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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Malaysia ETF
November 30, 2022 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 41.3%          
AMMB Holdings Bhd   4,595,437   $4,325,825 
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd   17,211,812    22,512,938 
Hong Leong Bank Bhd(a)   1,643,140    7,722,416 
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd   578,400    2,413,563 
Malayan Banking Bhd   12,104,381    23,527,251 
Public Bank Bhd(a)   36,777,100    37,298,189 
RHB Bank Bhd(a)   3,724,502    4,717,989 
         102,518,171 
Chemicals — 4.7%          
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd   6,059,400    11,676,826 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%          
Telekom Malaysia Bhd   2,875,000    3,634,028 
           
Electric Utilities — 5.6%          
Tenaga Nasional Bhd   6,549,612    13,891,800 
           
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%          
Dialog Group Bhd(a)   9,274,054    4,763,659 
           
Food Products — 12.5%          
IOI Corp. Bhd   6,357,030    5,479,464 
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd   1,093,300    5,146,338 
Nestle Malaysia Bhd   177,900    5,556,000 
PPB Group Bhd   1,618,219    6,272,361 
QL Resources Bhd   2,770,950    3,470,307 
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd   5,230,755    5,017,334 
         30,941,804 
Gas Utilities — 3.0%          
Petronas Gas Bhd   1,999,600    7,553,295 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%          
Hartalega Holdings Bhd(a)   4,328,600    1,693,267 
Top Glove Corp. Bhd(a)   13,450,900    2,647,824 
         4,341,091 
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%          
IHH Healthcare Bhd   4,462,400    5,837,424 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%          
Genting Bhd   5,375,900    5,381,783 
Genting Malaysia Bhd   7,491,200    4,519,345 
         9,901,128 
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.3%          
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd   1,572,300    2,350,893 
Sime Darby Bhd   6,874,455    3,334,859 
         5,685,752 
Marine — 2.2%          
MISC Bhd   3,376,020    5,483,299 

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Metals & Mining — 4.1%          
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd   9,364,900   $10,289,529 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.6%          
Petronas Dagangan Bhd   753,100    4,026,693 
           
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.7%      
Inari Amertron Bhd   7,037,400    4,276,086 
           
Specialty Retail — 1.1%          
MR DIY Group M Bhd(b)   5,964,900    2,826,811 
           
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.0%          
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd(c)   1,674,300    2,428,215 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 7.0%          
Axiata Group Bhd   6,953,300    5,108,331 
DiGi.Com Bhd   7,860,200    7,096,544 
Maxis Bhd(a)   5,922,800    5,133,011 
         17,337,886 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%          
(Cost: $158,090,716)        247,413,497 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 9.7%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.06%(d)(e)(f)   23,787,144    23,789,522 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 3.64%(d)(e)   220,000    220,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 9.7%          
(Cost: $24,003,116)        24,009,522 
           
Total Investments — 109.3%          
(Cost: $182,093,832)        271,423,019 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (9.3)%        (23,104,388)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $248,318,631 

 

(a)All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b)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.

(c)Non-income producing security.

(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 Malaysia ETF
November 30, 2022  

 

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  $   $23,783,531(a)   $   $(415)  $6,406   $23,789,522   23,787,144   $27,544(b)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   110,000    110,000(a)                220,000   220,000    1,445     
                  $(415)  $6,406   $24,009,522       $28,989   $ 

 

(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                 
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   13   12/16/22  $639  $23,950 

 

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.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Malaysia ETF
November 30, 2022  

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (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  $20,606,295   $226,807,202   $   $247,413,497 
Money Market Funds   24,009,522            24,009,522 
   $44,615,817   $226,807,202   $   $271,423,019 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $23,950   $   $   $23,950 

 

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

 

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