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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

iShares® MSCI Australia ETF
November 30, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Airlines — 0.3%          
Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)   1,133,288   $4,051,154 
           
Banks — 25.2%          
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.   3,503,263    66,218,975 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia   2,182,881    144,116,467 
National Australia Bank Ltd.   4,051,899    78,295,073 
Westpac Banking Corp.   4,514,044    65,398,999 
         354,029,514 
Beverages — 0.5%          
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.   886,701    7,613,103 
           
Biotechnology — 8.7%          
CSL Ltd.   559,997    121,764,338 
           
Capital Markets — 5.6%          
ASX Ltd.   237,735    15,194,268 
Macquarie Group Ltd.   431,027    60,025,850 
Magellan Financial Group Ltd.   169,476    3,966,915 
         79,187,033 
Chemicals — 0.4%          
Orica Ltd.   503,155    5,036,232 
           
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%          
Brambles Ltd.   1,774,018    12,568,346 
           
Construction Materials — 1.5%          
James Hardie Industries PLC.   547,038    21,440,830 
           
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%          
IDP Education Ltd.   254,156    6,337,504 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0% 
Telstra Corp. Ltd.   5,121,582    14,760,143 
           
Electric Utilities — 0.8%          
AusNet Services Ltd.   2,338,943    4,224,438 
Origin Energy Ltd.   2,167,381    7,380,626 
         11,605,064 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 6.7% 
BGP Holdings PLC(b)   18,888,372    214 
Dexus   1,323,432    10,460,996 
Goodman Group   2,045,783    35,707,500 
GPT Group (The)   2,357,126    8,794,994 
Mirvac Group   4,862,937    9,846,003 
Scentre Group   6,377,627    13,958,198 
Stockland   2,927,978    9,039,513 
Vicinity Centres   4,755,705    5,699,398 
         93,506,816 
Food & Staples Retailing — 5.3%          
Coles Group Ltd.   1,641,286    20,958,879 
Endeavour Group Ltd.   1,647,164    8,000,588 
Woolworths Group Ltd.   1,559,756    45,158,312 
         74,117,779 
Gas Utilities — 0.7%          
APA Group   1,447,747    9,789,239 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.9%          
Cochlear Ltd.   80,929    12,444,333 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%          
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.   226,087    10,701,100 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Health Care Providers & Services (continued) 
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.   559,015   $16,903,209 
         27,604,309 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.1%          
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.   741,494    23,045,774 
Crown Resorts Ltd.(a)   462,523    3,613,985 
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.   74,237    6,791,589 
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.   2,740,477    9,647,679 
         43,099,027 
Insurance — 3.2%          
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.   3,029,788    9,516,874 
Medibank Pvt Ltd.   3,384,371    8,269,014 
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.   1,813,906    14,924,110 
Suncorp Group Ltd.   1,577,167    12,084,384 
         44,794,382 
Interactive Media & Services — 1.3%          
REA Group Ltd.   65,180    7,461,525 
SEEK Ltd.   414,180    10,162,970 
         17,624,495 
IT Services — 2.1%          
Afterpay Ltd.(a)   268,064    20,528,513 
Computershare Ltd.   669,760    9,052,165 
         29,580,678 
Metals & Mining — 15.1%          
BHP Group Ltd.   3,629,984    101,689,512 
BlueScope Steel Ltd.   618,020    8,590,030 
Evolution Mining Ltd.   2,245,786    6,418,582 
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.   2,083,611    25,021,579 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.   1,005,621    16,681,628 
Northern Star Resources Ltd.   1,365,731    9,117,389 
Rio Tinto Ltd.   456,757    30,307,073 
South32 Ltd.   5,752,164    14,373,915 
         212,199,708 
Multiline Retail — 4.0%          
Wesfarmers Ltd.   1,395,108    56,236,005 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.3%          
Ampol Ltd.   295,367    5,990,446 
Oil Search Ltd.   2,426,568    6,525,514 
Santos Ltd.   2,306,818    10,401,979 
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.   266,406    5,873,155 
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.   1,185,602    17,988,283 
         46,779,377 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4% 
Lendlease Corp. Ltd.   846,854    6,382,665 
           
Road & Rail — 0.4%          
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.   2,273,340    5,436,623 
           
Software — 1.7%          
WiseTech Global Ltd.   179,786    6,586,037 
Xero Ltd.(a)   164,757    16,733,948 
         23,319,985 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%          
Reece Ltd.   359,364    5,939,194 
           
Transportation Infrastructure — 3.3%          
Sydney Airport(a)   1,622,344    9,555,104 


 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

iShares® MSCI Australia ETF
November 30, 2021 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Transportation Infrastructure (continued)          
Transurban Group   3,752,379   $36,221,850 
         45,776,954 
Total Common Stocks — 99.2%          
(Cost: $1,577,513,872)        1,393,024,830 
           
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.1%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency
Shares, 0.00%(c)(d)
   820,000    820,000 
           
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%          
(Cost: $820,000)        820,000 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 99.3%          
(Cost: $1,578,333,872)        1,393,844,830 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.7%        10,380,917 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $1,404,225,747 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(c) Affiliate of the Fund.
(d) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.


 

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(a)   $   $0(b)  $   $   $   $       $18,962(c)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   750,000    70,000(b)               820,000    820,000    8     
                  $   $   $820,000        $18,970   $ 

 

(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.

 

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                  
SPI 200 Index   82   12/16/21  $10,492   $(336,549)

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

iShares® MSCI Australia ETF
November 30, 2021  

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

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.

 

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  $   $1,393,024,616   $214   $1,393,024,830 
Money Market Funds   820,000            820,000 
   $820,000   $1,393,024,616   $214   $1,393,844,830 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts  $   $(336,549)  $   $(336,549)

 

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

 

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