| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF |
| November 30, 2023 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||
| Banks — 5.9% | ||||||||
| BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | 6,917,500 | $ | 18,495,453 | |||||
| Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 1,445,300 | 15,976,043 | ||||||
| 34,471,496 | ||||||||
| Beverages — 1.1% | ||||||||
| Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(a) | 3,684,200 | 6,504,796 | ||||||
| Building Products — 0.8% | ||||||||
| Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. | 4,101,000 | 4,716,425 | ||||||
| Capital Markets — 13.8% | ||||||||
| Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)(c) | 127,096 | 6,853,016 | ||||||
| Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 2,067,626 | 73,199,172 | ||||||
| 80,052,188 | ||||||||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5% | ||||||||
| HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS | 7,910,500 | 8,438,402 | ||||||
| Electric Utilities — 7.7% | ||||||||
| CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | 1,380,500 | 6,836,185 | ||||||
| CLP Holdings Ltd. | 3,075,700 | 23,907,209 | ||||||
| Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 2,710,000 | 14,137,333 | ||||||
| 44,880,727 | ||||||||
| Food Products — 1.9% | ||||||||
| WH Group Ltd.(a) | 17,306,000 | 11,115,223 | ||||||
| Gas Utilities — 2.5% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. | 21,363,495 | 14,667,589 | ||||||
| Ground Transportation — 1.9% | ||||||||
| MTR Corp. Ltd. | 3,062,083 | 10,976,016 | ||||||
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.6% | ||||||||
| Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. | 4,035,000 | 20,873,421 | ||||||
| Sands China Ltd.(b) | 4,711,200 | 11,554,189 | ||||||
| 32,427,610 | ||||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates — 6.3% | ||||||||
| CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 4,910,267 | 24,634,917 | ||||||
| Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | 311,900 | 12,079,742 | ||||||
| 36,714,659 | ||||||||
| Insurance — 21.7% | ||||||||
| AIA Group Ltd. | 14,651,200 | 125,958,214 | ||||||
| Machinery — 4.4% | ||||||||
| Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 2,538,647 | 25,792,420 | ||||||
| Marine Transportation — 0.9% | ||||||||
| SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,226,000 | 4,871,457 | ||||||
| Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development — 19.3% | ||||||||
| CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | 3,694,267 | $ | 17,493,751 | |||||
| ESR Group Ltd.(a) | 4,880,200 | 6,273,854 | ||||||
| Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 4,323,000 | 5,779,688 | ||||||
| Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 3,021,762 | 8,202,148 | ||||||
| Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | 2,347,900 | 7,562,339 | ||||||
| New World Development Co. Ltd. | 3,421,266 | 5,090,922 | ||||||
| Sino Land Co. Ltd. | 7,744,000 | 7,792,683 | ||||||
| Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 2,643,500 | 25,918,647 | ||||||
| Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | 964,000 | 6,247,425 | ||||||
| Swire Properties Ltd. | 2,740,200 | 5,321,376 | ||||||
| Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | 2,388,570 | 6,208,537 | ||||||
| Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. | 3,301,150 | 10,404,502 | ||||||
| 112,295,872 | ||||||||
| Retail REITs — 4.0% | ||||||||
| Link REIT | 4,717,200 | 23,297,454 | ||||||
| Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3% | ||||||||
| (Cost: $856,759,467) | 577,180,548 | |||||||
| Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
| Money Market Funds — 0.1% | ||||||||
| BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(d)(e)(f) | 172,458 | 172,545 | ||||||
| BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(d)(e) | 590,000 | 590,000 | ||||||
| Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1% | ||||||||
| (Cost: $762,545) | 762,545 | |||||||
| Total Investments — 99.4% | ||||||||
| (Cost: $857,522,012) | 577,943,093 | |||||||
| Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6% | 3,604,113 | |||||||
| Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 581,547,206 | ||||||
| (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. |
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| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF |
| November 30, 2023 |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended November 30, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
| Affiliated Issuer | Value at 08/31/23 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sale | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value at 11/30/23 | Shares Held at 11/30/23 | Income | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | $ | 7,695,583 | $ | — | $ | (7,522,988 | )(a) | $ | (50 | ) | $ | — | $ | 172,545 | 172,458 | $ | 360 | (b) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | 690,000 | — | (100,000 | )(a) | — | — | 590,000 | 590,000 | 9,232 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | (50 | ) | $ | — | $ | 762,545 | $ | 9,592 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (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 | ||||||||||||||
| MSCI Hong Kong Index | 46 | 12/15/23 | $ | 2,463 | $ | (125,345 | ) | |||||||
OTC Total Return Swaps
| Reference Entity | Payment Frequency | Counterparty(a) | Termination Date | Net Notional | Accrued Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Net Value of Reference Entity | Gross Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |||||||||||||||
| Equity Securities Long | Monthly | Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b) | 08/19/26 | $ | 487,432 | $ | (33,336 | )(c) | $ | 456,945 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Monthly | HSBC Bank PLC(d) | 02/10/28 | 897,275 | (40,983 | )(e) | 863,351 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Monthly | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f) | 02/08/24 | 709,220 | (33,281 | )(g) | 679,809 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | (107,600 | ) | $ | 2,000,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions. |
| (c) | Amount includes $(2,849) of net dividends and financing fees. |
| (e) | Amount includes $(7,059) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. |
| (g) | Amount includes $(3,870) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees. |
| The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest: | |||
| (b) | (d) | (f) | |
| Range: | 55 basis points | 55 basis points | 55 basis points |
| Benchmarks: | HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA) | HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA) | HKD - Overnight Index Average (HONIA) |
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| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF |
| November 30, 2023 |
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date August 19, 2026.
| Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | ||||||||||
| Reference Entity — Long | ||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||
| Capital Markets | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 12,900 | $ | 456,945 | 100.0 | % | |||||||
| Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ | 456,945 | ||||||||||
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2028.
| Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | ||||||||||
| Reference Entity — Long | ||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||
| Capital Markets | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 24,400 | $ | 863,351 | 100.0 | % | |||||||
| Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC | $ | 863,351 | ||||||||||
The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 8, 2024.
| Shares | Value | % of Basket Value | ||||||||||
| Reference Entity — Long | ||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||
| Capital Markets | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 19,200 | $ | 679,809 | 100.0 | % | |||||||
| Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | $ | 679,809 | ||||||||||
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 | $ | 6,853,016 | $ | 570,327,532 | $ | — | $ | 577,180,548 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Money Market Funds | 762,545 | — | — | 762,545 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 7,615,561 | $ | 570,327,532 | $ | — | $ | 577,943,093 | |||||||||
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| Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Hong Kong ETF |
| November 30, 2023 |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Equity Contracts | $ | — | $ | (232,945 | ) | $ | — | $ | (232,945 | ) | ||||||
| (a) | Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
Portfolio Abbreviation
| ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
| REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
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