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

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Common Stocks          
           
Australia — 4.4%          
De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)(b)   7,019,063   $5,314,842 
Emerald Resources NL(a)   962,457    2,389,395 
Genesis Minerals Ltd.(a)   3,864,919    4,829,583 
Gold Road Resources Ltd.   3,928,677    4,311,717 
West African Resources Ltd.(a)   4,752,086    4,846,693 
         21,692,230 
Canada — 52.6%          
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.   985,394    67,201,565 
Alamos Gold Inc., Class A   993,355    16,609,971 
B2Gold Corp.   3,349,302    9,436,384 
Barrick Gold Corp.   3,440,801    58,695,200 
Calibre Mining Corp.(a)   3,054,733    4,617,007 
Centerra Gold Inc.   818,665    5,628,153 
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)   594,841    9,619,059 
Equinox Gold Corp.(a)   1,245,519    6,762,420 
IAMGOLD Corp.(a)   1,889,249    7,429,748 
Karora Resources Inc.(a)   1,009,156    4,094,525 
Kinross Gold Corp.   2,831,710    22,999,398 
Lundin Gold Inc.   403,125    5,953,928 
New Gold Inc.(a)   2,957,779    6,466,988 
SSR Mining Inc.   597,726    3,188,281 
Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)   352,365    5,545,493 
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)   631,860    5,155,203 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   402,223    22,030,116 
         261,433,439 
China — 4.2%          
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A   539,435    1,295,217 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H   9,222,000    19,586,743 
         20,881,960 
Indonesia — 0.7%          
Aneka Tambang Tbk   36,443,200    3,289,539 
           
Peru — 1.8%          
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR   493,755    8,838,214 
           
Russia — 0.0%          
Polyus PJSC(a)(c)   62,547    7 
           
South Africa — 12.0%          
Anglogold Ashanti PLC, NVS   907,099    21,769,147 
DRDGOLD Ltd.   3,416,310    2,897,112 
Security  Shares   Value 
         
South Africa (continued)          
Gold Fields Ltd.   1,390,135   $21,879,250 
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.   1,440,247    13,206,687 
         59,752,196 
Turkey — 0.6%          
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS   4,718,859    3,057,723 
           
United Kingdom — 2.2%          
Centamin PLC   4,140,790    6,333,943 
Hochschild Mining PLC(a)   1,949,894    4,679,828 
         11,013,771 
United States — 21.1%          
Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)   1,304,181    7,499,041 
Newmont Corp.   2,321,967    97,383,296 
         104,882,337 
           
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%          
(Cost: $460,122,645)        494,841,416 
         
Short-Term Securities          
           
Money Market Funds — 0.5%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency          
Shares, 5.49%(d)(e)(f)   2,313,623    2,314,317 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,          
5.28%(d)(e)   160,000    160,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%          
(Cost: $2,473,567)        2,474,317 
           
Total Investments — 100.1%          
(Cost: $462,596,212)        497,315,733 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%        (325,401)
           
Net Assets—100.0%       $496,990,332 

 

(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.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners 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  $3,721,998   $   $(1,406,916)(a) $(551)  $(214)  $2,314,317    2,313,623   $7,823(b)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares.   110,000    50,000(a)               160,000    160,000    11,239     
                  $(551)  $(214)  $2,474,317        $19,062   $ 

 

(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                  
S&P/TSE 60 Index   10   06/20/24  $1,958   $(1,186)

 

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  $378,211,713   $116,629,696   $7   $494,841,416 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® MSCI Global Gold Miners 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  $2,474,317   $   $   $2,474,317 
   $380,686,030   $116,629,696   $7   $497,315,733 
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)                    
Liabilities                    
Equity Contracts  $(1,186)  $   $   $(1,186)

 

(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
NVS Non-Voting Shares
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company

 

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