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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 14.0%          
Absa Group Ltd.   1,170,544   $9,158,892 
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.   120,190    8,228,539 
Nedbank Group Ltd.   634,153    6,694,726 
Standard Bank Group Ltd.   1,857,870    14,286,059 
         38,368,216 
Capital Markets — 1.4%          
Reinet Investments SCA   187,820    3,714,728 
           
Chemicals — 3.4%          
Sasol Ltd.   788,225    9,216,679 
           
Financial Services — 9.6%          
FirstRand Ltd.   6,993,731    21,447,137 
Remgro Ltd.   726,981    4,837,753 
         26,284,890 
Diversified REITs — 1.0%          
Growthpoint Properties Ltd.   4,700,620    2,786,700 
           
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 7.6%          
Bid Corp. Ltd.   463,130    9,864,684 
Clicks Group Ltd.   334,741    3,980,818 
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.   692,606    6,867,248 
         20,712,750 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7%          
Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)   397,177    4,790,194 
           
Insurance — 6.2%          
Discovery Ltd.(a)   739,920    4,969,260 
Old Mutual Ltd.   6,728,872    3,641,056 
OUTsurance Group Ltd., NVS   1,150,932    1,847,328 
Sanlam Ltd.   2,453,644    6,458,022 
         16,915,666 
Media — 0.9%          
MultiChoice Group   515,327    2,563,209 
           
Metals & Mining — 24.0%          
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.   156,012    1,631,821 
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.   91,157    5,243,938 
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   580,134    14,123,514 
Gold Fields Ltd.   1,237,253    18,758,578 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   761,963    3,605,099 
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.   1,182,589    9,495,028 
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.   88,430    1,944,283 
Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)   489,180    4,026,812 
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.   3,901,765    6,893,928 
         65,723,001 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Broadline Retail — 17.1%          
Naspers Ltd., Class N   282,944   $42,683,059 
Woolworths Holdings Ltd.   1,322,308    3,994,277 
         46,677,336 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%          
Exxaro Resources Ltd.   334,932    2,720,731 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%          
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.   520,393    4,526,575 
           
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.4%
NEPI Rockcastle NV   652,546    3,727,558 
           
Specialty Retail — 2.2%          
Foschini Group Ltd. (The)   452,122    1,922,444 
Mr. Price Group Ltd.   352,137    2,215,640 
Pepkor Holdings Ltd.(b)   2,774,283    1,985,173 
         6,123,257 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 6.8%
MTN Group Ltd.   2,211,009    13,676,160 
Vodacom Group Ltd.   880,666    4,929,273 
         18,605,433 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%          
(Cost: $427,073,968)       273,456,923 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.1%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(c)(d)   190,000    190,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%          
(Cost: $190,000)       190,000 
           
Total Investments — 100.0%          
(Cost: $427,263,968)       273,646,923 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%       (50,901)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%      $273,596,022 

 

(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)Affiliate of the Fund.

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


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI South Africa 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:

 

                                   Capital 
                                   Gain 
                   Change in               Distributions 
                   Unrealized       Shares       from 
   Value at   Purchases   Proceeds   Net Realized   Appreciation   Value at   Held at       Underlying 
Affiliated Issuer  08/31/22   at Cost   from Sale   Gain (Loss)   (Depreciation)   05/31/23   05/31/23   Income   Funds 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)  $   $1,256(b)  $   $(1,256)  $   $      $9,130(c)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   180,000    10,000(b)               190,000   190,000    4,667     
                  $(1,256)  $   $190,000       $13,797   $ 

 

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

(b)Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c)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

 

               Value/ 
           Notional   Unrealized 
   Number of   Expiration   Amount   Appreciation 
Description   Contracts    Date    (000)    (Depreciation) 
Long Contracts                    
FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index   5    06/15/23   $178   $(7,142)

 

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  $101,234,468   $172,222,455   $   $273,456,923 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   190,000            190,000 
   $101,424,468   $172,222,455   $   $273,646,923 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI South Africa 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  $   $(7,142)  $   $(7,142)

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

NVSNon-Voting Shares

 

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