Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® MSCI Germany ETF |
May 31, 2024 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.6% | ||||||||
MTU Aero Engines AG | 34,841 | $ | 8,703,212 | |||||
Rheinmetall AG | 28,196 | 16,252,727 | ||||||
24,955,939 | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 2.8% | ||||||||
DHL Group, Registered | 641,644 | 27,013,420 | ||||||
Automobile Components — 0.5% | ||||||||
Continental AG | 71,346 | 4,862,552 | ||||||
Automobiles — 6.4% | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 206,419 | 21,055,236 | ||||||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG | 519,387 | 37,695,686 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG | 19,236 | 2,758,192 | ||||||
61,509,114 | ||||||||
Banks — 1.2% | ||||||||
Commerzbank AG | 682,388 | 11,586,524 | ||||||
Capital Markets — 4.7% | ||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered | 1,226,631 | 20,411,701 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 122,989 | 24,508,824 | ||||||
44,920,525 | ||||||||
Chemicals — 5.4% | ||||||||
BASF SE | 577,738 | 30,577,712 | ||||||
Covestro AG(a)(b) | 122,147 | 6,581,167 | ||||||
Evonik Industries AG | 165,903 | 3,654,596 | ||||||
Symrise AG, Class A | 85,952 | 10,267,016 | ||||||
51,080,491 | ||||||||
Construction Materials — 1.0% | ||||||||
Heidelberg Materials AG | 88,391 | 9,269,862 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.3% | ||||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered | 2,098,060 | 51,012,858 | ||||||
Electrical Equipment — 1.1% | ||||||||
Siemens Energy AG(b) | 388,051 | 10,567,107 | ||||||
Entertainment — 0.4% | ||||||||
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | 40,392 | 3,479,889 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4% | ||||||||
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer | 26,143 | 2,418,374 | ||||||
Siemens Healthineers AG(a) | 182,541 | 10,652,038 | ||||||
13,070,412 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5% | ||||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 132,812 | 5,665,005 | ||||||
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA(b) | 273,748 | 8,734,282 | ||||||
14,399,287 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4% | ||||||||
Delivery Hero SE, Class A(a)(b)(c) | 124,221 | 3,805,126 | ||||||
Household Products — 0.6% | ||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 67,291 | 5,392,025 | ||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.6% | ||||||||
RWE AG | 409,271 | 15,554,000 | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 9.9% | ||||||||
Siemens AG, Registered | 491,956 | 94,820,110 | ||||||
Insurance — 13.8% | ||||||||
Allianz SE, Registered | 253,564 | 74,227,735 | ||||||
Hannover Rueck SE | 39,032 | 9,703,691 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Insurance (continued) | ||||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in | ||||||||
Muenchen, Registered | 88,337 | $ | 44,053,473 | |||||
Talanx AG(b) | 42,003 | 3,350,435 | ||||||
131,335,334 | ||||||||
Interactive Media & Services — 0.4% | ||||||||
Scout24 SE(a) | 48,232 | 3,628,176 | ||||||
IT Services — 0.3% | ||||||||
Bechtle AG | 53,355 | 2,604,263 | ||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
Qiagen NV, NVS | 143,787 | 6,156,121 | ||||||
Machinery — 2.7% | ||||||||
Daimler Truck Holding AG | 346,258 | 14,815,060 | ||||||
GEA Group AG | 100,396 | 4,202,939 | ||||||
Knorr-Bremse AG | 46,664 | 3,593,732 | ||||||
Rational AG | 3,311 | 2,825,496 | ||||||
25,437,227 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 2.0% | ||||||||
E.ON SE | 1,453,289 | 19,462,622 | ||||||
Passenger Airlines — 0.3% | ||||||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered | 386,572 | 2,707,546 | ||||||
Personal Care Products — 1.1% | ||||||||
Beiersdorf AG | 65,249 | 10,229,538 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6% | ||||||||
Bayer AG, Registered | 635,933 | 19,564,580 | ||||||
Merck KGaA | 83,660 | 15,205,200 | ||||||
34,769,780 | ||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.0% | ||||||||
LEG Immobilien SE | 48,204 | 4,286,980 | ||||||
Vonovia SE(c) | 474,595 | 14,919,182 | ||||||
19,206,162 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.6% | ||||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 845,336 | 34,200,980 | ||||||
Software — 13.3% | ||||||||
Nemetschek SE | 37,146 | 3,413,527 | ||||||
SAP SE | 675,940 | 123,263,290 | ||||||
126,676,817 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.4% | ||||||||
Zalando SE(a)(b) | 145,898 | 3,874,943 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.2% | ||||||||
adidas AG | 104,864 | 26,558,937 | ||||||
Puma SE | 68,288 | 3,546,328 | ||||||
30,105,265 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6% | ||||||||
Brenntag SE | 84,116 | 6,059,368 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks — 94.7% | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,135,519,771) | 903,753,383 | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||
Automobiles — 3.3% | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference | ||||||||
Shares, NVS | 38,023 | 3,675,883 | ||||||
Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(a) | 73,648 | 6,117,940 | ||||||
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference | ||||||||
Shares, NVS | 98,783 | 5,450,702 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Germany ETF |
May 31, 2024 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Automobiles (continued) | ||||||||
Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS | 133,479 | $ | 16,773,123 | |||||
32,017,648 | ||||||||
Household Products — 1.0% | ||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS | 109,560 | 9,918,511 | ||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS | 16,975 | 4,499,522 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stocks — 4.8% | ||||||||
(Cost: $78,652,459) | 46,435,681 | |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5% | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,214,172,230) | 950,189,064 | |||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
Money Market Funds — 2.0% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency | ||||||||
Shares, 5.49%(d)(e)(f) | 18,161,862 | 18,167,310 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, | ||||||||
5.28%(d)(e) | 380,000 | 380,000 | ||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 2.0% | ||||||||
(Cost: $18,548,761) | 18,547,310 | |||||||
Total Investments — 101.5% | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,232,720,991) | 968,736,374 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.5)% | (14,173,414 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 954,562,960 |
(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. |
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 | $ | 33,273,035 | $ | — | $ | (15,109,120 | )(a) | $ | 7,495 | $ | (4,100 | ) | $ | 18,167,310 | 18,161,862 | $ | 31,333 | (b) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | 680,000 | — | (300,000 | )(a) | — | — | 380,000 | 380,000 | 12,559 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 7,495 | $ | (4,100 | ) | $ | 18,547,310 | $ | 43,892 | $ | — |
(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 | ||||||||||||||
DAX Index | 8 | 06/21/24 | $ | 4,051 | $ | 113,702 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® MSCI Germany ETF |
May 31, 2024 |
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 | $ | — | $ | 903,753,383 | $ | — | $ | 903,753,383 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | — | 46,435,681 | — | 46,435,681 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 18,547,310 | — | — | 18,547,310 | ||||||||||||
$ | 18,547,310 | $ | 950,189,064 | $ | — | $ | 968,736,374 | |||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Equity Contracts | $ | — | $ | 113,702 | $ | — | $ | 113,702 |
(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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