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Ann Frechette Ann Frechette Assistant Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_11634794800228909.htm iShares MSCI Russia ETF

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

May 31, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Russia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Common Stocks

 

Banks — 14.4%  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    19,834,850      $ 56,296,957  

VTB Bank PJSC

    8,743,825,016        4,494,375  
    

 

 

 
       60,791,332  
Capital Markets — 2.2%             

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    5,744,060        9,293,276  
    

 

 

 
Chemicals — 2.1%             

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)

    643,585        8,881,473  
    

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 2.4%             

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    145,518,000        10,184,432  
    

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing — 6.2%             

Magnit PJSC, GDR(a)

    1,192,429        13,593,691  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)

    420,775        12,443,140  
    

 

 

 
       26,036,831  
Metals & Mining — 21.0%             

Alrosa PJSC

    10,294,560        9,618,190  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    13,175,800        7,542,751  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    61,097        19,122,746  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    5,139,450        10,022,623  

Polymetal International PLC

    726,029        14,527,517  

Polyus PJSC

    99,955        16,516,904  

Severstal PAO

    824,104        10,903,086  
    

 

 

 
       88,253,817  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 45.8%         

Gazprom PJSC

    24,362,293        68,957,450  

LUKOIL PJSC

    852,425        63,261,028  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(a)

    124,264        17,981,001  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR(a)

    840,350        4,373,181  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    1,868,800        9,952,295  

Surgutneftegas PJSC

    17,607,254        9,872,749  
Security   Shares      Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Tatneft PJSC

    2,436,713      $ 18,350,911  
    

 

 

 
       192,748,615  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.1%         

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    1,467,618        13,047,124  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 97.2%
(Cost: $405,263,446)

       409,236,900  
    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%             

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS

    17,595,974        8,820,249  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 2.1%
(Cost: $9,767,116)

       8,820,249  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 0.2%             

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

    770,000        770,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $770,000)

 

     770,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.5%
(Cost: $415,800,562)

 

     418,827,149  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.5%

       2,106,859  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   420,934,008  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

 

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: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

     653,000        117,000        770,000      $ 770,000      $ 15,424      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

Futures Contracts

 

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

Long Contracts

           

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index

     67        06/19/20      $ 3,125      $ 91,264  
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Russia 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 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

   $ 409,236,900        $        $        $ 409,236,900  

Preferred Stocks

     8,820,249                            8,820,249  

Money Market Funds

     770,000                            770,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 418,827,149        $        $        $ 418,827,149  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 91,264        $        $        $ 91,264  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

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

 

 

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