NPORT-EX 2 iShsMSCIGlobalGoldMinersETF.htm iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2019

   

iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 11.4%  

Castile Resources Ltd.(a)

     321,530     $ 2  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     1,173,668       24,419,414  

Resolute Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

     2,140,139       1,671,967  

St. Barbara Ltd.

     1,599,563       2,834,694  

Westgold Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

     1,286,120       1,739,863  
   

 

 

  
      30,665,940  
Canada — 50.5%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     202,973       12,059,951  

Alacer Gold Corp.(a)

     697,336       3,748,526  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

     813,840       4,613,751  

B2Gold Corp.

     1,732,363       6,403,842  

Barrick Gold Corp.

     2,774,823       46,335,836  

Barrick Gold Corp., New

     31,505       515,917  

Centerra Gold Inc.(a)

     490,574       4,195,687  

China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.(a)

     955,236       726,361  

Detour Gold Corp.(a)

     359,652       6,660,974  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)

     397,362       3,111,285  

Endeavour Mining Corp.(a)(b)

     169,500       3,237,504  

IAMGOLD Corp.(a)

     990,104       3,607,832  

Kinross Gold Corp.(a)

     2,308,103       9,974,411  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

     251,726       10,573,155  

Leagold Mining Corp.(a)

     109,525       178,110  

New Gold Inc.(a)

     2,035,943       1,747,393  

Premier Gold Mines Ltd.(a)

     760,086       1,155,937  

SEMAFO Inc.(a)

     866,598       1,820,296  

SSR Mining Inc.(a)

     253,168       3,937,851  

TMAC Resources Inc.(a)

     65,071       170,975  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)

     206,045       3,100,952  

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)

     115,237       757,402  

Yamana Gold Inc.

     1,872,143       6,793,698  
   

 

 

  
        135,427,646  
Peru — 2.2%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

     380,010       5,840,754  
   

 

 

  
Russia — 2.1%            

Polymetal International PLC

     374,114       5,637,628  
   

 

 

  
South Africa — 11.6%            

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

     594,941       11,127,788  

Gold Fields Ltd.

     1,557,594       8,179,680  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.(a)

     1,125,047     $ 3,456,604  

Sibanye Gold Ltd.(a)

     4,296,025       8,467,154  
   

 

 

  
      31,231,226  
Turkey — 0.8%            

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a)

     158,697       2,028,094  
   

 

 

  
United Kingdom — 1.3%        

Centamin PLC

     2,455,952       3,529,397  
   

 

 

  
United States — 20.0%            

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)

     422,547       2,771,908  

McEwen Mining Inc.(a)

     1,046,120       1,182,116  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.

     1,297,017       49,805,453  
   

 

 

  
      53,759,477  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $261,289,608)

 

     268,120,162  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.8%  

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

     2,052,706       2,053,527  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.57%(c)(d)

     92,000       92,000  
   

 

 

  
      2,145,527  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.8%
(Cost: $2,144,726)

 

     2,145,527  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 100.7%
(Cost: $263,434,334)

 

     270,265,689  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.7)%

 

     (1,815,072 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   268,450,617  
   

 

 

  

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

(e) 

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

      10,240,200        (8,187,494 )       2,052,706      $ 2,053,527      $ 38,139 (a)     $ (182 )     $ (30 ) 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      98,000        (6,000 )       92,000        92,000        903        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 2,145,527      $ 39,042      $ (182 )     $ (30 ) 
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (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® MSCI Global Gold Miners  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 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

    $ 268,120,160        $ 2        $ —        $ 268,120,162  

Money Market Funds

      2,145,527          —          —          2,145,527  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 270,265,687        $ 2        $ —        $ 270,265,689  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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