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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 8.6%          
De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)(b)   5,730,940   $4,608,106 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.   1,266,713    22,211,597 
Red 5 Ltd.(a)   13,512,234    3,701,337 
St. Barbara Ltd.   4,474,976    4,036,775 
West African Resources Ltd.(a)   4,761,070    4,409,500 
Westgold Resources Ltd.   3,413,696    3,485,694 
         42,453,009 
Canada — 48.5%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   815,127    43,203,632 
Alamos Gold Inc., Class A   1,174,490    8,765,613 
Argonaut Gold Inc.(a)   2,799,322    2,611,535 
B2Gold Corp.   2,908,685    11,544,135 
Barrick Gold Corp.   3,451,445    70,701,617 
Calibre Mining Corp.(a)(b)   2,913,434    2,810,127 
Centerra Gold Inc.   764,244    5,963,623 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   671,802    5,385,676 
Equinox Gold Corp.(a)   1,023,885    6,022,615 
IAMGOLD Corp.(a)   1,993,238    4,412,433 
Kinross Gold Corp.   3,291,447    14,780,740 
Lundin Gold Inc.(a)   458,321    3,580,038 
New Gold Inc.(a)   3,100,159    4,019,655 
SSR Mining Inc.   586,836    11,413,342 
Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)   407,223    3,998,663 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)   553,648    5,090,664 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   537,794    22,211,613 
Yamana Gold Inc.   2,580,692    13,874,140 
         240,389,861 
China — 4.8%          
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A   2,925,300    4,408,437 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H   14,206,000    19,188,031 
         23,596,468 
Indonesia — 1.1%          
Aneka Tambang Tbk   32,208,500    5,523,272 
           
Peru — 1.3%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   754,376    6,442,371 
           
Russia — 0.0%          
Polymetal International PLC(c)   822,891    131 
Polyus PJSC(c)   62,547    10 
         141 
South Africa — 9.3%          
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   1,065,306    18,351,553 
Security   Shares    Value 
           
South Africa (continued)          
DRDGOLD Ltd.   3,888,697   $2,685,496 
Gold Fields Ltd.   1,963,404    18,801,156 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   1,876,246    6,322,037 
         46,160,242 
Turkey — 0.7%          
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS(a)(b)   294,744    3,550,133 
           
United Kingdom — 1.6%          
Centamin PLC   4,740,232    4,812,740 
Hochschild Mining PLC   2,387,462    3,311,062 
         8,123,802 
United States — 23.5%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   1,180,747    4,593,106 
McEwen Mining Inc.(a)   3,621,899    2,136,921 
Newmont Corp.   1,620,924    109,979,693 
         116,709,720 
           
Total Common Stocks — 99.4%          
(Cost: $523,277,526)        492,949,019 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.2%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.87%(d)(e)(f)   874,024    874,024 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.72%(d)(e)   180,000    180,000 
         1,054,024 
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%          
(Cost: $1,053,681)        1,054,024 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 99.6%          
(Cost: $524,331,207)        494,003,043 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%        1,973,466 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $495,976,509 

 

(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 Gold 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  $5,683,523   $   $(4,807,882)(a)  $(696)  $(921)  $874,024    874,024   $46,761(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   130,000    50,000(a)               180,000    180,000    413     
                  $(696)  $(921)  $1,054,024        $47,174   $ 

 

(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   14    06/16/22   $2,775   $7,302 

 

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 Gold 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  $363,541,952   $129,406,926   $141   $492,949,019 
Money Market Funds   1,054,024            1,054,024 
   $364,595,976   $129,406,926   $141   $494,003,043 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $7,302   $   $   $7,302 

 

(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
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company

 

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