0001752724-19-084785.txt : 20190729 0001752724-19-084785.hdr.sgml : 20190729 20190729171535 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-084785 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-EX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190729 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iShares, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000930667 IRS NUMBER: 510396525 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-EX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09102 FILM NUMBER: 19982269 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 670-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: iSHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070126 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000516 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEBS INDEX FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970211 0000930667 S000004247 iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF C000011951 iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF EWH ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-078009 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6177674845095339.htm iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Banks — 7.1%            

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

     5,568,810     $ 17,330,285  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     16,081,000       61,735,223  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     3,322,900       83,278,577  
   

 

 

  
      162,344,085  
Biotechnology — 0.8%            

BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a)

    155,340       18,319,246  
   

 

 

  
Capital Markets — 7.1%            

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     5,161,100       164,169,394  
   

 

 

  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6%        

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

     16,447,500       25,928,169  

PCCW Ltd.

     18,434,169       10,486,049  
   

 

 

  
      36,414,218  
Electric Utilities — 6.8%            

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     2,884,000       22,272,187  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     7,137,700       80,703,153  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.

     11,519,000       11,268,435  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     6,025,000       41,649,502  
   

 

 

  
      155,893,277  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.8%  

Link REIT

     9,163,000       109,621,060  
   

 

 

  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%            

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

     1,464,800       11,205,720  
   

 

 

  
Food Products — 2.4%            

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

     3,228,000       17,312,229  

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    41,435,500       37,310,473  
   

 

 

  
      54,622,702  
Gas Utilities — 4.2%            

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

     44,109,100       97,438,268  
   

 

 

  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.9%            

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     9,402,000       56,839,737  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

     898,784       17,346,531  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    4,126,288       6,367,931  

Sands China Ltd.

     10,529,600       47,675,329  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

     5,454,000       6,956,145  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

     8,626,000       9,549,544  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     6,752,000       14,415,887  
   

 

 

  
        159,151,104  
Industrial Conglomerates — 9.7%        

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     11,725,767       110,743,895  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     960,800       61,664,144  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     962,600       35,943,484  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

     6,783,000       13,374,723  
   

 

 

  
      221,726,246  
Insurance — 21.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

     52,449,800       492,685,815  
   

 

 

  
Machinery — 1.6%            

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     5,943,647       37,903,253  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 20.9%  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     11,228,767     $ 81,202,351  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     8,792,000       18,502,274  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

     6,309,762       32,592,785  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     5,069,900       33,055,748  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

     2,728,000       14,195,739  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     2,838,000       10,768,441  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

     26,615,066       39,240,890  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

     13,226,000       21,153,368  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     6,922,000       109,561,217  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

     2,161,500       25,583,307  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     5,085,600       20,950,683  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     5,293,150       13,535,741  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

     5,283,150       36,083,270  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

     3,558,357       23,554,308  
   

 

 

  
      479,980,122  
Road & Rail — 1.8%            

MTR Corp. Ltd.

     6,667,583       40,776,553  
   

 

 

  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     1,330,400       12,904,314  
   

 

 

  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%        

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     3,172,000       8,880,168  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 98.7%
(Cost: $2,269,098,550)

 

     2,264,035,545  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

 

  
Money Market Funds — 0.2%        

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

    1,978,938       1,979,729  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    2.33%(d)(e)

    3,711,156       3,711,156  
   

 

 

  
      5,690,885  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $5,690,885)

 

     5,690,885  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 98.9%
(Cost: $2,274,789,435)

 

     2,269,726,430  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.1%

 

     25,315,213  
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   2,295,041,643  
   

 

 

  

 

(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) 

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)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF

    

 

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

      Net Activity     

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

      18,423,432        (16,444,494 )       1,978,938      $ 1,979,729      $ 100,222 (a)     $ 1,099      $ (757 ) 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      663,374        3,047,782        3,711,156        3,711,156        36,052        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 5,690,885      $ 136,274      $ 1,099      $ (757 ) 
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (a)

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                             

Hang Seng Index

      179          06/27/19        $30,497   $ (385,739 ) 
              

 

 

  

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

    $ 2,264,035,545        $             —        $             —        $ 2,264,035,545  

Money Market Funds

      5,690,885          —          —          5,690,885  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 2,269,726,430        $ —        $ —        $ 2,269,726,430  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                  

Futures Contracts

    $ (385,739 )       $ —        $ —        $ (385,739 ) 
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

  (a)

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

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