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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Germany ETF
May 31, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         

Common Stocks

          
           
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%          
MTU Aero Engines AG   102,309   $26,278,963 
           
Air Freight & Logistics — 4.1%          
Deutsche Post AG, Registered   1,901,108    129,250,721 
           
Airlines — 0.2%          
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)(b)   571,047    7,428,002 
           
Auto Components — 1.0%          
Continental AG(a)   210,975    31,085,693 
           
Automobiles — 7.7%          
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG   635,010    67,016,943 
Daimler AG, Registered   1,641,602    152,218,427 
Volkswagen AG   62,255    22,096,619 
         241,331,989 
Banks — 0.5%          
Commerzbank AG(a)   1,921,513    15,450,664 
           
Capital Markets — 3.8%          
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered(a)   3,963,855    58,980,413 
Deutsche Boerse AG   364,400    59,384,662 
         118,365,075 
Chemicals — 7.3%          
BASF SE   1,761,546    143,167,119 
Covestro AG(c)   370,537    25,881,523 
Evonik Industries AG   402,183    14,332,459 
LANXESS AG   159,494    11,909,161 
Symrise AG   246,747    32,593,170 
         227,883,432 
Construction Materials — 0.8%          
HeidelbergCement AG   285,407    25,953,681 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.7%          
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered   6,392,386    132,338,383 
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG   1,984,058    5,406,934 
United Internet AG, Registered   186,809    7,770,593 
         145,515,910 
Electrical Equipment — 0.8%          
Siemens Energy AG(a)   766,496    24,290,768 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%          
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer   77,192    14,271,564 
Siemens Healthineers AG(c)   515,434    28,831,784 
         43,103,348 
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%          
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA   393,187    31,298,539 
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA   801,979    43,097,761 
         74,396,300 
Household Products — 0.6%          
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA   199,305    19,604,088 
           
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%          
Uniper SE   175,468    6,336,822 
           
Industrial Conglomerates — 7.6%          
Siemens AG, Registered   1,467,190    236,786,510 
           
Insurance — 9.8%          
Allianz SE, Registered   790,735    207,770,518 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Insurance (continued)          
Hannover Rueck SE   115,646   $20,170,473 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered   268,695    77,357,267 
         305,298,258 
Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%          
Scout24 AG(c)   171,147    13,851,828 
           
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.3%          
Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)   301,178    41,202,718 
HelloFresh SE(a)   316,781    28,840,313 
Zalando SE(a)(c)   318,218    33,865,532 
         103,908,563 
IT Services — 0.3%          
Bechtle AG   52,572    10,088,823 
           
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7%          
QIAGEN NV(a)   442,706    21,723,548 
           
Machinery — 1.7%          
GEA Group AG   294,240    12,859,543 
KION Group AG   138,394    14,743,776 
Knorr-Bremse AG   139,124    17,243,809 
Rational AG(b)   9,813    8,804,117 
         53,651,245 
Multi-Utilities — 3.1%          
E.ON SE   4,305,907    51,877,961 
RWE AG   1,232,073    46,308,345 
         98,186,306 
Personal Products — 0.7%          
Beiersdorf AG   193,324    22,811,066 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 5.2%          
Bayer AG, Registered   1,884,187    118,357,458 
Merck KGaA   247,873    44,542,832 
         162,900,290 
Real Estate Management & Development — 4.6%          
Aroundtown SA   1,916,105    16,021,507 
Deutsche Wohnen SE   655,637    41,711,300 
LEG Immobilien SE   138,272    20,209,083 
Vonovia SE   1,031,047    64,265,655 
         142,207,545 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.3%
Infineon Technologies AG   2,504,620    101,431,649 
           
Software — 9.5%          
Nemetschek SE   110,758    8,156,741 
SAP SE   2,002,721    276,511,122 
TeamViewer AG(a)(c)   308,506    12,171,616 
         296,839,479 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 5.0%          
adidas AG   365,158    132,722,887 
Puma SE   202,479    23,142,162 
         155,865,049 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.9%          
Brenntag SE   296,315    27,849,725 
           
Total Common Stocks — 92.4%          
(Cost: $2,941,573,002)       2,889,675,340 


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Germany ETF
May 31, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Preferred Stocks          
           
Automobiles — 4.5%          
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS   109,298   $9,856,836 
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS   293,678    33,080,005 
Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS   355,932    98,962,512 
         141,899,353 
Chemicals — 0.2%          
Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS   133,294    6,725,924 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%
Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS   50,264    24,855,892 
           
Household Products — 1.3%          
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS   341,698    39,049,621 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 6.8%          
(Cost: $186,152,556)       212,530,790 
           

Short-Term Investments 

          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.5%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(d)(e)(f)   15,210,453    15,219,579 
           
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Money Market Funds (continued)          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(d)(e)   1,690,000   $1,690,000 
         16,909,579 
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.5%          
(Cost: $16,908,058)        16,909,579 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%          
(Cost: $3,144,633,616)        3,119,115,709 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%        7,901,833 
           
Net Assets—100.0%       $3,127,017,542 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

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

(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)Affiliate of the Fund.

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

(f)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  $96,021,836   $—   $(80,800,449)(a)  $124   $(1,932)  $15,219,579    15,210,453   $210,405(b)  $— 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   2,194,000    —    (504,000)(a)   —    —    1,690,000    1,690,000    769    — 
                  $124   $(1,932)  $16,909,579        $211,174   $— 

 

(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.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description   

Number of

 Contracts

    

Expiration

 Date

  

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Long Contracts                    
DAX Index   46    06/18/21   $21,616   $1,047,394 

 

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 Germany ETF
May 31, 2021  

 

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  $—   $2,889,675,340   $—   $2,889,675,340 
Preferred Stocks   —    212,530,790    —    212,530,790 
Money Market Funds   16,909,579    —    —    16,909,579 
   $16,909,579   $3,102,206,130   $—   $3,119,115,709 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $1,047,394   $—   $—   $1,047,394 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity

 

NVSNon-Voting Shares

 

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