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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF
May 31, 2022 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Canada — 67.8%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   171,178   $9,072,833 
Aya Gold & Silver Inc.(a)   856,545    4,760,653 
Dundee Precious Metals Inc.   329,825    1,953,108 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   272,966    2,188,303 
Endeavour Silver Corp.(a)(b)   1,609,331    5,611,060 
First Majestic Silver Corp.(b)   1,734,013    13,818,912 
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(a)   2,669,213    8,799,951 
GoGold Resources Inc.(a)(b)   2,566,505    4,626,344 
i-80 Gold Corp.(a)   256,371    622,255 
Kinross Gold Corp.   648,626    2,912,753 
Lundin Gold Inc.(a)   123,067    961,301 
MAG Silver Corp.(a)(b)   639,368    9,038,147 
New Gold Inc.(a)   1,118,539    1,450,294 
New Pacific Metals Corp.(a)   776,724    2,530,026 
Orla Mining Ltd.(a)   261,282    991,543 
Pan American Silver Corp.   1,721,092    37,854,907 
Seabridge Gold Inc.(a)(b)   108,079    1,526,103 
Silvercorp Metals Inc.(b)   1,711,012    4,694,005 
SilverCrest Metals Inc.(a)(b)   1,314,107    9,443,991 
SSR Mining Inc.   183,440    3,567,715 
Victoria Gold Corp.(a)   71,658    745,558 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   208,176    8,597,948 
Yamana Gold Inc.   516,928    2,779,073 
         138,546,783 
China — 0.2%          
Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   127,300    300,902 
           
Japan — 4.5%          
Asahi Holdings Inc.   575,300    9,241,125 
           
Mexico — 4.8%          
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV   830,363    9,765,378 
           
Peru — 0.7%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   153,619    1,311,906 
           
Russia — 0.0%          
Polymetal International PLC(c)   183,040    29 
           
South Africa — 0.6%          
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   380,896    1,283,434 
Security   Shares    Value 
           
United Kingdom — 0.7%          
Hochschild Mining PLC   531,970   $737,765 
SolGold PLC(a)(b)   1,853,427    742,690 
         1,480,455 
United States — 20.3%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   424,616    1,651,756 
Hecla Mining Co.   4,190,409    19,778,731 
Newmont Corp.   297,060    20,155,521 
         41,586,008 
           
Total Common Stocks — 99.6%          
(Cost: $244,041,321)        203,516,020 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 8.6%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.87%(d)(e)(f)   17,538,231    17,538,231 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.72%(d)(e)   110,000    110,000 
         17,648,231 
Total Short-Term Securities — 8.6%          
(Cost: $17,642,547)        17,648,231 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 108.2%          
(Cost: $261,683,868)        221,164,251 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (8.2)%        (16,713,633)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $204,450,618 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d)Affiliate of the Fund.

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

(f)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 Silver and Metals Miners ETF
May 31, 2022  

 

Affiliates

 

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended May 31, 2022 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 Sale
   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value at
05/31/22
   Shares
Held at
05/31/22
   Income   Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares  $22,991,219   $   $(5,446,845)(a)  $(5,738)  $(405)  $17,538,231    17,538,231   $175,415(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   140,000        (30,000)(a)           110,000    110,000    86     
                  $(5,738)  $(405)  $17,648,231        $175,501   $ 

 

(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/TSX 60 Index   3    06/16/22   $595   $(12,697)

 

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 Silver and Metals Miners ETF
May 31, 2022  

 

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  $191,952,765   $11,563,226   $29   $203,516,020 
Money Market Funds   17,648,231            17,648,231 
   $209,600,996   $11,563,226   $29   $221,164,251 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts  $(12,697)  $   $   $(12,697)

 

(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

 

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