| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) November 30, 2019 |
iShares® MSCI Italy ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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) |
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| BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
103,000 | 189,000 | 292,000 | $ | 292,000 | $ | 663 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
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| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) November 30, 2019 |
iShares® MSCI Italy ETF |
Futures Contracts
| Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| Long Contracts |
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| FTSE/MIB Index |
5 | 12/20/19 | $ | 642 | $ | (4,142 | ) | |||||||||
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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 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.
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| Investments |
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| Common Stocks |
$ | 301,690,333 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 301,690,333 | ||||||||
| Preferred Stocks |
5,164,418 | — | — | 5,164,418 | ||||||||||||
| Money Market Funds |
292,000 | — | — | 292,000 | ||||||||||||
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| $ | 307,146,751 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 307,146,751 | |||||||||
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| Derivative financial instruments(a) |
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| Liabilities |
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| Futures Contracts |
$ | (4,142 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (4,142 | ) | ||||||
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| (a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
| Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity | ||
| NVS | Non-Voting Shares | |
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