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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Automobile Components — 0.3%          
Nemak SAB de CV(a)(b)   24,160,512   $5,286,003 
           
Banks — 17.0%          
Banco del Bajio SA(a)   6,794,489    21,547,080 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O   20,919,694    194,532,618 
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(b)(c)   18,180,423    44,434,404 
Regional SAB de CV   2,238,952    19,264,127 
         279,778,229 
Beverages — 16.7%          
Arca Continental SAB de CV   4,231,686    43,209,806 
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV   3,943,636    33,145,751 
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV   15,683,202    199,447,601 
         275,803,158 
Building Products — 0.3%          
Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CV(c)   3,101,203    4,758,445 
           
Capital Markets — 0.5%          
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV   4,686,056    8,922,352 
           
Chemicals — 1.3%          
Alpek SAB de CV   3,478,597    2,625,696 
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV   8,914,676    19,037,069 
         21,662,765 
Construction Materials — 5.3%          
Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(b)   103,656,736    72,034,822 
GCC SAB de CV   1,653,833    16,194,109 
         88,228,931 
Consumer Finance — 0.8%          
Gentera SAB de CV   11,144,079    12,890,264 
           
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 10.7%          
La Comer SAB de CV   5,000,454    10,689,861 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   42,118,457    165,117,641 
         175,807,502 
Diversified REITs — 2.8%          
Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV(c)   4,438,482    4,934,628 
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV   26,131,877    42,052,334 
         46,986,962 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%          
Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV(c)   12,313,184    15,476,110 
Sitios Latinoamerica SAB de CV(b)(c)   13,154,678    5,392,596 
         20,868,706 
Food Products — 5.4%          
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B   1,803,179    33,417,235 
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A   11,038,589    55,699,798 
         89,117,033 
Ground Transportation — 0.5%          
Grupo Traxion SAB de CV, Class A(a)(b)(c)   4,572,931    7,888,132 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%          
Alsea SAB de CV(b)   5,314,894    18,562,425 
           
Household Products — 1.6%          
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A   13,334,506    26,978,412 
           
Industrial Conglomerates — 3.7%          
Alfa SAB de CV, Class A   26,305,397    19,189,301 
Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1(c)   4,624,706    42,488,663 
         61,677,964 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
Industrial REITs — 3.3%          
FIBRA Macquarie Mexico(a)(c)   7,566,030   $13,216,648 
PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CV(c)   7,502,387    13,433,758 
Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV   6,337,983    27,288,158 
         53,938,564 
Insurance — 1.1%          
Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV   2,015,632    18,410,333 
           
Media — 1.1%          
Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO(c)   20,257,313    12,899,553 
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, CPO   2,459,925    5,805,471 
         18,705,024 
Metals & Mining — 5.9%          
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B   15,957,385    73,142,034 
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(b)(c)   1,630,706    23,918,148 
         97,060,182 
Passenger Airlines — 0.4%          
Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A(b)(c)   8,367,249    6,696,304 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%          
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B   9,009,992    7,304,067 
           
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.7%          
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV   7,293,137    27,512,240 
           
Transportation Infrastructure — 8.0%          
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B   2,573,313    23,364,796 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B   3,211,582    48,919,373 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B   1,627,796    38,432,237 
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV   2,077,892    20,448,127 
         131,164,533 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 8.3%          
America Movil SAB de CV   151,050,078    136,626,463 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%          
(Cost: $1,745,195,206)        1,642,634,993 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.2%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(d)(e)(f)   17,089,567    17,098,112 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(d)(e)   1,750,000    1,750,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.2%          
(Cost: $18,843,488)        18,848,112 
           
Total Investments — 100.7%          
(Cost: $1,764,038,694)        1,661,483,105 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.7)%        (10,956,037)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $1,650,527,068 

 

(a) 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.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(d) Affiliate of the Fund.
(e) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

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

 

(f)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   $ 16,074,705     $ 1,020,408 (a)    $     $ 3,138     $ (139   $ 17,098,112       17,089,567     $ 41,889 (b)    $  
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares     670,000       1,080,000 (a)                        1,750,000       1,750,000       9,654        
                            $ 3,138     $ (139 )   $ 18,848,112             $ 51,543     $  

  

(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                    
Mexican BOLSA Index   245    12/15/23   $7,630   $263,798 

 

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  $1,642,634,993   $   $   $1,642,634,993 

 

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds  $18,848,112   $   $   $18,848,112 
   $1,661,483,105   $   $   $1,661,483,105 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $263,798   $   $   $263,798 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

CPOCertificates of Participation (Ordinary)
NVSNon-Voting Shares

 

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