Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® MSCI Canada ETF |
November 30, 2022 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4% | ||||||||
CAE Inc.(a) | 717,357 | $ | 15,513,448 | |||||
Airlines — 0.1% | ||||||||
Air Canada(a)(b) | 398,241 | 5,710,939 | ||||||
Auto Components — 0.9% | ||||||||
Magna International Inc. | 624,355 | 38,445,768 | ||||||
Banks — 24.8% | ||||||||
Bank of Montreal | 1,527,141 | 149,154,953 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | 2,720,957 | 141,959,456 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 2,057,433 | 99,097,561 | ||||||
National Bank of Canada | 763,414 | 54,443,226 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 3,165,307 | 314,801,152 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 4,136,460 | 275,312,986 | ||||||
1,034,769,334 | ||||||||
Capital Markets — 4.3% | ||||||||
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A | 3,194,629 | 150,617,679 | ||||||
IGM Financial Inc. | 190,033 | 5,513,874 | ||||||
Onex Corp. | 165,901 | 8,743,056 | ||||||
TMX Group Ltd. | 126,837 | 13,298,956 | ||||||
178,173,565 | ||||||||
Chemicals — 2.4% | ||||||||
Nutrien Ltd. | 1,225,746 | 98,513,474 | ||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | ||||||||
GFL Environmental Inc. | 412,016 | 11,945,600 | ||||||
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. | 251,251 | 13,775,238 | ||||||
25,720,838 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering — 0.8% | ||||||||
WSP Global Inc. | 281,794 | 33,801,035 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging — 0.4% | ||||||||
CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS | 339,740 | 16,149,110 | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | ||||||||
Element Fleet Management Corp. | 895,058 | 12,682,456 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7% | ||||||||
BCE Inc. | 163,933 | 7,806,972 | ||||||
TELUS Corp. | 1,065,918 | 22,694,786 | ||||||
30,501,758 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities — 2.1% | ||||||||
Emera Inc. | 604,476 | 23,533,738 | ||||||
Fortis Inc. | 1,088,690 | 43,817,921 | ||||||
Hydro One Ltd.(c) | 747,419 | 20,903,173 | ||||||
88,254,832 | ||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3% | ||||||||
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT | 193,534 | 6,287,355 | ||||||
RioCan REIT | 345,798 | 5,434,465 | ||||||
11,721,820 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.3% | ||||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | 1,859,646 | 84,718,512 | ||||||
Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS | 373,473 | 10,170,105 | ||||||
George Weston Ltd. | 163,801 | 20,512,418 | ||||||
Loblaw Companies Ltd. | 372,653 | 33,631,992 | ||||||
Metro Inc. | 544,378 | 31,307,350 | ||||||
180,340,377 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Food Products — 0.3% | ||||||||
Saputo Inc. | 567,753 | $ | 14,097,276 | |||||
Gas Utilities — 0.3% | ||||||||
AltaGas Ltd. | 634,400 | 10,644,469 | ||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1% | ||||||||
Restaurant Brands International Inc. | 660,695 | 43,876,062 | ||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.6% | ||||||||
Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A | 293,556 | 9,562,966 | ||||||
Northland Power Inc. | 536,935 | 15,208,136 | ||||||
24,771,102 | ||||||||
Insurance — 7.0% | ||||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | 52,326 | 30,022,050 | ||||||
Great-West Lifeco Inc. | 633,317 | 15,103,750 | ||||||
iA Financial Corp. Inc. | 243,426 | 13,733,486 | ||||||
Intact Financial Corp. | 399,096 | 59,712,345 | ||||||
Manulife Financial Corp. | 4,336,262 | 78,108,485 | ||||||
Power Corp. of Canada | 1,258,503 | 31,660,218 | ||||||
Sun Life Financial Inc. | 1,329,044 | 62,976,816 | ||||||
291,317,150 | ||||||||
IT Services — 3.8% | ||||||||
CGI Inc.(a) | 482,826 | 42,153,727 | ||||||
Nuvei Corp.(a)(c) | 148,246 | 4,569,215 | ||||||
Shopify Inc., Class A(a) | 2,698,077 | 110,839,486 | ||||||
157,562,428 | ||||||||
Leisure Products — 0.1% | ||||||||
BRP Inc. | 82,563 | 6,178,338 | ||||||
Media — 0.9% | ||||||||
Quebecor Inc., Class B | 365,729 | 7,882,008 | ||||||
Shaw Communications Inc., Class B, NVS | 1,080,045 | 29,475,116 | ||||||
37,357,124 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining — 8.0% | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 1,034,080 | 52,082,608 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. | 4,031,387 | 65,783,700 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 1,330,256 | 31,625,906 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 435,652 | 63,636,964 | ||||||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b) | 1,379,486 | 12,347,330 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp. | 2,941,538 | 12,158,459 | ||||||
Lundin Mining Corp. | 1,511,840 | 9,306,052 | ||||||
Pan American Silver Corp. | 480,179 | 7,885,480 | ||||||
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B | 1,083,273 | 40,153,137 | ||||||
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | 1,022,984 | 39,926,149 | ||||||
334,905,785 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.5% | ||||||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | 1,533,129 | 11,579,817 | ||||||
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS | 291,221 | 7,964,926 | ||||||
19,544,743 | ||||||||
Multiline Retail — 1.3% | ||||||||
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS | 126,558 | 14,332,860 | ||||||
Dollarama Inc. | 628,630 | 38,475,343 | ||||||
52,808,203 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 19.0% | ||||||||
ARC Resources Ltd. | 1,499,314 | 22,269,854 | ||||||
Cameco Corp. | 978,197 | 23,830,440 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 2,550,646 | 152,282,184 | ||||||
Cenovus Energy Inc. | 3,145,739 | 62,556,977 | ||||||
Enbridge Inc. | 4,604,970 | 190,169,188 | ||||||
Imperial Oil Ltd. | 506,855 | 28,836,645 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Canada ETF |
November 30, 2022 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | ||||||||
Keyera Corp. | 500,791 | $ | 11,667,688 | |||||
Parkland Corp. | 352,622 | 7,513,026 | ||||||
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | 1,262,145 | 46,079,575 | ||||||
Suncor Energy Inc. | 3,104,115 | 102,066,689 | ||||||
TC Energy Corp. | 2,301,259 | 101,962,633 | ||||||
Tourmaline Oil Corp. | 726,061 | 44,190,324 | ||||||
793,425,223 | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | 134,119 | 10,491,024 | ||||||
Professional Services — 1.1% | ||||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 384,778 | 45,307,205 | ||||||
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3% | ||||||||
FirstService Corp. | 90,451 | 11,718,318 | ||||||
Road & Rail — 8.7% | ||||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 1,336,190 | 171,539,718 | ||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | 2,114,900 | 173,150,903 | ||||||
TFI International Inc. | 181,114 | 19,657,766 | ||||||
364,348,387 | ||||||||
Software — 2.5% | ||||||||
Constellation Software Inc./Canada | 45,782 | 73,805,288 | ||||||
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a) | 192,352 | 13,354,461 | ||||||
Open Text Corp. | 613,465 | 18,014,249 | ||||||
105,173,998 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3% | ||||||||
Gildan Activewear Inc. | 415,413 | 12,028,648 | ||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3% | ||||||||
Toromont Industries Ltd. | 186,603 | 14,202,442 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9% | ||||||||
Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS | 803,719 | $ | 36,972,926 | |||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6% | ||||||||
(Cost: $4,489,618,855) | 4,157,029,605 | |||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.4% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.06%(d)(e)(f) | 13,654,364 | 13,655,730 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 3.64%(d)(e) | 2,190,000 | 2,190,000 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4% | ||||||||
(Cost: $15,843,654) | 15,845,730 | |||||||
Total Investments — 100.0% | ||||||||
(Cost: $4,505,462,509) | 4,172,875,335 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0%. | 228,951 | |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 4,173,104,286 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) | 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. |
(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. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | Value
at 08/31/22 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sale | Net
Realized Gain (Loss) | Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value
at 11/30/22 | Shares Held at 11/30/22 | Income | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | $ | 9,240,164 | $ | 4,434,290 | (a) | $ | — | $ | (15,168 | ) | $ | (3,556 | ) | $ | 13,655,730 | 13,654,364 | $ | 18,610 | (b) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | 1,160,000 | 1,030,000 | (a) | — | — | — | 2,190,000 | 2,190,000 | 10,460 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (15,168 | ) | $ | (3,556 | ) | $ | 15,845,730 | $ | 29,070 | $ | — |
(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. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Canada ETF |
November 30, 2022 |
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 | 82 | 12/15/22 | $ | 15,122 | $ | 838,804 |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
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 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 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.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 4,157,029,605 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,157,029,605 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 15,845,730 | — | — | 15,845,730 | ||||||||||||
$ | 4,172,875,335 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,172,875,335 | |||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 838,804 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 838,804 |
(a) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
Portfolio Abbreviation
NVS | Non-Voting Shares |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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