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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Switzerland ETF
May 31, 2022 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
Common Stocks          
           
Biotechnology — 0.3%          
Bachem Holding AG   65,954   $5,183,897 
           
Building Products — 1.5%          
Geberit AG, Registered   39,775    21,840,312 
           
Capital Markets — 8.6%          
Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered   2,961,746    20,754,080 
Julius Baer Group Ltd.   270,486    13,969,383 
Partners Group Holding AG   24,577    26,444,332 
UBS Group AG, Registered   3,576,256    67,443,468 
         128,611,263 
Chemicals — 6.2%          
Clariant AG, Registered   353,357    6,772,848 
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered   10,068    8,642,530 
Givaudan SA, Registered   9,685    35,626,769 
Sika AG, Registered   151,029    41,923,938 
         92,966,085 
Construction Materials — 1.9%          
Holcim AG   591,901    29,347,459 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%          
Swisscom AG, Registered   29,836    17,644,239 
           
Electrical Equipment — 3.4%          
ABB Ltd., Registered   1,681,803    51,857,575 
           
Food Products — 22.6%          
Barry Callebaut AG, Registered   4,682    10,282,003 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS   1,313    13,208,504 
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered   131    13,575,271 
Nestle SA, Registered   2,476,128    302,873,059 
         339,938,837 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.1%          
Alcon Inc.   521,097    39,103,421 
Sonova Holding AG, Registered   60,409    21,404,418 
Straumann Holding AG   130,544    16,654,341 
         77,162,180 
Insurance — 8.2%          
Baloise Holding AG, Registered   60,191    10,246,824 
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered   35,356    20,048,121 
Swiss Re AG   324,734    26,778,836 
Zurich Insurance Group AG   143,704    65,812,752 
         122,886,533 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.1%          
Lonza Group AG, Registered   76,963    46,401,425 
           
Machinery — 1.9%          
Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS   53,410    10,988,384 
Schindler Holding AG, Registered   36,692    7,363,139 
VAT Group AG(a)   35,695    10,626,257 
         28,977,780 
Security  Shares   Value 
Marine — 1.1%          
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered   62,943   $16,645,133 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 25.1%          
Novartis AG, Registered   1,790,340    162,634,101 
Roche Holding AG, NVS   590,802    201,339,964 
Roche Holding AG, Bearer   6,058    2,367,905 
Vifor Pharma AG (b)   62,292    10,867,980 
         377,209,950 
Professional Services — 1.8%          
Adecco Group AG, Registered   229,375    8,941,801 
SGS SA, Registered   7,255    18,039,680 
         26,981,481 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%          
Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered   100,407    10,110,666 
           
Software — 0.6%          
Temenos AG, Registered   87,642    8,515,083 
           
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.9%          
Logitech International SA, Registered   212,722    13,012,206 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.9%          
Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered   530,178    59,003,614 
Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer   38,957    10,030,700 
Swatch Group AG (The), Registered   108,034    5,263,477 
         74,297,791 
Total Common Stocks — 99.1%          
(Cost: $1,433,041,796)        1,489,589,895 
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.0%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.72%(c)(d)   620,000    620,000 
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.0%          
(Cost: $620,000)        620,000 
Total Investments in Securities — 99.1%          
(Cost: $1,433,661,796)        1,490,209,895 
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%        13,232,339 
Net Assets — 100.0%       $1,503,442,234 

 

(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 Switzerland 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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares  $730,000   $   $(110,000)(a)  $   $   $620,000   620,000   $456   $ 

 

(a)Represents net amount purchased (sold).

  

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                  
Swiss Market Index   115   06/17/22  $13,491   $(701,498)

 

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.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Switzerland ETF
May 31, 2022  

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Investments                
Assets                
Common Stocks  $24,443,251   $1,465,146,644   $   $1,489,589,895 
Money Market Funds   620,000            620,000 
   $25,063,251   $1,465,146,644   $   $1,490,209,895 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Futures Contracts  $   $(701,498)  $   $(701,498)

 

(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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