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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Belgium — 0.1%          
Argenx SE(a)   13,307   $4,919,283 
           
Brazil — 0.1%          
Telefonica Brasil SA   482,566    3,979,338 
           
Canada — 0.8%          
CGI Inc.(a)   191,938    18,953,693 
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)   99,496    9,187,840 
Thomson Reuters Corp.   22,155    3,812,490 
         31,954,023 
China — 7.1%          
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A   5,966,199    3,604,008 
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H   32,403,406    13,584,499 
Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B   134,500    2,089,650 
Bank of China Ltd., Class H   71,055,638    33,683,402 
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A   2,750,800    2,668,533 
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H   10,224,000    7,716,677 
Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd.,          
Class A   3,604,300    2,512,952 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.   3,758,000    2,966,128 
BYD Co.Ltd., Class A   127,100    3,999,262 
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.   721,000    3,131,992 
CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   12,387,000    4,746,704 
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H   10,430,000    6,379,106 
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   2,398,000    3,024,760 
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H   20,877,000    14,816,909 
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.   1,472,000    2,096,571 
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H   7,774,500    2,945,037 
China Power International Development Ltd.   4,696,370    2,209,943 
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.   1,015,423    2,876,019 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A   512,800    2,987,109 
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H   3,375,000    16,396,640 
China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)   51,923,642    6,131,211 
China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A   1,714,800    6,280,999 
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.(c)   2,339,688    3,014,475 
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A   811,508    2,083,103 
COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H   3,363,500    5,632,350 
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   674,316    3,815,959 
Haitian International Holdings Ltd.   746,000    2,288,118 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A   4,408,751    3,294,159 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H   43,705,000    24,760,522 
Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   1,455,900    3,584,599 
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B   1,240,900    2,283,256 
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.   4,552,000    4,747,486 
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A   18,700    4,242,121 
Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)   70,327    2,813,783 
Lenovo Group Ltd.   2,868,000    4,131,378 
Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A   542,500    2,376,266 
Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A   69,300    1,662,755 
Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A   403,220    2,614,584 
Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   1,282,400    6,828,236 
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The),          
Class H   10,220,867    3,562,164 
PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H   21,994,000    22,551,730 
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H   8,058,000    10,500,935 
Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A   1,427,800    2,181,744 
Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(b)   469,035    2,225,103 
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(b)   9,302,856    5,265,806 
Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A   679,400    2,434,277 
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd.,          
Class A   2,184,200    2,507,377 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
China (continued)          
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd.,          
Class A   85,900   $3,428,591 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H   777,200    2,115,014 
Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A   230,300    2,773,380 
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.   5,534,040    3,332,992 
Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)   3,997,400    8,950,767 
ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR   103,029    2,348,031 
         301,199,172 
Finland — 0.3%          
Elisa OYJ   166,134    7,741,115 
Sampo OYJ, Class A   120,707    5,165,577 
         12,906,692 
France — 0.7%          
Bollore SE   832,125    5,604,519 
Orange SA   2,174,910    25,395,691 
         31,000,210 
Germany — 0.9%          
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered   1,453,124    35,331,691 
SAP SE   24,392    4,448,084 
         39,779,775 
Greece — 0.1%          
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA   186,359    2,723,267 
           
Hong Kong — 1.3%          
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.   1,419,500    4,462,051 
CLP Holdings Ltd.   1,315,254    10,421,495 
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   680,600    9,483,065 
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS   4,427,000    5,159,217 
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.   9,477,579    7,373,923 
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.   184,100    6,784,900 
MTR Corp. Ltd.   1,648,000    5,600,033 
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.   1,157,500    6,426,830 
         55,711,514 
India — 5.6%          
Adani Enterprises Ltd.   57,083    2,332,900 
Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)   95,709    2,188,134 
Adani Power Ltd.(a)   820,454    7,428,895 
Asian Paints Ltd.   376,507    13,021,155 
Bajaj Auto Ltd.   59,431    6,472,689 
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.   26,098    2,488,071 
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.   332,422    2,501,839 
Bharti Airtel Ltd.   1,310,180    21,574,537 
Cipla Ltd.   165,724    2,878,785 
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.   108,058    5,582,179 
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.   53,042    3,684,545 
Eicher Motors Ltd.   157,912    8,963,095 
Havells India Ltd.   137,854    3,149,594 
HCL Technologies Ltd.   1,011,729    16,084,375 
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A   858,225    5,744,100 
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.   1,333,930    2,598,120 
Infosys Ltd.   229,408    3,888,721 
JSW Steel Ltd.   377,852    3,986,014 
LTIMindtree Ltd.(b)   103,778    5,858,503 
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.   55,938    8,323,154 
MRF Ltd.   2,218    3,336,275 
Nestle India Ltd., NVS   269,010    7,591,821 
Page Industries Ltd.   5,050    2,175,255 
Petronet LNG Ltd.   982,766    3,507,437 
PI Industries Ltd.   88,605    3,762,896 
Pidilite Industries Ltd.   178,221    6,346,283 
Shree Cement Ltd.   9,321    2,756,669 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
May 31, 2024 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
India (continued)          
Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(b)   279,236   $2,178,122 
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   356,475    6,243,103 
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   671,631    29,596,713 
Tata Elxsi Ltd.   40,007    3,335,276 
Tech Mahindra Ltd.   320,010    4,729,231 
Titan Co. Ltd.   52,697    2,046,674 
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.   118,594    3,835,365 
Trent Ltd.   155,603    8,498,943 
Tube Investments of India Ltd.   82,859    3,550,614 
UltraTech Cement Ltd.   65,398    7,776,039 
Wipro Ltd.   771,741    4,052,973 
Wipro Ltd., ADR   616,601    3,175,495 
         237,244,589 
Indonesia — 0.5%          
Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT   11,862,862    2,022,162 
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT   28,604,500    16,275,169 
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   12,927,667    2,305,899 
         20,603,230 
Ireland — 0.1%          
AIB Group PLC   614,563    3,480,859 
           
Israel — 0.5%          
Bank Hapoalim BM   369,666    3,400,616 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)   105,502    15,878,051 
         19,278,667 
Italy — 0.1%          
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)   392,538    4,303,754 
           
Japan — 10.3%          
Brother Industries Ltd.   250,800    4,827,024 
Canon Inc.   1,114,000    32,419,760 
Central Japan Railway Co.   894,800    19,957,847 
Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)   374,600    3,580,221 
Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.   752,600    10,397,750 
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.   74,900    2,326,084 
East Japan Railway Co.   985,800    17,095,295 
ENEOS Holdings Inc.   1,167,300    6,035,221 
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.   456,500    10,424,523 
Fujitsu Ltd.   142,700    2,058,404 
Hamamatsu Photonics KK   163,900    4,846,442 
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.   82,500    2,165,143 
Inpex Corp.   419,300    6,461,537 
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.   568,500    5,631,460 
KDDI Corp.   942,500    25,970,367 
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.   55,000    1,975,409 
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   225,600    4,796,300 
Kirin Holdings Co.Ltd.   150,600    2,079,777 
Kyocera Corp.   691,600    7,839,894 
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(c)   109,700    4,493,570 
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.   131,900    2,954,191 
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.   425,300    8,711,989 
NEC Corp.   286,800    21,348,753 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.   316,400    17,205,977 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   30,740,100    30,187,021 
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.   91,500    2,309,515 
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.   119,290    3,193,688 
NTT Data Group Corp.   388,800    5,978,858 
Obic Co. Ltd.   75,600    9,814,712 
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   412,500    5,973,359 
Oracle Corp./Japan(a)   48,400    3,441,758 
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.   430,900    9,810,768 
Otsuka Corp.   266,300    5,056,318 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Japan (continued)          
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.   354,700   $14,643,947 
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.   322,600    8,344,707 
Ricoh Co.Ltd.   640,700    5,717,880 
SCSK Corp.   199,500    3,781,577 
Secom Co. Ltd.   244,400    15,207,764 
Seiko Epson Corp.   337,300    5,450,050 
SG Holdings Co. Ltd.   208,200    2,100,949 
Shimadzu Corp.   123,900    3,204,942 
Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS   512,600    5,294,275 
SoftBank Corp.   3,333,200    39,965,778 
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.   166,300    6,108,322 
TIS Inc.   248,300    4,541,550 
Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo   131,200    4,151,764 
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.   162,400    3,640,098 
Tokyu Corp.   164,000    1,913,377 
West Japan Railway Co.   184,300    3,676,890 
Yokogawa Electric Corp.   248,800    6,385,126 
         435,497,931 
Kuwait — 0.2%          
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP   2,207,179    3,250,491 
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP   2,297,062    6,420,874 
         9,671,365 
Malaysia — 0.4%          
CELCOMDIGI Bhd   3,169,700    2,566,259 
Hong Leong Bank Bhd   810,400    3,319,197 
IHH Healthcare Bhd   2,571,700    3,381,946 
Malayan Banking Bhd   2,537,000    5,353,502 
Petronas Gas Bhd   997,700    3,870,406 
         18,491,310 
Netherlands — 0.5%          
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   203,903    6,323,648 
Koninklijke KPN NV   4,186,214    15,695,392 
         22,019,040 
New Zealand — 0.1%          
Spark New Zealand Ltd.   1,485,320    3,811,884 
           
Peru — 0.1%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   192,625    3,447,988 
           
Philippines — 0.2%          
BDO Unibank Inc.   2,099,268    4,663,445 
International Container Terminal Services Inc.   358,750    2,094,139 
         6,757,584 
Qatar — 0.2%          
Industries Qatar QSC   730,044    2,316,677 
Qatar National Bank QPSC   1,583,263    5,878,629 
         8,195,306 
Russia — 0.0%          
PhosAgro PJSC(a)(d)   41,863    5 
PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(d)(e)   2     
PhosAgro PJSC, New(a)(d)   809    8 
Polyus PJSC(a)(d)   53,523    6 
         19 
Saudi Arabia — 1.2%          
Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.   28,033    1,978,013 
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.   40,194    2,475,488 
Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)   55,021    1,934,506 
Elm Co.   28,033    5,985,885 
Jarir Marketing Co.   601,430    2,045,175 
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.   212,262    6,012,587 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(b)   1,757,779    13,588,983 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
May 31, 2024 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Saudi Arabia (continued)          
Saudi Telecom Co.   1,608,839   $15,441,972 
         49,462,609 
Singapore — 0.9%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   252,440    6,731,518 
Genting Singapore Ltd.   5,756,800    3,883,007 
Singapore Exchange Ltd.   1,001,400    7,098,176 
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.   1,494,200    4,634,146 
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.   9,644,800    17,742,085 
         40,088,932 
Spain — 0.1%          
CaixaBank SA   570,144    3,260,203 
           
Switzerland — 2.3%          
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered   35,183    3,712,699 
BKW AG   26,386    4,157,963 
Nestle SA, Registered   121,711    12,919,148 
Novartis AG, Registered   341,453    35,339,684 
Roche Holding AG, NVS   72,513    18,513,784 
Swiss Re AG   48,565    6,173,220 
Swisscom AG, Registered   30,253    16,783,144 
         97,599,642 
Taiwan — 5.4%          
Accton Technology Corp.   138,000    2,160,851 
Acer Inc.   3,382,000    5,547,981 
Advantech Co. Ltd.   550,959    6,032,146 
Asia Cement Corp.   2,845,000    3,651,957 
Asustek Computer Inc.   774,000    12,322,356 
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.   740,000    5,141,558 
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.   6,594,250    3,712,299 
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.   2,082,000    3,918,761 
China Steel Corp.   6,407,000    4,702,437 
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.   4,440,000    17,568,042 
Compal Electronics Inc.   4,890,000    5,615,397 
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   16,466,621    14,561,667 
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.   2,003,000    5,167,072 
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   12,726,798    10,826,194 
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.   4,108,000    6,722,051 
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.   1,335,000    2,784,971 
Formosa Plastics Corp.   1,443,000    2,911,835 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.   1,622,000    8,637,954 
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.   10,357,905    8,014,555 
Innolux Corp.   4,917,000    2,122,079 
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   5,631,860    6,803,452 
Nan Ya Plastics Corp.   4,375,000    7,203,948 
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.   114,000    2,086,868 
Pegatron Corp.   2,334,000    7,659,634 
PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)   116,000    1,493,240 
President Chain Store Corp.   523,000    4,363,779 
Quanta Computer Inc.   304,000    2,582,901 
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.   232,000    3,888,868 
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.   10,150,000    7,222,248 
Synnex Technology International Corp.   1,461,250    3,809,029 
Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   13,116,593    7,457,431 
Taiwan Business Bank   7,203,000    3,765,813 
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.   12,026,766    9,498,215 
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.   2,502,000    2,319,466 
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.   2,165,000    7,065,156 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   528,000    13,520,988 
WPG Holdings Ltd.   1,862,760    4,969,290 
         227,832,489 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
Thailand — 0.4%          
Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR   1,389,600   $7,675,346 
Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR   4,154,900    7,354,922 
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR   476,400    3,136,363 
         18,166,631 
Turkey — 0.2%          
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A/S   1,250,859    2,276,706 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS   1,012,684    3,130,141 
Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS   524,045    2,873,663 
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS   1,449,326    2,238,205 
         10,518,715 
United Arab Emirates — 0.3%          
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC   3,705,026    3,271,277 
Americana Restaurants International PLC   2,406,630    2,122,890 
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC   1,500,262    6,576,066 
Multiply Group PJSC(a)   4,578,661    2,355,990 
         14,326,223 
United States — 58.6%          
Abbott Laboratories   40,085    4,096,286 
AbbVie Inc.   132,179    21,312,542 
Accenture PLC, Class A   32,764    9,248,950 
Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)   138,150    12,742,956 
Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A   112,656    2,325,220 
Ameren Corp.   55,479    4,070,494 
American Electric Power Co. Inc.   32,943    2,973,106 
Amgen Inc.   52,620    16,093,827 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   171,051    22,642,021 
Aon PLC, Class A   43,135    12,148,541 
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)   262,095    26,898,810 
Arista Networks Inc.(a)   6,739    2,005,863 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   51,021    12,925,150 
Aspen Technology Inc.(a)   19,820    4,175,083 
Assurant Inc.   26,794    4,647,955 
AT&T Inc.   527,588    9,612,654 
AutoZone Inc.(a)   11,180    30,967,929 
Becton Dickinson and Co.   44,770    10,385,297 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)   88,985    36,875,384 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)   131,536    9,874,408 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A   110,544    16,825,902 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   191,527    7,869,844 
Brown & Brown Inc.   123,179    11,025,752 
Campbell Soup Co.   226,324    10,044,259 
Cardinal Health Inc.   68,535    6,803,469 
Cboe Global Markets Inc.   123,240    21,319,288 
Cencora Inc.   196,825    44,594,640 
CF Industries Holdings Inc.   134,866    10,752,866 
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.   25,860    2,233,528 
Cheniere Energy Inc.   34,033    5,370,067 
Chubb Ltd.   140,168    37,960,298 
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.   194,524    20,816,013 
Cigna Group (The)   33,609    11,582,334 
Cisco Systems Inc.   1,240,207    57,669,625 
CME Group Inc.   47,746    9,691,483 
CMS Energy Corp.   110,821    6,973,966 
Coca-Cola Co. (The)   35,991    2,264,914 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   117,939    7,801,665 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   174,412    16,213,339 
Conagra Brands Inc.   73,589    2,198,839 
Consolidated Edison Inc.   403,565    38,157,071 
Corteva Inc.   94,382    5,279,729 
Diamondback Energy Inc.   15,098    3,008,427 
Domino’s Pizza Inc.   20,093    10,218,898 

 

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May 31, 2024 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
United States (continued)          
Duke Energy Corp.   331,574   $34,341,119 
Electronic Arts Inc.   174,599    23,200,715 
Elevance Health Inc.   47,491    25,572,954 
Eli Lilly & Co.   30,241    24,807,902 
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS   29,673    10,754,385 
Everest Group Ltd.   12,340    4,824,076 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   36,032    4,225,112 
F5 Inc.(a)(c)   68,687    11,606,042 
Fair Isaac Corp.(a)   2,432    3,137,110 
First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A   4,877    8,283,243 
Fiserv Inc.(a)   103,874    15,556,170 
Gartner Inc.(a)   6,282    2,636,367 
Gen Digital Inc.   455,208    11,302,815 
General Dynamics Corp.   28,819    8,639,072 
General Mills Inc.   432,629    29,743,244 
Genuine Parts Co.   16,424    2,367,355 
Gilead Sciences Inc.   234,684    15,083,141 
GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)   158,098    22,075,224 
Henry Schein Inc.(a)   37,567    2,604,896 
Hershey Co. (The)   112,187    22,193,954 
HF Sinclair Corp.   63,042    3,481,810 
Hologic Inc.(a)   28,653    2,114,018 
Hormel Foods Corp.   351,842    10,900,065 
Humana Inc.   50,782    18,186,050 
Incyte Corp.(a)   222,914    12,882,200 
International Business Machines Corp.   159,243    26,569,695 
J M Smucker Co. (The)   110,643    12,352,184 
Jack Henry & Associates Inc.   51,776    8,526,472 
Johnson & Johnson   314,383    46,110,555 
Juniper Networks Inc.   378,886    13,514,864 
Kellanova   319,347    19,269,398 
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.   486,374    16,658,309 
Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)   120,784    16,726,168 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   104,491    13,928,650 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.   45,966    2,217,859 
Kraft Heinz Co. (The)   467,771    16,545,060 
Kroger Co. (The)   645,032    33,780,326 
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, NVS(a)   118,331    8,773,060 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   19,666    9,249,706 
Loews Corp.   220,606    16,942,541 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   43,096    7,611,185 
Markel Group Inc.(a)   11,609    19,057,218 
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.   181,476    37,670,788 
Mastercard Inc., Class A   16,384    7,324,795 
McDonald’s Corp.   155,926    40,367,682 
McKesson Corp.   105,822    60,275,153 
Merck & Co. Inc.   490,070    61,523,388 
Microsoft Corp.   81,124    33,677,006 
Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)   18,029    5,671,563 
Mondelez International Inc., Class A   170,054    11,653,801 
Monster Beverage Corp.(a)   101,854    5,288,260 
Motorola Solutions Inc.   173,315    63,244,377 
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)   116,227    15,738,298 
Newmont Corp.   102,024    4,278,887 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   69,652    31,397,032 
Oracle Corp.   132,602    15,539,628 
O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)   22,977    22,132,825 
PepsiCo Inc.   298,374    51,588,865 
PG&E Corp.   223,795    4,149,159 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)   223,516    36,777,323 
Progressive Corp. (The)   149,397    31,549,658 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
United States (continued)          
PTC Inc.(a)   51,548   $9,084,820 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.   43,845    6,224,675 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)   35,631    34,924,081 
Republic Services Inc., Class A   257,529    47,691,795 
Rollins Inc.   192,168    8,780,156 
Roper Technologies Inc.   109,418    58,293,534 
Southern Co. (The)   421,566    33,784,299 
Targa Resources Corp.   18,072    2,136,653 
Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)   10,366    4,114,784 
Texas Pacific Land Corp.   3,455    2,122,441 
TJX Companies Inc. (The)   139,710    14,404,101 
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.   389,886    68,214,455 
Travelers Companies Inc. (The)   56,164    12,114,575 
Tyson Foods Inc., Class A   223,941    12,820,622 
Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)   19,418    7,671,858 
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)   47,451    13,055,194 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.   63,398    31,405,467 
VeriSign Inc.(a)   87,113    15,185,538 
Verizon Communications Inc.   841,600    34,631,840 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)   106,270    48,388,982 
Visa Inc., Class A(c)   87,597    23,866,679 
W R Berkley Corp.   207,148    16,785,202 
Walmart Inc.   983,601    64,681,602 
Waste Connections Inc.   97,130    15,960,402 
Waste Management Inc.   307,597    64,819,916 
WEC Energy Group Inc.   320,345    25,957,555 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   14,493    3,699,918 
Workday Inc., Class A(a)   17,218    3,640,746 
Xcel Energy Inc.   74,356    4,123,040 
Yum! Brands Inc.   78,932    10,847,625 
         2,480,332,024 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%          
(Cost: $3,628,797,153)        4,218,564,268 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 1.0%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency          
Shares, 5.49%(f)(g)(h)   41,085,968    41,098,294 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.0%          
(Cost: $41,095,867)        41,098,294 
           
Total Investments — 100.6%          
(Cost: $3,669,893,020)        4,259,662,562 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%        (27,003,575)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $4,232,658,987 

 

(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)All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e)This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f)Affiliate of the Fund.

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

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

 

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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  $51,597,548   $   $(10,492,834)(a)  $1,765   $(8,185)  $41,098,294    41,085,968   $74,007(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)   7,270,000        (7,270,000)(a)                   330,764     
                  $1,765   $(8,185)  $41,098,294        $404,771   $ 

 

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

 

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 EAFE Index   20   06/21/24  $2,370   $(4,032)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index   23   06/21/24   1,215    (37,923)
S&P 500 E-Mini Index   17   06/21/24   4,501    (9,339)
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note   6   09/30/24   1,223    1,070 
                $(50,224)

 

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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May 31, 2024  

 

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  $2,608,516,732   $1,610,047,517   $19   $4,218,564,268 
Short-Term Securities                    
Money Market Funds   41,098,294            41,098,294 
   $2,649,615,026   $1,610,047,517   $19   $4,259,662,562 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Interest Rate Contracts  $1,070   $   $   $1,070 
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts   (51,294)           (51,294)
   $(50,224)  $   $   $(50,224)

 

(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
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS Non-Voting Shares
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company
S&P Standard & Poor’s

 

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