,383  

NCSoft Corp.

    51,255       20,558,518  

S-1 Corp.

    233,325       21,440,386  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    46,665       14,686,664  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    61,200       5,623,708  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    18,360       42,852,653  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    98,653       23,569,750  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    275,363       32,388,205  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    63,495       12,369,345  

SK Hynix Inc.

    440,640       31,096,855  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    139,963       33,953,808  
   

 

 

 
      461,200,647  
Taiwan — 16.6%            

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    5,355,890       6,937,265  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    3,179,333       21,199,793  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    1,805,000       16,609,322  

AU Optronics Corp.

    9,945,000       4,227,470  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    8,454,085       22,435,993  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    16,665,000       57,505,751  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    2,295,000       1,587,692  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    2,534,000       11,532,006  

Eva Airways Corp.

    7,073,582       3,561,082  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    19,890,000       47,413,983  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    62,730,159       40,259,904  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    6,120,000       21,628,326  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    2,295,840       6,934,824  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    3,489,331       9,702,281  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    16,830,125       56,111,639  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,080,034       30,208,260  

Innolux Corp.

    8,415,000       3,675,285  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    16,830,752       20,677,909  

MediaTek Inc.

    388,000       4,217,110  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    3,825,000       9,921,484  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    541,000       2,065,230  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    152,000       1,540,575  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    3,061,000       9,286,891  

President Chain Store Corp.

    3,062,000       28,992,732  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    3,060,000       6,274,255  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    30,600,000       51,010,202  

Standard Foods Corp.

    1,957,476       4,901,195  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    15,300,000       20,710,142  

Taiwan Business Bank

    15,300,476       4,218,675  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    106,335,770       57,964,588  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    14,535,000       52,094,169  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    8,415,000       63,405,681  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    20,655,000       10,536,157  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    5,327,000       5,079,422  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    6,120,000       8,304,461  
   

 

 

 
      722,731,754  
Thailand — 6.6%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    1,836,000       9,809,614  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    15,993,900       30,484,393  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    40,698,000       26,542,174  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    75,104,300       18,281,665  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    95,701,500       24,174,445  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    3,519,000       21,495,423  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    1,393,700       3,435,176  
Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    16,373,700     $ 36,597,676  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    5,990,100       15,452,110  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR(c)

    2,172,300       14,300,199  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    8,415,000       22,480,366  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    26,923,500       10,386,898  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    1,606,500       11,165,814  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    4,510,300       11,393,134  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    3,459,700       4,607,990  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    2,171,600       4,920,343  

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    1,325,500       19,318,371  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    7,956,000       4,482,254  
   

 

 

 
      289,328,045  
United Arab Emirates — 2.0%            

DP World Ltd.

    972,506       23,388,770  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    4,054,500       6,656,312  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    5,604,181       25,022,752  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    12,132,900       33,362,997  
   

 

 

 
      88,430,831  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $3,791,541,852)

      4,344,272,647  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Colombia — 0.1%            

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA, Preference Shares

    471,240       5,929,993  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Transneft PJSC, Preference Shares

    695       2,117,823  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    1,530       2,946,823  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $8,252,124)

      10,994,639  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    64,278,755       64,291,611  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.5%
(Cost: $64,281,662)

 

    64,291,611  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.3%
(Cost: $3,864,075,638)

 

    4,419,558,897  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.3)%

 

    (55,946,141
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 4,363,612,756  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Shares

Held at

08/31/17

    

Net

Activity

    

Shares
Held at

11/30/17

    

Value at

11/30/17

     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     84,571,230        (20,292,475      64,278,755      $ 64,291,611      $ (a)      $ (3,652    $ (4,974

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     4,920,351        (4,920,351                    14,902                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 64,291,611      $ 14,902      $ (3,652    $ (4,974
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description   

Number of

Contracts

       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini

     110          12/15/17        $ 6,160        $ (108,812
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 4,281,257,618        $ 63,014,939        $ 90        $ 4,344,272,647  

Preferred Stocks

     10,994,639                            10,994,639  

Money Market Funds

     64,291,611                            64,291,611  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,356,543,868        $ 63,014,939        $ 90        $ 4,419,558,897  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (108,812      $        $        $ (108,812
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.      

The Fund had transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 during the three months ended November 30, 2017 in the amount of $78,233,787 (the value of the securities as of the beginning of the period), resulting from the temporary use of an offshore spot rate to translate Qatari riyal into U.S. dollars.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Belgium — 0.3%            

Colruyt SA

    38,181     $ 2,025,412  

Proximus SADP

    143,715       4,934,270  

UCB SA

    55,766       4,171,745  
   

 

 

 
      11,131,427  
Canada — 3.2%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.(a)

    213,213       9,358,996  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    619,047       8,562,771  

BCE Inc.

    244,101       11,698,204  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    13,299       7,318,837  

First Capital Realty Inc.

    108,966       1,779,589  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    282,711       23,065,864  

Goldcorp Inc.

    553,839       7,011,654  

Intact Financial Corp.

    217,074       18,238,058  

RioCan REIT

    101,673       1,965,115  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B

    89,661       4,660,173  

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B

    181,467       4,049,659  

TELUS Corp.

    312,741       11,574,549  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    185,328       8,173,824  
   

 

 

 
      117,457,293  
Chile — 0.4%            

Banco de Chile

    39,679,497       5,491,897  

SACI Falabella

    1,141,569       9,556,695  
   

 

 

 
      15,048,592  
China — 4.0%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    8,580,000       3,987,785  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(b)

    12,870       2,279,020  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(b)

    21,450,000       2,883,729  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    429,000       1,922,486  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    1,930,500       4,251,440  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    9,867,000       8,603,399  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    6,435,000       2,949,643  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    5,760,000       7  

China Mobile Ltd.

    2,359,500       23,941,816  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    858,000       2,356,419  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group
Ltd.(c)

    3,003,000       3,983,391  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    8,580,000       4,163,555  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.(b)

    1,716,000       2,487,148  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    1,716,000       1,729,139  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    6,006,000       11,919,413  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,150,000       481,486  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    5,520,000       7,421,065  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,912,000       2,619,446  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    429,000       2,460,782  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    4,290,000       2,438,811  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,432,000       2,350,926  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    1,004,000       1,488,932  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings
Ltd.(a)

    858,000       7,744,872  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group
Ltd.(a)

    4,719,000       1,661,577  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,006,000       3,560,444  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    343,200       17,489,130  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    302,874       12,366,345  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,296,000       3,572,528  
   

 

 

 
      143,114,734  
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni Banka AS

    52,767       2,215,517  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark — 0.9%            

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    48,906     $ 4,446,570  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    60,060       4,715,928  

H Lundbeck A/S

    111,111       5,612,781  

Orsted A/S(c)

    239,811       13,977,481  

William Demant Holding A/S(a)(b)

    198,627       5,470,301  
   

 

 

 
      34,223,061  
Finland — 0.0%            

Orion OYJ, Class B

    10,234       378,644  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.3%            

MAN SE

    56,199       6,322,957  

TUI AG

    238,524       4,404,059  

Uniper SE

    50,392       1,501,822  
   

 

 

 
      12,228,838  
Hong Kong — 3.5%            

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,072,500       9,104,344  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,359,500       24,062,658  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,201,200       29,683,184  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.(a)(c)

    4,290,000       3,938,350  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    6,006,000       7,543,835  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    5,577,852       10,884,032  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    42,900       1,780,350  

Link REIT

    1,072,500       9,564,368  

MTR Corp. Ltd.(a)

    2,359,500       13,881,722  

PCCW Ltd.

    6,864,000       4,077,867  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.(a)

    858,000       7,327,418  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    1,287,000       4,597,488  
   

 

 

 
      126,445,616  
India — 0.4%            

Wipro Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,408,100       12,979,659  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.8%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    8,622,900       12,973,238  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    14,714,700       4,460,318  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    14,714,700       1,740,612  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    19,519,500       5,988,905  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,287,000       4,690,899  
   

 

 

 
      29,853,972  
Ireland — 0.4%            

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    97,383       10,218,086  

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR(b)

    42,144       5,139,039  
   

 

 

 
      15,357,125  
Israel — 0.4%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.(a)

    56,628       3,037,362  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    359,502       2,454,062  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    405,405       2,251,057  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    34,320       3,579,233  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    222,651       4,061,293  
   

 

 

 
      15,383,007  
Italy — 0.5%            

Luxottica Group SpA

    71,214       4,147,951  

Recordati SpA

    42,042       1,894,868  

Snam SpA

    2,225,223       11,239,143  
   

 

 

 
      17,281,962  
Japan — 12.8%            

ABC-Mart Inc.

    47,800       2,631,232  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    214,500       3,956,284  

ANA Holdings Inc.

    171,600       6,869,827  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    42,900     $ 2,187,841  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    815,100       10,386,780  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    128,700       4,554,327  

Canon Inc.

    600,600       23,067,591  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    85,800       4,454,653  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    233,100       5,640,810  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    42,900       7,876,149  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    1,287       3,098,323  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    85,800       4,884,784  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    85,800       5,804,084  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    95,600       3,914,385  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    42,900       1,667,620  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    171,600       6,311,654  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    1,287       4,341,562  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    1,287       6,279,451  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    2,574       4,584,229  

Kajima Corp.

    460,000       4,846,432  

KDDI Corp.

    85,800       2,465,010  

Keikyu Corp.(a)

    386,100       7,476,687  

Keyence Corp.

    20,000       11,600,911  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    47,800       1,877,316  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300,300       7,056,332  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    128,700       6,819,990  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    92,000       1,750,306  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    221,300       6,862,169  

Lawson Inc.

    85,800       5,934,427  

LINE Corp.(b)

    42,900       1,836,299  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(a)

    100,200       4,391,949  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    85,800       7,498,539  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    343,200       7,443,335  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.(a)

    300,300       7,355,545  

NH Foods Ltd.

    429,000       10,569,260  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    845       4,251,240  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    3,003       6,469,982  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    429,000       22,537,787  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    85,800       6,218,114  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,100       8,044,757  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    5,577       7,061,891  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    171,630       7,791,255  

NTT Data Corp.

    986,700       11,647,654  

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    772,200       20,063,192  

Obayashi Corp.

    171,600       2,226,560  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    47,800       4,262,937  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    143,400       12,802,908  

Otsuka Corp.

    85,800       6,440,463  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    257,400       11,441,022  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    171,600       4,244,572  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    429,000       10,147,563  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    85,800       2,779,366  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    214,500       3,281,569  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    214,500       16,127,992  

Shimadzu Corp.

    95,100       2,274,989  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    42,900       5,186,873  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    42,900       2,399,456  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    214,500       9,315,670  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    47,800       3,810,160  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    257,400       14,224,222  

Terumo Corp.

    128,700       6,187,445  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    300,300       9,593,606  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    85,800       2,909,709  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    128,700     $ 5,497,395  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    42,900       5,949,761  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    4,719       6,717,633  

USS Co. Ltd.

    95,100       2,009,843  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    943,800       4,326,611  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    986,700       5,378,553  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    171,600       3,321,439  
   

 

 

 
      465,240,282  
Malaysia — 0.8%            

Hong Leong Bank Bhd(a)

    1,029,600       3,811,748  

IHH Healthcare Bhd(a)

    3,088,800       4,259,893  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    2,316,600       5,239,895  

Maxis Bhd(a)

    2,938,800       4,261,422  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd(a)

    343,200       2,030,918  

Public Bank Bhd(a)

    1,521,160       7,402,148  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd(a)

    1,716,000       2,530,255  
   

 

 

 
      29,536,279  
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    142,857       1,998,569  

Credicorp Ltd.

    14,157       2,987,552  
   

 

 

 
      4,986,121  
Philippines — 0.4%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    1,801,800       2,509,471  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    1,252,689       2,564,697  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    3,667,959       10,655,034  
   

 

 

 
      15,729,202  
Qatar — 0.2%            

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    199,485       6,257,304  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.4%            

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

    3,560,700       4,996,083  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

    2,445,300       3,721,503  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    429,000       3,965,145  

SATS Ltd.

    1,415,700       5,559,802  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    1,072,500       8,551,336  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,439,500       2,949,532  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.(a)

    6,134,700       16,987,699  

StarHub Ltd.

    986,700       2,087,673  
   

 

 

 
      48,818,773  
South Korea — 0.5%            

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    29,172       1,836,235  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.(b)

    16,731       1,752,662  

KT&G Corp.

    26,598       2,981,811  

NAVER Corp.

    2,574       1,892,212  

S-1 Corp.

    33,033       3,035,424  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    14,586       3,484,824  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    14,157       3,434,365  
   

 

 

 
      18,417,533  
Spain — 0.1%            

Amadeus IT Group SA

    45,903       3,315,144  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 5.0%            

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    146       10,248,770  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    11,154       7,451,524  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    858       1,955,501  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    86,229       15,174,267  

Nestle SA, Registered

    469,755       40,304,352  

Novartis AG, Registered

    218,790       18,760,750  

Partners Group Holding AG

    13,299       9,155,379  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Roche Holding AG

    81,939     $ 20,711,095  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    32,175       7,172,572  

Sika AG, Bearer

    460       3,560,263  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    78,507       12,528,181  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered

    12,441       9,274,211  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    65,637       5,668,331  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    37,323       19,726,704  
   

 

 

 
      181,691,900  
Taiwan — 4.0%            

Asustek Computer Inc.

    956,000       8,796,959  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    7,722,361       4,183,782  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    858,956       2,279,553  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    6,006,000       20,724,845  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    2,574,000       1,780,706  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,003,000       2,002,400  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,151,557       5,041,388  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    2,574,000       6,135,927  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    14,586,894       9,361,796  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    1,716,000       6,064,413  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,003,400       10,013,336  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,583,261       6,352,759  

Innolux Corp.

    5,577,000       2,435,777  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    15,015,000       11,839,193  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    858,000       1,759,252  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    3,432,000       5,721,144  

Standard Foods Corp.

    858,000       2,148,290  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    2,145,250       2,903,819  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    12,870,454       7,015,801  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    2,574,000       9,225,345  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,145,000       16,162,232  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    1,716,000       2,328,506  
   

 

 

 
      144,277,223  
Thailand — 0.8%            

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    2,016,300       3,843,070  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    7,293,000       4,756,304  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    9,995,700       2,433,124  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    9,352,200       2,362,390  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    686,400       4,192,799  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,104,000       2,467,606  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    8,193,900       3,161,149  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    5,577,000       3,295,655  

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    257,400       3,751,451  
   

 

 

 
      30,263,548  
United Arab Emirates — 0.2%            

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    1,408,836       6,290,474  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    813,813       2,237,819  
   

 

 

 
      8,528,293  
United Kingdom — 0.8%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    27,027       1,747,671  

Compass Group PLC

    450,879       9,148,887  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    521,235       9,027,770  

Kingfisher PLC

    439,725       1,988,082  

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    67,782       6,216,276  
   

 

 

 
      28,128,686  
United States — 57.2%            

3M Co.

    25,311       6,154,117  

Abbott Laboratories

    199,056       11,220,787  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    30,888       4,571,733  

Adobe Systems Inc.(b)

    24,024       4,359,635  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Aetna Inc.

    70,785     $ 12,754,041  

AGNC Investment Corp.(a)

    619,905       12,336,110  

Alleghany Corp.(b)

    18,384       10,750,963  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    176,748       18,144,950  

Alphabet Inc., Class C(b)

    1,716       1,752,740  

Altria Group Inc.

    436,722       29,622,853  

Ameren Corp.

    51,480       3,292,661  

American Tower Corp.

    15,444       2,222,855  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    87,087       7,973,686  

Amphenol Corp.

    81,510       7,383,991  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    1,688,544       19,705,308  

ANSYS Inc.(b)

    78,936       11,697,526  

Aon PLC

    67,353       9,444,238  

Apple Inc.

    19,305       3,317,564  

Aramark

    113,685       4,842,981  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b)

    208,923       19,782,919  

AT&T Inc.

    617,331       22,458,502  

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(b)

    171,171       8,228,190  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    139,425       15,958,586  

AutoZone Inc.(b)

    14,157       9,722,461  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.(a)

    111,540       20,225,548  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    132,132       6,922,395  

Baxter International Inc.

    208,065       13,634,499  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    134,277       30,643,354  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(b)

    137,280       26,496,413  

Boston Scientific Corp.(b)

    153,582       4,036,135  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    78,936       4,987,966  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    123,981       11,190,525  

Campbell Soup Co.

    122,694       6,048,814  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    41,184       5,083,341  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    149,292       12,936,152  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(b)

    33,891       11,055,583  

Chevron Corp.

    17,589       2,092,915  

Chubb Ltd.

    120,549       18,336,708  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    340,626       16,040,078  

Cigna Corp.

    11,583       2,452,469  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    102,102       7,630,082  

Cintas Corp.

    40,755       6,416,467  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    188,331       7,024,746  

Clorox Co. (The)

    181,896       25,336,294  

CMS Energy Corp.

    37,323       1,862,418  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    618,189       28,294,511  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    135,564       9,821,612  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    359,931       13,511,810  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    481,767       42,896,534  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    33,033       7,187,650  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    9,009       2,172,791  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    39,897       7,358,204  

CR Bard Inc.

    42,471       14,267,708  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    113,685       12,846,405  

CVS Health Corp.

    51,051       3,910,507  

Danaher Corp.

    72,072       6,800,714  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    39,897       3,364,115  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class V(b)

    157,443       12,318,340  

Dollar General Corp.

    20,592       1,813,743  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    267,696       22,521,265  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    110,253       9,943,718  

Duke Energy Corp.

    316,173       28,196,308  

eBay Inc.(b)

    98,670       3,420,889  

Ecolab Inc.

    24,453       3,323,652  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Edison International

    32,604     $ 2,649,727  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    278,850       23,601,864  

Equity Residential

    126,126       8,427,739  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    12,870       3,178,761  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    44,187       9,703,465  

Eversource Energy

    75,075       4,868,614  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    232,089       15,034,725  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    331,617       27,620,380  

F5 Networks Inc.(b)

    14,157       1,899,869  

Facebook Inc., Class A(b)

    94,380       16,722,248  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    13,728       1,814,979  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    133,848       12,625,882  

Fiserv Inc.(b)

    128,700       16,917,615  

FNF Group

    119,262       4,825,341  

Gartner Inc.(b)

    96,096       11,617,045  

General Dynamics Corp.

    9,009       1,866,304  

General Mills Inc.

    270,270       15,286,471  

Genuine Parts Co.

    36,465       3,390,151  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    24,882       1,860,676  

Harris Corp.

    91,377       13,203,977  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    132,990       9,502,136  

Hershey Co. (The)

    60,060       6,662,456  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    50,193       9,025,705  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    134,277       4,894,397  

Humana Inc.

    22,308       5,819,265  

Intel Corp.

    79,794       3,577,963  

International Business Machines Corp.

    78,507       12,087,723  

Intuit Inc.

    16,731       2,630,448  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    73,359       29,327,461  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    123,981       14,297,489  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    66,495       7,757,972  

Johnson & Johnson

    385,671       53,735,540  

Kellogg Co.

    233,376       15,440,156  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    99,528       11,919,473  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    81,510       6,632,469  

L3 Technologies Inc.

    15,444       3,067,024  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)

    80,223       12,696,894  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(a)(b)

    37,323       3,245,235  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    103,389       32,993,498  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    22,308       1,859,818  

Markel Corp.(a)(b)

    22,308       24,692,725  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    289,575       24,304,030  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    46,332       6,971,576  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    185,328       18,936,815  

McDonald’s Corp.

    244,530       42,051,824  

Medtronic PLC

    163,449       13,424,066  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    395,109       21,837,674  

Microsoft Corp.

    30,459       2,563,734  

Monsanto Co.

    89,232       10,559,715  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    152,724       14,372,856  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    322,608       11,933,270  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    108,537       17,153,187  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    135,564       41,672,374  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(b)

    19,734       4,661,368  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    89,232       6,290,856  

Oracle Corp.

    67,782       3,325,385  

Paychex Inc.

    297,726       20,039,937  

PepsiCo Inc.

    283,569       33,041,460  

Pfizer Inc.

    624,624       22,648,866  

PG&E Corp.

    107,679       5,840,509  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Philip Morris International Inc.

    40,755     $ 4,187,576  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    443,157       39,879,698  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    146,289       7,779,649  

Public Storage

    66,066       14,079,986  

Raytheon Co.

    158,301       30,259,236  

Realty Income Corp.(a)

    104,247       5,764,859  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    64,400       8,542,660  

Republic Services Inc.

    375,804       24,404,712  

Rollins Inc.

    40,326       1,869,110  

Ross Stores Inc.

    58,773       4,468,511  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    6,006       2,398,917  

Southern Co. (The)

    604,461       30,948,403  

Starbucks Corp.

    201,630       11,658,247  

Stryker Corp.

    131,274       20,478,744  

Synopsys Inc.(b)

    215,787       19,502,829  

Sysco Corp.

    130,845       7,553,682  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    18,447       1,794,709  

Time Warner Inc.

    95,238       8,715,229  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    304,590       23,011,775  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    111,111       15,063,318  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    34,320       2,822,820  

UDR Inc.

    262,119       10,309,140  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(b)

    8,151       1,807,158  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    130,845       15,891,125  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    89,232       20,360,065  

Vantiv Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    65,208       4,890,600  

Varian Medical Systems Inc.(b)

    52,767       5,896,712  

VeriSign Inc.(b)

    31,746       3,653,965  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    611,325       31,110,329  

Visa Inc., Class A

    280,995       31,637,227  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    71,214       8,553,514  

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    274,131       26,653,757  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    36,894       3,867,229  

Waste Management Inc.

    431,574       35,496,962  

Waters Corp.(a)(b)

    11,154       2,199,234  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    327,327       22,745,953  

Welltower Inc.(a)

    51,051       3,443,900  

Westar Energy Inc.

    48,906       2,797,912  

WR Berkley Corp.

    155,298       10,734,198  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    455,598       23,513,413  
   

 

 

 
      2,073,481,020  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $3,129,943,571)

      3,611,770,755  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    67,402,881       67,416,361  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.9%
(Cost: $67,407,158)

      67,416,361  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.4%
(Cost: $3,197,350,729)

      3,679,187,116  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.4)%         (51,329,911)  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $3,627,857,205  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
 

 

 

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(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.

    

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     56,910,361        10,492,520        67,402,881      $ 67,416,361      $ (a)     $ (3,155    $ (4,602

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     2,465,143        (2,465,143                    9,067                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 67,416,361      $ 9,067      $ (3,155    $ (4,602
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount 
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

MSCI EAFE E-Mini

     24          12/15/17        $ 2,423        $ 8,767  

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini

     34          12/15/17          1,904          (9,396

S&P 500 E-Mini

     50          12/15/17          6,620          185,584  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 184,955  
                 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 3,605,513,444        $ 6,257,304        $ 7        $ 3,611,770,755  

Money Market Funds

     67,416,361                            67,416,361  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,672,929,805        $ 6,257,304        $ 7        $ 3,679,187,116  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 194,351        $        $        $ 194,351  

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

     (9,396                          (9,396
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 184,955        $        $             —        $ 184,955  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 4.1%            

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    6,000     $ 49,344  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA(a)

    40,000       229,218  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    64,000       640,294  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    52,000       219,550  

Lojas Renner SA

    117,981       1,224,750  

M. Dias Branco SA

    18,800       269,188  

Odontoprev SA

    46,000       214,624  

Porto Seguro SA

    22,000       241,169  

Qualicorp SA

    43,700       410,059  

Sul America SA, Units

    48,078       263,153  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA, Units

    36,000       234,383  
   

 

 

 
      3,995,732  
China — 35.1%            

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    99,500       1,991,223  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    320,000       461,345  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)

    9,400       1,664,552  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    200,000       896,264  

Autohome Inc., ADR(a)

    9,720       538,196  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    130,000       311,260  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    438,000       278,159  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    340,000       748,764  

China Everbright Ltd.

    160,000       356,867  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    260,000       543,290  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    80,000       103,864  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    400,000       283,219  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    320,000       322,450  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,000,000       1,574,864  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    880,000       1,746,434  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    520,000       653,812  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    660,000       2,298,533  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    400,000       1,003,816  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    140,000       409,593  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    240,000       328,801  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    130,000       745,692  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    300,000       351,463  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    280,000       657,499  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR

    26,680       2,264,065  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    160,000       344,165  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    299,000       496,151  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    320,000       219,201  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    79,000       223,035  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    100,000       251,210  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    720,000       253,515  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    840,000       1,099,178  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    570,000       356,879  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    119,000       1,980,743  

TAL Education Group, Class A, ADR

    57,760       1,610,349  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    64,000       3,261,376  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    54,980       2,244,833  

YY Inc., ADR(a)

    8,020       827,584  
   

 

 

 
      33,702,244  
Czech Republic — 0.5%            

Moneta Money Bank AS(b)

    83,580       301,937  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    14,280       178,604  
   

 

 

 
      480,541  
Egypt — 0.3%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    68,602       292,293  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Hungary — 1.0%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    32,120     $ 373,212  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    23,253       602,199  
   

 

 

 
      975,411  
Indonesia — 2.5%            

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    2,820,000       354,429  

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT

    620,000       230,334  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,380,000       826,408  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT

    730,000       172,705  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    322,000       797,501  
   

 

 

 
      2,381,377  
Malaysia — 1.0%            

AirAsia Bhd

    302,000       231,881  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    216,700       195,531  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    122,000       285,199  

PPB Group Bhd

    66,000       268,874  
   

 

 

 
      981,485  
Mexico — 0.2%            

Gentera SAB de CV

    241,800       222,228  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 1.2%            

Credicorp Ltd.

    5,500       1,160,665  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.2%            

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    716,000       214,259  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.8%            

Dino Polska SA(a)(b)

    8,700       179,885  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(a)

    10,100       256,338  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    1,760       22,202  

Synthos SA

    102,440       138,124  

Tauron Polska Energia SA(a)

    195,000       171,594  
   

 

 

 
      768,143  
Russia — 5.2%            

Alrosa PJSC

    490,000       653,208  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    5,460,000       344,488  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    93,160       966,069  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(c)

    9,120       136,800  

RusHydro PJSC

    18,560,000       258,635  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    1,428,600       672,556  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    248,800       1,945,209  
   

 

 

 
      4,976,965  
South Africa — 4.4%            

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    62,880       882,002  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    6,280       453,325  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    44,600       236,363  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    45,780       494,763  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    12,420       296,132  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    23,260       198,015  

Mondi Ltd.

    26,128       622,590  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    1,120       302,748  

Netcare Ltd.

    136,980       225,915  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    34,362       478,058  
   

 

 

 
      4,189,911  
South Korea — 18.7%            

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    4,712       342,494  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    53,728       469,518  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    9,220       580,354  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    24,520       224,865  

E-MART Inc.

    4,000       1,005,284  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    52,880     $ 2,305,680  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    13,980       688,562  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    20,180       542,398  

Hanwha Corp.

    8,300       316,517  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    32,580       223,337  

Hyosung Corp.

    3,940       488,766  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    3,136       281,829  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    14,380       463,146  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    11,840       472,186  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    14,760       813,784  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd.(b)

    6,160       306,797  

KT&G Corp.

    15,720       1,762,316  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    3,186       261,731  

LG Corp.

    10,740       898,084  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    32,960       935,873  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    2,960       973,747  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,038       2,422,716  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    3,720       902,440  

Yuhan Corp.

    1,400       283,023  
   

 

 

 
      17,965,447  
Taiwan — 9.3%            

Airtac International Group

    10,000       170,367  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    100,621       267,034  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan

    771,320       726,472  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    60,880       254,732  

Innolux Corp.

    1,800,000       786,157  

Inventec Corp.

    586,000       439,588  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    380,718       467,742  

Macronix International(a)

    36,000       56,891  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    120,000       293,259  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    140,000       363,139  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    20,000       183,370  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    144,000       549,710  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    20,000       202,707  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    80,000       242,715  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    80,000       297,393  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    100,000       166,200  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,220,000       416,917  

Taiwan Business Bank

    460,504       126,971  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    210,000       1,582,317  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    300,000       294,059  

Wistron Corp.

    494,906       381,154  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    398,000       540,061  

Yageo Corp.

    15,000       168,034  
   

 

 

 
      8,976,989  
Thailand — 1.0%            

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    200,000       492,958  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    66,000       166,717  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    126,000       285,487  
   

 

 

 
      945,162  
Turkey — 1.2%            

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(d)

    44,280       377,497  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    98,940       224,930  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    174,000       186,649  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D

    122,860       182,117  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS(a)

    135,200       143,644  
   

 

 

 
      1,114,837  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Arab Emirates — 1.9%            

Aldar Properties PJSC

    569,775     $ 341,275  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    364,070       341,966  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    252,560       169,153  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    210,894       346,227  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    291,443       599,073  
   

 

 

 
      1,797,694  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 88.6%
(Cost: $74,128,628)

      85,141,383  
   

 

 

 

Investment Companies

   
India — 4.5%            

iShares MSCI India ETF(e)

    124,507       4,330,354  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 4.5%
(Cost: $4,196,068)

      4,330,354  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 2.3%            

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares

    704,080       2,235,995  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.6%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares

    1,164,000       565,722  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 2.3%            

LG Household & Health Care Ltd., Preference Shares

    380       245,128  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    1,040       2,003,069  
   

 

 

 
      2,248,197  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 5.2%
(Cost: $4,258,003)

      5,049,914  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    548,487       548,597  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.6%
(Cost: $548,597)

      548,597  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 98.9%
(Cost: $83,131,296)

      95,070,248  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.1%

      1,054,631  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 96,124,879  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(d)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income     

Net

Realized
Gain (Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iShares MSCI India ETF

     181,962        50,545        (108,000      124,507      $ 4,330,354      $      $ 671,969      $ (566,056

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     2,360,187               (1,811,700 )(a)       548,487        548,597        (b)        (175       

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     184,901               (184,901 )(a)                     191                
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 4,878,951      $ 191      $ 671,794      $ (566,056
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) Net of purchases and sales.  
  (b) Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 84,798,889        $ 342,494        $             —        $ 85,141,383  

Investment Companies

     4,330,354                            4,330,354  

Preferred Stocks

     5,049,914                            5,049,914  

Money Market Funds

     548,597                            548,597  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 94,727,754        $ 342,494        $        $ 95,070,248  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Australia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Banks — 31.6%  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    5,235,944     $ 113,124,688  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    697,139       6,975,290  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    854,965       7,554,902  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    3,088,984       186,263,487  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    4,789,594       107,589,818  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    6,058,823       144,747,981  
   

 

 

 
      566,256,166  
Beverages — 1.2%            

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    986,289       5,945,005  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    1,315,846       15,713,079  
   

 

 

 
      21,658,084  
Biotechnology — 4.9%            

CSL Ltd.

    807,482       87,867,396  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 3.2%            

ASX Ltd.

    345,035       14,966,867  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    576,615       42,998,924  
   

 

 

 
      57,965,791  
Chemicals — 1.0%            

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    3,009,269       9,115,099  

Orica Ltd.

    671,427       8,665,133  
   

 

 

 
      17,780,232  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2%  

Brambles Ltd.

    2,834,061       21,988,095  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 0.4%            

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    173,554       6,723,381  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 1.4%            

Boral Ltd.

    2,091,008       11,937,161  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    786,409       12,835,549  
   

 

 

 
      24,772,710  
Containers & Packaging — 1.3%            

Amcor Ltd./Australia

    2,065,356       24,177,244  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%        

AMP Ltd.

    5,219,409       20,247,422  

Challenger Ltd./Australia

    1,035,126       10,993,562  
   

 

 

 
      31,240,984  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    7,421,422       19,324,522  

TPG Telecom Ltd.(a)

    655,259       2,959,766  
   

 

 

 
      22,284,288  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%            

AusNet Services

    3,220,396       4,583,931  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.9%  

BGP Holdings PLC(b)(c)

    18,888,372       225  

Dexus

    1,812,624       14,255,911  

Goodman Group

    3,211,705       21,187,657  

GPT Group (The)

    3,212,144       13,192,277  

Mirvac Group

    6,607,327       12,238,921  

Scentre Group

    9,495,015       30,490,429  

Stockland

    4,314,444       15,393,955  

Vicinity Centres

    5,997,601       12,748,618  

Westfield Corp.

    3,520,178       22,394,231  
   

 

 

 
      141,902,224  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing — 6.4%            

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    2,022,019     $ 67,417,877  

Woolworths Ltd.

    2,308,383       47,157,315  
   

 

 

 
      114,575,192  
Gas Utilities — 0.8%            

APA Group

    1,985,980       14,081,511  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%            

Cochlear Ltd.

    102,366       14,043,956  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%            

Healthscope Ltd.

    3,107,973       4,683,443  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    252,125       13,355,938  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    710,148       12,011,343  
   

 

 

 
      30,050,724  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.4%            

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    967,673       16,154,048  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    676,112       6,338,889  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.(a)

    111,618       3,982,535  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.(a)

    98,724       3,354,597  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    1,493,464       5,498,750  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    2,363,397       7,732,883  
   

 

 

 
      43,061,702  
Insurance — 4.5%            

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    4,222,097       22,981,314  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    4,910,219       12,189,226  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    2,446,283       19,722,353  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    2,305,320       25,078,694  
   

 

 

 
      79,971,587  
Internet Software & Services — 0.3%            

REA Group Ltd.

    94,268       5,638,491  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.6%            

Computershare Ltd.

    827,638       10,348,122  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 13.0%            

Alumina Ltd.

    4,379,377       7,380,619  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    5,727,530       118,701,861  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,007,825       10,412,877  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    2,776,357       9,695,286  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,367,563       24,200,098  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    756,481       40,745,339  

South32 Ltd.

    9,311,724       23,044,920  
   

 

 

 
      234,181,000  
Multi-Utilities — 1.2%            

AGL Energy Ltd.

    1,173,308       22,259,007  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.2%            

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    990,468       3,015,174  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.3%            

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    464,830       12,018,944  

Oil Search Ltd.

    2,443,859       13,023,891  

Origin Energy Ltd.(c)

    3,129,430       21,215,057  

Santos Ltd.(c)

    3,345,926       12,903,501  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    1,501,919       35,345,629  
   

 

 

 
      94,507,022  
Professional Services — 0.5%            

Seek Ltd.

    595,079       8,348,416  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  

LendLease Group

    990,242       11,952,699  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

40   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Australia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Road & Rail — 0.8%            

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    3,658,956     $ 14,638,457  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 2.6%            

Sydney Airport

    1,966,309       11,061,078  

Transurban Group

    3,659,909       34,869,163  
   

 

 

 
      45,930,241  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.0%
(Cost: $1,954,664,065)

      1,775,803,827  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.6%        

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    9,647,567       9,649,497  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    205,128       205,128  
   

 

 

 
      9,854,625  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.6%
(Cost: $9,854,253)

      9,854,625  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.6%
(Cost: $1,964,518,318)

 

    1,785,658,452  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%

 

    7,838,614  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,793,497,066  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(c)  Non-income producing security.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     6,985,447        2,662,120        9,647,567      $ 9,649,497      $ (a)      $ (720    $ 53  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     183,299        21,829        205,128        205,128        1,117                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 9,854,625      $ 1,117      $ (720    $ 53  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

ASX SPI 200 Index

     152          12/21/17        $ 17,268        $ 106,668  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Australia ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,775,803,602        $             —        $ 225        $ 1,775,803,827  

Money Market Funds

     9,854,625                            9,854,625  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,785,658,227        $        $ 225        $ 1,785,658,452  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 106,668        $        $        $ 106,668  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Austria ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%            

FACC AG(a)

    198,980     $ 3,360,700  
   

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics — 3.0%            

Oesterreichische Post AG

    156,113       7,054,756  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 0.8%            

POLYTEC Holding AG

    77,980       1,834,949  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 25.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,113,710       48,668,707  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    298,044       10,572,339  
   

 

 

 
      59,241,046  
Chemicals — 2.9%            

Lenzing AG

    58,110       6,923,895  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 0.9%            

Porr AG(b)

    68,155       2,194,144  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 4.4%            

Wienerberger AG

    459,093       10,444,382  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.9%        

Telekom Austria AG

    718,766       6,942,724  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.6%            

EVN AG

    215,201       3,750,134  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%            

Zumtobel Group AG

    174,510       2,213,939  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.2%  

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

    180,600       5,183,195  

Kapsch TrafficCom AG

    41,071       2,411,332  
   

 

 

 
      7,594,527  
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.3%            

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG(a)(b)

    57,785       5,443,095  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%            

DO&CO AG(b)

    41,306       2,348,790  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 5.1%            

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    600,680       6,383,676  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    187,734       5,540,154  
   

 

 

 
      11,923,830  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery — 5.5%            

Andritz AG

    193,752     $ 10,870,654  

Semperit AG Holding(b)

    70,362       2,047,066  
   

 

 

 
      12,917,720  
Metals & Mining — 10.0%            

Voestalpine AG

    408,080       23,749,684  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 14.1%            

OMV AG

    535,473       33,366,503  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 14.2%        

BUWOG AG

    368,730       10,617,672  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    332,023       9,996,162  

IMMOFINANZ AG

    3,590,113       8,629,832  

S IMMO AG

    259,703       4,438,931  
   

 

 

 
      33,682,597  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.3%
(Cost: $202,476,159)

      234,987,415  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 3.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    8,835,588       8,837,356  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 3.8%
(Cost: $8,837,313)

      8,837,356  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.1%
(Cost: $211,313,472)

      243,824,771  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.1)%

      (7,258,429
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 236,566,342  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer      Shares
Held at
08/31/17
       Net
Activity
       Shares
Held at
11/30/17
       Value at
11/30/17
       Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
       Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

       6,611,731          2,223,857          8,835,588        $ 8,837,356        $ (a)     $ (829      $ (479

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

       135,114          (135,114                          181                  
                   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                    $ 8,837,356        $ 181      $ (829      $ (479
                   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Austria ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF)

    

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Investments

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 234,987,415     $     $     $ 234,987,415  

Money Market Funds

    8,837,356                   8,837,356  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 243,824,771     $     $     $ 243,824,771  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Belgium ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Air Freight & Logistics — 2.0%            

bpost SA

    47,357     $ 1,463,884  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 9.4%            

KBC Group NV

    83,807       6,868,001  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 22.2%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    140,162       16,160,711  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 3.7%            

Ablynx NV(a)(b)

    40,823       948,195  

Celyad SA(a)

    1,351       56,243  

Galapagos NV(a)(b)

    19,045       1,667,471  
   

 

 

 
      2,671,909  
Capital Markets — 1.1%            

Gimv NV

    13,113       803,028  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 11.2%            

Recticel SA

    6,057       59,120  

Solvay SA

    27,262       3,842,190  

Tessenderlo Group SA(a)

    18,164       849,854  

Umicore SA

    73,169       3,420,800  
   

 

 

 
      8,171,964  
Communications Equipment — 0.7%            

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

    14,963       515,163  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 1.0%            

Cie. d’Entreprises CFE

    5,212       756,619  
   

 

 

 
Distributors — 1.1%            

D’ieteren SA/NV

    16,934       795,636  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 9.7%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    10,166       1,778,820  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    29,569       3,185,433  

KBC Ancora

    18,772       1,143,537  

Sofina SA

    6,186       953,332  
   

 

 

 
      7,061,122  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.8%        

Proximus SADP

    60,125       2,064,315  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.4%            

Elia System Operator SA/NV

    17,107       1,007,638  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.0%  

Barco NV

    6,984       745,966  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.4%  

Aedifica SA

    10,034       957,123  

Befimmo SA

    13,386       855,499  

Cofinimmo SA

    9,998       1,291,653  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    19,012       497,583  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    9,476       1,030,442  
   

 

 

 
      4,632,300  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%            

Colruyt SA

    27,374       1,452,126  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.4%            

Greenyard NV

    13,912       306,795  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%  

Biocartis NV(a)(b)(c)

    21,525       321,458  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)        

Ion Beam Applications(b)

    14,613     $ 424,444  
   

 

 

 
      745,902  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%  

Fagron(a)

    40,045       524,269  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Technology — 0.9%            

AGFA-Gevaert NV(a)

    138,589       631,572  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 0.1%            

Balta Group NV

    5,459       51,747  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.4%            

Ageas

    65,232       3,211,121  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.9%            

Econocom Group SA/NV

    89,741       641,267  
   

 

 

 
Media — 3.4%            

Kinepolis Group NV

    10,788       788,120  

Telenet Group Holding NV(a)

    23,756       1,662,422  
   

 

 

 
      2,450,542  
Metals & Mining — 2.0%            

Bekaert SA

    20,347       847,185  

Nyrstar NV(a)(b)

    82,656       589,654  
   

 

 

 
      1,436,839  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%  

Euronav NV

    73,308       630,130  

Exmar NV(a)(b)

    47,405       311,839  
   

 

 

 
      941,969  
Personal Products — 1.7%            

Ontex Group NV

    36,237       1,224,492  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.3%            

UCB SA

    42,151       3,153,233  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.5%  

Melexis NV

    11,016       1,078,246  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  

Sioen Industries NV

    7,687       263,877  

Van de Velde NV

    3,645       199,900  
   

 

 

 
      463,777  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8%  

Orange Belgium SA

    27,386       593,481  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $71,668,481)

      72,625,634  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    3,131,552       3,132,178  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® Belgium ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI  Belgium Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    13,259     $ 13,259  
   

 

 

 
      3,145,437  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.3%
(Cost: $3,145,263)

 

    3,145,437  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.0%
(Cost: $74,813,744)

 

    75,771,071  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.0)%

 

    (2,882,661
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 72,888,410  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     3,505,275        (373,723      3,131,552      $ 3,132,178      $ (a)     $ 70      $ (154

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     25,070        (11,811      13,259        13,259        62                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 3,145,437      $ 62      $ 70      $ (154
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 72,625,634        $        $        $ 72,625,634  

Money Market Funds

     3,145,437                            3,145,437  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 75,771,071        $             —        $             —        $ 75,771,071  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Brazil ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%            

Embraer SA

    13,634,564     $ 65,284,053  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 5.8%            

Banco Bradesco SA

    18,074,686       168,000,294  

Banco do Brasil SA

    16,960,987       155,313,551  

Banco Santander Brasil SA, Units

    8,507,675       75,224,662  
   

 

 

 
      398,538,507  
Beverages — 8.3%            

Ambev SA

    91,640,855       576,452,801  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 4.4%            

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    42,539,877       302,471,085  
   

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging — 0.9%            

Klabin SA, Units

    12,027,500       65,684,832  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 2.2%            

Kroton Educacional SA

    27,435,610       152,098,288  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 2.8%            

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA(a)

    4,763,400       27,296,461  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais(a)

    2,390,550       4,805,236  

CPFL Energia SA

    2,822,500       18,125,830  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    8,549,745       36,098,051  

Equatorial Energia SA

    4,017,600       78,606,553  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA, Units

    4,116,600       26,801,667  
   

 

 

 
      191,733,798  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.5%            

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda(a)

    8,379,184       38,941,351  

Raia Drogasil SA

    4,864,500       130,970,170  
   

 

 

 
      169,911,521  
Food Products — 2.8%            

BRF SA(a)

    9,636,550       113,450,954  

JBS SA

    17,293,007       41,850,294  

M. Dias Branco SA

    2,575,400       36,875,851  
   

 

 

 
      192,177,099  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%            

Odontoprev SA

    5,849,665       27,293,067  

Qualicorp SA

    4,841,705       45,432,184  
   

 

 

 
      72,725,251  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.6%  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    3,726,175       40,391,121  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.5%            

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    13,950,795       114,730,724  

Porto Seguro SA

    2,836,516       31,094,498  

Sul America SA, Units

    5,435,149       29,749,064  
   

 

 

 
      175,574,286  
IT Services — 2.5%            

Cielo SA

    24,294,495       170,213,840  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 1.2%            

WEG SA

    12,103,970       84,729,642  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 10.1%            

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA(a)

    16,488,269       37,128,242  

Vale SA

    61,567,832       661,922,482  
   

 

 

 
      699,050,724  
Security   Shares     Value  
Multiline Retail — 2.2%            

Lojas Renner SA

    14,850,086     $ 154,157,387  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.4%            

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    3,470,347       38,042,690  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(a)

    23,506,869       114,711,507  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    7,214,747       154,956,476  
   

 

 

 
      307,710,673  
Paper & Forest Products — 1.8%            

Fibria Celulose SA

    5,333,151       73,703,053  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    9,146,623       49,000,266  
   

 

 

 
      122,703,319  
Personal Products — 0.5%            

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    3,893,962       34,740,074  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.1%            

Hypermarcas SA

    7,785,800       78,251,042  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.6%        

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    17,426,823       64,460,851  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    2,028,346       43,154,713  
   

 

 

 
      107,615,564  
Road & Rail — 2.3%            

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    10,835,531       66,402,229  

Rumo SA(a)

    22,731,890       90,551,999  
   

 

 

 
      156,954,228  
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.7%            

CCR SA

    24,894,865       120,570,816  
   

 

 

 
Water Utilities — 1.1%            

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    7,568,400       75,718,733  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9%        

TIM Participacoes SA

    17,815,125       64,316,498  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 66.2%
(Cost: $3,337,241,417)

      4,579,775,182  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Banks — 23.7%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares

    59,344,685       592,811,371  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares

    63,448,698       801,140,513  

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares

    77,444,192       245,944,841  
   

 

 

 
      1,639,896,725  
Chemicals — 0.8%            

Braskem SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    4,026,556       55,929,522  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.9%        

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    8,889,560       129,134,560  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.0%            

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B,

   

Preference Shares

    6,025,246       39,375,632  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares

    16,173,873       32,659,496  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Class B,

   

Preference Shares

    8       56  
   

 

 

 
      72,035,184  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%            

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares

    3,228,464       69,142,567  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 1.0%            

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    21,007,879       71,215,328  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Brazil ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Multiline Retail — 1.1%            

Lojas Americanas SA, Preference Shares

    16,364,215     $ 74,248,526  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.8%            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares

    40,797,383       191,973,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 33.3%
(Cost: $1,564,758,739)

      2,303,575,412  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    4,946,692       4,946,692  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $4,946,692)

      4,946,692  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.6%
(Cost: $4,906,946,848)

      6,888,297,286  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%         24,987,364  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $6,913,284,650  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     16,859        4,929,833        4,946,692      $ 4,946,692      $ 7,607      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 4,579,775,182        $        $        $ 4,579,775,182  

Preferred Stocks

     2,303,575,412                            2,303,575,412  

Money Market Funds

     4,946,692                            4,946,692  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 6,888,297,286        $             —        $             —        $ 6,888,297,286  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI BRIC ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 9.1%            

Ambev SA

    556,065     $ 3,497,842  

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda(a)

    41,700       193,796  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    250,269       1,779,486  

Banco Bradesco SA

    112,418       1,044,901  

Banco do Brasil SA

    111,289       1,019,085  

Banco Santander Brasil SA, Units

    55,600       491,614  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    83,400       685,878  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    86,118       318,546  

BRF SA(a)

    55,600       654,578  

CCR SA

    139,000       673,205  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA(a)

    27,800       159,307  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    41,700       417,191  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais(a)

    13,255       26,644  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA(a)

    69,500       156,500  

Cielo SA

    152,921       1,071,406  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    13,900       152,375  

CPFL Energia SA

    20,900       134,218  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    13,900       58,687  

Embraer SA

    87,500       418,961  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    13,900       150,674  

Equatorial Energia SA

    27,800       543,922  

Fibria Celulose SA

    27,841       384,757  

Hypermarcas SA

    41,700       419,105  

JBS SA

    97,352       235,599  

Klabin SA, Units

    69,500       379,555  

Kroton Educacional SA

    166,864       925,065  

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    44,379       271,963  

Lojas Renner SA

    93,360       969,162  

M. Dias Branco SA

    13,900       199,027  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    14,410       306,584  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    13,900       124,009  

Odontoprev SA

    27,800       129,708  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(a)

    361,400       1,763,601  

Porto Seguro SA

    13,900       152,375  

Qualicorp SA

    27,800       260,862  

Raia Drogasil SA

    27,850       749,824  

Rumo SA(a)

    125,100       498,333  

Sul America SA, Units

    27,889       152,649  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    55,600       297,860  

TIM Participacoes SA

    111,269       401,705  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA, Units

    18,900       123,051  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    41,700       895,622  

Vale SA

    372,329       4,002,950  

WEG SA

    69,940       489,591  
   

 

 

 
      27,781,773  
China — 61.5%            

3SBio Inc.(a)(b)

    139,000       270,518  

58.com Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    10,425       747,890  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    83,500       1,671,026  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    278,000       400,794  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    3,058,000       1,421,288  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    278,000       298,282  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    137,193       24,294,136  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)(c)

    356,000       175,488  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(a)

    1,390,000       186,871  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    556,000       368,759  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    139,000       667,396  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    139,040       623,083  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Autohome Inc., ADR(a)

    6,255     $ 346,339  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    278,000       145,581  

Baidu Inc., ADR(a)

    32,665       7,793,216  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    9,452,000       4,586,705  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,112,200       823,092  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       410,760  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    69,500       400,438  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.(a)

    556,000       434,253  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    278,000       729,687  

Byd Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    69,500       616,229  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    69,500       166,404  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,251,000       341,173  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,112,000       412,896  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,112,000       719,008  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    566,000       631,933  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    278,800       177,057  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    208,500       459,169  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    10,008,370       8,726,665  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    426,000       197,450  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    278,000       373,030  

China Evergrande Group(a)

    417,000       1,377,506  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    347,500       272,743  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    278,000       854,268  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,112,000       509,713  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    345,000        

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    556,000       251,297  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    834,000       2,706,960  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    417,000       280,840  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    139,000       290,451  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    278,000       706,194  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    486,956       1,907,871  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    278,000       717,229  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    625,500       630,289  

China Mobile Ltd.

    695,000       7,052,156  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    417,000       260,018  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    278,000       255,568  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    278,000       256,280  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    556,800       1,768,026  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    333,600       1,591,073  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    3,058,600       2,185,218  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    220,500       260,867  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    417,000       311,274  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    278,000       763,502  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    89,000       343,570  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    306,444       880,857  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(b)

    208,500       276,569  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    278,200       523,615  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    417,000       1,026,189  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       248,449  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    278,000       360,928  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    194,640       735,177  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,668,000       809,418  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.(a)

    599,900       869,487  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    139,001       506,335  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       196,837  

CITIC Ltd.

    695,000       984,187  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       601,547  

CNOOC Ltd.

    2,085,000       2,824,422  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    278,000       280,129  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    556,046       875,697  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017   

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    492,400     $ 448,886  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    556,000       1,103,429  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(a)

    46,287       2,132,905  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       349,538  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    74,000       539,589  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    278,000       253,433  

Fosun International Ltd.

    278,000       576,631  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.(c)

    780,000       326,573  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    55,600       213,567  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,668,000       269,094  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    556,000       1,936,340  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    166,800       334,446  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,529,400       172,322  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    392,000       458,744  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    278,000       373,742  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,454       698,791  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    111,200       237,771  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    159,000       425,482  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    389,200       580,048  

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.(a)(d)

    7,709        

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    69,500       677,630  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H

    556,000       355,945  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    556,000       177,261  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    194,600       393,675  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    8,757,050       6,805,881  

JD.com Inc., ADR(a)

    77,423       2,899,491  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    139,000       216,414  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    69,500       398,658  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.(c)

    139,000       395,099  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    278,000       240,263  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    139,000       162,845  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    834,000       474,118  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    139,000       326,401  

Meitu Inc.(a)(b)

    139,000       201,465  

Momo Inc., ADR(a)

    12,788       306,912  

NetEase Inc., ADR

    9,452       3,106,967  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    97,300       620,412  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR

    15,846       1,344,692  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    139,000       298,994  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    139,000       230,652  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    834,000       429,269  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,502,000       1,681,839  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    557,548       1,056,530  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    625,500       6,166,744  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corp.(a)(c)

    306,200       427,336  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    184,000       126,040  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    282,000       110,486  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    73,000       352,373  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    97,380       144,415  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    83,400       209,509  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    55,000       496,466  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    139,000       271,586  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    417,000       146,827  

SINA Corp./China(a)

    6,811       665,911  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    556,000       727,551  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    347,500       217,571  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    279,000     $ 165,395  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    166,800       655,650  

SOHO China Ltd.(c)

    278,000       157,328  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    278,000       271,942  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    278,000       1,281,401  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    139,000       2,313,641  

TAL Education Group, Class A, ADR

    33,638       937,827  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    681,100       34,708,177  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    278,000       437,100  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    139,000       379,971  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    40,000       162,352  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    48,928       402,677  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    556,000       435,676  

Weibo Corp., ADR(a)

    5,560       603,594  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    279,100       311,255  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       259,484  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    45,870       1,872,872  

YY Inc., ADR(a)

    5,143       530,706  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    55,600       319,282  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    587,000       203,679  

ZTE Corp., Class H(a)

    83,448       290,084  
   

 

 

 
      188,165,024  
India — 17.7%            

ACC Ltd.

    6,394       165,393  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    83,540       515,647  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    71,585       291,425  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    135,408       247,485  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    35,167       625,431  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    31,833       342,052  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    201,274       1,671,249  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    11,398       584,307  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    19,460       521,222  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    4,309       348,442  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    23,048       247,762  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    106,023       151,274  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    90,072       703,827  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    140,112       1,078,762  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    69,809       415,411  

Bosch Ltd.

    973       306,835  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    1,668       124,572  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    22,657       150,654  

Cipla Ltd.

    39,059       363,997  

Coal India Ltd.

    83,122       355,537  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    5,304       107,594  

Dabur India Ltd.

    66,303       354,034  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    13,764       487,557  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    1,668       774,607  

GAIL (India) Ltd.

    58,102       422,069  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    15,568       136,196  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    29,468       439,415  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    38,920       706,149  

Havells India Ltd.

    28,078       221,776  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    66,442       873,803  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    6,394       360,322  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    141,503       527,674  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    71,925       464,813  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    77,701       1,533,354  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    180,839       4,699,626  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    284,811       1,358,462  

Idea Cellular Ltd.(a)

    164,437       240,867  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017   

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

IDFC Bank Ltd.

    182,924     $ 155,746  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    37,113       694,056  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    70,890       432,618  

Infosys Ltd.

    219,620       3,324,614  

ITC Ltd.

    404,629       1,606,781  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    99,107       391,709  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    58,380       1,101,461  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    35,584       320,962  

Lupin Ltd.

    26,271       333,154  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    34,005       231,200  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    46,048       1,004,479  

Marico Ltd.

    58,380       277,052  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    12,649       1,686,880  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    71,091       402,643  

Nestle India Ltd.

    2,780       330,405  

NTPC Ltd.

    193,071       542,413  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    149,008       417,467  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    36,418       142,103  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    8,757       376,715  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    79,508       149,016  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    308,944       4,415,437  

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.

    80,342       191,946  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    1,112       296,581  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    18,209       374,897  

Siemens Ltd.

    9,455       175,617  

State Bank of India

    206,832       1,027,584  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    115,370       966,099  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    54,488       2,228,363  

Tata Motors Ltd.(a)

    190,434       1,193,609  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A(a)

    49,484       177,622  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    127,463       187,201  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    35,167       378,585  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    56,156       426,091  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    36,557       464,276  

Ultratech Cement Ltd.

    10,286       670,600  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    6,533       332,795  

UPL Ltd.

    42,673       484,009  

Vakrangee Ltd.

    24,186       267,629  

Vedanta Ltd.

    179,406       822,046  

Wipro Ltd.

    144,705       655,077  

Yes Bank Ltd.

    193,561       921,276  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    65,747       579,314  
   

 

 

 
      54,077,730  
Russia — 6.7%            

Alrosa PJSC

    319,700       426,185  

Gazprom PJSC

    959,104       2,169,790  

Gazprom PJSC, ADR

    163,881       732,466  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    3,475,000       219,248  

LUKOIL PJSC

    29,746       1,676,638  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    21,406       1,189,103  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(e)

    41,839       1,105,386  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    291,900       219,523  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    7,506       1,269,038  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    62,272       645,761  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    200,000       425,414  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(e)

    11,398       1,291,393  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    135,950       307,794  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(e)

    19,738       296,070  

Polyus PJSC

    2,919       245,458  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    97,602       490,568  
Security   Shares     Value  
Russia (continued)            

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR(e)

    27,105     $ 133,709  

RusHydro PJSC

    12,510,200       174,331  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    878,900       3,375,596  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

    90,489       1,475,876  

Severstal PJSC

    25,368       401,276  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    667,210       314,109  

Surgutneftegas OJSC, ADR

    36,974       169,859  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    184,873       1,445,404  

VTB Bank PJSC

    434,186,001       377,445  
   

 

 

 
      20,577,440  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 95.0%
(Cost: $236,537,109)

      290,601,967  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 4.8%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares

    375,393       3,749,910  

Braskem SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    13,900       193,073  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    27,882       182,212  

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares

    14,256       305,314  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares

    83,432       168,472  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    111,200       376,961  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares

    381,871       4,821,728  

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares

    492,631       1,564,482  

Lojas Americanas SA, Preference Shares

    83,504       378,879  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares

    458,714       2,158,489  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    55,664       808,605  
   

 

 

 
      14,708,125  
Russia — 0.1%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares

    931,300       452,627  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 4.9%
(Cost: $13,067,950)

      15,160,752  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
China — 0.0%            

China Power International Development Ltd. (Expires 12/08/17)(a)

    93,162       2,624  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      2,624  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 7.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(f)(g)(h)

    22,513,837       22,518,340  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 7.4%
(Cost: $22,517,527)

 

    22,518,340  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 107.3%
(Cost: $272,122,586)

 

    328,283,683  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (7.3)%     (22,261,450)  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%     $306,022,233  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017   

    

 

(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(f)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(g)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(h)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     25,497,132        (2,983,295      22,513,837      $ 22,518,340      $ (a)     $ (1,798    $ (1,323
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Investments

               

Assets

               

Common Stocks

   $ 290,601,967        $        $ (a)     $ 290,601,967  

Preferred Stocks

     15,160,752                          15,160,752  

Rights

     2,624                          2,624  

Money Market Funds

     22,518,340                          22,518,340  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 328,283,683        $             —        $             — (a)     $ 328,283,683  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Rounds to less than $1.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Canada ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%            

Bombardier Inc.(a)

    4,337,551     $ 10,100,639  

CAE Inc.

    605,545       10,707,378  
   

 

 

 
      20,808,017  
Auto Components — 1.6%            

Linamar Corp.

    109,701       5,939,335  

Magna International Inc., Class A

    788,855       44,313,775  
   

 

 

 
      50,253,110  
Banks — 28.8%            

Bank of Montreal

    1,451,780       111,866,957  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    2,685,962       169,939,271  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    975,555       89,460,582  

National Bank of Canada

    762,439       37,621,864  

Royal Bank of Canada

    3,279,735       256,742,431  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    4,132,990       234,960,947  
   

 

 

 
      900,592,052  
Capital Markets — 4.0%            

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

    1,884,144       78,419,469  

CI Financial Corp.

    567,645       12,843,943  

IGM Financial Inc.

    193,409       6,692,675  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    642,194       28,323,731  
   

 

 

 
      126,279,818  
Chemicals — 2.6%            

Agrium Inc.

    308,548       33,951,537  

Methanex Corp.

    193,781       10,342,608  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    1,883,291       37,013,838  
   

 

 

 
      81,307,983  
Construction & Engineering — 0.5%            

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    389,643       17,018,716  
   

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%            

CCL Industries Inc., Class B

    314,368       14,589,818  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%            

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    867,393       6,551,062  

Onex Corp.(b)

    183,456       13,284,647  
   

 

 

 
      19,835,709  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1%  

BCE Inc.

    343,384       16,456,204  

TELUS Corp.

    440,482       16,302,245  
   

 

 

 
      32,758,449  
Electric Utilities — 1.6%            

Emera Inc.

    119,005       4,485,665  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    931,258       34,335,756  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    677,144       11,952,383  
   

 

 

 
      50,773,804  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5%  

H&R REIT

    313,346       5,141,764  

RioCan REIT

    362,612       7,008,491  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

    146,699       3,315,900  
   

 

 

 
      15,466,155  
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.5%            

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Class B

    942,885       48,150,589  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

    387,210       7,459,872  

George Weston Ltd.

    114,718       9,787,049  

Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc. (The), Class A

    183,929       3,509,256  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    487,765       25,719,069  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)            

Metro Inc.(b)

    511,749     $ 16,051,989  
   

 

 

 
      110,677,824  
Food Products — 0.5%            

Saputo Inc.

    480,781       16,338,269  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%            

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    501,429       31,188,004  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 8.7%            

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    62,938       34,636,663  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    665,242       18,129,820  

Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc.

    237,991       11,115,360  

Intact Financial Corp.

    310,453       26,083,546  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    4,427,830       93,175,868  

Power Corp. of Canada

    795,977       20,197,538  

Power Financial Corp.

    560,239       15,372,544  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    1,375,249       54,420,705  
   

 

 

 
      273,132,044  
Internet Software & Services — 0.6%            

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    180,269       18,912,643  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.8%            

CGI Group Inc., Class A(a)

    472,108       24,952,134  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.7%            

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B

    948,977       21,177,590  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 6.8%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    517,166       22,701,030  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    2,614,359       36,162,289  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.(b)

    1,546,038       17,796,898  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    415,012       33,860,057  

Goldcorp Inc.

    1,946,693       24,645,318  

Kinross Gold Corp.(a)

    2,802,832       11,726,511  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    1,430,911       8,352,442  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    1,277,529       29,392,191  

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,287,290       6,782,153  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    991,462       20,771,218  
   

 

 

 
      212,190,107  
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%            

Atco Ltd/Canada

    170,820       6,109,901  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    286,501       8,681,983  
   

 

 

 
      14,791,884  
Multiline Retail — 1.5%            

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A(b)

    145,748       18,443,916  

Dollarama Inc.

    239,837       29,360,159  
   

 

 

 
      47,804,075  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 21.3%            

AltaGas Ltd.

    381,642       8,688,628  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    800,904       9,828,683  

Cameco Corp.

    890,299       8,361,886  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    2,452,162       83,293,184  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    2,338,550       22,327,226  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    1,222,206       8,927,236  

Enbridge Inc.

    3,682,441       139,059,811  

Encana Corp.

    2,182,336       25,866,856  

Husky Energy Inc.(a)

    793,003       9,620,924  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    664,751       20,536,435  

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    835,381       17,572,635  

Keyera Corp.

    419,358       11,835,641  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Canada ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    1,125,242     $ 39,243,284  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    475,250       12,453,963  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd., Class A(a)

    550,927       7,543,548  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    3,719,766       129,208,669  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.(a)

    509,888       9,174,264  

TransCanada Corp.

    1,951,021       93,712,008  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    259,030       9,148,386  
   

 

 

 
      666,403,267  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%            

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    152,587       9,657,645  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%            

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.(a)(b)

    742,748       12,528,071  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

First Capital Realty Inc.

    334,950       5,470,269  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 6.1%            

Canadian National Railway Co.

    1,684,050       131,646,880  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    326,818       57,281,304  
   

 

 

 
      188,928,184  
Software — 1.5%            

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    45,000       26,395,715  

Open Text Corp.

    591,417       19,317,572  
   

 

 

 
      45,713,287  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%            

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,131,056       12,220,989  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%            

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    503,035       15,985,603  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%            

Finning International Inc.

    378,022       9,069,828  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.4%  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B

    812,007     $ 42,204,447  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $3,406,979,501)

      3,109,029,795  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    14,219,288       14,222,131  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    883,395       883,395  
   

 

 

 
      15,105,526  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.5%
(Cost: $15,103,735)

      15,105,526  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.0%
(Cost: $3,422,083,236)

      3,124,135,321  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.0)%         (336,324)  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $3,123,798,997  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
      

Net

Activity

       Shares
Held at
11/30/17
       Value at
11/30/17
       Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
       Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     43,796,579          (29,577,291        14,219,288        $ 14,222,131        $ (a)     $ (3,568      $ (895

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     412,255          471,140          883,395          883,395          3,321                  
                 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
                  $ 15,105,526        $ 3,321      $ (3,568      $ (895
                 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     80          12/14/17        $ 11,813        $ 796,235  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Canada ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 3,109,029,795        $        $        $ 3,109,029,795  

Money Market Funds

     15,105,526                            15,105,526  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,124,135,321        $        $        $ 3,124,135,321  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 796,235        $        $        $ 796,235  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Chile ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI  Chile Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Airlines — 4.3%            

LATAM Airlines Group SA

    1,762,204     $ 22,113,997  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 16.8%            

Banco de Chile

    148,857,546       20,602,842  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    359,434       21,510,660  

Banco Santander Chile

    475,896,168       32,547,821  

Itau CorpBanca

    1,379,229,062       10,921,319  
   

 

 

 
      85,582,642  
Beverages — 4.7%            

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    1,253,656       15,875,617  

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    4,476,318       7,798,812  
   

 

 

 
      23,674,429  
Capital Markets — 0.8%            

Sociedad de Inversiones Oro Blanco SA

    453,510,449       3,879,551  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 2.0%            

Besalco SA

    5,100,475       4,278,389  

Salfacorp SA

    4,205,141       5,690,733  
   

 

 

 
      9,969,122  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%            

Inversiones La Construccion SA

    395,776       6,025,207  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 12.5%            

Enel Americas SA

    208,998,637       40,352,260  

Enel Chile SA

    134,383,862       14,417,017  

Engie Energia Chile SA

    4,903,868       9,061,553  
   

 

 

 
      63,830,830  
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.3%            

Cencosud SA

    9,021,445       22,090,862  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 8.0%  

AES Gener SA

    28,243,513       8,275,136  

Colbun SA

    68,069,025       13,838,064  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    22,933,301       18,705,867  
   

 

 

 
      40,819,067  
IT Services — 1.6%            

SONDA SA

    4,641,875       7,970,440  
   

 

 

 
Marine — 0.5%            

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA(a)

    56,972,570       2,506,783  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 1.4%            

CAP SA

    786,558       7,342,568  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 10.2%            

Ripley Corp. SA

    7,965,891       7,114,489  

SACI Falabella

    5,328,633       44,608,884  
   

 

 

 
      51,723,373  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.7%  

Empresas COPEC SA

    3,318,450     $ 44,502,672  
   

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products — 4.4%            

Empresas CMPC SA

    7,891,260       22,378,855  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.7%  

Parque Arauco SA

    5,285,663       13,923,082  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8%            

Forus SA

    1,182,038       4,086,118  
   

 

 

 
Water Utilities — 3.8%            

Aguas Andinas SA Series A

    22,778,668       13,094,402  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    4,123,702       6,491,172  
   

 

 

 
      19,585,574  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5%  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    1,319,890       12,751,825  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 91.2%
(Cost: $361,244,856)

      464,756,997  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Beverages — 2.0%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    2,371,758       10,365,021  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 6.8%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Series B,

   

Preference Shares

    636,928       34,410,416  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 8.8%
(Cost: $23,772,289)

      44,775,437  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    732,443       732,443  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $732,443)

      732,443  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.1%
(Cost: $385,749,588)

      510,264,877  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)%         (452,490)  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $509,812,387  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     227,709        504,734        732,443      $ 732,443      $ 1,455      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Chile ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF)

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 464,756,997        $        $        $ 464,756,997  

Preferred Stocks

     44,775,437                            44,775,437  

Money Market Funds

     732,443                            732,443  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 510,264,877        $        $        $ 510,264,877  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Colombia ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Banks — 6.1%            

Banco de Bogota SA

    5,761     $ 128,735  

Bancolombia SA

    115,535       1,114,813  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    176,632       76,402  
   

 

 

 
      1,319,950  
Capital Markets — 2.0%            

Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

    53,836,272       438,866  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%            

Constructora Conconcreto SA

    715,380       242,788  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 13.0%            

Cementos Argos SA

    260,524       918,849  

CEMEX Latam Holdings SA(a)

    203,576       736,963  

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    168,397       1,147,506  
   

 

 

 
      2,803,318  
Diversified Financial Services — 9.5%            

Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA

    19,298       186,980  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    142,476       1,848,829  
   

 

 

 
      2,035,809  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.8%  

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de
Bogota(a)

    2,233,072       378,191  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 8.5%            

Celsia SA ESP

    137,402       219,445  

Enel Americas SA

    2,939,854       567,610  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    224,630       1,031,424  
   

 

 

 
      1,818,479  
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.7%            

Almacenes Exito SA

    185,411       1,010,508  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 4.8%            

Grupo Nutresa SA

    113,786       1,039,632  
   

 

 

 
Gas Utilities — 6.3%            

Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA ESP

    1,497,052       1,031,093  

Promigas SA ESP

    120,000       317,423  
   

 

 

 
      1,348,516  
Metals & Mining — 1.9%            

Mineros SA

    488,591       412,111  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.3%            

Canacol Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    204,061       652,590  

Ecopetrol SA

    1,700,877       990,379  

Empresas COPEC SA

    43,072       577,625  
   

 

 

 
      2,220,594  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 70.0%
(Cost: $13,176,081)

 

    15,068,762  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
Airlines — 2.7%            

Avianca Holdings SA, Preference Shares

    593,065     $ 572,257  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 19.6%            

Banco Davivienda SA, Preference Shares

    92,890       896,308  

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares

    275,249       2,674,232  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA, Preference Shares

    1,562,047       641,877  
   

 

 

 
      4,212,417  
Construction Materials — 4.4%            

Cementos Argos SA, Preference Shares

    88,713       280,415  

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia, Preference Shares

    107,601       664,484  
   

 

 

 
      944,899  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1%            

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA, Preference Shares

    53,732       676,153  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 29.8%
(Cost: $5,970,611)

      6,405,726  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    56,572       56,584  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    13,361       13,361  
   

 

 

 
      69,945  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $69,950)

 

    69,945  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.1%
(Cost: $19,216,642)

 

    21,544,433  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)%     (19,019)  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%     $21,525,414  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Colombia ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF)

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     59,106        (2,534      56,572      $ 56,584      $ (a)     $ (4    $ (2

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     57,311        (43,950      13,361        13,361        68                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 69,945      $ 68      $ (4    $ (2
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 15,068,762        $        $        $ 15,068,762  

Preferred Stocks

     6,405,726                            6,405,726  

Money Market Funds

     69,945                            69,945  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 21,544,433        $        $        $ 21,544,433  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Brazil — 3.9%  

Ambev SA

    168,000     $ 1,056,778  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    126,000       895,897  

Banco Bradesco SA

    21,020       195,376  

Banco do Brasil SA

    34,400       315,005  

Banco Santander Brasil SA, Units

    38,700       342,185  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais(a)

    14,282       28,708  

Cielo SA

    41,999       294,256  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    29,400       322,289  

CPFL Energia SA

    55,900       358,985  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    112,600       475,411  

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    54,630       334,783  

Lojas Renner SA

    21,009       218,093  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    37,800       337,234  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    16,792       360,654  

WEG SA

    54,600       382,208  
   

 

 

 
      5,917,862  
Chile — 1.1%  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    3,402       203,596  

Banco Santander Chile

    9,186,744       628,306  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    15,372       194,663  

Empresas COPEC SA

    31,416       421,310  

LATAM Airlines Group SA

    12,600       158,118  
   

 

 

 
      1,605,993  
China — 27.0%  

58.com Inc., ADR(a)

    2,184       156,680  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    29,500       590,363  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    252,000       117,124  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    84,000       90,128  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)

    28,854       5,109,466  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)(b)

    286,000       140,982  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(a)

    2,940,000       395,252  

Baidu Inc., ADR(a)

    6,678       1,593,237  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    672,000       326,097  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    210,000       155,412  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.(a)

    286,000       223,375  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    202,000       530,204  

Byd Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    84,000       744,795  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    645,000       417,051  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    2,100,000       1,831,067  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,118,000       518,189  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    387,000       519,290  

China Everbright Ltd.

    118,000       263,189  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    567,000       445,022  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    168,000       545,287  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    840,000       565,722  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    84,000       175,524  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    239,500       938,350  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    483,000       486,698  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    84,000       77,437  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    117,600       560,882  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    168,000       413,429  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    46,200       168,291  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class B

    26       25  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    336,000       237,904  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    126,000       114,865  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    84,000       166,705  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    3,780       174,182  

Fosun International Ltd.

    147,000       304,909  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,548,000     $ 249,735  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    439,000       1,528,873  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    252,000       632,404  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    84,000       224,783  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,512,000       482,047  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,764,000       1,370,961  

JD.com Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    8,274       309,861  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    168,000       196,820  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    1,176,000       668,541  

Momo Inc., ADR(a)

    4,788       114,912  

NetEase Inc., ADR

    1,092       358,951  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR(b)

    2,268       192,462  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    336,000       172,943  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    239,500       2,361,207  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    84,000       405,470  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    184,800       464,236  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    17,000       153,453  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    294,000       184,075  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    151,200       594,331  

SOHO China Ltd.

    861,000       487,263  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    84,000       387,186  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    184,900       9,422,320  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    126,000       344,434  

Weibo Corp., ADR(a)(b)

    1,554       168,702  
   

 

 

 
      40,573,103  
Colombia — 0.7%  

Cementos Argos SA

    257,376       907,746  

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    24,002       163,557  
   

 

 

 
      1,071,303  
Czech Republic — 0.4%  

Komercni Banka AS

    15,834       664,819  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%  

Global Telecom Holding SAE(a)

    287,588       122,142  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.3%  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    18,648       225,685  

OPAP SA

    12,221       149,360  
   

 

 

 
      375,045  
Hungary — 0.7%  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    92,904       1,079,479  
   

 

 

 
India — 8.8%  

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR(c)

    40,146       1,647,993  

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

    213,654       2,038,259  

Infosys Ltd., ADR

    190,134       2,958,485  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., GDR

    84,294       1,816,536  

Reliance Industries Ltd., GDR(d)

    100,842       2,808,450  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    372,623       2,008,438  
   

 

 

 
      13,278,161  
Indonesia — 2.1%  

Astra International Tbk PT

    554,400       326,877  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    1,680,000       919,119  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    2,079,000       493,390  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    1,940,400       229,531  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    576,400       176,849  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    96,600       352,091  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    168,000       416,087  
 

 

 

60   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia (continued)  

XL Axiata Tbk PT(a)

    760,200     $ 173,105  
   

 

 

 
      3,087,049  
Malaysia — 3.3%  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    970,200       673,767  

Axiata Group Bhd(b)

    260,400       339,389  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd(b)

    126,000       186,404  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    294,000       333,576  

Maxis Bhd

    150,600       218,379  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    46,200       273,393  

Public Bank Bhd

    382,200       1,859,831  

Sime Darby Bhd

    380,900       218,881  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    310,500       380,390  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    380,900       111,769  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    202,500       298,588  
   

 

 

 
      4,894,367  
Mexico — 2.6%  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    64,700       443,748  

Cemex SAB de CV, CPO(a)

    172,240       132,008  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    159,600       1,097,711  

Gentera SAB de CV

    420,000       386,004  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O

    138,600       814,199  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    214,200       348,020  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    10,080       211,796  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    21,500       117,669  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A

    201,600       361,029  
   

 

 

 
      3,912,184  
Philippines — 0.5%  

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    5,480       7,632  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    1,019,200       736,112  
   

 

 

 
      743,744  
Poland — 1.0%  

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    5,460       113,141  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    2,067       217,094  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    19,362       586,986  

mBank SA(a)

    1,722       229,740  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    12,191       383,429  
   

 

 

 
      1,530,390  
Qatar — 0.4%  

Commercial Bank PQSC (The)(a)

    20,160       145,390  

Ooredoo QPSC

    17,212       368,697  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    39,060       145,035  
   

 

 

 
      659,122  
Russia — 3.1%  

Alrosa PJSC

    298,200       397,523  

Gazprom PJSC

    18,480       41,808  

Gazprom PJSC, ADR

    24,192       108,126  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    7,056,000       445,184  

LUKOIL PJSC

    9,954       561,059  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    1,512       83,992  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(c)

    6,006       680,480  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    157,920       357,534  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    2,040       10,254  

RusHydro PJSC

    24,066,000       335,362  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    73,710       283,098  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

    67,368       1,098,772  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    30,240       236,427  
   

 

 

 
      4,639,619  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa — 7.7%  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    38,514     $ 445,427  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    37,926       200,993  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    24,696       266,900  

FirstRand Ltd.

    140,028       578,382  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    14,616       169,274  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    40,656       173,412  

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    35,532       591,953  

Investec Ltd.

    155,862       1,085,807  

Mondi Ltd.

    14,322       341,271  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    11,760       179,307  

MTN Group Ltd.

    18,732       177,496  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    11,979       3,238,049  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    8,652       146,689  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    31,500       492,640  

Netcare Ltd.

    262,542       432,999  

Sanlam Ltd.

    82,866       475,360  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    61,152       775,466  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    122,136       1,298,666  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    116,844       496,753  
   

 

 

 
      11,566,844  
South Korea — 14.9%  

Amorepacific Corp.

    1,176       333,916  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    2,142       290,324  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    109,158       953,910  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    630       232,143  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    76,440       701,007  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,500       158,236  

GS Holdings Corp.

    10,248       575,376  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    4,578       199,611  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    6,342       312,365  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    7,487       201,236  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    6,258       249,572  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    311       47,011  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    11,592       395,720  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    9,534       524,775  

LG Chem Ltd.

    2,394       918,442  

LG Corp.

    5,208       435,496  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    22,680       643,981  

LG Electronics Inc.

    9,198       760,689  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    462       497,979  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    2,856       422,528  

NAVER Corp.

    840       617,505  

NCSoft Corp.

    473       189,722  

POSCO

    4,410       1,357,547  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    6,300       221,144  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    2,856       262,440  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,772       6,469,910  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,260       301,034  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    1,596       310,914  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    756       130,602  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    37,422       1,664,346  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,596       428,240  

SK Hynix Inc.

    11,718       826,963  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    1,974       478,875  

S-Oil Corp.

    2,982       327,451  
   

 

 

 
      22,441,010  
Taiwan — 11.9%  

Acer Inc.

    1,134,000       775,055  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    252,372       326,887  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

AU Optronics Corp.

    311,000     $ 132,202  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    252,000       434,367  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    84,000       243,649  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    546,000       1,884,077  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    59,000       268,504  

Eva Airways Corp.

    966,441       486,539  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    924,000       787,097  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    630,000       1,030,256  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    17,380       191,508  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    42,000       485,897  

Inventec Corp.

    546,000       409,582  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    294,039       361,250  

MediaTek Inc.

    43,000       467,360  

President Chain Store Corp.

    102,000       965,793  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    42,000       70,014  

Taiwan Business Bank

    400       110  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    210,000       752,651  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    966,000       7,278,656  

Wistron Corp.

    798,529       614,990  
   

 

 

 
      17,966,444  
Thailand — 3.4%  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    4,111,800       1,038,651  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    142,800       992,517  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    651,000       867,070  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    71,400       199,487  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    29,400       370,876  

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    8,400       122,425  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    67,200       979,400  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The), NVDR

    100,800       470,667  
   

 

 

 
      5,041,093  
Turkey — 0.9%  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    23,436       140,158  

Arcelik AS

    135,828       688,868  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    39,354       352,831  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    37,254       173,392  
   

 

 

 
      1,355,249  
United Arab Emirates — 0.6%  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    330,921       635,173  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    109,555       301,254  
   

 

 

 
      936,427  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 95.4%
(Cost: $129,995,947)

 

    143,461,449  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil — 3.1%  

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares

    126,049       1,259,140  

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares

    16,800       359,798  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares

    172,195     $ 347,709  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    50,399       170,849  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares

    132,841       1,677,329  

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares

    189,072       600,449  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    12,599       183,020  
   

 

 

 
      4,598,294  
Chile — 0.4%  

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    95,466       417,204  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Series B, Preference Shares

    3,822       206,486  
   

 

 

 
      623,690  
Colombia — 0.1%  

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares

    19,656       190,971  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.8%  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares

    798       182,955  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    563       1,084,354  
   

 

 

 
      1,267,309  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 4.4%
(Cost: $6,160,325)

 

    6,680,264  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 2.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    1,450,206       1,450,496  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(e)(f)

    2,167,922       2,167,922  
   

 

 

 
      3,618,418  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.4%
(Cost: $3,618,409)

 

    3,618,418  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.2%
(Cost: $139,774,681)

 

    153,760,131  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.2)%

 

    (3,370,040
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 150,390,091  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(d)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     3,986,796        (2,536,590      1,450,206      $ 1,450,496      $ (a)     $ (397    $ (50

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     113,313        2,054,609        2,167,922        2,167,922        341                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 3,618,418      $ 341      $ (397    $ (50
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 142,802,327        $ 659,122        $        $ 143,461,449  

Preferred Stocks

     6,680,264                            6,680,264  

Money Market Funds

     3,618,418                            3,618,418  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 153,101,009        $ 659,122        $        $ 153,760,131  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

China — 40.8%  

3SBio Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    146,000     $ 284,141  

58.com Inc., ADR(b)

    13,295       953,783  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    108,500       2,171,334  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    222,000       320,058  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    3,947,000       1,834,474  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    270,000       289,698  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(b)

    170,058       30,113,871  

Alibaba Health Information Technology
Ltd.(b)(c)

    484,000       238,585  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,580,000       212,415  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(b)

    580,000       384,676  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    178,500       857,052  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    165,000       739,418  

Autohome Inc., ADR(b)

    7,592       420,369  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    231,000       120,969  

Baidu Inc., ADR(b)

    40,427       9,645,074  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    11,749,000       5,701,353  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,327,000       982,057  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    222,000       328,017  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    74,500       429,246  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.(b)

    706,000       551,407  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    444,000       1,165,399  

Byd Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    94,500       837,895  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    93,500       223,868  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    1,572,000       428,716  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,303,000       483,816  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,317,000       851,560  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    675,000       753,630  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    362,000       229,894  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    241,000       530,742  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    12,427,000       10,835,557  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    412,000       190,961  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    358,000       480,377  

China Everbright Ltd.

    110,000       245,346  

China Evergrande Group(b)(c)

    482,000       1,592,226  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    490,000       384,587  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.(c)

    256,000       786,664  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    1,406,000       644,475  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)(c)(d)

    404,000       1  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    532,000       240,450  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,098,000       3,563,840  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    468,000       315,188  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    182,000       380,303  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    406,000       1,031,349  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    573,831       2,248,243  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    180,000       464,393  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    818,800       825,069  

China Mobile Ltd.

    911,000       9,243,905  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    528,000       329,231  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    426,000       391,626  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    230,000       212,030  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    574,000       1,822,642  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    387,400       1,847,667  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    3,808,600       2,721,056  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    292,500       346,047  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    590,000       440,411  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    238,000       653,645  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    132,000       509,564  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    407,777       1,172,133  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(a)

    254,500     $ 337,587  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,000       534,532  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    498,500       1,226,751  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    272,000       243,087  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    298,000       386,894  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    237,100       895,553  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,100,000       1,019,052  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.(b)

    872,000       1,263,865  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    175,000       637,468  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    370,000       261,978  

CITIC Ltd.

    857,000       1,213,595  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    347,500       751,933  

CNOOC Ltd.

    2,624,000       3,554,572  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    244,000       245,868  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    786,828       1,239,147  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    615,750       561,335  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    686,000       1,361,425  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(b)

    57,589       2,653,701  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    392,000       492,873  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    111,000       809,384  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    292,000       266,195  

Fosun International Ltd.

    372,000       771,606  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.(c)

    702,500       294,125  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    74,800       287,317  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,885,000       465,430  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    726,000       2,528,386  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    201,000       403,019  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,627,000       183,319  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    452,000       528,960  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    452,000       607,667  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    310,000       777,957  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    140,000       299,352  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    185,000       495,058  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    94,000       275,012  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    478,400       712,988  

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.(b)(d)

    2,513        

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    107,000       1,043,258  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H

    626,000       400,758  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    710,000       226,358  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    239,800       485,114  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    10,900,000       8,471,358  

JD.com Inc., ADR(b)

    96,353       3,608,420  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    180,000       246,601  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    184,000       286,477  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    88,500       507,644  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.(c)

    111,000       315,510  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    476,000       411,385  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    219,000       256,568  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    1,040,000       591,227  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    217,000       509,562  

Meitu Inc.(a)(b)

    180,500       261,614  

Momo Inc., ADR(b)

    15,756       378,144  

NetEase Inc., ADR

    11,700       3,845,907  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    113,800       725,620  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR

    19,692       1,671,063  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    122,000       262,426  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    235,000       389,952  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    1,022,000       526,035  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,166,000       2,128,179  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    677,160     $ 1,283,190  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    769,500       7,586,425  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(b)(c)

    525,300       733,114  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    284,000       194,540  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    418,000       163,770  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    71,500       345,132  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    60,000       169,394  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    134,880       200,027  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    101,700       255,481  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    112,000       1,010,986  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    176,000       343,879  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    550,000       193,657  

SINA Corp./China(b)

    8,293       810,807  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    653,000       854,480  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    446,000       279,243  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    495,000       293,443  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    181,600       713,826  

SOHO China Ltd.(c)

    266,000       150,536  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    352,000       344,329  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    303,000       1,396,635  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    105,000       1,747,715  

TAL Education Group, Class A, ADR

    42,048       1,172,298  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    840,700       42,841,233  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    290,000       455,968  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    137,000       374,504  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    54,000       219,175  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)

    59,897       492,952  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    738,000       578,290  

Weibo Corp., ADR(b)

    6,807       738,968  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    285,200       318,057  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

      272,000       253,883  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    56,624       2,311,958  

YY Inc., ADR(b)

    6,285       648,549  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    212,000       254,068  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    80,700       463,419  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    852,000       295,629  

ZTE Corp., Class H(b)

    104,160       362,083  
   

 

 

 
        232,990,317  
India — 11.7%  

ACC Ltd.

    6,651       172,041  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    110,217       680,310  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    87,864       357,697  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    167,331       305,831  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    42,388       753,853  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    38,830       417,236  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    245,533       2,038,746  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    12,339       632,546  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    23,826       638,162  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    5,605       453,242  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    31,046       333,740  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    130,105       185,634  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    111,577       871,868  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    175,683       1,352,634  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    92,792       552,176  

Bosch Ltd.

    1,079       340,262  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    4,081       304,784  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    30,110       200,212  

Cipla Ltd.

    50,942       474,737  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Coal India Ltd.

    101,512     $ 434,197  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    6,230       126,378  

Dabur India Ltd.

    77,682       414,794  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    16,850       596,871  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    2,013       934,823  

GAIL (India) Ltd.

    74,634       542,161  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    20,424       178,678  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    35,067       522,905  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    47,550       862,729  

Havells India Ltd.

    36,711       289,964  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    83,602       1,099,480  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    7,386       416,224  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    171,507       639,560  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    89,546       578,688  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    97,580       1,925,646  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    223,058       5,796,810  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    347,392       1,656,954  

Idea Cellular Ltd.(b)

    215,607       315,820  

IDFC Bank Ltd.

    162,133       138,044  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    46,839       875,943  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    85,839       523,847  

Infosys Ltd.

    272,480       4,124,810  

ITC Ltd.

    507,055       2,013,515  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    124,243       491,057  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    71,360       1,346,356  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    43,968       396,585  

Lupin Ltd.

    32,681       414,442  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    40,233       273,544  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    54,893       1,197,422  

Marico Ltd.

    66,680       316,440  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    15,937       2,125,370  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    91,825       520,076  

Nestle India Ltd.

    3,433       408,015  

NTPC Ltd.

    243,846       685,060  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    188,869       529,144  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    59,903       233,741  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    11,410       490,844  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    90,198       169,051  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    383,756       5,484,652  

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.

    102,044       243,795  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    1,233       328,853  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    21,782       448,460  

Siemens Ltd.

    10,469       194,451  

State Bank of India

    254,755       1,265,676  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    141,319       1,183,393  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    68,477       2,800,463  

Tata Motors Ltd.(b)

    232,552       1,457,598  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A(b)

    56,121       201,445  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    163,869       240,670  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    44,329       477,217  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    69,038       523,834  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    45,783       581,447  

Ultratech Cement Ltd.

    13,325       868,729  

United Spirits Ltd.(b)

    8,584       437,274  

UPL Ltd.

    52,328       593,519  

Vakrangee Ltd.

    30,236       334,575  

Vedanta Ltd.

    214,564       983,141  

Wipro Ltd.

    183,037       828,606  

Yes Bank Ltd.

    248,848       1,184,421  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)   iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF
November 30, 2017  

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    77,750     $ 685,075  
   

 

 

 
      67,018,993  
Indonesia — 2.9%  

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    2,109,500       265,130  

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

    266,600       125,160  

Astra International Tbk PT

    3,020,700       1,781,020  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    1,454,000       2,187,557  

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT

    508,100       188,763  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    2,797,100       1,530,278  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,099,700       658,552  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    8,283,500       1,965,846  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT

    481,100       113,819  

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

    1,181,700       144,152  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,083,400       233,885  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    69,700       394,336  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    1,378,500       417,851  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

    269,500       367,111  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    343,200       214,405  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    645,500       349,570  

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

    313,498       147,756  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    3,101,100       366,831  

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

    248,400       10,560  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

    365,800       286,669  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT

    3,207,600       147,029  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

    1,614,800       202,954  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    435,000       302,307  

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

    866,600       140,952  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    7,429,900       2,279,616  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

    292,600       123,305  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    231,600       844,143  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    255,900       633,791  

Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT

    722,900       112,769  

XL Axiata Tbk PT(b)

    471,800       107,433  
   

 

 

 
      16,643,550  
Malaysia — 3.1%  

AirAsia Bhd

    220,800       169,535  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    144,100       130,023  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    238,400       241,927  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    224,100       155,629  

Axiata Group Bhd(c)

    417,200       543,753  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    21,300       194,692  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd(c)

    667,000       986,759  

Dialog Group Bhd

    445,878       262,762  

DiGi.Com Bhd(c)

    460,800       522,830  

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd(c)

    220,300       98,043  

Gamuda Bhd(c)

    248,900       297,621  

Genting Bhd

    333,100       716,782  

Genting Malaysia Bhd(c)

    434,700       541,050  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    36,900       94,743  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    102,300       241,898  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd(c)

    96,000       224,419  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    101,700       376,510  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    32,700       128,417  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    305,800       421,741  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    423,000       319,616  

IOI Corp. Bhd(c)

    335,800       366,223  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    257,943       119,211  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    75,700       451,294  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    590,100       1,334,741  
Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    122,100     $ 246,320  

Maxis Bhd(c)

    281,200       407,755  

MISC Bhd(c)

    195,500       337,028  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    8,500       202,237  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    356,500       645,091  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    36,800       217,767  

Petronas Gas Bhd(c)

    101,300       393,360  

PPB Group Bhd

    70,000       285,169  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    150,200       190,987  

Public Bank Bhd

    434,410       2,113,891  

RHB Bank Bhd

    114,962       137,746  

RHB Bank Bhd, New(b)(d)

    28,800        

Sapura Energy Bhd(c)

    574,700       175,663  

Sime Darby Bhd

    368,200       211,583  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    368,200       451,078  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    368,200       108,043  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    167,800       247,422  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    517,200       1,955,230  

UMW Holdings Bhd(b)

    64,500       83,119  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    152,200       128,027  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    640,308       183,191  

YTL Power International Bhd

    309,381       87,000  
   

 

 

 
      17,747,926  
Pakistan — 0.1%  

Habib Bank Ltd.

    85,300       131,947  

Lucky Cement Ltd.

    17,050       80,036  

MCB Bank Ltd.

    60,100       116,527  

Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd.

    101,300       149,477  

United Bank Ltd./Pakistan

    65,400       108,941  
   

 

 

 
      586,928  
Philippines — 1.5%  

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    287,650       400,627  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    218,900       170,948  

Alliance Global Group Inc.(b)

    579,600       180,361  

Ayala Corp.

    37,640       763,884  

Ayala Land Inc.

    1,113,600       948,310  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    114,450       234,320  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    288,799       838,931  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    576,300       172,454  

Globe Telecom Inc.

    5,020       182,782  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    12,510       286,241  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    74,030       155,984  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    418,676       573,118  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    63,050       305,590  

Manila Electric Co.

    26,240       164,457  

Megaworld Corp.

    1,633,400       173,545  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    2,075,200       276,638  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    93,166       177,583  

PLDT Inc.

    12,700       374,228  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    243,100       110,764  

Security Bank Corp.

    33,330       165,788  

SM Investments Corp.

    36,809       710,400  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    1,314,750       949,571  

Universal Robina Corp.

    129,350       342,291  
   

 

 

 
      8,658,815  
South Korea — 20.0%  

Amorepacific Corp.

    4,735       1,344,466  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    4,221       572,109  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    3,663       266,247  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)   iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF
November 30, 2017   (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    38,957     $ 340,437  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,524       362,502  

Celltrion Inc.(b)

    11,750       2,160,510  

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

    10,270       189,687  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    1,178       434,071  

CJ Corp.

    2,158       387,677  

CJ E&M Corp.

    2,812       222,221  

CJ Logistics Corp.(b)

    1,191       166,351  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    8,085       712,476  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    4,146       315,069  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,600       95,884  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    7,348       462,521  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    25,013       229,386  

Dongsuh Cos. Inc.

    5,277       144,745  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    5,167       168,791  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    5,164       77,822  

E-MART Inc.

    3,035       762,759  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.(b)

    7,340       183,795  

GS Holdings Corp.

    7,542       423,447  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    4,087       148,345  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    43,578       1,900,093  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    10,974       540,507  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(b)

    906       473,709  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,841       192,855  

Hanon Systems

    27,794       337,129  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    1,571       264,901  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    15,750       423,329  

Hanwha Corp.

    6,677       254,625  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    38,410       263,302  

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,503       178,250  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    4,634       360,671  

Hyosung Corp.

    3,114       386,299  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    2,116       190,163  

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    8,671       329,869  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    11,528       371,290  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    2,788       375,320  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,600       625,592  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    9,209       367,260  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    10,053       2,526,529  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    22,613       3,418,184  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,566       574,164  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    11,828       652,130  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    2,429       151,108  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    37,209       543,646  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd.(a)

    3,791       188,810  

Kakao Corp.

    4,948       620,631  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    17,376       593,171  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    58,242       3,205,785  

KCC Corp.

    842       298,269  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    3,377       116,989  

Kia Motors Corp.

    38,898       1,202,773  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., Class A

    10,073       463,733  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    37,815       1,303,067  

Korea Gas Corp.(b)

    4,171       169,600  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,420       339,668  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    1,307       584,292  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,103       204,621  

KT Corp.

    1,558       43,594  

KT&G Corp.

    17,603       1,973,412  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    2,704       222,134  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

LG Chem Ltd.

    6,762     $ 2,594,197  

LG Corp.

    13,863       1,159,231  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    34,106       968,413  

LG Electronics Inc.

    15,665       1,295,520  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    1,374       1,481,003  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    2,045       302,545  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    2,245       738,534  

Lotte Corp.

    4,490       253,742  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    1,699       327,857  

Medy-Tox Inc.

    630       269,773  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    51,806       487,950  

NAVER Corp.

    4,155       3,054,445  

NCSoft Corp.

    2,587       1,037,653  

Netmarble Games Corp.(a)(b)

    2,487       386,219  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    19,026       237,770  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    2,493       278,336  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea(b)

    3,195       336,161  

Ottogi Corp.

    182       132,789  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.(b)

    31,575       159,580  

POSCO

    10,885       3,350,770  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    3,003       51,188  

S-1 Corp.

    2,539       233,310  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,410       758,488  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    11,150       1,352,447  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    4,384       153,888  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    8,203       753,779  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    14,362       33,521,231  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    4,538       1,084,199  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    37,410       410,797  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    10,375       1,220,308  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    8,069       1,571,907  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    5,115       883,639  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    8,540       285,648  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    62,539       2,781,427  

Shinsegae Inc.

    1,097       289,308  

SillaJen Inc.(b)

    5,679       576,641  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,579       1,228,641  

SK Hynix Inc.

    88,296       6,231,227  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    9,494       1,801,526  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    20,529       121,674  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    2,946       714,674  

S-Oil Corp.

    6,618       726,718  

Woori Bank

    54,094       805,259  

Yuhan Corp.

    1,207       244,006  
   

 

 

 
      114,057,210  
Taiwan — 15.6%  

Acer Inc.

    428,062       292,568  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    1,050,969       1,361,277  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    61,282       408,628  

Airtac International Group

    16,000       272,588  

Asia Cement Corp.

    348,229       323,337  

Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.(b)

    208,000       69,694  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    106,000       975,395  

AU Optronics Corp.

    1,276,000       542,409  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    97,000       1,044,576  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,213,944       2,092,449  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    177,496       514,841  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    686,294       371,817  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    305,776       524,001  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    88,173       233,999  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017   (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

China Airlines Ltd.(b)

    393,000     $ 151,335  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    1,977,200       619,647  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan

    364,640       343,438  

China Steel Corp.

    1,880,867       1,536,349  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    594,000       2,049,710  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    612,000       423,385  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,578,265       1,719,187  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    292,000       1,328,866  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,344,766       831,680  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    26,604       238,153  

Eva Airways Corp.

    305,628       153,864  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.(b)

    287,437       161,476  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    473,460       403,311  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    247,000       588,801  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    49,064       205,292  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,451,817       931,769  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    438,950       1,331,748  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    227,000       802,227  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    636,400       1,922,312  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    115,000       115,215  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    135,521       376,824  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,015,396       1,660,505  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.

    25,000       197,123  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    44,000       220,044  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    44,000       591,918  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    124,840       166,070  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    30,540       336,516  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,311,314       7,705,921  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    40,000       462,759  

HTC Corp.(b)

    97,000       217,970  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,101,011       603,842  

Innolux Corp.

    1,317,620       575,476  

Inventec Corp.

    363,980       273,040  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    15,000       2,570,514  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    310,032       380,899  

Macronix International(b)

    143,000       225,985  

MediaTek Inc.

    237,176       2,577,828  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,598,542       1,260,436  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    99,000       241,938  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    739,090       1,862,879  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    162,000       420,204  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    22,000       201,707  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    132,000       503,901  

Pegatron Corp.

    293,000       667,197  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    36,000       364,873  

Pou Chen Corp.

    324,000       388,878  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    159,000       482,396  

President Chain Store Corp.

    88,000       833,233  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    402,000       824,265  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    112,140       416,870  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    140,065       145,697  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    84,855       141,029  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,198,138       409,446  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    411,438       685,867  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,548,529       481,689  

Standard Foods Corp.

    86,987       217,801  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    207,050       280,264  

TaiMed Biologics Inc.(b)

    26,000       159,065  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,388,305       624,862  

Taiwan Business Bank

    563,768       155,443  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    488,000     $ 545,856  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,400,948       763,669  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    280,000       224,045  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    246,000       881,676  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,233,000       24,360,139  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    307,000       300,920  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    709,650       1,507,125  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    2,130,000       1,086,517  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    133,000       316,603  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    68,000       725,478  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    599,000       571,161  

Wistron Corp.

    365,119       281,198  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    226,000       306,668  

Yageo Corp.

    29,000       324,865  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,495,893       693,236  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    64,455       157,517  
   

 

 

 
      88,845,191  
Thailand — 3.1%  

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    159,000       849,525  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    653,100       1,244,809  

Bangkok Bank PCL, Foreign

    38,000       250,153  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    570,800       372,261  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    1,086,100       264,375  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    300,400       157,282  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    175,600       311,843  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    856,700       216,405  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    52,300       319,469  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    212,000       522,535  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    443,300       320,327  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    746,900       1,669,434  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    75,300       194,244  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR(c)

    19,400       127,710  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR(c)

    159,200       221,788  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    73,800       197,154  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    575,145       221,887  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    208,200       312,364  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    1,465,000       278,108  

Kasikornbank PCL, Foreign

    175,800       1,259,559  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    91,200       633,876  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    39,100       98,768  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    504,050       297,862  

Minor International PCL, NVDR(c)

    334,380       445,362  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    204,510       571,388  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    320,200       779,421  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    156,100       1,969,173  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    71,100       161,096  

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    44,200       644,189  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    16,700       243,392  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The), NVDR

    266,800       1,245,775  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    153,000       435,671  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    279,300       157,352  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    1,910,400       163,782  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,488,205       259,730  
   

 

 

 
      17,418,069  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $460,493,100)

 

    563,966,999  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
South Korea — 1.1%            

Amorepacific Corp., Preference Shares

    1,342     $ 205,940  

Hyundai Motor Co., Preference Shares

    3,515       314,921  

Hyundai Motor Co., Series 2, Preference Shares

    5,784       576,672  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares

    1,127       258,384  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd., Preference Shares

    345       222,550  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    2,579       4,967,226  
   

 

 

 
      6,545,693  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.1%
(Cost: $4,678,073)

 

    6,545,693  
   

 

 

 

Rights

 

China — 0.0%  

China Power International Development Ltd. (Expires 12/08/17)(b)(c)

    112,666       3,174  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

 

    3,174  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.8%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    10,080,326       10,082,342  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.8%
(Cost: $10,081,569)

 

    10,082,342  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.7%
(Cost: $475,252,742)

 

    580,598,208  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.7)%

 

    (9,481,613
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 571,116,595  
   

 

 

 
(a)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     9,807,306        273,020        10,080,326      $ 10,082,342      $ (a)     $ (543    $ (498

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     768,227        (768,227                    2,342                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 10,082,342      $ 2,342      $ (543    $ (498
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 563,700,751      $ 266,247      $ 1      $ 563,966,999  

Preferred Stocks

     6,545,693                      6,545,693  

Rights

     3,174                      3,174  

Money Market Funds

     10,082,342                      10,082,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 580,331,960      $ 266,247      $ 1      $ 580,598,208  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 4.4%            

Ambev SA

    33,914,715     $ 213,335,334  

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda(a)

    2,491,395       11,578,489  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    15,039,401       106,934,581  

Banco Bradesco SA

    6,598,338       61,330,123  

Banco do Brasil SA

    6,171,874       56,516,503  

Banco Santander Brasil SA, Units

    2,996,600       26,495,867  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    5,021,200       41,294,128  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    5,901,488       21,829,276  

BRF SA(a)

    3,217,785       37,882,933  

CCR SA

    8,716,800       42,217,208  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA(a)

    1,431,000       8,200,284  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    2,453,324       24,544,499  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais(a)

    873,708       1,756,237  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA(a)

    4,456,928       10,036,099  

Cielo SA

    8,788,076       61,571,651  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    1,162,300       12,741,383  

CPFL Energia SA

    914,067       5,870,052  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

    2,144,200       9,053,070  

Embraer SA

    4,789,000       22,930,350  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    1,150,000       12,465,810  

Equatorial Energia SA

    1,424,300       27,867,213  

Fibria Celulose SA

    1,796,461       24,826,723  

Hypermarcas SA

    2,521,000       25,337,265  

JBS SA

    5,864,573       14,192,679  

Klabin SA, Units

    4,231,300       23,108,063  

Kroton Educacional SA

    9,964,580       55,241,912  

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    3,636,789       22,286,946  

Lojas Renner SA

    5,159,690       53,562,271  

M. Dias Branco SA

    735,000       10,524,094  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    612,003       13,020,862  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    1,235,600       11,023,435  

Odontoprev SA

    1,947,600       9,087,012  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(a)

    21,449,574       104,672,084  

Porto Seguro SA

    824,400       9,037,250  

Qualicorp SA

    1,642,500       15,412,414  

Raia Drogasil SA

    1,685,300       45,374,453  

Rumo SA(a)

    7,804,900       31,090,653  

Sul America SA, Units

    1,456,336       7,971,195  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    3,116,498       16,695,695  

TIM Participacoes SA

    6,104,176       22,037,411  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA, Units

    1,327,500       8,642,864  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    2,599,800       55,837,834  

Vale SA

    23,037,710       247,680,931  

WEG SA

    4,078,120       28,547,464  
   

 

 

 
      1,671,662,600  
Chile — 1.0%            

AES Gener SA

    19,706,001       5,773,710  

Aguas Andinas SA, Series A

    19,355,651       11,126,668  

Banco de Chile

    182,725,562       25,290,394  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    276,088       16,522,741  

Banco Santander Chile

    483,197,323       33,047,167  

Cencosud SA

    10,324,626       25,281,968  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    1,050,184       13,298,958  

Colbun SA

    57,314,864       11,651,801  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    1,062,080       10,261,051  

Empresas CMPC SA

    9,117,369       25,855,982  
Security   Shares     Value  
Chile (continued)            

Empresas COPEC SA

    3,304,270     $ 44,312,509  

Enel Americas SA

    209,431,643       40,435,863  

Enel Chile SA

    142,921,927       15,333,001  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    23,817,824       19,427,340  

Itau CorpBanca

    1,132,560,269       8,968,091  

LATAM Airlines Group SA

    2,205,809       27,680,820  

SACI Falabella

    5,189,109       43,440,853  
   

 

 

 
      377,708,917  
China — 30.1%            

3SBio Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,379,000       14,360,810  

58.com Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    662,055       47,495,826  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.(c)

    5,288,000       105,824,998  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,800,000       15,570,408  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    187,816,000       87,292,525  

Air China Ltd., Class H

    13,136,000       14,094,348  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    8,288,701       1,467,763,173  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)(c)

    23,454,000       11,561,535  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    89,260,000       12,000,077  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.,
Class H(a)(c)

    28,428,000       18,854,452  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,969,000       43,063,878  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    7,775,402       34,844,059  

Autohome Inc., ADR(a)

    375,675       20,801,125  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd.,
Class H(c)

    15,287,000       8,005,407  

Baidu Inc., ADR(a)

    1,972,843       470,680,883  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    571,551,000       277,352,474  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    62,749,600       46,438,336  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,990,000       16,238,329  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    3,634,500       20,940,885  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.(a)

    34,662,000       27,072,060  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    22,008,000       57,765,998  

Byd Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    4,615,500       40,923,840  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    4,669,500       11,180,207  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    75,753,000       20,659,380  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    64,144,000       23,817,265  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    65,111,800       42,100,662  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    32,185,000       35,934,189  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    17,400,000       11,050,165  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.(c)

    11,405,500       25,117,743  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    605,767,760       528,191,140  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,309,000       9,876,646  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    17,839,000       23,936,995  

China Everbright Ltd.

    6,614,000       14,751,976  

China Evergrande Group(a)(c)

    23,664,388       78,172,289  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,984,000       18,824,348  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.(c)

    12,526,000       38,491,204  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    58,698,000       26,905,693  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co.
Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    27,094,000       35  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    27,120,000       12,257,509  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    53,537,000       173,768,015  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    22,690,000       15,281,222  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    9,124,000       19,065,284  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    19,823,000       50,355,730  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    28,158,967       110,325,522  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,292,000       23,972,984  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    40,113,540       40,420,676  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Mobile Ltd.

    44,165,000     $ 448,141,693  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,100,000       16,274,487  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    20,892,000       19,206,238  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    12,798,000       11,798,110  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    27,550,960       87,483,523  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,018,200       90,705,481  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    183,194,800       130,883,586  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    14,028,000       16,596,082  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    28,639,000       21,377,861  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,764,000       32,308,750  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    6,384,000       24,644,388  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    19,917,333       57,251,303  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group
Ltd.(b)

    11,600,000       15,387,058  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,864,999       26,096,065  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    24,511,500       60,319,970  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,270,000       11,859,440  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    14,374,000       18,661,796  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    11,669,060       44,075,346  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    99,446,000       48,257,451  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.(a)

    43,044,000       62,387,401  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,611,331       31,368,258  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,677,000       13,224,221  

CITIC Ltd.

    41,632,000       58,954,946  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,494,500       35,691,410  

CNOOC Ltd.

    128,383,000       173,912,594  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    11,938,000       12,029,405  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,584,939       60,766,017  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    30,213,300       27,543,302  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    33,278,000       66,042,995  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    2,819,557       129,925,187  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,540,000       24,568,231  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    5,472,000       39,900,438  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    14,437,000       13,161,179  

Fosun International Ltd.(c)

    18,573,000       38,524,314  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.(c)

    48,450,000       20,285,204  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    3,590,800       13,792,733  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    93,953,000       15,157,202  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    35,486,000       123,584,441  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,932,200       19,914,759  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.(c)

    86,123,200       9,703,774  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    22,297,000       26,093,388  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    20,958,110       28,175,995  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,224,742       38,207,081  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    6,998,400       14,964,185  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

    9,147,000       24,477,261  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    4,685,000       13,706,723  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,326,000       34,764,108  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    5,215,500       50,851,492  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H

    30,358,000       19,434,842  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    34,186,000       10,898,971  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    11,795,200       23,861,637  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    531,014,085       412,698,202  

JD.com Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    4,718,140       176,694,343  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,848,000       12,121,789  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,007,000       14,023,344  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    4,327,000       24,820,056  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.(c)

    5,705,000     $ 16,216,102  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.(c)

    23,298,000       20,135,400  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    10,500,000       12,301,221  

Lenovo Group Ltd.(c)

    51,966,000       29,542,014  

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

    10,658,500       25,028,410  

Meitu Inc.(a)(b)

    9,041,500       13,104,630  

Momo Inc., ADR(a)

    787,872       18,908,928  

NetEase Inc., ADR

    569,897       187,330,843  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,596,200       35,682,922  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR

    963,980       81,803,343  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    5,891,000       12,671,737  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    11,895,000       19,738,189  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    50,477,000       25,981,094  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    151,344,000       101,733,118  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    33,124,128       62,768,827  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    37,561,000       370,310,235  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(a)(c)

    20,092,999       28,042,008  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,432,000       9,200,942  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    20,550,000       8,051,394  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,413,000       16,474,623  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,583,000       10,115,637  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    7,194,746       10,669,808  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,998,000       12,555,474  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,340,000       48,202,351  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    8,612,500       16,827,578  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group
Ltd.(c)

    27,089,000       9,538,136  

SINA Corp./China(a)

    410,211       40,106,329  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    32,265,000       42,220,212  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    21,829,000       13,667,231  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    25,337,000       15,020,142  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,594,400       33,782,500  

SOHO China Ltd.(c)

    15,600,500       8,828,738  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    17,327,500       16,949,899  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    14,894,000       68,651,763  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    5,140,000       85,554,787  

TAL Education Group, Class A, ADR

    2,052,609       57,226,739  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    41,026,600       2,090,674,605  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    14,126,000       22,210,351  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    6,736,000       18,413,562  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,482,000       10,073,929  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,915,554       23,995,009  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    37,279,000       29,211,477  

Weibo Corp., ADR(a)(c)

    334,795       36,345,345  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,200,800       15,836,850  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,428,800       12,534,372  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    2,761,511       112,752,494  

YY Inc., ADR(a)

    309,919       31,980,542  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,272,000       12,310,302  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,978,700       22,847,647  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    41,672,000       14,459,440  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

ZTE Corp., Class H(a)

    5,253,200     $ 18,261,297  
   

 

 

 
      11,367,812,887  
Colombia — 0.3%            

Bancolombia SA

    1,627,491       15,703,884  

Cementos Argos SA

    3,282,137       11,575,855  

Ecopetrol SA

    35,385,984       20,604,393  

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    2,151,146       14,658,527  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    1,884,429       24,453,154  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    2,802,526       12,868,242  
   

 

 

 
      99,864,055  
Czech Republic — 0.2%            

CEZ AS

    1,171,331       26,844,085  

Komercni Banka AS

    556,060       23,347,170  

Moneta Money Bank AS(b)

    3,547,455       12,815,340  

O2 Czech Republic AS

    448,361       5,607,784  
   

 

 

 
      68,614,379  
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    7,249,746       30,889,063  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.

    2,799,779       3,847,569  

Global Telecom Holding SAE(a)

    19,466,554       8,267,712  
   

 

 

 
      43,004,344  
Greece — 0.3%            

Alpha Bank AE(a)

    9,877,412       19,197,050  

Eurobank Ergasias SA(a)

    13,179,803       10,686,157  

FF Group(a)

    241,418       4,470,384  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,779,243       21,533,024  

JUMBO SA

    737,489       11,167,681  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    39,608,196       12,278,975  

OPAP SA

    1,622,309       19,827,189  

Piraeus Bank SA(a)(c)

    2,017,823       5,678,044  

Titan Cement Co. SA

    328,987       8,127,785  
   

 

 

 
      112,966,289  
Hungary — 0.3%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    2,657,544       30,878,807  

OTP Bank PLC

    1,727,626       66,177,752  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    1,008,581       26,119,938  
   

 

 

 
      123,176,497  
India — 8.6%            

ACC Ltd.

    314,816       8,143,325  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    5,294,551       32,680,386  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    4,378,502       17,825,012  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    8,363,977       15,286,828  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    2,072,833       36,864,473  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    1,909,747       20,520,599  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    12,078,297       100,290,326  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    606,454       31,089,232  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    1,195,160       32,011,493  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    273,720       22,134,049  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    1,512,338       16,257,399  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    6,231,037       8,890,437  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    5,455,942       42,633,008  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    8,623,845       66,397,454  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    4,498,393       26,768,508  

Bosch Ltd.

    53,575       16,894,861  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    168,730       12,601,368  

Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

    1,489,188       9,902,130  

Cipla Ltd.

    2,536,974       23,642,489  

Coal India Ltd.

    4,898,996       20,954,453  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    304,176     $ 6,170,320  

Dabur India Ltd.

    3,856,050       20,589,920  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    826,019       29,259,750  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    96,057       44,608,183  

GAIL (India) Ltd.

    3,635,339       26,408,077  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    998,604       8,736,236  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    1,743,398       25,996,855  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    2,366,021       42,928,163  

Havells India Ltd.

    1,798,498       14,205,568  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    4,032,191       53,028,815  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    357,598       20,151,768  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    8,414,499       31,378,199  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    4,386,133       28,345,248  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    4,690,629       92,564,995  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    10,904,350       283,381,193  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    17,086,390       81,496,887  

Idea Cellular Ltd.(a)

    10,344,074       15,151,951  

IDFC Bank Ltd.

    9,587,172       8,162,775  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    2,296,154       42,940,715  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    4,173,365       25,468,659  

Infosys Ltd.

    13,225,981       200,215,261  

ITC Ltd.

    24,530,292       97,409,759  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    6,208,240       24,537,375  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    3,416,142       64,452,661  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    2,159,044       19,474,255  

Lupin Ltd.

    1,589,256       20,154,073  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    2,040,382       13,872,572  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    2,680,028       58,461,436  

Marico Ltd.

    3,275,282       15,543,367  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    763,479       101,818,118  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    4,507,444       25,529,134  

Nestle India Ltd.

    168,204       19,991,181  

NTPC Ltd.

    11,879,151       33,373,266  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    9,120,013       25,551,029  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    2,805,693       10,947,772  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    569,842       24,513,899  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    4,544,411       8,517,247  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    18,742,210       267,864,200  

Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.

    4,943,633       11,810,897  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    60,917       16,247,163  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    1,066,542       21,958,558  

Siemens Ltd.

    524,131       9,735,197  

State Bank of India

    12,412,870       61,669,710  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    6,919,770       57,945,562  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    3,318,662       135,721,335  

Tata Motors Ltd.(a)

    11,385,095       71,359,897  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,768,551       9,937,673  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    8,424,129       12,372,286  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    2,176,310       23,428,747  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    3,358,133       25,480,251  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    2,238,874       28,433,839  

Ultratech Cement Ltd.

    627,165       40,888,279  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    422,653       21,530,198  

UPL Ltd.

    2,564,046       29,082,119  

Vakrangee Ltd.

    1,439,418       15,927,803  

Vedanta Ltd.

    10,731,677       49,172,983  

Wipro Ltd.

    8,735,667       39,546,234  

Yes Bank Ltd.

    12,156,481       57,860,174  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    3,904,453       34,403,148  
   

 

 

 
      3,269,500,765  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia — 2.1%            

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    104,511,200     $ 13,135,372  

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

    12,852,000       6,033,580  

Astra International Tbk PT

    145,834,100       85,984,544  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    71,652,400       107,801,740  

Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT

    25,255,816       9,382,706  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    135,374,800       74,062,807  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    54,158,776       32,432,802  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    400,141,410       94,961,846  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT

    26,300,000       6,222,091  

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

    53,964,200       6,582,946  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    53,581,245       11,567,147  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    3,464,800       19,602,530  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    67,016,800       20,314,127  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

    12,670,300       17,259,373  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    16,683,100       10,422,312  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    31,900,900       17,275,920  

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

    15,412,695       7,264,227  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    155,416,715       18,384,352  

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

    13,551,500       576,084  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

    17,726,200       13,891,595  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT

    146,214,700       6,702,138  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

    77,744,900       9,771,280  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    21,412,700       14,880,924  

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

    41,921,700       6,818,552  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    362,448,300       111,205,119  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

    16,421,000       6,919,984  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    11,030,200       40,203,228  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    12,164,453       30,127,841  

Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT

    34,281,100       5,347,710  

XL Axiata Tbk PT(a)

    24,638,400       5,610,400  
   

 

 

 
      810,745,277  
Malaysia — 2.3%            

AirAsia Bhd

    10,859,200       8,337,911  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    7,588,100       6,846,825  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    12,964,175       13,155,967  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    10,674,800       7,413,237  

Axiata Group Bhd(c)

    19,479,400       25,388,239  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    1,022,100       9,342,486  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd(c)

    32,255,300       47,718,441  

Dialog Group Bhd(c)

    23,717,812       13,977,241  

DiGi.Com Bhd(c)

    25,297,000       28,702,306  

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd(c)

    10,223,000       4,549,666  

Gamuda Bhd(c)

    12,581,500       15,044,268  

Genting Bhd

    16,353,800       35,190,962  

Genting Malaysia Bhd(c)

    21,945,700       27,314,736  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    2,065,100       5,302,250  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    4,132,100       9,770,732  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd(c)

    4,576,400       10,698,223  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    4,481,500       16,591,248  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    1,474,800       5,791,732  

IHH Healthcare Bhd(c)

    17,436,500       24,047,404  

IJM Corp. Bhd(c)

    20,488,440       15,480,934  

IOI Corp. Bhd(c)

    16,648,120       18,156,404  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    15,835,756       7,318,640  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    3,295,000       19,643,502  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    27,918,000       63,147,451  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    5,843,600       11,788,654  

Maxis Bhd(c)

    13,694,400       19,857,634  

MISC Bhd(c)

    8,494,100       14,643,210  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    228,300       5,431,860  
Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)            

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    17,436,300     $ 31,551,197  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,541,400       9,121,379  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    5,040,600       19,573,231  

PPB Group Bhd

    3,555,700       14,485,380  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    7,920,400       10,071,177  

Public Bank Bhd

    20,959,230       101,990,140  

RHB Bank Bhd

    5,609,525       6,721,280  

RHB Bank Bhd, New(a)(d)

    3,214,200       8  

Sapura Energy Bhd(c)

    28,251,500       8,635,377  

Sime Darby Bhd

    17,242,573       9,908,313  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    17,242,573       21,123,680  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    17,242,573       5,059,564  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    5,236,600       4,468,941  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd(c)

    8,078,100       11,911,222  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    24,667,750       93,254,289  

UMW Holdings Bhd(a)

    3,645,100       4,697,317  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    6,926,900       5,826,760  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    32,605,389       9,328,354  

YTL Power International Bhd

    17,968,616       5,052,918  
   

 

 

 
      863,432,690  
Mexico — 3.0%            

Alfa SAB de CV

    21,616,900       24,131,087  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    241,792,400       207,796,435  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    3,125,536       21,436,615  

Cemex SAB de CV, CPO(a)

    104,753,573       80,285,174  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    3,566,193       24,527,879  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Series C1(c)

    1,311,765       8,911,485  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    21,517,800       33,677,219  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    13,992,600       126,539,551  

Gentera SAB de CV

    7,093,400       6,519,249  

Gruma SAB de CV, Series B

    1,547,415       19,215,025  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Series B

    2,614,000       26,059,919  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Series B

    1,508,975       27,074,934  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    11,789,200       27,530,944  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    3,826,041       12,204,425  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O

    17,916,256       105,248,134  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Series O(c)

    16,748,000       29,632,600  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    13,065,800       21,228,589  

Grupo Lala SAB de CV(c)

    4,368,600       6,637,661  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    27,425,888       85,980,439  

Grupo Televisa SAB(c)

    17,594,200       66,174,466  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    996,408       20,936,028  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    3,826,300       20,941,209  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A

    10,928,400       19,570,799  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    7,579,234       19,744,463  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    1,751,665       17,643,746  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    37,663,300       88,905,307  
   

 

 

 
      1,148,553,382  
Pakistan — 0.1%            

Habib Bank Ltd.

    4,067,200       6,291,374  

Lucky Cement Ltd.

    928,550       4,358,788  

MCB Bank Ltd.

    2,637,000       5,112,839  

Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd.

    4,568,600       6,741,368  

United Bank Ltd./Pakistan

    3,285,900       5,473,538  
   

 

 

 
      27,977,907  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Peru — 0.4%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    1,380,974     $ 19,319,826  

Credicorp Ltd.

    487,757       102,931,360  

Southern Copper Corp.

    613,012       25,777,155  
   

 

 

 
      148,028,341  
Philippines — 1.1%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    15,219,870       21,197,590  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    8,582,564       6,702,460  

Alliance Global Group Inc.(a)

    25,846,880       8,043,080  

Ayala Corp.

    1,801,511       36,560,709  

Ayala Land Inc.

    55,145,100       46,960,013  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    5,988,472       12,260,521  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    13,892,351       40,355,815  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    26,486,700       7,925,984  

Globe Telecom Inc.

    248,075       9,032,576  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    593,355       13,576,567  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    3,962,440       8,349,033  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    20,409,484       27,938,171  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    3,446,859       16,706,225  

Manila Electric Co.

    1,182,990       7,414,283  

Megaworld Corp.

    76,827,700       8,162,752  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    96,039,500       12,802,719  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    4,533,386       8,641,034  

PLDT Inc.

    659,308       19,427,679  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    9,997,800       4,555,305  

Security Bank Corp.

    1,415,160       7,039,196  

SM Investments Corp.

    1,883,272       36,346,475  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    61,796,825       44,632,406  

Universal Robina Corp.

    6,478,300       17,143,134  
   

 

 

 
      421,773,727  
Poland — 1.3%            

Alior Bank SA(a)

    655,362       13,403,588  

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

    246,490       5,107,731  

Bank Millennium SA(a)

    4,448,391       10,366,973  

Bank Pekao SA

    1,136,482       41,293,185  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    253,282       26,601,854  

CCC SA

    201,270       13,703,283  

CD Projekt SA

    472,835       13,623,274  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    1,528,353       10,815,629  

Dino Polska SA(a)(b)

    290,978       6,016,389  

Grupa Azoty SA

    318,273       6,441,621  

Grupa Lotos SA

    668,612       10,687,239  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(a)

    381,844       9,691,208  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    1,007,319       30,538,249  

LPP SA

    9,360       21,717,692  

mBank SA(a)

    108,629       14,492,706  

Orange Polska SA(a)

    4,727,414       7,313,512  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    6,041,538       20,459,443  

PLAY Communications SA(a)(b)

    670,560       6,875,293  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    2,185,472       68,737,045  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    12,727,176       21,784,882  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA(a)

    6,761,636       81,189,152  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    4,364,145       55,052,757  

Synthos SA

    3,989,187       5,378,781  

Tauron Polska Energia SA(a)

    7,712,180       6,786,482  
   

 

 

 
      508,077,968  
Qatar — 0.5%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    740,706       5,560,260  

Commercial Bank PQSC (The)(a)

    1,462,844       10,549,733  
Security   Shares     Value  
Qatar (continued)            

Doha Bank QPSC

    702,894     $ 4,844,881  

Ezdan Holding Group QSC

    5,855,673       12,559,084  

Industries Qatar QSC

    1,076,526       25,614,392  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    2,728,415       24,833,697  

Ooredoo QPSC

    592,089       12,683,086  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    213,955       9,292,989  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    1,906,436       7,078,858  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    1,008,881       10,034,714  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    444,273       10,842,405  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    1,660,847       52,096,273  
   

 

 

 
      185,990,372  
Russia — 3.3%            

Alrosa PJSC

    18,830,900       25,103,031  

Gazprom PJSC

    59,725,239       135,116,994  

Gazprom PJSC, ADR

    8,522,881       38,093,017  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    226,600,000       14,296,879  

LUKOIL PJSC

    2,409,431       135,807,949  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    670,023       37,219,778  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(e)

    2,537,083       67,029,733  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    15,300,000       11,506,349  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    460,008       77,773,452  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    3,638,853       37,734,906  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    10,776,960       22,923,323  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(e)

    665,446       75,395,032  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    8,390,500       18,996,274  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(e)

    777,942       11,669,130  

Polyus PJSC

    181,639       15,273,985  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    6,700,087       33,676,070  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR(e)

    1,387,756       6,845,800  

RusHydro PJSC

    783,805,100       10,922,383  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    61,067,081       234,540,663  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

    3,774,474       61,561,671  

Severstal PJSC

    1,385,863       21,921,849  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    39,565,660       18,626,704  

Surgutneftegas OJSC, ADR

    1,321,397       6,070,498  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    10,999,190       85,995,679  

VTB Bank PJSC

    29,830,502,000       25,932,129  

VTB Bank PJSC, GDR(e)

    3,012,323       5,392,058  
   

 

 

 
      1,235,425,336  
South Africa — 6.8%            

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.(a)

    385,732       10,295,800  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    2,954,085       30,921,264  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    2,806,037       62,836,306  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    4,886,093       56,509,273  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    2,424,439       52,430,437  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    2,413,221       33,849,659  

Brait SE(a)

    2,596,234       8,790,181  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    298,912       21,577,097  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    1,646,779       8,727,295  

Discovery Ltd.

    2,578,689       31,133,287  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    1,618,855       17,495,619  

FirstRand Ltd.

    24,223,190       100,053,271  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A

    7,200,851       9,104,979  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class B

    5,877,185       18,158,208  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    1,614,230       18,695,132  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    5,943,518       25,351,168  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    15,497,000       28,398,387  

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

    1,770,337       13,917,438  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,704,537       4,872,783  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)            

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    1,119,145     $ 18,644,623  

Investec Ltd.

    1,947,603       13,567,908  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    431,760       10,294,513  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    907,025       7,721,597  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,353,679       17,901,745  

MMI Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    7,266,100       10,694,762  

Mondi Ltd.

    855,554       20,386,549  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    1,752,772       26,724,875  

MTN Group Ltd.

    12,204,441       115,643,620  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    3,164,073       855,281,924  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    1,609,636       27,290,365  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    2,612,040       40,850,640  

Netcare Ltd.

    7,180,199       11,841,999  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    2,611,982       12,186,377  

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

    917,090       8,806,215  

PSG Group Ltd.

    671,062       14,260,898  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    4,766,690       14,821,550  

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    37,065,889       27,495,459  

Remgro Ltd.

    3,815,809       59,855,827  

Resilient REIT Ltd.

    2,163,107       23,199,987  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    5,133,838       25,182,807  

Sanlam Ltd.

    10,155,343       58,255,975  

Sappi Ltd.

    4,026,033       28,711,215  

Sasol Ltd.

    3,987,726       125,689,733  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    3,246,643       54,223,757  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    12,515,991       17,220,095  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    1,389,605       19,332,749  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    9,315,037       118,123,614  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV, Class H

    21,692,981       89,459,198  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

    1,930,012       7,011,281  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    1,188,651       36,373,548  

Truworths International Ltd.

    3,199,314       18,765,557  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    4,285,558       45,568,118  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    7,155,627       30,421,577  
   

 

 

 
      2,564,928,241  
South Korea — 14.7%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    231,241       65,659,057  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    207,372       28,106,933  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    175,237       12,737,190  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    1,903,078       16,630,620  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.(a)

    222,944       17,864,201  

Celltrion Inc.(a)(c)

    574,724       105,676,336  

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

    504,927       9,326,012  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    56,957       20,987,601  

CJ Corp.

    104,547       18,781,473  

CJ E&M Corp.

    137,711       10,882,744  

CJ Logistics Corp.(a)(c)

    57,086       7,973,418  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    383,660       33,809,321  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    199,500       15,160,717  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    884,882       4,561,625  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    357,717       22,516,531  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    1,215,922       11,150,840  

Dongsuh Cos. Inc.

    261,432       7,170,912  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    250,001       8,166,814  

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.(c)

    371,958       5,605,432  

E-MART Inc.

    150,598       37,848,429  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.(a)(c)

    354,140       8,867,737  

GS Holdings Corp.

    368,782       20,705,334  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.(c)

    193,416       7,020,383  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    2,132,772     $ 92,993,367  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    535,302       26,365,437  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,312       23,168,875  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    91,129       9,546,250  

Hanon Systems

    1,348,061       16,351,395  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    76,182       12,845,759  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    770,396       20,706,715  

Hanwha Corp.

    322,861       12,312,182  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,769,096       12,127,228  

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    264,083       8,554,032  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    226,627       17,638,692  

Hyosung Corp.

    151,107       18,745,183  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    103,049       9,260,916  

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    430,709       16,385,346  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    553,715       17,833,872  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    134,039       18,044,304  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    223,862       30,444,821  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    449,022       17,907,241  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    490,780       123,343,285  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    1,107,973       167,481,331  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.(a)

    70,747       25,938,941  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    574,620       31,681,323  

Hyundai Wia Corp.(c)

    115,777       7,202,484  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    1,820,520       26,598,914  

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd.(b)

    188,941       9,410,156  

Kakao Corp.(c)

    244,728       30,696,414  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    845,910       28,877,148  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    2,862,968       157,584,915  

KCC Corp.

    42,109       14,916,627  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    164,685       5,705,145  

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,894,999       58,595,650  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., Class A

    486,447       22,394,666  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    1,840,909       63,435,872  

Korea Gas Corp.(a)

    200,998       8,172,903  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,301       17,816,980  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    60,818       27,188,566  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(a)

    334,881       9,647,158  

KT Corp.

    170,925       4,782,602  

KT&G Corp.

    843,065       94,513,145  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(c)

    130,482       10,719,128  

LG Chem Ltd.

    330,582       126,825,624  

LG Corp.

    684,453       57,234,296  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    1,674,110       47,535,032  

LG Electronics Inc.(c)

    766,287       63,373,150  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    67,791       73,070,382  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.(c)

    102,905       15,224,172  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    110,846       36,464,845  

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.

    384       430,489  

Lotte Corp.

    208,018       11,755,669  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    79,444       15,330,338  

Medy-Tox Inc.(c)

    30,479       13,051,426  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    2,677,671       25,220,425  

NAVER Corp.

    201,579       148,185,803  

NCSoft Corp.

    126,520       50,747,512  

Netmarble Games Corp.(a)(b)

    122,595       19,038,415  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,014,149       12,673,950  

OCI Co. Ltd.(c)

    120,525       13,456,272  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea(a)

    167,282       17,600,541  

Ottogi Corp.

    8,748       6,382,644  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,543,376     $ 7,800,200  

POSCO

    533,859       164,339,780  

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    275,572       4,697,322  

S-1 Corp.

    130,892       12,027,751  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    119,960       37,754,468  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    545,184       66,128,452  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    224,394       7,876,729  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    405,018       37,217,367  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    700,451       1,634,868,403  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    222,486       53,155,396  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,822,891       20,017,043  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    504,793       59,373,769  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    397,828       77,500,148  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    250,707       43,310,743  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    490,716       16,413,565  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    3,069,158       136,501,031  

Shinsegae Inc.(c)

    53,567       14,127,020  

SillaJen Inc.(a)

    280,171       28,448,330  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    229,353       61,540,157  

SK Hynix Inc.

    4,193,273       295,927,743  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    466,313       88,484,847  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    972,219       5,762,290  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    145,090       35,197,574  

S-Oil Corp.

    324,522       35,635,542  

Woori Bank

    2,645,601       39,383,171  

Yuhan Corp.

    59,979       12,125,320  
   

 

 

 
      5,574,359,774  
Taiwan — 11.5%            

Acer Inc.(c)

    21,046,121       14,384,393  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    48,032,220       62,214,168  

Advantech Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,510,126       16,737,521  

Airtac International Group

    779,000       13,271,621  

Asia Cement Corp.

    16,915,077       15,705,971  

Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,711,000       4,929,171  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    5,075,968       46,708,247  

AU Optronics Corp.(c)

    62,045,000       26,374,400  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,707,210       50,691,099  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    58,691,644       101,165,500  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    7,984,932       23,160,935  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    37,863,940       20,513,737  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.(c)

    13,830,128       23,700,359  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3,885,267       10,310,971  

China Airlines Ltd.(a)

    18,885,347       7,272,313  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    98,727,848       30,940,914  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan

    23,776,285       22,393,814  

China Steel Corp.(c)

    90,309,313       73,767,359  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    27,095,410       93,497,864  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    30,540,908       21,128,354  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    127,702,772       85,152,212  

Delta Electronics Inc.(c)

    13,937,000       63,426,035  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    65,896,712       40,754,284  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,277,427       11,435,259  

Eva Airways Corp.

    15,190,364       7,647,346  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.(a)

    14,006,012       7,868,284  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    23,067,038       19,649,357  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    11,542,000       27,513,936  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,386,529       9,985,643  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    70,242,639       45,081,376  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    21,301,090       64,626,232  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    9,481,000       33,506,235  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    29,754,280     $ 89,875,901  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    5,552,000       5,562,366  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    6,665,637       18,534,178  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    47,852,969       78,255,255  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.(c)

    1,225,000       9,659,015  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,120,203       10,603,136  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    1,586,000       21,335,967  

Highwealth Construction Corp.(c)

    5,925,170       7,882,052  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    1,525,971       16,814,477  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    112,252,592       374,250,157  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,899,000       21,969,494  

HTC Corp.(a)(c)

    4,647,708       10,443,939  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,107,305       30,771,660  

Innolux Corp.(c)

    64,251,002       28,061,883  

Inventec Corp.

    17,949,281       13,464,654  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    724,000       124,070,147  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    15,157,246       18,621,875  

Macronix International(a)

    5,858,000       9,257,491  

MediaTek Inc.

    10,825,338       117,658,871  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    79,171,162       62,425,751  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.(c)

    4,876,000       11,916,077  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    34,461,160       86,859,495  

Nanya Technology Corp.(c)

    4,968,000       12,886,257  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,040,000       9,535,240  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    4,175,000       15,937,771  

Pegatron Corp.(c)

    13,988,414       31,853,327  

Phison Electronics Corp.(c)

    1,058,535       10,728,634  

Pou Chen Corp.

    15,939,220       19,130,890  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    5,037,300       15,282,867  

President Chain Store Corp.

    4,141,000       39,209,309  

Quanta Computer Inc.(c)

    19,390,000       39,757,451  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    3,260,637       12,121,125  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,088,430       7,373,442  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.(c)

    4,041,598       6,717,132  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(c)

    59,950,865       20,487,310  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    14,964,509       24,945,837  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    76,872,006       23,911,976  

Standard Foods Corp.(c)

    3,723,615       9,323,314  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    10,174,834       13,772,697  

TaiMed Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    1,225,000       7,494,416  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(c)

    67,178,006       30,236,150  

Taiwan Business Bank

    30,260,632       8,343,516  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    24,169,296       27,034,736  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    58,144,605       31,695,149  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    11,513,000       9,212,242  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    11,640,600       41,720,494  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    177,356,000       1,336,349,136  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    13,788,000       13,514,943  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    34,818,839       73,946,791  

United Microelectronics Corp.(c)

    86,460,000       44,103,421  

Vanguard International Semiconductor
Corp.(c)

    6,530,000       15,544,509  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    2,374,000       25,327,732  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    20,395,000       19,447,123  

Wistron Corp.(c)

    18,892,156       14,549,870  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    11,113,532       15,080,374  

Yageo Corp.

    1,416,000       15,862,372  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    72,493,635       33,595,437  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.(c)

    3,125,075       7,637,127  
   

 

 

 
      4,347,478,868  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand — 2.2%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    7,507,200     $ 40,110,423  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    31,254,700       59,571,497  

Bangkok Bank PCL, Foreign

    1,827,500       12,030,389  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    27,932,200       18,216,652  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    53,217,400       12,954,021  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    14,394,500       7,536,618  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    8,558,700       15,199,161  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    40,411,400       10,208,024  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    2,614,500       15,970,384  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    9,929,000       24,472,887  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    21,507,200       15,541,026  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    36,019,100       80,508,092  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    3,630,100       9,364,235  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR(c)

    879,200       5,787,753  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR(c)

    7,932,900       11,051,652  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    3,905,600       10,433,668  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    28,912,414       11,154,207  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    10,619,980       15,933,222  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    74,290,400       14,102,893  

Kasikornbank PCL, Foreign

    8,578,400       61,461,898  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    4,423,800       30,747,171  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    1,962,300       4,956,820  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    25,667,600       15,167,933  

Minor International PCL, NVDR(c)

    15,735,120       20,957,677  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    9,952,939       27,807,890  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    15,751,530       38,341,906  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    7,681,100       96,895,689  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    3,607,200       8,173,080  

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    2,272,100       33,114,501  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    721,600       10,516,889  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The), NVDR

    12,892,800       60,200,612  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    7,167,000       20,408,175  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    13,794,600       7,771,606  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    96,842,100       8,302,446  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    71,829,701       12,536,108  
   

 

 

 
      847,507,205  
Turkey — 1.0%            

Akbank Turk AS

    15,823,893       36,419,605  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    1,490,273       8,912,527  

Arcelik AS

    1,692,548       8,583,960  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(c)

    1,454,694       12,401,610  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    1,544,364       28,605,557  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    538,753       4,830,233  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi
AS(a)

    13,232,687       8,333,844  

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS

    1       1  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    10,172,357       22,422,650  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    516,643       7,281,319  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    6,668,491       17,362,439  

KOC Holding AS

    5,456,665       23,036,163  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS

    4,971,549       8,298,537  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    1,183,364       5,913,715  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    917,710       7,330,309  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    907,059       28,144,942  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    3,966,323       12,449,180  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS(a)

    3,400,023       4,952,863  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    7,464,021       29,064,594  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    16,635,941       40,929,172  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    4,424,839       10,059,413  

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    11,393,975       17,997,933  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    5,808,267       6,230,498  
Security   Shares     Value  
Turkey (continued)            

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D

    5,365,316     $ 7,953,093  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    1,109,068       5,161,955  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS(a)(c)

    6,257,397       6,648,199  
   

 

 

 
      369,324,311  
United Arab Emirates — 0.7%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    15,104,715       28,992,170  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    23,616,637       14,145,549  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    11,700,834       10,990,438  

DP World Ltd.

    1,233,956       29,676,642  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    5,514,438       3,693,307  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    9,517,188       15,624,460  

DXB Entertainments PJSC(a)

    22,747,550       4,087,499  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    14,421,470       8,441,644  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    25,801,146       53,035,299  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    12,793,598       57,123,607  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    10,481,866       28,822,991  
   

 

 

 
      254,633,606  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 96.3%
(Cost: $29,151,385,973)

 

    36,442,547,738  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 2.4%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares

    21,989,033       219,654,865  

Braskem SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    1,249,000       17,348,815  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    1,753,137       11,456,939  

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares

    1,137,086       24,352,461  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares

    5,340,102       10,783,134  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Class B, Preference Shares

    2       14  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    7,153,776       24,250,830  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares

    23,248,963       293,555,057  

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares

    28,502,985       90,518,888  

Lojas Americanas SA, Preference Shares

    5,219,524       23,682,283  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares

    28,157,627       132,496,345  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    3,199,767       46,481,547  
   

 

 

 
      894,581,178  
Chile — 0.1%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    1,900,999       8,307,718  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Series B, Preference Shares

    702,029       37,927,536  
   

 

 

 
      46,235,254  
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares

    3,345,970       32,508,384  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA, Preference Shares

    23,652,029       9,719,096  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA, Preference Shares

    650,035       8,179,914  
   

 

 

 
      50,407,394  
Russia — 0.1%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares

    50,804,100       24,691,591  

Transneft PJSC, Preference Shares

    3,851       11,734,874  
   

 

 

 
      36,426,465  
South Korea — 0.9%            

Amorepacific Corp., Preference Shares

    65,323       10,024,297  
 

 

 

78   


Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Hyundai Motor Co., Preference Shares

    172,476     $ 15,452,708  

Hyundai Motor Co., Series 2, Preference Shares

    275,631       27,480,784  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares

    55,391       12,699,338  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd., Preference Shares

    14,963       9,652,218  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    126,150       242,968,436  
   

 

 

 
      318,277,781  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 3.6%
(Cost: $977,043,002)

      1,345,928,072  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
China — 0.0%            

China Power International Development Ltd. (Expires 12/08/17)(a)(c)

    8,036,666       226,379  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      226,379  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(f)(g)(h)

    1,548,263,397       1,548,573,049  
Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(f)(g)

    19,538,192     $ 19,538,192  
   

 

 

 
      1,568,111,241  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.1%
(Cost: $1,567,855,722)

 

    1,568,111,241  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.0%
(Cost: $31,696,284,697)

 

    39,356,813,430  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.0)%

 

    (1,531,624,976
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 37,825,188,454  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(f)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(g)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(h)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     2,193,968,858        (645,705,461      1,548,263,397      $ 1,548,573,049      $ (a)     $ (60,933    $ (133,010

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     94,337,685        (74,799,493      19,538,192        19,538,192        113,028                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 1,568,111,241      $ 113,028      $ (60,933    $ (133,010
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini

     523          12/15/17        $ 29,288        $ 820,675  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

   iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 36,243,820,133        $ 198,727,562        $ 43        $ 36,442,547,738  

Preferred Stocks

     1,345,928,072                            1,345,928,072  

Rights

     226,379                            226,379  

Money Market Funds

     1,568,111,241                            1,568,111,241  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 39,158,085,825        $ 198,727,562        $ 43        $ 39,356,813,430  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 820,675        $        $             —        $ 820,675  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Brazil — 6.3%  

Ambev SA

    13,000     $ 81,775  

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda(a)

    598       2,779  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    6,200       44,084  

Banco Bradesco SA

    2,200       20,449  

Banco do Brasil SA

    2,600       23,809  

Banco Santander Brasil SA, Units

    1,200       10,610  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    2,200       18,093  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    3,000       11,097  

BRF SA(a)

    1,400       16,482  

CCR SA

    4,000       19,373  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA(a)

    1,000       5,730  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    800       8,004  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais(a)

    508       1,021  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA(a)

    1,800       4,053  

Cielo SA

    3,799       26,617  

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

    600       6,577  

CPFL Energia SA

    1,000       6,422  

Embraer SA

    2,000       9,576  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    600       6,504  

Equatorial Energia SA

    600       11,739  

Fibria Celulose SA

    800       11,056  

Hypermarcas SA

    1,000       10,051  

JBS SA

    2,600       6,292  

Klabin SA, Units

    1,800       9,830  

Kroton Educacional SA

    3,400       18,849  

Localiza Rent A Car SA

    1,800       11,031  

Lojas Renner SA

    2,400       24,914  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    400       8,510  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(a)

    8,200       40,015  

Qualicorp SA

    600       5,630  

Raia Drogasil SA

    600       16,154  

Rumo SA(a)

    3,000       11,950  

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA

    1,600       8,572  

TIM Participacoes SA

    2,600       9,387  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    1,000       21,478  

Vale SA

    8,871       95,373  

WEG SA

    1,800       12,600  
   

 

 

 
      656,486  
Chile — 1.4%            

Banco de Chile

    36,924       5,111  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    101       6,044  

Banco Santander Chile

    119,992       8,207  

Cencosud SA

    3,790       9,281  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    388       4,913  

Colbun SA

    44,700       9,087  

Empresas CMPC SA

    2,794       7,923  

Empresas COPEC SA

    1,478       19,821  

Enel Americas SA

    108,040       20,860  

Enel Chile SA

    57,028       6,118  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    8,716       7,109  

Itau CorpBanca

    948,293       7,509  

LATAM Airlines Group SA

    1,112       13,955  

SACI Falabella

    2,030       16,994  
   

 

 

 
      142,932  
Colombia — 0.5%            

Bancolombia SA

    980       9,456  

Cementos Argos SA

    1,302       4,592  

Ecopetrol SA

    16,956       9,873  
Security   Shares     Value  
Colombia (continued)            

Grupo Argos SA/Colombia

    1,030     $ 7,019  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    988       12,821  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    1,354       6,217  
   

 

 

 
      49,978  
Czech Republic — 0.3%            

CEZ AS

    690       15,813  

Komercni Banka AS

    260       10,917  
   

 

 

 
      26,730  
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    3,660       15,594  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.4%            

Alpha Bank AE(a)

    5,076       9,865  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,012       12,248  

JUMBO SA

    496       7,511  

OPAP SA

    896       10,950  
   

 

 

 
      40,574  
Hungary — 0.5%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    1,104       12,828  

OTP Bank PLC

    680       26,048  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    416       10,773  
   

 

 

 
      49,649  
Indonesia — 3.0%            

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    54,200       6,812  

Astra International Tbk PT

    63,600       37,499  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    31,200       46,941  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    59,200       32,388  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    24,200       14,492  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    166,400       39,490  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    26,000       5,613  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    1,600       9,052  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    32,600       9,882  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

    5,800       7,901  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    16,000       8,665  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    67,400       7,973  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

    9,000       7,053  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    11,400       7,922  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    141,400       43,384  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    5,000       18,224  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    5,000       12,383  
   

 

 

 
      315,674  
Malaysia — 3.2%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    7,600       7,712  

Axiata Group Bhd

    8,600       11,209  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    13,600       20,120  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    10,200       11,573  

Gamuda Bhd

    7,600       9,088  

Genting Bhd

    6,800       14,633  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    10,000       12,447  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    2,000       7,404  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    6,000       8,275  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    8,000       6,045  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    8,200       8,943  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    14,600       6,748  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    2,200       13,116  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    12,400       28,047  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    4,800       9,683  

Maxis Bhd

    6,800       9,860  

MISC Bhd

    6,800       11,723  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    6,800     $ 12,305  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    2,800       10,873  

PPB Group Bhd

    2,600       10,592  

Public Bank Bhd

    8,400       40,875  

Sapura Energy Bhd

    19,200       5,869  

Sime Darby Bhd

    5,000       2,873  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    5,000       6,125  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    5,000       1,467  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    10,800       40,828  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    27,540       7,879  
   

 

 

 
      336,312  
Mexico — 4.4%  

Alfa SAB de CV

    9,800       10,940  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    98,400       84,565  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    1,200       8,230  

Cemex SAB de CV, CPO(a)

    40,400       30,963  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    1,400       9,629  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    7,600       11,895  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    5,600       50,642  

Gruma SAB de CV, Series B

    730       9,065  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV,
Series B

    1,200       11,963  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Series B

    770       13,816  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    6,000       14,012  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O

    7,000       41,121  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Series O

    7,000       12,385  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    4,200       6,824  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    11,200       35,112  

Grupo Televisa SAB

    7,600       28,585  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    400       8,405  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    1,000       5,473  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Series A

    5,000       8,954  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    3,600       9,378  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    670       6,749  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    15,200       35,880  
   

 

 

 
      454,586  
Pakistan — 0.1%  

Lucky Cement Ltd.

    1,350       6,337  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.6%  

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    538       7,526  

Credicorp Ltd.

    190       40,096  

Southern Copper Corp.

    258       10,849  
   

 

 

 
      58,471  
Philippines — 1.5%  

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    7,300       10,167  

Ayala Corp.

    790       16,033  

Ayala Land Inc.

    26,000       22,141  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    7,400       21,496  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    360       8,237  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    9,680       13,251  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    1,820       8,821  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    53,600       7,145  

PLDT Inc.

    300       8,840  

SM Investments Corp.

    720       13,896  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    31,000       22,390  

Universal Robina Corp.

    3,340       8,838  
   

 

 

 
      161,255  
Poland — 1.9%  

Alior Bank SA(a)

    384       7,854  
Security   Shares     Value  
Poland (continued)  

Bank Pekao SA

    562     $ 20,420  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    122       12,813  

CCC SA

    96       6,536  

CD Projekt SA

    194       5,590  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    454       13,764  

LPP SA

    4       9,281  

mBank SA(a)

    56       7,471  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    3,406       11,534  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    932       29,313  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    6,568       11,242  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA(a)

    3,014       36,190  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    1,962       24,750  
   

 

 

 
      196,758  
Qatar — 0.6%  

Ezdan Holding Group QSC

    796       1,707  

Industries Qatar QSC

    507       12,063  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    1,254       11,414  

Ooredoo QPSC

    320       6,855  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    574       5,709  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    247       6,028  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    713       22,365  
   

 

 

 
      66,141  
Russia — 4.7%  

Alrosa PJSC

    8,600       11,464  

Gazprom PJSC

    30,600       69,227  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    118,000       7,445  

LUKOIL PJSC

    1,244       70,118  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(b)

    1,006       26,578  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    176       29,756  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    1,392       14,435  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    5,600       11,912  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(b)

    254       28,778  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    4,620       10,460  

Polyus PJSC

    62       5,214  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR(b)

    3,286       16,210  

RusHydro PJSC

    498,000       6,940  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

    7,034       114,724  

Severstal PJSC

    475       7,514  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    20,000       9,416  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    4,580       35,808  

VTB Bank PJSC, GDR(b)

    7,912       14,162  
   

 

 

 
      490,161  
South Africa — 9.7%  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    1,262       13,210  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    1,204       26,962  

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    1,816       21,003  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    1,052       22,750  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    852       11,951  

Brait SE(a)

    1,370       4,639  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    116       8,374  

Discovery Ltd.

    1,012       12,218  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    638       6,895  

FirstRand Ltd.

    8,600       35,522  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class B

    3,046       9,411  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    688       7,968  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    2,526       10,774  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    6,664       12,212  

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

    880       6,918  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,006       2,876  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)  

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    504     $ 8,397  

Investec Ltd.

    800       5,573  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,634       8,869  

Mondi Ltd.

    360       8,578  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    766       11,679  

MTN Group Ltd.

    5,190       49,178  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    1,260       340,591  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    510       8,647  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    1,064       16,640  

Netcare Ltd.

    4,040       6,663  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    510       2,379  

PSG Group Ltd.

    276       5,865  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    2,062       6,412  

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    14,472       10,735  

Remgro Ltd.

    1,364       21,396  

Resilient REIT Ltd.

    844       9,052  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    1,608       7,888  

Sanlam Ltd.

    4,776       27,397  

Sappi Ltd.

    1,684       12,009  

Sasol Ltd.

    1,658       52,259  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    1,232       20,576  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    5,264       7,242  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    720       10,017  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    3,878       49,177  

Steinhoff International Holdings NV, Class H

    9,714       40,059  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    526       16,096  

Truworths International Ltd.

    1,526       8,951  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    1,274       13,546  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    3,244       13,792  
   

 

 

 
      1,013,346  
South Korea — 21.2%  

Amorepacific Corp.

    98       27,826  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    96       13,012  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    86       6,251  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    788       6,886  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.(a)

    80       6,410  

Celltrion Inc.(a)

    226       41,555  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    28       10,317  

CJ Corp.

    52       9,342  

CJ E&M Corp.

    54       4,267  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    160       14,100  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    116       8,815  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    152       9,568  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    506       4,640  

E-MART Inc.

    66       16,587  

GS Holdings Corp.

    154       8,646  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    912       39,765  

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    246       12,116  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)

    20       10,457  

Hanon Systems

    638       7,739  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    26       4,384  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    362       9,730  

Hanwha Corp.

    186       7,093  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    102       7,939  

Hyosung Corp.

    72       8,932  

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    160       6,087  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    272       8,761  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    86       11,577  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    102       13,872  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    202       8,056  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    198     $ 49,762  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    436       65,906  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.(a)

    28       10,266  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    242       13,343  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    744       10,870  

Kakao Corp.

    104       13,045  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    378       12,904  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    1,040       57,244  

KCC Corp.

    26       9,210  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    62       2,148  

Kia Motors Corp.

    842       26,036  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., Class A

    264       12,154  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    766       26,396  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    126       7,896  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    26       11,623  

KT&G Corp.

    340       38,116  

LG Chem Ltd.

    136       52,176  

LG Corp.

    306       25,588  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    702       19,933  

LG Electronics Inc.

    300       24,811  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    30       32,336  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    58       8,581  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    54       17,764  

Lotte Corp.

    78       4,408  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    41       7,912  

Medy-Tox Inc.

    18       7,708  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    1,168       11,001  

NAVER Corp.

    80       58,810  

NCSoft Corp.

    52       20,857  

Netmarble Games Corp.(a)(c)

    38       5,901  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    514       6,424  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    46       5,136  

POSCO

    226       69,570  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    54       16,995  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    218       26,442  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    172       15,805  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    274       639,522  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    92       21,980  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    936       10,278  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    220       25,876  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    164       31,949  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    106       18,312  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    254       8,496  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    1,262       56,128  

Shinsegae Inc.

    20       5,275  

SillaJen Inc.(a)

    101       10,255  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    104       27,905  

SK Hynix Inc.

    1,660       117,150  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    188       35,674  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    66       16,011  

S-Oil Corp.

    134       14,714  

Woori Bank

    912       13,576  

Yuhan Corp.

    32       6,469  
   

 

 

 
      2,209,377  
Taiwan — 16.4%  

Acer Inc.

    8,000       5,468  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    20,000       25,905  

Asia Cement Corp.

    8,000       7,428  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    2,000       18,404  

AU Optronics Corp.

    26,000       11,052  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    2,000     $ 21,538  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    26,000       44,816  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,000       11,602  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    16,800       9,102  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    6,000       10,282  

China Airlines Ltd.(a)

    7,000       2,696  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    48,000       15,043  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan

    8,720       8,213  

China Steel Corp.

    40,000       32,673  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    10,000       34,507  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    14,000       9,685  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    44,000       29,339  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    6,000       27,305  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    30,074       18,599  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    12,000       10,222  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    6,000       14,303  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    2,000       8,368  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    26,520       17,020  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    8,000       24,271  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    4,000       14,136  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    12,000       36,247  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,000       11,122  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    18,000       29,436  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    1,000       13,453  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    44,000       146,696  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    600       6,941  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,100       12,669  

Innolux Corp.

    28,000       12,229  

Inventec Corp.

    10,000       7,501  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    288       49,354  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    8,000       9,829  

Macronix International(a)

    2,000       3,161  

MediaTek Inc.

    4,000       43,475  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    32,000       25,232  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    2,000       4,888  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    14,000       35,287  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    2,000       5,188  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    2,000       7,635  

Pegatron Corp.

    6,000       13,663  

Pou Chen Corp.

    8,000       9,602  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    2,000       6,068  

President Chain Store Corp.

    2,000       18,937  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    8,000       16,403  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    20,000       6,835  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    6,000       10,002  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    43,470       13,522  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    35,460       15,960  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    10,000       11,186  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    24,720       13,475  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    6,000       4,801  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    6,000       21,504  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    70,000       527,439  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    10,000       9,802  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    14,000       29,733  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    36,000       18,364  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    2,000       4,761  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    1,000       10,669  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    7,000       6,675  

Wistron Corp.

    10,296       7,929  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    8,000       10,855  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Yageo Corp.

    1,000     $ 11,202  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    32,000       14,830  
   

 

 

 
      1,706,537  
Thailand — 3.2%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    3,600       19,235  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    14,200       27,065  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    11,600       7,565  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    11,000       5,759  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    6,000       10,655  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    1,400       8,552  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    4,800       11,831  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    11,800       8,527  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    14,400       32,186  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    5,200       7,244  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    5,600       8,402  

Kasikornbank PCL, Foreign

    3,600       25,793  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    2,400       16,681  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    12,200       7,210  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    5,200       6,926  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    5,400       15,087  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    7,400       18,013  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    3,000       37,845  

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    1,000       14,574  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The), NVDR

    5,400       25,214  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    3,400       9,682  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    35,600       6,213  
   

 

 

 
      330,259  
Turkey — 1.4%            

Akbank Turk AS

    7,804       17,961  

Arcelik AS

    1,020       5,173  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    714       13,225  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    4,802       10,585  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    3,188       8,301  

KOC Holding AS

    2,438       10,292  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS

    3,454       5,765  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    408       12,660  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    2,748       8,625  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    3,628       14,127  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    7,000       17,222  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    2,200       5,002  

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    5,900       9,320  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D

    3,800       5,633  
   

 

 

 
      143,891  
United Arab Emirates — 1.0%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    6,136       11,778  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    12,000       7,188  

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC

    5,400       5,072  

DP World Ltd.

    500       12,025  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    3,200       5,253  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    10,876       22,356  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    5,602       25,013  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    4,000       10,999  
   

 

 

 
      99,684  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 82.4%
(Cost: $8,317,698)

      8,570,732  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Investment Companies

   
India — 12.3%            

iShares MSCI India ETF(d)

    36,822     $ 1,280,669  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 12.3%
(Cost: $1,238,820)

      1,280,669  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 3.4%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares

    8,800       87,906  

Braskem SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    400       5,556  

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao, Preference Shares

    600       12,850  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares

    3,200       6,462  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    3,000       10,170  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares

    9,201       116,177  

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares

    11,800       37,474  

Lojas Americanas SA, Preference Shares

    2,400       10,889  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares

    10,800       50,820  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    1,400       20,337  
   

 

 

 
      358,641  
Chile — 0.2%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    1,936       8,461  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA,
Series B, Preference Shares

    280       15,127  
   

 

 

 
      23,588  
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares

    922       8,958  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.1%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares

    20,000       9,720  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea — 1.1%            

Hyundai Motor Co., Preference Shares

    56     $ 5,017  

Hyundai Motor Co., Series 2, Preference Shares

    86       8,574  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    50       96,302  
   

 

 

 
      109,893  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 4.9%
(Cost: $480,348)

      510,800  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    9,347       9,347  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $9,347)

      9,347  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%
(Cost: $10,046,213)

      10,371,548  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

      35,447  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 10,406,995  
   

 

 

 

 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
07/18/17
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iShares MSCI India ETF

     36,404        418               36,822      $ 1,280,669      $      $      $ 24,375  

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

     5,430               (5,430                           (19,411      5,702  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     15,969               (6,622 )(a)       9,347        9,347        21                
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 1,290,016      $ 21      $ (19,411    $ 30,077  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Net of purchases and sales.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 8,498,340        $ 72,392        $        $ 8,570,732  

Investment Companies

     1,280,669                            1,280,669  

Preferred Stocks

     510,800                            510,800  

Money Market Funds

     9,347                            9,347  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 10,299,156        $ 72,392        $        $ 10,371,548  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 4.0%            

AES Tiete Energia SA

    50,500     $ 202,402  

Aliansce Shopping Centers SA(a)

    41,600       216,877  

Alupar Investimento SA

    60,108       318,516  

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

    19,600       277,104  

B2W Cia. Digital(a)

    69,523       365,642  

BR Properties SA

    34,141       114,900  

Cia. de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-Copasa MG

    24,100       301,573  

Cia. Hering

    55,200       428,799  

Cosan Logistica SA(a)

    49,522       136,665  

CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens SA

    37,000       509,068  

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    89,600       333,893  

Duratex SA

    93,300       252,054  

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    86,200       317,267  

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA

    36,400       178,186  

Estacio Participacoes SA

    94,900       889,914  

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA(a)

    84,900       128,837  

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    25,344       168,650  

Fleury SA

    60,800       487,925  

GAEC Educacao SA

    15,200       119,982  

Guararapes Confeccoes SA

    2,200       98,446  

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

    28,300       332,223  

Instituto Hermes Pardini SA

    10,001       94,977  

Iochpe Maxion SA

    36,905       240,275  

Light SA(a)

    31,300       154,178  

Linx SA

    55,400       352,553  

Magazine Luiza SA

    26,600       462,418  

Magnesita Refratarios SA

    11,400       179,135  

Mahle-Metal Leve SA

    17,700       122,386  

Marfrig Global Foods SA(a)

    87,700       183,798  

Minerva SA

    46,200       153,364  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

    104,200       425,599  

Multiplus SA

    19,100       203,710  

Prumo Logistica SA(a)

    25,900       87,165  

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA(a)

    144,100       147,693  

Sao Martinho SA

    67,800       354,713  

Ser Educacional SA(b)

    14,535       131,142  

SLC Agricola SA

    28,600       194,779  

Smiles Fidelidade SA

    22,300       511,703  

TOTVS SA

    39,000       361,184  

Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao SA

    29,440       151,771  

Via Varejo SA(a)

    47,100       314,865  

Wiz Solucoes e Corretagem de Seguros SA

    21,400       73,003  
   

 

 

 
      11,079,334  
Chile — 1.1%            

Besalco SA

    128,799       108,039  

CAP SA

    26,939       251,477  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA(a)

    5,290,792       232,794  

Engie Energia Chile SA

    165,042       304,971  

Forus SA

    30,420       105,157  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    153,982       242,385  

Inversiones La Construccion SA

    13,184       200,710  

Parque Arauco SA

    223,523       588,787  

Ripley Corp. SA

    286,459       255,842  

Salfacorp SA

    193,813       262,283  

Sociedad de Inversiones Oro Blanco SA

    9,728,995       83,227  

SONDA SA

    149,718       257,077  
Security   Shares     Value  
Chile (continued)            

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    148,324     $ 258,416  
   

 

 

 
      3,151,165  
China — 19.7%            

21Vianet Group Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    26,872       191,866  

361 Degrees International Ltd.

    310,000       108,755  

500.com Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    9,381       95,780  

51job Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    8,787       505,252  

AGTech Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    948,000       166,290  

Ajisen China Holdings Ltd.

    417,000       197,549  

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    152,000       124,360  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    10,500       56,465  

Anton Oilfield Services Group/Hong Kong(a)(c)

    1,090,000       113,044  

Anxin-China Holdings Ltd.(a)(d)

    1,084,000       23,595  

APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.

    226,000       101,857  

Asia Cement China Holdings Corp.

    398,500       140,824  

AVIC International Holding HK Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,976,000       177,184  

AVIC International Holdings Ltd., Class H

    68,000       88,807  

Baozun Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    9,183       260,338  

Beijing Beida Jade Bird Universal Sci-Tech Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    323,000       73,614  

Beijing Capital Land Ltd., Class H

    442,000       220,711  

Beijing Enterprises Medical & Health Group Ltd.(a)

    2,208,000       107,429  

Beijing Gas Blue Sky Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,016,000       131,643  

Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.

    144,000       201,705  

Best Pacific International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    146,000       92,346  

Bitauto Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    7,351       217,810  

Boshiwa International Holding Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    32,000       287  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    1,464,000       127,464  

Boyaa Interactive International Ltd.(a)(c)

    210,000       83,890  

C C Land Holdings Ltd.(a)

    937,000       197,953  

C.banner International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    498,000       164,508  

Canvest Environment Protection Group Co. Ltd.

    196,000       114,937  

Capital Environment Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,728,000       147,971  

Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,117,500       153,676  

CGN Meiya Power Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    854,000       123,559  

Changyou.com Ltd., ADR(a)

    5,835       212,861  

Chaowei Power Holdings Ltd.(c)

    310,000       150,431  

Cheetah Mobile Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    12,453       158,527  

Chiho Environmental Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    182,000       91,347  

China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd.

    1,572,000       187,186  

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    793,000       328,970  

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd.

    123,000       128,509  

China All Access Holdings Ltd.

    578,000       167,993  

China Animal Healthcare Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    126,000       4,033  

China Animation Characters Co. Ltd.(c)

    318,000       127,034  

China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd.

    292,000       160,016  

China Beidahuang Industry Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,260,000       108,512  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

    646,000       179,486  

China Chengtong Development Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,722,000       103,626  

China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,257,000       148,068  

China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd.

    1,395,000       250,058  

China Electronics Huada Technology Co. Ltd.(c)

    560,000       101,099  

China Electronics Optics Valley Union Holding Co Ltd.(c)

    1,320,000       126,757  

China Everbright Greentech Ltd.(a)(b)

    135,000       115,292  

China Fangda Group Co. Ltd., Class B

    386,300       237,413  

China First Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    1,040,000       478,042  

China Foods Ltd.(c)

    404,000       199,667  

China Goldjoy Group Ltd.

    3,212,000       254,979  

China Greenland Broad Greenstate Group Co
Ltd.(c)

    420,000       71,522  

China Harmony New Energy Auto Holding Ltd.(a)(c)

    283,500       172,782  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    118,000     $ 142,624  

China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd.(a)

    289,500       87,478  

China Innovationpay Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,328,000       125,190  

China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc.

    1,531       89,012  

China Investment Fund International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    288,000       322,655  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    415,000       265,147  

China Lilang Ltd.

    221,000       180,814  

China Logistics Property Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    513,000       165,522  

China Lumena New Materials Corp.(a)(c)(d)

    210,000        

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd.

    228,000       242,299  

China Merchants Land Ltd.(c)

    682,000       123,997  

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(a)(d)

    12,000        

China Metal Resources Utilization Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    408,000       164,032  

China Minsheng Financial Holding Corp. Ltd.(a)

    3,670,000       173,862  

China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.(a)

    542,000       108,258  

China National Materials Co. Ltd., Class H

    398,000       304,735  

China NT Pharma Group Co.Ltd.

    609,500       154,517  

China Ocean Industry Group Ltd.(a)

    230,000       1,679  

China Oil & Gas Group Ltd.(c)

    2,670,000       191,442  

China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.

    374,000       198,727  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.(c)

    590,000       159,394  

China Power Clean Energy Development Co. Ltd.

    179,000       96,259  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    583,000       156,757  

China Rapid Finance Ltd., ADR(a)

    16,790       124,582  

China Regenerative Medicine International Ltd.(a)(c)

    4,960,000       121,933  

China Resources Phoenix Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd.

    207,000       265,038  

China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.

    640,000       279,429  

China Shengmu Organic Milk Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    1,261,000       213,121  

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    228,000       209,019  

China Silver Group Ltd.

    414,000       136,230  

China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd.(c)

    314,000       108,952  

China South City Holdings Ltd.

    716,000       175,099  

China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H

    787,000       194,478  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co.
Ltd.(c)

    712,000       375,591  

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.(c)

    884,000       286,359  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

    392,000       312,689  

China Water Industry Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    900,000       205,116  

China Yuhua Education Corp Ltd.(b)

    336,000       160,897  

China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd.

    321,500       334,664  

Chinasoft International Ltd.(c)

    722,000       466,838  

Chong Sing Holdings FinTech Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,480,000       729,712  

Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,746,000       192,256  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    1,200,000       662,211  

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    292,000       205,255  

CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,060,000       114,005  

Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Ltd.(c)

    764,000       181,947  

COFCO Meat Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,036,000       213,562  

Cogobuy Group(b)(c)

    236,000       119,357  

Colour Life Services Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    208,000       130,496  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    1,032,894       223,501  

Concord New Energy Group Ltd.

    3,790,000       174,695  

Coolpad Group Ltd.(a)(d)

    1,024,000       9,178  

COSCO SHIPPING International Hong Kong Co. Ltd.

    640,000       251,568  

Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    268,000       100,540  

Crown International Corp Ltd.(a)(c)

    588,000       105,401  

CT Environmental Group Ltd.(c)

    888,000       147,807  

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.(c)

    375,000       178,613  

Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd.

    268,000       144,119  

Dazhong Transportation Group Co. Ltd., Class B

    361,100       247,353  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Digital China Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    265,000     $ 140,809  

eHi Car Services Ltd., ADR(a)

    16,950       194,077  

Fang Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    88,829       412,167  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    1,186,500       164,070  

FDG Electric Vehicles Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,790,000       259,468  

First Tractor Co. Ltd., Class H

    310,000       128,601  

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.(c)

    453,000       357,867  

Fufeng Group Ltd.

    567,400       391,576  

Future Land Development Holdings Ltd.(c)

    572,000       326,640  

GCL New Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,694,000       217,308  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    5,783       118,262  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(c)

    154,000       195,798  

Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,101,000       100,088  

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.

    194,000       235,228  

Golden Meditech Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,040,000       147,807  

Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd.

    491,000       337,593  

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    371,000       152,006  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    246,500       282,158  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.

    292,000       219,836  

Gridsum Holding Inc., ADR(a)

    6,461       55,306  

Ground International Development Ltd.(a)

    425,000       105,023  

Guorui Properties Ltd.(c)

    500,000       130,598  

Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    759,000       161,320  

Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    125,380       123,450  

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    272,000       114,578  

Harmonicare Medical Holdings Ltd.(b)

    212,000       81,432  

HC International Inc.(c)

    209,000       160,024  

Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.

    257,600       12,863  

HengTen Networks Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,848,000       306,476  

Hi Sun Technology China Ltd.(a)

    822,000       166,290  

Hilong Holding Ltd.(c)

    404,000       57,934  

Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    133,000       146,279  

Honghua Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    898,000       74,736  

Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Ltd.

    536,500       320,106  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.

    232,000       218,924  

Hua Han Health Industry Holdings Ltd., Class H(a)(d)

    1,112,400       56,972  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(b)

    159,000       279,312  

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.

    340,000       218,535  

Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H

    872,000       216,599  

Huangshi Dongbei Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd., Class B

    69,200       115,910  

Huanxi Media Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    530,000       143,185  

Huayi Tencent Entertainment Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,090,000       92,322  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,680       525,780  

IGG Inc.(c)

    289,000       283,072  

iKang Healthcare Group Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    18,873       276,301  

IMAX China Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    42,600       129,269  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    391,000       544,272  

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd., ADR(a)

    18,000       134,100  

Jiayuan International Group Ltd.(a)

    228,000       195,298  

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    8,839       216,909  

Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.

    420,000       125,835  

Jumei International Holding Ltd., ADR(a)

    29,622       93,013  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,445,000       767,810  

Kama Co. Ltd.(a)

    125,500       122,488  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    323,000       535,149  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    694,000       360,764  

Kong Sun Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,900,000       68,116  

Konka Group Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    298,900       117,873  

KuangChi Science Ltd.(a)(c)

    657,000       215,349  

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

    442,500       467,984  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Lao Feng Xiang Co. Ltd., Class B

    70,200     $ 251,456  

Launch Tech Co. Ltd.

    93,000       100,737  

Lee’s Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd.

    145,000       124,017  

Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd.(a)

    315,000       77,437  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.(a)

    564,000       438,334  

Lifestyle China Group Ltd.(a)

    299,000       96,857  

Lifetech Scientific Corp.(a)(c)

    788,000       180,600  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., Class H

    42,590       305,648  

Lonking Holdings Ltd.

    780,000       276,638  

Luthai Textile Co. Ltd., Class B

    139,500       151,821  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd.(c)

    441,500       292,253  

MMG Ltd.(a)

    768,000       351,049  

Nam Tai Property Inc.

    7,827       93,924  

Nan Hai Corp. Ltd.(c)

    6,400,000       180,277  

National Agricultural Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    354,000       45,779  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.(c)

    75,000       219,905  

New Provenance Everlasting Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,140,000       107,273  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    10,222       412,969  

North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,940,000       104,195  

NQ Mobile Inc., ADR(a)

    38,424       159,075  

NVC Lighting Holding Ltd.

    855,000       82,104  

O-Net Technologies Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    146,000       93,281  

Panda Green Energy Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,408,000       191,094  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.(c)

    332,000       147,930  

Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.

    928,000       128,324  

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    686,000       303,027  

Pou Sheng International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    792,000       116,617  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

    429,000       196,094  

Q Technology Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    115,000       248,841  

Qingdao Port International Co. Ltd.(b)

    387,000       255,681  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    136,000       98,384  

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,222,000       203,146  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    178,500       194,951  

Seaspan Corp.

    18,850       110,649  

Shandong Airlines Co. Ltd., Class B

    65,400       118,739  

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd., Class B

    256,900       409,187  

Shang Gong Group Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    155,300       146,603  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    75,200       113,402  

Shanghai Dasheng Agricultural Finance Technology Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,360,000       102,737  

Shanghai Haixin Group Co., Class B

    192,700       131,999  

Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    418,000       144,503  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., Class B

    79,700       106,240  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Travel Co. Ltd., Class B

    62,700       177,692  

Shanghai Lingyun Industries Development Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    105,700       103,163  

Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Co. Ltd., Class B

    182,000       105,560  

Shanghai Zhongyida Co. Ltd.(a)

    194,900       78,350  

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    276,000       266,098  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    332,000       597,670  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    1,020,000       433,587  

Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    8,984,000       262,266  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

    932,000       193,316  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    1,418,500       386,854  

Sino Oil And Gas Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    6,170,000       112,969  

Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,020,000       129,292  

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.

    362,000       213,672  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd.(c)

    362,800     $ 108,698  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    729,000       365,891  

Sinotrans Shipping Ltd.(c)

    716,000       170,515  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    276,000       305,677  

Skyfame Realty Holdings Ltd.(a)

    248,000       115,265  

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

    724,000       308,689  

SMI Holdings Group Ltd.(c)

    464,800       243,999  

Sohu.com Inc.(a)

    9,962       482,061  

SSY Group Ltd.

    679,970       383,072  

Superb Summit International Group Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    238,250       1,830  

Tarena International Inc., ADR

    13,639       183,990  

TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd.(c)

    214,000       111,244  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.

    115,000       145,771  

Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    187,000       153,235  

Tianjin Development Holdings Ltd.

    328,000       152,447  

Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd.

    1,510,000       224,271  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.

    288,000       244,480  

Tibet Water Resources Ltd.(a)(c)

    854,000       370,677  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    210,000       294,154  

Tongda Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,140,000       302,143  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.

    401,000       319,868  

TPV Technology Ltd.

    364,000       53,597  

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

    564,000       257,801  

Tuniu Corp., ADR(a)(c)

    13,849       120,071  

Universal Medical Financial & Technical Advisory Services Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    226,500       210,254  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    87,000       176,892  

Viva China Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,128,000       99,654  

Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.

    212,000       105,319  

West China Cement Ltd.(a)

    1,030,000       155,617  

Wisdom Education International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    216,000       129,154  

Wisdom Sports Group

    157,000       17,087  

Xiamen International Port Co. Ltd., Class H

    914,000       175,540  

Xingda International Holdings Ltd.

    398,000       138,608  

Xinjiang Xinxin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.,
Class H(a)

    580,000       80,945  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    1,131,400       407,062  

Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd., ADR

    22,286       131,042  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    378,500       140,541  

Xunlei Ltd., ADR(a)

    7,628       104,122  

Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd. Co.(b)

    69,500       329,249  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

    192,000       171,837  

Yirendai Ltd., ADR(c)

    4,003       159,560  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    2,522,000       455,305  

Yuexiu REIT

    585,000       389,491  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    374,000       271,035  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    611,000       301,189  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    405,500       316,188  

Zhonglu Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    33,500       52,427  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    198,000       406,637  

Zhou Hei Ya International Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    242,000       220,614  

Zhuguang Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    774,000       101,083  
   

 

 

 
      54,590,769  
Colombia — 0.3%            

Almacenes Exito SA

    58,614       319,452  

CEMEX Latam Holdings SA(a)

    70,743       256,096  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA

    30,000       290,672  
   

 

 

 
      866,220  
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. AS Class A(a)(c)

    22,369       109,278  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Czech Republic (continued)            

Philip Morris CR AS

    376     $ 284,465  
   

 

 

 
      393,743  
Egypt — 0.5%            

Alexandria Mineral Oils Co.

    116,658       87,547  

EISewedy Electric Co.

    20,080       153,679  

Ezz Steel(a)

    67,628       74,388  

Heliopolis Housing

    50,844       83,559  

Juhayna Food Industries

    152,891       87,243  

Medinet Nasr Housing

    187,232       110,650  

Oriental Weavers

    84,213       83,820  

Palm Hills Developments SAE(a)

    445,760       104,114  

Pioneers Holding for Financial Investments SAE(a)

    152,100       73,631  

Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co.

    56,459       68,648  

Six of October Development & Investment(a)

    93,147       102,510  

Talaat Moustafa Group

    304,860       171,890  

Telecom Egypt Co.

    91,293       69,854  
   

 

 

 
      1,271,533  
Greece — 0.7%            

Aegean Airlines SA

    16,242       149,313  

Grivalia Properties REIC AE

    19,455       196,016  

Hellenic Exchanges-Athens Stock Exchange SA

    32,278       179,348  

Hellenic Petroleum SA

    25,344       228,153  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    23,881       574,615  

Mytilineos Holdings SA(a)

    51,343       559,540  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    44,361       111,077  
   

 

 

 
      1,998,062  
Hungary — 0.1%            

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    159,868       286,855  
   

 

 

 
India — 14.6%            

5Paisa Capital Ltd.(a)

    1,291       4,320  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    96,007       218,279  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    324,300       178,546  

Adani Transmissions Ltd.(a)

    12,440       35,441  

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.(a)

    79,248       205,924  

Aegis Logistics Ltd.

    28,477       102,637  

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    16,361       373,895  

Ajanta Pharma Ltd.

    10,979       233,287  

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    28,859       231,682  

Allcargo Logistics Ltd.

    18,192       50,135  

Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.

    16,177       200,444  

Andhra Bank(a)

    139,423       135,574  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    30,749       527,569  

Apollo Tyres Ltd.

    101,996       396,563  

Arvind Ltd.

    53,756       364,154  

Asahi India Glass Ltd.

    24,823       143,903  

Avanti Feeds Ltd.

    3,968       160,732  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    15,479       515,202  

Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.

    45,184       111,523  

Bayer CropScience Ltd./India

    5,197       325,425  

Biocon Ltd.

    56,497       378,647  

Birla Corp. Ltd.

    5,717       99,529  

Blue Dart Express Ltd.

    3,246       207,021  

Can Fin Homes Ltd.

    11,026       82,686  

Canara Bank Ltd.

    46,137       266,783  

Care Ratings Ltd.

    11,027       235,333  

Ceat Ltd.

    8,811       243,792  

Century Plyboards India Ltd.

    18,041       88,526  

Century Textiles & Industries Ltd.

    8,930       181,688  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.

    1,522     $ 88,537  

CESC Ltd.

    30,580       480,492  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.(a)

    164,959       221,421  

Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    11,156       73,531  

Coromandel International Ltd.

    22,106       177,846  

Cox & Kings Ltd.

    43,935       178,111  

CRISIL Ltd.

    8,870       257,688  

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.

    138,597       571,326  

Dalmia Bharat Ltd.

    8,431       412,306  

DCB Bank Ltd.

    80,513       231,437  

Delta Corp. Ltd.

    23,658       95,872  

Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd.

    53,332       509,954  

Dilip Buildcon Ltd.(b)

    11,190       169,282  

Dish TV India Ltd.(a)

    152,801       193,253  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    26,945       435,015  

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(b)

    5,882       81,169  

eClerx Services Ltd.

    14,308       305,088  

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.

    158,110       722,627  

EID Parry India Ltd.

    38,080       217,980  

Endurance Technologies Ltd.(b)

    9,050       178,888  

Engineers India Ltd.

    48,110       139,973  

Eris Lifesciences Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,148       163,616  

Escorts Ltd.

    19,717       219,630  

Eveready Industries India Ltd.(a)

    18,148       122,699  

Exide Industries Ltd.

    108,176       344,006  

Federal Bank Ltd.

    519,656       891,748  

Finolex Cables Ltd.

    39,689       415,848  

Force Motors Ltd.

    1,220       63,202  

Fortis Healthcare Ltd.(a)

    129,386       290,657  

Future Retail Ltd.(a)

    13,305       113,210  

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

    54,133       210,555  

Gayatri Projects Ltd.(a)

    79,435       257,535  

GE T&D India Ltd.

    37,332       246,178  

Gillette India Ltd.

    3,993       395,615  

GMR Infrastructure Ltd.(a)

    851,605       242,353  

Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.

    3,689       57,418  

Godrej Industries Ltd.

    18,642       167,049  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    16,096       181,779  

Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. (The)

    50,407       311,956  

GRUH Finance Ltd.

    31,374       243,431  

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

    16,212       219,785  

Gujarat Gas Ltd.

    21,624       294,815  

Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. Ltd.

    63,221       163,347  

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

    20,265       139,055  

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.

    82,942       185,423  

Gujarat State Petronet Ltd.

    82,653       269,379  

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

    54,104       282,854  

Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    151,530       90,476  

Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.(a)

    127,374       123,660  

IDFC Ltd.

    281,068       271,783  

IIFL Holdings Ltd.

    42,950       406,386  

India Cements Ltd. (The)

    72,137       194,495  

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.(a)

    58,739       193,580  

Indiabulls Ventures Ltd.

    36,723       155,082  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The)

    166,061       318,318  

Infibeam Incorporation Ltd.(a)

    44,310       116,857  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    26,928       530,166  

Inox Leisure Ltd.(a)

    16,479       70,856  

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

    24,539       205,906  

IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.

    74,501       265,456  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

    149,788     $ 278,413  

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.(a)

    434,407       121,941  

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (The)(a)

    97,410       111,641  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(a)

    110,712       295,238  

JK Cement Ltd.

    5,092       78,935  

JM Financial Ltd.

    64,225       150,204  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    14,568       401,072  

Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.

    26,295       267,803  

Just Dial Ltd.(a)

    11,676       95,999  

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.

    29,767       334,256  

Karnataka Bank Ltd. (The)

    45,480       109,362  

Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. (The)

    99,633       175,996  

Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd.

    10,042       84,605  

KPIT Technologies Ltd.

    99,245       262,658  

KRBL Ltd.

    27,262       256,046  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(b)

    10,344       162,563  

Laurus Labs Ltd.(b)

    16,628       135,489  

Mahanagar Gas Ltd.

    13,340       229,343  

Manappuram Finance Ltd.

    154,542       252,497  

Marksans Pharma Ltd.

    140,981       85,599  

Max Financial Services Ltd.(a)

    44,084       374,625  

Max India Ltd.(a)

    68,629       146,720  

Minda Industries Ltd.

    7,625       147,060  

Mindtree Ltd.

    41,738       349,025  

MOIL Ltd.

    23,832       90,959  

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

    11,620       233,616  

Mphasis Ltd.

    33,920       383,467  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    37,568       257,756  

Natco Pharma Ltd.

    26,953       393,176  

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

    139,424       176,983  

NCC Ltd./India

    179,899       343,309  

NIIT Technologies Ltd.

    11,428       113,252  

Oberoi Realty Ltd.

    43,635       329,699  

Page Industries Ltd.

    2,311       801,015  

PC Jeweller Ltd.

    46,228       283,476  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    25,849       262,278  

PI Industries Ltd.

    24,817       366,540  

Praxis Home Retail Ltd.

    1,872       145  

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.

    34,644       177,626  

PTC India Ltd.

    162,145       292,203  

PVR Ltd.

    12,524       255,598  

Radico Khaitan Ltd.

    17,576       77,822  

Rain Industries Ltd.

    28,984       159,417  

Rajesh Exports Ltd.

    32,985       390,725  

Ramco Cements Ltd. (The)

    17,671       191,851  

Raymond Ltd.

    8,112       121,428  

RBL Bank Ltd.(b)

    37,438       300,032  

Redington India Ltd.

    151,023       445,129  

Reliance Capital Ltd.

    36,016       241,941  

Reliance Communications Ltd.(a)

    381,958       74,638  

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

    45,075       307,549  

Repco Home Finance Ltd.

    9,585       93,353  

Sadbhav Engineering Ltd.

    44,590       262,540  

Shilpa Medicare Ltd.

    9,652       96,281  

Sintex Plastics Technology Ltd.(a)

    163,960       206,221  

Somany Ceramics Ltd.

    5,643       78,396  

SpiceJet Ltd.(a)

    48,391       107,319  

SRF Ltd.

    4,027       114,377  

Sterlite Technologies Ltd.

    32,109       137,190  

Strides Shasun Ltd.

    18,265       226,287  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. Ltd.(a)

    34,313     $ 228,638  

Sundaram Finance Ltd.

    14,044       398,374  

Sundram Fasteners Ltd.

    27,483       212,729  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    19,413       347,751  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(a)

    883,912       191,231  

Symphony Ltd.

    10,167       255,618  

Syndicate Bank(a)

    92,525       133,091  

Syngene International Ltd.(b)

    13,992       120,217  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    20,980       224,458  

Tata Global Beverages Ltd.

    142,174       633,036  

Thermax Ltd.

    17,944       310,152  

TI Financial Holdings Ltd.

    37,591       329,475  

Time Technoplast Ltd.

    41,101       124,648  

Torrent Power Ltd.

    57,622       255,939  

TTK Prestige Ltd.

    1,100       112,521  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    36,903       148,173  

Union Bank of India(a)

    50,850       129,412  

VA Tech Wabag Ltd.

    10,014       93,757  

V-Guard Industries Ltd.

    29,311       104,302  

Voltas Ltd.

    46,890       462,937  

VRL Logistics Ltd.

    8,255       52,772  

WABCO India Ltd.

    3,591       404,929  

Welspun India Ltd.

    99,990       111,186  

Whirlpool of India Ltd.

    10,482       253,215  

Wockhardt Ltd.

    13,014       145,338  
   

 

 

 
      40,561,783  
Indonesia — 2.4%            

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT

    3,283,200       288,852  

Alam Sutera Realty Tbk PT

    5,677,900       155,317  

Aneka Tambang Persero Tbk PT(a)

    3,698,400       181,830  

Bank Bukopin Tbk

    2,933,600       133,385  

Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk PT

    863,800       159,017  

Bumi Resources Tbk PT(a)

    8,618,500       191,154  

Ciputra Development Tbk PT

    4,925,063       446,045  

Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk PT(a)

    1,537,800       92,659  

Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT(a)

    3,964,800       65,074  

Global Mediacom Tbk PT

    2,189,000       94,674  

Hanson International Tbk PT(a)

    25,259,800       203,557  

Harum Energy Tbk PT(a)

    263,900       39,802  

Indika Energy Tbk PT(a)

    602,900       124,806  

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

    150,100       234,705  

Indofarma Persero Tbk PT(a)

    212,100       39,673  

Inti Agri Resources Tbk PT

    10,108,500       243,632  

Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,853,000       181,519  

Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk PT

    12,673,098       281,083  

Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk PT(a)

    974,900       32,722  

Kresna Graha Investama PT Tbk(a)

    6,039,900       236,666  

Link Net Tbk PT

    491,000       181,139  

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

    4,287,100       182,248  

Medco Energi Internasional Tbk PT(a)

    2,259,800       163,729  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

    1,684,600       161,909  

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT

    384,200       196,702  

Panin Financial Tbk PT(a)

    6,497,700       115,293  

Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk PT(a)

    159,800       31,899  

Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,413,300       145,238  

PP Persero Tbk PT

    1,322,925       251,362  

PP Properti Tbk PT

    8,497,169       123,129  

Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk PT

    1,541,000       113,929  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia (continued)  

Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk PT

    1,125,900     $ 124,443  

Sentul City Tbk PT(a)

    6,658,100       76,790  

Siloam International Hospitals Tbk PT(a)

    83,125       62,224  

Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk PT

    2,978,100       81,465  

Sugih Energy Tbk PT(a)

    5,450,300       20,147  

Summarecon Agung Tbk PT

    3,135,600       199,365  

Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Persero Tbk PT

    284,200       236,378  

Timah Persero Tbk PT

    1,271,396       79,897  

Totalindo Eka Persada Tbk PT

    484,200       115,269  

Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk PT

    1,048,700       108,157  

Visi Media Asia Tbk PT(a)

    4,073,500       82,518  

Waskita Beton Precast Tbk PT

    2,913,100       85,717  

Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT

    1,176,448       156,993  
   

 

 

 
      6,522,112  
Malaysia — 3.3%  

AirAsia X Bhd(a)(c)

    755,400       64,651  

Bumi Armada Bhd(a)(c)

    987,300       181,067  

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

    179,400       424,647  

Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd(c)

    312,800       303,660  

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd

    88,100       326,592  

DRB-Hicom Bhd(c)

    224,500       93,873  

Eastern & Oriental Bhd

    452,481       163,754  

Globetronics Technology Bhd

    105,800       165,317  

Hengyuan Refining Co. Bhd(a)

    31,300       80,517  

IGB REIT

    957,100       372,121  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    648,700       513,947  

Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd(a)(c)

    167,400       52,805  

Karex Bhd(c)

    288,500       101,587  

Kossan Rubber Industries

    125,500       235,993  

KPJ Healthcare Bhd

    1,323,200       313,854  

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd(a)

    62,200       104,338  

Magnum Bhd

    436,700       190,078  

Mah Sing Group Bhd

    506,257       188,167  

Malaysia Building Society Bhd

    578,600       157,048  

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd

    66,600       210,736  

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd

    974,000       254,843  

Media Prima Bhd

    114,200       18,012  

My EG Services Bhd(c)

    836,400       433,590  

OSK Holdings Bhd

    771,480       203,741  

Padini Holdings Bhd

    136,600       168,683  

Pos Malaysia Bhd(c)

    144,400       187,143  

QL Resources Bhd(c)

    394,730       405,396  

Scientex Bhd

    75,600       158,983  

Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd

    137,500       107,593  

Sunway Bhd(c)

    977,435       389,588  

Sunway Construction Group Bhd

    507,720       297,965  

Sunway REIT(c)

    803,800       330,208  

Supermax Corp. Bhd(c)

    273,700       126,493  

TIME dotCom Bhd

    159,800       357,543  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd(c)

    269,700       443,839  

Tune Protect Group Bhd

    66,300       16,374  

UMW Oil & Gas Corp. Bhd(a)

    1,149,800       92,782  

Unisem M Bhd

    302,700       264,987  

VS Industry Bhd(c)

    471,700       364,488  

WCT Holdings Bhd(a)

    501,915       189,008  

Yinson Holdings Bhd

    255,100       239,536  
   

 

 

 
      9,295,547  
Mexico — 2.7%  

Alsea SAB de CV(c)

    186,459       617,221  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mexico (continued)  

Axtel SAB de CV, CPO(a)(c)

    337,400     $ 73,261  

Banco del Bajio SA(a)(b)

    85,800       158,310  

Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV

    79,700       435,253  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    147,600       253,616  

Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV

    132,400       225,577  

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV(b)

    296,100       192,562  

Consorcio ARA SAB de CV

    388,400       142,785  

Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A(a)(c)

    219,500       200,672  

Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    193,900       244,068  

Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER

    96,200       141,255  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV,
Series B(a)(c)

    293,100       347,826  

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV(a)(c)

    134,600       229,904  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    98,400       499,457  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    115,100       224,434  

Grupo Financiero Interacciones SA de CV, Series O

    40,000       184,822  

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

    97,600       221,627  

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV, Series B

    63,400       309,231  

Industrias CH SAB de CV, Series B(a)(c)

    61,900       279,991  

La Comer SAB de CV(a)(c)

    148,200       146,161  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV

    307,700       370,113  

Minera Frisco SAB de CV, Series A1(a)(c)

    278,400       178,657  

PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CV

    267,400       438,337  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    144,800       277,366  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    132,500       243,052  

Rassini SAB de CV

    30,800       115,595  

Telesites SAB de CV(a)(c)

    514,900       408,466  

TV Azteca SAB de CV, CPO(c)

    515,100       95,789  

Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR

    60,800       202,961  

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV(a)

    1        
   

 

 

 
      7,458,369  
Pakistan — 0.8%  

Bank Alfalah Ltd.(a)

    242,000       92,666  

DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.

    78,773       100,456  

Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan

    79,100       196,911  

Engro Fertilizers Ltd.

    171,500       106,635  

Fauji Cement Co. Ltd.

    260,500       66,846  

Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    171,500       131,943  

Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd.

    11,250       58,836  

Hub Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    214,400       198,682  

Indus Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,020       82,942  

International Steels Ltd.

    66,500       71,508  

Kot Addu Power Co. Ltd.

    161,000       90,557  

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd.

    91,037       61,443  

Millat Tractors Ltd.

    8,910       98,240  

National Bank of Pakistan

    156,500       66,595  

National Refinery Ltd.

    10,700       51,714  

Nishat Mills Ltd.

    41,064       55,037  

Packages Ltd.

    8,750       41,220  

Pak Elektron Ltd.

    100,300       50,743  

Pakistan Oilfields Ltd.

    37,400       213,082  

Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd.

    61,798       181,526  

Searle Co. Ltd. (The)

    30,250       94,082  

SUI Northern Gas Pipeline

    69,700       68,063  

Thal Ltd.

    18,000       89,726  
   

 

 

 
      2,269,453  
Peru — 0.1%  

Grana y Montero SAA, ADR(a)

    95,732       291,025  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Philippines — 0.9%  

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.(a)

    1,367,600     $ 288,976  

Cebu Air Inc.

    97,610       195,764  

Cosco Capital Inc.

    1,396,800       207,047  

D&L Industries Inc.

    1,092,400       243,432  

DoubleDragon Properties Corp.(a)

    242,510       180,700  

Filinvest Land Inc.

    5,735,000       207,674  

First Gen Corp.

    560,700       195,230  

First Philippine Holdings Corp.

    143,960       177,300  

Manila Water Co. Inc.

    579,100       326,075  

Megawide Construction Corp.(a)

    187,100       64,700  

Melco Resorts And Entertainment (Philippines) Corp.(a)

    491,500       72,659  

Petron Corp.

    632,200       120,754  

Premium Leisure Corp.

    2,385,000       62,638  

Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc.

    2,142,100       255,722  
   

 

 

 
      2,598,671  
Poland — 1.0%  

Asseco Poland SA

    24,802       313,083  

Boryszew SA(a)

    39,146       106,676  

Budimex SA

    4,682       267,336  

Ciech SA(a)

    9,601       153,846  

Enea SA

    81,095       273,704  

Energa SA

    60,568       207,862  

Eurocash SA

    27,975       218,219  

Globe Trade Centre SA

    81,895       212,243  

KRUK SA

    5,885       471,087  

Netia SA

    130,213       148,959  

PKP Cargo SA(a)

    11,721       188,216  

Warsaw Stock Exchange

    14,628       179,920  
   

 

 

 
      2,741,151  
Qatar — 0.4%  

Gulf International Services QSC

    8,804       35,499  

Gulf Warehousing Co.

    10,485       109,938  

Medicare Group

    4,866       79,591  

Qatar First Bank(a)

    93,324       134,356  

Qatar National Cement Co. QSC

    13,962       207,746  

United Development Co. QSC

    65,314       223,258  

Vodafone Qatar QSC(a)

    119,168       223,640  
   

 

 

 
      1,014,028  
Russia — 0.7%  

Aeroflot PJSC

    189,456       494,610  

Detsky Mir PJSC(b)

    75,070       139,824  

DIXY Group OJSC(a)

    47,330       264,143  

LSR Group PJSC, GDR(e)

    101,119       277,066  

M Video OJSC(a)

    14,990       100,235  

Mechel PJSC(a)

    31,477       145,424  

Ros Agro PLC, GDR(e)

    3,390       40,885  

Sistema PJSC FC, GDR(e)

    59,545       279,302  

TMK PJSC, GDR(e)

    39,597       212,240  
   

 

 

 
      1,953,729  
South Africa — 5.0%  

Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd.

    35,563       141,809  

Advtech Ltd.

    190,329       227,404  

AECI Ltd.

    41,905       285,664  

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    40,238       356,206  

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd.

    315,729       150,430  

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd.(a)

    87,694       34,068  

Arrowhead Properties Ltd., Class A

    420,083       190,912  

Ascendis Health Ltd.

    77,102       94,156  

Assore Ltd.

    13,848       304,458  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)  

Astral Foods Ltd.

    17,373     $ 280,158  

Attacq Ltd.(a)

    143,264       190,809  

AVI Ltd.

    110,893       817,239  

Barloworld Ltd.

    74,267       839,433  

Blue Label Telecoms Ltd.

    180,416       210,270  

Cashbuild Ltd.

    8,200       230,808  

City Lodge Hotels Ltd.

    21,078       194,287  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    82,928       1,053,977  

Clover Industries Ltd.

    40,373       35,897  

Curro Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    74,655       225,511  

DataTec Ltd.

    67,328       278,788  

Delta Property Fund Ltd.

    280,550       137,576  

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd.(b)

    83,458       226,348  

Emira Property Fund Ltd.

    205,470       199,408  

EOH Holdings Ltd.

    46,704       287,978  

Famous Brands Ltd.(a)

    25,943       187,197  

Grindrod Ltd.(a)

    171,521       170,107  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    143,397       265,089  

Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd.

    23,047       221,305  

Hudaco Industries Ltd.

    14,028       139,843  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    224,907       642,945  

Invicta Holdings Ltd.

    23,303       86,943  

JSE Ltd.

    28,843       283,092  

KAP Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    588,503       378,316  

Lewis Group Ltd.

    4,110       7,423  

Massmart Holdings Ltd.

    25,878       212,942  

Metair Investments Ltd.

    89,178       127,140  

Mpact Ltd.

    82,650       142,672  

Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd.

    155,859       159,372  

Nampak Ltd.(a)

    212,109       278,303  

Northam Platinum Ltd.(a)

    126,063       460,175  

Oceana Group Ltd.

    13,722       82,478  

Omnia Holdings Ltd.

    21,885       237,739  

PPC Ltd.(a)

    563,804       289,289  

Raubex Group Ltd.

    78,484       109,305  

Reunert Ltd.

    60,880       313,269  

SA Corporate Real Estate Ltd.

    681,253       235,199  

Stadio Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    97,284       60,613  

Sun International Ltd./South Africa(a)

    46,416       185,970  

Super Group Ltd./South Africa(a)

    109,075       319,010  

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.

    33,825       263,360  

Trencor Ltd.

    65,815       240,248  

Vukile Property Fund Ltd.

    226,660       338,100  

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd.

    20,895       229,512  

Zeder Investments Ltd.

    454,751       222,334  
   

 

 

 
      13,882,884  
South Korea — 16.7%  

Advanced Process Systems Corp.(a)(c)

    4,876       155,252  

Ahnlab Inc.

    2,127       98,117  

AK Holdings Inc.

    2,404       150,657  

Amicogen Inc.(a)(c)

    3,501       148,790  

Aprogen pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(c)

    34,614       143,450  

APS Holdings Corp.(a)

    1       8  

Asiana Airlines Inc.(a)

    42,489       181,161  

ATGen Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,400       163,749  

BH Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,633       204,809  

Binggrae Co. Ltd.

    3,776       233,517  

Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,630       247,130  

Caregen Co. Ltd.

    1,496       110,250  

Cell Biotech Co. Ltd.

    3,597       131,551  
 

 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(a)(c)

    7,371     $ 412,492  

Chabiotech Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    23,345       304,617  

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

    2,278       281,545  

CJ CGV Co. Ltd.

    5,005       328,378  

CJ Freshway Corp.

    3,800       128,151  

CJ O Shopping Co. Ltd.

    1,445       298,228  

CLIO Cosmetics Co. Ltd.

    2,969       108,311  

CMG Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    32,397       229,228  

Com2uSCorp

    3,650       422,270  

Cosmax Inc.

    2,684       308,293  

CrystalGenomics Inc.(a)

    8,527       165,329  

Dae Hwa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(c)

    5,128       108,380  

Daeduck GDS Co. Ltd.

    3,835       94,091  

Daesang Corp.

    9,522       234,933  

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,923       240,320  

Daishin Securities Co. Ltd.

    18,874       253,214  

Daou Technology Inc.

    10,180       177,735  

DB HiTek Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    14,441       177,817  

Dentium Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,807       108,262  

DIO Corp.(a)

    4,298       131,122  

Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,514       176,686  

Dong-A ST Co. Ltd.

    2,039       191,112  

Dongjin Semichem Co. Ltd.

    11,449       231,452  

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.

    20,982       215,942  

Dongwon Development Co. Ltd.

    42,711       202,909  

Dongwon F&B Co. Ltd.

    568       122,917  

Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.(a)

    47,759       389,708  

DoubleUGames Co. Ltd.

    4,015       195,170  

Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.

    9,339       294,351  

Duk San Neolux Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,538       74,775  

Easy Bio Inc.

    26,374       151,713  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,083       206,819  

Emerson Pacific Inc.(a)(c)

    3,482       87,190  

Eo Technics Co. Ltd.

    3,241       285,309  

Fila Korea Ltd.(c)

    4,519       330,957  

Foosung Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    21,002       195,884  

Gamevil Inc.(a)(c)

    2,519       167,818  

GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,174       189,508  

Genexine Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,331       230,429  

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.

    12,358       370,768  

Green Cross Cell Corp.

    5,010       224,662  

Green Cross Corp./South Korea

    2,022       399,476  

Green Cross Holdings Corp.

    8,930       321,669  

GS Home Shopping Inc.

    1,506       294,903  

G-treeBNT Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,374       220,559  

Halla Holdings Corp.(c)

    3,639       221,366  

Hana Tour Service Inc.

    3,734       367,138  

Hanall Biopharma Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    12,139       159,511  

Handsome Co. Ltd.

    7,594       232,024  

Hanil Cement Co. Ltd.

    1,346       191,711  

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    29,004       99,012  

Hanjin Kal Corp.(a)(c)

    15,581       277,759  

Hanjin Transportation Co. Ltd.(c)

    3,906       97,986  

Hankook Tire Worldwide Co. Ltd.

    11,396       198,442  

Hansae Co. Ltd.(c)

    6,605       172,977  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.(c)

    3,515       247,415  

Hansol Technics Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,123       166,973  

Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,915       120,516  

Hite Jinro Co. Ltd.

    11,070       241,083  

HLB Inc.(a)(c)

    10,798       358,197  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

Homecast Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,195     $ 163,008  

HS Industries Co. Ltd.(c)

    13,990       135,626  

Huchems Fine Chemical Corp.

    9,615       212,047  

Hugel Inc.(a)(c)

    833       366,650  

Humedix Co. Ltd.

    4,301       143,465  

Huons Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,539       204,380  

Huons Global Co. Ltd.

    3,342       158,156  

Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,048       348,155  

Hyundai Electric & Energy System Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,052       222,500  

Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.

    5,705       276,272  

Hyundai Greenfood Co. Ltd.

    19,220       273,751  

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.

    2,653       318,141  

Hyundai Livart Furniture Co. Ltd.

    5,129       144,456  

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.(a)

    65,162       350,285  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,208       357,288  

Hyundai Rotem Co. Ltd.(a)

    9,587       166,060  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.

    7,434       271,197  

Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,739       187,740  

InBody Co. Ltd.

    5,588       184,598  

Innocean Worldwide Inc.

    3,752       268,234  

Innox Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,846       150,462  

Interflex Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,413       213,264  

Interojo Co. Ltd.

    5,470       191,255  

iNtRON Biotechnology Inc.(a)(c)

    4,801       178,011  

IS Dongseo Co. Ltd.

    5,974       201,741  

It’s Hanbul Co. Ltd.

    1,743       81,524  

Jayjun Cosmetic Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    17,449       121,538  

Jeil Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,798       123,915  

Jenax Inc.(a)(c)

    5,979       164,824  

Jusung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    16,693       203,246  

JW Holdings Corp.

    11,634       87,876  

JW Pharmaceutical Corp.

    4,278       179,650  

KC Tech Co. Ltd.

    9,719       214,340  

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. Inc.(c)

    5,920       99,007  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.(c)

    4,039       305,082  

Koh Young Technology Inc.

    5,653       454,526  

Kolmar BNH Co. Ltd.(c)

    5,464       160,167  

Kolon Corp.(c)

    2,810       176,359  

Kolon Industries Inc.

    5,840       446,486  

Kolon Life Science Inc.

    1,821       230,417  

Komipharm International Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    13,130       468,131  

Korea Asset In Trust Co. Ltd.

    22,546       170,921  

Korea Electric Terminal Co. Ltd.

    3,017       189,074  

Korea Kolmar Co. Ltd.(c)

    4,917       390,378  

Korea Kolmar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,237       138,612  

Korea Line Corp.(a)

    4,411       100,522  

Korea PetroChemical Ind. Co. Ltd.

    1,147       255,592  

Korea REIT Co. Ltd.

    62,846       198,081  

Korean Reinsurance Co.

    40,689       405,675  

KT Skylife Co. Ltd.

    14,268       173,065  

Kumho Tire Co. Inc.(a)(c)

    44,038       281,244  

Kyung Dong Navien Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,806       122,476  

L&F Co. Ltd.(c)

    4,964       195,002  

LEENO Industrial Inc.

    6,043       313,186  

LF Corp.

    12,130       342,193  

LG Hausys Ltd.

    2,685       233,403  

LG International Corp.

    11,070       283,298  

LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd.

    3,519       192,401  

Lock&Lock Co. Ltd.

    11,915       319,157  

Loen Entertainment Inc.

    2,925       290,283  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

LOTTE Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.

    6,942     $ 380,829  

Lotte Food Co. Ltd.

    282       146,928  

LOTTE Himart Co. Ltd.

    3,535       245,574  

LS Corp.

    6,560       402,069  

LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd.

    6,495       365,260  

Mando Corp.

    2,356       715,514  

Medipost Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,559       280,599  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.

    24,142       349,402  

Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    25,918       612,077  

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

    139,817       606,420  

Modetour Network Inc.

    6,566       213,286  

Muhak Co. Ltd.

    8,670       158,940  

Namhae Chemical Corp.

    25,749       207,980  

Namyang Dairy Products Co. Ltd.

    279       178,181  

Naturalendo Tech Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,630       171,776  

Nexen Tire Corp.

    16,800       182,164  

NHN Entertainment Corp.(a)

    4,149       258,109  

NHN KCP Corp.(a)

    8,373       139,646  

NICE Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,666       142,114  

NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.

    17,135       144,228  

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    1,120       376,164  

NS Shopping Co. Ltd.(c)

    13,289       192,939  

NUTRIBIOTECH Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    4,961       96,416  

Orion Holdings Corp.

    6,066       160,812  

Osstem Implant Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,484       249,283  

Paradise Co. Ltd.(c)

    16,762       391,229  

Partron Co. Ltd.(c)

    18,208       148,743  

Peptron Inc.(a)

    2,908       161,667  

Poongsan Corp.

    8,646       357,122  

POSCO Chemtech Co. Ltd.(c)

    9,533       303,094  

Posco ICT Co. Ltd.

    27,226       201,396  

S&T Motiv Co. Ltd.

    4,463       194,391  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,965       541,274  

Samyang Corp.

    1,426       125,664  

Samyang Foods Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,973       129,086  

Samyang Holdings Corp.

    1,496       140,905  

Seah Besteel Corp.

    5,983       165,759  

Seegene Inc.(a)

    6,257       186,574  

Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

    15,574       434,340  

SFA Engineering Corp.

    7,486       281,004  

Silicon Works Co. Ltd.

    2,507       120,944  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    5,770       446,436  

SK Gas Ltd.

    1,636       146,424  

SK Materials Co. Ltd.

    2,190       368,270  

SK Securities Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    167,980       189,088  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    9,366       355,878  

SKCKOLONPI Inc.

    3,686       182,903  

SM Entertainment Co.(a)

    8,760       278,114  

Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.

    7,156       159,789  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.(c)

    3,654       215,563  

SPC Samlip Co. Ltd.

    910       121,668  

Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co. Ltd.

    11,017       206,521  

Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd.

    30,616       191,025  

Taekwang Industrial Co. Ltd.

    194       226,222  

Taewoong Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,837       60,997  

TES Co. Ltd./Korea

    6,378       223,296  

Tokai Carbon Korea Co. Ltd.

    1,251       78,170  

Tongyang Inc.(c)

    83,488       161,107  

Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    21,548       160,781  

Toptec Co. Ltd.(c)

    7,962       196,809  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

Vieworks Co. Ltd.(c)

    3,076     $ 111,366  

ViroMed Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,203       753,497  

Webzen Inc.(a)

    7,487       208,804  

WeMade Entertainment Co. Ltd.

    4,310       146,538  

WONIK IPS Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,557       335,651  

Youngone Corp.

    8,403       263,306  

Yuanta Securities Korea Co. Ltd.(a)

    35,458       124,303  

Yungjin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    33,802       281,412  
   

 

 

 
      46,258,186  
Taiwan — 17.9%  

AcBel Polytech Inc.

    218,000       163,533  

Accton Technology Corp.

    160,000       586,784  

A-DATA Technology Co. Ltd.

    80,000       217,110  

Advanced Ceramic X Corp.

    14,000       166,633  

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co.

    69,000       185,187  

AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd.

    344,312       188,262  

Ardentec Corp.

    114,000       147,850  

Asia Optical Co. Inc.

    93,000       348,820  

Asia Polymer Corp.

    509,869       321,282  

ASPEED Technology Inc.

    9,000       210,342  

Basso Industry Corp.

    47,000       125,202  

BES Engineering Corp.

    924,000       255,999  

Bizlink Holding Inc.

    37,982       341,273  

Casetek Holdings Ltd.

    57,000       220,444  

Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.

    302,300       170,330  

Charoen Pokphand Enterprise

    55,000       109,655  

Chaun-Choung Technology Corp.

    26,000       81,310  

Cheng Loong Corp.

    414,000       221,534  

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    179,000       298,393  

Chilisin Electronics Corp.

    37,000       128,292  

China Bills Finance Corp.

    661,000       336,076  

China Man-Made Fiber Corp.(a)

    663,700       231,235  

China Petrochemical Development Corp.(a)

    791,000       421,951  

China Steel Chemical Corp.

    71,000       299,443  

China Synthetic Rubber Corp.

    284,233       405,587  

Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd.

    128,000       263,306  

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    255,000       493,949  

Chlitina Holding Ltd.

    20,000       95,352  

Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd.

    81,424       204,415  

Chroma ATE Inc.

    125,000       735,564  

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co. Ltd.

    6,000       227,045  

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    392,000       580,930  

Concraft Holding Co. Ltd.

    12,528       225,549  

Coretronic Corp.

    185,400       207,071  

CSBC Corp. Taiwan(a)

    389,420       149,308  

CTCI Corp.

    233,000       341,802  

Cub Elecparts Inc.

    17,600       182,490  

Darwin Precisions Corp.

    116,000       132,653  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    294,000       522,444  

Egis Technology Inc.(a)

    23,000       195,539  

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    190,000       324,332  

Elite Advanced Laser Corp.

    57,840       251,654  

Elite Material Co. Ltd.

    98,000       372,474  

Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology Inc.

    89,000       130,708  

Ennoconn Corp.

    20,000       325,398  

Epistar Corp.(a)

    342,000       615,723  

Eternal Materials Co. Ltd.

    318,532       331,871  

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.

    183,000       279,741  

Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.

    445,000       219,577  

Far Eastern International Bank

    1,006,360       321,429  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

Faraday Technology Corp.

    121,000     $ 257,782  

Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.

    190,000       331,933  

Firich Enterprises Co. Ltd.

    95,267       139,753  

FLEXium Interconnect Inc.

    105,418       432,300  

Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc.

    17,000       124,125  

Genius Electronic Optical Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,000       228,046  

Getac Technology Corp.

    178,000       240,348  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    229,000       371,054  

Ginko International Co. Ltd.

    18,000       111,022  

Gintech Energy Corp.(a)

    208,647       126,257  

Global Unichip Corp.

    37,000       347,870  

Gloria Material Technology Corp.

    330,850       225,023  

Goldsun Building Materials Co. Ltd.(a)

    623,000       192,753  

Gourmet Master Co. Ltd.

    26,070       328,113  

Grand Pacific Petrochemical

    350,000       315,063  

Grape King Bio Ltd.

    38,000       247,049  

Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    256,128       286,921  

Greatek Electronics Inc.

    192,000       332,226  

HannStar Display Corp.

    926,320       345,895  

Ho Tung Chemical Corp.(a)

    927,342       323,089  

Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    171,050       521,807  

Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    74,192       327,747  

Hu Lane Associate Inc.

    30,000       154,031  

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    132,080       310,010  

Huang Hsiang Construction Corp.

    75,000       77,015  

Hung Sheng Construction Ltd.

    371,000       298,096  

International Games System Co. Ltd.

    19,000       106,738  

Iron Force Industrial Co. Ltd.

    24,000       93,219  

ITEQ Corp.

    115,600       252,829  

Jih Sun Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    669,690       194,026  

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.

    212,341       270,789  

Kerry TJ Logistics Co. Ltd.

    193,000       246,768  

Kindom Construction Corp.

    209,000       133,438  

King Slide Works Co. Ltd.

    22,000       300,727  

King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.

    415,000       430,303  

King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.

    355,000       408,332  

Kinpo Electronics

    598,000       210,339  

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

    101,000       241,438  

Land Mark Optoelectronics Corp.

    18,400       231,580  

LCY Chemical Corp.

    183,000       254,726  

Lealea Enterprise Co. Ltd.(a)

    541,590       201,331  

Li Cheng Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    42,240       69,428  

Lien Hwa Industrial Corp.

    343,904       377,223  

Long Chen Paper Co. Ltd.

    213,751       292,185  

Lotes Co. Ltd.

    17,000       96,069  

Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.

    63,559       255,346  

Masterlink Securities Corp.

    898,121       261,705  

Mercuries & Associates Holding Ltd.

    311,330       274,544  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    67,000       276,989  

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.

    56,000       411,682  

Microbio Co. Ltd.(a)

    285,727       209,575  

Mitac Holdings Corp.

    303,379       364,128  

Motech Industries Inc.(a)

    152,344       114,789  

Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd.

    243,000       219,554  

Neo Solar Power Corp.(a)

    363,364       174,450  

OBI Pharma Inc.(a)

    39,000       196,989  

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.

    158,000       164,616  

Pan-International Industrial Corp.

    140,722       128,317  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    23,000       433,253  

PChome Online Inc.

    33,305       147,127  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

PharmaEngine Inc.

    29,756     $ 154,266  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    52,000       256,585  

Pharmally International Holding Co. Ltd.

    9,332       141,875  

Pixart Imaging Inc.

    59,635       326,070  

Poya International Co. Ltd.

    20,453       253,668  

President Securities Corp.(a)

    524,741       258,049  

Primax Electronics Ltd.

    168,000       464,893  

Prince Housing & Development Corp.

    536,917       209,440  

Qisda Corp.

    640,000       426,752  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    160,000       345,669  

Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd.(a)

    501,707       217,450  

Ritek Corp.(a)

    832,260       130,968  

Roo Hsing Co. Ltd.(a)

    259,000       160,612  

Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.

    259,820       186,242  

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.

    103,708       122,400  

SDI Corp.

    38,000       110,982  

Senao International Co. Ltd.

    115,000       197,456  

Sercomm Corp.

    117,000       312,843  

Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.

    61,000       161,276  

Shining Building Business Co. Ltd.(a)

    487,858       166,718  

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

    773,135       256,732  

Silergy Corp.

    21,000       445,289  

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    62,600       356,891  

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.

    184,000       492,605  

Sinyi Realty Inc.

    150,588       194,297  

Sitronix Technology Corp.

    61,000       166,970  

Soft-World International Corp.

    65,140       152,024  

St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd.

    16,000       464,093  

Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co. Ltd.

    30,000       253,051  

Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co. Ltd.

    141,000       286,757  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe

    364,722       232,253  

Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    992,014       321,808  

Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd.

    405,190       180,346  

Taiwan Acceptance Corp.

    29,000       110,222  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    67,000       85,554  

Taiwan Glass Industry Corp.(a)

    394,000       220,684  

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    167,004       302,338  

Taiwan Paiho Ltd.

    85,050       324,672  

Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.

    157,450       478,744  

Taiwan Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

    69,000       155,511  

Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co. Ltd.

    270,640       348,293  

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp.

    367,633       367,707  

Taiwan TEA Corp.

    399,000       205,526  

Taiwan Union Technology Corp.

    66,000       189,238  

Tatung Co. Ltd.(a)

    660,000       392,779  

TCI Co. Ltd.

    23,000       223,911  

Ton Yi Industrial Corp.

    394,000       176,679  

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.

    53,000       270,354  

Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd.

    135,133       263,562  

Toung Loong Textile Manufacturing

    61,000       143,989  

TPK Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    116,000       342,268  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    171,000       550,730  

TSRC Corp.

    239,000       294,826  

TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd.

    80,450       262,051  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    341,000       272,286  

Tung Thih Electronic Co. Ltd.

    22,000       112,956  

TWi Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    38,000       92,865  

TXC Corp.

    179,000       234,537  

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    152,000       181,930  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    445,000       231,446  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

UPC Technology Corp.

    397,202     $ 233,734  

USI Corp.

    474,089       245,785  

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd.

    94,425       328,980  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    19,077       346,635  

Wafer Works Corp.(a)

    140,000       213,776  

Wah Lee Industrial Corp.

    192,000       366,153  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    976,000       543,415  

Walsin Technology Corp.

    116,603       435,405  

Waterland Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,015,097       313,389  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    1       11  

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

    100,923       287,015  

Wowprime Corp.

    23,000       100,453  

WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    185,168       290,463  

XinTec Inc.(a)

    54,000       180,036  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.(a)

    302,820       121,152  

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    45,601       102,927  

YFY Inc.(a)

    668,000       282,843  

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    515,342       196,728  

YungShin Global Holding Corp.

    224,200       298,993  

Yungtay Engineering Co. Ltd.

    182,000       313,709  

Zinwell Corp.

    150,000       154,781  
   

 

 

 
      49,552,102  
Thailand — 3.8%  

Amata Corp. PCL, NVDR

    394,400       301,898  

Bangchak Corp. PCL, NVDR

    218,600       250,995  

Bangkok Airways PCL, NVDR(c)

    448,900       246,029  

Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL, NVDR(c)

    569,100       273,572  

Bangkok Land PCL, NVDR

    7,115,800       392,175  

Beauty Community PCL, NVDR(c)

    778,100       505,074  

CH Karnchang PCL, NVDR

    199,500       158,818  

Chularat Hospital PCL, NVDR

    2,346,000       165,211  

Eastern Polymer Group PCL, NVDR

    464,000       160,539  

Esso Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    572,100       289,028  

GFPT PCL, NVDR

    238,000       99,835  

Group Lease PCL, NVDR(c)

    138,500       30,533  

Gunkul Engineering PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,316,183       169,258  

Hana Microelectronics PCL, NVDR

    245,900       355,749  

Italian-Thai Development PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,025,100       128,059  

Jasmine International PCL, NVDR

    943,400       205,087  

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL, NVDR(c)

    726,530       110,336  

Kiatnakin Bank PCL, NVDR

    158,332       364,804  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR(c)

    53,800       275,919  

LPN Development PCL, NVDR(c)

    494,200       198,225  

Major Cineplex Group PCL, NVDR

    247,900       233,402  

Malee Group PCL, NVDR

    50,400       59,798  

Muangthai Leasing PCL, NVDR(c)

    269,400       319,634  

PTG Energy PCL, NVDR

    287,700       185,869  

Quality Houses PCL, NVDR

    3,294,367       306,640  

Samart Corp. PCL, NVDR(c)

    263,400       98,392  

Siam Global House PCL, NVDR(c)

    619,795       313,124  

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL,
NVDR(c)

    346,628       261,085  

Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR(c)

    337,680       132,342  

Srisawad Corp PCL, NVDR(c)

    216,725       418,055  

Supalai PCL, NVDR(c)

    391,500       286,493  

Superblock PCL, NVDR(a)

    5,333,900       194,346  

Taokaenoi Food & Marketing PCL, NVDR(c)

    146,300       92,277  

Thai Airways International PCL, NVDR(a)(c)

    272,000       142,413  

Thai Vegetable Oil PCL, NVDR(c)

    217,400       203,022  

Thaicom PCL, NVDR(c)

    294,400       114,479  

Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR

    286,900       494,125  
Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)  

Tisco Financial Group PCL, NVDR

    144,940     $ 391,640  

TTW PCL, NVDR

    922,400       353,031  

U City PCL, NVDR(a)

    233,765,100       214,726  

VGI Global Media PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,106,100       213,363  

Vibhavadi Medical Center PCL, NVDR

    3,154,800       264,671  

WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR

    3,234,400       386,227  

Workpoint Entertainment PCL, NVDR(c)

    53,900       138,216  
   

 

 

 
      10,498,514  
Turkey — 1.0%  

Akcansa Cimento AS

    66,237       176,867  

Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS

    52,321       163,149  

Aygaz AS

    31,335       118,167  

Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(a)(c)

    51,728       53,237  

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS(c)

    61,186       213,819  

Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS(a)(c)

    473,524       96,983  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D(a)

    300,950       166,422  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a)

    18,110       139,926  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri
AS(a)

    67,977       80,576  

Logo Yazilim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(a)(c)

    7,238       103,955  

Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(a)(b)

    10,735       145,248  

Otokar Otomotiv Ve Savunma Sanayi AS(c)

    4,679       128,174  

Soda Sanayii AS

    133,988       168,769  

Tekfen Holding AS

    72,553       263,015  

Trakya Cam Sanayii AS

    280,275       296,344  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS

    523,950       181,086  

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(a)(c)

    41,661       73,274  

Yazicilar Holding AS(c)

    21,076       110,397  

Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS(a)(c)

    358,431       123,880  
   

 

 

 
      2,803,288  
United Arab Emirates — 0.6%  

Agthia Group PJSC

    67,261       94,308  

Air Arabia PJSC

    875,240       295,480  

Al Waha Capital PJSC

    432,843       207,406  

Amanat Holdings PJSC

    463,105       163,909  

Amlak Finance PJSC(a)

    308,665       83,784  

Arabtec Holding PJSC(a)

    222,376       147,726  

Dana Gas PJSC(a)

    1,215,918       231,730  

Deyaar Development PJSC(a)

    686,827       91,066  

Drake & Scull International PJSC

    144,758       75,276  

Eshraq Properties Co. PJSC(a)

    438,307       85,919  

Orascom Construction Ltd.(a)

    23,417       177,969  
   

 

 

 
      1,654,573  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $240,733,600)

      272,993,096  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil — 1.3%  

Alpargatas SA, Preference Shares

    56,400       286,443  

Banco ABC Brasil SA, Preference Shares

    32,736       162,954  

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    60,000       238,642  

Bradespar SA, Preference Shares

    80,400       622,586  

Cia. de Gas de Sao Paulo — COMGAS, Preference Shares

    7,600       133,421  

Cia. de Saneamento do Parana, Preference Shares

    96,200       312,278  

Cia. Energetica de Sao Paulo, Class B, Preference Shares

    69,600       261,279  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)  (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Class B, Preference Shares

    30,000     $ 211,749  

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Preference Shares

    35,400       152,062  

Marcopolo SA, Preference Shares

    211,500       232,951  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    230,500       357,545  

Randon SA Implemetos e Participacoes, Preference Shares

    69,525       136,136  

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    150,200       393,365  
   

 

 

 
      3,501,411  
Colombia — 0.0%  

Avianca Holdings SA, Preference Shares

    122,671       118,367  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.3%
(Cost: $2,862,269)

 

    3,619,778  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
South Africa — 0.0%  

Ascendis Health Ltd. (Expires 12/15/17)(a)

    6,450       5  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%  

Finetex EnE Inc. (Expires 12/01/17)(a)

    5,040       6,854  

INTERFLEX Co. Ltd. (Expires 12/12/17)(a)

    357       6,430  
   

 

 

 
      13,284  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

 

    13,289  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 9.9%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(f)(g)(h)

    27,251,416       27,256,866  
Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(f)(g)

    138,761     $ 138,761  
   

 

 

 
      27,395,627  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 9.9%
(Cost: $27,392,876)

 

    27,395,627  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 109.6%
(Cost: $270,988,745)

 

    304,021,790  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.6)%

 

    (26,603,697
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 277,418,093  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(f)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(g)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(h)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     25,015,086        2,236,330        27,251,416      $ 27,256,866      $ (a)     $ (1,128    $ (1,734

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     579,280        (440,519      138,761        138,761        1,196                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 27,395,627      $ 1,196      $ (1,128    $ (1,734
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

   iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 271,002,508        $ 1,848,914        $ 141,674        $ 272,993,096  

Preferred Stocks

     3,619,778                            3,619,778  

Rights

     5          13,284                   13,289  

Money Market Funds

     27,395,627                            27,395,627  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 302,017,918        $ 1,862,198        $ 141,674        $ 304,021,790  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Eurozone ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Austria — 0.8%            

Andritz AG

    226,607     $ 12,714,018  

Erste Group Bank AG

    923,988       40,377,927  

OMV AG

    454,477       28,319,464  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    451,262       16,007,350  

Voestalpine AG

    347,084       20,199,802  
   

 

 

 
      117,618,561  
Belgium — 3.4%            

Ageas

    578,685       28,486,443  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    2,336,790       269,432,433  

Colruyt SA

    183,078       9,711,857  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    243,812       26,265,577  

KBC Group NV

    768,787       63,002,254  

Proximus SADP

    467,395       16,047,407  

Solvay SA

    226,412       31,909,547  

Telenet Group Holding NV(a)

    165,482       11,580,267  

UCB SA

    390,025       29,177,003  

Umicore SA

    585,257       27,361,958  
   

 

 

 
      512,974,746  
Finland — 2.9%            

Elisa OYJ

    438,322       17,863,602  

Fortum OYJ

    1,357,309       28,613,086  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,036,925       53,460,959  

Metso OYJ

    345,913       12,229,122  

Neste OYJ

    393,472       24,489,958  

Nokia OYJ

    17,918,470       90,075,201  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    357,955       15,651,035  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    319,897       11,835,747  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,366,779       72,374,035  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,702,616       26,107,266  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,639,233       49,430,298  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    454,482       30,075,537  
   

 

 

 
      432,205,846  
France — 30.8%            

Accor SA

    573,167       28,799,134  

Aeroports de Paris

    92,533       17,680,657  

Air Liquide SA

    1,311,126       164,383,196  

Alstom SA

    476,199       19,691,159  

Amundi SA(b)

    170,298       15,225,049  

Arkema SA

    210,313       25,778,815  

Atos SE

    292,717       43,365,869  

AXA SA

    5,951,628       179,894,322  

BioMerieux

    100,747       8,419,608  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,446,138       261,250,363  

Bollore SA

    2,683,790       14,278,474  

Bouygues SA

    658,230       34,109,167  

Bureau Veritas SA

    822,344       21,841,122  

Capgemini SE

    495,693       57,259,906  

Carrefour SA

    1,768,546       37,229,551  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    169,379       10,326,165  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    1,548,811       88,393,474  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B

    527,777       76,679,577  

CNP Assurances

    525,745       11,854,149  

Credit Agricole SA

    3,496,952       59,020,551  

Danone SA

    1,839,933       155,587,409  

Dassault Aviation SA

    7,630       11,751,408  

Dassault Systemes SE

    399,553       43,024,314  

Edenred

    689,228       19,756,094  

Eiffage SA

    227,204       24,974,885  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Electricite de France SA

    1,753,587     $ 23,020,691  

Engie SA

    5,599,216       98,173,882  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

    637,752       82,163,762  

Eurazeo SA

    131,838       11,623,148  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    33,862       20,538,941  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    538,902       12,221,486  

Faurecia

    217,003       16,632,032  

Fonciere Des Regions

    102,638       11,000,775  

Gecina SA

    145,554       24,297,181  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE, Registered

    1,447,057       19,272,698  

Hermes International

    97,117       51,280,898  

ICADE

    105,040       9,774,075  

Iliad SA

    81,701       19,147,150  

Imerys SA

    109,576       10,064,195  

Ingenico Group SA

    181,855       19,090,135  

Ipsen SA

    116,795       14,260,276  

JCDecaux SA

    231,219       9,652,045  

Kering

    232,833       103,482,259  

Klepierre SA

    675,592       27,952,309  

Lagardere SCA

    368,266       12,090,671  

Legrand SA

    818,592       61,451,987  

L’Oreal SA

    773,643       171,391,794  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    855,341       249,357,174  

Natixis SA

    2,905,785       23,594,692  

Orange SA

    6,112,665       105,536,545  

Pernod Ricard SA

    653,599       102,129,715  

Peugeot SA

    1,777,658       36,827,882  

Publicis Groupe SA

    633,310       42,136,092  

Remy Cointreau SA

    69,365       9,246,682  

Renault SA

    590,631       60,127,909  

Rexel SA

    936,253       17,297,706  

Safran SA

    1,021,022       108,995,206  

Sanofi

    3,485,021       318,300,912  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,738,347       149,670,955  

SCOR SE

    529,195       21,617,567  

SEB SA

    69,949       12,910,890  

SES SA

    1,118,763       18,508,652  

Societe BIC SA

    88,306       10,270,147  

Societe Generale SA

    2,354,840       118,797,730  

Sodexo SA

    279,660       36,596,419  

Suez

    1,137,295       21,005,270  

Teleperformance

    165,562       24,547,664  

Thales SA

    330,742       33,489,067  

TOTAL SA

    7,281,959       411,600,690  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    186,252       14,308,457  

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    306,153       78,465,669  

Valeo SA

    737,922       53,662,735  

Veolia Environnement SA

    1,471,235       37,286,092  

Vinci SA

    1,548,492       158,490,191  

Vivendi SA

    3,170,285       84,541,689  

Wendel SA

    87,860       14,813,044  

Zodiac Aerospace

    633,021       18,643,128  
   

 

 

 
      4,651,933,379  
Germany — 28.0%            

adidas AG

    577,358       120,609,913  

Allianz SE, Registered

    1,378,296       325,641,904  

Axel Springer SE

    148,761       11,761,747  

BASF SE

    2,812,485       315,225,819  

Bayer AG, Registered

    2,535,997       323,999,712  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,012,624       102,242,811  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Eurozone ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Beiersdorf AG

    308,481     $ 36,778,050  

Brenntag AG

    474,144       29,567,572  

Commerzbank AG(a)

    3,266,120       47,335,919  

Continental AG

    338,197       90,226,998  

Covestro AG(b)

    369,975       38,599,719  

Daimler AG, Registered

    2,951,176       244,629,365  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    6,336,870       119,834,452  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    593,377       67,390,613  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered

    727,110       25,029,410  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    2,985,191       141,984,153  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    10,183,204       182,250,551  

Deutsche Wohnen SE, Bearer

    1,093,252       48,413,435  

Drillisch AG

    154,141       11,782,777  

E.ON SE

    6,751,173       78,219,521  

Evonik Industries AG

    495,221       18,505,540  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    129,690       12,939,928  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    663,233       66,008,559  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,277,283       92,307,105  

GEA Group AG(c)

    561,816       27,153,636  

Hannover Rueck SE

    184,319       24,262,910  

HeidelbergCement AG

    454,526       48,434,431  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    319,540       39,014,757  

HOCHTIEF AG(c)

    59,659       10,502,994  

HUGO BOSS AG

    194,438       16,017,696  

Infineon Technologies AG

    3,492,555       96,612,863  

Innogy SE(b)

    424,981       19,678,706  

K+S AG, Registered(c)

    589,346       13,825,753  

KION Group AG

    217,654       17,745,959  

Lanxess AG

    281,780       21,442,266  

Linde AG(a)

    569,349       133,159,019  

MAN SE

    107,577       12,103,503  

Merck KGaA

    397,363       42,371,552  

METRO AG(a)

    549,708       10,749,286  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    156,746       28,230,652  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    476,443       106,203,819  

OSRAM Licht AG

    305,552       26,227,749  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Registered

    715,221       22,786,647  

RTL Group SA(a)

    117,639       9,397,879  

RWE AG(a)

    1,590,494       36,506,188  

SAP SE

    3,015,966       340,369,607  

Siemens AG, Registered

    2,345,583       319,389,491  

Symrise AG

    379,278       32,293,893  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    2,290,147       10,911,703  

thyssenkrupp AG

    1,334,905       36,592,581  

Uniper SE

    474,037       14,127,623  

United Internet AG, Registered(c)(d)

    379,724       25,626,435  

Volkswagen AG

    99,070       20,548,036  

Vonovia SE

    1,478,219       69,700,208  

Wirecard AG

    286,312       30,574,358  

Zalando SE(a)(b)(c)

    342,857       17,564,328  
   

 

 

 
      4,231,412,101  
Ireland — 1.4%            

Allied Irish Banks PLC

    2,485,057       16,148,663  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC(a)

    2,848,237       22,258,007  

CRH PLC

    2,588,527       89,352,145  

Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd.(e)

    446,666       5  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    499,940       52,457,099  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    250,304       27,961,775  

Ryanair Holdings PLC(a)

    42,432       887,921  
Security   Shares     Value  
Ireland (continued)            

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR(a)

    71,292     $ 8,693,347  
   

 

 

 
      217,758,962  
Italy — 6.0%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,845,701       70,523,777  

Atlantia SpA

    1,408,624       46,876,873  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    1,639,248       12,782,804  

Enel SpA

    25,052,463       162,947,949  

Eni SpA

    7,813,283       128,656,267  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    41,317,147       139,024,406  

Leonardo SpA

    873,382       10,455,424  

Luxottica Group SpA

    523,323       30,481,624  

Mediobanca SpA

    1,767,299       20,429,680  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    1,602,869       11,725,093  

Prysmian SpA

    641,918       21,415,636  

Recordati SpA

    325,173       14,655,816  

Snam SpA

    7,100,458       35,862,951  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)

    35,313,029       29,600,157  

Tenaris SA

    1,447,801       21,077,944  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    4,372,130       27,082,100  

UniCredit SpA(a)

    6,146,158       123,849,466  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    3,264,855       7,668,914  
   

 

 

 
      915,116,881  
Netherlands — 14.0%            

ABN AMRO Group NV(b)

    1,299,799       38,629,144  

Aegon NV

    5,409,117       33,653,804  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)(c)

    429,250       22,308,123  

Airbus SE

    1,785,789       185,865,314  

Akzo Nobel NV

    772,870       69,759,931  

Altice NV, Class A(a)(c)

    1,625,935       12,861,226  

ArcelorMittal(a)

    2,034,304       61,525,398  

ASML Holding NV

    1,188,316       209,132,734  

Boskalis Westminster

    279,318       10,349,367  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,152,917       40,902,057  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    678,972       26,473,010  

EXOR NV

    338,154       20,522,772  

Ferrari NV

    378,037       41,108,616  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(a)

    3,307,219       56,863,283  

Heineken Holding NV

    346,584       33,460,803  

Heineken NV

    794,605       81,092,004  

ING Groep NV

    11,901,710       215,064,643  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,924,453       84,204,383  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    554,919       52,125,386  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    10,480,225       38,512,965  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    2,885,740       112,256,483  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    220,382       9,328,422  

NN Group NV

    937,354       41,247,018  

NXP Semiconductors NV(a)

    1,060,774       120,281,164  

QIAGEN NV

    667,633       21,123,243  

Randstad Holding NV

    367,652       22,681,255  

RELX NV

    2,968,600       68,084,396  

STMicroelectronics NV

    1,956,469       44,416,428  

Unilever NV, CVA

    4,993,016       288,056,326  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    927,964       48,158,574  
   

 

 

 
      2,110,048,272  
Portugal — 0.5%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    7,295,783       25,618,926  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,544,899       29,205,863  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    769,900       15,146,838  
   

 

 

 
      69,971,627  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Eurozone ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain — 9.9%            

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    2,137,485     $ 47,812,299  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    744,077       28,834,004  

Aena SME SA(b)

    208,965       41,646,993  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    1,350,147       97,508,470  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    20,435,605       174,999,422  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    16,392,339       33,031,732  

Banco Santander SA

    49,513,535       333,148,374  

Bankia SA

    3,113,288       14,982,151  

Bankinter SA

    2,111,564       20,411,181  

CaixaBank SA

    11,022,630       52,479,326  

Enagas SA

    567,013       16,668,700  

Endesa SA

    960,275       21,451,271  

Ferrovial SA

    1,519,360       33,505,703  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    1,059,259       23,719,278  

Grifols SA

    925,045       27,033,974  

Iberdrola SA

    17,486,850       139,114,159  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    3,348,127       118,726,209  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

    1,963,710       16,263,568  

Mapfre SA

    3,337,821       11,247,057  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    1,331,244       30,158,864  

Repsol SA

    3,753,530       69,012,535  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    735,731       9,228,657  

Telefonica SA

    13,906,116       142,679,125  
   

 

 

 
      1,503,663,052  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 97.7%
(Cost: $13,731,017,971)

      14,762,703,427  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 1.8%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares

    171,491       14,865,498  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares

    215,903       11,365,619  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares

    545,877       74,199,907  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares

    470,152       39,409,174  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares

    511,273       8,933,927  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares

    569,226       120,879,418  
   

 

 

 
      269,653,543  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy — 0.1%            

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Preference Shares

    2,944,034     $ 9,421,695  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, Preference Shares

    18,351,034       12,450,205  
   

 

 

 
      21,871,900  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.9%
(Cost: $289,930,249)

      291,525,443  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(f)(g)(h)

    24,951,627       24,956,618  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(f)(h)

    5,590,593       5,590,593  
   

 

 

 
      30,547,211  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $30,542,583)

      30,547,211  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $14,051,490,803)

      15,084,776,081  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      32,707,832  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 15,117,483,913  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(e)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(f)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(g)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(h)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     57,577,483        (32,625,856      24,951,627      $ 24,956,618      $ (a)      $ (427    $ (4,410

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     489,933        5,100,660        5,590,593        5,590,593        11,409                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 30,547,211      $ 11,409      $ (427    $ (4,410
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Eurozone ETF

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

Euro STOXX 50

     1,229          12/15/17        $ 52,359        $ 182,135  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 14,762,703,422        $        $ 5        $ 14,762,703,427  

Preferred Stocks

     291,525,443                            291,525,443  

Money Market Funds

     30,547,211                            30,547,211  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 15,084,776,076        $        $ 5        $ 15,084,776,081  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 182,135        $             —        $        $ 182,135  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI France ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 7.2%            

Airbus SE

    244,147     $ 25,410,874  

Dassault Aviation SA

    1,055       1,624,867  

Safran SA

    140,231       14,969,811  

Thales SA

    44,493       4,505,110  

Zodiac Aerospace

    85,963       2,531,700  
   

 

 

 
      49,042,362  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%            

Bollore SA

    367,951       1,957,597  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 3.0%            

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B

    71,993       10,459,707  

Faurecia

    31,911       2,445,794  

Valeo SA

    100,733       7,325,447  
   

 

 

 
      20,230,948  
Automobiles — 2.0%            

Peugeot SA

    247,211       5,121,490  

Renault SA

    80,795       8,225,160  
   

 

 

 
      13,346,650  
Banks — 8.9%            

BNP Paribas SA

    472,276       35,803,057  

Credit Agricole SA

    478,518       8,076,289  

Societe Generale SA

    322,529       16,271,048  
   

 

 

 
      60,150,394  
Beverages — 2.2%            

Pernod Ricard SA

    89,251       13,946,134  

Remy Cointreau SA

    9,620       1,282,391  
   

 

 

 
      15,228,525  
Building Products — 1.8%            

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    211,962       12,097,059  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.8%            

Amundi SA(a)

    25,410       2,271,715  

Natixis SA

    395,616       3,212,363  
   

 

 

 
      5,484,078  
Chemicals — 3.8%            

Air Liquide SA

    179,499       22,504,793  

Arkema SA

    28,644       3,510,997  
   

 

 

 
      26,015,790  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%  

Edenred

    93,999       2,694,396  

Societe BIC SA

    12,031       1,399,227  
   

 

 

 
      4,093,623  
Construction & Engineering — 4.4%            

Bouygues SA

    90,134       4,670,701  

Eiffage SA

    30,895       3,396,063  

Vinci SA

    212,102       21,708,918  
   

 

 

 
      29,775,682  
Construction Materials — 0.2%            

Imerys SA

    15,050       1,382,293  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%            

Eurazeo SA

    18,231       1,607,288  

Wendel SA

    11,902       2,006,656  
   

 

 

 
      3,613,944  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.5%  

Iliad SA

    11,109       2,603,465  
Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Orange SA

    838,571     $ 14,478,118  
   

 

 

 
      17,081,583  
Electric Utilities — 0.5%            

Electricite de France SA

    242,727       3,186,465  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 4.3%            

Legrand SA

    111,819       8,394,292  

Schneider Electric SE

    238,251       20,513,312  
   

 

 

 
      28,907,604  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  

Ingenico Group SA

    24,902       2,614,075  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.0%  

Fonciere Des Regions

    14,168       1,518,531  

Gecina SA

    19,807       3,306,362  

ICADE

    14,018       1,304,389  

Klepierre SA

    92,493       3,826,855  

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    41,977       10,758,521  
   

 

 

 
      20,714,658  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%            

Carrefour SA

    243,655       5,129,166  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    23,774       1,449,378  
   

 

 

 
      6,578,544  
Food Products — 3.2%            

Danone SA

    253,625       21,446,899  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8%  

BioMerieux

    15,671       1,309,654  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

    87,221       11,236,978  
   

 

 

 
      12,546,632  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%            

Accor SA

    78,900       3,964,380  

Sodexo SA

    38,039       4,977,799  
   

 

 

 
      8,942,179  
Household Durables — 0.3%            

SEB SA

    9,489       1,751,439  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.3%            

AXA SA

    815,186       24,639,869  

CNP Assurances

    72,151       1,626,813  

SCOR SE

    72,625       2,966,724  
   

 

 

 
      29,233,406  
IT Services — 2.0%            

Atos SE

    39,798       5,896,053  

Capgemini SE

    67,543       7,802,220  
   

 

 

 
      13,698,273  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%            

Eurofins Scientific SE

    4,652       2,821,663  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 0.4%            

Alstom SA

    64,780       2,678,698  
   

 

 

 
Media — 3.6%            

Eutelsat Communications SA

    73,381       1,664,171  

JCDecaux SA

    31,925       1,332,683  

Lagardere SCA

    49,607       1,628,665  

Publicis Groupe SA

    87,129       5,796,964  

SES SA

    153,119       2,533,178  

Vivendi SA

    434,272       11,580,690  
   

 

 

 
      24,536,351  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI France ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining — 1.2%            

ArcelorMittal(b)

    279,197     $ 8,444,021  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 3.2%            

Engie SA

    767,713       13,460,700  

Suez

    154,693       2,857,102  

Veolia Environnement SA

    201,278       5,101,068  
   

 

 

 
      21,418,870  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.3%            

TOTAL SA

    998,560       56,441,953  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 3.5%            

L’Oreal SA

    105,901       23,461,160  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.7%            

Ipsen SA

    15,824       1,932,057  

Sanofi

    477,579       43,619,201  
   

 

 

 
      45,551,258  
Professional Services — 1.0%            

Bureau Veritas SA

    111,471       2,960,625  

Teleperformance

    24,287       3,601,002  
   

 

 

 
      6,561,627  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%  

STMicroelectronics NV

    267,913       6,082,253  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.2%            

Dassault Systemes SE

    54,472       5,865,606  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    26,510       2,036,580  
   

 

 

 
      7,902,186  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 8.2%  

Hermes International

    13,312       7,029,164  

Kering

    31,847       14,154,349  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    117,204       34,168,429  
   

 

 

 
      55,351,942  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%            

Rexel SA

    127,503       2,355,677  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.7%            

Aeroports de Paris

    12,479     $ 2,384,413  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE, Registered

    196,503       2,617,135  
   

 

 

 
      5,001,548  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $638,102,823)

      677,729,909  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    47,259       47,269  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    102,443       102,443  
   

 

 

 
      149,712  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $149,712)

      149,712  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $638,252,535)

 

    677,879,621  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      834,335  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 678,713,956  
   

 

 

 

 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

            47,259        47,259      $ 47,269      $ (a)     $ (77    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     218,501        (116,058      102,443        102,443        404                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 149,712      $ 404      $ (77    $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI France ETF

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

CAC 40 Index

     15          12/15/17        $ 960        $ 2,541  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 677,729,909        $        $        $ 677,729,909  

Money Market Funds

     149,712                            149,712  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 677,879,621        $        $        $ 677,879,621  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 2,541        $        $        $ 2,541  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Argentina — 22.3%            

Adecoagro SA(a)

    467,758     $ 4,579,351  

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    600,463       5,974,607  

Banco Macro SA, ADR

    216,070       21,939,748  

BBVA Banco Frances SA, ADR

    339,070       7,137,423  

Cresud SACIF y A, ADR

    168,654       3,678,344  

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte SA, ADR(a)

    107,420       4,795,229  

Globant SA(a)(b)

    132,840       5,313,600  

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, ADR

    485,030       27,709,764  

Grupo Supervielle SA, ADR(b)

    282,490       7,429,487  

IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA, ADR

    113,794       3,435,441  

Pampa Energia SA, ADR(a)

    281,670       17,948,012  

Telecom Argentina SA, ADR(a)

    358,340       12,466,648  

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, ADR(a)

    374,740       7,981,962  

YPF SA, ADR

    847,870       19,238,170  
   

 

 

 
      149,627,786  
Bahrain — 3.2%            

Ahli United Bank BSC

    18,425,595       12,692,578  

Aluminium Bahrain BSC

    930,921       1,516,600  

GFH Financial Group BSC

    13,326,799       6,131,851  

Ithmaar Holding BSC(a)

    8,806,390       883,701  
   

 

 

 
      21,224,730  
Bangladesh — 6.5%            

ACI Ltd.

    230,020       1,304,024  

Acme Laboratores Ltd. (The)

    965,557       1,325,423  

Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd.

    5,127,366       1,693,159  

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    2,544,080       3,185,657  

BRAC Bank Ltd.

    3,405,326       4,506,234  

City Bank Ltd. (The)

    4,030,504       2,647,333  

GrameenPhone Ltd.

    797,013       4,528,014  

International Finance Investment & Commerce Bank Ltd.(a)

    5,095,039       1,142,124  

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.

    3,711,673       1,511,956  

Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd.

    3,379,121       2,264,286  

National Bank Ltd.(a)

    12,251,077       1,934,186  

Olympic Industries Ltd.

    1,079,192       3,711,978  

Renata Ltd.

    32,825       432,550  

Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    3,250,407       11,822,511  

Summit Power Ltd.

    2,717,907       1,202,135  
   

 

 

 
      43,211,570  
Croatia — 0.3%            

Valamar Riviera DD

    250,659       1,778,245  
   

 

 

 
Jordan — 1.7%            

Al-Eqbal Investment Co. PLC

    41,609       1,760,606  

Arab Bank PLC

    622,530       4,671,170  

Bank of Jordan

    271,010       1,139,083  

Jordan Islamic Bank

    304,220       1,579,026  

Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co.

    569,444       2,192,641  
   

 

 

 
      11,342,526  
Kazakhstan — 2.6%            

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, GDR(a)(c)

    433,780       4,238,031  

KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC, GDR(c)

    1,116,848       13,011,279  
   

 

 

 
      17,249,310  
Kenya — 6.3%            

Co-Operative Bank of Kenya Ltd. (The)

    13,610,760       2,152,891  

East African Breweries Ltd.

    2,597,142       6,048,657  
Security   Shares     Value  
Kenya (continued)            

Equity Group Holdings Ltd./Kenya

    16,708,800     $ 6,931,598  

KCB Group Ltd.

    14,877,636       5,955,385  

Safaricom Ltd.

    78,170,167       20,860,549  
   

 

 

 
      41,949,080  
Kuwait — 17.3%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC

    3,521,490       9,213,370  

Al Mazaya Holding Co. KSCP

    2,448,110       859,413  

Alimtiaz Investment Co. KSCC

    3,804,217       2,003,214  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    3,372,462       4,657,449  

Burgan Bank SAK

    3,141,331       3,214,675  

Human Soft Holding Co. KSC

    322,649       4,007,066  

Jazeera Airways Co. KSC

    498,560       1,089,749  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    13,511,960       24,835,694  

Kuwait International Bank KSCP

    2,386,274       1,762,342  

Kuwait Projects Co. Holding KSCP

    2,050,008       1,996,033  

Mabanee Co. SAK

    2,286,160       5,564,920  

Mezzan Holding Co. KSCC

    630,756       1,585,507  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSC

    11,395,540       16,681,002  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    13,895,883       33,180,764  

National Industries Group Holding SAK(a)

    4,740,746       2,307,964  

National Real Estate Co. KPSC(a)

    2,953,640       1,212,954  

Warba Bank KSCP(a)

    2,460,953       1,744,143  
   

 

 

 
      115,916,259  
Mauritius — 2.7%            

Greenbay Properties Ltd.

    51,735,101       10,163,098  

MCB Group Ltd.

    1,052,039       8,051,718  
   

 

 

 
      18,214,816  
Morocco — 7.5%            

Attijariwafa Bank

    279,871       14,763,016  

Banque Centrale Populaire

    145,626       4,709,878  

Ciments du Maroc

    5,753       1,048,341  

Cosumar

    127,940       4,144,689  

Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha SA

    858,144       3,449,402  

Maroc Telecom

    1,203,885       17,614,387  

Societe d’Exploitation des Ports

    153,519       2,445,768  

Taqa Morocco

    7,791       772,126  

TOTAL Maroc SA

    6,750       1,302,670  
   

 

 

 
      50,250,277  
Nigeria — 4.4%            

Access Bank PLC

    86,754,146       2,413,189  

Afriland Properties PLC(a)

    8,020       45  

FBN Holdings PLC

    115,955,955       2,302,992  

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC

    95,430,454       11,414,491  

Lafarge Africa PLC

    9,633,123       1,334,435  

Nigerian Breweries PLC

    3,004,854       1,105,820  

Oando PLC(a)

    31,574,622       526,097  

Transnational Corp. of Nigeria PLC(a)

    30,000,000       113,491  

United Bank for Africa PLC

    117,580,124       3,270,657  

Zenith Bank PLC

    100,947,920       7,000,366  
   

 

 

 
      29,481,583  
Oman — 3.6%            

Bank Muscat SAOG

    8,155,046       8,388,047  

Bank Nizwa SAOG(a)

    4,398,070       1,062,391  

Bank Sohar SAOG

    7,536,666       3,034,242  

HSBC Bank Oman SAOG

    2,958,150       968,122  

Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG

    2,234,792       7,197,772  

Ooredoo QSC

    2,087,209       2,905,829  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  
Oman (continued)            

Phoenix Power Co. SAOC

    2,391,940     $ 838,732  
   

 

 

 
      24,395,135  
Romania — 4.9%            

Banca Transilvania SA

    20,318,870       11,298,118  

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA

    1,359,496       4,518,153  

OMV Petrom SA

    52,215,057       3,848,809  

Societatea Energetica Electrica SA

    1,202,687       3,626,347  

Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA

    785,225       6,433,295  

Transgaz SA Medias

    30,646       3,132,604  
   

 

 

 
      32,857,326  
Slovenia — 0.6%            

Petrol DD Ljubljana

    3,733       1,491,099  

Zavarovalnica Triglav DD

    72,003       2,480,287  
   

 

 

 
      3,971,386  
Sri Lanka — 1.0%            

John Keells Holdings PLC

    6,734,559       6,795,942  
   

 

 

 
Vietnam — 14.6%            

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC

    1,887,125       4,028,502  

FLC Faros Construction JSC(a)

    760,410       5,947,528  

Hoa Phat Group JSC(a)

    3,949,092       7,161,363  

Hoa Sen Group

    1,116,030       1,169,106  

Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC

    1,157,370       957,704  

Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp.(a)

    1,505,150       914,240  

Masan Group Corp.

    3,594,840       10,617,037  

No Va Land Investment Group Corp.(a)

    1,303,100       3,533,131  

Petrovietnam Fertilizer & Chemicals JSC

    1,103,760       1,044,514  

PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp.

    1,257,900       1,007,671  

Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp.

    144,690       2,095,249  

Saigon Securities Inc.

    2,194,810       2,598,666  

Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB(a)

    3,520,909       2,030,146  

Vietnam Dairy Products JSC

    4,688,280       38,526,459  

Vingroup JSC(a)

    4,941,250       16,202,959  
   

 

 

 
      97,834,275  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $548,812,581)

 

    666,100,246  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Shares/

Par

    Value  

Rights

   
Nigeria — 0.0%            

Lafarge Africa PLC
(Expires 12/29/17)(a)

    5,241,551     $ 106,435  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      106,435  
   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds

   
Oman — 0.0%            

Bank Muscat SAOG

  OMR   1,026,177       279,867  
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds — 0.0%
(Cost: $255,878)

 

    279,867  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

 

 

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    5,438,908       5,439,996  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

 

 

1.03%(d)(e)

    5,407,964       5,407,964  
   

 

 

 
      10,847,960  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.6%
(Cost: $10,847,518)

 

    10,847,960  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.1%
(Cost: $559,915,977)

 

    677,334,508  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.1)%

 

    (7,532,064
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 669,802,444  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     4,575,839        863,069        5,438,908      $ 5,439,996      $ (a)      $ (226    $ (220

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     3,859,935        1,548,029        5,407,964        5,407,964        29,134                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 10,847,960      $ 29,134      $ (226    $ (220
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 666,100,201        $ 45        $        $ 666,100,246  

Convertible Bonds

              279,867                   279,867  

Rights

              106,435                   106,435  

Money Market Funds

     10,847,960                            10,847,960  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 676,948,161        $ 386,347        $             —        $ 677,334,508  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
  
Currency Abbreviations
OMR    Omani Rial

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Germany ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%            

MTU Aero Engines AG

    167,854     $ 30,231,252  
   

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics — 3.1%            

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    3,111,552       147,994,240  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.5%            

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered

    753,578       25,940,522  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 2.0%            

Continental AG

    352,541       94,053,809  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 8.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,061,093       107,136,638  

Daimler AG, Registered

    3,085,724       255,782,339  

Volkswagen AG

    104,027       21,576,163  
   

 

 

 
      384,495,140  
Banks — 1.0%            

Commerzbank AG(a)

    3,411,511       49,443,073  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 4.1%            

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    6,623,528       125,255,346  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    619,068       70,308,374  
   

 

 

 
      195,563,720  
Chemicals — 12.6%            

BASF SE

    2,943,513       329,911,554  

Covestro AG(b)

    392,206       40,919,093  

Evonik Industries AG

    522,697       19,532,270  

K+S AG, Registered

    613,389       14,389,789  

Lanxess AG

    293,304       22,319,194  

Linde AG(a)

    595,658       139,312,153  

Symrise AG

    395,227       33,651,882  
   

 

 

 
      600,035,935  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%  

HOCHTIEF AG

    63,473       11,174,451  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 1.1%            

HeidelbergCement AG

    474,481       50,560,842  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.3%  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    10,667,084       190,910,635  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    2,433,403       11,594,265  
   

 

 

 
      202,504,900  
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%            

OSRAM Licht AG

    318,733       27,359,170  
   

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%            

METRO AG(a)

    587,189       11,482,210  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.5%  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    690,865       68,758,646  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,332,351       96,286,777  
   

 

 

 
      165,045,423  
Household Products — 0.9%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    331,244       40,443,775  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%  

Uniper SE

    521,828       15,551,928  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 7.0%            

Siemens AG, Registered

    2,451,211       333,772,471  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance — 10.0%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    1,440,326     $ 340,297,369  

Hannover Rueck SE

    193,239       25,437,098  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    500,248       111,510,187  
   

 

 

 
      477,244,654  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%  

Zalando SE(a)(b)(c)

    356,769       18,277,031  
   

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services — 0.6%  

United Internet AG, Registered(c)(d)

    394,285       26,609,113  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.7%            

Wirecard AG

    307,587       32,846,249  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%  

QIAGEN NV

    704,529       22,290,596  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 1.3%            

GEA Group AG

    586,075       28,326,120  

KION Group AG

    227,070       18,513,672  

MAN SE

    112,943       12,707,232  
   

 

 

 
      59,547,024  
Media — 1.0%            

Axel Springer SE

    158,864       12,560,538  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Registered

    746,701       23,789,587  

RTL Group SA(a)

    126,716       10,123,017  
   

 

 

 
      46,473,142  
Metals & Mining — 0.8%            

thyssenkrupp AG

    1,396,548       38,282,347  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 2.9%            

E.ON SE

    7,041,357       81,581,612  

Innogy SE(b)

    445,097       20,610,175  

RWE AG(a)

    1,660,643       38,116,299  
   

 

 

 
      140,308,086  
Personal Products — 0.8%            

Beiersdorf AG

    323,039       38,513,700  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.0%            

Bayer AG, Registered

    2,650,363       338,611,146  

Merck KGaA

    413,016       44,040,660  
   

 

 

 
      382,651,806  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.6%  

Deutsche Wohnen SE, Bearer

    1,136,611       50,333,539  

Vonovia SE

    1,545,697       72,881,895  
   

 

 

 
      123,215,434  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.1%  

Infineon Technologies AG

    3,640,072       100,693,555  
   

 

 

 
Software — 7.5%            

SAP SE

    3,149,725       355,465,101  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.0%  

adidas AG

    603,441       126,058,643  

HUGO BOSS AG

    203,057       16,727,725  
   

 

 

 
      142,786,368  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6%  

Brenntag AG

    495,154       30,877,753  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.3%  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    136,212       13,590,666  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Germany ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Drillisch AG

    171,823     $ 13,134,417  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 93.5%
(Cost: $4,269,338,501)

      4,448,459,903  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Auto Components — 0.2%            

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares

    543,879       9,503,680  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 3.8%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares

    176,640       15,311,833  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares

    490,735       41,134,486  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares

    593,440       126,021,443  
   

 

 

 
      182,467,762  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.3%            

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares

    222,723       11,724,639  
   

 

 

 
Household Products — 1.6%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares

    570,967       77,610,338  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 5.9%
(Cost: $293,447,578)

      281,306,419  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    20,037,237       20,041,244  
Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(e)(f)

    529,877     $ 529,877  
   

 

 

 
      20,571,121  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.4%
(Cost: $20,571,121)

      20,571,121  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $4,583,357,200)

      4,750,337,443  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      10,877,331  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 4,761,214,774  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     69,810,722        (49,773,485      20,037,237      $ 20,041,244      $ (a)     $ (2,277    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     589,306        (59,429      529,877        529,877        2,237                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 20,571,121      $ 2,237      $ (2,277    $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

DAX Index

     53          12/15/17        $ 20,621        $ 842,462  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Germany ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 4,448,459,903        $        $        $ 4,448,459,903  

Preferred Stocks

     281,306,419                            281,306,419  

Money Market Funds

     20,571,121                            20,571,121  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,750,337,443        $        $        $ 4,750,337,443  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 842,462        $             —        $             —        $ 842,462  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.6%            

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    32,676     $ 32,124  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    22,008       105,256  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    17,808       102,879  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    13,881       37,198  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    19,117       128,582  

Select Harvests Ltd.(b)

    6,825       24,093  

Tassal Group Ltd.

    13,944       42,237  
   

 

 

 
      472,369  
Brazil — 0.3%            

Sao Martinho SA

    12,600       65,920  

SLC Agricola SA

    4,200       28,604  
   

 

 

 
      94,524  
Canada — 8.9%            

Ag Growth International Inc.

    1,407       58,342  

Agrium Inc.

    11,214       1,233,949  

Clearwater Seafoods Inc.

    2,772       15,880  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    68,187       1,340,134  

Rogers Sugar Inc.

    7,014       34,245  
   

 

 

 
      2,682,550  
China — 0.9%            

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    168,200       69,777  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

    168,000       46,677  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    315,000        

China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.(a)

    105,000       20,973  

China Shengmu Organic Milk Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    273,000       46,140  

COFCO Meat Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    168,000       34,632  

First Tractor Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    42,000       17,423  

Hubei Sanonda Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    17,100       19,289  

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    210,000       31,190  

YuanShengTai Dairy Farm Ltd.(a)

    83,000       3,135  
   

 

 

 
      289,236  
Finland — 0.1%            

Ponsse OYJ

    903       28,845  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.2%            

Naturex(a)(b)

    462       49,148  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 1.8%            

K+S AG, Registered(b)

    15,855       371,950  

KWS Saat SE

    147       58,989  

Suedzucker AG

    5,880       122,062  
   

 

 

 
      553,001  
Hong Kong — 2.5%            

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    703,500       746,718  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 1.0%            

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    588,000       126,938  

Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT(a)

    1,010,100       16,579  

Inti Agri Resources Tbk PT

    2,421,300       58,357  

Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PT

    352,800       34,560  

Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT

    268,800       27,623  

Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk PT

    176,400       6,442  

Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk PT

    186,900       20,658  

Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk PT

    266,700       27,506  
   

 

 

 
      318,663  
Ireland — 0.3%            

Origin Enterprises PLC

    9,870       80,238  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel — 0.7%            

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    40,887     $ 166,644  

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The), ADR(a)

    294       50,716  
   

 

 

 
      217,360  
Japan — 8.0%            

Chubu Shiryo Co. Ltd.

    2,100       42,505  

Hokuto Corp.

    2,100       37,870  

Iseki & Co. Ltd.

    2,100       51,475  

Kubota Corp.

    84,000       1,591,350  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,300       43,912  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    4,200       121,228  

Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd.

    1,600       65,770  

NH Foods Ltd.

    14,000       344,917  

Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd.

    2,100       13,005  

Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    700       16,902  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    2,100       69,715  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    2,100       31,789  
   

 

 

 
      2,430,438  
Malaysia — 1.9%            

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd(b)

    130,200       57,945  

Genting Plantations Bhd(b)

    18,900       48,527  

IOI Corp. Bhd(b)

    174,300       190,091  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    35,700       212,829  

QL Resources Bhd(b)

    76,505       78,572  
   

 

 

 
      587,964  
Mexico — 0.2%            

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV, Series B

    12,600       61,456  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 4.1%            

CNH Industrial NV

    82,593       1,071,460  

ForFarmers NV

    1,365       16,373  

OCI NV(a)(b)

    6,258       140,840  
   

 

 

 
      1,228,673  
Norway — 5.7%            

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    7,203       60,823  

Bakkafrost P/F

    3,360       127,392  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    4,599       42,025  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    24,507       134,689  

Marine Harvest ASA

    32,823       579,666  

Norway Royal Salmon ASA

    1,192       19,484  

Salmar ASA

    4,095       120,384  

Yara International ASA

    14,574       650,312  
   

 

 

 
      1,734,775  
Pakistan — 0.4%            

Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan

    23,100       57,505  

Engro Fertilizers Ltd.

    31,967       19,876  

Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd.

    31,500       10,753  

Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    33,600       25,850  

Millat Tractors Ltd.

    2,100       23,154  
   

 

 

 
      137,138  
Poland — 0.2%            

Grupa Azoty SA

    3,738       75,654  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.5%            

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(e)

    9,618       144,270  

Ros Agro PLC, GDR(e)

    390       4,704  
   

 

 

 
      148,974  
Singapore — 1.9%            

Bumitama Agri Ltd.

    39,900       22,512  

China XLX Fertiliser Ltd.

    42,000       13,282  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

First Resources Ltd.(b)

    46,200     $ 64,138  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    571,200       156,900  

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.

    12,600       3,648  

Japfa Ltd.

    27,300       10,134  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    130,200       301,577  
   

 

 

 
      572,191  
South Africa — 0.5%            

Astral Foods Ltd.

    3,276       52,829  

Oceana Group Ltd.

    3,045       18,302  

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.

    8,631       67,201  
   

 

 

 
      138,332  
South Korea — 0.4%            

Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd.

    126       37,282  

Easy Bio Inc.

    2,835       16,308  

Farmsco

    1,302       14,836  

Jeil Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,344       20,933  

Namhae Chemical Corp.

    2,856       23,068  

Sajo Industries Co. Ltd.

    189       12,609  
   

 

 

 
      125,036  
Sweden — 0.1%            

Scandi Standard AB

    3,024       22,769  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 0.3%            

Charoen Pokphand Enterprise

    21,000       41,868  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    42,000       53,631  
   

 

 

 
      95,499  
Thailand — 0.7%            

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    221,600       160,127  

GFPT PCL, NVDR

    51,500       21,603  

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL, NVDR(b)

    153,454       23,305  

Thaifoods Group PCL, NVDR

    121,800       22,935  
   

 

 

 
      227,970  
Turkey — 0.1%            

Gubre Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    12,726       11,859  

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS

    651       12,250  
   

 

 

 
      24,109  
United Kingdom — 0.4%            

Sirius Minerals PLC(a)

    339,948       114,583  
   

 

 

 
United States — 51.7%            

AGCO Corp.

    5,166       365,649  

AgroFresh Solutions Inc.(a)

    2,394       14,556  

American Vanguard Corp.

    2,520       50,148  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    45,003       1,794,720  

Bob Evans Farms Inc/DE

    1,365       106,525  

Bunge Ltd.

    11,256       753,139  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    2,415       120,146  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    19,026       712,904  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    13,272       238,232  

Deere & Co.

    21,987       3,294,972  

FMC Corp.

    10,962       1,034,813  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    2,541       123,747  

Ingredion Inc.

    5,670       785,182  

Lindsay Corp.

    924       86,699  

Monsanto Co.

    35,511       4,202,372  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Mosaic Co. (The)

    27,090     $ 658,016  

Omega Protein Corp.

    1,806       39,642  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    1,680       285,079  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A

    3,675       363,457  

Titan International Inc.

    4,284       51,279  

Toro Co. (The)

    8,736       570,024  
   

 

 

 
      15,651,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 95.4%
(Cost: $28,626,058)

      28,909,514  
   

 

 

 

Investment Companies

   
India — 2.7%            

iShares India 50 ETF(b)(f)

    22,743       813,517  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 2.7%
(Cost: $680,806)

      813,517  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Chile — 1.5%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Series B, Preference Shares

    8,043       434,528  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.5%
(Cost: $223,120)

      434,528  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 3.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(f)(g)(h)

    1,128,273       1,128,499  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(f)(g)

    30,214       30,214  
   

 

 

 
      1,158,713  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 3.8%
(Cost: $1,158,647)

 

    1,158,713  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.4%
(Cost: $30,688,631)

 

    31,316,272  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.4)%

 

    (1,022,364
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 30,293,908  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(d)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(e)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(f)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(g)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(h)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iShares India 50 ETF

     22,680        1,476        (1,413      22,743      $ 813,517      $      $ 11,177      $ (483

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     1,885,655               (757,382 )(a)       1,128,273        1,128,499        (b)       (115      (61

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     37,102               (6,888 )(a)       30,214        30,214        99                
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 1,972,230      $ 99      $ 11,062      $ (544
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Net of purchases and sales.  
  (b)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Investments

               

Assets

               

Common Stocks

   $ 28,909,514        $        $ (a)     $ 28,909,514  

Investment Companies

     813,517                          813,517  

Preferred Stocks

     434,528                          434,528  

Money Market Funds

     1,158,713                          1,158,713  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 31,316,272        $             —        $             — (a)     $ 31,316,272  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Rounds to less than $1.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.7%            

Beach Energy Ltd.

    26,560     $ 21,171  

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,192       4,328  

Oil Search Ltd.

    20,080       107,011  

Santos Ltd.(a)

    26,272       101,318  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    1,568       20,129  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    7,216       21,090  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    12,080       284,286  
   

 

 

 
      559,333  
Austria — 0.4%            

OMV AG

    2,080       129,609  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.6%            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA(a)

    43,200       210,812  

QGEP Participacoes SA

    1,600       4,112  
   

 

 

 
      214,924  
Canada — 7.9%            

Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.(a)

    2,768       12,956  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    5,077       62,305  

Athabasca Oil Corp.(a)

    4,576       4,475  

Baytex Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    3,074       10,332  

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.(b)

    2,880       11,155  

Bonavista Energy Corp.

    3,232       5,620  

Bonterra Energy Corp.

    448       5,376  

Cameco Corp.

    6,016       56,504  

Canacol Energy Ltd.(a)

    1,184       3,786  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    15,712       533,693  

Cardinal Energy Ltd.

    2,560       9,836  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    14,720       140,539  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    8,576       62,641  

Crew Energy Inc.(a)

    2,832       8,683  

Encana Corp.

    13,952       165,371  

Enerplus Corp.

    3,360       30,645  

Freehold Royalties Ltd.

    1,168       13,799  

Husky Energy Inc.(a)

    5,136       62,311  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    4,128       127,528  

Kelt Exploration Ltd.(a)

    2,023       11,039  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    3,072       13,020  

NexGen Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,737       11,509  

NuVista Energy Ltd.(a)

    2,336       15,268  

Obsidian Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,080       7,929  

Painted Pony Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,552       3,614  

Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,072       17,732  

Parex Resources Inc.(a)

    2,048       27,406  

Pengrowth Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    6,672       5,697  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    2,608       30,993  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    2,944       77,148  

Raging River Exploration Inc.(a)

    3,088       18,025  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd., Class A(a)

    3,720       50,936  

Spartan Energy Corp.(a)

    2,800       15,735  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    23,728       824,209  

Surge Energy Inc.

    4,352       6,925  

TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.

    1,888       10,346  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.(a)

    3,424       61,607  

Ultra Petroleum Corp.(a)

    2,560       24,550  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    1,888       66,680  

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    4,896       33,405  
   

 

 

 
      2,661,328  
Security   Shares     Value  
China — 2.2%            

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    48,000     $ 118,122  

CNOOC Ltd.

    256,000       346,788  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    12,800       17,818  

MIE Holdings Corp.(a)

    32,000       2,745  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    320,000       215,103  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H

    32,000       29,869  
   

 

 

 
      730,445  
Colombia — 0.1%            

Ecopetrol SA

    78,560       45,744  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.3%            

Neste OYJ

    1,824       113,527  
   

 

 

 
France — 5.7%            

Esso SA Francaise(a)

    48       3,202  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom(a)

    1,024       4,395  

TOTAL SA

    33,712       1,905,515  
   

 

 

 
      1,913,112  
Greece — 0.1%            

Hellenic Petroleum SA

    739       6,653  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    1,065       25,625  
   

 

 

 
      32,278  
Hungary — 0.2%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    5,120       59,491  
   

 

 

 
India — 2.1%            

Reliance Industries Ltd., GDR(c)

    24,800       690,680  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.4%            

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    214,400       26,947  

Bumi Resources Tbk PT(a)

    387,200       8,588  

Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk PT(a)

    72,000       4,338  

Harum Energy Tbk PT(a)

    12,800       1,931  

Indika Energy Tbk PT(a)

    22,400       4,637  

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

    6,400       10,007  

Medco Energi Internasional Tbk PT(a)

    89,600       6,492  

Sugih Energy Tbk PT(a)

    618,000       2,284  

Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Persero Tbk PT

    11,200       9,315  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    25,600       63,404  
   

 

 

 
      137,943  
Israel — 0.1%            

Jerusalem Oil Exploration(a)

    64       3,481  

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    977       5,995  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    29,424       14,974  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    128       22,637  
   

 

 

 
      47,087  
Italy — 1.9%            

Eni SpA

    36,896       607,543  

Saras SpA

    6,176       15,950  
   

 

 

 
      623,493  
Japan — 1.6%            

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600       48,255  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,600       53,903  

Inpex Corp.

    14,400       162,781  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.(b)

    100       2,299  

JXTG Holdings Inc.

    43,200       243,207  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

    3,200       40,949  
   

 

 

 
      551,394  
Malaysia — 0.0%            

Hengyuan Refining Co. Bhd(a)

    1,600       4,116  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
New Zealand — 0.0%            

New Zealand Refining Co. Ltd. (The)

    2,400     $ 4,200  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.1%            

Aker BP ASA

    1,552       36,639  

DNO ASA(a)

    9,120       10,748  

Statoil ASA

    16,304       328,057  
   

 

 

 
      375,444  
Pakistan — 0.1%            

Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd.

    9,600       14,165  

Pakistan Oilfields Ltd.

    1,676       9,549  
   

 

 

 
      23,714  
Philippines — 0.0%            

Petron Corp.

    32,000       6,112  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.5%            

Grupa Lotos SA

    1,432       22,889  

Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA

    120       2,338  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    4,368       137,382  
   

 

 

 
      162,609  
Portugal — 0.4%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    6,848       129,459  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 2.3%            

LUKOIL PJSC

    3,936       221,853  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    2,112       117,322  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(d)

    1,296       146,837  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    9,280       46,643  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR

    7,130       35,172  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    54,400       25,610  

Surgutneftegas OJSC, ADR

    4,232       19,442  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    21,920       171,379  
   

 

 

 
      784,258  
South Africa — 0.1%            

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    3,344       36,140  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.8%            

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    960       182,164  

S-Oil Corp.

    672       73,792  
   

 

 

 
      255,956  
Spain — 1.0%            

Repsol SA

    17,558       322,822  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.2%            

Lundin Petroleum AB(a)(b)

    2,704       62,490  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.5%            

Bangchak Corp. PCL, NVDR

    8,000       9,186  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    27,200       14,241  

Esso Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    22,400       11,317  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    184,000       34,930  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    20,831       58,200  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    16,000       45,560  
   

 

 

 
      173,434  
Turkey — 0.2%            

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    1,840       57,093  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.0%            

Dana Gas PJSC(a)

    44,624       8,504  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 17.2%            

Amerisur Resources PLC(a)(b)

    19,808       4,961  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

BP PLC

    281,840     $ 1,865,980  

Cairn Energy PLC(a)

    9,360       26,797  

EnQuest PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    20,240       7,534  

Faroe Petroleum PLC(a)

    5,664       7,801  

Hurricane Energy PLC(a)

    18,992       6,491  

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC(a)(b)

    1,072       4,780  

Ophir Energy PLC(a)

    12,192       10,727  

Pantheon Resources PLC(a)(b)

    336       225  

Premier Oil PLC(a)(b)

    7,120       6,674  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, ADR

    63,392       2,022,986  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    54,192       1,752,133  

SOCO International PLC

    3,488       5,017  

Sound Energy PLC(a)(b)

    8,256       5,979  

Stobart Group Ltd.

    4,272       16,389  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)(b)

    20,272       48,983  
   

 

 

 
      5,793,457  
United States — 48.7%            

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    8,000       384,720  

Andeavor

    2,144       226,128  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    3,424       65,056  

Apache Corp.

    5,472       228,894  

Arch Coal Inc., Class A

    320       26,419  

Bill Barrett Corp.(a)

    752       4,399  

Bonanza Creek Energy Inc.(a)

    224       6,220  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    6,560       189,912  

California Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    480       7,550  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)

    2,928       32,325  

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.(a)

    1,168       22,577  

Centennial Resource Development Inc./DE,
Class A(a)

    1,632       33,113  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    13,008       52,943  

Chevron Corp.

    27,024       3,215,586  

Cimarex Energy Co.

    1,392       161,625  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)

    2,752       38,390  

Concho Resources Inc.(a)

    2,144       299,860  

ConocoPhillips

    17,376       884,091  

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)

    616       13,552  

Continental Resources Inc./OK(a)(b)

    1,360       64,369  

CVR Energy Inc.

    224       7,314  

Delek U.S. Holdings Inc.

    1,008       33,486  

Denbury Resources Inc.(a)

    5,824       10,192  

Devon Energy Corp.

    7,200       277,416  

Diamondback Energy Inc.(a)

    1,264       138,168  

Eclipse Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    1,008       2,500  

Energen Corp.(a)

    1,408       79,496  

EOG Resources Inc.

    8,288       848,028  

EQT Corp.

    3,616       215,514  

Extraction Oil & Gas Inc.(a)

    1,424       21,445  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    60,576       5,045,375  

Gran Tierra Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    5,168       11,628  

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

    2,192       28,058  

Halcon Resources Corp.(a)

    1,392       9,869  

Hess Corp.

    4,160       190,861  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    2,384       106,040  

Jagged Peak Energy Inc.(a)

    192       2,915  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,200       25,536  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    2,272       24,288  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    12,160       180,454  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    7,168       448,932  

Matador Resources Co.(a)

    1,312       37,523  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    2,432       67,974  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Newfield Exploration Co.(a)(b)

    2,928     $ 90,563  

Noble Energy Inc.

    6,800       178,840  

Oasis Petroleum Inc.(a)

    3,184       32,572  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    10,896       768,168  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    272       5,647  

Parsley Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    3,152       84,663  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A

    1,584       51,274  

PDC Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    816       37,495  

Peabody Energy Corp.(a)

    1,280       42,637  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    2,416       376,993  

QEP Resources Inc.(a)

    3,312       31,994  

Range Resources Corp.

    3,504       63,142  

Resolute Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    240       7,181  

Ring Energy Inc.(a)

    768       10,890  

RSP Permian Inc.(a)

    1,696       62,294  

Sanchez Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    705       3,652  

SandRidge Energy Inc.(a)

    448       8,337  

SM Energy Co.(b)

    1,344       27,740  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

    7,088       45,080  

SRC Energy Inc.(a)

    2,656       23,267  

Stone Energy Corp.(a)

    256       6,487  

Tellurian Inc.(a)

    800       10,096  

Valero Energy Corp.

    6,288       538,378  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.(a)

    1,260       31,437  

WildHorse Resource Development Corp.(a)

    272       4,488  

WPX Energy Inc.(a)

    5,712       72,371  
   

 

 

 
      16,386,427  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $33,521,184)

      33,096,623  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.8%            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares

    56,000       263,510  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Russia — 0.1%            

Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares

    105,600     $ 51,323  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%
(Cost: $222,667)

      314,833  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    601,235       601,355  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(e)(f)

    4,085       4,085  
   

 

 

 
      605,440  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.8%
(Cost: $605,377)

 

    605,440  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.1%
(Cost: $34,349,228)

 

    34,016,896  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.1)%

 

    (384,203
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 33,632,693  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     656,714        (55,479      601,235      $ 601,355      $ (a)     $ (84    $ (31

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     25,717        (21,632      4,085        4,085        43                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 605,440      $ 43      $ (84    $ (31
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 33,096,623        $        $        $ 33,096,623  

Preferred Stocks

     314,833                            314,833  

Money Market Funds

     605,440                            605,440  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 34,016,896        $             —        $             —        $ 34,016,896  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 12.5%            

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,883,825     $ 33,335,758  

Resolute Mining Ltd.

    2,609,845       2,010,982  

St. Barbara Ltd.

    2,168,477       5,267,837  

Westgold Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,477,985       2,114,993  
   

 

 

 
      42,729,570  
Canada — 50.8%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    346,644       15,215,958  

Alacer Gold Corp.(a)

    1,838,796       2,983,066  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A(b)

    1,452,718       9,246,516  

Asanko Gold Inc.(a)(b)

    265,891       163,047  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    2,974,406       41,142,525  

Centerra Gold Inc.(a)

    885,418       5,017,117  

China Gold International Resources Corp.
Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,592,134       2,619,983  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(b)

    2,725,420       3,130,964  

Endeavour Mining Corp.(a)(b)

    228,878       4,148,336  

Goldcorp Inc.

    2,081,818       26,356,013  

Guyana Goldfields Inc.(a)(b)

    619,343       2,105,660  

IAMGOLD Corp.(a)

    1,631,814       8,904,488  

Kinross Gold Corp.(a)

    3,604,585       15,080,892  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

    659,396       9,514,998  

New Gold Inc.(a)(b)

    2,163,003       6,799,784  

Premier Gold Mines Ltd.(a)

    409,132       1,152,798  

SEMAFO Inc.(a)

    1,515,812       3,753,350  

SSR Mining Inc.(a)

    384,593       3,221,112  

Tahoe Resources Inc.(b)

    948,535       4,211,457  

Yamana Gold Inc.

    3,215,616       8,236,849  
   

 

 

 
      173,004,913  
Peru — 2.7%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    661,466       9,253,909  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 10.5%            

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    1,189,829       12,454,285  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    2,694,644       11,493,592  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,830,662       3,384,226  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    6,049,134       8,322,686  
   

 

 

 
      35,654,789  
Turkey — 1.0%            

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a)

    443,409       3,425,989  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 6.7%            

Acacia Mining PLC

    340,566       795,238  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Centamin PLC

    3,788,454     $ 7,061,591  

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    162,739       14,924,767  
   

 

 

 
      22,781,596  
United States — 15.6%            

McEwen Mining Inc.

    1,456,524       2,927,613  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    1,359,407       50,284,465  
   

 

 

 
      53,212,078  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $368,049,759)

      340,062,844  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Australia — 0.0%            

Westgold Resources Ltd.
(Expires 06/30/19)(a)

    308,728       72,655  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      72,655  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 2.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    8,308,810       8,310,472  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    24,606       24,606  
   

 

 

 
      8,335,078  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.5%
(Cost: $8,334,520)

 

    8,335,078  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.3%
(Cost: $376,384,279)

 

    348,470,577  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.3)%

      (7,673,656
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 340,796,921  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     5,122,703        3,186,107        8,308,810      $ 8,310,472      $ (a)     $ (1,192    $ (279

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     27,472        (2,866      24,606        24,606        280                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 8,335,078      $ 280      $ (1,192    $ (279
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 340,062,844        $        $        $ 340,062,844  

Warrants

     72,655                            72,655  

Money Market Funds

     8,335,078                            8,335,078  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 348,470,577        $             —        $             —        $ 348,470,577  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 17.1%            

A.C.N. 004 410 833 Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    727,228     $ 6  

Alumina Ltd.

    1,056,720       1,780,904  

Ausdrill Ltd.

    138,675       251,607  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    1,350,925       27,997,638  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    242,760       2,508,203  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    567,160       1,980,573  

Galaxy Resources Ltd.(b)(c)

    169,025       494,014  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    184,380       1,298,941  

Independence Group NL(c)

    221,760       707,066  

Jacana Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    6,808        

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    65,940       978,140  

Orocobre Ltd.(b)(c)

    86,940       413,163  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    129,780       822,663  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)(c)

    602,180       482,288  

Rio Tinto Ltd.(c)

    182,910       9,851,840  

Sandfire Resources NL

    73,290       345,513  

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

    69,930       744,285  

South32 Ltd.

    2,203,900       5,454,274  

Syrah Resources Ltd.(b)

    123,865       387,412  

Western Areas Ltd.

    123,900       288,760  
   

 

 

 
      56,787,290  
Austria — 0.8%            

Voestalpine AG

    47,670       2,774,327  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.3%            

Bekaert SA

    15,330       638,293  

Nyrstar NV(b)(c)

    37,800       269,659  
   

 

 

 
      907,952  
Brazil — 4.5%            

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA(b)

    252,000       567,453  

Vale SA

    1,330,362       14,302,867  
   

 

 

 
      14,870,320  
Canada — 5.0%            

Altius Minerals Corp.

    19,320       200,503  

Arizona Mining Inc.(b)

    46,225       113,024  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    296,940       3,418,164  

HudBay Minerals Inc.

    102,270       743,825  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(b)

    272,580       933,073  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    25,200       449,308  

Lithium Americas Corp.(b)

    46,225       486,541  

Lucara Diamond Corp.

    139,860       272,490  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    282,660       1,649,929  

Major Drilling Group International Inc.(b)

    39,480       196,128  

Nemaska Lithium Inc.(b)

    138,675       215,284  

Nevsun Resources Ltd.

    128,075       292,277  

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.(b)

    115,662       231,629  

Stornoway Diamond Corp.(b)

    184,070       94,300  

Taseko Mines Ltd.(b)

    92,450       193,755  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    244,860       5,633,510  

Trevali Mining Corp.(b)

    249,717       263,615  

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(b)

    390,760       1,158,661  
   

 

 

 
      16,546,016  
Chile — 0.1%            

CAP SA

    31,966       298,405  
   

 

 

 
China — 1.3%            

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,680,000       1,114,235  

Chiho Environmental Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    420,000       210,801  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.(b)

    192,000     $ 2,385  

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    132,000        

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,935,000       1,206,557  

Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resourses Co. Ltd., Class B

    91,074       99,726  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    420,000       653,914  

MMG Ltd.(b)

    846,000       386,702  

North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,300,000       110,509  

Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    8,560,000       249,889  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

    1,260,000       261,350  

Xinjiang Xinxin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    420,000       58,616  
   

 

 

 
      4,354,684  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Ezz Steel(b)

    26,875       29,561  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.4%            

Outokumpu OYJ

    132,300       1,145,250  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.5%            

APERAM SA

    20,863       1,068,300  

Eramet(b)

    4,200       424,817  
   

 

 

 
      1,493,117  
Germany — 2.2%            

Aurubis AG

    15,330       1,274,027  

Salzgitter AG

    16,170       834,162  

thyssenkrupp AG

    188,160       5,157,865  
   

 

 

 
      7,266,054  
India — 1.2%            

Tata Steel Ltd., GDR(c)(d)

    376,192       3,818,349  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.1%            

Aneka Tambang Persero Tbk PT(b)

    3,927,038       193,071  

Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk PT(b)

    1,617,153       54,280  

Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk PT(b)

    235,600       47,029  

Timah Persero Tbk PT

    1,623,067       101,997  
   

 

 

 
      396,377  
Japan — 9.0%            

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    4,900       86,742  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    9,800       594,629  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,500       820,383  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    105,000       1,393,369  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    234,300       5,531,662  

Kobe Steel Ltd.(b)

    147,000       1,383,236  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.(c)

    21,000       376,069  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    31,500       892,319  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    43,500       1,457,710  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    21,000       1,189,759  

Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.

    42,000       269,854  

Neturen Co. Ltd.

    42,000       439,123  

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

    63,000       249,962  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    314,000       841,785  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    314,540       7,648,124  

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

    42,000       649,301  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,800       29,918  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    105,000       4,086,279  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(c)

    21,000       190,474  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(c)

    20,500       178,428  

Toyo Kohan Co. Ltd.

    42,000       171,896  

UACJ Corp.

    4,338       112,806  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    21,000       570,484  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    21,000     $ 626,782  
   

 

 

 
      29,791,094  
Malaysia — 0.2%            

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    510,300       648,872  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.7%            

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    1,638,000       5,135,147  

Industrias CH SAB de CV, Series B(b)(c)

    63,000       284,966  

Minera Frisco SAB de CV, Series A1(b)

    315,000       202,144  
   

 

 

 
      5,622,257  
Netherlands — 2.8%            

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    11,760       524,354  

ArcelorMittal(b)

    283,920       8,586,864  
   

 

 

 
      9,111,218  
Norway — 1.2%            

Norsk Hydro ASA

    584,850       3,989,658  
   

 

 

 
Pakistan — 0.0%            

International Steels Ltd.

    105,000       112,907  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.5%            

Southern Copper Corp.

    41,790       1,757,269  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.0%            

Nickel Asia Corp.

    597,000       72,457  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.8%            

Boryszew SA(b)

    53,760       146,499  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(b)

    22,580       573,081  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    60,060       1,820,801  
   

 

 

 
      2,540,381  
Russia — 2.8%            

Alrosa PJSC

    1,134,000       1,511,709  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    795,500       598,255  

Mechel PJSC(b)

    34,650       160,083  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    27,144       4,589,230  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    495,600       1,122,049  

Raspadskaya OAO(b)

    48,300       71,309  

Severstal PJSC

    84,000       1,328,728  
   

 

 

 
      9,381,363  
South Africa — 1.0%            

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    47,040       416,421  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.(b)

    23,310       622,181  

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd.(b)

    41,790       16,235  

Assore Ltd.

    15,540       341,658  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(b)

    280,360       801,469  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    23,220       553,638  

Northam Platinum Ltd.(b)

    147,815       539,577  

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd.(b)

    34,860       80,746  
   

 

 

 
      3,371,925  
South Korea — 4.4%            

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.

    25,270       260,073  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    34,020       1,875,672  

Jenax Inc.(b)(c)

    6,510       179,462  

KISWIRE Ltd.

    2,611       84,574  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    3,780       1,689,841  

Poongsan Corp.

    9,870       407,679  

Poongsan Holdings Corp.

    2,940       142,914  

POSCO

    31,490       9,693,683  

Seah Besteel Corp.

    3,310       91,704  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

SeAH Steel Corp.

    1,287     $ 113,296  
   

 

 

 
      14,538,898  
Spain — 0.3%            

Acerinox SA

    68,364       920,698  

Tubacex SA(b)(c)

    42,840       167,799  
   

 

 

 
      1,088,497  
Sweden — 1.5%            

Boliden AB

    119,910       3,808,540  

Granges AB

    35,910       360,869  

SSAB AB, Class A(b)

    46,805       221,109  

SSAB AB, Class B(b)

    178,685       693,818  
   

 

 

 
      5,084,336  
Switzerland — 0.0%            

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG, Registered(b)

    18,430       14,827  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 1.8%            

China Metal Products

    210,011       192,199  

China Steel Corp.

    5,460,612       4,460,392  

Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.

    210,000       366,873  

Gloria Material Technology Corp.

    420,000       285,657  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe

    249,934       159,156  

Ton Yi Industrial Corp.

    70,000       31,390  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    420,000       335,367  

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    444,706       169,763  
   

 

 

 
      6,000,797  
Turkey — 0.5%            

Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(c)

    24,150       62,693  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    590,100       1,300,741  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D(b)

    266,093       147,146  
   

 

 

 
      1,510,580  
United Kingdom — 25.7%            

Anglo American PLC

    573,300       10,546,492  

Antofagasta PLC

    171,990       2,117,447  

BHP Billiton PLC

    907,200       16,517,030  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    46,225       160,029  

Evraz PLC

    103,505       401,134  

Ferrexpo PLC

    124,950       428,597  

Glencore PLC

    5,156,660       23,705,155  

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

    32,340       560,346  

KAZ Minerals PLC(b)

    107,100       1,085,145  

Lonmin PLC(b)(c)

    111,720       88,470  

Petra Diamonds Ltd.(b)(c)

    236,595       215,380  

Rio Tinto PLC

    519,250       24,611,453  

Vedanta Ltd., ADR

    238,350       4,342,737  

Vedanta Resources PLC

    36,120       338,590  
   

 

 

 
      85,118,005  
United States — 11.1%            

AK Steel Holding Corp.(b)

    133,350       649,415  

Alcoa Corp.(b)

    80,660       3,348,197  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(b)

    50,400       1,147,608  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    19,320       954,988  

Century Aluminum Co.(b)(c)

    23,100       306,075  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(b)

    118,020       786,013  

Commercial Metals Co.

    48,510       962,438  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    15,540       1,083,915  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.(b)

    591,150       8,228,808  

Haynes International Inc.

    4,830       154,753  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    8,190       793,283  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Materion Corp.

    10,710     $ 523,719  

Nucor Corp.

    135,240       7,776,300  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    30,450       2,393,674  

Ryerson Holding Corp.(b)

    6,720       62,160  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    10,920       318,864  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    103,110       3,969,735  

SunCoke Energy Inc.(b)

    25,200       287,028  

TimkenSteel Corp.(b)

    15,540       234,654  

U.S. Steel Corp.

    73,500       2,125,620  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    20,160       838,656  
   

 

 

 
      36,945,903  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $297,930,998)

      327,388,946  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.9%            

Bradespar SA, Preference Shares

    105,000       813,079  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    399,000       1,352,584  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares

    273,000       423,470  

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Class A, Preference Shares

    189,000       494,979  
   

 

 

 
      3,084,112  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%
(Cost: $1,533,974)

      3,084,112  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Canada — 0.0%            

IMPERIAL METALS Corp.
(Expires 12/22/17)(b)(c)

    28,810       559  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      559  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    14,701,250     $ 14,704,191  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(e)(f)

    159,157       159,157  
   

 

 

 
      14,863,348  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.5%
(Cost: $14,862,988)

 

    14,863,348  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.2%
(Cost: $314,327,960)

 

    345,336,965  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.2)%

 

    (13,823,820
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 331,513,145  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     10,837,677        3,863,573        14,701,250      $ 14,704,191      $ (a)     $ (815    $ (901

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,803,747        (1,644,590      159,157        159,157        759                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 14,863,348      $ 759      $ (815    $ (901
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 327,388,940        $        $ 6        $ 327,388,946  

Preferred Stocks

     3,084,112                            3,084,112  

Rights

     559                               —          559  

Money Market Funds

     14,863,348                            14,863,348  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 345,336,959        $             —        $ 6        $ 345,336,965  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Canada — 57.4%            

Alexco Resource Corp.(a)(b)

    363,586     $ 505,177  

Americas Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    153,814       557,565  

Dalradian Resources Inc.(a)

    678,022       752,598  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.(a)

    378,752       870,221  

Endeavour Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    324,972       693,684  

Excellon Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    324,112       402,530  

First Majestic Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    315,831       2,118,124  

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(a)

    332,171       1,402,632  

GoGold Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    896,835       292,378  

Great Panther Silver Ltd.(a)(b)

    485,799       565,628  

Klondex Mines Ltd.(a)(b)

    396,416       981,578  

Levon Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,144,188       266,441  

MAG Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    145,975       1,548,924  

Mandalay Resources Corp.(b)

    1,560,975       363,496  

Minco Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    487,955       276,494  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    167,045       2,543,990  

Silvercorp Metals Inc.(b)

    384,754       946,728  

SSR Mining Inc.(a)

    232,091       1,943,850  

Tahoe Resources Inc.(b)

    559,148       2,482,595  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    611,435       12,809,618  
   

 

 

 
      32,324,251  
China — 1.6%            

China Silver Group Ltd.

    2,816,000       926,624  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 9.2%            

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    247,081       5,191,543  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 4.5%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    180,564       2,526,091  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 14.9%            

Fresnillo PLC

    389,154       6,800,711  

Hochschild Mining PLC(b)

    515,549       1,598,828  
   

 

 

 
      8,399,539  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States — 12.0%            

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)

    337,332     $ 2,570,470  

Golden Minerals Co.(a)

    637,204       312,230  

Hecla Mining Co.

    650,171       2,431,639  

McEwen Mining Inc.

    584,379       1,174,602  

Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp.(a)

    447,413       281,870  
   

 

 

 
      6,770,811  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $61,546,285)

      56,138,859  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 7.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    4,231,350       4,232,197  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    20,591       20,591  
   

 

 

 
      4,252,788  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 7.5%
(Cost: $4,251,983)

 

    4,252,788  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 107.1%
(Cost: $65,798,268)

 

    60,391,647  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (7.1)%

 

    (4,022,840
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 56,368,807  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     7,553,574        (3,322,224      4,231,350      $ 4,232,197      $ (a)     $ 257      $ (913

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     37,449        (16,858      20,591        20,591        83                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 4,252,788      $ 83      $ 257      $ (913
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 56,138,859        $        $        $ 56,138,859  

Money Market Funds

     4,252,788                            4,252,788  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 60,391,647        $             —        $             —        $ 60,391,647  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Auto Components — 0.8%            

Minth Group Ltd.

    2,806,000     $ 15,664,336  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 8.2%            

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)(a)

    4,643,010       20,539,294  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    14,017,500       70,893,351  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,899,500       71,650,342  
   

 

 

 
      163,082,987  
Capital Markets — 7.5%            

Golden Resorts Group Ltd.

    13,466,000       16,586,377  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    4,432,100       133,470,323  
   

 

 

 
      150,056,700  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%  

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong

    8,316,999       6,218,954  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    14,265,500       17,918,178  

PCCW Ltd.

    16,091,169       9,559,682  
   

 

 

 
      27,477,860  
Electric Utilities — 7.0%            

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    2,502,500       21,243,470  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    6,220,700       63,439,958  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.(b)

    10,046,500       9,222,991  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    5,244,000       44,784,359  
   

 

 

 
      138,690,778  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.7%  

Link REIT

    8,349,000       74,454,924  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 1.8%            

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    33,315,000       35,361,623  
   

 

 

 
Gas Utilities — 3.1%            

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    31,790,802       62,033,216  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.9%  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    8,917,000       64,107,135  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    933,387       24,370,734  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,599,488       9,189,751  

Sands China Ltd.

    9,174,000       44,576,746  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    4,750,000       10,703,951  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    7,633,000       6,137,518  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    5,924,400       16,953,515  
   

 

 

 
      176,039,350  
Household Durables — 1.5%            

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    5,210,647       30,122,239  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 11.3%  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    10,231,267       128,771,804  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    821,700       51,339,816  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    836,000       34,694,000  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    5,893,000       10,699,181  
   

 

 

 
      225,504,801  
Insurance — 18.7%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    45,739,600       370,709,672  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 22.1%  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    9,794,267     $ 82,452,825  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    3,353,000       12,063,622  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    7,667,000       18,043,003  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    4,546,862       29,690,656  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    4,461,900       32,571,870  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    2,378,000       12,742,222  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    2,461,500       10,873,185  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    22,336,066       32,373,597  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    11,962,000       21,656,639  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    5,487,000       89,644,465  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,886,000       18,135,080  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    4,436,000       15,022,944  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    4,603,150       14,498,667  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.(c)

    4,600,150       27,800,450  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    3,080,357       21,139,937  
   

 

 

 
      438,709,162  
Road & Rail — 1.7%            

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    5,683,583       33,438,406  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    1,006,100       14,453,461  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%  

Li & Fung Ltd.

    22,660,000       9,980,589  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    2,811,500       10,043,386  
   

 

 

 
      20,023,975  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,851,796,463)

      1,982,042,444  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    22,755,842       22,760,393  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    769,851       769,851  
   

 

 

 
      23,530,244  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.2%
(Cost: $23,526,414)

 

    23,530,244  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.9%
(Cost: $1,875,322,877)

 

    2,005,572,688  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.9)%

 

    (18,599,265
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,986,973,423  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c)  Non-income producing security.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net Activity      Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     33,422,824        (10,666,982      22,755,842      $ 22,760,393      $ (a)     $ 2,515      $ (1,915

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     109,004        660,847        769,851        769,851        2,125                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 23,530,244      $ 2,125      $ 2,515      $ (1,915
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

Hang Seng Index

     34          12/28/17        $ 6,382        $ (97,949
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,982,042,444        $        $        $ 1,982,042,444  

Money Market Funds

     23,530,244                            23,530,244  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,005,572,688        $        $        $ 2,005,572,688  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (97,949      $             —        $             —        $ (97,949
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Israel ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 3.2%            

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    21,340     $ 2,957,433  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.1%            

El Al Israel Airlines

    229,311       103,765  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 20.3%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    875,231       5,974,572  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    1,195,369       6,637,422  

First International Bank of Israel Ltd.

    42,549       865,996  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,020,494       2,897,462  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    127,547       2,326,537  
   

 

 

 
      18,701,989  
Building Products — 0.6%            

Caesarstone Ltd.(a)

    22,594       562,591  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 6.1%            

Frutarom Industries Ltd.

    35,112       3,095,295  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    470,146       1,916,189  

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The), ADR(a)

    3,546       611,696  
   

 

 

 
      5,623,180  
Communications Equipment — 1.6%            

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    17,576       625,706  

Radware Ltd.(a)

    43,422       878,861  
   

 

 

 
      1,504,567  
Construction & Engineering — 1.5%            

Electra Ltd./Israel

    2,020       489,411  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.(b)

    107,443       396,701  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.

    218,862       488,483  
   

 

 

 
      1,374,595  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.4%  

B Communications Ltd.(a)

    16,614       262,012  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    1,878,222       2,816,917  
   

 

 

 
      3,078,929  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.3%  

Orbotech Ltd.(a)

    42,476       2,151,834  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%  

REIT 1 Ltd.

    169,022       728,074  
   

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%            

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    7,319       377,068  

Shufersal Ltd.

    76,796       522,033  
   

 

 

 
      899,101  
Food Products — 1.0%            

Strauss Group Ltd.

    44,181       923,364  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%            

Mazor Robotics Ltd.(a)

    23,153       696,475  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 0.8%            

SodaStream International Ltd.(a)(b)

    11,070       779,107  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5%  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore(a)

    21,023       438,951  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.3%            

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)

    23,119       441,953  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    109,412       784,143  

IDI Insurance Co. Ltd.

    7,382       507,719  

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

    30,214       399,613  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding Ltd.

    416,957     $ 485,834  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)(a)

    76,650       400,158  
   

 

 

 
      3,019,420  
Internet Software & Services — 1.5%            

Wix.com Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,732       1,412,687  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.7%            

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    4,331       183,462  

Matrix IT Ltd.

    38,827       480,968  
   

 

 

 
      664,430  
Machinery — 0.6%            

Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)

    29,191       519,600  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.7%            

Delek Group Ltd.

    4,208       670,129  

Jerusalem Oil Exploration(a)

    9,358       508,923  

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    43,520       267,182  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    1,431,812       728,641  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    6,818       1,205,788  
   

 

 

 
      3,380,663  
Pharmaceuticals — 12.4%            

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

    770,907       11,424,842  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 9.2%  

Africa Israel Properties Ltd.(a)

    15,667       394,417  

Airport City Ltd.(a)

    77,655       951,057  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    100,984       1,078,673  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    127,185       753,169  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    38,907       2,086,859  

Bayside Land Corp.

    832       408,874  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.

    2,384       168,811  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.

    3,709       146,604  

Brack Capital Properties NV(a)

    961       108,234  

Gazit-Globe Ltd.

    95,555       995,521  

Jerusalem Economy Ltd.(a)

    69,433       195,291  

Melisron Ltd.

    17,484       822,177  

Norstar Holdings Inc.

    15,336       317,970  
   

 

 

 
      8,427,657  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%  

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.(a)

    8,231       237,706  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    79,660       2,895,595  
   

 

 

 
      3,133,301  
Software — 18.9%            

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    110,653       11,540,002  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    20,354       957,859  

Nice Ltd.

    52,338       4,529,963  

Sapiens International Corp. NV(a)

    30,395       365,121  
   

 

 

 
      17,392,945  
Specialty Retail — 0.4%            

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    45,195       369,958  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%            

Delta-Galil Industries Ltd.(b)

    10,932       363,268  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.4%  

Cellcom Israel Ltd.(a)

    59,830       594,216  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Israel ETF (Formerly iShares  MSCI Israel Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(a)

    117,050     $ 686,785  
   

 

 

 
      1,281,001  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $102,192,598)

 

    91,913,727  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 12.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    11,579,705       11,582,021  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 12.6%
(Cost: $11,581,835)

 

    11,582,021  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 112.5%
(Cost: $113,774,433)

 

    103,495,748  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (12.5)%

      (11,511,525
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 91,984,223  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     15,525,641        (3,945,936      11,579,705      $ 11,582,021      $ (a)     $ (1,156    $ (360

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     40,997        (40,997                    58                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 11,582,021      $ 58      $ (1,156    $ (360
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 91,913,727        $        $        $ 91,913,727  

Money Market Funds

     11,582,021                            11,582,021  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 103,495,748        $        $        $ 103,495,748  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Italy ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%            

Leonardo SpA

    1,020,041     $ 12,211,107  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 8.6%            

Ferrari NV

    284,452       30,931,968  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(a)

    1,907,859       32,803,127  
   

 

 

 
      63,735,095  
Banks — 23.6%            

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    24,729,641       83,210,577  

Mediobanca SpA

    1,659,100       19,178,918  

UniCredit SpA(a)

    3,634,895       73,245,726  
   

 

 

 
      175,635,221  
Beverages — 1.4%            

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    1,369,878       10,682,265  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.5%            

EXOR NV

    309,312       18,772,334  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.9%  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)

    25,346,157       21,245,706  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 16.6%            

Enel SpA

    15,175,351       98,704,559  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    3,955,269       24,499,955  
   

 

 

 
      123,204,514  
Electrical Equipment — 2.5%            

Prysmian SpA

    561,023       18,716,821  
   

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.4%            

Tenaris SA

    1,225,013       17,834,465  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 7.5%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,852,403       33,969,999  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    1,688,748       12,353,304  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

    4,143,430       9,732,624  
   

 

 

 
      56,055,927  
Machinery — 4.5%            

CNH Industrial NV

    2,553,682       33,128,321  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 14.3%            

Eni SpA

    4,632,444       76,279,453  

Snam SpA

    5,981,401       30,210,825  
   

 

 

 
      106,490,278  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%            

Recordati SpA

    262,453     $ 11,828,973  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.4%            

Luxottica Group SpA

    435,155       25,346,165  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 4.5%            

Atlantia SpA

    1,009,567       33,596,860  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 97.9%
(Cost: $730,845,780)

      728,484,052  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Banks — 0.6%            

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Preference Shares

    1,469,751       4,703,596  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, Preference Shares

    14,289,145       9,694,429  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.9%
(Cost: $16,776,111)

      14,398,025  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)

    1,637,600       1,637,927  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    227,003       227,003  
   

 

 

 
      1,864,930  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $1,864,930)

      1,864,930  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.1%
(Cost: $749,486,821)

      744,747,007  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)%

      (696,407
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 744,050,600  
   

 

 

 

 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

            1,637,600        1,637,600      $ 1,637,927      $ (a)     $ (205    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     998,621        (771,618      227,003        227,003        1,216                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 1,864,930      $ 1,216      $ (205    $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Italy ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI  Italy Capped ETF)

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

FTSE/MIB Index

     9          12/15/17        $ 1,201        $ 10,862  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 728,484,052        $        $        $ 728,484,052  

Preferred Stocks

     14,398,025                            14,398,025  

Money Market Funds

     1,864,930                            1,864,930  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 744,747,007        $        $        $ 744,747,007  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 10,862        $        $        $ 10,862  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,854,900     $ 37,717,930  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.3%            

ANA Holdings Inc.

    618,300       24,752,996  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    618,300       22,741,815  
   

 

 

 
      47,494,811  
Auto Components — 3.2%            

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    860,700       46,224,986  

Bridgestone Corp.

    3,297,600       150,138,707  

Denso Corp.

    2,473,200       139,346,106  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    618,300       42,820,473  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    824,400       19,050,966  

NOK Corp.

    412,200       10,063,272  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    618,300       24,780,622  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    3,915,900       68,533,936  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    1,030,500       18,785,756  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    412,200       10,339,533  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    824,400       51,347,732  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    618,300       13,901,459  
   

 

 

 
      595,333,548  
Automobiles — 8.7%            

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    8,863,700       296,552,369  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    2,885,800       45,670,451  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    2,885,400       38,753,909  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    3,503,700       24,578,030  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    11,953,800       116,221,209  

Subaru Corp.

    3,113,600       102,084,790  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,754,900       94,719,593  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    13,396,500       843,259,425  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,442,700       45,380,492  
   

 

 

 
      1,607,220,268  
Banks — 7.2%            

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    618,300       24,062,343  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    323,000       16,510,076  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,588,000       27,542,040  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    6,183,700       33,983,964  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    4,122,000       21,437,862  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,061,000       11,787,141  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    2,061,000       26,281,641  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    1,855,000       11,006,836  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    5,063,480       21,311,819  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    61,068,380       432,261,863  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    123,660,080       225,318,711  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    11,335,500       60,362,133  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    2,885,400       9,694,923  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    824,400       13,208,965  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,655,000       26,287,833  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    6,801,300       276,355,043  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    1,672,632       62,238,860  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    824,400       17,761,748  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    922,000       11,048,675  
   

 

 

 
      1,328,462,476  
Beverages — 1.4%            

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,061,000       105,108,145  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.

    618,300       23,565,073  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,408,700       103,593,912  
Security   Shares     Value  
Beverages (continued)            

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    688,800     $ 29,914,374  
   

 

 

 
      262,181,504  
Building Products — 1.4%            

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    1,036,200       43,335,115  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,247,900       144,076,386  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    1,442,700       38,096,408  

TOTO Ltd.

    724,400       40,393,691  
   

 

 

 
      265,901,600  
Capital Markets — 1.2%            

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    8,244,000       51,421,402  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    2,679,300       49,369,703  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    18,549,000       111,139,846  

SBI Holdings Inc./Japan

    1,030,510       18,371,543  
   

 

 

 
      230,302,494  
Chemicals — 4.8%            

Air Water Inc.

    824,400       17,739,647  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    6,319,000       79,336,893  

Daicel Corp.

    1,442,700       17,159,499  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    618,300       16,315,981  

JSR Corp.

    1,030,500       19,807,922  

Kaneka Corp.

    1,370,000       12,144,587  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    1,030,500       27,156,468  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,854,900       35,820,016  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    7,222,400       78,481,197  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    852,900       23,931,960  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    889,400       28,810,822  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    824,400       25,416,023  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

    618,300       24,863,500  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    834,000       82,203,834  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,991,300       209,352,973  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    8,244,000       57,609,651  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    618,300       8,514,368  

Teijin Ltd.

    1,030,500       22,285,063  

Toray Industries Inc.

    7,419,600       70,081,919  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,479,300       32,770,517  
   

 

 

 
      889,802,840  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%            

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,338,900       29,373,125  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    618,300       15,293,815  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,038,300       78,068,506  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    412,200       22,948,090  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    2,706,000       25,293,561  
   

 

 

 
      170,977,097  
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%            

JGC Corp.

    1,030,500       17,966,181  

Kajima Corp.

    4,428,000       46,652,178  

Obayashi Corp.

    3,297,600       42,787,322  

Shimizu Corp.

    2,740,300       30,536,206  

Taisei Corp.

    1,054,400       55,591,439  
   

 

 

 
      193,533,326  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    618,300       25,471,275  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.2%            

Acom Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,061,000       8,600,929  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    618,370       13,764,887  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    824,400       15,905,273  
   

 

 

 
      38,271,089  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    824,400     $ 13,636,249  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    412,200       14,586,587  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%            

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    2,267,100       12,945,596  

ORIX Corp.

    6,801,300       117,543,579  
   

 

 

 
      130,489,175  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    3,558,700       186,958,557  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.0%            

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    3,297,600       41,814,882  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,442,700       15,986,310  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    3,503,700       46,463,436  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,061,000       23,629,534  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,267,100       30,024,058  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,419,600       29,836,200  
   

 

 

 
      187,754,420  
Electrical Equipment — 2.0%            

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,528,000       17,891,747  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    229,300       12,253,376  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    9,892,800       163,767,589  

Nidec Corp.

    1,236,600       168,740,288  
   

 

 

 
      362,653,000  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 5.7%  

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,031,200       32,943,479  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    618,300       21,272,106  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    206,160       30,839,716  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    412,200       17,109,772  

Hitachi Ltd.

    24,732,000       184,365,617  

Keyence Corp.

    493,952       286,514,671  

Kyocera Corp.

    1,648,800       116,412,750  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    969,700       131,410,576  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    412,300       16,063,876  

Omron Corp.

    1,030,500       61,053,706  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,237,300       29,598,785  

TDK Corp.

    637,100       52,206,845  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,236,600       54,699,701  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,241,400       22,963,210  
   

 

 

 
      1,057,454,810  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    6,577       15,833,464  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    4,122       13,905,143  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    6,183       30,167,713  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    12,730       22,671,811  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    6,590       33,154,640  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    10,305       22,202,185  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    18,549       23,487,720  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    14,434       20,547,216  
   

 

 

 
      181,969,892  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    3,091,900       50,396,547  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    412,200       27,883,955  

Lawson Inc.

    250,100       17,298,369  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,915,980       161,146,400  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    412,200       19,043,600  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)            

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    206,100     $ 28,583,817  
   

 

 

 
      304,352,688  
Food Products — 1.5%            

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    2,679,300       49,417,588  

Calbee Inc.

    414,000       14,520,799  

Kikkoman Corp.

    738,100       29,021,402  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    618,356       54,041,568  

NH Foods Ltd.

    854,000       21,039,971  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    1,030,575       20,223,785  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    288,400       20,900,979  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    412,200       17,607,042  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    433,500       33,934,677  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    618,300       11,967,631  
   

 

 

 
      272,675,442  
Gas Utilities — 0.5%            

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,876,000       36,160,422  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    412,200       11,750,306  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,061,000       48,529,869  
   

 

 

 
      96,440,597  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%            

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)(b)

    412,200       5,477,337  

Hoya Corp.

    2,061,000       100,338,037  

Olympus Corp.

    1,449,000       59,692,507  

Sysmex Corp.

    824,400       62,766,525  

Terumo Corp.

    1,648,800       79,268,522  
   

 

 

 
      307,542,928  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%            

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    1,030,500       22,211,394  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    824,400       16,052,612  

Suzuken Co. Ltd./Aichi Japan

    412,240       16,356,245  
   

 

 

 
      54,620,251  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%            

M3 Inc.

    1,030,500       33,980,117  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%            

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    412,200       18,067,477  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    1,078,600       96,298,580  
   

 

 

 
      114,366,057  
Household Durables — 3.6%            

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    1,030,900       15,126,561  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    824,480       15,251,093  

Nikon Corp.

    1,648,800       32,812,454  

Panasonic Corp.

    11,335,515       168,961,521  

Rinnai Corp.

    206,100       18,546,330  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,061,000       39,984,192  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    3,091,500       57,862,890  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)(b)

    760,600       24,026,817  

Sony Corp.

    6,437,900       299,213,779  
   

 

 

 
      671,785,637  
Household Products — 0.4%            

Lion Corp.

    1,236,600       23,139,631  

Unicharm Corp.

    2,061,000       54,202,431  
   

 

 

 
      77,342,062  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    824,400       22,984,925  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%            

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    412,200       12,247,576  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    1,031,200       18,697,152  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)            

Toshiba Corp.(a)(b)

    20,610,000     $ 50,832,045  
   

 

 

 
      81,776,773  
Insurance — 3.1%            

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    5,565,800       114,195,762  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,037,900       92,801,634  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    2,473,240       80,780,056  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    1,854,950       75,122,947  

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

    824,400       13,982,496  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    2,679,300       44,186,124  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    3,503,700       155,295,581  
   

 

 

 
      576,364,600  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%  

Rakuten Inc.

    4,740,300       48,608,143  

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    1,031,200       31,561,235  
   

 

 

 
      80,169,378  
Internet Software & Services — 0.4%            

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    541,100       12,305,969  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    727,300       11,529,692  

Mixi Inc.

    211,200       9,851,785  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    7,213,500       33,068,456  
   

 

 

 
      66,755,902  
IT Services — 1.0%            

Fujitsu Ltd.

    10,305,000       76,883,468  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    651,204       29,561,828  

NTT Data Corp.

    3,091,500       36,494,093  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    412,200       28,694,321  

Otsuka Corp.

    230,100       17,272,150  
   

 

 

 
      188,905,860  
Leisure Products — 0.7%            

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    1,030,598       33,614,965  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    206,100       6,676,310  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    824,400       10,004,336  

Shimano Inc.

    412,200       57,167,633  

Yamaha Corp.

    824,400       30,425,558  
   

 

 

 
      137,888,802  
Machinery — 5.9%            

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,648,800       21,968,284  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    512,200       28,011,831  

FANUC Corp.

    983,900       245,700,241  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    1,236,600       15,183,311  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    618,300       20,526,201  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    260,600       24,894,455  

IHI Corp.

    824,400       25,526,527  

JTEKT Corp.

    1,237,300       21,328,374  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    824,400       27,331,433  

Komatsu Ltd.

    4,740,300       147,412,931  

Kubota Corp.

    5,358,600       101,516,751  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    412,200       12,947,438  

Makita Corp.

    1,236,600       51,274,063  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    2,061,000       40,794,558  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,648,800       61,145,793  

Nabtesco Corp.

    618,300       24,228,100  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,266,400       24,274,411  

NSK Ltd.

    1,983,600       29,974,242  

SMC Corp./Japan

    288,600       117,265,913  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    618,300       25,222,640  

THK Co. Ltd.

    618,900       22,703,047  
   

 

 

 
      1,089,230,544  
Security   Shares     Value  
Marine — 0.2%            

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    618,300     $ 19,890,800  

Nippon Yusen KK(a)

    824,400       19,286,709  
   

 

 

 
      39,177,509  
Media — 0.5%            

Dentsu Inc.

    1,087,400       49,363,228  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    1,237,300       16,684,560  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    618,300       20,968,218  
   

 

 

 
      87,016,006  
Metals & Mining — 1.4%            

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    1,030,500       13,674,925  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    2,679,350       63,257,609  

Kobe Steel Ltd.(a)

    1,654,400       15,567,519  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    253,000       7,166,883  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    618,300       20,719,583  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    3,916,370       95,227,584  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,280,900       49,848,706  
   

 

 

 
      265,462,809  
Multiline Retail — 0.8%            

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.

    618,300       29,670,444  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,648,860       19,140,066  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,236,600       20,940,592  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    1,030,500       18,288,486  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    113,800       35,643,537  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    1,522,000       15,056,110  
   

 

 

 
      138,739,235  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%            

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    618,300       20,830,088  

Inpex Corp.

    4,946,400       55,915,249  

JXTG Holdings Inc.

    15,925,695       89,658,084  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

    1,043,900       13,358,338  
   

 

 

 
      179,761,759  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Oji Holdings Corp.

    4,122,000       25,158,179  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 1.6%            

Kao Corp.

    2,513,500       167,065,037  

Kose Corp.

    145,400       22,374,228  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    431,600       15,813,056  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,919,500       93,860,900  
   

 

 

 
      299,113,221  
Pharmaceuticals — 4.8%            

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    10,511,150       133,943,076  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,236,600       64,203,083  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,885,869       69,835,425  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    1,442,700       82,136,113  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    266,700       15,062,276  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,442,700       27,447,462  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    1,030,500       22,349,524  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,069,900       47,333,668  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,061,000       91,608,185  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,854,900       28,377,542  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,484,500       83,030,119  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    824,400       11,993,416  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    142,700       11,374,684  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,709,800       205,007,848  
   

 

 

 
      893,702,421  
Professional Services — 0.8%            

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    824,400       19,360,379  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services (continued)            

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,770,800     $ 136,502,458  
   

 

 

 
      155,862,837  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.9%  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    618,300       11,348,807  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    343,500       63,064,273  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,885,400       106,076,901  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,442,700       15,870,280  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    6,439,700       115,236,131  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    4,589,700       104,012,146  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    618,300       14,299,275  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    2,061,000       68,070,739  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    1,030,500       14,328,743  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    2,688,200       19,457,951  
   

 

 

 
      531,765,246  
Road & Rail — 3.8%            

Central Japan Railway Co.

    733,600       136,191,770  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,673,600       162,491,971  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    1,236,600       48,069,434  

Keikyu Corp.

    1,236,600       23,946,313  

Keio Corp.

    578,400       25,636,603  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    640,600       20,608,194  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    927,800       36,438,774  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    824,400       25,563,362  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    944,400       23,132,125  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    412,200       26,263,223  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,442,700       30,747,862  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    974,600       31,135,293  

Tokyu Corp.

    2,704,100       43,278,165  

West Japan Railway Co.

    824,400       60,829,014  
   

 

 

 
      694,332,103  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.6%  

Disco Corp.

    133,300       29,612,957  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    2,473,200       30,344,521  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    458,300       47,097,538  

Sumco Corp.

    1,236,600       31,195,405  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    824,452       152,947,800  
   

 

 

 
      291,198,221  
Software — 1.9%            

Konami Holdings Corp.

    465,100       24,646,289  

LINE Corp.(a)(b)

    207,000       8,860,462  

Nexon Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,031,200       29,672,168  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    575,100       232,290,961  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    206,100       18,380,573  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    618,300       35,085,162  
   

 

 

 
      348,935,615  
Specialty Retail — 1.3%            

ABC-Mart Inc.

    206,100       11,345,123  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    268,700       104,473,768  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    93,100       13,461,043  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    412,200       67,536,634  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    108,100       13,069,952  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,030,500       21,778,584  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    3,091,500       16,851,928  
   

 

 

 
      248,517,032  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.4%  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,236,600       30,676,034  
Security   Shares     Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)  

Canon Inc.

    5,414,750     $ 207,967,432  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    2,061,000       84,388,562  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    2,473,900       24,229,430  

NEC Corp.

    1,237,300       33,170,100  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    3,503,700       31,184,355  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,442,700       35,066,744  
   

 

 

 
      446,682,657  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%  

Asics Corp.

    824,400       12,199,691  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 1.0%            

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    5,622,400       186,902,533  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.8%  

ITOCHU Corp.

    7,625,700       132,609,018  

Marubeni Corp.

    8,450,100       56,316,381  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    1,442,700       42,221,907  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    7,831,800       196,871,037  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    8,656,200       131,887,056  

Sumitomo Corp.

    6,183,000       96,332,251  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    1,030,500       38,860,730  
   

 

 

 
      695,098,380  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    206,100       7,716,894  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    581,800       12,862,456  
   

 

 

 
      20,579,350  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.4%  

KDDI Corp.

    9,274,500       266,453,845  

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    7,007,400       182,065,283  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    4,230,800       358,600,045  
   

 

 

 
      807,119,173  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $16,966,114,880)

      18,372,679,488  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    75,020,782       75,035,786  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    8,710,085       8,710,085  
   

 

 

 
      83,745,871  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.5%
(Cost: $83,741,615)

 

    83,745,871  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%
(Cost: $17,049,856,495)

 

    18,456,425,359  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

 

    60,858,109  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 18,517,283,468  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     40,539,970        34,480,812        75,020,782      $ 75,035,786      $ (a)      $ (3,444    $ (2,556

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     5,281,032        3,429,053        8,710,085        8,710,085        18,045                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 83,745,871      $ 18,045      $ (3,444    $ (2,556
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

TOPIX Index

     867          12/07/17        $ 139,225        $ 11,757,584  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 18,372,679,488        $        $        $ 18,372,679,488  

Money Market Funds

     83,745,871                            83,745,871  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 18,456,425,359        $        $        $ 18,456,425,359  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 11,757,584        $        $        $ 11,757,584  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%            

Jamco Corp.(a)

    3,600     $ 92,972  
   

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%            

Kintetsu World Express Inc.

    14,400       286,057  

Konoike Transport Co. Ltd.

    10,800       179,027  

Maruwa Unyu Kikan Co. Ltd.

    3,600       98,441  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    36,000       115,812  

Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd.

    7,200       96,317  
   

 

 

 
      775,654  
Auto Components — 3.8%            

Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.

    14,400       164,582  

Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.(b)

    36,000       110,022  

Daido Metal Co. Ltd.

    10,800       96,896  

Daikyonishikawa Corp.

    14,400       242,048  

Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.

    7,200       130,418  

Exedy Corp.

    10,800       322,827  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    10,800       273,800  

Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd.

    21,600       202,286  

G-Tekt Corp.

    7,200       152,229  

Ichikoh Industries Ltd.

    7,200       70,131  

Kasai Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,800       188,871  

Keihin Corp.

    14,400       283,612  

KYB Corp.

    7,200       425,933  

Mitsuba Corp.

    10,800       147,854  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    7,200       217,148  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    72,000       804,254  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    14,400       968,965  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    18,000       398,266  

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    14,400       282,197  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

    14,400       207,562  

Piolax Inc.

    10,800       331,031  

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    32,400       193,696  

Riken Corp.

    3,600       194,308  

Sanden Holdings Corp.(b)

    7,200       136,594  

Showa Corp.

    18,000       219,240  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    14,400       151,972  

Tachi-S Co. Ltd.

    10,800       202,961  

Taiho Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,200       111,309  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    18,000       375,265  

Topre Corp.

    10,800       310,764  

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

    36,000       736,696  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    25,200       523,794  

TPR Co. Ltd.

    7,200       246,745  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    18,000       739,109  

Unipres Corp.

    14,400       382,439  

Yorozu Corp.

    7,200       159,821  
   

 

 

 
      10,705,645  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    28,800       295,193  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 5.0%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    21,600       511,119  

Aichi Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,600       202,994  

Akita Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,200       195,916  

Aomori Bank Ltd. (The)(a)

    7,200       230,660  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    72,000       444,591  

Bank of Iwate Ltd. (The)

    7,200       288,566  

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

    3,600       138,332  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Bank of Okinawa Ltd. (The)

    7,200     $ 282,776  

Bank of Saga Ltd. (The)

    3,600       82,034  

Bank of the Ryukyus Ltd.

    14,400       208,720  

Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    18,000       96,028  

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    57,600       753,039  

Chukyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,600       74,956  

Daishi Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       473,384  

Ehime Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       136,562  

Eighteenth Bank Ltd. (The)

    72,000       188,517  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    126,000       749,886  

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

    86,400       681,750  

Hokkoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,200       280,202  

Hokuetsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,200       160,593  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    43,200       646,620  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    72,000       333,283  

Hyakujushi Bank Ltd. (The)

    72,000       238,059  

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    86,400       677,117  

Jimoto Holdings Inc.

    57,600       97,283  

Juroku Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       321,380  

Kansai Urban Banking Corp.

    10,800       136,176  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    72,000       328,779  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    21,600       362,300  

Mie Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,600       81,519  

Minato Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,200       133,249  

Miyazaki Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,600       115,330  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       344,542  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       292,909  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    50,400       566,130  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    108,000       347,438  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       278,047  

Oita Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,600       143,157  

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    50,400       456,687  

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    86,400       311,922  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    72,000       373,174  

Shikoku Bank Ltd. (The)

    14,400       203,701  

Tochigi Bank Ltd. (The)

    36,000       154,417  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    72,000       256,074  

Tokyo TY Financial Group Inc.

    7,230       193,825  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    50,400       245,008  

Towa Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       126,525  

Tsukuba Bank Ltd.

    28,800       99,341  

Yamagata Bank Ltd. (The)

    7,200       158,985  

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Ltd. (The)

    36,000       153,773  
   

 

 

 
      14,357,375  
Beverages — 0.7%            

Ito EN Ltd.

    18,000       672,356  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    21,600       678,468  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    57,600       647,006  
   

 

 

 
      1,997,830  
Biotechnology — 0.7%            

GNI Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    36,000       187,552  

HEALIOS KK(a)(b)

    3,600       48,287  

Japan Tissue Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,200       82,420  

NanoCarrier Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    14,400       85,701  

OncoTherapy Science Inc.(a)(b)

    50,400       104,939  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(b)

    28,800       963,818  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,200       180,539  

Takara Bio Inc.

    18,000       239,989  
   

 

 

 
      1,893,245  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products — 1.8%            

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    18,000     $ 632,948  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    18,000       187,391  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    14,400       321,058  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    7,200       128,294  

Nichias Corp.

    36,000       464,859  

Nichiha Corp.

    10,800       420,785  

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.(b)

    32,400       287,505  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    11,000       331,263  

Noritz Corp.

    10,800       209,717  

Okabe Co. Ltd.

    14,400       135,501  

Sankyo Tateyama Inc.

    10,800       153,065  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    72,000       952,880  

Sekisui Jushi Corp.

    10,800       222,649  

Sinko Industries Ltd.

    7,200       141,742  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    14,400       229,952  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    18,000       336,500  
   

 

 

 
      5,156,109  
Capital Markets — 1.1%            

Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd.

    14,400       164,711  

Jafco Co. Ltd.

    10,800       568,446  

kabu.com Securities Co. Ltd.

    50,400       154,030  

Kyokuto Securities Co. Ltd.

    7,200       105,840  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.(b)

    3,600       226,478  

Marusan Securities Co. Ltd.

    18,000       169,054  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    39,600       347,856  

Monex Group Inc.

    72,000       210,393  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    72,000       441,374  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    39,600       113,947  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    75,600       490,466  
   

 

 

 
      2,992,595  
Chemicals — 6.8%            

Achilles Corp.

    7,200       156,089  

ADEKA Corp.

    32,400       548,951  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    25,200       218,210  

Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,800       182,691  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    28,800       1,062,902  

DIC Corp.

    28,800       1,074,483  

Fujimi Inc.

    7,200       164,904  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,200       254,466  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,200       216,183  

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.(b)

    14,400       263,280  

JCU Corp.

    3,600       184,013  

JSP Corp.

    3,600       121,764  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,400       164,068  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    7,200       172,689  

Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,800       91,395  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    10,800       196,206  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.(a)

    30,049       209,447  

Kureha Corp.

    3,600       238,059  

Lintec Corp.

    18,000       497,029  

Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd.

    18,000       111,470  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    32,400       538,818  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    46,800       711,797  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    7,800       545,766  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    36,000       239,989  

NOF Corp.

    22,400       618,525  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    19,000       193,897  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    7,200       184,078  

Sakai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    7,200       162,910  
Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Sakata INX Corp.

    14,400     $ 250,284  

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    3,600       190,447  

Sekisui Plastics Co. Ltd.

    7,200       91,170  

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    10,800       177,676  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    14,400       152,358  

Showa Denko KK

    46,800       1,741,852  

Stella Chemifa Corp.(a)

    3,600       119,995  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    72,000       589,357  

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    3,600       208,141  

T. Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    3,600       73,541  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       330,709  

Takasago International Corp.

    3,600       114,043  

Tanaka Chemical Corp.(b)

    3,600       70,646  

Tayca Corp.

    3,600       94,548  

Tenma Corp.

    7,200       135,436  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    39,600       510,637  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    72,000       763,719  

Tokuyama Corp.

    21,600       663,027  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    14,400       605,442  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    72,000       418,212  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    28,800       526,818  

Ube Industries Ltd.

    39,600       1,151,852  

W-Scope Corp.(a)

    10,800       214,832  

Zeon Corp.

    54,000       749,403  
   

 

 

 
      19,268,224  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%        

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    7,200       273,446  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    10,800       134,343  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    14,460       383,128  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    14,400       376,777  

Itoki Corp.

    14,400       107,577  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    28,800       548,179  

Kyodo Printing Co. Ltd.

    3,600       115,169  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    7,260       121,319  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    14,400       313,080  

Nippon Kanzai Co. Ltd.

    7,200       130,932  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    68,400       100,853  

Okamura Corp.

    25,200       331,481  

Oyo Corp.

    7,200       97,797  

Pilot Corp.

    14,400       696,162  

Prestige International Inc.

    14,400       181,697  

Relia Inc.

    14,400       163,167  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    7,200       202,672  

Toppan Forms Co. Ltd.

    18,000       196,238  
   

 

 

 
      4,474,017  
Communications Equipment — 0.3%        

Denki Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,200       185,943  

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.

    18,000       513,114  

Icom Inc.

    3,600       81,198  
   

 

 

 
      780,255  
Construction & Engineering — 5.1%        

Chiyoda Corp.(a)

    54,000       355,158  

Chudenko Corp.

    10,800       311,246  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    36,000       1,008,534  

Dai-Dan Co. Ltd.

    3,600       98,923  

Daiho Corp.

    36,000       186,587  

Fudo Tetra Corp.

    64,800       106,548  

Fukuda Corp.

    3,600       221,009  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    61,200       485,094  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)            

Hibiya Engineering Ltd.

    7,200     $ 158,856  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    36,000       355,480  

Kinden Corp.

    46,800       800,039  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    14,400       402,127  

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    32,400       781,155  

Kyudenko Corp.

    14,400       684,581  

Maeda Corp.

    43,200       637,355  

Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd.

    23,000       520,611  

Mirait Holdings Corp.

    21,600       290,110  

Nippo Corp.

    15,000       356,150  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,800       226,027  

Nippon Koei Co. Ltd.

    3,600       120,477  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    3,600       217,148  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    18,200       529,387  

Okumura Corp.

    11,000       448,729  

OSJB Holdings Corp.(a)

    46,800       137,592  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    97,200       727,013  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    14,400       160,593  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    14,400       178,351  

Shinnihon Corp.

    10,800       90,527  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       458,103  

Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd.

    7,200       156,476  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    57,600       329,422  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    3,600       85,219  

Taikisha Ltd.

    10,800       363,844  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    3,600       93,165  

Tekken Corp.

    3,600       108,092  

Toa Corp./Tokyo(a)(b)

    3,600       98,441  

Toda Corp.

    72,000       576,489  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    28,840       279,625  

Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corp.

    18,000       342,129  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,800       354,676  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    25,200       140,970  

Toyo Engineering Corp.(a)

    14,400       163,682  

Yahagi Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,800       95,738  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    10,800       229,212  

Yurtec Corp.

    10,800       94,484  
   

 

 

 
      14,565,174  
Construction Materials — 0.2%            

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    144,000       676,860  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.5%            

Aiful Corp.(a)(b)

    115,200       395,307  

Hitachi Capital Corp.

    18,000       444,913  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(a)

    25,200       172,271  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    7,200       166,577  

Orient Corp.(a)

    158,400       260,449  
   

 

 

 
      1,439,517  
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%            

FP Corp.

    7,200       400,840  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    14,400       491,560  

Pack Corp. (The)

    3,600       121,281  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    64,800       422,137  
   

 

 

 
      1,435,818  
Distributors — 0.5%            

Arata Corp.

    3,600       189,804  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    18,000       461,642  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    7,200       148,304  
Security   Shares     Value  
Distributors (continued)            

PALTAC Corp.

    10,800     $ 480,622  
   

 

 

 
      1,280,372  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%            

Meiko Network Japan Co. Ltd.

    7,200       86,924  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%            

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    25,200       311,439  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    7,200       479,335  

IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd.

    10,800       276,696  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    32,400       176,614  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    7,200       248,032  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    14,480       658,623  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    18,000       777,713  
   

 

 

 
      2,928,452  
Electric Utilities — 0.8%            

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    64,800       467,303  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co

    61,200       541,424  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    11,430       299,373  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    61,200       824,714  
   

 

 

 
      2,132,814  
Electrical Equipment — 1.9%            

Chiyoda Integre Co. Ltd.

    3,600       86,827  

Cosel Co. Ltd.

    7,200       100,049  

Daihen Corp.

    36,000       322,988  

Denyo Co. Ltd.

    7,200       124,563  

FDK Corp.(b)

    36,000       75,600  

Fujikura Ltd.

    90,000       842,054  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    25,200       1,337,635  

Futaba Corp.

    10,800       225,545  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    108,000       559,760  

Idec Corp./Japan

    10,800       275,441  

Nissin Electric Co. Ltd.

    18,000       217,470  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    10,800       178,448  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    1,600       116,527  

Sinfonia Technology Co. Ltd.

    36,000       139,297  

Tatsuta Electric Wire and Cable Co. Ltd.

    14,400       109,636  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    3,600       115,491  

Ushio Inc.

    39,600       572,564  
   

 

 

 
      5,399,895  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.3%  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    14,400       343,963  

Amano Corp.

    21,600       565,937  

Anritsu Corp.

    50,400       481,909  

Azbil Corp.

    21,600       938,081  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    7,200       159,564  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    100,800       734,123  

CMK Corp.

    10,800       102,398  

CONEXIO Corp.

    3,600       70,292  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       282,454  

Dexerials Corp.

    18,000       219,400  

Elematec Corp.

    3,600       84,768  

Enplas Corp.

    3,600       149,109  

Horiba Ltd.

    14,400       900,764  

Hosiden Corp.

    21,600       341,454  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    39,600       632,369  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    7,200       429,150  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    12,000       216,076  

Japan Cash Machine Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,200       72,640  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(b)

    133,200       236,869  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    7,200     $ 202,350  

Koa Corp.

    10,800       219,175  

Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings Inc.

    10,800       232,204  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    2,900       184,514  

Nichicon Corp.

    18,000       239,024  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    7,200       195,916  

Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.

    3,600       120,477  

Nippon Signal Co. Ltd.

    18,000       194,308  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    10,800       348,885  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    7,200       134,085  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    28,800       416,153  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    3,600       154,899  

Osaki Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,200       51,086  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    7,400       287,324  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    7,200       123,533  

SIIX Corp.(a)

    7,200       305,616  

SMK Corp.

    36,000       165,355  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.(a)

    39,600       663,863  

Topcon Corp.(a)

    36,000       801,358  

UKC Holdings Corp.

    7,200       124,177  

V Technology Co. Ltd.

    1,400       234,324  
   

 

 

 
      12,359,946  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  

Modec Inc.

    7,200       173,075  

Shinko Plantech Co. Ltd.

    18,000       182,887  

Toyo Kanetsu KK

    3,600       134,793  
   

 

 

 
      490,755  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.7%  

Activia Properties Inc.

    216       898,512  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    468       1,144,646  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    504       526,497  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    180       387,489  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    108       536,598  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    180       735,088  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    252       380,123  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    72       259,935  

GLP J-REIT

    900       977,168  

Hankyu REIT Inc.

    180       210,554  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    324       270,422  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    72       362,879  

Hulic Reit Inc.

    324       478,595  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment

    468       327,878  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    108       474,349  

Invesco Office J-Reit Inc.

    288       286,443  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    1,332       573,127  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    432       521,156  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    1,368       955,968  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    288       534,025  

Japan Rental Housing Investments Inc.

    576       427,220  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    144       813,261  

Kenedix Residential Investment Corp.

    108       311,246  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    180       368,348  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    396       399,521  

MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp.

    108       382,181  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.(a)

    72       231,303  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    540       663,992  

Mori Trust Hotel Reit Inc.

    108       135,983  

Mori Trust Sogo REIT Inc.

    360       527,590  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    180       730,262  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    144     $ 433,654  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    900       1,268,308  

Premier Investment Corp.

    468       441,632  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    324       386,524  

Sekisui House Residential Investment Corp.

    360       364,166  

TOKYU REIT Inc.

    324       402,159  
   

 

 

 
      19,128,802  
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.2%        

Ain Holdings Inc.

    8,200       560,565  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    14,400       333,797  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    3,600       136,080  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    3,600       202,350  

Cawachi Ltd.

    3,600       90,076  

Cocokara fine Inc.

    7,200       450,382  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    3,600       812,940  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       282,583  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    3,600       169,215  

Genky Stores Inc.

    3,600       134,632  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    10,800       233,748  

Kansai Super Market Ltd.

    3,600       40,599  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    7,200       260,256  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    3,600       164,068  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,900       238,381  

Life Corp.

    3,600       96,671  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       1,194,156  

Ministop Co. Ltd.

    7,200       150,170  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    3,600       110,022  

Qol Co. Ltd.

    7,200       138,267  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    7,200       333,926  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    3,600       152,808  

Sogo Medical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       194,629  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       774,657  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    18,000       184,818  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       336,757  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,000       773,692  

Yakuodo Co. Ltd.

    3,600       110,022  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    7,200       340,360  

Yokohama Reito Co. Ltd.

    18,000       179,992  
   

 

 

 
      9,180,619  
Food Products — 4.7%  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    7,200       654,984  

Chubu Shiryo Co. Ltd.

    3,600       72,865  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    3,600       186,265  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    14,400       714,177  

Feed One Co. Ltd.

    10,800       27,602  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    21,600       630,213  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    7,200       163,360  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.

    3,600       83,224  

Hokuto Corp.

    7,200       129,839  

House Foods Group Inc.

    21,600       706,456  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    50,400       457,588  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    3,600       129,646  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    28,800       1,071,909  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    3,600       172,110  

Kenko Mayonnaise Co. Ltd.

    3,600       110,183  

Kewpie Corp.

    39,600       1,020,920  

KEY Coffee Inc.

    7,200       138,139  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    7,200       348,724  

Marudai Food Co. Ltd.

    36,000       159,564  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)            

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    14,400     $ 415,638  

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co. Ltd.

    18,000       501,854  

Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd.

    7,200       295,965  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    14,400       724,472  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    14,400       590,644  

Nichirei Corp.

    39,800       1,159,448  

Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,200       173,848  

Nippon Flour Mills Co. Ltd.

    18,000       266,530  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    100,800       553,069  

Nisshin OilliO Group Ltd. (The)

    7,200       222,296  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    36,000       251,249  

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    3,600       144,122  

Rock Field Co. Ltd.

    10,800       200,066  

Rokko Butter Co. Ltd.

    3,600       87,503  

S Foods Inc.

    3,600       155,382  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    10,800       358,536  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    7,200       185,236  

Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       192,699  
   

 

 

 
      13,456,325  
Gas Utilities — 0.3%            

K&O Energy Group Inc.

    7,200       125,335  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    14,400       510,862  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    18,000       156,668  
   

 

 

 
      792,865  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    14,600       966,766  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,200       331,353  

Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd.

    3,600       261,222  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       260,256  

Jeol Ltd.

    36,000       211,036  

Mani Inc.

    7,200       207,176  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    3,600       188,195  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.

    7,200       172,882  

Nakanishi Inc.

    7,200       347,438  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    28,800       662,705  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    21,600       213,674  

Nipro Corp.

    50,400       731,420  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       342,934  
   

 

 

 
      4,897,057  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%  

AS ONE Corp.

    3,600       207,176  

BML Inc.

    7,200       174,105  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    7,200       320,415  

Miraca Holdings Inc.

    18,000       784,147  

NichiiGakkan Co. Ltd.

    14,400       177,579  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    14,400       462,607  

Solasto Corp.

    3,600       86,441  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,000       375,265  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    3,600       150,717  

Tsukui Corp.

    21,600       177,386  

Vital KSK Holdings Inc.

    14,400       121,474  
   

 

 

 
      3,037,312  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.4%            

Arcland Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,600       89,015  

Atom Corp.

    32,400       252,182  

BRONCO BILLY Co. Ltd.

    3,600       102,140  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    21,600       416,346  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    18,000       197,525  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       259,034  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)        

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    7,200     $ 197,525  

Fujita Kanko Inc.

    3,600       118,225  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    7,216       218,276  

Hiramatsu Inc.

    10,800       54,046  

HIS Co. Ltd.

    14,400       543,675  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    3,600       141,709  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,800       124,885  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    7,200       175,070  

KNT-CT Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    3,600       54,947  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       187,713  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,600       158,438  

Kura Corp.

    3,600       168,572  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    10,880       392,790  

Matsuya Foods Co. Ltd.

    3,600       132,380  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    10,800       332,478  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    3,600       160,207  

Pepper Food Service Co. Ltd.

    3,600       226,478  

Plenus Co. Ltd.

    7,200       150,942  

Resorttrust Inc.

    28,800       632,079  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.

    7,200       165,998  

Round One Corp.

    25,200       389,130  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       297,735  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    10,800       338,752  

Skylark Co. Ltd.

    36,000       528,555  

St. Marc Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       198,490  

Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd.

    3,600       124,820  

Tokyo Dome Corp.

    32,400       321,380  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    7,200       249,640  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    7,200       232,912  

Tosho Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,200       222,617  

WATAMI Co. Ltd.

    7,200       101,336  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,600       359,598  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    32,400       550,109  
   

 

 

 
      9,567,749  
Household Durables — 2.0%            

Alpine Electronics Inc.

    14,400       333,411  

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    7,200       173,268  

Clarion Co. Ltd.

    36,000       140,262  

Cleanup Corp.

    7,200       55,204  

Foster Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,200       188,839  

France Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       102,205  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    21,600       459,583  

Funai Electric Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,200       55,526  

Haseko Corp.

    97,200       1,513,959  

JVC Kenwood Corp.

    46,800       144,283  

Misawa Homes Co. Ltd.

    10,800       95,931  

Pioneer Corp.(b)

    115,200       224,419  

Pressance Corp.

    14,400       179,381  

Sangetsu Corp.

    18,000       329,583  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    10,800       264,535  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    46,800       807,149  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    7,200       156,540  

Token Corp.

    3,620       455,796  

Zojirushi Corp.

    14,400       133,956  
   

 

 

 
      5,813,830  
Household Products — 0.6%            

Earth Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       186,265  

Pigeon Corp.

    39,600       1,519,878  
 

 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Household Products (continued)  

S.T. Corp.

    3,600     $ 96,350  
   

 

 

 
      1,802,493  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

eRex Co. Ltd.

    10,800       106,161  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%            

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    7,200       83,964  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    46,800       657,429  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    28,800       224,676  
   

 

 

 
      966,069  
Insurance — 0.1%            

Anicom Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,200       207,819  
   

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.2%  

ASKUL Corp.(a)

    7,200       201,385  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    18,000       197,364  

Senshukai Co. Ltd.

    10,800       65,241  

Yume No Machi Souzou Iinkai Co. Ltd.

    7,200       135,501  
   

 

 

 
      599,491  
Internet Software & Services — 0.9%            

Ateam Inc.

    3,600       91,588  

COOKPAD Inc.(a)

    21,600       129,324  

CROOZ Inc.

    3,600       80,136  

Dip Corp.

    10,800       281,424  

F@N Communications Inc.

    14,400       125,206  

GMO Internet Inc.

    25,200       423,134  

Gree Inc.

    39,600       258,680  

Gurunavi Inc.

    10,800       132,026  

Infomart Corp.

    32,400       197,460  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    10,800       211,165  

Istyle Inc.(a)

    14,400       113,239  

SMS Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,800       346,473  

UNITED Inc./Japan

    3,600       119,673  

ZIGExN Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,200       109,250  
   

 

 

 
      2,618,778  
IT Services — 2.2%            

Digital Garage Inc.

    14,400       372,016  

DTS Corp.

    7,200       239,024  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.(a)

    7,274       536,913  

Hearts United Group Co. Ltd.

    3,600       59,418  

Ines Corp.

    10,800       104,810  

Infocom Corp.

    3,600       83,932  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

    3,600       77,659  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    18,000       760,020  

Kanematsu Electronics Ltd.

    7,200       212,001  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    7,200       188,388  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    28,800       414,351  

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    25,200       496,096  

NS Solutions Corp.

    14,400       373,431  

SCSK Corp.

    18,056       793,041  

TIS Inc.

    28,848       984,758  

TKC Corp.

    7,200       248,032  

Transcosmos Inc.

    10,800       264,535  
   

 

 

 
      6,208,425  
Leisure Products — 0.5%        

Fields Corp.

    7,200       81,648  

Heiwa Corp.

    18,016       312,006  

Mars Engineering Corp.

    3,600       75,793  

Mizuno Corp.

    7,200       214,575  
Security   Shares     Value  
Leisure Products (continued)  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    28,800     $ 411,520  

Universal Entertainment Corp.(a)

    7,200       260,578  

Yonex Co. Ltd.(a)

    21,600       146,889  
   

 

 

 
      1,503,009  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%        

EPS Holdings Inc.

    10,800       233,073  

Linical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       49,703  
   

 

 

 
      282,776  
Machinery — 7.0%        

Aichi Corp.

    10,800       76,919  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    18,000       219,561  

Anest Iwata Corp.

    14,400       157,376  

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

    18,000       194,790  

Bando Chemical Industries Ltd.

    14,400       163,810  

CKD Corp.

    18,000       392,315  

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    10,800       120,735  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    39,600       795,149  

Ebara Corp.

    36,000       1,410,661  

Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    25,200       492,493  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    18,000       273,285  

Fukushima Industries Corp.

    3,600       168,893  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    10,800       218,307  

Giken Ltd.

    3,600       99,727  

Glory Ltd.

    21,600       770,153  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.(a)

    10,800       686,189  

Hirata Corp.

    3,600       397,945  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    57,600       299,568  

Iseki & Co. Ltd.

    7,200       176,485  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    21,600       694,875  

Kato Works Co. Ltd.

    3,600       99,567  

Kitz Corp.

    28,800       213,352  

Komori Corp.

    18,000       253,018  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,800       186,555  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    36,000       358,054  

Max Co. Ltd.

    7,200       101,207  

Meidensha Corp.

    72,000       298,539  

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    3,600       91,910  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    10,800       91,106  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    7,000       91,578  

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    25,200       366,386  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    32,400       831,534  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    10,800       201,707  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    72,000       454,242  

Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

    18,000       110,504  

Nippon Sharyo Ltd.(b)

    36,000       112,596  

Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd.

    21,600       141,677  

Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd.

    3,600       208,141  

Nitta Corp.

    7,200       282,776  

Nitto Kohki Co. Ltd.

    3,600       91,235  

Nittoku Engineering Co. Ltd.

    3,600       150,395  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    3,600       166,320  

NTN Corp.

    144,000       709,030  

Obara Group Inc.

    3,600       253,501  

Oiles Corp.

    7,296       154,715  

OKUMA Corp.

    7,200       460,677  

OSG Corp.

    28,800       590,901  

Ryobi Ltd.

    7,200       186,973  

Shibuya Corp.

    7,200       265,404  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    7,200       464,537  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    36,000     $ 346,472  

Sintokogio Ltd.

    14,400       176,936  

Sodick Co. Ltd.

    14,400       190,705  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    14,400       236,644  

Tadano Ltd.

    36,000       548,823  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    10,800       228,247  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    28,800       419,756  

Teikoku Sen-I Co. Ltd.

    7,200       142,707  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    3,800       161,467  

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd.

    36,000       255,109  

Tsubaki Nakashima Co. Ltd.

    10,800       241,083  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co

    36,000       286,636  

Tsugami Corp.

    21,000       219,374  

Tsukishima Kikai Co. Ltd.

    10,800       120,638  

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,200       117,099  

Union Tool Co

    3,600       135,275  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    10,800       163,489  

Yushin Precision Equipment Co. Ltd.

    3,600       107,448  
   

 

 

 
      19,895,281  
Marine — 0.4%            

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    32,400       179,509  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.(b)

    32,400       837,904  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    3,600       85,669  
   

 

 

 
      1,103,082  
Media — 2.0%            

Amuse Inc.

    3,600       101,175  

Asatsu-DK Inc.

    10,800       353,228  

Avex Group Holdings Inc.

    10,800       149,495  

CyberAgent Inc.

    36,000       1,232,117  

D.A. Consortium Holdings Inc.

    7,200       136,401  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    14,400       692,302  

Kadokawa Dwango(a)(b)

    18,008       207,107  

Lifull Co. Ltd.

    18,000       147,822  

Macromill Inc.

    7,200       187,423  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    36,000       102,623  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    3,600       592,574  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    57,600       257,361  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.

    1,600       142,549  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    3,600       375,104  

Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc.

    14,400       354,258  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    7,200       153,645  

Vector Inc.

    10,800       151,135  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    7,200       244,171  
   

 

 

 
      5,580,490  
Metals & Mining — 2.4%            

Aichi Steel Corp.

    3,600       141,388  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    10,800       191,187  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    10,800       655,306  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,200       694,464  

Godo Steel Ltd.

    3,600       69,745  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.(a)

    7,200       128,938  

Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,600       86,827  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    21,600       1,223,752  

Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.

    7,200       46,261  

Neturen Co. Ltd.

    10,800       112,917  

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

    39,600       157,119  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    208,800       559,760  

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

    18,000       278,272  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    3,600       246,745  
Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining (continued)            

Osaka Steel Co. Ltd.

    3,600     $ 75,954  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,200       119,673  

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,600       94,484  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    7,200       183,370  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,800       97,958  

Toho Zinc Co. Ltd.

    3,600       185,943  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(a)

    36,000       313,337  

Topy Industries Ltd.

    7,200       219,079  

Toyo Kohan Co. Ltd.

    18,000       73,670  

UACJ Corp.

    10,814       281,209  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    14,400       391,189  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    7,200       214,896  
   

 

 

 
      6,843,443  
Multiline Retail — 1.0%            

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    7,200       158,663  

H2O Retailing Corp.(a)

    28,835       563,791  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    14,400       848,005  

Kintetsu Department Store Co. Ltd.(b)

    3,600       119,512  

Matsuya Co. Ltd.

    10,800       128,455  

Parco Co. Ltd.

    7,200       99,020  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    14,400       913,632  
   

 

 

 
      2,831,078  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%            

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,600       651,446  

ITOCHU Enex Co. Ltd.

    18,000       180,957  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,800       248,321  

San-Ai Oil Co. Ltd.

    18,000       258,648  
   

 

 

 
      1,339,372  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%            

Daiken Corp.

    7,200       185,171  

Daio Paper Corp.

    25,200       338,012  

Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd.

    46,800       263,473  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.

    36,000       692,945  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    3,600       129,324  
   

 

 

 
      1,608,925  
Personal Products — 1.3%            

Ci:z Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       455,047  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,200       250,412  

Fancl Corp.

    14,400       413,708  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    18,000       1,140,432  

Mandom Corp.

    14,400       488,343  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    3,600       260,256  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       514,079  

YA-MAN Ltd.

    10,800       196,592  
   

 

 

 
      3,718,869  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%            

ASKA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,200       131,512  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    3,600       149,913  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,800       542,389  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,800       309,316  

KYORIN Holdings Inc.

    14,400       275,762  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       261,222  

Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,450       217,967  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    18,000       1,293,240  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    36,000       926,178  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,800       529,842  

Seikagaku Corp.

    14,400       209,363  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)(b)

    7,200       707,743  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,600       95,320  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,600     $ 187,552  

Tsumura & Co

    21,600       748,921  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,800       209,428  
   

 

 

 
      6,795,668  
Professional Services — 1.6%  

Benefit One Inc.(a)

    14,400       285,671  

en-japan Inc.

    7,200       326,205  

FULLCAST Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       139,876  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    7,200       240,311  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    3,600       72,994  

Link And Motivation Inc.(a)

    10,800       85,701  

Meitec Corp.

    7,400       390,153  

Nihon M&A Center Inc.

    21,600       1,082,847  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    14,400       330,194  

Outsourcing Inc.

    25,200       444,077  

Pasona Group Inc.

    3,600       55,590  

Tanseisha Co. Ltd.

    14,400       184,013  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    10,800       543,354  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,200       193,664  

Yumeshin Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,400       122,890  
   

 

 

 
      4,497,540  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%  

Ardepro Co. Ltd.

    54,000       48,255  

Daibiru Corp.

    18,000       202,511  

Daikyo Inc.

    10,800       211,068  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    7,200       148,562  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    14,400       269,972  

Ichigo Inc.

    82,800       307,804  

Japan Asset Marketing Co. Ltd.(b)

    46,800       51,022  

Kenedix Inc.

    90,000       616,058  

Leopalace21 Corp.

    90,000       723,828  

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    43,200       476,762  

Open House Co. Ltd.

    10,800       534,668  

Relo Group Inc.

    39,600       1,057,368  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    7,200       96,639  

Takara Leben Co. Ltd.

    28,800       130,997  

TOC Co. Ltd.

    21,600       181,440  

Tosei Corp.

    10,800       105,679  

Unizo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       193,986  
   

 

 

 
      5,356,619  
Road & Rail — 2.1%  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    10,800       389,902  

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    3,600       100,532  

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

    18,000       449,256  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    36,000       901,729  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,600       583,888  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    21,600       563,621  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,600       182,405  

Sankyu Inc.

    18,200       777,409  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    54,000       855,565  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,000       258,005  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    28,800       752,267  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    3,600       235,485  
   

 

 

 
      6,050,064  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.1%  

Advantest Corp.

    57,600       1,150,405  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    10,800       213,288  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,200       214,253  

Lasertec Corp.

    14,400       351,298  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Megachips Corp.

    7,200     $ 219,722  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,800       105,003  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,600       66,592  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.(a)

    7,200       150,685  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    36,000       215,862  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       1,294,527  

Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,600       249,962  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    25,200       193,664  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    14,400       599,008  

Ulvac Inc.

    14,400       968,965  
   

 

 

 
      5,993,234  
Software — 1.6%  

Broadleaf Co. Ltd.

    14,400       148,497  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    14,400       411,778  

COLOPL Inc.(a)

    18,000       185,943  

Digital Arts Inc.

    3,600       156,508  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    7,200       222,939  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    3,600       107,609  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    136,800       349,625  

Gunosy Inc.(b)

    3,600       96,317  

Justsystems Corp.

    10,800       204,216  

KLab Inc.(b)

    10,800       183,177  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,440       297,691  

Marvelous Inc.(a)

    10,800       99,599  

Miroku Jyoho Service Co. Ltd.

    7,200       188,903  

MTI Ltd.

    10,800       62,925  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    14,400       297,124  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    3,600       182,726  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    29,000       1,324,248  

Systena Corp.

    3,600       128,520  
   

 

 

 
      4,648,345  
Specialty Retail — 2.9%  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    7,200       159,886  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    7,200       147,790  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    14,400       211,036  

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

    18,000       688,441  

Arcland Sakamoto Co. Ltd.

    7,200       120,381  

Asahi Co. Ltd.

    7,200       88,661  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    25,200       484,611  

Bic Camera Inc.

    32,400       414,609  

Chiyoda Co. Ltd.

    7,200       188,195  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,000       349,046  

EDION Corp.(a)

    25,200       283,966  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    10,800       219,754  

IDOM Inc.(a)

    21,600       161,365  

JINS Inc.(a)

    3,600       185,300  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    3,900       152,822  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    10,800       309,316  

Keiyo Co. Ltd.

    10,800       68,812  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    10,800       225,834  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    10,800       308,833  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    28,800       745,318  

Laox Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,800       65,145  

LIXIL VIVA Corp.

    7,400       117,707  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    18,000       218,435  

Nojima Corp.

    10,800       248,611  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,600       111,470  

PC Depot Corp.(a)

    14,440       119,489  

Sac’s Bar Holdings Inc.

    7,200       89,948  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.(a)

    18,000     $ 299,987  

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

    14,400       415,638  

T-Gaia Corp.

    7,200       157,762  

United Arrows Ltd.

    7,200       272,803  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,800       142,063  

Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       132,991  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    7,200       210,715  
   

 

 

 
      8,116,740  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  

Eizo Corp.

    7,200       307,868  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    3,600       82,130  

Maxell Holdings Ltd.

    14,400       294,679  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    10,800       109,346  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    3,600       118,869  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    7,200       137,881  

Roland DG Corp.

    3,600       102,301  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    36,000       227,765  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    50,400       273,382  
   

 

 

 
      1,654,221  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%  

Descente Ltd.

    14,400       213,095  

Fujibo Holdings Inc.

    3,600       112,113  

Goldwin Inc.(a)

    1,000       73,276  

Gunze Ltd.

    7,200       378,321  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    25,200       223,390  

Kurabo Industries Ltd.

    72,000       220,687  

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,000       294,679  

Seiko Holdings Corp.

    7,200       195,916  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    18,000       338,269  

TSI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,200       191,863  

Tsutsumi Jewelry Co. Ltd.

    3,600       69,455  

Unitika Ltd.(b)

    21,600       161,365  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    18,000       559,761  

Yondoshi Holdings Inc.

    7,200       195,916  
   

 

 

 
      3,228,106  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.4%  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    14,400       582,280  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    7,400       347,831  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    14,400       223,775  

Iwatani Corp.

    14,400       436,227  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    3,600       138,171  

Kamei Corp.

    7,200       116,456  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    10,800       373,978  
Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

Kanematsu Corp.

    28,800     $ 346,408  

Kuroda Electric Co. Ltd.

    9,900       240,013  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.(a)

    21,600       615,736  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    39,600       726,498  

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corp.

    3,744       198,065  

Nishio Rent All Co. Ltd.

    7,200       246,745  

Sojitz Corp.

    442,800       1,282,045  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    14,400       404,057  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    14,400       170,888  

Yamazen Corp.

    21,600       246,488  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    7,200       253,501  
   

 

 

 
      6,949,162  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.3%  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    18,000       482,552  

Nissin Corp.

    7,200       199,133  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    36,000       256,075  
   

 

 

 
      937,760  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $253,356,992)

 

    282,903,220  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 4.1%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    11,681,520       11,683,856  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    145,754       145,754  
   

 

 

 
      11,829,610  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.1%
(Cost: $11,828,823)

 

    11,829,610  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.5%
(Cost: $265,185,815)

 

    294,732,830  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.5)%

 

    (10,048,089
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 284,684,741  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     9,394,924        2,286,596        11,681,520      $ 11,683,856      $ (a)     $ (374    $ (441

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     78,081        67,673        145,754        145,754        269                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 11,829,610      $ 269      $ (374    $ (441
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

TOPIX Index

     11          12/07/17        $ 1,766        $ 23,997  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 282,903,220        $        $        $ 282,903,220  

Money Market Funds

     11,829,610                            11,829,610  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 294,732,830        $        $        $ 294,732,830  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 23,997        $        $        $ 23,997  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Malaysia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Airlines — 1.0%  

AirAsia Bhd

    5,742,300     $ 4,409,053  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 0.5%  

UMW Holdings Bhd(a)

    1,784,300       2,299,367  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 30.7%  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    3,877,300       3,498,530  

AMMB Holdings Bhd(b)

    6,329,937       6,423,582  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd(b)

    17,281,712       25,566,538  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    2,483,040       9,192,622  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    876,300       3,441,344  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    16,146,181       36,520,889  

Public Bank Bhd

    11,117,380       54,098,511  

RHB Bank Bhd

    3,062,302       3,669,221  

RHB Bank Bhd, New(a)(c)

    1,621,200       4  
   

 

 

 
      142,411,241  
Chemicals — 3.6%  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    9,163,900       16,582,189  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 3.5%  

Gamuda Bhd(b)

    6,555,800       7,839,066  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    11,081,580       8,373,171  
   

 

 

 
      16,212,237  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    4,304,600       6,347,167  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 10.6%  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    12,964,612       49,011,591  
   

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%  

Dialog Group Bhd

    11,847,754       6,982,048  

Sapura Energy Bhd

    14,871,800       4,545,727  
   

 

 

 
      11,527,775  
Food Products — 10.6%  

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd

    5,571,900       2,479,731  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    920,200       2,362,660  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    8,397,730       9,158,546  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    1,834,200       10,934,783  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    223,800       5,324,793  

PPB Group Bhd

    1,810,666       7,376,377  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    9,534,455       11,680,553  
   

 

 

 
      49,317,443  
Gas Utilities — 2.2%  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    2,644,400       10,268,510  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    2,517,600       5,885,379  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    7,864,700       10,846,536  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.1%  

Genting Bhd

    8,753,600       18,836,455  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    11,336,500       14,109,985  
   

 

 

 
      32,946,440  
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4%  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    2,376,600       5,619,690  

Sime Darby Bhd

    9,534,455       5,478,902  
   

 

 

 
      11,098,592  
Security   Shares     Value  
Marine — 1.9%  

MISC Bhd(b)

    5,113,220     $ 8,814,819  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%  

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

    5,967,400       4,144,129  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 1.2%  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    4,398,100       5,592,400  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 1.5%  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    16,663,762       4,767,478  

YTL Power International Bhd

    7,773,156       2,185,873  
   

 

 

 
      6,953,351  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    948,300       5,611,654  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.1%  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    6,329,125       2,925,063  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    9,534,455       2,797,737  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    4,523,200       3,860,122  
   

 

 

 
      9,582,922  
Tobacco — 1.1%  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd(b)

    545,100       4,982,477  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 2.1%  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    3,167,600       6,390,194  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    3,906,100       3,285,728  
   

 

 

 
      9,675,922  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 8.1%  

Axiata Group Bhd

    10,307,200       13,433,763  

DiGi.Com Bhd(b)

    11,874,800       13,473,303  

Maxis Bhd(b)

    7,466,200       10,826,401  
   

 

 

 
      37,733,467  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $334,073,180)

 

    462,254,661  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 2.9%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    13,333,925       13,336,592  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    204,440       204,440  
   

 

 

 
      13,541,032  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.9%
(Cost: $13,539,611)

 

    13,541,032  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.7%
(Cost: $347,612,791)

 

    475,795,693  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.7)%

 

    (12,584,810
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 463,210,883  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Malaysia ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     12,721,787        612,138        13,333,925      $ 13,336,592      $ (a)     $ (2,651    $ (1,213

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     290,485        (86,045      204,440        204,440        395                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 13,541,032      $ 395      $ (2,651    $ (1,213
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 462,254,657        $        $ 4        $ 462,254,661  

Money Market Funds

     13,541,032                            13,541,032  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 475,795,689        $        $ 4        $ 475,795,693  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Mexico ETF (Formerly iShares  MSCI Mexico Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Airlines — 0.7%  

Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A(a)(b)

    4,606,300     $ 4,211,177  

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV(a)

    2,173,643       3,712,694  
   

 

 

 
      7,923,871  
Auto Components — 0.2%  

Rassini SAB de CV

    611,999       2,296,887  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 13.1%  

Banco del Bajio SA(a)(c)

    736,030       1,358,052  

Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CV

    1,639,200       8,951,903  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

    13,504,478       79,331,369  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series O(b)

    14,800,192       26,186,301  

Grupo Financiero Interacciones SA de CV Series O

    863,000       3,987,537  

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    11,832,350       19,224,548  
   

 

 

 
      139,039,710  
Beverages — 12.1%  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    2,781,529       19,077,229  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series L

    1,921,847       13,218,250  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    10,639,310       96,214,678  
   

 

 

 
      128,510,157  
Building Products — 0.4%  

Elementia SAB de CV(a)(b)(c)

    3,018,490       3,836,789  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.5%  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    3,153,487       5,418,520  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 1.7%  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    6,920,518       18,028,459  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 4.5%  

Cemex SAB de CV, CPO(a)

    61,803,229       47,367,196  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 1.3%  

Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER

    2,009,874       2,951,186  

Gentera SAB de CV

    6,814,406       6,262,837  

Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR

    1,370,848       4,576,124  
   

 

 

 
      13,790,147  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

Axtel SAB de CV, CPO(a)(b)

    10,264,477       2,228,770  

Telesites SAB de CV(a)(b)

    10,946,446       8,683,733  
   

 

 

 
      10,912,503  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.8%  

Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV

    2,216,100       3,775,684  

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV(c)

    8,481,190       5,515,554  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    18,749,500       29,344,590  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV

    6,075,100       7,307,360  

PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CV

    5,983,400       9,808,325  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    3,007,200       5,760,325  
   

 

 

 
      61,511,838  
Food & Staples Retailing — 7.1%  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    2,665,900       5,198,261  

La Comer SAB de CV(a)(b)

    4,360,355       4,300,361  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    27,880,333       65,812,331  
   

 

 

 
      75,310,953  
Food Products — 5.7%  

Gruma SAB de CV Series B

    1,412,525       17,540,029  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A

    10,454,804       24,414,771  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)  

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

    1,989,044     $ 4,516,667  

Grupo Lala SAB de CV(b)

    4,464,800       6,783,828  

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV Series B

    1,436,800       7,007,933  
   

 

 

 
      60,263,228  
Gas Utilities — 1.6%  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    3,206,100       17,546,875  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%  

Alsea SAB de CV

    3,725,266       12,331,459  

Hoteles City Express SAB de CV(a)(b)

    3,348,900       4,035,383  
   

 

 

 
      16,366,842  
Household Durables — 0.3%  

Consorcio ARA SAB de CV

    8,220,519       3,022,055  
   

 

 

 
Household Products — 1.7%  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Series A

    9,921,654       17,767,898  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.8%  

Alfa SAB de CV

    18,124,451       20,232,443  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV Series A1

    3,136,433       10,004,692  
   

 

 

 
      30,237,135  
Insurance — 0.4%  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    2,169,700       3,979,999  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 0.2%  

Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CV(b)

    1,667,300       2,589,754  
   

 

 

 
Media — 4.8%  

Grupo Televisa SAB(b)

    12,986,647       48,844,757  

TV Azteca SAB de CV, CPO(b)

    13,824,139       2,570,758  
   

 

 

 
      51,415,515  
Metals & Mining — 7.9%  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

    18,013,786       56,473,403  

Industrias CH SAB de CV Series B(a)(b)

    1,158,483       5,240,134  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    901,333       18,938,360  

Minera Frisco SAB de CV Series A1(a)(b)

    5,802,503       3,723,631  
   

 

 

 
      84,375,528  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.3%  

Concentradora Hipotecaria SAPI de CV(b)

    2,797,300       2,803,915  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.8%  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV
Series C1(b)

    1,281,565       8,706,321  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Series B(a)

    6,034,193       7,160,861  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV(b)

    4,120,549       5,186,674  

Grupo GICSA SA de CV(a)(b)

    4,918,666       2,662,096  
   

 

 

 
      7,848,770  
Transportation Infrastructure — 6.7%  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    1,820,592       9,240,928  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B

    2,295,149       22,881,178  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B

    1,324,125       23,758,244  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    1,532,160       15,432,769  
   

 

 

 
      71,313,119  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 15.3%  

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

    189,334,218       162,713,864  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,457,144,566)

 

    1,062,058,709  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Mexico ETF (Formerly iShares  MSCI Mexico Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.7%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    17,761,537     $ 17,765,090  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    862,506       862,506  
   

 

 

 
      18,627,596  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.7%
(Cost: $18,624,054)

 

    18,627,596  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.5%
(Cost: $1,475,768,620)

 

    1,080,686,305  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.5)%

 

    (16,217,795
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,064,468,510  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     27,657,667        (9,896,130      17,761,537      $ 17,765,090      $ (a)      $ 137      $ (2,930

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     431,254        431,252        862,506        862,506        1,452                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 18,627,596      $ 1,452      $ 137      $ (2,930
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

MEX BOLSA Index

     86          12/15/17        $ 2,180        $ (30,407
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Mexico ETF (Formerly iShares  MSCI Mexico Capped ETF)

    

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,062,058,709        $        $        $ 1,062,058,709  

Money Market Funds

     18,627,596                            18,627,596  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,080,686,305        $        $        $ 1,080,686,305  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (30,407      $        $        $ (30,407
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Netherlands ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%            

PostNL NV

    186,270     $ 826,208  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 13.8%            

ABN AMRO Group NV(a)

    144,600       4,297,414  

ING Groep NV

    1,177,613       21,279,540  
   

 

 

 
      25,576,954  
Beverages — 6.0%            

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    28,707       1,119,281  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC, New

    25,807       1,006,215  

Heineken Holding NV

    18,834       1,818,320  

Heineken NV

    64,112       6,542,837  

Refresco Group NV(a)

    28,441       671,450  
   

 

 

 
      11,158,103  
Capital Markets — 0.3%            

BinckBank NV

    56,673       290,501  

Flow Traders(a)

    15,935       350,172  
   

 

 

 
      640,673  
Chemicals — 8.0%            

Akzo Nobel NV

    81,770       7,380,633  

Corbion NV

    27,517       890,624  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    60,552       5,687,851  

OCI NV(b)(c)

    34,598       778,649  
   

 

 

 
      14,737,757  
Construction & Engineering — 1.5%        

Arcadis NV

    37,423       865,653  

Boskalis Westminster

    35,762       1,325,063  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    85,914       467,432  

Koninklijke Volkerwessels NV

    1,653       48,190  
   

 

 

 
      2,706,338  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%        

SNS REAAL NV(c)(d)

    68,952       1  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.3%  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,154,029       4,240,852  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

Kendrion NV

    11,679       570,247  

Philips Lighting NV(a)

    1,325       50,279  

SIF Holding NV(c)

    2,983       58,687  

TKH Group NV

    17,744       1,184,795  
   

 

 

 
      1,864,008  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.9%  

Fugro NV, CVA(b)(c)

    35,041       494,688  

SBM Offshore NV

    71,326       1,185,110  
   

 

 

 
      1,679,798  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.5%  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    20,674       876,207  

NSI NV

    12,456       504,965  

VastNed Retail NV

    11,467       544,446  

Wereldhave NV

    18,008       836,543  
   

 

 

 
      2,762,161  
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.3%        

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    370,621       7,952,169  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.5%            

ForFarmers NV

    5,826       69,883  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)        

Wessanen

    39,872     $ 803,212  
   

 

 

 
      873,095  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.4%  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    210,584       8,191,805  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)

    3,995       100,985  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 0.3%        

TomTom NV(b)

    56,389       610,094  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 5.2%            

Aegon NV

    604,039       3,758,138  

ASR Nederland NV

    33,450       1,366,031  

NN Group NV

    102,142       4,494,623  
   

 

 

 
      9,618,792  
Internet Software & Services — 0.0%  

Takeaway.com NV(a)(b)

    1,397       75,040  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.9%            

InterXion Holding NV(b)

    28,164       1,625,908  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Products — 0.3%            

Accell Group

    16,070       460,536  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 1.1%            

Aalberts Industries NV

    38,212       1,954,613  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.6%            

Altice NV, Class A(b)(c)

    128,793       1,018,759  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.1%        

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    3,462       154,363  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.6%  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    28,030       1,186,466  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 15.6%        

Unilever NV, CVA

    501,006       28,903,962  
   

 

 

 
Professional Services — 8.6%  

Brunel International NV(c)

    18,884       334,368  

Intertrust NV(a)

    22,897       425,899  

Randstad Holding NV

    41,963       2,588,789  

RELX NV

    315,576       7,237,688  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    100,962       5,239,628  
   

 

 

 
      15,826,372  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 18.6%  

ASM International NV

    19,534       1,352,529  

ASML Holding NV

    114,701       20,186,326  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    16,407       1,349,252  

NXP Semiconductors NV(b)

    100,381       11,382,202  
   

 

 

 
      34,270,309  
Software — 0.6%            

Gemalto NV

    29,850       1,135,907  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.2%  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    51,620       2,682,692  

IMCD Group NV

    20,992       1,300,048  
   

 

 

 
      3,982,740  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $158,184,407)

 

    184,134,768  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Netherlands ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    2,019,922     $ 2,020,326  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(e)(f)

    28,397       28,397  
   

 

 

 
      2,048,723  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.1%
(Cost: $2,048,693)

      2,048,723  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.8%
(Cost: $160,233,100)

      186,183,491  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.8)%

      (1,436,639
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 184,746,852  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     1,224,613        795,309        2,019,922      $ 2,020,326      $ (a)     $ (44    $ (196

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     32,493        (4,096      28,397        28,397        288                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 2,048,723      $ 288      $ (44    $ (196
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

Euro STOXX 50

     12          12/15/17        $ 511        $ (11,346
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Netherlands ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 184,134,767        $        $ 1        $ 184,134,768  

Money Market Funds

     2,048,723                            2,048,723  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 186,183,490        $        $ 1        $ 186,183,491  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (11,346      $             —        $             —        $ (11,346
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 56.8%            

AGL Energy Ltd.

    1,225,054     $ 23,240,689  

Alumina Ltd.

    4,578,586       7,716,349  

Amcor Ltd./Australia

    2,164,120       25,333,385  

AMP Ltd.

    5,455,991       21,165,184  

APA Group

    2,082,297       14,764,443  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    1,017,804       16,990,920  

ASX Ltd.

    363,059       15,748,709  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    3,832,927       15,334,466  

AusNet Services

    3,272,151       4,657,599  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    5,489,857       118,610,581  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    730,619       7,310,278  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    882,860       7,801,396  

BGP Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    27,004,595       322  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    5,998,235       124,312,165  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,048,094       10,828,938  

Boral Ltd.

    2,198,548       12,551,086  

Brambles Ltd.

    2,972,821       23,064,666  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    487,502       12,605,166  

Challenger Ltd./Australia

    1,085,665       11,530,312  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    182,476       7,069,014  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    1,056,976       6,371,081  

Cochlear Ltd.

    107,695       14,775,060  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    3,236,882       195,181,628  

Computershare Ltd.

    868,607       10,860,365  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    712,384       6,678,957  

CSL Ltd.

    845,145       91,965,753  

Dexus

    1,907,419       15,001,454  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.(c)

    117,523       4,193,226  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.(c)

    102,073       3,468,394  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    2,919,755       10,196,045  

Goodman Group

    3,341,030       22,040,815  

GPT Group (The)

    3,378,716       13,876,389  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,026,665       3,125,364  

Healthscope Ltd.

    3,258,057       4,909,607  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    3,160,186       9,572,228  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    4,420,514       24,061,319  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    826,322       13,486,998  

LendLease Group

    1,034,263       12,484,053  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    603,778       45,024,504  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    5,126,141       12,725,235  

Mirvac Group

    6,909,893       12,799,372  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    5,018,345       112,728,308  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,432,430       25,347,970  

Oil Search Ltd.

    2,563,667       13,662,376  

Orica Ltd.

    704,587       9,093,081  

Origin Energy Ltd.(b)

    3,277,505       22,218,888  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    2,568,694       20,709,251  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    265,123       14,044,487  

REA Group Ltd.

    97,538       5,834,081  

Rio Tinto Ltd.(c)

    791,579       42,635,776  

Santos Ltd.(b)

    3,518,993       13,570,930  

Scentre Group

    9,948,981       31,948,206  

Seek Ltd.

    619,006       8,684,090  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    740,859       12,530,784  

South32 Ltd.

    9,746,574       24,121,099  

Stockland

    4,535,390       16,182,291  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    2,416,153       26,284,404  

Sydney Airport

    2,067,428       11,629,903  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    1,552,124     $ 5,714,729  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    2,483,917       8,127,217  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    7,783,967       20,268,547  

TPG Telecom Ltd.(c)

    695,303       3,140,643  

Transurban Group

    3,834,928       36,536,627  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    1,375,761       16,428,550  

Vicinity Centres

    6,339,616       13,475,612  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    2,120,443       70,699,516  

Westfield Corp.

    3,693,093       23,494,260  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    6,340,284       151,472,210  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    1,573,974       37,041,346  

Woolworths Ltd.

    2,421,167       49,461,348  
   

 

 

 
      1,860,520,045  
Hong Kong — 29.9%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    22,581,814       183,020,771  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    498,400       7,159,929  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)(c)

    2,301,720       10,182,124  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    6,958,000       35,190,008  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    4,784,732       40,280,163  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    5,049,232       63,550,166  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,236,708       10,498,289  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    3,077,500       31,384,968  

First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong

    4,066,500       3,040,685  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    4,395,000       31,597,046  

Golden Resorts Group Ltd.

    6,660,000       8,203,273  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    1,646,000       5,922,076  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    3,792,736       8,925,570  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,437,900       35,532,342  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    2,251,002       14,698,868  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.(c)(d)

    4,990,500       4,581,430  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    7,094,338       8,910,842  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    15,736,237       30,706,032  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    2,183,900       65,766,982  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    2,198,300       16,047,590  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    1,171,830       6,279,108  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    405,200       25,316,896  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    412,900       17,135,350  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    1,220,500       5,391,315  

Li & Fung Ltd.

    11,127,200       4,900,972  

Link REIT

    4,120,086       36,742,208  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    458,554       11,972,845  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    1,780,800       4,546,510  

Minth Group Ltd.

    1,386,000       7,737,267  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    2,770,786       16,301,454  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    11,024,921       15,979,374  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    2,909,000       5,281,506  

PCCW Ltd.

    8,064,867       4,791,296  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    2,588,500       22,106,086  

Sands China Ltd.

    4,559,600       22,155,235  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    2,331,000       5,252,823  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    5,922,800       10,722,951  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    3,712,000       2,984,733  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    2,705,000       44,193,235  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    932,500       8,966,576  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    2,193,400       7,428,162  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,594,207       14,996,856  

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    16,432,000       17,441,459  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    2,245,600       7,073,028  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,245,600       13,571,012  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)        

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    1,529,000     $ 10,493,252  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    2,958,800       8,467,028  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    1,416,000       5,058,308  
   

 

 

 
      978,485,999  
New Zealand — 1.4%  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    1,784,386       7,812,532  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,062,157       9,548,658  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    1,305,750       6,218,732  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,302,079       2,939,785  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    2,403,284       4,782,835  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    755,949       5,441,897  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    3,424,865       8,508,135  
   

 

 

 
      45,252,574  
Singapore — 11.4%  

Ascendas REIT

    4,716,425       9,243,773  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

    4,554,393       6,390,351  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    4,824,000       12,641,960  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

    4,644,700       7,068,771  

City Developments Ltd.

    770,800       6,929,761  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    4,079,500       6,057,164  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,353,500       60,821,088  

Genting Singapore PLC

    11,243,700       11,101,797  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    5,008,200       12,455,434  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    13,266,987       3,644,235  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust(c)

    9,909,100       4,211,368  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    188,900       5,592,674  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    2,733,300       15,482,612  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(c)

    5,898,224       54,515,879  

SATS Ltd.

    1,270,500       4,989,566  

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    1,859,840       4,211,219  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    1,025,100       8,173,403  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,533,400       8,537,862  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.(c)

    2,364,117       4,844,070  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,942,900       7,122,386  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    15,285,928       42,328,516  

StarHub Ltd.(c)

    1,195,100       2,528,608  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)        

Suntec REIT

    4,741,200     $ 7,180,437  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,470,600       48,054,729  

UOL Group Ltd.

    926,100       6,118,998  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    3,037,000       7,034,477  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    4,330,800       5,047,777  
   

 

 

 
      372,328,915  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $3,114,769,578)

      3,256,587,533  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    41,502,633       41,510,934  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(e)(f)

    2,839,377       2,839,377  
   

 

 

 
      44,350,311  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.3%
(Cost: $44,347,341)

 

    44,350,311  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.8%
(Cost: $3,159,116,919)

 

    3,300,937,844  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.8)%

 

    (27,385,824
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 3,273,552,020  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     44,795,138        (3,292,505      41,502,633      $ 41,510,934      $ (a)      $ (5,372    $ (1,485

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     800,222        2,039,155        2,839,377        2,839,377        3,189                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 44,350,311      $ 3,189      $ (5,372    $ (1,485
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

ASX SPI 200 Index

     94          12/21/17        $ 10,679        $ (59,493

Hang Seng Index

     19          12/28/17          3,566          (54,781

MSCI Singapore Index

     106          12/28/17          3,055          5,582  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (108,692
                 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 3,256,587,211        $        $ 322        $ 3,256,587,533  

Money Market Funds

     44,350,311                            44,350,311  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,300,937,522        $        $ 322        $ 3,300,937,844  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 5,582        $        $        $ 5,582  

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

     (114,274                          (114,274
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (108,692      $             —        $             —        $ (108,692
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

     159  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

 

iShares® MSCI Russia ETF (Formerly iShares  MSCI Russia Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Banks — 23.0%            

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    11,591,520     $ 44,519,613  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC, ADR

    5,108,197       83,314,693  

VTB Bank PJSC

    7,757,295,000       6,743,540  

VTB Bank PJSC, GDR(a)

    7,639,237       13,674,234  
   

 

 

 
      148,252,080  
Capital Markets — 2.8%            

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    8,551,670       18,189,981  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 1.9%            

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)

    814,811       12,222,165  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 3.9%            

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    194,903,000       12,297,019  

RusHydro PJSC

    924,472,000       12,882,587  
   

 

 

 
      25,179,606  
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.6%            

Magnit PJSC, GDR(a)

    1,119,722       29,583,055  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 16.7%            

Alrosa PJSC

    14,396,500       19,191,636  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    14,306,700       10,759,339  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    168,398       28,471,013  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    6,411,516       14,515,812  

Polyus PJSC

    155,257       13,055,529  

Severstal PJSC

    1,395,675       22,077,057  
   

 

 

 
      108,070,386  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 39.9%  

Gazprom PJSC, ADR

    3,466,752       15,494,648  

Gazprom PJSC

    28,800,311       65,155,226  

LUKOIL PJSC

    1,238,017       69,781,018  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    190,351       10,573,998  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(a)

    264,657       29,985,638  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    1,363,360       6,852,539  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR(a)

    3,196,627       15,768,961  

Surgutneftegas OJSC

    23,532,588       11,078,662  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Surgutneftegas OJSC, ADR

    717,740     $ 3,297,298  

Tatneft PJSC, Class S

    3,771,645       29,488,096  
   

 

 

 
      257,476,084  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.8%  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    2,355,673       24,428,329  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 96.6%
(Cost: $583,760,446)

      623,401,686  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.3%  

Surgutneftegas OJSC, Preference Shares

    30,036,300       14,598,114  

Transneft PJSC, Preference Shares

    2,064       6,289,478  
   

 

 

 
      20,887,592  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 3.3%
(Cost: $21,455,496)

      20,887,592  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    2,373,557       2,373,557  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $2,373,557)

 

    2,373,557  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.2%
(Cost: $607,589,499)

 

    646,662,835  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%

 

    (1,545,098
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 645,117,737  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(b)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     1,026,049        1,347,508        2,373,557      $ 2,373,557      $ 2,234      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

160   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

   iShares® MSCI Russia ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF)

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 623,401,686        $        $        $ 623,401,686  

Preferred Stocks

     20,887,592                            20,887,592  

Money Market Funds

     2,373,557                            2,373,557  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 646,662,835        $             —        $             —        $ 646,662,835  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

     161  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)   iShares® MSCI Singapore ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF)
November 30, 2017  

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%            

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    6,239,700     $ 15,101,278  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 2.6%            

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    2,105,967       16,791,452  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 36.3%            

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,831,700       87,630,609  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(a)

    8,194,050       75,735,651  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    3,408,000       66,287,751  
   

 

 

 
      229,654,011  
Capital Markets — 2.7%            

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    3,089,300       17,201,002  
   

 

 

 
Distributors — 2.0%            

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    419,144       12,409,401  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 8.8%  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    20,112,068       55,692,660  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 9.1%  

Ascendas REIT

    9,473,581       18,567,375  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

    6,387,083       8,961,831  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

    9,898,700       15,064,837  

Suntec REIT

    10,092,600       15,285,007  
   

 

 

 
      57,879,050  
Food Products — 4.0%            

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    33,442,528       9,186,144  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    6,976,600       16,159,608  
   

 

 

 
      25,345,752  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.5%            

Genting Singapore PLC

    22,507,100       22,223,046  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 6.0%            

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    4,950,000       28,038,976  

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

    4,471,500       10,124,777  
   

 

 

 
      38,163,753  
Machinery — 1.8%            

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    9,744,000       11,357,149  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.9%            

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,734,200       11,749,363  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 11.8%  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    7,440,000     $ 19,497,550  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,632,000       14,672,249  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    10,899,100       27,106,151  

UOL Group Ltd.

    2,010,500       13,283,927  
   

 

 

 
      74,559,877  
Road & Rail — 2.1%            

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    8,893,800       13,205,345  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 3.4%            

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

    24,030,100       10,212,793  

SATS Ltd.

    2,942,200       11,554,742  
   

 

 

 
      21,767,535  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%            

StarHub Ltd.

    3,385,200       7,162,450  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $607,908,142)

      630,263,124  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(b)(c)(d)

    8,796,479       8,798,238  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    249,826       249,826  
   

 

 

 
      9,048,064  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.4%
(Cost: $9,046,713)

      9,048,064  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.9%
(Cost: $616,954,855)

      639,311,188  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.9)%

      (5,901,561
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 633,409,627  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(d)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.    
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     17,309,109        (8,512,630      8,796,479      $ 8,798,238      $ (a)     $ 2,026      $ (2,826

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     226,142        23,684        249,826        249,826        619                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 9,048,064      $ 619      $ 2,026      $ (2,826
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

162   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

   iShares® MSCI Singapore ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF)

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

MSCI Singapore Index

     110        12/28/17      $ 3,170      $ 6,252  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 630,263,124        $        $        $ 630,263,124  

Money Market Funds

     9,048,064                            9,048,064  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 639,311,188        $        $        $ 639,311,188  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 6,252        $             —        $             —        $ 6,252  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI South Africa ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Banks — 9.6%            

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    920,385     $ 10,644,555  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    63,432       4,578,867  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    338,184       5,733,697  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    1,666,806       21,136,701  
   

 

 

 
      42,093,820  
Capital Markets — 1.9%            

Brait SE(a)

    757,435       2,564,480  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    464,448       2,461,396  

Investec Ltd.

    483,934       3,371,309  
   

 

 

 
      8,397,185  
Chemicals — 5.1%            

Sasol Ltd.

    710,015       22,379,069  
   

 

 

 
Distributors — 1.0%            

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    248,271       4,136,121  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 8.7%        

FirstRand Ltd.

    4,372,027       18,058,546  

PSG Group Ltd.

    163,809       3,481,144  

Remgro Ltd.

    716,385       11,237,412  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    1,071,238       5,254,700  
   

 

 

 
      38,031,802  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%        

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

    605,685       2,200,311  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.1%  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A

    2,090,175       2,642,882  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class B

    1,312,012       4,053,605  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    3,212,364       5,886,685  

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

    434,681       3,417,228  

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    7,532,755       5,587,794  

Resilient REIT Ltd.

    457,808       4,910,132  
   

 

 

 
      26,498,326  
Food & Staples Retailing — 6.3%            

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    458,342       9,912,013  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    667,927       3,116,258  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    612,669       10,232,482  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    308,585       4,293,160  
   

 

 

 
      27,553,913  
Food Products — 2.2%            

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

    269,714       2,589,887  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    233,571       7,147,435  
   

 

 

 
      9,737,322  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%            

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,123,291       4,063,707  

Netcare Ltd.

    1,866,066       3,077,624  
   

 

 

 
      7,141,331  
Household Durables — 3.7%            

Steinhoff International Holdings NV, Class H

    3,938,943       16,243,719  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%            

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    483,289       6,778,976  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 5.9%            

Discovery Ltd.

    519,823       6,275,979  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    275,088       2,341,852  

MMI Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    1,859,106       2,736,364  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    1,157,363     $ 3,598,706  

Sanlam Ltd.

    1,901,000       10,905,059  
   

 

 

 
      25,857,960  
Media — 22.8%            

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    369,255       99,813,477  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 5.1%            

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.(a)

    101,576       2,711,224  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    596,706       6,245,895  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    1,239,279       5,285,955  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    490,253       1,401,493  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    121,737       2,902,592  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    2,820,846       3,881,054  
   

 

 

 
      22,428,213  
Multiline Retail — 1.4%            

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    1,454,354       6,183,070  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%            

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    376,919       4,073,516  
   

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products — 2.4%            

Mondi Ltd.

    186,328       4,439,913  

Sappi Ltd.

    814,143       5,805,972  
   

 

 

 
      10,245,885  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.7%            

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    518,407       11,608,821  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    537,692       8,409,160  
   

 

 

 
Specialty Retail — 3.2%            

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    363,021       4,204,311  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    363,501       5,542,375  

Truworths International Ltd.

    718,307       4,213,225  
   

 

 

 
      13,959,911  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 6.8%  

MTN Group Ltd.

    2,184,401       20,698,370  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    831,004       8,836,023  
   

 

 

 
      29,534,393  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 101.4%
(Cost: $494,211,638)

      443,306,301  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    26,638       26,638  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $26,638)

      26,638  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.4%
(Cost: $494,238,276)

      443,332,939  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.4)%

      (5,908,910
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 437,424,029  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
 

 

 

164   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI South Africa ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

                        $      $ (a)     $ (232    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     225,602        (198,964      26,638        26,638        363                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 26,638      $ 363      $ (232    $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 443,306,301        $        $        $ 443,306,301  

Money Market Funds

     26,638                            26,638  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 443,332,939        $        $        $ 443,332,939  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI South Korea ETF (Formerly  iShares MSCI South Korea
Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%            

Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    275,082     $ 8,910,306  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., Class A

    401,297       18,474,597  
   

 

 

 
      27,384,903  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%            

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    116,187       15,641,071  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.2%            

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(a)

    338,105       9,740,034  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 3.3%            

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

    427,679       21,064,640  

Hanon Systems

    1,258,552       15,265,689  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    356,300       89,545,647  

Hyundai Wia Corp.(b)

    132,520       8,244,065  
   

 

 

 
      134,120,041  
Automobiles — 4.0%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    800,520       121,006,699  

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,407,587       43,524,284  
   

 

 

 
      164,530,983  
Banks — 8.9%            

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    1,647,895       14,400,626  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    1,180,406       10,825,134  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    1,578,507       68,826,241  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    1,494,309       21,832,771  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    2,083,786       114,696,790  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,231,181       99,231,942  

Woori Bank

    2,038,908       30,351,766  
   

 

 

 
      360,165,270  
Beverages — 0.0%            

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.

    398       446,184  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.8%            

Celltrion Inc.(a)(b)

    430,569       79,170,096  

Medy-Tox Inc.(b)

    28,533       12,218,128  

SillaJen Inc.(a)

    215,523       21,884,026  
   

 

 

 
      113,272,250  
Building Products — 0.3%            

KCC Corp.

    37,569       13,308,385  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 1.5%            

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    255,029       15,982,521  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    2,278,272       21,458,569  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    944,860       11,808,037  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    418,212       13,988,437  
   

 

 

 
      63,237,564  
Chemicals — 4.4%            

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    646,503       17,376,718  

Hyosung Corp.

    129,147       16,020,992  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    132,917       10,919,164  

LG Chem Ltd.

    242,516       93,039,678  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    85,625       28,167,930  

OCI Co. Ltd.(b)

    113,525       12,674,742  
   

 

 

 
      178,199,224  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%            

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    197,493       6,841,706  

S-1 Corp.

    127,431       11,709,717  
   

 

 

 
      18,551,423  
Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering — 1.5%            

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    178,677     $ 13,578,303  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,204,949       6,211,591  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.(a)(b)

    374,197       9,369,968  

Hyundai Development Co. Engineering & Construction

    386,602       14,707,395  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    479,526       15,444,417  
   

 

 

 
      59,311,674  
Consumer Finance — 0.2%            

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    242,175       8,500,882  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  

KT Corp.

    205,716       5,756,078  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.2%            

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    1,365,651       47,058,959  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%            

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

    472,553       7,121,405  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.4%  

LG Display Co. Ltd.

    1,275,301       36,211,166  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.(b)

    94,939       14,045,650  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    329,437       30,272,180  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    301,144       58,665,314  
   

 

 

 
      139,194,310  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%            

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    148,222       10,773,591  

Dongsuh Cos. Inc.

    287,276       7,879,797  

E-MART Inc.

    115,565       29,043,903  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    224,214       8,138,252  
   

 

 

 
      55,835,543  
Food Products — 1.0%            

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    47,644       17,555,933  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea(a)

    136,917       14,405,694  

Ottogi Corp.(b)

    10,143       7,400,452  
   

 

 

 
      39,362,079  
Gas Utilities — 0.2%            

Korea Gas Corp.(a)

    213,179       8,668,202  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4%            

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.(a)

    206,923       16,580,460  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%            

Kangwon Land Inc.

    675,198       23,049,488  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 2.1%            

Coway Co. Ltd.

    301,374       26,558,021  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    72,443       12,215,291  

LG Electronics Inc.

    582,784       48,197,161  
   

 

 

 
      86,970,473  
Industrial Conglomerates — 4.9%            

CJ Corp.

    89,535       16,084,624  

Hanwha Corp.

    305,088       11,634,415  

LG Corp.

    524,129       43,827,925  

Lotte Corp.

    205,513       11,614,105  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    406,840       49,347,925  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    244,537       65,614,339  
   

 

 

 
      198,123,333  
Insurance — 3.7%            

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    296,707       18,676,250  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,737,534       11,910,870  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    403,704       16,099,934  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI South Korea ETF (Formerly  iShares MSCI South Korea
Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

ING Life Insurance Korea Ltd.(c)

    224,360     $ 11,174,190  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    179,402       42,861,953  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    411,479       48,398,173  
   

 

 

 
      149,121,370  
Internet Software & Services — 3.2%            

Kakao Corp.

    189,248       23,737,516  

NAVER Corp.

    145,815       107,192,281  
   

 

 

 
      130,929,797  
IT Services — 0.8%            

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    197,422       34,105,524  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%            

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    100,333       31,577,351  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 1.2%            

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    270,528       8,837,372  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    176,163       23,957,844  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,543,192       16,945,688  
   

 

 

 
      49,740,904  
Marine — 0.2%            

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,651,143       8,344,853  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.5%            

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

    505,702       9,340,326  

CJ E&M Corp.

    130,928       10,346,711  
   

 

 

 
      19,687,037  
Metals & Mining — 4.1%            

Hyundai Steel Co.

    455,344       25,105,114  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    49,404       22,085,960  

POSCO

    388,246       119,515,194  
   

 

 

 
      166,706,268  
Multiline Retail — 0.9%            

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    105,347       9,467,435  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    71,381       13,774,418  

Shinsegae Inc.

    51,922       13,693,190  
   

 

 

 
      36,935,043  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%            

GS Holdings Corp.

    310,226       17,417,697  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    345,897       65,635,406  

S-Oil Corp.

    260,089       28,560,198  
   

 

 

 
      111,613,301  
Personal Products — 3.1%            

Amorepacific Corp.(b)

    172,433       48,960,990  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    165,091       22,376,221  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    50,775       54,729,221  
   

 

 

 
      126,066,432  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%            

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)

    37,262       19,482,727  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    108,004       11,313,996  

Yuhan Corp.

    54,947       11,108,054  
   

 

 

 
      41,904,777  
Road & Rail — 0.2%            

CJ Logistics Corp.(a)(b)

    61,900       8,645,808  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.8%  

Hyundai Robotics Co. Ltd.(a)

    57,069       20,923,989  

SK Hynix Inc.

    3,034,795       214,171,611  
   

 

 

 
      235,095,600  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software — 1.4%            

NCSoft Corp.

    98,084     $ 39,341,756  

Netmarble Games Corp.(a)(c)

    101,770       15,804,392  
   

 

 

 
      55,146,148  
Specialty Retail — 0.4%            

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.(b)

    225,783       17,573,003  
   

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 21.1%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    367,180       857,006,386  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 1.7%            

KT&G Corp.

    618,692       69,359,452  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%            

Posco Daewoo Corp.

    366,470       6,246,743  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.

    1,201,776       7,122,863  
   

 

 

 
      13,369,606  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    114,148       27,691,314  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.0%
(Cost: $1,630,046,038)

      3,984,750,192  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Automobiles — 0.8%            

Hyundai Motor Co., Preference Shares

    151,728       13,593,825  

Hyundai Motor Co., Series 2, Preference Shares

    217,405       21,675,573  
   

 

 

 
      35,269,398  
Chemicals — 0.3%            

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares

    54,594       12,516,612  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.5%            

Amorepacific Corp., Preference Shares

    64,443       9,889,255  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd., Preference Shares

    15,880       10,243,749  
   

 

 

 
      20,133,004  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares

    1,496       2,881,338  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.7%
(Cost: $37,989,268)

      70,800,352  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    165,665,953       165,699,086  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    10,766,061       10,766,061  
   

 

 

 
      176,465,147  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.4%
(Cost: $176,452,864)

      176,465,147  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.1%
(Cost: $1,844,488,170)

      4,232,015,691  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.1)%

      (165,074,864
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 4,066,940,827  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

   iShares® MSCI South Korea ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI South Korea
Capped  ETF)

 

(c) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f) All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     140,876,705        24,789,248        165,665,953      $ 165,699,086      $ (a)      $ (9,799    $ (7,558

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     4,974,415        5,791,646        10,766,061        10,766,061        7,493                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 176,465,147      $ 7,493      $ (9,799    $ (7,558
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

KOSPI 200 Index

     76          12/14/17        $ 5,685        $ (183,341
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 3,973,976,601        $ 10,773,591        $        $ 3,984,750,192  

Preferred Stocks

     70,800,352                            70,800,352  

Money Market Funds

     176,465,147                            176,465,147  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,221,242,100        $ 10,773,591        $        $ 4,232,015,691  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (183,341      $        $        $ (183,341
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Spain ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Airlines — 2.0%            

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

    2,448,251     $ 20,276,567  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 41.2%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    11,750,295       100,623,144  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    15,126,343       30,480,660  

Banco Santander SA

    30,486,816       205,128,419  

Bankia SA

    3,799,233       18,283,140  

Bankinter SA

    2,259,845       21,844,522  

CaixaBank SA

    9,131,180       43,474,033  
   

 

 

 
      419,833,918  
Biotechnology — 2.6%            

Grifols SA

    890,156       26,014,360  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 5.7%  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    716,201       27,753,771  

Ferrovial SA

    1,386,673       30,579,622  
   

 

 

 
      58,333,393  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 7.8%  

Telefonica SA

    7,726,036       79,270,449  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 12.1%            

Endesa SA

    1,016,818       22,714,367  

Iberdrola SA

    9,009,505       71,673,841  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    1,263,250       28,618,484  
   

 

 

 
      123,006,692  
Electrical Equipment — 1.5%            

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    1,225,799       15,375,835  
   

 

 

 
Gas Utilities — 2.4%            

Gas Natural SDG SA

    1,095,890       24,539,531  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.5%            

Mapfre SA

    4,680,475       15,771,239  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 4.4%            

Amadeus IT Group SA

    613,947       44,339,641  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.7%  

Enagas SA

    742,527     $ 21,828,353  

Repsol SA

    2,518,155       46,298,887  
   

 

 

 
      68,127,240  
Specialty Retail — 4.5%            

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,278,990       45,353,606  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 7.5%            

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    1,798,934       40,239,426  

Aena SME SA(a)

    181,759       36,224,802  
   

 

 

 
      76,464,228  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $1,112,035,689)

      1,016,706,699  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    215,850       215,850  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $215,850)

 

    215,850  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $1,112,251,539)

 

    1,016,922,549  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

    1,358,739  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,018,281,288  
   

 

 

 

 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     10,256,664        (10,256,664           $      $ (a)     $ (837    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,301,695        (1,085,845      215,850        215,850        976                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 215,850      $ 976      $ (837    $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Spain ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF)

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

IBEX 35 Index

     12          12/15/17        $ 1,459        $ 22,818  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,016,706,699        $        $        $ 1,016,706,699  

Money Market Funds

     215,850                            215,850  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,016,922,549        $        $        $ 1,016,922,549  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 22,818        $             —        $             —        $ 22,818  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Sweden ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Sweden Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Banks — 23.0%            

Nordea Bank AB

    3,505,044     $ 41,258,325  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    1,664,628       19,854,213  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    1,754,786       24,087,920  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    1,040,552       24,958,914  
   

 

 

 
      110,159,372  
Building Products — 4.5%            

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,050,868       21,398,292  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%  

Securitas AB, Class B

    423,144       7,463,708  
   

 

 

 
Communications Equipment — 4.4%            

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    3,334,933       21,068,548  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 2.0%            

Skanska AB, Class B

    432,817       9,535,118  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 8.3%            

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    234,655       5,743,929  

Investor AB, Class B

    450,258       21,119,140  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    295,611       9,520,335  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    44,359       3,268,129  
   

 

 

 
      39,651,533  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.0%  

Telia Co. AB

    3,239,403       14,276,936  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.3%  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    321,335       15,854,781  
   

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%            

ICA Gruppen AB

    117,973       4,286,350  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%  

Getinge AB, Class B

    321,086       5,802,237  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 3.3%            

Electrolux AB, Class B

    307,854       10,269,250  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    584,422       5,354,078  
   

 

 

 
      15,623,328  
Household Products — 4.0%            

Essity AB, Class B(a)

    657,319       19,173,891  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 26.3%            

Alfa Laval AB

    384,206       9,118,839  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    772,463     $ 33,330,857  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    445,426       17,188,608  

Sandvik AB

    1,214,352       20,938,736  

SKF AB, Class B

    487,681       11,071,490  

Volvo AB, Class B

    1,788,441       34,163,849  
   

 

 

 
      125,812,379  
Metals & Mining — 2.3%            

Boliden AB

    346,833       11,015,988  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%  

Lundin Petroleum AB(a)

    260,610       6,022,773  
   

 

 

 
Specialty Retail — 5.4%            

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    1,092,280       25,832,695  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 1.9%            

Swedish Match AB

    238,942       9,077,213  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5%  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

    88,370       5,805,479  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    477,513       6,136,543  
   

 

 

 
      11,942,022  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $486,911,552)

      473,997,164  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    187,309       187,309  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $187,309)

 

    187,309  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.2%
(Cost: $487,098,861)

 

    474,184,473  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.8%

 

    3,686,261  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 477,870,734  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     3,689,579        (3,689,579           $      $ (a)     $ (344    $ 266  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     5,596        181,713        187,309        187,309        582                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 187,309      $ 582      $ (344    $ 266  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Sweden ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Sweden Capped ETF)

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

OMXS 30 Index

     191          12/15/17        $ 3,690        $ (48,136
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 473,997,164        $        $        $ 473,997,164  

Money Market Funds

     187,309                            187,309  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 474,184,473        $        $        $ 474,184,473  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (48,136      $             —        $             —        $ (48,136
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
SDR    Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Switzerland ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Building Products — 1.6%            

Geberit AG, Registered

    47,318     $ 20,614,736  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 10.9%            

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered

    2,828,722       47,992,778  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    302,910       17,830,030  

Partners Group Holding AG

    24,262       16,702,594  

UBS Group AG

    3,327,305       57,570,051  
   

 

 

 
      140,095,453  
Chemicals — 4.8%            

Clariant AG, Registered

    128,841       3,516,410  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    13,844       9,248,601  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    11,598       26,433,448  

Sika AG, Bearer

    2,811       21,756,301  
   

 

 

 
      60,954,760  
Construction Materials — 2.3%            

LafargeHolcim Ltd., Registered

    546,802       29,958,702  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%            

Pargesa Holding SA, Bearer

    85,395       7,348,518  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    35,018       18,508,419  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 4.3%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    2,121,638       54,426,459  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 21.9%            

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    4,528       8,429,333  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates

    1,721       10,191,573  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    161       11,301,726  

Nestle SA, Registered

    2,922,357       250,734,332  
   

 

 

 
      280,656,964  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.9%  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    77,064       12,297,906  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered

    16,268       12,127,070  
   

 

 

 
      24,424,976  
Insurance — 9.0%            

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    76,060       11,734,905  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    44,767       15,053,784  

Swiss Re AG

    378,036       35,495,615  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    173,503       52,512,951  
   

 

 

 
      114,797,255  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.9%            

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    94,368       24,707,992  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery — 1.7%            

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates

    59,774     $ 13,525,926  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    39,186       8,735,491  
   

 

 

 
      22,261,417  
Marine — 1.1%            

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    79,317       13,957,918  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 26.0%            

Novartis AG, Registered

    1,964,824       168,479,231  

Roche Holding AG

    611,411       154,541,688  

Vifor Pharma AG

    82,376       10,393,998  
   

 

 

 
      333,414,917  
Professional Services — 2.7%            

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    223,614       16,942,697  

SGS SA, Registered

    7,308       18,099,757  
   

 

 

 
      35,042,454  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    113,223       9,777,800  
   

 

 

 
Specialty Retail — 0.7%            

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    60,404       8,710,430  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 5.8%  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    599,481       51,709,395  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    42,264       15,438,767  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    105,971       7,511,158  
   

 

 

 
      74,659,320  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $1,252,052,907)

 

    1,274,318,490  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(b)(c)

    1,882,503       1,882,503  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,882,503)

      1,882,503  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,253,935,410)

      1,276,200,993  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

      4,334,601  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,280,535,594  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     609,567        1,272,936        1,882,503      $ 1,882,503      $ 3,289      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Switzerland ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped

 

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

Euro STOXX 50

     139          12/15/17        $ 5,922        $ 59,798  
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,274,318,490        $        $        $ 1,274,318,490  

Money Market Funds

     1,882,503                            1,882,503  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,276,200,993        $        $        $ 1,276,200,993  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 59,798        $        $        $ 59,798  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

174   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Taiwan ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Airlines — 0.5%            

China Airlines Ltd.(a)

    24,528,761     $ 9,445,462  

Eva Airways Corp.

    19,418,278       9,775,822  
   

 

 

 
      19,221,284  
Auto Components — 0.6%            

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.(b)

    14,308,670       24,520,425  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 10.4%            

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    37,550,848       20,344,112  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    96,068,508       30,107,487  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    117,530,325       78,369,224  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    62,513,058       38,661,640  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    66,430,171       42,634,553  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53,648,746       29,423,280  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    73,584,271       58,020,538  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    75,098,397       23,360,274  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    66,077,469       29,740,809  

Taiwan Business Bank

    35,749,697       9,856,971  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    54,761,014       29,850,723  
   

 

 

 
      390,369,611  
Biotechnology — 0.3%            

TaiMed Biologics Inc.(a)

    2,044,000       12,504,968  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.9%            

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    70,518,248       32,679,991  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 6.1%            

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    21,462,610       65,116,274  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    27,594,518       83,352,115  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    31,682,938       79,856,975  
   

 

 

 
      228,325,364  
Construction Materials — 1.2%            

Asia Cement Corp.

    18,396,136       17,081,162  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    24,528,504       27,436,531  
   

 

 

 
      44,517,693  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    9,198,937       26,682,254  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    44,968,515       73,538,229  
   

 

 

 
      100,220,483  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.5%  

Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,440,000       6,848,770  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    25,550,648       88,167,369  
   

 

 

 
      95,016,139  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%            

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    14,308,092       14,024,735  

Ya Hsin Industrial Co. Ltd.(c)

    6,845,461       2  
   

 

 

 
      14,024,737  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 16.9%  

AU Optronics Corp.(b)

    62,342,830       26,501,003  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    12,710,180       57,842,888  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.(b)

    1,421,000       11,204,458  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    102,200,003       340,734,824  

Innolux Corp.(b)

    64,386,873       28,121,225  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    666,794       114,266,892  

Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd.(c)

    197        

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    11,242,364       15,217,709  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    12,264,744       16,642,498  

Yageo Corp.

    1,549,000       17,352,270  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.(b)

    4,088,072     $ 9,990,521  
   

 

 

 
      637,874,288  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%  

President Chain Store Corp.

    4,088,215       38,709,511  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 2.2%            

Standard Foods Corp.(b)

    5,312,056       13,300,507  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    32,704,189       69,455,786  
   

 

 

 
      82,756,293  
Household Durables — 0.2%            

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,022,000       9,370,207  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    23,506,843       20,023,999  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.5%            

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    54,166,483       93,365,579  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan

    18,935,250       17,834,261  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(b)

    61,320,205       20,955,261  
   

 

 

 
      132,155,101  
Leisure Products — 0.3%  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,044,590       10,224,995  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 1.1%            

Airtac International Group

    1,022,000       17,411,549  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    2,084,862       22,972,824  
   

 

 

 
      40,384,373  
Marine — 0.3%            

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.(a)

    19,353,364       10,872,314  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 1.8%            

China Steel Corp.(b)

    83,804,977       68,454,422  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    9,198,950       32,509,459  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

Highwealth Construction Corp.(b)

    7,154,790       9,517,774  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    8,580,127       8,925,117  
   

 

 

 
      18,442,891  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 32.2%  

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

    43,946,864       56,922,574  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    1,567,000       21,080,366  

Macronix International(a)

    6,080,000       9,608,322  

MediaTek Inc.

    9,929,175       107,918,619  

Nanya Technology Corp.(b)

    6,132,000       15,905,501  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    4,088,544       15,607,731  

Phison Electronics Corp.(b)

    1,022,698       10,365,413  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    5,110,036       15,503,543  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    4,088,063       15,197,007  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

    15,330,834       25,556,501  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    107,946,882       813,362,517  

United Microelectronics Corp.(b)

    83,804,501       42,748,845  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.(b)

    7,154,000       17,029,926  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    2,404,000       25,647,796  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    21,295,000       20,305,294  
   

 

 

 
      1,212,759,955  
Specialty Retail — 0.6%            

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,044,000       23,646,996  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.5%  

Acer Inc.(b)

    23,506,737     $ 16,066,150  

Advantech Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,246,614       14,980,423  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    4,714,857       43,385,362  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,465,743       48,090,784  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    5,131,050       13,617,109  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    31,682,554       21,918,150  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,207,499       20,040,855  

HTC Corp.(a)(b)

    5,110,884       11,484,750  

Inventec Corp.

    20,440,868       15,333,718  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    16,405,071       20,154,927  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,110,000       12,487,931  

Pegatron Corp.(b)

    13,286,037       30,253,928  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    18,396,240       37,719,836  

Wistron Corp.(b)

    20,440,130       15,742,049  
   

 

 

 
      321,275,972  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.6%  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,414,601       12,663,211  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.(b)

    3,066,476       12,830,657  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    7,154,515       7,167,873  

Pou Chen Corp.

    16,352,103       19,626,449  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.(b)

    5,110,262       8,493,251  
   

 

 

 
      60,781,441  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.3%            

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    14,174,000       11,341,468  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.8%  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    11,242,259       26,799,411  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    11,242,609       40,294,074  
   

 

 

 
      67,093,485  
   

 

 

 
   

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,942,359,668)

 

    3,760,077,865  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.0%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    148,176,172     $ 148,205,807  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    4,306,840       4,306,840  
   

 

 

 
      152,512,647  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.0%
(Cost: $152,492,732)

 

    152,512,647  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.8%
(Cost: $2,094,852,400)

 

    3,912,590,512  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.8)%

 

    (143,961,774
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 3,768,628,738  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
    

Net

Activity

     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     176,501,828        (28,325,656      148,176,172      $ 148,205,807      $ (a)      $ (4,832    $ (11,830

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     22,826,941        (18,520,101      4,306,840        4,306,840        15,974                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 152,512,647      $ 15,974      $ (4,832    $ (11,830
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

MSCI Taiwan Index

     69          12/28/17        $ 2,705        $ (81,921
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Taiwan ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped ETF)

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 3,760,077,863        $        $ 2        $ 3,760,077,865  

Money Market Funds

     152,512,647                            152,512,647  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,912,590,510        $        $ 2        $ 3,912,590,512  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (81,921      $        $        $ (81,921
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.  

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Thailand ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Airlines — 0.5%            

Bangkok Airways PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,962,200     $ 1,075,425  

Thai Airways International PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    1,731,966       906,816  
   

 

 

 
      1,982,241  
Auto Components — 0.2%            

Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,021,745       792,356  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 19.4%            

Bangkok Bank PCL, Foreign

    653,200       4,300,000  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    1,505,000       10,460,349  

Kasikornbank PCL, Foreign

    3,066,300       21,969,204  

Kiatnakin Bank PCL, NVDR

    981,273       2,260,894  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    9,184,900       5,427,697  

LH Financial Group PCL, NVDR

    11,557,119       612,180  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The), NVDR

    4,652,300       21,723,079  

Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR

    1,556,200       2,680,228  

Tisco Financial Group PCL, NVDR

    843,710       2,279,774  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    34,544,100       2,961,527  
   

 

 

 
      74,674,932  
Building Products — 0.3%            

Dynasty Ceramic PCL, NVDR

    6,151,140       689,320  

Vanachai Group PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,089,200       373,516  
   

 

 

 
      1,062,836  
Chemicals — 5.6%            

Eastern Polymer Group PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,619,700       906,387  

Global Green Chemicals PCL, NVDR

    471,500       229,542  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    4,028,710       6,044,299  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    5,691,607       13,854,340  

Vinythai PCL, NVDR

    676,000       418,102  
   

 

 

 
      21,452,670  
Construction & Engineering — 1.0%  

CH Karnchang PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,136,300       904,587  

Italian-Thai Development PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,592,448       573,704  

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,971,028       1,484,608  

Unique Engineering & Construction PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,422,800       771,083  
   

 

 

 
      3,733,982  
Construction Materials — 4.0%            

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign

    784,200       11,429,247  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    279,900       4,079,375  
   

 

 

 
      15,508,622  
Consumer Finance — 1.8%            

Group Lease PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,105,400       243,689  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR

    279,600       1,433,956  

Muangthai Leasing PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,676,600       1,989,230  

Ratchthani Leasing PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,309,300       625,759  

Srisawad Corp PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,402,386       2,705,154  
   

 

 

 
      6,997,788  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Polyplex Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    892,300       338,779  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6%  

Jasmine International PCL, NVDR

    6,029,768       1,310,819  

Thaicom PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,210,700       470,786  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR(b)

    26,316,618       4,592,919  
   

 

 

 
      6,374,524  
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%            

Gunkul Engineering PCL, NVDR(a)

    5,978,268       768,791  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.3%  

Cal-Comp Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    5,007,812     $ 475,328  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    1,312,944       3,386,881  

Hana Microelectronics PCL, NVDR

    1,483,700       2,146,504  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    695,000       1,755,588  

Samart Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,344,737       502,321  

SVI PCL, NVDR(a)

    3,720,215       494,358  
   

 

 

 
      8,760,980  
Food & Staples Retailing — 7.5%            

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    12,903,500       28,841,258  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 3.3%            

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    7,931,200       5,731,057  

GFPT PCL, NVDR

    1,365,100       572,623  

Ichitan Group PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    1,273,000       348,847  

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,175,578       634,136  

Malee Group PCL, NVDR(a)

    310,500       368,398  

Taokaenoi Food & Marketing PCL, NVDR(a)

    929,900       586,526  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    5,018,200       2,827,155  

Thai Vegetable Oil PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,056,853       986,957  

Thaifoods Group PCL, NVDR(a)

    3,442,400       648,217  
   

 

 

 
      12,703,916  
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.2%            

Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL, NVDR

    3,220,025       1,547,899  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    10,203,800       6,654,652  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    938,976       5,735,631  

Chularat Hospital PCL, NVDR

    13,218,200       930,859  

Vibhavadi Medical Center PCL, NVDR

    13,897,600       1,165,935  
   

 

 

 
      16,034,976  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.2%            

Erawan Group PCL (The), NVDR(a)

    3,284,400       829,648  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    5,685,910       7,573,089  
   

 

 

 
      8,402,737  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 2.5%  

BCPG PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,579,200       1,068,595  

CK Power PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,994,460       611,691  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    346,500       2,281,001  

Glow Energy PCL, NVDR

    1,345,400       3,594,187  

Inter Far East Energy Corp., NVDR(a)(b)(c)

    3,184,500       1  

SPCG PCL, NVDR(a)

    995,100       655,072  

Superblock PCL, NVDR(b)

    28,885,350       1,052,467  

Thai Solar Energy PCL, NVDR

    2,043,200       322,183  
   

 

 

 
      9,585,197  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4%  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    3,147,900       5,590,270  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.1%            

Forth Smart Service PCL, NVDR(a)

    666,700       373,564  
   

 

 

 
Marine — 0.3%            

Precious Shipping PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    1,493,400       493,837  

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,410,089       667,829  
   

 

 

 
      1,161,666  
Media — 1.5%            

BEC World PCL, NVDR

    2,737,700       1,248,981  

Major Cineplex Group PCL, NVDR

    1,166,900       1,098,658  

Plan B Media PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,863,200       565,451  

RS PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    1,225,000       900,184  

VGI Global Media PCL, NVDR

    4,591,140       885,615  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI Thailand ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)            

Workpoint Entertainment PCL, NVDR(a)

    396,600     $ 1,017,001  
   

 

 

 
      5,715,890  
Multiline Retail — 0.8%            

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    1,315,200       2,979,939  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 17.3%  

Bangchak Corp. PCL, NVDR

    909,700       1,044,512  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    5,409,700       2,832,390  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,940,900       4,097,090  

Energy Earth PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,419,400       197,560  

Esso Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    3,195,100       1,614,181  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    26,324,200       4,997,246  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    3,654,484       10,210,400  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    2,752,400       34,721,029  

Siamgas & Petrochemicals PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,001,100       655,956  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    2,144,800       6,107,361  
   

 

 

 
      66,477,725  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%            

Mega Lifesciences PCL, NVDR(a)

    914,500       1,141,025  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 6.3%  

Amata Corp. PCL, NVDR

    1,395,700       1,068,356  

Ananda Development PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,025,000       776,408  

AP Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,542,286       685,001  

Bangkok Land PCL, NVDR

    26,695,300       1,471,266  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    3,541,900       8,730,035  

Golden Land Property Development PCL, NVDR

    1,306,000       351,892  

LPN Development PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,560,247       625,819  

Origin Property PCL, NVDR

    1,129,500       702,047  

Platinum Group PCL (The), NVDR

    2,275,700       592,267  

Quality Houses PCL, NVDR

    11,332,431       1,054,825  

Sansiri PCL, NVDR(a)

    14,720,237       1,009,594  

SC Asset Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,019,904       480,025  

Siam Future Development PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,375,328       585,468  

Singha Estate PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    6,487,300       746,854  

Supalai PCL, NVDR

    1,601,100       1,171,656  

TICON Industrial Connection PCL, NVDR

    1,245,791       637,009  

U City PCL, NVDR(b)

    741,766,500       681,353  

Univentures PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,823,600       544,400  

WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR

    18,472,840       2,205,881  
   

 

 

 
      24,120,156  
Road & Rail — 1.0%            

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    15,398,000       3,889,574  
   

 

 

 
Specialty Retail — 2.7%            

Beauty Community PCL, NVDR

    4,740,800       3,077,311  

Big Camera Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,547,400       243,352  

Com7 PCL, NVDR(a)

    994,000       502,174  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    10,368,171       3,999,968  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

PTG Energy PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,544,700     $ 997,954  

Siam Global House PCL, NVDR(a)

    3,540,503       1,788,680  
   

 

 

 
      10,609,439  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%  

MC Group PCL, NVDR(a)

    987,800       483,919  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 7.0%            

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    11,225,400       21,395,626  

Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services PCL,
NVDR(a)

    518,900       730,845  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    19,692,553       4,793,503  

Namyong Terminal PCL, NVDR

    552,800       107,479  
   

 

 

 
      27,027,453  
Water Utilities — 0.7%            

Eastern Water Resources Development and Management PCL, NVDR

    1,360,700       508,284  

TTW PCL, NVDR(a)

    3,689,466       1,412,074  

WHA Utilities and Power PCL, NVDR

    3,699,600       877,890  
   

 

 

 
      2,798,248  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.8%  

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    2,745,319       14,668,039  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 100.0%
(Cost: $376,203,139)

 

    385,053,492  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 3.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    14,144,543       14,147,372  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    904,306       904,306  
   

 

 

 
      15,051,678  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 3.9%
(Cost: $15,049,443)

 

    15,051,678  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.9%
(Cost: $391,252,582)

 

    400,105,170  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.9)%

 

    (14,959,129
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 385,146,041  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

   iShares® MSCI Thailand ETF (Formerly iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF)

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     15,082,493        (937,950      14,144,543      $ 14,147,372      $ (a)      $ 1,049      $ (2,290

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,168,228        (263,922      904,306        904,306        1,919                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 15,051,678      $ 1,919      $ 1,049      $ (2,290
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 384,855,931        $ 197,560        $ 1        $ 385,053,492  

Money Market Funds

     15,051,678                            15,051,678  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 399,907,609        $ 197,560        $ 1        $ 400,105,170  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Turkey ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 2.8%            

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(a)

    1,163,015     $ 9,914,978  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 3.3%            

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(a)(b)

    208,152       1,413,241  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(b)

    3,209,921       10,075,046  
   

 

 

 
      11,488,287  
Auto Components — 0.3%            

Goodyear Lastikleri TAS(a)

    468,500       480,968  

Kordsa Teknik Tekstil AS(a)

    339,024       572,844  
   

 

 

 
      1,053,812  
Automobiles — 3.3%            

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    408,114       5,751,764  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    726,884       5,806,065  
   

 

 

 
      11,557,829  
Banks — 28.6%            

Akbank Turk AS

    12,793,165       29,444,209  

Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi AS

    1,826,453       537,735  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    13,432,823       33,048,586  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    3,634,422       8,262,482  

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    9,158,682       14,467,062  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS

    6,280,280       2,170,576  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D

    4,361,306       6,464,833  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS(b)

    5,055,687       5,371,437  
   

 

 

 
      99,766,920  
Beverages — 3.2%            

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    1,205,098       7,207,048  

Coca-Cola Icecek AS

    443,756       3,978,529  
   

 

 

 
      11,185,577  
Building Products — 0.7%            

Trakya Cam Sanayii AS

    2,299,861       2,431,722  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.2%            

Verusa Holding AS(a)

    142,469       680,968  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 3.0%            

Gubre Fabrikalari TAS(a)(b)

    492,789       459,225  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS

    3,925,176       6,551,925  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS

    479,744       875,712  

Soda Sanayii AS

    2,093,427       2,636,848  
   

 

 

 
      10,523,710  
Construction & Engineering — 0.9%            

Tekfen Holding AS

    860,631       3,119,913  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.7%            

Adana Cimento Sanayii TAS, Class A(a)

    306,451       500,546  

Akcansa Cimento AS

    278,320       743,175  

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS(a)

    314,209       1,098,028  
   

 

 

 
      2,341,749  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%            

Anadolu Cam Sanayii AS

    1,090,326       686,679  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%            

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    5,339,296       13,901,676  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS(b)

    3,052,914       4,447,224  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.2%  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi
AS(b)

    11,048,642       6,958,349  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    2,421,694     $ 793,581  
   

 

 

 
      7,751,930  
Food & Staples Retailing — 6.9%            

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    1,235,820       22,890,536  

Migros Ticaret AS(a)(b)

    207,052       1,258,410  
   

 

 

 
      24,148,946  
Food Products — 1.2%            

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

    894,940       4,165,336  
   

 

 

 
Gas Utilities — 0.5%            

Aygaz AS

    436,131       1,644,682  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%            

Selcuk Ecza Deposu Ticaret ve Sanayi AS

    722,232       610,173  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 2.2%            

Arcelik AS

    1,375,294       6,974,968  

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(a)(b)

    487,676       857,730  
   

 

 

 
      7,832,698  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7%  

Aksa Enerji Uretim AS(a)(b)

    891,406       801,023  

Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS(a)(b)

    4,652,060       1,607,834  
   

 

 

 
      2,408,857  
Industrial Conglomerates — 7.8%            

Alarko Holding AS(a)

    454,817       756,854  

Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS(a)(b)

    7,593,733       1,555,276  

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS

    1       2  

KOC Holding AS

    4,423,930       18,676,313  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    4,579,370       4,912,267  

Yazicilar Holding AS(a)

    232,603       1,218,381  
   

 

 

 
      27,119,093  
Insurance — 0.6%            

Anadolu Anonim Turk Sigorta Sirketi

    1,017,639       745,113  

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik AS

    500,096       915,422  

AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS(a)

    137,207       572,567  
   

 

 

 
      2,233,102  
Machinery — 0.8%            

Otokar Otomotiv Ve Savunma Sanayi AS(a)

    48,847       1,338,086  

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS

    77,586       1,459,933  
   

 

 

 
      2,798,019  
Media — 0.3%            

Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret
AS(a)(b)

    697,809       718,166  

Fenerbahce Futbol AS(a)(b)

    57,298       487,012  
   

 

 

 
      1,205,178  
Metals & Mining — 7.1%            

Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(a)

    247,286       641,948  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    8,141,102       17,945,211  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class A(b)

    1,187,776       678,112  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D(a)(b)

    4,537,072       2,508,948  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(b)

    266,040       2,055,551  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS(b)

    832,018       986,225  
   

 

 

 
      24,815,995  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.7%            

Ipek Dogal Enerji Kaynaklari Arastirma Ve Uretim AS(b)

    604,269       703,889  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    728,103       22,592,154  
   

 

 

 
      23,296,043  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI Turkey ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Personal Products — 0.3%            

EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret AS(a)

    996,210     $ 1,068,629  
   

 

 

 
Software — 0.3%            

Logo Yazilim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(a)(b)

    87,226       1,252,769  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%            

Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS

    430,316       1,341,828  

Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS(b)(c)

    158,818       2,148,854  
   

 

 

 
      3,490,682  
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.4%            

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    950,628       4,750,645  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 7.0%  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    6,265,958       24,399,386  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $526,272,089)

      348,093,207  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(d)(e)(f)

    15,305,877       15,308,938  
Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(d)(e)

    182,074     $ 182,074  
   

 

 

 
      15,491,012  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.5%
(Cost: $ 15,488,392)

      15,491,012  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.2%
(Cost: $ 541,760,481)

      363,584,219  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.2)%

      (14,547,006
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 349,037,213  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(e)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(f)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     15,951,030        (645,153      15,305,877      $ 15,308,938      $ (a)     $ (208    $ (1,310

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     100,988        81,086        182,074        182,074        367                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 15,491,012      $ 367      $ (208    $ (1,310
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 348,093,207        $        $        $ 348,093,207  

Money Market Funds

     15,491,012                            15,491,012  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 363,584,219        $        $        $ 363,584,219  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%            

Arconic Inc.

    8,785     $ 216,199  

Boeing Co. (The)

    793       219,503  

General Dynamics Corp.

    1,054       218,347  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    899       217,261  

L3 Technologies Inc.

    1,113       221,031  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    668       213,172  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    697       214,258  

Raytheon Co.

    1,133       216,573  

Rockwell Collins Inc.

    1,590       210,373  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    2,564       216,017  

Textron Inc.

    3,954       220,277  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    765       217,099  

United Technologies Corp.

    1,803       218,974  
   

 

 

 
      2,819,084  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    2,645       229,189  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    3,519       227,961  

FedEx Corp.

    973       225,211  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    1,863       226,261  
   

 

 

 
      908,622  
Airlines — 0.7%            

American Airlines Group Inc.

    4,340       219,127  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    4,206       222,581  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    3,822       231,881  

United Continental Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,546       224,533  
   

 

 

 
      898,122  
Auto Components — 0.8%            

Autoliv Inc.

    1,697       217,080  

BorgWarner Inc.

    3,985       221,885  

Delphi Automotive PLC

    2,101       219,912  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    6,871       222,414  

Lear Corp.

    1,190       215,259  
   

 

 

 
      1,096,550  
Automobiles — 0.6%            

Ford Motor Co.

    17,417       218,061  

General Motors Co.

    4,740       204,246  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    4,446       223,189  

Tesla Inc.(a)(b)

    668       206,312  
   

 

 

 
      851,808  
Banks — 3.6%            

Bank of America Corp.

    7,926       223,275  

BB&T Corp.

    4,548       224,762  

CIT Group Inc.

    4,425       220,542  

Citigroup Inc.

    2,927       220,988  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    5,583       227,228  

Comerica Inc.

    2,679       223,187  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    3,656       224,990  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    7,473       228,001  

First Republic Bank/CA

    2,272       217,067  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    15,664       225,562  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,147       224,404  

KeyCorp

    11,617       220,491  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,327       224,197  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    11,630       221,203  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)(c)

    1,589       223,350  

Regions Financial Corp.

    13,535       224,546  

Signature Bank/New York NY(a)

    1,629       223,629  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    3,684     $ 227,045  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    989       225,136  

U.S. Bancorp

    4,066       224,240  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    3,896       220,007  

Zions BanCorp

    4,547       225,304  
   

 

 

 
      4,919,154  
Beverages — 1.1%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    3,582       214,204  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    4,593       210,222  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    950       206,710  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    2,435       219,613  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    2,645       206,574  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    3,413       213,893  

PepsiCo Inc.

    1,822       212,299  
   

 

 

 
      1,483,515  
Biotechnology — 2.4%            

AbbVie Inc.

    2,225       215,647  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,944       213,471  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    4,128       215,853  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,589       213,784  

Amgen Inc.

    1,239       217,643  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    682       219,720  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    2,548       218,618  

Celgene Corp.(a)

    2,017       203,374  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    2,908       217,460  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    2,138       211,641  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    548       198,299  

Seattle Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    3,576       217,886  

TESARO Inc.(a)

    2,527       213,784  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b)

    1,686       219,163  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,438       207,489  
   

 

 

 
      3,203,832  
Building Products — 1.1%            

Allegion PLC

    2,553       214,810  

AO Smith Corp.

    3,479       220,638  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    3,258       222,912  

Johnson Controls International PLC.

    5,710       214,924  

Lennox International Inc.

    1,073       225,051  

Masco Corp.

    5,324       228,453  

Owens Corning

    2,405       212,482  
   

 

 

 
      1,539,270  
Capital Markets — 3.9%            

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    1,107       219,928  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    1,321       215,627  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    4,035       220,876  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    440       220,524  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    1,758       216,990  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    4,603       224,580  

CME Group Inc.

    1,486       222,216  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(a)

    4,697       226,114  

Eaton Vance Corp., NVS

    4,006       221,452  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    5,114       221,692  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    894       221,390  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    3,107       221,995  

Invesco Ltd.

    6,006       217,237  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,403       213,003  

Morgan Stanley

    4,311       222,491  

MSCI Inc.

    1,635       210,425  

Nasdaq Inc.

    2,728       215,948  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,236     $ 218,636  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    2,481       219,072  

S&P Global Inc.

    1,284       212,476  

SEI Investments Co.

    3,077       216,498  

State Street Corp.

    2,279       217,303  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    2,153       221,587  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    4,290       219,519  
   

 

 

 
      5,257,579  
Chemicals — 2.8%            

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

    1,307       213,093  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,538       206,584  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,820       184,261  

Celanese Corp. Series A

    1,975       211,799  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    5,864       219,724  

Chemours Co. (The)

    3,953       203,184  

DowDuPont Inc.

    2,962       213,146  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    2,312       213,559  

Ecolab Inc.

    1,586       215,569  

FMC Corp.

    2,232       210,701  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    1,383       214,973  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    2,020       211,494  

Monsanto Co.

    1,784       211,119  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    8,836       214,626  

PPG Industries Inc.

    1,815       212,083  

Praxair Inc.

    1,381       212,564  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    535       213,690  

WR Grace & Co.

    2,854       209,227  
   

 

 

 
      3,791,396  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.0%            

Cintas Corp.

    1,427       224,667  

Republic Services Inc.

    3,381       219,562  

Rollins Inc.

    4,660       215,991  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    3,342       221,608  

Waste Connections Inc.

    3,063       210,826  

Waste Management Inc.

    2,636       216,811  
   

 

 

 
      1,309,465  
Communications Equipment — 1.3%            

Arista Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    871       203,048  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    5,775       215,407  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    5,948       214,069  

F5 Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    1,711       229,616  

Harris Corp.

    1,464       211,548  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    7,708       213,974  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    2,285       215,041  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    1,399       203,904  
   

 

 

 
      1,706,607  
Construction & Engineering — 0.3%            

Fluor Corp.

    4,494       217,554  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    3,330       218,548  
   

 

 

 
      436,102  
Construction Materials — 0.3%            

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    1,025       213,600  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,723       216,495  
   

 

 

 
      430,095  
Consumer Finance — 0.8%            

Ally Financial Inc.

    7,946       213,429  

American Express Co.

    2,259       220,727  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    2,412       221,904  
Security   Shares     Value  
Consumer Finance (continued)            

Discover Financial Services

    3,222     $ 227,473  

Synchrony Financial

    6,293       225,856  
   

 

 

 
      1,109,389  
Containers & Packaging — 1.1%            

Avery Dennison Corp.

    1,887       215,344  

Ball Corp.

    5,276       210,565  

Crown Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,574       213,475  

International Paper Co.

    3,837       217,213  

Packaging Corp. of America

    1,891       224,273  

Sealed Air Corp.

    4,625       222,231  

WestRock Co.

    3,593       224,239  
   

 

 

 
      1,527,340  
Distributors — 0.3%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,427       225,638  

LKQ Corp.(a)

    5,539       218,348  
   

 

 

 
      443,986  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%            

H&R Block Inc.

    8,213       215,016  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%            

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(a)

    1,156       223,120  

Leucadia National Corp.

    8,226       216,426  

Voya Financial Inc.

    5,010       221,442  
   

 

 

 
      660,988  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%            

AT&T Inc.

    6,054       220,244  

CenturyLink Inc.

    15,227       222,162  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    4,483       228,140  

Zayo Group Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,921       209,248  
   

 

 

 
      879,794  
Electric Utilities — 2.5%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    4,766       214,994  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,756       213,948  

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,374       211,713  

Edison International

    2,616       212,602  

Entergy Corp.

    2,469       213,519  

Eversource Energy

    3,276       212,449  

Exelon Corp.

    5,062       211,136  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    6,209       211,975  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    1,351       213,512  

OGE Energy Corp.

    6,038       215,919  

PG&E Corp.

    3,898       211,428  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    2,354       216,121  

PPL Corp.

    5,804       212,833  

Southern Co. (The)

    4,124       211,149  

Westar Energy Inc.

    3,753       214,709  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    4,156       214,491  
   

 

 

 
      3,412,498  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

Acuity Brands Inc.

    1,334       228,675  

AMETEK Inc.

    3,000       218,070  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    2,776       215,917  

Emerson Electric Co.

    3,419       221,620  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    1,101       212,581  

Sensata Technologies Holding NV(a)(b)

    4,315       215,534  
   

 

 

 
      1,312,397  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.7%  

Amphenol Corp.

    2,318       209,988  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    2,672     $ 215,710  

Avnet Inc.

    5,248       217,320  

CDW Corp./DE

    3,175       222,282  

Cognex Corp.

    1,460       202,312  

Corning Inc.

    6,617       214,325  

Flex Ltd.(a)

    11,039       199,475  

FLIR Systems Inc.

    4,477       208,539  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    871       199,441  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    2,212       208,901  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    5,005       210,160  
   

 

 

 
      2,308,453  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%            

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

    6,842       203,413  

Halliburton Co.

    5,076       212,075  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    3,762       220,378  

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    6,617       222,000  

Schlumberger Ltd.

    3,403       213,879  

TechnipFMC PLC

    7,828       224,194  
   

 

 

 
      1,295,939  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.9%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    1,664       211,428  

American Tower Corp.

    1,431       205,964  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    1,143       207,260  

Boston Properties Inc.

    1,684       211,140  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    11,484       207,516  

Camden Property Trust

    2,244       204,832  

Colony NorthStar Inc., Class A(b)

    16,927       206,340  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    1,870       211,310  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    1,793       209,243  

Duke Realty Corp.

    7,230       203,380  

Equinix Inc.

    445       206,698  

Equity Residential

    3,090       206,474  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    842       207,966  

Extra Space Storage Inc.(b)

    2,412       205,888  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    1,600       211,536  

GGP Inc.

    9,025       212,087  

HCP Inc.

    7,840       207,290  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    10,643       210,625  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    8,920       210,066  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    5,085       207,824  

Kimco Realty Corp.(b)

    11,210       207,609  

Liberty Property Trust

    4,653       208,827  

Macerich Co. (The)

    3,286       212,768  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    2,023       207,236  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    4,938       202,804  

Prologis Inc.

    3,143       208,161  

Public Storage

    992       211,415  

Realty Income Corp.

    3,737       206,656  

Regency Centers Corp.

    3,108       210,753  

SBA Communications Corp.(a)

    1,242       210,830  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    1,334       215,774  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    2,087       213,354  

UDR Inc.

    5,312       208,921  

Ventas Inc.(b)

    3,258       208,545  

VEREIT Inc.

    26,146       203,939  

Vornado Realty Trust

    2,773       215,240  

Welltower Inc.

    3,087       208,249  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    5,826       206,124  
   

 

 

 
      7,932,072  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,228     $ 226,480  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,987       228,804  

Kroger Co. (The)

    9,196       237,809  

Sysco Corp.

    3,837       221,510  

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    2,181       212,059  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    2,999       218,207  
   

 

 

 
      1,344,869  
Food Products — 2.3%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    5,384       214,714  

Bunge Ltd.

    3,230       216,119  

Campbell Soup Co.

    4,577       225,646  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    5,943       221,852  

General Mills Inc.

    3,928       222,168  

Hershey Co. (The)

    1,965       217,977  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    6,124       223,220  

Ingredion Inc.

    1,556       215,475  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    1,899       221,556  

Kellogg Co.

    3,246       214,755  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    2,642       214,980  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    2,126       217,235  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    5,000       214,700  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    2,619       215,413  
   

 

 

 
      3,055,810  
Gas Utilities — 0.3%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    2,380       219,650  

UGI Corp.

    4,441       217,654  
   

 

 

 
      437,304  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%  

Abbott Laboratories

    3,755       211,669  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    829       216,270  

Baxter International Inc.

    3,287       215,397  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    933       212,920  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    7,353       193,237  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    870       209,827  

CR Bard Inc.

    628       210,970  

Danaher Corp.

    2,246       211,933  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    3,122       209,205  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    1,931       226,313  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    5,156       215,108  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    1,364       213,343  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    530       211,883  

Medtronic PLC

    2,536       208,282  

ResMed Inc.

    2,476       211,450  

Stryker Corp.

    1,363       212,628  

Teleflex Inc.

    789       209,495  

Varian Medical Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,946       217,466  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    1,864       218,275  
   

 

 

 
      4,035,671  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%  

Aetna Inc.

    1,195       215,315  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    2,599       220,447  

Anthem Inc.

    957       224,857  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    3,739       221,312  

Centene Corp.(a)

    2,169       221,433  

Cigna Corp.

    1,051       222,528  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    3,695       225,617  

Envision Healthcare Corp.(a)

    7,048       225,043  

Express Scripts Holding Co.(a)

    3,445       224,545  

HCA Healthcare Inc.(a)

    2,730       232,050  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)            

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    3,012     $ 215,207  

Humana Inc.

    878       229,035  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    1,395       220,787  

McKesson Corp.

    1,457       215,257  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    2,300       226,458  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    992       226,345  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    2,101       227,643  
   

 

 

 
      3,793,879  
Health Care Technology — 0.3%            

Cerner Corp.(a)

    2,986       211,080  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    3,355       202,005  
   

 

 

 
      413,085  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.7%            

Aramark

    5,100       217,260  

Carnival Corp.

    3,159       207,357  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)(b)

    755       229,814  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    2,631       221,846  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    1,191       221,717  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    2,782       215,772  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    3,115       215,838  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    1,666       211,582  

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,249       214,791  

MGM Resorts International

    6,247       213,148  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,797       205,645  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    1,683       208,490  

Starbucks Corp.

    3,710       214,512  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    910       204,896  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    1,932       217,137  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,322       208,982  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    2,662       222,197  
   

 

 

 
      3,650,984  
Household Durables — 1.6%            

DR Horton Inc.

    4,215       214,965  

Garmin Ltd.

    3,411       211,755  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    4,533       218,672  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    3,454       216,842  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    765       216,197  

Newell Brands Inc.

    7,428       230,045  

NVR Inc.(a)

    62       215,450  

PulteGroup Inc.

    6,357       216,964  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    4,354       219,137  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,256       211,724  
   

 

 

 
      2,171,751  
Household Products — 1.0%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    4,702       221,417  

Clorox Co. (The)

    1,557       216,875  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    2,927       212,061  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,809       216,646  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    2,383       214,446  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    1,857       213,332  
   

 

 

 
      1,294,777  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%  

AES Corp./VA

    19,714       208,574  

Vistra Energy Corp.

    10,931       206,596  
   

 

 

 
      415,170  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%            

3M Co.

    911       221,500  

General Electric Co.

    11,586       211,908  
Security   Shares     Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)            

Honeywell International Inc.

    1,408     $ 219,592  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    811       216,707  
   

 

 

 
      869,707  
Insurance — 5.2%            

Aflac Inc.

    2,479       217,260  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    275       160,820  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    2,127       218,358  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    2,075       217,999  

American International Group Inc.

    3,570       214,057  

Aon PLC

    1,520       213,134  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    2,203       208,602  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    3,223       212,170  

Assurant Inc.

    2,157       217,577  

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a)

    4,305       206,941  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    4,084       213,961  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    3,678       216,230  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,415       215,236  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    2,906       217,165  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    970       213,012  

FNF Group

    5,198       210,311  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    3,788       217,583  

Lincoln National Corp.

    2,882       220,617  

Loews Corp.

    4,270       214,696  

Markel Corp.(a)

    196       216,952  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    2,559       214,777  

MetLife Inc.

    4,066       218,263  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    3,070       217,325  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    4,064       216,124  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,945       225,309  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    1,329       215,364  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    1,576       209,056  

Torchmark Corp.

    2,475       219,904  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    1,623       220,030  

Unum Group

    3,896       220,591  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,321       212,417  

WR Berkley Corp.

    3,184       220,078  

XL Group Ltd.

    5,534       214,830  
   

 

 

 
      7,066,749  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.9%            

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    178       209,461  

Expedia Inc.

    1,662       203,595  

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group Series A(a)

    8,491       207,180  

Netflix Inc.(a)(b)

    1,077       202,024  

Priceline Group Inc. (The)(a)

    120       208,765  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    6,167       213,502  
   

 

 

 
      1,244,527  
Internet Software & Services — 1.5%            

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    3,777       210,681  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    98       101,545  

Alphabet Inc., Class C(a)

    103       105,205  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    680       207,380  

eBay Inc.(a)

    5,880       203,860  

Facebook Inc., Class A(a)

    1,153       204,288  

IAC/InterActiveCorp(a)

    1,553       197,650  

MercadoLibre Inc.(b)

    777       213,784  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    9,400       193,452  

VeriSign Inc.(a)(b)

    1,798       206,950  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C(a)(b)

    5,014       205,774  
   

 

 

 
      2,050,569  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services — 3.8%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,430     $ 211,654  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    951       227,546  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    1,919       219,649  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    2,359       212,923  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    2,916       210,768  

DXC Technology Co.

    2,156       207,278  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    2,288       215,827  

First Data Corp., Class A(a)

    12,544       206,349  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    1,645       216,235  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,170       212,788  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    1,811       218,932  

Global Payments Inc.

    2,037       204,841  

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,388       213,710  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    1,843       212,535  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    3,437       218,490  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    1,380       207,649  

Paychex Inc.

    3,258       219,296  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,682       203,108  

Sabre Corp.

    10,897       216,959  

Square Inc., Class A(a)

    4,313       169,156  

Total System Services Inc.

    2,828       210,290  

Vantiv Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,911       218,325  

Visa Inc., Class A

    1,882       211,894  

Western Union Co. (The)

    10,725       211,175  
   

 

 

 
      5,077,377  
Leisure Products — 0.5%            

Hasbro Inc.

    2,227       207,156  

Mattel Inc.

    11,385       207,776  

Polaris Industries Inc.

    1,714       217,695  
   

 

 

 
      632,627  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%            

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    3,038       210,351  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    981       225,659  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,031       207,182  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    332       208,898  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    1,089       209,916  

Waters Corp.(a)

    1,077       212,352  
   

 

 

 
      1,274,358  
Machinery — 3.1%            

AGCO Corp.

    3,011       213,119  

Caterpillar Inc.

    1,534       216,524  

Cummins Inc.

    1,318       220,633  

Deere & Co.

    1,451       217,447  

Dover Corp.

    2,229       217,796  

Flowserve Corp.

    5,394       229,677  

Fortive Corp.

    2,922       218,127  

IDEX Corp.

    1,613       218,674  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    1,321       223,579  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    2,502       219,225  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    1,789       228,133  

PACCAR Inc.

    3,148       221,399  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    1,150       215,613  

Pentair PLC

    3,047       216,825  

Snap-on Inc.

    1,320       223,648  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    1,270       215,430  

WABCO Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,446       216,105  

Wabtec Corp./DE(b)

    2,881       221,549  

Xylem Inc./NY

    3,113       215,855  
   

 

 

 
      4,169,358  
Security   Shares     Value  
Media — 3.0%            

CBS Corp., Class B, NVS

    3,727     $ 208,936  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    641       209,101  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    5,875       220,547  

Discovery Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,309       100,977  

Discovery Communications Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    7,159       129,435  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    4,226       214,047  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    11,251       222,545  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(a)

    2,397       208,419  

Liberty Global PLC Series A(a)

    1,857       58,978  

Liberty Global PLC Series C NVS(a)

    5,178       159,638  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C(a)

    5,423       197,397  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a)

    1,761       71,796  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C(a)(b)

    3,410       139,162  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    4,656       211,289  

News Corp., Class A

    13,363       215,946  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    3,056       218,321  

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Class A

    2,622       214,584  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    38,739       213,065  

Time Warner Inc.

    2,355       215,506  

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class A

    4,913       156,921  

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class B

    2,050       63,858  

Viacom Inc., Class B, NVS

    8,016       227,013  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    2,053       215,195  
   

 

 

 
      4,092,676  
Metals & Mining — 0.6%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.(a)

    14,686       204,429  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    5,745       212,508  

Nucor Corp.

    3,768       216,660  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    5,621       216,408  
   

 

 

 
      850,005  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.3%            

AGNC Investment Corp.

    10,412       207,199  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    17,875       208,601  
   

 

 

 
      415,800  
Multi-Utilities — 1.8%            

Ameren Corp.

    3,346       214,010  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    7,259       217,843  

CMS Energy Corp.

    4,263       212,724  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    2,425       215,922  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    2,568       216,046  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,871       216,231  

NiSource Inc.

    7,794       214,569  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    4,087       216,856  

SCANA Corp.

    5,034       217,318  

Sempra Energy

    1,779       215,241  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    3,075       213,682  
   

 

 

 
      2,370,442  
Multiline Retail — 1.0%            

Dollar General Corp.

    2,443       215,179  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    2,142       220,112  

Kohl’s Corp.

    4,674       224,212  

Macy’s Inc.

    10,002       238,048  

Nordstrom Inc.

    5,145       233,840  

Target Corp.

    3,771       225,883  
   

 

 

 
      1,357,274  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.2%            

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    4,380       210,634  

Andeavor

    2,030       214,104  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    11,336       215,384  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

Apache Corp.

    5,123     $ 214,295  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    7,205       208,585  

Cheniere Energy Inc.(a)

    4,394       212,318  

Chevron Corp.

    1,809       215,253  

Cimarex Energy Co.

    1,809       210,043  

Concho Resources Inc.(a)

    1,499       209,650  

ConocoPhillips

    4,176       212,475  

Continental Resources Inc./OK(a)

    4,510       213,458  

Devon Energy Corp.

    5,541       213,495  

Diamondback Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    1,911       208,891  

EOG Resources Inc.

    2,073       212,109  

EQT Corp.

    3,656       217,898  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,597       216,304  

Hess Corp.

    4,746       217,747  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    4,784       212,792  

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

    12,259       211,223  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    13,929       206,706  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    3,397       212,754  

Newfield Exploration Co.(a)(b)

    6,856       212,056  

Noble Energy Inc.

    8,109       213,267  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    3,080       217,140  

ONEOK Inc.

    4,129       214,295  

Parsley Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    7,814       209,884  

Phillips 66

    2,251       219,608  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    1,368       213,463  

Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A

    10,433       214,815  

Range Resources Corp.

    12,132       218,619  

Targa Resources Corp.

    4,857       210,794  

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,562       219,358  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    7,508       218,107  
   

 

 

 
      7,047,524  
Personal Products — 0.3%            

Coty Inc., Class A

    12,397       213,600  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    1,670       208,466  
   

 

 

 
      422,066  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%            

Allergan PLC

    1,217       211,551  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    3,431       216,805  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,522       213,462  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    1,522       212,684  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,527       212,757  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    3,877       214,282  

Mylan NV(a)

    5,639       205,993  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    2,439       212,705  

Pfizer Inc.

    5,971       216,509  

Zoetis Inc.

    2,956       213,689  
   

 

 

 
      2,130,437  
Professional Services — 1.1%            

Equifax Inc.

    1,918       218,882  

IHS Markit Ltd.(a)

    4,815       214,845  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    1,645       212,041  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    5,772       211,948  

Robert Half International Inc.

    3,853       219,775  

TransUnion(a)

    3,823       212,253  

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A(a)

    2,245       216,463  
   

 

 

 
      1,506,207  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%            

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    4,920       213,331  
Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

    1,406     $ 214,401  
   

 

 

 
      427,732  
Road & Rail — 1.3%            

AMERCO

    596       220,919  

CSX Corp.

    4,140       230,805  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    2,032       225,837  

Kansas City Southern

    1,984       222,486  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    5,291       225,820  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    1,621       224,719  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    1,713       221,388  

Union Pacific Corp.

    1,782       225,423  
   

 

 

 
      1,797,397  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.5%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)(b)

    18,519       201,672  

Analog Devices Inc.

    2,364       203,564  

Applied Materials Inc.

    3,639       192,030  

Broadcom Ltd.

    748       207,899  

Intel Corp.

    4,709       211,152  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    2,010       205,502  

Lam Research Corp.

    972       186,945  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    8,855       197,821  

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

    3,913       204,767  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    2,317       201,556  

Micron Technology Inc.(a)

    4,242       179,818  

NVIDIA Corp.

    973       195,291  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    2,614       200,180  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    3,058       202,868  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,920       201,101  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    2,122       206,449  

Xilinx Inc.

    2,892       201,023  
   

 

 

 
      3,399,638  
Software — 3.7%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    3,194       199,306  

Adobe Systems Inc.(a)

    1,144       207,602  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    1,390       205,984  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    1,630       178,811  

CA Inc.

    6,458       213,566  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    4,622       202,952  

CDK Global Inc.

    3,078       212,659  

Citrix Systems Inc.(a)

    2,448       214,518  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class V(a)

    2,603       203,659  

Electronic Arts Inc.(a)

    1,956       208,021  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    5,028       211,478  

Intuit Inc.

    1,372       215,706  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,531       213,034  

Oracle Corp.

    4,300       210,958  

Red Hat Inc.(a)

    1,642       208,140  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)(b)

    1,967       205,197  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    1,643       202,089  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    2,506       200,705  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    5,155       212,850  

Symantec Corp.

    7,379       213,770  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    2,338       211,308  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    1,788       199,451  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,697       203,827  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    1,815       186,945  
   

 

 

 
      4,942,536  
Specialty Retail — 2.5%            

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    2,362       238,562  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

AutoNation Inc.(a)

    4,008     $ 221,923  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    333       228,691  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    3,697       220,378  

CarMax Inc.(a)

    3,107       214,103  

Gap Inc. (The)

    7,110       229,724  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    1,223       219,920  

L Brands Inc.

    4,358       244,353  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    2,660       221,764  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    976       230,541  

Ross Stores Inc.

    2,955       224,669  

Tiffany & Co.

    2,269       214,421  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    2,974       224,686  

Tractor Supply Co.

    3,278       223,691  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    1,002       222,153  
   

 

 

 
      3,379,579  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.1%  

Apple Inc.

    1,207       207,423  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    15,821       220,703  

HP Inc.

    9,922       212,827  

NetApp Inc.

    3,736       211,122  

Seagate Technology PLC

    5,231       201,707  

Western Digital Corp.

    2,276       179,485  

Xerox Corp.

    7,397       219,395  
   

 

 

 
      1,452,662  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4%            

Hanesbrands Inc.

    10,633       222,123  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    3,155       211,259  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,723       217,572  

NIKE Inc., Class B

    3,553       214,672  

PVH Corp.

    1,556       209,360  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    2,305       219,321  

Tapestry Inc.

    5,158       215,037  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    8,500       112,965  

Under Armour Inc., Class C(a)(b)

    8,656       103,266  

VF Corp

    2,852       208,082  
   

 

 

 
      1,933,657  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%            

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    16,529       220,497  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.3%            

Altria Group Inc.

    3,218       218,277  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    2,046       210,226  
   

 

 

 
      428,503  
Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%  

Fastenal Co.

    4,295     $ 225,015  

HD Supply Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,016       222,472  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    1,376       219,445  

WW Grainger Inc

    1,053       233,039  
   

 

 

 
      899,971  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%            

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    3,217       214,831  
   

 

 

 
Water Utilities — 0.2%            

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    2,375       217,455  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Sprint Corp.(a)(b)

    34,267       205,260  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    3,417       208,676  
   

 

 

 
      413,936  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $115,807,016)

      134,668,470  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.33%(c)(d)(e)

    5,447,349       5,448,439  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,

   

1.03%(c)(d)

    103,959       103,959  
   

 

 

 
      5,552,398  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.1%
(Cost: $5,551,999)

      5,552,398  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.9%
(Cost: $121,359,015)

      140,220,868  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.9)%

      (5,311,737
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 134,909,131  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/17
     Shares
Purchased
    Shares
Sold
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Inc.

     515        20       (95      440      $ 220,524      $      $ 10,738      $ 29,530  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

     1,677        104       (192      1,589        223,350        1,162        9,486        14,800  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     7,464,215              (2,016,866 )(a)       5,447,349        5,448,439        (b)       (291      (299

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     69,879        34,080 (a)             103,959        103,959        277                
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 5,996,272      $ 1,439      $ 19,933      $ 44,031  
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Net of purchases and sales.  
  (b)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 134,668,470        $        $        $ 134,668,470  

Money Market Funds

     5,552,398                            5,552,398  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 140,220,868        $        $        $ 140,220,868  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 2.5%            

AGL Energy Ltd.

    12,152     $ 230,537  

Amcor Ltd./Australia

    19,592       229,346  

AMP Ltd.

    42,160       163,549  

APA Group

    19,482       138,136  

ASX Ltd.

    3,723       161,496  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    33,046       132,208  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    36,766       794,344  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    10,354       91,493  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    43,276       896,886  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    3,365       34,767  

Brambles Ltd.

    23,126       179,423  

Cochlear Ltd.

    1,674       229,662  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    21,903       1,320,735  

Computershare Ltd.

    8,866       110,853  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    7,130       66,847  

CSL Ltd.

    6,696       728,636  

Dexus

    22,085       173,694  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    23,064       80,542  

Goodman Group

    33,232       219,232  

GPT Group (The)

    41,168       169,077  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    37,882       114,745  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    37,138       202,146  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    9,184       149,899  

LendLease Group

    13,082       157,906  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    4,412       329,009  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    46,378       115,130  

Mirvac Group

    93,310       172,841  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    33,914       761,818  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    12,896       228,205  

Oil Search Ltd.

    21,846       116,422  

Orica Ltd.

    7,130       92,017  

Origin Energy Ltd.(a)

    33,170       224,866  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    19,778       159,454  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    2,542       134,659  

Rio Tinto Ltd.(b)

    5,766       310,566  

Santos Ltd.(a)

    26,673       102,864  

Scentre Group

    79,567       255,506  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    8,432       142,618  

South32 Ltd.

    83,952       207,767  

Stockland

    53,326       190,267  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    16,695       181,619  

Sydney Airport

    18,106       101,852  

Tatts Group Ltd.

    30,628       100,213  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    53,405       139,060  

Transurban Group

    30,832       293,747  

Vicinity Centres

    61,752       131,261  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    14,384       479,589  

Westfield Corp.

    28,148       179,068  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    42,846       1,023,610  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    10,292       242,208  

Woolworths Ltd.

    17,174       350,843  
   

 

 

 
      13,543,238  
Austria — 0.1%            

Andritz AG

    1,798       100,879  

Erste Group Bank AG

    5,084       222,169  

OMV AG

    3,782       235,665  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    1,030       36,536  
   

 

 

 
      595,249  
Security   Shares     Value  
Belgium — 0.5%            

Ageas

    3,844     $ 189,225  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    9,796       1,129,481  

Colruyt SA

    1,984       105,247  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    1,054       113,546  

KBC Group NV

    3,735       306,084  

Proximus SADP

    3,162       108,563  

Solvay SA

    1,061       149,533  

UCB SA

    2,170       162,334  

Umicore SA

    4,588       214,498  
   

 

 

 
      2,478,511  
Canada — 3.5%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    4,154       182,340  

Agrium Inc.

    1,860       204,668  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Class B

    5,952       303,953  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    6,262       76,847  

Bank of Montreal

    8,432       649,728  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    15,562       984,599  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    14,602       201,977  

BCE Inc.

    1,426       68,339  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    9,238       99,816  

Bombardier Inc.(a)

    17,590       40,961  

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

    11,656       485,131  

Cameco Corp.

    8,122       76,284  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    4,960       454,843  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    10,788       843,328  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    14,880       505,433  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    2,108       369,469  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,364       172,610  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    2,976       90,183  

Cenovus Energy Inc

    15,438       147,394  

CGI Group Inc., Class A(a)

    3,720       196,612  

CI Financial Corp.

    4,588       103,811  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    372       218,205  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    7,936       57,966  

Enbridge Inc.

    21,870       825,876  

Encana Corp.

    14,694       174,165  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    372       204,723  

Finning International Inc.

    4,402       105,617  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.(b)

    9,582       110,301  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    5,890       217,166  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    2,852       232,689  

George Weston Ltd.

    1,550       132,237  

Gildan Activewear Inc

    4,712       149,739  

Goldcorp Inc.(b)

    13,578       171,899  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    3,720       101,381  

Husky Energy Inc.(a)

    6,159       74,723  

IGM Financial Inc.

    1,798       62,218  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    4,712       145,570  

Intact Financial Corp.

    2,294       192,737  

Inter Pipeline Ltd.

    6,836       143,798  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.(b)

    3,472       183,073  

Magna International Inc., Class A

    5,394       303,007  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    26,040       547,966  

Metro Inc.

    5,580       175,027  

National Bank of Canada

    5,208       256,984  

Onex Corp.

    2,294       166,116  

Open Text Corp.

    4,588       149,859  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    7,564       263,798  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    12,524       246,144  

Power Corp. of Canada

    5,084       129,004  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Power Financial Corp.

    3,596     $ 98,672  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    5,022       131,602  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    3,658       227,521  

RioCan REIT

    4,960       95,866  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B

    5,704       296,468  

Royal Bank of Canada

    18,724       1,465,742  

Saputo Inc.

    5,208       176,982  

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B

    6,392       142,645  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    977       102,500  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    2,914       127,277  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    7,750       306,679  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    22,392       777,802  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    8,804       202,554  

TELUS Corp.

    2,450       90,674  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    4,712       207,821  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    23,622       1,342,913  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.(a)

    3,658       65,817  

TransCanada Corp.

    11,904       571,776  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.(a)(b)

    5,146       86,799  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    2,728       96,347  

Waste Connections Inc.

    4,557       313,658  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    8,060       168,858  
   

 

 

 
      19,097,287  
Denmark — 0.7%            

AP Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    124       212,769  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    2,086       247,478  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    2,356       184,994  

Danske Bank A/S

    10,086       377,475  

DSV A/S

    4,659       359,183  

Genmab A/S(a)(b)

    958       188,785  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    25,668       1,327,464  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    4,278       231,936  

Pandora A/S

    1,804       181,073  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    3,364       215,690  

William Demant Holding A/S(a)(b)

    7,564       208,317  
   

 

 

 
      3,735,164  
Finland — 0.4%            

Elisa OYJ

    3,348       136,446  

Fortum OYJ

    3,906       82,341  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    4,960       255,724  

Metso OYJ

    3,374       119,282  

Neste OYJ

    773       48,112  

Nokia OYJ

    79,878       401,542  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    5,208       275,775  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    10,044       154,011  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    8,246       248,654  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    3,224       213,350  
   

 

 

 
      1,935,237  
France — 3.7%            

Accor SA

    3,224       161,992  

Air Liquide SA

    5,615       703,984  

Alstom SA

    3,844       158,952  

Atos SE

    2,046       303,114  

AXA SA

    24,676       745,858  

BNP Paribas SA

    14,819       1,123,422  

Bollore SA

    29,450       156,682  

Bouygues SA

    3,100       160,640  

Bureau Veritas SA

    5,085       135,056  

Capgemini SE

    2,356       272,153  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Carrefour SA

    7,812     $ 164,450  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

    992       60,477  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    6,448       367,999  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B

    2,666       387,337  

Credit Agricole SA

    15,376       259,512  

Danone SA

    7,812       660,594  

Dassault Systemes SE

    2,356       253,697  

Edenred

    4,278       122,625  

Electricite de France SA

    4,199       55,123  

Engie SA

    22,630       396,783  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

    2,914       375,420  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    4,030       91,394  

Groupe Eurotunnel SE, Registered

    11,718       156,067  

Hermes International

    505       266,656  

Iliad SA

    620       145,301  

Ingenico Group SA

    868       91,118  

Ipsen SA

    234       28,571  

Kering

    1,240       551,116  

Klepierre SA

    4,240       175,428  

Lagardere SCA

    2,790       91,599  

Legrand SA

    4,278       321,151  

L’Oreal SA

    3,224       714,240  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    3,782       1,102,565  

Orange SA

    25,916       447,446  

Pernod Ricard SA

    3,100       484,398  

Peugeot SA

    7,378       152,851  

Publicis Groupe SA

    2,852       189,752  

Renault SA

    2,680       272,832  

Safran SA

    4,464       476,537  

Sanofi

    15,686       1,432,665  

Schneider Electric SE

    7,397       636,879  

SCOR SE

    2,728       111,439  

SES SA

    5,828       96,418  

Societe BIC SA

    620       72,107  

Societe Generale SA

    10,540       531,725  

Sodexo SA

    1,550       202,834  

Suez

    6,820       125,962  

Thales SA

    1,984       200,889  

TOTAL SA

    29,760       1,682,135  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    1,094       84,044  

Unibail-Rodamco SE

    1,320       338,310  

Valeo SA

    3,906       284,050  

Veolia Environnement SA

    7,006       177,556  

Vinci SA

    6,634       678,999  

Vivendi SA

    15,128       403,417  

Zodiac Aerospace

    1,710       50,361  
   

 

 

 
      19,894,682  
Germany — 3.4%            

adidas AG

    2,790       582,830  

Allianz SE, Registered

    5,890       1,391,596  

BASF SE

    12,152       1,362,007  

Bayer AG, Registered

    11,222       1,433,726  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    4,092       413,162  

Beiersdorf AG

    2,693       321,068  

Brenntag AG

    3,348       208,781  

Commerzbank AG(a)

    19,407       281,266  

Continental AG

    1,506       401,783  

Covestro AG(c)

    1,111       115,911  

Daimler AG, Registered

    11,116       921,429  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered(b)

    29,848       564,446  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Deutsche Boerse AG

    2,956     $ 335,717  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered

    4,450       153,183  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    14,198       675,297  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    42,099       753,453  

Drillisch AG

    907       69,333  

E.ON SE

    34,500       399,719  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    3,410       339,382  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    5,828       421,180  

GEA Group AG(b)

    3,782       182,791  

Hannover Rueck SE

    1,240       163,228  

HeidelbergCement AG

    2,480       264,270  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,798       219,530  

Infineon Technologies AG

    18,972       524,813  

Lanxess AG

    2,294       174,564  

Linde AG(a)

    2,728       638,023  

MAN SE

    1,426       160,439  

Merck KGaA

    2,294       244,613  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    150       27,016  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in

   

Muenchen, Registered

    2,046       456,073  

OSRAM Licht AG

    2,171       186,353  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Registered

    3,669       116,893  

RWE AG(a)

    9,362       214,884  

SAP SE

    13,330       1,504,369  

Siemens AG, Registered

    10,292       1,401,424  

thyssenkrupp AG

    6,882       188,650  

TUI AG

    8,308       153,397  

United Internet AG, Registered(d)

    400       26,995  

Vonovia SE

    8,122       382,964  

Wirecard AG

    1,190       127,076  

Zalando SE(a)(b)(c)

    2,418       123,872  
   

 

 

 
      18,627,506  
Hong Kong — 1.3%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    173,600       1,406,991  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)(b)

    49,600       219,416  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    93,000       470,346  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    58,000       488,272  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    31,000       390,169  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    31,000       316,144  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    47,000       337,898  

Golden Resorts Group Ltd.

    42,000       51,732  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    18,600       459,630  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    222,497       434,157  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    15,500       466,774  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    6,200       387,376  

Li & Fung Ltd.

    132,000       58,139  

Link REIT

    59,000       526,152  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    1,066       27,833  

Minth Group Ltd.

    4,000       22,330  

MTR Corp. Ltd.(b)

    62,000       364,767  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    186,333       270,069  

Sands China Ltd.

    49,600       241,008  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    32,000       33,966  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    9,200       26,327  
   

 

 

 
      6,999,496  
Ireland — 0.2%            

Allied Irish Banks PLC

    9,032       58,693  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC(a)

    15,825       123,667  

CRH PLC

    10,540       363,825  
Security   Shares     Value  
Ireland (continued)            

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    2,728     $ 286,240  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

    1,252       139,863  
   

 

 

 
      972,288  
Israel — 0.1%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    33,170       226,428  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,046       213,377  

Nice Ltd.

    1,736       150,255  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

    12,710       188,362  
   

 

 

 
      778,422  
Italy — 0.8%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    16,244       297,888  

Atlantia SpA

    7,688       255,845  

Enel SpA

    109,078       709,472  

Eni SpA

    33,914       558,440  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    204,662       688,649  

Leonardo SpA

    3,996       47,837  

Luxottica Group SpA

    2,790       162,507  

Mediobanca SpA

    6,500       75,139  

Snam SpA

    49,888       251,974  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)

    238,766       200,139  

Tenaris SA

    9,486       138,103  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    30,566       189,334  

UniCredit SpA(a)

    27,802       560,230  
   

 

 

 
      4,135,557  
Japan — 9.0%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    12,400       202,114  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    5,200       279,273  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    12,400       228,708  

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

    800       25,557  

ANA Holdings Inc.

    6,200       248,211  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,100       515,086  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    34,800       436,924  

Astellas Pharma Inc

    37,200       474,038  

Bridgestone Corp.

    12,400       564,568  

Canon Inc.

    18,600       714,381  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    6,500       95,376  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    18,600       235,855  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    6,200       321,898  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    18,600       206,103  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    24,800       136,294  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    1,000       54,689  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    15,200       311,865  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    13,300       321,848  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    6,200       715,821  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    12,400       455,865  

Denso Corp.

    6,200       349,323  

Dentsu Inc.

    5,000       226,978  

East Japan Railway Co.

    6,200       601,966  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    6,200       352,980  

FANUC Corp.

    2,700       674,246  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    700       272,168  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    6,200       253,862  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    40,000       298,432  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    12,400       167,210  

Hitachi Ltd.

    62,000       462,181  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    24,800       829,732  

Hoya Corp.

    6,200       301,842  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    12,400       136,405  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    900       30,320  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,200     $ 114,687  

Inpex Corp.

    24,800       280,345  

ITOCHU Corp.

    24,800       431,266  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    6,200       228,043  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    12,400       228,487  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,600       214,746  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    124       220,841  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    18,600       618,310  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    12,400       292,755  

JTEKT Corp.

    6,200       106,875  

JXTG Holdings Inc.

    55,800       314,141  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    16,300       216,158  

Kao Corp.

    6,200       412,096  

KDDI Corp.

    24,800       712,497  

Keyence Corp.

    1,000       580,046  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,600       437,056  

Kobe Steel Ltd.(a)

    6,200       58,341  

Komatsu Ltd.

    17,100       531,773  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    2,900       153,675  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    14,700       143,972  

Kose Corp.

    200       30,776  

Kubota Corp.

    18,600       352,370  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    18,600       359,185  

Kyocera Corp.

    6,200       437,748  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    12,400       142,167  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    18,600       110,365  

M3 Inc.

    6,200       204,441  

Marubeni Corp.

    43,400       289,243  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    6,200       110,033  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    12,400       166,545  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    3,400       67,298  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    43,400       471,600  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    24,800       623,407  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    28,600       473,451  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    13,600       243,367  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    6,200       229,927  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    12,400       86,985  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    180,400       1,276,930  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    43,400       247,823  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    31,100       473,844  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    8,800       199,426  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    378,200       689,111  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    8,100       264,559  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,700       365,895  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    12,400       303,726  

NEC Corp.

    3,000       80,425  

Nexon Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,400       40,284  

Nidec Corp.

    4,700       641,339  

Nikon Corp.

    12,400       246,770  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,600       646,262  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,900       151,066  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    12,447       302,652  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    12,400       651,442  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    43,400       421,958  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       98,307  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    3,700       364,693  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    68,200       408,633  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    124       157,015  

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    24,800       644,350  

Olympus Corp.

    6,200       255,413  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Omron Corp.

    5,200     $ 308,083  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    6,200       141,779  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    6,200       553,543  

ORIX Corp.

    24,800       428,606  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,200       275,580  

Panasonic Corp.

    37,200       554,485  

Rakuten Inc.

    18,600       190,729  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,600       439,964  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    2,900       35,581  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    43,400       231,107  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    15,400       137,066  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    100       31,321  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    12,400       232,088  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,400       510,272  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    29,200       98,112  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    1,600       50,543  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    6,200       651,830  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    6,200       346,775  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    6,200       303,171  

SMC Corp./Japan

    500       203,163  

SoftBank Group Corp.(b)

    12,400       1,051,017  

Sompo Holdings Inc

    6,200       251,092  

Sony Corp.

    18,600       864,471  

Start Today Co. Ltd.

    2,200       67,334  

Subaru Corp.

    6,200       203,278  

Sumco Corp.

    2,500       63,067  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,000       34,940  

Sumitomo Corp.

    31,000       482,986  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    18,600       325,527  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    900       35,025  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    18,600       755,768  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    6,200       230,703  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    5,000       165,140  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    6,200       334,641  

Sysmex Corp.(b)

    4,000       304,544  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    12,400       204,497  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    12,400       685,238  

Terumo Corp.

    6,200       298,074  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    12,400       164,218  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    12,400       549,609  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    31,000       124,659  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,700       315,375  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    12,400       291,980  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    24,800       179,509  

Toshiba Corp.(a)(b)

    62,000       152,915  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,700       37,660  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    37,200       2,341,601  

Unicharm Corp.

    6,200       163,054  

USS Co. Ltd.

    6,200       131,031  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    43,500       199,415  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    500       39,140  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    24,800       135,186  

Yamaha Corp.

    4,800       177,150  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    900       28,310  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,200       126,072  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    2,700       119,432  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    6,200       114,687  
   

 

 

 
      48,601,203  
Netherlands — 1.8%            

Aegon NV

    25,792       160,470  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

AerCap Holdings NV(a)(b)

    2,666     $ 138,552  

Airbus SE

    8,060       838,887  

Akzo Nobel NV

    3,721       335,861  

Altice NV, Class A(a)(b)

    5,050       39,946  

ArcelorMittal(a)

    9,072       274,373  

ASML Holding NV

    5,208       916,560  

CNH Industrial NV

    18,315       237,596  

Ferrari NV

    2,410       262,069  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(a)

    15,376       264,370  

Heineken Holding NV

    2,108       203,516  

Heineken NV

    3,286       335,347  

ING Groep NV

    51,336       927,645  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    18,807       403,529  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    3,039       285,463  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    57,040       209,612  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    13,779       536,009  

NN Group NV

    4,030       177,335  

NXP Semiconductors NV(a)

    4,836       548,354  

QIAGEN NV(b)

    5,254       166,231  

Randstad Holding NV

    2,123       130,972  

RELX NV

    14,203       325,744  

STMicroelectronics NV

    12,269       278,535  

Unilever NV, CVA

    21,576       1,244,759  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    5,766       299,238  
   

 

 

 
      9,540,973  
New Zealand — 0.0%            

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    19,716       93,899  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    39,990       99,344  
   

 

 

 
      193,243  
Norway — 0.2%            

DNB ASA

    15,376       281,376  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    23,932       163,256  

Orkla ASA

    15,162       152,539  

Statoil ASA

    16,306       328,097  

Telenor ASA

    9,858       221,663  

Yara International ASA

    3,720       165,992  
   

 

 

 
      1,312,923  
Portugal — 0.0%            

EDP—Energias de Portugal SA

    30,283       106,338  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    5,597       105,809  
   

 

 

 
      212,147  
Singapore — 0.5%            

Ascendas REIT

    101,765       199,450  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    86,800       227,471  

CapitaLand Mall Trust(b)

    107,900       164,213  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    23,400       424,397  

Genting Singapore PLC

    142,600       140,800  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.(b)

    74,400       185,033  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust(b)

    173,600       73,780  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    43,400       401,136  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.(b)

    3,700       7,581  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.(b)

    124,000       343,371  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    16,800       326,771  
   

 

 

 
      2,494,003  
Spain — 1.2%            

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

    11,174       249,946  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    4,203       162,872  

Aena SME SA(c)

    1,302       259,490  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    6,882       497,022  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    87,919     $ 752,891  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    89,661       180,673  

Banco Santander SA

    214,322       1,442,051  

Bankia SA

    25,714       123,744  

Bankinter SA

    9,129       88,244  

CaixaBank SA

    52,392       249,441  

Enagas SA

    2,061       60,588  

Endesa SA

    3,930       87,791  

Ferrovial SA

    8,425       185,792  

Gas Natural SDG SA

    4,092       91,629  

Grifols SA

    4,039       118,038  

Iberdrola SA

    72,260       574,854  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    13,950       494,674  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

    10,292       85,239  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    5,858       132,711  

Repsol SA

    17,705       325,525  

Telefonica SA

    53,233       546,180  
   

 

 

 
      6,709,395  
Sweden — 1.0%            

Alfa Laval AB

    5,766       136,852  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    15,004       305,519  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    8,122       350,455  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    6,944       267,963  

Boliden AB

    5,584       177,357  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    4,216       140,635  

Essity AB, Class B(a)

    8,680       253,194  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    11,656       275,667  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    4,402       217,196  

Investor AB, Class B

    6,200       290,808  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    3,968       127,792  

Lundin Petroleum AB(a)(b)

    4,650       107,463  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

    1,366       89,740  

Nordea Bank AB

    38,750       456,131  

Sandvik AB

    20,961       361,425  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    19,592       233,676  

Skanska AB, Class B

    6,262       137,954  

SKF AB, Class B

    6,200       140,754  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    19,902       273,195  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    10,354       248,353  

Swedish Match AB

    4,030       153,096  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    43,090       272,223  

Telia Co. AB

    25,510       112,430  

Volvo AB, Class B

    21,711       414,736  
   

 

 

 
      5,544,614  
Switzerland — 3.0%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    26,722       685,500  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    2,604       197,299  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    1,178       181,748  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    7,378       636,404  

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    2,160       69,267  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered

    30,700       520,864  

Geberit AG, Registered

    744       324,134  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    124       282,613  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    4,154       244,515  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    1,708       300,568  

LafargeHolcim Ltd., Registered

    6,696       366,867  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    992       259,731  

Nestle SA, Registered

    41,540       3,564,077  

Novartis AG, Registered

    29,512       2,530,587  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Partners Group Holding AG

    496     $ 341,459  

Roche Holding AG

    9,362       2,366,361  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates

    744       168,356  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    744       165,855  

SGS SA, Registered

    124       307,111  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    1,364       217,668  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    682       249,130  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    558       187,638  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    970       83,768  

Swiss Re AG

    4,030       378,396  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    414       218,816  

UBS Group AG

    49,052       848,713  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    1,922       581,718  
   

 

 

 
      16,279,163  
United Kingdom — 6.3%            

3i Group PLC

    16,213       197,740  

Admiral Group PLC

    3,906       101,676  

Anglo American PLC

    19,654       361,557  

Antofagasta PLC

    9,672       119,076  

Ashtead Group PLC

    7,524       193,411  

Associated British Foods PLC

    5,642       225,148  

AstraZeneca PLC

    17,050       1,102,519  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    22,878       104,148  

Aviva PLC

    51,410       355,611  

Babcock International Group PLC

    7,316       69,026  

BAE Systems PLC

    46,190       345,139  

Barclays PLC

    225,060       589,503  

BHP Billiton PLC

    29,636       539,571  

BP PLC

    257,548       1,705,150  

British American Tobacco PLC

    31,051       1,970,890  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    13,206       112,442  

BT Group PLC

    113,956       402,301  

Bunzl PLC

    7,254       207,680  

Burberry Group PLC

    7,378       171,381  

Capita PLC

    11,408       72,039  

Carnival PLC

    3,224       207,996  

Centrica PLC

    73,718       144,294  

Cobham PLC(a)

    57,308       98,520  

Compass Group PLC

    22,842       463,492  

Croda International PLC

    2,998       173,409  

Diageo PLC

    33,666       1,170,517  

Experian PLC

    14,632       304,626  

Ferguson PLC

    4,041       291,557  

G4S PLC

    30,256       105,093  

GKN PLC

    28,954       121,539  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    65,906       1,141,489  

Glencore PLC

    167,590       770,411  

Hammerson PLC

    12,896       90,688  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    265,422       2,637,179  

IMI PLC

    7,253       123,314  

Imperial Brands PLC

    12,710       527,244  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    3,453       203,279  

Intertek Group PLC

    3,720       263,361  

Investec PLC

    13,702       95,892  

ITV PLC

    56,730       122,791  

J Sainsbury PLC

    27,914       87,776  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    3,226       132,360  

Kingfisher PLC

    31,992       144,642  

Land Securities Group PLC

    10,753       135,951  

Legal & General Group PLC

    77,686       280,987  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    930,744     $ 831,536  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    5,584       285,647  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    23,064       97,783  

Meggitt PLC

    16,120       105,700  

Micro Focus International PLC

    3,175       106,973  

National Grid PLC

    45,694       547,405  

Next PLC

    2,294       139,023  

Old Mutual PLC

    73,160       195,392  

Pearson PLC

    11,904       114,086  

Prudential PLC

    35,092       883,068  

Randgold Resources Ltd.

    1,160       106,383  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    8,742       767,528  

RELX PLC

    16,864       394,467  

Rio Tinto PLC

    16,988       805,199  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    25,358       294,173  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, Class C(a)

    1,166,468       1,579  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC(a)

    53,940       201,962  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A, ADR

    57,318       1,829,150  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    52,021       1,681,940  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    19,485       160,497  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    20,646       216,453  

Segro PLC

    23,216       172,374  

Severn Trent PLC

    5,332       151,499  

Shire PLC

    12,356       612,412  

Sky PLC(a)

    13,578       172,128  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    12,958       229,782  

Smiths Group PLC

    8,494       170,514  

SSE PLC

    12,728       235,869  

Standard Chartered PLC(a)

    45,757       457,358  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    39,898       232,342  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    56,482       149,473  

Tesco PLC

    118,730       311,875  

Unilever PLC

    17,546       988,998  

United Utilities Group PLC

    12,834       142,543  

Vodafone Group PLC

    342,367       1,039,508  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    4,464       118,558  

Whitbread PLC

    3,224       155,714  

Worldpay Group PLC(c)

    11,018       62,939  

WPP PLC

    17,608       311,525  
   

 

 

 
      34,265,770  
United States — 59.1%            

3M Co

    7,874       1,914,484  

Abbott Laboratories

    22,425       1,264,097  

AbbVie Inc

    21,390       2,073,119  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    8,246       1,220,490  

Activision Blizzard Inc

    9,921       619,070  

Acuity Brands Inc

    682       116,908  

Adobe Systems Inc.(a)

    6,882       1,248,877  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.(b)

    1,240       125,240  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)(b)

    11,284       122,883  

AES Corp./VA

    9,114       96,426  

Aetna Inc

    4,712       849,008  

Affiliated Managers Group Inc

    992       197,081  

Aflac Inc

    5,270       461,863  

AGCO Corp.

    1,736       122,874  

Agilent Technologies Inc

    5,766       399,238  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    5,938       118,166  

Air Products & Chemicals Inc

    2,852       464,990  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,666       148,709  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,861       249,970  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,224     $ 354,027  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    825       215,226  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    2,790       145,889  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    151       88,305  

Allergan PLC

    4,526       786,755  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    806       192,852  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    4,526       204,168  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    5,332       547,383  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,158       155,797  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    4,030       4,175,765  

Alphabet Inc., Class C(a)

    4,216       4,306,265  

Altria Group Inc.

    25,669       1,741,128  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    5,456       6,420,348  

Ameren Corp.

    4,092       261,724  

American Airlines Group Inc.

    1,922       97,042  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    6,572       510,184  

American Express Co.

    10,106       987,457  

American International Group Inc.

    12,422       744,823  

American Tower Corp.

    6,076       874,519  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    3,720       340,603  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    2,480       404,810  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    2,604       220,871  

AMETEK Inc.

    4,154       301,954  

Amgen Inc.

    9,734       1,709,874  

Amphenol Corp.

    4,836       438,093  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    7,502       360,771  

Analog Devices Inc.

    5,319       458,019  

Andeavor

    2,294       241,948  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    16,182       188,844  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    1,799       266,594  

Anthem Inc.

    3,596       844,916  

Aon PLC

    3,743       524,843  

Apache Corp.

    5,208       217,851  

Apple Inc.

    69,944       12,019,876  

Applied Materials Inc.

    16,521       871,813  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    2,542       240,702  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    8,060       321,433  

Arconic Inc.

    5,874       144,559  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    446       103,972  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    1,860       150,158  

Assurant Inc.

    1,240       125,079  

AT&T Inc.

    80,166       2,916,439  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    3,348       367,276  

Autoliv Inc.

    1,364       174,483  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    6,138       702,556  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    434       298,054  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    1,984       359,759  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    1,984       226,414  

Avnet Inc.

    2,542       105,264  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    2,108       110,438  

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

    5,952       176,953  

Ball Corp.

    5,208       207,851  

Bank of America Corp.

    135,222       3,809,204  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    14,198       777,199  

Baxter International Inc.

    6,634       434,726  

BB&T Corp.

    11,409       563,833  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    3,294       751,724  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(a)(b)

    15,774       3,044,540  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    4,340       258,707  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    2,976       958,778  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    2,976     $ 255,341  

BlackRock Inc.(e)

    1,612       807,918  

Boeing Co. (The)

    7,812       2,162,362  

BorgWarner Inc.

    3,286       182,964  

Boston Properties Inc.

    2,356       295,395  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    20,212       531,171  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    1,341       78,837  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    22,255       1,406,293  

Broadcom Ltd.

    5,518       1,533,673  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    3,720       222,456  

Bunge Ltd.

    2,170       145,195  

CA Inc.

    4,774       157,876  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    7,564       218,978  

Campbell Soup Co.

    3,410       168,113  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    6,882       633,144  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    4,464       264,224  

CarMax Inc.(a)

    3,162       217,893  

Carnival Corp.

    5,022       329,644  

Caterpillar Inc.

    7,750       1,093,913  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    4,898       212,377  

CBS Corp., Class B, NVS

    5,351       299,977  

CDK Global Inc.

    2,542       175,627  

Celanese Corp., Series A

    2,418       259,306  

Celgene Corp.(a)

    10,726       1,081,503  

Centene Corp.(a)

    2,914       297,490  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    6,510       195,365  

CenturyLink Inc.

    14,144       206,361  

Cerner Corp.(a)

    4,216       298,029  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    3,540       132,644  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    2,542       220,264  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    16,864       822,795  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    2,864       934,265  

Chemours Co. (The)

    2,239       115,085  

Cheniere Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    3,472       167,767  

Chevron Corp.

    24,986       2,973,084  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)(b)

    434       132,105  

Chubb Ltd.

    5,899       897,297  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    4,712       221,888  

Cigna Corp.

    3,596       761,381  

Cimarex Energy Co.

    1,488       172,772  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    2,356       176,064  

Cintas Corp.

    1,798       283,077  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    65,472       2,442,106  

CIT Group Inc.

    3,720       185,405  

Citigroup Inc.

    36,828       2,780,514  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    8,460       344,322  

Citrix Systems Inc.(a)

    2,666       233,622  

Clorox Co. (The)

    2,109       293,763  

CME Group Inc.

    4,588       686,090  

CMS Energy Corp.

    4,960       247,504  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    52,576       2,406,404  

Cognex Corp.

    439       60,832  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    8,308       600,502  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    11,222       813,034  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    63,364       2,378,685  

Comerica Inc.

    3,782       315,078  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    6,820       254,591  

Concho Resources Inc.(a)

    2,170       303,496  

ConocoPhillips

    16,368       832,804  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    4,464       397,475  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    2,604     $ 566,604  

Continental Resources Inc./OK(a)(b)

    1,620       76,675  

Corning Inc.

    15,004       485,980  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    5,952       1,097,727  

Coty Inc., Class A

    6,718       115,751  

CR Bard Inc.

    1,116       374,909  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    5,518       623,534  

Crown Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,976       177,756  

CSX Corp.

    13,392       746,604  

Cummins Inc.

    2,356       394,394  

CVS Health Corp.

    13,578       1,040,075  

Danaher Corp.

    8,122       766,392  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    2,170       182,974  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    2,480       151,429  

Deere & Co.

    3,782       566,771  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class V(a)

    3,411       266,877  

Delphi Automotive PLC

    3,676       384,767  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    1,632       86,365  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    3,782       253,432  

Devon Energy Corp.

    6,820       262,775  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    2,976       347,299  

Discover Financial Services

    5,642       398,325  

Discovery Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    2,108       40,094  

Discovery Communications Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    4,030       72,862  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    3,348       169,576  

Dollar General Corp.

    4,092       360,423  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    3,286       337,669  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    7,998       672,872  

Dover Corp.

    2,790       272,611  

DowDuPont Inc.

    29,857       2,148,510  

DR Horton Inc.

    5,456       278,256  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    3,224       290,773  

DTE Energy Co.

    2,666       308,110  

Duke Energy Corp.

    8,680       774,082  

Duke Realty Corp.

    7,688       216,263  

DXC Technology Co.

    4,265       410,037  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    2,356       217,624  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    6,076       472,591  

Eaton Vance Corp., NVS

    2,480       137,094  

eBay Inc.(a)

    15,190       526,637  

Ecolab Inc.

    3,906       530,904  

Edison International

    4,898       398,060  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    3,100       363,320  

Electronic Arts Inc.(a)

    4,402       468,153  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    13,826       1,170,233  

Emerson Electric Co.

    8,742       566,656  

Entergy Corp.

    2,790       241,279  

EOG Resources Inc.

    7,502       767,605  

EQT Corp.

    2,560       152,576  

Equifax Inc.

    1,984       226,414  

Equinix Inc.

    1,116       518,371  

Equity Residential

    5,084       339,713  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    1,054       260,327  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    3,100       386,973  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    718       157,673  

Eversource Energy

    4,836       313,615  

Exelon Corp.

    12,276       512,032  

Expedia Inc.

    1,798       220,255  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    3,596       232,949  

Express Scripts Holding Co.(a)

    7,940       517,529  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    55,056     $ 4,585,614  

F5 Networks Inc.(a)

    1,302       174,728  

Facebook Inc., Class A(a)

    32,178       5,701,298  

Fastenal Co.

    4,278       224,124  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    1,550       204,926  

FedEx Corp.

    3,472       803,629  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    4,464       421,089  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    12,152       370,758  

First Republic Bank/CA

    2,976       284,327  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    6,448       220,135  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    3,596       472,694  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,303       236,977  

Flex Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,726       193,819  

FLIR Systems Inc.

    3,100       144,398  

Flowserve Corp.

    2,790       118,798  

Fluor Corp.

    2,666       129,061  

FMC Corp.

    2,294       216,554  

FNF Group

    4,216       170,579  

Ford Motor Co.

    43,958       550,354  

Fortive Corp.

    4,546       339,359  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    5,394       233,830  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.(a)

    18,042       251,145  

Gap Inc. (The)

    3,658       118,190  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,922       119,318  

General Dynamics Corp.

    3,658       757,791  

General Electric Co.

    114,328       2,091,059  

General Mills Inc.

    7,998       452,367  

General Motors Co.

    16,864       726,670  

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,542       236,330  

GGP Inc.

    8,432       198,152  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    17,422       1,302,817  

Global Payments Inc.

    2,666       268,093  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    4,774       1,182,233  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    4,092       132,458  

H&R Block Inc.

    3,472       90,897  

Halliburton Co.

    11,656       486,988  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    5,642       117,861  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    2,542       127,608  

Harris Corp.

    2,465       356,193  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    5,766       331,199  

Hasbro Inc.

    1,737       161,576  

HCA Healthcare Inc.(a)

    4,340       368,900  

HCP Inc.

    6,882       181,960  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    1,612       94,431  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    2,431       173,695  

Hershey Co. (The)

    2,418       268,229  

Hess Corp.

    3,968       182,052  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    21,088       294,178  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    3,102       240,591  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    3,038       135,130  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    4,927       205,554  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    15,934       2,865,252  

Honeywell International Inc.

    9,424       1,469,767  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    4,898       178,532  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    10,168       201,225  

HP Inc.

    24,242       519,991  

Humana Inc.

    2,108       549,893  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    17,150       246,960  

IAC/InterActiveCorp(a)

    329       41,872  

IHS Markit Ltd.(a)

    5,518       246,213  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    4,712     $ 797,506  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    2,170       499,165  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    2,666       263,907  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    3,968       347,676  

Intel Corp.

    60,947       2,732,864  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    8,308       593,607  

International Business Machines Corp.

    11,656       1,794,674  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    1,426       221,657  

International Paper Co.

    5,456       308,864  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    6,882       136,126  

Intuit Inc.

    3,596       565,363  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    1,860       743,591  

Invesco Ltd.

    6,510       235,467  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    4,235       173,084  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    2,480       162,762  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    992       138,622  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    1,612       179,158  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    1,922       224,240  

Johnson & Johnson

    36,097       5,029,395  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    12,777       480,926  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    47,616       4,976,824  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    6,944       192,765  

Kansas City Southern

    1,922       215,533  

Kellogg Co.

    3,906       258,421  

KeyCorp

    16,740       317,725  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    4,774       571,734  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    7,276       134,752  

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

    26,226       451,874  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    2,783       284,534  

Kohl’s Corp.

    2,914       139,785  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    7,750       630,618  

Kroger Co. (The)

    13,206       341,507  

L Brands Inc.

    3,534       198,151  

L3 Technologies Inc.

    1,364       270,877  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    1,674       264,944  

Lam Research Corp.

    2,955       568,335  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    5,518       382,342  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    2,790       134,590  

Leucadia National Corp.

    6,200       163,122  

Liberty Global PLC, Series A(a)

    3,844       122,085  

Liberty Global PLC, Series C NVS(a)

    7,936       244,667  

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Series A(a)

    7,440       181,536  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C(a)

    4,774       194,827  

Liberty Property Trust

    3,162       141,911  

Lincoln National Corp.

    3,472       265,782  

LKQ Corp.(a)

    5,332       210,187  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    3,436       1,096,496  

Loews Corp.

    4,340       218,215  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    11,594       966,592  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    1,736       116,243  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    4,712       493,346  

M&T Bank Corp.

    2,294       387,571  

Macerich Co. (The)(b)

    1,984       128,464  

Macy’s Inc.

    4,402       104,768  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    1,240       159,836  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    12,649       187,711  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    7,440       465,967  

Markel Corp.(a)

    248       274,511  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    4,658       591,566  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    6,821       572,487  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    992     $ 206,723  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    6,320       141,189  

Masco Corp.

    5,704       244,759  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    12,710       1,912,474  

Mattel Inc.(b)

    4,960       90,520  

Maxim Integrated Products Inc.

    4,650       243,335  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    2,542       259,742  

McDonald’s Corp.

    10,974       1,887,199  

McKesson Corp.

    2,976       439,674  

Medtronic PLC

    17,856       1,466,513  

MercadoLibre Inc.

    495       136,194  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    35,860       1,981,982  

MetLife Inc.

    12,028       645,663  

MGM Resorts International

    7,254       247,506  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,480       144,931  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    4,030       350,570  

Micron Technology Inc.(a)

    14,920       632,459  

Microsoft Corp.

    98,332       8,276,604  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    992       280,349  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    2,666       208,215  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    20,584       883,877  

Monsanto Co.

    5,890       697,023  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    5,766       361,355  

Moody’s Corp.

    2,914       442,404  

Morgan Stanley

    19,902       1,027,142  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    5,022       121,984  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    2,666       250,897  

Mylan NV(a)

    6,882       251,399  

Nasdaq Inc.

    2,170       171,777  

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    5,456       183,049  

NetApp Inc.

    4,092       231,239  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    5,890       1,104,846  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    9,858       131,506  

Newell Brands Inc.

    6,596       204,278  

Newfield Exploration Co.(a)(b)

    3,136       96,996  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    8,122       300,433  

News Corp., Class A

    6,079       98,237  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    6,342       1,002,290  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    4,960       182,131  

NIKE Inc., Class B

    17,484       1,056,383  

Noble Energy Inc.

    6,696       176,105  

Nordstrom Inc.

    2,170       98,627  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    4,030       558,679  

Northern Trust Corp.

    3,224       315,243  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    2,356       724,234  

Nucor Corp.

    4,526       260,245  

NVIDIA Corp.

    8,246       1,655,055  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    1,304       308,018  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    10,230       721,215  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    3,534       252,469  

ONEOK Inc.

    5,396       280,052  

Oracle Corp.

    39,990       1,961,909  

PACCAR Inc.

    5,084       357,558  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    1,550       225,913  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    2,232       418,478  

Paychex Inc.

    4,712       317,165  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    15,686       1,187,901  

Pentair PLC.

    3,162       225,008  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    8,928       169,811  

PepsiCo Inc.

    18,414       2,145,599  
 

 

 

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November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Perrigo Co. PLC

    2,108     $ 183,839  

Pfizer Inc.

    78,430       2,843,872  

PG&E Corp.

    6,758       366,554  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    20,708       2,127,747  

Phillips 66

    6,262       610,921  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    2,294       210,612  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    2,356       367,630  

Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A

    2,356       48,510  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)(e)

    6,510       915,046  

PPG Industries Inc.

    3,844       449,171  

PPL Corp.

    9,566       350,785  

Praxair Inc.

    3,720       572,582  

Priceline Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    682       1,186,482  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    4,154       294,062  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    33,520       3,016,465  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    8,805       468,250  

Prologis Inc.

    7,564       500,964  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    5,890       682,298  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    7,626       404,636  

Public Storage

    2,170       462,470  

PulteGroup Inc.

    5,580       190,445  

PVH Corp.

    1,240       166,842  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    2,307       176,670  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    19,592       1,299,733  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    2,480       244,181  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    992       94,389  

Range Resources Corp.

    3,472       62,565  

Raytheon Co.

    4,154       794,037  

Realty Income Corp.

    4,154       229,716  

Red Hat Inc.(a)

    3,203       406,012  

Regency Centers Corp.

    3,162       214,415  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,116       403,836  

Regions Financial Corp.

    20,026       332,231  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    832       134,826  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    403       53,458  

Republic Services Inc.

    4,216       273,787  

Robert Half International Inc.

    2,604       148,532  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    2,108       407,013  

Rockwell Collins Inc.

    2,604       344,535  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    1,674       447,310  

Ross Stores Inc.

    5,952       452,531  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    2,356       291,861  

S&P Global Inc.

    3,906       646,365  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    8,990       937,837  

SBA Communications Corp.(a)

    1,984       336,784  

SCANA Corp.

    2,418       104,385  

Schlumberger Ltd.

    17,805       1,119,044  

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Class A

    1,364       111,630  

Seagate Technology PLC

    4,402       169,741  

Seattle Genetics Inc.(a)

    583       35,522  

SEI Investments Co.

    3,348       235,565  

Sempra Energy

    3,162       382,570  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    2,604       320,292  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,178       470,517  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    4,157       672,395  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    40,424       222,332  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    2,852       298,718  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    1,576       161,114  

Southern Co. (The)

    11,718       599,962  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    2,108       127,892  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Splunk Inc.(a)

    2,294     $ 183,726  

Sprint Corp.(a)(b)

    14,328       85,825  

Square Inc., Class A(a)

    3,286       128,877  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    2,356       399,648  

Starbucks Corp.

    19,158       1,107,716  

State Street Corp.

    5,263       501,827  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    1,426       94,558  

Stryker Corp.

    4,464       696,384  

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    7,254       447,064  

Symantec Corp.

    9,443       273,564  

Synchrony Financial

    11,722       420,703  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    3,472       313,799  

Sysco Corp.

    7,440       429,511  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    4,588       280,189  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    3,596       370,100  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    852       95,041  

Tapestry Inc.

    4,216       175,765  

Targa Resources Corp.

    915       39,711  

Target Corp.

    7,316       438,228  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    4,030       206,215  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    4,898       462,567  

TechnipFMC PLC

    7,502       214,857  

TESARO Inc.(a)

    318       26,903  

Tesla Inc.(a)(b)

    1,860       574,461  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    13,082       1,272,748  

Textron Inc.

    4,526       252,143  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    5,394       1,039,747  

Tiffany & Co.

    2,046       193,347  

Time Warner Inc.

    10,292       941,821  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    8,928       674,510  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    3,844       193,469  

Torchmark Corp.

    2,243       199,291  

Total System Services Inc.

    3,100       230,516  

Tractor Supply Co.

    2,108       143,850  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    806       228,735  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    3,634       492,661  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    4,464       187,443  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    1,984       68,686  

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class A

    16,988       542,597  

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Class B

    3,720       115,878  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    10,354       213,085  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    4,464       367,164  

U.S. Bancorp

    21,886       1,207,013  

UDR Inc.

    4,898       192,638  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    930       206,190  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,790       37,079  

Under Armour Inc., Class C(a)(b)

    2,802       33,428  

Union Pacific Corp.

    10,974       1,388,211  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    8,618       1,046,656  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    1,550       247,194  

United Technologies Corp.

    10,168       1,234,904  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    12,834       2,928,334  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    1,364       147,789  

Unum Group

    3,658       207,116  

Valero Energy Corp.

    6,324       541,461  

Varian Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    2,046       228,641  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    426       25,649  

Ventas Inc.

    5,094       326,067  

VEREIT Inc.

    15,996       124,769  

VeriSign Inc.(a)(b)

    1,984       228,358  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A(a)

    2,542     $ 245,100  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    53,568       2,726,076  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,720       536,759  

VF Corp.

    5,022       366,405  

Viacom Inc., Class B, NVS

    4,960       140,467  

Visa Inc., Class A

    24,428       2,750,349  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,178       141,490  

Vornado Realty Trust

    2,604       202,122  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    2,170       272,661  

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    20,398       1,983,298  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    11,780       857,113  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    20,274       2,125,121  

Waste Management Inc.

    6,014       494,652  

Waters Corp.(a)

    1,612       317,838  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    5,024       349,118  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    63,116       3,564,161  

Welltower Inc.

    5,022       338,784  

Western Digital Corp.

    4,170       328,846  

Western Union Co. (The)

    8,370       164,805  

WestRock Co.

    3,791       236,596  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    10,788       381,679  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,178       198,575  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    11,780       342,209  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,798       289,118  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    1,923       198,069  

WR Berkley Corp.

    2,914       201,416  

WW Grainger Inc.

    797       176,384  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    1,798       202,077  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,240       196,019  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    7,192       371,179  

Xerox Corp.

    3,208       95,149  

Xilinx Inc.

    4,154       288,745  

XL Group Ltd.

    4,154       161,258  

Xylem Inc./NY

    4,216       292,337  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    5,208       434,712  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C(a)(b)

    2,561       105,103  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    2,666       312,189  

Zoetis Inc.

    7,440       537,838  
   

 

 

 
      320,865,344  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.3%
(Cost: $465,329,197)

      538,811,415  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.2%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares

    2,418     $ 328,674  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares

    2,046       171,500  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares

    2,666       566,145  
   

 

 

 
      1,066,319  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $927,523)

      1,066,319  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.33%(e)(f)(g)

    8,246,852       8,248,501  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.03%(e)(f)

    228,472       228,472  
   

 

 

 
      8,476,973  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.6%
(Cost: $8,476,043)

 

    8,476,973  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.1%
(Cost: $474,732,763)

 

    548,354,707  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.1)%

 

    (5,790,972
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 542,563,735  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d)  This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(e)  Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)  All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2017, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Shares

Held at

08/31/17

    

Shares

Purchased

    

Shares

Sold

    

Shares

Held at

11/30/17

    

Value at

11/30/17

     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Inc.

     1,612                      1,612      $ 807,918      $      $      $ 132,474  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

     6,510                      6,510        915,046        4,883               98,627  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     7,849,531        397,321 (a)              8,246,852        8,248,501        (b)        (324      (579

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     287,312               (58,840 )(a)       228,472        228,472        604                
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 10,199,937      $ 5,487      $ (324    $ 230,522  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Net of purchases and sales.  
  (b)  Does not include the income earned from the portion of this security related to the reinvestment of cash collateral received for loaned securities.  

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts outstanding as of November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

              

MSCI EAFE E-Mini

     9          12/15/17        $ 909     $ 13,143  

S&P 500 E-Mini

     10          12/15/17          1,324       50,345  
              

 

 

 
               $ 63,488  
              

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2017. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 538,809,836        $ 1,579        $        $ 538,811,415  

Preferred Stocks

     1,066,319                            1,066,319  

Money Market Funds

     8,476,973                            8,476,973  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 548,353,128        $ 1,579        $        $ 548,354,707  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 63,488        $        $        $ 63,488  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.      

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
SDR    Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

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Item 2. 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 certifications filed with this Form N-Q.

 

  (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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

  (a) Certifications of the President (the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer) as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is filed with this Form N-Q as exhibits.


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/ Martin Small

  Martin Small, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date:

  January 29, 2018

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/ Martin Small

  Martin Small, President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   January 29, 2018
By:  

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:   January 29, 2018