LOGO

  FEBRUARY 28, 2022

 

  

2022 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares, Inc.

 

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iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF | FM | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares MSCI World ETF | URTH | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of February 28, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers. Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a solid advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. In the corporate bond market, the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and led to modest returns for high-yield corporate bonds, outpacing the negative return of investment-grade corporate bonds. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) maintained accommodative monetary policy during the reporting period by keeping near-zero interest rates. However, the Fed’s tone shifted during the period, as it reduced its bond-buying program and raised the prospect of higher rates in 2022. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s new stance led many analysts to anticipate that the Fed will raise interest rates multiple times throughout the year.

Looking ahead, however, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy. Sanctions on Russia and general wartime disruption are likely to drive already-high commodity prices even further upwards, and we have already seen spikes in energy and metal markets. While this will exacerbate inflationary pressure, it could also constrain economic growth, making the Fed’s way forward less clear. Its challenge will be combating inflation without stifling a recovery that is now facing additional supply shocks.

In this environment, we favor an overweight to equities, as we believe low interest rates and continued economic growth will support further gains, albeit likely more modest than what we saw in 2021. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and health care, are particularly attractive in the long term. U.S. and other developed market equities have room for further growth, while we believe Chinese equities stand to gain from a more accommodative monetary and fiscal environment. We are underweight long-term credit, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, 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.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of February 28, 2022
     
     6-Month     12-Month
   

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500 Index)

  (2.62)%   16.39%
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000 Index)

  (9.46)     (6.01) 
   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  (6.78)     2.83 
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (9.81)     (10.69)  
   

3-month Treasury bills

(ICE BofA 3-Month

U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  0.02    0.04 
   

U.S. Treasury securities

(ICE BofA 10-Year

U.S. Treasury Index)

  (3.94)     (1.67) 
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (4.07)     (2.64) 
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (3.09)     (0.66) 
   

U.S. high yield bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

  (3.07)     0.64 
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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Table of Contents

 

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     6  

Shareholder Expenses

     6  

Schedules of Investments

     7  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     28  

Statements of Operations

     29  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     30  

Financial Highlights

     31  

Notes to Financial Statements

     33  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     42  

Supplemental Information

     43  

General Information

     44  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     45  


Fund Summary  as of February 28, 2022    iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed primarily of frontier market equities along with select emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Frontier and Emerging Markets Select 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 Months        1 Year        5 Years       
Since
Inception
 
 
              1 Year        5 Years       
Since
Inception
 
 

Fund NAV

     (0.44 )%       16.23      7.33      6.68         16.23      42.45      84.37

Fund Market

     (0.55      19.53        7.67        6.76           19.53        44.73        85.74  

Index

     0.71        18.73        8.83        8.27                 18.73        52.67        112.17  

The inception date of the Fund was 9/12/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/13/12.

Index performance through February 28, 2021 reflects the performance of the MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index. Index performance beginning on March 1, 2021 reflects the performance of the MSCI Frontier and Emerging Markets Select Index.

Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 6 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(02/28/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(02/28/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $ 1,000.00        $ 995.60        $ 3.96             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.80        $ 4.01          0.80

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    40.0

Real Estate

    11.8  

Materials

    11.8  

Consumer Staples

    9.3  

Industrials

    7.8  

Communication Services

    7.3  

Energy

    5.9  

Utilities

    2.6  

Health Care

    2.6  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.9  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Vietnam

    29.9

Nigeria

    7.4  

Bahrain

    6.2  

Morocco

    6.1  

Bangladesh

    6.0  

Colombia

    5.4  

Romania

    5.3  

Philippines

    5.2  

Peru

    5.2  

Kenya

    5.0  

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of February 28, 2022    iShares® MSCI World ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI World ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, as represented by the MSCI World 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 Months        1 Year        5 Years        10 Years                 1 Year        5 Years        10 Years  

Fund NAV

     (4.66 )%       10.81      12.30      10.93         10.81      78.61      182.16

Fund Market

     (4.90      10.74        12.25        10.90           10.74        78.22        181.43  

Index

     (4.65      10.74        12.05        10.73                 10.74        76.65        176.99  

The inception date of the Fund was 1/10/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/12/12.

Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 6 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(02/28/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(02/28/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $ 1,000.00        $ 953.40        $ 1.16             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.60        $ 1.20          0.24

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    22.4

Financials

    14.0  

Health Care

    12.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Industrials

    10.1  

Communication Services

    8.0  

Consumer Staples

    7.2  

Materials

    4.4  

Energy

    4.1  

Utilities

    2.8  

Real Estate

    2.7  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

United States

    67.8

Japan

    6.4  

Canada

    3.9  

United Kingdom

    3.9  

France

    3.1  

Switzerland

    2.9  

Germany

    2.3  

Australia

    2.3  

Netherlands

    1.6  

Sweden

    0.9  

 

 

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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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder 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 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 a 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)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Bahrain — 6.1%            

Ahli United Bank BSC

    22,008,845     $ 21,856,862  

Aluminium Bahrain BSC

    511,338       1,692,549  

Bahrain Telecommunications Co. BSC

    1,669,519       2,503,060  

GFH Financial Group BSC

    10,451,738       3,441,548  

Ithmaar Holding BSC(a)(b)

    7,341,331       524,173  
   

 

 

 
          30,018,192  
Bangladesh — 5.8%            

Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd.

    2,244,610       3,852,601  

Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    594,004       1,552,098  

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    1,145,473       2,484,222  

BRAC Bank Ltd.

    2,801,703       1,759,311  

British American Tobacco Bangladesh Co. Ltd.

    394,180       2,814,884  

City Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,944,027       907,224  

Eastern Bank Ltd.

    2,236,651       990,946  

GrameenPhone Ltd.

    402,927       1,592,055  

International Finance Investment & Commerce Bank Ltd.(b)

    3,995,000       734,008  

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.

    2,770,520       1,050,281  

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd.

    1,694,772       1,357,515  

National Bank Ltd.(b)

    9,114,618       794,926  

Olympic Industries Ltd.

    532,885       912,154  

Renata Ltd.

    94,032       1,487,542  

Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    2,272,196       5,789,152  

Summit Power Ltd.

    1,689,028       746,358  
   

 

 

 
      28,825,277  
Colombia — 4.0%            

Bancolombia SA

    399,122       3,957,761  

Cementos Argos SA

    735,749       1,134,364  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA(b)

    154,838       1,089,410  

Ecopetrol SA

    7,717,656       6,396,413  

Grupo Argos SA

    473,067       1,550,052  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    185,860       1,508,311  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    696,591       4,299,502  
   

 

 

 
      19,935,813  
Croatia — 0.2%            

Valamar Riviera DD(b)

    245,906       1,151,733  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 4.8%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE(b)

    6,795,194       20,696,914  

Eastern Co. SAE

    4,079,246       2,820,201  
   

 

 

 
      23,517,115  
Estonia — 0.6%            

LHV Group AS

    39,032       1,684,938  

Tallink Grupp AS(b)

    1,151,067       749,508  

Tallinna Sadam AS(c)

    239,495       473,486  
   

 

 

 
      2,907,932  
Jordan — 1.3%            

Arab Bank PLC

    469,872       3,114,808  

Jordan Islamic Bank

    182,073       939,897  

Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co.

    254,431       1,270,361  

Jordan Phosphate Mines Co.

    33,068       903,164  
   

 

 

 
      6,228,230  
Kazakhstan — 4.3%            

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, GDR

    368,889       3,739,798  

Kaspi.KZ JSC

    180,342       10,807,265  

NAC Kazatomprom JSC, GDR

    237,413       6,968,767  
   

 

 

 
      21,515,830  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Kenya — 4.8%  

East African Breweries Ltd.(b)

    1,423,234     $ 1,987,652  

Equity Group Holdings PLC/Kenya(b)

    10,373,666       4,555,848  

KCB Group Ltd.

    8,861,416       3,502,536  

Safaricom PLC

    43,892,205       13,904,019  
   

 

 

 
      23,950,055  
Lithuania — 0.5%            

AB Ignitis Grupe

    67,263       1,463,917  

Siauliu Bankas AB

    1,233,560       930,050  
   

 

 

 
      2,393,967  
Mauritius — 0.3%            

Lighthouse Capital Ltd.(d)

    2,380,863       1,424,531  
   

 

 

 
Morocco — 6.0%            

Attijariwafa Bank

    158,338       7,808,710  

Banque Centrale Populaire

    90,346       2,601,723  

Ciments du Maroc SA

    13,142       2,460,608  

Co. Sucrerie Marocaine et de Raffinage

    102,623       2,589,889  

Hightech Payment Systems SA

    1,393       897,110  

Itissalat Al-Maghrib

    641,726       8,870,394  

Label Vie

    4,156       2,060,265  

Societe d’Exploitation des Ports

    80,314       2,320,397  
   

 

 

 
      29,609,096  
Nigeria — 7.2%            

Access Bank PLC

    98,285,949       2,234,100  

Afriland Properties PLC

    8,020       35  

Dangote Cement PLC

    14,311,534       8,554,143  

FBN Holdings PLC

    95,143,544       2,391,168  

Guaranty Trust Holding Co. PLC

    80,697,900       4,777,841  

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC

    13,381,351       5,877,992  

Nestle Nigeria PLC

    1,581,044       4,958,255  

United Bank for Africa PLC

    94,428,459       1,785,056  

Zenith Bank PLC

    86,002,243       5,093,450  
   

 

 

 
          35,672,040  
Oman — 1.7%            

Bank Muscat SAOG

    5,251,261       7,087,408  

National Bank of Oman SAOG(b)

    1,314,168       635,144  

Omani Qatari Telecommunications Co. SAOG

    900,900       838,047  
   

 

 

 
      8,560,599  
Pakistan — 3.1%            

Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan

    1,045,571       1,609,124  

Engro Fertilizers Ltd.

    2,111,089       1,053,580  

Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    1,898,339       1,171,356  

Habib Bank Ltd.

    2,166,323       1,419,012  

Hub Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    3,772,432       1,529,606  

Lucky Cement Ltd.(b)

    470,427       1,721,988  

Mari Petroleum Co. Ltd.

    95,940       967,428  

MCB Bank Ltd.

    1,524,747       1,358,387  

Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.

    1,941,254       855,312  

Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd.

    754,314       770,987  

Systems Ltd.

    252,500       919,706  

TRG Pakistan

    1,476,500       578,929  

United Bank Ltd./Pakistan

    1,796,416       1,502,061  
   

 

 

 
      15,457,476  
Peru — 5.0%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR(b)

    275,327       2,725,738  

Credicorp Ltd.

    87,428       13,223,485  

Intercorp Financial Services Inc.

    45,208       1,460,218  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Peru (continued)  

Southern Copper Corp.

    108,285     $     7,513,896  
   

 

 

 
      24,923,337  
Philippines — 5.1%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    788,110       920,768  

AC Energy Corp.

    2,952,200       489,442  

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    1,147,000       286,359  

Ayala Corp.

    109,960       1,823,015  

Ayala Land Inc.

    3,173,800       2,419,503  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    719,360       1,405,924  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    772,270       1,957,059  

Century Pacific Food Inc.

    431,400       225,082  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    1,499,100       247,950  

Globe Telecom Inc.

    10,710       538,144  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    40,120       454,348  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    403,170       1,656,087  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    1,157,980       1,367,750  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    172,020       808,598  

Manila Electric Co.

    86,410       621,780  

Megaworld Corp.

    4,391,000       275,891  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    5,002,000       378,501  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    718,550       800,258  

Monde Nissin Corp.(b)(c)

    1,731,300       557,852  

PLDT Inc.

    29,975       1,051,785  

Puregold Price Club Inc.

    355,000       243,383  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    793,100       298,597  

Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc.

    176,890       212,875  

Security Bank Corp.

    183,090       417,899  

SM Investments Corp.

    93,375       1,624,547  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    3,953,300       3,085,517  

Universal Robina Corp.

    336,630       787,899  

Wilcon Depot Inc.

    528,300       301,400  
   

 

 

 
      25,258,213  
Romania — 5.2%            

Banca Transilvania SA

    17,300,077       9,942,579  

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA

    766,945       3,453,071  

MED Life SA(b)

    268,366       1,303,971  

OMV Petrom SA

    41,307,542       4,315,129  

Societatea Energetica Electrica SA

    504,445       1,107,728  

Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA

    420,397       3,638,907  

Teraplast SA

    4,317,073       886,152  

Transgaz SA Medias

    18,675       840,914  
   

 

 

 
      25,488,451  
Slovenia — 0.1%            

Pozavarovalnica Sava dd

    17,491       517,751  
   

 

 

 
Sri Lanka — 1.0%            

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

    1,428,510       579,183  

Expolanka Holdings PLC

    992,043       1,452,459  

John Keells Holdings PLC

    2,732,474       2,012,190  

Sampath Bank PLC

    2,891,749       785,926  
   

 

 

 
      4,829,758  
Vietnam — 29.3%            

An PHAT Holdings JSC(b)

    453,897       524,034  

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC

    1,733,595       6,422,130  

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC

    748,024       1,436,948  

Bao Viet Holdings

    276,310       718,336  

Dat Xanh Group JSC(b)

    1,093,080       2,039,857  

Development Investment Construction(b)

    731,400       2,769,901  

Duc Giang Chemicals JSC

    307,000       2,201,895  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Vietnam (continued)  

FLC Group JSC(b)

    1,288,000     $ 709,669  

Gelex Group JSC(b)

    1,529,384       2,782,741  

Ha Do JSC

    360,140       1,114,629  

Hoa Phat Group JSC

    8,031,503       16,677,449  

Hoa Sen Group(b)

    876,759       1,481,477  

Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC(b)

    1,241,600       1,169,647  

Khang Dien House Trading and Investment JSC(b)

    1,152,270       2,677,390  

KIDO Group Corp.

    476,572       1,130,390  

Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp.(b)

    738,620       1,869,587  

Masan Group Corp.

    1,513,180       10,386,074  

No Va Land Investment Group Corp.(b)

    2,475,033       8,188,056  

PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC(b)

    766,000       1,182,948  

PetroVietnam Fertilizer & Chemicals JSC

    640,100       1,624,287  

PetroVietnam Gas JSC

    209,100       1,087,092  

PetroVietnam Power Corp.

    1,696,540       1,294,926  

PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp.

    874,898       1,346,240  

Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corp.(b)

    714,154       2,661,249  

Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank(b)

    973,844       924,319  

Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp.

    232,980       1,734,327  

Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB(b)

    2,068,480       2,990,832  

Saigon-Hanoi Securities

    588,600       1,141,414  

SSI Securities Corp.

    2,346,294       4,714,905  

Thaiholdings JSC(b)

    628,200       4,767,270  

Thanh Thanh Cong - Bien Hoa JSC(b)

    1,021,990       1,016,641  

Van Phu Invest Investment(b)

    395,600       1,130,928  

Viet Capital Securities JSC

    854,100       2,346,923  

Vietjet Aviation JSC(b)

    594,890       3,658,203  

Vietnam Construction and Import-Export JSC

    647,610       1,230,429  

Vietnam Dairy Products JSC

    2,673,274       9,199,178  

Viglacera Corp. JSC

    249,360       577,159  

Vincom Retail JSC(b)

    3,405,780       5,018,064  

Vingroup JSC(b)

    3,484,034       11,761,097  

Vinh Hoan Corp.

    366,500       1,229,165  

Vinhomes JSC(c)

    3,983,988       13,564,675  

Vndirect Securities Corp.

    1,192,800       4,132,643  
   

 

 

 
      144,635,124  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 96.4%
(Cost: $383,491,374)

 

        476,820,520  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Colombia — 1.3%  

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    714,491       6,315,534  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.3%
(Cost: $5,740,257)

 

    6,315,534  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.0%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.09%(e)(f)(g)

    22,569       22,573  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $22,578)

      22,573  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 97.7%
(Cost: $389,254,209)

 

    483,158,627  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.3%

      11,140,137  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 494,298,764  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(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) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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 February 28, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
08/31/21
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
       Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
       Value at
02/28/22
       Shares
Held at
02/28/22
       Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 24,659        $        $ (2,079 )(a)     $ 1        $ (8      $ 22,573          22,569        $ 36 (b)     $  
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     174          03/18/22        $ 10,227        $ (393,237
                 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

           
Currency Purchased     

Currency Sold

     Counterparty    Settlement
Date
        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD    

     10,143,295      NGN          4,798,285,718      CITI    10/28/22      $ (743,571
                   

 

 

 
     Net unrealized depreciation              $ (743,571
                   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM 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:

 

      Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

        

Futures contracts

        

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 393,237      $      $ 393,237  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

        

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $ 743,571      $ 743,571  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 393,237      $ 743,571      $ 1,136,808  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 February 28, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

        

Futures contracts

   $ (1,201,713    $      $ (1,201,713

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            (733,549      (733,549
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (1,201,713    $ (733,549    $ (1,935,262
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Futures contracts

   $ 191,511      $      $ 191,511  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            (69,429      (69,429
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 191,511      $ (69,429    $ 122,082  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 11,178,740  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 10,371,299  

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:

     

Futures contracts

   $      $ 393,237  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            743,571  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

            1,136,808  

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

            (393,237
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

            743,571  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

 

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

 

 

 

Counterparty

    



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
      

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
(a)  
    


Net
Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
 
(b) 

 

 

Citibank N.A.

   $ 743,571      $      $        $ (420,000    $ 323,571  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (b) 

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  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 178,466,061        $ 297,830,286        $ 524,173        $ 476,820,520  

Preferred Stocks

     6,315,534                            6,315,534  

Money Market Funds

     22,573                            22,573  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 184,804,168        $ 297,830,286        $     524,173        $ 483,158,627  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ (743,571      $        $ (743,571

Futures Contracts

     (393,237                          (393,237
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (393,237      $ (743,571      $        $ (1,136,808
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Futures contracts and 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) 

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 2.3%            

Ampol Ltd.

    7,816     $ 168,828  

APA Group

    38,637       282,455  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    19,682       539,877  

ASX Ltd.

    6,323       379,769  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    60,457       154,220  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    93,482       1,769,786  

BHP Group Ltd.

    165,031       5,635,175  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    16,493       244,226  

Brambles Ltd.

    47,128       339,450  

Cochlear Ltd.

    2,141       349,505  

Coles Group Ltd.

    43,554       551,005  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    55,844       3,788,650  

Computershare Ltd.

    17,801       281,262  

Crown Resorts Ltd.(a)

    12,278       110,966  

CSL Ltd.

    15,616       2,968,977  

Dexus

    34,850       275,872  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    1,978       114,214  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    43,070       224,942  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    60,111       185,875  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    56,153       748,089  

Glencore PLC

    328,817       1,933,446  

Goodman Group

    54,241       877,600  

GPT Group/The

    62,779       224,000  

IDP Education Ltd.

    6,838       132,244  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    83,448       278,588  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    22,592       174,292  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    11,288       1,485,537  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    90,215       208,082  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    5,562       182,796  

Mirvac Group

    129,027       240,624  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    107,686       2,261,733  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    27,646       512,855  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    36,885       274,903  

Orica Ltd.

    13,789       147,015  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    57,721       239,696  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    30,432       112,765  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    48,850       407,654  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    6,386       297,892  

REA Group Ltd.

    1,724       166,175  

Reece Ltd.

    9,537       135,017  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    12,199       1,052,005  

Rio Tinto PLC

    36,745       2,873,166  

Santos Ltd.

    102,634       546,612  

Scentre Group

    169,683       376,968  

SEEK Ltd.

    10,988       214,517  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    14,847       378,860  

South32 Ltd.

    152,762       536,196  

Stockland

    83,837       253,682  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    41,954       326,349  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    72,696       262,900  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    136,024       390,883  

Transurban Group

    99,491       918,939  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    24,550       207,084  

Vicinity Centres

    127,034       165,416  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    7,101       130,275  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    36,969       1,296,498  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    119,617       1,976,820  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    4,775       152,876  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Australia (continued)  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    31,471     $ 657,626  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    41,314       1,068,284  
   

 

 

 
      43,192,013  
Austria — 0.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    11,227       399,084  

OMV AG

    4,814       229,163  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    4,857       79,145  

Verbund AG

    2,224       268,251  

voestalpine AG

    3,802       125,660  
   

 

 

 
      1,101,303  
Belgium — 0.2%            

Ageas SA/NV

    5,625       270,597  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    28,425       1,754,044  

Elia Group SA/NV

    1,012       145,691  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    1,795       71,794  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    3,693       383,467  

KBC Group NV

    8,221       592,298  

Proximus SADP

    5,013       99,660  

Sofina SA

    497       193,013  

Solvay SA

    2,439       271,999  

UCB SA

    4,128       450,516  

Umicore SA

    6,272       256,586  
   

 

 

 
      4,489,665  
Canada — 3.9%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    15,029       759,216  

Air Canada(a)(b)

    5,829       110,142  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    21,572       312,134  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    26,699       1,047,949  

AltaGas Ltd.

    9,259       203,954  

Ballard Power Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    7,909       90,478  

Bank of Montreal

    21,106       2,409,997  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    39,640       2,872,532  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    58,000       1,311,006  

Bausch Health Cos Inc.(a)

    10,778       259,267  

BCE Inc.

    2,455       128,938  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    18,100       124,237  

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

    46,042       2,516,236  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    4,269       159,982  

CAE Inc.(a)

    10,443       279,386  

Cameco Corp.

    13,086       321,807  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    2,811       117,009  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    14,684       1,858,583  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    23,048       2,859,225  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    38,663       2,159,942  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    29,670       2,089,189  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    1,886       278,057  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    4,247       118,279  

Canopy Growth Corp.(a)(b)

    7,860       56,059  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    5,009       225,810  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    42,958       675,466  

CGI Inc.(a)

    7,167       587,609  

Constellation Software Inc.

    651       1,097,152  

Dollarama Inc.

    9,493       490,565  

Emera Inc.

    7,979       373,298  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    5,539       171,567  

Enbridge Inc.

    65,850       2,844,928  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    893       432,902  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    19,269       565,072  

FirstService Corp.

    1,300       185,067  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Canada (continued)            

Fortis Inc.

    15,410     $ 706,124  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    6,238       918,647  

George Weston Ltd.

    2,499       270,976  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    5,087       148,737  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    7,025       275,790  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    9,850       296,316  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    10,972       270,946  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    3,535       210,036  

IGM Financial Inc.

    2,781       98,800  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    8,110       364,006  

Intact Financial Corp.

    5,724       820,959  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    20,035       203,907  

Keyera Corp.

    7,317       171,394  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    41,608       207,466  

Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(a)

    3,534       92,846  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    5,683       443,296  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    21,933       211,630  

Magna International Inc.

    9,411       699,198  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    63,917           1,294,981  

Metro Inc.

    8,021       418,674  

National Bank of Canada

    11,031       884,482  

Northland Power Inc.

    7,437       236,458  

Nutrien Ltd.

    18,635       1,602,684  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    1,877       101,899  

Onex Corp.

    2,517       169,031  

Open Text Corp.

    8,789       382,486  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    6,954       164,482  

Parkland Corp.

    5,038       131,843  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    18,010       612,411  

Power Corp. of Canada

    17,833       549,974  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    5,554       121,465  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    9,361       523,994  

RioCan REIT

    5,439       107,793  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.

    3,632       190,354  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    11,604       599,563  

Royal Bank of Canada

    46,473       5,140,812  

Saputo Inc.

    8,150       199,715  

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    14,839       444,994  

Shell PLC

    254,402       6,708,782  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    3,691       2,562,355  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    19,275       1,013,705  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    48,475       1,482,360  

TC Energy Corp.

    31,941       1,716,120  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    15,483       557,510  

TELUS Corp.

    14,275       360,507  

TFI International Inc.

    2,742       285,817  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    5,675       573,813  

TMX Group Ltd.

    1,845       186,378  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    2,714       230,053  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    59,434       4,795,984  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    10,171       401,223  

Waste Connections Inc.

    8,503       1,050,035  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    3,136       313,031  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    14,733       645,579  

WSP Global Inc.

    3,841       471,254  
   

 

 

 
      73,736,715  
Cayman Islands — 0.0%            

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    83,500       585,424  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Cayman Islands (continued)            

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    35,523     $ 204,612  
   

 

 

 
      790,036  
Denmark — 0.7%            

Ambu A/S, Class B(b)

    5,205       95,984  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    100       299,847  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    185       585,250  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    3,278       480,717  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    3,709       270,402  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    3,878       583,399  

Danske Bank A/S

    22,064       373,720  

Demant A/S(a)

    3,549       149,983  

DSV A/S

    6,647       1,223,425  

Genmab A/S(a)

    2,138       718,574  

GN Store Nord AS

    4,066       214,941  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    54,896       5,680,825  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    6,705       440,066  

Orsted AS(c)

    6,255       809,485  

Pandora A/S

    3,265       334,327  

Rockwool International A/S, Class B

    276       94,616  

Tryg A/S

    11,783       266,600  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    33,170       1,069,623  
   

 

 

 
          13,691,784  
Finland — 0.3%            

Elisa Oyj

    4,645       257,366  

Fortum Oyj

    14,501       303,474  

Kesko Oyj, Class B

    8,691       255,773  

Kone Oyj, Class B

    11,078       646,441  

Neste Oyj

    13,807       538,399  

Nokia Oyj(a)

    178,799       966,827  

Nordea Bank Abp

    105,647       1,168,828  

Orion Oyj, Class B

    3,468       162,853  

Sampo Oyj, Class A

    16,265       767,456  

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R

    19,018       362,180  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

    17,414       601,710  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    15,744       176,326  
   

 

 

 
      6,207,633  
France — 3.1%            

Accor SA(a)

    5,581       190,609  

Aeroports de Paris(a)

    964       136,300  

Air Liquide SA

    15,441       2,564,829  

Airbus SE(a)

    19,495       2,489,103  

Alstom SA

    10,346       263,201  

Amundi SA(c)

    1,993       138,226  

Arkema SA

    1,996       264,704  

AXA SA

    63,096       1,707,227  

BioMerieux

    1,354       148,820  

BNP Paribas SA

    36,671       2,127,817  

Bollore SA

    29,086       147,178  

Bouygues SA

    7,482       267,542  

Bureau Veritas SA

    9,613       274,863  

Capgemini SE

    5,231       1,095,003  

Carrefour SA

    20,443       410,991  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    16,502       1,023,208  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    5,529       761,109  

CNP Assurances

    5,635       137,343  

Covivio

    1,712       140,059  

Credit Agricole SA

    40,572       516,820  

Danone SA

    21,368       1,300,013  

Dassault Aviation SA

    828       123,215  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
France (continued)            

Dassault Systemes SE

    21,678     $ 1,045,666  

Edenred

    8,155       371,092  

Eiffage SA

    2,714       276,459  

Electricite de France SA

    15,537       140,463  

Engie SA

    59,602       949,606  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    9,344       1,631,184  

Eurazeo SE

    1,298       100,258  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    4,463       452,896  

Faurecia SE

    3,842       144,667  

Gecina SA

    1,497       190,240  

Getlink SE

    14,431       235,360  

Hermes International

    1,035       1,427,303  

Ipsen SA

    1,227       142,773  

Kering SA

    2,443       1,694,547  

Klepierre SA

    6,951       198,691  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    3,139       130,119  

Legrand SA

    8,720       822,645  

L’Oreal SA

    8,183       3,234,938  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    9,047       6,648,685  

Orange SA

    65,145       787,713  

Orpea SA

    1,682       69,652  

Pernod Ricard SA

    6,785       1,481,167  

Publicis Groupe SA

    7,457       494,889  

Remy Cointreau SA

    742       142,800  

Renault SA(a)

    6,348       198,934  

Safran SA

    11,221       1,426,718  

Sanofi

    37,077       3,875,752  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    904       346,657  

Schneider Electric SE

    17,628       2,731,213  

SEB SA

    902       131,183  

Societe Generale SA

    26,466       748,393  

Sodexo SA

    2,881       240,525  

Teleperformance

    1,919       712,068  

Thales SA

    3,465       396,129  

TotalEnergies SE

    82,036       4,179,340  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    3,041       163,049  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(a)(b)

    4,131       314,889  

Valeo

    7,516       165,759  

Veolia Environnement SA

    21,396       746,008  

Vinci SA

    17,639       1,849,474  

Vivendi SE

    25,574       322,840  

Wendel SE

    878       89,133  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    7,783       396,880  
   

 

 

 
          58,076,937  
Germany — 2.2%            

adidas AG

    6,202       1,466,411  

Allianz SE, Registered

    13,443       3,030,285  

Aroundtown SA

    32,702       201,645  

BASF SE

    30,199       2,010,838  

Bayer AG, Registered

    31,975       1,846,971  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    10,790       1,039,154  

Bechtle AG

    2,680       137,474  

Beiersdorf AG

    3,290       333,501  

Brenntag SE

    5,040       422,516  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    1,316       206,526  

Commerzbank AG(a)

    32,793       274,055  

Continental AG(a)

    3,524       300,291  

Covestro AG(c)

    6,068       320,910  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(a)

    13,669       416,570  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    5,280       283,011  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Germany (continued)            

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered(a)

    68,166     $ 841,495  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    6,192       1,054,019  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    21,359       162,222  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    32,319       1,624,424  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    108,678       1,948,018  

E.ON SE

    73,222       995,932  

Evonik Industries AG

    6,861       206,527  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    6,693       429,414  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    13,127       458,030  

GEA Group AG

    5,016       219,343  

Hannover Rueck SE

    1,964       361,576  

HeidelbergCement AG

    4,701       305,033  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    5,455       297,548  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    3,388       260,494  

Infineon Technologies AG

    42,623       1,442,188  

KION Group AG

    2,358       189,032  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    2,369       208,851  

LANXESS AG

    2,720       132,496  

LEG Immobilien SE

    2,378       305,788  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    27,906       2,180,002  

Merck KGaA

    4,213       835,638  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    1,767       422,995  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    4,561       1,251,252  

Nemetschek SE

    1,883       167,081  

Puma SE

    3,445       315,922  

Rational AG

    165       121,434  

RWE AG

    20,961       970,555  

SAP SE

    34,036       3,839,397  

Scout24 SE(c)

    2,992       174,524  

Siemens AG, Registered

    24,933       3,512,619  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    8,907       571,566  

Symrise AG

    4,196       499,100  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    34,328       93,676  

Uniper SE

    2,997       95,877  

United Internet AG, Registered(d)

    3,181       108,180  

Volkswagen AG

    1,058       273,640  

Vonovia SE

    23,640       1,254,883  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    7,253       480,052  
   

 

 

 
          40,900,981  
Hong Kong — 0.8%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    394,200       4,093,312  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    122,500       440,395  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    56,700       175,995  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.(a)

    64,600       134,144  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    69,000       435,807  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    19,500       121,056  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    56,000       570,488  

ESR Cayman Ltd.(a)(c)

    69,400       214,101  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    1,689       72,205  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    68,000       379,252  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    59,000       123,669  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    25,500       470,248  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    48,000       199,562  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., Class SS

    85,000       83,862  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    126,000       169,943  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    358,589       542,275  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    38,400       1,860,735  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    38,800       210,117  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Hong Kong (continued)            

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    6,800     $ 404,600  

Link REIT

    69,000       557,575  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)

    6,948       69,619  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    53,000       274,726  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    45,333       181,316  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    48,500       305,673  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    77,200       203,614  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    118,000       148,939  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    42,000       173,173  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    46,000       534,786  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    14,500       80,130  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    37,200       96,739  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    48,000       804,291  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    275,500       192,402  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    54,000       242,421  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    60,000       159,824  
   

 

 

 
      14,726,994  
Ireland — 0.6%            

CRH PLC

    25,495       1,158,957  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    5,465       787,004  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    14,643       478,051  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    5,227       622,740  

Kingspan Group PLC

    5,111       499,152  

Linde PLC(a)

    16,828       4,934,643  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    6,728       694,060  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    8,104       404,732  

STERIS PLC

    3,273       785,520  

Trane Technologies PLC

    7,765       1,195,266  
   

 

 

 
          11,560,125  
Israel — 0.2%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    1,380       117,730  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    33,091       350,715  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    45,239       490,070  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    3,463       501,719  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,328       225,946  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    869       178,646  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)

    948       74,807  

ICL Group Ltd.

    23,122       262,586  

Inmode Ltd.(a)

    1,622       69,243  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       5  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    38,075       251,072  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,508       143,004  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    4,602       179,843  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    2,063       466,667  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    36,282       294,973  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    1,775       162,555  
   

 

 

 
      3,769,581  
Italy — 0.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    4,075       174,876  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    36,115       714,240  

Atlantia SpA(a)

    15,982       293,993  

DiaSorin SpA

    813       121,669  

Enel SpA

    265,171       1,954,029  

Eni SpA

    82,324       1,280,526  

Ferrari NV

    4,104       881,902  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    13,538       225,622  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    11,042       112,753  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    538,518       1,376,628  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    20,356       211,992  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Italy (continued)            

Moncler SpA

    6,698     $ 402,215  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    15,317       209,199  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    17,111       196,255  

Prysmian SpA

    8,327       274,120  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    3,414       166,984  

Snam SpA

    65,887       366,085  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano

    335,060       140,774  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    46,012       376,967  

UniCredit SpA

    69,520       878,351  
   

 

 

 
          10,359,180  
Japan — 6.3%            

Advantest Corp.

    5,800       466,116  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    20,700       468,931  

AGC Inc.

    5,600       248,430  

Aisin Corp.

    4,300       156,624  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    15,200       442,943  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,800       105,687  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    15,000       605,090  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    6,300       136,038  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    42,900       402,609  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    62,200       1,037,758  

Azbil Corp.

    3,600       136,652  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    5,800       425,205  

Benefit One Inc.

    2,300       53,272  

Bridgestone Corp.

    18,200       749,493  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    8,500       154,708  

Canon Inc.

    32,300       760,114  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    5,100       123,781  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    4,200       567,488  

Chiba Bank Ltd./The

    17,000       106,861  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    20,400       203,769  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    21,200       703,281  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    33,900       137,915  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    600       83,189  

CyberAgent Inc.

    13,400       175,348  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    6,500       169,680  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    3,000       216,980  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    32,300       670,811  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    59,000       1,439,329  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    7,900       1,459,956  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,900       210,216  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    18,100       513,321  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    64       173,570  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    48,500       286,756  

Denso Corp.

    14,200       998,546  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    6,300       251,371  

Disco Corp.

    900       254,821  

East Japan Railway Co.

    10,400       617,851  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    8,400       416,764  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    103,800       411,026  

FANUC Corp.

    6,000       1,102,213  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    2,000       1,078,819  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    3,600       185,226  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    12,100       769,126  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    6,100       886,232  

GLP J-Reit

    140       209,021  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    1,400       135,419  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    8,400       111,623  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    4,700       238,156  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    8,300       248,312  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    600     $ 74,558  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    10,000       93,968  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,100       165,399  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    3,100       75,862  

Hitachi Ltd.

    31,400       1,552,815  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.(a)

    6,200       110,518  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    55,500       1,686,139  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    1,600       111,554  

Hoya Corp.

    12,400       1,615,331  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    12,700       115,698  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    3,100       151,399  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    6,100       163,520  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,300       79,804  

Inpex Corp.

    33,000       340,148  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    18,600       251,558  

Ito En Ltd.

    1,600       92,019  

ITOCHU Corp.

    41,500       1,352,427  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    2,800       72,586  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,200       83,280  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    16,500       308,980  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    236       191,005  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    13,400       117,576  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    81,800       676,134  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,800       99,057  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    36       192,303  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    41,400       761,394  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    15,900       236,712  

JSR Corp.

    5,900       185,601  

Kajima Corp.

    14,700       197,840  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    3,900       85,803  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc./The

    23,700       238,961  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    5,200       104,368  

Kao Corp.

    15,400       719,902  

KDDI Corp.

    55,200       1,796,276  

Keio Corp.

    3,000       122,751  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    3,800       106,422  

Keyence Corp.

    6,300       2,979,904  

Kikkoman Corp.

    4,600       342,920  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,000       150,212  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,200       452,212  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,600       137,039  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    4,000       132,439  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,700       59,033  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,000       155,169  

Komatsu Ltd.

    28,700       660,213  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    2,800       159,294  

Kose Corp.

    1,200       137,567  

Kubota Corp.

    33,100       593,869  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    2,900       119,842  

Kyocera Corp.

    11,000       633,083  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    9,500       243,114  

Lasertec Corp.

    2,300       426,357  

Lawson Inc.

    1,500       62,544  

Lion Corp.

    6,500       85,197  

Lixil Corp.

    9,400       209,501  

M3 Inc.

    14,500       545,541  

Makita Corp.

    7,100       253,052  

Marubeni Corp.

    52,000       545,825  

Mazda Motor Corp.(a)

    18,200       134,614  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    2,300       98,896  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    5,300     $ 97,001  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,600       216,065  

Mercari Inc.(a)

    3,000       93,960  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    12,200       267,801  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    9,900       317,371  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    43,700       310,437  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    43,700       1,469,355  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    61,200       740,246  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    40,900       624,472  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    4,600       81,613  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    20,900       108,689  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    10,900       321,469  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    391,200       2,401,570  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    51,900       1,294,007  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    5,400       138,049  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    29,900       665,456  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    3,800       308,720  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    2,600       71,260  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    79,890       1,052,880  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    8,900       167,525  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    14,600       494,016  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    18,300       1,243,763  

NEC Corp.

    7,800       337,472  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    16,000       349,557  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    9,100       141,322  

Nidec Corp.

    14,600       1,269,231  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    10,400       153,827  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    3,500       1,772,581  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    48       275,055  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    2,200       133,364  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,900       213,907  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    60       176,403  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    4,400       85,993  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    1,400       91,182  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    28,647       524,497  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    39,100       1,123,769  

Nippon Yusen KK

    5,100       477,824  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    3,500       198,941  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.(a)

    77,200       368,181  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    5,800       82,325  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,800       143,815  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,500       376,195  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    4,500       328,403  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    103,900       474,104  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    3,500       87,145  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    140       184,626  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    11,400       400,172  

NTT Data Corp.

    20,000       379,882  

Obayashi Corp.

    20,500       171,646  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    2,200       353,835  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    10,200       168,285  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    26,900       137,436  

Olympus Corp.

    35,400       718,991  

Omron Corp.

    5,400       367,462  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    12,400       305,288  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    2,400       109,126  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    1,100       78,568  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    6,800       1,257,080  

ORIX Corp.

    42,000       832,571  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    92       128,710  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    12,500     $ 228,766  

Otsuka Corp.

    3,300       128,184  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,000       448,164  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    13,600       222,605  

Panasonic Corp.

    73,900       771,760  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,200       116,489  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    2,700       42,533  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    28,500       242,268  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,300       1,869,911  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    43,000       506,570  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    69,100       309,036  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    21,100       180,000  

Rinnai Corp.

    1,100       90,493  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    3,000       239,261  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    9,000       132,549  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    12,100       137,905  

SBI Holdings Inc./Japan

    8,700       228,218  

SCSK Corp.

    4,600       78,754  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    7,100       521,469  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    9,700       149,190  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    12,600       206,337  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    19,600       399,607  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,200       1,226,175  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,900       231,027  

Sharp Corp./Japan

    6,200       58,628  

Shimadzu Corp.

    8,500       306,144  

Shimano Inc.

    2,200       512,309  

Shimizu Corp.

    17,700       117,159  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    11,873       1,854,421  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    9,300       618,379  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    13,300       763,235  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd./The

    14,600       107,940  

SMC Corp.

    1,900       1,135,001  

SoftBank Corp.

    96,500       1,219,218  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    39,900       1,790,552  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    2,100       75,819  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    10,800       468,915  

Sony Group Corp.

    41,500       4,240,146  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,500       121,921  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    3,800       90,299  

Subaru Corp.

    19,500       319,815  

SUMCO Corp.

    11,300       188,586  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    49,800       237,757  

Sumitomo Corp.

    36,000       587,362  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    5,200       57,068  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    25,200       334,533  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    8,800       438,966  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    43,100       1,528,423  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    11,400       405,065  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    10,600       311,834  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    4,100       163,381  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    12,300       489,761  

Sysmex Corp.

    4,900       392,247  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    17,300       251,256  

Taisei Corp.

    5,600       186,208  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,100       54,604  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    52,126       1,589,337  

TDK Corp.

    12,900       522,104  

Terumo Corp.

    20,400       662,559  

TIS Inc.

    6,500       153,846  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    5,500     $ 135,193  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    3,200       133,457  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    19,900       1,132,331  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    1,100       48,226  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    54,900       172,331  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    5,000       2,453,887  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    12,500       254,604  

Tokyu Corp.

    16,200       216,049  

TOPPAN INC

    9,200       181,280  

Toray Industries Inc.

    46,800       266,886  

Toshiba Corp.

    13,900       554,190  

Tosoh Corp.

    9,000       139,663  

TOTO Ltd.

    4,100       172,597  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    2,600       109,296  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    4,700       357,487  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    347,300       6,354,262  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    6,200       257,393  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    3,900       217,880  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    1,200       96,474  

Unicharm Corp.

    13,400       505,102  

USS Co. Ltd.

    6,400       106,317  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,700       72,001  

West Japan Railway Co.

    6,900       297,693  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    4,200       227,929  

Yamaha Corp.

    4,300       201,750  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    10,300       231,540  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,100       198,352  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    8,600       344,316  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    8,300       133,915  

Z Holdings Corp.

    89,900       440,047  

ZOZO Inc.

    3,600       102,512  
   

 

 

 
          119,595,077  
Liechtenstein — 0.1%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    21,911       679,868  

Tenaris SA

    15,470       199,366  
   

 

 

 
      879,234  
Netherlands — 1.6%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    14,184       188,750  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    650       1,354,777  

Aegon NV

    63,733       314,828  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    4,408       239,927  

Akzo Nobel NV

    6,119       582,175  

Argenx SE(a)(b)

    1,536       444,738  

ASM International NV

    1,559       503,506  

ASML Holding NV

    13,503       9,033,828  

CNH Industrial NV

    33,438       475,639  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    17,106       186,162  

Euronext NV(c)

    2,861       258,266  

EXOR NV

    3,625       274,650  

Heineken Holding NV

    3,849       314,344  

Heineken NV

    8,637       876,124  

IMCD NV

    1,898       308,314  

ING Groep NV

    129,347       1,510,578  

InPost SA(a)

    6,588       40,685  

JDE Peet’s NV

    3,370       110,635  

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

    6,074       245,828  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    34,851       1,072,095  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    5,821       1,092,974  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    112,455       384,836  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Netherlands (continued)            

Koninklijke Philips NV

    30,375     $ 1,037,569  

NN Group NV

    9,019       432,866  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    8,778       1,668,873  

Prosus NV

    30,956       1,921,799  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    7,627       383,199  

Randstad NV

    4,099       279,341  

Stellantis NV

    67,880       1,233,507  

STMicroelectronics NV

    22,962       963,899  

Universal Music Group NV

    24,186       552,227  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    8,918       908,653  
   

 

 

 
          29,195,592  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    40,947       198,266  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    19,771       371,537  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    22,412       87,301  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    42,013       142,638  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    13,953       94,907  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    61,207       187,924  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    4,360       299,785  
   

 

 

 
      1,382,358  
Norway — 0.2%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    8,057       86,313  

Aker BP ASA

    4,130       129,354  

DNB Bank ASA

    30,347       679,417  

Equinor ASA

    31,527       991,067  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    6,548       161,962  

Mowi ASA

    12,692       326,804  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    39,635       376,377  

Orkla ASA

    24,577       230,222  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    2,395       68,827  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    3,193       82,652  

Telenor ASA

    22,862       338,257  

Yara International ASA

    5,412       275,633  
   

 

 

 
      3,746,885  
Portugal — 0.0%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    90,669       442,687  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    16,424       181,802  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    9,259       201,862  
   

 

 

 
      826,351  
Singapore — 0.4%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

    110,816       227,222  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust(b)

    161,876       253,338  

Capitaland Investment Ltd./Singapore(a)

    88,300       241,965  

City Developments Ltd.

    13,500       71,435  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    59,600       1,498,352  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    200,500       114,620  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    47,500       211,468  

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    71,800       96,286  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    103,900       135,084  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    111,600       967,061  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    10,472       1,524,723  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(a)

    44,700       169,256  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    7,500       52,033  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    51,200       145,097  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    276,500       518,652  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    40,100       891,238  

UOL Group Ltd.

    15,100       78,255  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    9,700       126,531  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Singapore (continued)            

Wilmar International Ltd.

    63,300     $ 205,727  
   

 

 

 
      7,528,343  
Spain — 0.6%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    8,187       198,949  

Aena SME SA(a)(c)

    2,445       399,037  

Amadeus IT Group SA(a)

    14,603       963,456  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    216,074       1,282,124  

Banco Santander SA

    567,421       1,889,521  

CaixaBank SA

    144,690       475,246  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    16,900       764,424  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    9,414       228,828  

Enagas SA

    2,268       47,931  

Endesa SA

    10,386       228,299  

Ferrovial SA

    15,863       432,175  

Grifols SA

    9,768       185,202  

Iberdrola SA

    190,000       2,155,661  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    35,440       924,480  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    6,387       171,361  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    5,764       114,187  

Repsol SA

    47,345       614,350  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA(a)(b)

    7,803       179,545  

Telefonica SA

    171,791       820,460  
   

 

 

 
          12,075,236  
Sweden — 0.9%            

Alfa Laval AB

    10,272       333,130  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    32,232       846,016  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    22,123       1,134,558  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    12,731       575,253  

Boliden AB

    8,755       389,426  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    7,384       132,212  

Embracer Group AB(a)(b)

    15,563       133,595  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    21,518       404,337  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    12,753       206,731  

EQT AB

    9,586       320,844  

Essity AB, Class B

    20,384       524,601  

Evolution AB(c)

    5,638       646,448  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    3,431       213,885  

Getinge AB, Class B

    7,472       290,022  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    24,979       416,877  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    64,572       872,347  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    13,701       165,016  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    3,716       102,617  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    5,229       141,731  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    4,849       133,943  

Investor AB

    16,288       360,168  

Investor AB, Class B

    59,387       1,209,266  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    7,916       201,544  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    2,494       120,428  

Lifco AB, Class B

    7,626       173,351  

Lundin Energy AB

    6,637       244,899  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    47,033       418,677  

Sagax AB, Class B

    5,268       143,244  

Sandvik AB

    36,826       793,693  

Securitas AB, Class B

    10,272       124,362  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    17,102       144,262  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    53,109       611,835  

Skanska AB, Class B

    11,124       251,773  

SKF AB, Class B

    12,492       230,655  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    19,382       316,228  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Sweden (continued)            

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    47,152     $ 448,265  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    29,559       477,587  

Swedish Match AB

    51,661       375,562  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    16,398       217,292  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    93,256       858,132  

Telia Co. AB

    87,956       327,036  

Volvo AB, Class A

    6,567       128,329  

Volvo AB, Class B

    46,957       903,165  
   

 

 

 
          17,063,342  
Switzerland — 2.9%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    52,955       1,789,503  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    5,216       246,344  

Alcon Inc.

    16,036       1,238,902  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B, Registered

    197       117,240  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    1,557       261,175  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    120       276,799  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    31       328,838  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    3       336,735  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    17,306       2,317,386  

Clariant AG, Registered

    7,292       131,641  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    6,545       166,286  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered

    89,141       746,743  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    236       233,435  

Geberit AG, Registered

    1,196       782,396  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    300       1,252,622  

Holcim Ltd.

    16,814       846,383  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    7,447       436,070  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    1,825       497,705  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    5,815       435,130  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    2,400       1,660,564  

Nestle SA, Registered

    92,093       11,999,324  

Novartis AG, Registered

    71,267       6,263,756  

Partners Group Holding AG

    754       1,019,249  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    1,118       466,663  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    22,883       8,666,554  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1,381       316,864  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    666       149,285  

SGS SA, Registered

    191       546,518  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    13,058       310,568  

Sika AG, Registered

    4,567       1,515,489  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    1,839       712,050  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered

    327       519,427  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    968       297,676  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    1,785       105,748  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    1,053       642,517  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    2,566       251,451  

Swiss Re AG

    9,678       924,788  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    876       524,735  

Temenos AG, Registered

    2,269       228,067  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    113,593       2,089,744  

VAT Group AG(c)

    908       343,129  

Vifor Pharma AG

    1,638       287,517  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    5,010       2,299,570  
   

 

 

 
      54,582,586  
United Kingdom — 3.8%            

3i Group PLC

    31,736       565,349  

abrdn plc

    71,086       197,031  

Admiral Group PLC

    6,792       270,563  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

Amcor PLC

    51,579     $ 599,864  

Anglo American PLC

    42,472       2,155,952  

Antofagasta PLC

    12,865       260,488  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    8,848       1,145,285  

Ashtead Group PLC

    14,588       947,955  

Associated British Foods PLC

    11,609       297,027  

AstraZeneca PLC

    50,496       6,137,603  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    31,277       276,616  

AVEVA Group PLC

    3,925       129,972  

Aviva PLC

    127,773       715,960  

BAE Systems PLC

    104,548       1,003,764  

Barclays PLC

    551,775       1,348,295  

Barratt Developments PLC

    33,230       270,665  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    3,658       190,239  

BP PLC

    655,879       3,196,828  

British American Tobacco PLC

    71,520       3,134,499  

British Land Co. PLC/The

    28,694       202,772  

BT Group PLC

    292,857       730,705  

Bunzl PLC

    10,993       434,419  

Burberry Group PLC

    13,195       342,096  

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

    11,524       172,630  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    6,710       343,619  

Compass Group PLC

    58,653       1,325,737  

Croda International PLC

    4,545       454,950  

DCC PLC

    3,208       251,743  

Diageo PLC

    76,077       3,769,033  

Entain PLC(a)

    19,793       444,994  

Experian PLC

    30,049       1,173,848  

Ferguson PLC

    7,244       1,103,826  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    164,018       3,420,453  

Halma PLC

    12,380       399,305  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    11,594       175,721  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    5,658       157,518  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    668,333       4,639,756  

Imperial Brands PLC

    29,939       654,654  

Informa PLC(a)

    49,003       387,998  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC(a)

    5,997       417,588  

Intertek Group PLC

    5,264       377,860  

J Sainsbury PLC

    56,998       210,215  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    84,097       169,173  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    6,309       158,542  

Kingfisher PLC

    68,541       279,603  

Land Securities Group PLC

    22,977       243,481  

Legal & General Group PLC

    195,812       724,001  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    2,310,713       1,489,266  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    10,655       930,785  

M&G PLC

    84,745       233,292  

Melrose Industries PLC

    142,524       281,979  

Mondi PLC

    15,884       333,269  

National Grid PLC

    117,898       1,782,543  

NatWest Group PLC

    188,014       576,105  

Next PLC

    4,338       397,198  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    15,593       286,738  

Pearson PLC

    24,584       212,674  

Persimmon PLC

    10,508       338,185  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    22,855       189,429  

Prudential PLC

    85,622       1,294,473  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    23,278       1,971,114  

RELX PLC

    63,029       1,919,421  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    63,246       429,210  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    272,470     $ 375,862  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    11,201       439,751  

Sage Group PLC/The

    35,972       337,469  

Schroders PLC

    4,053       165,922  

Segro PLC

    39,156       680,964  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)

    5,204       301,364  

Severn Trent PLC

    8,157       313,824  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    28,660       512,610  

Smiths Group PLC

    12,931       263,800  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    2,357       375,599  

SSE PLC

    34,035       772,415  

St. James’s Place PLC

    17,595       329,870  

Standard Chartered PLC

    85,792       611,405  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    128,543       257,830  

Tesco PLC

    255,840       991,113  

Unilever PLC

    84,590       4,249,122  

United Utilities Group PLC

    22,236       319,146  

Vodafone Group PLC

    911,229       1,604,071  

Whitbread PLC(a)

    6,588       257,165  

WPP PLC

    38,868       546,674  
   

 

 

 
          72,381,852  
United States — 67.6%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)

    2,442       198,950  

3M Co.

    18,874       2,805,620  

A O Smith Corp.

    4,371       299,763  

Abbott Laboratories

    57,800       6,971,836  

AbbVie Inc.

    57,617       8,514,064  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    1,485       461,449  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    20,682       6,535,926  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    25,418       2,071,567  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    15,534       7,264,941  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    2,063       421,842  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    53,461       6,593,880  

AES Corp. (The)

    21,724       461,201  

Affirm Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    5,536       231,626  

Aflac Inc.

    20,823       1,272,077  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    9,892       1,289,521  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    16,728       215,958  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    7,219       1,705,850  

Airbnb Inc., Class A(a)

    9,648       1,461,576  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    5,405       585,145  

Albemarle Corp.

    3,864       756,919  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    4,722       894,347  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    2,443       1,249,497  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    452       299,188  

Allegion PLC

    2,952       338,063  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    8,437       492,721  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    9,656       1,181,508  

Ally Financial Inc.

    11,755       586,575  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,870       610,880  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    9,830       26,552,206  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    9,359       25,248,897  

Altria Group Inc.

    60,467       3,101,352  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    14,937       45,875,411  

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    16,084       303,344  

AMERCO

    318       183,680  

Ameren Corp.

    8,433       724,816  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    16,338       1,481,040  

American Express Co.

    22,022       4,284,160  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    2,364       320,062  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United States (continued)            

American International Group Inc.

    27,023     $ 1,654,889  

American Tower Corp.

    14,821       3,362,440  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    5,921       894,604  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    3,713       1,113,120  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    5,097       726,475  

AMETEK Inc.

    7,549       979,785  

Amgen Inc.

    18,607       4,214,113  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    19,434       1,477,178  

Analog Devices Inc.

    17,529       2,809,723  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    47,425       330,078  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    2,851       924,266  

Anthem Inc.

    7,904       3,571,422  

Aon PLC, Class A

    7,372       2,153,656  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    10,789       704,090  

Apple Inc.

    536,920       88,656,230  

Applied Materials Inc.

    29,445       3,951,519  

Aramark

    7,562       279,492  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    12,929       609,085  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    18,481       1,449,834  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    7,517       922,561  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    2,362       287,881  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    6,737       1,065,726  

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,191       120,045  

Assurant Inc.

    1,932       327,880  

AT&T Inc.

    232,832       5,515,790  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    4,313       473,611  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    7,225       1,591,162  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    13,799       2,821,068  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    708       1,319,280  

Avalara Inc.(a)

    2,834       294,481  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    4,554       1,086,539  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    17,448       605,271  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    2,709       477,326  

Baker Hughes Co.

    27,114       796,609  

Ball Corp.

    10,821       971,077  

Bank of America Corp.

    241,051       10,654,454  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    26,706       1,419,424  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    8,758       467,414  

Baxter International Inc.

    16,374       1,391,299  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    9,370       2,541,894  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    5,815       223,238  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    42,658       13,712,414  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    7,367       711,947  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,438       579,951  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    4,825       1,018,123  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    6,159       481,141  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    750       469,470  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    1,264       530,134  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    5,275       296,402  

BlackRock Inc.(e)

    4,962       3,691,182  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    22,523       2,871,007  

Block Inc.(a)

    15,867       2,023,043  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    18,204       3,738,009  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,339       2,908,643  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    4,678       377,468  

BorgWarner Inc.

    7,883       323,282  

Boston Properties Inc.

    4,851       593,326  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    46,721       2,063,667  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    72,475       4,976,858  

Broadcom Inc.

    13,375       7,857,010  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United States (continued)            

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    3,848     $ 562,616  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    7,840       530,062  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    10,129       660,715  

Bunge Ltd.

    4,732       494,731  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

    2,187       494,021  

Cable One Inc.

    169       242,152  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    9,033       1,367,867  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    6,986       588,151  

Camden Property Trust

    3,217       531,159  

Campbell Soup Co.

    6,705       301,524  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    13,904       2,131,066  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    9,526       514,499  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    5,238       245,505  

CarMax Inc.(a)

    5,295       578,902  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    27,122       551,390  

Carrier Global Corp.

    26,909       1,207,676  

Carvana Co.(a)(b)

    2,485       373,918  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    5,464       557,547  

Caterpillar Inc.

    17,900       3,357,682  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    3,491       409,459  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    10,965       1,061,960  

CDW Corp./DE

    4,492       774,690  

Celanese Corp.

    3,618       503,915  

Centene Corp.(a)

    19,213       1,587,378  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    19,592       535,841  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    4,533       330,501  

Cerner Corp.

    9,663       901,075  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    7,045       571,984  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    4,323       417,948  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    1,615       470,223  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    47,465       4,008,894  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    4,186       2,519,051  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    8,003       1,063,599  

Chevron Corp.

    63,053       9,079,632  

Chewy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,640       124,450  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    915       1,393,865  

Chubb Ltd.

    14,205       2,892,706  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    8,034       786,127  

Cigna Corp.

    11,095       2,638,169  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    5,108       627,211  

Cintas Corp.

    3,007       1,128,587  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    137,405       7,663,077  

Citigroup Inc.

    66,113       3,915,873  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    13,949       731,207  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    3,924       402,210  

Clorox Co. (The)

    4,019       585,930  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    7,743       901,440  

CME Group Inc.

    11,772       2,784,431  

CMS Energy Corp.

    9,647       617,504  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    133,811       8,328,397  

Cognex Corp.

    5,892       398,064  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    17,163       1,478,249  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)

    1,234       235,410  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    26,146       2,011,935  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    149,348       6,983,512  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    16,120       563,716  

ConocoPhillips

    43,680       4,143,485  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    11,549       990,558  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    5,495       1,184,832  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    10,751       494,331  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United States (continued)            

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    1,625     $ 664,658  

Copart Inc.(a)

    6,909       848,978  

Corning Inc.

    26,431       1,067,812  

Corteva Inc.

    23,979       1,247,627  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    12,898       786,907  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    14,409       7,481,873  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    25,420       593,049  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)(b)

    2,490       301,315  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    6,166       1,203,665  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    14,156       2,358,248  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    4,308       528,462  

CSX Corp.

    73,551       2,494,114  

Cummins Inc.

    4,673       953,853  

CVS Health Corp.

    43,036       4,460,681  

Danaher Corp.

    20,985       5,758,494  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    4,258       618,347  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    7,155       1,152,742  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    2,451       276,399  

Deere & Co.

    9,607       3,458,712  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    9,124       464,959  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    5,287       211,057  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    7,171       388,238  

Devon Energy Corp.

    21,037       1,252,753  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    3,154       1,305,472  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    5,622       776,398  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    9,218       1,243,693  

Discover Financial Services

    9,785       1,207,860  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,315       149,086  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    10,354       289,601  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    8,101       258,908  

DocuSign Inc.(a)

    6,343       751,201  

Dollar General Corp.

    7,616       1,510,557  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    7,346       1,043,720  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    26,230       2,086,072  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    1,202       519,516  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)

    3,506       367,955  

Dover Corp.

    4,786       750,732  

Dow Inc.

    24,668       1,454,425  

DR Horton Inc.

    11,118       949,477  

DraftKings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    10,521       249,137  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    10,392       235,794  

DTE Energy Co.

    6,293       765,166  

Duke Energy Corp.

    25,095       2,519,789  

Duke Realty Corp.

    12,457       660,221  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    17,077       1,321,247  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    6,205       275,626  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    4,531       536,788  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    13,053       2,013,947  

eBay Inc.

    21,230       1,158,946  

Ecolab Inc.

    8,416       1,483,404  

Edison International

    12,612       799,853  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    20,339       2,285,493  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)

    13,967       396,802  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    9,292       1,208,796  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    26,509       6,625,925  

Emerson Electric Co.

    19,515       1,813,334  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    4,199       699,973  

Entegris Inc.(b)

    4,431       578,157  

Entergy Corp.

    6,596       693,965  

EOG Resources Inc.

    19,061       2,190,490  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
United States (continued)             

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    1,828      $ 379,767  

Equifax Inc.

    3,972        867,246  

Equinix Inc.

    2,927        2,077,380  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    12,180        397,799  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    5,832        435,184  

Equity Residential

    11,736        1,001,081  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    842        147,434  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    7,670        361,334  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    2,122        673,035  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    7,604        2,253,293  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    4,130        639,696  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    1,250        372,775  

Evergy Inc.

    7,664        478,310  

Eversource Energy

    11,364        929,575  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)

    5,695        444,552  

Exelon Corp.

    32,233        1,371,836  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    4,754        932,307  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    5,555        574,165  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    4,369        822,027  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    138,035        10,824,705  

F5 Inc.(a)

    1,973        396,277  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    1,242        504,364  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    911        429,254  

Fastenal Co.

    18,772        966,007  

FedEx Corp.

    8,259        1,835,728  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    8,830        420,661  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    20,153        1,919,170  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    22,529        1,077,787  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    389        306,707  

First Republic Bank/CA

    5,768        999,364  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    18,113        758,029  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    19,451        1,899,779  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,565        600,723  

FMC Corp.

    4,345        509,451  

Ford Motor Co.

    128,869        2,262,940  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    4,567        1,573,423  

Fortive Corp.

    11,155        722,286  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    4,516        392,440  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    10,540        440,888  

Fox Corp., Class B

    4,991        190,956  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    9,915        294,773  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    48,310        2,268,154  

Garmin Ltd.

    4,944        546,015  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    2,731        765,827  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,066        651,761  

General Dynamics Corp.

    7,756        1,818,394  

General Electric Co.

    35,808        3,420,022  

General Mills Inc.

    19,797        1,334,912  

General Motors Co.(a)

    42,623        1,991,347  

Genuine Parts Co.

    4,683        572,075  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    40,907        2,470,783  

Global Payments Inc.

    9,743        1,299,521  

Globe Life Inc.

    3,177        320,750  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    5,534        461,591  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    11,090        3,784,906  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)

    2,544        224,254  

Halliburton Co.

    29,158        977,668  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    11,361        789,362  

Hasbro Inc.

    4,291        416,442  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    8,357        2,091,841  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United States (continued)            

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    17,769     $ 551,905  

HEICO Corp.

    1,425       210,202  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    2,397       294,639  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    4,585       396,052  

Hershey Co. (The)

    4,755       961,746  

Hess Corp.

    9,101       919,747  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    42,758       680,707  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    9,101       1,354,775  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    8,291       590,070  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    34,174       10,793,174  

Honeywell International Inc.

    22,514       4,272,031  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    6,798       619,774  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    9,780       465,919  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    23,921       437,037  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    13,384       480,753  

HP Inc.

    39,217       1,347,496  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    1,461       767,025  

Humana Inc.

    4,191       1,820,235  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    48,310       749,771  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    1,320       269,808  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    2,595       297,802  

IDEX Corp.

    2,520       483,588  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    2,769       1,474,077  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    10,270       2,221,812  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    4,785       1,562,781  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    6,279       428,856  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    13,256       669,693  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    2,247       594,758  

Intel Corp.

    132,506       6,320,536  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    18,366       2,353,052  

International Business Machines Corp.

    29,235       3,581,580  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    8,171       1,086,743  

International Paper Co.

    12,170       529,760  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    12,910       475,088  

Intuit Inc.

    8,940       4,240,868  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    11,640       3,379,441  

Invesco Ltd.

    11,398       242,094  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    18,846       712,379  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    1,254       163,459  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,309       1,451,827  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    9,484       466,423  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    2,508       443,414  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    4,325       531,975  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    2,007       275,802  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    2,750       558,058  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    3,512       473,242  

Johnson & Johnson

    85,819       14,123,233  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    23,092       1,500,056  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    96,715       13,714,187  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    10,683       360,979  

Kellogg Co.

    8,373       535,370  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    23,162       895,675  

KeyCorp

    31,306       784,841  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    5,999       944,063  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    10,988       1,430,088  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    20,173       474,671  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    66,683       1,160,284  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    17,136       1,030,216  

KLA Corp.

    4,978       1,734,833  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    5,183       282,370  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    22,368     $ 877,273  

Kroger Co. (The)

    23,191       1,085,339  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    6,561       1,655,406  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    3,147       853,655  

Lam Research Corp.

    4,658       2,614,768  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    11,550       495,033  

Lear Corp.

    1,958       308,072  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    4,524       460,724  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    8,975       806,673  

Lennox International Inc.

    1,070       285,615  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)

    820       118,744  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)

    4,748       696,532  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)

    5,232       134,881  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C, NVS(a)

    11,381       294,426  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)

    6,214       377,376  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a)(b)

    2,750       138,490  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    5,559       279,729  

Lincoln National Corp.

    5,854       394,677  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    5,379       649,891  

LKQ Corp.

    9,142       429,217  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    8,124           3,524,191  

Loews Corp.

    7,180       440,421  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    22,049       4,874,152  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    13,258       384,217  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    3,864       1,236,248  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    30,861       319,720  

Lyft Inc., Class A(a)

    8,580       334,105  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    8,697       845,609  

M&T Bank Corp.

    4,204       766,095  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    20,843       1,623,044  

Markel Corp.(a)

    448       556,824  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    1,287       490,900  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    9,030       1,536,364  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    16,521       2,567,529  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    2,041       774,355  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    26,870       1,836,027  

Masco Corp.

    8,091       453,420  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    1,751       275,695  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    28,781       10,384,760  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    8,577       956,250  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    8,143       774,969  

McDonald’s Corp.

    24,346       5,959,170  

McKesson Corp.

    5,050       1,388,548  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    19,536       397,362  

Medtronic PLC

    43,902       4,609,271  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)(b)

    1,463       1,648,289  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    82,554       6,321,985  

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A(a)

    77,841       16,426,786  

MetLife Inc.

    23,769       1,605,596  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    750       1,056,555  

MGM Resorts International

    12,626       559,206  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    17,886       1,257,922  

Micron Technology Inc.

    36,915       3,280,267  

Microsoft Corp.

    233,107       69,650,041  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    3,823       782,224  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    11,210       1,721,856  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    1,927       271,283  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    1,909       585,815  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    6,270       327,169  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    45,799     $ 2,998,919  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    1,901       726,163  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    1,413       648,143  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    12,956       1,093,486  

Moody’s Corp.

    5,528       1,780,182  

Morgan Stanley

    44,912       4,075,315  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    12,151       637,077  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    5,528       1,218,537  

MSCI Inc.

    2,689       1,349,044  

Nasdaq Inc.

    3,821       653,964  

NetApp Inc.

    7,452       584,088  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    14,429           5,692,529  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    3,187       286,416  

Newell Brands Inc.

    12,606       299,393  

Newmont Corp.

    26,091       1,727,224  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    12,887       287,638  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    63,973       5,007,167  

Nike Inc., Class B

    41,674       5,690,585  

NiSource Inc.

    12,895       373,052  

Nordson Corp.

    1,667       377,559  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    8,112       2,080,890  

Northern Trust Corp.

    6,500       740,350  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    4,947       2,187,267  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    19,541       566,298  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    2,305       192,168  

Novocure Ltd.(a)

    3,020       247,217  

NRG Energy Inc.

    8,041       304,271  

Nuance Communications Inc.(a)

    9,790       543,541  

Nucor Corp.

    9,700       1,276,714  

NVIDIA Corp.

    81,634       19,906,451  

NVR Inc.(a)

    109       540,470  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    30,524       1,334,815  

Okta Inc.(a)

    4,831       883,300  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    3,210       1,008,036  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    6,946       582,700  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    14,075       881,236  

ONEOK Inc.

    14,783       965,330  

Oracle Corp.

    54,626       4,149,937  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    2,237       1,452,350  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    13,241       1,037,168  

Owens Corning

    3,389       315,821  

PACCAR Inc.

    11,351       1,042,135  

Packaging Corp. of America

    3,259       479,692  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    51,795       613,771  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    3,169       1,883,178  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    19,911       609,476  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    4,212       1,248,395  

Paychex Inc.

    10,728       1,277,276  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    1,683       570,890  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    36,398       4,074,028  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)

    9,202       267,410  

Pentair PLC

    5,419       313,814  

PepsiCo Inc.

    45,211       7,402,849  

PerkinElmer Inc.

    3,660       657,373  

Pfizer Inc.

    182,790       8,580,163  

PG&E Corp.(a)(b)

    47,566       540,825  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    50,826       5,136,984  

Phillips 66

    14,319       1,206,233  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    18,164       485,887  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    7,552       1,809,459  

 

 

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February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    16,919     $ 427,882  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    13,859       2,761,406  

Pool Corp.

    1,330       609,911  

PPG Industries Inc.

    7,816       1,043,045  

PPL Corp.

    25,606       670,109  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    8,792       621,067  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    79,340           12,368,313  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    19,099       2,023,157  

Prologis Inc.

    24,113       3,516,881  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    12,590       1,405,799  

PTC Inc.(a)

    3,651       406,283  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    16,514       1,070,603  

Public Storage

    5,208       1,848,944  

PulteGroup Inc.

    8,512       422,706  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    3,633       496,922  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    36,778       6,325,448  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    4,001       525,211  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    6,191       678,843  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    49,179       5,050,683  

Realty Income Corp.

    17,996       1,189,356  

Regency Centers Corp.

    5,020       330,768  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,430       2,120,975  

Regions Financial Corp.

    31,260       756,179  

Republic Services Inc.

    7,277       875,278  

ResMed Inc.

    4,797       1,183,660  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    2,552       333,904  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,648       381,579  

Robert Half International Inc.

    3,667       441,103  

Robinhood Markets Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,022       72,324  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    3,763       1,003,141  

Roku Inc.(a)

    3,763       525,051  

Rollins Inc.

    7,265       237,057  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    3,439       1,541,429  

Ross Stores Inc.

    11,661       1,065,699  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    7,527       607,579  

RPM International Inc.

    4,205       355,617  

S&P Global Inc.

    11,414       4,288,107  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    31,922       6,720,539  

SBA Communications Corp.

    3,575       1,084,619  

Schlumberger NV

    46,096       1,808,807  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    4,465       575,405  

Sealed Air Corp.

    4,924       330,548  

SEI Investments Co.

    3,955       231,684  

Sempra Energy

    10,459       1,508,397  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    6,459       3,745,703  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    8,163       2,147,930  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    1,857       640,461  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    10,837       1,490,738  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    33,489       206,292  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    5,398       745,842  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    34,607       1,382,204  

Snap-on Inc.

    1,803       378,955  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    6,872       1,825,616  

SoFi Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    17,018       194,856  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,650       527,043  

Southern Co. (The)

    34,549       2,237,739  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    4,881       213,788  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    5,364       633,488  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    7,747       580,793  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    5,310       863,937  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Starbucks Corp.

    38,452     $ 3,529,509  

State Street Corp.

    11,844       1,010,649  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    6,984       492,931  

Stryker Corp.

    11,122           2,928,979  

Sun Communities Inc.

    3,786       685,266  

Sunrun Inc.(a)

    5,706       155,660  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    1,917       1,161,702  

Synchrony Financial

    18,634       797,163  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    4,967       1,551,641  

Sysco Corp.

    16,882       1,470,422  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    7,508       1,085,356  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    3,804       616,248  

Target Corp.

    15,915       3,179,340  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    10,551       1,502,779  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    4,726       358,751  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,516       650,940  

Teleflex Inc.

    1,539       517,581  

Teradyne Inc.

    5,308       625,919  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    27,936       24,316,332  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    30,104       5,117,379  

Textron Inc.

    7,277       532,167  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    12,829       6,978,976  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    39,234       2,593,367  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    20,473       2,522,478  

Tractor Supply Co.

    3,725       759,118  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)(b)

    14,099       1,202,927  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    3,456       291,963  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    1,688       1,125,204  

TransUnion

    6,265       568,611  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    8,142       1,399,040  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    8,225       573,694  

Truist Financial Corp.

    43,546       2,709,432  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    5,446       951,961  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    26,388       938,093  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,334       571,299  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    9,654       894,540  

U.S. Bancorp.

    45,879       2,593,999  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    47,620       1,715,749  

UDR Inc.

    9,933       545,024  

UGI Corp.

    6,874       264,237  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    1,684       630,658  

Union Pacific Corp.

    21,267       5,230,619  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    23,762       5,000,000  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    2,365       760,631  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    30,788       14,651,086  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    1,855       197,465  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    2,632       378,824  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    637       100,640  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    1,326       345,489  

Valero Energy Corp.

    13,282       1,109,180  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    4,487       1,027,747  

Ventas Inc.

    12,875       695,250  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    3,288       702,711  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    4,987       884,395  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    134,991       7,244,967  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    8,460       1,945,969  

VF Corp.

    11,136       646,111  

Viatris Inc.

    39,645       436,491  

VICI Properties Inc.

    20,108       562,220  

Visa Inc., Class A

    54,644       11,809,661  

 

 

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February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Vistra Corp.

    14,299     $ 326,303  

VMware Inc., Class A

    6,783       795,782  

Vornado Realty Trust

    5,374       232,587  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    4,336       786,767  

W R Berkley Corp.

    4,665       421,250  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    24,285       1,119,296  

Walmart Inc.

    50,250       6,791,790  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    59,356       8,811,992  

Waste Management Inc.

    13,741       1,984,200  

Waters Corp.(a)

    2,002       634,093  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,421       341,046  

Webster Financial Corp.

    5,875       353,734  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    10,290       935,155  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    130,487       6,964,091  

Welltower Inc.

    13,652       1,137,075  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    2,411       933,250  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    9,948       506,751  

Western Union Co. (The)

    13,403       243,667  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    5,878       545,596  

Westrock Co.

    8,872       401,635  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    24,490       952,171  

Whirlpool Corp.

    2,095       421,661  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    39,721       1,242,473  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    4,214       936,772  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    6,236       1,428,356  

WP Carey Inc.

    6,155       476,397  

WW Grainger Inc.

    1,474       703,186  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    3,501       302,907  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    17,749       1,195,040  

Xylem Inc./NY

    5,892       524,093  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    9,646       1,182,407  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    1,769       731,198  

Zendesk Inc.(a)

    3,972       463,413  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)

    2,027       116,086  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    5,490       315,785  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    6,711       853,572  

Zoetis Inc.

    15,457       2,993,248  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    7,073       937,880  

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    9,260       506,429  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    2,685       642,118  
   

 

 

 
      1,273,611,220  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $1,641,440,056)

 

    1,875,471,023  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,881     $ 152,113  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    2,279       90,045  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,809       461,047  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,997       498,742  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    860       379,701  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,047       1,188,705  
   

 

 

 
      2,770,353  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost: $2,657,714)

 

    2,770,353  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 1.0%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.09%(e)(f)(g)

    16,331,610       16,334,876  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.03%(e)(f)

    2,180,000       2,180,000  
   

 

 

 
      18,514,876  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.0%
(Cost: $18,513,205)

 

    18,514,876  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.6%
(Cost: $1,662,610,975)

 

    1,896,756,252  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.6)%

 

    (12,190,728
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   1,884,565,524  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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

(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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2022

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended February 28, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
      Affiliated Issuer   Value at
08/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
02/28/22
    Shares
Held at
02/28/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

       
 

 

   
  BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares   $ 9,947,642     $ 6,390,708 (a)    $     $ (2,240   $ (1,234   $ 16,334,876       16,331,610     $ 31,840 (b)    $    
  BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares     810,000       1,370,000 (a)                        2,180,000       2,180,000       102          
  BlackRock Inc.     3,794,856       1,184,362       (297,284     97,815       (1,088,567     3,691,182       4,962       35,745          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 95,575     $ (1,089,801   $ 22,206,058       $ 67,687     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

     2        03/10/22      $ 330      $ (13,109

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     18        03/18/22        788        (58,172

FTSE 100 Index

     5        03/18/22        497        8,032  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     20        03/18/22        4,368        (191,935
           

 

 

 
            $ (255,184
           

 

 

 

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:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 8,032  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 263,216  
  

 

 

 

 

  (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 February 28, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 275,324  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (384,358
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

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iShares® MSCI World ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,569,615      

 

 

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  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,357,784,649        $ 517,686,374        $        $ 1,875,471,023  

Preferred Stocks

              2,770,353                   2,770,353  

Money Market Funds

     18,514,876                            18,514,876  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,376,299,525        $ 520,456,727        $        $ 1,896,756,252  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $        $ 8,032        $        $ 8,032  

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

     (191,935        (71,281                 (263,216
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (191,935      $ (63,249      $        $ (255,184
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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) 

February 28, 2022

 

   

iShares

MSCI

Frontier and

Select EM

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI World ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

   

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 483,136,054     $ 1,874,550,194  

Affiliated(c)

    22,573       22,206,058  

Cash

    727,339       115,958  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    13,073,246       2,171,832  

Cash pledged:

   

Futures contracts

    498,000       287,999  

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    420,000        

Foreign currency collateral pledged:

   

Futures contracts(e)

          144,216  

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

    8,551,426       2,725,031  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    5       5,934  

Dividends

    229,687       2,709,680  

Tax reclaims

          511,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    506,658,330       1,905,428,263  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    22,580       16,350,433  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    699,128        

Payables:

   

Investments purchased

    7,460,071       4,139,891  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    127,895       20,616  

Bank borrowings

    3,000,512        

Investment advisory fees

    305,589       351,799  

Foreign taxes

    220        

Unrealized depreciation on:

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    743,571        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    12,359,566       20,862,739  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 494,298,764     $ 1,884,565,524  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 545,741,124     $ 1,648,120,712  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (51,442,360     236,444,812  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 494,298,764     $ 1,884,565,524  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    14,750,000       15,100,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 33.51     $ 124.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    500 million       500 million  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001     $ 0.001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 21,110     $ 16,374,715  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 389,231,631     $ 1,640,899,593  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 22,578     $ 21,711,382  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 12,520,937     $ 2,166,167  

(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $     $ 148,878  

See notes to financial statements.    

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited) 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2022

 

   

iShares

MSCI

Frontier and
Select EM
ETF

   

iShares

MSCI World
ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 3,851,581     $ 14,113,385  

Dividends — Affiliated

    2       36,677  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    34       31,010  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (320,453     (549,740
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,531,164       13,631,332  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory fees

    1,994,479       2,140,464  

Commitment fees

    2,419        

Professional fees

    217       217  

Interest expense

    14,781        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,011,896       2,140,681  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,519,268       11,490,651  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated(a)

    30,485,449       (10,549,224

Investments — Affiliated

    1       (8,393

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

          39,907,439  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

          103,968  

Futures contracts

    (1,201,713     275,324  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (733,549      

Foreign currency transactions

    (1,752,463     (87,964
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    26,797,725       29,641,150  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated(b)

    (31,663,590     (140,423,601

Investments — Affiliated

    (8     (1,089,801

Futures contracts

    191,511       (384,358

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (69,429      

Foreign currency translations

    958,248       (5,259
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (30,583,268     (141,903,019
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (3,785,543     (112,261,869
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (2,266,275   $ (100,771,218
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $ (637,702   $  

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

  $ (167,207   $  

See notes to financial statements.    

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF
    iShares
MSCI World ETF
 
    Six Months Ended
02/28/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
08/31/21
    Six Months Ended
02/28/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
08/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 1,519,268     $ 9,359,354     $ 11,490,651     $ 18,847,920  

Net realized gain

    26,797,725       32,240,921       29,641,150       15,189,250  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (30,583,268     86,573,585       (141,903,019     285,475,469  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,266,275     128,173,860       (100,771,218     319,512,639  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (3,161,338     (9,715,012     (14,844,552     (18,261,968
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    3,627,493       3,870,773       430,342,557       320,340,634  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,800,120     122,329,621       314,726,787       621,591,305  

Beginning of period

    496,098,884       373,769,263       1,569,838,737       948,247,432  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 494,298,764     $ 496,098,884     $ 1,884,565,524     $ 1,569,838,737  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF  
   

Six Months Ended
02/28/22
(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
08/31/21

   

Year Ended
08/31/20

   

Year Ended
08/31/19

   

Year Ended
08/31/18

   

Year Ended
08/31/17

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

             $ 33.86                $ 25.69                $ 28.97                $ 28.29                $ 30.62                $ 24.20  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.10         0.65         0.87         1.03         0.87         0.72  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (0.24       8.20         (3.36       0.76         (1.99       6.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.14       8.85         (2.49       1.79         (1.12       6.72  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                       

From net investment income

      (0.21       (0.68       (0.79       (1.11       (1.21       (0.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.21       (0.68       (0.79       (1.11       (1.21       (0.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 33.51       $ 33.86       $ 25.69       $ 28.97       $ 28.29       $ 30.62  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                       

Based on net asset value

      (0.44 )%(e)        34.77       (8.44 )%        6.45       (3.92 )%        27.91
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                       

Total expenses

      0.80 %(g)         0.79       0.79       0.79       0.81       0.80
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.60 %(g)         2.17       3.27       3.63       2.69       2.65
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 494,299       $ 496,099       $ 373,769       $ 496,868       $ 523,445       $ 627,626  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      23 %(e)         36       25       33       35       32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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 MSCI World ETF  
   

Six Months Ended
02/28/22
(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
08/31/21

   

Year Ended
08/31/20

   

Year Ended
08/31/19

   

Year Ended
08/31/18

   

Year Ended
08/31/17

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

             $ 131.92                $ 103.07                $ 89.79                $ 91.33                $ 82.22                $ 72.15  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.84         1.84         1.76         1.96         1.84         1.74  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (6.92       28.80         13.35         (1.52       9.15         9.90  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (6.08       30.64         15.11         0.44         10.99         11.64  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                       

From net investment income

      (1.03       (1.79       (1.83       (1.98       (1.88       (1.57
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.03       (1.79       (1.83       (1.98       (1.88       (1.57
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 124.81       $ 131.92       $ 103.07       $ 89.79       $ 91.33       $ 82.22  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                       

Based on net asset value

      (4.66 )%(e)         29.94       17.04       0.61       13.46       16.29
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                       

Total expenses

      0.24 %(g)         0.24       0.24       0.24       0.24       0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.29 %(g)         1.58       1.90       2.24       2.09       2.25
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 1,884,566       $ 1,569,839       $ 948,247       $ 646,459       $ 566,243       $ 509,769  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      4 %(e)         5       7       4       3       3
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is organized as a Maryland corporation 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  

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

  Diversified  

MSCI World

  Diversified  

 

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. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

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.

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 February 28, 2022, 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.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g.,futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, 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 or obligations.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

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. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). 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 a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

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.

   

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 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 Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

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 Global 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 Global 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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4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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 BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, 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

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a) 
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

         

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

  $ 21,110      $ 21,110     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI World

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,207,357      $ 1,182,829     $      $ (24,528 )(b)  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    111,334        111,334               

BNP Paribas SA

    4,680,345        4,680,345               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    197,924        192,857              (5,067 )(b)  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    277,937        277,937               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,638,736        1,584,374              (54,362 )(b) 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    3,059,860        3,030,002              (29,858 )(b) 

Jefferies LLC

    8,375        7,796              (579 )(b)  

Morgan Stanley

    2,024,607        2,024,607               

National Financial Services LLC

    38,267        36,995              (1,272 )(b)  

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    45,944        43,601              (2,343 )(b)  

SG Americas Securities LLC

    195,442        194,892              (550 )(b)  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    162,768        162,768               

UBS AG

    1,666,634        1,660,451              (6,183 )(b)  

UBS Securities LLC

    188,078        178,876              (9,202 )(b)  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    523,691        523,691               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    347,416        330,400              (17,016 )(b)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 16,374,715      $ 16,223,755     $      $ (150,960
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received 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 statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of February 28, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, 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 directors).

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, 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 Fee

 

 

 

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

    0.79

MSCI World

    0.24  

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.

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 February 28, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Fees Paid
to BTC
 

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

  $ 12  

MSCI World

    9,034  

Officers and Directors: Certain officers and/or directors of the Company are officers and/or directors 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 February 28, 2022, 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 Frontier and Select EM

  $   3,951,421      $ 579,509      $ 1,795  

MSCI World

    30,263,518        31,638,158        (5,005,912

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.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 February 28, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

  $ 116,265,425      $ 117,136,121  

MSCI World

    87,954,264        74,951,223  

For the six months ended February 28, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

  $ 586,127      $  

MSCI World

    512,855,409        99,307,076  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’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 February 28, 2022, 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.

As of August 31, 2021, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Non-Expiring  

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

  $ 156,460,419  

MSCI World

    25,348,280  

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 February 28, 2022, 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)
 

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

  $ 405,757,710      $ 116,781,010      $ (40,516,901    $ 76,264,109  

MSCI World

    1,667,303,683        301,491,169        (72,293,784      229,197,385  

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 12, 2022. 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) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) 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.

 

 

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For the six months ended February 28, 2022, 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 Frontier and Select EM

  $ 3,000,000      $ 2,667,845        1.25

 

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 a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Market Risk: Investments in the securities of issuers domiciled in countries with emerging capital markets involve certain additional risks that do not generally apply to investments in securities of issuers in more developed capital markets, such as (i) low or nonexistent trading volume, resulting in a lack of liquidity and increased volatility in prices for such securities; (ii) uncertain national policies and social, political and economic instability, increasing the potential for expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, high rates of inflation or unfavorable diplomatic developments; (iii) lack of publicly available or reliable information about issuers as a result of not being subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and (iv) possible fluctuations in exchange rates, differing legal systems and the existence or possible imposition of exchange controls, custodial restrictions or other foreign or U.S. governmental laws or restrictions applicable to such investments.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

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 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.

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 the Manager 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.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

Concentration 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 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.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio.

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.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

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
02/28/22
    Year Ended
08/31/21
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI Frontier and Select EM

       

Shares sold

    100,000     $ 3,627,493       400,000     $ 13,406,994  

Shares redeemed

                (300,000     (9,536,221
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    100,000     $ 3,627,493       100,000     $ 3,870,773  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI World

       

Shares sold

    4,000,000     $ 530,582,568       3,100,000     $ 365,815,188  

Shares redeemed

    (800,000     (100,240,011     (400,000     (45,474,554
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    3,200,000     $ 430,342,557       2,700,000     $ 320,340,634  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Company generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Company may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors 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 Company’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

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, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Company, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (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 40 Act 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, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (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 and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

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 (“RATS”). 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. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

 

  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 and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

 

  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.

 

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. 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.

 

 

 

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Supplemental Information  (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

February 28, 2022

 

     
    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
 

MSCI World(a)

  $ 0.934558     $     $ 0.096558     $ 1.031116       91         9     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.

 

 

 

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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 Company’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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
JSC    Joint Stock Company
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
Counterparty Abbreviations
CITI    Citibank N.A.

 

Currency Abbreviations
NGN    Nigerian Naira
USD    United States Dollar

 

 

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