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  FEBRUARY 28, 2023

 

  

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares, Inc.

 

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

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iShares MSCI World ETF | URTH | NYSE Arca

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Significant economic headwinds emerged during the 12-month reporting period ended February 28, 2023, as investors navigated changing economic conditions and volatile markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022 before returning to modest growth in the second half of the year, marking a shift to a more challenging post-reopening economic environment. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high before beginning to moderate. 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 during the first half of the reporting period. Both large-and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, although equities began to recover in the second half of the period as inflation eased and economic growth resumed. Emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets declined overall, pressured by rising interest rates and a strong U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose notably during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to fluctuating inflation data and attempted to anticipate its impact on future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and higher interest rates led to rising borrowing costs for corporate issuers.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates eight times. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and accelerated the reduction of its balance sheet.

Restricted labor supply kept inflation elevated even as other inflation drivers, such as goods prices and energy costs, moderated. While economic growth slowed in the last year, we believe that taming inflation requires a more substantial decline that lowers demand to a level more in line with the economy’s productive capacity. Although the Fed has decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes, it still seems determined to get inflation back to target. With this in mind, we believe the possibility of a U.S. recession in the near-term is high, but the dimming economic outlook has not yet been fully reflected in current market prices. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt to rapidly changing conditions. Turmoil in the banking sector shortly following the end of the period highlighted the potential for the knock-on effects of substantially higher interest rates to disrupt markets with little warning.

While we favor an overweight to equities in the long term, several factors lead us to take an underweight stance on equities overall in the near term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with the possibility of a recession in a business environment characterized by higher costs and reduced pricing power. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks as a weaker U.S. dollar provides a supportive backdrop. We also see long-term opportunities in credit, where valuations are appealing and higher yields provide attractive income, although we are neutral on credit in the near term, as we believe that troubles in the banking sector will likely lead to reduced lending. However, we believe there are still some strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon, particularly short-term U.S. Treasuries, global inflation-linked bonds, and emerging market bonds denominated in local currency.

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

 

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of February 28, 2023
     
    6-Month     12-Month
   

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

1.26% (7.69)%
   

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

3.63 (6.02)
   

International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

12.58 (3.14)
   

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

(2.29) (15.28)
   

3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

1.74 2.11
   

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

(4.81) (14.06)
   

U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

(2.13) (9.72)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

0.66 (5.10)
   

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

2.52 (5.45)

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

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     6  

Disclosure of Expenses

     6  

Schedules of Investments

     7  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     28  

Statements of Operations

     29  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     30  

Financial Highlights

     31  

Notes to Financial Statements

     33  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     42  

General Information

     43  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     44  

 

 

 


Fund Summary  as of February 28, 2023    iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF(the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed primarily of frontier market equities along with select emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Frontier and Emerging Markets Select Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

On March 29, 2023, the Board approved a proposal to change the name of MSCI Frontier and Select EM to Frontier and Select EM as well as the Fund’s investment objective. The Board also approved a proposal to change the Fund from tracking an underlying index to operating as a transparent active ETF. These changes are expected to become effective on June 1, 2023.

Performance

 

               Average Annual Total Returns              Cumulative Total Returns      
     6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (8.79 )%       (24.20 )%      (3.62 )%      2.13      (24.20 )%       (16.83 )%       23.42

Fund Market

    (8.97      (24.95     (3.50     1.90        (24.95      (16.33      20.75  

Index

    (6.69      (20.54     (1.34     4.04        (20.54      (6.54      48.59  

The inception date of the Fund was September 12, 2012. The first day of secondary market trading was September 13, 2012.

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

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/22)
       Ending
Account Value
(02/28/23)
      

Expenses
Paid During

the Period(a)

           Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/22)
       Ending
Account Value
(02/28/23)
      

Expenses
Paid During

the Period(a)

       Annualized    
Expense    
Ratio    
$ 1,000.00        $ 912.10        $ 3.79             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,020.80        $ 4.01        0.80% 

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

Financials

    41.0

Materials

    11.3  

Real Estate

    10.1  

Consumer Staples

    10.0  

Energy

    8.1  

Communication Services

    6.9  

Industrials

    5.9  

Utilities

    3.6  

Health Care

    1.9  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.2  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

Vietnam

    31.5

Kazakhstan

    8.2  

Romania

    7.8  

Morocco

    7.0  

Philippines

    6.9  

Colombia

    5.4  

Peru

    5.3  

Egypt

    4.9  

Oman

    4.5  

Bangladesh

    3.6  

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of February 28, 2023    iShares® MSCI World ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

                Average Annual Total Returns               Cumulative Total Returns      
     
6-Month
Total Returns
 
 
     1 Year       5 Years       10 Years               1 Year        5 Years        10 Years  

Fund NAV

    4.16      (7.22 )%      7.09     8.95       (7.22 )%       40.86      135.69

Fund Market

    4.11        (7.03     7.15       8.89         (7.03      41.26        134.32  

Index

    4.04        (7.33     6.88       8.77               (7.33      39.48        131.88  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/22)
       Ending
Account Value
(02/28/23)
      

Expenses
Paid During

the Period(a)

           Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/22)
       Ending
Account Value
(02/28/23)
      

Expenses
Paid During

the Period(a)

       Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,041.60        $ 1.21             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.60        $ 1.20          0.24

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector  

Percent of

Total Investments(a)

 

Information Technology

    21.3

Financials

    14.6  

Health Care

    13.3  

Industrials

    10.8  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.7  

Consumer Staples

    7.5  

Communication Services

    6.6  

Energy

    5.2  

Materials

    4.5  

Utilities

    2.9  

Real Estate

    2.6  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of

Total Investments(a)

 

United States

    67.3

Japan

    6.1  

United Kingdom

    4.5  

France

    3.5  

Canada

    3.5  

Switzerland

    3.0  

Germany

    2.4  

Australia

    2.2  

Netherlands

    1.4  

Sweden

    1.0  
         

 

   

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
Common Stocks            
Bahrain — 0.5%            

Aluminium Bahrain BSC

    950,571     $ 3,050,500  

Ithmaar Holding BSC, NVS(a)

    7,141,331       279,968  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

3,330,468

 

 

Bangladesh — 3.5%            

Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd.

    2,820,442       3,049,412  

Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd./Bangladesh

    686,541       1,923,711  

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    1,561,396       2,134,922  

BRAC Bank Ltd.

    2,400,934       864,534  

British American Tobacco Bangladesh Co. Ltd.

    314,507       1,525,553  

City Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,168,117       645,957  

Eastern Bank Ltd.

    1,548,831       460,651  

GrameenPhone Ltd.

    321,524       861,848  

International Finance Investment & Commerce Bank Ltd.(a)

    6,726,577       723,491  

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd.

    2,655,963       1,609,575  

National Bank Ltd.(a)

    6,888,003       534,703  

Olympic Industries Ltd.

    600,255       834,206  

Renata Ltd.

    85,181       970,276  

Robi Axiata Ltd., NVS

    5,148,805       1,444,670  

Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    2,870,284       5,631,635  

Summit Power Ltd.

    1,314,517       418,009  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

23,633,153

 

 

Colombia — 3.2%            

Bancolombia SA

    1,162,771       8,590,201  

Cementos Argos SA

    2,879,889       1,785,029  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA(a)

    79,206       171,144  

Grupo Argos SA

    1,744,691       3,482,611  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    2,229,413       7,895,617  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

21,924,602

 

 

Egypt — 4.8%            

Abou Kir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries

    2,419,215       3,295,847  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    12,255,325       21,246,386  

Eastern Co. SAE

    7,198,002       4,352,171  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.(a)

    5,550,173       3,741,791  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

32,636,195

 

 

Estonia — 1.0%            

Enefit Green AS, NVS

    534,352       2,486,696  

LHV Group AS, NVS

    780,999       3,079,345  

Tallink Grupp AS(a)

    1,513,628       912,171  

Tallinna Sadam AS(b)

    367,258       574,153  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

7,052,365

 

 

Jordan — 3.1%            

Arab Bank PLC

    845,622       5,780,910  

Capital Bank of Jordan

    479,332       1,668,607  

Jordan Islamic Bank

    304,284       1,754,020  

Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co.

    615,488       5,352,824  

Jordan Phosphate Mines Co.

    85,351       5,258,192  

Jordanian Electric Power Co.

    350,047       1,045,599  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

20,860,152

 

 

Kazakhstan — 8.0%            

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, GDR

    866,107       9,700,398  

Kaspi.KZ JSC

    387,539       28,832,900  

NAC Kazatomprom JSC, GDR

    549,656       15,720,162  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

54,253,460

 

 

Kenya — 1.6%            

Equity Group Holdings PLC/Kenya

    8,677,066       2,733,472  

KCB Group PLC

    7,276,516       1,925,768  
Security   Shares                   Value  
Kenya (continued)            

Safaricom PLC

    36,957,905     $ 5,960,540  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

10,619,780

 

 

Lithuania — 0.8%            

AB Ignitis Grupe

    138,409       2,941,686  

Siauliu Bankas AB

    2,846,790       2,245,171  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

5,186,857

 

 

Malta — 0.7%            

MAS P.L.C

    3,760,298       4,373,535  
   

 

 

 
Morocco — 6.8%            

Attijariwafa Bank

    355,932       14,429,375  

Banque Centrale Populaire

    155,586       3,603,521  

Co. Sucrerie Marocaine et de Raffinage

    211,216       3,652,308  

Hightech Payment Systems SA

    2,075       1,295,486  

Itissalat Al-Maghrib

    1,630,199       14,548,706  

Label Vie

    9,725       4,110,648  

Managem SA

    6,178       1,546,051  

Societe d’Exploitation des Ports

    147,697       3,093,116  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

46,279,211

 

 

Nigeria — 3.1%            

Access Bank PLC

    87,072,126       1,271,466  

Afriland Properties PLC(a)

    8,020       24  

Dangote Cement PLC

    11,938,113       5,074,611  

FBN Holdings PLC

    84,216,832       1,500,193  

Guaranty Trust Holding Co. PLC

    63,861,123       2,602,292  

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC

    11,008,838       4,124,106  

Nestle Nigeria PLC

    1,310,924       2,165,430  

United Bank for Africa PLC

    79,997,106       1,064,182  

Zenith Bank PLC

    69,373,073       2,810,988  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

20,613,292

 

 

Oman — 4.4%            

Bank Muscat SAOG

    17,104,043       12,974,153  

National Bank of Oman SAOG

    3,941,063       2,722,563  

Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG

    3,840,377       9,574,761  

Omani Qatari Telecommunications Co. SAOG

    3,032,075       3,335,338  

Renaissance Services SAOG

    815,534       929,937  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

29,536,752

 

 

Pakistan — 3.4%            

Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan

    2,126,272       2,440,375  

Engro Fertilizers Ltd.

    3,622,125       1,169,394  

Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    2,978,095       1,159,350  

Habib Bank Ltd.

    3,954,891       1,049,143  

Hub Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    8,277,817       2,227,505  

Lucky Cement Ltd.(a)

    1,074,199       1,699,247  

Mari Petroleum Co. Ltd.

    213,301       1,174,257  

MCB Bank Ltd.

    3,139,806       1,403,127  

Millat Tractors Ltd.

    408,785       877,113  

Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd.

    4,363,627       1,378,673  

Pakistan Oilfields Ltd.

    943,270       1,550,426  

Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.

    3,962,458       953,566  

Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd.

    1,693,062       729,349  

Systems Ltd.

    1,225,317       2,246,711  

TRG Pakistan(a)

    3,022,591       1,265,789  

United Bank Ltd./Pakistan

    3,907,198       1,688,820  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

23,012,845

 

 

Peru — 5.2%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    413,857       3,137,041  

Credicorp Ltd.

    140,160       17,859,187  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
Peru (continued)            

Southern Copper Corp.

    189,977     $ 13,999,405  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

34,995,633

 

 

Philippines — 6.8%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    1,250,090       1,219,354  

ACEN Corp.

    306,570       35,081  

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    2,635,100       598,585  

Ayala Corp.

    142,490       1,606,517  

Ayala Land Inc.

    4,871,200       2,503,817  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    1,556,180       3,085,757  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    1,868,698       4,161,913  

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.(a)

    2,129,500       351,460  

Century Pacific Food Inc.

    1,256,000       595,664  

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc.(a)

    2,461,400       722,191  

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    4,636,000       883,281  

Globe Telecom Inc.

    2,400       76,898  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    106,060       993,888  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    864,320       3,117,922  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    2,178,300       1,937,664  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    445,230       1,929,326  

LT Group Inc.

    5,046,300       956,666  

Manila Electric Co.

    164,020       941,600  

Megaworld Corp.

    290,000       10,577  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    15,117,000       1,113,986  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    1,870,110       1,964,478  

Monde Nissin Corp.(b)

    3,985,100       867,717  

PLDT Inc.

    207,935       4,824,453  

Puregold Price Club Inc.

    1,493,800       850,226  

RL Commercial REIT Inc.

    9,032,100       930,135  

Robinsons Land Corp.

    564,500       153,465  

Security Bank Corp.

    585,240       1,085,930  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    9,717,000       5,972,370  

Universal Robina Corp.

    618,230       1,524,524  

Wilcon Depot Inc.

    1,457,600       831,359  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

45,846,804

 

 

Romania — 7.6%            

Banca Transilvania SA

    4,605,842       19,422,531  

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA

    1,780,848       5,064,874  

MED Life SA(a)

    573,361       2,219,655  

OMV Petrom SA

    114,580,484       11,725,031  

Societatea Energetica Electrica SA

    945,059       1,836,918  

Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA

    938,043       8,134,707  

Teraplast SA

    6,806,705       850,332  

Transgaz SA Medias

    30,208       2,040,445  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

51,294,493

 

 

Slovenia — 0.2%            

Pozavarovalnica Sava dd

    49,211       1,313,297  
   

 

 

 
Sri Lanka — 0.3%            

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

    1,482,825       266,371  

Expolanka Holdings PLC

    992,043       489,387  

John Keells Holdings PLC

    2,732,474       1,019,467  

Sampath Bank PLC

    2,891,749       413,175  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

2,188,400

 

 

Vietnam — 30.7%            

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC(a)

    5,461,795       21,490,762  

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC(a)

    1,858,324       3,448,907  
|Security   Shares                   Value  
Vietnam (continued)            

Bao Viet Holdings

    944,310     $ 1,927,322  

Dat Xanh Group JSC(a)

    2,090,780       879,424  

Development Investment Construction(a)

    2,164,754       1,229,530  

Digiworld Corp., NVS

    783,500       1,203,528  

Duc Giang Chemicals JSC

    1,616,094       3,406,623  

Gelex Group JSC

    4,329,284       2,095,304  

Ha Do Group JSC

    833,848       1,030,270  

Hoa Phat Group JSC

    22,004,403       18,520,095  

Hoa Sen Group(a)

    2,020,790       1,239,194  

IDICO Corp. JSC

    1,659,050       2,681,293  

Khang Dien House Trading and Investment JSC(a)

    2,694,597       2,884,295  

KIDO Group Corp.

    1,180,372       2,752,214  

Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp.(a)

    2,757,060       2,467,043  

Masan Group Corp.

    4,652,556       16,056,753  

Nam Long Investment Corp., NVS

    1,172,000       1,267,244  

National Citizen Commercial JSC, NVS(a)

    957,100       636,455  

No Va Land Investment Group Corp.(a)

    4,812,333       2,146,916  

PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC(a)

    1,997,534       1,778,239  

PetroVietnam Fertilizer & Chemicals JSC

    1,215,800       1,790,414  

PetroVietnam Gas JSC

    413,400       1,800,270  

PetroVietnam Power Corp.(a)

    4,048,740       2,061,508  

PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp.

    1,718,498       1,880,511  

Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corp.(a)

    1,871,836       795,688  

Saigon—Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank(a)

    15,068,105       6,208,648  

Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp.

    671,080       5,310,333  

Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSB(a)

    9,597,280       9,591,840  

Saigon-Hanoi Securities(a)

    2,747,550       936,665  

SSI Securities Corp.

    10,466,841       8,039,998  

Thaiholdings JSC(a)

    1,071,900       1,746,067  

Thanh Thanh Cong—Bien Hoa JSC(a)

    2,764,452       1,698,218  

Van Phu—Invest Investment JSC

    784,380       1,683,856  

Viet Capital Securities JSC

    2,276,170       2,461,869  

Vietjet Aviation JSC(a)

    1,476,890       6,215,867  

Vietnam Construction and Import-Export JSC

    2,238,471       1,809,390  

Vietnam Dairy Products JSC

    5,578,074       17,728,025  

Vincom Retail JSC(a)

    7,483,180       8,409,760  

Vingroup JSC(a)

    7,809,734       17,283,607  

Vinh Hoan Corp.

    828,700       1,953,565  

Vinhomes JSC(b)

    8,475,788       14,801,796  

Vndirect Securities Corp.

    7,847,140       4,442,258  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

207,791,564

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 95.7%
(Cost: $666,829,362)

      646,742,858  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Colombia — 2.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    2,165,581       13,734,781  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 2.0%
(Cost: $15,119,596)

      13,734,781  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

 

Security         Par                    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

       
Oman — 0.0%                  

Bank Muscat SAOG, 4.25%, 11/20/50 (c)

  OMR      276,375      $  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

           
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 97.7%
(Cost: $681,948,958)

        660,477,639  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.3%

        15,664,761  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

        $ 676,142,400  
       

 

 

 
(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) 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended February 28, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
08/31/22
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from
Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
02/28/23
     Shares
Held at
02/28/23
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

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

   $      $      $ 0 (b)     $      $      $             $ 38 (c)      $               —  

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

                   0 (b)                                   18,667        2  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $      $      $         $ 18,705      $                 2  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
    

Value/

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     373        03/17/23      $ 17,958      $ (402,788
           

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency Purchased       

Currency Sold

     Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD         781,570        NGN         458,000,000      Citibank N.A.     10/27/23        $ 7,296  
USD     11,480,375        NGN     6,673,541,718      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     10/27/23          198,395  
                  

 

 

 
                     205,691  
                  

 

 

 
                   $ 205,691  
                  

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ 205,691     $     $     $ 205,691  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $     $     $ 402,788     $     $     $     $ 402,788  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

For the period ended February 28, 2023, 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

   $      $      $ (421,840    $      $      $      $ (421,840

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          (692,724                    (692,724
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ (421,840    $ (692,724    $      $      $ (1,114,564
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,042    $      $      $      $ (1,042

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          1,159,501                      1,159,501  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ (1,042    $ 1,159,501      $      $      $ 1,158,459  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 21,555,043  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 12,261,945  

 

 

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

Derivative Financial Instruments—Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Futures contracts

   $        $ 402,788  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     205,691           
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     205,691          402,788  

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

              (402,788
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     205,691           
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

 

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

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

 

 

 
Counterparty    Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset(a)

     Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
    

Cash
Collateral

Received(b)

    

Net
Amount of
Derivative

Assets(c)(d)

 

 

 

Citibank N.A

   $ 7,296      $      $      $      $ 7,296  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

     198,395                      (198,395       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 205,691      $      $      $ (198,395    $ 7,296  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2            Level 3            Total  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 251,201,490      $ 395,541,368      $      $ 646,742,858  

Preferred Stocks

     13,734,781                      13,734,781  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                           

Oman

                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 264,936,271      $ 395,541,368      $      $ 660,477,639  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 205,691      $      $ 205,691  

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

     (402,788                    (402,788
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (402,788    $ 205,691      $        (197,097
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 2.2%            

Ampol Ltd.

    11,723     $ 258,455  

APA Group

    57,547       414,612  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    29,191       715,303  

ASX Ltd.

    9,364       427,713  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    90,914       202,024  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    147,335       2,437,137  

BHP Group Ltd.

    247,319       7,485,120  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    24,657       315,479  

Brambles Ltd.

    70,010       604,935  

Cochlear Ltd.

    3,149       469,594  

Coles Group Ltd.

    64,554       788,437  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    84,142       5,684,535  

Computershare Ltd.

    26,495       440,694  

CSL Ltd.

    23,652       4,705,971  

Dexus

    50,762       286,834  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    64,382       295,412  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    83,102       1,190,845  

Goodman Group

    80,267       1,067,796  

GPT Group (The)

    91,659       289,340  

IDP Education Ltd.

    10,285       197,793  

IGO Ltd.

    38,771       340,818  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    124,441       388,399  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    21,750       453,153  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    33,997       174,099  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)(a)

    108,524       378,005  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    18,200       2,311,080  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    135,219       303,089  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    8,266       456,519  

Mirvac Group

    188,438       286,912  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    158,939       3,199,168  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    41,002       627,689  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    55,037       384,121  

Orica Ltd.

    20,412       221,767  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    86,021       461,454  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)

    121,058       337,336  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    46,060       198,104  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    72,521       733,640  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    9,489       430,201  

REA Group Ltd.

    2,560       210,802  

Reece Ltd.(b)

    14,460       160,122  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    18,019       1,408,259  

Santos Ltd.

    152,081       710,128  

Scentre Group

    245,996       491,317  

SEEK Ltd.

    16,454       266,599  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    22,084       477,746  

South32 Ltd.

    226,624       658,439  

Stockland

    122,251       314,912  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    62,416       538,401  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    202,179       564,885  

Transurban Group

    147,121       1,399,962  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    36,707       345,249  

Vicinity Ltd.

    190,738       260,966  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    10,684       208,993  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    54,569       1,766,503  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    170,748       2,581,954  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    7,143       301,854  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    91,197       2,209,701  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    61,063       1,514,442  
Security   Shares                   Value  
Australia (continued)            

Xero Ltd.(a)

    6,455     $ 336,201  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

56,691,018

 

 

Austria — 0.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    16,672       654,426  

OMV AG

    7,145       348,015  

Verbund AG

    3,304       285,738  

voestalpine AG

    5,741       212,044  
   

 

 

 
      1,500,223  
Belgium — 0.3%            

Ageas SA/NV

    8,364       377,459  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    41,964       2,545,475  

Argenx SE(a)

    2,730       993,734  

D’ieteren Group

    1,129       218,814  

Elia Group SA/NV

    1,602       211,029  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    5,470       459,184  

KBC Group NV

    12,189       910,221  

Sofina SA(b)

    713       177,625  

Solvay SA

    3,591       410,192  

UCB SA

    6,089       523,461  

Umicore SA

    9,345       311,456  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    7,374       225,040  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

7,363,690

 

 

Brazil — 0.1%            

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)

    2,183       2,663,260  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 3.5%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    22,214       1,022,707  

Air Canada(a)

    8,877       130,894  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    32,239       246,193  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    39,385       1,847,588  

AltaGas Ltd.

    13,863       237,942  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    33,753       367,585  

Bank of Montreal

    32,754       3,104,249  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    58,482       2,890,455  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    85,727       1,385,328  

BCE Inc.

    3,677       162,683  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    16,984       571,444  

Brookfield Corp.

    67,913       2,259,619  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    6,759       188,232  

BRP Inc.

    1,682       145,740  

CAE Inc.(a)

    15,591       351,583  

Cameco Corp.

    19,474       532,342  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    4,242       153,638  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    43,286       1,979,514  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    28,746       3,274,031  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    54,528       3,081,461  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    45,504       3,455,903  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    2,822       351,773  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    6,388       167,553  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    7,455       358,572  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    69,779       1,286,654  

CGI Inc.(a)

    10,593       949,760  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    997       1,714,270  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    4,753       350,562  

Dollarama Inc.

    14,047       811,421  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    22,689       324,081  

Emera Inc.

    14,912       590,688  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    8,295       220,004  

Enbridge Inc.

    99,818       3,744,730  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
Canada (continued)            

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,116     $ 780,235  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    28,576       624,295  

FirstService Corp.

    1,948       267,052  

Fortis Inc.

    22,800       902,309  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    9,747       1,244,144  

George Weston Ltd.

    3,723       466,432  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    7,642       232,312  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    10,474       332,834  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    14,698       401,031  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    16,333       423,856  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    5,261       353,175  

IGM Financial Inc.

    4,221       128,440  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    12,016       594,327  

Intact Financial Corp.

    8,460       1,215,276  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    30,138       251,794  

Keyera Corp.

    10,964       241,939  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    62,370       230,374  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    8,419       719,487  

Lumine Group Inc., NVS(a)

    2,853       29,206  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    32,982       205,216  

Magna International Inc.

    13,917       775,660  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    94,468       1,867,898  

Metro Inc.

    11,879       616,977  

National Bank of Canada

    16,296       1,196,911  

Northland Power Inc.

    11,093       269,500  

Nutrien Ltd.

    25,622       1,996,432  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    2,840       86,959  

Onex Corp.

    3,749       200,460  

Open Text Corp.

    13,077       450,148  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    10,465       155,997  

Parkland Corp.

    7,583       165,831  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    26,670       875,644  

Power Corp. of Canada

    26,454       706,086  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    8,385       198,364  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    13,852       893,858  

RioCan REIT

    8,280       131,133  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.

    5,420       331,595  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    17,183       820,805  

Royal Bank of Canada

    68,185       6,922,939  

Saputo Inc.

    12,213       327,052  

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    22,034       638,332  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    58,514       2,409,173  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    28,492       1,376,887  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    66,642       2,239,796  

TC Energy Corp.

    49,736       1,979,599  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    22,939       915,711  

TELUS Corp.

    21,234       422,190  

TFI International Inc.

    4,043       493,367  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    8,381       1,015,056  

TMX Group Ltd.

    2,705       269,747  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    4,006       330,403  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    89,423       5,953,888  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    15,056       659,838  

Waste Connections Inc.

    12,535       1,678,687  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    2,981       223,930  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    21,815       908,892  

WSP Global Inc.

    5,652       710,011  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

89,118,689

 

 

Denmark — 0.8%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    172       393,139  
Security   Shares                   Value  
Denmark (continued)            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    200     $ 465,870  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    4,850       685,358  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    5,485       380,253  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    5,738       663,003  

Danske Bank A/S

    32,717       759,795  

Demant A/S(a)

    5,305       158,646  

DSV A/S

    9,809       1,782,355  

Genmab A/S(a)

    3,140       1,181,421  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    81,832       11,559,200  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    9,908       477,208  

Orsted AS(c)

    9,187       799,665  

Pandora A/S

    4,822       456,757  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    420       95,356  

Tryg A/S

    17,475       387,132  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    48,996       1,398,098  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

21,643,256

 

 

Finland — 0.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    6,884       390,930  

Fortum OYJ

    21,636       330,673  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    12,981       281,893  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    16,402       851,782  

Metso Outotec OYJ

    32,665       348,262  

Neste OYJ

    20,438       985,750  

Nokia OYJ

    264,362       1,223,084  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    5,178       243,993  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    24,057       1,171,099  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    28,300       400,100  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    25,787       934,429  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    23,770       229,585  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

7,391,580

 

 

France — 3.5%            

Accor SA(a)

    8,384       278,259  

Aeroports de Paris(a)

    1,396       202,268  

Air Liquide SA

    25,939       4,121,094  

Airbus SE

    28,800       3,771,950  

Alstom SA

    15,427       452,755  

Amundi SA(c)

    2,991       196,728  

ArcelorMittal SA

    25,893       777,033  

Arkema SA

    2,932       297,243  

AXA SA

    93,116       2,934,221  

BioMerieux

    2,002       196,037  

BNP Paribas SA

    54,121       3,783,661  

Bollore SE

    43,818       244,765  

Bouygues SA

    11,157       377,516  

Bureau Veritas SA

    14,325       409,216  

Capgemini SE

    7,741       1,451,717  

Carrefour SA

    30,385       600,695  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    24,410       1,450,506  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    32,759       1,029,158  

Covivio

    2,566       164,339  

Credit Agricole SA

    60,258       734,396  

Danone SA

    31,575       1,774,904  

Dassault Aviation SA

    1,188       204,230  

Dassault Systemes SE

    32,070       1,237,587  

Edenred

    12,091       680,557  

Eiffage SA

    4,010       440,094  

Engie SA

    88,189       1,286,975  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    14,535       2,519,691  

Eurazeo SE

    1,946       130,947  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
France (continued)            

Eurofins Scientific SE(b)

    6,628     $ 461,936  

Euronext NV(c)

    4,262       310,870  

Gecina SA

    2,217       255,065  

Getlink SE

    21,558       362,063  

Hermes International

    1,539       2,785,794  

Ipsen SA

    1,803       206,008  

Kering SA

    3,595       2,107,823  

Klepierre SA

    10,421       259,896  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    4,720       186,310  

Legrand SA

    12,902       1,191,721  

L’Oreal SA

    12,016       4,749,598  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    13,583       11,291,905  

Orange SA

    96,474       1,101,375  

Pernod Ricard SA

    10,025       2,091,327  

Publicis Groupe SA

    11,061       878,101  

Remy Cointreau SA

    1,102       193,452  

Renault SA(a)

    9,500       425,190  

Safran SA

    16,549       2,336,741  

Sanofi

    56,231       5,257,500  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    1,336       435,131  

Schneider Electric SE

    27,011       4,334,105  

SEB SA

    1,338       154,348  

Societe Generale SA

    39,185       1,129,294  

Sodexo SA

    4,252       393,810  

Teleperformance

    2,855       741,123  

Thales SA

    5,121       715,935  

TotalEnergies SE

    123,127       7,597,446  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(a)(b)

    6,148       388,477  

Valeo

    11,330       235,378  

Veolia Environnement SA

    31,721       946,691  

Vinci SA

    26,903       3,059,082  

Vivendi SE

    38,150       392,589  

Wendel SE

    1,310       148,569  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    11,555       481,294  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

89,354,489

 

 

Germany — 2.2%            

adidas AG

    8,360       1,248,539  

Allianz SE, Registered

    20,260       4,757,319  

Aroundtown SA(b)

    49,604       128,509  

BASF SE

    44,535       2,280,293  

Bayer AG, Registered

    49,421       2,934,679  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    15,936       1,644,043  

Bechtle AG

    4,014       169,041  

Beiersdorf AG

    4,868       580,974  

Brenntag SE

    7,475       563,041  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    1,964       261,791  

Commerzbank AG(a)

    48,895       595,809  

Continental AG

    5,237       375,975  

Covestro AG(c)

    9,011       396,127  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(a)

    25,070       794,069  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    7,869       316,221  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    100,822       1,256,980  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    9,144       1,594,474  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    32,054       332,104  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    47,673       2,016,135  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    160,377       3,599,348  

E.ON SE

    108,288       1,181,515  

Evonik Industries AG

    10,267       219,218  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA(b)

    9,938       388,333  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    22,844       628,603  
Security   Shares                   Value  
Germany (continued)            

GEA Group AG

    7,464     $ 328,116  

Hannover Rueck SE

    2,900       563,176  

HeidelbergCement AG

    6,989       479,812  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    8,138       182,312  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    5,029       347,730  

Infineon Technologies AG

    62,915       2,225,705  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    3,515       238,897  

LEG Immobilien SE

    3,524       255,199  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    39,066       2,994,124  

Merck KGaA

    6,229       1,180,352  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    2,631       634,921  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    6,721       2,315,231  

Nemetschek SE

    2,798       158,450  

Puma SE

    5,109       325,210  

Rational AG

    237       157,200  

Rheinmetall AG

    2,051       521,318  

RWE AG

    30,988       1,315,354  

SAP SE

    51,487       5,849,482  

Scout24 SE(c)

    4,433       242,956  

Siemens AG, Registered

    37,993       5,789,821  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    13,180       687,866  

Symrise AG

    6,206       634,063  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    52,221       158,409  

United Internet AG, Registered

    4,810       105,113  

Volkswagen AG

    1,562       277,505  

Vonovia SE

    34,922       878,255  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    10,774       426,866  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

57,536,583

 

 

Hong Kong — 0.8%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    590,400       6,274,777  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    194,500       658,255  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(b)(c)

    89,400       268,075  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    105,000       658,563  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    140,500       838,960  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    42,500       224,182  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    92,000       650,607  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    98,200       167,042  

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

    2,767       136,164  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    102,000       679,079  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    59,000       113,792  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    39,900       649,034  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    48,000       168,489  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    198,000       257,419  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    502,589       472,435  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    61,500       2,463,238  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    60,400       276,304  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    6,500       322,203  

Link REIT

    109,500       720,672  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    89,000       448,495  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    45,333       123,404  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    84,500       451,971  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    106,000       367,885  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.(b)

    118,000       151,317  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    42,000       87,862  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    71,500       977,148  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    28,500       232,580  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    51,600       135,785  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    75,500       751,925  

WH Group Ltd.(c) .

    439,000       255,467  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    75,000     $ 411,212  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    60,000       112,185  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

20,506,526

 

 

Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    40,564       173,261  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    52,579       579,269  

CRH PLC

    37,617       1,767,001  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    8,057       1,293,618  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    7,750       742,022  

Kingspan Group PLC

    7,559       490,640  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    12,043       449,285  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

5,495,096

 

 

Israel — 0.2%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    2,028       113,813  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    57,191       478,358  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    75,859       589,768  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    97,367       134,772  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    5,119       633,323  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    1,976       286,066  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    1,301       220,279  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    2,718       96,343  

ICL Group Ltd.

    34,504       250,408  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       3  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    56,907       269,937  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    6,875       204,441  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    3,071       638,353  

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

    55,604       551,036  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    5,416       221,547  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    2,639       238,909  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

4,927,356

 

 

Italy — 0.7%            

Amplifon SpA

    6,108       176,613  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    53,441       1,057,029  

DiaSorin SpA

    1,173       141,403  

Enel SpA

    391,411       2,195,643  

Eni SpA

    121,621       1,717,778  

Ferrari NV

    6,048       1,569,131  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    33,658       581,626  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    16,729       184,121  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    795,562       2,149,038  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    30,466       325,118  

Moncler SpA

    9,940       605,902  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    36,404       293,804  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    25,688       276,988  

Prysmian SpA

    12,389       476,295  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    5,093       215,977  

Snam SpA

    97,989       481,417  

Stellantis NV

    109,382       1,913,559  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)

    511,890       167,144  

Tenaris SA

    23,062       379,419  

Terna—Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    68,342       513,757  

UniCredit SpA

    93,913       1,921,321  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

17,343,083

 

 

Japan — 6.1%            

Advantest Corp.

    9,200       729,272  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    27,900       520,387  

AGC Inc.

    8,300       307,072  

Aisin Corp.

    4,300       117,835  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    22,400       660,960  
Security   Shares                   Value  
Japan (continued)            

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,800     $ 97,385  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    22,200       785,088  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    6,300       107,264  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    71,700       499,391  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    90,400       1,269,449  

Azbil Corp.

    3,600       93,621  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    9,100       562,300  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    6,500       255,407  

Bridgestone Corp.

    29,200       1,117,129  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    15,700       230,930  

Canon Inc.

    46,700       1,005,089  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    9,000       283,234  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    7,300       819,607  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    24,200       177,191  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    27,600       285,777  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    35,500       883,150  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    48,300       207,509  

CyberAgent Inc.

    20,600       176,126  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    10,900       292,227  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    3,000       163,603  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    46,700       996,312  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    87,500       2,755,929  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    12,300       2,103,235  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    3,100       292,016  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    25,300       583,954  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    150       309,627  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    77,300       369,490  

Denso Corp.

    21,400       1,137,810  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    13,700       439,339  

Disco Corp.

    1,300       407,630  

East Japan Railway Co.

    15,200       767,664  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    13,500       729,172  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    168,000       577,564  

FANUC Corp.

    9,600       1,631,720  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    9,000       1,776,742  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    5,200       200,771  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    19,300       900,381  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    9,900       1,271,440  

GLP J-Reit

    212       222,620  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    1,400       114,990  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    15,600       173,911  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    4,700       230,632  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    15,500       441,086  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    600       87,089  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,100       134,490  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    3,100       69,331  

Hitachi Ltd.

    45,800       2,318,300  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    80,300       2,088,055  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    3,200       113,442  

Hoya Corp.

    17,600       1,742,447  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    19,900       158,379  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    3,100       106,335  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    6,100       135,002  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,300       71,457  

Inpex Corp.

    47,400       496,960  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    25,800       308,527  

ITOCHU Corp.

    60,700       1,814,364  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    2,800       62,310  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,200       79,086  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    23,700       353,476  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    380     $ 285,289  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    20,600       177,958  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    118,900       1,056,924  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,800       100,702  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    56       231,916  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    64,400       1,309,600  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    23,100       286,624  

JSR Corp.

    5,900       134,046  

Kajima Corp.

    21,900       261,727  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    38,100       357,902  

Kao Corp.

    22,600       841,895  

KDDI Corp.

    81,600       2,387,442  

Keio Corp.

    3,000       104,527  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    3,800       109,844  

Keyence Corp.

    9,700       4,192,604  

Kikkoman Corp.

    6,400       299,228  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,400       254,472  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,600       622,689  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,600       96,324  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    4,000       109,345  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,400       56,954  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    6,000       100,837  

Komatsu Ltd.

    43,100       1,031,184  

Konami Group Corp.

    4,400       194,073  

Kose Corp.

    1,200       135,667  

Kubota Corp.

    47,500       716,954  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    2,900       131,022  

Kyocera Corp.

    18,200       895,730  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    16,700       357,387  

Lasertec Corp.

    3,700       601,603  

Lixil Corp.

    16,600       264,641  

M3 Inc.

    21,700       517,485  

Makita Corp.

    7,100       173,632  

Marubeni Corp.

    86,000       1,097,881  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    5,600       260,350  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    25,400       227,255  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    2,300       91,052  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,500       251,877  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    19,400       336,221  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    17,100       406,630  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    72,500       422,302  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    62,500       2,123,191  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    97,200       1,092,257  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    55,400       688,633  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    28,100       146,698  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    14,900       549,060  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    594,900       4,217,539  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    70,700       1,984,257  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    9,700       234,014  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    44,300       844,297  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    18,000       470,162  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    123,090       1,918,640  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    16,100       218,982  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    21,800       713,386  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    26,800       1,434,534  

NEC Corp.

    10,300       368,619  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    23,200       503,261  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    16,300       216,365  

Nidec Corp.

    21,800       1,106,338  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    17,600       146,742  
Security   Shares                   Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    53,200     $ 1,991,651  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    82       346,110  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    2,200       122,727  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,300       334,685  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    143       305,031  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    4,400       78,443  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    1,400       62,698  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    39,747       888,256  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    58,900       1,706,734  

Nippon Yusen KK

    22,800       592,640  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    4,800       210,786  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    120,400       467,438  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    5,800       67,019  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,400       283,153  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,600       406,822  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    6,000       361,232  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    168,100       692,791  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    3,500       78,030  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    212       234,992  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    18,600       415,558  

NTT Data Corp.

    27,200       377,390  

Obayashi Corp.

    27,700       204,897  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    3,800       556,735  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    17,400       210,937  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    41,300       167,582  

Olympus Corp.

    65,300       1,100,024  

Omron Corp.

    7,000       375,782  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,600       399,212  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    2,400       86,382  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    1,100       74,946  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    9,400       1,501,038  

ORIX Corp.

    62,700       1,123,772  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    19,700       319,994  

Otsuka Corp.

    3,300       111,244  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,200       611,978  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    20,800       380,198  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    117,100       1,022,520  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,200       104,148  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    42,900       211,462  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    70,000       1,877,107  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    57,900       747,922  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    112,300       618,535  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    28,300       219,861  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    3,000       231,038  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    15,900       342,729  

SCSK Corp.

    4,600       66,746  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    10,500       610,622  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    16,900       233,012  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    19,800       265,443  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    26,800       507,411  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,770,387  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,100       260,972  

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)

    6,200       42,777  

Shimadzu Corp.

    15,700       453,400  

Shimano Inc.

    3,400       528,700  

Shimizu Corp.

    24,900       134,407  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    18,173       2,519,342  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    13,000       575,926  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    20,500       944,590  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    21,800       174,193  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
Japan (continued)            

SMC Corp.

    2,900     $ 1,474,088  

SoftBank Corp.

    141,500       1,596,256  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    61,500       2,487,138  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    18,000       772,760  

Sony Group Corp.

    63,100       5,276,196  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,500       111,436  

Subaru Corp.

    26,700       427,767  

SUMCO Corp.

    18,500       255,271  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    78,300       274,363  

Sumitomo Corp.

    50,400       858,956  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    39,600       487,316  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    12,200       454,148  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    65,600       2,865,003  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    18,600       689,130  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    17,800       420,225  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    6,900       242,045  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    19,500       684,276  

Sysmex Corp.

    8,300       497,178  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    24,500       371,033  

Taisei Corp.

    9,400       306,470  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    74,726       2,303,375  

TDK Corp.

    20,100       672,976  

Terumo Corp.

    29,900       803,813  

TIS Inc.

    13,100       325,197  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    5,500       122,793  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    6,100       212,340  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    88,500       1,878,911  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    90,900       301,180  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    7,400       2,538,954  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    19,700       379,963  

Tokyu Corp.

    23,400       281,899  

Toppan Inc.

    16,400       296,585  

Toray Industries Inc.

    75,600       432,841  

Toshiba Corp.

    21,100       652,996  

Tosoh Corp.

    16,200       220,469  

TOTO Ltd.

    7,100       237,270  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    6,400       375,489  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    521,700       7,110,545  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    9,200       375,208  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    5,700       268,017  

Unicharm Corp.

    20,600       762,454  

USS Co. Ltd.

    6,400       103,831  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,700       59,106  

West Japan Railway Co.

    13,300       516,214  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    6,100       415,813  

Yamaha Corp.

    6,800       258,012  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    17,500       447,741  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,300       292,210  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    11,800       464,260  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    15,500       231,497  

Z Holdings Corp.

    146,900       394,375  

ZOZO Inc.

    3,600       80,012  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

156,768,416

 

 

Jersey — 0.1%            

Ferguson PLC

    10,296       1,483,654  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 1.4%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    21,547       380,222  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    1,094       1,550,668  

Aegon NV

    95,440       496,597  
Security   Shares                   Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    6,557     $ 409,419  

Akzo Nobel NV

    9,098       665,563  

ASM International NV

    2,279       776,833  

ASML Holding NV

    19,942       12,291,375  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    25,656       287,235  

EXOR NV, NVS(a)

    5,408       446,237  

Heineken Holding NV

    5,306       453,923  

Heineken NV

    12,771       1,301,729  

IMCD NV

    2,834       448,597  

ING Groep NV(a)

    191,391       2,678,539  

JDE Peet’s NV

    5,177       152,396  

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

    9,247       201,125  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    51,607       1,638,619  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    8,587       1,058,176  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    167,964       575,782  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    45,078       735,979  

NN Group NV

    13,419       543,155  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    12,954       2,312,030  

OCI NV

    4,365       144,995  

Prosus NV

    41,229       2,955,673  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    11,359       522,849  

Randstad NV

    6,132       376,260  

Universal Music Group NV

    35,955       847,148  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    13,193       1,527,321  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

35,778,445

 

 

New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    61,306       331,266  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    7,982       218,512  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    29,473       471,757  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    34,320       133,025  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    63,458       208,291  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    91,643       282,954  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

1,645,805

 

 

Norway — 0.2%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    12,480       93,256  

Aker BP ASA

    15,293       410,474  

DNB Bank ASA

    44,937       896,727  

Equinor ASA

    49,950       1,529,136  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    9,840       174,413  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    4,373       181,724  

Mowi ASA

    19,083       329,463  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    71,808       522,673  

Orkla ASA

    36,782       247,571  

Salmar ASA

    3,427       142,067  

Telenor ASA

    34,067       381,988  

Yara International ASA

    8,041       382,260  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

5,291,752

 

 

Portugal — 0.0%            

EDP—Energias de Portugal SA

    150,421       757,478  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    24,595       300,047  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    13,841       284,100  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

1,341,625

 

 

Singapore — 0.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    162,016       332,758  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    242,276       348,514  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    132,300       364,883  

City Developments Ltd.

    20,700       118,411  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    88,400       2,242,807  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    296,700       224,445  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI World ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares                   Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    52,959     $ 169,998  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    5,400       119,044  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    69,500       282,226  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    155,100       194,336  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    108,200       138,021  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    162,800       1,530,074  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    18,256       1,140,818  

Sembcorp Marine Ltd.(a)(d)

    1,343,586       126,441  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    66,700       281,612  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    29,800       192,459  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    73,200       193,832  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    408,100       716,982  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.(b)

    61,700       1,367,619  

UOL Group Ltd.

    22,300       112,933  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    16,900       215,215  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    92,500       270,253  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

10,683,681

 

 

Spain — 0.7%            

Acciona SA

    1,263       237,956  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    13,237       401,287  

Aena SME SA(a)(c)

    3,597       556,479  

Amadeus IT Group SA(a)

    21,591       1,357,703  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    299,462       2,327,726  

Banco Santander SA

    837,799       3,298,753  

CaixaBank SA

    214,568       921,327  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    27,349       1,026,100  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    4,042       156,713  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    12,923       264,466  

Enagas SA

    2,268       40,680  

Endesa SA

    15,531       304,563  

Ferrovial SA

    24,185       671,276  

Grifols SA(a)(b)

    14,716       179,274  

Iberdrola SA

    307,110       3,520,530  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    52,410       1,614,581  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    9,561       263,020  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    5,764       95,617  

Repsol SA

    70,068       1,108,114  

Telefonica SA

    262,471       1,070,744  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

19,416,909

 

 

Sweden — 1.0%            

Alfa Laval AB

    15,273       502,372  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    47,660       1,159,747  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    130,761       1,552,423  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    75,397       794,269  

Boliden AB

    12,996       532,016  

Electrolux AB, Class B(b)

    11,187       135,371  

Embracer Group AB(a)(b)

    43,161       208,058  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    31,961       614,222  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    19,066       313,672  

EQT AB(b)

    14,274       319,230  

Essity AB, Class B

    30,220       815,112  

Evolution AB(c)

    9,564       1,154,056  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    30,986       153,284  

Getinge AB, Class B

    11,156       239,778  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B(b)

    37,167       468,318  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    95,572       1,059,184  

Holmen AB, Class B

    3,753       151,535  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    20,758       183,792  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    5,627       154,672  
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Industrivarden AB, Class C

    7,856     $ 215,385  

Indutrade AB

    12,918       274,771  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    7,325       151,544  

Investor AB, Class A

    24,219       496,462  

Investor AB, Class B

    87,756       1,695,127  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    11,927       177,377  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    3,727       172,908  

Lifco AB, Class B

    11,463       228,996  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    69,769       721,392  

Nordea Bank Abp

    168,894       2,140,263  

Sagax AB, Class B

    7,927       195,014  

Sandvik AB

    54,490       1,120,964  

Securitas AB, Class B

    24,185       208,271  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    78,655       984,092  

Skanska AB, Class B

    16,641       302,434  

SKF AB, Class B

    18,677       354,734  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    28,845       402,543  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    69,915       741,586  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    43,825       895,455  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    8,341       192,153  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    24,597       226,091  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    138,056       764,499  

Telia Co. AB

    131,058       338,442  

Volvo AB, Class A

    9,915       206,409  

Volvo AB, Class B

    77,076       1,542,223  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    28,658       135,117  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

25,395,363

 

 

Switzerland — 3.0%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    77,071       2,564,696  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    8,644       308,213  

Alcon Inc.

    24,504       1,670,750  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A(b)

    1,513       150,801  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    2,524       420,314  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    1,381       123,489  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    192       382,300  

BKW AG

    1,408       205,532  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    48       525,871  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    5       553,859  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    26,181       3,955,852  

Clariant AG, Registered

    12,168       196,813  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI(a)

    9,641       246,900  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered

    164,907       497,141  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    380       287,933  

Geberit AG, Registered

    1,681       907,232  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    444       1,338,340  

Holcim AG

    27,805       1,716,264  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    12,330       817,452  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    2,505       641,373  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    9,594       524,029  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    3,615       2,153,243  

Nestle SA, Registered

    135,553       15,272,841  

Novartis AG, Registered