NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_5623819432619938.htm iShares MSCI Russia ETF

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

November 30, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Russia ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Banks — 15.1%  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

     20,009,670     $ 65,303,799  

VTB Bank PJSC

     8,820,885,016       4,312,715  
   

 

 

  
      69,616,514  
Capital Markets — 2.2%  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

     5,076,506       10,148,366  
   

 

 

  
Chemicals — 1.7%  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)

     607,281       7,761,051  
   

 

 

  
Electric Utilities — 2.0%  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

     134,980,000       9,062,779  
   

 

 

  
Food & Staples Retailing — 6.4%  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(a)

     1,072,685       16,186,817  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)

     381,976       13,584,753  
   

 

 

  
      29,771,570  
Interactive Media & Services — 10.2%  

Mail.Ru Group Ltd., GDR(a)(b)

     361,237       10,470,419  

Yandex NV, Class A(b)

     522,623       36,688,483  
   

 

 

  
      47,158,902  
Metals & Mining — 19.1%  

Alrosa PJSC

     10,115,980       11,630,831  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

     78,119       21,911,514  

Novolipetskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO

     4,491,250       11,295,205  

Polymetal International PLC

     691,561       14,423,379  

Polyus PJSC

     93,246       17,702,661  

Severstal PAO

     769,404       11,261,190  
   

 

 

  
      88,224,780  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 38.6%  

Gazprom PJSC

     23,927,521       57,063,830  

LUKOIL PJSC

     834,352       54,874,500  

Novatek PJSC, GDR(a)

     131,659       20,459,809  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR(a)

     564,974       3,281,369  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

     2,154,500       12,605,353  

Surgutneftegas PJSC

     21,794,246       10,048,801  

Tatneft PJSC

     3,140,783       20,118,749  
   

 

 

  
      178,452,411  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.7%  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

     1,442,949       12,452,650  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 98.0%
(Cost: $430,962,325)

 

     452,649,023  
   

 

 

  

Preferred Stocks

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.3%  

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS

     21,095,400       10,944,126  
   

 

 

  

Total Preferred Stocks — 2.3%
(Cost: $11,517,719)

       10,944,126  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 100.3%
(Cost: $442,480,044)

 

       463,593,149  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.3)%

 

     (1,586,810 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 462,006,339  
   

 

 

  

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Russia ETF

 

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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(a)

    $ 1,490,000      $ —      $ (1,490,000 )(b)     $ —      $ —      $ —        —      $ 332      $ —  
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Futures Contracts

 

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

MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index

        1          12/18/20        $      60      $ 3,622  
                   

 

 

  

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

      $ 452,649,023        $             —        $             —        $ 452,649,023

Preferred Stocks

        10,944,126          —          —          10,944,126
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

  
     $ 463,593,149        $ —        $ —        $ 463,593,149
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                          

Assets

                          

Futures Contracts

      $ 3,622        $ —        $ —        $ 3,622
    

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

  

 

  (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
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company

 

 

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