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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® MSCI Italy ETF
May 31, 2024 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%          
Leonardo SpA   433,629   $11,153,773 
           
Automobiles — 16.1%          
Ferrari NV   93,484    38,523,073 
Stellantis NV   1,606,275    35,588,674 
         74,111,747 
Banks — 28.6%          
Banco BPM SpA   1,945,811    14,038,974 
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA   900,362    14,602,557 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   10,821,772    42,629,469 
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA   895,046    14,166,453 
UniCredit SpA   1,167,874    46,496,114 
         131,933,567 
Beverages — 2.2%          
Davide Campari-Milano NV   1,036,762    10,386,003 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.2%          
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(a)   727,014    7,970,920 
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(b)(c)   26,003,621    6,854,689 
         14,825,609 
Electric Utilities — 13.3%          
Enel SpA   6,260,590    45,456,296 
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale   1,891,273    15,917,863 
         61,374,159 
Electrical Equipment — 4.8%          
Prysmian SpA   333,215    21,915,459 
           
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.6%          
Tenaris SA, NVS   713,283    11,785,110 
           
Financial Services — 1.8%          
Nexi SpA(a)(b)   1,221,765    8,132,751 
           
Gas Utilities — 3.0%          
Snam SpA   2,870,226    13,618,432 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%          
DiaSorin SpA   65,479    7,066,431 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%          
Amplifon SpA   257,763    9,527,712 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Insurance — 7.2%          
Assicurazioni Generali SpA   818,095   $21,056,606 
Poste Italiane SpA(a)   892,303    12,257,578 
         33,314,184 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.5%          
Eni SpA   1,316,200    20,788,551 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%          
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA   187,723    9,908,557 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.1%          
Moncler SpA   281,479    18,782,935 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%          
(Cost: $419,064,310)        458,624,980 
           
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.6%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency
Shares, 5.49%(d)(e)(f)
   6,643,368    6,645,361 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,
5.28%(d)(e)
   510,000    510,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.6%          
(Cost: $7,155,990)        7,155,361 
           
Total Investments — 101.1%          
(Cost: $426,220,300)        465,780,341 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.1)%        (5,020,355)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $460,759,986 

 

(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.

(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 Italy ETF
May 31, 2024  

 

Affiliates

 

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended May 31, 2024 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 Sales
   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value at
05/31/24
   Shares
Held at
05/31/24
   Income   Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares  $1,720,732   $4,926,147(a)   $   —   $(844)  $(674)  $6,645,361    6,643,368   $17,098(b)   $    — 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   140,000    370,000(a)                510,000    510,000    9,363     
                  $(844)  $(674)  $7,155,361        $26,461   $ 

 

(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

 

Description  Number of
Contracts
   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts                  
FTSE/MIB Index   10   06/21/24  $1,888   $(5,736)

 

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  $   $458,624,980   $   $458,624,980 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Italy ETF
May 31, 2024  

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds  $7,155,361   $   $   $7,155,361 
   $7,155,361   $458,624,980   $   $465,780,341 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts  $   $(5,736)  $   $(5,736)

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

NVS Non-Voting Shares

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