NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_11634832229782875.htm iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

May 31, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Australia — 58.2%            

Afterpay Ltd.(a)

    247,390     $ 7,785,550  

AGL Energy Ltd.

     744,966       8,287,961  

AMP Ltd.(a)

    3,975,654       4,301,633  

Ampol Ltd.

     288,053       5,179,867  

APA Group

     1,361,784       10,494,884  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     668,120       11,406,769  

ASX Ltd.

     225,385       13,192,658  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

     2,267,625       7,149,934  

AusNet Services

     2,150,538       2,505,310  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     3,285,166       39,012,597  

BHP Group Ltd.

     3,412,202       78,460,274  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     581,055       4,254,318  

Brambles Ltd.

     1,785,621       13,796,835  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

     113,338       1,876,330  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     584,619       3,399,494  

Cochlear Ltd.

     74,079       9,491,003  

Coles Group Ltd.

     1,541,363       15,715,686  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     2,050,529       86,772,740  

Computershare Ltd.

     563,696       4,901,776  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

     429,628       2,734,944  

CSL Ltd.

     525,735       96,396,045  

Dexus

     1,282,692       7,663,058  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

     1,875,513       7,594,289  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     1,961,514       18,098,535  

Goodman Group

     1,901,177       19,396,958  

GPT Group (The)

     2,247,012       5,951,350  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     2,686,284       10,895,078  

James Hardie Industries PLC

     510,916       8,800,839  

Lendlease Group

     765,075       6,566,588  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     389,959       28,466,258  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

     147,096       5,697,429  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

     3,176,835       6,010,031  

Mirvac Group

     4,602,648       7,179,808  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     3,702,140       43,767,724  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     936,521       19,010,442  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

     857,204       8,421,377  

Oil Search Ltd.

     2,286,097       5,280,938  

Orica Ltd.

     467,014       5,325,866  

Origin Energy Ltd.

     2,031,623       7,943,202  

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     838,288       2,220,258  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

     1,685,315       9,878,227  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     207,114       9,630,632  

REA Group Ltd.(b)

    61,321       4,089,619  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     429,983       26,658,479  

Santos Ltd.

     2,065,377       7,348,545  

Scentre Group

     6,068,161       8,982,540  

Seek Ltd.(b)

    385,756       5,154,585  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     520,409       9,731,255  

South32 Ltd.

     5,708,604       7,237,699  

Stockland

     2,750,434       6,517,884  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     1,454,430       8,911,109  

Sydney Airport

     1,274,744       4,950,124  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

     2,329,338       4,978,810  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

     4,851,864       10,434,961  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

     432,328       2,439,324  

Transurban Group

     3,168,000       30,050,701  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     830,256       5,323,857  

Vicinity Centres

     3,698,298       3,952,437  
Security   Shares      Value  
Australia (continued)             

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

     124,648      $ 1,567,121  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     1,313,336        35,194,257  

Westpac Banking Corp.

     4,183,442        47,819,398  

WiseTech Global Ltd.(b)

    167,911        2,272,655  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

     1,093,701        16,458,390  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

     1,460,876        34,270,237  
    

 

 

  
       955,259,482  
China — 0.3%             

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,994,200        5,583,040  
    

 

 

  
Hong Kong — 28.5%             

AIA Group Ltd.

     14,002,614        113,542,032  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.(b)

    352,000        3,201,651  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)(b)

    1,540,920        2,779,262  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    44,947        7,440,526  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     4,301,000        11,985,757  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     2,991,232        16,266,344  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     3,138,232        19,191,355  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     767,708        3,833,092  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     1,902,500        18,642,095  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

     400,600        1,690,532  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     2,517,000        16,983,499  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     2,349,736        4,941,388  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.(b)

    888,100        13,508,836  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

     1,682,442        6,001,744  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.

     3,102,500        3,074,081  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

     4,379,338        6,226,333  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

     11,780,366        19,818,859  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     1,380,800        48,134,713  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     1,347,100        5,065,096  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     254,400        10,214,160  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     256,300        5,113,185  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     739,500        1,745,949  

Link REIT

     2,390,886        17,875,351  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

     252,456        4,046,870  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

     1,776,786        8,516,011  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

     7,079,921        7,133,813  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

     1,841,000        1,444,108  

PCCW Ltd.

     5,005,867        2,744,799  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     1,605,000        8,935,073  

Sands China Ltd.

     2,802,400        10,900,833  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

     3,626,800        4,225,262  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

     2,316,000        2,572,669  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     1,510,500        17,344,149  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

     583,000        3,023,687  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     1,352,800        3,012,428  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     1,588,207        13,667,063  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    11,147,000        9,606,755  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

     1,230,600        4,731,245  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

     832,000        5,619,301  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     1,819,600        3,075,314  
    

 

 

  
       467,875,220  
Malta — 0.0%             

BGP Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    27,004,595        300  
    

 

 

  
New Zealand — 2.7%             

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.(a)

    849,382        9,993,614  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     1,408,579        5,669,706  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

     667,212        12,386,865  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

     798,334        2,298,812  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
New Zealand (continued)             

Meridian Energy Ltd.

     1,478,254      $ 4,348,191  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     459,540        3,443,298  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

     2,118,122        5,797,479  
    

 

 

  
       43,937,965  
Singapore — 10.0%             

Ascendas REIT

     3,562,305        7,888,789  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     3,186,393        3,945,230  

CapitaLand Ltd.

     3,011,200        6,157,045  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     2,979,500        4,279,316  

City Developments Ltd.

     525,600        2,859,675  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

     638,500        650,517  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     2,074,000        28,569,959  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

     6,976,300        3,874,625  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     114,400        1,769,339  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

     1,679,200        7,021,418  

Mapletree Commercial Trust

     2,484,400        3,515,495  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     3,081,300        4,469,128  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

     3,819,924        23,107,648  

SATS Ltd.

     113,800        214,170  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

     15,300        14,722  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    1,558,750        4,212,838  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     920,200        5,390,729  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

     46,700        42,292  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

     1,801,800        4,066,607  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     9,455,128        16,657,187  

Suntec REIT

     2,260,300        2,350,814  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.(b)

    1,362,600        18,799,137  

UOL Group Ltd.(b)

    542,600        2,625,855  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

     323,400        3,500,792  

Wilmar International Ltd.(b)

    2,217,200        6,243,424  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

     2,988,500        1,987,541  
    

 

 

  
       164,214,292  
    

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $2,029,169,353)

        1,636,870,299  
    

 

 

  
Security   Shares      Value  

Short-Term Investments

     
Money Market Funds — 1.6%             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    0.69%(e)(f)(g)

    26,424,700      $ 26,464,337  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    0.16%(e)(f)

    684,000        684,000  
    

 

 

  
       27,148,337  
    

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.6%
(Cost: $27,124,911)

 

      27,148,337  
    

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 101.3%
(Cost: $2,056,294,264)

 

      1,664,018,636  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.3)%

        (21,610,149 ) 
    

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 1,642,408,487  
    

 

 

  

 

(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) 

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

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

(g) 

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 period ended May 31, 2020, 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
05/31/20

      Value at
05/31/20		      Income     

Net

Realized
Gain (Loss)(a)

     

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

      10,671,267        15,753,433        26,424,700      $ 26,464,337      $ 133,493 (b)     $ (44,327 )     $ 18,173  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      831,000        (147,000 )       684,000        684,000        10,607        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 27,148,337      $ 144,100      $ (44,327 )     $ 18,173  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (a)

Includes realized capital gain distributions from an affiliated fund, if any.

 
  (b) 

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)

May 31, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts		      Expiration
Date		      Notional
Amount (000)		      Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)		  

Long Contracts

            

ASX SPI 200 Index

      61        06/18/20      $  5,820      $  339,511  

Hang Seng Index

      20        06/29/20        2,937        22,797  

MSCI Sing Index

      85        06/29/20        1,732        (21,112 ) 
           

 

 

  
            $ 341,196  
           

 

 

  

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 May 31, 2020. 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

    $ 1,636,869,999        $ —        $ 300        $ 1,636,870,299  

Money Market Funds

      27,148,337          —          —          27,148,337  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 1,664,018,336        $ —        $ 300        $ 1,664,018,636  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                  

Futures Contracts

    $ 362,308        $ —        $ —        $ 362,308  

Liabilities

                  

Futures Contracts

      (21,112 )         —          —          (21,112 ) 
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 341,196        $ —        $ —        $ 341,196  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

  (a)

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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