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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%          
Saab AB, Class B   22,071   $1,201,602 
           
Automobiles — 0.4%          
Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)   341,914    1,180,294 
           
Banks — 14.8%          
Nordea Bank Abp   1,893,259    18,688,902 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A   925,280    9,712,921 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A   834,250    6,604,903 
Swedbank AB, Class A   517,940    7,957,270 
         42,963,996 
Biotechnology — 0.7%          
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)   97,419    1,959,936 
           
Building Products — 7.2%          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   573,739    12,759,354 
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B   866,754    8,294,291 
         21,053,645 
Capital Markets — 1.3%          
EQT AB   203,573    3,868,198 
           
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%          
Securitas AB, Class B   281,226    2,078,315 
           
Communications Equipment — 3.0%          
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B   1,669,329    8,631,843 
           
Construction & Engineering — 0.9%          
Skanska AB, Class B   195,094    2,577,679 
           
Financial Services — 11.9%          
Industrivarden AB, Class A   74,612    2,011,290 
Industrivarden AB, Class C   87,963    2,356,323 
Investor AB, Class A   275,379    5,679,013 
Investor AB, Class B   1,015,575    20,704,214 
Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)   138,754    2,002,862 
L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B   43,476    1,814,028 
         34,567,730 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%
Telia Co. AB   1,522,413    3,550,089 
           
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.5%
Hexagon AB, Class B   1,114,249    12,944,561 
           
Entertainment — 0.3%          
Embracer Group AB(a)(b)   374,331    864,281 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%          
Getinge AB, Class B   131,091    3,027,287 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.8%          
Evolution AB(c)   104,662    13,816,274 
           
Household Products — 3.2%          
Essity AB, Class B   348,304    9,275,456 
           
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%          
Investment AB Latour, Class B   84,537    1,680,073 
Lifco AB, Class B   133,618    2,831,454 
         4,511,527 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Machinery — 30.2%          
Alfa Laval AB   165,744   $5,971,210 
Atlas Copco AB, Class A   1,537,114    22,485,720 
Atlas Copco AB, Class B   893,619    11,285,457 
Epiroc AB, Class A   376,908    6,620,400 
Epiroc AB, Class B   223,367    3,381,805 
Husqvarna AB, Class B   240,100    1,780,009 
Indutrade AB   156,496    3,694,493 
Sandvik AB   609,806    10,750,453 
SKF AB, Class B   219,555    3,493,515 
Volvo AB, Class A   114,439    2,210,047 
Volvo AB, Class B   863,663    15,961,839 
         87,634,948 
Metals & Mining — 1.6%          
Boliden AB   156,526    4,782,143 
           
Paper & Forest Products — 2.3%          
Holmen AB, Class B   53,668    2,033,879 
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B   346,797    4,610,879 
         6,644,758 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.2%
Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)   362,926    1,224,992 
Sagax AB, Class B   108,928    2,156,285 
         3,381,277 
Specialty Retail — 1.8%          
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B   415,487    5,191,191 
           
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%          
Beijer Ref AB   98,686    1,459,583 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%          
Tele2 AB, Class B   324,108    2,949,270 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 96.5%          
(Cost: $373,372,316)        280,115,883 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 2.3%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(e)(f)   867,971    868,144 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(d)(e)   5,960,000    5,960,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 2.3%          
(Cost: $6,828,212)       6,828,144 
           
Total Investments — 98.8%          
(Cost: $380,200,528)       286,944,027 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2%       3,372,477 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $290,316,504 

 

(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 Sweden 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  $9,748,937   $   $(8,886,215)(a)  $9,196   $(3,774)  $868,144   867,971   $75,879(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   5,850,000    110,000(a)               5,960,000   5,960,000    176,226    6 
                  $9,196   $(3,774)  $6,828,144       $252,105   $6 

 

(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                    
OMXS30 Index   440    06/16/23   $9,107   $(35,090)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

                 Unrealized 
                 Appreciation 
Currency Purchased  Currency Sold   Counterparty  Settlement Date  (Depreciation) 
USD 3,758,970  EUR 3,490,035   Standard Chartered Bank  06/16/23  $25,490 
USD 1,007,953  SEK 10,474,880   Standard Chartered Bank  06/16/23   41,961 
                  67,451 
EUR 983,349  USD 1,077,743   Standard Chartered Bank  06/16/23   (25,801)
SEK 34,766,839  USD 3,301,347   Standard Chartered Bank  06/16/23   (95,156)
                  (120,957)
                 $(53,506)

 

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

 

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May 31, 2023  

  

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

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  $   $280,115,883   $   $280,115,883 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   6,828,144            6,828,144 
   $6,828,144   $280,115,883   $   $286,944,027 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $67,451   $   $67,451 
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts       (35,090)       (35,090)
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (120,957)       (120,957)
   $   $(88,596)  $    (88,596)

 

(a)Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

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