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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF
May 31, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Common Stocks          
           
Canada — 67.2%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   105,159   $7,443,522 
Dundee Precious Metals Inc.   1,307,366    9,317,844 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   1,289,746    15,277,733 
Endeavour Silver Corp.(a)(b)   1,399,670    10,543,435 
First Majestic Silver Corp.   1,501,682    26,899,879 
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(a)(b)   1,571,253    10,951,492 
Kinross Gold Corp.   537,976    4,333,021 
Lundin Gold Inc.(a)(b)   617,931    6,168,824 
MAG Silver Corp.(a)(b)   717,450    15,387,715 
New Gold Inc.(a)(b)   5,486,892    11,627,369 
Orla Mining Ltd.(a)   924,789    4,363,476 
Pan American Silver Corp.   1,595,608    53,809,917 
Seabridge Gold Inc.(a)   458,671    8,759,190 
Silvercorp Metals Inc.   1,485,871    9,655,302 
SilverCrest Metals Inc.(a)(b)   1,162,012    11,484,974 
SSR Mining Inc.   1,521,896    27,904,471 
Victoria Gold Corp.(a)(b)   287,270    4,189,974 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   193,685    9,182,021 
Yamana Gold Inc.   478,143    2,481,650 
         249,781,809 
Japan — 3.6%          
Asahi Holdings Inc.   613,600    13,307,672 
           
Mexico — 4.6%          
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)   1,133,104    17,203,634 
           
Peru — 2.6%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR(a)   128,996    1,486,034 
Hochschild Mining PLC   2,925,619    8,148,584 
         9,634,618 
Russia — 0.7%          
Polymetal International PLC   109,170    2,588,826 
           
South Africa — 0.5%          
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   324,990    1,738,699 

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
United Kingdom — 1.0%          
SolGold PLC(a)(b)   7,685,754   $3,782,620 
           
United States — 19.4%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   1,570,312    16,331,245 
Hecla Mining Co.   4,036,701    36,330,309 
Newmont Corp.   265,874    19,536,421 
         72,197,975 
Total Common Stocks — 99.6%          
(Cost: $283,296,094)       370,235,853 
         
Short-Term Investments        
         
Money Market Funds — 4.5%        
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(c)(d)(e)   16,496,403    16,506,301 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d)   120,000    120,000 
         16,626,301 
Total Short-Term Investments — 4.5%          
(Cost: $16,618,576)        16,626,301 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 104.1%          
(Cost: $299,914,670)        386,862,154 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.1)%.        (15,372,240)
           
NetAssets — 100.0%       $371,489,914 

 

(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 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  $21,943,086   $—   $(5,426,886)(a)  $(8,623)  $(1,276)  $16,506,301    16,496,403   $327,106(b)  $— 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   140,000    —    (20,000)(a)   —    —    120,000    120,000    59    — 
                  $(8,623)  $(1,276)  $16,626,301        $327,165   $— 

 

(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) iShares® MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF
May 31, 2021  

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description 

Number of

Contracts

  

Expiration

Date

 

Notional

Amount

(000)

  

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Long Contracts                  
S&P/TSX 60 Index   6   06/17/21  $1,171   $6,761 

 

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 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.  $340,669,452   $29,566,401   $—   $370,235,853 
Money Market Funds   16,626,301    —    —    16,626,301 
   $357,295,753   $29,566,401   $—   $386,862,154 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $6,761   $—   $—   $6,761 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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