0001752724-19-084989.txt : 20190730 0001752724-19-084989.hdr.sgml : 20190730 20190730073858 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-084989 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-EX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190730 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: 19983200 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 S000004261 iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF C000011965 iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF EWT ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-078062 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_6174857111301582.htm iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Taiwan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Airlines — 0.5%            

China Airlines Ltd.

     23,841,761     $ 7,345,789  

Eva Airways Corp.

     17,660,893       8,407,954  
   

 

 

  
      15,753,743  
Auto Components — 0.5%            

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.(a)

    12,362,670       15,681,868  
   

 

 

  
Banks — 14.0%            

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

     34,028,761       21,474,853  

China Development Financial
Holding Corp.(a)

    78,587,508       23,119,457  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     98,013,325       64,954,659  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     54,746,217       47,451,051  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     55,427,132       39,625,249  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

     45,300,529       30,021,228  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    59,161,271       58,015,007  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings
Bank Ltd. (The)

     16,347,000       30,043,834  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

     64,459,724       24,978,462  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    56,512,592       25,206,091  

Taiwan Business Bank

     30,022,524       12,298,669  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial
Holding Co. Ltd.

     50,331,554       32,718,495  
   

 

 

  
      409,907,055  
Biotechnology — 0.2%            

TaiMed Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,475,000       6,485,567  
   

 

 

  
Capital Markets — 1.1%            

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     56,512,248       31,730,879  
   

 

 

  
Chemicals — 7.3%            

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

     18,543,610       63,058,539  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

     23,841,518       83,336,900  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.(a)

    27,373,938       67,974,824  
   

 

 

  
      214,370,263  
Construction Materials — 1.9%            

Asia Cement Corp.

     14,128,136       20,155,917  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

     26,490,554       35,949,222  
   

 

 

  
      56,105,139  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

     7,064,955       26,036,133  
   

 

 

  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.5%  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

     20,309,648       72,276,327  
   

 

 

  
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%            

Ya Hsin Industrial Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    6,845,461       2  
   

 

 

  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 12.9%  

AU Optronics Corp.(a)

    49,450,830       14,547,812  

Delta Electronics Inc.(a)

    11,566,180       52,136,992  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

     6,181,499       12,025,692  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

     68,874,002       161,005,575  

Innolux Corp.(a)

    55,629,873       13,180,474  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

     542,794       64,731,779  

Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    197       —  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

     9,713,364       11,752,825  

Walsin Technology Corp.(a)

    2,196,000       11,045,125  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

     10,608,604       13,255,512  

Yageo Corp.(a)

    1,766,125       14,581,530  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

     3,532,072       10,346,220  
   

 

 

  
      378,609,536  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%  

President Chain Store Corp.

     3,532,215     $ 33,632,162  
   

 

 

  
Food Products — 2.5%  

Standard Foods Corp.

     3,532,056       6,770,822  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

     25,607,189       65,855,736  
   

 

 

  
      72,626,558  
Household Durables — 0.6%            

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

     1,306,000       9,522,594  

Tatung Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,245,000       9,112,811  
   

 

 

  
      18,635,405  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

     19,426,843       20,156,598  
   

 

 

  
Insurance — 4.6%            

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,150,483       56,981,881  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan

     16,777,605       12,949,737  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    36,203,515       49,531,104  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    59,161,929       16,431,530  
   

 

 

  
      135,894,252  
Leisure Products — 0.6%  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     2,649,590       18,816,384  
   

 

 

  
Machinery — 0.7%            

Airtac International Group(a)

    883,000       9,105,829  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.(a)

    1,570,796       11,850,845  
   

 

 

  
      20,956,674  
Marine — 0.3%            

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

     19,691,136       7,536,979  
   

 

 

  
Metals & Mining — 1.8%            

China Steel Corp.(a)

    68,874,977       52,943,043  
   

 

 

  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%            

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.(a)

    7,064,950       25,924,372  
   

 

 

  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

     6,181,790       9,542,787  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

     5,298,076       6,854,608  
   

 

 

  
      16,397,395  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 30.7%  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

     19,426,432       36,748,142  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,428,000       13,777,461  

MediaTek Inc.

     8,205,175       80,721,532  

Nanya Technology Corp.(a)

    7,064,000       13,764,884  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     3,532,544       18,717,315  

Phison Electronics Corp.

     1,030,698       9,324,781  

Powertech Technology Inc.

     5,298,036       12,452,165  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     2,847,063       18,012,261  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     84,768,882       631,492,976  

United Microelectronics Corp.

     68,874,501       28,105,372  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    6,181,000       11,790,093  

Win Semiconductors Corp.(a)

    2,835,000       15,649,110  

Winbond Electronics Corp.(a)

    22,075,000       9,950,771  
   

 

 

  
      900,506,863  
Specialty Retail — 1.0%            

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,766,000       28,267,173  
   

 

 

  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.3%  

Acer Inc.(a)

    20,309,737       12,238,845  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

     2,381,614       19,964,499  

Asustek Computer Inc.(a)

    4,158,857       28,547,947  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Taiwan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,709,743     $ 22,531,298  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

     4,462,405       10,572,847  

Compal Electronics Inc.

     27,373,554       17,015,115  

Inventec Corp.

     16,777,868       12,631,499  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     13,245,071       18,896,092  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

     4,415,000       11,535,911  

Pegatron Corp.(a)

    11,479,037       18,700,527  

Quanta Computer Inc.

     15,894,240       29,613,942  

Wistron Corp.

     17,660,921       12,570,050  
   

 

 

  
          214,818,572  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.2%  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,275,601       16,564,150  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

     2,649,476       20,030,835  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

     7,064,515       8,693,069  

Pou Chen Corp.

     13,245,103       15,020,544  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

     2,649,157       5,799,024  
   

 

 

  
      66,107,622  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.6%  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

     13,245,000       18,225,623  
   

 

 

  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

     9,713,259       24,119,916  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

     8,830,609       32,962,020  
   

 

 

  
      57,081,936  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $1,479,870,729)

 

     2,935,484,123  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 3.9%  

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

    109,978,489     $ 110,022,481  

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

    3,948,754       3,948,754  
   

 

 

  
      113,971,235  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 3.9%
(Cost: $113,928,356)

 

     113,971,235  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 103.8%
(Cost: $1,593,799,085)

 

     3,049,455,358  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.8)%

 

     (112,509,702 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $     2,936,945,656  
   

 

 

  

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

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

(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

      146,508,163        (36,529,674 )       109,978,489      $ 110,022,481      $ 3,136,390 (a)     $ 330      $ 2,695  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      33,708,447        (29,759,693 )       3,948,754        3,948,754        120,237        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 113,971,235      $ 3,256,627      $ 330      $ 2,695  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (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 Taiwan Index

      4        06/27/19      $ 152      $ 2,348  
           

 

 

  

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 Taiwan 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

    $ 2,935,484,121      $ —      $ 2      $ 2,935,484,123  

Money Market Funds

      113,971,235        —        —        113,971,235  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
   $ 3,049,455,356      $ —      $ 2      $ 3,049,455,358  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

            

Futures Contracts

    $ 2,348      $             —      $             —      $ 2,348  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

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