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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Aerospace & Defense — 3.1%          
Elbit Systems Ltd.   19,396   $3,864,218 
           
Banks — 21.3%          
Bank Hapoalim BM   924,191    7,807,900 
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM   1,108,796    8,311,030 
FIBI Holdings Ltd.   12,882    555,773 
First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)   40,145    1,606,277 
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A   899,899    4,333,300 
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.   112,377    4,005,906 
         26,620,186 
Broadline Retail — 1.8%          
Global-e Online Ltd.(a)   65,721    2,250,944 
           
Capital Markets — 0.3%          
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.(a)   68,127    374,139 
           
Chemicals — 2.8%          
ICL Group Ltd.   562,819    2,835,028 
Israel Corp Ltd.(a)   2,798    701,489 
         3,536,517 
Communications Equipment — 0.2%          
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.   11,016    295,669 
           
Construction & Engineering — 2.1%          
Ashtrom Group Ltd.(b)   29,457    419,174 
Elco Ltd.(b)   6,844    193,906 
Electra Ltd./Israel   1,545    586,548 
Kvutzat Acro Ltd., NVS   16,571    165,307 
Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.   103,660    619,124 
Shikun & Binui Ltd.(a)   238,267    621,059 
         2,605,118 
Consumer Finance — 0.5%          
Isracard Ltd.   145,385    568,187 
           
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.1%          
M Yochananof & Sons Ltd.   3,653    137,082 
Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.   6,529    368,541 
Shufersal Ltd.(a)   193,413    884,184 
         1,389,807 
Distributors — 0.1%          
Tadiran Group Ltd.   2,499    147,702 
           
Diversified REITs — 0.8%          
Reit 1 Ltd.   141,392    616,491 
Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.   157,986    367,265 
         983,756 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%          
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.   1,408,963    1,823,181 
           
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%          
Nayax Ltd.(a)   5,936    116,677 
           
Food Products — 0.6%          
Mehadrin Ltd.(a)   0    20 
Strauss Group Ltd.(a)   38,233    733,913 
         733,933 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%          
Inmode Ltd.(a)   57,523    1,366,171 
Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(b)   39,597    265,300 
         1,631,471 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%          
Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(a)   5,379   $552,508 
NEOGAMES SA(a)   9,869    275,148 
         827,656 
Household Durables — 0.7%          
Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)   53,104    201,338 
Danya Cebus Ltd.   5,629    146,355 
Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.(b)   8,548    168,725 
Maytronics Ltd.   35,998    347,061 
         863,479 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 2.6%          
Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.   198,832    627,972 
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(a)   85,741    1,479,540 
Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore   15,523    342,683 
OPC Energy Ltd.(a)   81,531    497,166 
OY Nofar Energy Ltd.(a)   13,019    296,204 
         3,243,565 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%          
Arad Investment & Industrial Development Ltd.   2,812    308,490 
Insurance — 2.6%          
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)   45,996    677,269 
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.   76,181    567,743 
Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.   15,824    373,032 
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.   307,713    349,755 
Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)   134,551    1,282,172 
         3,249,971 
IT Services — 4.3%          
Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.   7,247    433,514 
Matrix IT Ltd.   25,420    474,765 
One Software Technologies Ltd.   33,868    422,802 
Wix.com Ltd.(a)   39,506    4,009,859 
         5,340,940 
Machinery — 0.5%          
Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)   36,506    678,647 
           
Marine Transportation — 0.4%          
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(b)   69,658    487,606 
           
Media — 0.8%          
Perion Network Ltd.(a)   34,222    984,388 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%          
Delek Group Ltd.   6,732    868,058 
Equital Ltd.(a)   17,183    482,498 
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   24,240    112,731 
Oil Refineries Ltd.   1,844,605    579,475 
Paz Oil Co. Ltd.(a)(b)   7,335    628,197 
         2,670,959 
Personal Care Products — 0.3%          
Oddity Tech Ltd., NVS.   11,510    392,261 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 6.6%          
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(a)(b)   6,902    248,472 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)   815,411    8,007,336 
         8,255,808 
Professional Services — 1.2%          
Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.   3,825    307,708 
Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)   23,734    619,220 
Hilan Ltd.   11,655    596,029 
         1,522,957 

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Real Estate Management & Development — 8.2%          
AFI Properties Ltd.(a)   0   $23 
Africa Israel Residences Ltd.   4,652    242,030 
Airport City Ltd.(a)   49,523    775,820 
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.   111,211    758,300 
Amot Investments Ltd.   171,287    872,087 
Aura Investments Ltd.   97,061    244,715 
Azrieli Group Ltd.   30,874    1,790,771 
Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(a)   9,842    879,738 
Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.   3,957    249,143 
Brack Capital Properties NV(a)   0    16 
Electra Real Estate Ltd.   16,521    169,341 
G City Ltd.   64,270    203,240 
Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.   0    1 
Israel Canada T.R Ltd.   99,056    245,810 
Isras Investment Co. Ltd.   1,346    253,740 
Mega Or Holdings Ltd.   17,343    326,422 
Melisron Ltd.   17,279    1,200,393 
Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.   439,335    1,155,648 
Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd.   5,275    111,391 
Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.   29,645    375,670 
YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.   5,474    354,562 
         10,208,861 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.0%          
Camtek Ltd./Israel(a)   21,147    1,365,214 
Nova Ltd.(a)   20,956    2,665,802 
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)   80,114    2,196,489 
         6,227,505 
Software — 24.4%          
Cellebrite DI Ltd.(a)(b)   35,684    301,530 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)   68,089    9,940,994 
CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)   30,384    6,054,620 
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.   19,443    179,486 
Monday.com Ltd.(a)   19,318    3,474,149 
Nice Ltd.(a)   46,073    8,745,608 
Pagaya Technologies Ltd., NVS   175,195    222,498 
Radware Ltd.(a)(b)   27,533    419,878 
Riskified Ltd.(a)   63,365    254,093 
Sapiens International Corp. NV   24,076    610,475 
SimilarWeb Ltd.(a)   19,643    98,608 
WalkMe Ltd.(a)   15,885    155,991 
         30,457,930 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Specialty Retail — 0.7%          
Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.   41,894    251,048 
Fox Wizel Ltd.   6,027    385,837 
Retailors Ltd.   14,193    254,129 
         891,014 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%          
Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(a)(b)   159,249    366,273 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%          
Delta Galil Industries Ltd.(b)   8,460    325,406 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%          
Cellcom Israel Ltd.(a)   77,375    265,332 
Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(a)   88,072    384,938 
         650,270 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 100.0%          
(Cost: $160,383,408)        124,895,491 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.5%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(c)(d)(e)   1,816,335    1,817,243 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(c)(d)   100,000    100,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.5%          
(Cost: $1,916,880)        1,917,243 
           
Total Investments — 101.5%          
(Cost: $162,300,288)        126,812,734 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.5)%        (1,859,319)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $124,953,415 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

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

(c) Affiliate of the Fund.

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

(e) 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  $11,746,318   $   $(9,930,824)(a)  $1,918   $(169)  $1,817,243    1,816,335   $30,680(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   150,000        (50,000)(a)           100,000    100,000    1,388     
                  $1,918   $(169)  $1,917,243        $32,068   $ 

 

(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.

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

 

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                  
Euro STOXX 50 Index   1   12/15/23  $48   $250 

 

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  $42,532,437   $82,363,054   $   $124,895,491 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   1,917,243            1,917,243 
   $44,449,680   $82,363,054   $   $126,812,734 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $   $250   $   $250 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
NVS Non-Voting Shares
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

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