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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
November 30, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 25.7%          
Allkem Ltd.(a)   746,968   $4,234,170 
Alumina Ltd.(a)   3,027,609    1,455,820 
Argosy Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)   536,583    61,951 
AVZ Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)(c)   3,302,250    1,081,096 
BHP Group Ltd.   6,255,966    190,446,726 
BlueScope Steel Ltd.   561,280    7,699,275 
Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)   436,776    435,728 
Champion Iron Ltd.   480,000    2,395,437 
Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)   2,369,006    436,698 
Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)   908,160    979,281 
Deterra Royalties Ltd.   533,760    1,745,266 
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.   2,091,126    34,338,156 
IGO Ltd.   844,800    4,753,463 
Iluka Resources Ltd.   528,640    2,400,667 
Imdex Ltd.   630,418    752,495 
Latin Resources Ltd., NVS   2,872,674    350,651 
Leo Lithium Ltd.(a)(c)   1,454,959    455,908 
Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)   1,507,367    1,365,429 
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)   1,151,360    5,014,546 
Mineral Resources Ltd.   217,473    8,729,365 
Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(a)   725,760    248,561 
Nickel Mines Ltd.   2,159,719    1,022,892 
Perenti Global Ltd.(a)   997,013    690,180 
Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)   3,527,680    8,435,173 
Rio Tinto Ltd.   458,099    37,612,382 
Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)   570,384    2,303,226 
Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(b)   10,407,171    454,766 
Sims Ltd.   205,351    1,807,411 
South32 Ltd.   5,606,932    11,269,695 
Stanmore Resources Ltd.(a)   325,760    831,407 
Vulcan Steel Ltd.   82,676    403,083 
         334,210,904 
Austria — 0.3%          
voestalpine AG   144,000    4,047,763 
           
Belgium — 0.2%          
Bekaert SA   44,800    2,079,542 
           
Brazil — 5.1%          
Bradespar SA   42,140    188,353 
Cia. Brasileira de Aluminio   254,720    214,248 
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA   823,040    2,745,668 
Vale SA   4,202,240    63,050,035 
         66,198,304 
Canada — 4.2%          
Algoma Steel Group Inc.   114,024    959,618 
Altius Minerals Corp.   48,088    689,984 
Capstone Mining Corp.(a)   513,920    2,105,748 
ERO Copper Corp.(a)   103,040    1,269,633 
Filo Corp., NVS(a)   115,362    1,724,968 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.   727,680    5,957,865 
Foran Mining Corp.(a)   226,560    687,886 
Hudbay Minerals Inc.   421,863    1,915,086 
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)   755,310    6,740,708 
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.   75,542    1,750,279 
Lithium Americas Argentina Corp.(a)(b)   128,294    685,458 
Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)   128,338    825,668 
Lundin Mining Corp.   812,259    5,626,762 
Major Drilling Group International Inc.(a)   90,880    516,367 
Solaris Resources Inc.(a)   90,240    335,836 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Canada (continued)          
Stelco Holdings Inc.   41,251   $1,340,935 
Taseko Mines Ltd.(a)   359,092    433,996 
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B   568,963    21,434,385 
         55,001,182 
Chile — 0.0%          
CAP SA   81,280    559,011 
           
China — 2.0%          
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A   832,065    644,881 
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H   5,120,000    2,528,582 
Anhui Honglu Steel Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A   68,450    226,317 
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   1,664,093    1,448,193 
China Hongqiao Group Ltd.   2,880,000    2,345,286 
China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(c)   132,000     
China Minmetals Rare Earth Co. Ltd., Class A   64,000    250,437 
China Nonferrous Mining Corp Ltd.   1,280,000    773,892 
China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A   256,070    711,114 
China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.   2,460,000    381,050 
CMOC Group Ltd., Class A   1,408,000    1,027,247 
CMOC Group Ltd., Class H   4,539,000    2,593,682 
GEM Co. Ltd., Class A   384,717    303,539 
Guangdong HEC Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   192,835    179,466 
Henan Shenhuo Coal & Power Co. Ltd.   192,000    423,201 
Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A   766,500    232,709 
Huaibei Mining Holdings Co. Ltd.   192,000    425,317 
Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   512,000    396,129 
Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   3,328,021    712,808 
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A   130,125    322,642 
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H   1,410,000    1,998,991 
Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd.   3,840,000    226,130 
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A   250,400    332,465 
MMG Ltd.(a)   3,594,000    1,031,571 
Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   640,000    303,666 
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A   892,930    359,919 
Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A(a)   322,628    326,421 
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A   450,307    243,229 
Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd., Class A   128,000    185,427 
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.   2,560,000    924,535 
Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A   53,060    255,289 
Tiangong International Co. Ltd.   1,280,000    382,994 
Tianshan Aluminum Group Co. Ltd., Class A   379,000    320,338 
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A   832,500    354,174 
Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A   192,000    344,890 
Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A   48,433    355,615 
Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A   128,099    308,140 
Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A   187,040    388,248 
YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A   27,430    168,893 
Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A   256,000    460,863 
Yunnan Chihong Zinc&Germanium Co. Ltd.   385,200    271,695 
Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd., Class A   128,000    247,095 
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A   110,250    495,174 
         26,212,254 
Egypt — 0.0%          
Ezz Steel Co. SAE(a)   261,720    399,250 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
November 30, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
Finland — 0.2%          
Outokumpu OYJ   450,008   $2,120,429 
           
France — 1.4%          
APERAM SA   62,720    2,089,404 
ArcelorMittal SA   630,584    15,853,555 
Eramet SA(b)   10,902    840,650 
         18,783,609 
Germany — 0.7%          
Aurubis AG   38,422    3,177,956 
Salzgitter AG   30,080    892,230 
thyssenkrupp AG   618,240    4,662,658 
         8,732,844 
India — 4.0%          
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.   204,800    4,150,636 
Godawari Power and Ispat Ltd.   58,035    478,623 
Gravita India Ltd.   24,407    328,163 
Hindalco Industries Ltd.   1,514,049    9,389,565 
Hindustan Copper Ltd.   316,160    657,582 
Jai Balaji Industries Ltd., NVS   48,000    340,831 
Jindal Saw Ltd.   139,131    776,049 
Jindal Stainless Ltd.   2,266    13,637 
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.   442,151    3,569,001 
JSW Steel Ltd.   755,200    7,268,819 
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd.   61,004    331,079 
Maharashtra Seamless Ltd.   47,121    550,391 
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.(d)   53,964    243,049 
MOIL Ltd.   66,650    236,809 
National Aluminium Co. Ltd.   1,010,560    1,117,908 
Nmdc Steel Limited, NVS(a)   916,588    488,593 
Orissa Minerals Development Co. Ltd. (The)(a)   2,562    223,679 
PTC Industries Ltd., NVS   3,221    211,941 
Rajratan Global Wire Ltd.   16,075    144,195 
Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd.   99,947    960,889 
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.   34,668    1,550,366 
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd., NVS   121,840    350,103 
Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd., NVS   31,468    208,581 
Shyam Metalics & Energy Ltd.   46,687    263,068 
Surya Roshni Ltd., NVS   30,597    183,302 
Tata Steel Ltd.   8,316,543    12,780,505 
Tata Steel Ltd., GDR(e)   68,841    1,073,920 
Usha Martin Ltd.   184,532    741,154 
Vedanta Ltd.   1,136,054    3,185,158 
Welspun Corp. Ltd.   103,680    660,205 
         52,477,801 
Indonesia — 0.5%          
Amman Mineral Internasional PT(a)   7,911,212    3,674,448 
Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk PT(a)   72,000,000    937,718 
Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)   12,160,086    1,985,246 
Timah Tbk PT   28,800    1,151 
         6,598,563 
Japan — 5.2%          
Daido Steel Co. Ltd.   32,400    1,500,304 
Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.   32,600    266,190 
Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.   64,000    2,273,741 
JFE Holdings Inc.   705,100    10,415,151 
Kobe Steel Ltd.   448,000    5,262,395 
Kyoei Steel Ltd.   18,400    259,148 
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.   69,100    1,787,328 
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.   156,400    2,572,997 
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.   66,800    2,053,638 
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.   68,640    783,534 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Japan (continued)          
Nippon Steel Corp.   1,053,005   $24,657,078 
Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.   12,600    482,106 
OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(b)   37,800    746,100 
Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.   25,900    459,078 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.   307,900    8,899,973 
Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.   40,100    498,636 
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   64,000    777,575 
UACJ Corp.   42,238    991,143 
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.   48,800    2,464,845 
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.   25,800    683,116 
         67,834,076 
Malaysia — 0.4%          
PMB Technology Bhd(a)(b)   448,000    262,483 
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd   4,608,000    4,749,268 
         5,011,751 
Mexico — 1.4%          
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   3,840,000    17,600,967 
           
Netherlands — 0.1%          
AMG Critical Materials NV   38,400    913,754 
           
Norway — 0.7%          
Norsk Hydro ASA   1,639,040    9,517,567 
           
Peru — 0.6%          
Southern Copper Corp.   104,982    7,551,355 
           
Poland — 0.6%          
Grupa Kety SA   11,574    2,094,513 
Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA, Class S(a)   64,000    633,093 
KGHM Polska Miedz SA   174,080    5,016,271 
         7,743,877 
Qatar — 0.1%          
Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Co.   3,456,640    1,198,223 
           
Russia — 0.0%          
Alrosa PJSC(c)   2,886,002    321 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(a)(c)   71,400    8 
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)(c)   1,668,000    185 
Severstal PAO(a)(c)   233,400    26 
United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(c)   3,450,000    384 
         924 
Saudi Arabia — 1.4%          
Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Co.   45,365    614,299 
East Pipes Integrated Co. for Industry, NVS   13,488    253,948 
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)   1,595,411    16,955,273 
         17,823,520 
Singapore — 0.0%          
Straits Trading Co. Ltd.   233,062    325,760 
           
South Africa — 1.4%          
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.   139,403    1,343,800 
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.   82,560    3,495,972 
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.   1,109,120    4,509,919 
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.   80,647    2,533,774 
Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.   443,520    2,862,338 
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.   3,483,992    3,833,978 
         18,579,781 
South Korea — 3.4%          
Dongkuk CM Co. Ltd.(a)   7,381    40,399 
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd/New(a)   42,307    362,851 
Hyundai Steel Co.   106,880    2,905,803 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
November 30, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
           
South Korea (continued)          
KG Dongbu Steel Co. Ltd.(b)   58,924   $399,596 
KG Eco Technology Service Co. Ltd.   9,456    82,236 
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.   10,332    3,919,319 
Poongsan Corp.(b)   21,120    584,065 
POSCO Holdings Inc.   88,824    33,170,923 
Posco M-Tech Co. Ltd.(b)   24,496    460,826 
Sam-A Aluminum Co. Ltd.   6,189    617,085 
Seah Besteel Holdings Corp.   16,640    317,498 
SeAH Steel Holdings Corp.   1,934    286,257 
TCC Steel   20,326    869,500 
Young Poong Corp.   640    252,331 
         44,268,689 
Spain — 0.2%          
Acerinox SA   216,960    2,382,482 
           
Sweden — 1.6%          
Alleima AB, NVS   235,192    1,699,650 
Boliden AB   336,769    8,963,521 
Granges AB   128,684    1,413,649 
SSAB AB, Class A   273,280    2,069,130 
SSAB AB, Class B   816,000    6,039,691 
         20,185,641 
Taiwan — 1.7%          
Century Iron & Steel Industrial Co. Ltd.   194,000    1,029,034 
China Metal Products   208,011    264,283 
China Steel Corp.   14,480,612    12,127,793 
Chun Yuan Steel Industry Co. Ltd.   475,000    256,980 
Chung Hung Steel Corp.   1,117,000    835,041 
EVERGREEN Steel Corp.   199,000    517,442 
Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.   640,000    1,351,026 
Gloria Material Technology Corp.   574,000    895,404 
Hsin Kuang Steel Co. Ltd.   250,000    399,691 
TA Chen Stainless Pipe   2,045,638    2,530,620 
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.   640,700    1,422,056 
YC INOX Co. Ltd.   370,263    319,781 
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.   1,280,776    680,054 
         22,629,205 
Turkey — 0.3%          
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)   1,734,782    2,462,693 
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D   940,511    805,373 
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS(a)   246,164    470,585 
         3,738,651 
United Kingdom — 17.1%          
Anglo American PLC   1,568,640    42,451,978 
Antofagasta PLC   488,320    8,669,157 
Atalaya Mining PLC   131,200    521,745 
Central Asia Metals PLC   214,008    446,868 
Ferrexpo PLC(a)   360,320    331,384 
Glencore PLC   12,916,575    72,257,751 
Hill & Smith PLC   97,920    2,225,143 
Rio Tinto PLC   1,390,720    95,052,406 
SolGold PLC(a)   1,840,166    196,536 
         222,152,968 
United States — 18.1%          
Alcoa Corp.   220,160    5,913,497 
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.   14,092    3,953,651 
Arch Resources Inc.   21,016    3,487,815 
ATI Inc.(a)(b)   159,257    6,999,345 
Carpenter Technology Corp.   60,167    4,260,425 
Century Aluminum Co.(a)(b)   68,465    538,135 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
United States (continued)          
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)   628,546   $10,785,849 
Commercial Metals Co.   144,002    6,527,611 
Compass Minerals International Inc.   42,880    1,041,126 
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.   1,769,603    66,041,584 
Haynes International Inc.   16,021    786,311 
Ivanhoe Electric Inc. / U.S.(a)(b)   89,603    1,017,890 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   19,200    1,122,816 
Materion Corp.   25,600    2,895,616 
MP Materials Corp.(a)(b)   174,720    2,772,806 
Nucor Corp.   307,202    52,215,124 
Olympic Steel Inc.   12,160    687,405 
Piedmont Lithium Inc.(a)(b)   23,106    598,676 
Ramaco Resources Inc.   34,560    577,152 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   72,332    19,910,106 
Ryerson Holding Corp.   37,780    1,170,047 
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A   31,360    803,757 
Steel Dynamics Inc.   194,566    23,178,648 
SunCoke Energy Inc.   101,760    947,386 
TimkenSteel Corp.(a)   48,000    975,360 
U.S. Steel Corp.   275,200    9,879,680 
Warrior Met Coal Inc.(b)   64,044    3,584,543 
Worthington Industries Inc.   40,960    2,936,832 
         235,609,193 
Total Common Stocks — 98.6%          
(Cost: $1,417,547,611)        1,282,489,840 
         
Preferred Stocks          
           
Brazil — 0.9%          
Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS   318,234    1,577,576 
Cia. Ferro Ligas da Bahia - FERBASA, Preference Shares, NVS   38,400    360,825 
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS   1,433,548    6,363,817 
Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS   825,027    1,723,119 
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas, Class A, Preference Shares, NVS   563,659    900,105 
         10,925,442 
Russia — 0.0%          
Mechel PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(a)(c)   96,000    10 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%          
(Cost: $9,824,668)        10,925,452 
         
Rights        
         
Brazil — 0.0%          
Cia Brasileira de Aluminio,
(Expires 12/28/23, Strike Price BRL 3.73)
   23,614    2,159 
           
Total Rights — 0.0%          
(Cost: $—)        2,159 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%          
(Cost: $1,427,372,279)        1,293,417,451 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
November 30, 2023 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.9%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(f)(g)(h)   25,134,091   $25,146,658 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.9%          
(Cost: $25,136,753)        25,146,658 
           
Total Investments — 101.4%          
(Cost: $1,452,509,032)        1,318,564,109 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.4)%        (18,063,504)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $1,300,500,605 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(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) 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.

(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 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  $25,074,638   $67,334(a)   $   $768   $3,918   $25,146,658    25,134,091   $110,305(b)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)    800,000        (800,000)(a)                   27,145     
                  $768   $3,918   $25,146,658        $137,450   $ 

 

(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.

(c) As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

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                    
E-Mini Energy Select Sector Index   21    12/15/23   $1,857   $(44,621)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   87    12/15/23    4,294    35,520 
                  $(9,101)

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
November 30, 2023  

 

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  $398,894,756   $882,057,156   $1,537,928   $1,282,489,840 
Preferred Stocks   10,925,442        10    10,925,452 
Rights   2,159            2,159 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   25,146,658            25,146,658 
   $434,969,015   $882,057,156   $1,537,938   $1,318,564,109 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $35,520   $   $   $35,520 
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts   (44,621)           (44,621)
   $(9,101)  $   $    (9,101)

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

GDRGlobal Depositary Receipt
NVSNon-Voting Shares
PJSCPublic Joint Stock Company

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