0001752724-19-084870.txt : 20190729 0001752724-19-084870.hdr.sgml : 20190729 20190729171654 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-084870 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: 19982368 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 S000035885 iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF C000109988 iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF PICK ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-078051 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6176700677917865.htm iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Australia — 28.1%            

Alumina Ltd.

     906,098     $ 1,500,418  

Ausdrill Ltd.

     229,836       233,289  

BHP Group Ltd.

     1,085,456           28,397,714  

BHP Group PLC

     778,829       17,518,276  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     197,795       1,444,425  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     509,255       2,840,340  

Galaxy Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    140,161       152,464  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

     157,699       1,064,209  

Independence Group NL

     187,413       579,127  

Jupiter Mines Ltd.

     487,775       121,664  

Kidman Resources Ltd.(a)

    131,028       170,672  

Lynas Corp. Ltd.(a)

    243,977       515,570  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

     61,934       644,523  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.

     138,367       116,958  

Orocobre Ltd.(a)(b)

    82,698       182,778  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     121,362       758,453  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)

    517,310       258,061  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     136,398       9,478,686  

Sandfire Resources NL

     59,965       255,513  

Sims Metal Management Ltd.

     64,977       426,783  

South32 Ltd.

     1,858,915       4,275,991  

Syrah Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    124,584       114,371  

Western Areas Ltd.

     105,610       159,515  
   

 

 

  
      71,209,800  
Austria — 0.5%            

voestalpine AG

     42,602       1,109,457  
   

 

 

  
Belgium — 0.1%            

Bekaert SA

     13,962       341,666  
   

 

 

  
Brazil — 6.2%            

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

     232,700       983,256  

Vale SA

     1,163,562       14,565,333  
   

 

 

  
      15,548,589  
Canada — 3.8%            

Altius Minerals Corp.

     14,499       129,021  

ERO Copper Corp.(a)

    22,733       279,139  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     253,822       1,847,480  

HudBay Minerals Inc.

     87,352       429,038  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    204,776       493,801  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

     23,807       555,068  

Largo Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    105,252       129,239  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    22,733       91,645  

Lucara Diamond Corp.

     111,696       125,585  

Lundin Mining Corp.

     244,156       1,090,837  

Major Drilling Group International Inc.(a)

    34,726       107,628  

Stelco Holdings Inc.

     12,709       145,995  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

     185,265       3,764,501  

Trevali Mining Corp.(a)

    259,550       54,717  

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(a)

    303,047       358,662  
   

 

 

  
      9,602,356  
Chile — 0.1%            

CAP SA

     27,208       270,954  
   

 

 

  
China — 1.9%            

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A(a)

    196,900       114,167  

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

    1,432,000       515,046  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

     54,664       40,132  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

     465,400       209,534  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

     214,899     $ 195,274  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

     626,500       453,062  

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

    132,000       —  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

     107,400       62,428  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

     1,611,000       505,457  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

     53,670       101,640  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

     358,000       207,753  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

     644,400       307,384  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

     17,900       63,202  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

     125,300       54,037  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A

     519,198       131,800  

Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resources Co. Ltd., Class B

     185,596       153,302  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

     537,000       670,518  

Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd.(a)

    895,000       76,481  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

     35,800       34,338  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

     716,000       305,009  

MMG Ltd.(a)

    722,000       220,084  

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd., Class A

     71,600       49,984  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

     1,074,000       223,278  

Tiangong International Co. Ltd.

     358,000       114,150  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     179,000       62,221  
   

 

 

  
          4,870,281  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Ezz Steel Co. SAE(a)

    99,545       68,861  
   

 

 

  
Finland — 0.1%            

Outokumpu OYJ

     113,844       333,901  
   

 

 

  
France — 0.3%            

APERAM SA

     18,974       446,343  

Eramet

     3,401       191,845  
   

 

 

  
      638,188  
Germany — 1.1%            

Aurubis AG

     12,530       547,482  

Salzgitter AG

     14,320       371,331  

thyssenkrupp AG(b)

    148,928       1,881,133  
   

 

 

  
      2,799,946  
India — 2.2%            

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

     3,222       74,936  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

     430,137       1,215,891  

Jindal Saw Ltd.

     53,342       67,547  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(a)

    148,323       340,632  

JSW Steel Ltd.

     310,744       1,211,474  

MOIL Ltd.

     30,430       69,426  

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

     192,425       139,574  

Tata Steel Ltd., GDR(b)(d)

    121,183       836,163  

Vedanta Ltd.

     347,618       800,819  

Vedanta Ltd., ADR

     93,259       861,713  

Welspun Corp. Ltd.

     20,342       41,536  
   

 

 

  
      5,659,711  
Indonesia — 0.1%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

     3,078,838       156,396  

Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk PT(a)

    1,109,853       31,260  

Timah Tbk PT

     1,253,067       98,331  
   

 

 

  
      285,987  
Japan — 6.7%            

Asahi Holdings Inc.

     17,900       346,707  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

     12,600       443,887  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

     17,900     $ 558,886  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     89,500       891,909  

JFE Holdings Inc.

     179,000       2,486,134  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

     125,300       776,670  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

     17,900       296,424  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

     17,900       469,035  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     35,800       934,114  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

     17,900       379,185  

Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.

     17,900       77,980  

Neturen Co. Ltd.

     17,900       135,023  

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

     53,700       94,466  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

     232,700       492,940  

Nippon Steel Corp.

     304,305       5,063,108  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

     89,500       2,359,189  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.

     17,900       177,887  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     35,800       274,002  

UACJ Corp.

     17,938       284,827  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

     17,900       492,446  
   

 

 

  
          17,034,819  
Malaysia — 0.2%            

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

     519,100       554,962  
   

 

 

  
Mexico — 1.3%            

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

     1,288,800       3,214,196  

Industrias CH SAB de CV, Series B(a)

    1,089       3,467  
   

 

 

  
      3,217,663  
Netherlands — 1.7%            

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV(b)

    10,919       276,569  

ArcelorMittal

     245,051       3,620,943  

Constellium NV, Class A(a)

    45,824       374,382  
   

 

 

  
      4,271,894  
Norway — 0.7%            

Norsk Hydro ASA

     497,978       1,741,892  
   

 

 

  
Peru — 0.4%            

Southern Copper Corp.

     31,325       1,056,592  
   

 

 

  
Poland — 0.6%            

Boryszew SA(a)

    7,330       7,671  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(a)

    20,227       264,319  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA(a)

    52,089       1,288,140  
   

 

 

  
      1,560,130  
Qatar — 0.0%            

Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Co.

     20,792       57,083  
   

 

 

  
Russia — 3.7%            

Alrosa PJSC

     952,282       1,288,641  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

     841,300       576,720  

Mechel PJSC, ADR(a)

    38,664       70,369  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

     23,270       4,900,395  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

     443,920       1,174,314  

Raspadskaya OJSC(a)

    53,700       111,948  

Severstal PJSC

     75,180       1,196,117  
   

 

 

  
      9,318,504  
Saudi Arabia — 0.4%            

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    75,359       959,482  
   

 

 

  
South Africa — 1.5%            

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.(b)

    40,096       454,325  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

     19,869       1,000,145  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)            

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    259,371     $ 1,033,386  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

     23,628       717,467  

Northam Platinum Ltd.(a)

    134,608       520,678  

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd.(a)

    36,547       71,550  
   

 

 

  
      3,797,551  
South Korea — 3.3%            

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,406       108,978  

Hyundai Steel Co.

     29,356       1,005,731  

Jenax Inc.(a)

    6,050       83,569  

KISWIRE Ltd.

     1,969       37,531  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

     3,043       1,116,627  

Poongsan Corp.

     6,802       141,078  

POSCO

     28,998       5,783,042  

Seah Besteel Corp.

     4,475       64,444  

SeAH Steel Holdings Corp.

     1       45  

Young Poong Corp.

     179       105,816  
   

 

 

  
      8,446,861  
Spain — 0.3%            

Acerinox SA

     61,576       580,776  

Tubacex SA

     40,454       121,941  
   

 

 

  
      702,717  
Sweden — 1.4%            

Boliden AB

     101,493       2,306,659  

Granges AB

     28,461       266,602  

SSAB AB, Class A

     81,266       249,249  

SSAB AB, Class B

     223,034       613,758  
   

 

 

  
          3,436,268  
Switzerland — 0.0%            

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG, Registered(a)

    172,914       78,906  
   

 

 

  
Taiwan — 1.9%            

China Metal Products

     179,011       200,175  

China Steel Corp.

     4,296,612       3,302,734  

Chung Hung Steel Corp.(a)

    364,000       119,750  

Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.

     179,000       362,955  

Hsin Kuang Steel Co. Ltd.

     179,000       175,532  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe

     358,610       499,700  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

     179,000       125,420  

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.

     399,887       117,009  
   

 

 

  
      4,903,275  
Turkey — 0.3%            

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

     511,403       635,348  

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

    269,574       100,704  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri
AS(a)

    75,359       89,749  
   

 

 

  
      825,801  
United Kingdom — 20.1%            

Anglo American PLC

     388,072       9,268,936  

Antofagasta PLC

     146,064       1,441,127  

Central Asia Metals PLC

     64,977       178,945  

Evraz PLC

     183,833       1,362,414  

Ferrexpo PLC

     106,505       309,152  

Glencore PLC

     4,097,847       13,152,484  

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

     29,535       448,944  

KAZ Minerals PLC

     94,691       608,439  

Rio Tinto PLC

     420,471       24,041,708  
   

 

 

  
      50,812,149  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States — 9.4%            

AK Steel Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    118,319     $ 203,509  

Alcoa Corp.(a)(b)

    69,273       1,467,895  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)

    46,361       992,589  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     17,542       711,503  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)(b)

    20,585       115,070  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

     107,400       934,380  

Commercial Metals Co.

     43,139       575,906  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

     12,530       639,155  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(e)

    71,958       159,041  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

     534,494       5,189,937  

Haynes International Inc.

     4,475       130,357  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     6,265       558,337  

Materion Corp.

     7,339       443,643  

Nucor Corp.

     112,412       5,395,776  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     24,702       2,056,935  

Ryerson Holding Corp.(a)

    7,518       58,039  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

     9,666       204,049  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

     82,519       2,075,353  

SunCoke Energy Inc.(a)

    22,554       165,546  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

    13,962       99,270  

U.S. Steel Corp.

     63,545       751,102  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

     17,184       443,519  

Worthington Industries Inc.

     15,036       513,329  
   

 

 

  
          23,884,240  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $293,713,903)

       249,400,486  
   

 

 

  

Preferred Stocks

    
Brazil — 1.0%            

Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS

     89,500       701,934  

Cia. Ferro Ligas da Bahia-Ferbasa, Preference Shares, NVS

     17,900       104,855  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

     393,800       1,395,362  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

     250,600     $ 414,850  
   

 

 

  
      2,617,001  
   

 

 

  

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.0%
(Cost: $1,329,747)

       2,617,001  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

 

  
Money Market Funds — 2.3%            

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

    5,034,209           5,036,223  

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

    660,641       660,641  
   

 

 

  
      5,696,864  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.3%
(Cost: $5,695,903)

 

     5,696,864  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 101.7%
(Cost: $300,739,553)

 

     257,714,351  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.7)%

 

     (4,270,759 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 253,443,592  
   

 

 

  

 

(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) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(e) 

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.

(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 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

      13,214,268        (8,180,059 )       5,034,209      $ 5,036,223      $ 128,017 (a)     $ 1,471      $ (992 ) 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      469,147        191,494        660,641        660,641        6,754        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 5,696,864      $ 134,771      $ 1,471      $ (992 ) 
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (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.

 

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.

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

    

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

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

    $ 249,400,486      $             —      $ 0 (a)     $ 249,400,486  

Preferred Stocks

      2,617,001        —                    —        2,617,001  

Money Market Funds

      5,696,864        —        —        5,696,864  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
   $ 257,714,351      $ —      $ 0 (a)     $ 257,714,351  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

Rounds to less than $1.

 

 

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

 

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