NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_5625096698999936.htm iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

November 30, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Canada — 61.8%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     70,833     $ 4,652,054  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

     841,048       5,516,558  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)

     734,150       8,639,391  

Endeavour Silver Corp.(a)(b)

     938,443       3,208,043  

First Majestic Silver Corp.(a)(b)

     915,778       9,554,224  

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(a)

     1,053,484       6,722,982  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     361,052       2,577,152  

Lundin Gold Inc.(a)

     413,648       3,670,771  

MAG Silver Corp.(a)(b)

     481,031       7,342,228  

New Gold Inc.(a)

     3,678,816       6,784,760  

Orla Mining Ltd.(a)

     485,680       2,424,840  

Pan American Silver Corp.

     1,157,208       34,129,554  

Premier Gold Mines Ltd.(a)(b)

     1,267,571       2,494,256  

Seabridge Gold Inc.(a)(b)

     307,842       5,743,977  

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

     996,237       5,973,271  

SilverCrest Metals Inc.(a)

     636,456       5,598,888  

SSR Mining Inc.(a)

     65,406       1,213,334  

Victoria Gold Corp.(a)

     192,578       1,934,845  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

     129,860       5,023,444  

Yamana Gold Inc.

     318,780       1,667,820  
   

 

 

  
        124,872,392  
Japan — 3.0%            

Asahi Holdings Inc.

     205,500       6,119,180  
   

 

 

  
Mexico — 5.7%            

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     786,669       11,575,331  
   

 

 

  
Peru — 0.5%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

     86,231       957,164  
   

 

 

  
Russia — 0.7%            

Polymetal International PLC

     64,773       1,350,742  
   

 

 

  
South Africa — 0.4%            

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.(a)

     216,233       884,004  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 9.8%            

Fresnillo PLC

     932,695     $ 13,105,665  

Hochschild Mining PLC(a)

     1,508,385       4,281,271  

SolGold PLC(a)

     5,138,490       2,373,608  
   

 

 

  
      19,760,544  
United States — 17.8%            

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)

     1,222,012       8,664,065  

Hecla Mining Co.

     2,948,921       14,095,842  

Newmont Corp.

     224,274       13,191,797  
   

 

 

  
      35,951,704  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $173,236,407)

         201,471,061  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 9.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.19%(c)(d)(e)

     18,695,286       18,706,503  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.04%(c)(d)

     130,000       130,000  
   

 

 

  
      18,836,503  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 9.3%
(Cost: $18,831,100)

       18,836,503  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 109.0%
(Cost: $192,067,507)

       220,307,564  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.0)%

       (18,121,764 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   202,185,800  
   

 

 

  

 

(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 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

   $ 21,943,086     $ —     $ (3,227,703 )(a)    $ (5,282 )    $ (3,598 )    $ 18,706,503       18,695,286     $ 78,781 (b)    $ —  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     140,000       —       (10,000 )(a)      —       —       130,000       130,000       14       —  
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

  
        $ (5,282 )    $ (3,598 )    $ 18,836,503       $ 78,795     $ —  
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2020

   

iShares® MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners 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 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

    $ 201,471,061      $ —      $ —      $ 201,471,061  

Money Market Funds

      18,836,503        —        —        18,836,503  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
   $ 220,307,564      $             —      $             —      $ 220,307,564  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity

 

ADR    American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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