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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks 
           
Banks — 4.3% 
Banco Bradesco SA   18,403,075   $53,391,557 
Banco do Brasil SA   13,184,595    145,371,943 
Banco Santander Brasil SA   6,726,177    42,362,732 
         241,126,232 
Beverages — 3.2% 
Ambev SA   64,167,482    178,472,959 
           
Broadline Retail — 0.3% 
Magazine Luiza SA(a)    43,696,611    17,933,006 
           
Capital Markets — 5.8% 
B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao   80,337,372    217,081,714 
Banco BTG Pactual SA   15,521,449    112,073,688 
         329,155,402 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.9% 
Atacadao SA   9,075,092    20,908,269 
Raia Drogasil SA   17,718,775    101,084,548 
Sendas Distribuidora SA   15,914,976    41,807,913 
         163,800,730 
Containers & Packaging — 1.0% 
Klabin SA   11,890,763    54,524,948 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4% 
Telefonica Brasil SA   7,488,540    80,270,491 
           
Electric Utilities — 5.3% 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA   16,239,108    134,807,642 
CPFL Energia SA   3,238,539    24,377,621 
Energisa SA   2,514,269    26,960,945 
Equatorial Energia SA   16,289,196    112,719,297 
         298,865,505 
Electrical Equipment — 3.1% 
WEG SA   24,868,719    172,745,401 
           
Food Products — 1.0% 
JBS SA   12,279,328    57,903,354 
           
Ground Transportation — 4.7% 
Localiza Rent a Car SA   13,631,594    166,280,494 
Localiza Rent a Car SA, NVS(a)    100,005    1,147,953 
Rumo SA   20,544,570    95,584,290 
         263,012,737 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7% 
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(b)    68,197,342    60,548,427 
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(b)    6,915,467    37,372,928 
         97,921,355 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.0% 
Eneva SA(a)    9,058,602    23,354,834 
Engie Brasil Energia SA   3,906,811    34,527,540 
         57,882,374 
Insurance — 1.3% 
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA   11,201,848    71,234,108 
           
Metals & Mining — 13.4% 
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA   11,104,809    37,045,736 
Vale SA   47,779,407    716,877,969 
         753,923,705 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.0% 
Cosan SA   16,771,922    60,483,257 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA   51,516,870    394,588,840 
PRIO SA(a)    10,480,336    97,797,022 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) 
Ultrapar Participacoes SA   12,894,045   $66,146,146 
         619,015,265 
Paper & Forest Products — 2.2% 
Suzano SA   11,430,786    124,896,673 
           
Personal Care Products — 0.8% 
Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)    13,543,194    45,372,816 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 0.8% 
Hypera SA   6,605,544    45,333,809 
           
Software — 0.7% 
TOTVS SA   6,170,820    41,761,058 
           
Specialty Retail — 2.1% 
Lojas Renner SA   15,302,928    50,895,243 
Vibra Energia SA   14,637,929    69,441,725 
         120,336,968 
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.0% 
CCR SA   20,187,159    55,532,580 
           
Water Utilities — 1.4% 
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo   5,677,843    77,934,006 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0% 
Tim SA   15,455,948    54,136,090 
           
Total Common Stocks — 71.4% 
(Cost: $2,494,335,021)    4,023,091,572 
           
Preferred Stocks 
           
Banks — 14.4% 
Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS   71,878,332    237,596,217 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS   67,175,576    431,136,711 
Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS   70,980,452    140,603,896 
         809,336,824 
Electric Utilities — 2.0% 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference  Shares, NVS   4,417,114    40,266,942 
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference  Shares, NVS   22,977,814    51,678,549 
Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Preference Shares, NVS   10,309,201    19,813,907 
         111,759,398 
Metals & Mining — 1.4% 
Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS   18,017,802    79,984,757 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.5% 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS   66,110,537    482,325,329 
           
Total Preferred Stocks — 26.3% 
(Cost: $901,350,667)    1,483,406,308 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 97.7% 
(Cost: $3,395,685,688)    5,506,497,880 

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Short-Term Securities 
           
Money Market Funds — 0.2% 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(c)(d)    11,640,000   $11,640,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2% 
(Cost: $11,640,000)    11,640,000 
           
Total Investments — 97.9% 
(Cost: $3,407,325,688)    5,518,137,880 
       
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.1%    119,173,509 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%   $5,637,311,389 

 

(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) Affiliate of the Fund.
   
(d)         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  $12,030,000   $   $(390,000)(a)   $   $   $11,640,000    11,640,000   $193,686   $ 

 

(a)  Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

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                  
Bclear MSCI Brazil Index   2,106   12/15/23  $123,920   $4,246,742 

 

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

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

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  $4,023,091,572   $   $   $4,023,091,572 
Preferred Stocks   1,483,406,308            1,483,406,308 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   11,640,000            11,640,000 
   $5,518,137,880   $   $   $5,518,137,880 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                     
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $4,246,742   $   $   $4,246,742 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
   
NVS Non-Voting Shares

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