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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
May 31, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Canada — 1.6%          
BCE Inc.   109,132   $4,923,200 
CGI Inc.(a)   219,216    22,704,803 
Franco-Nevada Corp.   225,940    32,834,949 
Loblaw Companies Ltd.   88,649    7,750,829 
TELUS Corp.   274,770    5,205,955 
Thomson Reuters Corp.   26,866    3,416,286 
         76,836,022 
China — 8.0%          
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A   8,238,299    4,074,669 
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H   45,999,000    17,334,394 
Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B   172,656    2,829,073 
Bank of China Ltd., Class H   125,135,000    48,985,012 
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A   3,785,600    3,111,882 
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H   14,191,000    9,149,644 
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.   831,000    3,211,184 
Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A   43,600    2,646,415 
Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A   3,094,100    2,508,407 
BYD Co. Ltd., Class A   136,100    4,850,627 
CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   17,091,000    4,107,543 
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H   14,322,000    7,538,964 
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   3,425,000    2,589,591 
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.   2,296,000    2,884,158 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   55,418,000    35,449,820 
China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H   5,664,500    3,053,134 
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.   2,268,000    3,289,958 
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H   10,070,500    3,985,275 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A   584,200    2,317,205 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   3,914,000    12,373,379 
China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A   3,717,700    3,081,986 
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A   172,600    2,986,786 
China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)   69,830,000    7,669,551 
China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A   2,189,100    6,921,446 
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.   3,208,000    5,678,327 
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A   981,508    2,764,516 
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H   5,104,000    4,497,519 
East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A   1,364,012    2,690,715 
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)   13,720,000    2,978,628 
Guangdong Investment Ltd.   2,449,147    2,087,125 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A   6,066,351    4,116,084 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H   51,601,000    27,557,008 
Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   2,003,900    4,662,091 
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B   1,785,539    2,303,506 
Kingboard Holdings Ltd.   1,064,000    2,866,869 
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.   6,268,000    4,999,640 
Lenovo Group Ltd.   4,158,000    3,908,767 
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A   730,892    2,958,414 
Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A   518,100    1,987,857 
Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A   517,120    2,909,924 
NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A   617,400    2,378,428 
Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   445,200    2,387,909 
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H   13,349,000    5,047,422 
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H   26,910,000    17,394,332 
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H   11,136,000    13,284,254 
Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   1,803,000    2,942,154 
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   12,873,000    8,088,212 
Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.   1,749,000    2,309,530 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
China (continued)          
SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A   382,700   $2,548,322 
Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A   975,500    2,297,541 
Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B   804,580    2,674,995 
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   2,843,800    2,937,219 
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A   109,800    4,643,196 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H   2,148,800    7,043,906 
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.   2,116,000    3,169,735 
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(b)   2,760,000    2,143,019 
TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H   1,493,000    2,723,681 
Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A   303,600    3,509,839 
Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)   4,577,800    6,045,562 
ZTE Corp., Class H   1,209,200    3,712,802 
ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR   120,303    3,036,448 
         376,235,599 
Denmark — 0.1%          
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   44,783    7,206,968 
           
Finland — 0.3%          
Elisa OYJ   228,749    12,813,534 
           
France — 0.6%          
Bollore SE   1,184,756    7,585,652 
Orange SA   1,791,838    21,400,448 
         28,986,100 
Germany — 0.9%          
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered   1,689,029    37,472,045 
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG   1,544,141    4,353,668 
         41,825,713 
Greece — 0.1%          
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA   218,959    3,353,982 
           
Hong Kong — 1.9%          
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.   1,708,000    5,068,749 
CLP Holdings Ltd.   1,528,754    11,138,072 
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)   1,494,000    9,263,031 
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   1,237,000    16,561,180 
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS   5,673,000    7,249,286 
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.   12,888,579    11,629,050 
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.   210,400    10,088,900 
MTR Corp. Ltd.   2,524,500    11,620,548 
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.   1,312,500    7,067,574 
         89,686,390 
India — 4.8%          
Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)   202,883    2,390,185 
Asian Paints Ltd.   434,034    16,722,254 
Bajaj Auto Ltd.   71,265    3,929,656 
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.   28,790    2,526,329 
Berger Paints India Ltd.   391,743    3,075,516 
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   677,001    2,972,613 
Bharti Airtel Ltd.   1,522,411    15,639,640 
Cipla Ltd.   369,506    4,254,004 
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.   141,470    5,883,881 
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.   64,182    3,498,123 
Eicher Motors Ltd.   182,677    8,099,170 
Havells India Ltd.   155,035    2,447,575 
HCL Technologies Ltd.   1,167,008    16,122,494 
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.   78,595    2,619,118 
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   967,245    3,048,654 
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.   162,701    5,243,259 


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
May 31, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
India (continued)          
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The)   1,005,237   $4,735,064 
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.   4,602,677    5,004,039 
Infosys Ltd.   526,830    8,375,032 
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(b)   50,711    3,055,839 
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.   207,058    5,510,771 
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.   39,922    4,515,583 
MRF Ltd.   2,505    2,940,766 
Nestle India Ltd.   33,298    8,718,531 
Petronet LNG Ltd.   1,231,956    3,358,475 
PI Industries Ltd.   123,621    5,401,451 
Pidilite Industries Ltd.   247,969    7,809,440 
Shree Cement Ltd.   10,855    3,298,514 
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   423,556    4,994,062 
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   780,479    30,984,248 
Tech Mahindra Ltd.   379,767    5,110,413 
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.   168,669    3,738,463 
UltraTech Cement Ltd.   75,772    7,195,620 
Wipro Ltd.   644,923    3,148,309 
Wipro Ltd., ADR   968,971    4,728,578 
Yes Bank Ltd.(a)   14,890,249    2,912,369 
         224,008,038 
Indonesia — 0.7%          
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT   33,350,400    20,124,543 
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   39,890,900    10,769,963 
         30,894,506 
Israel — 0.4%          
Azrieli Group Ltd.   3,537    185,993 
Bank Hapoalim BM   433,559    3,490,125 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)   83,294    10,395,924 
Isracard Ltd.       1 
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)   172,771    7,148,730 
         21,220,773 
Italy — 0.2%          
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)   504,375    6,430,779 
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA   58,548    2,553,427 
         8,984,206 
Japan — 10.6%          
Brother Industries Ltd.   246,400    3,579,498 
Canon Inc.   1,002,300    24,843,906 
Capcom Co. Ltd.   84,100    3,278,356 
Central Japan Railway Co.   223,000    27,123,253 
Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)   437,500    2,729,611 
Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.   677,700    8,095,459 
East Japan Railway Co.   385,400    21,245,872 
ENEOS Holdings Inc.   2,841,200    9,436,413 
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.   176,900    10,811,106 
Hamamatsu Photonics KK   209,000    10,623,818 
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.   88,300    2,805,530 
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.   48,700    6,592,676 
ITOCHU Corp.   186,000    6,278,983 
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.   151,200    3,932,078 
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.   661,300    4,936,989 
KDDI Corp.   711,700    21,942,785 
Keio Corp.   122,300    4,303,758 
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.   63,500    2,438,364 
Keyence Corp.   8,300    4,023,657 
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   276,600    9,149,525 
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.   159,100    2,374,574 
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.   174,200    2,929,085 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Japan (continued)          
Kyocera Corp.   48,900   $2,781,851 
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(c)   138,100    5,679,620 
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.   149,100    3,345,744 
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.   499,700    7,345,529 
NEC Corp.   222,100    10,423,313 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.   367,800    15,618,248 
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.   44    92,194 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   1,436,300    40,806,303 
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.   35,500    3,029,195 
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.   63,100    7,688,210 
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.   140,390    3,532,038 
NTT Data Corp.   667,200    9,537,582 
Obic Co. Ltd.   90,900    14,703,671 
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.   182,600    2,658,459 
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   486,100    9,089,624 
Oracle Corp. Japan(a)   63,000    4,820,041 
Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan   244,500    9,157,187 
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.   609,200    9,658,103 
Otsuka Corp.   81,300    3,062,023 
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.   414,500    15,378,665 
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.   370,900    6,321,989 
SCSK Corp.   177,700    2,816,161 
Secom Co. Ltd.   285,800    18,717,479 
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.   153,000    2,244,596 
Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS   717,900    5,273,507 
SoftBank Corp.   3,953,100    42,125,249 
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.   207,400    7,628,514 
TIS Inc.   365,400    10,225,870 
Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.   278,200    7,277,526 
Toho Co.Ltd./Tokyo.   151,200    5,946,504 
Tokyu Corp.   171,200    2,214,264 
USS Co. Ltd.   291,600    4,738,651 
Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.   152,000    3,210,223 
West Japan Railway Co.   109,400    4,586,437 
         495,209,866 
Kuwait — 0.3%          
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP   3,253,966    5,498,584 
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP   2,488,815    7,442,143 
         12,940,727 
Malaysia — 0.5%          
DiGi.Com Bhd   3,020,800    2,925,477 
Hong Leong Bank Bhd   948,000    3,977,133 
IHH Healthcare Bhd   2,750,000    3,437,635 
Malayan Banking Bhd   2,868,500    5,374,434 
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd   1,437,100    2,039,969 
Petronas Gas Bhd   1,144,600    4,151,360 
         21,906,008 
Netherlands — 0.5%          
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   508,531    16,121,625 
Koninklijke KPN NV   1,637,628    5,633,845 
         21,755,470 
New Zealand — 0.1%          
Spark New Zealand Ltd.   1,716,074    5,326,355 
           
Philippines — 0.2%          
BDO Unibank Inc.   3,077,738    7,457,378 
Jollibee Foods Corp.   639,890    2,684,439 
         10,141,817 


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
May 31, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Qatar — 0.2%          
Industries Qatar QSC   803,506   $2,642,476 
Qatar National Bank QPSC   1,908,580    8,382,115 
         11,024,591 
Russia — 0.0%          
PhosAgro PJSC(d)   41,863    5 
PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(d)(e)   2     
PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)   809    8 
Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)   250,942    31 
Polyus PJSC(a)(d)   53,523    7 
         51 
Saudi Arabia — 1.4%          
Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.   30,524    2,392,571 
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.   48,673    2,180,085 
Jarir Marketing Co.   970,910    4,555,131 
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.   295,005    9,817,540 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(b)   2,010,423    16,874,969 
Saudi Basic Industries Corp.   297,966    7,001,285 
Saudi Telecom Co.   1,994,750    23,006,960 
         65,828,541 
Singapore — 1.1%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   89,100    1,994,955 
Genting Singapore Ltd.   6,817,700    5,091,974 
Singapore Exchange Ltd.   1,264,000    8,667,910 
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.   1,762,400    4,769,730 
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.   11,742,800    21,600,760 
UOL Group Ltd.   684,300    3,213,954 
Venture Corp. Ltd.   453,700    5,090,041 
         50,429,324 
Switzerland — 3.5%          
BKW AG   33,268    5,965,044 
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered   21,881    6,238,078 
Nestle SA, Registered   187,094    22,177,416 
Novartis AG, Registered   449,408    43,074,281 
Roche Holding AG, NVS   154,343    49,159,613 
Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered   111,396    9,421,777 
Swisscom AG, Registered   40,799    25,846,021 
         161,882,230 
Taiwan — 5.1%          
Acer Inc.   4,115,000    4,124,485 
Advantech Co. Ltd.   575,482    7,606,191 
Asia Cement Corp.   3,297,000    4,711,447 
Asustek Computer Inc.   1,111,000    11,013,573 
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.   1,013,000    6,106,563 
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.   6,274,488    3,672,278 
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.   1,835,000    2,329,021 
China Steel Corp.   7,595,000    7,162,067 
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.   5,988,000    24,564,253 
Compal Electronics Inc.   6,707,000    6,070,334 
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   10,102,688    8,504,050 
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.   2,593,000    6,474,725 
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   15,590,736    14,245,856 
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.   5,465,000    12,156,520 
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.   1,946,000    5,454,881 
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.   13,217,905    9,559,731 
Inventec Corp.   4,044,000    4,846,902 
Lite-On Technology Corp.   3,246,000    9,391,521 
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   6,390,725    7,434,330 
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.   1,059,000    2,676,343 
Pegatron Corp.   3,238,000    7,928,832 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Taiwan (continued)          
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.   2,144,000   $2,147,168 
President Chain Store Corp.   608,000    5,527,971 
Quanta Computer Inc.   4,379,000    16,559,256 
Synnex Technology International Corp.   1,972,250    4,097,643 
Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   9,805,752    5,850,120 
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   14,440,920    13,126,798 
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.   3,177,000    3,361,721 
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.   2,728,000    9,185,336 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   542,000    9,809,025 
WPG Holdings Ltd.   2,620,760    4,530,261 
         240,229,202 
Thailand — 0.7%          
Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR   1,772,000    10,742,562 
Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)   6,538,300    13,286,975 
Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR   9,806,600    2,268,682 
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR   352,800    2,258,844 
Home Product Center PCL, NVDR   7,395,200    2,930,330 
         31,487,393 
United Arab Emirates — 0.4%          
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC   5,115,771    5,766,289 
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC   2,036,590    12,785,333 
Multiply Group(a)   2,835,109    2,554,952 
         21,106,574 
United States — 55.6%          
Abbott Laboratories   91,206    9,303,012 
AbbVie Inc.   153,673    21,200,727 
Accenture PLC, Class A   38,014    11,629,243 
Activision Blizzard Inc.   329,723    26,443,785 
Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)   160,394    14,775,495 
Ameren Corp.   64,022    5,190,264 
American Electric Power Co. Inc.   181,583    15,093,179 
American Water Works Co. Inc.   94,422    13,639,258 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   133,985    22,797,548 
Amgen Inc.   86,820    19,156,833 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   198,164    14,951,474 
Aon PLC, Class A   49,708    15,324,479 
Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)   75,906    9,612,736 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   59,458    11,911,221 
AT&T Inc.   618,585    9,730,342 
AutoZone Inc.(a)   12,996    31,019,373 
Becton Dickinson & Co.   58,893    14,237,972 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)   92,188    29,599,723 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)   153,259    13,324,337 
Black Knight Inc.(a)   246,978    14,270,389 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   128,645    12,939,114 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   538,398    34,694,367 
Brown & Brown Inc.   143,772    8,961,309 
Campbell Soup Co.   306,626    15,499,944 
Cboe Global Markets Inc.   166,564    22,056,405 
CF Industries Holdings Inc.   157,143    9,665,866 
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.(c)   183,489    17,347,050 
Cheniere Energy Inc.   17,007    2,377,068 
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.   206,200    19,063,190 
Cigna Group (The)   22,511    5,569,447 
Cisco Systems Inc.   1,081,171    53,701,764 
Clorox Co. (The)   23,373    3,697,141 
CME Group Inc.   55,687    9,954,051 
CMS Energy Corp.   128,645    7,458,837 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   42,090    2,630,204 


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
May 31, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
United States (continued)          
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   166,335   $12,371,997 
Conagra Brands Inc.   85,488    2,980,967 
Consolidated Edison Inc.   526,206    49,095,020 
Corteva Inc.   109,737    5,869,832 
Dollar General Corp.   121,014    24,334,705 
Dominion Energy Inc.   327,436    16,463,482 
Domino’s Pizza Inc.   42,894    12,432,826 
Duke Energy Corp.   387,082    34,562,552 
Electronic Arts Inc.   203,604    26,061,312 
Eli Lilly & Co.   120,490    51,745,635 
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS   37,959    8,127,022 
Evergy Inc.   56,079    3,244,170 
Eversource Energy   91,752    6,351,991 
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.   243,298    26,838,202 
F5 Inc.(a)   37,692    5,562,585 
First Horizon Corp.   865,007    8,918,222 
Fiserv Inc.(a)   120,571    13,526,861 
Gen Digital, Inc.   638,056    11,191,502 
General Mills Inc.   503,864    42,405,194 
Genuine Parts Co.   19,166    2,854,392 
Gilead Sciences Inc.   719,949    55,392,876 
GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)   47,743    3,503,381 
Henry Schein Inc.(a)(c)   45,531    3,364,741 
Hershey Co. (The)   192,573    50,011,208 
Hologic Inc.(a)(c)   32,463    2,561,006 
Home Depot Inc. (The)   61,701    17,489,148 
Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)   85,551    8,557,667 
Hormel Foods Corp.   442,000    16,906,500 
Humana Inc.   45,032    22,600,210 
Incyte Corp.(a)   305,650    18,812,758 
International Business Machines Corp.   134,836    17,338,561 
Jack Henry & Associates Inc.   74,175    11,340,616 
JM Smucker Co. (The)   167,972    24,623,016 
Johnson & Johnson   394,628    61,191,018 
Juniper Networks Inc.   331,179    10,057,906 
Kellogg Co.   413,471    27,607,459 
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.   567,126    17,648,961 
Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)   273,714    44,286,925 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   121,238    16,279,839 
Kraft Heinz Co. (The)   165,901    6,340,736 
Kroger Co. (The)   750,968    34,041,379 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   9,006    3,998,754 
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.   212,027    36,718,836 
Mastercard Inc., Class A   19,269    7,033,570 
McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS   102,471    8,784,839 
McDonald’s Corp.   181,408    51,721,235 
McKesson Corp.   112,882    44,118,801 
Merck & Co. Inc.   623,690    68,861,613 
Microsoft Corp.   71,301    23,414,535 
Mondelez International Inc., Class A   88,576    6,502,364 
Motorola Solutions Inc.   204,925    57,772,456 
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)   153,622    13,753,778 
Newmont Corp.   424,124    17,198,228 
NextEra Energy Inc.   141,624    10,403,699 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   31,748    13,825,937 
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.   10,869    3,374,172 
Oracle Corp.   169,899    17,999,100 
O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)   26,337    23,790,475 
PepsiCo Inc.   347,041    63,282,926 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
United States (continued)          
Pfizer Inc.   438,005   $16,652,950 
PG&E Corp.(a)   264,671    4,483,527 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)   260,266    37,087,905 
Progressive Corp. (The)   165,515    21,171,024 
PTC Inc.(a)   38,087    5,118,893 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.   50,695    6,724,692 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)   41,737    30,700,068 
Republic Services Inc.   331,969    47,016,769 
Rollins Inc.   225,744    8,876,254 
Roper Technologies Inc.   84,101    38,200,356 
Seagen Inc.(a)   131,712    25,776,038 
Southern Co. (The)   490,090    34,183,778 
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)   284,258    39,014,411 
Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)   22,604    9,263,797 
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B   13,952    2,329,984 
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)   47,720    10,008,793 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   49,629    24,181,234 
VeriSign Inc.(a)   56,430    12,601,948 
Verizon Communications Inc.   1,435,869    51,160,012 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)   131,358    42,503,508 
Visa Inc., Class A   101,837    22,509,032 
VMware Inc., Class A(a)   230,825    31,459,139 
Walmart Inc.   382,992    56,250,035 
Waste Connections Inc.   113,055    15,448,966 
Waste Management Inc.   431,270    69,831,238 
WEC Energy Group Inc.   400,714    35,002,368 
Xcel Energy Inc.   558,754    36,481,049 
Yum! Brands Inc.   92,892    11,954,272 
         2,602,268,885 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%          
(Cost: $4,262,053,205)       4,673,588,865 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.7%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(f)(g)(h)   31,914,229    31,920,612 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.7%          
(Cost: $31,913,469)        31,920,612 
           
Total Investments — 100.5%          
(Cost: $4,293,966,674)       4,705,509,477 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)%       (21,335,663)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%      $4,684,173,814 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

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

(d)Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e)This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f)Affiliate of the Fund.

(g)Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h)All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.


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May 31, 2023  

 

Affiliates

 

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended May 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
08/31/22
   Purchases
at Cost
   Proceeds
from Sale
   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value at
05/31/23
   Shares
Held at
05/31/23
   Income   Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying Funds
 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares  $11,312,019   $20,598,854(a)  $   $8,951   $788   $31,920,612   31,914,229   $122,973(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)   6,260,000        (6,260,000)(a)                  204,025    3 
                  $8,951   $788   $31,920,612       $326,998   $3 

 

(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.

 

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 EAFE Index   35   06/16/23  $3,593   $(153,657)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   38   06/16/23   1,818    (42,570)
S&P 500 E-Mini Index   33   06/16/23   6,914    (16,657)
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note   8   09/29/23   1,647    (5,233)
                $(218,117)

 

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   $2,717,551,618   $1,956,037,196   $51   $4,673,588,865 

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds  $31,920,612   $   $   $31,920,612 
   $2,749,472,230   $1,956,037,196   $51   $4,705,509,477 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts  $(212,884)  $   $   $(212,884)
Interest Rate Contracts   (5,233)           (5,233)
   $(218,117)  $   $    (218,117)

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

GDRGlobal Depositary Receipt

NVDRNon-Voting Depositary Receipt

NVSNon-Voting Shares

PJSCPublic Joint Stock Company

REITReal Estate Investment Trust

 

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