NPORT-EX 2 iShMSCIGlobalMetalsMiningETF.htm iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining  Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 27.0%  

Alumina Ltd.

    754,528     $ 1,178,938  

BHP Group Ltd.

    908,048       23,481,008  

BHP Group PLC

    651,928       14,419,902  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    158,992       1,564,739  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    426,816       2,809,035  

Galaxy Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    119,020       74,467  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    131,328       845,664  

Independence Group NL

    155,040       613,484  

Jupiter Mines Ltd.

    476,520       80,580  

Lynas Corp. Ltd.(a)

    201,856       296,282  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    53,048       557,242  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.

    122,056       66,460  

Orocobre Ltd.(a)(b)

    63,080       107,522  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    100,168       714,801  

Perenti Global Ltd.

    187,720       246,964  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)

    501,904       101,846  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    114,152       7,481,884  

Sandfire Resources NL

    50,920       192,533  

Sims Metal Management Ltd.(b)

    53,048       387,163  

South32 Ltd.

    1,543,712       2,819,251  

Syrah Resources Ltd.(a)

    13,331       3,156  

Western Areas Ltd.

    90,896       170,920  
   

 

 

 
      58,213,841  
Austria — 0.4%            

voestalpine AG

    35,416       939,145  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.1%            

Bekaert SA

    11,552       303,910  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 5.6%            

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    197,600       586,963  

Vale SA(a)

    978,988       11,571,984  
   

 

 

 
      12,158,947  
Canada — 3.5%            

Altius Minerals Corp.

    12,312       102,612  

ERO Copper Corp.(a)

    19,304       297,935  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    213,104       1,949,342  

HudBay Minerals, Inc.

    74,480       242,799  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    182,552       482,407  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    19,456       370,005  

Largo Resources Ltd.(a)

    89,376       68,634  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    14,744       43,069  

Lucara Diamond Corp.

    111,872       69,065  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    204,592       1,107,485  

Major Drilling Group International Inc.(a)

    26,144       105,698  

Stelco Holdings Inc.

    10,792       86,369  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    152,912       2,394,556  

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(a)

    244,568       112,318  
   

 

 

 
        7,432,294  
Chile — 0.1%            

CAP SA

    20,520       132,999  
   

 

 

 
China — 2.2%            

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A(a)

    243,200       113,471  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(a)

    1,216,000       372,827  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,483       47,713  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    349,699       272,101  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    532,000       279,329  

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    132,000       0 (d) 
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    243,200     $ 123,158  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,242,000       425,226  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,070       107,559  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

    304,000       125,441  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    486,400       194,492  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       60,000  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,999       43,784  

Guangdong HEC Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,800       76,455  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    197,600       70,833  

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

    76,000       48,757  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A

    881,698       160,538  

Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resources Co. Ltd., Class B

    158,596       114,665  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       30,465  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    456,000       526,036  

Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd.

    760,000       58,254  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,800       62,098  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,200       35,676  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    304,000       115,343  

MMG Ltd.(a)

    742,000       162,093  

Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,200       42,811  

Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    167,200       66,357  

Sansteel Minguang Co. Ltd. Fujian, Class A

    45,600       54,746  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    228,000       70,055  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    121,600       67,979  

Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd.

    45,600       52,800  

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,800       34,422  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

    608,000       132,043  

Tiangong International Co. Ltd.

    304,000       117,674  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    212,800       64,476  

Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    60,800       46,962  

Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,399       52,366  

Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,200       51,633  

Xinyu Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,800       41,514  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,400       52,195  

Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    30,400       41,730  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       65,925  
   

 

 

 
      4,682,002  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Ezz Steel Co. SAE(a)

    77,504       54,474  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.1%            

Outokumpu OYJ

    97,736       280,293  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.3%            

APERAM SA

    15,504       464,976  

Eramet

    2,888       129,219  
   

 

 

 
      594,195  
Germany — 1.1%            

Aurubis AG

    10,184       482,393  

Salzgitter AG

    12,312       243,675  

thyssenkrupp AG(b)

    125,400       1,573,468  
   

 

 

 
        2,299,536  
India — 2.0%            

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    2,128       46,452  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    355,528       991,935  

Jindal Saw Ltd.

    45,296       50,892  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(a)

    125,967       282,707  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    257,640       939,338  
 

 

 

1


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

MOIL Ltd.

    25,840     $ 49,906  

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

    163,400       101,132  

Tata Steel Ltd., GDR(b)(e)

    102,904       605,075  

Vedanta Ltd.

    394,136       794,453  

Vedanta Ltd., ADR

    53,656       431,931  

Welspun Corp. Ltd.

    17,291       33,551  
   

 

 

 
      4,327,372  
Indonesia — 0.1%            

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    2,614,438       139,017  

Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk PT(a)

    942,453       17,372  

Timah Tbk PT

    896,867       44,827  
   

 

 

 
      201,216  
Japan — 6.7%            

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    15,200       361,019  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    12,600       567,811  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,200       543,403  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    65,300       913,520  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    152,000       1,936,262  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    106,400       543,125  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    10,100       190,176  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    15,200       437,220  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    34,500       921,176  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    15,200       381,839  

Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.

    15,200       67,041  

Neturen Co. Ltd.

    15,200       121,867  

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

    60,800       97,715  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    182,400       371,429  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    248,305       3,640,340  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    76,000       2,301,306  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.

    15,200       133,942  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    30,400       232,074  

UACJ Corp.

    13,238       297,133  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    15,200       374,066  
   

 

 

 
      14,432,464  
Malaysia — 0.2%            

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    440,800       496,052  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.3%            

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    1,079,200         2,826,153  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.0%            

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV(b)

    10,032       236,269  

ArcelorMittal

    205,352       3,515,868  

Constellium SE(a)

    37,544       530,872  
   

 

 

 
      4,283,009  
Norway — 0.7%            

Norsk Hydro ASA

    416,632       1,474,788  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.5%            

Southern Copper Corp.

    26,600       1,011,598  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.5%            

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA

    17,176       91,786  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA(a)

    43,016       988,772  
   

 

 

 
      1,080,558  
Qatar — 0.1%            

Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Co.

    869,592       190,368  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 3.8%            

Alrosa PJSC

    804,082       974,607  
Security   Shares     Value  
Russia (continued)            

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    684,000     $ 414,902  

Mechel PJSC, ADR(a)

    40,584       75,080  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    19,456       5,160,214  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    366,320       737,656  

Raspadskaya OJSC

    168       268  

Severstal PJSC

    64,904       916,957  
   

 

 

 
      8,279,684  
Saudi Arabia — 0.7%            

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    131,936       1,511,107  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 2.4%            

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    35,720       370,022  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    16,720       1,383,516  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    245,328       1,885,207  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    19,608       502,986  

Northam Platinum Ltd.(a)

    110,808       809,149  

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd.(a)

    36,936       110,382  
   

 

 

 
      5,061,262  
South Korea — 3.1%            

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.(a)

    17,328       87,436  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    24,928       670,079  

KISWIRE Ltd.

    1,672       31,072  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    2,584       888,205  

Namsun Aluminum Co. Ltd.(a)

    18,848       48,032  

Poongsan Corp.

    5,776       103,916  

POSCO

    24,168       4,716,356  

Seah Besteel Corp.

    3,800       50,993  

SeAH Steel Holdings Corp.

    1       40  

Young Poong Corp.

    152       81,202  
   

 

 

 
      6,677,331  
Spain — 0.3%            

Acerinox SA

    50,464       529,263  

Tubacex SA(b)

    39,520       123,752  
   

 

 

 
      653,015  
Sweden — 1.5%            

Boliden AB

    84,512       2,180,750  

Granges AB

    22,800       227,592  

SSAB AB, Class A

    68,856       214,362  

SSAB AB, Class B

    192,280       540,553  
   

 

 

 
      3,163,257  
Switzerland — 0.0%            

Schmolz + Bickenbach AG, Registered(a)

    2,612       568  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 1.8%            

China Metal Products

    152,011       154,699  

China Steel Corp.

    3,648,612       2,798,300  

Chung Hung Steel Corp.

    310,000       99,166  

Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.

    152,000       269,520  

Hsin Kuang Steel Co. Ltd.

    152,000       139,493  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe

    304,610       290,528  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    152,000       112,591  

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    353,644       106,404  
   

 

 

 
        3,970,701  
Turkey — 0.4%            

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    419,520       585,801  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D(b)

    228,912       95,256  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS(a)

    63,992       102,392  
   

 

 

 
      783,449  
 

 

 

2


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining  Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 19.2%            

Anglo American PLC

    319,656     $ 8,379,074  

Antofagasta PLC

    121,904       1,368,687  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    55,176       150,948  

Evraz PLC

    155,496       745,001  

Ferrexpo PLC

    90,440       167,755  

Glencore PLC

    3,347,192       10,559,881  

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

    25,080       440,873  

KAZ Minerals PLC

    80,408       509,118  

Rio Tinto PLC

    348,992       18,966,466  
   

 

 

 
      41,287,803  
United States — 10.9%            

AK Steel Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    96,520       266,395  

Alcoa Corp.(a)

    57,760       1,175,416  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    38,912       897,311  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    14,440       759,111  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)(b)

    17,480       123,234  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(b)

    84,208       672,822  

Commercial Metals Co.

    36,632       782,460  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    10,488       579,672  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(f)

    61,104       81,835  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    447,944       5,097,603  

Haynes International Inc.

    4,256       156,280  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    4,864       532,997  

Materion Corp.

    6,232       366,816  

Nucor Corp.

    93,784       5,285,666  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    20,520       2,420,950  

Ryerson Holding Corp.(a)

    6,384       68,053  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    8,208       176,882  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    68,096       2,296,878  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    26,904       137,748  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)(b)

    11,856       69,002  

U.S. Steel Corp.(b)

    52,744       692,001  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.(b)

    14,592       299,574  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    12,160       465,728  
   

 

 

 
      23,404,434  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.6%
(Cost: $248,188,335)

 

      212,207,825  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil — 1.1%  

Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    76,000       614,715  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

Cia. Ferro Ligas da Bahia-Ferbasa, Preference Shares, NVS

    15,200     $ 70,243  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    334,400       1,344,465  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    212,800       392,555  
   

 

 

 
      2,421,978  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.1%
(Cost: $999,056)

 

    2,421,978  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 2.7%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.82%(g)(h)(i)

    5,596,841       5,599,080  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.57%(g)(h)

    180,000       180,000  
   

 

 

 
      5,779,080  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.7%
(Cost: $5,778,398)

 

    5,779,080  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.4%
(Cost: $254,965,789)

 

    220,408,883  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.4)%

 

    (5,214,178
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   215,194,705  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

Rounds to less than $1.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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.

(g) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

(i) 

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

     3,540,139        2,056,702        5,596,841      $ 5,599,080      $ 22,901 (a)     $ (29    $ (509

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     186,000        (6,000      180,000        180,000        1,042                
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 5,779,080      $ 23,943      $ (29    $ (509
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

 

 

3


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining  Producers 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

   $ 212,133,358        $        $ 74,467        $ 212,207,825  

Preferred Stocks

     2,421,978                            2,421,978  

Money Market Funds

     5,779,080                            5,779,080  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 220,334,416        $        $ 74,467        $ 220,408,883  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4