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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Aerospace & Defense — 6.0%          
Airbus SE(a)   218,930   $24,436,982 
Dassault Aviation SA   9,102    862,632 
Safran SA   126,904    14,174,382 
Thales SA   39,435    3,235,487 
         42,709,483 
Auto Components — 1.9%          
Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   63,048    9,304,014 
Faurecia SE   43,396    1,865,069 
Valeo   84,930    2,448,090 
         13,617,173 
Automobiles — 0.3%          
Renault SA(a)   71,054    2,286,148 
           
Banks — 5.9%          
BNP Paribas SA   417,755    25,963,314 
Credit Agricole SA   459,347    6,254,792 
Societe Generale SA   301,699    9,388,062 
         41,606,168 
Beverages — 2.8%          
Pernod Ricard SA   77,898    17,874,434 
Remy Cointreau SA   8,463    1,984,728 
         19,859,162 
Building Products — 1.7%          
Cie. de Saint-Gobain   187,785    11,911,141 
           
Capital Markets — 0.7%          
Amundi SA(b)   22,379    1,861,789 
Euronext NV(b)   31,823    3,134,458 
         4,996,247 
Chemicals — 4.5%          
Air Liquide SA   175,949    29,056,663 
Arkema SA   22,688    2,974,883 
         32,031,546 
Construction & Engineering — 3.5%          
Bouygues SA   85,028    2,871,819 
Eiffage SA   30,937    2,881,374 
Vinci SA   199,767    18,900,291 
         24,653,484 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%          
Eurazeo SE   14,758    1,210,260 
Wendel SE   9,921    1,134,386 
         2,344,646 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1%      
Orange SA   742,448    7,981,881 
           
Electric Utilities — 0.3%          
Electricite de France SA   175,922    2,468,634 
           
Electrical Equipment — 6.6%          
Legrand SA   99,527    10,933,534 
Schneider Electric SE   200,771    35,631,617 
         46,565,151 
Entertainment — 0.5%          
Bollore SA   329,619    1,768,573 
Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)   34,299    1,758,038 
         3,526,611 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%      
Covivio   19,262   $1,596,121 
Gecina SA   17,147    2,310,393 
Klepierre SA   75,486    1,588,432 
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(a)   46,385    3,053,087 
         8,548,033 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%          
Carrefour SA   235,006    3,887,076 
           
Food Products — 2.0%          
Danone SA   242,532    14,264,166 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%          
BioMerieux   15,493    2,192,309 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%          
Orpea SA   19,240    1,818,038 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.9%          
Accor SA(a)   63,565    1,884,353 
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)   35,540    1,646,051 
Sodexo SA(a)   32,704    2,751,636 
         6,282,040 
Household Durables — 0.2%          
SEB SA   10,358    1,535,182 
           
Insurance — 3.0%          
AXA SA   719,618    19,780,890 
CNP Assurances   63,975    1,559,653 
         21,340,543 
IT Services — 3.2%          
Capgemini SE   59,511    13,739,398 
Edenred   92,696    4,146,605 
Worldline SA(a)(b)   88,419    4,635,783 
         22,521,786 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%          
Eurofins Scientific SE   49,688    6,356,571 
Sartorius Stedim Biotech   10,290    6,074,960 
         12,431,531 
Machinery — 0.6%          
Alstom SA   117,807    4,198,857 
           
Media — 1.3%          
Publicis Groupe SA   84,676    5,479,283 
Vivendi SE   288,129    3,669,294 
         9,148,577 
Metals & Mining — 1.0%          
ArcelorMittal SA   249,329    6,768,746 
           
Multi-Utilities — 2.9%          
Engie SA   679,710    9,833,098 
Suez SA   129,884    2,906,995 
Veolia Environnement SA   243,935    7,822,813 
         20,562,906 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.1%          
TotalEnergies SE   931,616    42,866,225 
           
Personal Products — 5.9%          
L'Oreal SA   93,203    42,084,654 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9%          
Ipsen SA   13,868    1,353,439 


 

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Pharmaceuticals (continued)          
Sanofi   422,312   $40,145,953 
         41,499,392 
Professional Services — 1.8%          
Bureau Veritas SA   108,713    3,442,976 
Teleperformance   21,857    8,990,504 
         12,433,480 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.7%          
STMicroelectronics NV   253,402    12,341,132 
           
Software — 2.1%          
Dassault Systemes SE   246,940    14,885,777 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 20.5%          
EssilorLuxottica SA   106,641    21,371,705 
Hermes International   11,762    22,072,626 
Kering SA   27,844    21,442,385 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   103,106    80,174,630 
         145,061,346 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.5%          
Aeroports de Paris(a)   10,960    1,281,316 
Getlink SE   162,645    2,403,087 
         3,684,403 
Total Common Stocks — 99.9%          
(Cost: $718,435,389)        706,913,674 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.7%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.06%(c)(d)   61,640   $61,665 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d)   4,820,000    4,820,000 
         4,881,665 
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.7%          
(Cost: $4,881,665)       4,881,665 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 100.6%          
(Cost: $723,317,054)       711,795,339 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.6)%       (3,972,084)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%      $707,823,255 

 

(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.

(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  $21,424   $40,296(a)  $   $(55)  $   $61,665    61,640   $5,822(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   350,000    4,470,000(a)               4,820,000    4,820,000    43     
                  $(55)  $   $4,881,665        $5,865   $ 

 

(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                  
CAC 40 10 Euro Index   14   12/17/21  $1,065   $(50,067)

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI France ETF
November 30, 2021

 

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.

 

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  $2,906,995   $704,006,679   $   $706,913,674 
Money Market Funds   4,881,665            4,881,665 
   $7,788,660   $704,006,679   $   $711,795,339 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts  $   $(50,067)  $   $(50,067)

 

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

 

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