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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Aerospace & Defense — 8.0%          
Airbus SE   315,415   $41,421,968 
Dassault Aviation SA   13,106    2,223,055 
Safran SA   181,871    26,415,794 
Thales SA   56,213    7,835,160 
         77,895,977 
Automobile Components — 1.3%          
Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   361,689    10,320,910 
Valeo   109,758    2,112,175 
         12,433,085 
Automobiles — 0.3%          
Renault SA   102,085    3,428,788 
Banks — 5.2%          
BNP Paribas SA   591,092    34,365,054 
Credit Agricole SA   639,034    7,345,974 
Societe Generale SA   387,827    9,028,794 
         50,739,822 
Beverages — 2.6%          
Pernod Ricard SA   109,800    23,784,745 
Remy Cointreau SA   12,220    1,884,234 
         25,668,979 
Building Products — 1.5%          
Cie. de Saint-Gobain   260,650    14,475,061 
Capital Markets — 0.5%          
Amundi SA(a)   32,492    1,833,662 
Euronext NV(a)   45,159    3,013,242 
         4,846,904 
Chemicals — 5.0%          
Air Liquide SA   278,601    46,680,364 
Arkema SA   29,859    2,608,167 
         49,288,531 
Construction & Engineering — 4.1%          
Bouygues SA   109,269    3,505,833 
Eiffage SA   38,993    4,164,169 
Vinci SA   283,172    32,258,097 
         39,928,099 
Financial Services — 1.7%          
Edenred   133,018    8,562,248 
Eurazeo SE   22,756    1,556,496 
Wendel SE   14,544    1,534,421 
Worldline SA/France(a)(b)   126,904    4,946,534 
         16,599,699 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%          
Orange SA   991,033    11,836,198 
Electrical Equipment — 6.5%          
Legrand SA   141,984    13,458,916 
Schneider Electric SE   288,676    49,940,584 
         63,399,500 
Entertainment — 0.3%          
Bollore SE   467,338    2,998,458 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.6%          
Carrefour SA   314,981    5,797,034 
Food Products — 2.1%          
Danone SA   341,594    20,218,574 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.1%          
BioMerieux   22,086   $2,219,048 
EssilorLuxottica SA   154,821    28,038,570 
         30,257,618 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%          
Accor SA   98,873    3,292,613 
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(a)   55,753    2,155,474 
Sodexo SA   46,936    5,081,603 
         10,529,690 
Household Durables — 0.1%          
SEB SA   13,353    1,259,623 
           
Insurance — 2.8%          
AXA SA   976,214    27,676,329 
           
Retail REITs — 0.6%          
Klepierre SA   115,868    2,632,974 
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(b)(c)   62,150    2,859,474 
         5,492,448 
IT Services — 1.6%          
Capgemini SE   87,717    15,302,773 
           
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%          
Eurofins Scientific SE(c)   72,174    4,769,191 
Sartorius Stedim Biotech   14,671    3,867,496 
         8,636,687 
Machinery — 0.5%          
Alstom SA   171,561    4,734,738 
           
Media — 1.3%          
Publicis Groupe SA   121,952    9,057,112 
Vivendi SE   378,941    3,366,529 
         12,423,641 
Metals & Mining — 0.7%          
ArcelorMittal SA   256,131    6,388,856 
Multi-Utilities — 2.6%          
Engie SA   971,833    14,613,067 
Veolia Environnement SA   361,802    10,681,523 
         25,294,590 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.3%          
TotalEnergies SE   1,258,970    71,044,667 
           
Personal Care Products — 5.6%          
L’Oreal SA   128,145    54,864,767 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 6.5%          
Ipsen SA   20,009    2,319,912 
Sanofi   603,792    61,603,071 
         63,922,983 
Professional Services — 0.9%          
Bureau Veritas SA   155,979    3,963,857 
Teleperformance   31,602    4,728,723 
         8,692,580 
Office REITs — 0.4%          
Covivio   25,453    1,249,813 
Gecina SA   24,302    2,496,086 
         3,745,899 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.6%          
STMicroelectronics NV   364,406    15,861,341 

 

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Software — 1.6%          
Dassault Systemes SE   355,141   $15,657,216 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 18.8%          
Hermes International   16,852    34,375,103 
Kering SA   39,610    21,177,948 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   146,924    128,459,737 
         184,012,788 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.6%          
Aeroports de Paris(b)   16,014    2,440,813 
Getlink SE   189,660    3,227,025 
         5,667,838 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%          
(Cost: $966,353,956)        971,021,781 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.4%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(e)(f)   5,294,837    5,295,896 
Security  Shares   Value 
Money Market Funds (continued)          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(d)(e)   8,600,000   $8,600,000 
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.4%          
(Cost: $13,896,574)        13,895,896 
Total Investments — 100.9%          
(Cost: $980,250,530)        984,917,677 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.9)%        (8,891,875)
Net Assets — 100.0%       $976,025,802 

 

(a)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.

(b)Non-income producing security.

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

(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.

 

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  $2,434,800   $2,862,140(a)  $   $777   $(1,821)  $5,295,896   5,294,837   $9,755(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency  Shares   7,730,000    870,000(a)               8,600,000   8,600,000    238,323    9 
                  $777   $(1,821)  $13,895,896       $248,078   $9 

 

(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                  
CAC 40 10 Euro Index   74   06/16/23  $5,632   $(104,846)

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI France ETF
May 31, 2023  

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

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  $   $971,021,781   $   $971,021,781 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   13,895,896            13,895,896 
   $13,895,896   $971,021,781   $   $984,917,677 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts  $   $(104,846)  $   $(104,846)

 

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

 

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