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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

iShares® MSCI Italy ETF
May 31, 2022 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Automobiles — 13.2%          
Ferrari NV   77,373   $15,097,454 
Stellantis NV   1,933,893    29,014,551 
         44,112,005 
Banks — 19.2%          
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA   634,415    8,990,027 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   14,985,884    32,730,442 
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA   669,736    6,870,837 
UniCredit SpA   1,355,363    15,891,779 
         64,483,085 
Beverages — 1.9%          
Davide Campari-Milano NV   592,104    6,331,640 
           
Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%          
EXOR NV   115,876    8,558,761 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.6%          
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(a)   418,443    4,663,461 
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano   12,182,534    3,896,063 
         8,559,524 
Electric Utilities — 17.9%          
Enel SpA   7,377,513    47,932,636 
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale   1,421,566    12,050,050 
         59,982,686 
Electrical Equipment — 2.6%          
Prysmian SpA   270,529    8,737,796 
           
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%          
Tenaris SA   504,373    8,407,940 
           
Gas Utilities — 3.5%          
Snam SpA   2,044,130    11,890,918 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%          
DiaSorin SpA   32,342    4,257,452 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%          
Amplifon SpA   148,671    5,123,111 
           
Insurance — 6.0%          
Assicurazioni Generali SpA   756,211    13,764,019 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Insurance (continued)          
Poste Italiane SpA(a)   591,642   $6,408,955 
         20,172,974 
IT Services — 1.8%          
Nexi SpA(a)(b)   575,486    5,868,674 
           
Machinery — 4.4%          
CNH Industrial NV   983,644    14,702,764 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.4%          
Eni SpA   2,292,216    34,717,081 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%          
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA   122,459    5,487,656 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.0%          
Moncler SpA   209,357    10,073,693 
           
Transportation Infrastructure — 3.6%          
Atlantia SpA   500,736    12,139,578 
           
Total Common Stocks — 99.6%          
(Cost: $413,390,147)        333,607,338 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.1%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.72%(c)(d)   280,000    280,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%          
(Cost: $280,000)        280,000 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%          
(Cost: $413,670,147)        333,887,338 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%        1,066,204 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $334,953,542 

 

(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
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(a)  $   $713(b)  $   $(713)  $   $       $1,604(c)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   450,000        (170,000)(b)           280,000    280,000    215     
                  $(713)  $   $280,000        $1,819   $ 

 

(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   9   06/17/22  $1,185   $20,392 

 

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
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  $   $333,607,338   $   $333,607,338 
Money Market Funds   280,000            280,000 
   $280,000   $333,607,338   $   $333,887,338 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $   $20,392   $   $20,392 

 

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

 

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