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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
November 30, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Brazil — 0.1%          
Telefonica Brasil SA   543,871   $5,829,814 
           
Canada — 1.2%          
CGI Inc.(a)   202,668    20,606,584 
Franco-Nevada Corp.   50,214    5,624,027 
Loblaw Companies Ltd.   79,433    6,848,934 
Thomson Reuters Corp.   22,745    3,177,713 
Waste Connections Inc.   102,115    13,835,561 
         50,092,819 
China — 7.5%          
3SBio Inc.(b)   2,186,000    2,031,718 
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A   6,420,799    3,288,330 
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H   37,064,000    13,681,552 
Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B   141,100    2,141,191 
Bank of China Ltd., Class H   104,664,000    38,347,746 
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A   2,950,900    2,410,263 
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H   11,820,000    6,967,035 
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.   697,000    2,310,814 
Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A   3,647,600    2,576,837 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.   714,000    382,991 
BYD Co. Ltd., Class A   144,700    4,027,574 
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.   754,000    3,441,181 
CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   14,440,000    3,477,897 
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H   11,858,000    5,356,586 
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   2,869,000    2,429,307 
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.   1,343,000    1,006,262 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   49,849,000    28,822,362 
China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H   4,940,000    2,642,978 
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.   1,938,000    2,480,718 
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H   8,779,000    2,934,060 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A   559,100    2,461,963 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   3,515,000    11,479,723 
China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A   3,351,700    2,328,362 
China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)   58,504,000    6,064,889 
China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A   1,937,000    6,186,899 
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.   2,660,400    3,862,379 
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A   855,508    2,565,814 
COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H   3,983,500    3,670,028 
East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A   1,193,912    2,444,119 
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   402,400    1,888,029 
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.   13,696,000    1,821,933 
Guangdong Investment Ltd.   2,743,147    1,903,821 
Haitian International Holdings Ltd.   757,000    1,928,527 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A   5,028,851    3,384,736 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H   46,615,000    22,180,691 
Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   1,615,300    3,299,109 
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A   312,800    2,101,923 
Kingboard Holdings Ltd.   893,000    2,149,845 
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.   5,198,000    4,803,195 
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A   18,700    4,687,986 
Lenovo Group Ltd.   3,746,000    4,623,003 
Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A   571,100    2,542,402 
Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A   71,500    2,076,118 
Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A   441,920    2,417,777 
Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   1,315,000    7,500,469 
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H   11,843,000    3,836,301 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
China (continued)          
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H   23,440,000   $15,338,525 
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H   9,134,000    10,610,461 
Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   1,505,300    2,039,069 
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   10,482,000    4,650,021 
SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A   391,900    2,314,904 
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   2,300,800    2,204,528 
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A   96,700    3,930,457 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H   1,794,400    4,446,980 
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.   1,934,000    2,434,039 
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(b)   2,445,000    1,987,118 
Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A   250,800    2,827,441 
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.   5,895,000    3,448,869 
Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)   4,168,400    8,320,275 
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(b)   708,700    1,787,333 
ZTE Corp., Class H   1,013,400    2,209,155 
ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR   108,617    2,424,331 
         315,940,949 
Finland — 0.2%          
Elisa OYJ   187,168    8,369,330 
           
France — 0.8%          
Bollore SE   1,065,502    6,095,643 
Orange SA   2,429,895    29,938,516 
         36,034,159 
Germany — 1.0%          
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered   1,521,952    36,478,542 
SAP SE   25,046    3,966,161 
         40,444,703 
Greece — 0.1%          
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA   194,548    2,856,028 
           
Hong Kong — 1.6%          
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.   1,534,500    4,102,822 
CLP Holdings Ltd.   1,381,254    10,736,394 
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.   1,336,000    6,911,249 
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   1,016,700    11,238,389 
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS   5,076,000    5,414,744 
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.   11,527,579    7,914,519 
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.   191,900    7,432,198 
MTR Corp. Ltd.   2,104,500    7,543,566 
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.   1,194,500    6,231,382 
         67,525,263 
India — 5.1%          
Asian Paints Ltd.   393,344    14,715,968 
Bajaj Auto Ltd.   62,130    4,546,120 
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.   28,613    2,525,052 
Berger Paints India Ltd.   410,728    2,829,015 
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   597,310    3,126,305 
Bharti Airtel Ltd.   1,362,264    16,601,643 
Cipla Ltd.   189,412    2,754,603 
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.   117,322    5,332,130 
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.   55,950    3,887,379 
Eicher Motors Ltd.   164,457    7,694,712 
Havells India Ltd.   140,686    2,199,892 
HCL Technologies Ltd.   1,059,412    17,070,924 
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.   70,985    3,254,814 
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.(a)   604,335    2,521,932 
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.   78,435    2,395,003 
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The), Class A   904,843    4,580,071 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
November 30, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
India (continued)          
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.   3,808,721   $5,113,318 
Infosys Ltd.   470,993    8,232,514 
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(b)   45,668    3,037,905 
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.   183,423    6,847,292 
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.   35,526    4,523,154 
MRF Ltd.   2,267    3,038,024 
Nestle India Ltd.   28,897    8,396,943 
Petronet LNG Ltd.   1,073,574    2,615,407 
PI Industries Ltd.   107,745    4,872,015 
Pidilite Industries Ltd.   211,080    6,459,219 
Shree Cement Ltd.   9,817    3,150,940 
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   375,835    5,533,127 
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   704,643    29,525,253 
Tata Elxsi Ltd.   19,601    1,939,751 
Tech Mahindra Ltd.   337,390    4,946,116 
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.   137,800    3,507,988 
UltraTech Cement Ltd.   68,940    7,451,308 
Wipro Ltd.   740,454    3,666,966 
Wipro Ltd., ADR   683,866    3,316,750 
Yes Bank Ltd.(a)   13,408,384    3,113,433 
         215,322,986 
Indonesia — 0.6%          
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT   30,344,900    17,563,123 
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   33,936,400    8,251,835 
         25,814,958 
Israel — 0.5%          
Bank Hapoalim BM   389,730    3,292,580 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)   118,283    17,269,318 
Isracard Ltd.       1 
         20,561,899 
Italy — 0.1%          
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)   446,652    5,523,205 
           
Japan — 10.4%          
Brother Industries Ltd.   258,000    4,355,988 
Canon Inc.   905,000    23,316,919 
Central Japan Railway Co.   950,500    22,802,643 
Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)   395,200    2,965,574 
Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.   607,600    7,506,552 
East Japan Railway Co.   345,100    18,639,888 
ENEOS Holdings Inc.   1,295,000    5,097,075 
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.   159,700    9,352,101 
Hamamatsu Photonics KK   188,600    7,457,283 
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.   77,500    2,342,966 
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.   41,800    4,682,036 
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.   599,300    5,910,704 
KDDI Corp.   984,800    30,763,241 
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.   57,200    2,304,079 
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   240,200    6,725,932 
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.   147,400    2,083,725 
Kyocera Corp.   179,000    9,912,071 
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(c)   117,500    5,001,818 
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.   138,500    3,208,279 
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.   443,100    7,519,262 
NEC Corp.   201,000    11,202,912 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.   333,600    15,549,900 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   32,437,000    37,959,243 
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.   31,300    3,109,268 
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.   21,000    2,406,518 
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.   123,690    3,463,533 
NTT Data Corp.   426,700    5,184,541 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Japan (continued)          
Obic Co. Ltd.   82,200   $12,576,152 
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.   163,600    2,298,794 
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   434,700    8,008,918 
Oracle Corp. Japan   52,100    4,012,177 
Oriental Land Co. Ltd.   188,300    6,396,397 
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.   497,800    9,701,291 
Otsuka Corp.   103,100    4,200,478 
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.   374,300    14,438,779 
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.   341,900    7,407,069 
SCSK Corp.   198,100    3,642,734 
Secom Co. Ltd.   258,100    17,940,584 
Seiko Epson Corp.   130,300    1,931,738 
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.   137,600    1,984,967 
Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS   629,700    5,100,778 
SoftBank Corp.   3,581,700    43,528,098 
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.   185,400    5,837,408 
TIS Inc.   294,000    6,203,423 
Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.   254,300    6,284,230 
Toho Co. Ltd.   137,900    4,779,003 
Tokyu Corp.   163,700    1,920,028 
Toshiba Corp.(a)   108,200    3,357,075 
USS Co. Ltd.   267,100    5,222,924 
West Japan Railway Co.   96,600    3,817,874 
         441,414,970 
Kazakhstan — 0.0%          
Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)   250,942    28 
           
Kuwait — 0.3%          
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP   2,780,925    4,403,871 
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP   2,226,137    6,379,412 
         10,783,283 
Malaysia — 0.4%          
DiGi.Com Bhd   3,223,700    3,002,652 
Hong Leong Bank Bhd   852,700    3,476,748 
IHH Healthcare Bhd   2,473,100    3,099,060 
Malayan Banking Bhd   2,391,200    4,609,420 
Petronas Gas Bhd   1,050,500    3,801,144 
         17,989,024 
Netherlands — 0.7%          
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   458,543    13,279,185 
Koninklijke KPN NV   4,349,146    14,897,272 
         28,176,457 
New Zealand — 0.1%          
Spark New Zealand Ltd.   1,524,938    4,864,198 
           
Peru — 0.1%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   277,271    2,645,165 
           
Philippines — 0.2%          
BDO Unibank Inc.   2,582,768    6,217,831 
Jollibee Foods Corp.   589,200    2,406,419 
         8,624,250 
Qatar — 0.2%          
Industries Qatar QSC   709,361    2,433,891 
Qatar National Bank QPSC   1,642,367    7,074,862 
         9,508,753 
Russia — 0.0%          
PhosAgro PJSC(a)(d)   41,863    5 
PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(d)(e)   2     
PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)   809    8 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
November 30, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Russia (continued)          
Polyus PJSC(a)(d)   53,523   $6 
         19 
Saudi Arabia — 1.3%          
Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.   27,619    2,293,271 
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.   44,062    2,338,197 
Jarir Marketing Co.   587,424    2,282,845 
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.   229,348    8,417,393 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(b)   1,830,327    16,181,963 
Saudi Basic Industries Corp.   206,413    4,363,474 
Saudi Telecom Co.   1,798,045    18,453,812 
         54,330,955 
Singapore — 1.0%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   160,000    3,800,748 
Genting Singapore Ltd.   6,224,900    4,257,590 
Singapore Exchange Ltd.   1,171,700    8,270,278 
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.   1,573,400    4,364,152 
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.   10,483,500    18,063,595 
UOL Group Ltd.   598,200    2,637,534 
         41,393,897 
Switzerland — 2.9%          
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered   37,803    4,606,121 
BKW AG   28,596    5,041,854 
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered   7,676    2,221,983 
Nestle SA, Registered   168,292    19,149,710 
Novartis AG, Registered   405,662    39,595,959 
Roche Holding AG, NVS   80,007    21,523,562 
Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered   98,908    9,945,659 
Swisscom AG, Registered   34,265    20,010,231 
         122,095,079 
Taiwan — 5.0%          
Accton Technology Corp.   115,000    1,962,068 
Acer Inc.   3,700,000    4,173,792 
Advantech Co. Ltd.   600,959    6,789,249 
Asia Cement Corp.   2,999,000    4,000,689 
Asustek Computer Inc.   932,000    11,751,217 
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.   807,000    5,020,778 
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.   6,762,250    3,851,612 
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.   2,413,000    3,634,379 
China Steel Corp.   6,865,000    5,749,571 
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.   5,072,000    19,390,846 
Compal Electronics Inc.   5,612,000    5,551,444 
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   14,017,621    11,479,697 
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.   2,175,000    5,769,326 
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   14,420,798    12,778,171 
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.   4,747,000    9,735,867 
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.   1,612,000    4,377,359 
Formosa Plastics Corp.   1,469,000    3,799,462 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.   1,634,000    5,308,931 
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.   11,718,905    8,341,924 
Innolux Corp.   4,706,000    1,898,067 
Lite-On Technology Corp.   642,000    2,256,790 
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   5,797,122    7,327,078 
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.   933,000    2,031,735 
Pegatron Corp.   2,716,000    7,054,296 
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.   3,789,000    3,648,101 
President Chain Store Corp.   557,000    4,801,237 
Quanta Computer Inc.   323,000    2,090,828 
Synnex Technology International Corp.   1,712,250    3,767,544 
Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   9,266,593    5,427,238 
Taiwan Business Bank   7,616,000    3,291,165 
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   13,639,766    11,748,673 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Taiwan (continued)          
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.   2,634,000   $2,536,318 
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.   2,365,000    7,439,217 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   485,000    8,871,678 
WPG Holdings Ltd.   2,133,760    5,298,235 
         212,954,582 
Thailand — 0.5%          
Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR   1,590,900    9,868,135 
Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)   5,662,800    9,577,610 
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR   469,400    2,975,304 
         22,421,049 
Turkey — 0.2%          
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS   1,336,133    2,259,954 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS(a)   1,029,815    2,063,179 
Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS   405,371    2,146,517 
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS   1,528,042    2,606,777 
         9,076,427 
United Arab Emirates — 0.4%          
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC   4,457,421    4,612,109 
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC   1,847,988    9,721,618 
Multiply Group(a)   3,324,367    3,178,234 
         17,511,961 
United States — 57.1%          
Abbott Laboratories   42,902    4,474,250 
AbbVie Inc.   139,196    19,820,118 
Accenture PLC, Class A   34,762    11,580,613 
Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)   146,056    16,873,850 
Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A   119,377    2,598,837 
Ameren Corp.   58,204    4,516,048 
American Electric Power Co. Inc.   164,298    13,069,906 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   180,312    36,670,051 
Amgen Inc.   78,401    21,140,046 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   180,450    16,419,145 
Aon PLC, Class A   45,323    14,888,152 
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)   60,604    5,071,949 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   54,331    13,528,419 
Aspen Technology Inc.(a)   20,915    3,937,458 
Assurant Inc.   25,791    4,333,404 
AT&T Inc.   557,276    9,234,063 
AutoZone Inc.(a)(c)   11,746    30,656,238 
Becton Dickinson and Co.   53,535    12,643,896 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)   93,918    33,810,480 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)   137,747    12,545,997 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A   116,782    14,612,932 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   487,758    24,085,490 
Brown & Brown Inc.   130,302    9,738,771 
Campbell Soup Co.   256,054    10,288,250 
Cboe Global Markets Inc.   139,227    25,365,767 
CF Industries Holdings Inc.   141,898    10,663,635 
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.   153,298    12,578,101 
Cheniere Energy Inc.   35,268    6,424,066 
Chubb Ltd.   68,668    15,754,499 
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.   205,227    19,831,085 
Cigna Group (The)   20,283    5,331,995 
Cisco Systems Inc.   1,306,594    63,213,018 
Clorox Co. (The)   20,949    3,003,039 
CME Group Inc.   49,863    10,888,085 
CMS Energy Corp.   115,390    6,549,536 
Coca-Cola Co. (The)   36,826    2,152,111 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   123,223    8,672,435 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   182,202    14,352,051 
Conagra Brands Inc.   77,571    2,194,484 

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Security  Shares   Value 
         
United States (continued)          
Consolidated Edison Inc.   456,037   $41,093,494 
Corteva Inc.   99,508    4,497,762 
Domino’s Pizza Inc.   32,018    12,579,552 
Duke Energy Corp.   349,414    32,243,924 
Electronic Arts Inc.   184,276    25,431,931 
Elevance Health Inc.   8,514    4,082,378 
Eli Lilly & Co.   32,075    18,957,608 
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS   33,466    9,893,888 
Everest Re Group Ltd.   12,747    5,233,281 
Evergy Inc.   48,897    2,495,703 
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.   195,453    23,520,814 
F5 Inc.(a)   77,948    13,343,918 
Fair Isaac Corp.(a)   2,564    2,788,606 
Fiserv Inc.(a)   109,881    14,351,557 
Gen Digital Inc.   577,923    12,760,540 
General Mills Inc.   455,979    29,027,623 
Genuine Parts Co.   17,302    2,297,360 
Gilead Sciences Inc.   464,026    35,544,392 
GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)   42,848    4,287,371 
Henry Schein Inc.(a)(c)   39,715    2,650,182 
Hershey Co. (The)   174,313    32,756,899 
Hologic Inc.(a)   28,305    2,018,146 
Home Depot Inc. (The)   55,254    17,321,576 
Hormel Foods Corp.   398,034    12,175,860 
Humana Inc.   53,323    25,854,190 
Incyte Corp.(a)   251,987    13,692,974 
International Business Machines Corp.   168,107    26,655,046 
Jack Henry & Associates Inc.   55,278    8,772,066 
JM Smucker Co. (The)   140,223    15,386,670 
Johnson & Johnson   330,441    51,106,005 
Juniper Networks Inc.   421,521    11,992,272 
Kellogg Co.   362,242    19,032,195 
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.   513,059    16,197,273 
Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)   183,403    24,922,634 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   110,132    13,626,632 
Kraft Heinz Co. (The)   487,436    17,113,878 
Kroger Co. (The)   678,737    30,047,687 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   20,645    9,244,212 
Loews Corp.   248,880    17,493,775 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   45,595    6,802,318 
Markel Group Inc.(a)   12,112    17,430,258 
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.   192,145    38,317,556 
Mastercard Inc., Class A   17,526    7,252,785 
McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS   91,868    5,955,802 
McDonald’s Corp.   163,525    46,087,886 
McKesson Corp.   102,137    48,061,587 
Merck & Co. Inc.   563,554    57,753,014 
Microsoft Corp.   64,742    24,531,391 
Mondelez International Inc., Class A   178,934    12,715,050 
Monster Beverage Corp.(a)   107,952    5,953,553 
Motorola Solutions Inc.   185,907    60,023,793 
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)   129,304    15,075,553 
Newmont Corp.   123,170    4,950,202 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   28,723    13,648,021 
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.   9,941    3,867,645 
Oracle Corp.   140,316    16,306,122 
O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)   23,756    23,337,419 
PepsiCo Inc.   314,277    52,889,676 
Pfizer Inc.   211,844    6,454,887 
PG&E Corp.(a)   235,939    4,051,073 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
United States (continued)          
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)   235,580   $36,166,242 
Progressive Corp. (The)   150,075    24,616,802 
PTC Inc.(a)   51,563    8,113,954 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.   45,653    6,264,961 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)   37,454    30,854,980 
Republic Services Inc., Class A   291,474    47,172,152 
Rollins Inc.   204,172    8,317,967 
Roper Technologies Inc.   115,020    61,909,515 
Seagen Inc.(a)   119,466    25,471,346 
Southern Co. (The)   443,540    31,482,469 
Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)   10,916    4,398,711 
TJX Companies Inc. (The)   146,388    12,898,247 
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.   342,785    51,572,003 
Travelers Companies Inc. (The)   51,162    9,240,880 
Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)   20,408    8,693,604 
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)   43,201    10,368,240 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   66,842    36,961,621 
VeriSign Inc.(a)   84,253    17,878,487 
Verizon Communications Inc.   890,518    34,133,555 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)   118,915    42,192,231 
Visa Inc., Class A(c)   92,286    23,687,970 
W R Berkley Corp.   113,169    8,210,411 
Walmart Inc.   347,190    54,054,011 
Waste Management Inc.   327,035    55,919,715 
WEC Energy Group Inc.   361,722    30,247,194 
Xcel Energy Inc.   504,753    30,709,172 
Yum! Brands Inc.   83,143    10,438,604 
         2,409,444,779 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%          
(Cost: $3,837,950,234)        4,207,550,989 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.4%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(f)(g)(h)   26,103,786    26,116,838 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(f)(g)   32,740,000    32,740,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.4%          
(Cost: $58,851,304)        58,856,838 
           
Total Investments — 101.0%          
(Cost: $3,896,801,538)        4,266,407,827 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0)%        (44,039,958)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%      $4,222,367,869 

 

(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) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(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.

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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   $ 51,597,548     $     $ (25,484,652 )(a)  $ 9,020     $ (5,078 )   $ 26,116,838       26,103,786     $ 22,301 (b)    $  
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares     7,270,000       25,470,000 (a)                        32,740,000       32,740,000       100,888        
                            $ 9,020     $ (5,078 )   $ 58,856,838             $ 123,189     $  

 

(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

 

               Value/ 
           Notional   Unrealized 
   Number of   Expiration   Amount   Appreciation 
Description   Contracts    Date    (000)    (Depreciation) 
Long Contracts                    
MSCI EAFE Index   34    12/15/23   $3,615   $(10,894)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   35    12/15/23    1,727    (41)
S&P 500 E-Mini Index   29    12/15/23    6,636    11,923 
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note   7    03/28/24    1,432    5,075 
                  $6,063 

 

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  $2,532,936,983   $1,674,613,959   $47   $4,207,550,989 

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds  $58,856,838   $   $   $58,856,838 
   $2,591,793,821   $1,674,613,959   $47   $4,266,407,827 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $11,923   $   $   $11,923 
Interest Rate Contracts   5,075            5,075 
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts   (10,935)           (10,935)
   $6,063   $   $    6,063 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
GDRGlobal Depositary Receipt
NVDRNon-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVSNon-Voting Shares
PJSCPublic Joint Stock Company

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