Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® MSCI Brazil ETF |
May 31, 2021 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||
Banks — 4.3% | ||||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 19,550,058 | $ | 85,752,122 | |||||
Banco do Brasil SA | 15,356,953 | 98,682,648 | ||||||
Banco Inter SA | 3,362,324 | 44,083,044 | ||||||
Banco Santander Brasil SA | 7,955,499 | 62,921,056 | ||||||
291,438,870 | ||||||||
Beverages — 3.7% | ||||||||
Ambev SA | 72,115,502 | 248,378,314 | ||||||
Capital Markets — 5.4% | ||||||||
B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao | 87,412,192 | 294,186,129 | ||||||
Banco BTG Pactual SA | 3,057,579 | 72,923,819 | ||||||
367,109,948 | ||||||||
Containers & Packaging — 1.0% | ||||||||
Klabin SA(a) | 13,123,836 | 66,328,039 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA | 8,275,432 | 70,183,260 | ||||||
Electric Utilities — 2.4% | ||||||||
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA | 5,832,523 | 49,062,265 | ||||||
CPFL Energia SA | 3,400,803 | 18,734,205 | ||||||
Energisa SA | 2,162,202 | 19,279,223 | ||||||
Equatorial Energia SA | 16,607,010 | 78,801,803 | ||||||
165,877,496 | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment — 2.7% | ||||||||
WEG SA | 28,359,697 | 185,828,742 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.1% | ||||||||
Atacadao SA | 8,740,965 | 37,568,858 | ||||||
Raia Drogasil SA | 19,356,245 | 104,660,472 | ||||||
142,229,330 | ||||||||
Food Products — 2.4% | ||||||||
BRF SA(a) | 10,899,981 | 53,875,609 | ||||||
JBS SA | 18,645,900 | 108,225,430 | ||||||
162,101,039 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8% | ||||||||
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(b) | 13,324,430 | 40,906,207 | ||||||
Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA | 7,472,064 | 126,725,586 | ||||||
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(b) | 1,634,240 | 22,018,983 | ||||||
189,650,776 | ||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5% | ||||||||
Engie Brasil Energia SA | 4,423,683 | 33,773,691 | ||||||
Insurance — 0.9% | ||||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 12,926,565 | 58,038,955 | ||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.7% | ||||||||
B2W Cia. Digital(a) | 4,063,200 | 46,582,919 | ||||||
Metals & Mining — 20.9% | ||||||||
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA | 12,254,811 | 105,625,057 | ||||||
Vale SA | 59,411,933 | 1,308,460,132 | ||||||
1,414,085,189 | ||||||||
Multiline Retail — 4.9% | ||||||||
Lojas Renner SA | 15,552,567 | 139,658,871 | ||||||
Magazine Luiza SA | 49,323,055 | 190,792,407 | ||||||
330,451,278 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.3% | ||||||||
Cosan SA | 19,125,482 | 85,761,366 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | ||||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 56,041,178 | $ | 286,566,263 | |||||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA | 14,253,556 | 52,783,858 | ||||||
425,111,487 | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products — 2.2% | ||||||||
Suzano SA(a) | 12,726,153 | 148,293,124 | ||||||
Personal Products — 2.2% | ||||||||
Natura & Co. Holding SA(a) | 15,156,803 | 149,919,066 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.8% | ||||||||
Hypera SA | 7,288,292 | 50,903,511 | ||||||
Road & Rail — 3.3% | ||||||||
Localiza Rent a Car SA | 10,624,587 | 127,718,475 | ||||||
Rumo SA(a) | 23,659,242 | 93,834,360 | ||||||
221,552,835 | ||||||||
Software — 0.5% | ||||||||
TOTVS SA | 5,573,421 | 36,862,410 | ||||||
Specialty Retail — 1.2% | ||||||||
Petrobras Distribuidora SA | 8,556,371 | 42,357,459 | ||||||
Via Varejo SA(a) | 16,854,104 | 41,975,991 | ||||||
84,333,450 | ||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.9% | ||||||||
CCR SA | 23,325,191 | 61,672,992 | ||||||
Water Utilities — 0.7% | ||||||||
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo | 6,488,110 | 48,713,423 | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
TIM SA | 17,132,485 | 40,006,589 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks — 74.4% | ||||||||
(Cost: $2,974,586,533) | 5,039,426,733 | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||
Banks — 13.7% | ||||||||
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 74,039,248 | 376,184,214 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 73,822,500 | 418,427,126 | ||||||
Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 63,294,782 | 131,891,961 | ||||||
926,503,301 | ||||||||
Chemicals — 0.3% | ||||||||
Braskem SA, Class A, Preference Shares, NVS | 1,787,549 | 17,173,394 | ||||||
Electric Utilities — 1.8% | ||||||||
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS | 5,578,815 | 46,649,799 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS | 21,834,267 | 56,893,019 | ||||||
Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Preference Shares, NVS | 16,430,839 | 20,114,119 | ||||||
123,656,937 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining — 2.3% | ||||||||
Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 2,347,174 | 32,070,583 | ||||||
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 19,842,013 | 125,333,206 | ||||||
157,403,789 | ||||||||
Multiline Retail — 0.9% | ||||||||
Lojas Americanas SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 16,408,215 | 62,620,526 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.5% | ||||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 72,346,978 | 372,999,846 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Brazil ETF |
May 31, 2021 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4% | ||||||||
Alpargatas SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 2,804,979 | $ | 25,451,860 | |||||
Total Preferred Stocks — 24.9% | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,210,428,863) | 1,685,809,653 | |||||||
Total Investments in Securities — 99.3% | ||||||||
(Cost: $4,185,015,396) | 6,725,236,386 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.7% | 45,335,428 | |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 6,770,571,814 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | 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. |
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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(a) | $ | 7,890,000 | $ | — | $ | (7,890,000 | )(b) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | — | $ | 2,066 | $ | — |
(a) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. |
(b) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
Futures Contracts
Description | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000) | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||
Long Contracts | |||||||||||||
MSCI Brazil Index | 736 | 06/18/21 | $ | 38,940 | $ | 3,813,417 |
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 | $ | 5,039,426,733 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,039,426,733 | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | 1,685,809,653 | — | — | 1,685,809,653 | |||||||||||
$ | 6,725,236,386 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,725,236,386 | ||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) | |||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 3,813,417 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,813,417 |
(a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Brazil ETF |
May 31, 2021 |
Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS | Non-Voting Shares |
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