Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF |
May 31, 2023 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||
Bahrain — 0.6% | ||||||||
Aluminium Bahrain BSC | 1,335,405 | $ | 3,933,646 | |||||
Ithmaar Holding BSC(a) | 2,793,010 | 97,756 | ||||||
4,031,402 | ||||||||
Bangladesh — 3.5% | ||||||||
Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. | 2,820,442 | 3,040,029 | ||||||
Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd./Bangladesh | 686,541 | 1,564,930 | ||||||
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 1,561,396 | 2,129,943 | ||||||
BRAC Bank Ltd. | 2,581,004 | 861,538 | ||||||
British American Tobacco Bangladesh Co. Ltd. | 314,507 | 1,521,399 | ||||||
City Bank Ltd. (The) | 3,231,479 | 644,233 | ||||||
GrameenPhone Ltd. | 321,524 | 859,196 | ||||||
International Finance Investment & Commerce Bank Ltd. | 6,894,741 | 720,148 | ||||||
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd. | 2,655,963 | 1,757,233 | ||||||
National Bank Ltd.(a) | 6,888,003 | 533,031 | ||||||
Olympic Industries Ltd. | 600,255 | 869,180 | ||||||
Renata Ltd. | 85,181 | 967,291 | ||||||
Robi Axiata Ltd., NVS | 5,148,805 | 1,440,225 | ||||||
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2,870,284 | 5,617,586 | ||||||
Summit Power Ltd. | 1,314,517 | 416,723 | ||||||
22,942,685 | ||||||||
Colombia — 3.5% | ||||||||
Bancolombia SA | 938,883 | 5,865,382 | ||||||
Cementos Argos SA | 3,694,858 | 2,640,370 | ||||||
Grupo Argos SA(b) | 1,862,198 | 3,912,708 | ||||||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | 2,768,973 | 10,951,444 | ||||||
23,369,904 | ||||||||
Egypt — 4.9% | ||||||||
Abou Kir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries | 2,419,215 | 3,708,738 | ||||||
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | 12,255,325 | 20,720,180 | ||||||
Eastern Co. SAE | 7,548,289 | 4,656,584 | ||||||
Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.(a) | 5,550,173 | 3,402,372 | ||||||
32,487,874 | ||||||||
Estonia — 1.1% | ||||||||
Enefit Green AS, NVS | 682,633 | 3,533,065 | ||||||
LHV Group AS, NVS | 587,089 | 2,199,068 | ||||||
Tallink Grupp AS(a) | 1,896,498 | 1,165,301 | ||||||
Tallinna Sadam AS(c) | 460,911 | 690,721 | ||||||
7,588,155 | ||||||||
Jordan — 2.5% | ||||||||
Arab Bank PLC | 526,212 | 3,255,044 | ||||||
Capital Bank of Jordan. | 193,827 | 597,263 | ||||||
Jordan Islamic Bank | 146,367 | 814,238 | ||||||
Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co. | 732,966 | 5,591,091 | ||||||
Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. | 103,838 | 5,269,188 | ||||||
Jordanian Electric Power Co. | 335,281 | 930,182 | ||||||
16,457,006 | ||||||||
Kazakhstan — 7.8% | ||||||||
Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, GDR | 515,114 | 6,614,064 | ||||||
Kaspi.KZ JSC | 371,186 | 29,764,455 | ||||||
NAC Kazatomprom JSC, GDR | 592,664 | 15,201,831 | ||||||
51,580,350 | ||||||||
Kenya — 1.2% | ||||||||
Equity Group Holdings PLC/Kenya | 8,677,066 | 2,226,395 | ||||||
KCB Group PLC | 7,276,516 | 1,566,537 | ||||||
Safaricom PLC | 36,957,905 | 4,153,417 | ||||||
7,946,349 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Lithuania — 0.7% | ||||||||
AB Ignitis Grupe | 168,006 | $ | 3,754,660 | |||||
Siauliu Bankas AB | 1,217,359 | 808,908 | ||||||
4,563,568 | ||||||||
Malta — 0.7% | ||||||||
MAS P.L.C. | 4,226,342 | 4,805,304 | ||||||
Morocco — 5.4% | ||||||||
Attijariwafa Bank | 275,939 | 11,572,238 | ||||||
Banque Centrale Populaire | 61,779 | 1,415,612 | ||||||
Itissalat Al-Maghrib | 1,590,293 | 13,681,852 | ||||||
Label Vie. | 9,691 | 4,316,111 | ||||||
Managem SA | 6,396 | 1,317,010 | ||||||
Societe d’Exploitation des Ports | 153,378 | 3,755,225 | ||||||
36,058,048 | ||||||||
Nigeria — 3.3% | ||||||||
Access Bank PLC | 87,072,126 | 1,563,485 | ||||||
Afriland Properties PLC(a) | 8,020 | 23 | ||||||
Dangote Cement PLC | 11,938,113 | 5,054,092 | ||||||
FBN Holdings PLC | 84,216,832 | 1,770,398 | ||||||
Guaranty Trust Holding Co. PLC | 63,861,123 | 2,675,641 | ||||||
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC | 11,008,838 | 4,033,895 | ||||||
Nestle Nigeria PLC | 1,310,924 | 2,392,197 | ||||||
United Bank for Africa PLC | 79,997,106 | 1,156,163 | ||||||
Zenith Bank PLC | 69,373,073 | 2,936,962 | ||||||
21,582,856 | ||||||||
Oman — 3.5% | ||||||||
Bank Muscat SAOG | 12,099,681 | 8,233,000 | ||||||
National Bank of Oman SAOG | 1,476,217 | 1,046,636 | ||||||
Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG | 4,095,615 | 10,242,239 | ||||||
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Co. SAOG | 3,079,361 | 2,799,056 | ||||||
Renaissance Services SAOG | 867,942 | 847,542 | ||||||
23,168,473 | ||||||||
Pakistan — 2.4% | ||||||||
Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan. | 2,647,766 | 2,627,241 | ||||||
Engro Fertilizers Ltd. | 3,469,267 | 1,046,693 | ||||||
Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd. | 3,298,230 | 1,168,739 | ||||||
Hub Power Co. Ltd. (The) | 7,928,493 | 1,891,248 | ||||||
Lucky Cement Ltd.(a) | 1,167,966 | 2,113,277 | ||||||
Mari Petroleum Co. Ltd. | 204,308 | 1,103,500 | ||||||
MCB Bank Ltd. | 997,327 | 402,709 | ||||||
Millat Tractors Ltd. | 430,688 | 760,011 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. | 2,802,420 | 735,451 | ||||||
Pakistan Oilfields Ltd. | 981,110 | 1,481,920 | ||||||
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. | 3,795,248 | 766,770 | ||||||
Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd. | 363,894 | 126,543 | ||||||
Systems Ltd. | 708,263 | 1,001,058 | ||||||
TRG Pakistan(a) | 1,226,396 | 402,160 | ||||||
United Bank Ltd./Pakistan | 729,599 | 297,256 | ||||||
15,924,576 | ||||||||
Peru — 5.8% | ||||||||
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR | 427,071 | 2,908,353 | ||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 124,421 | 16,106,298 | ||||||
Southern Copper Corp. | 292,728 | 19,545,449 | ||||||
38,560,100 | ||||||||
Philippines — 7.3% | ||||||||
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | 1,197,420 | 1,160,269 | ||||||
ACEN Corp.(a) | 229,927 | 23,983 | ||||||
Alliance Global Group Inc. | 2,524,700 | 595,984 | ||||||
Ayala Corp. | 254,270 | 2,986,719 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF |
May 31, 2023 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Philippines (continued) | ||||||||
Ayala Land Inc. | 5,821,200 | $ | 2,724,441 | |||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 626,199 | 1,114,430 | ||||||
BDO Unibank Inc. | 740,418 | 1,794,037 | ||||||
Bloomberry Resorts Corp.(a) | 6,200,300 | 1,134,472 | ||||||
Century Pacific Food Inc. | 1,203,100 | 500,221 | ||||||
Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc.(a) | 3,554,000 | 688,413 | ||||||
DMCI Holdings Inc. | 4,440,500 | 748,209 | ||||||
GT Capital Holdings Inc. | 130,810 | 1,201,632 | ||||||
International Container Terminal Services Inc. | 1,023,100 | 3,552,722 | ||||||
JG Summit Holdings Inc. | 2,454,710 | 2,097,866 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 426,600 | 1,789,489 | ||||||
LT Group Inc. | 8,806,100 | 1,502,258 | ||||||
Manila Electric Co. | 157,120 | 914,030 | ||||||
Megaworld Corp. | 290,000 | 10,531 | ||||||
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. | 14,496,000 | 1,122,982 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | 98,310 | 100,875 | ||||||
PLDT Inc. | 346,485 | 7,392,509 | ||||||
Puregold Price Club Inc. | 1,431,700 | 771,922 | ||||||
RL Commercial REIT Inc. | 8,906,500 | 926,175 | ||||||
Robinsons Land Corp. | 541,500 | 133,983 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings Inc. | 19,262,800 | 11,211,006 | ||||||
Universal Robina Corp. | 592,240 | 1,480,595 | ||||||
Wilcon Depot Inc. | 1,397,800 | 706,882 | ||||||
48,386,635 | ||||||||
Romania — 7.2% | ||||||||
Banca Transilvania SA | 3,499,259 | 14,238,081 | ||||||
BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA | 1,097,823 | 2,860,158 | ||||||
MED Life SA(a) | 549,165 | 2,238,051 | ||||||
OMV Petrom SA | 140,413,571 | 15,033,374 | ||||||
One United Properties SA | 4,590,905 | 957,591 | ||||||
Societatea Energetica Electrica SA | 969,210 | 1,773,352 | ||||||
Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA | 912,457 | 7,977,357 | ||||||
Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA | 130,128 | 1,439,767 | ||||||
Teraplast SA | 7,019,623 | 834,407 | ||||||
47,352,138 | ||||||||
Sri Lanka — 0.4% | ||||||||
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC | 1,570,083 | 306,629 | ||||||
Expolanka Holdings PLC | 992,043 | 454,454 | ||||||
John Keells Holdings PLC | 2,732,474 | 1,279,980 | ||||||
Sampath Bank PLC | 2,963,328 | 497,069 | ||||||
2,538,132 | ||||||||
Vietnam — 31.6% | ||||||||
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC(a) | 3,228,095 | 12,913,532 | ||||||
Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC(a) | 850,824 | 1,593,122 | ||||||
Bao Viet Holdings | 905,210 | 1,675,327 | ||||||
Dat Xanh Group JSC(a) | 2,003,380 | 1,269,370 | ||||||
Development Investment Construction(a) | 2,406,354 | 2,181,536 | ||||||
Digiworld Corp., NVS | 751,300 | 1,131,573 | ||||||
Duc Giang Chemicals JSC | 1,549,394 | 3,533,587 | ||||||
FPT Digital Retail JSC | 556,000 | 1,506,432 | ||||||
Gelex Group JSC | 4,147,584 | 2,725,558 | ||||||
Ha Do Group JSC(a) | 799,348 | 1,248,297 | ||||||
Hoa Phat Group JSC | 25,630,903 | 23,119,712 | ||||||
Hoa Sen Group(a) | 1,935,690 | 1,268,546 | ||||||
IDICO Corp. JSC | 1,590,050 | 2,832,007 | ||||||
Khang Dien House Trading and Investment JSC(a) | 3,416,897 | 4,320,637 | ||||||
KIDO Group Corp. | 1,132,072 | 3,085,256 | ||||||
Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp.(a) | 2,642,060 | 3,151,077 | ||||||
Masan Group Corp. | 4,520,356 | 13,848,966 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Vietnam (continued) | ||||||||
No Va Land Investment Group Corp.(a) | 4,609,933 | $ | 2,650,120 | |||||
PC1 Group JSC, NVS | 1,061,100 | 1,358,532 | ||||||
PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC(a) | 1,914,734 | 1,970,411 | ||||||
PetroVietnam Fertilizer & Chemicals JSC | 1,165,200 | 1,583,084 | ||||||
PetroVietnam Gas JSC | 586,500 | 2,315,901 | ||||||
PetroVietnam Power Corp.(a) | 5,141,440 | 2,985,294 | ||||||
PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp. | 1,967,198 | 2,596,850 | ||||||
Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corp.(a) | 1,793,636 | 1,115,127 | ||||||
Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank(a) | 4,445,605 | 2,220,650 | ||||||
Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp. | 711,080 | 4,782,348 | ||||||
Saigon-Hanoi Securities(a) | 2,632,550 | 1,300,384 | ||||||
SSI Securities Corp. | 10,025,241 | 9,869,239 | ||||||
Thaiholdings JSC(a) | 1,028,200 | 1,738,870 | ||||||
Thanh Thanh Cong - Bien Hoa JSC(a) | 2,649,452 | 1,866,059 | ||||||
Van Phu - Invest Investment JSC | 752,180 | 1,729,069 | ||||||
Viet Capital Securities JSC | 2,181,870 | 3,210,103 | ||||||
Vietjet Aviation JSC(a) | 1,414,790 | 5,873,998 | ||||||
Vietnam Construction and Import-Export JSC | 2,144,171 | 1,906,690 | ||||||
Vietnam Dairy Products JSC | 6,130,974 | 17,242,150 | ||||||
Vincom Retail JSC(a) | 7,168,080 | 8,263,291 | ||||||
Vingroup JSC(a) | 9,405,434 | 20,822,149 | ||||||
Vinh Hoan Corp. | 907,400 | 2,264,171 | ||||||
Vinhomes JSC(c) | 9,869,888 | 22,467,747 | ||||||
Vndirect Securities Corp. | 7,516,940 | 5,591,975 | ||||||
209,128,747 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks — 93.4% | ||||||||
(Cost: $623,912,401) | 618,472,302 | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||
Colombia — 1.6% | ||||||||
Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 1,786,205 | 10,420,198 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stocks — 1.6% | ||||||||
(Cost: $12,090,641) | 10,420,198 | |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 95.0% | ||||||||
(Cost: $636,003,042) | 628,892,500 | |||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
Money Market Funds — 1.9% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(d)(e) | 12,470,000 | 12,470,000 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.9% | ||||||||
(Cost: $12,470,000) | 12,470,000 | |||||||
Total Investments — 96.9% | ||||||||
(Cost: $648,473,042) | 641,362,500 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 3.1% | 20,779,523 | |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 662,142,023 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(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. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM 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(a) | $ | — | $ | 0 | (b) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | — | $ | 38 | (c) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | — | 12,470,000 | (b) | — | — | — | 12,470,000 | 12,470,000 | 44,949 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 12,470,000 | $ | 44,987 | $ | 2 |
(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
Description | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000) | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||
Long Contracts | ||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | 717 | 06/16/23 | $ | 34,301 | $ | (833,803 | ) |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||
USD | 781,570 | NGN | 458,000,000 | Citibank N.A. | 10/27/23 | $ | 14,472 | |||||||
USD | 11,480,375 | NGN | 6,673,541,718 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 10/27/23 | 302,953 | ||||||||
317,425 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 317,425 |
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 Frontier and Select EM 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 | $ | 182,606,256 | $ | 431,953,338 | $ | 3,912,708 | $ | 618,472,302 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 10,420,198 | — | — | 10,420,198 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 12,470,000 | — | — | 12,470,000 | ||||||||||||
$ | 205,496,454 | $ | 431,953,338 | $ | 3,912,708 | $ | 641,362,500 | |||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | — | $ | 317,425 | $ | — | $ | 317,425 | ||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Equity Contracts | (833,803 | ) | — | — | (833,803 | ) | ||||||||||
$ | (833,803 | ) | $ | 317,425 | $ | — | (516,378 | ) |
(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. |
Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
GDR | Global Depositary Receipt |
JSC | Joint Stock Company |
NVS | Non-Voting Shares |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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