LOGO

  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

 

 

2024 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

 

·  

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | HAWX | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF | HEFA | Cboe BZX

 

·  

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | HSCZ | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | ACWX | NASDAQ

 

·  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | EFA | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | SCZ | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2024. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially in the first half of the period before stalling between 3% and 4% in the second half. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced at a significantly slower pace. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained, while emerging market stocks declined overall.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries gained, as higher yields boosted returns. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates four times during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening in the second half of the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for interest rate cuts, as reflected in the recent rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.

Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 

 
    

 

 6-Month 

 

   

 

 12-Month 

 

 
   

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    6.43%        20.82%   
   

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    (2.02)          2.40       
   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,

Far East Index)

    3.15            10.01       
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets

Index)

    (6.00)          (2.94)     
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month

U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

    2.73            5.13       
   

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofA 10-Year

U.S. Treasury Index)

    1.74            (0.38)     
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate

Bond Index)

    3.15            2.10       
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond

Index)

    2.70            2.90       
   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate

High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

    6.18            9.28       
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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T H I S  P A G EI SN O T  P A R TO F  Y O U R  F U N D  R E P O R T


Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     10  

Disclosure of Expenses

     10  

Schedules of Investments

     11  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     83  

Statements of Operations

     85  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     87  

Financial Highlights

     90  

Notes to Financial Statements

     96  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     107  

Supplemental Information

     108  

General Information

     109  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     110  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed and emerging equities, excluding the U.S., while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI ACWI ex USA 100% Hedged to USD Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years    

Since

Inception

   

  

    1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    2.31      9.25      8.38     6.65       9.25      49.54      73.97

Fund Market

    2.15        9.19        8.36       6.65         9.19        49.43        73.91  

Index

    3.10        10.27        8.65       6.78               10.27        51.42        75.66  

The inception date of the Fund was June 29, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was July 1, 2015.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

   

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,023.10          $  0.15       $  1,000.00        $  1,025.00          $  0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Investment Companies

    99.5

Short-term Investments

    0.3  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     2.2  

Other assets less liabilities

    (2.0

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector  

Percent of

Total Investment(a)

 

Financials

    21.3

Industrials

    13.5  

Information Technology

    12.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4  

Health Care

    9.5  

Consumer Staples

    8.0  

Materials

    7.5  

Energy

    5.7  

Communication Services

    5.2  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.0  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to USD Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    5.30      14.16      10.93     8.67       14.16      67.97      129.68

Fund Market

    5.32        14.21        10.94       8.67         14.21        68.01        129.65  

Index

    6.26        15.57        11.15       8.81               15.57        69.68        132.60  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

   

 

 

      
         

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,053.00          $  0.15       $  1,000.00        $  1,025.00          $  0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Investment Companies

    99.4

Short-term Investments

    11.2  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     2.7  

Other assets less liabilities

    (13.3

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector  

Percent of

Total Investment(a)

 

Financials

    18.9

Industrials

    16.4  

Health Care

    13.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.0  

Consumer Staples

    9.2  

Information Technology

    9.0  

Materials

    7.4  

Communication Services

    4.2  

Energy

    4.2  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.3  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Small-Cap 100% Hedged to USD Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year      5 Years    

Since

Inception

   

  

    1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    3.54      9.66      9.07     8.10       9.66      54.39      95.33

Fund Market

    3.42        9.57        9.04       8.09         9.57        54.16        95.12  

Index

    4.56        11.12        9.50       8.32               11.12        57.45        98.63  

The inception date of the Fund was June 29, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was July 1, 2015.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

     

Actual

    

Hypothetical 5% Return

          
 

 

 

    

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,035.40          $  0.15        $  1,000.00        $  1,025.00          $  0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

 
   
Investment Type  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Investment Companies

    99.3

Short-term Investments

    0.1  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     2.9  

Other assets less liabilities

    (2.3

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

 
   
Sector  

Percent of

Total Investment(a)

 

Industrials

    23.3

Consumer Discretionary

    12.8  

Financials

    12.0  

Real Estate

    10.3  

Information Technology

    10.0  

Materials

    9.3  

Consumer Staples

    6.5  

Health Care

    6.1  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Energy

    3.2  

Utilities

    2.4  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization non-U.S. equities, as represented by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (0.44 )%       4.43      4.99     4.02       4.43      27.54      48.36

Fund Market

    (0.52      4.36        4.98       4.10         4.36        27.49        49.45  

Index

    0.48        5.88        5.32       4.21               5.88        29.60        51.03  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

   

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   


Beginning

Account Value
(08/01/23)

 


 

    


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 


 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  995.60          $  1.61       $  1,000.00        $  1,023.50          $  1.63          0.32

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    21.3

Industrials

    13.5  

Information Technology

    12.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4  

Health Care

    9.5  

Consumer Staples

    8.0  

Materials

    7.5  

Energy

    5.7  

Communication Services

    5.2  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.0  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    15.1

United Kingdom

    9.3  

Canada

    7.7  

France

    7.6  

China

    6.8  

Switzerland

    6.7  

Germany

    5.4  

India

    4.9  

Australia

    4.8  

Taiwan

    4.6  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    2.11      8.25      6.71     4.63       8.25      38.39      57.23

Fund Market

    2.01        8.13        6.74       4.69         8.13        38.53        58.10  

Index

    3.15        10.01        6.92       4.77               10.01        39.72        59.33  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual      Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

    

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,021.10          $  1.63        $  1,000.00        $  1,023.50          $  1.63          0.32

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    18.9

Industrials

    16.4  

Health Care

    13.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.0  

Consumer Staples

    9.2  

Information Technology

    9.0  

Materials

    7.4  

Energy

    4.2  

Communication Services

    4.2  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.3  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    23.2

United Kingdom

    14.2  

France

    11.8  

Switzerland

    10.3  

Germany

    8.4  

Australia

    7.4  

Netherlands

    4.9  

Denmark

    3.5  

Sweden

    3.1  

Italy

    2.6  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (0.16 )%       1.80      4.21     4.59       1.80      22.89      56.62

Fund Market

    (0.26      1.71        4.23       4.64         1.71        22.99        57.32  

Index

    0.99        3.56        4.59       4.79               3.56        25.15        59.66  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual      Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

    

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $   998.40          $  2.01        $  1,000.00        $  1,023.10          $  2.03          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

    23.3

Consumer Discretionary

    12.8  

Financials

    12.0  

Real Estate

    10.3  

Information Technology

    10.0  

Materials

    9.3  

Consumer Staples

    6.5  

Health Care

    6.1  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Energy

    3.2  

Utilities

    2.4  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    34.2

United Kingdom

    15.0  

Australia

    9.4  

Sweden

    5.8  

Germany

    4.5  

Switzerland

    4.5  

France

    3.9  

Italy

    3.2  

Israel

    2.9  

Norway

    2.4  
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

 

 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.5%        

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF(a)

    3,844,847     $ 192,857,526  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $179,312,567)

 

    192,857,526  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(a)(b)

    680,000       680,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $680,000)

 

    680,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $179,992,567)

 

     193,537,526  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

    313,529  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 193,851,055  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 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

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at
01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

     
 

 

   

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $ 12,677,885      $     $ (12,688,179 )(b)    $ 11,561     $ (1,267   $             $ 35,729 (c)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    70,000        610,000 (b)                        680,000        680,000        8,573          
 

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

    179,887,849        26,362,041       (10,716,926     (596,883     (2,078,555     192,857,526        3,844,847        2,662,688          
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ (585,322   $ (2,079,822   $ 193,537,526         $  2,706,990     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency Purchased       

Currency Sold

     Counterparty   Settlement Date               Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CLP

    295,552,000        USD      317,307      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24         $ 460  

MYR

    3,293,000        USD      696,194      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24            

TRY

         10,143,000        USD      333,070      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           266  

TRY

    861,000        USD      28,282      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           14  

USD

    8,833,650        AUD         12,936,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           346,166   

USD

    27,438        AUD      41,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           537  

USD

    447,382        AUD      655,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           17,628  

USD

    41,178        AUD      62,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           499  

USD

    56,805        AUD      86,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           380  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date              Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    13,974        BRL      69,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24                 $ 52  

USD

    23,461        BRL      115,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           258  

USD

    28,927        BRL      143,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           75  

USD

    3,078,112        BRL      14,988,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           54,047  

USD

    129,723        CAD      174,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           295  

USD

    267,765        CAD      354,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           4,446  

USD

    43,311        CAD      58,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           168  

USD

    23,945        CAD      32,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           142  

USD

    14,277,531        CAD      18,818,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           280,015  

USD

    106,954        CHF      91,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           1,468  

USD

    36,465        CHF      31,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           531  

USD

    35,990        CHF      31,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           55  

USD

    2,355        CHF      2,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           37   

USD

        12,109,291        CHF      10,158,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           334,270  

USD

    2,411        CLP      2,218,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           26  

USD

    4,266        CLP      3,828,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           150  

USD

    328,110        CLP      287,730,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           18,754  

USD

    41,758        CNH      297,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           438  

USD

    20,890        CNH      150,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           21  

USD

    3,494        CNH      25,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           16  

USD

    2,367,006        CNH      16,819,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           27,085  

USD

    10,488        CNY      75,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           4  

USD

    49,626        DKK      340,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           326  

USD

    12,610        DKK      85,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           284  

USD

    25,264        DKK      173,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           179  

USD

    30,670        DKK      209,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           365  

USD

    4,029,296        DKK      27,147,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           92,959  

USD

    256,526        EUR      236,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           1,450  

USD

    188,638        EUR      172,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           2,735  

USD

    131,102        EUR      121,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           321  

USD

    659,733        EUR      601,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           10,152  

USD

    41,243,681        EUR      37,290,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           939,369  

USD

    84,176        GBP      66,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           532  

USD

    3,808        GBP      3,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           6  

USD

    17,768,679        GBP      13,936,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           107,177  

USD

    26,775        GBP      21,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           162  

USD

    189,318        GBP      149,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           486  

USD

    190,452        GBP      150,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           353  

USD

    13,419,796        HKD      104,714,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           24,365  

USD

    102,725        HKD      802,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           130  

USD

    324,402        HKD      2,532,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           498  

USD

    59,019        HKD      461,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           46  

USD

    3,039        IDR      47,243,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           44  

USD

    4,537        IDR      70,877,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           45  

USD

    9,772        IDR      151,165,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           191  

USD

    997,891        IDR      15,373,866,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           23,498  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date              Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    467,960        ILS      1,684,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24         $ 6,267  

USD

    162,351        JPY      23,332,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24                   3,751  

USD

    85,578        JPY      12,323,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           1,812  

USD

     28,245,656        JPY       3,962,922,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           1,307,502  

USD

    99,354        KRW      129,453,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           2,272  

USD

    7,087,976        KRW      9,180,954,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           202,863  

USD

    3,175        MYR      15,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           4  

USD

    10,047        MYR      47,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           111  

USD

    1,446,351        MYR      6,728,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           23,941  

USD

    14,691        NOK      153,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           142  

USD

    2,590        NOK      27,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           22  

USD

    846,103        NOK      8,586,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           29,668  

USD

    613        NZD      1,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           2  

USD

    244,423        NZD      386,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           8,480  

USD

    624        NZD      1,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           13  

USD

    3,139        NZD      5,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           83  

USD

    1,837        NZD      3,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           4  

USD

    29,592        SEK      305,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           281  

USD

    4,022,498        SEK      40,488,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           131,438  

USD

    4,481        SGD      6,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           8  

USD

    1,488,039        SGD      1,960,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           26,788  

USD

    2,259        SGD      3,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           22  

USD

    15,775        SGD      21,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           119  

USD

    19,659        SGD      26,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           275  

USD

    2,708        THB      96,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           2  

USD

    942,584        THB      32,308,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           31,713  

USD

    2,742        THB      97,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           7  

USD

    4,152        THB      145,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           64  

USD

    5,182        THB      180,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           108  

USD

    26,662        TWD      831,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           100  

USD

    8,492,135        TWD      257,789,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           252,167  

USD

    63,863        TWD      1,971,000      UBS AG     02/05/24           862  

USD

    1,657,106        ZAR      30,389,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           34,391  

USD

    7,297        ZAR      136,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           35  

USD

    15,839        MXN      270,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/06/24           163  

USD

    2,241        MXN      38,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/06/24           35  

USD

    4,460        MXN      76,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/06/24           47  

USD

    1,341,772        MXN      22,843,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/06/24           15,463  

USD

    114,817        MXN      1,955,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/06/24           1,306  

CLP

    6,662,000        USD      7,121      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           25  

CNY

    427,000        USD      59,560      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           541  

TRY

    100,000        USD      3,186      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           10   

USD

    268,670        AUD      406,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           2,025  

USD

    9,145,494        AUD      13,821,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           68,415  

USD

    3,075,170        BRL      15,249,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           5,702  

USD

    618,502        CAD      826,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           3,853  

USD

       14,545,558        CAD      19,426,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           90,143  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date              Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    728,820        CHF      623,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24         $ 4,308  

USD

    12,018,961        CHF      10,274,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24                   70,921  

USD

    2,329,438        CNH      16,675,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/06/24           5,394  

USD

    293,558        DKK      2,011,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           1,503  

USD

    4,062,631        DKK      27,829,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           21,059  

USD

    41,484,208        EUR      38,137,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           212,727  

USD

    1,724,095        EUR      1,585,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           8,824  

USD

    582,113        GBP      457,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           2,806  

USD

    18,169,355        GBP      14,264,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           87,881  

USD

    13,101,020        HKD      102,314,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           1,350  

USD

    1,018,302        IDR      16,048,951,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           1,303  

USD

    463,380        ILS      1,684,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           1,221  

USD

    12,933        ILS      47,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           34  

USD

    9,506,922        INR      790,358,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           4,493  

USD

    2,854,070        JPY      415,051,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           19,437  

USD

    26,723,250        JPY      3,886,274,000      UBS AG     03/06/24           181,551  

USD

    7,079,219        KRW      9,410,902,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           14,605  

USD

    1,463,981        MXN      25,283,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/06/24           3,057  

USD

    28,663        MXN      495,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           60  

USD

    7,752        NOK      81,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           44  

USD

    806,743        NOK      8,429,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           4,653  

USD

    8,002        NZD      13,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           56  

USD

    245,599        NZD      399,000      UBS AG     03/06/24           1,697  

USD

    44,965        SEK      464,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           319  

USD

    3,856,846        SEK      39,797,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           27,585  

USD

    7,494        SGD      10,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           29  

USD

    1,515,878        SGD      2,023,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           5,622  

USD

    912,538        THB      32,151,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           3,993  

USD

    8,962,490        TWD      278,841,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           15,019  

USD

    1,614,456        ZAR      30,110,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           10,633  
                    

 

 

 
                       5,259,205  
                    

 

 

 

AUD

    13,821,000        USD      9,136,372      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (68,228

BRL

    15,249,000        USD      3,084,825      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (8,099

BRL

    66,000        USD      13,574      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (257

CAD

    159,000        USD      120,218      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (1,948

CAD

    19,426,000        USD      14,539,875      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (90,107

CHF

    91,000        USD      108,575      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (3,089

CHF

    10,274,000        USD      11,980,363      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (70,876

CHF

    58,000        USD      69,143      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,910

CNH

    872,000        USD      122,730      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,414

CNH

    16,675,000        USD      2,325,148      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (5,261

DKK

    27,829,000        USD      4,056,259      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (21,032

DKK

    125,000        USD      18,554      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (429

EUR

    38,137,000        USD      41,431,312      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (211,533

EUR

    283,000        USD      312,816      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (6,940

GBP

    14,264,000        USD      18,164,862      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (87,675

GBP

    61,000        USD      77,772      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (465

HKD

      109,584,000        USD      14,021,397      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (2,975

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date              Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

IDR

    15,737,671,000        USD      999,185      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24         $ (1,735

ILS

    1,684,000        USD      462,956      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24                   (1,263

ILS

    26,000        USD      7,226      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (97

ILS

    19,000        USD      5,267      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (58

INR

    752,350,000        USD      9,060,092      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (2,805

JPY

    20,779,000        USD      148,062      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (6,816

JPY

    156,466,000        USD      1,115,278      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (51,692

JPY

    3,886,274,000        USD      26,598,730      UBS AG     02/05/24           (181,594

KRW

    9,410,902,000        USD      7,069,116      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (11,557

MYR

    15,000        USD      3,172      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (1

MYR

    47,000        USD      9,939      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (3

MYR

    3,445,000        USD      729,290      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (960

NOK

    66,000        USD      6,507      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (231

NOK

    8,429,000        USD      806,156      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (4,650

NOK

    309,000        USD      30,451      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,069

NZD

    399,000        USD      245,612      UBS AG     02/05/24           (1,723

SEK

    39,797,000        USD      3,852,170      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (27,518

SEK

    1,355,000        USD      134,629      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (4,408

SEK

    185,000        USD      18,367      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (588

SGD

    2,031,000        USD      1,519,898      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (5,715

THB

    32,151,000        USD      911,180      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (4,736

THB

    1,020,000        USD      29,777      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,020

TWD

    262,606,000        USD      8,411,467      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (17,528

TWD

    791,000        USD      26,076      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (793

USD

    26,871        AUD      41,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (29

USD

    110,398        CAD      149,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (434

USD

    71,684        CHF      62,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (185

USD

    53,061        CHF      46,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (262

USD

    2,304        CHF      2,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (15

USD

    954        CLP      888,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24            

USD

    953        CLP      888,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (1

USD

    7,347        CNH      53,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (27

USD

    6,948        CNH      50,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (8

USD

    10,819        CNY      78,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (84

USD

    39,270        HKD      307,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (3

USD

    58,963        HKD      461,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (10

USD

    39,272        HKD      307,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24            

USD

    2,987        IDR      47,260,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (9

USD

    2,989        IDR      47,260,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (6

USD

    6,977        ILS      26,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (152

USD

    1,640        ILS      6,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           (5

USD

    3,496        ILS      13,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (68

USD

    27,154        INR      2,259,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (42

USD

    40,766        INR      3,388,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (21

USD

    74,175        INR      6,171,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (116

USD

    8,889,147        INR        740,532,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (25,867

USD

    237,002        JPY      35,006,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (953

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date             

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

    84,330        JPY      12,434,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24                 $ (191

USD

    118,364        JPY      17,502,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (607

USD

    31,661        KRW      42,384,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (125

USD

    22,384        KRW      29,855,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (6

USD

    21,028        KRW      28,256,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (162

USD

    2,111        MYR      10,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (3

USD

    3,607        NOK      38,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (6

USD

    1,833        NZD      3,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24            

USD

    23,526        SEK      246,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (116

USD

    11,403        SEK      119,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (34

USD

    17,072        SEK      179,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (131

USD

    11,163        SGD      15,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (20

USD

    2,899        THB      103,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (5

USD

    4,075        THB      145,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (13

USD

    2,722        THB      97,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (13

USD

    3,550        TRY      109,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (32

USD

    2,819        TRY      86,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (7

USD

    1,497        TRY      46,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (15

USD

    1,501        TRY      46,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (11

USD

    351,503        TRY        10,717,000      UBS AG     02/05/24           (698

USD

    1,500        TWD      47,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (2

USD

    87,654        TWD      2,759,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (535

USD

    17,179        ZAR      325,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (175

USD

    4,781        ZAR      90,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (25

USD

    11,960        ZAR      226,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           (108

ZAR

    307,000        USD      16,717      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (324

ZAR

    30,110,000        USD      1,618,506      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (10,689

ZAR

    749,000        USD      40,846      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (850

MXN

       25,283,000        USD      1,471,084      HSBC Bank PLC     02/06/24           (3,104

MXN

    165,000        USD      9,671      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/06/24           (91

USD

    4,406        MXN      76,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/06/24           (7

USD

    6,619        MXN      114,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/06/24            

USD

    4,400        MXN      76,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/06/24           (12

AUD

    62,000        USD      40,919      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (200

BRL

    121,000        USD      24,401      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (45

BRL

    218,000        USD      43,987      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           (105

CAD

    97,000        USD      72,419      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (238

CHF

    59,000        USD      68,761      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (147

CNH

    237,000        USD      33,108      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (77

DKK

    162,000        USD      23,592      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (65

EUR

    114,000        USD      123,780      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (410

GBP

    26,000        USD      33,059      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (101

HKD

    3,495,000        USD      447,549      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           (70

HKD

    3,375,000        USD      432,125      HSBC Bank PLC     03/06/24           (10

ILS

    22,000        USD      6,045      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           (8

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date             

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

INR

    12,017,000          USD        144,551      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24                 $ (72

JPY

    28,716,000          USD        196,948      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (829

KRW

     267,490,000          USD        201,216      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (415

KRW

    52,950,000          USD        39,838      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (89

MXN

    17,000          USD        984      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           (2

MYR

    30,000          USD        6,386      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (15

NOK

    93,000          USD        8,886      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           (36

NZD

    2,000          USD        1,227      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (5

SEK

    227,000          USD        21,940      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (98

SGD

    10,000          USD        7,481      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (15

THB

    270,000          USD        7,664      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (35

THB

    195,000          USD        5,514      UBS AG     03/06/24           (3

TWD

    3,414,000          USD        109,722      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (173

USD

    317,282          CLP         296,360,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (603

USD

    5,943          IDR        93,790,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (1

USD

    738,845          MYR        3,492,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           (2,833

USD

    323,276          TRY        10,143,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           (914

USD

    53,206          TRY        1,671,000      UBS AG     03/06/24           (202

ZAR

    94,000          USD        5,032      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           (25

ZAR

    292,000          USD        15,657      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (104
                    

 

 

 
                       (965,157
                    

 

 

 
                      $ 4,294,048  
                    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 5,259,205      $      $      $ 5,259,205  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 965,157      $      $      $ 965,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ (1,409,198    $      $      $ (1,409,198
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 5,954,037      $      $      $ 5,954,037  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 183,694,634   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 363,398,794   

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 5,259,205        $ 965,157  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     5,259,205          965,157  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 5,259,205        $ 965,157  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

      

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash
Collateral

Received

 
 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

(b) 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(c)(d) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 400,053        $ (12,673    $   —        $        $ 387,380  

Barclays Bank PLC

     472          (63                      409  

BNP Paribas SA

     687,198          (436,627                      250,571  

Citibank N.A.

     294,737          (187,004                      107,733  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     816          (113                      703  

HSBC Bank PLC

     25,832          (15,923                      9,909  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     14,101          (3,497                      10,604  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     1,766,115          (3,734               (570,000      1,192,381  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

     1,885,771          (121,303                      1,764,468  

UBS AG

     184,110          (184,110                       
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,259,205        $ (965,047    $   —        $  (570,000)        $3,724,158  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  

 

 
Counterparty     

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

      

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

      

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(d)(e) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

     $ 12,673          $ (12,673      $   —          $   —          $   —  

Barclays Bank PLC

     63          (63                         

BNP Paribas SA

     436,627          (436,627                         

Citibank N.A.

     187,004          (187,004                         

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     113          (113                         
                    

 

 

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Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

Available

 

 

    
Non-Cash
Collateral
 
 
      

Cash

Collateral

 

 

 

 

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

    Counterparty         for Offset (a)       Pledged          Pledged         Liabilities (d)(e) 

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

         $ 15,923           $ (15,923    $        $           $  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       3,497         (3,497                        

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       3,734         (3,734                        

State Street Bank & Trust Company

       121,303         (121,303                        

UBS AG

       184,220         (184,110                       110  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $  965,157       $ (965,047    $        $       $ 110  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (e) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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

                 

Investment Companies

     $ 192,857,526        $      $        $ 192,857,526  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

       680,000                          680,000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 193,537,526        $      $        $ 193,537,526  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     $        $ 5,259,205      $        $ 5,259,205  

Liabilities

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

                (965,157               (965,157
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $        $ 4,294,048      $          4,294,048  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.4%            

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(a)(b)

    52,121,455     $  3,909,630,340  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $3,530,123,146)

      3,909,630,340  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 11.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(a)(c)(d)

    438,112,547       438,375,414  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(a)(c)

    2,550,000       2,550,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 11.2%
(Cost: $440,925,414)

 

    440,925,414  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 110.6%
(Cost: $3,971,048,560)

 

    4,350,555,754  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.6)%

 

    (416,029,543
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 3,934,526,211  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(d) 

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 six months ended January 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

07/31/23

      

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

      

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

      

Value at

01/31/24

      

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

       Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

  

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 813,520,005        $      $  (375,341,874 )(a)     $ 277,171        $ (79,888      $ 438,375,414          438,112,547        $ 608,071 (b)     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,130,000          1,420,000 (a)                                2,550,000          2,550,000          75,703           
 

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     3,545,298,008          628,606,005        (312,085,982      5,545,881          42,266,428          3,909,630,340          52,121,455          47,721,862           
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

   
                $ 5,823,052        $ 42,186,540        $ 4,350,555,754             $  48,405,636      $    
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (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

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
GBP        27,000        USD        34,102        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24        $ 116  
ILS        3,000        USD        821        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          2  
USD        1,277,754        AUD        1,898,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          32,571  
USD        234,722        AUD        351,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          4,448  
USD        275,231,017        AUD        402,966,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          10,865,161  

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD        13,818,304        AUD        20,232,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24        $ 545,100  
USD        231,083        AUD        351,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          809  
USD        589,986        AUD        877,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          14,630  
USD        1,022,198        AUD        1,499,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          38,779  
USD        236,292        AUD        351,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          6,018  
USD        771,043        CHF        652,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          15,495  
USD        382,179,398        CHF        320,694,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          10,554,159  
USD        614,789        CHF        522,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          9,887  
USD        937,754        DKK        6,363,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          15,253  
USD        126,725,333        DKK        853,909,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          2,926,448  
USD        471,072        DKK        3,177,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          10,473  
USD        103,766        DKK        706,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          1,411  
USD        102,686        DKK        706,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          331  
USD        103,553        DKK        706,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          1,198  
USD        1,024,581        EUR        945,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          3,319  
USD        12,377,645        EUR        11,192,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          282,448  
USD        5,721,952        EUR        5,186,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          117,440  
USD        2,051,819        EUR        1,890,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          9,295  
USD        1,033,245        EUR        945,000        Natwest Markets PLC      02/02/24          11,983  
USD        1,260,629,239        EUR        1,139,862,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          28,780,139  
USD        2,591,091        EUR        2,363,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          37,396  
USD        459,964        GBP        362,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          1,201  
USD        561,005,229        GBP        440,003,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          3,389,325  
USD        1,603,950        GBP        1,258,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          9,686  
USD        919,665        GBP        724,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          2,140  
USD        461,411        GBP        362,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          2,648  
USD        1,154,467        GBP        905,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          7,560  
USD        291,225        HKD        2,274,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          356  
USD        78,335,117        HKD        611,292,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          144,287  
USD        196,549        HKD        1,536,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          79  
USD        1,311,727        HKD        10,237,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          2,305  
USD        65,620        HKD        512,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          130  
USD        54,257        ILS        197,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          251  
USD        14,719,293        ILS        52,974,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          196,916  
USD        692,009        JPY        98,702,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          21,388  
USD        888,219,194        JPY        124,650,550,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          41,293,321  
USD        3,985,501        JPY        562,470,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          163,854  
USD        1,718,136        JPY        246,755,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          41,584  
USD        134,219        NOK        1,391,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          1,960  
USD        98,933        NOK        1,005,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          3,376  
USD        26,610,402        NOK        270,057,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          932,873  
USD        20,498        NOK        214,000        Natwest Markets PLC      02/02/24          151  
USD        7,697,892        NZD        12,157,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          266,926  
USD        28,448        NZD        45,000        Commonwealth Bank of Australia      02/02/24          942  
USD        58,093        NZD        92,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          1,859  
USD        15,638        NZD        25,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          356  
USD        6,242        NZD        10,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          130  
USD        247,265        SEK        2,526,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          4,535  
USD        126,523,779        SEK        1,273,600,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          4,140,495  
USD        98,198        SEK        1,010,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          1,145  
USD        76,804        SGD        103,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          24  
USD        46,787,612        SGD        61,638,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          840,538  
USD        173,699        SGD        229,000        Commonwealth Bank of Australia      02/02/24          2,994  

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD        96,485        SGD        128,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24        $ 1,069  
USD        586,409        SGD        774,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          9,443  
USD        38,321        SGD        51,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          304  
USD        10,722,712        AUD        16,205,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          80,597  
USD        283,539,074        AUD        428,499,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          2,136,056  
USD        398,473,270        CHF        340,708,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          2,336,645  
USD        136,169,729        DKK        932,908,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          699,009  
USD        63,914,576        EUR        58,763,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          327,356  
USD        1,255,468,378        EUR        1,154,321,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          6,382,001  
USD        563,353,619        GBP        442,290,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          2,702,289  
USD        22,746,556        GBP        17,858,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          109,573  
USD        80,096,526        HKD        625,563,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          6,758  
USD        14,353,435        ILS        52,167,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          37,754  
USD        538,757        ILS        1,958,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          1,442  
USD        95,920,995        JPY        13,953,723,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          652,994  
USD        828,769,796        JPY        120,564,623,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          5,623,848  
USD        25,459,865        NOK        266,021,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          146,891  
USD        332,408        NZD        540,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          2,314  
USD        7,607,276        NZD        12,358,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          53,017  
USD        121,950,353        SEK        1,258,487,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          868,524  
USD        570,989        SGD        762,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          2,173  
USD        47,047,257        SGD        62,784,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          180,340  
                           

 

 

 
                              128,120,041  
                           

 

 

 
AUD        26,000        USD        17,620        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (562
AUD        428,499,000        USD        283,259,264        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (2,142,483
CHF        318,690,000        USD        371,498,514        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (2,195,541
CHF        1,296,000        USD        1,544,525        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (42,700
CHF        2,646,000        USD        3,156,106        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (89,879
CHF        19,000        USD        22,431        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (413
DKK        862,868,000        USD        125,749,512        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (651,760
DKK        2,699,000        USD        400,488        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (9,190
EUR        70,000        USD        76,740        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,091
EUR        1,154,321,000        USD        1,253,881,186        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (6,406,242
EUR        7,992,000        USD        8,832,386        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (195,430
GBP        442,290,000        USD        563,234,201        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2,719,981
GBP        1,659,000        USD        2,114,718        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (12,266
HKD        625,563,000        USD        80,023,410        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (7,165
HKD        762,000        USD        97,654        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (186
HKD        38,000        USD        4,865        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (5
ILS        576,000        USD        159,668        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (1,762
ILS        52,167,000        USD        14,340,261        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (39,116
ILS        746,000        USD        207,310        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (2,801
JPY        4,700,797,000        USD        33,491,727        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,552,625
JPY        581,845,000        USD        4,143,868        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (190,579
JPY        7,318,000        USD        51,778        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (2,056
JPY        120,564,623,000        USD        824,787,999        UBS AG      02/02/24          (5,623,555
NOK        16,000        USD        1,550        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (29
NOK        261,382,000        USD        24,996,844        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (144,150

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
NOK        9,325,000        USD        918,899        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24        $ (32,260
NOK        1,944,000        USD        191,595        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (6,756
NZD        1,000        USD        626        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (15
NZD        12,358,000        USD        7,606,967        UBS AG      02/02/24          (53,140
SEK        1,234,229,000        USD        119,452,883        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (852,854
SEK        40,770,000        USD        4,050,361        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (132,674
SEK        5,168,000        USD        512,880        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (16,274
SGD        62,784,000        USD        46,981,704        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (180,362
SGD        135,000        USD        102,486        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,852
SGD        4,000        USD        3,020        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (38
USD        301,036        CHF        261,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (1,415
USD        604,244        CHF        522,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (658
USD        458,565        GBP        362,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (198
USD        65,483        HKD        512,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (7
USD        40,677        ILS        150,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (444
USD        11,612        ILS        43,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (176
USD        22,986        ILS        85,000        Commonwealth Bank of Australia      02/02/24          (316
USD        11,505        ILS        43,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (284
USD        2,002,448        JPY        296,106,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (9,415
USD        18,296        NZD        30,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (41
USD        193,332        SEK        2,021,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (871
USD        96,702        SEK        1,010,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (351
AUD        3,289,000        USD        2,170,567        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (10,621
CHF        2,915,000        USD        3,396,513        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (7,282
DKK        8,033,000        USD        1,169,707        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (3,208
EUR        7,441,000        USD        8,078,604        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (26,727
GBP        2,227,000        USD        2,831,636        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (8,668
HKD        15,264,000        USD        1,954,491        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (267
HKD        22,625,000        USD        2,896,689        HSBC Bank PLC      03/04/24          (49
ILS        877,000        USD        240,967        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (301
JPY        1,339,044,000        USD        9,180,666        State Street Bank & Trust Company      03/04/24          (38,443
NOK        3,723,000        USD        355,674        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (1,415
NZD        125,000        USD        76,709        Toronto Dominion Bank      03/04/24          (299
SEK        10,893,000        USD        1,052,480        Bank of New York      03/04/24          (4,440
SGD        488,000        USD        365,029        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (747
                           

 

 

 
                              (23,424,435
                           

 

 

 
                            $ 104,695,606  
                           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 128,120,041      $      $      $ 128,120,041  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

 

 
    Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ 23,424,435      $      $      $  23,424,435  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ (35,087,324   $      $      $ (35,087,324
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ 140,481,292     $      $      $ 140,481,292  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 3,773,197,893   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 7,508,681,865   

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 128,120,041        $ 23,424,435  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     128,120,041          23,424,435  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 128,120,041        $ 23,424,435  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 

Counterparty

    

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(b)(c) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 2,876,263      $ (2,726,485    $      $      $ 149,778  

Bank of New York

     41,302,289        (5,529                    41,296,760  

BNP Paribas SA

     38,564,999        (6,213,431                    32,351,568  

Citibank N.A.

     4,211,911        (1,774,288                    2,437,623  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     3,936        (316                    3,620  

HSBC Bank PLC

     123,738        (123,738                     

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     69,557        (60,400                    9,157  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     6,383,443        (6,383,443                     

Natwest Markets PLC

     12,134                             12,134  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

     28,831,022        (233,878                    28,597,144  

Toronto Dominion Bank

     18,928        (18,928                     

UBS AG

     5,721,821        (5,676,695                    45,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 128,120,041      $ (23,217,131    $      $      $ 104,902,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

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Counterparty

    

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(c)(d) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 2,726,485      $ (2,726,485    $     —      $     —      $  

Bank of New York

     5,529        (5,529                     

BNP Paribas SA

     6,213,431        (6,213,431                     

Citibank N.A.

     1,774,288        (1,774,288                     

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     316        (316                     

HSBC Bank PLC

     290,228        (123,738                    166,490  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     60,400        (60,400                     

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     6,418,546        (6,383,443                    35,103  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

     233,878        (233,878                     

Toronto Dominion Bank

     24,639        (18,928                    5,711  

UBS AG

     5,676,695        (5,676,695                     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 23,424,435      $ (23,217,131    $      $      $ 207,304  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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

                 

Investment Companies

   $ 3,909,630,340        $        $        $ 3,909,630,340  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     440,925,414                            440,925,414  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,350,555,754        $        $        $ 4,350,555,754  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $  128,120,041        $        $ 128,120,041  

Liabilities

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (23,424,435                 (23,424,435
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ 104,695,606        $     —          104,695,606  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

    
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.3%             

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF(a)

    1,816,076      $ 109,527,544  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $108,561,642)

       109,527,544  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

    
Money Market Funds — 0.1%             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(a)(b)

    70,000        70,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $70,000)

       70,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.4%
(Cost: $108,631,642)

       109,597,544  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%

       647,091  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 110,244,635  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 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

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 40,000      $ 30,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 70,000        70,000      $ 2,122      $  

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

     97,000,997        23,031,286        (9,713,428      (897,130      105,819        109,527,544        1,816,076        1,460,938         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (897,130    $ 105,819      $ 109,597,544         $ 1,463,060      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD        10,381,234        AUD        15,206,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24        $ 405,337  
USD        53,985        AUD        82,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          189  
USD        3,297        AUD        5,000        Barclays Bank PLC      02/02/24          16  
USD        40,929        AUD        60,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          1,566  
USD        55,142        AUD        82,000        Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      02/02/24          1,346  
USD        27,582        AUD        41,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          684  
USD        40,209        CHF        34,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          810  
USD        4,969,231        CHF        4,170,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          136,970  
USD        12,161        DKK        83,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          128  
USD        46,154        DKK        316,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          340  
USD        2,122,308        DKK        14,301,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          48,963  
USD        64,243        EUR        59,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          482  
USD        112,758        EUR        104,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          365  
USD        230,522        EUR        212,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          1,413  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD        114,048        EUR        104,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24        $ 1,655  
USD        21,608,032        EUR        19,538,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          493,311  
USD        57,019        EUR        52,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          823  
USD        185,418        GBP        146,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          392  
USD        178,224        GBP        140,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          802  
USD        15,746,324        GBP        12,350,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          95,166  
USD        606,900        GBP        476,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          3,665  
USD        44,396        GBP        35,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          40  
USD        44,648        GBP        35,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          292  
USD        25,628        HKD        200,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          46  
USD        1,647,840        HKD        12,859,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          3,035  
USD        8,187        HKD        64,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          1  
USD        4,612        HKD        36,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          7  
USD        2,739,966        ILS        9,861,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          36,656  
USD        286,272        JPY        41,114,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          6,927  
USD        35,783,371        JPY        5,022,833,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          1,656,227  
USD        43,021        NOK        448,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          424  
USD        2,545,684        NOK        25,835,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          89,243  
USD        97,061        NOK        985,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          3,405  
USD        849,080        NZD        1,341,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          29,394  
USD        1,876        NZD        3,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          43  
USD        51,684        SEK        528,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          947  
USD        6,116,116        SEK        61,565,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          200,188  
USD        262,266        SEK        2,640,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          8,582  
USD        1,971,294        SGD        2,597,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          35,402  
USD        15,829        SGD        21,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          175  
USD        20,313        SGD        27,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          186  
USD        254,090        AUD        384,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          1,910  
USD        10,203,460        AUD        15,420,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          76,868  
USD        5,133,276        CHF        4,389,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          30,244  
USD        201,865        DKK        1,383,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          1,035  
USD        2,143,746        DKK        14,687,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          10,998  
USD        700,458        EUR        644,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          3,588  
USD        21,257,631        EUR        19,545,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          108,060  
USD        16,735,408        GBP        13,139,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          80,277  
USD        1,541,298        HKD        12,038,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          93  
USD        2,655,965        ILS        9,653,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          6,986  
USD        148,860        ILS        541,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          398  
USD        3,014,587        JPY        438,535,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          20,522  
USD        35,347,443        JPY        5,142,141,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          239,860  
USD        2,774,472        NOK        28,992,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          15,766  
USD        52,939        NZD        86,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          369  
USD        707,911        NZD        1,150,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          4,934  
USD        70,059        SEK        723,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          497  
USD        6,393,906        SEK        65,983,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          45,535  
USD        2,020,959        SGD        2,697,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          7,706  
                           

 

 

 
                              3,921,289  
                           

 

 

 
AUD        15,420,000        USD        10,193,391        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (77,100
AUD        100,000        USD        68,302        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (2,696
CHF        4,272,000        USD        4,980,649        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (30,189
CHF        13,000        USD        15,493        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (428
DKK        13,000        USD        1,928        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (44

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
DKK        14,687,000        USD        2,140,400        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24        $ (11,094
EUR        126,000        USD        139,260        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (3,092
EUR        19,943,000        USD        21,670,928        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (118,523
GBP        13,102,000        USD        16,684,742        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (80,574
GBP        80,000        USD        101,999        Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      02/02/24          (615
HKD        12,038,000        USD        1,539,928        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (138
HKD        1,283,000        USD        164,422        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (313
ILS        9,653,000        USD        2,653,527        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (7,238
ILS        407,000        USD        113,104        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,528
ILS        63,000        USD        17,463        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (192
JPY        7,783,000        USD        55,433        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2,552
JPY        12,867,000        USD        91,673        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (4,250
JPY        5,142,141,000        USD        35,177,617        UBS AG      02/02/24          (239,847
NOK        27,565,000        USD        2,636,601        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (15,669
NZD        215,000        USD        136,144        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (4,725
NZD        1,150,000        USD        707,883        UBS AG      02/02/24          (4,945
SEK        15,000        USD        1,489        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (48
SEK        65,983,000        USD        6,386,059        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (45,594
SGD        2,655,000        USD        1,986,755        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (7,627
SGD        26,000        USD        19,738        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (357
USD        26,869        AUD        41,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (29
USD        1,967        AUD        3,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (1
USD        40,424        CHF        35,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (135
USD        51,881        CHF        45,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (266
USD        1,152        CHF        1,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          (7
USD        4,093        HKD        32,000        Barclays Bank PLC      02/02/24           
USD        16,626        HKD        130,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (3
USD        56,443        ILS        211,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (1,401
USD        13,769        ILS        51,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (212
USD        563,448        JPY        83,300,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2,525
USD        105,120        JPY        15,544,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (492
USD        28,184        NOK        297,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (55
USD        9,166        NZD        15,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2
USD        3,666        NZD        6,000        Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      02/02/24          (1
USD        2,101        SEK        22,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (12
USD        34,845        SEK        364,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (133
USD        16,862        SEK        176,000        Barclays Bank PLC      02/02/24          (50
USD        67,024        SEK        703,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (529
USD        744        SGD        1,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (2
USD        26,046        SGD        35,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (44
AUD        91,000        USD        60,055        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (293
CHF        35,000        USD        40,780        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (86
DKK        32,000        USD        4,660        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (13
EUR        179,000        USD        194,340        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (645
GBP        101,000        USD        128,421        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (392
HKD        351,000        USD        44,944        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (6
HKD        380,000        USD        48,652        Bank of New York      03/04/24          (1
ILS        200,000        USD        54,953        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (69
JPY        70,892,000        USD        486,059        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (2,049
NOK        530,000        USD        50,633        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (201
NZD        23,000        USD        14,115        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (55
SEK        694,000        USD        67,052        Bank of New York      03/04/24          (281

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
SGD        21,000        USD        15,708        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24        $ (32
                           

 

 

 
                              (669,400
                           

 

 

 
                              $3,251,889  
                           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 3,921,289      $      $      $ 3,921,289  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 669,400      $      $      $ 669,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ (969,511    $      $      $ (969,511
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 4,335,593      $      $      $ 4,335,593  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 107,417,421   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 211,931,196   

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 3,921,289        $  669,400  

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     3,921,289          669,400  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 3,921,289        $ 669,400  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End (continued)

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 
    

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

   

Derivatives

Available

 

 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

     Counterparty         for Offset (a)       Received          Received         Assets (b)(c) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

         $ 546,048       $  (144,802    $        $           $ 401,246  

Bank of New York

       1,402         (415                       987  

Barclays Bank PLC

       16         (16                        

BNP Paribas SA

       437,154         (141,768                       295,386  

Citibank N.A.

       223,440         (6,876                       216,564  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

       1,346         (616                       730  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       9,822         (4,081                       5,741  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       1,962,605         (125,946                       1,836,659  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

       493,547         (47                       493,500  

UBS AG

       245,909         (244,799                       1,110  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 3,921,289       $  (669,366    $        $       $ 3,251,923  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
                    

 

 
    

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

   

Derivatives

Available

 

 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

     Counterparty         for Offset (a)       Pledged          Pledged         Liabilities (c)(d) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

         $ 144,802           $ (144,802    $        $       $  

Bank of New York

       415         (415                        

Barclays Bank PLC

       50         (16                       34  

BNP Paribas SA

       141,768         (141,768                        

Citibank N.A.

       6,876         (6,876                        

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

       616         (616                        

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       4,081         (4,081                        

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       125,946         (125,946                        

State Street Bank & Trust Company

       47         (47                        

UBS AG

       244,799         (244,799                        
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 669,400       $ (669,366    $        $       $ 34  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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

                 

Investment Companies

   $ 109,527,544        $        $        $ 109,527,544  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     70,000                            70,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 109,597,544        $     —        $     —        $ 109,597,544  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                       

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 3,921,289      $      $ 3,921,289  

Liabilities

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (669,400             (669,400
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  —      $  3,251,889      $  —         3,251,889  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 4.8%

   

Ampol Ltd.

    44,772     $ 1,058,969  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    537,685       9,487,119  

APA Group

    219,557       1,214,390  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    108,243       3,120,712  

ASX Ltd.

    35,975       1,538,016  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    311,969       769,013  

BHP Group Ltd.

    915,450       28,007,285  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    85,908       1,311,670  

Brambles Ltd.

    251,413       2,397,164  

CAR Group Ltd.

    63,173       1,356,407  

Cochlear Ltd.

    12,230       2,427,030  

Coles Group Ltd.

    240,297       2,493,652  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    302,706       23,082,662  

Computershare Ltd.

    104,380       1,728,872  

CSL Ltd.

    86,908       17,066,778  

Dexus

    193,782       980,666  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    262,161       959,440  

Fortescue Ltd.

    306,691       5,927,339  

Goodman Group

    313,105       5,197,283  

GPT Group (The)

    339,015       1,024,630  

IDP Education Ltd.

    52,045       666,475  

IGO Ltd.

    130,957       636,610  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    443,669       1,741,589  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    83,143       3,123,719  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    379,913       1,247,020  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    66,191       8,167,269  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    511,735       1,281,200  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    31,323       1,208,091  

Mirvac Group

    738,388       1,037,731  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    561,762       11,847,784  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    206,717       1,773,178  

Orica Ltd.

    83,360       879,189  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    311,878       1,740,654  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    520,745       1,186,083  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    172,213       620,890  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    262,089       2,698,621  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    32,980       1,099,505  

REA Group Ltd.

    9,471       1,129,575  

Reece Ltd.

    47,170       694,830  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    68,046       5,855,178  

Santos Ltd.

    600,495       3,034,866  

Scentre Group

    949,093       1,886,842  

SEEK Ltd.

    66,818       1,101,513  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    82,196       1,713,803  

South32 Ltd.

    848,674       1,837,563  

Stockland

    435,435       1,285,887  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    226,387       2,083,787  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    718,264       1,894,301  

Transurban Group

    580,225       5,097,410  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    149,434       1,047,849  

Vicinity Ltd.

    658,911       874,643  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    44,721       999,655  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    204,942       7,758,477  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    628,044       9,852,515  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    31,161       1,467,094  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    338,259       7,075,098  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    217,139       5,099,499  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    26,835       1,920,812  
   

 

 

 
       215,815,902  
Security   Shares     Value  

Austria — 0.1%

   

Erste Group Bank AG

    60,149     $ 2,591,123  

OMV AG

    26,616       1,184,715  

Verbund AG

    13,368       1,087,063  

voestalpine AG

    20,538       611,041  
   

 

 

 
      5,473,942  
Belgium — 0.6%            

Ageas SA/NV

    29,683       1,275,538  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    157,660       9,752,468  

Argenx SE(a)

    10,601       4,003,277  

D’ieteren Group

    3,647       736,740  

Elia Group SA/NV

    5,856       705,093  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    15,706       1,190,667  

KBC Group NV

    44,350       2,893,021  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    81       690,665  

Sofina SA

    3,053       730,165  

Syensqo SA(a)

    13,439       1,198,046  

UCB SA

    22,492       2,115,725  

Umicore SA

    36,714       835,113  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    31,003       907,059  
   

 

 

 
       27,033,577  
Brazil — 1.1%            

Ambev SA

    825,851       2,180,311  

Atacadao SA

    95,727       201,138  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    1,063,298       2,809,335  

Banco Bradesco SA

    259,819       717,408  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    213,083       1,549,178  

Banco do Brasil SA

    148,484       1,691,814  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    74,539       431,040  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    125,370       866,689  

CCR SA

    179,616       475,650  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    200,810       1,654,097  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    65,539       1,043,195  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    120,712       431,984  

Cosan SA

    235,209       867,364  

CPFL Energia SA

    37,324       273,165  

Energisa SA

    38,929       397,666  

Eneva SA(a)

    170,913       440,184  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    42,277       346,278  

Equatorial Energia SA

    174,030       1,244,527  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(c)

    902,827       707,042  

Hypera SA

    86,165       551,836  

JBS SA

    145,920       690,075  

Klabin SA

    134,884       579,622  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    161,761       1,767,016  

Lojas Renner SA

    177,361       574,569  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    554,601       235,076  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    169,678       547,967  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    674,539       5,740,062  

PRIO SA

    148,152       1,313,644  

Raia Drogasil SA

    226,336       1,155,801  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    108,200       592,934  

Rumo SA

    234,686       1,092,334  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    231,546       638,406  

Suzano SA

    135,268       1,409,360  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    75,738       785,141  

Tim SA

    181,264       634,409  

TOTVS SA

    95,144       605,308  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    135,243       768,972  

Vale SA

    618,556       8,459,824  

Vibra Energia SA

    209,100       1,002,367  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Brazil (continued)

   

WEG SA

    309,386     $ 2,019,527  
   

 

 

 
       49,492,315  
Canada — 7.6%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    88,647       4,357,019  

Air Canada(a)

    29,398       398,402  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    120,297       713,130  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    139,156       8,154,048  

AltaGas Ltd.

    51,370       1,067,940  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    108,544       1,685,744  

Bank of Montreal

    129,184       12,168,442  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    216,693       10,133,132  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    317,597       4,960,792  

BCE Inc.

    13,052       526,662  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    60,621       2,437,555  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    248,960       9,880,996  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    24,453       683,145  

BRP Inc.

    6,623       417,937  

CAE Inc.(a)

    55,809       1,117,467  

Cameco Corp.

    79,251       3,783,794  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    14,231       494,002  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    167,429       7,566,653  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    101,274       12,563,113  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    196,051       12,546,564  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    168,673       13,573,381  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    9,955       1,058,105  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    27,450       625,585  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    28,531       1,221,075  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    257,707       4,174,836  

CGI Inc.(a)

    38,887       4,354,812  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    3,638       10,054,891  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    14,457       1,265,854  

Dollarama Inc.

    50,595       3,713,198  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    69,509       1,172,572  

Emera Inc.

    50,858       1,797,213  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    29,641       768,115  

Enbridge Inc.

    382,373       13,577,661  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    3,880       4,044,556  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    104,960       952,443  

FirstService Corp.

    6,881       1,151,670  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    87,086       3,493,933  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    33,728       3,649,131  

George Weston Ltd.

    11,695       1,490,091  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    41,841       1,421,620  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    34,155       1,127,957  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    48,045       1,603,823  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    65,040       1,930,229  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    18,216       1,238,382  

IGM Financial Inc.

    12,608       341,071  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    36,092       2,081,844  

Intact Financial Corp.

    32,776       5,125,631  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    107,209       1,125,158  

Keyera Corp.

    37,400       904,644  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    230,616       1,271,051  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    28,849       2,882,861  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    124,605       1,017,638  

Magna International Inc.

    47,694       2,710,624  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    330,450       7,304,826  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    50,596       956,637  

Metro Inc./CN

    42,477       2,230,244  

National Bank of Canada

    61,168       4,678,423  

Northland Power Inc.

    47,279       870,008  

Nutrien Ltd.

    88,718       4,423,857  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Onex Corp.

    13,555     $ 1,000,859  

Open Text Corp.

    49,033       2,138,276  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    65,194       882,540  

Parkland Corp.

    28,018       956,128  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    99,351       3,422,176  

Power Corp. of Canada

    99,170       2,890,753  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    25,387       617,279  

RB Global Inc.

    32,988       2,111,605  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    52,781       4,120,172  

RioCan REIT

    31,231       424,869  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    63,823       2,981,207  

Royal Bank of Canada

    250,610       24,457,985  

Saputo Inc.

    45,564       939,443  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    216,926       17,366,020  

Stantec Inc.

    19,414       1,559,965  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    107,026       5,547,727  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    234,457       7,763,789  

TC Energy Corp.

    185,086       7,301,842  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    81,874       3,276,909  

TELUS Corp.

    84,103       1,506,341  

TFI International Inc.

    14,435       1,897,073  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    29,268       4,345,409  

TMX Group Ltd.

    50,732       1,254,668  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    14,062       1,231,687  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    327,544       19,896,998  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    59,730       2,582,547  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    9,813       780,325  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    81,089       3,800,378  

WSP Global Inc.

    23,731       3,486,266  
   

 

 

 
       343,583,423  
Chile — 0.1%            

Banco de Chile

    7,095,399       794,177  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    17,240       456,495  

Banco Santander Chile

    11,883,387       549,565  

Cencosud SA

    263,121       457,901  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    2,410,093       173,668  

Empresas CMPC SA

    206,869       337,069  

Empresas Copec SA

    75,245       478,362  

Enel Americas SA

    3,811,309       386,255  

Enel Chile SA

    6,658,578       400,245  

Falabella SA(a)

    150,263       356,651  

Latam Airlines Group SA(a)

    28,613,454       353,590  
   

 

 

 
      4,743,978  
China — 6.8%            

3SBio Inc.(c)

    370,500       279,190  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    125,000       280,692  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,400       128,477  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,784,700       965,787  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    4,527,000       1,752,813  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,942       319,370  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)

    450,000       251,401  

Akeso Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    99,000       502,693  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    2,946,964       26,431,243  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)

    964,000       354,227  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    910,000       443,499  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    146,198       470,081  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    168,000       336,492  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,300       285,472  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    19,800       255,850  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,700       141,792  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    231,000       1,949,745  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,000     $ 131,186  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    13,964       351,893  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    565,000       208,393  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    405,088       5,244,758  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    982,698       696,870  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    622,100       374,011  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    14,086,000       5,286,055  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,065,900       890,818  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,584,800       937,575  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    382,600       389,664  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    137,777       413,003  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    513,099       456,797  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    432,196       370,173  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    123,776       1,402,779  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    90,000       325,739  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    810,000       197,070  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    7,000       207,818  

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    613,500       423,964  

Bilibili Inc.(a)(b)

    35,594       321,392  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    32,300       242,165  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    783,400       392,308  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    632,000       285,700  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    488,000       260,177  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,700       659,624  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    192,000       4,298,910  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    161,000       551,524  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    115,000       189,900  

CGN Power Co. Ltd.

    169,800       90,263  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    2,679,000       750,722  

Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group Inc., Class A

    14,300       227,288  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,574,000       151,020  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,623,000       804,361  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    390,000       428,290  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    534,000       219,884  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    17,698,050       10,510,221  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    89,500       380,762  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    342,100       100,465  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    933,200       409,297  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    566,000       168,037  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    873,037       304,498  

China Feihe Ltd.(c)

    704,000       322,526  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    785,000       384,623  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    564,200       514,394  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    457,000       335,033  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    329,600       391,777  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,100       357,093  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,269,000       1,462,956  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(c)

    71,800       208,834  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    626,000       377,610  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    286,000       408,703  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    552,000       1,223,077  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    290,200       1,241,808  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    672,093       2,450,038  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    240,000       296,730  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,860       513,557  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,577       154,733  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    952,095       523,295  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,200,740       399,359  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    712,000     $ 251,154  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    448,600       517,448  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,800       220,252  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    356,000       342,153  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    675,000       1,021,133  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    240,000       159,070  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    179,297       622,258  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    401,800       739,301  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    576,398       478,503  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    4,345,000       2,260,283  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    1,007,000       376,749  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    432,196       379,936  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    562,000       257,024  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(d)

    7,401        

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    292,000       1,055,971  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    174,300       494,311  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    584,000       1,773,056  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(c)

    121,600       351,158  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(c)

    341,500       208,220  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    356,000       720,224  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,360,000       228,158  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    138,800       718,722  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    612,500       2,323,631  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    472,000       174,623  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    931,398       667,405  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    356,000       376,043  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    302,800       251,362  

China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    678,700       418,293  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd.(b)(c)

    8,900       78,051  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A

    39,298       436,923  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    8,378,000       931,980  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    534,000       204,172  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    329,000       206,783  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    210,800       282,136  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    262,800       206,770  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    350,149       1,189,203  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    518,000       295,185  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    205,900       366,722  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,800       317,414  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    396,200       536,727  

CITIC Ltd.

    1,037,000       1,000,906  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,400       529,630  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    307,825       600,789  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    452,400       338,181  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    951,000       520,914  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,360       1,105,007  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    270,000       251,051  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    281,730       389,904  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    523,749       550,265  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    314,000       192,287  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,185,828       177,283  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    386,000       254,989  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    661,400       523,167  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    794,000       369,046  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,300     $ 402,442  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    1,790,960       1,317,590  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    371,100       385,579  

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a)(b)

    11,781       212,647  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    448,000       173,005  

East Buy Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    72,500       213,009  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    273,642       475,540  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    144,200       1,073,403  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,100       262,177  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    274,000       200,472  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    130,000       195,523  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    251,550       197,874  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,196       369,952  

Fosun International Ltd.

    466,500       244,808  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,000       341,928  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    146,400       661,862  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,500       329,245  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    65,760       175,665  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    3,929,000       452,082  

GDS Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    213,944       143,292  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    1,088,000       1,031,270  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)(b)

    220,000       365,181  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    304,400       306,350  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    113,000       239,076  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    490,500       482,950  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    149,000       112,249  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    612,000       355,797  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    686,028       271,162  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,500       560,562  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    35,857       1,139,177  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(c)

    295,000       464,777  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    179,400       558,106  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    438,800       1,239,900  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    123,000       273,786  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    349,292       427,810  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    238,800       110,073  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,900       174,481  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    234,000       351,455  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    111,000       439,897  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    111,500       345,259  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    174,600       285,093  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    110,000       199,281  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(a)

    968,000       545,870  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    186,500       357,039  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    236,000       278,414  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    375,100       316,096  

Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    76,400       248,979  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,100       239,625  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,170,910       842,203  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    11,626,285       5,663,509  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,742       741,989  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    122,599       462,386  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    250,800       474,417  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    225,000       906,505  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    73,949       247,729  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,524       229,507  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(c)

    201,450       664,742  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

JD Logistics Inc.(a)(c)

    356,600     $ 311,374  

JD.com Inc.

    419,658       4,732,120  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    218,000       208,019  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,600       262,187  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,556       566,914  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,300       334,701  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    226,000       316,068  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    9,255       283,758  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR

    39,866       554,536  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR

    119,185       1,688,851  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    126,000       224,268  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    218,000       131,022  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    532,000       514,265  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    179,000       435,463  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    415,200       2,092,748  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    702,000       628,920  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,900       3,330,427  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)

    13,139       723,433  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    1,310,000       1,371,663  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,225       312,646  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    207,406       2,866,956  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    434,500       928,232  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    327,000       362,580  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,296       348,081  

Lufax Holding Ltd., Class A, ADR(b)

    36,378       86,216  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    114,588       405,781  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,100       513,628  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,800       186,808  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    916,960       7,375,314  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)

    174,400       128,797  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    71,432       302,122  

Minth Group Ltd.

    152,000       246,382  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,058       456,756  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    196,344       573,500  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,200       322,203  

NetEase Inc.

    353,885       6,878,855  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,100       289,629  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    117,900       210,408  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    200,707       228,550  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    269,410       2,079,373  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(a)

    299,000       110,776  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    14,313       134,768  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    191,200       354,889  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    257,980       1,449,848  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    374,000       2,029,754  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    24,000       358,277  

PDD Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    108,092       13,713,632  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    1,669,000       518,855  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    207,100       240,937  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,936,000       2,847,167  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,244,285       1,547,722  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    350,900       462,137  

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    100,100       143,718  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

    181,106       1,023,211  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    1,200,000       5,044,249  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,300       338,901  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(c)

    87,200       195,557  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A

    313,400       206,478  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    1,254,000       603,060  

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Qifu Technology Inc.

    20,570     $ 295,179  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    194,150       255,694  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    225,400       429,061  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd

    296,000       192,651  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,227       300,950  

Seres Group Co. Ltd., NVS(a)

    21,900       172,763  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,600       381,538  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    136,200       458,964  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    180,200       515,639  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    450,000       288,375  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    178,534       351,741  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    122,500       207,994  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    214,700       303,480  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    554,500       527,243  

Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co. Ltd., NVS

    8,990       168,693  

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,880       498,689  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    837,606       509,603  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       320,878  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,180       172,028  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,600       657,985  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    147,400       1,312,657  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    1,939,000       699,661  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,120       135,095  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    253,600       666,837  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    94,500       214,628  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    373,000       225,555  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,800       281,364  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    129,700       797,186  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,200       102,804  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)

    79,026       840,837  

TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,800       155,321  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,202,400        41,736,867  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)

    139,322       1,309,627  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    358,000       356,474  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    251,200       512,411  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,900       281,668  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    318,000       206,122  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    142,000       142,829  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    39,617       127,550  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    97,460       3,547,486  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    112,000       639,152  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    226,000       126,949  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    73,000       215,695  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    67,187       1,067,601  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,231       537,464  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    945,000       520,974  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    11,173       90,501  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    434,000       766,211  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    112,160       293,134  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    25,785       309,803  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    35,500       165,303  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,800       930,722  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,014       356,262  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    58,236     $ 402,934  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(c)

    684,500       1,801,285  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    2,777,400       4,375,872  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    902,000       414,145  

XPeng Inc.(a)(b)

    191,732       798,496  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    271,500       133,703  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    264,000       361,971  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    483,000       992,315  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,100       168,103  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    253,200       158,555  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    75,799       2,621,887  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,498       378,729  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,100       148,302  

Zai Lab Ltd.(a)

    168,390       357,788  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,400       288,336  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       259,144  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    231,840       172,225  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,300       163,981  

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    83,472       225,564  

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    124,700       194,815  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    156,500       264,176  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    117,000       287,218  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    459,100       769,876  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    986,000       1,463,090  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    43,200       131,949  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    130,800       227,301  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    77,391       1,266,117  
   

 

 

 
       306,440,332  
Colombia — 0.0%  

Bancolombia SA

    35,968       302,599  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    75,843       328,382  
   

 

 

 
      630,981  
Czech Republic — 0.0%  

CEZ AS

    27,467       1,040,595  

Komercni Banka AS

    14,107       462,818  

Moneta Money Bank AS(c)

    63,542       273,452  
   

 

 

 
      1,776,865  
Denmark — 2.3%  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    658       1,193,132  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    760       1,401,287  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    17,491       2,250,522  

Coloplast A/S, Class B(b)

    25,057       2,888,363  

Danske Bank A/S

    122,090       3,278,294  

Demant A/S(a)

    18,581       841,698  

DSV A/S

    33,463       5,986,856  

Genmab A/S(a)

    12,090       3,343,151  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    589,383       67,369,061  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    68,018       3,485,289  

Orsted A/S(c)

    35,276       1,988,323  

Pandora A/S

    15,828       2,312,739  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    1,779       485,003  

Tryg A/S

    63,961       1,367,110  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    185,416       5,227,806  
   

 

 

 
      103,418,634  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    462,852       605,365  

Eastern Co. SAE

    195,734       96,761  
   

 

 

 
      702,126  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Finland — 0.7%

 

Elisa OYJ

    25,256     $ 1,150,700  

Fortum OYJ

    79,727       1,089,880  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    52,508       1,025,460  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    60,058       2,972,949  

Metso OYJ

    118,830       1,187,663  

Neste OYJ

    77,368       2,667,224  

Nokia OYJ

    1,020,873       3,690,684  

Nordea Bank Abp

    570,732       7,032,783  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    20,073       924,115  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    83,445       3,492,627  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    104,092       1,324,546  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    97,543       3,547,856  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    89,003       1,312,932  
   

 

 

 
       31,419,419  
France — 7.6%  

Accor SA

    32,357       1,277,891  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    5,541       741,440  

Air Liquide SA

    93,581       17,512,121  

Airbus SE

    106,136       16,905,962  

Alstom SA

    56,134       707,873  

Amundi SA(c)

    11,169       755,444  

ArcelorMittal SA

    85,138       2,344,702  

Arkema SA

    10,897       1,185,953  

AXA SA

    326,846       10,970,687  

BioMerieux

    8,607       926,356  

BNP Paribas SA

    189,703       12,745,038  

Bollore SE

    158,093       1,044,209  

Bouygues SA

    36,421       1,334,196  

Bureau Veritas SA

    54,128       1,439,744  

Capgemini SE

    29,069       6,462,661  

Carrefour SA

    103,767       1,771,541  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    84,625       5,983,540  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    123,873       4,112,913  

Covivio SA/France

    9,353       452,909  

Credit Agricole SA

    211,238       3,025,953  

Danone SA

    113,128       7,536,996  

Dassault Aviation SA

    4,542       860,293  

Dassault Systemes SE

    118,926       6,164,918  

Edenred SE

    44,456       2,655,289  

Eiffage SA

    12,285       1,285,382  

Engie SA

    326,322       5,212,169  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    52,370       10,263,106  

Eurazeo SE

    7,578       645,496  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    24,358       1,466,760  

Euronext NV(c)

    15,183       1,335,454  

Gecina SA

    8,099       893,211  

Getlink SE

    64,314       1,108,200  

Hermes International SCA

    5,657       11,934,341  

Ipsen SA

    7,170       826,695  

Kering SA

    13,367       5,490,808  

Klepierre SA

    41,764       1,081,298  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    17,211       697,624  

Legrand SA

    48,542       4,704,477  

L’Oreal SA

    43,441       20,788,865  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    49,689       41,344,157  

Orange SA

    326,445       3,882,059  

Pernod Ricard SA

    36,787       6,032,536  

Publicis Groupe SA

    41,670       4,175,064  

Remy Cointreau SA

    4,185       424,041  

Renault SA

    34,050       1,282,312  

Safran SA

    61,888       11,555,037  

Sanofi SA

    204,551       20,484,869  
Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

 

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    5,128     $ 1,381,674  

Schneider Electric SE

    97,807       19,214,184  

SEB SA

    4,730       577,582  

Societe Generale SA

    130,863       3,363,836  

Sodexo SA

    15,729       1,774,372  

Teleperformance SE

    10,967       1,712,761  

Thales SA

    19,197       2,807,639  

TotalEnergies SE

    411,129       26,672,234  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    21,060       1,507,995  

Veolia Environnement SA

    119,871       3,905,858  

Vinci SA

    94,399       11,924,695  

Vivendi SE

    119,096       1,342,159  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    42,916       580,159  
   

 

 

 
       342,597,738  
Germany — 5.1%  

adidas AG

    29,055       5,485,235  

Allianz SE, Registered

    73,137       19,540,448  

BASF SE

    157,899       7,548,202  

Bayer AG, Registered

    178,488       5,553,942  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    57,775       6,011,668  

Bechtle AG

    15,030       779,348  

Beiersdorf AG

    17,535       2,566,066  

Brenntag SE

    26,287       2,324,033  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    7,585       799,548  

Commerzbank AG

    190,992       2,193,274  

Continental AG

    19,998       1,633,650  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    35,353       1,866,832  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    93,142       3,328,630  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    33,246       754,328  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    343,318       4,434,888  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    33,973       6,765,371  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    109,398       909,685  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    178,583       8,553,081  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    584,469       14,347,434  

E.ON SE

    405,059       5,480,155  

Evonik Industries AG

    37,226       684,815  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    36,321       1,403,792  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    77,830       2,184,909  

GEA Group AG

    27,425       1,098,345  

Hannover Rueck SE

    11,051       2,649,111  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    26,344       2,432,722  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    31,231       413,022  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    19,708       1,347,843  

Infineon Technologies AG

    236,545       8,623,703  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    12,877       795,362  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    14,519       1,204,782  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    142,834       9,643,120  

Merck KGaA

    23,371       3,834,608  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    9,712       2,233,082  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AGin Muenchen, Registered

    24,766       10,543,355  

Nemetschek SE

    10,932       1,008,735  

Puma SE

    19,253       774,814  

Rational AG

    928       712,876  

Rheinmetall AG

    7,811       2,735,184  

RWE AG

    114,300       4,220,599  

SAP SE

    188,549       32,665,468  

Scout24 SE(c)

    15,193       1,118,665  

Siemens AG, Registered

    137,029       24,531,458  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    50,637       2,818,011  

Symrise AG, Class A

    25,024       2,581,819  

Talanx AG(a)

    11,404       800,116  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Volkswagen AG

    6,820     $ 962,855  

Vonovia SE

    131,286       4,089,868  

Wacker Chemie AG

    3,483       377,629  

Zalando SE(a)(b)(c)

    39,845       795,570  
   

 

 

 
      230,162,056  
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    416,946       742,526  

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA, Class A(a)

    492,869       951,834  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    34,927       484,956  

JUMBO SA

    23,107       649,265  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    4,918       134,360  

Mytilineos SA

    20,645       847,820  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    142,027       1,079,843  

OPAP SA

    39,345       681,173  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(a)

    106,209       430,118  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    45,305       599,493  
   

 

 

 
      6,601,388  
Hong Kong — 1.3%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,095,200        16,431,430  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    675,500       1,619,034  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    300,800       474,103  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    344,060       1,552,516  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    464,560       2,399,369  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    130,500       775,019  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    295,500       2,350,241  

ESR Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    447,000       571,388  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    10,428       487,196  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    400,000       2,075,952  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    361,000       419,106  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    140,300       1,460,547  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    234,617       611,323  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    658,000       790,429  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,026,748       1,442,288  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    224,400       6,803,538  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    198,400       619,307  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    30,800       1,236,747  

Link REIT

    460,520       2,309,822  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    259,000       842,607  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    255,750       313,460  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    248,500       1,455,013  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    443,200       1,163,298  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    684,000       714,482  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    282,000       427,891  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    261,000       2,436,014  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    94,500       731,149  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    208,800       390,200  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    248,500       2,639,344  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    1,477,500       871,717  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    177,000       517,139  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    299,000       876,020  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    374,000       310,055  
   

 

 

 
      58,117,744  
Hungary — 0.1%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    84,267       690,614  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    41,318       1,914,213  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    28,192       761,032  
   

 

 

 
      3,365,859  
India — 4.9%            

ABB India Ltd.

    9,068       510,716  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    29,952       1,133,580  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    56,270     $ 1,139,828  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    88,529       1,287,002  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    127,509       865,606  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    114,476       770,459  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    30,787       557,972  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    19,269       1,473,385  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    219,673       465,048  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    71,053       2,523,910  

Astral Ltd.

    18,828       414,807  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(c)

    28,092       215,548  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    55,566       769,673  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(c)

    29,425       1,344,491  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    409,687       5,267,472  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    12,908       1,193,253  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    49,083       4,062,673  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    72,969       1,429,688  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    4,297       432,770  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    14,900       440,348  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(c)

    125,976       347,053  

Bank of Baroda

    171,778       511,497  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    36,180       246,225  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    602,023       1,348,390  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    44,695       664,344  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    156,356       947,682  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    408,244       5,758,904  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    19,782       1,237,285  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    121,260       684,097  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    74,268       1,058,039  

Cipla Ltd.

    88,478       1,439,023  

Coal India Ltd.

    270,543       1,324,676  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    24,645       763,255  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    37,246       397,569  

Cummins India Ltd.

    22,290       615,851  

Dabur India Ltd.

    111,309       723,011  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    22,430       991,523  

DLF Ltd.

    99,303       958,618  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    19,554       1,436,768  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    25,766       1,192,738  

GAIL India Ltd.

    483,517       1,006,096  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    77,408       1,085,499  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    19,131       546,595  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    54,853       1,436,749  

Havells India Ltd.

    44,118       687,409  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    166,967       3,166,644  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.(c)

    13,007       561,068  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    509,439       8,958,922  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    167,815       1,165,269  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    22,208       1,236,346  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    232,031       1,615,996  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., NVS

    35,513       1,285,121  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.(a)

    113,306       632,334  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    147,424       4,408,222  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    967,790        11,986,207  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    38,795       698,107  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    84,359       511,054  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.(a)

    545,399       553,630  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,409       785,161  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    464,916       823,305  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    43,939       516,828  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    72,405       375,619  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    51,421       949,290  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    14,757       893,494  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Infosys Ltd.

    593,459     $  11,831,294  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(c)

    25,644       914,518  

ITC Ltd.

    531,332       2,824,605  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    62,623       571,147  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS(a)

    574,620       1,715,648  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    120,895       1,190,372  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    78,679       492,284  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    195,141       4,288,966  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    120,841       5,059,037  

LTIMindtree Ltd.(c)

    16,341       1,070,315  

Lupin Ltd.

    43,658       790,610  

Macrotech Developers Ltd.

    42,029       542,326  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    165,950       3,299,926  

Marico Ltd.

    109,998       699,652  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    23,663       2,902,292  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    136,720       1,285,738  

Mphasis Ltd.

    13,318       416,164  

MRF Ltd.

    431       739,049  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    17,747       298,219  

Nestle India Ltd., NVS

    61,330       1,849,992  

NTPC Ltd.

    771,654       2,954,393  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    580,068       1,762,080  

One 97 Communications Ltd., NVS(a)

    39,706       363,042  

Page Industries Ltd.

    1,218       547,130  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    8,190       821,964  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    173,867       563,634  

PI Industries Ltd.

    16,526       671,570  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    32,840       1,000,932  

Polycab India Ltd.

    7,965       416,334  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    261,366       1,395,592  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    746,587       2,331,850  

REC Ltd.

    233,507       1,402,713  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    548,246       18,835,817  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    388,398       529,509  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    42,010       362,144  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    83,717       1,415,548  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    1,789       614,862  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    50,066       1,488,171  

Siemens Ltd.

    12,895       642,887  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(c)

    72,953       542,997  

SRF Ltd.

    25,376       709,774  

State Bank of India

    332,608       2,569,188  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    164,305       2,806,967  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    9,865       490,808  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(a)

    1,577,752       872,415  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    16,285       340,657  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    162,768       7,476,112  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    120,610       1,624,207  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    6,375       583,527  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    302,400       3,218,396  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A

    73,575       517,412  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    262,589       1,231,350  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    1,330,392       2,178,519  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    95,508       1,530,092  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    66,172       2,944,509  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    14,640       446,148  

Trent Ltd.

    31,608       1,175,266  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    21,392       1,005,533  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    41,047       989,037  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    21,354       2,610,995  

United Spirits Ltd.

    62,573       820,478  

UPL Ltd.

    94,523       611,660  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    87,033     $ 1,342,612  

Vedanta Ltd.

    144,202       476,103  

Wipro Ltd.

    221,547       1,267,127  

Yes Bank Ltd.(a)

    2,292,545       665,803  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    923,204       1,551,109  
   

 

 

 
       218,330,869  
Indonesia — 0.5%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    3,117,700       472,727  

Amman Mineral Internasional PT(a)

    1,179,500       562,676  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    1,614,900       158,443  

Astra International Tbk PT

    3,518,500       1,140,136  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    9,907,700       5,994,420  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    6,696,168       2,819,190  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    2,712,300       986,776  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    12,306,416       4,433,205  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    5,896,632       395,553  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,519,200       431,182  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(a)

    150,992,100       837,599  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    548,200       271,558  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    324,000       241,417  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    591,300       238,920  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    4,745,300       454,141  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    2,740,707       468,404  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    3,412,000       191,924  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    417,930       164,137  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    3,092,100       518,960  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    8,953,100       2,245,678  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,434,300       281,770  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    263,745       383,118  
   

 

 

 
      23,691,934  
Ireland — 0.6%            

AIB Group PLC

    280,111       1,230,366  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    179,962       1,654,927  

CRH PLC

    133,129       9,444,387  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    31,882       6,543,975  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    28,001       2,495,841  

Kingspan Group PLC

    29,618       2,405,473  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    40,935       1,525,434  
   

 

 

 
      25,300,403  
Israel — 0.5%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    9,037       608,937  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    229,261       1,950,532  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    276,639       2,101,119  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    16,554       2,630,927  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    8,067       1,883,483  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    5,120       1,056,171  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

    18,385       694,401  

ICL Group Ltd.

    131,444       597,845  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    233,894       1,134,594  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    29,493       1,097,650  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    5,080       1,067,003  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    11,611       2,409,072  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    199,985       2,419,819  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    10,142       1,286,817  
   

 

 

 
      20,938,374  
Italy — 1.7%            

Amplifon SpA

    22,828       745,072  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    175,331       3,911,094  

Banco BPM SpA

    197,697       1,066,633  

DiaSorin SpA

    4,565       419,793  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Enel SpA

    1,441,768     $ 9,837,725  

Eni SpA

    417,259       6,651,667  

Ferrari NV

    22,900       7,986,081  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    107,184       1,545,418  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    72,691       878,982  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,818,893       8,685,837  

Leonardo SpA

    50,329       878,445  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    116,421       1,541,880  

Moncler SpA

    37,004       2,276,365  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    113,208       868,358  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    82,333       892,790  

Prysmian SpA

    46,632       2,052,266  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    18,491       1,020,597  

Snam SpA

    376,091       1,836,807  

Stellantis NV

    400,027       8,811,252  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    1,752,915       528,341  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    88,138       1,392,077  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    257,302       2,169,583  

UniCredit SpA

    294,552       8,628,034  
   

 

 

 
       74,625,097  
Japan — 15.1%            

Advantest Corp.

    139,500       5,551,796  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    115,900       2,769,683  

AGC Inc.

    35,600       1,338,853  

Aisin Corp.

    26,300       981,913  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    81,300       3,338,578  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    27,900       616,539  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    86,500       3,215,027  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    41,600       790,437  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    223,400       1,694,163  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    331,500       3,859,480  

Azbil Corp.

    23,500       759,395  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    110,000       2,381,779  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    24,700       574,250  

Bridgestone Corp.

    104,200       4,515,265  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    45,500       762,242  

Canon Inc.

    179,400       4,941,954  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    33,100       1,262,393  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    130,900       3,271,536  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    93,500       692,859  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    112,000       1,452,941  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    122,700       4,413,546  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    163,600       779,627  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    40,800       1,180,750  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    56,900       1,122,068  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    169,400       3,715,410  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    335,700       10,050,534  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    47,800       7,659,099  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,600       1,205,755  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    106,300       3,287,002  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    467       825,143  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    249,500       1,788,132  

Denso Corp.

    337,900       5,307,750  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    37,600       997,952  

Disco Corp.

    16,700       4,506,311  

East Japan Railway Co.

    53,700       3,071,244  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    46,600       2,194,330  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    517,700       2,090,759  

FANUC Corp.

    176,700       4,887,940  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    31,700       8,463,163  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    22,900       1,146,832  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    67,800       4,297,496  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    32,500     $ 4,498,463  

GLP J-REIT

    922       823,192  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    27,900       1,102,187  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    41,200       1,260,536  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    3,900       679,574  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    6,700       779,564  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    19,000       539,076  

Hitachi Ltd.

    168,500        13,235,734  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    831,400       9,293,439  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    23,500       854,962  

Hoya Corp.

    64,600       8,206,078  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    68,300       754,192  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    22,000       1,107,039  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    177,860       987,653  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,700       387,991  

Inpex Corp.

    176,100       2,393,631  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    103,700       1,414,980  

ITOCHU Corp.

    214,200       9,721,275  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    26,200       503,453  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    92,700       2,051,609  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    1,283       870,956  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    266,900       2,775,719  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    387,600       3,710,371  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    34,400       644,033  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    222       851,046  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    217,500       5,732,731  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    100,200       1,582,040  

JSR Corp.

    35,300       962,795  

Kajima Corp.

    72,600       1,295,682  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    133,500       1,821,225  

Kao Corp.

    82,300       3,256,410  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    27,200       1,325,287  

KDDI Corp.

    266,300       8,823,860  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    750       813,556  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    24,400       1,104,097  

Keyence Corp.

    35,300       15,793,145  

Kikkoman Corp.

    26,200       1,612,039  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,300       1,027,553  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    138,800       1,995,105  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    27,400       700,144  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,700       270,299  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    39,000       597,062  

Komatsu Ltd.

    163,800       4,660,102  

Konami Group Corp.

    17,200       1,057,769  

Kose Corp.

    6,300       412,163  

Kubota Corp.

    181,700       2,750,477  

Kyocera Corp.

    232,800       3,408,208  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    49,300       776,572  

Lasertec Corp.

    14,100       3,672,049  

LY Corp.

    468,100       1,456,274  

M3 Inc.

    81,800       1,290,804  

Makita Corp.

    42,300       1,138,504  

Marubeni Corp.

    260,300       4,439,849  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    62,800       1,141,501  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    102,800       1,246,290  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    15,000       667,867  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,180       995,922  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    68,400       1,413,842  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    57,100       978,973  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    221,900       1,337,999  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    620,300       10,690,835  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    349,100       5,180,748  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    206,100     $ 2,855,704  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    143,600       1,018,188  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    57,600       3,842,120  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,055,300       19,251,063  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    234,300       9,502,558  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    30,900       909,395  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    161,600       4,056,769  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    61,100       2,194,740  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    434,660       7,894,104  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    47,000       442,656  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    78,400       3,237,507  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    314,500       6,350,422  

NEC Corp.

    45,800       2,992,787  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    63,300       1,010,206  

Nidec Corp.

    78,600       2,931,530  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    187,000        10,447,856  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    263       1,064,127  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    13,400       797,586  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    178,000       1,401,986  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    451       802,420  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    35,400       897,011  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    152,086       3,659,898  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    5,418,300       6,804,053  

Nippon Yusen KK

    90,400       3,115,262  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    24,600       981,117  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    410,600       1,611,944  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,000       1,261,704  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,000       1,963,226  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    27,200       2,256,453  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    541,900       2,918,752  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    23,200       634,884  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    725       793,342  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    73,100       2,235,655  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    116,100       1,672,261  

Obayashi Corp.

    116,900       1,082,089  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    12,800       1,966,202  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    59,500       909,189  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    142,400       556,760  

Olympus Corp.

    217,800       3,224,238  

Omron Corp.

    34,100       1,533,315  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    71,600       1,290,528  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    16,000       500,354  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    7,900       622,592  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    195,800       7,272,026  

ORIX Corp.

    213,900       4,130,252  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    72,700       1,530,833  

Otsuka Corp.

    19,200       807,893  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    74,300       2,920,608  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    69,000       1,491,537  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    403,000       3,795,767  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    267,000       1,172,866  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    260,700       10,297,315  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    270,700       4,441,531  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    386,300       2,132,476  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    106,300       835,517  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    65,000       1,121,850  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    47,400       1,164,412  

SCSK Corp.

    26,900       528,171  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    38,600       2,801,601  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    50,500       737,169  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    67,400       962,306  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    108,600       2,451,557  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    135,200     $ 5,339,699  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    58,100       752,401  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    49,200       330,836  

Shimadzu Corp.

    42,200       1,166,913  

Shimano Inc.

    14,100       2,024,412  

Shimizu Corp.

    98,000       656,024  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    329,500       12,969,839  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    49,100       2,356,624  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    73,100       2,037,786  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    81,600       745,824  

SMC Corp.

    10,500       5,844,767  

SoftBank Corp.

    524,200       6,964,439  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    183,900       7,939,074  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    55,900       2,898,495  

Sony Group Corp.

    227,200        22,281,120  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       562,698  

Subaru Corp.

    108,200       2,158,515  

SUMCO Corp.

    60,600       918,721  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    249,400       587,232  

Sumitomo Corp.

    190,100       4,371,889  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    126,200       1,677,400  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    45,200       1,249,268  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    228,300       11,874,647  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    111,600       2,287,048  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    50,500       1,588,181  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    23,300       760,157  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    67,700       3,040,993  

Sysmex Corp.

    30,800       1,668,506  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    95,400       1,579,704  

Taisei Corp.

    31,600       1,152,091  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    288,113       8,467,779  

TDK Corp.

    72,200       3,592,297  

Terumo Corp.

    121,300       4,106,242  

TIS Inc.

    40,500       900,794  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    34,600       916,321  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    19,500       635,207  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    325,700       8,587,869  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    270,200       1,438,586  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    85,500       15,866,442  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    71,300       1,637,894  

Tokyu Corp.

    94,000       1,103,022  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    47,500       1,309,311  

Toray Industries Inc.

    247,200       1,235,117  

Tosoh Corp.

    47,300       609,917  

TOTO Ltd.

    23,800       644,153  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    27,200       2,300,552  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,914,100       38,220,395  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    39,100       2,562,279  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    25,400       1,453,118  

Unicharm Corp.

    72,500       2,494,607  

USS Co. Ltd.

    41,800       790,497  

West Japan Railway Co.

    38,900       1,620,166  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    46,300       1,011,265  

Yamaha Corp.

    25,800       567,356  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    156,000       1,474,472  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    47,900       828,020  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    45,300       1,707,189  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    44,300       870,526  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,200       842,262  

ZOZO Inc.

    23,500       514,568  
   

 

 

 
      678,822,223  

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  41


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Kazakhstan — 0.0%            

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    52,614     $ 6  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.2%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    309,479       582,344  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    318,056       633,928  

Gulf Bank KSCP

    193,536       182,158  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    1,430,546       3,585,669  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    120,124       300,798  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    476,021       813,559  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    1,327,443       4,226,609  
   

 

 

 
      10,325,065  
Malaysia — 0.4%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    139,600       124,984  

Axiata Group Bhd

    582,100       335,385  

CELCOMDIGI Bhd

    717,700       642,963  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    1,107,700       1,458,999  

Dialog Group Bhd

    747,300       289,009  

Gamuda Bhd(b)

    101,500       108,367  

Genting Bhd

    416,800       415,221  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    550,800       313,837  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    146,700       595,369  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    496,400       640,455  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    572,900       383,518  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    620,200       522,922  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd(b)

    84,500       396,270  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    975,600       1,908,271  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    211,200       343,431  

Maxis Bhd

    599,300       481,467  

MISC Bhd

    168,200       261,084  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)

    318,700       92,982  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    478,500       683,925  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    61,800       278,819  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    180,600       677,345  

PPB Group Bhd

    192,800       589,405  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    829,400       830,098  

Public Bank Bhd

    2,650,000       2,456,594  

RHB Bank Bhd

    385,595       456,157  

Sime Darby Bhd

    511,200       262,290  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    413,900       385,977  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    131,500       164,346  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    410,400       930,124  
   

 

 

 
       17,029,614  
Mexico — 0.8%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    371,500       292,253  

America Movil SAB de CV

    3,370,274       3,044,927  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    80,400       913,519  

Banco del Bajio SA(c)

    133,600       508,272  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(a)

    2,795,708       2,322,786  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    90,200       858,738  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    623,900       1,060,646  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    351,300       4,764,486  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    29,315       548,778  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B

    54,142       495,666  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    73,800       1,148,924  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    40,195       1,171,719  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    269,300       1,228,564  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    102,600       961,888  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    466,100       4,740,753  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(a)

    362,500       1,070,977  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Mexico (continued)            

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    579,729     $ 2,991,357  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)

    34,780       457,375  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    351,800       802,059  

Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV

    291,600       316,818  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    168,400       335,792  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    132,408       545,664  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    31,720       312,104  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    924,600       3,820,022  
   

 

 

 
      34,714,087  
Netherlands — 3.2%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    85,834       1,263,252  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    3,958       4,964,071  

Aegon Ltd.

    301,617       1,779,370  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    36,350       2,782,956  

Akzo Nobel NV

    30,841       2,368,973  

ASM International NV

    8,398       4,654,454  

ASML Holding NV

    73,081       63,404,190  

ASR Nederland NV

    27,036       1,274,112  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    14,536       2,184,445  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    92,270       934,809  

EXOR NV, NVS

    18,723       1,811,497  

Ferrovial SE

    97,163       3,705,333  

Heineken Holding NV

    22,572       1,893,963  

Heineken NV

    51,353       5,165,881  

IMCD NV

    10,516       1,605,170  

ING Groep NV

    653,118       9,279,804  

JDE Peet’s NV

    21,279       525,280  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    173,838       4,888,872  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    613,932       2,088,438  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    143,385       3,033,390  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    87,596       589,884  

NN Group NV

    49,547       2,030,844  

OCI NV

    18,659       532,975  

Pepco Group NV(a)

    30,809       168,688  

Prosus NV

    264,245       7,861,732  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    41,464       1,798,990  

Randstad NV

    20,048       1,139,933  

Universal Music Group NV

    147,679       4,353,241  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    45,135       6,653,668  
   

 

 

 
       144,738,215  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    224,237       1,156,142  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    28,947       662,895  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    101,024       1,459,094  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    117,078       483,056  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    260,835       883,654  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    385,721       1,253,128  
   

 

 

 
      5,897,969  
Norway — 0.4%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    63,775       685,215  

Aker BP ASA

    55,062       1,461,432  

DNB Bank ASA

    169,750       3,299,891  

Equinor ASA

    161,473       4,620,886  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    43,442       698,742  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    18,139       924,424  

Mowi ASA

    80,358       1,446,470  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    244,345       1,431,984  

Orkla ASA

    136,260       1,067,342  

Salmar ASA

    13,555       752,444  

Telenor ASA

    120,875       1,341,236  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Norway (continued)            

Yara International ASA

    30,274     $ 1,000,636  
   

 

 

 
      18,730,702  
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    36,531       554,175  

Credicorp Ltd.

    11,880       1,763,348  

Southern Copper Corp.

    14,677       1,204,982  
   

 

 

 
      3,522,505  
Philippines — 0.2%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    288,830       248,628  

Ayala Corp.

    36,090       434,855  

Ayala Land Inc.

    1,357,420       820,297  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    317,113       621,406  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    437,774       1,126,956  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    218,860       946,352  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    732,830       498,577  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    113,570       512,422  

Manila Electric Co.

    13,350       85,902  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    622,428       630,483  

PLDT Inc.

    16,890       381,952  

SM Investments Corp.

    36,055       575,607  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    1,990,200       1,210,842  

Universal Robina Corp.

    111,110       220,360  
   

 

 

 
      8,314,639  
Poland — 0.3%            

Allegro.eu SA (a)(b)(c)

    95,797       723,181  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    32,443       1,247,955  

Budimex SA

    1,862       319,002  

CD Projekt SA

    12,184       318,037  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA(a)(b)

    54,251       146,855  

Dino Polska SA(a)(c)

    9,810       1,058,770  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    27,470       765,332  

LPP SA

    207       804,913  

mBank SA(a)

    2,539       337,493  

ORLEN SA

    98,358       1,533,640  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    166,457       350,516  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    154,586       1,961,392  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    109,043       1,312,895  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    7,031       851,582  
   

 

 

 
       11,731,563  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered,NVS(d)(e)

    4        

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    581,612       2,594,244  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    84,190       1,325,297  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    49,895       1,134,778  
   

 

 

 
      5,054,319  
Qatar — 0.2%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    298,500       235,701  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    590,431       849,472  

Dukhan Bank

    125,508       134,717  

Industries Qatar QSC

    284,601       934,722  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    1,025,817       660,811  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    774,051       356,715  

Ooredoo QPSC

    218,915       642,543  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    125,426       595,752  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    91,366       393,022  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    495,420       471,381  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    142,967       408,678  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    288,834       1,544,990  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    821,944       3,491,800  
   

 

 

 
      10,720,304  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC(d)

    504,040     $ 56  

Gazprom PJSC(a)(d)

    2,086,234       232  

Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)

    5,597,000       622  

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

    71,534       8  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(d)

    11,400       1  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    193,438       22  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    287,200       32  

Novatek PJSC(d)

    162,260       18  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)(d)

    223,890       25  

Ozon Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(d)

    8,288       1  

PhosAgro PJSC(d)

    9,664       1  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    1        

PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)

    187       2  

Polyus PJSC(a)(d)

    5,198       1  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(d)

    165,180       18  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    1,882,550       209  

Severstal PAO(a)(d)

    30,098       3  

Surgutneftegas PJSC(d)

    1,575,550       175  

Tatneft PJSC(d)

    206,881       23  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(d)

    20,990       2  

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(d)

    563,790       63  

VK Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    21,979       2  

VTB Bank PJSC(a)(d)

    493,800,000       55  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)(d)

    16,185       2  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    54,504       6  
   

 

 

 
      1,579  
Saudi Arabia — 1.2%            

ACWA Power Co.

    17,815        1,137,581  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    31,386       318,337  

Al Rajhi Bank

    359,913       8,034,305  

Alinma Bank

    180,125       1,983,944  

Almarai Co. JSC

    35,704       543,638  

Arab National Bank

    113,139       752,302  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    3,491       304,592  

Bank AlBilad

    101,884       1,207,913  

Bank Al-Jazira(a)

    90,256       484,931  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    115,116       1,224,285  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    15,419       848,959  

Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)

    12,569       410,655  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

    7,921       348,937  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    115,959       400,775  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    15,813       1,222,380  

Elm Co.

    4,881       1,171,653  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    69,482       965,311  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    143,557       583,400  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. Saudi Arabia

    82,068       291,935  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    15,773       498,475  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    4,793       179,733  

National Industrialization Co.(a)

    52,344       162,979  

Power & Water Utility Co. for Jubail & Yanbu

    11,428       188,480  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.(a)

    79,475       193,314  

Reinet Investments SCA

    24,150       605,269  

Riyad Bank

    255,336       1,927,103  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    40,223       1,371,435  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    64,321       538,559  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    243,823       3,008,904  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(c)

    481,813       3,924,892  

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co.

    9,047       351,282  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    168,795       1,612,559  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    154,900       3,211,014  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    191,906       968,343  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    51,088       276,065  

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Saudi Arabia (continued)            

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    80,209     $ 333,058  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(a)

    151,256       369,486  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    522,833       5,646,350  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    6,207       343,188  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    8,801       484,665  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    339,243       3,691,508  

Savola Group (The)

    45,800       548,975  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    42,216       431,782  
   

 

 

 
      53,103,251  
Singapore — 0.9%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    722,277       1,565,338  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    959,021       1,429,676  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    464,400       1,019,491  

City Developments Ltd.

    103,400       469,311  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    332,700       7,880,094  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    1,131,200       849,536  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    328,452       1,008,348  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    22,900       441,879  

Keppel Ltd.

    274,000       1,455,970  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    585,197       672,904  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    373,300       404,252  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    607,775       5,813,592  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    67,185       2,562,436  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    7,963,626       591,006  

SembCorp. Industries Ltd.

    151,000       635,482  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    254,150       1,261,418  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    122,700       856,769  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    303,700       841,534  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,464,600       2,613,641  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    229,400       4,835,417  

UOL Group Ltd.

    70,400       326,908  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    343,200       840,390  
   

 

 

 
       38,375,392  
South Africa — 0.8%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    141,652       1,236,837  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    11,683       494,615  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    74,939       776,828  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    66,154       1,604,621  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    55,738       734,828  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    16,499       1,757,260  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    51,595       829,323  

Discovery Ltd.

    90,010       665,995  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    53,409       532,094  

FirstRand Ltd.

    905,525       3,279,558  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    162,298       2,394,750  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    107,463       671,723  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    151,891       589,588  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    11,248       332,234  

MTN Group Ltd.

    308,961       1,576,613  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    34,052       5,705,931  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    72,201       838,762  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    66,111       445,377  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    897,313       597,144  

OUTsurance Group Ltd., NVS

    84,820       189,596  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    366,364       377,665  

Remgro Ltd.

    93,619       788,555  

Sanlam Ltd.

    285,195       1,088,075  

Sasol Ltd.

    103,070       895,236  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    88,100       1,277,515  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    554,777       668,583  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    232,469       2,480,083  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
South Africa (continued)            

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    102,068     $ 508,963  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    202,203       749,196  
   

 

 

 
       34,087,548  
South Korea — 3.1%            

Amorepacific Corp.(a)

    5,475       482,949  

Celltrion Inc.

    27,642       3,709,296  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(a)

    4,264       324,829  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    1,791       391,101  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,243       419,446  

Coway Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,565       438,233  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,860       584,457  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    10,525       400,834  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(a)

    80,612       931,226  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.(a)

    9,022       1,432,078  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,578       1,334,618  

F&F Co. Ltd./New(a)

    3,241       172,118  

GS Holdings Corp.(a)

    8,060       279,515  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    49,929       1,785,333  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.(a)

    16,796       642,852  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,574       381,879  

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,493       326,768  

Hanon Systems

    42,005       196,049  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,995       722,397  

Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,020       181,100  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a)

    21,940       545,047  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    7,857       418,775  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,669       312,620  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,792       661,124  

HLB Inc.(a)

    21,613       1,090,128  

HMM Co. Ltd.(a)

    41,722       599,645  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    6,760       294,452  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,790       571,430  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    15,111       391,086  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,680       481,869  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,660       184,492  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    10,817       1,695,602  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    24,576       3,574,585  

Hyundai Steel Co.(a)

    17,691       443,011  

Industrial Bank of Korea(a)

    54,041       507,035  

JYP Entertainment Corp.(a)

    5,998       337,564  

Kakao Corp.(a)

    56,254       2,199,856  

Kakao Pay Corp.(a)

    5,005       176,637  

KakaoBank Corp.(a)

    30,806       626,137  

Kangwon Land Inc.(a)

    14,772       165,736  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    68,699       2,915,429  

Kia Corp.(a)

    46,928       3,604,589  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.(a)

    14,358       540,964  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    45,099       668,769  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,728       354,840  

Korea ZInc Co. Ltd.

    1,584       561,148  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(a)

    28,789       484,027  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    5,484       879,395  

KT Corp.(a)

    5,721       151,538  

KT&G Corp.

    17,964       1,220,012  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,776       337,436  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,949       274,989  

L&F Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,507       480,542  

LG Chem Ltd.

    8,788       2,849,815  

LG Corp.(a)

    17,224       1,057,614  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,694       388,395  

LG Electronics Inc.

    19,778       1,378,611  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
South Korea (continued)            

LG Energy Solution Ltd.(a)

    8,280     $ 2,350,201  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    1,583       358,787  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    3,085       440,001  

LG Uplus Corp.

    39,381       301,512  

Lotte Chemical Corp.(a)

    3,444       336,877  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.(a)

    18,941       972,432  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    50,690       298,043  

NAVER Corp.(a)

    23,597       3,518,833  

NCSoft Corp.(a)

    2,679       395,393  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(c)

    4,521       197,072  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    27,473       217,979  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    5,136       355,231  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)

    5,832       142,417  

Posco DX Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,887       378,734  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,665       1,067,086  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    12,911       4,096,405  

Posco International Corp.(a)

    9,176       360,183  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,160       1,989,132  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    13,882       1,434,072  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    10,047       1,044,897  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    864,089       46,951,856  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    29,559       493,029  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,625       1,113,073  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    118,098       643,647  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    13,387       695,663  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    9,871       2,739,435  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    6,712       763,293  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    11,521       323,834  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    75,607       2,316,603  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,548       454,812  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,392       208,728  

SK Hynix Inc.

    97,566       9,770,322  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    6,155       341,153  

SK Inc.

    6,677       915,274  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,710       933,309  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    17,705       687,807  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    9,890       371,851  

SKC Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,303       246,703  

S-Oil Corp.

    8,698       442,208  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    94,356       978,316  

Yuhan Corp.(a)

    11,016       486,899  
   

 

 

 
       140,695,124  
Spain — 1.6%            

Acciona SA

    4,530       585,977  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    40,359       1,592,586  

Aena SME SA(c)

    12,759       2,257,159  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    80,678       5,653,944  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,087,716       10,180,409  

Banco Santander SA

    2,943,454       11,829,916  

CaixaBank SA

    746,192       3,181,755  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    102,338       3,937,696  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    12,330       320,396  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    62,529       1,012,547  

Enagas SA

    22,741       370,219  

Endesa SA

    58,368       1,156,384  

Grifols SA(a)

    52,713       574,189  

Iberdrola SA

    1,078,446       12,985,521  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    19,011       228,912  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    196,916       8,419,609  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    25,709       692,286  

Redeia Corp. SA

    64,486       1,073,055  

Repsol SA

    231,501       3,418,872  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Spain (continued)            

Telefonica SA

    929,914     $ 3,783,665  
   

 

 

 
       73,255,097  
Sweden — 2.0%            

Alfa Laval AB

    52,857       1,939,472  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    181,786       4,985,612  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    479,716       7,655,986  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    287,455       3,980,663  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    77,401       1,053,814  

Boliden AB

    48,722       1,293,212  

Epiroc AB

    119,297       2,107,829  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    65,262       1,017,558  

EQTAB

    66,054       1,773,691  

Essity AB, Class B

    110,091       2,585,299  

Evolution AB(c)

    33,452       3,905,975  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    126,387       838,867  

Getinge AB, Class B

    41,629       889,908  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    120,478       1,699,793  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    384,058       4,191,450  

Holmen AB, Class B

    16,336       643,790  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    61,135       475,564  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    24,072       757,834  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    26,210       823,756  

Indutrade AB

    51,844       1,259,502  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    29,939       752,984  

Investor AB, Class B

    316,694       7,456,486  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    12,793       667,037  

Lifco AB, Class B

    43,359       1,046,118  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    285,737       1,707,330  

Saab AB, Class B

    16,758       1,079,063  

Sagax AB, Class B

    39,023       948,310  

Sandvik AB

    187,787       3,946,510  

Securitas AB, Class B

    84,290       818,798  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    279,127       3,964,200  

Skanska AB, Class B

    60,513       1,049,271  

SKF AB, Class B

    63,700       1,255,216  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    111,472       1,517,571  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    260,394       2,807,134  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    155,343       3,165,576  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    33,171       931,048  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    97,382       830,282  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    538,113       2,983,016  

Telia Co. AB

    420,747       1,085,179  

Volvo AB, Class A

    36,017       885,483  

Volvo AB, Class B

    268,227       6,428,146  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    102,619       267,528  
   

 

 

 
      89,471,861  
Switzerland — 6.7%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    286,987       12,142,937  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    28,230       1,220,752  

Alcon Inc.

    89,378       6,727,929  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    17,558       670,801  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    7,123       476,840  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    7,963       1,272,018  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    6,332       810,726  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    686       1,001,976  

BKWAG

    3,949       627,371  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    192       2,440,118  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    19       2,408,420  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    94,191       13,990,617  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Clariant AG, Registered

    45,235     $ 579,084  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    39,481       1,160,613  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    33,874       3,581,515  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    1,353       1,021,400  

Geberit AG, Registered

    5,958       3,429,591  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    1,683       6,998,817  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    5,882       849,481  

Holcim AG

    92,440       7,060,459  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    37,369       2,034,421  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    9,802       3,321,698  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    30,039       2,518,268  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    13,489       6,594,849  

Nestle SA, Registered

    482,816       55,017,138  

Novartis AG, Registered

    370,574       38,322,435  

Partners Group Holding AG

    4,114       5,550,506  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    5,656       1,713,358  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    126,773       36,094,346  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    73,999       2,537,795  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    7,883       1,963,566  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    3,789       901,937  

SGS SA

    26,548       2,453,190  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    96,235       1,429,760  

SIG Group AG

    54,115       1,132,746  

Sika AG, Registered

    27,139       7,491,933  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    9,080       2,901,936  

STMicroelectronics NV

    124,948       5,486,155  

Straumann Holding AG

    20,637       3,134,788  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    5,182       1,216,520  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    8,545       388,789  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    5,417       3,890,099  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    14,408       1,459,319  

Swiss Re AG

    53,669       6,145,124  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    4,597       2,750,309  

Temenos AG, Registered

    11,391       1,159,267  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    590,787       17,683,795  

VAT Group AG(c)

    4,945       2,302,040  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    26,578       13,504,003  
   

 

 

 
       299,571,555  
Taiwan — 4.5%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    95,000       1,598,143  

Acer Inc.

    590,792       867,633  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    105,360       1,135,698  

Airtac International Group

    28,928       866,965  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    14,000       1,736,559  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    577,762       2,498,112  

Asia Cement Corp.

    362,440       459,616  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    127,000       1,803,312  

AUO Corp.

    1,200,800       701,747  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    120,000       745,649  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,673,019       2,352,649  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    272,163       1,506,565  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    849,063       473,993  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    371,000       537,929  

China Airlines Ltd.

    555,000       360,489  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    2,891,358       1,110,042  

China Steel Corp.

    2,088,288       1,673,414  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    677,000       2,566,446  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    726,000       832,618  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,187,036       2,891,315  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    359,000       3,212,545  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    164,000       1,087,600  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,436,713     $ 1,923,272  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    35,000       610,864  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    13,000       1,159,463  

Eva Airways Corp.

    492,000       495,927  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    178,200       854,748  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    535,000       527,855  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    283,000       726,410  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    92,512       476,994  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,962,700       1,665,586  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    625,340       1,128,969  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    229,000       543,867  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    681,960       1,567,175  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,392,895       2,863,164  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    104,000       1,029,141  

Global Unichip Corp.

    18,000       883,740  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    41,000       757,459  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,202,377       7,204,467  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    55,080       1,115,813  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,596,529       1,099,767  

Innolux Corp.

    1,536,150       798,922  

Inventec Corp.

    526,000       923,823  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    19,000       1,506,409  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    385,000       1,333,298  

MediaTek Inc.

    280,000       8,640,133  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,038,968       2,449,250  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    136,000       788,804  

momo.com Inc.

    20,020       277,897  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    892,840       1,730,332  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    41,000       295,997  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    231,000       506,644  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    42,000       448,995  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    109,000       1,775,577  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    17,000       603,111  

Pegatron Corp.

    348,000       917,387  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    43,000       431,760  

Pou Chen Corp.

    391,000       393,615  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    644,000       553,728  

President Chain Store Corp.

    85,000       716,665  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    498,000       3,937,693  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    91,000       1,361,851  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    308,700       351,647  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    678,784       959,353  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,320,983       621,448  

Silergy Corp.

    67,000       824,551  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,137,690       1,308,207  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    281,750       646,891  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,069,840       1,133,882  

Taiwan Business Bank

    901,648       384,243  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    1,198,553       1,219,807  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,990,906       1,615,215  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    378,000       356,660  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    234,000       731,447  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    4,447,000        89,022,234  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    264,000       1,481,113  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    895,972       2,070,486  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    2,045,000       3,185,411  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    169,000       396,536  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    13,000       555,917  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    496,754       560,878  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    123,435       192,719  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    629,562       547,225  

Wistron Corp.

    487,000       1,783,064  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Taiwan (continued)

   

Wiwynn Corp.

    19,000     $ 1,339,515  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    368,000       1,024,476  

Yageo Corp.

    65,898       1,159,087  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    384,000       585,533  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,769,721       1,525,666  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    133,000       428,172  
   

 

 

 
       204,056,994  
Thailand — 0.5%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    246,200       1,518,410  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    870,800       1,466,301  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR(b)

    2,921,300       328,160  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    2,016,500       1,563,065  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    1,562,500       323,562  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    727,620       127,019  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    375,800       250,448  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR(b)

    3,008,300       508,317  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    58,500       395,790  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    508,900       927,701  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    1,092,400       573,160  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    1,182,600       1,740,907  

CP Axtra PCL

    429,500       344,296  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    603,400       1,335,335  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    311,700       431,717  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    430,100       526,802  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(b)

    494,788       329,107  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    301,600       626,308  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    115,500       391,205  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR(b)

    316,500       390,207  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    2,056,500       443,741  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    751,920       646,483  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    299,100       175,359  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    281,399       1,187,591  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    455,901       429,878  

PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL, NVDR

    86,968       43,825  

PTT Public Co. Ltd., NVDR

    2,006,700       1,904,916  

SCB X PCL, NVS

    169,700       496,709  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    146,800       1,117,405  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    392,000       603,084  

True Corp. PCL(a)

    2,280,996       387,869  
   

 

 

 
      21,534,677  
Turkey — 0.2%            

Akbank TAS

    649,098       844,937  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    252,684       421,348  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    88,206       1,106,098  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    259,119       367,409  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    13,571       394,451  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    177,430       424,049  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    192,205       112,632  

KOC Holding AS

    153,750       812,022  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    228,436       156,281  

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(a)

    9,776       241,659  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS(a)

    249,752       316,871  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    11,906       96,581  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    99,667       893,404  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    216,428       488,915  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    640,800       540,321  

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    183,926       906,174  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    280,548       455,044  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    529,913       380,610  
   

 

 

 
      8,958,806  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Arab Emirates — 0.4%

   

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    562,357     $ 1,377,969  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    303,694       926,060  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    606,609       586,303  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    744,583       1,033,876  

Americana Restaurants International PLC

    466,502       395,002  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    522,732       899,459  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    1,189,710       2,405,440  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    360,944       1,739,394  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    621,592       3,245,929  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    785,261       3,130,592  

Multiply Group PJSC(a)

    694,948       545,684  
   

 

 

 
      16,285,708  
United Kingdom — 9.3%            

3i Group PLC

    170,518       5,338,055  

abrdn PLC

    343,434       730,633  

Admiral Group PLC

    43,014       1,367,722  

Anglo American PLC

    227,258       5,417,304  

Anglogold Ashanti PLC, NVS

    77,483       1,386,565  

Antofagasta PLC

    67,001       1,460,303  

Ashtead Group PLC

    80,106       5,238,283  

Associated British Foods PLC

    64,328       1,905,353  

AstraZeneca PLC

    278,099        36,869,487  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    176,650       1,625,159  

Aviva PLC

    515,184       2,812,170  

BAE Systems PLC

    551,947       8,222,059  

Barclays PLC

    2,810,153       5,222,184  

Barratt Developments PLC

    188,738       1,286,312  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    20,196       1,222,961  

BP PLC

    3,161,866       18,466,614  

British American Tobacco PLC

    376,864       11,111,310  

BT Group PLC

    1,187,900       1,682,935  

Bunzl PLC

    61,866       2,514,220  

Burberry Group PLC

    69,335       1,142,081  

Centrica PLC

    968,188       1,694,377  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    37,755       2,601,319  

Compass Group PLC

    310,881       8,562,829  

Croda International PLC

    26,387       1,597,115  

DCC PLC

    18,277       1,328,725  

Diageo PLC

    402,365       14,532,564  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    25,477       452,571  

Entain PLC

    112,042       1,364,716  

Experian PLC

    164,872       6,862,367  

Glencore PLC

    1,902,945       10,068,402  

GSK PLC

    734,761       14,531,907  

Haleon PLC

    957,478       3,889,049  

Halma PLC

    67,674       1,873,155  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    62,003       598,293  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    29,501       719,737  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,547,080       27,694,545  

Imperial Brands PLC

    158,642       3,808,221  

Informa PLC

    260,315       2,556,697  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    32,362       3,066,399  

Intertek Group PLC

    28,850       1,637,545  

J Sainsbury PLC

    326,183       1,113,641  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    458,187       677,069  

Kingfisher PLC

    383,498       1,066,249  

Land Securities Group PLC

    112,416       947,746  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,063,598       3,421,001  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    11,934,109       6,397,343  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    76,326       8,633,542  

M&G PLC

    429,870       1,215,400  

Melrose Industries PLC

    245,459       1,829,525  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Mondi PLC, NVS

    79,513     $ 1,424,843  

National Grid PLC

    654,101       8,712,039  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,023,071       2,887,248  

Next PLC

    22,872       2,441,735  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    14,180        

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    111,150       761,367  

Pearson PLC

    125,296       1,537,103  

Persimmon PLC

    59,171       1,089,818  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    101,256       646,482  

Prudential PLC

    499,035       5,126,371  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    127,642       9,228,631  

RELX PLC

    343,228       14,166,413  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    457,344       2,355,205  

Rio Tinto PLC

    199,958       13,840,976  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    1,510,142       5,733,179  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    185,411       2,760,384  

Schroders PLC

    129,916       664,663  

Segro PLC

    209,876       2,330,897  

Severn Trent PLC

    53,157       1,747,325  

Shell PLC

    1,206,099       37,391,852  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    157,182       2,198,191  

Smiths Group PLC

    62,120       1,273,065  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    13,211       1,662,747  

SSE PLC

    200,285       4,265,656  

St. James’s Place PLC

    107,705       886,660  

Standard Chartered PLC

    422,961       3,196,545  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    631,827       1,179,616  

Tesco PLC

    1,317,536       4,774,249  

Unilever PLC

    450,373       21,915,247  

United Utilities Group PLC

    129,128       1,739,194  

Vodafone Group PLC

    4,070,529       3,460,521  

Whitbread PLC

    35,929       1,628,588  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    116,604       1,189,349  

WPP PLC

    195,921       1,894,652  
   

 

 

 
      415,874,570  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $4,200,381,471)

 

     4,439,136,329  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   

Brazil — 0.4%

   

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    966,255       2,993,705  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    67,459       624,156  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    261,107       607,128  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Preference Shares, NVS

    175,176       358,173  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    222,178       943,530  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    856,822       5,669,027  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    935,543       1,888,306  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    858,042       7,005,450  
   

 

 

 
      20,089,475  

Chile — 0.0%

   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    25,747       1,105,577  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    92,125       725,838  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany — 0.3%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    10,064     $ 983,358  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    22,175       1,882,700  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    28,967       2,220,567  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    27,938       1,394,776  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,782       1,744,486  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    35,388       4,551,429  
   

 

 

 
      12,777,316  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    1,151,800       128  
   

 

 

 

South Korea — 0.2%

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

Preference Shares, NVS

    4,449       393,390  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,332       559,505  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    1,392       282,211  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    143,713       6,288,285  
   

 

 

 
      7,523,391  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%
(Cost: $35,111,120)

      42,221,725  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Brazil — 0.0%

   

Localiza Rent a Car SA, (Expires 02/19/24, Strike Price BRL 45.35)(a)

    593       1,077  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Display Co. Ltd., (Expires 03/14/24, Strike Price KWR 10070)(a)

    14,207       16,819  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.0%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    41,299       18,924  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $20,514)

      36,820  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   

Canada — 0.0%

   

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50)(d)

    3,748        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $4,235,513,105)

       4,481,394,874  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(f)(g)(h)

    20,575,936       20,588,281  

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(f)(g)

    3,880,000     $ 3,880,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $24,449,256)

 

    24,468,281  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost: $4,259,962,361)

 

    4,505,863,155  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

 

    (12,038,129
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  4,493,825,026  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

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.

(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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 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

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 30,996,743      $      $ (10,418,714 )(a)     $ 4,975      $ 5,277      $ 20,588,281        20,575,936      $ 160,877 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     7,320,000               (3,440,000 )(a)                     3,880,000        3,880,000        203,972         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 4,975      $ 5,277      $ 24,468,281         $  364,849      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 EAFE Index

     63          03/15/24        $ 7,034        $ 243,283  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     58          03/15/24          2,844          (4,546
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 238,737  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 243,283      $      $      $      $ 243,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 4,546      $      $      $      $ 4,546  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 39,179      $      $      $      $ 39,179  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (496,771    $      $      $      $ (496,771
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 13,944,915   

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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

   $ 555,120,007      $ 3,884,014,737      $ 1,585      $ 4,439,136,329  

Preferred Stocks

     20,815,313        21,406,284        128        42,221,725  

Rights

     20,001        16,819               36,820  

Warrants

                           

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     24,468,281                      24,468,281  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  600,423,602      $ 3,905,437,840      $    1,713      $ 4,505,863,155  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $ 243,283      $      $      $ 243,283  

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

  $ (4,546   $      $      $ (4,546
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $   238,737     $     —      $     —          238,737  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.4%            

Ampol Ltd.

    745,311     $ 17,628,450  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,427,499       166,342,377  

APA Group

    4,012,763       22,194,965  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    1,830,827       52,783,863  

ASX Ltd.

    607,216       25,959,914  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    5,772,661       14,229,790  

BHP Group Ltd.

    15,900,643       486,464,400  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,438,938       21,970,149  

Brambles Ltd.

    4,346,770       41,445,435  

CAR Group Ltd.

    1,120,007       24,048,018  

Cochlear Ltd.

    205,563       40,793,755  

Coles Group Ltd.

    4,192,457       43,506,690  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    5,258,144       400,956,570  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,784,925       29,564,154  

CSL Ltd.

    1,515,373       297,585,207  

Dexus

    3,363,834       17,023,239  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    4,456,638       16,310,117  

Fortescue Ltd.

    5,312,103       102,665,674  

Goodman Group

    5,361,749       89,000,582  

GPT Group (The)

    5,991,105       18,107,363  

IDP Education Ltd.

    826,875       10,588,758  

IGO Ltd.

    2,134,141       10,374,513  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    7,558,478       29,670,237  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    1,376,765       51,725,661  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    6,981,116       22,914,701  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,151,736       142,112,032  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    8,567,184       21,449,148  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    549,419       21,190,434  

Mirvac Group

    12,340,699       17,343,621  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    9,815,461       207,011,971  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    3,594,594       30,833,728  

Orica Ltd.

    1,424,530       15,024,369  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    5,396,103       30,116,733  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    8,941,751       20,366,316  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    2,815,187       10,149,767  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    4,679,632       48,184,214  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    574,077       19,138,895  

REA Group Ltd.

    165,753       19,768,807  

Reece Ltd.

    707,003       10,414,388  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,164,469       100,199,473  

Santos Ltd.

    10,171,172       51,404,491  

Scentre Group

    16,284,414       32,374,187  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,114,107       18,366,365  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,409,636       29,391,193  

South32 Ltd.

    14,186,016       30,715,794  

Stockland

    7,466,295       22,048,791  

SunCorp Group Ltd.

    3,984,492       36,675,398  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    12,566,388       33,141,749  

Transurban Group

    9,685,989       85,093,643  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    2,511,092       17,608,083  

Vicinity Ltd.

    12,101,610       16,063,754  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    733,803       16,402,799  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    3,558,921       134,729,858  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    11,007,886       172,687,523  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    523,556       24,649,593  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    5,956,287       124,582,973  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    3,832,020       89,994,811  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    451,420       32,312,023  
   

 

 

 
       3,735,401,506  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Austria — 0.2%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,069,833     $ 46,086,694  

OMV AG

    460,615       20,502,619  

Verbund AG

    214,041       17,405,454  

voestalpine AG

    362,916       10,797,373  
   

 

 

 
      94,792,140  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ageas SA/NV

    496,373       21,330,137  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    2,724,747       168,546,285  

Argenx SE(a)

    185,321       69,983,143  

D’ieteren Group

    67,370       13,609,583  

Elia Group SA/NV

    91,958       11,072,233  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    275,280       20,868,890  

KBC Group NV

    782,949       51,073,012  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    1,266       10,794,833  

Sofina SA(b)

    48,190       11,525,268  

Syensqo SA(a)

    232,620       20,737,366  

UCB SA

    396,707       37,316,513  

Umicore SA

    655,178       14,902,980  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    549,748       16,084,058  
   

 

 

 
      467,844,301  
Denmark — 3.5%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    9,541       17,300,412  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    15,480       28,542,009  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    308,026       39,632,915  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    427,388       49,265,743  

Danske Bank A/S

    2,157,631       57,935,536  

Demant A/S(a)

    311,928       14,129,989  

DSV A/S

    583,136       104,328,696  

Genmab A/S(a)

    206,669       57,148,528  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    10,237,260       1,170,163,706  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,146,834       58,764,554  

Orsted A/S(c)

    587,807       33,131,595  

Pandora A/S

    279,810       40,884,974  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    27,845       7,591,295  

Tryg A/S

    1,109,577       23,716,223  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    3,159,065       89,069,866  
   

 

 

 
       1,791,606,041  
Finland — 1.1%            

Elisa OYJ

    444,870       20,268,927  

Fortum OYJ

    1,403,136       19,181,073  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    854,810       16,694,100  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,066,188       52,777,697  

Metso OYJ

    2,074,241       20,731,285  

Neste OYJ

    1,323,364       45,622,333  

Nokia OYJ

    16,914,160       61,148,463  

Nordea Bank Abp

    10,043,517       123,760,146  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    338,106       15,565,619  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,430,956       59,893,290  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,819,642       23,154,519  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,674,227       60,895,353  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,480,589       21,840,986  
   

 

 

 
      541,533,791  
France — 11.8%            

Accor SA

    621,410       24,541,651  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    108,323       14,494,678  

Air Liquide SA

    1,642,972       307,454,770  

Airbus SE

    1,859,605       296,208,752  

Alstom SA(b)

    901,319       11,365,999  

Amundi SA(c)

    189,319       12,805,081  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,600,566       44,079,614  

Arkema SA

    188,294       20,492,595  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
France (continued)            

AXA SA

    5,710,766     $ 191,683,631  

BioMerieux

    128,708       13,852,614  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,295,281       221,390,707  

Bollore SE

    2,283,630       15,083,445  

Bouygues SA

    631,752       23,142,712  

Bureau Veritas SA

    914,722       24,330,581  

Capgemini SE

    490,060       108,950,821  

Carrefour SA

    1,853,290       31,639,917  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    1,439,338       101,770,595  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    2,128,099       70,658,551  

Covivio SA/France

    156,209       7,564,248  

Credit Agricole SA

    3,342,187       47,876,331  

Danone SA

    2,017,051       134,383,229  

Dassault Aviation SA

    63,856       12,094,860  

Dassault Systemes SE

    2,096,188       108,662,750  

Edenred SE

    782,893       46,761,008  

Eiffage SA

    228,369       23,894,286  

Engie SA

    5,729,407       91,512,789  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    924,894       181,254,254  

Eurazeo SE

    136,639       11,638,943  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    423,335       25,491,868  

Euronext NV(c)

    266,558       23,445,684  

Gecina SA

    142,567       15,723,227  

Getlink SE

    1,108,710       19,104,273  

Hermes International SCA

    99,077       209,018,691  

Ipsen SA

    117,956       13,600,223  

Kering SA

    233,517       95,922,570  

Klepierre SA

    667,185       17,273,868  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    326,717       13,243,015  

Legrand SA

    831,287       80,564,680  

L’Oreal SA

    756,644       362,095,025  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    866,217       720,743,252  

Orange SA

    5,832,914       69,364,561  

Pernod Ricard SA

    641,526       105,200,993  

Publicis Groupe SA

    717,959       71,934,847  

Remy Cointreau SA

    70,995       7,193,501  

Renault SA

    597,250       22,492,243  

Safran SA

    1,072,240       200,196,697  

Sanofi SA

    3,570,795       357,599,178  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    86,030       23,179,683  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,707,133       335,366,265  

SEB SA

    78,082       9,534,619  

Societe Generale SA

    2,310,657       59,395,484  

Sodexo SA

    274,419       30,956,917  

Teleperformance SE

    186,481       29,123,489  

Thales SA

    330,123       48,281,826  

TotalEnergies SE

    7,188,877       466,382,596  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    370,696       26,543,574  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,125,946       69,271,486  

Vinci SA

    1,588,164       200,620,473  

Vivendi SE

    2,205,312       24,852,891  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    744,802       10,068,597  
   

 

 

 
       5,963,375,708  
Germany — 7.9%            

adidas AG

    508,181       95,938,468  

Allianz SE, Registered

    1,265,197       338,030,214  

BASF SE

    2,799,803       133,841,758  

Bayer AG, Registered

    3,081,777       95,894,465  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,000,330       104,087,432  

Bechtle AG

    256,126       13,280,862  

Beiersdorf AG

    316,018       46,245,964  

Brenntag SE

    434,948       38,453,749  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Germany (continued)            

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    125,868     $ 13,267,962  

Commerzbank AG

    3,301,861       37,917,224  

Continental AG

    344,565       28,147,736  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    605,030       31,948,898  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    1,677,957       59,965,415  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    551,732       12,518,404  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    6,079,957       78,539,214  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    596,018       118,690,815  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    1,876,413       15,603,072  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    3,105,630       148,741,505  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    10,153,663       249,250,181  

E.ON SE

    7,042,791       95,283,864  

Evonik Industries AG

    728,655       13,404,442  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    643,333       24,864,563  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,321,362       37,094,374  

GEA Group AG

    514,487       20,604,709  

Hannover Rueck SE

    187,612       44,973,763  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    446,689       41,249,245  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    503,198       6,654,669  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    325,040       22,229,698  

Infineon Technologies AG

    4,096,629       149,350,489  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    226,972       14,019,178  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    232,440       19,287,791  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    2,517,039       169,932,293  

Merck KGaA

    405,507       66,533,760  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    168,857       38,825,318  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AGin Muenchen, Registered

    427,510       181,999,098  

Nemetschek SE

    180,616       16,666,095  

Puma SE

    330,195       13,288,299  

Rational AG

    16,071       12,345,509  

Rheinmetall AG

    136,896       47,936,976  

RWE AG

    1,983,355       73,236,615  

SAP SE

    3,275,758       567,513,853  

Scout24 SE(c)

    245,668       18,088,606  

Siemens AG, Registered

    2,384,120       426,814,328  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    884,589       49,228,463  

Symrise AG, Class A

    415,357       42,853,923  

Talanx AG(a)

    201,895       14,165,153  

Volkswagen AG

    93,054       13,137,465  

Vonovia SE

    2,299,901       71,647,327  

Wacker Chemie AG

    57,068       6,187,354  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    701,136       13,999,322  
   

 

 

 
       3,993,779,880  
Hong Kong — 2.0%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    36,009,200       282,399,125  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    11,511,000       27,589,484  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    5,394,300       8,502,179  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    6,141,184       27,711,110  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    8,410,184       43,437,087  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,971,292       11,707,190  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    5,157,500       41,019,858  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    6,767,400       8,650,584  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    184,673       8,627,923  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    6,791,000       35,244,472  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    6,163,000       7,154,992  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,378,900       24,764,749  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    4,543,764       11,839,327  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    11,716,440       14,074,488  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    34,781,513       24,751,462  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    3,791,200       114,944,628  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    3,431,200       10,710,508  

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Hong Kong (continued)            

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    495,800     $ 19,908,410  

Link REIT

    8,033,929       40,295,630  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    4,861,000       15,814,339  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,653,033       5,703,000  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    4,338,500       25,402,719  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    7,595,200       19,935,648  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    11,538,000       12,052,178  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,119,000       6,249,936  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    4,533,000       42,308,238  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,495,500       11,570,729  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    3,599,655       6,726,939  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    4,315,533       45,835,727  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    25,510,500       15,051,056  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    3,345,168       9,773,537  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    5,220,912       15,296,401  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    5,641,000       4,676,525  
   

 

 

 
      999,730,178  
Ireland — 0.9%            

AIB Group PLC

    4,914,354       21,585,926  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    3,314,230       30,477,591  

CRH PLC

    2,219,504       157,455,202  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    554,222       113,757,448  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    490,964       43,761,588  

Kingspan Group PLC

    483,890       39,299,897  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    816,807       30,438,137  
   

 

 

 
       436,775,789  
Israel — 0.7%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    129,148       8,702,333  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    3,952,516       33,627,654  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    4,775,493       36,270,660  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    293,459       46,639,439  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    130,639       30,501,594  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    83,867       17,300,361  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)(b)

    282,894       10,684,906  

ICL Group Ltd.

    2,419,301       11,003,683  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    3,847,990       18,666,175  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    480,364       17,877,855  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    83,047       17,443,192  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    198,102       41,102,573  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    3,515,894       42,542,318  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    175,180       22,226,838  
   

 

 

 
      354,589,585  
Italy — 2.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    392,710       12,817,470  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,180,016       70,936,355  

Banco BPM SpA

    3,809,197       20,551,730  

DiaSorin SpA

    77,210       7,100,152  

Enel SpA

    25,513,913       174,091,016  

Eni SpA

    7,413,097       118,174,697  

Ferrari NV

    395,411       137,894,508  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    1,917,311       27,644,482  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    1,059,058       12,806,158  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    48,749,212       150,210,631  

Leonardo SpA

    887,232       15,485,802  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    1,735,154       22,980,380  

Moncler SpA

    646,055       39,743,186  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    1,859,454       14,262,871  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,643,203       17,818,314  

Prysmian SpA

    823,947       36,261,769  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    329,039       18,161,066  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Italy (continued)            

Snam SpA

    6,327,150     $ 30,901,444  

Stellantis NV

    6,941,026       152,887,506  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    31,605,329       9,526,077  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    1,476,994       23,328,066  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    4,413,258       37,212,807  

UniCredit SpA

    5,038,573       147,590,168  
   

 

 

 
       1,298,386,655  
Japan — 23.1%            

Advantest Corp.

    2,400,400       95,530,685  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    2,050,800       49,008,328  

AGC Inc.

    627,900       23,614,215  

Aisin Corp.

    457,200       17,069,602  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    1,397,900       57,404,647  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    488,000       10,783,903  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,507,100       56,015,804  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    674,200       12,810,399  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    3,901,000       29,583,392  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    5,668,150       65,991,280  

Azbil Corp.

    357,500       11,552,499  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    1,877,500       40,652,640  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.(b)

    409,400       9,518,140  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,786,000       77,392,170  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    712,400       11,934,531  

Canon Inc.

    3,138,000       86,442,876  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    538,800       20,549,168  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    2,255,500       56,370,893  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,644,800       12,188,398  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,001,100       25,959,642  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,106,700       75,778,460  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    3,317,500       15,809,362  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    678,600       19,638,645  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    950,100       18,735,967  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    2,941,152       64,507,587  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    5,802,185       173,711,814  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    827,800       132,640,209  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    192,100       21,851,473  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,849,500       57,190,132  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    7,253       12,815,330  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    4,148,400       29,731,010  

Denso Corp.

    5,922,900       93,037,207  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    653,200       17,336,756  

Disco Corp.

    288,200       77,767,594  

East Japan Railway Co.

    948,800       54,264,359  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    788,600       37,134,092  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    8,960,450       36,187,253  

FANUC Corp.

    2,989,000       82,682,803  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    549,000       146,570,244  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    393,800       19,721,505  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    1,167,700       74,014,546  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    550,600       76,210,883  

GLP J-REIT

    14,457       12,907,694  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    438,800       17,334,752  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    715,400       21,888,036  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    62,400       10,873,188  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    95,148       11,070,734  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    336,500       9,547,314  

Hitachi Ltd.

    2,919,800       229,351,308  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    14,489,400       161,963,381  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    339,900       12,366,022  

Hoya Corp.

    1,109,200       140,900,644  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,200,100       13,251,917  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    352,600       17,742,809  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    3,191,315     $ 17,721,306  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    489,780       7,394,178  

Inpex Corp.

    3,019,343       41,040,286  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,823,400       24,880,186  

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,729,000       169,237,315  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    441,200       8,477,996  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    1,562,200       34,574,144  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    21,883       14,855,123  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    4,549,800       47,317,220  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,495,300       62,177,438  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    615,400       11,521,445  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    4,003       15,345,663  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    3,758,800       99,072,135  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    1,799,575       28,413,162  

JSR Corp.

    550,400        15,011,972  

Kajima Corp.

    1,303,700       23,266,947  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    2,204,500       30,074,090  

Kao Corp.

    1,457,400       57,665,764  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    431,200       21,009,695  

KDDI Corp.

    4,695,200       155,575,620  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    12,864       13,954,117  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    404,800       18,317,145  

Keyence Corp.

    610,692       273,222,304  

Kikkoman Corp.

    444,600       27,355,447  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    566,700       17,486,920  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,432,700       34,967,523  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    471,600       12,050,654  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    357,000       4,446,849  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    649,000       9,935,729  

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,902,000       82,561,757  

Konami Group Corp.

    311,900       19,181,286  

Kose Corp.

    104,300       6,823,582  

Kubota Corp.

    3,149,300       47,672,416  

Kyocera Corp.

    4,015,600       58,788,665  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    837,000       13,184,395  

Lasertec Corp.

    236,400       61,565,414  

LY Corp.

    8,366,722       26,029,142  

M3 Inc.

    1,380,100       21,777,974  

Makita Corp.

    701,000       18,867,408  

Marubeni Corp.

    4,491,400       76,608,296  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    1,076,000       19,558,206  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    1,762,600       21,368,784  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    269,500       11,999,346  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    726,408       17,567,893  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    1,134,900       23,458,617  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    889,900       15,257,240  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    4,009,100       24,173,830  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    10,822,000       186,516,545  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    6,061,400       89,952,988  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    3,520,800       48,783,901  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    2,696,100       19,116,546  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,002,500       66,870,229  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    35,820,280       335,512,314  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    4,086,300       165,728,989  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    566,000       16,657,528  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    2,788,100       69,991,811  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    1,078,800       38,750,998  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    7,556,416       137,236,300  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    759,500       7,153,134  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    1,345,288       55,553,311  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    5,405,400       109,146,494  

NEC Corp.

    781,900       51,093,024  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    1,070,000     $ 17,076,158  

Nidec Corp.

    1,307,300       48,758,128  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    3,259,200       182,094,400  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    4,767       19,287,801  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    235,900       14,041,080  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,972,500       23,412,372  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    7,023       12,495,332  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    538,900       13,655,350  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    2,675,435       64,383,427  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    93,467,600       117,372,326  

Nippon Yusen KK

    1,520,000       52,380,506  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    394,000       15,713,826  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    7,269,600       28,539,177  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    627,000       20,284,312  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    251,100       32,864,397  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    461,000       38,243,565  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    9,412,400       50,696,557  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    364,500       9,974,799  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    13,303       14,557,011  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    1,217,571       37,237,608  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    1,976,755       28,472,438  

Obayashi Corp.

    2,015,800       18,659,329  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    216,900       33,317,910  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    968,700       14,802,212  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    2,638,500       10,316,089  

Olympus Corp.

    3,762,500       55,698,779  

Omron Corp.

    549,900       24,726,392  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,215,600       21,910,129  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    247,900       7,752,357  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    120,600       9,504,381  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    3,423,100        127,134,174  

ORIX Corp.

    3,669,500       70,855,350  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,172,700       24,693,370  

Otsuka Corp.

    357,800       15,055,424  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,308,500       51,434,937  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    1,190,900       25,743,070  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    6,918,468       65,163,505  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)(b)

    4,640,700       20,385,471  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,522,400       178,628,990  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    4,607,000       75,589,706  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    6,654,900       36,736,771  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,725,700       13,563,992  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    1,084,000       18,709,011  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    771,880       18,961,738  

SCSK Corp.

    480,400       9,432,468  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    658,600       47,801,405  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    902,600       13,175,621  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,189,800       16,987,415  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,893,700       42,748,751  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,357,080       93,092,443  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    979,700       12,687,213  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    804,500       5,409,702  

Shimadzu Corp.

    741,700       20,509,464  

Shimano Inc.

    239,600       34,400,643  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,727,300       11,562,761  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,706,700       224,628,156  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    818,700       39,294,663  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,253,200       34,935,063  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    1,446,300       13,219,187  

SMC Corp.

    179,300       99,806,357  

SoftBank Corp.

    9,018,900       119,823,690  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    3,223,300       139,151,803  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    964,750     $ 50,023,675  

Sony Group Corp.

    3,956,200       387,977,838  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    264,300       10,327,848  

Subaru Corp.

    1,927,000       38,442,316  

SUMCO Corp.(b)

    1,085,600       16,458,150  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    4,524,000       10,652,122  

Sumitomo Corp.

    3,256,800       74,899,355  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    2,219,400       29,499,379  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    774,300       21,400,624  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    3,986,400       207,346,012  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    2,046,120       41,931,664  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    887,700       27,917,396  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    432,000       14,093,899  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,154,200       51,845,115  

Sysmex Corp.

    526,100       28,500,040  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    1,567,600       25,957,487  

Taisei Corp.

    552,400       20,139,723  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    4,964,010       145,894,632  

TDK Corp.

    1,216,000       60,501,850  

Terumo Corp.

    2,107,800       71,353,142  

TIS Inc.

    687,100       15,282,367  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    590,900       15,648,958  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    348,300       11,345,783  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    5,638,100       148,662,159  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,786,500       25,484,058  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,479,600       274,572,950  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,217,800       27,975,134  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,635,400       19,190,241  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    763,400       21,042,692  

Toray Industries Inc.

    4,341,600       21,692,491  

Tosoh Corp.

    807,300       10,409,843  

TOTO Ltd.

    434,000       11,746,326  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    458,800       38,804,892  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    33,267,120       664,271,695  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    666,400       43,670,142  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    419,500       23,999,328  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,266,100       43,564,436  

USS Co. Ltd.

    654,280       12,373,354  

West Japan Railway Co.

    682,600       28,429,959  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    795,200       17,368,429  

Yamaha Corp.

    430,400       9,464,735  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,800,700       26,471,504  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    876,700       15,155,009  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    750,600       28,287,333  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    707,600       13,904,834  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    287,100       14,058,915  

ZOZO Inc.

    434,200       9,507,462  
   

 

 

 
       11,714,882,736  
Netherlands — 4.9%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,488,993       21,914,080  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    68,114       85,427,671  

Aegon Ltd.

    5,250,319       30,973,924  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    627,159       48,015,293  

Akzo Nobel NV

    535,102       41,102,506  

ASM International NV

    147,506       81,752,782  

ASML Holding NV

    1,264,657       1,097,201,086  

ASR Nederland NV

    494,938       23,324,692  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    239,847       36,043,795  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    1,643,901       16,654,744  

EXOR NV, NVS(b)

    292,754       28,324,682  

Ferrovial SE

    1,603,946       61,166,843  

Heineken Holding NV

    406,549       34,112,561  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Netherlands (continued)            

Heineken NV

    903,429     $ 90,880,897  

IMCD NV

    178,748       27,284,224  

ING Groep NV

    11,338,646       161,104,754  

JDE Peet’s NV

    385,076       9,505,741  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,018,515       84,890,154  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    10,495,211       35,701,985  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    2,469,209       52,237,492  

NN Group NV

    846,892       34,712,606  

OCI NV

    327,615       9,357,990  

Prosus NV

    4,588,592       136,518,306  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    691,869       30,017,981  

Randstad NV

    342,309       19,463,759  

Universal Music Group NV

    2,571,480       75,801,376  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    778,518       114,766,817  
   

 

 

 
       2,488,258,741  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    4,145,853       21,375,575  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    493,674       11,305,288  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,820,500       26,293,551  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    2,175,008       8,973,946  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    4,017,115       13,609,139  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    5,711,772       18,556,367  
   

 

 

 
      100,113,866  
Norway — 0.6%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    1,093,576       11,749,658  

Aker BP ASA

    973,529       25,838,995  

DNB Bank ASA

    2,881,223       56,010,141  

Equinor ASA

    2,826,138       80,875,826  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    617,747       9,936,135  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    277,747       14,154,915  

Mowi ASA

    1,455,675       26,202,624  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    4,142,526       24,277,284  

Orkla ASA

    2,302,354       18,034,626  

Salmar ASA

    223,088       12,383,708  

Telenor ASA

    2,174,187       24,124,902  

Yara International ASA

    513,445       16,970,716  
   

 

 

 
      320,559,530  
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    9,719,078       43,351,332  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,530,391       24,091,021  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    888,155       20,199,594  
   

 

 

 
      87,641,947  
Singapore — 1.3%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    11,672,900       25,297,824  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    16,717,125       24,921,327  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    8,137,300       17,863,712  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,563,600       7,096,851  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,681,800       134,575,040  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    18,808,000       14,124,885  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    5,928,298       18,199,875  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    306,800       5,920,021  

Keppel Ltd.

    4,555,800       24,208,431  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    10,858,628       12,486,070  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    7,423,000       8,038,470  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    10,621,998       101,603,334  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,148,311       43,796,582  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    142,248,184       10,556,692  

SembCorp.Industries Ltd.

    2,795,100       11,763,145  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    4,656,900       23,113,509  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    2,654,800       18,537,496  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    4,919,100       13,630,520  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Singapore (continued)

 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    25,660,285     $ 45,791,874  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    3,966,800       83,614,351  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,452,900       6,746,651  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    5,898,200       14,442,852  
   

 

 

 
      666,329,512  
Spain — 2.5%            

Acciona SA

    75,462       9,761,366  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    671,914       26,514,057  

Aena SME SA(c)

    234,603       41,502,953  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    1,409,250       98,760,761  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    18,687,871       174,907,943  

Banco Santander SA

    50,769,065       204,043,879  

CaixaBank SA

    12,822,480       54,674,929  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    1,772,907       68,216,787  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    200,810       5,218,063  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    951,003       15,399,814  

Enagas SA

    820,886       13,363,845  

Endesa SA

    988,051       19,575,220  

Grifols SA(a)

    932,701       10,159,675  

Iberdrola SA

    18,945,257       228,119,013  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    328,971       3,961,129  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    3,412,366       145,903,780  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    386,104       10,396,913  

Redeia Corp. SA

    1,347,914       22,429,450  

Repsol SA

    4,089,727       60,398,236  

Telefonica SA

    15,399,556       62,658,222  
   

 

 

 
       1,275,966,035  
Sweden — 3.0%            

Alfa Laval AB

    908,775       33,345,503  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    3,139,816       86,111,709  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    8,425,988       134,473,826  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    4,896,252       67,803,060  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    1,205,438       16,412,027  

Boliden AB

    857,858       22,769,838  

Epiroc AB

    2,069,298       36,561,907  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    1,221,439       19,044,550  

EQT AB

    1,113,897       29,910,521  

Essity AB, Class B

    1,912,064       44,901,553  

Evolution AB(c)

    574,087       67,032,456  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    2,041,758       13,551,744  

Getinge AB, Class B

    716,378       15,314,104  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,026,288       28,588,376  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    6,512,640       71,076,256  

Holmen AB, Class B

    240,730       9,486,997  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    1,106,020       8,603,629  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    407,017       12,813,704  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    457,108       14,366,482  

Indutrade AB

    855,833       20,791,674  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    464,291       11,677,196  

Investor AB, Class B

    5,429,505       127,836,424  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    238,004       12,409,720  

Lifco AB, Class B

    725,099       17,494,393  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    4,746,958       28,363,932  

Saab AB, Class B

    252,472       16,256,910  

Sagax AB, Class B

    618,387       15,027,615  

Sandvik AB

    3,344,574       70,289,176  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,542,390       14,982,858  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    4,977,740       70,694,542  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,065,604       18,477,146  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,067,345       21,032,158  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,897,755       25,835,880  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Sweden (continued)

   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    4,568,934     $ 49,254,624  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    2,659,542       54,196,087  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    610,647       17,139,719  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,670,709       14,244,517  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    9,172,776       50,849,060  

Telia Co. AB

    7,379,000       19,031,710  

Volvo AB, Class A

    630,907       15,510,940  

Volvo AB, Class B

    4,733,781       113,446,578  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    1,865,075       4,862,253  
   

 

 

 
      1,541,873,354  
Switzerland — 10.3%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    5,017,759       212,310,428  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    500,697       21,651,671  

Alcon Inc.

    1,567,289       117,977,672  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    301,174       11,506,303  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    103,312       6,916,090  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    143,530       22,927,641  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    94,365       12,082,152  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    10,886       15,900,168  

BKW AG

    66,165       10,511,527  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    3,072       39,041,889  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    345       43,731,845  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    1,632,813       242,529,131  

Clariant AG, Registered

    674,005       8,628,393  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    695,716       20,451,786  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    581,543       61,486,839  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    21,923       16,549,994  

Geberit AG, Registered

    105,040       60,463,957  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    28,964       120,447,854  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    114,027       16,467,830  

Holcim AG

    1,634,749       124,860,206  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    661,553       36,015,870  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    169,927       57,584,800  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    515,629       43,226,864  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    233,237       114,030,896  

Nestle SA, Registered

    8,375,663       954,411,210  

Novartis AG, Registered

    6,429,852       664,934,902  

Partners Group Holding AG

    71,181       96,035,623  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    100,393       30,411,794  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    2,203,881       627,480,961  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    1,283,783       44,027,317  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    127,281       31,704,260  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    73,350       17,460,294  

SGS SA

    469,329       43,368,735  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    1,629,558       24,210,288  

SIG Group AG

    955,604       20,002,895  

Sika AG, Registered

    478,178       132,004,777  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    161,459       51,601,733  

STMicroelectronics NV

    2,143,565       94,118,596  

Straumann Holding AG

    350,009       53,166,844  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    88,999       20,893,303  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    161,650       7,354,920  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    95,069       68,271,710  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    240,112       24,319,826  

Swiss Re AG

    943,374       108,016,733  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    80,994       48,457,378  

Temenos AG, Registered

    199,641       20,317,544  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    10,316,856       308,810,394  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

 

VAT Group AG(c)

    84,425     $ 39,302,270  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    457,806       232,606,425  
   

 

 

 
       5,200,592,538  
United Kingdom — 14.2%            

3i Group PLC

    3,049,227       95,455,862  

abrdn PLC

    6,277,140       13,354,205  

Admiral Group PLC

    814,483       25,898,218  

Anglo American PLC

    3,986,223       95,022,315  

Antofagasta PLC

    1,237,062       26,962,069  

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,371,799       89,704,527  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,087,919       32,223,451  

AstraZeneca PLC

    4,862,100       644,601,852  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    2,851,561       26,234,015  

Aviva PLC

    8,596,661       46,925,509  

BAE Systems PLC

    9,538,807       142,094,496  

Barclays PLC

    48,407,824       89,957,578  

Barratt Developments PLC

    3,080,709       20,996,045  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    335,273       20,302,331  

BP PLC

    53,768,651       314,031,316  

British American Tobacco PLC

    6,664,831       196,503,248  

BT Group PLC

    21,429,683       30,360,105  

Bunzl PLC

    1,050,324       42,684,920  

Burberry Group PLC

    1,193,916       19,666,092  

Centrica PLC

    17,484,433       30,598,616  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    641,661       44,210,443  

Compass Group PLC

    5,385,097       148,325,774  

Croda International PLC

    434,532       26,300,739  

DCC PLC

    309,420       22,494,623  

Diageo PLC

    7,051,881       254,698,879  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    570,828       10,140,132  

Entain PLC

    1,985,155       24,179,967  

Experian PLC

    2,885,421       120,098,119  

Glencore PLC

    32,940,194       174,285,189  

GSK PLC

    12,828,607       253,720,768  

Haleon PLC

    17,357,649       70,502,659  

Halma PLC

    1,181,416       32,700,516  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,092,292       10,539,978  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    520,152       12,690,176  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    61,126,805       477,259,902  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,706,010       64,958,115  

Informa PLC

    4,372,144       42,941,226  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    537,916       50,969,187  

Intertek Group PLC

    502,241       28,507,534  

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,064,673       17,291,604  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    7,904,188       11,680,128  

Kingfisher PLC

    6,067,473       16,869,546  

Land Securities Group PLC

    2,213,579       18,662,022  

Legal & General Group PLC

    18,411,928       59,220,902  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    200,160,296       107,296,993  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,315,265       148,774,939  

M&G PLC

    7,017,333       19,840,576  

Melrose Industries PLC

    4,225,851       31,497,325  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    1,362,259       24,411,171  

National Grid PLC

    11,553,915       153,887,792  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    18,031,583       50,887,619  

Next PLC

    374,949       40,028,249  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    473,933       6  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    1,761,492       12,066,059  

Pearson PLC

    2,020,245       24,783,915  

Persimmon PLC

    999,249       18,404,272  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    2,301,446       14,693,883  

Prudential PLC

    8,557,006       87,902,419  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    2,248,080     $ 162,538,193  

RELX PLC

    5,927,053       244,633,534  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    7,842,082       40,384,726  

Rio Tinto PLC

    3,532,301       244,503,805  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    26,403,425       100,239,284  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    3,185,911       47,431,592  

Schroders PLC

    2,475,239       12,663,567  

Segro PLC

    3,718,194       41,294,520  

Severn Trent PLC

    836,794       27,506,275  

Shell PLC

    20,758,412       643,558,677  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    2,714,475       37,961,937  

Smiths Group PLC

    1,127,005       23,096,433  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    229,582       28,895,379  

SSE PLC

    3,416,549       72,765,429  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,692,138       13,930,192  

Standard Chartered PLC

    7,419,088       56,070,063  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    10,824,654       20,209,540  

Tesco PLC

    22,558,747       81,744,314  

Unilever PLC

    7,843,881       381,684,928  

United Utilities Group PLC

    2,101,819       28,308,899  

Vodafone Group PLC

    72,101,481       61,296,388  

Whitbread PLC

    622,094       28,198,240  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)(b)

    1,890,487       19,282,783  

WPP PLC

    3,308,055       31,990,515  
   

 

 

 
      7,181,489,329  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.3%
(Cost: $42,831,846,081)

 

    50,255,523,162  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   

Germany — 0.4%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    185,315       18,107,217  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    357,319       30,337,074  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    529,430       40,585,321  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    478,940       23,910,580  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    82,249       30,004,640  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    646,841       83,193,471  
   

 

 

 
      226,138,303  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $281,203,138)

 

    226,138,303  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Spain — 0.0%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    676,786       310,115  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $336,169)

 

    310,115  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $43,113,385,388)

 

     50,481,971,580  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.4%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    130,963,542       131,042,120  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    60,210,000     $ 60,210,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $191,150,860)

 

    191,252,120  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $43,304,536,248)

 

    50,673,223,700  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (39,759,287
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  50,633,464,413  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

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.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(g) 

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 six months ended January 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

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

  

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 125,894,889      $ 5,109,569 (a)     $      $ 13,121      $ 24,541      $ 131,042,120        130,963,542      $ 341,592 (b)     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     60,760,000               (550,000 )(a)                     60,210,000        60,210,000        1,646,832           
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   
              $ 13,121      $ 24,541      $ 191,252,120         $  1,988,424      $    
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (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

           

TOPIX Index

     230        03/07/24      $ 39,476      $ 2,705,928  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     1,181        03/15/24        59,377        1,148,716  

FTSE 100 Index

     318        03/15/24        30,627        (74,752

SPI 200 Index

     145        03/21/24        17,971        258,790  
           

 

 

 
            $ 4,038,682  
           

 

 

 

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 4,113,434      $      $      $      $ 4,113,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 74,752      $      $      $      $ 74,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 8,450,400      $      $      $      $ 8,450,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,996,837    $      $      $      $ (1,996,837
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 184,106,427   

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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

   $ 595,245,433      $ 49,660,277,723      $ 6      $ 50,255,523,162  

Preferred Stocks

            226,138,303               226,138,303  

Rights

     310,115                      310,115  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     191,252,120                      191,252,120  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  786,807,668      $ 49,886,416,026      $ 6      $ 50,673,223,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 4,113,434      $      —      $ 4,113,434  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ (74,752    $      $ (74,752
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      —      $   4,038,682      $      —          4,038,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 9.4%            

Abacus Group

    1,687,377     $ 1,200,725  

Abacus Storage King

    1,687,112       1,256,252  

Accent Group Ltd.

    1,445,979       1,899,727  

Adbri Ltd.(a)

    1,486,439       2,956,687  

AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty Ltd.(b)

    169,200       1  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    2,358,839       13,322,592  

Alpha HPA Ltd., NVS(a)

    2,130,183       1,197,199  

ALS Ltd.

    1,763,303       14,487,354  

Altium Ltd.

    464,293       14,915,788  

Alumina Ltd.(a)

    9,585,144       7,211,034  

AMP Ltd.

    10,614,864       6,437,593  

Ansell Ltd.

    487,051       7,660,252  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    1,094,184       528,175  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    299,327       6,543,392  

Arena REIT

    1,353,871       3,069,773  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    4,455,361       15,706,928  

AUB Group Ltd.

    396,349       7,887,387  

Audinate Group Ltd.(a)

    291,910       3,142,632  

Aussie Broadband Ltd.(a)

    835,859       2,092,661  

Austal Ltd.

    1,187,876       1,575,877  

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(a)

    718,883       688,570  

Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.(c)

    467,465       917,014  

AVZ Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    10,717,468       3,290,599  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.(c)

    2,514,941       9,873,557  

Bapcor Ltd.

    1,316,045       4,817,394  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    6,133,322       6,581,891  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    1,049,895       2,558,685  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(a)

    4,411,469       3,816,005  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    2,175,137       13,896,812  

Boral Ltd.(a)

    1,061,327       3,657,784  

Boss Energy Ltd. (a)

    1,540,011       5,572,390  

Breville Group Ltd.

    385,827       6,818,663  

Brickworks Ltd.

    292,117       5,575,953  

BWP Trust

    1,833,816       4,106,342  

Calix Ltd.(a)(c)

    536,653       589,515  

Capricorn Metals Ltd.(a)

    1,140,612       3,400,569  

Centuria Capital Group

    2,511,290       2,801,384  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    2,087,885       4,423,084  

Centuria Office REIT

    1,368,678       1,185,039  

Cettire Ltd.(a)

    948,284       1,928,656  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,333,876       959,025  

Challenger Ltd.

    1,728,376       7,332,082  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    1,484,995       8,146,728  

Charter Hall Group

    1,813,025       14,141,039  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    2,548,006       6,204,150  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    2,066,350       4,992,420  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    1,239,469       2,236,103  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    8,149,738        13,796,924  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    142,755       1,460,392  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    374,731       1,980,749  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    429,372       3,366,233  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,251,342       910,731  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)

    2,897,122       3,081,602  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    475,546       6,290,579  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,514,581       3,151,231  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    258,377       2,872,422  

Cromwell Property Group

    5,595,319       1,509,323  

CSR Ltd.

    1,803,972       8,123,228  

Data#3 Ltd.

    551,872       3,509,680  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)

    5,518,376       4,391,432  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Deep Yellow Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,757,680     $ 2,604,459  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    1,624,217       5,849,525  

Dexus Industria REIT

    753,552       1,376,787  

Dicker Data Ltd.

    270,670       1,991,263  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    963,490       2,090,720  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    256,821       6,605,805  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    2,542,259       6,923,714  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    593,200       5,469,894  

Elders Ltd.

    607,938       3,551,467  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    7,240,530       15,167,058  

EVT Ltd.

    354,493       2,891,865  

Firefinch Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    4,681,624       399,279  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(a)

    1,021,507       2,039,820  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    671,400       9,275,986  

G8 Education Ltd.

    2,822,119       1,953,849  

Genesis Minerals Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,689,667       3,911,332  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    4,135,023       4,085,599  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    869,280       4,567,103  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    1,140,120       1,784,319  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    548,150       4,350,991  

Hansen Technologies Ltd.

    650,881       2,186,597  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    2,155,595       6,194,766  

Healius Ltd.(a)

    2,189,640       1,969,914  

HealthCo REIT

    1,739,541       1,549,850  

Helia Group Ltd.

    1,295,130       4,164,624  

HMC Capital Ltd.

    857,845       3,402,337  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    6,383,263       5,254,759  

HUB24 Ltd.

    294,317       7,112,459  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    1,654,078       7,725,506  

Imdex Ltd.

    1,874,165       2,067,832  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    7,440,908       12,994,655  

Ingenia Communities Group

    1,566,556       4,537,601  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    1,448,852       4,054,323  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    2,044,945       2,839,487  

Integral Diagnostics Ltd.(c)

    738,641       954,633  

IPH Ltd.

    833,294       3,708,189  

IRESS Ltd.

    721,159       3,828,918  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    420,847       15,656,544  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    843,241       3,721,820  

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,422,128       1,855,285  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    200,362       2,054,608  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(a)

    3,065,059       3,856,362  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    682,239       3,173,098  

Latin Resources Ltd., NVS(c)

    8,985,266       988,826  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    2,508,041       12,039,804  

Leo Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,370,759       1,303,250  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.

    338,367       3,937,699  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    1,957,869       2,774,035  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(c)

    4,661,163       3,103,758  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    250,233       3,722,839  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,578,499        13,606,454  

MA Financial Group Ltd.

    433,622       1,652,292  

Maas Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    370,096       983,346  

Mader Group Ltd.(c)

    126,356       533,783  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    694,463       4,070,516  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    211,811       2,385,082  

Megaport Ltd.(a)(c)

    591,527       4,830,532  

Metcash Ltd.

    3,527,408       8,367,586  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    353,622       3,169,030  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(a)

    2,610,143       901,497  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)(c)

    964,696       1,851,245  

National Storage REIT

    4,667,669       7,000,162  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    474,750     $ 5,156,565  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)

    436,465       6,686,951  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    2,105,357       7,363,778  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    1,978,117       17,908,205  

nib holdings Ltd.

    1,844,712       9,756,419  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    260,116       2,103,042  

Nickel Industries Ltd.

    6,567,191       3,365,684  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    5,510,457       7,069,896  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    1,548,556       2,736,447  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    1,394,687       5,027,308  

Objective Corp. Ltd.

    123,534       991,174  

oOh!media Ltd.

    2,186,647       2,282,403  

Orora Ltd.

    5,160,907       9,380,372  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(a)

    10,860,717       9,099,438  

Pepper Money Ltd./Australia

    607,357       529,947  

Perenti Ltd.(a)

    3,067,482       1,631,283  

Perpetual Ltd.

    431,870       7,267,272  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    5,291,818       6,231,107  

PEXA Group Ltd.(a)

    510,356       3,813,878  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

    551,133       3,635,607  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    1,679,358       1,286,338  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)

    2,311,772       2,840,894  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    335,968       6,117,025  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    200,763       13,226,066  

PWR Holdings Ltd.

    305,397       2,093,717  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    6,430,071       13,670,679  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    4,150,761       4,311,277  

Red 5 Ltd.(a)

    9,937,207       2,038,326  

Redox Ltd./Australia, NVS

    703,096       1,051,687  

Region RE Ltd.

    4,524,041       6,660,788  

Regis Resources Ltd.(a)

    3,057,279       4,169,724  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    3,025,938       8,273,206  

Resolute Mining Ltd.(a)

    8,312,044       2,334,997  

Rural Funds Group

    1,436,564       1,942,583  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,747,128       8,210,782  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(c)

    34,247,691       879,989  

Select Harvests Ltd.(a)(c)

    435,489       1,062,814  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    631,963        14,791,169  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    5,010,239       3,384,518  

Silex Systems Ltd.(a)(c)

    658,409       2,194,405  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(a)

    3,589,598       2,824,871  

Sims Ltd.

    634,591       5,943,980  

SiteMinder Ltd.(a)

    819,626       2,802,142  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    486,525       3,066,701  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.

    1,037,490       2,662,357  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(a)

    9,610,952       3,487,575  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    3,581,075       13,856,516  

Strike Energy Ltd.(a)(c)

    8,872,219       2,486,097  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    607,240       6,266,827  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    8,714,026       4,527,049  

Technology One Ltd.

    1,120,271       11,446,014  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)

    923,323       6,884,096  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    325,246       1,926,658  

Tyro Payments Ltd.(a)

    1,721,285       1,221,113  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    3,140,606       6,738,092  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(d)

    4,152,326       9,458,432  

Vulcan Steel Ltd.

    259,006       1,252,614  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    2,582,121       4,156,979  

Webjet Ltd.(a)

    1,492,829       7,242,771  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(c)

    665,433       1,496,727  

West African Resources Ltd.(a)

    3,739,231       2,370,040  

Westgold Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,722,101       2,484,383  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    3,059,077     $ 16,723,195  

Worley Ltd.

    1,417,767       13,615,553  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    1,280,107       4,993,789  
   

 

 

 
      919,537,077  
Austria — 1.1%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(c)

    3,946,018       9,235,406  

ANDRITZ AG

    259,327       15,964,809  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(c)

    95,994       2,319,070  

BAWAG Group AG(d)

    300,736       15,483,860  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    143,455       4,709,349  

DO & CO AG(c)

    27,998       3,903,210  

EVN AG

    140,228       3,875,620  

Immofinanz AG(a)

    132,946       3,155,465  

Lenzing AG(a)(c)

    72,421       2,422,314  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    131,946       4,465,518  

Palfinger AG

    58,855       1,523,155  

Porr AG

    84,118       1,180,262  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    568,491       11,852,611  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    39,355       1,869,268  

Semperit AG Holding

    38,022       595,811  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    490,663       4,116,872  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    148,887       4,208,093  

Wienerberger AG

    409,358       13,872,310  
   

 

 

 
      104,753,003  
Belgium — 1.4%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    91,413       15,284,720  

Aedifica SA

    185,649       12,097,685  

Barco NV

    267,785       4,448,551  

Bekaert SA

    140,426       6,848,996  

bpost SA

    377,936       1,544,703  

Cofinimmo SA

    142,641       10,366,761  

Colruyt Group NV

    180,618       8,252,076  

Deme Group NV

    28,534       3,580,989  

Euronav NV

    381,375       6,718,078  

Fagron

    264,003       4,753,741  

Galapagos NV(a)(c)

    178,446       6,693,992  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    112,501       2,528,861  

KBC Ancora

    135,887       6,258,658  

Kinepolis Group NV

    51,847       2,295,293  

Melexis NV

    77,200       6,614,750  

Montea NV

    54,313       4,661,937  

Ontex Group NV(a)(c)

    243,341       1,922,800  

Proximus SADP

    595,578       5,651,634  

Recticel SA(c)

    155,275       1,919,675  

Retail Estates NV

    41,049       2,689,131  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    107,497       4,985,912  

Solvay SA

    282,844       7,735,354  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    97,749       2,798,561  

VGP NV

    52,903       6,204,936  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE(a)(c)(d)

    212,452       2,041,802  

Xior Student Housing NV

    108,843       3,259,968  
   

 

 

 
       142,159,564  
Denmark — 2.1%            

ALK-Abello A/S(a)

    511,505       8,254,094  

Alm Brand A/S

    3,268,294       5,933,162  

Amagerbanken A/S(b)

    130,550        

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(c)

    723,361       11,998,419  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(c)

    303,530       6,973,064  

Better Collective A/S(a)

    113,990       3,187,490  

cBrain A/S(c)

    41,132       1,491,143  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Chemometec A/S(c)

    59,870     $ 3,238,181  

D/S Norden A/S

    86,668       4,663,320  

Dfds A/S

    135,734       4,598,697  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(c)

    197,796       8,120,599  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    524,480       12,368,558  

H Lundbeck A/S

    1,070,919       5,424,150  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    183,908       811,462  

ISS A/S

    607,904       11,502,747  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    184,683       14,146,091  

Matas A/S

    136,627       2,449,571  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(c)(d)

    173,642       6,926,308  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(a)

    44,730       788,260  

NKT A/S(a)(c)

    206,924       14,427,551  

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S, Class A(a)

    25,054       1,124,456  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    66,047       3,040,130  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    105,340       16,978,044  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    193,524       12,676,891  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(d)

    219,499       3,936,474  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    49,877       3,988,172  

Solar A/S, Class B

    19,735       1,285,195  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    279,554       4,756,364  

Sydbank A/S

    219,597       9,745,533  

Topdanmark A/S

    172,478       7,649,102  

TORM PLC, Class A

    129,381       4,545,691  

Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A(a)

    191,753       13,098,960  
   

 

 

 
      210,127,879  
Finland — 1.2%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    146,185       8,310,632  

Citycon OYJ

    307,768       1,609,482  

Finnair OYJ(a)

    35,355,555       1,352,590  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    374,379       14,693,596  

Kemira OYJ

    412,224       7,715,712  

Kempower OYJ(a)(c)

    64,387       2,060,370  

Kojamo OYJ

    475,992       5,643,078  

Konecranes OYJ

    258,104       11,084,666  

Mandatum OYJ(a)

    1,545,018       6,975,860  

Marimekko OYJ

    109,720       1,638,699  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B

    624,789       5,032,182  

Musti Group OYJ

    121,838       3,436,208  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    454,470       4,095,830  

Outokumpu OYJ

    1,403,990       5,993,239  

Puuilo OYJ

    235,101       2,264,583  

QT Group OYJ(a)(c)

    73,960       5,216,809  

Revenio Group OYJ

    82,370       2,261,487  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    408,742       9,485,059  

TietoEVRY OYJ, New

    12,844       296,608  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    182,627       3,131,490  

Valmet OYJ

    604,082       17,097,756  

YIT OYJ(c)

    474,217       1,010,179  
   

 

 

 
       120,406,115  
France — 3.9%            

ABC arbitrage

    83,506       399,334  

Abivax SA, NVS

    72,366       944,728  

Air France-KLM, NVS(a)(c)

    444,432       5,664,800  

Altarea SCA

    15,256       1,335,460  

Alten SA

    112,889       17,454,921  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

    128,986       2,371,761  

Aperam SA

    195,752       6,032,319  

Atos SE(a)(c)

    434,122       1,853,230  

Aubay

    28,268       1,255,169  

Believe SA(a)(c)

    71,120       837,767  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Beneteau SACA

    141,210     $ 1,692,341  

Boiron SA

    13,589       587,746  

Bonduelle SCA

    49,102       521,672  

Carmila SA

    238,967       4,246,205  

CGG SA(a)

    2,810,097       1,347,697  

Cie. des Alpes

    83,565       1,361,307  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    221,082       2,533,921  

Clariane SE(c)

    299,582       757,086  

Coface SA

    403,954       5,458,540  

Derichebourg SA

    346,478       1,787,674  

Elior Group SA(a)(c)(d)

    468,982       1,355,161  

Elis SA

    715,017       15,720,982  

Equasens

    19,934       1,147,083  

Eramet SA(c)

    32,191       2,217,223  

Esker SA(c)

    20,691       3,474,623  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

    219,945       1,303,743  

Euroapi SA(a)

    200,523       1,340,129  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(c)

    547,567       1,997,179  

Exclusive Networks SA(a)(c)

    52,598       1,074,326  

Fnac Darty SA

    42,718       1,141,211  

Forvia SE(a)

    603,291       10,368,903  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    135,256       18,962,559  

ICADE

    131,458       4,450,670  

ID Logistics Group SACA(a)

    10,786       3,846,623  

Imerys SA

    129,101       4,293,411  

Interparfums SA

    78,859       4,172,451  

IPSOS SA

    150,911       9,904,399  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    243,121       5,049,701  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    48,427       1,433,541  

LISI SA

    69,945       1,646,363  

Manitou BF SA(c)

    45,315       1,016,168  

Mercialys SA

    360,197       4,097,871  

Mersen SA

    85,219       3,091,391  

Metropole Television SA

    92,394       1,310,378  

Neoen SA(d)

    261,382       7,557,351  

Nexans SA

    117,704       10,713,216  

Nexity SA(c)

    171,181       2,853,290  

OVH Groupe SAS, NVS(a)(c)

    145,600       1,555,218  

Peugeot Invest

    19,222       2,074,609  

Pierre & Vacances SA, NVS(a)

    501,676       724,961  

Quadient SA

    131,671       2,789,715  

Rexel SA

    935,505       24,915,557  

Rubis SCA

    372,155       9,410,506  

SCOR SE

    585,215        17,457,640  

Seche Environnement SACA, NVS

    8,644       1,076,149  

SES SA, Class A

    1,469,433       9,015,750  

Societe BIC SA

    93,587       6,475,521  

Societe pour l’Informatique Industrielle, NVS

    34,314       2,586,658  

SOITEC(a)

    96,217       13,906,150  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    59,229       13,892,405  

SPIE SA

    535,959       17,728,219  

Television Francaise 1 SA

    154,604       1,363,378  

Trigano SA

    33,421       5,264,490  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)(c)

    367,205       8,099,838  

Valeo SE

    792,339       10,342,043  

Vallourec SACA(a)(c)

    609,203       8,715,377  

Valneva SE(a)(c)

    398,853       1,625,902  

Verallia SA(d)

    283,421       9,994,656  

Vicat SACA

    64,973       2,527,811  

Virbac SACA

    16,254       5,865,882  

Voltalia SA(a)(c)

    141,296       1,209,107  

VusionGroup(a)

    30,630       4,547,974  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Waga Energy SA(a)(c)

    17,120     $ 441,446  

Wavestone

    28,802       1,908,020  

Wendel SE

    101,997       9,247,307  
   

 

 

 
       378,745,913  
Germany — 4.2%            

1&1 AG

    137,243       2,710,237  

About You Holding SE(a)

    158,510       697,508  

Adesso SE

    11,536       1,157,348  

Adtran Networks SE(a)

    71,981       1,555,798  

AIXTRON SE

    434,472       16,170,276  

Amadeus Fire AG

    20,863       2,520,336  

Aroundtown SA(a)(c)

    3,574,120       7,972,914  

Atoss Software AG

    15,091       4,134,955  

Aurubis AG

    121,191       8,717,667  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(d)

    415,189       1,727,354  

BayWa AG(c)

    53,844       1,729,579  

Befesa SA(d)

    138,556       4,868,995  

Bertrandt AG

    22,435       1,198,940  

Bilfinger SE

    107,700       4,565,686  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)

    285,080       1,171,174  

CANCOM SE

    141,241       4,483,495  

Ceconomy AG(a)

    541,068       1,314,334  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    19,092       2,080,621  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    102,426       4,391,482  

CropEnergies AG(c)

    103,337       1,285,416  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    239,113       16,182,486  

CureVac NV(a)

    380,461       1,392,748  

Datagroup SE

    17,442       1,000,912  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    71,890       3,057,885  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(c)(d)

    522,144       3,142,307  

Deutz AG

    444,619       2,687,105  

Duerr AG

    199,494       4,561,119  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    56,136       2,791,996  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    30,274       2,114,449  

ElringKlinger AG

    104,459       575,813  

Encavis AG(a)

    466,436       6,493,869  

Energiekontor AG

    26,735       2,183,254  

Evotec SE(a)

    544,058       8,322,512  

Fielmann Group AG

    97,463       5,071,237  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)(c)

    275,430       3,011,844  

Formycon AG(a)

    33,915       1,844,723  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    141,983       8,333,264  

Freenet AG

    455,518       12,587,187  

Gerresheimer AG

    135,002       13,763,311  

GFT Technologies SE

    63,609       2,249,252  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    269,979       2,620,613  

GRENKE AG(c)

    108,114       2,618,229  

Hamborner REIT AG(c)

    273,750       1,934,971  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, NVS

    100,550       1,795,480  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(a)

    980,728       1,157,819  

Hensoldt AG

    244,228       7,331,942  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    34,051       2,444,825  

Hugo Boss AG

    216,334       13,511,054  

Hypoport SE(a)(c)

    17,062       3,624,178  

Ionos SE(a)(c)

    80,253       1,696,552  

Jenoptik AG

    198,810       6,208,681  

JOST Werke SE(d)

    48,928       2,362,773  

K+S AG, Registered(c)

    732,249       10,270,693  

KION Group AG

    276,715       12,625,098  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    209,411       1,514,487  

Knaus Tabbert AG(c)

    15,801       701,135  

Kontron AG

    146,899       3,406,655  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Krones AG

    54,217     $ 6,718,835  

LANXESS AG

    317,484       8,475,653  

MBB SE(c)

    8,158       789,958  

Medios AG(a)

    50,397       820,748  

METRO AG(a)

    415,730       2,802,004  

MorphoSys AG(a)(c)

    131,481       5,506,655  

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

    51,336       2,085,173  

Nagarro SE(a)(c)

    31,403       3,069,260  

Nordex SE(a)(c)

    455,843       4,651,094  

Norma Group SE

    115,258       1,874,336  

Northern Data AG(a)(c)

    60,647       1,808,618  

Patrizia SE

    160,408       1,368,599  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    13,132       2,203,458  

PNE AG

    131,687       1,897,899  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(c)

    538,010       3,784,746  

PVA TePla AG(a)

    81,681       1,848,488  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(a)(d)

    58,005       8,074,024  

SAF-Holland SE

    174,120       2,811,472  

Salzgitter AG

    89,469       2,495,415  

Secunet Security Networks AG

    6,127       1,097,476  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(c)

    234,968       1,487,414  

Siltronic AG

    69,256       6,509,247  

Sixt SE(c)

    53,196       5,184,269  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(c)

    59,245       3,038,672  

Stabilus SE

    94,220       6,602,315  

Steico SE(c)

    20,108       616,443  

Stratec SE(c)

    28,899       1,319,516  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    130,573       7,666,212  

Suedzucker AG

    233,811       3,299,996  

SUESS MicroTec SE

    70,026       2,378,956  

Synlab AG, NVS

    254,960       2,740,749  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    671,763       9,402,554  

Takkt AG

    94,987       1,387,861  

TeamViewer SE(a)(d)

    532,797       7,638,520  

thyssenkrupp AG

    1,910,911       11,793,542  

Thyssenkrupp Nucera AG & Co. KGaa(a)

    96,668       1,576,513  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    368,320       9,680,418  

Varta AG(a)(c)

    73,291       1,376,957  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    72,627       1,588,692  

Vib Vermoegen AG(a)

    30,231       470,457  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    30,731       2,685,700  

Vossloh AG

    43,853       1,945,235  

Wacker Neuson SE

    80,953       1,500,064  

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG

    102,690       1,486,679  
   

 

 

 
       409,207,465  
Hong Kong — 1.4%            

ASMPT Ltd.

    1,184,200       11,427,975  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    4,156,000       4,726,034  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(b)

    12,938,512       17  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    1,270,000       1,277,391  

Champion REIT

    8,712,000       2,074,484  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    1,292,000       1,408,026  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    6,709,000       2,392,248  

Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Ltd.(a)

    5,546,000       766,145  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.(c)

    14,480,000       984,146  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,438,000       823,988  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    7,230,000       603,377  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(a)(c)

    983,000       2,015,313  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    1,849,200       1,111,653  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    716,400       1,442,789  

EC Healthcare(c)

    1,687,000       248,574  

E-Commodities Holdings Ltd.

    5,528,000       1,048,813  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    5,036,500     $ 812,715  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    9,080,000       3,448,918  

Fortune REIT

    6,025,000       3,449,902  

Fosun Tourism Group(a)(d)

    968,000       496,402  

Giordano International Ltd.(c)

    3,860,000       1,012,158  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.

    10,187,000       640,112  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    3,099,000       3,730,648  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    860,500       1,124,116  

HKBN Ltd.(c)

    3,224,000       1,339,770  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    8,596,000       1,141,187  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    2,445,000       4,220,051  

IGG Inc.(a)(c)

    2,982,000       1,061,405  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    1,412,250       1,852,006  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(c)(d)

    5,151,500       796,460  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.(c)

    1,343,388       1,492,577  

Kerry Properties Ltd.(c)

    2,232,500       3,545,171  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    1,350,000       3,344,527  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    6,004,000       3,742,617  

Melco International Development
Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,612,000       1,694,089  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)

    839,940       6,559,931  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    1,050,000       774,578  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    3,742,000       3,251,501  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    20,342,000       5,662,385  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    2,698,000       1,887,715  

PCCW Ltd.

    16,616,000       8,594,659  

Perfect Medical Health Management Ltd.

    1,872,000       719,700  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,664,000       1,132,328  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,154,000       540,382  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(a)

    4,788,000       2,975,280  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,044,000       503,612  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    9,770,000       2,745,649  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    1,278,000       639,168  

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    1,822,000       2,402,896  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    2,382,000       817,319  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.(a)

    1,002,000       474,216  

Theme International Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    18,330,000       973,377  

United Energy Group Ltd.(c)

    30,204,000       3,209,785  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)(c)

    3,794,000       3,279,724  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(c)

    4,833,000       1,112,869  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    3,296,000       2,529,940  

Viva Goods Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    14,968,000       1,341,465  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,617,000       1,041,812  

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.(c)

    3,040,000       1,638,078  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    659,000       3,816,920  

Xinyi Electric Storage Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1        

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,098,500       2,921,969  
   

 

 

 
       132,843,062  
Ireland — 0.3%            

Cairn Homes PLC

    2,531,615       3,884,321  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

    806,228       4,186,552  

Glanbia PLC

    770,980       13,781,099  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(a)(d)

    2,154,216       2,854,204  

Greencore Group PLC(a)

    1,937,710       2,514,596  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    1,654,535       2,059,814  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    430,977       1,583,573  

Uniphar PLC(a)

    888,982       2,699,632  
   

 

 

 
      33,563,791  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel — 2.8%            

Africa Israel Residences Ltd.

    22,481     $ 1,194,385  

Airport City Ltd.(a)

    265,820       4,435,460  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.(c)

    585,292       4,429,848  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    922,244       4,791,496  

Ashtrom Group Ltd.(c)

    169,843       2,554,571  

Aura Investments Ltd.(c)

    350,880       997,404  

Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    349,523       1,465,983  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    7,454,468       9,860,499  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(a)(c)

    51,781       5,265,237  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.(c)

    23,741       1,523,926  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(a)

    112,379       8,709,353  

Cellcom Israel Ltd.(a)(c)

    463,086       1,895,041  

Cellebrite DI Ltd.(a)

    177,834       1,607,619  

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    252,777       3,933,094  

Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.

    21,757        1,883,340  

Danya Cebus Ltd.

    27,367       671,093  

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    218,415       1,306,794  

Delek Group Ltd.

    35,884       4,443,577  

Delta Galil Ltd.

    51,799       2,395,584  

Elco Ltd.(c)

    34,011       1,049,558  

Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.(c)

    42,954       915,956  

Electra Ltd./Israel

    8,085       3,081,481  

Electra Real Estate Ltd.(c)

    100,045       1,018,056  

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.

    1,073,626       3,916,770  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(a)(c)

    448,209       8,096,162  

Equital Ltd.(a)(c)

    97,789       2,782,939  

Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(a)(c)

    28,569       3,243,281  

FIBI Holdings Ltd.

    63,626       2,699,515  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    215,733       8,651,567  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(c)

    127,706       3,437,846  

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    37,654       2,522,300  

Fox Wizel Ltd.

    30,284       2,145,938  

G City Ltd.

    334,583       1,070,396  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

          2  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    402,988       3,342,765  

Hilan Ltd.

    59,529       3,308,912  

Inmode Ltd.(a)(c)

    302,670       7,170,252  

Isracard Ltd.

    764,074       2,742,383  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.(c)

    557,757       1,881,218  

Israel Corp Ltd.(a)

    14,903       3,415,398  

Isras Holdings Ltd., NVS

    11,516       1,102,745  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.

    6,555       1,383,689  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    55,987       1,392,957  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore(c)

    81,773       2,019,334  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)

    194,851       3,333,901  

Kvutzat Acro Ltd., NVS(c)

    61,115       703,211  

M Yochananof & Sons Ltd.(c)

    18,017       809,536  

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.

    94,348       958,029  

Matrix IT Ltd.

    136,160       2,563,454  

Maytronics Ltd.

    183,140       2,009,346  

Mega Or Holdings Ltd.

    90,813       2,075,305  

Melisron Ltd.

    91,411       6,703,510  

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

    88,826       2,231,399  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,560,698       1,728,366  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    2,316,094       6,267,044  

Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    960,392       2,304,941  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(c)

    213,669       1,162,359  

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    204,623       1,022,448  

Nayax Ltd.(a)

    28,334       691,957  

NEOGAMES SA(a)

    52,130       1,458,597  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Nova Ltd.(a)

    110,386     $ 15,719,685  

Oddity Tech Ltd., NVS(c)

    60,558       2,501,045  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    9,829,787       3,395,389  

One Software Technologies Ltd.

    153,519       1,930,043  

OPC Energy Ltd.(a)(c)

    425,292       3,013,457  

OY Nofar Energy Ltd.(a)

    58,061       1,475,977  

Pagaya Technologies Ltd., NVS

    921,103       1,077,691  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    502,093       2,321,550  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    39,331       3,233,005  

Perion Network Ltd.(a)

    179,680       5,330,739  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    686,412       6,981,194  

Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd.(c)

    32,077       718,900  

Radware Ltd.(a)(c)

    151,066       2,761,487  

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    36,278       2,029,365  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    743,450       3,318,834  

Retailors Ltd.

    71,637       1,423,804  

Riskified Ltd.(a)

    324,849       1,491,057  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    119,529       3,338,463  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

    804,726       1,813,253  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.

    555,069       3,129,073  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(a)

    1,245,220       3,249,317  

Shufersal Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,007,899       5,407,841  

SimilarWeb Ltd.(a)

    53,850       334,947  

Strauss Group Ltd.(a)

    203,346       3,949,262  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

    137,752       1,823,046  

Tadiran Group Ltd.(c)

    12,534       832,270  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(a)

    35,723       1,537,875  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.

    370,447       2,295,141  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    421,106       12,008,043  

WalkMe Ltd.(a)

    83,856       863,717  

YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.(c)

    27,865       2,053,692  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(c)

    372,436       5,586,540  
   

 

 

 
       278,724,829  
Italy — 3.1%            

A2A SpA

    6,017,993       11,931,655  

ACEA SpA

    157,325       2,482,684  

Anima Holding SpA(d)

    695,412       3,138,705  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

    490,976       1,260,170  

Ascopiave SpA

    272,720       661,666  

Azimut Holding SpA

    412,726       11,506,267  

Banca Generali SpA

    224,435       8,556,111  

Banca IFIS SpA

    101,015       1,748,447  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    851,789       8,716,975  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)

    3,148,105       11,049,014  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    1,547,963       11,761,433  

BFF Bank SpA(d)

    698,314       7,546,431  

Bio On SpA(b)(c)

    19,879        

BPER Banca

    3,797,542       13,697,209  

Brembo SpA

    577,224       7,109,559  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    130,229       12,910,496  

Buzzi SpA

    368,890       12,538,568  

Carel Industries SpA(d)

    166,561       4,033,435  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(a)

    4,684,741       2,151,690  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    325,947       2,962,990  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    160,557       1,071,842  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    38,692       1,315,065  

Datalogic SpA

    93,522       610,863  

De’ Longhi SpA

    288,924       9,357,999  

Digital Value SpA

    14,493       1,015,791  

El.En. SpA

    167,288       1,651,070  

Enav SpA(d)

    1,040,401       3,850,439  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

ERG SpA

    227,009     $ 6,656,471  

Eurogroup Laminations SpA(a)(c)

    314,618       1,024,834  

Ferretti SpA, NVS

    582,921       1,852,091  

Fila SpA

    119,208       1,125,958  

Fincantieri SpA(a)(c)

    2,127,104       1,127,543  

GVS SpA(a)(d)

    261,910       1,670,423  

Hera SpA

    3,147,073       11,085,963  

Industrie De Nora SpA(c)

    122,270       1,923,286  

Interpump Group SpA

    291,996       14,433,780  

Iren SpA

    2,498,096       5,242,930  

Italgas SpA

    1,863,171       10,622,682  

Juventus Football Club SpA, NVS(a)(c)

    392,379       954,099  

Lottomatica Group SpA(a)(c)

    255,198       2,963,115  

LU-VE SpA, NVS

    32,925       830,841  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(c)

    562,861       2,925,199  

MARR SpA

    126,467       1,536,598  

OVS SpA(d)

    792,467       1,887,661  

Pharmanutra SpA

    14,073       941,588  

Piaggio & C SpA

    615,679       2,046,677  

Pirelli & C SpA(d)

    1,152,208       6,244,304  

RAI Way SpA(d)

    354,790       1,940,113  

Reply SpA

    86,395       11,845,652  

Safilo Group SpA(a)(c)

    842,128       1,007,423  

Saipem SpA(a)

    4,530,424       6,498,525  

Salcef Group SpA

    72,629       1,844,519  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(c)

    218,254       2,783,755  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    53,356       2,545,287  

Saras SpA(c)

    1,997,182       3,381,493  

Seco SpA(a)(c)

    145,656       488,625  

Sesa SpA

    29,761       4,038,206  

SOL SpA

    130,710       3,761,903  

Spaxs SpA(c)

    218,385       1,204,569  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    354,788       3,464,356  

Technogym SpA(d)

    501,577       4,966,994  

Technoprobe SpA(a)

    577,149       5,737,016  

Tinexta SpA

    77,996       1,649,396  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    37,059       1,358,572  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    1,515,812       9,412,597  

Webuild SpA

    1,542,910       3,245,327  

Wiit SpA(c)

    36,128       720,317  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    135,391       1,977,984  
   

 

 

 
       305,605,246  
Japan — 34.0%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    202,300       4,865,983  

Abalance Corp.

    39,600       725,816  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    375,700       6,511,070  

Activia Properties Inc.

    2,615       7,121,601  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    95,480       2,225,742  

ADEKA Corp.

    295,200       5,776,088  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    2,292       1,991,707  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    5,191       11,431,383  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    75,000       1,921,124  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    408,900       3,724,113  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    194,200       1,257,985  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    347,700       4,303,844  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    6,496       6,121,060  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    132,600       2,225,961  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    193,900       4,492,852  

Aichi Corp.

    124,700       938,103  

Aichi Financial Group Inc., NVS

    166,100       2,932,234  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    171,800       976,812  

Aiful Corp.

    1,200,500       3,009,835  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Ain Holdings Inc.

    107,400     $ 3,504,834  

Air Water Inc.

    707,300       9,342,880  

Airtrip Corp.(c)

    50,800       625,261  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    701,000       11,495,656  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    73,600       1,013,498  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    713,400       5,294,517  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    1,304,400       14,076,608  

Amano Corp.

    203,900       4,698,798  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    155,000       2,855,570  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    262,200       1,041,231  

Anritsu Corp.

    510,900       4,045,631  

Anycolor Inc.(a)(c)

    83,900       2,128,633  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    147,700       1,175,490  

Aozora Bank Ltd.(c)

    441,400       9,703,238  

Appier Group Inc.(a)(c)

    252,700       2,956,713  

Arata Corp.

    111,000       2,463,782  

ARCLANDS Corp.

    200,262       2,293,305  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    147,800       2,940,818  

Argo Graphics Inc.

    63,100       1,851,561  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    69,200       2,218,944  

Artience Co. Ltd.

    129,700       2,426,904  

As One Corp.

    110,400       4,167,784  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    278,200       3,873,826  

Asahi Yukizai Corp.

    44,900       1,249,091  

Asics Corp.

    618,100        18,781,660  

ASKUL Corp.

    150,100       2,028,850  

Atom Corp.(a)(c)

    436,000       2,770,298  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    238,500       2,592,757  

Avex Inc.

    120,000       1,151,112  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    121,900       2,044,618  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    46,400       1,283,587  

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

    145,600       1,499,351  

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

    39,400       1,481,468  

Base Co. Ltd.

    27,900       617,157  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,691,912  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    121,700       1,483,506  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    228,000       981,110  

Benefit One Inc.(c)

    304,300       4,342,304  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    255,800       4,523,676  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(c)

    32,900       888,247  

Bic Camera Inc.

    348,600       3,249,474  

BIPROGY Inc.

    294,100       8,610,789  

BML Inc.

    77,700       1,501,678  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    200,400       1,996,227  

C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.

    40,700       3,088,509  

C.I. Takiron Corp.

    177,700       784,226  

Calbee Inc.

    306,100       6,434,283  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    48,300       686,733  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    180,500       5,491,735  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    714,000       6,156,326  

Cawachi Ltd.

    59,100       1,083,072  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    81,500       1,524,873  

Change Holdings Inc.(c)

    169,500       1,558,756  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)(c)

    595,300       1,365,299  

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    65,300       934,124  

Chudenko Corp.

    102,500       1,932,679  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    552,000       3,908,741  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,109,000       7,885,322  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    151,500       1,927,203  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    690,000       4,376,188  

CKD Corp.

    196,300       3,461,374  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    513,500       6,969,231  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

COLOPL Inc.

    215,200     $ 919,213  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    274,500       4,388,545  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    2,616       5,482,689  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    439,800       9,629,459  

Comture Corp.

    90,900       1,124,042  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    234,800       9,751,974  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    76,400       8,206,439  

Cover Corp.(a)(c)

    91,100       1,751,755  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,461       2,574,623  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    439,700       3,300,043  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    103,200       2,245,768  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    562,300       10,437,119  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    196,400       909,880  

CyberAgent Inc.

    1,646,100        10,623,645  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)(c)

    400,400       556,673  

Cybozu Inc.

    112,200       1,684,421  

Daicel Corp.

    868,800       8,511,779  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    500,900       5,219,560  

Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.

    153,500       2,611,394  

Daihen Corp.

    71,000       3,364,309  

Daiho Corp.

    27,500       722,332  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    286,800       3,929,118  

Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

    97,700       827,469  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    21,200       1,200,075  

Daio Paper Corp.

    313,000       2,357,590  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    155,260       4,439,328  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    140,600       3,896,677  

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    119,700       1,276,844  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    1,121       4,778,836  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    7,802       5,613,216  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    312,700       6,799,565  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    412,200       3,839,822  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    202,200       575,387  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    275,400       2,780,576  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    305,000       5,318,657  

Dentsu Soken Inc.

    102,600       3,830,652  

Descente Ltd.

    133,200       3,076,525  

Dexerials Corp.

    210,800       6,074,934  

DIC Corp.

    292,500       5,520,433  

Digital Arts Inc.

    40,700       1,395,083  

Digital Garage Inc.

    128,600       3,100,462  

Dip Corp.

    134,200       2,291,895  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    433,700       8,684,221  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    98,800       1,487,714  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    121,400       1,792,480  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200,400       6,989,016  

DTS Corp.

    155,300       3,819,672  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    151,700       3,522,234  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    74,800       1,502,118  

Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.

    51,900       601,216  

Earth Corp.

    63,500       1,943,901  

Ebara Corp.

    363,200       22,746,162  

EDION Corp.

    257,700       2,837,621  

eGuarantee Inc.

    135,000       1,759,546  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    120,100       1,496,931  

Eizo Corp.

    51,500       1,778,276  

Elan Corp.

    121,900       874,105  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    163,100       1,896,859  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    556,200       9,342,780  

EM Systems Co. Ltd.

    182,900       870,364  

en Japan Inc.

    120,300       2,223,316  

Enplas Corp.(c)

    22,500       1,828,119  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

eRex Co. Ltd.(c)

    120,400     $ 669,624  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.(a)

    142,600       981,110  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    395,800       1,854,804  

Exedy Corp.

    120,800       2,317,605  

EXEO Group Inc.

    361,900       8,082,710  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    190,300       5,567,892  

Fancl Corp.

    301,400       4,759,596  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    138,300       1,801,755  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    181,600       3,502,404  

Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd.

    242,100       2,776,593  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    428,300       8,570,459  

FP Corp.

    180,400       3,495,017  

FP Partner Inc.

    28,800       1,198,018  

Freee KK(a)(c)

    163,200       3,072,108  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    1,856       5,486,108  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    119,700       1,613,497  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    280,600       4,754,339  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    81,600       2,411,987  

Fuji Media Holdings Inc.

    177,600       2,103,981  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    167,600       2,684,771  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    149,800       1,766,561  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    206,200       9,038,237  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    39,600       543,527  

Fujikura Ltd.

    906,600       7,452,714  

Fujimi Inc.

    200,500       4,017,983  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    43,100       1,190,375  

Fujio Food Group Inc.(a)

    79,600       792,801  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    212,400       5,419,481  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    227,200       3,328,967  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.(c)

    39,200       658,442  

Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd.

    59,900       3,193,948  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    39,600       698,962  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    632,900        15,554,956  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    2,434       2,879,033  

Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,379,233  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    79,900       2,209,806  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    69,700       841,487  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    142,560       2,482,197  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    93,100       1,220,340  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    260,300       4,734,971  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    73,000       2,055,678  

Future Corp.

    164,300       1,950,019  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    63,900       5,714,337  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    78,100       665,800  

Genky DrugStores Co. Ltd.

    33,200       1,510,526  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    104,300       1,704,067  

Giken Ltd.

    59,100       866,845  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    3,735       2,782,584  

GLOBERIDE Inc.

    58,500       823,364  

Glory Ltd.

    159,100       3,287,236  

GMO Financial Gate Inc.

    17,500       1,204,473  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    181,500       927,558  

GMO internet group Inc.

    252,500       4,550,648  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    161,200       9,726,529  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)

    190,797       3,419,728  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    66,400       1,058,958  

Goldwin Inc.

    82,200       5,529,533  

Gree Inc.

    241,500       960,728  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    317,200       4,574,900  

G-Tekt Corp.

    80,100       995,633  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(a)

    167,330       2,813,215  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,224,100       6,036,284  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Gunze Ltd.

    54,700     $ 1,999,343  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    207,300       3,853,680  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    356,800       3,820,011  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,379,300       7,517,058  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    819,800       6,297,065  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,639,401  

Halows Co. Ltd.

    28,500       845,051  

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    55,800       1,553,702  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    2,308       2,285,336  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    120,100       4,392,835  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    202,300       4,902,465  

Haseko Corp.

    921,300       11,980,479  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    623,000       5,031,155  

Heiwa Corp.

    203,900       3,029,514  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    118,100       3,122,369  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    3,740       3,475,729  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    108,400       1,618,872  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    97,300       1,961,247  

Hino Motors Ltd.(a)

    1,079,500       3,675,258  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    39,300       1,743,972  

Hirata Corp.

    36,500       1,669,719  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    939,800       6,306,338  

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    214,600       2,607,051  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    200,300       5,709,008  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    603,100       3,721,311  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    85,200       2,053,992  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    658,400       2,937,493  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    77,400       2,302,904  

Hokuetsu Corp.(c)

    433,200       4,095,649  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    418,600       4,434,670  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(a)

    636,300       3,111,348  

Hokuto Corp.

    96,900       1,182,056  

Horiba Ltd.

    138,800        11,136,487  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    935       3,263,155  

Hosiden Corp.

    147,200       1,806,968  

House Foods Group Inc.

    235,100       5,174,894  

Hulic REIT Inc.

    4,958       5,221,104  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    773,700       3,000,676  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    49,400       2,177,354  

Ichigo Inc.

    969,100       2,583,409  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    3,479       1,954,957  

Idec Corp./Japan

    110,500       2,211,272  

IDOM Inc.

    213,600       1,275,832  

IHI Corp.

    530,400       10,144,638  

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    253,200       2,211,265  

I’ll Inc.

    33,800       750,434  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    179,400       4,286,547  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    172,100       3,744,803  

Inageya Co. Ltd.(c)

    99,000       850,765  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    7,893       7,142,712  

Infocom Corp.

    88,200       1,464,424  

Infomart Corp.

    733,800       1,969,432  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    676,328       7,069,974  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    202,300       1,143,533  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    422,200       8,187,055  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    25,772       10,594,891  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    75,200       1,758,573  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,292,100       15,107,629  

Ispace Inc./Japan, NVS(c)

    86,400       630,377  

Ito En Ltd.

    210,400       6,107,817  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    230,700       2,470,808  

Itochu-Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    23,200       1,185,293  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    100,140     $ 2,805,874  

Iwatani Corp.

    170,000       7,596,702  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    1,020,400       6,940,689  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    122,000       2,871,975  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    937,100       8,678,797  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(c)

    267,800       866,569  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    308,800       1,410,840  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    79,700       3,053,059  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    198,200       2,350,789  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    231,800       9,205,454  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    180,700       3,106,701  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(c)

    2,469,700       333,507  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    256,500       3,876,097  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    4,550       3,761,902  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    17,744       9,118,613  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    216,300       1,930,082  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    3,416       6,316,258  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    241,800       4,085,886  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    124,000       5,044,056  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    3,259       7,803,073  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,355,627  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    314,600       3,334,080  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    230,700       3,796,858  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    191,100       1,927,606  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    263,600       1,942,262  

JCU Corp.

    70,500       1,779,173  

JDC Corp.

    162,300       601,963  

Jeol Ltd.

    167,400       7,652,501  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    843,900       9,884,990  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    49,500       1,395,628  

JMDC Inc.(c)

    84,900       2,246,662  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    40,600       562,744  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    66,800       1,114,810  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    193,000       2,559,756  

JTEKT Corp.

    786,300       7,194,518  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(c)

    39,700       1,223,037  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    120,500       3,378,393  

Justsystems Corp.

    131,000       2,737,102  

JVCKenwood Corp.

    595,300       2,895,013  

Kadokawa Corp.

    327,434       6,927,655  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    65,000       3,008,850  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    290,200       7,144,752  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    504,700       5,741,115  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    116,100       2,741,900  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    48,100       1,366,067  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    366,500       8,431,616  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    110,600       2,112,566  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    432,300       4,445,789  

Kaneka Corp.

    180,500       4,389,295  

Kanematsu Corp.

    291,300       4,516,405  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    681,500        11,394,553  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    179,000       1,071,310  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    112,900       1,350,401  

Kasumigaseki Capital Co. Ltd.(c)

    23,500       1,991,589  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    55,100       634,624  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    200,100       2,487,761  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    89,200       2,908,591  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    580,800       13,149,238  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    54,000       2,383,080  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    390,100       9,514,191  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    108,100       1,092,366  

Keikyu Corp.

    835,700       7,299,353  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Keio Corp.

    393,600     $ 11,516,860  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    368,500       1,803,900  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.(a)

    1        

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.(a)

    1        

Kewpie Corp.

    382,300       6,803,565  

KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

    48,500       1,112,685  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    120,100       1,871,597  

Kinden Corp.

    472,700       7,877,330  

Kintetsu Department Store Co. Ltd.

    40,300       696,354  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    109,700       1,989,461  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    110,700       2,363,772  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    37,400       883,285  

Kitz Corp.

    221,000       1,806,878  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    219,900       2,478,460  

Koa Corp.

    120,000       1,227,863  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    194,400       8,773,377  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,366,200       18,864,328  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.(c)

    86,800       2,305,806  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    313,300       5,045,538  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    180,000       3,450,107  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    119,700       2,682,071  

Konica Minolta Inc.(a)

    1,731,300       4,751,051  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    202,800       1,942,143  

Konoike Transport Co. Ltd.

    87,000       1,157,393  

Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.

    312,500       1,585,613  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    220,400       1,404,075  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    349,500       4,702,393  

Krosaki Harima Corp.

    17,300       1,444,661  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    536,140       4,872,535  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    120,000       3,123,124  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    282,100       1,617,648  

Kura Sushi Inc.

    78,700       2,108,873  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,083,800       11,370,975  

Kureha Corp.

    157,400       3,012,984  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    400,300       14,619,356  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    174,800       3,773,887  

KYB Corp.

    64,200       2,226,040  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    85,500       1,228,953  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    125,500       1,717,787  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    140,800       1,701,105  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    120,100       4,935,057  

Kyoto Financial Group Inc.

    886,400        14,731,489  

Kyudenko Corp.

    160,900       6,120,319  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    1,551,400       11,618,614  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    1,223,400       7,785,225  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    515,500       11,330,686  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    7,173       7,263,734  

Lawson Inc.

    176,700       10,113,971  

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)

    672,100       1,880,020  

Life Corp.

    100,600       2,554,701  

LIFENET INSURANCE Co.(a)

    217,500       1,843,998  

Link And Motivation Inc.

    228,900       858,711  

Lintec Corp.

    147,200       2,787,791  

Lion Corp.

    895,700       7,984,374  

LITALICO Inc.

    83,100       1,210,801  

Lixil Corp.

    1,099,300       14,689,912  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.

    53,600       825,501  

M&A Research Institute Holdings Inc., NVS(a)

    95,800       3,409,675  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    364,400       6,315,895  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    175,350       9,278,798  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    65,700       1,432,238  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    86,400       3,499,612  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.

    39,600     $ 801,447  

Mandom Corp.

    140,900       1,226,584  

Mani Inc.

    290,300       4,032,913  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    140,400       2,777,972  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    679,000       11,227,375  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    225,500       5,745,637  

MARUKA FURUSATO Corp.

    67,000       1,112,567  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    34,700       6,942,977  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    39,700       1,096,068  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    58,100       1,081,308  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.(c)

    467,400       2,625,865  

Matsuyafoods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,400       1,544,534  

Max Co. Ltd.

    94,100       2,091,381  

Maxell Ltd.

    148,900       1,637,685  

Maxvalu Tokai Co. Ltd.

    39,600       873,144  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    231,700       1,942,897  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    3,752,600        11,232,268  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    738,400       11,785,588  

Medley Inc.(a)

    81,900       2,567,887  

Megachips Corp.

    50,000       1,614,425  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    181,100       2,840,245  

Meidensha Corp.

    120,100       2,152,832  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    76,900       2,094,582  

MEITEC Group Holdings Inc.

    266,100       5,264,344  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    24,000       534,063  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    232,700       3,379,280  

Mercari Inc.(a)(c)

    439,100       7,260,011  

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    99,400       1,448,601  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    112,200       3,331,589  

Mie Kotsu Group Holdings Inc.

    211,600       900,918  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    104,400       2,494,910  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    69,300       1,493,583  

Mirai Corp.

    6,587       2,014,145  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    347,400       4,589,828  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    39,400       1,353,735  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    1,936       4,850,473  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    600,600       9,808,324  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    139,800       1,447,913  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    203,700       6,292,116  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    482,800       8,838,856  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    2,636,800       8,308,730  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    129,500       1,760,951  

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

    39,600       1,327,381  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    66,100       2,247,142  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    85,800       2,862,095  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    50,900       1,169,573  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    2,242       6,721,359  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    75,700       3,494,050  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    208,300       6,439,653  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    80,300       2,682,078  

Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,200       1,379,333  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    334,700       6,116,171  

Mixi Inc.

    152,500       2,615,825  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    106,300       3,852,393  

Mizuno Corp.

    75,800       2,261,316  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    79,300       1,792,872  

Modec Inc.(a)

    87,000       1,358,637  

Monex Group Inc.

    686,970       3,575,158  

Money Forward Inc.(a)(c)

    167,900       6,553,473  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    120,000       4,231,251  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    5,977       5,562,545  

Mori Trust REIT Inc.

    9,562       4,855,836  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    269,400     $ 5,141,727  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    272,900       5,588,584  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    105,500       1,139,313  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    101,800       2,367,679  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    175,100       1,987,446  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    96,200       1,812,381  

Nabtesco Corp.

    424,100       8,151,588  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    52,500       1,224,345  

Nafco Co. Ltd.

    71,800       1,088,193  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.(c)

    88,600       1,405,866  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    350,100       5,724,370  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.(c)

    38,000       1,835,408  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    715,600       11,033,058  

Nakanishi Inc.

    252,900       4,138,923  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    386,400       7,534,787  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    103,100       1,864,887  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    254,800       4,114,822  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    315,200       5,124,868  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(c)

    170,200       2,564,349  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    895,200       11,183,494  

NH Foods Ltd.

    317,900       10,886,860  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    749,700       6,189,274  

Nichias Corp.

    201,000       4,698,266  

Nichicon Corp.

    165,500       1,446,442  

Nichiden Corp.

    40,700       759,029  

Nichiha Corp.

    94,800       1,904,470  

Nichirei Corp.

    412,300       9,958,151  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    289,200       7,504,958  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    303,100       9,237,547  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    1,171,700       7,042,948  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    363,100       2,884,077  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    190,100       1,395,574  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    202,300       4,345,937  

Nikon Corp.

    1,138,200        11,615,938  

Nippn Corp., New

    176,400       2,708,099  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    1,973       8,213,858  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    40,700       1,236,706  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    82,000       1,484,970  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    138,900       1,926,663  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    313,100       6,959,871  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    397,100       6,151,337  

Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,400       1,149,844  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    490,700       4,380,628  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    202,290       2,492,590  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    367,100       3,402,722  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    911,400       1,134,687  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    63,700       2,094,539  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    1,703       3,943,382  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    78,500       1,131,681  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    167,500       1,552,567  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    202,300       7,146,847  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    108,900       4,096,828  

Nippon Signal Co. Ltd.

    186,800       1,191,837  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    83,000       3,203,946  

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

    197,200       2,300,670  

Nipro Corp.

    545,600       4,393,790  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    127,600       3,507,596  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    140,600       2,030,640  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    449,500       5,175,602  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    227,800       3,786,488  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    75,300       2,062,605  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    276,400       1,823,755  

 

 

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    141,900     $ 1,574,132  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    97,600       2,981,449  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    757,400       10,565,112  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    517,800       4,273,603  

Nissui Corp.

    1,068,000       5,835,491  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    591,700        15,933,655  

Nitta Corp.

    64,900       1,679,502  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    38,800       1,382,874  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    88,600       3,025,473  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    96,700       2,631,471  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,500       1,973,065  

NOF Corp.

    256,900       11,602,561  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    86,900       1,312,455  

Nojima Corp.

    231,900       2,922,650  

NOK Corp.

    295,500       3,914,037  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    296,000       1,749,514  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    39,000       2,074,695  

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

    66,300       1,497,685  

Noritz Corp.

    95,700       1,008,098  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    989,400       2,523,048  

NS Solutions Corp.

    120,000       4,002,348  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    40,700       1,431,407  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    266,980       5,010,132  

NSK Ltd.

    1,346,400       7,340,061  

NTN Corp.

    1,493,700       2,731,618  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    5,366       4,556,626  

Obara Group Inc.

    39,600       1,077,224  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    121,200       5,861,263  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    134,000       1,793,989  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    49,000       2,709,108  

Oiles Corp.

    78,100       1,129,789  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(c)

    116,000       1,097,225  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    36,100       1,223,213  

Okamura Corp.

    203,500       3,049,886  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    550,300       2,693,295  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    307,300       2,159,172  

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

    88,900       2,166,275  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    174,977       1,386,709  

Okinawa Financial Group Inc.

    78,600       1,350,800  

OKUMA Corp.

    89,900       4,044,970  

Okumura Corp.

    117,200       4,098,410  

One REIT Inc.

    854       1,570,494  

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

    452,200       1,660,055  

Open Up Group Inc.

    208,431       3,228,501  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    125,200       1,554,866  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    120,000       1,386,607  

Organo Corp.

    100,900       4,167,484  

Orient Corp.

    195,260       1,473,425  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    10,135       11,723,248  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    49,900       992,558  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    56,900       3,994,406  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(c)

    117,800       2,228,343  

OSG Corp.

    318,300       4,331,526  

Outsourcing Inc.(a)

    433,500       5,061,292  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

    163,800       1,590,025  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    177,600       2,840,226  

PALTAC Corp.

    111,600       3,397,709  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    142,000       2,564,678  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(a)

    487,700       6,372,668  

Pasona Group Inc.

    75,300       1,373,177  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,036,000       5,550,856  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(c)

    379,200       3,323,117  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,138,600     $  11,348,312  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.(c)

    76,000       517,355  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    102,500       1,060,611  

Pigeon Corp.

    479,800       5,243,588  

Pilot Corp.

    113,700       3,175,165  

Piolax Inc.

    121,800       2,063,037  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(c)

    74,000       1,936,034  

Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.

    95,400       1,662,677  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    339,900       3,516,264  

Pressance Corp.

    93,700       1,059,829  

Prestige International Inc.

    354,500       1,455,634  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    86,800       1,420,190  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    152,400       2,130,413  

Raiznext Corp.

    94,300       1,003,476  

Raksul Inc.(a)

    195,800       1,519,428  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    313,800       5,157,652  

Rakuten Bank Ltd., NVS(a)(c)

    368,500       5,744,523  

Relo Group Inc.

    400,300       4,018,103  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    712,500       4,620,604  

RENOVA Inc.(a)

    150,600       1,293,886  

Resonac Holdings Corp.

    673,400       13,428,596  

Resorttrust Inc.

    284,100       4,938,674  

Restar Holdings Corp.

    77,800       1,612,361  

Retail Partners Co. Ltd.

    92,100       1,090,179  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    53,700       1,843,353  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    49,800       2,460,451  

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    87,900       1,376,503  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.(c)

    95,800       1,583,748  

Rinnai Corp.

    407,400       9,229,982  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    75,400       1,523,770  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    437,800       722,464  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    735,800       15,055,664  

Roland Corp.

    53,900       1,790,765  

Rorze Corp.

    40,600       4,509,341  

Round One Corp.

    750,600       3,324,432  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    119,200       2,097,835  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    54,700       1,061,876  

Ryobi Ltd.

    81,700       1,506,220  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    968,100       15,053,128  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    52,000       1,713,380  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    71,000       1,811,845  

S Foods Inc.

    67,500       1,517,864  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,000       1,153,853  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    112,200       3,851,746  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    80,500       1,530,102  

Sakata INX Corp.

    173,700       1,675,903  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    110,100       2,741,773  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    100,800       1,717,492  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    1,578       1,149,876  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    77,600       2,396,733  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    191,200       2,155,880  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    206,800       791,179  

Sangetsu Corp.

    171,400       3,775,317  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    497,400       3,507,697  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    87,400       4,015,433  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    144,700       1,856,365  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    152,700       9,340,134  

Sankyu Inc.

    192,700       7,203,562  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    205,000       8,560,223  

Sansan Inc.(a)

    288,100       2,681,986  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,290,400       13,036,036  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    707,700       10,816,612  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    40,600     $ 1,186,625  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    36,000       1,496,868  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    74,500       1,279,661  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    242,200        11,199,041  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    94,900       1,395,333  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    148,600       5,624,511  

SB Technology Corp.

    40,800       687,056  

SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd., NVS(c)

    195,200       2,249,713  

SBS Holdings Inc.

    60,000       1,015,616  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    317,800       31,163,230  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    594,300       8,746,670  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    925,300       13,076,729  

Seiko Group Corp.

    106,900       1,907,106  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    470,700       6,874,025  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    161,100       2,703,840  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.

    15,780       8,393,200  

Sekisui Jushi Corp.

    105,100       1,810,229  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    423,000       3,307,185  

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    865,900       2,006,097  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.

    332,800       1,114,311  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    178,300       3,267,382  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    2,252,000       4,714,163  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    88,200       2,138,403  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.(c)

    48,100       2,278,460  

Shibuya Corp.

    65,100       1,106,391  

SHIFT Inc.(a)(c)

    47,700       8,599,037  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    129,600       3,222,392  

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    125,400       1,550,590  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    546,500       3,864,187  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    99,000       1,006,788  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    85,800       9,412,988  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.(c)

    82,900       960,853  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    179,000       1,969,030  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    261,500       9,668,213  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    200,400       1,663,526  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    290,100       4,402,806  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    137,000       935,951  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    153,200       6,823,608  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    38,800       2,663,048  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    185,200       2,475,079  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    40,600       1,232,881  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    69,800       1,599,659  

Siix Corp.

    119,300       1,261,520  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    115,300       2,101,513  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    566,800       2,982,698  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

    877,400       14,314,040  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    267,500       4,831,081  

Snow Peak Inc.(c)

    106,700       644,041  

Socionext Inc.

    685,000       15,698,884  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    1,458,500       7,961,934  

Sojitz Corp.

    865,820       20,434,572  

Solasto Corp.

    205,500       802,921  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)

    284,100       2,757,718  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,706       2,197,564  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    300,300       5,503,935  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

    91,820       1,130,760  

SRE Holdings Corp.(a)(c)

    40,700       918,514  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    490,000       9,359,246  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    8,644       3,389,335  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    139,200       1,661,237  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    118,600       2,432,937  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    974       1,344,603  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Strike Co. Ltd.

    39,700     $ 1,280,884  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    130,600       6,240,021  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    133,100       6,614,740  

Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd.

    76,400       1,579,187  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    610,300       17,939,908  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    430,000       11,156,130  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    447,580       1,255,366  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    124,600       3,138,957  

Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.

    671,900       1,972,343  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    130,900       1,124,951  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    656,500       7,605,207  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    185,000       3,327,081  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    122,200       1,461,421  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    280,200       8,450,904  

SUNWELS Co. Ltd.(c)

    41,300       644,783  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    617,400       3,598,035  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    237,300       7,366,024  

Systena Corp.

    1,075,600       2,174,095  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    120,000       2,692,865  

Tadano Ltd.

    360,000       2,930,574  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    46,600       1,407,485  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    438,400       9,023,280  

Taikisha Ltd.

    89,000       2,653,698  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,600       3,759,299  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    154,800       3,410,832  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    449,200        10,850,759  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    42,000       843,433  

Takara Bio Inc.

    183,100       1,556,498  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    526,200       4,451,878  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,355       1,675,083  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    158,600       1,894,952  

Takasago International Corp.

    28,900       690,187  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    166,000       3,835,632  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    548,400       7,639,894  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    127,200       4,348,681  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    231,600       2,725,073  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    52,300       1,443,670  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    69,500       2,633,499  

TBS Holdings Inc.

    123,300       2,859,257  

TechMatrix Corp.

    140,200       1,497,649  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    417,000       9,613,857  

Teijin Ltd.

    683,200       6,285,018  

Tenma Corp.

    39,600       609,704  

T-Gaia Corp.

    64,200       868,791  

THK Co. Ltd.

    441,200       8,482,788  

TKC Corp.

    100,600       2,605,824  

TKP Corp.(a)

    77,400       877,920  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    51,500       1,361,322  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    360,100       3,446,778  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    200,400       2,131,681  

Toda Corp.

    864,500       5,450,691  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.

    32,400       4,335,000  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    24,900       3,494,546  

Toenec Corp.

    13,500       442,872  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    669,900       1,420,679  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    281,600       5,657,314  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    199,700       4,325,200  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(c)

    120,400       1,601,499  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,728,500       11,539,120  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    766,900       5,393,506  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    40,700       581,265  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    376,200       2,536,765  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    200,400     $ 3,170,536  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    694,200       2,677,900  

Token Corp.

    24,500       1,571,121  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    36,000       960,799  

Tokuyama Corp.

    227,100       3,640,199  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    557,600       6,195,706  

Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

    70,600       2,797,246  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    88,200       2,579,969  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    365,300       8,343,632  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    151,100       9,787,304  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    237,700       2,870,965  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    721,000       11,111,997  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.(c)

    56,900       1,782,049  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    281,540       1,567,171  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    2,384,000        15,943,168  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    3,332       3,885,425  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    577,400       1,589,932  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    304,400       4,994,174  

Topcon Corp.

    375,200       4,310,537  

Topre Corp.

    126,000       1,833,965  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    169,900       5,201,518  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    46,100       1,174,777  

Tosei Corp.

    113,600       1,640,435  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    107,900       2,238,450  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    88,500       1,817,173  

Towa Corp.

    76,700       3,956,958  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    101,100       1,769,188  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    191,800       1,689,936  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(c)

    24,000       1,404,287  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    491,800       7,811,990  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    350,300       18,240,636  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    49,600       1,673,780  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    438,000       7,252,538  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    307,100       2,304,919  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    252,900       4,883,105  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    320,700       5,284,278  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    29,700       1,407,500  

Transcosmos Inc.

    91,600       1,912,718  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    167,200       1,418,420  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    102,800       2,535,112  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    191,400       3,269,950  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    330,800       4,190,226  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    103,700       2,999,051  

Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc.

    144,300       1,777,855  

Tsugami Corp.

    142,700       1,152,395  

Tsumura & Co.

    221,000       3,998,376  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    151,500       11,988,896  

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(c)

    57,800       1,425,171  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    89,600       1,067,982  

UACJ Corp.

    123,594       3,413,824  

UBE Corp.

    348,300       5,790,666  

Ulvac Inc.

    179,800       8,800,029  

Union Tool Co.

    34,800       801,463  

United Arrows Ltd.

    87,400       1,146,171  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    200,400       1,377,998  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    10,700       10,834,034  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    91,500       1,323,355  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    69,100       2,005,623  

Ushio Inc.

    355,500       4,980,288  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    120,100       1,924,238  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    134,500       2,297,896  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    58,400       498,078  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Vector Inc.

    122,900     $ 986,940  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(a)(c)

    149,000       1,182,753  

Visional Inc.(a)

    83,200       5,207,216  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,000       1,023,663  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    160,400       3,742,005  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    539,300       2,485,270  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    113,100       1,225,559  

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,100       489,771  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)(c)

    141,500       1,628,493  

Weathernews Inc.

    26,600       964,817  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    360,900       6,087,962  

West Holdings Corp.

    91,130       2,096,100  

WingArc1st Inc.

    74,400       1,415,369  

Workman Co. Ltd.(c)

    77,700       2,221,218  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(c)

    200,700       1,036,830  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    120,000       1,344,687  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,219,800       6,780,553  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    700,100       6,654,496  

YA-MAN Ltd.(c)

    125,700       863,560  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    147,100       8,142,542  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    425,300       10,084,855  

Yamazen Corp.

    189,800       1,623,125  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    67,600       3,900,374  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    120,100       1,491,033  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    79,000       2,080,606  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    120,000       2,322,388  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    451,400       10,683,590  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

    171,400       1,303,889  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    228,500       1,856,788  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    237,700       5,300,789  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    58,600       1,952,501  

Yurtec Corp.

    91,900       725,879  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    201,700       7,505,946  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    168,600       1,013,979  

Zeon Corp.

    528,900       4,798,404  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    105,400       1,459,729  

ZIGExN Co. Ltd.

    206,300       737,696  

Zojirushi Corp.

    143,700       1,390,744  

Zuken Inc.

    62,000       1,694,619  
   

 

 

 
       3,338,174,836  
Netherlands — 1.8%            

Aalberts NV

    385,046       15,312,628  

Alfen NV(a)(c)(d)

    84,151       5,088,908  

Allfunds Group PLC

    1,345,648       9,647,211  

AMG Critical Materials NV

    121,781       2,584,411  

Arcadis NV

    279,884       15,366,036  

Ariston Holding NV

    243,725       1,599,588  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(c)(d)

    202,637       5,867,280  

Brunel International NV

    96,341       1,071,746  

Cementir Holding NV

    186,415       1,999,189  

Corbion NV

    229,016       4,434,747  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    166,464       3,729,458  

Fastned BV(a)(c)

    29,718       881,122  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    123,693       2,221,679  

Fugro NV(a)

    435,411       8,038,922  

InPost SA(a)

    772,398       11,601,280  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    677,094       7,225,511  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)(d)

    720,271       10,875,636  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    1,059,758       2,925,764  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    264,377       8,258,781  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, NVS(c)

    312,243       1,128,065  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A(c)

    608,879       1,554,233  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

NSI NV

    73,553     $ 1,573,877  

Pharming Group NV(a)

    2,502,889       3,155,348  

PostNL NV

    1,206,649       1,758,329  

SBM Offshore NV

    549,507       6,995,701  

Signify NV(d)

    493,869       14,808,487  

Sligro Food Group NV

    79,315       1,232,047  

Technip Energies NV

    563,493       11,664,631  

TKH Group NV

    154,625       6,226,398  

TomTom NV(a)(c)

    278,016       1,882,422  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    125,594       3,781,339  

Vastned Retail NV

    43,938       969,838  

Wereldhave NV

    122,903       1,840,946  
   

 

 

 
       177,301,558  
New Zealand — 0.7%            

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    6,283,788       2,439,013  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    3,025,585       14,924,566  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    3,002,394       8,295,163  

Goodman Property Trust

    4,109,125       5,626,213  

Infratil Ltd.

    3,195,754       20,615,758  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    6,368,635       3,386,760  

Oceania Healthcare Ltd.

    2,527,226       1,081,337  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.(a)

    2,226,597       7,735,003  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)(c)

    420,468       408,648  
   

 

 

 
      64,512,461  
Norway — 2.4%            

Aker ASA, Class A

    86,326       5,129,637  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(a)(c)

    1,380,181       1,360,771  

Aker Solutions ASA

    961,589       3,566,554  

Atea ASA

    305,592       4,073,688  

Austevoll Seafood ASA(c)

    356,382       2,583,507  

Avance Gas Holding Ltd.(d)

    77,237       900,355  

Bakkafrost P/F

    192,101       10,728,490  

BLUENORD ASA(a)(c)

    90,894       4,329,829  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(c)

    785,370       4,865,880  

Borregaard ASA

    366,948       6,259,286  

BW LPG Ltd.(d)

    348,312       4,298,738  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    414,057       949,588  

Cadeler AS(a)(c)

    668,134       3,073,458  

Cool Co. Ltd.

    92,212       1,091,578  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(c)(d)

    291,017       2,446,519  

DNO ASA

    1,866,511       1,635,634  

DOF Group ASA(a)

    577,845       3,119,243  

Elkem ASA(c)(d)

    1,142,952       2,371,634  

Entra ASA(d)

    281,704       3,085,626  

Europris ASA(d)

    610,099       4,572,754  

Flex LNG Ltd.

    109,861       3,275,800  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    512,990       11,466,691  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.(c)

    513,361       5,413,519  

Gram Car Carriers ASA

    44,812       969,334  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    193,183       1,212,301  

Hafnia Ltd.

    981,349       7,136,233  

Hexagon Composites ASA(a)

    453,900       1,016,795  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    365,103       3,676,285  

Kitron ASA(c)

    674,420       2,052,775  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    1,055,799       4,240,430  

MPC Container Ships ASA

    1,336,867       2,009,591  

NEL ASA(a)(c)

    6,591,332       3,290,775  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)(c)

    664,159       6,669,074  

Norske Skog ASA(c)(d)

    284,389       979,993  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)(c)

    2,820,986       3,453,802  

Nykode Therapeutics ASA(a)(c)

    558,594       959,737  
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.

    331,479     $ 1,229,014  

PGS ASA(a)

    3,656,061       2,287,704  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    230,040       4,125,179  

REC Silicon ASA(a)(c)

    1,032,371       1,206,284  

Scatec ASA(a)(d)

    469,824       3,493,451  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    280,072       8,591,757  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    373,968       10,731,279  

Seadrill Ltd.(a)(c)

    138,800       5,974,327  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

    313,576       3,088,875  

SpareBank 1 Oestlandet

    100,907       1,174,358  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    506,937       6,901,747  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    684,237       8,297,970  

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    89,519       3,346,042  

Storebrand ASA

    1,702,132       15,304,141  

Subsea 7 SA

    878,993       11,847,051  

TGS ASA

    504,478       4,912,483  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    934,967       9,391,534  

Veidekke ASA

    394,545       3,601,352  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    402,895       3,916,724  
   

 

 

 
       237,687,176  
Portugal — 0.3%            

Altri SGPS SA

    290,528       1,416,243  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    32,018,095       9,313,949  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    111,671       1,140,453  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    352,546       1,398,838  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(c)

    213,899       1,867,778  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

    351,309       2,014,933  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    834,991       3,440,609  

NOS SGPS SA

    691,371       2,450,700  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    1,593,238       3,914,550  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    77,927       1,205,753  

Sonae SGPS SA

    3,089,644       2,986,850  
   

 

 

 
      31,150,656  
Singapore — 1.9%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(c)

    994,300       1,978,533  

AIMS APAC REIT(c)

    2,229,575       2,173,205  

Best World International Ltd.(a)

    499,600       628,344  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust(c)

    10,091,296       7,194,421  

CapitaLand China Trust(c)

    4,562,334       2,833,864  

Capitaland India Trust

    4,090,842       3,201,926  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    3,550,200       2,719,350  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    8,299,100       8,631,763  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,182,160       1,785,121  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.(c)

    3,027,600       1,946,114  

Eagle Hospitality Trust(a)(b)(c)

    1,640,200       16  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    26,476,973       6,118,421  

Far East Hospitality Trust

    3,708,800       1,797,033  

First Resources Ltd.

    2,139,800       2,355,031  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    4,050,338       6,927,784  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    3,159,800       1,095,272  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    11,360,536       9,456,971  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.(c)

    24,745,200       4,980,398  

Hong Fok Corp. Ltd.(c)

    1,152,800       737,760  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(c)

    18,301,000       2,740,703  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.

    522,000       2,862,431  

Keppel DC REIT

    5,318,400       6,677,889  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust(c)

    15,125,090       5,684,080  

Keppel REIT

    8,659,300       5,955,139  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT(c)

    7,006,229       3,280,524  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    8,217,393       14,966,791  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)

    146,601       664,103  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.(c)

    1,162,900     $ 593,238  

NetLink NBN Trust

    11,227,000       7,071,796  

Olam Group Ltd.(c)

    3,696,900       2,456,745  

Paragon REIT

    4,479,036       2,921,473  

Parkway Life REIT

    1,523,600       3,992,628  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    3,209,100       2,411,514  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    1,916,900       997,132  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,476,100       1,236,666  

SATS Ltd.(a)

    4,071,579       8,313,096  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.(c)

    2,551,100       2,962,448  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,141,600       1,953,087  

Singapore Post Ltd.(c)

    5,225,900       1,597,182  

Starhill Global REIT

    5,462,600       2,097,085  

StarHub Ltd.(c)

    2,240,700       1,770,512  

Straits Trading Co. Ltd.(c)

    542,434       670,210  

Suntec REIT(c)

    7,812,300       6,906,294  

Super Hi International Holding Ltd.(a)(c)

    661,000       711,033  

UMS Holdings Ltd.

    1,935,400       1,834,712  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    1,062,500       10,585,225  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    8,930,000       2,088,941  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    9,911,400       12,373,587  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)

    2,216,400       856,507  
   

 

 

 
       185,794,098  
Spain — 1.9%            

Acerinox SA

    688,530       7,268,941  

Aedas Homes SA(d)

    25,045       478,529  

Almirall SA

    311,168       2,951,703  

Applus Services SA

    512,127       6,193,170  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    324,450       1,304,069  

Audax Renovables SA(a)(c)

    591,932       837,118  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    21,990,226       28,541,908  

Bankinter SA

    2,582,832       15,946,713  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    229,973       6,504,781  

Cie. Automotive SA

    161,810       4,269,003  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    62,316       2,239,672  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA(a)(c)

    65,957,017       855,357  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(a)

    343,648       2,610,381  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    512,040       1,618,984  

Faes Farma SA

    1,168,086       3,838,537  

Fluidra SA

    365,474       7,912,224  

Gestamp Automocion SA(d)

    640,220       2,123,661  

Global Dominion Access SA(d)

    331,508       1,280,845  

Grenergy Renovables SA(a)(c)

    52,923       1,846,340  

Indra Sistemas SA(c)

    507,173       9,004,464  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    1,038,416       6,243,268  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    83,304       5,745,685  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    209,471       1,405,791  

Let’s Gowex SA.(a)(b)(c)

    51,450       1  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    2,237,299       2,338,060  

Mapfre SA

    3,554,165       7,825,965  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(c)

    404,277       2,735,367  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    1,259,494       12,825,707  

Neinor Homes SA(d)

    98,310       1,109,184  

Opdenergy Holdings SA, NVS(a)

    161,638       1,007,916  

Pharma Mar SA

    59,942       2,502,182  

Prosegur Cash SA(d)

    1,190,519       645,870  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    699,079       1,322,772  

Sacyr SA

    1,581,858       5,214,986  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    31,796       105,009  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    316,344       4,670,541  

Talgo SA(d)

    276,282       1,248,827  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)(c)

    202,326     $ 1,699,526  

Unicaja Banco SA(d)

    5,325,812       5,092,244  

Vidrala SA

    80,738       8,092,401  

Viscofan SA

    151,834       8,893,517  
   

 

 

 
       188,351,219  
Sweden — 5.7%            

AAK AB

    704,281       15,873,146  

AcadeMedia AB(c)(d)

    301,104       1,644,887  

AddLife AB, Class B

    436,268       4,702,304  

AddTech AB, Class B

    998,353       20,595,727  

AFRY AB

    361,287       4,989,061  

Alimak Group AB(d)

    244,682       2,156,354  

Alleima AB, NVS

    758,780       5,037,345  

Arjo AB, Class B

    858,732       4,019,368  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    199,310       3,995,144  

Attendo AB(a)(d)

    420,053       1,644,829  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    482,272       9,687,623  

Axfood AB

    419,422       10,611,850  

Betsson AB

    442,092       4,811,338  

Bilia AB, Class A

    241,979       2,925,376  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    868,406       7,721,943  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(c)(d)

    140,873       3,055,543  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    326,722       3,535,134  

Biotage AB

    260,409       3,701,369  

BoneSupport Holding AB(a)(d)

    234,631       4,645,297  

Boozt AB(a)(d)

    221,682       2,596,708  

Bravida Holding AB(d)

    787,760       5,973,365  

Bufab AB

    101,186       3,583,652  

Bure Equity AB

    213,696       6,103,452  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)(c)

    176,854       1,932,255  

Camurus AB(a)

    117,565       5,828,326  

Castellum AB(a)

    1,518,170       19,544,744  

Catena AB

    124,983       5,328,863  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    202,146       2,381,753  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    150,822       2,146,280  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    750,390       1,350,560  

Coor Service Management Holding AB(d)

    366,874       1,545,866  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    1,920,100       1,934,540  

Creades AB, Class A

    198,114       1,309,367  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    381,147       2,956,378  

Dometic Group AB(d)

    1,225,709       9,754,083  

Electrolux AB, Class B(a)

    856,063       8,007,628  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    908,191       4,825,614  

Elekta AB, Class B

    1,341,148       10,119,909  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(c)

    2,971,414       5,670,846  

Engcon AB(c)

    148,824       1,190,905  

Fabege AB

    891,915       8,353,596  

Fortnox AB

    1,876,624       10,346,362  

Granges AB

    410,414       4,069,528  

Hemnet Group AB

    341,124       9,209,600  

Hexatronic Group AB(c)

    717,614       1,505,278  

Hexpol AB

    1,015,700       11,626,265  

HMS Networks AB

    107,668       4,736,859  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    425,718       5,504,911  

Instalco AB

    811,373       3,244,427  

Intrum AB(c)

    325,472       1,927,815  

Investment AB Oresund

    153,607       1,649,849  

INVISIO AB

    154,498       2,998,684  

Inwido AB

    193,434       2,362,880  

JM AB(c)

    252,017       4,103,817  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    88,690       1,188,880  

Kindred Group PLC

    879,488       10,346,474  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    950,562     $ 10,212,851  

Lindab International AB

    289,294       5,493,316  

Loomis AB, Class B

    277,088       7,586,110  

Medicover AB, Class B

    240,411       3,964,794  

MEKO AB

    137,783       1,399,457  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    525,119       9,008,169  

MIPS AB

    101,812       3,382,298  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    358,325       2,742,624  

Munters Group AB(d)

    490,206       7,824,291  

Mycronic AB

    281,909       7,840,973  

NCAB Group AB(c)

    687,983       4,449,574  

NCC AB, Class B

    299,183       3,820,589  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    344,179       3,056,777  

Nolato AB, Class B

    746,564       3,615,548  

Nordnet AB publ

    528,172       8,311,077  

Norion Bank AB(a)

    233,823       925,964  

Note AB(a)(c)

    69,553       983,082  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    100,242       1,974,848  

Nyfosa AB

    578,294       5,172,483  

OX2 AB, Class B(a)(c)

    586,968       2,792,782  

Pandox AB, Class B

    353,145       4,842,417  

Paradox Interactive AB

    138,967       2,722,596  

Peab AB, Class B

    654,016       3,228,836  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    221,471       1,804,154  

Ratos AB, Class B

    754,764       2,487,923  

Resurs Holding AB(c)(d)

    472,926       649,894  

Rvrc Holding AB

    182,990       1,113,221  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(c)

    4,179,991       1,915,250  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(c)(d)

    542,918       2,501,314  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(a)

    110,353       2,738,825  

Sectra AB, Class B

    521,192       9,707,959  

Sinch AB(a)(c)(d)

    2,632,417       8,084,150  

SkiStar AB

    157,569       1,979,094  

SSAB AB, Class A

    874,099       6,800,322  

SSAB AB, Class B

    2,507,579       19,154,041  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    1,779,149       1,843,811  

Storskogen Group AB

    5,240,176       3,617,299  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(a)(c)

    141,159       2,412,486  

Svolder AB

    335,129       1,853,610  

Sweco AB, Class B

    827,571       9,700,625  

SwedenCare AB

    272,038       1,617,069  

Synsam AB(c)

    181,403       807,031  

Thule Group AB(d)

    404,765       10,299,285  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    870,124       26,484,124  

Troax Group AB

    147,966       3,214,497  

Truecaller AB(a)(c)

    901,999       2,666,961  

Vimian Group AB(a)(c)

    635,262       1,743,412  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B(c)

    120,475       6,691,870  

Vitrolife AB

    285,080       4,693,382  

Wallenstam AB, Class B(c)

    1,336,565       6,709,238  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    1,053,114       9,414,471  

Xvivo Perfusion AB(a)

    87,745       2,438,454  
   

 

 

 
       563,109,185  
Switzerland — 4.4%            

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    363,128       11,620,002  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    58,157       10,344,466  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    24,436       7,154,044  

Arbonia AG

    193,074       2,235,696  

Aryzta AG(a)

    3,831,478       6,877,027  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)(c)

    11,843       1,759,776  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(a)

    46,268       1,813,917  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    38,155       17,791,271  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    8,419     $ 2,468,554  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    21,705       5,194,129  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    25,734       10,900,056  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    11,794       6,598,357  

Burkhalter Holding AG

    28,692       2,929,214  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    5,055       2,532,856  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    117,192       9,035,732  

Coltene Holding AG, Registered

    9,945       654,793  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    29,890       9,855,146  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV

    36,313       2,693,125  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    28,922       5,880,748  

DKSH Holding AG

    138,372       9,682,554  

DocMorris AG(a)(c)

    45,917       4,283,644  

dormakaba Holding AG

    12,140       6,081,412  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(a)(c)

    10,784       2,849,240  

EFG International AG

    356,054       4,572,271  

Emmi AG, Registered

    8,315       8,710,990  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    76,930       15,872,657  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    3,708       4,359,759  

Galenica AG(d)

    192,495       16,974,697  

Georg Fischer AG

    316,039       21,152,010  

Gurit Holding AG(a)

    11,032       966,475  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    65,383       4,689,458  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(c)

    426,739       761,525  

Implenia AG, Registered

    56,457       2,004,290  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    6,554       9,948,154  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    2,793       8,157,771  

Intershop Holding AG

    4,308       3,090,916  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    23,837       6,054,179  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    14,924       2,869,873  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    82,494       6,764,222  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    1,757       4,015,069  

Leonteq AG

    35,015       1,302,913  

Medacta Group SA(d)

    27,116       4,057,975  

Medmix AG(d)

    92,406       1,852,510  

Meier Tobler Group AG

    17,251       743,655  

Metall Zug AG, Class B, Registered

    724       1,208,135  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(c)

    12,659,667       1,628,336  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    160,463       2,464,254  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    27,883       8,237,703  

Montana Aerospace AG(a)(d)

    103,722       2,025,427  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    729,628       3,179,598  

Orior AG

    22,171       1,711,907  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(c)(d)

    55,124       1,011,830  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    176,627        23,508,532  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered(c)

    9,431       992,249  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    3,696       2,027,748  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(c)(d)

    35,946       2,991,341  

SFS Group AG

    66,820       8,022,383  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    15,455       15,395,463  

SKAN Group AG(c)

    38,923       3,434,326  

Softwareone Holding AG

    424,182       7,950,254  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    11,140       6,447,135  

Stadler Rail AG

    226,672       7,235,740  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    72,724       7,025,302  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    44,386       11,139,683  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    49,241       18,796,015  

TX Group AG

    11,677       1,759,094  

u-blox Holding AG

    26,018       2,564,251  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    61,213       7,334,636  

Vetropack Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    48,829       2,124,168  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    108,467       7,144,626  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

V-ZUG Holding AG(a)(c)

    9,133     $ 640,300  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    15,760       5,563,096  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    34,743       2,070,542  
   

 

 

 
       435,791,202  
United Kingdom — 14.9%            

4imprint Group PLC

    108,854       7,464,551  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    1,470,428       1,446,056  

AB Dynamics PLC

    66,332       1,492,110  

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    851,364       2,260,366  

AG Barr PLC

    344,263       2,478,096  

Airtel Africa PLC(d)

    3,634,819       5,162,129  

AJ Bell PLC

    1,190,519       4,773,669  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC

    430,915       1,976,877  

Alpha Group International PLC

    132,824       2,768,334  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(a)(c)

    956,474       1,569,857  

AO World PLC(a)(c)

    1,635,286       1,886,919  

Ascential PLC(a)

    1,704,060       6,563,626  

Ashmore Group PLC

    1,782,456       4,793,400  

ASOS PLC(a)(c)

    228,662       1,068,034  

Assura PLC

    11,376,647       6,421,611  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    1,067,255       2,574,226  

Atalaya Mining PLC

    403,267       1,778,490  

Auction Technology Group PLC(a)(c)

    368,317       2,543,887  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    3,662,735       24,004,531  

Babcock International Group PLC

    967,826       5,531,360  

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    2,719,908       2,608,593  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    2,154,961       9,066,865  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    132,467       6,370,874  

Beazley PLC

    2,576,445       17,735,125  

Bellway PLC

    457,466       15,939,087  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    720,639       10,420,454  

Bodycote PLC

    739,991       5,966,626  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(c)

    2,919,076       1,345,822  

Breedon Group PLC

    1,160,506       5,346,029  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(d)

    932,261       3,175,750  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    3,396,124       16,324,214  

Britvic PLC

    967,913       10,825,066  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    721,013       10,992,292  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    874,009       7,255,692  

C&C Group PLC

    1,464,691       2,851,128  

Capita PLC(a)

    6,491,159       1,567,923  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    5,663,539       9,540,744  

Carnival PLC(a)

    533,052       8,008,654  

Centamin PLC

    4,429,206       5,395,765  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    686,778       1,446,528  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    507,274       1,537,741  

Chemring Group PLC

    1,085,480       4,842,214  

Clarkson PLC

    111,045       4,995,821  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    578,317       3,975,101  

CLS Holdings PLC

    667,094       829,651  

Coats Group PLC

    6,177,349       5,605,246  

Computacenter PLC

    330,086       12,059,106  

ConvaTec Group PLC(d)

    6,346,690       19,315,355  

Craneware PLC

    115,612       3,150,075  

Cranswick PLC

    205,242       10,466,554  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    935,811       2,483,387  

Currys PLC

    4,129,499       2,589,444  

Custodian Property Income REIT PLC

    1,515,188       1,369,668  

CVS Group PLC

    279,108       5,970,686  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    1,341,795       5,818,041  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(d)

    3,508,080       5,223,804  

Derwent London PLC

    370,202       9,977,623  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Diploma PLC

    517,202     $  21,319,963  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC(a)

    5,029,848       10,733,462  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    364,358       3,597,129  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    181,395       2,092,092  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    1,442,065       6,368,486  

Dowlais Group PLC

    5,341,962       6,102,185  

Dr. Martens PLC

    2,262,888       2,547,903  

Drax Group PLC

    1,518,752       9,800,648  

DS Smith PLC

    5,278,260       18,820,123  

Dunelm Group PLC

    464,951       6,404,692  

easyJet PLC(a)

    1,147,861       8,036,220  

Elementis PLC(a)

    2,246,058       4,025,347  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    2,293,607       2,657,245  

Energean PLC

    582,091       6,994,129  

EnQuest PLC(a)

    5,443,910       889,980  

Essentra PLC

    1,116,290       2,447,387  

FD Technologies PLC(a)(c)

    90,096       1,431,628  

FDM Group Holdings PLC

    296,713       1,727,832  

Ferrexpo PLC

    1,086,941       1,195,653  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    406,946       5,208,800  

Finablr PLC(a)(b)(d)

    1,080,679       14  

Firstgroup PLC

    2,553,552       5,376,323  

Forterra PLC(d)

    808,226       1,692,086  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    434,954       4,450,229  

Future PLC

    423,866       3,798,323  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    126,901       15,929,386  

Gamma Communications PLC(c)

    358,378       5,422,820  

GB Group PLC

    969,401       3,461,975  

Genuit Group PLC

    957,684       5,121,591  

Genus PLC

    252,395       7,330,939  

Grafton Group PLC

    770,187       9,486,309  

Grainger PLC

    2,667,649       8,898,035  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    794,194       4,178,799  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)(c)

    17,856,180       1,629,298  

Greggs PLC

    393,307       13,248,663  

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

    889,581       1,179,570  

Halfords Group PLC

    839,593       1,898,839  

Hammerson PLC

    14,367,551       4,903,014  

Harbour Energy PLC

    2,359,774       8,293,748  

Hays PLC

    6,007,167       7,475,053  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    2,826,320       2,833,201  

Hill & Smith PLC

    309,078       7,316,068  

Hilton Food Group PLC

    291,527       2,903,895  

Hiscox Ltd.

    1,329,873       17,510,769  

Hochschild Mining PLC(a)

    1,286,872       1,691,894  

Home REIT PLC(b)

    3,524,118       1,274,540  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    2,116,023       21,428,715  

Hunting PLC

    545,581       2,271,298  

Ibstock PLC(d)

    1,536,873       2,987,740  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    1,504,538       13,519,981  

IMI PLC

    999,449       21,197,862  

Impact Healthcare REIT PLC, Class B

    1,228,282       1,326,896  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC(c)

    382,378       2,628,923  

Inchcape PLC

    1,433,140       12,340,410  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    451,304       7,932,775  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    1,132,871       4,224,846  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    1,116,213       25,165,131  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    2,747,530       9,638,025  

Investec PLC

    2,488,248       16,199,777  

IP Group PLC

    3,911,970       2,597,804  

ITM Power PLC(a)(c)

    1,786,095       1,346,377  

ITV PLC

    13,922,732       10,545,916  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

IWG PLC(a)

    2,907,286     $ 6,889,659  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    345,920       3,682,430  

JET2 PLC

    660,102       11,176,273  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    2,673,250       5,299,819  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    702,342       14,481,572  

Johnson Service Group PLC

    1,605,350       2,974,381  

JTC PLC(d)

    602,896       6,060,307  

Judges Scientific PLC

    22,884       2,668,083  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    1,747,556       1,750,703  

Just Group PLC

    4,016,468       4,327,817  

Kainos Group PLC

    336,626       4,893,173  

Keller Group PLC

    279,719       3,098,225  

Keywords Studios PLC

    291,466       6,095,092  

Kier Group PLC(a)

    1,687,430       2,732,978  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    934,398       7,187,868  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    2,237,439       2,282,101  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    237,269       1,872,805  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    4,194,439       10,248,668  

LXI REIT PLC

    6,358,678       8,480,572  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    4,601,497       13,826,435  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    7,714,385        24,102,019  

Marlowe PLC(a)(c)

    308,203       1,464,697  

Marshalls PLC

    880,641       3,124,944  

Me Group International PLC

    592,305       953,298  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    1,046,770       3,451,740  

Mitie Group PLC

    4,917,294       6,443,565  

Mobico Group PLC

    2,070,370       2,240,383  

Molten Ventures PLC(a)(c)

    574,889       1,738,337  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    1,959,319       6,321,767  

Moonpig Group PLC(a)(c)

    912,180       1,930,158  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    1,104,906       3,794,671  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    160,780       4,615,085  

NCC Group PLC

    1,177,643       1,808,822  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    1,836,973       9,018,658  

Next 15 Group PLC

    327,833       3,801,485  

Ninety One PLC

    1,146,461       2,564,387  

OSB Group PLC

    1,520,829       8,653,938  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    211,196       5,941,802  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    2,230,897       4,532,028  

Pagegroup PLC

    1,262,437       7,337,080  

Pan African Resources PLC(c)

    6,208,107       1,409,862  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    795,855       7,088,347  

Pennon Group PLC

    1,007,728       8,972,400  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,651,835       639,634  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    1,735,968       6,164,379  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    2,016,654       1,710,920  

Playtech PLC(a)

    882,780       4,971,713  

Plus500 Ltd.

    309,137       6,991,711  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

    332,400       1,910,448  

Premier Foods PLC

    2,508,147       4,519,934  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    5,219,010       6,425,552  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    2,071,660       2,210,600  

PZ Cussons PLC

    928,915       1,568,129  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    2,014,664       9,098,670  

Quilter PLC(d)

    5,394,078       7,163,391  

Rank Group PLC(a)

    797,627       711,626  

Rathbones Group PLC

    228,283       4,775,334  

Redde Northgate PLC

    879,658       3,957,507  

Redrow PLC

    1,080,098       8,205,002  

Renew Holdings PLC

    312,407       3,484,756  

Renewi PLC(a)

    289,463       2,153,330  

Renishaw PLC

    140,173       6,199,391  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

RHI Magnesita NV

    72,437     $ 3,088,133  

Rightmove PLC

    3,113,459       22,034,486  

Rotork PLC

    3,297,375       12,998,597  

RS GROUP PLC

    1,818,163       18,016,102  

RWS Holdings PLC

    1,165,120       3,508,299  

S4 Capital PLC(a)(c)

    1,411,601       787,099  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    833,702       8,682,365  

Savills PLC

    527,211       6,768,204  

Serco Group PLC

    4,247,959       9,269,642  

Serica Energy PLC

    945,860       2,528,069  

SIG PLC(a)

    2,579,826       1,074,003  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    5,161,991       5,939,948  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    512,776       6,179,989  

Softcat PLC

    496,500       9,098,443  

SolGold PLC(a)(c)

    5,726,459       566,057  

Spectris PLC

    394,530       18,366,714  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(d)

    1,061,551       3,181,426  

Spirent Communications PLC

    2,307,873       3,442,800  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    3,085,909       8,782,423  

SThree PLC

    482,878       2,498,664  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

    4,794,817       4,921,943  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    467,831       934,113  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

    2,383,885       2,508,635  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    1,546,061       12,206,585  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    180,287       6,660,127  

Team17 Group PLC(a)

    446,267       1,526,997  

Telecom Plus PLC

    290,309       5,349,392  

THG PLC, Class B(a)(c)

    2,233,551       1,862,470  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(d)

    1,306,632       2,369,490  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    2,995,779       7,097,786  

Trainline PLC(a)(d)

    1,748,353       7,320,634  

Travis Perkins PLC

    808,601       8,065,487  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    7,349,029       15,385,836  

Trustpilot Group PLC(a)(d)

    1,125,887       2,564,026  

TUI AG(a)

    1,754,944       12,090,863  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)

    4,551,468       1,783,968  

Tyman PLC

    736,511       2,860,811  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    2,944,069       2,384,778  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    1,435,538       18,340,198  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

    1,824,766       2,899,908  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

    966,779       1,448,186  

Vesuvius PLC

    833,525       5,018,730  

Victoria PLC(a)(c)

    221,337       782,596  

Victrex PLC

    334,459       5,777,211  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    4,400,481       8,691,273  

Vistry Group PLC

    1,264,272       15,992,157  

Volex PLC

    507,536       2,038,946  

Volution Group PLC

    765,274       4,189,798  

Warehouse REIT PLC

    1,593,970       1,753,393  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)(d)

    923,645       4,349,854  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    1,016,991       23,376,469  

WH Smith PLC

    504,234       7,705,315  

Wickes Group PLC

    939,502       1,864,115  

Wincanton PLC

    449,366       2,456,919  

Workspace Group PLC

    555,247       3,652,253  

Yellow Cake PLC(a)(d)

    830,172       7,296,159  

YouGov PLC

    404,991       5,979,306  

Young & Co’s Brewery PLC, Series A, Class A(c)

    81,434       1,057,814  
   

 

 

 
       1,459,586,103  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.9%
(Cost: $10,867,159,918)

 

    9,717,132,438  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.3%            

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    31,344     $ 1,611,124  

Einhell Germany AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,020       1,014,907  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    266,389       11,676,769  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    184,355       6,205,275  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    477,170       3,015,386  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    63,675       4,360,789  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    10,578       1,675,879  
   

 

 

 
      29,560,129  
Italy — 0.0%            

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, Preference Shares, NVS

    182,120       4,420,308  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $32,865,749)

      33,980,437  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Australia — 0.0%            

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 06/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/08/24, Strike Price AUD 10.00)

    42,124        
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.0%            

Webuild SpA (Issued/Exercisable 08/02/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 08/31/30, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(c)

    96,743       1  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.0%            

Abengoa SA (Issued 03/31/17, Exercisable 06/30/17, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/25, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(a)(b)(c)

    3,096,556       34  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

      35  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.2%
(Cost: $10,900,025,667)

       9,751,112,910  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 3.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(f)(g)(h)

    378,727,438     $ 378,954,674  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(f)(g)

    3,110,000       3,110,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.9%
(Cost: $381,871,566)

      382,064,674  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.1%
(Cost: $11,281,897,233)

      10,133,177,584  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.1)%

 

    (302,931,305
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  9,830,246,279  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

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

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

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.

(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.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 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

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 422,283,531      $      $  (43,455,226 )(a)    $ 52,405      $ 73,964      $ 378,954,674        378,727,438      $ 4,950,610 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    3,300,000               (190,000 )(a)                    3,110,000        3,110,000        153,389        
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 52,405      $ 73,964      $ 382,064,674         $  5,103,999     $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

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

          

TOPIX Index

    158        03/07/24      $ 27,119      $ 1,209,446  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    557        03/15/24        28,004        678,617  

FTSE 100 Index

    233        03/15/24        22,440        (58,867
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,829,196  
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 1,888,063      $      $      $      $ 1,888,063  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 58,867      $      $      $      $ 58,867  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 1,938,175      $      $      $      $ 1,938,175  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 148,665      $      $      $      $ 148,665  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

    $75,665,028   

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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

  $ 917,853,766     $ 8,793,010,955     $ 6,267,717     $ 9,717,132,438  

Preferred Stocks

    2,690,786       31,289,651             33,980,437  

Warrants

          1       34       35  

Short-Term Securities

       

Money Market Funds

    382,064,674                   382,064,674  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  1,302,609,226     $  8,824,300,607     $ 6,267,751     $ 10,133,177,584  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

       

Assets

       

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 1,888,063      $      $ 1,888,063  

Liabilities

       

Equity Contracts

          (58,867           (58,867
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $ 1,829,196     $       1,829,196  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities(unaudited)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI ACWI

ex U.S. ETF

   

iShares

Currency Hedged

MSCI EAFE ETF

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI ex

U.S. ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $     $     $     $ 4,481,394,874  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    193,537,526       4,350,555,754       109,597,544       24,468,281  

Cash

    7,436       3,710       442       8,359  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

                      300,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

                      7,750,576  

Receivables:

       

Securities lending income — affiliated

          82,874             16,639  

Capital shares sold

    12,261                    

Dividends — unaffiliated

                      4,163,325  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,985       21,560       651       19,786  

Tax reclaims

                      5,133,646  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    5,259,205       128,120,041       3,921,289        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    198,818,413       4,478,783,939       113,519,926       4,523,255,486  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

    570,000                    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

          438,376,400             20,588,286  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    3,427,545       82,367,889       2,603,144        

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

                      7,510,760  

Investment advisory fees

    4,656       89,004       2,747       1,232,193  

Professional fees

                         45,847  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                      53,374  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    965,157       23,424,435       669,400        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,967,358       544,257,728       3,275,291       29,430,460  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS

  $ 193,851,055     $ 3,934,526,211     $ 110,244,635     $ 4,493,825,026  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 191,510,193     $ 3,848,267,915     $ 123,665,246     $ 4,890,237,367  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    2,340,862       86,258,296       (13,420,611     (396,412,341
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 193,851,055     $ 3,934,526,211     $ 110,244,635     $ 4,493,825,026  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

       

Shares outstanding

    6,660,000       122,150,000       3,750,000       89,600,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 29.11     $ 32.21     $ 29.40     $ 50.15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $     $     $     $ 4,235,513,105  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $     $ 427,046,932     $     $ 19,526,951  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 179,992,567     $ 3,971,048,560     $ 108,631,642     $ 24,449,256  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $     $     $     $ 7,813,238  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities(unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 50,481,971,580     $ 9,751,112,910  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    191,252,120       382,064,674  

Cash

    8,158       53,024  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    9,041,585       4,276,138  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    35,884,795       43,543,880  

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

          4,468,367  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    49,966       619,731  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    35,758,848       14,282,036  

Dividends — affiliated

    196,006       12,800  

Tax reclaims

    88,995,210       12,567,727  

Foreign withholding tax claims

    40,940,056        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    50,884,098,324       10,213,001,287  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    130,631,576       378,713,044  

Payables:

   

Capital shares redeemed

          305,954  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

          47,504  

Foreign taxes

          675  

Investment advisory fees

    13,655,151       3,318,122  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    101,635,502        

Professional fees

    4,094,677        

Variation margin on futures contracts

    617,005        369,709  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    250,633,911       382,755,008  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

  $ 50,633,464,413     $ 9,830,246,279  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 52,245,600,452     $ 11,773,446,237  

Accumulated loss

    (1,612,136,039     (1,943,199,958
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 50,633,464,413     $ 9,830,246,279  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

    675,000,000       163,000,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 75.01     $ 60.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 43,113,385,388     $ 10,900,025,667  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 124,041,954     $ 344,151,900  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 191,150,860     $ 381,871,566  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 9,908,433     $ 4,341,033  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 35,434,760     $ 43,548,059  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI ACWI

ex U.S. ETF

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI EAFE

ETF

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI

ex U.S. ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $     $     $     $ 47,062,236  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,671,261       47,797,565       1,463,060       203,972  

Interest — unaffiliated

                      34,913  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    35,729       608,071             160,877  

Other income — unaffiliated

                      43,104  

Foreign taxes withheld

                      (3,957,265

Foreign withholding tax claims

                      411,730  

Other foreign taxes

                      (25,251
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    2,706,990       48,405,636       1,463,060       43,934,316  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    344,337       6,954,117       219,187       7,053,237  

Interest expense

    214                   12,461  

Commitment costs

          17,912             19,473  

Professional

                      49,271  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    344,551       6,972,029       219,187       7,134,442  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

    (317,366     (6,423,020     (203,895      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    27,185       549,009       15,292       7,134,442  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,679,805       47,856,627       1,447,768       36,799,874  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

                      (34,018,300

Investments — affiliated

    (585,322     1,286,286       (952,204     4,975  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (1,409,198     (35,087,324     (969,511      

Foreign currency transactions

    25,689                   (36,763

Futures contracts

                      39,179  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

                      32,562,915  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(b)

          4,536,766       55,074        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,968,831     (29,264,272     (1,866,641     (1,447,994
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

                      (58,877,310

Investments — affiliated

    (2,079,822     42,186,540       105,819       5,277  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    5,954,037       140,481,292       4,335,593        

Foreign currency translations

    (207                 (163,607

Futures contracts

                      (496,771
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,874,008       182,667,832       4,441,412       (59,532,411
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1,905,177       153,403,560       2,574,771       (60,980,405
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 4,584,982      $ 201,260,187      $ 4,022,539      $ (24,180,531
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable of

  $     $     $     $ (159,622

(b) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

       

(c)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $     $     $     $ (3,275,704

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 501,926,857     $ 116,267,172  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,646,832       153,389  

Interest — unaffiliated

    234,866       76,672  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    341,592       4,950,610  

Other income — unaffiliated

    6,839        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (27,544,072     (8,342,404

Foreign withholding tax claims

    970,490        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    477,583,404       113,105,439  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    77,809,237       19,770,167  

Professional

    101,515       3,782  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    77,910,752       19,773,949  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    399,672,652       93,331,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (288,237,715     (153,829,129

Investments — affiliated

    13,121       52,405  

Foreign currency transactions

    849,275       (536,840

Futures contracts

    8,450,400       1,938,175  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    481,882,496       52,778,837  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    202,957,577       (99,596,552
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    382,488,250       (149,465,195

Investments — affiliated

    24,541       73,964  

Foreign currency translations

    (1,527,451     (371,989

Futures contracts

    (1,996,837     148,665  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    378,988,503       (149,614,555
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    581,946,080       (249,211,107
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 981,618,732     $ (155,879,617
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable of

  $     $ (675

(b) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

   

(c)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $     $ (9,708

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

ETF

       

iShares

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

       

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

    $ 2,679,805     $ 3,847,827          $ 47,856,627     $ 74,633,925  

Net realized loss

      (1,968,831     (4,357,692          (29,264,272     (47,137,260

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

          3,874,008       23,263,272            182,667,832       490,789,318  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      4,584,982       22,753,407            201,260,187       518,285,983  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (2,638,743     (21,121,660          (47,700,724 )(b)      (667,586,056
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      11,609,597       58,363,034            224,407,708       42,219,759  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      13,555,836       59,994,781            377,967,171       (107,080,314

Beginning of period

      180,295,219       120,300,438            3,556,559,040       3,663,639,354  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 193,851,055      $ 180,295,219          $ 3,934,526,211     $ 3,556,559,040  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

iShares

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

ETF

       

iShares

MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

       

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

    $ 1,447,768     $ 1,576,592          $ 36,799,874     $ 127,198,735  

Net realized loss

          (1,866,641     (4,643,212          (1,447,994     (58,790,597

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      4,441,412       12,327,854            (59,532,411     459,856,412  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      4,022,539       9,261,234            (24,180,531     528,264,550  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (1,455,713 )(b)      (23,380,016          (64,409,204     (105,154,738
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      10,403,860       3,625,183            (37,020,035     70,469,185  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      12,970,686       (10,493,599          (125,609,770     493,578,997  

Beginning of period

      97,273,949       107,767,548            4,619,434,796       4,125,855,799  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 110,244,635     $ 97,273,949          $ 4,493,825,026      $ 4,619,434,796  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE ETF

       

iShares

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

    $ 399,672,652     $ 1,388,414,350          $ 93,331,490     $ 308,860,288  

Net realized gain (loss)

      202,957,577       334,166,170            (99,596,552     (42,615,482

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      378,988,503       5,367,130,331            (149,614,555     519,104,892  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      981,618,732       7,089,710,851            (155,879,617     785,349,698  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (624,884,738     (1,079,699,701          (134,857,772     (180,867,327
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (877,571,384     (2,449,920,920          (919,523,772     (530,465,081
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (520,837,390     3,560,090,230            (1,210,261,161     74,017,290  

Beginning of period

      51,154,301,803       47,594,211,573            11,040,507,440       10,966,490,150  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 50,633,464,413      $ 51,154,301,803          $ 9,830,246,279      $ 11,040,507,440  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 28.85       $ 29.49       $ 32.11       $ 25.83       $ 26.66       $ 26.88  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

             0.42         0.71         1.04         0.64         0.76         0.88  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.25         2.92         (2.63       6.25         (0.82       (0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.67         3.63         (1.59       6.89         (0.06       0.45  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                       

From net investment income

      (0.41       (0.65       (1.03       (0.61       (0.77       (0.67

From net realized gain

              (3.62                                
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.41       (4.27       (1.03       (0.61       (0.77       (0.67
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 29.11       $ 28.85       $ 29.49       $ 32.11       $ 25.83       $ 26.66  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                       

Based on net asset value

      2.31 %(e)        13.81       (5.03 )%        26.76       (0.36 )%        1.75
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                       

Total expenses

      0.38 %(g)        0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03 %(g)        0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.96 %(g)        2.55       3.33       2.12       2.90       3.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 193,851       $ 180,295       $ 120,300       $ 120,406       $ 71,027       $ 70,650  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      6       12       5       10       9       7
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
     Year Ended
07/31/22
     Year Ended
07/31/21
     Year Ended
07/31/20
     Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

       $ 30.97     $ 32.77      $ 34.28      $ 26.72      $ 29.40      $ 29.96  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.40       0.68        1.47        0.75        0.70        0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      1.24       4.08        (1.59      7.55        (1.98      (0.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.64       4.76        (0.12      8.30        (1.28      0.66  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

      (0.40 )(d)      (0.67      (1.39      (0.74      (0.73      (0.91

From net realized gain

            (5.89                    (0.67      (0.31
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.40     (6.56      (1.39      (0.74      (1.40      (1.22
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 32.21     $ 30.97      $ 32.77      $ 34.28      $ 26.72      $ 29.40  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                 

Based on net asset value

      5.30 %(f)      16.89      (0.29 )%       31.22      (4.74 )%       2.45
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                 

Total expenses

      0.38 %(h)      0.38      0.38      0.38      0.38      0.38
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03 %(h)      0.03      0.03      0.03      0.03      0.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.62 %(h)      2.24      4.32      2.42      2.47      3.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 3,934,526     $ 3,556,559      $ 3,663,639      $ 2,838,619      $ 2,260,359      $ 2,891,083  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      7     15      7      12      8      7
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 28.78           $ 32.76            $ 36.63        $ 26.78        $ 28.62        $ 31.37  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

          0.40         0.48          1.37          0.62          0.87          0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.62         2.35          (3.91        9.78          (1.51        (1.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.02         2.83          (2.54        10.40          (0.64        (1.09
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                           

From net investment income

      (0.40 )(d)        (0.47        (1.33        (0.55        (0.88        (0.80

From net realized gain

              (6.34                          (0.32        (0.86
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.40       (6.81        (1.33        (0.55        (1.20        (1.66
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 29.40       $ 28.78        $ 32.76        $ 36.63        $ 26.78        $ 28.62  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                           

Based on net asset value

      3.54 %(f)        10.67        (6.97 )%         38.96        (2.62 )%         (3.05 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                           

Total expenses

      0.43 %(h)        0.43        0.43        0.43        0.43        0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03 %(h)        0.03        0.03        0.03        0.03        0.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.84 %(h)        1.64        3.92        1.85        3.16        2.94
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                           

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 110,245       $ 97,274        $ 107,768        $ 98,178        $ 44,187        $ 25,759  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      7       17        7        11        9        10
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

 

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

        $ 51.10       $ 46.36       $ 56.45       $ 45.11       $ 46.26       $ 48.60  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.41 (b)        1.43 (b)        1.38 (b)        1.14         1.12         1.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.65       4.49         (9.73       11.31         (0.97       (2.49
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.24       5.92         (8.35       12.45         0.15         (1.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.71       (1.18       (1.74       (1.11       (1.30       (1.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 50.15       $ 51.10       $ 46.36       $ 56.45       $ 45.11       $ 46.26  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                       

Based on net asset value

      (0.44 )%(b)(f)        12.96 %(b)        (15.04 )%(b)        27.66       0.29       (2.27 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                       

Total expenses

      0.32 %(h)        0.34       0.32       0.32       0.32       0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.32 %(h)        0.34       0.32       0.31       0.30       0.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32 %(h)        0.32       0.32       0.32       N/A         0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.67 %(b)(h)        3.04 %(b)        2.62 %(b)        2.14       2.50       2.91
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 4,493,825       $ 4,619,435       $ 4,125,856       $ 4,290,381       $ 2,995,541       $ 3,867,472  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      2       5       8       10       17       15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Reflects the positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the six months ended January 31, 2024, the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00, $0.06 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.00%, 0.12% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.02%, 0.12% and 0.02%.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF  
 

 

 
   

 

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

    

Year Ended

07/31/20

     Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 74.40     $ 65.61     $ 79.41     $ 62.17      $ 64.94      $ 68.87  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.59 (b)      2.00 (b)      2.09 (b)      1.90        1.48        1.95  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.95       8.37       (12.88     17.14        (2.62      (3.87
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.54       10.37       (10.79     19.04        (1.14      (1.92
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.93     (1.58     (3.01     (1.80      (1.63      (2.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 75.01     $ 74.40     $ 65.61     $ 79.41      $ 62.17      $ 64.94  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

               

Based on net asset value

      2.11 %(b)(f)      15.94 %(b)      (13.84 )%(b)      30.73      (1.80 )%       (2.64 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.32 %(h)      0.33     0.33     0.37      0.32      0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32 %(h)      0.32     0.32     0.32      0.32      0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.64 %(b)(h)      2.96 %(b)      2.82 %(b)      2.60      2.34      3.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 50,633,464     $ 51,154,302     $ 47,594,212     $ 57,269,991      $ 46,405,254      $ 60,080,634  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      1     2     5     5      4      4
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Reflects the positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the six months ended January 31, 2024, the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00, $0.03 and $0.07.

• Total return by 0.00%, 0.04% and 0.10%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.00%, 0.04% and 0.09%.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF  
   

 

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 61.27     $ 58.15     $ 75.41     $ 55.23     $ 57.03     $ 63.44  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.54 (b)      1.65 (b)      1.70 (b)      1.39       1.12       1.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.67     2.47       (16.38     20.00       (1.12     (6.23
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.13     4.12       (14.68     21.39             (4.80
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

           (0.83     (1.00     (2.58     (1.21     (1.80     (1.61
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 60.31     $ 61.27     $ 58.15     $ 75.41     $ 55.23     $ 57.03  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      (0.16 )%(b)(f)      7.12 %(b)      (19.80 )%(b)      38.84     (0.16 )%      (7.41 )%(g) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.40 %(i)      0.40     0.39     0.39     0.40     0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.40 %(i)      0.39     0.39     0.39     N/A       0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.87 %(b)(i)      2.88 %(b)      2.50 %(b)      2.03     2.01     2.47
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 9,830,246     $ 11,040,507     $ 10,966,490     $ 13,135,610     $ 8,527,860     $ 9,455,843  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      6     11     15     17     20     10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Reflects the positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the six months ended January 31, 2024, the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 2022 respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00, $0.01 and $0.03.

• Total return by 0.00%, 0.03% and 0.04%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.00%, 0.02% and 0.04%.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(h) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    Diversified  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    Diversified   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    Diversified  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    Diversified  

MSCI EAFE

    Diversified  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    Diversified  

Currently each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in an iShares fund (an “underlying fund”). The financial statements, including the accounting policies, and Schedules of Investments for the underlying funds are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Funds.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, each of the currency hedged funds has elected to treat realized gains (losses) from certain foreign currency contracts as capital gain (loss) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: 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 that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Securities Loaned

at Value

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

    Net Amount  

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 165,959,625      $ (165,959,625   $     $  

Morgan Stanley

    128,409,619        (128,409,619            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    106,836,743        (106,836,743            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    13,141,752        (13,141,752            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    12,699,193        (12,699,193            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 427,046,932      $ (427,046,932   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 208,387      $ (208,387   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    136,096        (136,096            

BNP Paribas SA

    477,432        (477,432            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4,087,751        (4,087,751            

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

    54,130        (54,130            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,102,766        (1,102,766            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,163,956        (1,163,956            

HSBC Bank PLC

    37,559        (37,559            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    1,234,772        (1,234,772            

Morgan Stanley

    9,821,717        (9,821,717            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    479,061        (479,061            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    450,463        (450,463            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    84,372        (84,372            

UBS AG

    188,489        (188,489            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 19,526,951      $ (19,526,951   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Securities Loaned

at Value

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

    Net Amount  

 

 

MSCI EAFE

        

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 4,672      $ (4,672   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    7,103,852        (7,103,852            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    3,936,664        (3,936,664            

HSBC Bank PLC

    31,200,334        (31,200,334            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    28,035,750        (28,035,750            

Morgan Stanley

    38,509,997        (38,509,997            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    441,031        (441,031            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    3,617,506        (3,617,506            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    11,028,712        (11,028,712            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    163,436        (163,436            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 124,041,954      $ (124,041,954   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 382,607      $ (382,607   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    18,817,397        (18,817,397            

BNP Paribas SA

    9,806,001        (9,806,001            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    13,080,545        (13,080,545            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    11,953,870        (11,953,870            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    145,441        (145,441            

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    3        (3            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    107,760,988        (107,760,988            

HSBC Bank PLC

    27,402,274        (27,402,274            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    40,342,845        (40,342,845            

Jefferies LLC

    2,079,838        (2,079,838            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    10,687,506        (10,687,506            

Morgan Stanley

    79,994,391        (79,994,391            

National Financial Services LLC

    70,215        (70,215            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    1,484,222        (1,484,222            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    7,392,046        (7,392,046            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    408,990        (408,990            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    5,264,623        (5,264,623            

UBS AG

    7,040,018        (7,040,018            

UBS Securities LLC

    19        (19            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    38,061        (38,061            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 344,151,900      $ (344,151,900   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market. The contracts are traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) and not on an organized exchange.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    0.38

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    0.38  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    0.43  

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. and iShares MSCI EAFE ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $30 billion

    0.350

Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.320  

Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion

    0.280  

Over $90 billion, up to and including $120 billion

    0.252  

Over $120 billion, up to and including $150 billion

    0.227  

Over $150 billion

    0.204  

 

 

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For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $12 billion

    0.4000

Over $12 billion, up to and including $18 billion

    0.3800  

Over $18 billion, up to and including $24 billion

    0.3610  

Over $24 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.3430  

Over $30 billion

    0.3259  

Expense Waivers: A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statements of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

For the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2025 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (“ACWX”), after taking into account any fee waivers by ACWX, plus 0.03%.

For the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2025 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (“EFA”), after taking into account any fee waivers by EFA, plus 0.03%.

For the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2025 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (“SCZ”), taking into account any fee waivers by SCZ, plus 0.03%.

For ACWX, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through November 30, 2026 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds.

These amounts are included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF    Amounts Waived  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 317,366  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    6,423,020  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    203,895   

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

 

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The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 7,603  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    221,162  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    36,105  

MSCI EAFE

    95,764  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     1,032,438   

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales       Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 13,220,411      $ 10,143,175      $ (7,747,521

MSCI EAFE

    195,571,899        84,186,370        (84,304,271

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     225,260,330         232,250,933        79,611,297   

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 14,869,014      $ 10,716,926  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    336,430,295         244,194,504  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    10,553,700        7,473,145  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    117,997,009        86,467,870  

MSCI EAFE

    1,089,218,988        665,642,784  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    671,531,303        568,797,955   

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind 

Sales 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 11,493,028      $  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    292,175,709        67,891,478  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    12,477,585        2,240,283  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    30,411,607        119,706,239  

MSCI EAFE

           1,486,686,655  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    35,375,859        1,076,978,180   

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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As of July 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains and qualified late-year losses as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

   

Qualified  

Late-Year  

Ordinary  

Losses  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $     $ (12,999,382

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

          (366,550,263 )   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

          (15,237,267

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    (565,379,041      

MSCI EAFE

    (8,112,401,820      

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    (549,772,709      

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized  

Appreciation  

(Depreciation)  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 182,173,791      $ 18,804,164      $ (3,146,381   $ 15,657,783  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    4,008,280,087        507,627,235        (60,655,962     446,971,273  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    110,204,905        4,887,191        (2,242,663     2,644,528  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    4,332,188,289        873,487,704        (699,574,101     173,913,603  

MSCI EAFE

    44,445,007,571        14,656,421,384        (8,424,166,573     6,232,254,811  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    11,435,409,910        1,134,884,420        (2,435,287,550     (1,300,403,130 )   

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on October 16, 2024. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10% and 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the six months ended January 31, 2024, the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the Syndicated Credit Agreement were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF  

Maximum

Amount

Borrowed

    

Average

Borrowing

    

Weighted

Average

Interest Rates

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 7,230,000      $ 363,332        6.43

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or

 

 

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industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. Each Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. These events and actions have adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, the value and exchange rate of the Euro and may continue to significantly affect the economies of every country in Europe, including countries that do not use the Euro and non-European Union member states. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but have been, and may continue to be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

 

 

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Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

       

Shares sold

    410,000     $ 11,609,597       2,370,000     $ 64,248,699  

Shares redeemed

                (200,000     (5,885,665
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    410,000     $ 11,609,597       2,170,000     $ 58,363,034  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

       

Shares sold

    9,550,000      $ 292,122,531        26,450,000      $ 792,872,009  

Shares redeemed

    (2,250,000     (67,714,823     (23,400,000     (750,652,250
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    7,300,000     $ 224,407,708       3,050,000     $ 42,219,759  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    450,000     $ 12,683,882       1,270,000     $ 36,532,479  

Shares redeemed

    (80,000     (2,280,022     (1,180,000     (32,907,296
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    370,000     $ 10,403,860       90,000     $ 3,625,183  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

       

Shares sold

    2,200,000     $ 109,641,014       6,200,000     $ 283,860,289  

Shares redeemed

    (3,000,000     (146,661,049     (4,800,000     (213,391,104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (800,000   $ (37,020,035     1,400,000     $ 70,469,185  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE

       

Shares sold

    8,400,000     $ 616,842,357       11,400,000     $ 803,713,926  

Shares redeemed

    (21,000,000     (1,494,413,741     (49,200,000     (3,253,634,846
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (12,600,000   $ (877,571,384     (37,800,000   $ (2,449,920,920
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    2,800,000     $ 167,940,620       5,200,000     $ 266,170,873  

Shares redeemed

    (20,000,000     (1,087,464,392     (13,600,000     (796,635,954
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (17,200,000   $ (919,523,772     (8,400,000   $ (530,465,081
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has filed claims to recover taxes withheld by Sweden on dividend income based upon certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Fund has recorded receivables for all recoverable taxes withheld by Sweden based upon previous determinations made by the Swedish tax authorities. Professional and other fees associated with the filing of these claims for foreign withholding taxes have been approved by the Board as appropriate expenses of the Fund. Swedish tax claim receivables and related liabilities are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Collection of these receivables, and any payment of associated liabilities, depends upon future determinations made by the Swedish tax authorities, the outcome of which is uncertain. If such future determinations are unfavorable, the potential negative impact to the Fund, as of January 31, 2024, is $36,845,379 or $0.05 per share.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued guidance to address U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes withheld in prior calendar years. These withheld foreign taxes were passed through to shareholders in the form of foreign tax credits in the year the taxes were withheld. Assuming there are sufficient foreign taxes paid which each of the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, each of the Funds will be able to offset the prior years’ withholding taxes recovered against the foreign taxes paid in the current year. Accordingly, no federal income tax liability is recorded by the Funds.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is seeking a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to address any prior years’ U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to Fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes. The closing agreement would result in the Fund paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. The Fund has accrued a liability for the estimated IRS compliance fee related to foreign withholding tax claims, which is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF, iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF, iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

S T A T E M E N T  R E G A R D I N G  L I Q U I D I T Y  R I S K  M A N A G E M E N T  P R O G R A M

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Supplemental Information(unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

January 31, 2024

 

       
   

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

           

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

 
 

 

 

       

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Net

Investment

Income

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

    

Return of

Capital

    

Total Per

Share

            

Net

Investment

Income

   

Net Realized

Capital Gains

   

Return of

Capital

   

Total Per

Share

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE(a)

  $  0.396091      $      $  0.000259      $  0.396350           100         0 %(b)      100

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap(a)

    0.400781               0.000242        0.401023                 100             0 (b)      100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

 

Currency Abbreviation
AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
CLP   Chilean Peso
CNH   Chinese Yuan
CNY   Chinese Yuan
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
ILS   Israeli Shekel
INR   Indian Rupee
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   South Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
THB   Thai Baht
TRY   Turkish Lira
TWD   New Taiwan Dollar
USD   United States Dollar
ZAR   South African Rand
Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt
JSC   Joint Stock Company
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS   Non-Voting Shares
PJSC   Public Joint Stock Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR   Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

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