NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_11110227615446224.htm iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

July 31, 2019

   

iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Brazil — 6.0%            

AES Tiete Energia SA

     1,522,800     $ 5,176,370  

CCR SA

     958,800       3,809,616  

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

     817,800       4,192,676  

Enauta Participacoes SA

     2,521,300       8,878,761  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

     459,250       5,891,670  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

     852,600       6,303,974  
   

 

 

  
        34,253,067  
China — 10.5%            

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

     6,808,000       8,853,644  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     9,870,000       4,022,190  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     9,870,000       4,034,799  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

     4,512,000       3,498,747  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

     9,208,000       5,952,105  

China Power International Development Ltd.

     16,356,999       4,116,466  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

     3,948,000       7,212,202  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     5,076,000       3,436,784  

Seaspan Corp.(a)

     544,824       5,529,964  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

     13,536,000       4,876,342  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

     14,100,000       4,935,423  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

     3,384,000       3,294,125  
   

 

 

  
      59,762,791  
Czech Republic — 1.4%            

CEZ AS

     200,502       4,530,077  

Komercni Banka AS

     95,598       3,710,402  
   

 

 

  
      8,240,479  
Greece — 0.7%            

OPAP SA

     353,628       4,008,164  
   

 

 

  
India — 3.8%            

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

     10,736,022       7,109,483  

REC Ltd.

     3,720,708       7,586,382  

Vedanta Ltd.

     3,219,630       7,212,982  
   

 

 

  
      21,908,847  
Indonesia — 1.7%            

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

     7,839,600       9,410,093  
   

 

 

  
Malaysia — 3.1%            

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

     9,475,213       6,038,970  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

     444,900       2,434,470  

Malayan Banking Bhd

     2,058,600       4,315,253  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd(a)

     4,709,400       4,667,744  
   

 

 

  
      17,456,437  
Mexico — 1.5%            

Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand

     3,666,000       5,287,839  

Nemak SAB de CV(b)

     7,134,600       3,307,536  
   

 

 

  
      8,595,375  
Philippines — 1.8%            

Globe Telecom Inc.

     107,160       4,523,305  

PLDT Inc.

     242,520       5,480,678  
   

 

 

  
      10,003,983  
Poland — 0.9%            

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

     459,942       4,995,824  
   

 

 

  
Qatar — 2.8%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

     4,765,800       4,649,370  

Doha Bank QPSC

     7,027,440       5,242,639  
Security   Shares     Value  
Qatar (continued)            

United Development Co. QSC

     15,778,114     $ 5,993,217  
   

 

 

  
      15,885,226  
Russia — 15.6%            

Alrosa PJSC

     3,634,240       4,669,750  

Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC

     3,099,830,000       8,992,452  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

     16,325,400       11,036,745  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

     36,509       8,430,268  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

     889,960       7,270,973  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

     3,312,590       4,865,411  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC, GDR

     353,973       8,360,842  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(c)

     298,074       3,716,983  

Rostelecom PJSC

     2,546,800       3,311,011  

Severstal PJSC

     816,980       13,251,492  

Tatneft PJSC

     482,220       5,650,324  

VTB Bank PJSC

     14,419,290,000       9,661,737  
   

 

 

  
        89,217,988  
South Africa — 8.3%            

Astral Foods Ltd.

     887,139       10,292,972  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

     2,653,936       7,864,207  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

     294,972       3,456,731  

MTN Group Ltd.

     1,135,551       9,031,531  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

     650,290       3,476,319  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

     814,416       4,950,707  

Truworths International Ltd.

     876,456       3,866,022  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

     1,198,500       4,650,675  
   

 

 

  
      47,589,164  
Taiwan — 20.3%            

Asustek Computer Inc.

     753,000       5,375,890  

AU Optronics Corp.

     28,482,000       7,574,927  

Casetek Holdings Ltd.

     2,563,660       4,245,903  

Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd.

     2,020,000       5,814,025  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

     1,128,000       3,917,737  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

     1,809,000       4,159,557  

Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd.

     4,794,263       5,881,917  

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

     2,643,000       6,944,191  

Inventec Corp.

     7,332,475       5,494,257  

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.

     725,943       3,525,185  

Mitac Holdings Corp.

     3,948,975       4,108,290  

Nanya Technology Corp.

     4,794,000       11,408,596  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     579,000       3,090,930  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

     1,410,000       5,577,334  

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

     525,600       4,115,824  

Sitronix Technology Corp.

     1,013,000       4,446,769  

Supreme Electronics Co. Ltd.

     7,896,000       7,160,753  

Systex Corp.

     2,820,000       6,674,664  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

     2,256,200       3,243,303  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

     1,090,000       3,838,337  

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

     1,433,707       3,610,145  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

     4,230,280       5,604,912  
   

 

 

  
      115,813,446  
Thailand — 7.7%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

     564,000       3,906,097  

Jasmine International PCL, NVDR

     43,868,100       8,986,149  

Kiatnakin Bank PCL, NVDR

     2,650,800       6,291,933  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

     17,371,200       6,382,525  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

     2,227,800       4,382,439  

Sansiri PCL, NVDR(a)

     162,632,466       7,879,121  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

     215,400       3,039,623  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

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iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR(a)

     1,297,200     $ 2,910,317  
   

 

 

  
      43,778,204  
Turkey — 4.2%            

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

     7,271,350       9,713,873  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

     1,685,232       5,963,117  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

     318,870       8,026,574  
   

 

 

  
        23,703,564  
United Arab Emirates — 3.5%            

DAMAC Properties Dubai Co. PJSC(d)

     22,870,482       6,350,923  

Dubai Investments PJSC

     21,847,950       8,148,780  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

     3,802,699       5,507,632  
   

 

 

  
      20,007,335  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 93.8%
(Cost: $535,094,161)

       534,629,987  
   

 

 

  

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil — 3.9%            

Cia. de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista, Preference Shares, NVS

     1,494,600       9,612,853  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

     1,015,273       3,815,436  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares, NVS

     620,400       8,623,537  
   

 

 

  
      22,051,826  
Russia — 1.0%            

Bashneft PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS

     238,150       6,045,036  
   

 

 

  

Total Preferred Stocks — 4.9%
(Cost: $24,847,838)

       28,096,862  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    2.45%(e)(f)(g)

     5,326,880     $ 5,329,543  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    2.25%(e)(f)

     1,601,000       1,601,000  
   

 

 

  
      6,930,543  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.2%
(Cost: $6,930,289)

 

     6,930,543  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $566,872,288)

 

     569,657,392  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

     464,074  
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $   570,121,466  
   

 

 

  

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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)

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

(d) 

Non-income producing security.

(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 three months ended July 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

04/30/19

      Net Activity     

Shares

Held at

07/31/19

     

Value at

07/31/19

      Income     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

     

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

 

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

      8,843,342        (3,516,462 )       5,326,880      $ 5,329,543      $ 25,113 (a)     $ 2,209      $ (1,871 ) 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      647,271        953,729        1,601,000        1,601,000        7,855        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 6,930,543      $ 32,968      $ 2,209      $ (1,871 ) 
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (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 Emerging Markets E-Mini

      140          09/20/19        $ 7,179        $ (151,552 ) 
                 

 

 

  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

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iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

 

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 July 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

    $ 534,629,987        $ —        $ —        $ 534,629,987  

Preferred Stocks

      28,096,862          —          —          28,096,862  

Money Market Funds

      6,930,543          —          —          6,930,543  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 569,657,392        $ —        $ —        $ 569,657,392  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                  

Liabilities

                  

Futures Contracts

    $ (151,552 )       $ —        $ —        $ (151,552 ) 
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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