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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 5.5%          
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.   7,748,500   $23,422,225 
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   1,578,400    27,911,360 
         51,333,585 
Beverages — 1.1%          
Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(a)   3,853,700    9,785,849 
           
Building Products — 1.1%          
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.   4,171,000    10,174,367 
           
Capital Markets — 14.6%          
Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)   86,063    4,087,132 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.   2,375,326    130,622,549 
         134,709,681 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%          
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS.   8,642,500    11,698,038 
           
Electric Utilities — 7.1%          
CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.   1,301,500    7,553,195 
CLP Holdings Ltd.   3,372,700    33,041,885 
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., Class SS   6,900,000    6,751,347 
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.   2,982,500    17,968,614 
         65,315,041 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.9%          
Link REIT   4,214,800    36,537,123 
           
Food Products — 1.2%          
WH Group Ltd.(a)   18,025,000    11,341,278 
           
Gas Utilities — 3.7%          
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.   22,936,495    34,188,846 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%          
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(b)   4,426,000    24,061,620 
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(b)   511,245    4,989,751 
Sands China Ltd.(b)   5,105,600    11,667,867 
         40,719,238 
Industrial Conglomerates — 6.3%          
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.   5,221,767    32,689,362 
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.   449,600    25,429,735 
         58,119,097 
Insurance — 22.8%          
AIA Group Ltd.   20,025,800    210,820,451 
           
Machinery — 6.1%          
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.   2,756,147    56,684,862 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Marine — 0.9%          
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.   2,134,000   $8,519,743 
           
Real Estate Management & Development — 17.2%          
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.   4,191,267    23,974,113 
ESR Cayman Ltd.(a)(b)   4,036,600    13,325,566 
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.   4,527,000    8,975,048 
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.   3,228,762    13,202,767 
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.   2,569,000    13,849,821 
New World Development Co. Ltd.   3,337,266    13,177,044 
Sino Land Co. Ltd.   7,342,000    8,741,030 
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.   2,672,500    32,542,182 
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A   1,205,500    6,655,716 
Swire Properties Ltd.   2,837,000    6,733,647 
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.   3,567,150    18,008,100 
         159,185,034 
Road & Rail — 1.9%          
MTR Corp. Ltd.   3,304,083    17,597,988 
           
Specialty Retail — 0.6%          
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.   3,110,400    5,561,374 
           
Total Common Stocks — 99.7%          
(Cost: $1,036,962,385)        922,291,595 
           
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.2%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d)   2,170,000    2,170,000 
           
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%          
(Cost: $2,170,000)        2,170,000 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%          
(Cost: $1,039,132,385)        924,461,595 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%        486,827 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $924,948,422 

 

(a)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.

(b)Non-income producing security.

(c)Affiliate of the Fund.

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


 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Hong Kong 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(a)   $14,915,960   $   $(14,915,960)(b)  $   $   $       $516,864(c)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   1,700,000    470,000(b)                2,170,000    2,170,000    21     
                  $   $   $2,170,000        $516,885   $ 

 

(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                  
MSCI EAFE Index   21   12/17/21  $2,347   $(103,313)

 

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 Hong Kong 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.  $24,803,278   $897,488,317   $   $922,291,595 
Money Market Funds   2,170,000            2,170,000 
   $26,973,278   $897,488,317   $   $924,461,595 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts  $(103,313)  $   $   $(103,313)

 

(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
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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