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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Brazil — 1.6%          
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   906,287   $5,125,878 
Telefonica Brasil SA   656,793    7,055,009 
Tim SA   767,880    2,326,640 
         14,507,527 
Chile — 0.3%          
Cencosud SA   1,281,538    2,054,245 
Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA   117,206    836,648 
         2,890,893 
China — 34.7%          
360 DigiTech Inc.   79,321    1,247,719 
3SBio Inc.(a)(b)   1,325,000    984,396 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(b)   356,148    4,277,418 
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(b)   4,846,000    2,160,588 
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H   307,500    1,557,508 
Autohome Inc., ADR   68,578    2,492,124 
AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H   606,000    349,057 
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H   11,332,000    7,717,841 
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   1,730,700    1,653,682 
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.   457,500    1,601,655 
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.   1,870,000    619,584 
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.   2,960,000    1,575,189 
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.   612,500    1,359,689 
China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H   10,756,000    1,822,907 
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H   10,986,000    5,317,471 
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   2,532,000    2,317,081 
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H   2,168,000    1,015,248 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   32,721,000    24,256,593 
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H   4,027,000    1,322,603 
China Hongqiao Group Ltd.   2,952,500    3,659,390 
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.   984,000    1,263,446 
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H   4,099,000    8,728,472 
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.   1,225,000    1,810,145 
China Meheco Co. Ltd., Class A   58,100    178,682 
China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.   518,000    1,858,696 
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.   1,200,000    2,277,066 
China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H   5,016,000    6,327,047 
China Power International Development Ltd.   4,829,000    2,451,275 
China Railway Group Ltd., Class H   4,927,000    3,405,337 
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.   3,166,000    2,502,585 
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.   2,492,000    5,124,828 
China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A   53,200    349,699 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   4,144,500    13,841,066 
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.   1,826,000    2,146,082 
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.   1,302,800    1,496,085 
China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(a)   24,028,000    2,815,344 
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.   2,510,000    1,325,019 
Chinasoft International Ltd.   2,524,000    2,319,564 
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   4,119,000    7,288,209 
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.   1,652,000    1,245,663 
Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(a)   2,659,500    1,339,407 
Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(b)   53,300    2,606,370 
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H   3,698,000    2,904,216 
Dongyue Group Ltd.   1,328,000    1,685,158 
Far East Horizon Ltd.   1,368,000    1,211,881 
Fosun International Ltd.   3,228,500    3,273,523 
GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H   1,369,400    1,808,913 
Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.   374,000    376,993 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
China (continued)          
Haitian International Holdings Ltd.   579,000   $1,485,222 
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.   579,500    2,869,355 
Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A   694,000    243,950 
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.(c)   645,650    1,051,787 
Huabao International Holdings Ltd.   50,000    26,889 
Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A   88,200    261,538 
Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   375,720    300,613 
Inner Mongolia ERDOS Resources Co. Ltd.   56,200    230,676 
Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A   626,300    405,273 
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B   962,800    1,603,062 
Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Co. Ltd., Class A   199,700    298,466 
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H   1,544,000    1,593,514 
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H   1,372,000    2,220,410 
JOYY Inc., ADR   50,270    2,130,945 
Kingboard Holdings Ltd.   603,000    2,884,992 
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.   5,044,000    4,323,121 
Lenovo Group Ltd.   8,866,000    8,735,743 
Li Ning Co. Ltd.   1,945,000    15,175,227 
Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR.   1,090,722    6,860,641 
Luxi Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A   103,600    298,534 
Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A   1,328,600    701,378 
Minth Group Ltd.   684,000    1,773,805 
MMG Ltd.(b)   2,740,000    1,166,225 
North Industries Group Red Arrow Co. Ltd., Class A(b)   75,700    281,409 
Northeast Securities Co. Ltd., Class A   127,400    122,559 
Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd., Class A(b)   467,801    233,738 
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H   12,930,000    6,808,908 
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H   8,933,000    8,650,334 
Sailun Group Co. Ltd., Class A   166,600    279,091 
Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.   1,000,000    1,006,399 
Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A   714,300    2,029,851 
Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A   62,029    180,837 
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H   2,254,000    2,500,474 
Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A   700,700    654,474 
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H   960,500    1,563,863 
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A   222,800    476,272 
Shanxi Lu'an Environmental Energy Development Co. Ltd., Class A   162,700    388,257 
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   309,700    267,145 
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.   1,130,000    1,088,098 
Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A   90,860    296,855 
Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A   480,200    244,151 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H   1,650,000    4,081,164 
Sinotrans Ltd., Class A   311,500    184,451 
Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.   625,500    887,128 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   415,700    19,005,124 
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.   2,426,000    4,288,675 
Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(b)   1,105,600    2,121,819 
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(a)   1,686,000    1,250,449 
TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H   845,000    1,374,019 
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.   1,174,000    946,382 
Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)(c)   408,621    3,800,175 
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(c)   5,882,000    5,853,525 
Westone Information Industry Inc., Class A   46,000    245,396 
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)   1,583,000    5,293,131 
Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A   282,800    214,797 
Xiamen Faratronic Co. Ltd.   12,200    319,001 


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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
China (continued)          
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A   140,200   $163,823 
Xtep International Holdings Ltd.   1,192,000    1,716,485 
Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(a)   1,086,000    1,763,096 
Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H   1,864,000    6,123,385 
YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A   21,800    390,479 
Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A   251,800    265,103 
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.   1,263,400    1,372,096 
Yum China Holdings Inc.   155,360    7,062,666 
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H   1,234,000    1,089,084 
Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A   194,900    168,418 
Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A   86,600    237,531 
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.   705,000    4,999,783 
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.   672,300    2,875,735 
Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co. Ltd., Class A   146,100    240,190 
         313,315,705 
Egypt — 0.1%          
Eastern Co. SAE   966,825    550,228 
           
Greece — 0.2%          
JUMBO SA   104,813    1,738,465 
           
Hong Kong — 1.0%          
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.   848,500    1,423,118 
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.   1,488,000    1,335,681 
Orient Overseas International Ltd.   171,000    5,251,682 
Vinda International Holdings Ltd.(c)   346,000    866,852 
         8,877,333 
Hungary — 0.5%          
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC.   294,474    2,112,790 
Richter Gedeon Nyrt   126,682    2,478,341 
         4,591,131 
India — 17.5%          
ACC Ltd.   68,076    1,917,787 
Adani Enterprises Ltd.   355,979    9,882,294 
Adani Total Gas Ltd.   355,979    10,997,254 
Ambuja Cements Ltd.   539,869    2,557,297 
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.   91,217    4,656,722 
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.   238,963    1,630,824 
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.   70,080    2,097,389 
Cipla Ltd.   593,914    7,581,608 
Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.   110,924    2,318,066 
Container Corp. of India Ltd.   248,488    2,076,119 
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.   142,910    8,007,756 
GAIL India Ltd.   2,012,132    3,815,046 
HCL Technologies Ltd.   1,331,995    17,762,964 
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.   99,598    3,535,888 
Hindalco Industries Ltd.   1,745,643    9,500,993 
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   579,724    1,698,372 
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.   358,806    2,535,488 
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(a)   47,650    2,597,923 
Marico Ltd.   468,598    3,208,396 
Mindtree Ltd.   59,753    2,336,620 
Mphasis Ltd.   76,571    2,548,435 
MRF Ltd.   1,730    1,727,796 
NTPC Ltd.   3,951,556    7,926,364 
Page Industries Ltd.   5,560    3,225,009 
SRF Ltd.   134,321    4,235,052 
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   589,551    6,535,189 
Tata Elxsi Ltd.   28,535    3,080,451 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
India (continued)          
Tata Steel Ltd.   679,382   $9,227,556 
Tech Mahindra Ltd.   754,468    11,406,960 
Vedanta Ltd.   960,098    3,975,353 
Wipro Ltd.   506,842    3,080,217 
         157,683,188 
Indonesia — 1.8%          
Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT   13,044,800    2,927,729 
Astra International Tbk PT   7,511,900    3,786,603 
Gudang Garam Tbk PT   435,900    941,695 
Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT   2,479,100    1,402,687 
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT   3,978,800    1,798,181 
Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT   14,619,500    1,824,805 
United Tractors Tbk PT   1,521,300    3,273,478 
         15,955,178 
Kuwait — 0.8%          
Mabanee Co. KPSC   562,661    1,539,875 
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP   2,651,584    5,453,136 
         6,993,011 
Malaysia — 0.1%          
Sime Darby Bhd   2,468,700    1,234,299 
           
Mexico — 0.7%          
Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1   583,700    2,405,032 
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(b)   610,100    1,242,799 
Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO   1,480,124    3,029,363 
         6,677,194 
Philippines — 0.0%          
Globe Telecom Inc.   1,050    48,557 
           
Poland — 1.1%          
Cyfrowy Polsat SA   231,845    1,218,791 
KGHM Polska Miedz SA   181,257    6,179,529 
Orange Polska SA(b)   594,686    874,733 
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(b)   813,379    1,923,333 
         10,196,386 
Qatar — 0.3%          
Barwa Real Estate Co.   1,160,483    1,073,769 
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC   326,592    1,502,292 
         2,576,061 
Russia — 0.0%          
Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)   41,455,000    6,606 
PhosAgro PJSC(d)   986     
PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(d)   153,000    1,520 
TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(b)(d)   135,475    22 
United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(b)(d)   3,441,260    549 
         8,697 
Saudi Arabia — 8.8%          
Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.   43,391    1,279,575 
Advanced Petrochemical Co.   115,461    1,800,733 
Arab National Bank   782,742    6,530,750 
Bank AlBilad(b)   448,078    5,973,577 
Banque Saudi Fransi   766,675    10,983,225 
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.   57,376    2,410,845 
Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)   3,317    52,766 
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.   109,480    6,240,744 
Jarir Marketing Co.   53,290    2,302,275 
Mouwasat Medical Services Co.   44,408    2,585,990 
Riyad Bank.   1,752,144    17,916,204 
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.   252,124    9,874,571 


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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Saudi Arabia (continued)          
Saudi Industrial Investment Group   335,192   $2,724,799 
Saudi Research & Media Group(b)   32,626    2,157,378 
Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.   32,626    2,028,632 
Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.   310,388    4,499,466 
         79,361,530 
Singapore — 0.2%          
BOC Aviation Ltd.(a)   188,700    1,558,232 
           
South Africa — 2.7%          
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.   351,625    3,626,989 
Exxaro Resources Ltd.   221,600    3,142,891 
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.   83,401    3,140,677 
Mr. Price Group Ltd.   232,772    3,082,125 
Nedbank Group Ltd.   418,377    6,349,034 
Pepkor Holdings Ltd.(a)   1,511,939    2,111,761 
Reinet Investments SCA   124,305    2,522,691 
         23,976,168 
South Korea — 12.6%          
AMOREPACIFIC Group.   26,156    973,556 
BGF retail Co. Ltd.   7,049    1,041,465 
Coway Co. Ltd.   50,163    2,886,367 
DB Insurance Co. Ltd.   41,707    2,181,249 
Doosan Bobcat Inc.   45,427    1,395,268 
E-MART Inc.   18,948    1,768,714 
F&F Co. Ltd./New.   15,623    1,831,979 
GS Holdings Corp.   42,104    1,539,064 
Hana Financial Group Inc.   197,783    7,909,994 
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.   67,360    1,932,491 
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.   70,644    2,472,426 
Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.   15,754    2,699,522 
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.   79,588    14,055,915 
Kia Corp.   300,165    20,707,205 
Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.   16,474    2,123,136 
LG Innotek Co. Ltd.   12,870    3,977,184 
LG Uplus Corp.   193,891    2,167,643 
Meritz Financial Group Inc.   30,363    802,514 
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.   32,796    1,024,544 
POSCO Holdings Inc.   86,801    20,175,976 
S-1 Corp.   15,497    898,217 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   294,727    16,026,647 
SD Biosensor Inc.   32,758    1,320,143 
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.   32,441    1,493,764 
         113,404,983 
Taiwan — 12.1%          
AU Optronics Corp.   7,414,000    4,553,231 
Compal Electronics Inc.   3,794,000    2,996,783 
E Ink Holdings Inc.   775,000    5,420,327 
eMemory Technology Inc.   59,000    3,097,113 
Innolux Corp.   9,092,000    4,335,723 
Lite-On Technology Corp.   1,810,718    3,917,208 
momo.com Inc.   51,000    1,455,591 
Nanya Technology Corp.   1,123,000    2,584,544 
Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.   159,000    1,719,136 
Pegatron Corp.   1,814,000    4,329,067 
Pou Chen Corp.   2,003,000    2,149,654 
Synnex Technology International Corp.   1,209,000    2,908,944 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   2,215,000    41,887,699 
United Microelectronics Corp.   10,223,000    18,014,075 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Taiwan (continued)          
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.   750,100   $4,014,960 
Winbond Electronics Corp.   2,705,000    2,730,629 
WPG Holdings Ltd.   297,000    538,634 
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.   601,000    2,505,461 
         109,158,779 
Thailand — 0.9%          
JMT Network Services PCL, NVDR   585,600    1,326,242 
Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR   3,172,800    1,399,032 
SCB X PCL, NVS   1,096,800    3,621,812 
Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR(c)   467,400    756,803 
Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR(c)   2,598,500    1,304,577 
         8,408,466 
Turkey — 0.5%          
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS   65,481    1,235,909 
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS   924,596    1,196,100 
Turk Hava Yollari AO(b)   500,271    1,521,864 
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C   1,427,393    942,415 
         4,896,288 
United Arab Emirates — 0.9%          
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC   1,317,883    2,988,946 
Aldar Properties PJSC   3,491,642    5,027,259 
         8,016,205 
Total Common Stocks — 99.4%          
(Cost: $839,932,934)        896,624,504 
           
Preferred Stocks          
           
Brazil — 0.8%          
Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS   3,274,835    6,608,172 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.8%          
(Cost: $6,260,906)        6,608,172 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.2%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.87%(e)(f)(g)   2,188,545    2,188,545 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%          
(Cost: $2,188,042)        2,188,545 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 100.4%          
(Cost: $848,381,882)        905,421,221 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.4)%        (3,589,520)
Net Assets — 100.0%       $901,831,701 

 

(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)All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d)Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(e)Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)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 Emerging Markets Multifactor 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  $8,548,912   $   $(6,358,593)(a)  $(813)  $(961)  $2,188,545    2,188,545   $40,223(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)   2,300,000        (2,300,000)(a)                   1,697     
                  $(813)  $(961)  $2,188,545        $41,920   $ 
                                              
(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.

(c)As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

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 Emerging Markets Index   57   06/17/22  $3,030   $150,769 

 

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 Emerging Markets Multifactor 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  $74,629,021   $821,986,786   $8,697   $896,624,504 
Preferred Stocks   6,608,172            6,608,172 
Money Market Funds   2,188,545            2,188,545 
   $83,425,738   $821,986,786   $8,697   $905,421,221 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $150,769   $   $   $150,769 

 

(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 NVS Non-Voting Shares
CPO Certificates of Participation (Ordinary) PJSC Public Joint Stock Company
GDR Global Depositary Receipt    
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt    

 

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