NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_11634550063799578.htm iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

May 31, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Canada — 66.7%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     43,608     $ 2,779,213  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

     654,903       3,548,852  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)

    605,428       5,076,625  

Endeavour Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    741,597       1,432,545  

First Majestic Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    609,192       6,064,594  

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(a)(b)

    845,053       3,778,344  

Kinross Gold Corp.(a)

    215,117       1,392,922  

Lundin Gold Inc.(a)(b)

    308,590       2,779,587  

MAG Silver Corp.(a)(b)

    326,465       4,041,250  

New Gold Inc.(a)

    2,986,363       3,543,362  

Pan American Silver Corp.

     821,709       24,071,044  

Premier Gold Mines Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,037,080       1,500,622  

Seabridge Gold Inc.(a)(b)

    203,212       3,159,475  

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

     711,650       3,135,544  

SilverCrest Metals Inc.(a)

    341,698       3,040,722  

SSR Mining Inc.(a)

    475,241       9,104,603  

Victoria Gold Corp.(a)

    98,874       916,348  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

     82,943       3,559,672  

Yamana Gold Inc.

     298,980       1,611,490  
   

 

 

  
      84,536,814  
Japan — 3.0%            

Asahi Holdings Inc.

     147,900       3,802,692  
   

 

 

  
Mexico — 3.9%            

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     521,845       4,972,557  
   

 

 

  
Peru — 0.7%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

     105,509       828,246  
   

 

 

  
Russia — 0.6%            

Polymetal International PLC

     35,651       717,106  
   

 

 

  
South Africa — 4.5%            

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,759,483       5,728,712  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 3.3%            

Hochschild Mining PLC

     1,147,389     $ 2,839,871  

SolGold PLC(a)

    4,103,170       1,311,306  
   

 

 

  
      4,151,177  
United States — 16.6%            

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    919,811       5,288,913  

Hecla Mining Co.

     1,997,059       6,630,236  

Newmont Corp.

     156,016       9,122,256  
   

 

 

  
      21,041,405  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.3%
(Cost: $102,432,808)

       125,778,709  
   

 

 

  
Short-Term Investments            
Money Market Funds — 9.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.69%(c)(d)(e)

    11,868,815       11,886,618  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.16%(c)(d)

    60,000       60,000  
   

 

 

  
      11,946,618  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 9.4%
(Cost: $11,932,259)

       11,946,618  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 108.7%
(Cost: $114,365,067)

       137,725,327  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (8.7)%

       (11,057,881 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   126,667,446  
   

 

 

  

 

(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 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

      9,547,929        2,320,886        11,868,815      $ 11,886,618      $ 153,917 (b)     $ 3,266      $ 12,352  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

      35,000        25,000        60,000        60,000        562        —        —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
            $ 11,946,618      $ 154,479      $ 3,266      $ 12,352  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (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.

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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

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

    $ 125,778,709        $             —        $             —        $ 125,778,709  

Money Market Funds

      11,946,618          —          —          11,946,618  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 137,725,327        $ —        $ —        $ 137,725,327  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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