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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
January 31, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Brazil — 15.5%          
Auren Energia SA   2,909,885   $8,833,467 
Banco Santander Brasil SA   1,538,480    8,773,909 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   1,273,169    9,475,469 
CPFL Energia SA   1,833,317    12,019,146 
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes   2,225,443    6,654,891 
Energisa SA   937,439    7,802,297 
Grendene SA   5,782,523    7,449,855 
JHSF Participacoes SA   9,131,672    9,264,250 
Qualicorp Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros SA   4,676,952    5,813,598 
Telefonica Brasil SA   632,929    5,214,249 
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA   1,264,893    9,234,469 
Vale SA   723,269    13,465,743 
        104,001,343 
Chile — 6.3%          
CAP SA   1,050,670    9,704,392 
Colbun SA   181,652,021    21,139,175 
Empresas CMPC SA   6,540,932    11,247,227 
         42,090,794 
China — 18.1%          
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H   15,165,000    5,458,384 
Bank of China Ltd., Class H   15,182,000    5,779,249 
BBMG Corp., Class H   27,515,000    3,586,472 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   6,774,000    4,384,748 
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.   23,804,000    5,467,657 
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.   2,018,000    2,828,881 
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H   16,596,500    6,205,038 
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H   14,590,000    7,878,151 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   2,585,000    8,046,121 
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H   18,552,000    6,701,862 
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)   9,066,000    3,401,845 
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H   21,364,000    8,551,954 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H   8,499,000    4,546,274 
Lonking Holdings Ltd.   42,575,000    8,698,768 
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H   4,136,000    3,888,468 
Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.   18,001,000    4,272,712 
Shenzhen Investment Ltd.   34,856,000    6,840,736 
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)   15,114,500    3,488,682 
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H   14,962,500    7,542,101 
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H   24,248,000    4,333,710 
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)   11,167,000    2,291,135 
Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H   988,000    3,177,457 
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H   4,800,000    4,144,938 
        121,515,343 
Czech Republic — 0.9%          
CEZ AS(a)   157,698    6,402,823 
           
Greece — 1.6%          
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.(a)   463,208    10,524,086 
           
India — 8.4%          
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   2,307,943    9,686,848 
Coal India Ltd.   4,043,291    11,160,825 
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.   10,978,401    10,981,944 
NMDC Ltd.   4,920,943    7,440,847 
Nmdc Steel Limited, NVS   4,355,405    1,419,396 
Oil India Ltd.   1,442,325    4,130,574 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
India (continued)          
REC Ltd.   7,796,820$   11,634,631 
         56,455,065 
Indonesia — 1.9%          
Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT   28,939,300    5,734,185 
Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT   111,702,000    7,273,974 
         13,008,159 
Malaysia — 4.7%          
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd(a)   2,683,500    7,973,047 
Hartalega Holdings Bhd(a)   13,481,000    5,106,141 
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd(a)   34,882,200    8,608,640 
Malayan Banking Bhd   4,973,900    10,201,409 
         31,889,237 
Philippines — 0.5%          
PLDT Inc.   123,740    3,066,652 
           
Qatar — 0.5%          
Barwa Real Estate Co.   4,274,810    3,324,278 
           
Russia — 0.0%          
Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC(b)(c)   4,402,974,828    627 
Globaltrans Investment PLC(b)(c)(d)   3,247,697    32,477 
LUKOIL PJSC(b)   124,880    18 
Magnit PJSC(b)   163,377    23 
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC(b)   14,721,471    2,097 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(b)   23,712    3 
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(b)   2,744,644    391 
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(b)(c)   2,788,700    397 
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(b)   3,457,900    493 
PhosAgro PJSC(b)   180,278    26 
PhosAgro PJSC, New(b)   3,484    35 
Rostelecom PJSC(b)   4,681,247    667 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC(b)(c)   2,500,255    356 
Severstal PAO(b)   695,941    99 
Tatneft PJSC(b)   1,165,907    166 
Unipro PJSC(b)(c)   299,242,000    42,620 
         80,495 
Singapore — 1.8%          
Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore   24,330,300    11,978,015 
           
South Africa — 7.2%          
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.   622,333    10,148,678 
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.   3,379,451    6,793,862 
Exxaro Resources Ltd.   1,046,503    13,133,452 
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.   357,265    10,939,469 
Truworths International Ltd.   1,841,837    7,019,088 
         48,034,549 
Taiwan — 9.5%          
Asustek Computer Inc.   526,000    4,791,037 
Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd.   2,357,000    5,820,485 
Huaku Development Co. Ltd.   2,296,000    6,815,371 
Inventec Corp.   7,859,475    6,625,486 
Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.   1,648,146    4,485,659 
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.   2,130,000    7,301,646 
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.   534,600    5,296,232 
Supreme Electronics Co. Ltd.   2,717,513    3,392,635 
Systex Corp.   2,027,000    5,023,873 
United Integrated Services Co. Ltd.   1,417,000    9,782,601 
WPG Holdings Ltd.   2,674,280    4,263,201 
         63,598,226 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
January 31, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Thailand — 6.7%          
Kiatnakin Phatra Bank PCL, NVDR   2,028,700   $4,209,382 
Land & Houses PCL, NVDR   17,647,800    5,303,454 
Quality Houses PCL, NVDR   61,016,800    4,371,673 
Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR   18,672,100    12,417,895 
Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR   5,337,300    6,930,846 
Tisco Financial Group PCL, NVDR   2,344,200    7,293,652 
Total Access Communication PCL, NVDR(a)   2,971,400    4,470,988 
         44,997,890 
Turkey — 2.6%          
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)   5,886,840    11,948,441 
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS   695,400    5,855,886 
         17,804,327 
United Arab Emirates — 0.5%          
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC   2,314,892    3,509,240 
           
Total Common Stocks — 86.7%          
(Cost: $757,809,390)        582,280,522 
           
Preferred Stocks          
           
Brazil — 13.0%          
Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS   2,004,531    12,596,682 
Cia. de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista, Preference Shares, NVS   2,112,720    9,518,332 
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS   4,264,941    9,628,317 
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS   1,939,140    12,506,637 
Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS   5,870,847    16,757,988 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS   1,655,922    8,504,203 
Unipar Carbocloro SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS   757,049    12,727,097 
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas, Class A, Preference Shares, NVS   2,764,605    4,645,525 
         86,884,781 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Russia — 0.0%          
Transneft PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(b)   5,767   $1 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 13.0%          
(Cost: $97,349,644)        86,884,782 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%          
(Cost: $855,159,034)        669,165,304 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 2.3%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.56%(e)(f)(g)   15,409,337    15,418,582 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 2.3%          
(Cost: $15,404,801)        15,418,582 
           
Total Investments — 102.0%          
(Cost: $870,563,835)        684,583,886 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.0)%        (13,209,974)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $671,373,912 

 

(a)All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b)Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
(c)Non-income producing security.
(d)This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(e)Affiliate of the Fund.
(f)Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(g)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 January 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer  Value at
04/30/22
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sale
   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value at
01/31/23
   Shares
Held at
01/31/23
   Income   Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares  $24,326,856   $   $(8,922,742)(a) $5,710   $8,758   $15,418,582   15,409,337   $1,675,602(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)   380,000        (380,000)(a)                 24,127    2 
                  $5,710   $8,758   $15,418,582       $1,699,729   $2 

 

(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.
(c)As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
January 31, 2023  

 

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  31   03/17/23  $1,619   $75,256 

 

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 
Assets                
Investments                
Long-Term Investments                    
Common Stocks                    
Brazil  $104,001,343   $   $   $104,001,343 
Chile   32,386,402    9,704,392        42,090,794 
China       115,735,526    5,779,817    121,515,343 
Czech Republic   6,402,823            6,402,823 
Greece   10,524,086            10,524,086 
India       56,455,065        56,455,065 
Indonesia       13,008,159        13,008,159 
Malaysia       31,889,237        31,889,237 
Philippines       3,066,652        3,066,652 
Qatar       3,324,278        3,324,278 
Russia           80,495    80,495 
Singapore       11,978,015        11,978,015 
South Africa   16,942,540    31,092,009        48,034,549 
Taiwan       63,598,226        63,598,226 
Thailand       44,997,890        44,997,890 
Turkey       17,804,327        17,804,327 
United Arab Emirates       3,509,240        3,509,240 
Preferred Stocks   86,884,781        1    86,884,782 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   15,418,582            15,418,582 
   $272,560,557   $406,163,016   $5,860,313   $684,583,886 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
January 31, 2023  

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $75,256   $   $   $75,256 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
 
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS Non-Voting Shares
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company

 

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