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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 39.0%          
AMMB Holdings Bhd   3,972,837   $3,131,699 
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd   15,314,112    15,985,998 
Hong Leong Bank Bhd   1,556,540    6,530,133 
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd   550,200    2,064,665 
Malayan Banking Bhd   12,985,681    24,330,029 
Public Bank Bhd   34,844,900    28,754,309 
RHB Bank Bhd   3,555,902    4,121,240 
         84,918,073 
Chemicals — 4.4%          
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd   6,703,400    9,515,503 
           
Construction & Engineering — 2.0%          
Gamuda Bhd   4,463,400    4,293,842 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%          
Telekom Malaysia Bhd   2,748,900    3,033,817 
           
Electric Utilities — 5.9%          
Tenaga Nasional Bhd   6,196,612    12,763,291 
           
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7%          
Dialog Group Bhd   8,101,254    3,788,122 
           
Food Products — 12.9%          
IOI Corp. Bhd   6,016,030    4,803,953 
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd   1,164,200    5,263,991 
Nestle Malaysia Bhd   168,300    4,886,188 
PPB Group Bhd   1,531,919    5,396,816 
QL Resources Bhd   2,625,550    3,157,145 
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd   4,964,255    4,529,257 
         28,037,350 
Gas Utilities — 3.1%          
Petronas Gas Bhd   1,894,400    6,870,817 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%          
Top Glove Corp. Bhd(a)(b)   11,805,800    2,911,645 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%          
IHH Healthcare Bhd   5,271,000    6,589,008 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.9%          
Genting Bhd   5,102,100    4,638,982 
Genting Malaysia Bhd   7,118,100    3,868,811 
         8,507,793 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4%          
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd   147,700    115,848 
Sime Darby Bhd   6,515,355    2,919,296 
         3,035,144 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Marine Transportation — 2.3%          
MISC Bhd   3,204,320   $5,064,116 
           
Metals & Mining — 4.1%          
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd   8,874,700    8,853,761 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.5%          
Petronas Dagangan Bhd   712,500    3,260,318 
           
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.6%          
Inari Amertron Bhd   6,264,700    3,415,032 
           
Specialty Retail — 1.2%          
MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)   7,890,400    2,682,635 
           
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.2%          
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd   1,784,400    2,670,780 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 7.9%          
Axiata Group Bhd   6,601,900    3,973,407 
DiGi.Com Bhd   8,425,400    8,159,533 
Maxis Bhd(b)   5,621,400    5,004,970 
         17,137,910 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%          
(Cost: $150,990,750)   .    217,348,957 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.3%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(e)(f)   2,774,891    2,775,446 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(d)(e)   140,000    140,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.3%          
(Cost: $2,915,469)        2,915,446 
           
Total Investments — 101.1%          
(Cost: $153,906,219)        220,264,403 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.1)%        (2,361,134)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $217,903,269 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

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

(c)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.

(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.


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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Malaysia 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  $   $2,759,018(a)  $   $16,451   $(23)  $2,775,446    2,774,891   $58,933(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   110,000    30,000(a)               140,000    140,000    8,299     
                  $16,451   $(23)  $2,915,446        $67,232   $ 

 

(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

  

               Value/ 
           Notional   Unrealized 
   Number of   Expiration   Amount   Appreciation 
Description   Contracts    Date    (000)   (Depreciation) 
Long Contracts                    
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   10    06/16/23   $478   $(95)

 

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  $25,635,949   $191,713,008   $   $217,348,957 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   2,915,446            2,915,446 
   $28,551,395   $191,713,008   $   $220,264,403 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Malaysia 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  $(95)  $   $   $(95)

 

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

  

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