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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 6.8%          
De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)(b)   2,856,086   $3,407,798 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.   1,218,917    26,548,193 
Resolute Mining Ltd.(a)   3,743,746    1,756,247 
St. Barbara Ltd.   2,289,399    3,353,541 
West African Resources Ltd.(a)   2,634,395    2,235,352 
Westgold Resources Ltd.(a)   1,654,066    2,899,659 
         40,200,790 
Canada — 52.8%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   366,889    25,969,685 
Alamos Gold Inc., Class A   1,021,153    9,264,382 
Argonaut Gold Inc.(a)   910,658    2,374,548 
B2Gold Corp.   2,514,743    12,864,626 
Barrick Gold Corp.   3,813,068    90,398,798 
Calibre Mining Corp.(a)   853,686    1,505,195 
Centerra Gold Inc.   629,107    5,093,056 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   495,062    5,864,275 
Endeavour Mining Corp.   477,788    11,532,882 
Equinox Gold Corp.(a)   681,567    6,414,815 
IAMGOLD Corp.(a)   1,449,132    5,218,099 
Kinross Gold Corp.   2,906,529    23,410,063 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.   607,734    26,109,345 
Lundin Gold Inc.(a)(b)   215,397    2,150,315 
New Gold Inc.(a)   2,249,854    4,767,705 
Pretium Resources Inc.(a)   469,730    5,334,792 
SSR Mining Inc.   555,320    10,181,978 
Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)   296,365    4,329,988 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)   392,695    3,617,976 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   925,470    43,873,736 
Yamana Gold Inc.   2,338,295    12,136,178 
         312,412,437 
Indonesia — 0.9%          
Aneka Tambang Tbk   29,415,300    5,046,747 
           
Peru — 1.5%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR(a)   557,970    6,427,815 
Hochschild Mining PLC   892,079    2,484,664 
         8,912,479 
Russia — 3.3%          
Polymetal International PLC   813,185    19,283,634 
           
South Africa — 10.0%          
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   951,582    23,498,077 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
South Africa (continued)          
DRDGOLD Ltd.   1,475,895   $1,878,014 
Gold Fields Ltd.   2,054,128    25,903,092 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   1,489,502    7,968,847 
         59,248,030 
Turkey — 0.5%          
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a)(b)   230,493    3,218,278 
           
United Kingdom — 0.8%          
Centamin PLC   3,216,643    5,014,611 
           
United States — 23.0%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   652,998    6,791,179 
McEwen Mining Inc.(a)(b)   1,517,085    2,230,115 
Newmont Corp.   1,731,374    127,221,362 
         136,242,656 
Total Common Stocks — 99.6%          
(Cost: $476,617,936)       589,579,662 
           
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.6%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(c)(d)(e)   3,334,608    3,336,609 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d)   160,000    160,000 
         3,496,609 
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.6%          
(Cost: $3,495,011)       3,496,609 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 100.2%          
(Cost: $480,112,947)       593,076,271 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%       (1,193,858)
           
Net Assets—100.0%      $591,882,413 

 

(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.


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
May 31, 2021  

 

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  $6,578,219   $   $(3,238,527)(a) $(2,282)  $(801)  $3,336,609   3,334,608   $56,664(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   240,000        (80,000)(a)          160,000   160,000    131     
                  $(2,282)  $(801)  $3,496,609       $56,795   $ 

 

(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.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description 

Number of

Contracts

  

Expiration

Date

 

Notional

Amount

(000)

  

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Long Contracts  
S&P/TSX 60 Index
   10   06/17/21  $1,951   $13,929 

 

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  $481,799,263   $107,780,399   $   $589,579,662 
Money Market Funds   3,496,609            3,496,609 
   $485,295,872   $107,780,399   $   $593,076,271 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $13,929   $   $   $13,929 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
 
ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

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