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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Argentina — 0.4%            

Globant SA(a)(b)

    16,632     $ 1,779,624  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 9.1%            

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    168,300       2,796,177  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    514,800       4,194,324  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    247,500       3,359,861  

Hypera SA

    277,200       2,183,090  

IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A

    514,800       4,520,617  

JBS SA

    792,000       5,334,569  

Lojas Renner SA

    277,200       3,395,918  

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

    247,500       3,318,302  

Petrobras Distribuidora SA

    514,800       3,462,600  

Porto Seguro SA

    74,300       1,054,324  

Sul America SA

    207,978       2,616,264  

TIM Participacoes SA

    633,600       2,028,935  
   

 

 

 
        38,264,981  
Chile — 0.2%            

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    105,435       968,217  
   

 

 

 
China — 38.4%            

51job Inc., ADR(a)

    18,612       1,463,275  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    990,000       1,386,145  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)

    76,923       15,384,600  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    171,060       76,649  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,439       387,244  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    891,000       5,696,982  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    99,000       930,842  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    1,237,500       694,021  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    158,400       192,425  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,188,000       1,123,081  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    396,000       1,750,388  

Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,700       211,450  

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    39,600       148,825  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    148,500       1,402,903  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    2,376,000       1,135,223  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    495,000       885,312  

Centre Testing International Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,300       133,869  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,600       210,901  

Chengdu Xingrong Environment Co. Ltd., Class A

    158,399       101,619  

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    1,782,000       935,648  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.

    891,000       1,274,849  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,534,000       1,360,598  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    6,534,000       3,572,613  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,782,000       1,199,724  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    1,188,000       4,621,328  

China Education Group Holdings Ltd.

    198,000       268,123  

China Everbright Ltd.

    684,000       1,101,006  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    792,000       829,664  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,277,000       1,233,366  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    990,000       1,408,911  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    5,148,000       3,584,248  

China Mobile Ltd.

    1,336,500       10,073,584  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    3,267,000       676,125  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    4,293,000       680,058  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    1,782,000       2,133,096  

China Resources Double Crane Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,597       69,732  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,386,000       1,802,495  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,600     $ 165,555  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    10,098,000         3,818,477  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    1,267,200       506,702  

Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,400       100,888  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,797       137,087  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,782,000       885,565  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    1,188,000       966,761  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    891,000       2,879,793  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    2,772,000       6,310,503  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    663,328       748,254  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,980,000       1,902,156  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,500       167,301  

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,099       211,659  

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

    712,800       1,198,358  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,370       305,803  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,800       256,979  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(b)(c)

    297,000       526,634  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    3,564,000       1,361,357  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,400       186,228  

Hubei Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,600       126,856  

Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    198,000       127,025  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    19,800       205,071  

Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corp. Ltd., Class A

    277,200       102,127  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    821,700       592,446  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,800       197,382  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    990,000       1,320,379  

Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC Ltd., Class A

    49,500       212,507  

Jilin Aodong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,600       87,031  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,200       110,633  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    474,000       1,304,934  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    792,000       893,406  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.

    198,000       196,286  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    990,000       670,308  

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H(a)(c)

    277,200       570,141  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    1,435,500       4,602,989  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    891,000       654,498  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    336,600       131,672  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    594,000       225,375  

Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,600       111,534  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,000       289,679  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    594,000       497,798  

Noah Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    23,067       672,172  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,031,000       5,822,984  

Qudian Inc., ADR(a)

    108,603       538,671  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,500       145,051  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,300       164,626  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,584,000       1,912,274  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,600       194,565  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    357,000       643,058  

Shanghai Mechanical and Electrical Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,600       85,510  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    277,200       154,965  

Shenzhen Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,100       119,646  

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    594,000       792,228  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    693,000       1,464,306  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    2,178,000     $ 856,982  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    841,500       3,047,686  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    2,772,000       580,765  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    5,049,000       6,514,631  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    128,700       150,487  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,039,500       609,537  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    495,000       835,987  

SSY Group Ltd.

    1,188,000       934,889  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    1,732,500       1,960,966  

TangShan Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    257,400       92,635  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    207,900       8,812,394  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(a)

    9,900       145,839  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.

    732,000       517,129  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    990,000       1,005,461  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,386,000       2,369,095  

Weifu High-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,600       104,775  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,596       111,072  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,200       253,374  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    4,950,000       1,056,051  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    225,621       10,044,647  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    1,287,000       591,894  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    990,000       866,341  

Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,200       105,676  

Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,800       129,335  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    396,000       1,403,852  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    434,400       307,442  
   

 

 

 
        162,126,057  
Czech Republic — 0.3%            

Moneta Money Bank AS(c)

    362,835       1,205,619  
   

 

 

 
India — 6.0%            

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    241,857       931,522  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    47,421       974,498  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    57,717       1,437,102  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    83,358       3,385,854  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.(c)

    30,864       1,521,721  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    446,886       1,760,446  

Infosys Ltd.

    940,896       9,133,200  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    435,006       1,646,337  

REC Ltd.

    516,087       992,067  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    337,689       3,584,364  
   

 

 

 
      25,367,111  
Indonesia — 1.2%            

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

    10,870,200       947,915  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    2,227,500       382,173  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    3,138,300       1,768,840  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    14,988,600       1,620,533  

Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT

    30,200       19,698  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT

    12,711,600       509,185  
   

 

 

 
      5,248,344  
Malaysia — 0.8%            

AirAsia Group Bhd

    1,089,000       440,658  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    1,168,200       1,116,035  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    49,500       1,698,396  
   

 

 

 
      3,255,089  
Mexico — 0.2%            

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, CPO

    227,700       808,282  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Philippines — 0.8%            

Altus San Nicolas Corp.(a)

    30,439     $ 3,111  

Megaworld Corp.

    8,346,600       727,648  

PLDT Inc.

    62,370       1,319,448  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    1,415,700       729,929  

Security Bank Corp.

    157,410       635,030  
   

 

 

 
      3,415,166  
Poland — 0.3%            

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    626,868       1,397,973  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 1.9%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    1,516,779       1,411,824  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    1,496,161       1,788,777  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    892,386       633,330  

Ooredoo QPSC

    611,028       1,157,509  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    300,730       1,842,058  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    433,192       1,083,128  
   

 

 

 
      7,916,626  
Russia — 0.7%            

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    26,532,000       1,840,975  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    1,623,600       984,846  
   

 

 

 
      2,825,821  
Saudi Arabia — 2.6%            

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    40,186       502,593  

Arab National Bank

    438,372       2,980,930  

Bank Al-Jazira

    152,064       552,296  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    19,602       527,947  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    196,911       609,111  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    22,473       948,061  

Riyad Bank

    456,093       2,675,746  

Samba Financial Group

    31,880       247,814  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

    25,657       607,558  

Saudi Cement Co.

    54,648       990,950  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    85,338       460,143  
   

 

 

 
        11,103,149  
South Africa — 6.7%            

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    39,303       3,252,174  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    302,742       5,662,492  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    55,440       504,457  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    583,011       4,480,109  

Investec Ltd.

    213,840       1,228,927  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    47,124       1,208,829  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    98,109       746,413  

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

    654,489       908,951  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    187,209       2,235,827  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    3,518,856       4,452,303  

Reinet Investments SCA

    106,623       2,075,412  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    187,407       1,031,487  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

    213,543       683,343  
   

 

 

 
      28,470,724  
South Korea — 10.2%            

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    202,059       1,190,645  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    20,394       1,552,234  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    36,234       1,708,702  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    96,129       2,909,547  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    54,054       1,521,649  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    9,603       676,434  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    46,728       1,107,720  

Kia Motors Corp.

    192,456       7,047,134  

LG Uplus Corp.

    79,497       901,884  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Orange Life Insurance Ltd.(c)

    25,146     $ 607,813  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    160,182       6,821,449  

SK Hynix Inc.

    159,093       10,896,689  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    14,751       3,072,214  

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

    37,521       2,846,278  
   

 

 

 
        42,860,392  
Taiwan — 13.9%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    396,000       2,063,683  

Asia Cement Corp.

    1,584,000       2,359,607  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    396,169       1,149,144  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    2,970,000       1,830,059  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    240,968       1,508,493  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    590,000       657,479  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    693,000       1,512,719  

Inventec Corp.

    1,782,000       1,334,580  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    1,542,718       2,447,274  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    495,000       1,361,187  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    891,000       2,079,258  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    421,000       3,083,971  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    99,000       923,141  

Pou Chen Corp.

    1,584,000       2,063,683  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    540,000       1,665,460  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    396,000       2,991,691  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    396,000       591,849  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    253,400       628,714  

Standard Foods Corp.

    297,000       645,388  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    990,000       1,195,703  

Taiwan Business Bank

    2,927,104       1,199,220  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    936,000       9,356,779  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    8,118,000       3,977,781  

Walsin Technology Corp.

    198,000       1,103,227  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    252,000       2,498,484  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    2,079,000       1,189,051  

Wistron Corp.

    2,079,063       1,887,548  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    1,089,160       1,354,734  

Yageo Corp.

    198,358       2,145,430  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    396,000       1,745,694  
   

 

 

 
      58,551,031  
Thailand — 0.6%            

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    2,405,700       1,305,650  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    386,100       840,112  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    8,300,889       439,527  
   

 

 

 
      2,585,289  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Arab Emirates — 1.5%  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    2,812,590     $ 1,661,604  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    1,160,676       1,674,743  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    2,564,001       2,882,900  
   

 

 

 
      6,219,247  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 95.8%
(Cost: $392,666,356)

 

      404,368,742  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil — 3.2%            

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    2,920,538       9,165,750  

Telefonica Brasil SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    326,700       4,346,161  
   

 

 

 
      13,511,911  
Russia — 0.7%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,068,800       2,846,320  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 3.9%
(Cost: $14,935,052)

 

    16,358,231  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.5%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.82%(d)(e)(f)

    6,113,813       6,116,258  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.5%
(Cost: $6,116,497)

 

    6,116,258  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.2%
(Cost: $413,717,905)

 

    426,843,231  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.2)%

 

    (4,926,969
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 421,916,262  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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) 

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 three months ended November 30, 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

08/31/19

     Net Activity     

Shares

Held at

11/30/19

    

Value at

11/30/19

     Income     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

     3,212,175        2,901,638        6,113,813      $ 6,116,258      $ 13,319 (a)     $ (405    $ (398

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     300,000        (300,000                    3,406                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 6,116,258      $ 16,725      $ (405    $ (398
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets  ETF

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

          

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini

    13        12/20/19      $ 675      $ (8,279
          

 

 

 

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 iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at sec.gov.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 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

   $ 404,365,631        $ 3,111        $        $ 404,368,742  

Preferred Stocks

     16,358,231                            16,358,231  

Money Market Funds

     6,116,258                            6,116,258  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 426,840,120        $ 3,111        $        $ 426,843,231  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (8,279      $        $        $ (8,279
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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