0001752724-19-084798.txt : 20190729 0001752724-19-084798.hdr.sgml : 20190729 20190729171544 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-084798 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: 19982285 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 S000004253 iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF C000011957 iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF EPP ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-078047 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6173526899474718.htm iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

May 31, 2019

  

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 56.3%            

AGL Energy Ltd.

    949,310     $ 13,516,338  

Alumina Ltd.

    3,516,967       5,823,785  

Amcor Ltd./Australia

    1,674,837       19,123,568  

AMP Ltd.

    4,265,346       6,412,881  

APA Group

    1,706,973       11,992,336  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    830,833       16,762,712  

ASX Ltd.

    283,808       14,895,204  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    2,859,910       10,264,110  

AusNet Services

    2,647,924       3,265,613  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    4,131,602       79,808,734  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    574,154       3,683,652  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    708,109       5,509,587  

BHP Group Ltd.

    4,261,293       111,484,004  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    773,598       5,649,306  

Boral Ltd.

    1,678,458       6,314,653  

Brambles Ltd.

    2,305,082       19,340,589  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    363,881       6,653,313  

Challenger Ltd.

    798,686       4,465,692  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    141,907       4,440,143  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    728,257       4,808,579  

Cochlear Ltd.

    83,465       11,573,262  

Coles Group Ltd.(a)

    1,640,046       14,147,007  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    2,560,434       139,276,466  

Computershare Ltd.

    705,179       8,149,568  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    542,096       4,706,157  

CSL Ltd.

    655,151       93,276,293  

Dexus

    1,573,012       14,037,413  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    87,265       2,364,651  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    80,436       2,429,274  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    2,003,575       11,174,823  

Goodman Group

    2,364,331       21,950,896  

GPT Group (The)

    2,596,108       10,360,588  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    788,286       2,272,042  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    2,344,621       5,328,263  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    3,334,152       17,672,012  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    638,897       8,118,380  

Lendlease Group

    815,046       8,047,040  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    468,606       39,061,485  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    3,982,871       9,134,050  

Mirvac Group

    5,267,643       11,058,549  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    4,017,534       73,736,190  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,110,196       20,929,911  

Oil Search Ltd.

    1,984,365       9,692,813  

Orica Ltd.

    547,766       7,840,876  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    2,544,652       12,658,785  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,921,776       15,538,633  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    206,161       9,974,422  

REA Group Ltd.

    76,771       4,732,916  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    537,578       37,357,826  

Santos Ltd.

    2,552,415       11,919,289  

Scentre Group

    7,696,737       20,264,198  

Seek Ltd.

    483,912       7,007,318  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    649,609       11,769,632  

South32 Ltd.

    7,306,139       16,806,032  

Stockland

    3,463,713       10,631,261  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    1,884,927       17,016,809  

Sydney Airport

    1,589,892       8,162,534  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    2,905,393       9,078,636  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    6,017,985     $ 15,218,896  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    532,322       2,319,873  

Transurban Group

    3,875,727       37,406,190  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    1,036,413       10,807,084  

Vicinity Centres

    4,693,128       8,389,214  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    172,104       2,661,487  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,639,393       42,083,366  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    4,979,981       94,678,413  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    1,352,618       33,194,253  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,821,164       39,582,457  

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    473,221       4,321,342  
   

 

 

 
            1,384,133,674  
Hong Kong — 30.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    17,460,014       164,010,182  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.(b)

    438,500       4,253,263  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    1,894,320       5,895,174  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    51,598       6,084,952  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    5,372,500       20,625,116  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    3,727,232       26,953,983  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    3,892,732       36,764,870  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    962,708       7,434,679  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,365,000       26,740,120  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    492,000       3,763,800  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(b)

    3,068,000       18,547,576  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    2,896,736       6,096,019  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,105,400       27,703,554  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    2,101,442       10,854,902  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.

    3,908,500       3,823,481  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

    5,531,338       8,719,712  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    14,688,366       32,447,022  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,716,500       54,600,136  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    1,701,600       11,094,432  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    905,830       4,713,683  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.(b)

    317,500       20,377,150  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    322,100       12,027,214  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    945,500       3,587,583  

Link REIT

    3,050,586       36,495,522  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    300,772       5,804,900  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,407,600       2,172,291  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    2,227,786       13,624,342  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    8,869,921       13,077,691  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    2,249,000       4,434,579  

PCCW Ltd.

    6,381,867       3,630,246  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,991,000       13,763,346  

Sands China Ltd.

    3,491,600       15,809,069  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    1,825,000       2,327,643  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    4,430,800       7,086,522  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    2,953,000       3,269,164  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    2,299,500       36,396,420  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    715,000       8,462,672  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,704,000       7,019,814  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,968,707       12,554,649  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

    1,086,000       5,824,375  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    13,838,500       12,460,836  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    1,768,600       4,522,697  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    1,753,600       11,976,874  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    1,189,000       7,870,507  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    2,280,800       4,869,632  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    1,052,000       2,945,125  
   

 

 

 
      753,517,519  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malta — 0.0%            

BGP Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    27,004,595     $ 301  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 1.9%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,062,988       10,947,960  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    1,393,118       7,959,533  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    828,287       8,314,752  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    1,253,302       4,289,066  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,856,363       5,130,699  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    577,584       4,359,849  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,626,371       6,531,281  
   

 

 

 
      47,533,140  
Singapore — 10.1%            

Ascendas REIT

    3,713,425       7,878,229  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

    3,744,393       5,250,611  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    3,715,800       8,693,193  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

    3,727,100       6,526,182  

City Developments Ltd.(b)

    669,800       4,000,259  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    3,159,900       5,647,803  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,590,000       45,708,650  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    8,830,900       5,582,071  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.(b)

    9,171,387       1,765,843  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    142,800       3,503,728  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    2,125,800       9,313,455  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(b)

    4,635,524           35,599,585  

SATS Ltd.(b)

    979,500       3,608,141  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.(b)

    1,420,440       2,487,202  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    790,800       5,234,270  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,163,500       6,238,696  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.(b)

    2,132,717       3,625,937  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,284,300       6,489,347  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    11,789,928       27,411,465  

Suntec REIT(b)

    2,796,000       3,697,257  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,835,300       31,336,179  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

UOL Group Ltd.(b)

    695,200     $ 3,414,504  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    394,600       4,332,042  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    2,798,000       6,688,284  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    3,427,000       3,411,189  
   

 

 

 
      247,444,122  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.9%
(Cost: $2,507,163,264)

      2,432,628,756  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 
Money Market Funds — 0.9%        

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

    20,914,143       20,922,509  

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

    1,054,583       1,054,583  
   

 

 

 
      21,977,092  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.9%
(Cost: $21,969,834)

 

    21,977,092  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $2,529,133,098)

 

    2,454,605,848  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

    3,835,675  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $     2,458,441,523  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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 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

     19,716,683        1,197,460        20,914,143      $ 20,922,509      $ 205,228 (a)     $ 16,181      $ 3,340  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     1,387,961        (333,378      1,054,583        1,054,583        26,376                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 21,977,092      $ 231,604      $ 16,181      $ 3,340  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

    

 

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

ASX SPI 200 Index

     140        06/20/19      $ 15,525      $ 157,700  

Hang Seng Index

     37        06/27/19        6,304        (81,330

MSCI Singapore Index

     125        06/27/19        3,169        (62,534
           

 

 

 
            $ 13,836  
           

 

 

 

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

   $ 2,432,628,455      $      $ 301      $ 2,432,628,756  

Money Market Funds

     21,977,092                      21,977,092  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,454,605,547      $      $ 301      $ 2,454,605,848  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 157,700      $      $      $ 157,700  

Liabilities

           

Futures Contracts

     (143,864                    (143,864
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 13,836      $               —      $             —      $ 13,836  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

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