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Chuck Pulsfort Chuck Pulsfort Assistant Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_2Q1R_70056984_1123.htm

 

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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 0.3%          
Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(a)   859,896   $617,530 
           
Canada — 65.4%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   147,701    7,929,561 
Aya Gold & Silver Inc.(a)(b)   770,951    5,664,454 
Calibre Mining Corp.(a)   183,131    175,445 
Dundee Precious Metals Inc.   162,959    1,203,323 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   130,441    1,712,041 
Endeavour Silver Corp.(a)(b)   1,515,221    3,327,579 
First Majestic Silver Corp.   1,369,986    8,187,911 
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(a)   2,024,288    7,846,829 
GoGold Resources Inc.(a)   2,407,602    2,554,956 
i-80 Gold Corp.(a)(b)   264,370    424,722 
Kinross Gold Corp.   567,978    3,348,557 
Lundin Gold Inc.   91,085    1,094,134 
MAG Silver Corp.(a)(b)   670,774    7,998,175 
New Gold Inc.(a)   772,522    1,070,298 
New Pacific Metals Corp.(a)(b)   864,895    1,708,183 
Orla Mining Ltd.(a)   225,732    677,055 
Osisko Mining Inc.(a)   251,723    528,693 
Pan American Silver Corp.   2,420,158    37,917,800 
Seabridge Gold Inc.(a)   75,019    927,683 
Silvercorp Metals Inc.   1,417,011    4,083,064 
SilverCrest Metals Inc.(a)   1,111,226    7,231,015 
Skeena Resources Ltd.(a)   86,967    389,668 
SSR Mining Inc.   115,169    1,358,824 
Victoria Gold Corp.(a)   61,653    306,686 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   156,477    7,651,165 
         115,317,821 
Japan — 3.8%          
Asahi Holdings Inc.   515,100    6,637,974 
           
Kazakhstan — 0.0%          
Polymetal International PLC(a)(c)   183,040    20 
           
Mexico — 11.4%          
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)   1,369,251    20,083,294 
           
Peru — 0.8%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   140,177    1,337,289 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
South Africa — 1.2%          
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   334,523   $2,096,950 
           
United Kingdom — 0.3%          
Hochschild Mining PLC(a)   444,894    589,452 
           
United States — 16.4%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   327,641    999,305 
Hecla Mining Co.(b)   4,040,562    20,121,999 
Newmont Corp.   196,224    7,886,242 
         29,007,546 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%          
(Cost: $214,868,541)        175,687,876 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 5.0%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(d)(e)(f)   8,630,828    8,635,143 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.34%(d)(e)   170,000    170,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 5.0%          
(Cost: $8,804,010)        8,805,143 
           
Total Investments — 104.6%          
(Cost: $223,672,551)        184,493,019 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.6)%        (8,112,540)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $176,380,479 

 

(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.

 

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  $10,566,447   $   $(1,932,769)(a)  $112   $1,353   $8,635,143    8,630,828   $67,591(b)   $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   60,000    110,000(a)               170,000    170,000    1,454     
                  $112   $1,353   $8,805,143        $69,045   $ 

 

(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 Global Silver and Metals Miners 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                  
S&P/TSE 60 Index   3   12/14/23  $539   $14,994 

 

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  $165,745,950   $9,941,906   $20   $175,687,876 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   8,805,143            8,805,143 
   $174,551,093   $9,941,906   $20   $184,493,019 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Equity Contracts  $14,994   $   $   $14,994 

 

(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

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