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AUGUST 31, 2022 |
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2022 Annual Report
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iShares Trust
· iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF | IVEG | NASDAQ
· iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF | ESGD | NASDAQ
· iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF | LDEM | NASDAQ
· iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF | SDG | NASDAQ
Dear Shareholder,
The 12-month reporting period as of August 31, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets of 2021. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022, ending the run of robust growth that followed the reopening of global economies and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.
Equity prices fell as interest rates rose, particularly weighing on relatively high-valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. While both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, declines for small-capitalization U.S. stocks were steeper. Both emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets fell significantly, 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 notably during the reporting period as investors reacted to higher inflation and attempted to anticipate its impact on future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and increasing uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates four times while indicating that additional rate hikes were likely. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and began to reduce its balance sheet. As investors attempted to assess the Fed’s future trajectory, the Fed’s statements late in the reporting period led markets to believe that additional tightening is likely in the near term.
The horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metals markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption have magnified supply problems for key commodities. We believe elevated energy prices will continue to exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will ultimately err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation. In the meantime, however, we are likely to see a period of slowing growth paired with relatively high inflation.
In this environment, while we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes from central banks moderate our outlook. Furthermore, the energy shock and a deteriorating economic backdrop in China and Europe are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near term. We take the opposite view on credit, where higher spreads provide near-term opportunities, while the likelihood of higher inflation leads us to take an underweight stance on credit in the long term. We believe that investment-grade corporates, U.K. gilts, local-currency emerging market debt, and inflation-protected bonds (particularly in Europe) offer strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon.
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.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Total Returns as of August 31, 2022
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6-Month | 12-Month | |||
U.S.
large cap equities |
(8.84)% | (11.23)% | ||
U.S.
small cap equities |
(9.31) | (17.88) | ||
International
equities |
(13.97) | (19.80) | ||
Emerging
market equities |
(13.30) | (21.80) | ||
3-month Treasury bills |
0.36 | 0.39 | ||
U.S.
Treasury securities |
(9.71) | (13.27) | ||
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) |
(7.76) | (11.52) | ||
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) |
(5.72) | (8.63) | ||
U.S.
high yield bonds |
(7.78) | (10.61) | ||
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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iShares Trust
Global Market Overview
Global equity markets declined in U.S. dollar terms during the 12 months ended August 31, 2022 (“reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned -15.88% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period.
For the first third of the reporting period, economic recovery supported stocks in most regions of the world. The global economy continued to rebound from the impact of restrictions imposed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as mitigation and adaptation allowed most economic activity to continue. However, substantial challenges emerged at the beginning of 2022 which negatively affected stock prices. Inflation rose significantly in many countries, reducing consumers’ purchasing power and leading many central banks to tighten monetary policy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presented a further challenge to the global economy, disrupting important commodities markets.
The U.S. economy grew briskly over the final half of 2021, powered primarily by consumer spending. Record-high personal savings rates allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level, releasing pent-up demand for goods and services. Growth subsequently stalled in the first half of 2022, and the economy contracted amid lower inventories and faltering business investment. Despite the economic downturn, unemployment declined substantially, falling to 3.7% in August 2022 while the number of long-term unemployed dropped below the pre-pandemic level. Although high inflation negatively impacted consumer sentiment, which declined significantly, consumer spending continued to grow.
Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve (“the Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near-zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy during the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities, finally reversing course as it began to reduce its balance sheet in June 2022. In March 2022, the Fed began to raise short-term interest rates, followed by three more increases for a total increase of 225 basis points, the most rapid rise in decades. Interest rates rose significantly in response, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses. In that environment, the U.S. dollar significantly appreciated relative to most foreign currencies.
Stocks declined in Europe in U.S. dollar terms as economic growth stalled and the euro declined sharply relative to the U.S. dollar. Significantly higher inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine negatively impacted equities. Russia is an important trading partner with many European countries, and new sanctions imposed limits on certain types of trade with Russia. Investors became concerned that the sharp rise in energy prices during the reporting period would constrain economic growth, as Europe relies on imported energy for much of its industrial and heating needs. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to elevated inflation by raising interest rates in July 2022, the first such increase in over a decade.
Despite relatively low inflation by global standards, Asia-Pacific stocks declined significantly in U.S. dollar terms. Chinese stocks faced significant headwinds amid regulatory interventions by the Chinese government and strict lockdowns following COVID-19 outbreaks. Japanese stocks also declined amid an economic contraction in the first quarter of 2022 and a sharp decline in the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar. Emerging market stocks declined substantially, as higher interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar raised the cost of borrowing in many emerging economies.
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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022 | iShares® Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of companies from U.S. and non-U.S. markets that are expected to benefit from creating or using agricultural technologies or innovative food products or services as representd by the Morningstar Global Food Innovation 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
Cumulative Total Returns | ||||
Since Inception |
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Fund NAV |
(12.00) | % | ||
Fund Market |
(11.54) | |||
Index |
(11.74) |
For the fiscal period ended August 31, 2022, the Fund did not have six months of performance and therefore line graphs are not presented.
The inception date of the Fund was April 25, 2022. The first day of secondary market trading was April 27, 2022.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Beginning Account Value (04/25/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Beginning Account Value (03/01/22 |
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Ending Account Value (08/31/22 |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 880.00 | $ 1.55 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.80 | $ 2.40 | 0.47 | % |
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Commencement of operations. |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 128/365 for actual expenses and 184/365 for hypothetical expenses (to reflect the six month period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector |
Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
Materials |
50.7% | |
Consumer Staples |
23.6 | |
Industrials |
16.2 | |
Health Care |
6.3 | |
Information Technology |
3.2 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
United States |
63.5% | |
Germany |
9.1 | |
United Kingdom |
6.2 | |
Norway |
5.6 | |
Canada |
5.5 | |
France |
3.7 | |
Japan |
3.0 | |
Denmark |
1.9 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) |
1.5 |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022 | iShares® ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics, as identified by the index provider while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception |
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception |
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Fund NAV |
(20.54 | )% | 1.89 | % | 5.75 | % | (20.54 | )% | 9.82 | % | 41.25 | % | ||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(20.60 | ) | 1.77 | 5.75 | (20.60 | ) | 9.18 | 41.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(20.18 | ) | 2.03 | 5.92 | (20.18 | ) | 10.56 | 42.63 |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
The inception date of the Fund was June 28, 2016. The first day of secondary market trading was June 30, 2016.
Index performance through May 31, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI EAFE ESG Focus Index. Index performance beginning on June 1, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus Index.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Beginning Account Value (03/01/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Ending Account Value (08/31/22 |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 857.90 | $ 0.94 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.20 | $ 1.02 | 0.20 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022 (continued) | iShares® ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Investor interest in the environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) attributes of companies was positive during the reporting period, even as equity markets declined. Countries around the world continued to advance measures to address ESG-related issues, including Japan, which published a draft code of conduct for ESG evaluation and data provision in July 2022. The U.K. Parliament passed laws requiring companies to provide a sustainability statement on climate-related disclosures in their annual reports. Similarly, French regulators issued a new decree that added biodiversity-related requirements to the climate disclosures for financial institutions.
With a negative global macro backdrop, the Index, which includes developed market stocks outside of North America, declined significantly for the reporting period. Japanese stocks detracted the most from the Index’s return. The country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to lag behind many developed peers, weighed down by a weakening Japanese yen, which dropped to a two-decade low against the U.S. dollar. High costs for energy and certain commodities strained Japan’s import-dependent energy system, widening a trade deficit as imports surged. In the industrials sector, capital goods stocks declined as factory output slowed and costs rose, while lockdowns in China and supply disruptions weighed on Japanese producers.
Stocks in Europe, including Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland also declined, as economic growth slowed and inflation rose. The war in Ukraine weighed on European stocks, as sanctions against Russia created uncertainty surrounding energy supplies, exacerbated supply chain issues, and led many companies to suspend or exit their Russian operations.
In terms of relative performance, the Index slightly underperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index, while tracking it relatively closely. Relative to the broader market, the ESG security selection process leads to overweight positions in stocks with higher ESG ratings and underweight positions in stocks with lower ESG characteristics. Due to the ESG selection process, the Index held overweights to Information Technology, Industrials, and Financials which detracted from relative performance. Conversely, modest underweights to Health Care and Communication Services contributed positively to relative performance.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
Financials |
17.8% | |
Industrials |
15.1 | |
Health Care |
12.7 | |
Consumer Discretionary |
11.2 | |
Consumer Staples |
10.8 | |
Information Technology |
8.6 | |
Materials |
7.5 | |
Energy |
5.7 | |
Communication Services |
4.6 | |
Utilities |
3.0 | |
Real Estate |
3.0 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
Japan |
22.8% | |
United Kingdom |
15.0 | |
Switzerland |
11.0 | |
France |
10.6 | |
Australia |
8.4 | |
Germany |
7.2 | |
Netherlands |
4.4 | |
Sweden |
3.2 | |
Hong Kong |
2.9 | |
Denmark |
2.9 | |
Spain |
2.4 | |
Italy |
1.8 | |
Singapore |
1.7 | |
Finland |
1.3 | |
Norway |
1.2 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) |
3.2 |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022 | iShares® ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large and mid-capitalization stocks of emerging market companies with high environmental, social, and governance performance relative to their sector peers as determined by the index provider, as represented by the MSCI EM Extended ESG Leaders 5% Issuer Capped 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 | |||||||||||||||||
1 Year | Since Inception |
1 Year | Since Inception |
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Fund NAV(a) |
(25.25 | )% | (2.12 | )% | (25.25 | )% | (5.37 | )% | ||||||||||
Fund Market |
(25.93 | ) | (2.48 | ) | (25.93 | ) | (6.26 | ) | ||||||||||
Index |
(24.48 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (24.48 | ) | (3.37 | ) |
(a) |
Includes payments received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total returns. Excluding the payments, the Fund at the NAV’s 1 Year and Since Inception annual total returns would have been -26.07% and -2.55% respectively. |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
The inception date of the Fund was February 5, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 7, 2020.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Beginning Account Value (03/01/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Beginning Account Value (03/01/22 |
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Ending Account Value (08/31/22 |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 852.30 | $ 0.75 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.40 | $ 0.82 | 0.16 | % |
(a) |
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022 (continued) | iShares® ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Investor interest in the environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) attributes of companies was positive during the reporting period, even as equity markets declined. Globally, fund flows to ESG-focused investments slowed in the second quarter of 2022 while remaining net positive. Many emerging market countries continued to advance ESG-related regulation and legislation. In China, a new set of voluntary guidelines for ESG reporting took effect in June 2022. The Taiwan Stock Exchange imposed a reporting requirement for listed companies that mandated disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions, energy management, and other ESG-related metrics. India released a proposal for regulating ESG impact ratings that would require ratings providers to be accredited by Indian authorities.
With a negative global macro backdrop, the Index, which consists of emerging market stocks, declined significantly for the reporting period. Within China, the consumer discretionary sector detracted substantially from the Index’s return amid the government’s campaign to rein in large online companies, which included billions of dollars in antitrust fines. The internet and direct marketing retail industry weakened as competitive advantages eroded. Automobiles stocks, including those of electric car makers, declined along with vehicle sales as pandemic-related restrictions slowed production. The communication services sector was also negatively impacted by government fines.
South Korean stocks also declined, as sales in the communication services sector decreased amid business normalization following strong pandemic-related growth. Russian stocks further detracted from the Index’s performance. BlackRock suspended the purchase of Russian securities in its active and index funds on Monday, February 28, 2022, in response to the Russian attack on Ukraine. All major index providers began the removal of Russian securities from their indexes beginning the week of March 7.
In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Relative to the broader market the ESG selection process favors stocks with higher ESG ratings, resulting in an overweight to consumer discretionary and financials which was a drag on performance, and an underweight to information technology, which contributed positively. Security selection in the energy sector detracted from the Index’s relative performance.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
Financials |
23.5% | |
Consumer Discretionary |
14.9 | |
Communication Services |
13.2 | |
Information Technology |
12.7 | |
Materials |
8.3 | |
Consumer Staples |
6.5 | |
Industrials |
6.0 | |
Energy |
5.7 | |
Health Care |
4.4 | |
Utilities |
2.9 | |
Real Estate |
1.9 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
China |
31.5% | |
India |
15.7 | |
Taiwan |
14.5 | |
South Korea |
7.8 | |
South Africa |
6.2 | |
Brazil |
4.8 | |
Thailand |
3.0 | |
Malaysia |
2.3 | |
United Arab Emirates |
2.3 | |
Saudi Arabia |
2.3 | |
Indonesia |
2.1 | |
Mexico |
1.9 | |
Qatar |
1.2 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) |
4.4 |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022 | iShares® MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of companies that derive a majority of their revenue from products and services that address at least one of the world’s major social and environmental challenges as identified by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception |
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception |
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Fund NAV |
(19.93 | )% | 8.92 | % | 9.75 | % | (19.93 | )% | 53.27 | % | 80.87 | % | ||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(19.91 | ) | 8.84 | 9.79 | (19.91 | ) | 52.71 | 81.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(20.23 | ) | 8.97 | 9.90 | (20.23 | ) | 53.65 | 82.26 |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
The inception date of the Fund was April 20, 2016. The first day of secondary market trading was April 22, 2016.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Beginning Account Value (03/01/22) |
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Ending Account Value (08/31/22 |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 909.70 | $ 2.36 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.70 | $ 2.50 | 0.49 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022 (continued) | iShares® MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
The coronavirus pandemic reversed years of progress toward achieving the U.N. sustainable development goals (“SDGs”), lowering global life expectancy and disrupting essential health services. Furthermore, the war in Ukraine exacerbated food, energy, humanitarian, and refugee crises, delaying the transition to a more sustainable global economy. Despite these ongoing challenges, many countries continued to monitor their SDG implementation, with 44 nations presenting voluntary progress reviews to the U.N. in 2022, including 11 countries that presented for the first time.
With a negative global macro backdrop, the Index, which includes stocks oriented toward social and environmental challenges, declined significantly for the reporting period. Within China, the real estate sector detracted substantially from the Index’s return. Tighter credit and investor concerns about the sector’s level of indebtedness amid slowing economic growth drove steep declines. The real estate management and development industry was also negatively affected by multiple credit downgrades and the resignation of financial auditors covering several subsidiaries.
Japanese stocks also detracted from the Index’s return amid slowing industrial production and a steep decline in the value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar. In the industrials sector, the unprofitable operation of some local routes weighed on the earnings of the railroads industry.
Stocks in several European countries, including Belgium and Denmark, also detracted from the Index’ return. The declining value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar diminished the value of Eurozone stocks in U.S. dollar terms. The Belgian materials sector was also pressured by falling demand for cathode materials due to semiconductor shortages curtailing customer orders. Supply chain disruptions and higher costs negatively impacted a Danish manufacturer of wind turbines in the industrials sector.
In terms of relative performance, the Index significantly underperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Index. The positive-impact security selection process leads to overweight and underweight positions in stocks with higher or lower sustainable impact attributes, respectively. For example, significant overweights to real estate detracted from performance, while an underweight to information technology was beneficial.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
Consumer Staples |
20.0% | |
Health Care |
19.9 | |
Real Estate |
16.3 | |
Industrials |
16.0 | |
Materials |
13.9 | |
Consumer Discretionary |
4.9 | |
Utilities |
3.9 | |
Information Technology |
3.8 | |
Communication Services |
1.3 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region | Percent of Total Investments(a) | |
United States |
25.7% | |
Japan |
15.2 | |
China |
11.2 | |
Denmark |
7.9 | |
United Kingdom |
6.2 | |
Canada |
5.6 | |
Hong Kong |
5.5 | |
Switzerland |
4.7 | |
Belgium |
4.2 | |
Sweden |
2.5 | |
Germany |
2.0 | |
Taiwan |
1.8 | |
Chile |
1.5 | |
France |
1.4 | |
Australia |
1.1 | |
Other (each representing less than 1%) |
3.5 |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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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.
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
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2 0 2 2 I S H A R E S A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
August 31, 2022 |
iShares® Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
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Common Stocks |
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Australia — 0.4% | ||||||||
Nufarm Ltd./Australia |
6,361 | $ | 22,967 | |||||
|
|
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Canada — 5.5% | ||||||||
Nutrien Ltd. |
3,125 | 286,886 | ||||||
|
|
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Denmark — 1.9% | ||||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S |
1,735 | 101,093 | ||||||
|
|
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France — 3.7% | ||||||||
Danone SA |
3,671 | 193,169 | ||||||
|
|
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Germany — 9.0% | ||||||||
BASF SE |
3,420 | 144,662 | ||||||
Bayer AG, Registered |
4,410 | 233,236 | ||||||
GEA Group AG |
2,772 | 96,429 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
474,327 | ||||||||
Japan — 3.0% | ||||||||
Kubota Corp. |
10,000 | 155,302 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Netherlands — 0.5% | ||||||||
Corbion NV |
1,002 | 28,451 | ||||||
|
|
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Norway — 5.6% | ||||||||
Austevoll Seafood ASA |
1,493 | 16,003 | ||||||
Bakkafrost P/F |
841 | 49,212 | ||||||
Grieg Seafood ASA |
945 | 11,434 | ||||||
Mowi ASA |
7,588 | 155,567 | ||||||
Salmar ASA |
952 | 62,953 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
295,169 | ||||||||
Philippines — 0.6% | ||||||||
Monde Nissin Corp.(a)(b) |
100,000 | 29,349 | ||||||
|
|
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United Kingdom — 6.1% | ||||||||
CNH Industrial NV |
12,748 | 155,208 | ||||||
Croda International PLC |
1,735 | 135,234 | ||||||
Genus PLC |
1,112 | 32,502 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
322,944 | ||||||||
United States — 63.2% | ||||||||
AGCO Corp. |
1,033 | 112,297 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
3,545 | 311,570 | ||||||
Beyond Meat Inc.(b)(c) |
1,025 | 25,010 | ||||||
Corteva Inc. |
4,949 | 304,017 | ||||||
Deere & Co. |
671 | 245,083 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
|
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United States (continued) |
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Diversey Holdings Ltd.(b) |
860 | $ | 5,272 | |||||
Ecolab Inc. |
1,024 | 167,762 | ||||||
Exponent Inc. |
873 | 81,940 | ||||||
FMC Corp. |
2,125 | 229,670 | ||||||
Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(b) |
1,511 | 30,613 | ||||||
Ingredion Inc. |
1,118 | 97,344 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
1,594 | 176,105 | ||||||
International Paper Co. |
4,764 | 198,278 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. |
3,507 | 255,099 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) |
6,111 | 329,200 | ||||||
Neogen Corp.(b)(c) |
1,825 | 38,142 | ||||||
Packaging Corp. of America |
1,581 | 216,471 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. |
2,465 | 132,642 | ||||||
Sotera Health Co.(b) |
1,673 | 28,290 | ||||||
Trimble Inc.(b) |
2,669 | 168,814 | ||||||
Westrock Co. |
4,300 | 174,537 | ||||||
|
|
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3,328,156 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Long-Term Investments — 99.5% |
5,237,813 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Short-Term Securities |
| |||||||
Money Market Funds — 1.2% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 2.42%(d)(e)(f) |
65,128 | 65,147 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Short-Term Securities — 1.2% |
|
65,147 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 100.7% |
|
5,302,960 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.7)% |
|
(37,711 | ) | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 5,265,249 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(b) |
Non-income producing security. |
(c) |
All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(d) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(e) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(f) |
All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended August 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
|
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Affiliated Issuer | Value
at 04/25/22(a) |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value
at 08/31/22 |
Shares Held at 08/31/22 |
Income |
Capital Gain |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares |
$ | — | $ | 65,132 | (b) | $ | — | $ | 9 | $ | 6 | $ | 65,147 | 65,128 | $ | 900 | (c) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(d) |
— | — | 0 | (b) | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ | 9 | $ | 6 | $ | 65,147 | $ | 909 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Commencement of operations. |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF |
Affiliates (continued)
(b) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(c) |
All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
(d) |
As of period end, the entity is no longer held. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
|
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Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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|
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Long Contracts |
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Micro E-Mini S&P 500 Index |
1 | 09/16/22 | $ | 20 | $ | 278 | ||||||||||
|
|
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:
|
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Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures
contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 278 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 278 | ||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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 August 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,941 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,941 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 278 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 278 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
|
||||
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 20,219 | ||
|
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.
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2 0 2 2 I S H A R E S A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 3,647,544 | $ | 1,590,269 | $ | — | $ | 5,237,813 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds |
65,147 | — | — | 65,147 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 3,712,691 | $ | 1,590,269 | $ | — | $ | 5,302,960 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | 278 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 278 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
See notes to financial statements.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks |
||||||||
Australia — 8.4% | ||||||||
APA Group |
1,421,195 | $ | 10,716,979 | |||||
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. |
332,727 | 8,030,841 | ||||||
ASX Ltd. |
214,984 | 11,444,086 | ||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. |
1,374,464 | 21,247,212 | ||||||
BlueScope Steel Ltd. |
596,083 | 6,687,945 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. |
1,727,006 | 14,534,872 | ||||||
Cochlear Ltd. |
75,261 | 10,956,268 | ||||||
Coles Group Ltd. |
983,017 | 11,765,899 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
736,949 | 48,699,215 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. |
570,560 | 9,515,627 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. |
215,048 | 43,013,385 | ||||||
Dexus |
1,731,077 | 10,239,276 | ||||||
Evolution Mining Ltd. |
3,824,257 | 6,145,781 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. |
1,094,990 | 13,608,065 | ||||||
Goodman Group |
651,048 | 8,657,626 | ||||||
GPT Group (The) |
2,271,546 | 6,543,626 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries PLC |
268,479 | 6,085,177 | ||||||
Lendlease Corp. Ltd. |
930,324 | 6,482,976 | ||||||
Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)(a) |
2,167,926 | 6,516,116 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. |
185,773 | 22,228,341 | ||||||
Mineral Resources Ltd. |
161,093 | 6,863,757 | ||||||
Mirvac Group |
5,260,050 | 7,491,004 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. |
1,199,921 | 24,881,719 | ||||||
Newcrest Mining Ltd. |
539,632 | 6,487,271 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. |
619,819 | 6,483,396 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. |
799,617 | 6,555,865 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. |
131,817 | 6,424,217 | ||||||
REA Group Ltd. |
80,806 | 6,968,586 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. |
213,103 | 13,534,890 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC |
556,093 | 30,702,060 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. |
1,767,220 | 9,433,920 | ||||||
SEEK Ltd. |
421,585 | 5,948,009 | ||||||
South32 Ltd. |
3,147,020 | 8,665,971 | ||||||
Stockland |
2,919,805 | 7,182,323 | ||||||
Transurban Group |
2,937,849 | 27,872,732 | ||||||
Vicinity Centres |
4,956,519 | 6,489,120 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. |
446,498 | 14,282,997 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. |
930,291 | 13,654,363 | ||||||
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. |
1,232,465 | 28,628,327 | ||||||
Woolworths Group Ltd. |
488,849 | 12,051,461 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
533,721,301 | ||||||||
Austria — 0.4% | ||||||||
Erste Group Bank AG |
286,372 | 6,439,861 | ||||||
OMV AG |
275,007 | 11,080,655 | ||||||
Verbund AG |
61,578 | 5,884,249 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
23,404,765 | ||||||||
Belgium — 0.7% | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV |
456,993 | 22,070,258 | ||||||
KBC Group NV |
259,979 | 12,399,047 | ||||||
UCB SA |
90,189 | 6,337,294 | ||||||
Umicore SA |
216,794 | 6,891,026 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
47,697,625 | ||||||||
Denmark — 2.9% | ||||||||
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A |
5,175 | 12,089,355 | ||||||
Carlsberg A/S, Class B |
83,783 | 10,879,234 | ||||||
Coloplast A/S, Class B |
56,974 | 6,508,196 | ||||||
DSV A/S |
66,369 | 9,807,217 | ||||||
Genmab A/S(a) |
31,353 | 11,160,606 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Denmark (continued) | ||||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B |
872,430 | $ | 93,274,806 | |||||
Novozymes A/S, Class B |
114,108 | 6,549,068 | ||||||
Orsted A/S(b) |
119,628 | 11,675,988 | ||||||
Pandora A/S |
101,375 | 6,090,265 | ||||||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S |
568,946 | 14,235,654 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
182,270,389 | ||||||||
Finland — 1.3% | ||||||||
Kesko OYJ, Class B |
296,704 | 6,241,946 | ||||||
Neste OYJ |
300,615 | 14,831,386 | ||||||
Nokia OYJ |
2,778,237 | 14,000,550 | ||||||
Nordea Bank Abp |
904,535 | 8,386,709 | ||||||
Orion OYJ, Class B |
140,158 | 6,354,776 | ||||||
Sampo OYJ, Class A |
156,857 | 7,096,261 | ||||||
Stora Enso OYJ, Class R |
426,010 | 6,341,573 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ |
326,085 | 11,078,507 | ||||||
Wartsila OYJ Abp |
841,769 | 6,940,592 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
81,272,300 | ||||||||
France — 10.5% | ||||||||
Air Liquide SA |
178,204 | 22,331,253 | ||||||
Airbus SE |
87,620 | 8,586,155 | ||||||
Alstom SA(c) |
302,195 | 6,192,955 | ||||||
AXA SA |
1,140,717 | 26,865,734 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA |
513,149 | 23,846,132 | ||||||
Capgemini SE |
74,043 | 12,793,000 | ||||||
Cie. de Saint-Gobain |
168,536 | 6,788,249 | ||||||
Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA |
857,197 | 20,848,117 | ||||||
Covivio |
120,225 | 6,711,872 | ||||||
Danone SA |
464,813 | 24,458,594 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes SE |
367,171 | 14,159,280 | ||||||
Edenred |
143,287 | 7,247,367 | ||||||
Eiffage SA(c) |
72,742 | 6,398,016 | ||||||
Engie SA |
836,282 | 9,932,605 | ||||||
EssilorLuxottica SA |
155,877 | 23,215,919 | ||||||
Gecina SA |
100,569 | 8,950,431 | ||||||
Hermes International |
13,681 | 17,522,149 | ||||||
Kering SA |
45,409 | 22,784,077 | ||||||
Klepierre SA |
306,688 | 6,290,863 | ||||||
Legrand SA |
83,477 | 6,039,951 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA |
130,624 | 44,862,056 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE |
121,288 | 78,263,117 | ||||||
Orange SA |
752,770 | 7,623,586 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA |
123,299 | 22,623,935 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe SA |
130,072 | 6,350,804 | ||||||
Remy Cointreau SA(c) |
34,632 | 6,422,946 | ||||||
Safran SA |
103,351 | 10,537,097 | ||||||
Sanofi |
451,033 | 36,871,859 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE |
367,152 | 43,638,714 | ||||||
Societe Generale SA |
686,701 | 15,138,603 | ||||||
Teleperformance |
21,514 | 6,127,341 | ||||||
Thales SA |
52,982 | 6,387,551 | ||||||
TotalEnergies SE |
1,304,452 | 66,043,995 | ||||||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(a)(c) |
117,948 | 6,063,642 | ||||||
Valeo |
350,694 | 6,698,853 | ||||||
Vinci SA |
115,001 | 10,609,237 | ||||||
Vivendi SE |
747,901 | 6,779,314 | ||||||
Worldline SA/France(a)(b) |
172,895 | 7,407,285 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
670,412,654 | ||||||||
Germany — 6.9% | ||||||||
adidas AG |
104,100 | 15,436,274 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Germany (continued) | ||||||||
Allianz SE, Registered |
261,617 | $ | 44,222,797 | |||||
BASF SE |
331,512 | 14,022,577 | ||||||
Bayer AG, Registered |
121,670 | 6,431,524 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
167,542 | 12,344,269 | ||||||
Beiersdorf AG |
69,661 | 7,031,581 | ||||||
Brenntag SE |
94,869 | 6,220,320 | ||||||
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer |
50,505 | 6,285,801 | ||||||
Commerzbank AG(a) |
986,299 | 6,562,760 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered |
898,680 | 7,497,580 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG |
133,072 | 22,499,080 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG, Registered |
361,780 | 13,204,655 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered |
493,225 | 9,295,925 | ||||||
E.ON SE |
1,386,956 | 11,830,170 | ||||||
GEA Group AG |
179,706 | 6,251,399 | ||||||
HeidelbergCement AG |
135,922 | 6,137,894 | ||||||
HelloFresh SE(a) |
235,184 | 5,639,269 | ||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
145,557 | 9,103,040 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG |
803,273 | 19,655,179 | ||||||
LEG Immobilien SE |
81,846 | 6,185,407 | ||||||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG |
424,799 | 23,816,648 | ||||||
Merck KGaA |
116,432 | 20,000,687 | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines AG |
44,801 | 7,901,209 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered |
85,069 | 20,324,751 | ||||||
Puma SE |
142,032 | 8,681,503 | ||||||
Rheinmetall AG |
39,358 | 6,247,884 | ||||||
SAP SE |
653,016 | 55,616,957 | ||||||
Siemens AG, Registered |
373,494 | 37,832,750 | ||||||
Symrise AG |
58,707 | 6,142,759 | ||||||
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG |
2,478,676 | 6,434,503 | ||||||
Vonovia SE |
304,912 | 8,254,433 | ||||||
Zalando SE(a)(b) |
248,706 | 5,758,252 | ||||||
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442,869,837 | ||||||||
Hong Kong — 2.9% | ||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. |
6,318,200 | 60,788,896 | ||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. |
4,103,500 | 14,123,428 | ||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. |
1,136,000 | 6,349,879 | ||||||
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. |
3,944,000 | 6,558,911 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. |
560,800 | 8,780,234 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. |
598,900 | 24,132,390 | ||||||
MTR Corp. Ltd. |
3,715,500 | 19,028,263 | ||||||
Sands China Ltd.(a) |
3,115,200 | 6,965,888 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. |
659,500 | 7,747,951 | ||||||
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A |
1,401,500 | 9,693,864 | ||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. |
5,385,000 | 12,410,922 | ||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. |
504,500 | 5,950,191 | ||||||
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182,530,817 | ||||||||
Ireland — 0.8% | ||||||||
CRH PLC |
507,127 | 18,726,983 | ||||||
Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a) |
67,644 | 8,475,723 | ||||||
Kerry Group PLC, Class A |
157,870 | 16,279,827 | ||||||
Kingspan Group PLC |
108,493 | 6,142,740 | ||||||
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49,625,273 | ||||||||
Israel — 0.7% | ||||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM |
1,027,420 | 10,651,725 | ||||||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM |
764,472 | 8,081,402 | ||||||
CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(c) |
45,379 | 6,547,282 | ||||||
Elbit Systems Ltd. |
32,473 | 6,932,539 | ||||||
Isracard Ltd. |
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Nice Ltd.(a) |
35,779 | $ | 7,644,608 | |||||
Wix.com Ltd.(a) |
95,821 | 6,064,511 | ||||||
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45,922,071 | ||||||||
Italy — 1.7% | ||||||||
Amplifon SpA |
230,514 | 6,007,406 | ||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA |
629,456 | 9,232,072 | ||||||
Enel SpA |
5,308,765 | 24,946,267 | ||||||
Eni SpA |
933,124 | 11,022,923 | ||||||
Ferrari NV |
32,285 | 6,232,372 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
15,676,972 | 26,987,752 | ||||||
Moncler SpA |
135,571 | 6,031,789 | ||||||
Prysmian SpA |
210,200 | 6,449,514 | ||||||
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale |
948,663 | 6,744,245 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA |
824,168 | 8,065,216 | ||||||
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111,719,556 | ||||||||
Japan — 22.7% | ||||||||
Aeon Co. Ltd. |
382,700 | 7,464,847 | ||||||
Ajinomoto Co. Inc. |
454,400 | 12,559,544 | ||||||
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. |
355,400 | 11,915,937 | ||||||
Asahi Kasei Corp. |
1,454,500 | 10,629,177 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma Inc. |
1,158,500 | 16,424,957 | ||||||
Azbil Corp. |
339,500 | 9,673,503 | ||||||
Bridgestone Corp. |
359,500 | 13,795,518 | ||||||
Central Japan Railway Co. |
57,900 | 6,816,566 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
431,300 | 11,131,021 | ||||||
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. |
306,200 | 6,445,153 | ||||||
Daifuku Co. Ltd. |
106,300 | 6,201,333 | ||||||
Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. |
500,500 | 8,647,642 | ||||||
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. |
898,000 | 26,986,506 | ||||||
Daikin Industries Ltd. |
142,000 | 24,788,525 | ||||||
Denso Corp. |
246,600 | 13,459,599 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. |
146,800 | 7,603,747 | ||||||
Eisai Co. Ltd. |
168,000 | 6,849,893 | ||||||
ENEOS Holdings Inc. |
3,669,800 | 13,867,895 | ||||||
FANUC Corp. |
121,300 | 19,541,330 | ||||||
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. |
29,800 | 17,425,002 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. |
246,000 | 12,488,628 | ||||||
Fujitsu Ltd. |
145,700 | 17,144,986 | ||||||
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. |
518,100 | 15,537,051 | ||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. |
301,700 | 6,252,253 | ||||||
Hitachi Ltd. |
491,100 | 24,536,358 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. |
977,400 | 26,020,601 | ||||||
Hoya Corp. |
186,500 | 19,018,667 | ||||||
Hulic Co. Ltd. |
843,700 | 6,393,522 | ||||||
Ibiden Co. Ltd. |
274,000 | 8,696,497 | ||||||
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. |
341,900 | 9,014,964 | ||||||
Inpex Corp. |
1,155,300 | 13,279,743 | ||||||
ITOCHU Corp. |
1,195,700 | 32,906,526 | ||||||
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. |
945,200 | 6,520,728 | ||||||
JFE Holdings Inc. |
612,100 | 6,576,128 | ||||||
JSR Corp. |
282,100 | 6,292,755 | ||||||
Kao Corp. |
248,700 | 10,768,779 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. |
1,262,400 | 38,630,858 | ||||||
Keio Corp. |
166,900 | 6,391,276 | ||||||
Keyence Corp. |
70,900 | 26,621,092 | ||||||
Kikkoman Corp. |
100,300 | 6,133,195 | ||||||
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. |
747,500 | 12,305,171 | ||||||
Komatsu Ltd. |
588,100 | 12,302,308 | ||||||
Kubota Corp. |
604,900 | 9,394,235 |
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Kyocera Corp. |
169,500 | $ | 9,421,449 | |||||
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. |
312,100 | 6,995,632 | ||||||
Lixil Corp. |
347,300 | 6,097,281 | ||||||
M3 Inc. |
187,300 | 5,999,566 | ||||||
Marubeni Corp. |
1,329,400 | 13,855,382 | ||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. |
774,900 | 6,862,594 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. |
1,476,500 | 7,751,563 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. |
653,400 | 21,392,725 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. |
476,900 | 6,422,347 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. |
214,400 | 8,265,249 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. |
5,680,200 | 29,445,857 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. |
905,600 | 10,369,459 | ||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. |
368,600 | 10,997,520 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
276,400 | 14,883,148 | ||||||
Nidec Corp. |
93,000 | 6,178,174 | ||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. |
59,608 | 24,400,341 | ||||||
Nippon Express Holdings Inc. |
117,100 | 6,443,159 | ||||||
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. |
834,900 | 6,439,032 | ||||||
Nippon Steel Corp. |
514,800 | 8,131,835 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
313,400 | 8,494,479 | ||||||
Nippon Yusen KK |
98,600 | 7,520,632 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. |
139,600 | 8,603,934 | ||||||
Nomura Holdings Inc. |
2,770,500 | 10,031,677 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. |
343,400 | 9,242,195 | ||||||
NTT Data Corp. |
444,500 | 6,255,163 | ||||||
Obayashi Corp. |
922,800 | 6,382,627 | ||||||
Olympus Corp. |
297,300 | 6,331,669 | ||||||
Omron Corp. |
294,700 | 15,508,961 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
276,700 | 6,604,874 | ||||||
Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan |
105,400 | 15,713,817 | ||||||
ORIX Corp. |
728,700 | 11,977,916 | ||||||
Panasonic Holdings Corp. |
1,225,600 | 9,944,989 | ||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. |
725,200 | 23,054,538 | ||||||
Renesas Electronics Corp.(a) |
661,700 | 6,265,337 | ||||||
Resona Holdings Inc. |
2,064,600 | 7,600,296 | ||||||
SCSK Corp. |
395,500 | 6,490,840 | ||||||
Secom Co. Ltd. |
98,800 | 6,294,470 | ||||||
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. |
500,200 | 6,819,381 | ||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. |
692,600 | 11,777,403 | ||||||
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. |
212,600 | 8,445,638 | ||||||
SG Holdings Co. Ltd. |
450,600 | 7,473,981 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. |
121,200 | 14,075,288 | ||||||
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. |
194,100 | 9,476,909 | ||||||
SoftBank Corp. |
1,785,400 | 19,573,753 | ||||||
SoftBank Group Corp. |
535,600 | 21,215,935 | ||||||
Sompo Holdings Inc. |
292,200 | 12,528,434 | ||||||
Sony Group Corp. |
733,000 | 58,275,918 | ||||||
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. |
3,862,800 | 15,205,238 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. |
271,100 | 8,530,600 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. |
336,800 | 10,158,986 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. |
313,100 | 9,738,408 | ||||||
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. |
213,700 | 7,805,744 | ||||||
Sysmex Corp. |
182,900 | 11,180,123 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
642,194 | 17,750,273 | ||||||
TDK Corp. |
235,800 | 8,244,091 | ||||||
Terumo Corp. |
451,400 | 14,490,690 | ||||||
TIS Inc. |
224,800 | 6,401,568 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. |
297,000 | 16,459,551 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. |
87,700 | 27,505,958 | ||||||
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. |
359,300 | 6,740,900 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
Tokyu Corp. |
655,100 | $ | 7,787,660 | |||||
Toray Industries Inc. |
2,461,500 | 14,046,396 | ||||||
TOTO Ltd. |
201,800 | 6,955,805 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
5,132,300 | 76,805,151 | ||||||
West Japan Railway Co. |
182,400 | 7,098,712 | ||||||
Yamaha Corp. |
168,900 | 6,588,597 | ||||||
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. |
659,100 | 13,659,378 | ||||||
Yaskawa Electric Corp. |
200,200 | 6,519,090 | ||||||
Yokogawa Electric Corp. |
396,800 | 6,925,475 | ||||||
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1,444,385,777 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 4.4% | ||||||||
Adyen NV(a)(b) |
9,800 | 15,122,817 | ||||||
Akzo Nobel NV |
180,144 | 11,349,316 | ||||||
Argenx SE(a) |
26,161 | 9,851,231 | ||||||
ASM International NV |
23,131 | 6,289,071 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV |
217,148 | 105,993,273 | ||||||
Heineken NV |
151,456 | 13,612,723 | ||||||
ING Groep NV |
1,814,499 | 15,903,069 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV |
605,123 | 16,645,004 | ||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV |
123,331 | 15,726,643 | ||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV |
3,962,307 | 12,608,441 | ||||||
NN Group NV |
157,535 | 6,474,368 | ||||||
Prosus NV |
429,595 | 26,553,030 | ||||||
Stellantis NV |
518,527 | 6,907,054 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV |
174,285 | 17,043,821 | ||||||
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280,079,861 | ||||||||
New Zealand — 0.3% | ||||||||
Meridian Energy Ltd. |
2,196,159 | 6,700,029 | ||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. |
2,230,294 | 7,377,623 | ||||||
Xero Ltd.(a) |
111,360 | 6,551,210 | ||||||
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20,628,862 | ||||||||
Norway — 1.2% | ||||||||
DNB Bank ASA |
389,299 | 7,442,939 | ||||||
Equinor ASA |
730,368 | 28,346,044 | ||||||
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA |
186,391 | 6,370,964 | ||||||
Mowi ASA |
294,900 | 6,045,959 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA |
1,015,698 | 6,978,962 | ||||||
Orkla ASA |
1,248,682 | 10,456,346 | ||||||
Telenor ASA |
918,572 | 10,051,929 | ||||||
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75,693,143 | ||||||||
Portugal — 0.2% | ||||||||
Galp Energia SGPS SA |
1,489,139 | 16,081,183 | ||||||
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Singapore — 1.7% | ||||||||
Capitaland Investment Ltd./Singapore |
4,357,900 | 11,473,375 | ||||||
City Developments Ltd. |
1,918,800 | 11,140,942 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. |
934,900 | 21,767,729 | ||||||
Keppel Corp. Ltd. |
3,332,400 | 17,306,885 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. |
1,543,200 | 13,301,059 | ||||||
Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(c) |
98,355 | 6,098,010 | ||||||
Singapore Exchange Ltd. |
813,100 | 5,517,705 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. |
3,495,800 | 6,562,866 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. |
630,400 | 12,292,456 | ||||||
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105,461,027 | ||||||||
South Korea — 0.1% | ||||||||
Delivery Hero SE(a)(b) |
130,585 | 5,446,105 | ||||||
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Spain — 2.3% | ||||||||
Amadeus IT Group SA(a) |
210,273 | 11,100,180 |
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Spain (continued) | ||||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA |
4,147,831 | $ | 18,612,118 | |||||
Banco Santander SA |
7,406,323 | 17,928,459 | ||||||
CaixaBank SA |
2,217,850 | 6,696,800 | ||||||
Cellnex Telecom SA(b) |
197,503 | 7,691,304 | ||||||
Endesa SA |
399,047 | 6,844,461 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA |
3,458,010 | 36,003,749 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA |
691,696 | 14,934,705 | ||||||
Naturgy Energy Group SA |
314,699 | 8,677,712 | ||||||
Red Electrica Corp. SA |
248,322 | 4,540,015 | ||||||
Repsol SA |
783,650 | 10,178,108 | ||||||
Telefonica SA |
1,623,812 | 6,701,496 | ||||||
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149,909,107 | ||||||||
Sweden — 3.2% | ||||||||
Alfa Laval AB |
229,336 | 6,115,798 | ||||||
Alleima AB, NVS |
91,808 | 368,610 | ||||||
Assa Abloy AB, Class B |
431,705 | 8,743,740 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB, Class A |
974,034 | 9,887,440 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB, Class B |
818,596 | 7,453,962 | ||||||
Boliden AB |
632,323 | 20,248,340 | ||||||
Epiroc AB, Class A |
505,935 | 7,741,218 | ||||||
EQT AB |
277,313 | 6,211,210 | ||||||
Essity AB, Class B |
522,205 | 11,584,211 | ||||||
Evolution AB(b) |
80,205 | 6,416,662 | ||||||
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B |
556,608 | 5,780,557 | ||||||
Holmen AB, Class B |
152,468 | 6,541,567 | ||||||
Investor AB, Class A |
559,314 | 9,296,189 | ||||||
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B |
843,817 | 7,902,128 | ||||||
Sandvik AB |
459,040 | 7,156,663 | ||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A |
631,189 | 6,292,130 | ||||||
SKF AB, Class B |
436,920 | 6,550,553 | ||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B |
603,788 | 9,046,860 | ||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A |
930,080 | 7,617,511 | ||||||
Swedbank AB, Class A |
497,068 | 6,424,554 | ||||||
Tele2 AB, Class B |
863,460 | 9,195,646 | ||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B |
1,611,789 | 12,053,639 | ||||||
Telia Co. AB |
4,036,976 | 14,209,080 | ||||||
Volvo AB, Class A |
778,344 | 12,953,651 | ||||||
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205,791,919 | ||||||||
Switzerland — 10.9% | ||||||||
ABB Ltd., Registered |
1,010,023 | 27,839,885 | ||||||
Alcon Inc. |
209,350 | 13,784,220 | ||||||
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS |
948 | 10,026,394 | ||||||
Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI |
269,043 | 6,139,383 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered |
1,371,698 | 7,078,130 | ||||||
Geberit AG, Registered |
23,769 | 10,982,350 | ||||||
Givaudan SA, Registered |
6,058 | 19,328,503 | ||||||
Holcim AG |
178,702 | 7,921,056 | ||||||
Julius Baer Group Ltd. |
132,064 | 6,410,677 | ||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered |
53,624 | 12,393,094 | ||||||
Logitech International SA, Registered |
121,934 | 6,066,939 | ||||||
Lonza Group AG, Registered |
55,686 | 29,698,441 | ||||||
Nestle SA, Registered |
1,357,372 | 158,843,644 | ||||||
Novartis AG, Registered |
975,702 | 78,922,604 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG |
6,998 | 6,754,844 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG, Bearer |
16,618 | 6,347,386 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG, NVS |
327,199 | 105,437,050 | ||||||
SGS SA, Registered |
7,105 | 15,646,515 | ||||||
Sika AG, Registered |
61,910 | 13,929,421 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Switzerland (continued) | ||||||||
Sonova Holding AG, Registered |
39,028 | $ | 10,282,847 | |||||
STMicroelectronics NV |
401,391 | 13,988,545 | ||||||
Straumann Holding AG, Registered |
58,126 | 6,369,606 | ||||||
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered |
20,231 | 10,574,275 | ||||||
Swiss Re AG |
220,690 | 17,159,896 | ||||||
Swisscom AG, Registered |
16,976 | 8,777,098 | ||||||
Temenos AG, Registered |
79,984 | 6,550,217 | ||||||
UBS Group AG, Registered |
1,915,731 | 30,358,045 | ||||||
VAT Group AG(b) |
24,960 | 5,968,098 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG |
91,356 | 40,552,868 | ||||||
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694,132,031 | ||||||||
United Kingdom — 14.9% | ||||||||
3i Group PLC |
519,771 | 7,316,446 | ||||||
Anglo American PLC |
707,666 | 22,740,468 | ||||||
Antofagasta PLC |
520,158 | 6,618,434 | ||||||
Ashtead Group PLC |
208,900 | 10,262,804 | ||||||
Associated British Foods PLC |
349,279 | 6,168,615 | ||||||
AstraZeneca PLC |
743,835 | 92,006,691 | ||||||
BAE Systems PLC |
1,884,546 | 16,972,410 | ||||||
Barclays PLC |
8,516,202 | 16,237,766 | ||||||
Barratt Developments PLC |
1,329,396 | 6,581,556 | ||||||
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC |
146,015 | 6,181,264 | ||||||
BP PLC |
7,744,086 | 39,571,706 | ||||||
British Land Co. PLC (The) |
1,300,731 | 6,488,319 | ||||||
BT Group PLC |
3,875,083 | 6,778,684 | ||||||
Bunzl PLC |
196,453 | 6,515,199 | ||||||
Burberry Group PLC |
355,010 | 7,181,388 | ||||||
CNH Industrial NV |
712,110 | 8,669,987 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC |
164,535 | 8,090,186 | ||||||
Compass Group PLC |
493,909 | 10,624,503 | ||||||
Croda International PLC |
147,042 | 11,461,180 | ||||||
DCC PLC |
108,694 | 6,255,814 | ||||||
Diageo PLC |
1,365,358 | 59,319,870 | ||||||
Entain PLC |
426,867 | 6,280,335 | ||||||
Experian PLC |
196,759 | 5,970,744 | ||||||
Ferguson PLC |
160,539 | 18,591,720 | ||||||
GSK PLC |
1,831,421 | 29,275,288 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
9,923,577 | 60,800,194 | ||||||
Informa PLC |
1,036,858 | 6,559,830 | ||||||
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC |
116,729 | 6,336,770 | ||||||
Intertek Group PLC |
137,438 | 6,308,211 | ||||||
J Sainsbury PLC |
3,395,794 | 8,015,291 | ||||||
Johnson Matthey PLC |
260,304 | 6,073,103 | ||||||
Kingfisher PLC |
2,583,372 | 6,939,629 | ||||||
Legal & General Group PLC |
5,315,169 | 15,568,502 | ||||||
Lloyds Banking Group PLC |
36,978,239 | 18,738,940 | ||||||
London Stock Exchange Group PLC |
161,704 | 15,168,083 | ||||||
Melrose Industries PLC |
3,882,191 | 6,126,298 | ||||||
Mondi PLC |
502,997 | 8,538,585 | ||||||
National Grid PLC |
2,323,316 | 28,929,583 | ||||||
NatWest Group PLC, NVS |
2,749,062 | 7,844,903 | ||||||
Next PLC |
91,343 | 6,151,203 | ||||||
Pearson PLC |
641,365 | 6,418,766 | ||||||
Prudential PLC |
1,280,326 | 13,437,230 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC |
355,077 | 27,398,304 | ||||||
RELX PLC |
1,140,927 | 29,920,938 | ||||||
Rentokil Initial PLC |
1,043,465 | 6,301,977 | ||||||
Sage Group PLC (The) |
1,088,575 | 9,022,862 | ||||||
Schroders PLC |
227,935 | 7,090,176 | ||||||
Segro PLC |
1,478,466 | 16,134,466 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
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United Kingdom (continued) | ||||||||
Shell PLC |
3,272,287 | $ | 87,052,466 | |||||
Smiths Group PLC |
354,090 | 6,117,200 | ||||||
SSE PLC |
678,054 | 12,993,359 | ||||||
St. James’s Place PLC |
557,785 | 7,139,616 | ||||||
Standard Chartered PLC |
1,348,488 | 9,339,831 | ||||||
Tesco PLC |
3,086,274 | 8,913,993 | ||||||
Unilever PLC |
1,188,888 | 53,930,720 | ||||||
Vodafone Group PLC |
11,879,660 | 15,905,104 | ||||||
WPP PLC |
690,504 | 5,947,343 | ||||||
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953,324,853 | ||||||||
|
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Total
Common Stocks — 99.1% |
6,322,380,456 | |||||||
|
|
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Preferred Stocks |
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Germany — 0.2% | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS |
92,950 | 6,462,268 | ||||||
Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS |
14,755 | 6,147,304 | ||||||
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12,609,572 | ||||||||
|
|
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Total
Preferred Stocks — 0.2% |
|
12,609,572 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Long-Term Investments — 99.3% |
|
6,334,990,028 | ||||||
|
|
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
|
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Short-Term Securities |
| |||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.2% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 2.42%(d)(e)(f) |
9,534,953 | $ | 9,537,814 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.07%(d)(e) |
1,370,000 | 1,370,000 | ||||||
|
|
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Total
Short-Term Securities — 0.2% |
|
10,907,814 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 99.5% |
|
6,345,897,842 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5% |
|
30,363,862 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 6,376,261,704 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) |
All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(d) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(e) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(f) |
All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended August 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
|
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Affiliated Issuer | Value at 08/31/21 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 08/31/22 |
Shares Held at 08/31/22 |
Income |
Capital Gain |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 11,009,959 | $ | — | $ | (1,472,804 | )(a) | $ | (2,974 | ) | $ | 3,633 | $ | 9,537,814 | 9,534,953 | $ | 163,802 | (b) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
1,190,000 | 180,000 | (a) | — | — | — | 1,370,000 | 1,370,000 | 12,309 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (2,974 | ) | $ | 3,633 | $ | 10,907,814 | $ | 176,111 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(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
|
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Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Contracts |
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TOPIX Index |
89 | 09/08/22 | $ | 12,481 | $ | (1,237 | ) | |||||||||
SPI 200 Index |
43 | 09/15/22 | 5,028 | 68,564 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF |
Futures Contracts (continued)
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Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Euro STOXX 50 Index |
373 | 09/16/22 | $ | 13,146 | $ | (411,347 | ) | |||||||||
FTSE 100 Index |
107 | 09/16/22 | 9,030 | (105,501 | ) | |||||||||||
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$ | (449,521 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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:
|
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Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 68,564 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 68,564 | ||||||||||||||
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 518,085 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 518,085 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(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 August 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
|
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Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (2,160,109 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (2,160,109 | ) | ||||||||||||
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|
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
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Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (911,649 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (911,649 | ) | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
|
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Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 46,108,683 | ||
|
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.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
|
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Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 27,168,599 | $ | 6,295,211,857 | $ | — | $ | 6,322,380,456 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
— | 12,609,572 | — | 12,609,572 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
10,907,814 | — | — | 10,907,814 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
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$ | 38,076,413 | $ | 6,307,821,429 | $ | — | $ | 6,345,897,842 | |||||||||
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Derivative financial instruments(a) |
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Assets |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | — | $ | 68,564 | $ | — | $ | 68,564 | ||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
— | (518,085 | ) | — | (518,085 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | — | $ | (449,521 | ) | $ | — | $ | (449,521 | ) | |||||||
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(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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2 0 2 2 I S H A R E S A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks |
||||||||
Brazil — 3.0% | ||||||||
Americanas SA |
11,000 | $ | 34,549 | |||||
Atacadao SA |
9,263 | 35,165 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco SA |
29,895 | 91,023 | ||||||
Banco Santander Brasil SA |
7,807 | 44,074 | ||||||
CCR SA |
26,313 | 69,748 | ||||||
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo |
6,857 | 64,782 | ||||||
Cosan SA |
25,710 | 98,740 | ||||||
Energisa SA |
3,246 | 26,387 | ||||||
Equatorial Energia SA |
21,416 | 99,538 | ||||||
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a) |
89,899 | 125,801 | ||||||
Hypera SA |
8,429 | 69,783 | ||||||
Klabin SA |
15,596 | 56,449 | ||||||
Localiza Rent a Car SA |
14,882 | 173,982 | ||||||
Lojas Renner SA |
18,529 | 94,276 | ||||||
Natura & Co. Holding SA |
11,737 | 32,533 | ||||||
Petro Rio SA(b) |
14,379 | 75,483 | ||||||
Raia Drogasil SA |
22,717 | 95,018 | ||||||
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(a) |
7,084 | 45,385 | ||||||
Rumo SA |
27,330 | 106,170 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA |
9,537 | 75,417 | ||||||
Tim SA |
17,433 | 39,642 | ||||||
TOTVS SA |
11,434 | 62,748 | ||||||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA |
12,183 | 31,685 | ||||||
WEG SA |
34,442 | 187,291 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,835,669 | ||||||||
Chile — 0.4% | ||||||||
Cencosud SA |
30,869 | 43,156 | ||||||
Empresas CMPC SA |
23,507 | 44,588 | ||||||
Empresas COPEC SA |
8,472 | 73,079 | ||||||
Enel Americas SA |
416,186 | 45,090 | ||||||
Falabella SA |
12,313 | 29,015 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
234,928 | ||||||||
China — 31.3% | ||||||||
37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A |
4,500 | 13,182 | ||||||
3SBio Inc.(a) |
38,000 | 25,265 | ||||||
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. |
15,000 | 27,789 | ||||||
Air China Ltd., Class A(b) |
8,000 | 11,892 | ||||||
Air China Ltd., Class H(b) |
36,000 | 28,838 | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(b) |
267,416 | 3,190,418 | ||||||
Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(b) |
104,000 | 59,599 | ||||||
A-Living Smart City Services Co. Ltd., Class A(a) |
12,500 | 12,876 | ||||||
Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,700 | 11,918 | ||||||
Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A |
400 | 8,955 | ||||||
Baidu Inc.(b) |
10,250 | 182,968 | ||||||
Baidu Inc., ADR(b) |
4,300 | 619,071 | ||||||
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A |
23,000 | 17,699 | ||||||
BBMG Corp., Class A |
25,400 | 9,612 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(b) |
38,000 | 23,851 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. |
92,000 | 23,633 | ||||||
BOC Aviation Ltd.(a) |
4,300 | 34,419 | ||||||
BYD Co. Ltd., Class A |
2,200 | 91,006 | ||||||
BYD Co. Ltd., Class H |
16,500 | 508,453 | ||||||
By-health Co. Ltd., Class A |
4,000 | 10,767 | ||||||
CanSino Biologics Inc., Class H(a) |
1,200 | 7,530 | ||||||
CECEP Wind Power Corp, Class A |
13,700 | 9,863 | ||||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H |
40,000 | 17,176 | ||||||
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. |
30,000 | 61,386 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China (continued) | ||||||||
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H |
1,902,000 | $ | 1,175,784 | |||||
China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A(b) |
9,800 | 6,945 | ||||||
China Everbright Environment Group Ltd. |
77,000 | 38,058 | ||||||
China Feihe Ltd.(a) |
73,000 | 60,419 | ||||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd. |
62,600 | 88,585 | ||||||
China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A |
4,078 | 8,484 | ||||||
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd. |
22,000 | 26,149 | ||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. |
28,000 | 41,439 | ||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. |
64,000 | 289,810 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A |
23,900 | 120,709 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H |
78,500 | 401,458 | ||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. |
77,000 | 206,935 | ||||||
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. |
58,000 | 35,752 | ||||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. |
18,700 | 72,807 | ||||||
China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(a) |
13,600 | 61,673 | ||||||
China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,100 | 6,272 | ||||||
China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(b) |
108,000 | 27,407 | ||||||
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A(b) |
14,500 | 13,474 | ||||||
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H(b) |
46,000 | 24,829 | ||||||
China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H |
35,000 | 15,741 | ||||||
China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. Ltd., Class A |
35,300 | 31,073 | ||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H |
30,800 | 60,276 | ||||||
CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd. |
63,400 | 16,046 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd. |
111,000 | 114,427 | ||||||
CMOC Group Ltd., Class A |
27,200 | 19,298 | ||||||
CMOC Group Ltd., Class H |
75,000 | 33,444 | ||||||
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(b) |
2,800 | 194,080 | ||||||
Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd. |
38,000 | 74,676 | ||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. |
179,360 | 181,947 | ||||||
Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(a) |
43,500 | 19,886 | ||||||
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. |
16,100 | 233,891 | ||||||
ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A |
4,700 | 13,925 | ||||||
Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,900 | 25,849 | ||||||
Far East Horizon Ltd. |
23,000 | 17,436 | ||||||
Fosun International Ltd. |
42,000 | 30,983 | ||||||
Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A |
2,120 | 26,133 | ||||||
Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H(a) |
7,840 | 68,878 | ||||||
Genscript Biotech Corp.(b) |
24,000 | 77,093 | ||||||
Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A |
3,600 | 17,775 | ||||||
Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd. |
30,000 | 21,674 | ||||||
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,600 | 6,292 | ||||||
Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,100 | 10,593 | ||||||
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(a) |
24,000 | 47,883 | ||||||
Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A |
2,600 | 10,091 | ||||||
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. |
15,530 | 21,354 | ||||||
Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,100 | 6,715 | ||||||
Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A |
11,800 | 22,356 | ||||||
Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(a) |
35,200 | 47,049 | ||||||
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A |
8,200 | 42,352 | ||||||
Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,100 | 7,456 | ||||||
Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A |
4,500 | 12,476 | ||||||
Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A |
3,600 | 11,541 | ||||||
Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(a) |
39,000 | 25,396 | ||||||
Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,200 | 5,958 | ||||||
Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(b) |
54,000 | 104,809 | ||||||
Kingfa Sci & Tech Co. Ltd., Class A |
9,000 | 13,956 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
23 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China (continued) | ||||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. |
82,000 | $ | 71,400 | |||||
Lenovo Group Ltd. |
148,000 | 121,895 | ||||||
Li Auto Inc., ADR(b) |
10,952 | 315,089 | ||||||
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(a) |
34,500 | 111,979 | ||||||
Meituan, Class B(a)(b) |
87,300 | 2,096,702 | ||||||
Microport Scientific Corp.(b) |
10,700 | 21,262 | ||||||
Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A |
3,800 | 14,684 | ||||||
NetEase Inc. |
41,300 | 737,510 | ||||||
Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A |
8,900 | 11,158 | ||||||
Ovctek China Inc., Class A |
1,960 | 12,052 | ||||||
Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class H(a) |
4,200 | 27,782 | ||||||
Ping
An Healthcare and Technology Co. |
12,200 | 33,027 | ||||||
Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(a) |
13,400 | 34,630 | ||||||
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A |
31,700 | 20,697 | ||||||
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(a) |
165,000 | 98,500 | ||||||
SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A |
6,300 | 44,888 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H |
54,000 | 73,255 | ||||||
Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A(b) |
17,000 | 10,408 | ||||||
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A |
2,500 | 14,607 | ||||||
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H |
11,000 | 35,387 | ||||||
Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A |
1,900 | 12,186 | ||||||
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A |
6,000 | 14,979 | ||||||
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H |
19,200 | 27,913 | ||||||
Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,100 | 10,093 | ||||||
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A |
3,750 | 32,417 | ||||||
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. |
26,500 | 22,843 | ||||||
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,500 | 64,561 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. |
216,000 | 113,447 | ||||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H |
24,400 | 54,358 | ||||||
Sinotrans Ltd., Class A |
12,100 | 6,585 | ||||||
Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A(b) |
600 | 8,072 | ||||||
Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,900 | 30,402 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
76,100 | 3,145,270 | ||||||
Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(b) |
26,800 | 54,891 | ||||||
Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(b) |
700 | 11,739 | ||||||
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. |
28,000 | 24,107 | ||||||
Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A |
4,100 | 10,221 | ||||||
Vinda International Holdings Ltd. |
7,000 | 19,576 | ||||||
Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)(c) |
9,170 | 106,464 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd. |
95,000 | 66,920 | ||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) |
24,000 | 90,383 | ||||||
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A |
3,392 | 43,798 | ||||||
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(a) |
7,460 | 84,216 | ||||||
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc., New(a)(b) |
71,000 | 626,369 | ||||||
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A |
8,100 | 14,958 | ||||||
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H |
17,000 | 25,333 | ||||||
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. |
100,000 | 137,522 | ||||||
XPeng Inc., ADR(b)(c) |
8,169 | 151,290 | ||||||
Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(a) |
22,000 | 41,963 | ||||||
Yihai International Holding Ltd. |
11,000 | 27,702 | ||||||
Yum China Holdings Inc. |
8,219 | 411,854 | ||||||
Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A |
2,240 | 16,940 | ||||||
Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A |
900 | 25,054 | ||||||
Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A |
3,900 | 17,778 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H |
20,000 | 15,238 | ||||||
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A |
2,210 | 23,785 | ||||||
Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A |
900 | 5,335 | ||||||
Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A |
1,800 | 5,424 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China (continued) | ||||||||
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A |
12,900 | $ | 10,728 | |||||
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18,925,589 | ||||||||
Colombia — 0.1% | ||||||||
Bancolombia SA |
4,353 | 33,613 | ||||||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP |
10,143 | 43,902 | ||||||
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77,515 | ||||||||
Czech Republic — 0.1% | ||||||||
Komercni Banka AS |
1,617 | 37,872 | ||||||
Moneta Money Bank AS(a) |
7,349 | 23,293 | ||||||
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61,165 | ||||||||
Egypt — 0.1% | ||||||||
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE |
30,572 | 60,282 | ||||||
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Greece — 0.2% | ||||||||
Alpha Services and Holdings SA(b) |
62,141 | 57,387 | ||||||
Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA, Class A(b) |
52,838 | 49,024 | ||||||
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106,411 | ||||||||
Hungary — 0.3% | ||||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC |
8,627 | 59,443 | ||||||
OTP Bank Nyrt |
4,518 | 96,084 | ||||||
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155,527 | ||||||||
India — 15.6% | ||||||||
Adani Green Energy Ltd.(b) |
6,502 | 196,463 | ||||||
Adani Total Gas Ltd. |
5,531 | 257,952 | ||||||
Asian Paints Ltd. |
7,563 | 318,393 | ||||||
Axis Bank Ltd. |
45,763 | 426,488 | ||||||
Berger Paints India Ltd. |
5,098 | 42,636 | ||||||
Britannia Industries Ltd. |
2,130 | 99,666 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. |
2,121 | 44,535 | ||||||
Dabur India Ltd. |
12,061 | 87,941 | ||||||
Eicher Motors Ltd. |
2,757 | 115,064 | ||||||
GAIL India Ltd. |
31,116 | 52,854 | ||||||
Grasim Industries Ltd. |
5,122 | 106,750 | ||||||
Havells India Ltd. |
5,214 | 90,263 | ||||||
HCL Technologies Ltd. |
22,048 | 256,459 | ||||||
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. |
2,263 | 79,715 | ||||||
Hindalco Industries Ltd. |
26,790 | 145,298 | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. |
16,507 | 546,480 | ||||||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. |
34,344 | 1,039,779 | ||||||
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a) |
6,924 | 51,116 | ||||||
Indraprastha Gas Ltd. |
5,991 | 31,323 | ||||||
Info Edge India Ltd. |
1,681 | 90,426 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. |
67,210 | 1,238,754 | ||||||
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. |
10,771 | 255,533 | ||||||
Lupin Ltd. |
4,515 | 37,729 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. |
16,923 | 274,671 | ||||||
Marico Ltd. |
9,416 | 61,815 | ||||||
Nestle India Ltd. |
646 | 160,840 | ||||||
PI Industries Ltd. |
1,580 | 67,560 | ||||||
Piramal Pharma Ltd., NVS |
9,872 | 26,522 | ||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. |
60,311 | 1,975,791 | ||||||
Shree Cement Ltd. |
218 | 59,845 | ||||||
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. |
3,784 | 63,512 | ||||||
Siemens Ltd. |
1,423 | 51,092 | ||||||
State Bank of India |
34,747 | 228,773 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. |
18,330 | 731,029 | ||||||
UPL Ltd. |
9,868 | 94,516 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) August 31, 2022 |
iShares® ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
India (continued) | ||||||||
Zomato Ltd.(b) |
43,898 | $ | 31,379 | |||||
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9,438,962 | ||||||||
Indonesia — 2.1% | ||||||||
Aneka Tambang Tbk |
160,600 | 21,475 | ||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT |
1,091,700 | 602,861 | ||||||
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT |
148,900 | 85,404 | ||||||
Barito Pacific Tbk PT |
596,000 | 32,901 | ||||||
Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT |
59,800 | 33,497 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT |
416,300 | 47,075 | ||||||
Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(b) |
247,057 | 71,046 | ||||||
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT |
968,000 | 296,431 | ||||||
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT |
97,000 | 18,416 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT |
151,400 | 46,787 | ||||||
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1,255,893 | ||||||||
Kuwait — 0.5% | ||||||||
Kuwait Finance House KSCP |
102,965 | 300,553 | ||||||
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Malaysia — 2.3% | ||||||||
AMMB Holdings Bhd |
37,500 | 34,854 | ||||||
Axiata Group Bhd |
55,600 | 37,704 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd |
138,600 | 165,747 | ||||||
DiGi.Com Bhd |
63,500 | 52,999 | ||||||
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd |
12,300 | 19,101 | ||||||
Hartalega Holdings Bhd |
18,500 | 6,862 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhd |
36,400 | 50,238 | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd |
8,700 | 44,982 | ||||||
Malayan Banking Bhd |
94,200 | 188,447 | ||||||
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd(b) |
17,663 | 23,080 | ||||||
Maxis Bhd |
39,700 | 34,032 | ||||||
MISC Bhd |
27,000 | 42,721 | ||||||
Nestle Malaysia Bhd |
1,500 | 44,510 | ||||||
Petronas Dagangan Bhd |
6,000 | 31,505 | ||||||
Petronas Gas Bhd |
16,200 | 62,605 | ||||||
PPB Group Bhd |
13,100 | 51,516 | ||||||
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd |
70,700 | 74,935 | ||||||
Public Bank Bhd |
295,200 | 309,972 | ||||||
QL Resources Bhd |
26,900 | 30,654 | ||||||
RHB Bank Bhd |
28,900 | 36,928 | ||||||
Sime Darby Bhd |
55,000 | 28,022 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhd |
22,700 | 30,177 | ||||||
Top Glove Corp. Bhd |
73,500 | 13,160 | ||||||
|
|
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1,414,751 | ||||||||
Mexico — 1.9% | ||||||||
Arca Continental SAB de CV |
9,600 | 65,353 | ||||||
Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(b) |
279,069 | 103,474 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV |
10,100 | 61,754 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV |
37,800 | 236,915 | ||||||
Gruma SAB de CV, Class B |
4,325 | 47,128 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B |
3,945 | 83,557 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A |
28,100 | 92,363 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O |
52,500 | 310,051 | ||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO |
49,000 | 61,753 | ||||||
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV |
3,030 | 24,904 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A |
31,900 | 43,211 | ||||||
|
|
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1,130,463 | ||||||||
Peru — 0.3% | ||||||||
Credicorp Ltd. |
1,433 | 184,699 | ||||||
|
|
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Philippines — 0.7% | ||||||||
Globe Telecom Inc. |
560 | 20,894 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Philippines (continued) | ||||||||
GT Capital Holdings Inc. |
2,400 | $ | 20,556 | |||||
JG Summit Holdings Inc. |
53,238 | 48,412 | ||||||
Monde Nissin Corp.(a)(b) |
131,000 | 38,447 | ||||||
SM Investments Corp. |
4,400 | 64,948 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings Inc. |
238,800 | 160,527 | ||||||
Universal Robina Corp. |
18,150 | 39,394 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
393,178 | ||||||||
Poland — 0.7% | ||||||||
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA |
2,897 | 40,077 | ||||||
CD Projekt SA |
750 | 13,423 | ||||||
KGHM Polska Miedz SA |
3,067 | 57,474 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA |
8,495 | 110,029 | ||||||
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA(b) |
39,067 | 46,409 | ||||||
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA |
16,199 | 80,809 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA |
11,010 | 65,904 | ||||||
Santander Bank Polska SA |
586 | 26,707 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
440,832 | ||||||||
Qatar — 1.2% | ||||||||
Commercial Bank PSQC (The) |
61,417 | 122,030 | ||||||
Qatar Fuel QSC |
9,092 | 46,956 | ||||||
Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. |
48,581 | 52,705 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank QPSC |
92,000 | 515,078 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
736,769 | ||||||||
Romania — 0.1% | ||||||||
NEPI Rockcastle SA |
10,585 | 56,403 | ||||||
|
|
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Russia — 0.0% | ||||||||
Gazprom PJSC(b)(d) |
244,340 | 40 | ||||||
LUKOIL PJSC(d) |
8,544 | 2 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d) |
18,946 | 3 | ||||||
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(b)(d) |
30,360 | 5 | ||||||
Novatek PJSC(d) |
18,630 | 3< |