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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
November 30, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 6.3%          
De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)(b)   3,130,148   $2,683,803 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.   1,290,751    21,411,474 
St. Barbara Ltd.   2,257,927    2,159,831 
West African Resources Ltd.(a)   2,813,517    2,600,428 
Westgold Resources Ltd.   1,347,165    1,935,337 
         30,790,873 
Canada — 50.3%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   421,658    21,019,360 
Alamos Gold Inc., Class A   958,264    7,328,850 
Argonaut Gold Inc.(a)   940,142    2,575,832 
B2Gold Corp.   2,493,697    9,877,574 
Barrick Gold Corp.   3,849,801    73,171,684 
Calibre Mining Corp.(a)(b)   1,116,343    1,179,743 
Centerra Gold Inc.   585,760    4,310,262 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   482,577    4,340,530 
Equinox Gold Corp.(a)   658,819    4,667,354 
IAMGOLD Corp.(a)   1,292,530    3,976,393 
Kinross Gold Corp.   2,887,012    17,130,652 
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.   535,396    21,169,402 
Lundin Gold Inc.(a)   240,867    1,962,836 
New Gold Inc.(a)   1,895,205    2,759,467 
Pretium Resources Inc.(a)   469,173    6,346,479 
SSR Mining Inc.   515,249    9,353,497 
Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)   252,856    2,769,154 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)   383,381    3,751,429 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   940,270    39,319,913 
Yamana Gold Inc.   2,302,117    9,190,807 
         246,201,218 
China — 2.9%          
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H   10,648,000    14,146,355 
           
Indonesia — 0.8%          
Aneka Tambang Tbk   23,396,600    3,755,630 
           
Peru — 0.9%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR(a)   589,114    4,306,423 
           
Russia — 5.6%          
Polymetal International PLC   819,763    15,341,712 
Polyus PJSC   62,309    12,203,523 
         27,545,235 
South Africa — 10.5%          
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   953,914    20,391,144 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
South Africa (continued)          
DRDGOLD Ltd.   1,789,439   $1,652,366 
Gold Fields Ltd.   2,020,878    23,260,285 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   1,405,918    6,020,025 
         51,323,820 
Turkey — 0.3%          
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a)(b)   157,862    1,465,608 
           
United Kingdom — 1.2%          
Centamin PLC   3,116,008    4,028,994 
Hochschild Mining PLC   1,092,574    1,915,145 
         5,944,139 
United States — 20.8%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   685,963    3,841,393 
McEwen Mining Inc.(a)(b)   1,567,301    1,551,628 
Newmont Corp.   1,753,744    96,315,620 
         101,708,641 
Total Common Stocks — 99.6%          
(Cost: $495,994,111)       487,187,942 
           
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.9%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(c)(d)(e)   3,699,073    3,700,553 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d)   500,000    500,000 
         4,200,553 
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.9%          
(Cost: $4,199,500)        4,200,553 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 100.5%          
(Cost: $500,193,611)        491,388,495 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.5)%        (2,470,688)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $488,917,807 

 

(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 the cash collateral from loaned securities.


  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
November 30, 2021

 

Affiliates

 

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer  Value at
08/31/21
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   Value at
11/30/21
   Shares
Held at
11/30/21
   Income   Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares  $5,683,523   $   $(1,982,659)(a)  $(100)  $(211)  $3,700,553    3,699,073   $23,853(b)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   130,000    370,000(a)                500,000    500,000    4     
                  $(100)  $(211)  $4,200,553        $23,857   $ 

 

(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.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts

  

Description 

Number of

Contracts

   Expiration Date  Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts                  
S&P/TSE 60 Index   10   12/16/21  $1,951   $(25,100)

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows: 

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (the “Global Valuation Committee’s”) assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

 

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.

  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
November 30, 2021

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

  

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                    
Assets                    
Common Stocks  $354,131,427   $133,056,515   $   $487,187,942 
Money Market Funds   4,200,553            4,200,553 
   $358,331,980   $133,056,515   $   $491,388,495 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts  $(25,100)  $   $   $(25,100)

 

(a) Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company

 

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