0001752724-19-084856.txt : 20190729 0001752724-19-084856.hdr.sgml : 20190729 20190729171639 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-084856 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: 19982351 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 S000004251 iShares MSCI Mexico ETF C000011955 iShares MSCI Mexico ETF EWW ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-078002 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6173659063104785.htm iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Mexico 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)

    4,125,800     $ 3,490,147  

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV(a)

    1,947,843       1,776,861  
   

 

 

  
      5,267,008  
Banks — 14.3%            

Banco del Bajio SA(b)

    3,988,430       7,701,698  

Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand

     10,231,550       14,973,127  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

     12,774,661       69,431,258  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

     12,784,292       16,948,810  

Regional SAB de CV

     1,394,500       6,749,404  
   

 

 

  
          115,804,297  
Beverages — 14.3%            

Arca Continental SAB de CV

     2,467,729       13,180,767  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

     2,027,543       12,635,765  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

     9,680,810       89,939,249  
   

 

 

  
      115,755,781  
Capital Markets — 0.6%            

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

     2,697,487       4,915,901  
   

 

 

  
Chemicals — 1.5%            

Mexichem SAB de CV

     5,832,818       12,197,122  
   

 

 

  
Construction Materials — 4.4%            

Cemex SAB de CV, CPO(a)

    77,925,629       31,747,993  

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

     777,300       4,182,672  
   

 

 

  
      35,930,665  
Consumer Finance — 1.2%            

Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER

     1,795,674       2,084,873  

Gentera SAB de CV

     6,109,306       5,373,660  

Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR

     1,001,848       2,287,574  
   

 

 

  
      9,746,107  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  

Telesites SAB de CV(a)

    8,272,146       5,394,832  
   

 

 

  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.4%  

Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV

     1,984,700       2,427,808  

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV(b)

    6,032,390       2,703,756  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

     16,783,800       21,523,727  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV(b).

     4,977,800       5,188,090  

PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CV

     4,847,400       7,400,309  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

     2,397,200       4,687,689  
   

 

 

  
      43,931,379  
Food & Staples Retailing — 9.9%            

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

     2,264,800       3,815,567  

La Comer SAB de CV(a)

    3,319,855       3,590,451  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

     25,750,733       72,624,381  
   

 

 

  
      80,030,399  
Food Products — 4.7%            

Gruma SAB de CV, Series B

     1,190,455       11,345,789  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

     9,049,604       18,250,100  

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

     1,603,944       3,283,704  

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV, Series B

     1,211,700       5,328,971  
   

 

 

  
      38,208,564  
Gas Utilities — 1.4%            

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

     2,868,300       11,671,231  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%            

Alsea SAB de CV

     2,988,366     $ 5,834,563  

Hoteles City Express SAB de CV(a)

    2,780,800       3,004,623  
   

 

 

  
      8,839,186  
Household Durables — 0.2%            

Consorcio ARA SAB de CV

     7,361,346       1,561,492  
   

 

 

  
Household Products — 1.9%            

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

     8,541,854       15,396,810  
   

 

 

  
Industrial Conglomerates — 3.0%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

     16,223,651       14,799,537  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

     2,649,533       9,744,834  
   

 

 

  
      24,544,371  
Insurance — 0.4%            

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

     1,323,400       3,523,173  
   

 

 

  
Machinery — 0.2%            

Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CV

     1,493,600       1,375,439  
   

 

 

  
Media — 3.7%            

Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO

     12,287,647       22,869,190  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, CPO

     1,452,600       5,992,905  

TV Azteca SAB de CV, CPO

     12,323,839       1,099,698  
   

 

 

  
      29,961,793  
Metals & Mining — 5.5%            

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

     14,305,986       35,678,340  

Industrias CH SAB de CV, Series B(a)

    21,070       67,084  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     804,528       8,996,815  
   

 

 

  
      44,742,239  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.3%  

Concentradora Hipotecaria SAPI de
CV(c)

    2,502,500       2,134,810  
   

 

 

  
Multiline Retail — 0.8%            

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Series C1, NVS

     1,140,365       6,379,973  
   

 

 

  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%            

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B(a)

    5,406,793       4,548,968  
   

 

 

  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%  

Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

     3,676,849       5,242,062  

Grupo GICSA SA de CV(a)

    4,406,266       1,343,572  
   

 

 

  
      6,585,634  
Transportation Infrastructure — 7.4%            

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

     1,629,892       9,830,963  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Series B

     1,973,349       19,298,300  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

     1,141,205       18,005,918  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

     1,292,890       12,579,167  
   

 

 

  
      59,714,348  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 14.7%  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, NVS

     169,483,918           119,174,119  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,266,527,503)

 

     807,335,641  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

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

    226,699       226,790  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Mexico ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

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

    441,103     $ 441,103  
   

 

 

  
      667,893  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $667,826)

       667,893  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,267,195,329)

       808,003,534  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

       1,228,373  
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   809,231,907  
   

 

 

  

 

(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.

 

 

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

      16,322,257        (16,095,558 )       226,699      $ 226,790      $ 82,179 (a)     $ (979 )     $ (4,806 ) 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      734,154        (293,051 )       441,103        441,103        14,289        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 667,893      $ 96,468      $ (979 )     $ (4,806 ) 
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (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
MEX BOLSA Index

      59          06/21/19        $   1,282        $ 1,526  
                 

 

 

  

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

    $ 807,335,641        $ —        $ —        $ 807,335,641  

Money Market Funds

      667,893          —          —          667,893  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 808,003,534        $ —        $ —        $ 808,003,534  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                  

Futures Contracts

    $ 1,526        $               —        $               —        $ 1,526  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

  (a)

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

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