NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_5631966225571759.htm iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Brazil — 0.1%

   

Raia Drogasil SA

    619,400     $ 2,972,715  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    347,500       2,887,151  
   

 

 

 
          5,859,866  
China — 35.6%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    22,068,398       11,034,283  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    65,201,000       24,726,339  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a)

    242,270       63,804,227  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    1,834,000       24,934,357  

AVIC Jonhon Optronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    743,086       6,662,980  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,249,624       6,118,309  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    23,680,500       11,876,329  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    86,493,000       30,569,599  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,387,974       11,014,880  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,681,000       5,357,174  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,641,493       8,412,023  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,792,914       7,378,453  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    517,296       2,900,968  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,577,032       11,745,780  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a)

    63,033       16,116,908  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,422,000       4,812,876  

Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,040,473       3,020,241  

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    846,795       5,115,556  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,807,900       3,953,030  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    302,500       7,105,482  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    51,937,000       11,120,983  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    16,335,000       7,058,658  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    2,573,284       2,796,219  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    6,883,000       5,398,083  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,339,000       2,079,817  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    1,782,600       6,564,751  

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    22,241,266       29  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,379,000       3,127,097  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    2,381,000       12,039,368  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    14,644,054       11,795,452  

China Mobile Ltd.

    6,555,000       39,232,764  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    508,800       3,456,464  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    39,744,000       17,994,381  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,634,000       26,836,053  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    1,964,000       9,462,161  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,979,813       5,903,378  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    971,000       1,876,244  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H

    80,850,000       24,403,612  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A

    745,081       21,877,013  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    95,906,000       15,092,592  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,833,705       45,335,574  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    7,916,000       3,175,590  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    4,228,500       2,618,097  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,035,533       10,340,643  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    863,800       11,443,052  

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    789,582       2,983,155  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    174,194       4,214,574  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    902,803       5,501,926  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,860,800       2,895,268  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    23,342       2,101,480  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,122,853       3,044,354  

Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A

    399,788       4,076,896  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    103,775,000       12,315,124  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    270,895     $ 2,743,553  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,066,688       9,125,277  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    26,012,000       43,216,325  

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group Inc. Co., Class A

    1,555,600       2,910,271  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,931,000       19,224,940  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    3,290,000       15,680,813  

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,057,283       7,338,371  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd.,
Class H(a)(c)

    656,100       11,044,315  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,228,000           25,120,026  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,159,994       8,130,597  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    2,083,500       14,378,233  

Hengtong Optic-Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,318,200       2,966,974  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    492,480       3,221,353  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,971,120       5,925,792  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    632,900       3,676,234  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    2,671,500       2,159,953  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    57,833,000       36,702,787  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,021,012       16,039,890  

JD.com Inc., ADR(a)

    481,749       41,117,277  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,748,000       15,463,729  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,475,331       19,280,346  

Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    759,204       2,795,692  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,266,178       3,384,839  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.

    2,317,000       8,084,469  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,290       6,326,929  

Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain JSC, Class A

    268,742       2,936,988  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    19,078,000       13,608,686  

Meituan, Class B(a)

    1,059,100       39,618,059  

Microport Scientific Corp.

    609,000       2,627,675  

NetEase Inc., ADR

    121,979       11,023,242  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., ADR(a)

    151,223       24,929,111  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,845,400       1,863,794  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    37,754,000       12,028,685  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    185,817       25,793,258  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    762,500       8,950,339  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd.,
Class H(c)

    39,992,000       22,594,642  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,150,144       4,633,822  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A

    111,000       3,402,226  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,576,172       6,586,121  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,457,068       8,902,271  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    853,000       1,927,708  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,960,000       6,124,270  

Shanghai Jahwa United Co. Ltd., Class A

    452,500       2,577,482  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    14,145,042       11,004,843  

Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A

    364,600       4,031,687  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,990,200       5,060,487  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,104,368       10,861,776  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    1,959,000       3,219,305  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    94,500       4,844,957  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,019,400       34,175,463  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,971,557       4,710,270  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    7,135,000       7,178,716  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,769,064       2,027,749  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,982,800     $ 4,900,412  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,780,759       5,217,826  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    9,088,500       9,542,778  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,525,179       3,511,484  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)

    245,543       17,202,743  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    459,300       33,355,163  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group,
ADR(a)

    241,835       4,053,155  

Tianjin 712 Communication & Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Class A

    361,300       2,090,943  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(a)

    216,399       6,896,208  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    1,435,000       3,254,086  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    2,083,000       1,878,126  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    114,923       2,935,133  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(b)

    3,657,000       2,495,392  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    703,289       2,062,854  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    485,220       7,260,306  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    6,690,600       22,870,158  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    814,432       45,917,676  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    393,567       5,698,391  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,743,500       15,087,425  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    180,385       1,915,988  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,720,668       3,940,450  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    945,500       7,098,110  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    580,000       1,825,476  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,061,900       12,794,178  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    1,401,000       3,614,318  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    533,635       15,069,852  
   

 

 

 
        1,460,611,894  
Czech Republic — 0.2%            

CEZ AS

    106,086       2,250,523  

Komercni Banka AS(a)

    228,285       6,114,578  
   

 

 

 
      8,365,101  
Egypt — 0.3%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    2,827,814       11,213,932  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.3%            

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    672,009       11,229,879  

JUMBO SA

    146,347       2,624,153  
   

 

 

 
      13,854,032  
Hungary — 0.6%            

OTP Bank Nyrt(a)

    159,722       6,347,631  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    830,563       19,713,511  
   

 

 

 
      26,061,142  
India — 10.4%            

Asian Paints Ltd.

    876,520       26,219,998  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    211,042       9,043,833  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    353,971       17,388,523  

Cipla Ltd.

    320,531       3,227,113  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    137,078       2,801,856  

Dabur India Ltd.

    3,012,496       20,331,106  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    64,469       3,138,387  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    204,301       13,321,756  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    455,890       15,603,296  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    3,092,189       34,326,456  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    416       1,176  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    1,018,798       29,415,396  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    321,775       9,803,424  

Infosys Ltd.

    3,471,341       51,561,821  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

    180,673     $ 5,286,161  

ITC Ltd.

    775,110       2,026,838  

Lupin Ltd.

    367,870       4,429,963  

Marico Ltd.

    2,962,105       14,707,280  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    27,494       2,612,099  

MRF Ltd.

    12,961       13,605,478  

Nestle India Ltd.

    32,059       7,744,138  

Page Industries Ltd.

    38,805       11,923,448  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    2,520,627       8,551,710  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    163,326       3,401,989  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    2,011,059       5,224,782  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    416,520       10,853,916  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    665,647       4,598,914  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    1,057,005       38,246,650  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    1,565,188       18,532,333  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    540,862       9,941,380  

Wipro Ltd.

    6,298,120       29,808,302  
   

 

 

 
        427,679,522  
Kuwait — 1.5%            

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSC

    17,623,567       33,478,151  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    10,747,617       29,517,732  
   

 

 

 
      62,995,883  
Malaysia — 4.7%            

DiGi.Com Bhd

    12,256,800       12,034,168  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    1,129,200       8,997,013  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    1,783,000       3,610,641  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    3,774,300       15,916,169  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    13,384,200       18,463,231  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    1,943,700       2,084,921  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    2,178,900       12,568,520  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    20,743,000       40,223,294  

Maxis Bhd(b)

    6,959,200       8,370,172  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    546,300       17,968,630  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    4,511,100       7,108,803  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,075,600       5,480,966  

PPB Group Bhd

    2,851,800       13,020,000  

Public Bank Bhd

    2,528,380       10,798,677  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    4,823,900       11,935,423  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    3,205,100       3,382,899  
   

 

 

 
      191,963,527  
Mexico — 0.6%            

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    299,260       3,301,488  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    8,351,300       22,062,696  
   

 

 

 
      25,364,184  
Pakistan — 0.1%            

MCB Bank Ltd.

    2,539,076       2,820,222  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.8%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    364,294       4,043,663  

Credicorp Ltd.

    178,706       27,504,641  
   

 

 

 
      31,548,304  
Philippines — 2.1%            

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    15,673,600       8,394,243  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    7,876,458       13,597,047  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    9,101,393       19,554,366  

Globe Telecom Inc.

    375,300       15,205,582  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    3,744,600       9,096,699  

Manila Electric Co.

    1,451,640       8,502,118  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    4,445,803       4,433,782  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Philippines (continued)            

SM Investments Corp.

    117,825     $ 2,377,085  

Universal Robina Corp.

    2,362,100       6,976,252  
   

 

 

 
      88,137,174  
Poland — 0.1%            

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    537,631       3,829,975  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 2.2%            

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    23,259,364       26,770,211  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    4,307,688       20,888,223  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    1,171,583       5,842,126  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    3,556,308       15,969,836  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    4,453,511       21,271,217  
   

 

 

 
      90,741,613  
Russia — 0.9%            

Polymetal International PLC

    400,653       8,356,125  

Polyus PJSC

    124,481       23,632,595  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    889,530       5,204,381  
   

 

 

 
      37,193,101  
Saudi Arabia — 7.7%            

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.

    410,239       13,913,081  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    433,363       7,106,016  

Al Rajhi Bank

    1,649,428       32,895,327  

Alinma Bank(a)

    5,142,549       22,129,990  

Bank AlBilad

    1,048,599       7,380,956  

Bank Al-Jazira

    1,184,105       4,331,552  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.(a)

    433,060       14,502,303  

Co for Cooperative Insurance (The)(a)

    442,514       9,922,526  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    104,561       3,233,903  

Emaar Economic City(a)

    963,489       2,527,791  

Etihad Etisalat Co.(a)

    3,097,150       24,525,504  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    661,532       31,042,935  

Mobile Telecommunications Co.(a)

    2,013,705       7,312,607  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

    452,047       9,545,705  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

    795,637       17,395,146  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    1,011,461       26,131,971  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    1,651,940       9,496,034  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    2,152,406       61,864,600  

Savola Group (The)

    276,364       3,393,207  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    439,714       7,210,156  
   

 

 

 
        315,861,310  
South Korea — 7.3%            

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    21,777       2,469,851  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.(a)

    23,759       2,621,638  

Celltrion Inc.(a)

    23,951       7,359,216  

CJ Logistics Corp.(a)

    47,193       7,079,696  

Coway Co. Ltd.(a)

    95,105       5,964,744  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    84,315       2,571,625  

Hanon Systems

    757,232       10,298,985  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    197,347       3,977,080  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    11,968       2,639,006  

Kakao Corp.

    6,240       2,075,207  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    278,716       5,654,669  

Kia Motors Corp.

    114,539       5,982,879  

KMW Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    86,750       5,762,166  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    224,988       4,361,296  

KT&G Corp.

    404,784       30,179,097  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    1,483       2,029,065  

LG Uplus Corp.

    360,215       3,890,081  

NAVER Corp.

    88,643       22,229,843  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

NCSoft Corp.

    32,030     $ 23,446,116  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    59,407       6,710,836  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)

    54,934       10,281,353  

S-1 Corp.

    194,645       13,861,123  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    8,586       6,098,772  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    583,795       35,189,667  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    101,899       15,931,071  

SK Hynix Inc.

    162,834       14,347,580  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    156,898       33,675,184  

Yuhan Corp.

    260,497       15,160,641  
   

 

 

 
          301,848,487  
Taiwan — 16.3%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    531,000       4,452,557  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    2,980,855       32,106,744  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    2,245,000       19,612,490  

AU Optronics Corp.(a)

    18,016,000       7,711,436  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,734,034       5,292,693  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    6,704,455       20,088,078  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    12,993,000       4,066,224  

China Steel Corp.

    4,621,000       3,696,476  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    16,059,000       61,131,532  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    28,128,000       19,046,413  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    20,253,335       17,871,112  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    17,963,000       39,073,976  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    73,382,900       54,839,252  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    2,359,000       7,490,203  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    2,520,840       7,535,324  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    60,859,563       38,754,533  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    8,617,752       14,527,953  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    13,365,000       13,340,382  

Pou Chen Corp.

    3,424,000       3,754,057  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    1,010,000       3,260,065  

President Chain Store Corp.

    3,093,000       28,105,850  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    2,921,000       7,891,132  

Standard Foods Corp.

    1,775,476       3,887,017  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    12,496,000       19,509,587  

Taiwan Business Bank

    34,760,704       12,134,690  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    80,684,599       57,465,042  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    7,963,000       8,786,470  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    17,719,000       60,363,649  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,599,000       60,672,555  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    3,169,000       7,226,910  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    5,456,000       7,752,583  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    11,338,440       16,966,388  
   

 

 

 
      668,413,373  
Thailand — 5.5%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    6,843,000       39,700,711  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(b)

    18,799,300       39,773,726  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    38,958,900       27,689,797  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    72,297,700       21,868,560  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR(b)

    52,413,400       17,673,279  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    2,855,200       11,751,154  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR(a)

    15,645,000       31,290,000  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR(b)

    27,035,300       13,137,815  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    7,058,000       12,949,388  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    479,400       5,927,127  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    8,100,900       4,043,755  
   

 

 

 
      225,805,312  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Turkey — 0.6%            

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    2,381,860     $ 21,314,865  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    1,939,126       3,668,901  
   

 

 

 
      24,983,766  
United Arab Emirates — 1.7%            

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    3,874,070       4,725,054  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    8,084,907       38,122,753  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    7,538,322       25,899,738  
   

 

 

 
      68,747,545  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $3,407,508,895)

      4,093,899,265  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   

Russia — 0.4%

   

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS

    29,533,100       15,321,538  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $15,529,672)

      15,321,538  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 1.8%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.19%(e)(f)(g)

    71,970,376       72,013,558  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.8%
(Cost: $71,993,781)

 

    72,013,558  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.8%
(Cost: $3,495,032,348)

 

    4,181,234,361  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.8)%

 

    (72,335,311
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   4,108,899,050  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(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 affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
08/31/20
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
11/30/20
   

Shares

Held at
11/30/20

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 54,438,073     $ 17,600,539 (a)    $     $ (13,049   $ (12,005   $ 72,013,558       71,970,376     $ 280,481 (b)    $  

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

    7,040,000             (7,040,000 )(a)                              1,202        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (13,049   $ (12,005   $ 72,013,558       $ 281,683     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 
  (c) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor  ETF

    

 

Futures Contracts

 

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

Long Contracts

                 

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index

     61          12/18/20        $ 3,667        $ (61,738
                 

 

 

 

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, 2020. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 4,093,899,236        $        $ 29        $ 4,093,899,265  

Preferred Stocks

     15,321,538                            15,321,538  

Money Market Funds

     72,013,558                            72,013,558  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,181,234,332        $             —        $             29        $ 4,181,234,361  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (61,738      $        $        $ (61,738
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
JSC    Joint Stock Company
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company

 

 

    

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