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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Banks — 39.3%          
AMMB Holdings Bhd   6,099,637   $5,510,824 
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd   18,245,512    26,565,334 
Hong Leong Bank Bhd   1,709,840    7,003,079 
Malayan Banking Bhd   14,277,081    30,127,071 
Public Bank Bhd   38,276,500    33,353,818 
RHB Bank Bhd   3,944,402    4,604,345 
         107,164,471 
Chemicals — 3.8%          
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd   7,361,900    10,505,528 
           
Construction & Engineering — 2.4%          
Gamuda Bhd   5,104,500    6,582,604 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%          
Telekom Malaysia Bhd   3,027,000    3,999,255 
           
Electric Utilities — 7.0%          
Tenaga Nasional Bhd   6,847,312    18,969,396 
           
Food Products — 11.1%          
IOI Corp. Bhd   6,610,130    5,371,719 
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd   1,302,289    5,777,526 
Nestle Malaysia Bhd   185,000    5,015,084 
PPB Group Bhd   1,683,119    5,277,849 
QL Resources Bhd   2,879,350    3,856,007 
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd   5,454,955    4,928,252 
         30,226,437 
Gas Utilities — 3.0%          
Petronas Gas Bhd   2,081,000    8,072,883 
           
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%          
IHH Healthcare Bhd   5,788,900    7,612,767 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.7%          
Genting Bhd   5,606,300    5,673,229 
Genting Malaysia Bhd   7,806,300    4,403,043 
         10,076,272 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%          
Sime Darby Bhd   7,167,955    4,237,679 
           
Marine Transportation — 2.3%          
MISC Bhd   3,520,920    6,242,136 
           
Metals & Mining — 4.2%          
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd   9,748,800    11,598,317 
           
Multi-Utilities — 4.9%          
YTL Corp. Bhd   8,697,300    6,659,174 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Multi-Utilities (continued)          
YTL Power International Bhd   6,442,500   $6,752,684 
         13,411,858 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%          
Petronas Dagangan Bhd   783,600    3,296,214 
           
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.9%          
Inari Amertron Bhd   7,411,200    5,132,890 
           
Specialty Retail — 1.2%          
MR DIY Group M Bhd(a)   8,694,500    3,343,328 
           
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.9%          
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd   2,412,900    5,097,466 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 6.1%          
Axiata Group Bhd   7,242,400    4,312,999 
CELCOMDIGI Bhd   9,253,500    7,491,838 
Maxis Bhd(b)   6,177,700    4,769,808 
         16,574,645 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%          
(Cost: $179,854,232)        272,144,146 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.5%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency
Shares, 5.49%(c)(d)(e)
   822,872    823,119 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,
5.28%(c)(d)
   500,000    500,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%          
(Cost: $1,323,394)        1,323,119 
           
Total Investments — 100.3%          
(Cost: $181,177,626)        273,467,265 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%        (950,472)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $272,516,793 

 

(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)All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(c)Affiliate of the Fund.
(d)Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(e)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 Malaysia 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  $626,494   $196,151(a)  $    —   $846   $(372)  $823,119    822,872   $45,341(b)  $        — 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   250,000    250,000(a)               500,000    500,000    15,781     
                  $846   $(372)  $1,323,119        $61,122   $ 

 

(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                  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   5   06/21/24  $264   $(12,323)

 

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  $69,768,442   $202,375,704   $   $272,144,146 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Malaysia 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  $1,323,119   $   $   $1,323,119 
   $71,091,561   $202,375,704   $   $273,467,265 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts  $(12,323)  $   $   $(12,323)

 

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

 

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