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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 4.3%          
Banco Bradesco SA   17,982,651   $47,036,402 
Banco do Brasil SA   12,688,402    111,595,312 
Banco Santander Brasil SA   6,459,493    36,414,464 
         195,046,178 
Beverages — 3.9%          
Ambev SA   61,682,366    175,200,145 
           
Capital Markets — 6.1%          
B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao   77,313,834    202,988,246 
Banco BTG Pactual SA   14,618,434    75,781,999 
XP Inc.(a)   1    17 
         278,770,262 
Containers & Packaging — 1.0%          
Klabin SA   11,419,305    47,223,113 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%          
Telefonica Brasil SA   7,200,648    56,772,893 
           
Electric Utilities — 5.1%          
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA   15,157,601    105,466,524 
CPFL Energia SA   3,122,513    18,636,724 
Energisa SA   2,415,090    20,964,769 
Equatorial Energia SA   15,463,601    85,802,213 
Equatorial Energia SA   214,802    1,191,863 
         232,062,093 
Electrical Equipment — 3.9%          
WEG SA   23,932,798    177,421,507 
           
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 3.0%          
Atacadao SA   8,723,637    16,283,847 
Raia Drogasil SA   17,053,080    95,226,730 
Sendas Distribuidora SA   12,018,788    25,467,048 
         136,977,625 
Food Products — 0.9%          
JBS SA   11,843,466    39,219,094 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%          
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(b)   65,596,797    51,589,936 
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(b)   6,658,576    38,061,755 
         89,651,691 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.1%          
Eneva SA(a)   8,149,215    18,392,075 
Engie Brasil Energia SA   3,751,912    31,082,897 
         49,474,972 
Insurance — 1.5%          
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   10,788,386    65,772,728 
           
Metals & Mining — 13.9%          
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA   10,664,513    25,540,345 
Vale SA   48,461,516    609,530,155 
         635,070,500 
Broadline Retail — 0.7%          
Magazine Luiza SA(a)   42,092,866    31,528,372 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.5%          
Cosan SA   16,133,801    47,702,090 
Petro Rio SA(a)   8,893,824    59,937,288 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA   49,578,225    285,451,275 

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)          
Ultrapar Participacoes SA   12,430,527   $41,481,644 
         434,572,297 
Paper & Forest Products — 2.1%          
Suzano SA   11,001,165    97,102,905 
           
Personal Care Products — 0.8%          
Natura & Co. Holding SA   13,006,215    35,609,234 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 1.1%          
Hypera SA   6,343,642    51,041,229 
           
Ground Transportation — 4.7%          
Localiza Rent a Car SA   10,787,168    131,913,331 
Localiza Rent a Car SA(a)   47,900    580,658 
Rumo SA   19,776,331    81,158,853 
         213,652,842 
Software — 0.7%          
TOTVS SA   5,839,201    33,101,812 
           
Specialty Retail — 2.2%          
Lojas Renner SA   14,754,866    56,567,154 
Vibra Energia SA   14,057,518    44,583,499 
         101,150,653 
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.1%          
CCR SA   19,423,378    51,953,411 
           
Water Utilities — 1.2%          
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo   5,469,599    56,654,924 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9%          
Tim SA   14,852,909    40,870,165 
           
Total Common Stocks — 73.0%          
(Cost: $2,324,123,543)       3,325,900,645 
           
Preferred Stocks          
           
Banks — 14.6%          
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS   69,880,380    213,637,020 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS   64,850,167    336,566,908 
Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS   65,167,307    112,780,430 
         662,984,358 
Electric Utilities — 1.8%          
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS   4,241,981    32,943,853 
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS   22,152,501    51,087,904 
         84,031,757 
Metals & Mining — 1.8%          
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS   17,344,827    81,949,718 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.2%          
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS   63,622,533    327,562,053 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 25.4%          
(Cost: $834,605,320)        1,156,527,886 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 98.4%          
(Cost: $3,158,728,863)        4,482,428,531 

 

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.4%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(c)(d)   17,170,000   $17,170,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%          
(Cost: $17,170,000)        17,170,000 
           
Total Investments — 98.8%          
(Cost: $3,175,898,863)        4,499,598,531 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2%        56,479,541 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $4,556,078,072 

 

 

 

(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.

 

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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares  $6,880,000   $10,290,000(a)  $   $   $   $17,170,000    17,170,000   $418,123   $11 

 

(a)Represents net amount purchased (sold)

 

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                  
Bclear MSCI Brazil Index   1,412   06/16/23  $68,173   $456,416 

 

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.

 

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

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  $3,324,128,124   $1,772,521   $   $3,325,900,645 
Preferred Stocks   1,156,527,886            1,156,527,886 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   17,170,000            17,170,000 
   $4,497,826,010   $1,772,521   $   $4,499,598,531 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $456,416   $   $   $456,416 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

NVS Non-Voting Shares

 

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