NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_5624328503727912.htm iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Argentina — 0.1%            

Adecoagro SA(a)

    8,180     $ 50,552  
   

 

 

 
Australia — 1.2%            

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(a)

    21,400       16,951  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    28,200       83,740  

Elders Ltd.

    11,500       88,805  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    25,040       56,459  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia(a)

    21,720       64,018  

Select Harvests Ltd.

    8,783       38,119  

Tassal Group Ltd.

    15,660       41,887  
   

 

 

 
      389,979  
Brazil — 0.3%            

Sao Martinho SA

    14,000       68,022  

SLC Agricola SA

    8,087       40,404  
   

 

 

 
      108,426  
Canada — 6.8%            

Ag Growth International Inc.

    1,500       36,126  

Nutrien Ltd.

    43,600       2,156,617  

Rogers Sugar Inc.

    6,980       30,055  
   

 

 

 
      2,222,798  
China — 3.2%            

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,000       22,541  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

    144,000       25,261  

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

    295,050       0 (c)  

China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.(a)

    140,000       23,837  

COFCO Joycome Foods Ltd.

    180,000       60,600  

First Tractor Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    40,000       15,479  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,000       24,028  

Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,000       20,827  

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

    12,800       89,717  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,000       160,810  

Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       24,681  

Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,000       34,031  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,190       201,161  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,000       78,937  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,000       42,675  

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.

    160,000       15,685  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,000       93,618  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,520       86,587  

Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    6,000       15,648  
   

 

 

 
      1,036,123  
France — 0.1%            

Vilmorin & Cie SA

    520       31,163  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.9%            

K+S AG, Registered

    14,620       132,108  

KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA

    900       68,471  

Suedzucker AG

    5,440       86,547  
   

 

 

 
      287,126  
Hong Kong — 1.8%            

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    730,000             596,053  
   

 

 

 
India — 2.7%            

Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.

    9,460       21,026  

Bayer CropScience Ltd./India

    826       56,291  

Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.

    12,660       34,848  

Coromandel International Ltd.

    7,254       81,139  
Security   Shares      Value  
India (continued)             

EID Parry India Ltd.(a)

    5,400      $ 25,288  

Escorts Ltd.

    4,600        87,200  

Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd.

    2,020        13,387  

KRBL Ltd.

    3,660        12,741  

Rallis India Ltd.

    5,538        21,085  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    45,674        331,810  

UPL Ltd.

    38,240        215,685  
    

 

 

 
       900,500  
Indonesia — 1.0%             

Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT

    36,000        31,423  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    566,000        243,516  

Inti Agri Resources Tbk PT(a)(b)

    2,230,700        5,690  

Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PT

    356,000        33,659  

Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT

    234,000        19,721  
    

 

 

 
       334,009  
Ireland — 0.1%             

Origin Enterprises PLC

    9,840        42,256  
    

 

 

 
Israel — 0.9%             

ICL Group Ltd.

    54,240        257,664  

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)(a)

    300        51,060  
    

 

 

 
       308,724  
Italy — 2.6%             

CNH Industrial NV(a)

    78,320        858,916  
    

 

 

 
Japan — 6.8%             

Chubu Shiryo Co. Ltd.

    2,000        26,795  

Hokuto Corp.

    2,000        39,511  

Iseki & Co. Ltd.

    1,500        19,693  

Kubota Corp.

    79,600        1,580,549  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    6,000        58,748  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    2,900        59,071  

Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd.

    1,300        22,304  

NH Foods Ltd.

    6,300        269,158  

Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd.

    2,000        10,185  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    2,000        64,541  

Starzen Co. Ltd.

    300        12,213  

Taki Chemical Co. Ltd.

    400        25,509  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    2,700        36,613  
    

 

 

 
          2,224,890  
Malaysia — 2.5%             

FGV Holdings Bhd

    126,000        37,423  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    20,000        46,637  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    192,000        205,950  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    34,000        196,122  

Leong Hup International Berhad

    106,000        18,473  

QL Resources Bhd

    84,007        131,145  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    158,000        190,034  
    

 

 

 
       825,784  
Netherlands — 0.5%             

ForFarmers NV

    2,640        17,021  

OCI NV(a)(e)

    8,120        141,715  
    

 

 

 
       158,736  
Norway — 6.0%             

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    7,160        65,524  

Bakkafrost P/F(a)

    3,860        242,759  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    3,680        31,786  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    22,860        143,510  

Mowi ASA

    33,747        686,059  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Norway Royal Salmon ASA

    1,022     $ 23,725  

Salmar ASA(a)

    4,340       238,890  

Yara International ASA

    13,280       539,501  
   

 

 

 
      1,971,754  
Pakistan — 0.3%            

Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan

    20,023       38,262  

Engro Fertilizers Ltd.

    40,548       15,413  

Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    42,469       27,552  

Millat Tractors Ltd.

    2,015       12,948  
   

 

 

 
      94,175  
Poland — 0.1%            

Grupa Azoty SA(a)

    3,560       23,841  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.5%            

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(f)

    10,400       132,912  

Ros Agro PLC, GDR(f)

    2,220       23,345  
   

 

 

 
      156,257  
Saudi Arabia — 2.1%            

Almarai Co. JSC

    19,260       287,056  

National Agriculture Development Co. (The)(a)

    3,840       31,944  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

    15,720       343,689  

Saudi Fisheries Co.(a)

    1,440       23,228  
   

 

 

 
      685,917  
Singapore — 1.9%            

Bumitama Agri Ltd.

    28,000       10,868  

China XLX Fertiliser Ltd.

    40,000       13,312  

First Resources Ltd.

    42,000       42,323  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    502,000       58,455  

Japfa Ltd.

    30,040       16,705  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    148,000       465,089  
   

 

 

 
      606,752  
South Africa — 0.2%            

Astral Foods Ltd.

    3,040       26,404  

Oceana Group Ltd.

    6,200       26,080  
   

 

 

 
      52,484  
South Korea — 0.1%            

Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd.

    100       19,611  

Harim Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,780       17,486  

Namhae Chemical Corp.

    1,480       11,569  
   

 

 

 
      48,666  
Sweden — 0.1%            

Scandi Standard AB(a)

    3,740       29,133  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 0.5%            

Charoen Pokphand Enterprise

    12,000       30,060  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    60,000       113,885  

Taiwan TEA Corp.(a)

    39,000       26,135  
   

 

 

 
            170,080  
Thailand — 1.0%            

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    298,000       283,223  

GFPT PCL, NVDR

    36,000       16,661  

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL, NVDR

    140,054       10,742  

Thaifoods Group PCL, NVDR

    86,000       14,357  
   

 

 

 
      324,983  
Turkey — 0.1%            

Gubre Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    914       6,041  

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS

    960       16,814  
   

 

 

 
      22,855  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 0.6%            

Cranswick PLC

    3,980     $ 182,891  
   

 

 

 
United States — 53.4%            

AGCO Corp.

    4,880       451,449  

American Vanguard Corp.

    2,180       33,049  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    42,520       2,116,221  

Bunge Ltd.

    10,680       628,945  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.(a)

    2,880       112,694  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    16,380       610,974  

Corteva Inc.

    57,340       2,197,269  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    12,440       600,603  

Deere & Co.

    22,840       5,975,401  

FMC Corp.

    9,900       1,148,499  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    2,360       59,920  

Ingredion Inc.

    5,100       393,465  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    11,120       804,866  

Lindsay Corp.

    820       94,972  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    27,580       605,657  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    3,760       71,026  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    1,540       210,564  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    3,200       562,464  

Toro Co. (The)

    8,180       742,008  

Vital Farms Inc.(a)

    1,160       34,382  
   

 

 

 
      17,454,428  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $27,315,758)

      32,200,251  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Chile — 1.3%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    8,780       410,950  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.3%
(Cost: $242,436)

      410,950  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments            
Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.19%(g)(h)(i)

    149,770       149,860  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.5%
(Cost: $149,855)

 

    149,860  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.2%
(Cost: $27,708,049)

 

    32,761,061  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%

 

    (54,642
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  32,706,419  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Rounds to less than $1.

(d) 

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.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

  

iShares® MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

 

(i) 

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

  $ 179,138     $     $ (29,166 )(a)    $ (54   $ (58   $ 149,860       149,770     $ 719 (b)    $  

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

    20,000             (20,000 )(a)                              3        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $     (54   $     (58   $ 149,860       $     722     $         —  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

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 Schedule of Investments above.

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Investments

       

Assets

                                                     

Common Stocks

  $ 32,194,561     $     $ 5,690     $ 32,200,251  

Preferred Stocks

    410,950                   410,950  

Money Market Funds

    149,860                   149,860  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 32,755,371     $     $ 5,690     $ 32,761,061  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity

GDR

  Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR

  Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

NVS

  Non-Voting Shares

PJSC

  Public Joint Stock Company

 

 

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