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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Airlines — 0.3%          
Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)   1,310,958   $5,630,080 
           
Banks — 25.3%          
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.   4,243,732    71,654,185 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia   2,415,069    177,983,732 
National Australia Bank Ltd.   4,495,068    96,751,512 
Westpac Banking Corp.   4,969,307    80,701,117 
         427,090,546 
Beverages — 0.6%          
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.   1,024,551    9,675,575 
           
Biotechnology — 8.3%          
CSL Ltd.   683,707    140,473,441 
           
Capital Markets — 4.6%          
ASX Ltd.   274,778    13,245,348 
Macquarie Group Ltd.   521,347    64,115,999 
         77,361,347 
Chemicals — 0.4%          
Orica Ltd.   636,945    6,455,810 
           
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.0%          
Brambles Ltd.   1,968,458    16,282,782 
           
Construction Materials — 0.8%          
James Hardie Industries PLC   632,538    12,698,179 
           
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%          
IDP Education Ltd.   295,530    6,084,491 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%          
Telstra Corp. Ltd.   5,739,900    15,573,585 
           
Electric Utilities — 0.8%          
Origin Energy Ltd.   2,445,173    13,151,509 
           
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.3%          
Dexus   1,534,521    8,424,670 
Goodman Group   2,401,872    31,776,598 
GPT Group (The)   2,727,523    8,408,793 
Mirvac Group   5,573,957    8,553,342 
Scentre Group   7,366,936    15,026,250 
Stockland.   3,388,219    8,846,208 
Vicinity Ltd.   5,470,174    7,616,044 
        88,651,905 
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.2%          
Coles Group Ltd.   1,896,653    21,905,468 
Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia   1,906,221    9,052,067 
Woolworths Group Ltd.   1,722,945    40,528,690 
         71,486,225 
Gas Utilities — 0.8%          
APA Group.   1,674,676    12,777,097 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%          
Cochlear Ltd.   93,365    13,731,980 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%          
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.   260,788    11,736,743 
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.   647,347    14,299,307 
         26,036,050 
Security   Shares   Value  
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%              
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     849,554   $ 20,415,139  
Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)(a)     3,157,972     9,978,207  
            30,393,346  
Insurance — 3.1%              
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     3,508,588     11,430,335  
Medibank Pvt Ltd.     3,899,745     7,780,702  
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     2,105,255     18,493,149  
Suncorp Group Ltd.     1,792,072     14,583,771  
            52,287,957  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.8%              
REA Group Ltd.     74,635     6,359,101  
SEEK Ltd.     480,124     7,363,960  
            13,723,061  
IT Services — 0.9%              
Computershare Ltd.     771,210     14,619,590  
Metals & Mining — 22.9%              
BHP Group Ltd.     7,190,145     223,292,426  
BlueScope Steel Ltd.     667,947     8,050,716  
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     2,403,562     31,990,606  
IGO Ltd.     967,342     10,111,381  
Mineral Resources Ltd.     241,943     14,572,779  
Newcrest Mining Ltd.     1,267,650     17,261,862  
Northern Star Resources Ltd.     1,653,716     12,108,081  
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)     3,600,913     11,389,594  
Rio Tinto Ltd.     526,884     39,334,326  
South32 Ltd.     6,569,339     18,246,533  
            386,358,304  
Multiline Retail — 3.2%              
Wesfarmers Ltd.     1,609,742     53,620,658  
               
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.1%              
Ampol Ltd.     339,967     6,627,621  
Santos Ltd.     4,524,412     22,568,408  
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.     306,063     5,924,751  
Woodside Energy Group Ltd.     2,694,980     68,060,482  
            103,181,262  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%              
Lendlease Corp. Ltd.     985,836     5,146,956  
               
Road & Rail — 0.4%              
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     2,600,459     6,758,789  
               
Software — 1.1%              
WiseTech Global Ltd.     208,467     8,335,704  
Xero Ltd.(a)     191,688     9,525,986  
            17,861,690  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%              
Reece Ltd.     322,139     3,404,809  
               
Transportation Infrastructure — 2.5%              
Transurban Group.     4,363,926     42,664,565  
               
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3%              
(Cost: $1,924,350,103)           1,673,181,589  

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.1%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 3.64%(b)(c)   810,000   $810,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $810,000)		        810,000 
           
Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $1,925,160,103)		        1,673,991,589 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%.        10,799,653 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $1,684,791,242 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Affiliate of the Fund.
(c)Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   $ 130,000   $ 680,000 (a)  $ —   $ —   $ —   $ 810,000     810,000   $ 4,343   $ —  
                                                         

 

(a)Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

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                          
SPI 200 Index     99     12/15/22   $ 12,374   $ 489,808  

 

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 Australia 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  $—   $1,673,181,589   $—   $1,673,181,589 
Money Market Funds   810,000    —    —    810,000 
   $810,000   $1,673,181,589   $—   $1,673,991,589 
                     
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Futures Contracts  $—   $489,808   $—   $489,808 

 

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

 

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