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Chuck Pulsfort Chuck Pulsfort Assistant Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_2Q1Q_82444038_1123.htm

 

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 4.3%          
De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)   5,806,327   $5,225,760 
Genesis Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)   3,891,017    4,732,018 
Gold Road Resources Ltd.   3,953,725    5,061,800 
West African Resources Ltd.(a)   5,761,059    3,544,728 
         18,564,306 
Canada — 52.0%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   896,067    48,106,770 
Alamos Gold Inc., Class A   1,009,663    14,963,207 
B2Gold Corp.   3,371,668    11,380,109 
Barrick Gold Corp.   3,240,484    56,931,455 
Calibre Mining Corp.(a)   2,818,531    2,700,240 
Centerra Gold Inc.   831,276    5,090,758 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   618,386    8,116,330 
Equinox Gold Corp.(a)   1,081,847    5,923,669 
IAMGOLD Corp.(a)   1,870,458    4,741,793 
Karora Resources Inc.(a)   1,015,907    3,601,100 
Kinross Gold Corp.   3,112,322    18,348,927 
Lundin Gold Inc.   405,338    4,869,015 
New Gold Inc.(a)   3,157,490    4,374,576 
SSR Mining Inc.   602,797    7,112,112 
Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)   393,381    4,232,553 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)   692,277    4,469,101 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   377,830    18,474,535 
         223,436,250 
China — 4.2%          
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A   1,306,835    2,229,440 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H   9,944,000    15,747,567 
         17,977,007 
Indonesia — 1.0%          
Aneka Tambang Tbk   36,770,300    4,128,170 
           
Kazakhstan — 0.0%          
Polymetal International PLC(a)(c)   822,891    92 
           
Peru — 1.5%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   692,656    6,607,938 
           
Russia — 0.0%          
Polyus PJSC(a)(c)   62,547    7 
           
South Africa — 7.9%          
DRDGOLD Ltd.   3,442,186    3,220,100 
Security  Shares   Value 
           
South Africa (continued)          
Gold Fields Ltd.   1,325,394   $20,309,534 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   1,677,384    10,514,644 
         34,044,278 
Turkey — 0.9%          
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS   4,766,269    3,836,091 
           
United Kingdom — 6.4%          
Anglogold Ashanti PLC, NVS   989,302    19,154,479 
Centamin PLC   4,196,323    5,117,043 
Hochschild Mining PLC(a)   2,590,032    3,431,605 
         27,703,127 
United States — 21.2%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   1,519,423    4,634,240 
Newmont Corp.   2,147,446    86,305,855 
         90,940,095 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%          
(Cost: $472,856,782)        427,237,361 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.4%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(d)(e)(f)   1,468,381    1,469,115 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(d)(e)   120,000    120,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%          
(Cost: $1,587,973)        1,589,115 
           
Total Investments — 99.8%          
(Cost: $474,444,755)        428,826,476 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%        738,676 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $429,565,152 

 

(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) Affiliate of the Fund.

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

(f) All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
November 30, 2023  

 

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   $ 3,721,998     $     $ (2,253,713 )(a)  $ 652     $ 178     $ 1,469,115       1,468,381     $ 3,221 (b)    $  
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares     110,000       10,000 (a)                        120,000       120,000       2,810        
                            $ 652     $ 178     $ 1,589,115             $ 6,031     $  

  

(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                    
S&P/TSE 60 Index   13    12/14/23   $2,337   $32,340 

 

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  $324,820,374   $102,416,888   $99   $427,237,361 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   1,589,115            1,589,115 
   $326,409,489   $102,416,888   $99   $428,826,476 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
November 30, 2023  

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $32,340   $   $   $32,340 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
NVSNon-Voting Shares
PJSCPublic Joint Stock Company

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