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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 0.1%          
Sberbank of Russia PJSC(a)   18,835,860   $2,094 
TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(b)(c)   289,152    32 
VTB Bank PJSC(a)(b)   8,307,845,016    923 
         3,049 
Broadline Retail — 0.0%          
Ozon Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(b)   106,824    12 
           
Capital Markets — 0.0%          
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(a)   4,737,800    526 
           
Chemicals — 0.0%          
PhosAgro PJSC(a)(b)   148,802    16 
PhosAgro PJSC, New(a)   2,875    29 
PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(b)(c)   2     
         45 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.0%          
X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)(b)   374,475    42 
           
Electric Utilities — 0.3%          
Inter RAO UES PJSC(a)   136,938,300    15,220 
           
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%          
VK Co. Ltd.(a)(b)   393,252    44 
Yandex NV(a)(b)   361,376    40 
         84 
Metals & Mining — 0.0%          
Alrosa PJSC(a)   7,486,250    832 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(a)(b)   96,437    11 
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)(b)   4,388,590    488 
Polymetal International PLC(a)(b)   834,056    93 
Polyus PJSC(a)(b)   89,129    10 
Severstal PAO(a)(b)   604,068    67 
United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(b)   5,811,330    646 
         2,147 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%          
Gazprom PJSC(a)(b)   24,553,290    2,729 
LUKOIL PJSC(a)   856,438    95 
Novatek PJSC(a)   1,250,860    139 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)          
Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(a)   2,566,222   $285 
Surgutneftegas PJSC(a)   21,799,946    2,423 
Tatneft PJSC(a)   3,516,781    391 
         6,062 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%          
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(a)   2,776,444    308 
Total Common Stocks — 0.5%          
(Cost: $440,387,123)        27,495 
           
Preferred Stocks          
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%          
Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(a)   21,745,700    2,417 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%          
(Cost: $11,913,762)        2,417 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 0.6%          
(Cost: $452,300,885)        29,912 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 99.2%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(d)(e)   5,270,000    5,270,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 99.2%          
(Cost: $5,270,000)        5,270,000 
           
Total Investments — 99.8%          
(Cost: $457,570,885)        5,299,912 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%        12,207 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $5,312,119 

 

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

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(d) Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares  $450,000   $4,820,000(a)  $   $   $   $5,270,000    5,270,000   $12,355   $ 
                                              

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

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;

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Russia ETF
November 30, 2023  

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

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  $   $   $27,495   $27,495 
Preferred Stocks           2,417    2,417 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   5,270,000            5,270,000 
   $5,270,000   $   $29,912   $5,299,912 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

   Common
Stocks
   Preferred
Stocks
   Total 
Assets:            
Opening balance, as of August 31, 2023  $25,825   $2,268   $28,093 
Transfers into Level 3            
Transfers out of Level 3            
Accrued discounts/premiums            
Net realized gain (loss)   (8,341,437)       (8,341,437)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(a)   13,152,362    149    13,152,511 
Purchases   10,577,297        10,577,297 
Sales   (15,386,552)       (15,386,552)
Closing balance, as of November 30, 2023  $27,495   $2,417   $29,912 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at November 30, 2023(a)  $13,152,362   $149   $13,152,511 

 

(a) Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at November 30, 2023 is generallydue to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at year end.

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
NVS Non-Voting Shares
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company

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