iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
November 30, 2019 |
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iShares® MSCI Australia ETF
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security |
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Shares |
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Value |
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Common Stocks |
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Airlines 0.4% |
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Qantas Airways Ltd. |
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1,268,632 |
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$ |
6,264,150 |
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Banks 25.5% |
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Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. |
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4,934,776 |
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82,913,009 |
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Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. |
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848,871 |
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5,758,989 |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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3,081,938 |
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168,479,236 |
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National Australia Bank Ltd. |
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5,019,086 |
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87,894,222 |
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Westpac Banking Corp. |
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6,075,675 |
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100,767,072 |
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445,812,528 |
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Beverages 1.3% |
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Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. |
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884,031 |
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6,804,769 |
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Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. |
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1,249,973 |
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15,810,510 |
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22,615,279 |
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Biotechnology 8.6% |
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CSL Ltd. |
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789,082 |
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151,303,230 |
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Capital Markets 4.5% |
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ASX Ltd. |
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337,795 |
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18,669,474 |
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Macquarie Group Ltd. |
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562,949 |
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52,566,505 |
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Magellan Financial Group Ltd. |
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221,445 |
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7,862,236 |
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79,098,215 |
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Chemicals 1.0% |
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Incitec Pivot Ltd. |
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2,801,843 |
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6,121,389 |
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Orica Ltd. |
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664,345 |
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10,685,852 |
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16,807,241 |
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Commercial Services & Supplies 1.3% |
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Brambles Ltd. |
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2,758,191 |
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23,413,789 |
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Construction & Engineering 0.2% |
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CIMIC Group Ltd. |
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167,537 |
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3,812,153 |
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Construction Materials 1.3% |
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Boral Ltd. |
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2,033,760 |
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7,070,766 |
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James Hardie Industries PLC |
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771,819 |
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15,118,812 |
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22,189,578 |
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Diversified Financial Services 0.7% |
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AMP Ltd. |
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5,799,240 |
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7,668,696 |
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Challenger Ltd. |
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964,000 |
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5,307,684 |
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12,976,380 |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.3% |
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Telstra Corp. Ltd. |
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7,229,239 |
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18,874,851 |
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TPG Telecom Ltd. |
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655,155 |
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3,097,597 |
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21,972,448 |
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Electric Utilities 0.2% |
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AusNet Services |
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3,211,516 |
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3,779,749 |
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Energy Equipment & Services 0.3% |
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Worley Ltd. |
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590,475 |
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5,990,960 |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 7.0% |
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BGP Holdings PLC(a)(b) |
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18,888,372 |
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208 |
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Dexus |
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1,910,810 |
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15,806,933 |
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Goodman Group |
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2,865,910 |
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28,728,595 |
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GPT Group (The) |
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3,400,087 |
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14,143,887 |
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Mirvac Group |
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6,855,200 |
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15,626,211 |
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Scentre Group |
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9,266,598 |
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24,695,634 |
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Stockland |
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4,140,879 |
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14,144,499 |
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Security |
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Shares |
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Value |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued) |
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Vicinity Centres |
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5,594,644 |
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$ |
10,141,703 |
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123,287,670 |
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Food & Staples Retailing 4.6% |
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Coles Group Ltd. |
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1,977,018 |
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21,743,768 |
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Woolworths Group Ltd. |
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2,191,274 |
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58,931,392 |
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80,675,160 |
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Gas Utilities 0.9% |
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APA Group |
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2,049,110 |
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15,246,199 |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.9% |
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Cochlear Ltd. |
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100,386 |
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15,888,178 |
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Health Care Providers & Services 1.7% |
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Ramsay Health Care Ltd. |
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282,498 |
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13,945,140 |
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Sonic Healthcare Ltd. |
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782,167 |
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15,935,221 |
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29,880,361 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.5% |
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Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. |
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1,001,787 |
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22,984,490 |
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Crown Resorts Ltd. |
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651,163 |
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5,686,167 |
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Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. |
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96,859 |
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2,884,644 |
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Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. |
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3,506,892 |
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11,362,177 |
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42,917,478 |
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Insurance 4.1% |
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Insurance Australia Group Ltd. |
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4,013,571 |
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21,419,612 |
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Medibank Pvt Ltd. |
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4,811,501 |
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10,609,668 |
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QBE Insurance Group Ltd. |
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2,293,410 |
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19,670,011 |
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Suncorp Group Ltd. |
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2,189,701 |
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19,817,304 |
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71,516,595 |
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Interactive Media & Services 0.4% |
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REA Group Ltd. |
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91,364 |
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6,449,304 |
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IT Services 0.6% |
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Computershare Ltd. |
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847,614 |
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10,165,073 |
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Metals & Mining 14.3% |
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Alumina Ltd. |
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4,247,379 |
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6,636,462 |
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BHP Group Ltd. |
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5,128,482 |
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132,616,259 |
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BlueScope Steel Ltd. |
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892,725 |
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8,785,861 |
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Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. |
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2,419,246 |
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15,921,959 |
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Newcrest Mining Ltd. |
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1,338,750 |
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27,854,121 |
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Rio Tinto Ltd. |
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646,256 |
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42,357,665 |
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South32 Ltd. |
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8,680,445 |
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15,852,925 |
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250,025,252 |
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Multi-Utilities 0.9% |
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AGL Energy Ltd. |
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1,138,965 |
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15,723,782 |
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Multiline Retail 3.4% |
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Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. |
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983,197 |
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2,859,648 |
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Wesfarmers Ltd. |
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1,973,921 |
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56,570,742 |
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59,430,390 |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.6% |
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Caltex Australia Ltd. |
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433,317 |
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10,129,386 |
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Oil Search Ltd. |
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2,383,211 |
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11,993,310 |
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Origin Energy Ltd. |
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3,073,458 |
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18,086,319 |
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Santos Ltd. |
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3,074,813 |
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16,950,400 |
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Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. |
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210,967 |
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3,185,021 |
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Woodside Petroleum Ltd. |
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1,629,762 |
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38,042,827 |
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98,387,263 |
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Professional Services 0.5% |
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Seek Ltd. |
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584,034 |
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9,160,992 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
November 30, 2019 |
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iShares® MSCI Australia ETF
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Security |
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Shares |
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Value |
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.7% |
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Lendlease Group |
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984,871 |
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$ |
12,863,681 |
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Road & Rail 0.8% |
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Aurizon Holdings Ltd. |
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3,456,236 |
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13,512,474 |
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Software 0.3% |
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WiseTech Global Ltd. |
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248,670 |
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4,588,507 |
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Transportation Infrastructure 3.5% |
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Sydney Airport |
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1,933,013 |
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12,002,759 |
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Transurban Group |
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4,720,115 |
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49,007,732 |
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61,010,491 |
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Total Common Stocks 99.3% (Cost: $1,906,799,437) |
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1,736,764,550 |
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Short-Term Investments |
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Money Market Funds 0.0% |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 1.57%(c)(d) |
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607,000 |
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607,000 |
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Total Short-Term Investments 0.0% (Cost: $607,000) |
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607,000 |
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Total Investments in Securities 99.3% (Cost: $1,907,406,437) |
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1,737,371,550 |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities 0.7% |
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11,960,203 |
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Net Assets 100.0% |
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$ |
1,749,331,753 |
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(a) |
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
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(b) |
Non-income producing security. |
(c) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(d) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.
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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:
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Affiliated Issuer |
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Shares
Held at 08/31/19 |
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Net Activity |
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Shares Held at 11/30/19 |
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Value at 11/30/19 |
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Income |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
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Change in
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
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603,000 |
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4,000 |
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607,000 |
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$ |
607,000 |
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$ |
3,280 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Futures Contracts
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Description |
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Number of Contracts |
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Expiration Date |
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Notional Amount (000) |
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Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Contracts |
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ASX SPI 200 Index |
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105 |
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12/19/19 |
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$ |
12,173 |
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$ |
229,524 |
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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 Funds policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to a recently published shareholder report. Shareholder
reports are available on the Funds website at iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at sec.gov.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
November 30, 2019 |
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iShares® MSCI Australia
ETF |
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following table summarizes the value of the Funds investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2019. The breakdown of the
Funds investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
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Total |
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Investments |
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Assets |
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Common Stocks |
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$ |
1,736,764,342 |
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$ |
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$ |
208 |
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$ |
1,736,764,550 |
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Money Market Funds |
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607,000 |
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607,000 |
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$ |
1,737,371,342 |
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$ |
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$ |
208 |
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$ |
1,737,371,550 |
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Derivative financial instruments(a) |
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Assets |
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Futures Contracts |
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$ |
229,524 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
229,524 |
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(a) |
Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
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