Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® MSCI Mexico ETF |
May 31, 2021 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||
Airlines — 1.0% | ||||||||
Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A(a)(b) | 7,436,205 | $ | 12,891,463 | |||||
Auto Components — 0.8% | ||||||||
Controladora Nemak SAB de CV(a) | 37,416,951 | 5,879,860 | ||||||
Nemak SAB de CV(a)(c) | 11,964,500 | 4,012,595 | ||||||
9,892,455 | ||||||||
Banks — 13.6% | ||||||||
Banco del Bajio SA(b)(c) | 6,865,960 | 11,971,824 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O | 18,193,561 | 125,988,446 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(a) | 18,698,466 | 19,047,689 | ||||||
Regional SAB de CV. | 2,078,400 | 11,217,392 | ||||||
168,225,351 | ||||||||
Beverages — 13.3% | ||||||||
Arca Continental SAB de CV | 3,619,829 | 20,376,304 | ||||||
Becle SAB de CV | 4,900,830 | 12,354,186 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV | 3,400,678 | 16,988,024 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | 13,629,610 | 114,953,217 | ||||||
164,671,731 | ||||||||
Building Products — 0.4% | ||||||||
Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CV(b) | 3,301,785 | 5,490,266 | ||||||
Capital Markets — 0.8% | ||||||||
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV | 4,197,187 | 9,292,898 | ||||||
Chemicals — 2.5% | ||||||||
Alpek SAB de CV | 5,412,817 | 6,149,817 | ||||||
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV | 8,509,242 | 24,240,104 | ||||||
30,389,921 | ||||||||
Construction Materials — 5.2% | ||||||||
Cemex SAB de CV, CPO, NVS(a) | 63,372,729 | 53,452,247 | ||||||
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV | 1,545,900 | 11,447,949 | ||||||
64,900,196 | ||||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.6% | ||||||||
Gentera SAB de CV(a) | 12,936,177 | 7,267,588 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3% | ||||||||
Axtel SAB de CV, CPO(a) | 14,695,600 | 3,962,013 | ||||||
Telesites SAB de CV(a)(b) | 11,889,746 | 11,837,215 | ||||||
15,799,228 | ||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.1% | ||||||||
Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV | 4,091,700 | 4,887,115 | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 24,441,500 | 28,849,265 | ||||||
Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV(c) | 7,448,500 | 8,361,706 | ||||||
PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CV | 7,180,804 | 11,060,702 | ||||||
Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV | 4,430,591 | 10,452,529 | ||||||
63,611,317 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 11.0% | ||||||||
Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV | 3,876,700 | 6,130,939 | ||||||
La Comer SAB de CV(b) | 4,685,471 | 8,983,740 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 36,724,533 | 120,878,622 | ||||||
135,993,301 | ||||||||
Food Products — 4.2% | ||||||||
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B | 1,772,280 | 19,308,403 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A(b) | 12,690,404 | 27,887,287 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Food Products (continued) | ||||||||
Grupo Herdez SAB de CV | 2,410,324 | $ | 5,432,244 | |||||
52,627,934 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7% | ||||||||
Alsea SAB de CV(a)(b) | 5,337,066 | 8,968,350 | ||||||
Household Products — 1.8% | ||||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A | 12,183,654 | 22,082,032 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0% | ||||||||
Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1(a) | 4,075,420 | 12,405,498 | ||||||
Insurance — 0.8% | ||||||||
Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV | 1,868,620 | 10,172,430 | ||||||
Media — 4.8% | ||||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO | 18,517,147 | 49,170,193 | ||||||
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, CPO | 2,759,300 | 10,484,176 | ||||||
59,654,369 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining — 5.6% | ||||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B | 10,655,786 | 51,973,572 | ||||||
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a) | 1,155,303 | 17,540,676 | ||||||
69,514,248 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | ||||||||
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B(a) | 7,973,613 | 8,338,707 | ||||||
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.0% | ||||||||
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV | 6,072,949 | 12,479,456 | ||||||
Road & Rail — 0.5% | ||||||||
Grupo Traxion SAB de CV(a)(c) | 3,237,500 | 5,827,110 | ||||||
Transportation Infrastructure — 7.8% | ||||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV(a)(b) | 2,825,192 | 18,108,859 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B | 3,090,949 | 33,516,576 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B(a) | 1,617,265 | 29,314,248 | ||||||
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV | 1,926,155 | 15,358,567 | ||||||
96,298,250 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 15.2% | ||||||||
America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, NVS | 241,204,518 | 188,914,072 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks — 99.7% | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,380,144,125) | 1,235,708,171 | |||||||
Short-Term Investments | ||||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.6% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(d)(e)(f) | 6,638,234 | 6,642,217 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(d)(e) | 510,000 | 510,000 | ||||||
7,152,217 | ||||||||
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.6% | ||||||||
(Cost: $7,150,993) | 7,152,217 | |||||||
Total Investments in Securities — 100.3% | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,387,295,118) | 1,242,860,388 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.3)% | (3,765,133 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets—100.0% | $ | 1,239,095,255 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Mexico ETF |
May 31, 2021 |
(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 | $ | 13,960,657 | $ | — | $ | (7,312,716 | )(a) | $ | (6,433 | ) | $ | 709 | $ | 6,642,217 | 6,638,234 | $ | 66,576 | (b) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | 574,000 | — | (64,000 | )(a) | — | — | 510,000 | 510,000 | 388 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (6,433 | ) | $ | 709 | $ | 7,152,217 | $ | 66,964 | $ | — |
(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 | |||||||||||||
MEX BOLSA Index | 113 | 06/18/21 | $ | 2,884 | $ | 71,836 |
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 | $ | 1,235,708,171 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,235,708,171 | |||||||
Money Market Funds | 7,152,217 | — | — | 7,152,217 | |||||||||||
$ | 1,242,860,388 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,242,860,388 | ||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) | |||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 71,836 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 71,836 |
(a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Mexico ETF |
May 31, 2021 |
Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
CPO | Certificates of Participation (Ordinary) |
NVS | Non-Voting Shares |
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