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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Automobiles — 15.7%          
Ferrari NV   85,219   $24,393,309 
Stellantis NV   1,575,096    24,002,007 
         48,395,316 
Banks — 22.5%          
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA   717,779    9,588,206 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   11,597,508    26,934,667 
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA   775,724    8,574,581 
UniCredit SpA   1,252,232    24,145,886 
         69,243,340 
Beverages — 3.0%          
Davide Campari-Milano NV   709,909    9,288,517 
           
Financial Services — 2.2%          
Nexi SpA(a)(b)   856,031    6,731,604 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.9%          
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(a)   556,918    7,100,701 
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(b)(c)   17,736,040    4,714,414 
         11,815,115 
Electric Utilities — 16.4%          
Enel SpA   5,907,234    37,180,143 
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale   1,567,510    13,170,649 
         50,350,792 
Electrical Equipment — 3.5%          
Prysmian SpA   289,000    10,748,948 
           
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.4%          
Tenaris SA   603,794    7,495,267 
           
Gas Utilities — 3.9%          
Snam SpA   2,287,585    11,991,416 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%          
DiaSorin SpA   45,771    4,727,522 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%          
Amplifon SpA   205,760    7,137,184 
           
Insurance — 6.8%          
Assicurazioni Generali SpA   711,106    13,508,876 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Insurance (continued)          
Poste Italiane SpA(a)   717,254   $7,455,717 
         20,964,593 
Machinery — 4.3%          
CNH Industrial NV   1,042,387    13,342,064 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.4%          
Eni SpA   1,004,801    13,370,629 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%          
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA   156,676    6,833,040 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.7%          
Moncler SpA   209,984    14,290,905 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%          
(Cost: $349,947,678)       306,726,252 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.3%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.29%(d)(e)(f)   469,392    469,486 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.07%(d)(e)   300,000    300,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%          
(Cost: $769,489)       769,486 
           
Total Investments — 100.0%          
(Cost: $350,717,167)       307,495,738 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0%       104,779 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%      $307,600,517 

 

(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  $372,069   $97,023(a)  $   $539   $(145)  $469,486    469,392   $1,645(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   40,000    260,000(a)               300,000    300,000    5,001     
                  $539   $(145)  $769,486        $6,646   $ 

 

(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.

 

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

 

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                  
FTSE/MIB Index   5   06/16/23  $700   $(31,183)

 

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  $   $306,726,252   $   $306,726,252 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   769,486            769,486 
   $769,486   $306,726,252   $   $307,495,738 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts  $   $(31,183)  $   $(31,183)

 

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

 

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