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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Automobiles — 13.6%          
Ferrari NV   106,409   $27,844,556 
Stellantis NV   3,029,899    51,701,412 
         79,545,968 
Banks — 19.5%          
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA   986,834    17,283,382 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   24,521,924    58,717,949 
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA   1,075,783    11,900,040 
UniCredit SpA   2,180,810    26,330,699 
         114,232,070 
Beverages — 2.3%          
Davide Campari-Milano NV   905,582    13,199,494 
           
Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%          
EXOR NV   181,693    15,929,207 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.9%          
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(a)   623,139    7,146,491 
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano   18,479,291    9,601,579 
         16,748,070 
Electric Utilities — 18.4%          
Enel SpA   11,998,624    90,917,925 
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale   2,253,723    16,759,511 
         107,677,436 
Electrical Equipment — 2.6%          
Prysmian SpA   412,787    15,304,032 
           
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5%          
Tenaris SA   887,764    8,693,793 
           
Gas Utilities — 3.1%          
Snam SpA   3,237,891    18,246,548 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%          
DiaSorin SpA   45,253    9,657,234 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8%          
Amplifon SpA   217,293    10,583,202 
           
Insurance — 6.5%          
Assicurazioni Generali SpA   1,341,550    26,874,440 
Poste Italiane SpA(a)   907,777    11,416,013 
         38,290,453 
IT Services — 2.0%          
Nexi SpA(a)(b)   771,651    11,806,121 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Machinery — 4.2%          
CNH Industrial NV   1,509,548   $24,777,952 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.5%          
Eni SpA   3,772,219    49,709,483 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9%          
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA   179,973    11,291,673 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.9%          
Moncler SpA   317,631    22,931,847 
           
Transportation Infrastructure — 2.5%          
Atlantia SpA(b)   804,690    14,694,998 
           
Total Common Stocks — 99.6%          
(Cost: $631,631,922)        583,319,581 
           
Preferred Stocks          
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%          
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, Preference Shares, NVS   389,084    190,020 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%          
(Cost: $155,960)        190,020 
           
Short-Term Investments          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.1%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d)   420,000    420,000 
           
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%          
(Cost: $420,000)        420,000 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%          
(Cost: $632,207,882)        583,929,601 
           
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%        1,827,433 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $585,757,034 

 

(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 Italy 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)  $   $   $0(b)   $   $   $       $718(c)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   450,000        (30,000)(b)           420,000    420,000    4     
                  $   $   $420,000        $722   $ 

 

(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                  
FTSE/MIB Index   16   12/17/21  $2,332   $(147,198)

 

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 Italy 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  $   $583,319,581   $   $583,319,581 
Preferred Stocks       190,020        190,020 
Money Market Funds   420,000            420,000 
   $420,000   $583,509,601   $   $583,929,601 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts  $   $(147,198)  $   $(147,198)

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity

 

NVS Non-Voting Shares

 

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