NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6177837791133755.htm iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Australia — 0.3%            

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     221,184     $ 4,169,860  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

     544,256       11,829,242  
   

 

 

  
      15,999,102  
Austria — 0.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

     71,168       2,517,968  
   

 

 

  
Belgium — 0.5%            

Colruyt SA

     119,808       8,880,956  

Proximus SADP

     289,792       8,380,027  

UCB SA

     69,120       5,274,596  
   

 

 

  
      22,535,579  
Brazil — 0.1%            

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

     409,600       3,122,436  

Magazine Luiza SA

     51,200       2,563,662  
   

 

 

  
      5,686,098  
Canada — 3.5%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     484,864       21,142,638  

Barrick Gold Corp.

     1,943,552       24,166,809  

BCE Inc.

     289,280       13,022,842  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

     16,384       7,513,928  

First Capital Realty Inc.

     8,190       125,949  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     359,424       27,745,757  

Intact Financial Corp.

     267,776       23,018,159  

Kinross Gold Corp.(a)

     1,104,384       3,610,753  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

     73,216       2,531,880  

RioCan REIT

     139,264       2,686,593  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

     108,544       5,709,419  

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

     227,328       4,615,840  

TELUS Corp.

     368,640       13,612,330  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     143,872       9,141,656  
   

 

 

  
        158,644,553  
Chile — 0.3%            

Banco de Chile

     50,901,504       7,333,301  

SACI Falabella

     1,157,632       7,007,765  
   

 

 

  
      14,341,066  
China — 1.8%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

     3,873,100       2,055,777  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     7,168,000       3,071,785  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

     4,608,000       3,608,563  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

     2,093,055       5,339  

China Mobile Ltd.

     2,816,000       24,584,398  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1,024,000       4,479,686  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(c)

     2,858,000       3,732,636  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

     23,552,000       11,835,251  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

     3,072,000       3,240,263  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

     2,048,000       1,990,391  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

     4,097,147       8,057,854  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

     2,099,252       2,298,681  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

     2,244,000       3,125,352  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

     5,180,000       3,600,640  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

     2,580,517       3,001,141  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

     1,792,000       3,149,493  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     614,400       2,307,756  
   

 

 

  
      84,145,006  
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni Banka AS

     69,120       2,602,997  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark — 0.7%            

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

     36,352     $ 4,776,955  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     26,624       2,772,353  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     75,776       8,057,896  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     152,576       7,165,181  

Pandora A/S

     62,976       2,333,436  

Tryg A/S

     251,392       7,855,473  
   

 

 

  
      32,961,294  
Finland — 0.7%            

Elisa OYJ

     235,008       10,454,297  

Nokia OYJ

     2,384,384       11,903,533  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

     219,136       9,464,969  
   

 

 

  
      31,822,799  
France — 1.1%            

Dassault Systemes SE

     19,968       2,956,091  

Eurazeo SE

     28,672       2,001,708  

Getlink SE

     212,992       3,277,771  

Hermes International

     34,816       23,076,584  

Orange SA

     931,328       14,571,070  

Pernod Ricard SA

     13,312       2,340,841  
   

 

 

  
      48,224,065  
Germany — 1.1%            

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

     2,183,168       36,759,814  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

     34,304       8,260,783  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     1,749,504       4,895,345  
   

 

 

  
      49,915,942  
Hong Kong — 3.5%            

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     768,000       5,931,012  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     1,792,254       20,264,308  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

     358,400       2,741,760  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     1,433,600       35,928,908  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.(d)

     5,120,000       5,008,628  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

     8,056,000       12,699,640  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

     6,294,130       13,903,914  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     204,800       13,144,064  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     51,200       1,911,808  

Link REIT

     1,536,000       18,375,854  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

     2,816,000       17,221,649  

PCCW Ltd.

     8,704,000       4,951,163  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     1,024,000       7,078,687  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     768,000       2,150,053  
   

 

 

  
        161,311,448  
Hungary — 0.1%            

OTP Bank Nyrt

     132,608       5,526,259  
   

 

 

  
India — 3.3%            

Asian Paints Ltd.

     296,448       5,986,279  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(c)

     119,714       2,272,790  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

     193,152       9,609,202  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

     76,288       8,962,995  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

     533,180       3,131,774  

Bosch Ltd.

     12,072       3,069,973  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

     116,224       4,872,932  

Coal India Ltd.

     2,451,456       8,917,104  

Dabur India Ltd.

     836,608       4,753,178  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

     53,318       2,049,099  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

     19,456       5,568,897  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

     464,896       7,288,176  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

     71,680     $ 2,756,735  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

     814,357       3,788,930  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

     165,376       4,244,076  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

     1,725,290       4,098,388  

Infosys Ltd.

     1,125,888       11,918,625  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(c)

     184,832       4,445,807  

ITC Ltd.

     597,564       2,388,412  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

     125,750       2,810,423  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

     390,328       3,128,617  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

     499,479       3,021,977  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

     97,792       9,639,896  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

     1,204,736       4,270,694  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

     239,616       4,434,140  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

     71,929       2,294,328  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     382,976       2,252,259  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

     249,344       7,858,900  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

     293,752       2,335,348  

Wipro Ltd.

     215,132       884,097  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

     1,357,861       6,001,746  
   

 

 

  
      149,055,797  
Indonesia — 0.7%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     11,059,200       22,548,448  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

     3,584,000       2,460,900  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

     24,832,000       2,444,488  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     12,185,600       3,329,749  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

     1,075,200       3,352,349  
   

 

 

  
      34,135,934  
Ireland — 0.5%            

AIB Group PLC

     581,120       2,384,357  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     158,720       18,306,009  
   

 

 

  
      20,690,366  
Israel — 0.5%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     62,976       3,757,870  

Bank Hapoalim BM

     446,976       3,242,492  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

     615,936       4,154,113  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(d)

     41,984       4,629,996  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

     266,752       5,872,926  

Nice Ltd.(a)

     21,504       2,980,048  
   

 

 

  
      24,637,445  
Italy — 0.7%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     716,800       12,552,610  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     1,932,800       3,949,668  

Snam SpA

     2,788,352       13,994,831  
   

 

 

  
      30,497,109  
Japan — 12.1%            

ABC-Mart Inc.

     56,100       3,503,182  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

     204,800       3,483,911  

ANA Holdings Inc.

     204,800       6,858,419  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     51,200       2,252,659  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

     819,200       11,034,584  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

     153,600       3,576,337  

Canon Inc.

     819,200         23,125,471  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     3,584       8,470,222  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

     270,300       6,512,593  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     153,600       7,354,975  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

     153,600       5,517,292  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

     51,200       1,843,813  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

     204,800       6,437,784  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

     870,400       8,914,435  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

     2,764,800     $ 30,608,239  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     1,536       6,564,163  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     2,560       15,207,921  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     5,298       10,666,754  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

     102,400       2,350,744  

KDDI Corp.

     409,600       10,519,637  

Keikyu Corp.(d)

     153,600       2,601,615  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

     153,600       7,356,390  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

     102,400       2,221,064  

Kyushu Railway Co.

     307,200       9,167,193  

Lawson Inc.

     102,400       4,781,653  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

     116,800       5,314,225  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

     102,400       7,177,195  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     460,800       5,445,143  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

     10,137,600       14,350,901  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

     358,400       9,896,230  

NEC Corp.

     410,400       15,214,000  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

     2,560       17,495,003  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

     3,584       7,793,529  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     563,200       25,240,904  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     1,433,600       9,699,494  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

     102,400       6,205,775  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

     57,400       6,833,019  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

     8,192       12,705,805  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     51,230       2,505,469  

NTT Data Corp.

     716,800       8,582,455  

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

     1,740,800       40,010,743  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     204,800       3,621,607  

Oracle Corp. Japan(a)

     56,100       3,921,704  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

     168,300       20,538,568  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

     256,000       8,596,601  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

     51,200       3,168,906  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

     204,800       3,847,958  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

     102,400       3,913,977  

Secom Co. Ltd.

     307,200       26,282,117  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

     51,200       1,728,752  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

     51,200       3,913,977  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

     39,429       2,157,110  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     256,000       10,645,545  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

     56,100       4,593,405  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     204,800       6,920,665  

Terumo Corp.

     105,200       2,992,011  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

     358,400       10,430,983  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

     111,200       4,772,664  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     153,600       5,998,287  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     6,144       10,129,183  

USS Co. Ltd.

     153,600       2,918,506  

West Japan Railway Co.

     102,400       8,016,578  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

     1,331,200       6,228,410  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

     204,800       3,076,480  
   

 

 

  
        553,814,934  
Malaysia — 0.8%            

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

     1,280,000       5,803,603  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

     1,843,200       2,419,186  

Malayan Banking Bhd

     2,918,400       6,281,820  

Maxis Bhd(d)

     3,276,800       4,332,054  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

     921,600       1,829,785  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

     409,600       2,517,909  

Public Bank Bhd

     1,996,860       11,245,889  
   

 

 

  
          34,430,246  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands — 0.5%            

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     590,336     $   13,245,629  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     25,600       2,256,896  

Unilever NV, CVA

     135,168       8,133,722  
   

 

 

  
      23,636,247  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     296,448       1,693,746  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

     282,112       2,831,979  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

     2,108,928       5,244,499  
   

 

 

  
      9,770,224  
Norway — 0.1%            

Telenor ASA

     171,520       3,526,900  
   

 

 

  
Peru — 0.2%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

     313,856       4,761,196  

Credicorp Ltd.

     12,288       2,750,054  
   

 

 

  
      7,511,250  
Philippines — 0.4%            

Bank of the Philippine Islands

     1,658,889       2,569,702  

BDO Unibank Inc.

     2,662,409       7,043,815  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

     860,160       4,749,259  

PLDT Inc.

     115,200       2,981,538  
   

 

 

  
      17,344,314  
Qatar — 0.4%            

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

     91,136       4,164,295  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

     240,640       12,370,883  
   

 

 

  
      16,535,178  
Saudi Arabia — 0.5%            

Alinma Bank

     352,768       2,266,911  

Bank AlBilad

     338,432       2,144,105  

Jarir Marketing Co.

     57,856       2,576,280  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

     113,152       2,395,581  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

     79,360       2,365,765  

Saudi Telecom Co.

     385,536       10,341,681  
   

 

 

  
      22,090,323  
Singapore — 1.1%            

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     4,505,600       6,318,021  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     4,915,200       8,606,555  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(d)

     448,700       3,445,896  

SATS Ltd.

     1,331,200       4,903,683  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

     1,075,200       7,116,701  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.(d)

     2,185,700       3,716,015  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     7,833,600       18,213,042  
   

 

 

  
      52,319,913  
South Korea — 0.6%            

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

     16,599       2,599,474  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

     95,232       4,917,935  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

     99,594       2,571,598  

KT&G Corp.

     28,160       2,388,244  

S-1 Corp.

     33,792       2,724,017  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

     18,432       4,194,367  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

     38,912       8,184,949  
   

 

 

  
      27,580,584  
Sweden — 0.2%            

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

     869,888       8,361,425  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Telia Co. AB

     525,824     $ 2,195,630  
   

 

 

  
      10,557,055  
Switzerland — 6.1%            

Alcon Inc.(a)

     50,176       2,904,756  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

     158       11,781,081  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

     13,824       8,246,160  

Givaudan SA, Registered

     2,560       6,747,090  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

     104,448       13,826,367  

Nestle SA, Registered

     535,552       53,004,127  

Novartis AG, Registered

     271,872       23,272,038  

Partners Group Holding AG

     16,896       11,808,806  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

     102,400       26,784,749  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

     38,912       7,961,515  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

     30,208       6,700,209  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

     8,704       3,943,344  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

     83,968       6,811,939  

Swiss Re AG

     500,736       47,293,254  

Swisscom AG, Registered

     52,736       25,145,087  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     73,728       23,807,580  
   

 

 

  
      280,038,102  
Taiwan — 4.0%            

Asustek Computer Inc.

     1,300,000       8,923,685  

AU Optronics Corp.

     15,090,000       4,439,288  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

     10,240,855       6,462,793  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

     1,029,020       2,438,073  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

     23,138,000       6,806,909  

China Steel Corp.

     8,551,000       6,573,011  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

     7,680,000       27,330,961  

Compal Electronics Inc.

     8,192,000       5,092,062  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     3,584,000       2,375,162  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     10,752,260       9,319,476  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

     3,341,000       8,296,354  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     20,480,422       14,641,599  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

     1,536,000       5,636,251  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

     15,360,092       10,179,326  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     2,012,000       2,870,422  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     18,944,000       18,576,955  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

     1,006,000       2,498,094  

Quanta Computer Inc.

     4,096,000       7,631,614  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

     2,560,250       3,097,811  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     17,920,977       11,649,698  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

     3,358,000       12,534,409  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

     3,072,760       3,839,431  
   

 

 

  
        181,213,384  
Thailand — 1.0%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

     563,200       3,434,635  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

     5,017,600       10,107,338  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL,
NVDR(d)

     7,424,000       5,981,894  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

     14,080,000       5,027,380  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

     10,905,600       3,928,394  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

     665,600       3,522,806  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

     1,638,400       4,128,680  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

     8,243,200       4,401,930  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

     14,848,000       2,223,857  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

     6,656,000       4,017,050  
   

 

 

  
      46,773,964  
United Arab Emirates — 0.3%            

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

     1,746,944       7,752,358  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

     1,074,176       4,345,718  
   

 

 

  
          12,098,076  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 1.2%            

Admiral Group PLC

     78,848     $   2,049,216  

AstraZeneca PLC

     34,816       2,559,642  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC(a)

     40,448       2,240,819  

Compass Group PLC

     567,296       12,802,429  

Diageo PLC

     102,400       4,292,055  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     2,721,280       10,855,636  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     658,432       12,672,384  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     1,181,184       3,352,697  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

     300,544       2,093,280  
   

 

 

  
          52,918,158  
United States — 50.2%            

Abbott Laboratories

     99,840       7,600,819  

Accenture PLC, Class A

     38,400       6,837,888  

AGNC Investment Corp.

     1,067,008       17,498,931  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

     26,112       17,320,090  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     219,648       20,978,581  

Altria Group Inc.

     227,840       11,177,830  

Ameren Corp.

     62,976       4,618,660  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

     183,808       15,829,545  

American Tower Corp.

     47,616       9,940,792  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

     96,256       10,878,853  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     101,672       8,845,464  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

     2,743,296       24,168,438  

Anthem Inc.

     22,016       6,120,008  

Aon PLC

     83,968       15,120,118  

Apple Inc.

     18,432       3,226,890  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

     769,536       26,495,125  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     62,464       5,259,469  

AT&T Inc.

     745,984       22,812,191  

Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a)

     160,256       6,514,406  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     95,232       15,248,548  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

     17,408       17,879,931  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     137,728       27,960,161  

Baxter International Inc.

     256,512       18,838,241  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

     105,984       20,923,361  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     97,792       4,436,823  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

     119,296       14,896,492  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(d)

     32,768       5,130,814  

Camden Property Trust

     66,048       6,826,721  

Campbell Soup Co.

     154,112       5,595,807  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

     113,152       9,010,294  

Chevron Corp.

     20,992       2,389,939  

Chubb Ltd.

     150,016       21,912,837  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

     211,968       15,772,539  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     128,000       12,574,720  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     231,424       12,040,991  

Clorox Co. (The)

     159,744       23,771,505  

CMS Energy Corp.

     49,664       2,786,647  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     771,072       37,882,767  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     40,448       2,504,945  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     171,520       11,941,222  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     375,296       15,387,136  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

     592,384       51,122,739  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

     10,752       3,201,838  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     49,152       11,775,836  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     141,312       18,371,973  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Danaher Corp.

     74,752     $   9,868,012  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

     49,152       5,717,361  

Dollar General Corp.

     134,144       17,073,848  

Dominion Energy Inc.

     331,776       24,942,920  

DTE Energy Co.

     84,480       10,599,706  

Duke Energy Corp.

     392,192       33,575,557  

Duke Realty Corp.

     215,552       6,485,960  

eBay Inc.

     64,512       2,317,916  

Ecolab Inc.

     30,720       5,655,245  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     236,544           27,424,911  

Entergy Corp.

     56,832       5,516,682  

Equity Residential

     204,800       15,681,536  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

     15,360       3,266,611  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     15,872       4,630,497  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     55,296       13,694,607  

Evergy Inc.

     157,184       9,138,678  

Eversource Energy

     92,672       6,842,901  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

     125,440       8,729,370  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

     63,488       6,803,374  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     211,456       14,964,741  

F5 Networks Inc.(a)

     104,960       13,863,117  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     17,920       2,342,682  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

     147,968       5,704,166  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

     166,400       20,017,920  

Fiserv Inc.(a)(d)

     319,488       27,431,240  

General Mills Inc.

     133,120       6,581,453  

Genuine Parts Co.

     45,568       4,506,675  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     32,256       2,007,936  

Harris Corp.

     64,000       11,980,160  

HCP Inc.

     392,192       12,436,408  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(d)

     46,080       2,970,317  

Hershey Co. (The)

     112,128       14,796,411  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

     62,464       11,858,790  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     318,464       12,576,143  

Humana Inc.

     15,360       3,761,050  

Intel Corp.

     48,640       2,142,106  

International Business Machines Corp.

     85,504       10,858,153  

Intuit Inc.

     20,480       5,014,528  

Invitation Homes Inc.

     146,432       3,753,052  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

     148,480       19,483,546  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     82,944       10,082,673  

Johnson & Johnson

     381,952       50,093,005  

Kellogg Co.

     291,840       15,339,110  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     124,416       15,911,562  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     101,888       2,817,203  

L3 Technologies Inc.

     18,944       4,585,585  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

     35,328       2,093,184  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)

     32,256       3,165,926  

Liberty Property Trust

     187,392       8,895,498  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     35,840       12,133,274  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     26,624       2,483,487  

Markel Corp.(a)(d)

     21,504       22,769,941  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

     324,096       30,983,578  

Mastercard Inc., Class A(d)

     56,832       14,292,680  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

     129,024       20,132,905  

McDonald’s Corp.

     237,056       47,001,093  

Medtronic PLC

     201,728       18,675,978  

Merck & Co. Inc.

     432,128       34,228,859  

Microsoft Corp.

     36,352       4,496,015  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

     20,992       2,396,867  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

     90,468     $ 4,600,298  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     288,256       43,223,987  

National Retail Properties Inc.

     249,344       13,347,384  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

     699,904       23,159,823  

NextEra Energy Inc.

     183,296       36,331,100  

Nordstrom Inc.

     71,168       2,227,558  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)(d)

     24,576       9,126,789  

Oracle Corp.

     82,432       4,171,059  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

     32,256       6,455,716  

Paychex Inc.

     368,128           31,581,701  

PepsiCo Inc.

     353,280       45,219,840  

Pfizer Inc.

     774,656       32,163,717  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     50,688       3,909,565  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     23,552       2,211,768  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     401,920       41,361,587  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     204,288       16,195,953  

Public Storage

     139,776       33,249,915  

Raytheon Co.

     16,384       2,859,008  

Realty Income Corp.

     138,752       9,723,740  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     76,288       13,307,679  

Republic Services Inc.

     442,880       37,463,219  

Ross Stores Inc.

     161,792       15,045,038  

Simon Property Group Inc.

     59,904       9,709,839  

Southern Co. (The)

     621,568       33,253,888  

Starbucks Corp.

     249,344       18,965,105  

Stryker Corp.

     23,040       4,221,850  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

     40,960       4,769,382  

Sysco Corp.

     164,352       11,310,705  

Target Corp.

     59,392       4,778,086  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

     706,048       35,507,154  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

     137,728       20,049,065  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

     42,496       3,225,021  

UDR Inc.

     327,168       14,650,583  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

     10,240       3,413,811  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     30,208       7,304,294  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

     29,184       3,488,947  

Ventas Inc.

     155,648         10,008,166  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

     38,400       7,487,232  

Verizon Communications Inc.

     757,760       41,184,256  

Visa Inc., Class A(d)

     233,472       37,666,038  

Walmart Inc.

     340,480       34,538,291  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     54,980       7,259,559  

Waste Management Inc.

     530,432       58,002,739  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

     405,504       32,663,347  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Welltower Inc.

     106,496     $ 8,649,605  

WP Carey Inc.

     210,944       17,510,462  

WR Berkley Corp.

     237,726       14,786,557  

Xcel Energy Inc.

     564,736       32,381,962  

Yum! Brands Inc.

     104,960       10,742,656  
   

 

 

  
      2,295,488,678  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $4,036,222,684)

 

     4,542,898,357  
   

 

 

  

Rights

    
United Kingdom — 0.0%            

Marks & Spencer Group PLC
(Expires 06/12/19)(a)

     232,084       114,082  
   

 

 

  

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

 

     114,082  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 0.9%            

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

     26,402,934       26,413,495  

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

     16,848,601       16,848,601  
   

 

 

  
      43,262,096  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.9%
(Cost: $43,257,005)

 

     43,262,096  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 100.4%
(Cost: $4,079,479,689)

 

     4,586,274,535  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.4)%

 

     (18,385,389 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $   4,567,889,146  
   

 

 

  

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(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)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® Edge MSCI Min Vol Global 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

      40,988,658        (14,585,724 )       26,402,934      $ 26,413,495      $ 279,728 (a)     $ 10,633      $ (6,449 ) 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      3,646,867        13,201,734        16,848,601        16,848,601        111,173        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 43,262,096      $ 390,901      $ 10,633      $ (6,449 ) 
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (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

                  

MSCI EAFE E-Mini

      89          06/21/19        $ 8,090        $ (185,932 ) 

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini

      72          06/21/19          3,601          (27,179 ) 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

      66          06/21/19          9,083          (312,013 ) 
                 

 

 

  
                  $ (525,124 ) 
                 

 

 

  

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

    $ 4,542,893,018        $ —        $ 5,339        $ 4,542,898,357  

Rights

      114,082          —          —          114,082  

Money Market Funds

      43,262,096          —          —          43,262,096  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 4,586,269,196        $ —        $       5,339        $ 4,586,274,535  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                  

Liabilities

                  

Futures Contracts

    $ (525,124 )       $             —        $ —        $ (525,124 ) 
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

  (a)

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

 

 

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

 

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