NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6177360651742624.htm iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

May 31, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Argentina — 0.6%  

Globant SA(a)

    23,490     $ 2,180,812  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 8.0%            

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    117,000       1,396,743  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    468,000       3,567,627  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    234,000       2,642,842  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    423,000       1,787,354  

Hypera SA

    252,000       1,945,493  

IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A

    99,000       2,576,671  

Lojas Renner SA

    549,000       6,176,671  

M. Dias Branco SA

    72,000       711,649  

Magazine Luiza SA

    54,000       2,703,863  

Petrobras Distribuidora SA

    234,000       1,527,360  

Porto Seguro SA

    68,000       920,703  

Sul America SA

    153,078       1,365,204  

TIM Participacoes SA

    567,000       1,593,348  
   

 

 

 
      28,915,528  
Chile — 0.4%  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    103,590       1,406,503  
   

 

 

 
China — 36.5%  

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

    16,650       1,171,328  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    900,000       1,139,844  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)

    55,620       8,301,841  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,000       6,607  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,073,800       483,450  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,000       205,361  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    855,000       4,994,420  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    90,000       550,982  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    1,080,000       668,065  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,080,000       913,252  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    315,000       1,582,925  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    144,000       1,200,222  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    495,000       651,536  

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    1,710,000       516,890  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.(b)

    810,000       875,028  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,760,000       1,337,049  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    6,030,000       3,422,400  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,620,000       1,212,849  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    1,125,000       3,651,689  

China Everbright Ltd.

    630,000       1,007,608  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,160,000       1,363,680  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    990,000       871,240  

China Mobile Ltd.

    1,215,000           10,607,260  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

    720,000       417,828  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    3,870,000       705,831  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    1,620,000       1,405,003  

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,000       71,526  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    9,540,000       4,794,000  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    1,224,000       583,857  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,620,000       828,539  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    1,260,000       1,224,557  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    3,180,000       5,126,579  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    306,000       368,975  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,800,000       1,483,059  

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

    612,000       1,158,347  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    450,000       889,606  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,070     $ 195,515  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,000       109,677  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(c)

    270,000       567,511  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    3,240,000       876,061  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    18,000       161,849  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    900,000       1,253,483  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    450,000       1,182,315  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    720,000       614,345  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,530,000       1,703,567  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    900,000       585,418  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,350,000       2,234,920  

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900,000       1,329,243  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd.(c)

    765,000       575,661  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    81,000       39,722  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,260,000       536,748  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,000       267,411  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    630,000       771,374  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    1,080,000       860,909  

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

    21,060       805,545  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,681,000           5,056,797  

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

    1,440,000       1,252,565  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    360,000       750,253  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    585,000       1,154,996  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    630,000       1,107,244  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    765,000       2,190,439  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    2,385,000       541,454  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    2,880,000       646,485  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    4,680,000       4,721,454  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,000       83,053  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    2,070,000       826,358  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    990,000       805,581  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,340,000       1,020,694  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    450,000       852,874  

SSY Group Ltd.

    1,080,000       858,154  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    1,620,000       1,413,268  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    234,000       9,729,419  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    360,000       460,988  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.

    669,000       504,275  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    900,000       956,183  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,994       288,560  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,260,000       1,915,580  

Weifu High-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,000       51,042  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    4,500,000       1,021,612  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    192,600       7,705,926  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    1,260,000       573,710  

YY Inc., ADR(a)

    33,210       2,273,225  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    900,000       940,113  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    405,000       1,019,661  
   

 

 

 
      131,186,470  
Czech Republic — 0.3%  

Moneta Money Bank AS(c)

    370,800       1,207,653  
   

 

 

 
India — 4.2%            

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    53,550       1,223,506  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    77,580       2,981,528  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    94,410       738,780  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    34,200       1,315,295  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    414,270       1,927,459  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Page Industries Ltd.

    3,780     $ 1,071,621  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    378,900       1,343,171  

REC Ltd.

    469,170       973,128  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    321,390       3,506,450  
   

 

 

 
      15,080,938  
Indonesia — 1.5%  

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    9,783,000       887,650  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    2,142,000       459,241  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    4,977,000       1,708,692  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Tbk PT

    1,863,000       1,011,613  

Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT

    1,044,000       746,106  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT

    11,178,000       552,145  
   

 

 

 
      5,365,447  
Malaysia — 1.6%  

AirAsia Group Bhd

    1,134,000       782,069  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    630,000       578,809  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    1,125,000       1,189,297  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd(b)

    45,000       1,578,571  

PPB Group Bhd

    387,020       1,734,455  
   

 

 

 
      5,863,201  
Mexico — 0.2%  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, CPO

    198,000       816,877  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.5%            

Credicorp Ltd.

    7,110       1,591,218  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.8%            

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    2,646,000       791,350  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    3,024,000       613,368  

Megaworld Corp.

    7,461,000       843,924  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    1,314,000       654,972  
   

 

 

 
          2,903,614  
Poland — 0.8%  

Dino Polska SA(a)(c)

    33,480       1,084,175  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(a)

    38,790       506,894  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    572,310       1,375,075  
   

 

 

 
      2,966,144  
Qatar — 1.6%  

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    133,830       1,313,781  

Commercial Bank PQSC (The)

    136,530       1,734,159  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    7,803       55,967  

Ooredoo QPSC

    55,170       972,000  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    30,073       1,694,022  
   

 

 

 
      5,769,929  
Russia — 0.7%            

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    23,490,000       1,447,452  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    1,638,000       1,122,866  
   

 

 

 
      2,570,318  
Saudi Arabia — 3.9%  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    33,210       491,462  

Bank Al-Jazira

    134,820       524,131  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    183,960       1,964,509  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    9,360       219,628  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.

    179,010       482,089  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    19,710       877,670  

Riyad Bank

    408,690       2,887,806  

Samba Financial Group

    332,910       3,106,870  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

    13,680       304,215  

Saudi British Bank (The)

    75,690       779,030  
Security   Shares     Value  
Saudi Arabia (continued)  

Saudi Cement Co.

    25,200     $ 425,336  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    73,800       472,276  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    76,410       1,295,793  
   

 

 

 
      13,830,815  
South Africa — 7.5%  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    36,180       1,821,191  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    279,180       3,733,523  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    196,740       2,798,891  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    30,240       2,740,368  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    171,000       1,995,499  

Investec Ltd.

    195,660       1,151,716  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    43,920       1,333,636  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    96,570       722,210  

Mondi Ltd.

    80,550       1,657,479  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    174,690       2,365,800  

Netcare Ltd.

    768,510       981,919  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    2,456,280       3,550,069  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    170,370       963,996  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

    192,690       1,214,050  
   

 

 

 
      27,030,347  
South Korea — 12.7%  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    185,310       1,073,674  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    18,990       1,650,403  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    33,930       1,752,200  

E-MART Inc.

    14,040       1,697,674  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    203,760       6,210,839  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    50,760       1,491,813  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    9,360       664,922  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    42,480       1,096,868  

Kia Motors Corp.

    178,740       5,905,969  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    12,420       999,106  

LG Corp.

    48,690       2,996,874  

LG Uplus Corp.

    74,610       873,969  

Orange Life Insurance Ltd.(c)

    22,230       677,596  

POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    16,110       735,901  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    116,910       4,172,202  

SK Hynix Inc.

    155,070       8,502,873  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    13,770       2,896,452  

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

    34,650       2,330,561  
   

 

 

 
      45,729,896  
Taiwan — 10.8%  

Asia Cement Corp.

    1,530,000       2,182,776  

AU Optronics Corp.

    6,030,000       1,773,950  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    415,169       983,667  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    2,160,000       2,241,139  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    180,880       1,367,507  

Inventec Corp.

    1,800,000       1,355,160  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    1,440,718       2,055,402  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    450,000       1,175,801  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    540,000       1,052,242  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    360,000       1,907,473  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    90,000       814,235  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    540,000       1,269,181  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    360,000       2,277,580  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    360,000       465,765  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    235,400       515,292  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    900,000       1,088,968  

Taiwan Business Bank

    2,610,004       1,069,183  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    720,000       5,363,701  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    8,190,000      $ 3,342,064  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    234,000        1,291,673  

Wistron Corp.

    1,890,063        1,345,241  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    1,080,160        1,349,666  

Yageo Corp.

    205,358        1,695,482  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    270,000        790,890  
    

 

 

 
           38,774,038  
Thailand — 0.3%  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    387,000        666,451  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    7,992,000        477,285  
    

 

 

 
       1,143,736  
Turkey — 0.1%  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    459,090        409,084  
    

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 1.6%  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    2,656,350        1,316,206  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    1,033,830        1,418,558  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    2,359,800        2,871,772  
    

 

 

 
       5,606,536  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 94.6%
(Cost: $363,740,976)

           340,349,104  
    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

    
Brazil — 3.6%             

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    2,880,038        9,116,000  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    297,000        3,645,731  
    

 

 

 
           12,761,731  

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Russia — 0.8%             

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,716,000      $ 2,929,525  
    

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.3%             

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    41,760        1,220,294  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 4.7%
(Cost: $15,395,888)

       16,911,550  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 0.9%             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    2.53%(d)(e)(f)

    3,352,298        3,353,639  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.9%
(Cost: $3,353,325)

 

     3,353,639  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.2%
(Cost: $382,490,189)

 

         360,614,293  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%

 

     (746,137
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 359,868,156  
    

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended May 31, 2019, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
08/31/18
     Shares
Purchased
     Shares
Sold
     Shares
Held at
05/31/19
     Value at
05/31/19
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     7,667,698               (4,315,400 )(a)       3,352,298      $ 3,353,639      $ 22,755 (b)     $ 104      $ (341

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     315,226               (315,226 )(a)                     9,130                

iShares MSCI India ETF

     269,999               (269,999                           (511,127      (462,793
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $     3,353,639      $     31,885      $ (511,023    $ (463,134
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net of purchases and sales.

 
  (b) 

Includes securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities (excluding collateral investment fees), net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less fees paid to BTC as securities lending agent.

 

Futures Contracts

 

 

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

 

 

Long Contracts

              

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini

     37          06/21/19        $    1,850   $ (45,228
              

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to a recently published shareholder report. Shareholder reports are available on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of May 31, 2019. 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

   $ 340,349,104        $        $        $ 340,349,104  

Preferred Stocks

     16,911,550                            16,911,550  

Money Market Funds

     3,353,639                            3,353,639  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     360,614,293        $             —        $             —        $     360,614,293  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (45,228      $        $        $ (45,228
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

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

 

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