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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 0.3%          
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered   49,809   $4,622,433 
           
Building Products — 1.8%          
Geberit AG, Registered   39,656    28,645,127 
           
Capital Markets — 8.5%          
Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered   2,536,275    27,561,220 
Julius Baer Group Ltd.   254,637    17,385,809 
Partners Group Holding AG   19,921    30,222,623 
UBS Group AG, Registered   3,695,937    59,779,026 
         134,948,678 
Chemicals — 6.6%          
Clariant AG, Registered   300,496    6,490,578 
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered   10,221    9,575,275 
Givaudan SA, Registered   9,522    42,430,503 
Sika AG, Registered   145,458    46,702,518 
         105,198,874 
Construction Materials — 2.1%          
Holcim Ltd., Registered   548,481    32,534,902 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%          
Swisscom AG, Registered   29,599    16,628,637 
           
Electrical Equipment — 3.9%          
ABB Ltd., Registered   1,824,975    62,172,958 
           
Food Products — 22.1%          
Barry Callebaut AG, Registered   4,676    10,692,149 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS   1,254    11,954,475 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered   123    12,484,602 
Nestle SA, Registered   2,576,461    317,036,786 
         352,168,012 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.7%          
Alcon Inc.   507,941    35,184,201 
Sonova Holding AG, Registered(a)   61,666    21,861,747 
Straumann Holding AG, Registered   11,780    18,407,599 
         75,453,547 
Insurance — 7.5%          
Baloise Holding AG, Registered   58,346    9,609,676 
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered   34,192    17,709,260 
Swiss Re AG   301,638    28,937,562 
Zurich Insurance Group AG   151,139    63,048,808 
         119,305,306 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.1%          
Lonza Group AG, Registered   75,499    48,522,064 
           
Machinery — 1.4%          
Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS   47,626    14,058,095 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Machinery (continued)          
Schindler Holding AG, Registered   27,790   $8,024,917 
         22,083,012 
Marine — 1.3%          
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered   62,085    20,939,412 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 24.3%          
Novartis AG, Registered   1,872,874    164,037,582 
Roche Holding AG, NVS   607,752    210,789,593 
Roche Holding AG, Bearer   7,691    2,875,419 
Vifor Pharma AG   61,914    9,014,603 
         386,717,197 
Professional Services — 2.1%          
Adecco Group AG, Registered   185,548    12,747,243 
SGS SA, Registered   6,629    20,622,363 
         33,369,606 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%          
Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered   97,631    9,949,998 
           
Software — 0.8%          
Temenos AG, Registered   83,616    12,826,140 
           
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.4%          
Logitech International SA, Registered   178,537    22,075,023 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 5.3%          
Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered   528,821    64,266,837 
Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer   35,895    12,985,598 
Swatch Group AG (The), Registered   91,601    6,339,619 
         83,592,054 
Total Common Stocks — 98.8%          
(Cost: $1,294,421,227)   .    1,571,752,980 
           
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.1%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(b)(c)   720,000    720,000 
           
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%          
(Cost: $720,000)   .    720,000 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 98.9%          
(Cost: $1,295,141,227)   .    1,572,472,980 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.1%   .    17,825,600 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%   .   $1,590,298,580 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Affiliate of the Fund.
(c) Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.


 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Switzerland 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(a)  $4,438,176   $—   $(4,437,730)(b)  $(1,261)  $815   $—    —   $50,366(c)  $— 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   1,330,000    —    (610,000)(b)   —    —    720,000    720,000    390    — 
                  $(1,261)  $815   $720,000        $50,756   $— 

 

(a)As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

(b)Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c)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                  
Euro STOXX 50 Index   376   06/18/21  $18,501   $364,512 

  

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  $24,439,077   $1,547,313,903   $—   $1,571,752,980 
Money Market Funds   720,000    —    —    720,000 
   $25,159,077   $1,547,313,903   $—   $1,572,472,980 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $364,512   $—   $—   $364,512 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity                      

 

NVSNon-Voting Shares

 

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