NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_2Q1Q_13674577_0523.htm

 

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

   

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 6.7%          
De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)(b)   4,743,283   $4,153,706 
Gold Road Resources Ltd.   2,274,562    2,603,901 
Newcrest Mining Ltd.   1,087,329    18,342,235 
West African Resources Ltd.(a)   4,580,851    2,592,155 
         27,691,997 
Canada — 53.8%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   1,033,298    52,582,119 
Alamos Gold Inc., Class A   1,014,617    12,526,689 
B2Gold Corp.   3,149,640    11,670,489 
Barrick Gold Corp.   3,697,435    62,481,885 
Calibre Mining Corp.(a)   2,829,205    3,230,400 
Centerra Gold Inc.   771,717    4,650,199 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   621,357    5,867,990 
Equinox Gold Corp.(a)   1,083,898    5,086,136 
IAMGOLD Corp.(a)   1,842,094    5,020,809 
Karora Resources Inc.(a)   401,020    1,329,348 
Kinross Gold Corp.   3,127,610    14,745,270 
Lundin Gold Inc.   382,572    4,847,321 
New Gold Inc.(a)   3,171,812    3,878,606 
SSR Mining Inc.   553,827    8,183,992 
Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)   371,239    5,803,088 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)   658,724    3,765,524 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   406,550    18,424,277 
         224,094,142 
China — 4.4%          
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A   2,267,435    3,408,973 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H   11,070,000    15,056,903 
         18,465,876 
Indonesia — 1.0%          
Aneka Tambang Tbk   31,000,100    3,915,827 
           
Peru — 1.1%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   695,861    4,738,814 
           
Russia — 0.0%          
Polymetal International PLC(a)(c)   822,891    101 
Polyus PJSC(a)(c)   62,547    8 
         109 
South Africa — 12.3%          
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   808,622    19,686,114 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
South Africa (continued)          
DRDGOLD Ltd.   3,455,966   $3,874,415 
Gold Fields Ltd.   1,292,356    19,594,020 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   1,687,161    7,982,518 
         51,137,067 
Turkey — 1.4%          
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS   5,294,403    5,886,419 
           
United Kingdom — 1.7%          
Centamin PLC   3,781,926    4,716,287 
Hochschild Mining PLC   2,598,890    2,450,261 
         7,166,548 
United States — 17.0%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   1,095,438    3,286,314 
Newmont Corp.   1,667,293    67,608,731 
         70,895,045 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%          
(Cost: $480,223,844)        413,991,844 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.3%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(e)(f)   1,143,166    1,143,395 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(d)(e)   210,000    210,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%          
(Cost: $1,352,694)        1,353,395 
           
Total Investments — 99.7%          
(Cost: $481,576,538)        415,345,239 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%        1,390,027 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $416,735,266 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)All or a portion of this security is on loan.

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

(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.

1

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)   iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
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  $1,922,895   $   $(781,560)(a)  $2,587   $(527)  $1,143,395    1,143,166   $23,981(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   100,000    110,000(a)               210,000    210,000    9,486      
                  $2,587   $(527)  $1,353,395        $33,467   $ 

 

(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                  
S&P/TSX 60 Index   13   06/15/23  $2,254   $(18,901)

 

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  $299,728,001   $114,263,734   $109   $413,991,844 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   1,353,395            1,353,395 
   $301,081,396   $114,263,734   $109   $415,345,239 

 

2

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)   iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
May 31, 2023    

  

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

  

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts  $(18,901)  $   $   $(18,901)

 

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

PJSCPublic Joint Stock Company

 

3