Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF |
July 31, 2023 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||
Brazil — 13.4% | ||||||||
Auren Energia SA | 2,367,717 | $ | 7,009,894 | |||||
Banco Santander Brasil SA | 814,732 | 4,920,697 | ||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 851,645 | 5,604,693 | ||||||
Cia. de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA | 3,431,680 | 14,688,280 | ||||||
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA | 2,341,217 | 6,852,222 | ||||||
CPFL Energia SA | 1,475,627 | 11,165,305 | ||||||
Energisa SA | 756,789 | 8,032,406 | ||||||
Grendene SA | 6,098,590 | 9,698,418 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA | 477,356 | 4,250,904 | ||||||
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA | 1,443,126 | 10,986,526 | ||||||
Vale SA | 358,025 | 5,236,269 | ||||||
88,445,614 | ||||||||
Chile — 3.6% | ||||||||
CAP SA | 1,154,687 | 8,808,679 | ||||||
Colbun SA | 29,149,421 | 4,602,019 | ||||||
Empresas CMPC SA | 5,138,754 | 10,143,426 | ||||||
23,554,124 | ||||||||
China — 21.1% | ||||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 13,561,000 | 4,932,746 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 13,011,000 | 4,825,752 | ||||||
BBMG Corp., Class H | 45,173,000 | 5,342,727 | ||||||
China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H | 43,490,000 | 4,589,846 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | 7,639,000 | 4,452,456 | ||||||
China Hongqiao Group Ltd. | 5,999,000 | 5,788,308 | ||||||
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd. | 16,500,000 | 2,711,563 | ||||||
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,182,000 | 4,377,633 | ||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H | 14,672,000 | 5,592,452 | ||||||
China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H | 6,756,000 | 4,270,157 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H | 12,744,000 | 7,137,099 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H | 2,340,000 | 7,013,895 | ||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H | 17,050,000 | 6,307,145 | ||||||
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H | 12,458,000 | 5,517,918 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 9,122,000 | 4,454,523 | ||||||
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. | 5,659,500 | 5,806,775 | ||||||
Lonking Holdings Ltd. | 45,709,000 | 8,174,772 | ||||||
Midea Real Estate Holding Ltd.(a) | 6,418,200 | 6,706,596 | ||||||
Orient Overseas International Ltd.(b) | 489,500 | 8,179,648 | ||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H | 3,960,000 | 4,644,776 | ||||||
Poly Property Group Co. Ltd. | 15,883,000 | 3,812,207 | ||||||
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. | 24,040,000 | 4,797,948 | ||||||
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.(b) | 13,773,895 | 2,684,522 | ||||||
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H | 9,922,000 | 4,477,832 | ||||||
West China Cement Ltd. | 46,586,000 | 4,788,725 | ||||||
Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b) | 2,225,000 | 3,349,977 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H | 4,686,000 | 3,763,787 | ||||||
138,501,785 | ||||||||
Czech Republic — 0.5% | ||||||||
CEZ AS | 69,774 | 3,087,736 | ||||||
Greece — 1.2% | ||||||||
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | 439,736 | 7,950,427 | ||||||
Hong Kong — 1.2% | ||||||||
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,652,000 | 8,002,100 | ||||||
India — 7.8% | ||||||||
Coal India Ltd. | 2,673,308 | 7,461,308 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
India (continued) | ||||||||
Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | 2,153,531 | $ | 8,435,210 | |||||
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. | 7,778,187 | 8,871,630 | ||||||
Oil India Ltd. | 1,640,878 | 5,506,048 | ||||||
REC Ltd. | 4,627,362 | 11,426,453 | ||||||
Vedanta Ltd. | 2,933,460 | 9,871,741 | ||||||
51,572,390 | ||||||||
Indonesia — 5.5% | ||||||||
Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT | 47,051,000 | 7,526,778 | ||||||
Bukit Asam Tbk PT | 40,784,600 | 7,499,609 | ||||||
Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT | 47,432,300 | 2,862,294 | ||||||
Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT | 4,140,400 | 7,472,629 | ||||||
United Tractors Tbk PT | 5,958,900 | 10,886,177 | ||||||
36,247,487 | ||||||||
Malaysia — 0.7% | ||||||||
Malayan Banking Bhd | 2,331,700 | 4,665,073 | ||||||
Mexico — 1.3% | ||||||||
Alpek SAB de CV(b) | 8,119,330 | 8,407,834 | ||||||
Philippines — 0.7% | ||||||||
PLDT Inc. | 195,975 | 4,676,530 | ||||||
Poland — 1.6% | ||||||||
Grupa Kety SA | 61,893 | 10,706,381 | ||||||
Qatar — 0.6% | ||||||||
Barwa Real Estate Co. | 5,397,724 | 4,163,599 | ||||||
Russia — 0.0% | ||||||||
Federal Grid Co. Unified Energy System PJSC(c)(d) | 4,402,974,828 | 480 | ||||||
Globaltrans Investment PLC(c)(d)(e) | 3,247,697 | 32,477 | ||||||
LUKOIL PJSC(c) | 124,880 | 14 | ||||||
Magnit PJSC(c) | 163,377 | 18 | ||||||
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC(c)(d) | 14,721,471 | 1,604 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(c) | 23,712 | 2 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(c) | 2,744,644 | 299 | ||||||
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(c) | 2,788,700 | 304 | ||||||
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(c)(d) | 3,457,900 | 377 | ||||||
PhosAgro PJSC(c) | 180,278 | 20 | ||||||
PhosAgro PJSC, New(c) | 3,484 | 35 | ||||||
Rostelecom PJSC(c) | 4,681,247 | 510 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC(c) | 2,500,255 | 272 | ||||||
Severstal PAO(c)(d) | 695,941 | 76 | ||||||
Tatneft PJSC(c) | 1,165,907 | 127 | ||||||
Unipro PJSC(c)(d) | 299,242,000 | 32,615 | ||||||
69,230 | ||||||||
Singapore — 1.6% | ||||||||
Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore | 22,777,700 | 10,720,807 | ||||||
South Africa — 6.9% | ||||||||
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. | 632,570 | 7,139,918 | ||||||
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | 142,549 | 7,124,475 | ||||||
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | 4,887,483 | 8,966,706 | ||||||
Exxaro Resources Ltd. | 886,828 | 8,034,326 | ||||||
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 244,729 | 6,713,180 | ||||||
Truworths International Ltd. | 1,875,635 | 7,529,284 | ||||||
45,507,889 | ||||||||
Taiwan — 14.3% | ||||||||
Asustek Computer Inc. | 1,089,000 | 12,647,967 | ||||||
Huaku Development Co. Ltd. | 1,872,000 | 5,396,967 | ||||||
Inventec Corp. | 4,049,475 | 8,237,410 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF |
July 31, 2023 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Taiwan (continued) | ||||||||
Merry Electronics Co. Ltd. | 1,241,146 | $ | 3,606,377 | |||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. | 616,000 | 8,330,495 | ||||||
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. | 1,466,000 | 5,629,782 | ||||||
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. | 921,600 | 9,020,705 | ||||||
Sitronix Technology Corp. | 1,249,000 | 8,772,789 | ||||||
Supreme Electronics Co. Ltd. | 5,255,513 | 8,084,327 | ||||||
Systex Corp. | 1,487,000 | 5,574,886 | ||||||
T3EX Global Holdings Corp. | 4,360,000 | 10,040,870 | ||||||
United Integrated Services Co. Ltd. | 524,000 | 3,686,031 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd. | 2,943,280 | 4,730,613 | ||||||
93,759,219 | ||||||||
Thailand — 4.9% | ||||||||
Banpu PCL, NVDR(b) | 24,014,600 | 6,845,271 | ||||||
Kiatnakin Phatra Bank PCL, NVDR(b) | 1,747,400 | 2,835,490 | ||||||
Land & Houses PCL, NVDR | 14,854,100 | 3,689,600 | ||||||
Quality Houses PCL, NVDR | 57,702,200 | 3,844,778 | ||||||
Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR | 8,048,200 | 3,835,360 | ||||||
Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR | 4,004,000 | 5,849,902 | ||||||
Tisco Financial Group PCL, NVDR | 1,762,600 | 5,177,626 | ||||||
32,078,027 | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates — 0.6% | ||||||||
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 2,258,680 | 3,537,205 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks — 87.5% | ||||||||
(Cost: $724,844,629) | 575,653,457 | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||
Brazil — 10.7% | ||||||||
Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 1,450,943 | 7,207,539 | ||||||
Cia. de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista, Preference Shares, NVS | 774,829 | 4,112,759 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS | 3,736,107 | 10,010,357 | ||||||
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 1,617,975 | 10,008,093 | ||||||
Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 2,721,147 | 7,912,402 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS | 2,051,039 | 13,493,592 | ||||||
Unipar Carbocloro SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS | 647,626 | 11,085,138 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Brazil (continued) | ||||||||
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas, Class A, Preference Shares, NVS | 4,383,408 | $ | 6,701,991 | |||||
70,531,871 | ||||||||
Russia — 0.0% | ||||||||
Transneft PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(c) | 5,767 | 1 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stocks — 10.7% | ||||||||
(Cost: $78,280,368) | 70,531,872 | |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 98.2% | ||||||||
(Cost: $803,124,997) | 646,185,329 | |||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
Money Market Funds — 1.2% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h) | 7,078,445 | 7,080,569 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g) | 980,000 | 980,000 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.2% | ||||||||
(Cost: $8,055,961) | 8,060,569 | |||||||
Total Investments — 99.4% | ||||||||
(Cost: $811,180,958) | 654,245,898 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6% | 4,050,533 | |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 658,296,431 |
(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) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(d) | Non-income producing security. |
(e) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
(f) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(g) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(h) | 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 July 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 04/30/23 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sale | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value at 07/31/23 | Shares Held at 07/31/23 | Income | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | $ | 11,594,244 | $ | — | $ | (4,514,299 | )(a) | $ | 2,104 | $ | (1,480 | ) | $ | 7,080,569 | 7,078,445 | $ | 40,101 | (b) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | 1,270,000 | — | (290,000 | )(a) | — | — | 980,000 | 980,000 | 16,572 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,104 | $ | (1,480 | ) | $ | 8,060,569 | $ | 56,673 | $ | — |
(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® Emerging Markets Dividend ETF |
July 31, 2023 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | 225 | 09/15/23 | $ | 11,861 | $ | 341,167 |
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 | $ | 161,522,867 | $ | 414,061,360 | $ | 69,230 | $ | 575,653,457 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 70,531,871 | — | 1 | 70,531,872 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 8,060,569 | — | — | 8,060,569 | ||||||||||||
$ | 240,115,307 | $ | 414,061,360 | $ | 69,231 | $ | 654,245,898 | |||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Equity Contracts | $ | 341,167 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 341,167 |
(a) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
Portfolio Abbreviation | |
NVDR | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
NVS | Non-Voting Shares |
PJSC | Public Joint Stock Company |
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