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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares ® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
May 31, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 31.9%          
Alumina Ltd.   2,818,222   $3,726,677 
BHP Group Ltd.   3,316,208    122,043,538 
BHP Group PLC    2,385,817    71,943,339 
BlueScope Steel Ltd.   574,957    9,429,862 
Champion Iron Ltd.(a)   352,715    1,782,074 
Deterra Royalties Ltd.   491,469    1,590,917 
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.    1,920,479    33,258,198 
Galaxy Resources Ltd.(a)    449,493    1,314,792 
IGO Ltd.    780,197    4,565,373 
Iluka Resources Ltd.    485,639    2,890,016 
Jupiter Mines Ltd.   1,523,639    340,334 
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)    1,036,171    4,407,468 
Mineral Resources Ltd.   184,154    6,442,425 
Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.    486,222    322,267 
Nickel Mines Ltd.   1,169,747    927,055 
Orocobre Ltd.(a)   334,059    1,697,993 
OZ Minerals Ltd.    384,239    7,483,080 
Perenti Global Ltd.    686,774    354,932 
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)    2,154,973    2,049,923 
Rio Tinto Ltd.   415,874    39,675,238 
Rio Tinto PLC    1,269,460    109,171,324 
Sandfire Resources Ltd.   196,471    1,073,992 
Sims Ltd.   198,220    2,382,662 
South32 Ltd.   5,481,366    12,593,339 
Western Areas Ltd.   377,865    710,547 
         442,177,365 
Austria — 0.4%          
voestalpine AG   133,600    6,010,020 
           
Belgium — 0.1%          
Bekaert SA   41,976    1,995,500 
           
Brazil — 7.6%          
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA    784,325    6,760,151 
Vale SA    4,476,648    98,591,565 
         105,351,716 
Canada — 4.1%          
Altius Minerals Corp.    45,474    668,530 
Capstone Mining Corp.(a)    245,443    1,107,292 
ERO Copper Corp.(a)   74,624    1,730,859 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.   663,189    16,304,551 
Hudbay Minerals Inc.   269,929    2,026,618 
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)   688,278    5,065,015 
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.   73,458    2,762,466 
Largo Resources Ltd.(a)   37,312    524,138 
Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)   94,024    1,452,331 
Lundin Mining Corp.   756,336    8,032,607 
New Pacific Metals Corp.(a)(b)    97,944    550,507 
Solaris Resources Inc.(a)    8,745    91,790 
Stelco Holdings Inc.   41,393    1,123,869 
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B   535,631    13,017,778 
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(a)   114,645    2,034,675 
Wallbridge Mining Co. Ltd.(a)(b)   640,134    333,831 
         56,826,857 
Chile — 0.1%          
CAP SA    78,122    1,420,106 
           
China — 2.4%          
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A(a)   932,800    768,339 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
China (continued)          
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(a)   4,664,000   $2,746,325 
Anhui Honglu Steel Construction Group Co. Ltd.,          
Class A    35,500    293,350 
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   1,501,793    1,866,632 
China Hongqiao Group Ltd.   2,573,500    4,144,435 
China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)   132,000    0(d)
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A    1,166,000    1,067,463 
China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H    3,828,000    2,638,817 
China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   233,270    806,580 
China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.   1,644,000    534,764 
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.(a)   1,865,600    468,245 
Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A   74,700    1,523,612 
Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H(e)   151,400    2,278,762 
GEM Co. Ltd., Class A    306,617    544,146 
Guangdong Hongda Blasting Co. Ltd., Class A   58,300    268,309 
Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   757,900    295,919 
Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A    466,400    500,604 
Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   3,126,921    807,832 
Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resources Co. Ltd., Class B    291,576    402,487 
Jiangsu Shagang Co. Ltd., Class A    174,900    263,159 
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A   140,700    582,267 
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H    1,296,000    3,070,418 
Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd.   4,081,000    693,156 
MMG Ltd.(a)(b)     2,750,000    1,604,491 
Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   641,300    234,345 
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A   874,500    553,441 
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   427,200    444,540 
Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   58,300    160,548 
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.    2,332,000    618,290 
Tiangong International Co. Ltd.    1,166,000    520,951 
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A    641,300    291,732 
Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A    131,799    419,561 
Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A   179,540    296,589 
Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   116,600    255,224 
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A    77,400    1,261,975 
         33,227,308 
Finland — 0.1%          
Outokumpu OYJ(a)   357,962    1,995,929 
           
France — 0.3%          
APERAM SA   55,100    3,063,990 
Eramet SA(a)   11,077    803,972 
         3,867,962 
Germany — 0.8%          
Aurubis AG   35,566    3,389,963 
Salzgitter AG(a)   44,891    1,462,799 
thyssenkrupp AG(a)   466,400    5,489,965 
         10,342,727 
India — 2.9%          
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.(a)   58,300    1,043,772 
Hindalco Industries Ltd.   1,766,306    9,591,723 
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(a)   467,677    2,630,895 
JSW Steel Ltd.   958,808    9,416,615 
National Aluminium Co. Ltd.   1,093,708    1,113,506 
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.(a)   18,656    508,276 
Tata Steel Ltd.   491,510    7,640,380 
Tata Steel Ltd., GDR(f)    211,629    3,170,768 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares ® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
May 31, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

   

Security  Shares   Value 
           
India (continued)          
Vedanta Ltd.   1,282,656   $4,844,747 
         39,960,682 
Indonesia — 0.2%          
Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)   11,251,900    2,127,911 
Timah Tbk PT(a)   2,973,300    332,846 
         2,460,757 
Japan — 4.5%          
Asahi Holdings Inc.   100,000    2,168,786 
Daido Steel Co. Ltd.   25,300    1,235,815 
Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.   58,300    2,395,399 
Hitachi Metals Ltd.(a)   240,700    4,635,258 
JFE Holdings Inc.   580,500    7,667,609 
Kobe Steel Ltd.   408,100    2,743,069 
Kyoei Steel Ltd.   18,400    236,524 
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.   60,400    1,515,705 
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.   124,000    2,604,602 
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.   61,100    1,789,159 
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.   62,940    1,067,004 
Nippon Steel Corp.   966,705    17,989,756 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.   275,900    12,263,419 
Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.   62,600    537,731 
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   116,600    1,180,521 
UACJ Corp.(a)   28,638    604,667 
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.   58,300    1,894,362 
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.   19,600    411,552 
         62,940,938 
Malaysia — 0.3%          
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd    3,457,900    4,348,393 
           
Mexico — 1.3%          
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   3,576,300    17,443,395 
           
Netherlands — 2.0%          
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV   33,814    1,232,132 
ArcelorMittal SA(a)   809,868    26,588,468 
         27,820,600 
Norway — 0.7%          
Norsk Hydro ASA   1,528,248    10,003,644 
           
Peru — 0.5%          
Southern Copper Corp.   98,582    6,875,109 
           
Poland — 0.7%          
Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA(a)   63,547    631,099 
KGHM Polska Miedz SA(a)   159,247    8,748,643 
         9,379,742 
Qatar — 0.1%          
Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Co.    3,151,966    1,403,354 
           
Russia — 3.0%          
Alrosa PJSC   2,987,012    4,780,107 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC   72,320    26,004,653 
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC   1,559,310    5,566,693 
Severstal PAO    237,366    5,453,045 
         41,804,498 
Saudi Arabia — 0.6%          
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)   492,779    7,793,860 
           
South Africa — 3.8%          
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.   129,426    2,497,564 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
South Africa (continued)          
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.   59,466   $7,840,855 
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.   896,690    16,297,405 
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.   72,875    3,381,444 
Northam Platinum Ltd.(a)    408,990    6,916,495 
Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd.   164,989    1,219,347 
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.   3,182,192    15,066,762 
         53,219,872 
South Korea — 2.8%          
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.   66,462    1,367,072 
Hyundai Steel Co.    99,299    4,745,771 
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.   10,094    4,084,289 
Namsun Aluminum Co. Ltd.(a)(b)   73,033    242,651 
Poongsan Corp.   23,320    840,886 
POSCO    84,546    26,889,544 
Sam Kang M&T Co. Ltd.(a)     26,235    453,992 
Seah Besteel Corp.   14,575    402,383 
SeAH Steel Holdings Corp.   1    64 
Young Poong Corp.   583    366,454 
         39,393,106 
Spain — 0.2%          
Acerinox SA    186,560    2,667,271 
           
Sweden — 1.4%          
Boliden AB   313,329    12,545,461 
Granges AB    121,883    1,617,305 
SSAB AB, Class A(a)    274,010    1,427,678 
SSAB AB, Class B(a)   655,307    3,166,286 
         18,756,730 
Switzerland — 3.7%          
Glencore PLC    11,311,955    51,458,578 
           
Taiwan — 2.0%          
Century Iron & Steel Industrial Co. Ltd.   115,000    457,131 
China Metal Products   208,011    248,708 
China Steel Corp.   13,191,612    17,562,172 
Chun Yuan Steel Industry Co. Ltd.   475,000    364,719 
Chung Hung Steel Corp.(a)    1,060,000    2,002,599 
Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.    583,000    1,577,895 
Hsin Kuang Steel Co. Ltd.   200,000    463,016 
TA Chen Stainless Pipe   1,282,099    2,125,414 
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.   804,000    1,396,331 
YC INOX Co. Ltd.   370,263    430,263 
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.(a)   1,166,644    982,872 
         27,611,120 
Turkey — 0.3%          
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS    1,535,622    3,454,102 
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D(a)   892,573    819,032 
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS(a)(b)   236,698    439,228 
         4,712,362 
United Kingdom — 6.1%          
Anglo American PLC    1,464,042    64,993,567 
Antofagasta PLC   450,097    9,854,032 
Central Asia Metals PLC    187,391    723,346 
Eurasia Mining PLC(a)   2,035,536    705,940 
Evraz PLC   575,454    5,196,406 
Ferrexpo PLC    311,529    1,978,793 
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC   80,283    1,744,327 
         85,196,411 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares ® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
May 31, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

   

Security  Shares   Value 
           
United States — 13.8%          
Alcoa Corp.(a)   206,772   $8,202,645 
Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)   144,935    3,549,458 
Arconic Corp.(a)   112,208    4,058,563 
Carpenter Technology Corp.   55,968    2,681,987 
Century Aluminum Co.(a)   61,278    833,994 
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(b)   536,052    10,785,366 
Commercial Metals Co.   132,341    4,164,771 
Compass Minerals International Inc.   39,311    2,747,839 
Coronado Global Resources Inc.(a)(e)   934,339    493,177 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   1,648,566    70,426,740 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   18,274    2,364,473 
Materion Corp.   23,903    1,884,752 
MP Materials Corp.(a)   53,636    1,506,099 
Nucor Corp.    339,634    34,826,070 
Piedmont Lithium Inc.(a)   22,154    1,437,795 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   71,146    11,957,508 
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A   31,482    1,715,139 
Steel Dynamics Inc.   236,726    14,778,804 
SunCoke Energy Inc.   98,527    741,908 
United States Steel Corp.   292,279    7,578,795 
Warrior Met Coal Inc.   60,130    1,100,379 
Worthington Industries Inc.    43,941    2,916,364 
         190,752,626 
Total Common Stocks — 98.7%          
(Cost: $1,147,199,184)        1,369,218,538 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil — 1.0%    
Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS 252,439 3,449,197
Cia. Ferro Ligas da Bahia-Ferbasa, Preference    
Shares, NVS 58,300 443,316
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS 1,260,264 7,960,529
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Brazil (continued)          
Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS   874,500   $2,486,730 
         14,339,772 
Total Preferred Stocks — 1.0%          
(Cost: $9,592,247)        14,339,772 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.8%        
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(g)(h)(i)    11,112,926    11,119,593 
           
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.8%          
(Cost: $11,118,503)       11,119,593 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 100.5%          
(Cost: $1,167,909,934)       1,394,677,903 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.5)%       (6,799,742)
           
NetAssets—100.0%      $1,387,878,161 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

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

(c)Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d)Rounds to less than $1.

(e)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.

(f)This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(g)Affiliate of the Fund.

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

(i)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  $1,607,682   9,513,721(a)  $   $(1,290)  $(520)  $11,119,593    11,112,926   54,735 (b)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)       0(a)                       169     
                  $(1,290)  $(520)  $11,119,593        $54,904   $ 

  

(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.

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

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares ® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
May 31, 2021

  

Futures Contracts

 

                   Value/ 
              Notional    Unrealized 
    Number of    Expiration    Amount    Appreciation 
Description   Contracts    Date    (000)   (Depreciation) 
Long Contracts                    
MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index   31    06/18/21   $2,109   $49,108 
S&P Select Sector Energy E-Mini Index   13    06/18/21    704    23,728 
                  $72,836 

 

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  $385,203,994   $984,014,544   $0(a)  $1,369,218,538 
Preferred Stocks   14,339,772            14,339,772 
Money Market Funds   11,119,593            11,119,593 
   $410,663,359   $984,014,544   $0(a)  $1,394,677,903 
Derivative financial instruments(b)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $72,836   $   $   $72,836 

 

(a)Rounds to less than $1.

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity

 

GDR          Global Depositary Receipt 

NVS           Non-Voting Shares 

PJSC         Public Joint Stock Company

 

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