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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%          
Saab AB, Class B   52,267   $2,686,006 
           
Automobiles — 0.4%          
Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)   388,954    1,269,549 
           
Banks — 10.1%          
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A   1,035,772    12,533,439 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A   952,035    8,996,017 
Swedbank AB, Class A   554,156    10,157,816 
         31,687,272 
Biotechnology — 1.0%          
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)   126,996    3,017,755 
           
Building Products — 7.2%          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   654,212    16,761,153 
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B   989,183    5,842,441 
         22,603,594 
Capital Markets — 1.8%          
EQT AB   232,116    5,483,276 
           
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%          
Securitas AB, Class B   314,978    2,835,448 
           
Communications Equipment — 3.0%          
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B   1,911,322    9,451,332 
           
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%          
Skanska AB, Class B   222,074    3,568,827 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%          
Telia Co. AB   1,539,922    3,653,098 
           
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.3%
Hexagon AB, Class B   1,355,150    13,573,017 
           
Financial Services — 10.0%          
Industrivarden AB, Class A   84,833    2,552,510 
Industrivarden AB, Class C   95,403    2,873,918 
Investor AB, Class B   1,129,740    23,471,506 
L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B   48,673    2,368,966 
         31,266,900 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%          
Getinge AB, Class B   149,299    3,173,152 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%          
Evolution AB(b)   119,619    12,392,523 
           
Household Products — 3.2%          
Essity AB, Class B   397,583    9,946,466 
           
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7%          
Investment AB Latour, Class B   96,641    2,167,656 
Lifco AB, Class B   152,154    3,305,794 
         5,473,450 
           
Machinery — 34.8%          
Alfa Laval AB   188,848    7,044,766 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Machinery (continued)          
Atlas Copco AB, Class A   1,753,225   $27,063,314 
Atlas Copco AB, Class B   1,018,803    13,456,173 
Epiroc AB   430,146    8,022,518 
Epiroc AB, Class B   254,540    4,008,378 
Husqvarna AB, Class B   228,239    1,742,794 
Indutrade AB   178,349    3,912,271 
Sandvik AB   695,940    13,753,556 
SKF AB, Class B   222,431    4,186,340 
Volvo AB, Class A   130,702    3,088,321 
Volvo AB, Class B   984,970    22,843,005 
         109,121,436 
Metals & Mining — 1.5%          
Boliden AB   178,524    4,751,635 
          
Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%          
Holmen AB, Class B   49,752    2,085,169 
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B   395,460    5,875,686 
         7,960,855 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.7%          
Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)   425,552    2,513,070 
Sagax AB, Class B   128,878    2,923,772 
         5,436,842 
Specialty Retail — 2.2%          
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B   421,573    6,752,053 
           
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.9%          
Beijer Ref AB, Class B   251,231    2,782,192 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9%          
Tele2 AB, Class B   348,700    2,737,625 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 96.3%          
(Cost: $368,524,288)       301,624,303 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 2.0%        
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,        
5.34%(c)(d)   6,310,000    6,310,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 2.0%          
(Cost: $6,310,000)       6,310,000 
           
Total Investments — 98.3%          
(Cost: $374,834,288)       307,934,303 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.7%       5,172,564 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%      $313,106,867 

 

(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.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Sweden 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(a)   $5,098,214   $ $(5,098,557)(b)  $358   $(15)  $       $1,141(c)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   6,320,000        (10,000)(b)           6,310,000    6,310,000    83,208     
                  $358   $(15)  $6,310,000        $84,349   $ 

  

(a) As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

(b) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c) 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                    
OMX Stockholm 30 Index   540    12/15/23   $11,507   $332,587 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

                Unrealized  
              Appreciation  
Currency Purchased Currency Sold Counterparty Settlement Date (Depreciation)  
SEK 33,164,914 USD 3,001,752 Standard Chartered Bank 12/15/23 $ 157,222  
USD 3,093,678 EUR 2,875,342 Standard Chartered Bank 12/15/23   (37,595 )
            $ 119,627  

 

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.

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

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  $3,017,755   $298,606,548   $   $301,624,303 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   6,310,000            6,310,000 
   $9,327,755   $298,606,548   $   $307,934,303 
                     
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $   $332,586   $   $332,586 
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       157,222        157,222 
Liabilities                    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (37,595)       (37,595)
   $   $452,213   $    452,213 

 

(a) Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

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