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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF
May 31, 2021 (Formerly iShares® MSCI Frontier 100 ETF)
  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Argentina — 1.4%          
Globant SA(a)   26,046   $5,674,642 
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, ADR   66,600    591,408 
         6,266,050 
Bahrain — 6.5%          
Ahli United Bank BSC   30,504,262    21,985,672 
Aluminium Bahrain BSC(a)   874,831    1,489,963 
Bahrain Telecommunications Co. BSC   2,474,386    3,925,408 
GFH Financial Group   11,897,025    2,202,996 
Ithmaar Holding BSC(a)(b)   7,341,331    527,395 
         30,131,434 
Bangladesh — 6.4%          
Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd.   4,082,625    4,260,969 
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.   2,194,326    4,448,238 
BRAC Bank Ltd.   4,595,291    2,804,918 
City Bank Ltd. (The)   4,164,368    1,352,068 
GrameenPhone Ltd.   586,669    2,392,390 
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd.   2,577,934    1,893,123 
National Bank Ltd.   11,945,441    1,170,569 
Olympic Industries Ltd.   826,745    1,700,342 
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd.   3,398,437    8,546,246 
Summit Power Ltd.   2,309,809    1,216,263 
         29,785,126 
Colombia — 1.1%          
Bancolombia SA   150,049    1,092,590 
Ecopetrol SA   2,640,192    1,559,337 
Grupo Argos SA   159,932    435,629 
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA   140,202    756,970 
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP   234,649    1,266,902 
         5,111,428 
Croatia — 0.4%          
Valamar Riviera DD(a)   337,169    1,613,707 
           
Egypt — 0.7%          
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE   779,851    2,663,951 
Eastern Co. SAE   559,893    420,005 
         3,083,956 
Estonia — 0.8%          
LHV Group AS   70,229    2,137,428 
Tallink Grupp AS(a)   1,487,942    1,310,048 
Tallinna Sadam AS(c)   121,033    294,914 
         3,742,390 
Jordan — 1.4%          
Arab Bank PLC   466,128    3,418,710 
Jordan Islamic Bank   285,895    1,286,537 
Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co.   375,802    1,839,257 
         6,544,504 
Kazakhstan — 4.9%          
Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, GDR(d)   526,534    8,402,657 
Kaspi.KZ JSC(d)   52,980    4,858,266 
NAC Kazatomprom JSC, GDR   330,275    9,577,975 
         22,838,898 
Kenya — 8.0%          
East African Breweries Ltd.(a)   2,062,734    3,551,315 
Equity Group Holdings PLC/Kenya(a)   14,892,566    5,911,125 
KCB Group Ltd.   13,266,216    5,178,263 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Kenya (continued)          
Safaricom PLC   58,694,205   $22,364,892 
         37,005,595 
Kuwait — 13.0%          
Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC   2,005,503    6,124,131 
ALAFCO Aviation Lease & Finance Co. KSCP(a)   505,555    379,649 
Alimtiaz Investment Group KSC(a)   1,225,271    512,989 
Boubyan Bank KSCP   1,476,760    3,292,593 
Boubyan Petrochemicals Co. KSCP   643,148    1,929,406 
Burgan Bank SAK   1,291,012    978,072 
Gulf Bank KSCP   2,383,979    1,774,419 
Humansoft Holding Co. KSC   144,228    1,726,801 
Integrated Holding Co. KCSC   270,030    384,027 
Jazeera Airways Co. KSCP(a)   56,282    120,624 
Kuwait Finance House KSCP   4,485,128    11,102,909 
Kuwait International Bank KSCP(a)   903,252    654,291 
Kuwait Projects Co. Holding KSCP   1,198,438    598,881 
Mabanee Co. KPSC   928,086    2,189,537 
Mezzan Holding Co. KSCC   188,626    401,484 
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP   3,075,930    6,075,951 
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP   6,848,687    18,919,489 
National Industries Group Holding SAK   1,634,101    1,208,838 
National Real Estate Co. KPSC(a)   1,299,616    740,809 
Warba Bank KSCP(a)   1,261,743    1,022,978 
         60,137,878 
Lithuania — 0.3%          
AB Ignitis Grupe   25,867    667,145 
Siauliu Bankas AB   626,100    526,894 
         1,194,039 
Mauritius — 0.3%          
Lighthouse Capital Ltd.(e)   2,573,507    1,474,601 
           
Morocco — 9.7%          
Attijariwafa Bank   219,022    11,258,922 
Banque Centrale Populaire   139,679    4,206,937 
Ciments du Maroc SA   18,348    3,903,631 
Co. Sucrerie Marocaine et de Raffinage   110,675    3,189,265 
Hightech Payment Systems SA(a)   682    462,633 
Label Vie   5,663    2,369,910 
Maroc Telecom   945,884    14,940,507 
Societe d’Exploitation des Ports   116,538    3,234,179 
TOTAL Maroc SA   7,435    1,208,053 
         44,774,037 
Nigeria — 6.5%          
Access Bank PLC   98,285,949    1,750,151 
Afriland Properties PLC(a)   8,020    35 
Dangote Cement PLC   14,311,534    6,681,824 
FBN Holdings PLC   95,143,544    1,485,727 
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC   80,697,900    4,976,809 
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC   13,381,351    4,736,504 
Nestle Nigeria PLC   1,581,044    4,768,882 
United Bank for Africa PLC   94,428,459    1,464,206 
Zenith Bank PLC   86,002,243    4,286,105 
         30,150,243 
Oman — 3.0%          
Bank Dhofar SAOG   603,537    178,710 
Bank Muscat SAOG   7,324,687    7,423,028 
Bank Nizwa SAOG   4,863,209    1,187,381 
National Bank of Oman SAOG(a)   461,305    200,099 
Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG   1,331,251    2,724,742 


 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF
May 31, 2021 (Formerly iShares® MSCI Frontier 100 ETF)
  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Oman (continued)          
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Co. SAOG   1,572,090   $1,633,340 
Sohar International Bank SAOG(a)   3,290,673    769,248 
         14,116,548 
Peru — 1.8%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR(a)   88,514    1,019,681 
Credicorp Ltd.   32,580    4,478,773 
Intercorp Financial Services Inc.   14,549    409,409 
Southern Copper Corp.   36,754    2,563,224 
         8,471,087 
Philippines — 1.9%          
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.   362,500    305,690 
Ayala Corp.   45,740    759,821 
Ayala Land Inc.   1,286,300    925,754 
Bank of the Philippine Islands   310,940    546,450 
BDO Unibank Inc.   340,050    737,607 
Globe Telecom Inc.   5,450    205,925 
GT Capital Holdings Inc.   22,190    273,766 
International Container Terminal Services Inc.   183,940    550,694 
JG Summit Holdings Inc.   467,080    556,810 
Jollibee Foods Corp.   90,050    363,422 
Manila Electric Co.   46,480    275,749 
Metro Pacific Investments Corp.   2,867,000    238,653 
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.   362,700    364,210 
PLDT Inc.   14,025    385,855 
SM Investments Corp.   39,900    809,878 
SM Prime Holdings Inc.   1,645,000    1,238,184 
Universal Robina Corp.   140,750    409,315 
         8,947,783 
Romania — 7.5%          
Banca Transilvania SA   22,926,204    15,364,392 
BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA   1,114,234    4,389,225 
OMV Petrom SA   59,616,723    6,047,365 
Societatea Energetica Electrica SA   735,530    2,325,953 
Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA   605,346    4,877,069 
Transelectrica SA   28,267    170,958 
Transgaz SA Medias   24,974    1,779,701 
         34,954,663 
Slovenia — 0.1%          
Pozavarovalnica Sava dd(a)   8,687    279,665 
           
Sri Lanka — 0.9%          
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC   829,743    363,666 
John Keells Holdings PLC   4,001,088    2,811,848 
Sampath Bank PLC   3,650,653    1,022,550 
         4,198,064 
Vietnam — 20.1%          
An PHAT Holdings JSC(a)   175,518    558,252 
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC   1,131,480    4,842,337 
Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC   488,950    1,032,958 
Bao Viet Holdings   203,710    478,121 
Dat Xanh Group JSC(a)   351,300    426,179 
Duc Giang Chemicals JSC   110,400    343,006 
FLC Group JSC(a)   480,600    249,214 
Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock          
Commercial Bank(a)   796,992    1,169,010 
Hoa Phat Group JSC   6,962,903    15,916,028 
Hoa Sen Group(a)   449,690    855,959 
Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC   555,430    536,982 
Khang Dien House Trading and Investment JSC   378,700    647,855 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Vietnam (continued)          
KIDO Group Corp.   213,220   $522,360 
Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp.(a)   712,820    1,028,749 
Masan Group Corp.   1,356,680    6,478,508 
No Va Land Investment Group Corp.(a)   832,622    4,864,153 
PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC(a)   367,000    347,276 
PetroVietnam Gas JSC   172,000    616,203 
PetroVietnam Power Corp.   1,486,040    756,471 
PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp.   721,798    808,919 
Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corp.(a)   354,254    1,183,209 
Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank(a)   1,554,550    2,050,811 
Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp.   188,280    1,269,142 
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB(a)   1,344,580    1,972,282 
SSI Securities Corp.   1,162,630    2,238,981 
Thaiholdings JSC(a)   236,300    2,042,478 
Thanh Thanh Cong - Bien Hoa JSC   810,090    699,527 
Viet Capital Securities JSC   159,200    548,468 
Vietjet Aviation JSC(a)   477,090    2,276,750 
Vietnam Construction and Import-Export JSC   199,000    408,431 
Vietnam Dairy Products JSC   2,368,574    9,296,468 
Vietnam Electrical Equipment JSC(a)   729,190    839,689 
Vietnam National Petroleum Group   307,020    727,600 
Viglacera Corp. JSC   504,560    653,524 
Vincom Retail JSC(a)   2,194,980    2,800,767 
Vingroup JSC(a)   2,510,720    12,798,125 
Vinh Hoan Corp.   283,900    492,224 
Vinhomes JSC(a)(c)   1,918,960    8,540,572 
         93,317,588 
Total Common Stocks — 96.7%          
(Cost: $329,153,457)       448,139,284 
           
Preferred Stocks          
           
Colombia — 0.4%        
Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS.   251,881    1,874,843 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%          
(Cost: $1,949,479)       1,874,843 
           
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.0%        
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(f)(g)(h)   24,646    24,661 
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%          
(Cost: $24,656)       24,661 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 97.1%          
(Cost: $331,127,592)       450,038,788 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.9%       13,415,724 
           
Net Assets—100.0%      $463,454,512 

 

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

(e)All or a portion of this security is on loan.


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF
May 31, 2021 (Formerly iShares® MSCI Frontier 100 ETF)

 

(f)Affiliate of the Fund.

(g)Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

(h)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 May 31, 2021 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 05/31/21   Shares Held at 05/31/21   Income   Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares  $20,350   $4,494(a)  $   $(187)  $4   $24,661    24,646   $609(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)   680,000        (680,000)(a)                   220     
                  $(187)  $4   $24,661        $829   $ 

 

(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.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description  Number of Contracts   Expiration Date  Notional Amount (000)   Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 
Long Contracts                  
MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index   219   06/18/21  $14,902   $266,655 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  

Currency Purchased      Currency Sold   Counterparty   Settlement Date 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD  1,428,107   NGN    614,800,000    JPM   10/28/21  $255 
USD  8,356,117   NGN    3,723,485,718    CITI   10/28/21   (291,550)
USD  1,043,084   NGN    460,000,000    JPM   10/28/21   (25,250)
                         (316,800)
   Net unrealized depreciation           .  $(316,545)

 

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.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF
May 31, 2021 (Formerly iShares® MSCI Frontier 100 ETF)

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of May 31, 2021. 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  $216,809,886   $230,802,003   $527,395   $448,139,284 
Preferred Stocks   1,874,843            1,874,843 
Money Market Funds   24,661            24,661 
   $218,709,390   $230,802,003   $527,395   $450,038,788 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $266,655  $—    $   $266,655 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts.       255        255 
Liabilities                    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (316,800)       (316,800)
    $ 266,655   $(316,545)  $   $(49,890)

 

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

 

      Counterparty Abbreviations
Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity      
      CITI Citibank N.A.
ADR American Depositary Receipt   JPM JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
GDR Global Depositary Receipt  
JSC Joint Stock Company      
NVS Non-Voting Shares      

 

Currency Abbreviations
 
NGN Nigerian Naira
USD United States Dollar

 

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