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  AUGUST 31, 2022

 

   2022 Annual Report

 

iShares, Inc.

 

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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | IEMG | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares MSCI BIC ETF | BKF | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF | EEMA | NASDAQ

 

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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF | EEMS | NYSE Arca


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The Markets in Review

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.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of August 31, 2022

 

     
  6-Month   12-Month 
   

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

  (8.84 )%     (11.23 )%  
   

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

  (9.31 )   (17.88 )
   

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

  (13.97 )   (19.80 )
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (13.30 )   (21.80 )
   

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

  0.36   0.39
   

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

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

  (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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     Page  

The Markets in Review

    2  

Annual Report:

 

Market Overview

    4  

Fund Summary

    5  

About Fund Performance

    13  

Disclosure of Expenses

    13  

Schedules of Investments

    14  

Financial Statements

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    75  

Statements of Operations

    76  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    77  

Financial Highlights

    79  

Notes to Financial Statements

    83  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    94  

Important Tax Information

    95  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

    96  

Supplemental Information

    104  

Director and Officer Information

    106  

General Information

    109  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

    110  

 

 

 


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Market Overview

 

iShares, Inc.

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® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market 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
 

Fund NAV

    (21.40 )%      0.77      2.35       (21.40 )%      3.93      25.83

Fund Market

    (21.74     0.61        2.29         (21.74     3.09        25.00  

Index

    (21.15     0.93        2.43               (21.15     4.75        26.76  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was October 18, 2012. The first day of secondary market trading was October 22, 2012.

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
(03/01/22)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(08/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period


(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(03/01/22)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(08/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period


(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio


 
      $        1,000.00          $        869.40          $        0.42               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.80          $        0.46          0.09

 

  (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® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Emerging markets stocks declined sharply during the reporting period, as higher interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar raised the cost of borrowing in many emerging economies. The strong U.S. dollar made investments denominated in some foreign currencies worth less in U.S. dollar terms, which further detracted from the Index’s performance.

Chinese equities drove the majority of detraction from the Index’s return, as economic growth slowed amid continuing coronavirus-related restrictions and lockdowns. Unemployment ran high and consumer spending weakened, while inflationary pressures mounted and supply chain disruptions persisted. Concerns about delisting from U.S. exchanges arising from U.S. audit requirements also impacted Chinese stocks.

Within China, the consumer discretionary sector detracted significantly from the Index’s return. The government’s campaign to rein in large internet firms, which included billions of dollars in anti-trust fines and restrictions on listings on foreign stock exchanges, weighed on investor sentiment. The internet and direct marketing retail industry declined as competitive advantages weakened, while concerns surrounding customer growth and slowing consumption pressured margins and earnings.

Technology-related equities in China’s communication services sector detracted substantially from the Index’s return, as coronavirus-related restrictions and regulatory issues weighed on earnings and forward guidance. The media and entertainment industry declined amid rules limiting video game use and restrictions on key advertisers. Revenue growth slowed for media and videogaming firms, constraining earnings and raising concerns about future growth.

Chinese healthcare stocks also detracted from the Index’s performance after the U.S. Commerce Department added several pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences companies to a list of firms with restricted access to U.S. technology, meaning U.S. companies must conduct stricter due diligence in any dealings with them.

South Korean stocks also weighed on the Index’s return, particularly in the technology hardware, storage, and peripherals industry in the information technology sector. Budgetary reductions from major chip customers amid global economic uncertainty slowed sales growth, lowered profits, and affected capacity expansion plans for producers of semiconductors. Indications of weakening consumer demand for personal computers and cell phones further pressured the near-term outlook for semiconductors stocks.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Financials

    20.2

Information Technology

    18.9  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.1  

Communication Services

    9.3  

Materials

    9.0  

Industrials

    7.0  

Consumer Staples

    6.2  

Energy

    4.9  

Health Care

    4.6  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.6  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

China

    29.4

India

    15.5  

Taiwan

    15.2  

South Korea

    11.9  

Brazil

    5.4  

Saudi Arabia

    4.5  

South Africa

    3.3  

Thailand

    2.3  

Indonesia

    2.1  

Mexico

    2.0  

Malaysia

    1.7  

United Arab Emirates

    1.2  

Qatar

    1.1  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    4.4  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022     iShares® MSCI BIC ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI BIC ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares MSCI BRIC ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Chinese equities that are available to international investors, and Brazilian, and Indian equities, as represented by the MSCI BIC Index (the “Index”) (formerly the MSCI BRIC 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.

In response to recent negative developments that led to a material deterioration in the accessability of the Russian equity market to the international institutional investors, MSCI announced on March 2, 2022 that they would remove all Russian securities from their indexes effective March 9, 2022. On March 8, 2022, the Board approved a proposal to change the name of the Fund from iShares MSCI BRIC ETF to iShares MSCI BIC ETF and to change the Fund’s investment objective. These changes became effective on March 10, 2022.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns               Cumulative Total Returns      
     1 Year     5 Years      10 Years            1 Year     5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (26.03 )%      (1.21 )%       2.21       (26.03 )%      (5.90 )%       24.39

Fund Market

    (26.07     (1.41      2.15         (26.07     (6.83      23.65  

Index

    (25.49     (0.53      2.86               (25.49     (2.61      32.53  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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
(03/01/22)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(08/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period


(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(03/01/22)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(08/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period


(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio


 
      $        1,000.00          $        890.70          $        3.29               $        1,000.00          $        1,021.70          $        3.52          0.69

 

  (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® MSCI BIC ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

The Index declined sharply during the reporting period, especially in the wake of Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Leading up to the invasion, Russian equities and the Russian ruble lost substantial value as investors fled due to geopolitical concerns and expectations that Western nations would impose sanctions on Russian companies. After the attack, the country’s currency and stock market posted even steeper declines. 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.

Chinese equities declined sharply as economic growth slowed amid continuing pandemic-related restrictions, while a wide-ranging regulatory crackdown continued to raise uncertainty that pressured technology stocks and the property market. Unemployment rose and consumer spending weakened as inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions continued. Concerns about delisting from U.S. exchanges arising from audit requirements also weighed on Chinese stocks.

Indian equities declined during the reporting period as inflation weakened the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, which slowed economic growth well into 2021. Early in the reporting period, Indian stocks advanced as accommodative monetary policy increased liquidity and, despite a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, India’s economic growth was among the world’s strongest as domestic demand improved and foreign inflows rose. Later in the reporting period, foreign outflows surged as rising commodities prices and India’s heavy reliance on imported oil helped drive inflation and raised concerns about an economic slowdown despite strong growth data.

Brazilian stocks declined overall during the reporting period amid high inflation, rising interest rates, and slowing economic growth. Rising commodities prices and a shift toward value stocks bolstered the market in the first quarter of 2022 as exports rose to multi-decade highs. Prices for oil, metals, and agricultural commodities, which are Brazil’s primary exports, rose, especially after Russia invaded Ukraine. However, Brazilian equities declined late in the reporting period as slowing global growth and recessionary fears started to weigh on commodities prices.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Consumer Discretionary

    22.1

Financials

    18.6  

Communication Services

    12.4  

Information Technology

    7.7  

Energy

    7.2  

Consumer Staples

    7.0  

Materials

    6.7  

Industrials

    5.8  

Health Care

    5.4  

Utilities

    4.5  

Real Estate

    2.6  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

China

    62.4

India

    27.5  

Brazil

    10.1  

Russia

    0.0 (b)  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022     iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI EM Asia Custom 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     5 Years      10 Years            1 Year     5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (22.77 )%      1.07      4.77       (22.77 )%      5.48      59.34

Fund Market

    (22.84     0.86        4.63         (22.84     4.35        57.29  

Index

    (21.93     1.79        5.31               (21.93     9.29        67.73  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through May 31, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Asia. Index performance beginning on June 1, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI EM Asia Custom Capped 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
(03/01/22)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(08/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period


(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(03/01/22)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(08/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period


(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio


 
      $        1,000.00          $        858.10          $        2.29               $        1,000.00          $        1,022.70          $        2.50          0.49

 

  (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® MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks in Asian emerging markets declined sharply during the reporting period, as higher interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar raised the cost of borrowing in many emerging economies. The strong U.S. dollar made investments denominated in some foreign currencies worth less in U.S. dollar terms, which further detracted from the Index’s performance.

Chinese equities were the largest detractors from the Index’s return, led by the consumer discretionary sector. The government’s campaign to rein in large internet firms, which included billions of dollars in anti-trust fines and restrictions on listings on foreign stock exchanges, weighed on investor sentiment. The internet and direct marketing retail industry declined as competitive advantages weakened, while concerns surrounding customer growth and slowing consumption pressured margins and earnings. Automobiles stocks, including those of electric carmakers, declined along with vehicle sales as restrictions slowed production and kept customers home.

China’s communication services sector also detracted from the Index’s return, as COVID-19-related restrictions and regulatory issues weighed on earnings and forward guidance. Notably, government-imposed lockdowns in media-rich Shanghai and other cities across China decreased online advertising spending. Against this backdrop, revenue growth slowed for interactive media and services companies, constraining earnings and raising concerns about future growth. Chinese information technology companies also declined, notably in the technology hardware and equipment industry, as domestic demand for consumer electronics shrank due to coronavirus-related lockdowns.

South Korean stocks also weighed on the Index’s return, particularly in the technology hardware, storage, and peripherals industry in the information technology sector. Budgetary reductions from major chip customers amid global economic uncertainty slowed sales growth, lowered profits, and affected capacity expansion plans for producers of semiconductors. Indications of weakening consumer demand for personal computers and cell phones further pressured the near-term outlook for semiconductors stocks.

Taiwan’s semiconductors industry in the information technology sector weighed on the Index’s performance against a backdrop of lower global consumer demand, increased outflows of foreign capital driven by market volatility, and political tensions between the U.S. and China resulting in fears of a potential military conflict over Taiwan.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Information Technology

    24.2

Financials

    17.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.8  

Communication Services

    10.5  

Industrials

    6.1  

Materials

    6.0  

Consumer Staples

    5.7  

Health Care

    4.5  

Energy

    4.3  

Utilities

    2.9  

Real Estate

    2.0  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

China

    41.0

Taiwan

    18.3  

India

    18.3  

South Korea

    14.5  

Thailand

    2.5  

Indonesia

    2.5  

Malaysia

    1.9  

Philippines

    1.0  

 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.    

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2022     iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (17.00 )%       3.12      4.24       (17.00 )%       16.63      51.48

Fund Market

    (17.15      2.90        4.17         (17.15      15.38        50.46  

Index

    (16.37      3.42        4.63               (16.37      18.33        57.29  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

(03/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(08/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

         

Beginning

Account Value

(03/01/22)

      

Ending

Account Value

(08/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $      1,000.00          $      891.80          $      3.39             $      1,000.00        $      1,021.60          $      3.62          0.71

 

  (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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Portfolio Management Commentary

Small-capitalization stocks in emerging markets declined during the reporting period, as higher interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar raised the cost of borrowing in many emerging economies. The strong U.S. dollar made investments denominated in some foreign currencies worth less in U.S. dollar terms, which further detracted from the Index’s performance.

South Korean equities detracted the most from the Index’s return, as investor concerns over the Fed’s monetary tightening reverberated in Korean markets. Korean healthcare stocks declined significantly, with a combination of domestic factors buffeting companies in the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries, including an embezzlement scandal at one company and a U.S. Food and Drug Administration order that a Korean pharmaceutical firm’s proposed treatment for a rare heart condition must undergo a second trial. A potential glut of coronavirus vaccines amid a flood of entrants to the market dimmed investor sentiment toward the healthcare sector across regions. Against this backdrop, a Korean vaccine maker ceased work on a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate after two years of development.

Real estate stocks in China further detracted from the Index’s performance, as a debt crisis, falling home prices, and a homebuyer boycott of mortgage payments drove stress in the property market. International credit rating agencies issued downgrades of many Chinese real estate developers during the reporting period, as the financial collapse of a major real estate company drove fears of a liquidity shortage for builders and weakness in China’s economy. Additionally, stocks of some small-capitalization companies in the real estate development industry declined significantly as investors grew concerned over nonpayment of debt leading to bond defaults.

The Taiwanese information technology sector was another source of weakness for the Index’s return, as stocks of companies in the semiconductors industry declined against a backdrop of lower global consumer demand. Other factors affecting Taiwanese equities during the reporting period included outflows of foreign capital driven by fears of increased market volatility and political tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan’s status.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    16.9

Industrials

    15.6  

Materials

    13.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.1  

Financials

    10.7  

Health Care

    8.6  

Real Estate

    6.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.4  

Communication Services

    3.8  

Utilities

    3.5  

Energy

    2.5  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

India

    23.6

Taiwan

    20.4  

South Korea

    14.4  

China

    8.9  

Brazil

    6.6  

Thailand

    3.9  

South Africa

    3.8  

Saudi Arabia

    3.2  

Malaysia

    2.9  

Indonesia

    2.7  

Mexico

    1.9  

Kuwait

    1.2  

Turkey

    1.2  

Qatar

    1.0  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    4.3  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, 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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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 4.0%            

3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas SA(a)

    1,580,263     $ 11,357,457  

AES Brasil Energia SA

    2,221,437       4,141,923  

Aliansce Sonae Shopping Centers SA

    1,663,309       5,620,670  

Alupar Investimento SA

    1,832,969       10,023,829  

Ambev SA

    41,350,958         121,372,660  

Americanas SA

    5,808,734       18,244,409  

Anima Holding SA(a)

    3,109,114       3,024,011  

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

    597,046       10,604,154  

Atacadao SA

    3,761,670       14,280,521  

Auren Energia SA

    2,988,669       8,829,741  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    53,197,444       121,172,865  

Banco Bradesco SA

    13,446,616       40,941,565  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    10,399,486       50,874,004  

Banco do Brasil SA

    7,271,332       58,269,612  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    3,053,910       17,240,761  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    5,845,164       31,774,035  

Boa Vista Servicos SA

    1,844,216       2,410,555  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    6,651,898       10,548,623  

BR Properties SA

    2,615,828       4,113,000  

BRF SA(a)

    5,249,715       15,994,153  

Camil Alimentos SA

    1,635,078       3,146,073  

CCR SA

    10,675,094       28,296,468  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    9,184,228       81,401,806  

Cia. Brasileira de Aluminio

    1,496,491       3,696,353  

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao

    1,535,132       6,400,318  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    2,911,170       27,503,461  

Cia. de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA

    2,001,354       5,193,426  

Cia. de Saneamento do Parana

    1,742,458       5,797,699  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    6,196,630       16,437,316  

Cielo SA

    11,716,270       12,386,492  

Cogna Educacao(a)

    16,993,152       8,100,688  

Cosan SA

    9,939,369       38,172,496  

CPFL Energia SA

    1,420,194       9,546,399  

CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens SA(a)

    2,534,170       3,716,692  

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    2,560,556       6,969,374  

Dexco SA

    3,601,091       6,811,229  

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA(a)

    2,743,887       3,090,723  

EDP - Energias do Brasil SA

    2,276,656       9,929,518  

Embraer SA(a)

    6,323,033       16,796,924  

Enauta Participacoes SA

    1,246,325       4,003,170  

Energisa SA

    1,419,146       11,536,153  

Eneva SA(a)

    8,974,443       26,738,403  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    1,419,388       11,049,749  

Equatorial Energia SA

    8,767,674       40,750,876  

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    1,183,172       4,107,352  

Fleury SA

    2,199,459       6,662,977  

GPS Participacoes e Empreendimentos SA(b)

    2,148,740       5,617,189  

Grendene SA

    3,735,240       5,485,398  

Grupo De Moda Soma SA

    4,411,052       11,471,923  

Grupo Mateus SA(a)

    5,218,259       6,439,571  

Grupo SBF SA

    1,160,589       4,887,841  

Guararapes Confeccoes SA

    980,061       1,733,154  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(b)

    39,539,609       55,329,916  

Hypera SA

    3,195,274       26,453,262  

Iguatemi SA

    1,845,804       6,982,436  

Instituto Hermes Pardini SA

    659,927       2,487,538  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

Intelbras SA Industria de Telecomunicacao Eletronica Brasileira

    530,845     $ 2,818,303  

Iochpe Maxion SA

    1,416,291       3,702,437  

IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A(a)

    9,315,480       2,936,604  

JBS SA

    6,735,718       38,311,144  

JHSF Participacoes SA

    3,748,630       4,467,458  

Klabin SA

    6,492,350       23,498,952  

Light SA

    2,854,425       3,105,499  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    6,446,947       75,369,698  

Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA(a)(b)

    4,405,863       7,918,426  

LOG Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA

    713,719       3,669,841  

Lojas Quero Quero S/A

    2,171,404       2,817,349  

Lojas Renner SA

    8,651,762       44,020,479  

M. Dias Branco SA

    1,005,633       8,170,865  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    26,306,535       21,591,747  

Marfrig Global Foods SA

    2,920,640       7,382,442  

Meliuz SA(a)(b)

    9,294,722       2,340,475  

Minerva SA

    2,768,827       8,222,816  

Movida Participacoes SA

    1,789,934       4,727,374  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

    3,266,813       6,448,979  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    2,400,628       11,120,855  

Natura & Co. Holding SA

    7,891,204       21,872,821  

Odontoprev SA

    3,056,235       5,281,323  

Omega Energia SA(a)

    3,206,465       6,927,700  

Pet Center Comercio e Participacoes SA

    3,377,730       7,031,527  

Petro Rio SA(a)

    6,197,606       32,534,334  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    32,767,940       234,119,700  

Petroreconcavo SA

    779,650       4,088,277  

Qualicorp Consultoria e Corretora de Seguros SA

    1,775,021       3,282,274  

Raia Drogasil SA

    9,666,388       40,431,455  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(b)

    3,486,015       22,333,707  

Rumo SA

    11,443,860       44,456,484  

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

    4,950,467       7,669,684  

Sao Martinho SA

    1,606,114       9,835,997  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    7,063,704       24,969,536  

SIMPAR SA

    3,860,305       7,939,655  

SLC Agricola SA

    1,124,380       10,503,781  

Smartfit Escola de Ginastica e Danca SA(a)

    1,731,118       5,537,022  

Sul America SA

    2,436,749       11,569,218  

Suzano SA

    6,647,026       56,550,317  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    4,299,864       34,002,846  

Tim SA

    7,026,001       15,976,778  

TOTVS SA

    4,757,537       26,108,658  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    1,755,937       14,068,017  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    6,240,926       16,230,918  

Vale SA

    34,822,681       431,735,914  

Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes Maquinas e Equipamentos SA

    2,675,929       7,257,681  

Via S/A(a)

    11,063,247       6,847,543  

Vibra Energia SA

    10,238,471       36,133,002  

Vivara Participacoes SA

    1,261,013       6,144,602  

WEG SA

    14,826,040       80,622,150  

YDUQS Participacoes SA

    2,573,277       6,088,928  
   

 

 

 
          2,606,762,503  
Chile — 0.4%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    29,077,016       6,369,854  

Banco de Chile

    384,358,314       36,465,258  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    504,921       14,872,987  

Banco Santander Chile

    553,433,470       22,229,964  

CAP SA

    709,495       5,724,249  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments   (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Chile (continued)

   

Cencosud SA

    11,996,919     $ 16,772,262  

Cencosud Shopping SA

    4,410,461       6,249,691  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    1,101,254       5,984,678  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    127,610,363       12,009,968  

Colbun SA

    71,623,364       6,984,527  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    1,622,417       5,159,150  

Empresas CMPC SA

    9,613,932       18,235,631  

Empresas COPEC SA

    3,454,396       29,797,417  

Enel Americas SA

    186,736,963       20,231,140  

Enel Chile SA

    209,215,194       6,867,627  

Engie Energia Chile SA

    6,371,533       3,519,006  

Falabella SA

    6,211,800       14,638,016  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    5,028,707       2,541,650  

Itau CorpBanca Chile SA

    2,404,419,018       5,365,510  

Parque Arauco SA

    5,861,709       6,197,224  

SMU SA

    23,013,575       2,508,961  

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    4,990,732       6,072,962  
   

 

 

 
      254,797,732  
China — 29.1%  

360 DigiTech Inc.

    754,888       12,063,110  

360 Security Technology Inc., Class A

    4,803,088       5,070,280  

361 Degrees International Ltd.(a)

    9,639,000       4,925,330  

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,446,037       4,235,930  

3SBio Inc.(b)

    10,918,000       7,258,924  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.(c)

    5,930,000       10,986,057  

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., Class A(a)

    396,217       7,030,574  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,476,277       9,791,079  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,066,500       3,525,289  

Agora Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    575,126       2,381,023  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    44,083,535       18,170,458  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    253,982,000       82,991,572  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,785,175       16,051,166  

Air China Ltd., Class A(a)

    3,581,500       5,324,096  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    16,716,000       13,390,392  

AK Medical Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    4,992,000       4,328,174  

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

    3,799,000       12,162,568  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    132,016,004         1,575,022,380  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)

    40,288,000       23,087,595  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    115,980,000       9,123,818  

A-Living Smart City Services Co. Ltd., Class A(b)(c)

    4,952,500       5,101,493  

Alphamab Oncology(a)(b)(c)

    4,136,000       4,163,080  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    7,016,600       4,554,327  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    35,144,000       12,986,063  

Amlogic Shanghai Co. Ltd.(a)

    217,786       2,707,545  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,247,829       10,357,706  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,563,000       40,254,038  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    235,655       8,678,920  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    935,180       14,279,196  

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    412,148       3,008,179  

Anhui Yingjia Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    348,800       2,695,702  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    174,100       3,897,799  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.(c)

    10,438,600       125,706,160  

Ascentage Pharma Group
International(a)(b)(c)

    1,794,500       3,728,103  

Asia Cement China Holdings Corp.

    5,602,500       2,801,383  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,040       5,327,146  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    669,163       23,828,894  

Avary Holding Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Class A

    862,600       3,683,018  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,340,200     $ 3,747,014  

AVIC Industry-Finance Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,838,991       3,827,365  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,511,000       10,956,857  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    3,951,504       70,536,624  

Baidu Inc., ADR(a)

    1,975,751         284,448,871  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,464,006       8,038,073  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,724,708       6,171,315  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    18,733,100       8,235,120  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    690,962,000       241,123,703  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,522,080       13,586,903  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    72,606,000       41,368,630  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,804,497       7,875,059  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,220,108       8,601,170  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,467,189       8,391,316  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,416,193       14,686,452  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,136,765       8,657,208  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,972,290       9,213,185  

Baozun Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    536,428       4,559,638  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    15,181,236       5,745,131  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    416,668       71,525,229  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    16,934,000       10,628,732  

Beijing Energy International Holding Co.
Ltd.(a)

    69,898,852       2,146,482  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,464,794       3,287,099  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    3,822,500       11,369,735  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    37,482,000       9,628,357  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    271,251       7,042,890  

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    1,128,919       4,278,268  

Beijing Roborock Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,290       2,827,805  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,183,242       2,228,696  

Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    643,600       2,217,083  

Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,703,187       2,280,681  

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,189,956       3,815,633  

Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.

    2,914,000       3,625,796  

Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co. Ltd., Class A

    336,599       6,220,320  

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

    21,406,800       14,312,244  

Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    305,694       2,000,722  

BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A

    351,800       3,066,567  

Bilibili Inc., ADR(a)

    566,125       14,130,480  

Bilibili, Inc.(a)

    906,432       22,544,367  

Bloomage Biotechnology Corp. Ltd.

    167,786       3,454,690  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)

    1,792,000       14,344,033  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,564,900       10,445,139  

BOE Varitronix Ltd.

    2,430,000       5,572,897  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    29,066,000       16,320,296  

Burning Rock Biotech Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    439,540       1,722,997  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    967,186       40,008,795  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,219,000       222,455,787  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.(c)

    5,868,000       15,504,009  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,290,200       3,472,900  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    5,093,000       10,185,841  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,696,960       6,231,038  

Canaan Inc.(a)(c)

    974,877       3,421,818  

CanSino Biologics Inc., Class H(b)(c)

    701,200       4,376,574  

Canvest Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd.

    11,726,000       7,029,537  

Central China Management Co. Ltd.

    11,648,000       1,140,786  

 

 

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Table of Contents

Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

CGN New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    13,628,000     $ 5,223,741  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    91,540,000       21,770,628  

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

    325,342       8,305,223  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,263,828       5,956,404  

Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    234,869       4,756,277  

Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,511,253       5,906,544  

Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    505,300       3,866,053  

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    5,172,000       3,421,037  

China Animal Healthcare Ltd.(d)

    1,237,000       2  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    10,538,000       1,047,355  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H(c)

    15,902,000       4,140,679  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    66,665,000       9,154,621  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    74,514,000       31,944,895  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,350,000       16,318,050  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    21,086,000       9,054,256  

China Conch Environment Protection Holdings Ltd.(a)

    14,486,000       12,929,839  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    14,709,500       30,018,949  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    4,234,868       3,378,693  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    830,802,000           513,587,576  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    2,813,701       10,163,390  

China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c) 

    21,959,000       5,499,131  

China East Education Holdings Ltd.(b)

    5,315,500       2,246,242  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A(a)

    7,711,275       5,465,038  

China Education Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    8,267,000       7,202,021  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    22,339,544       7,286,472  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,290,682       8,829,673  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,386,000       6,556,145  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    33,107,148       16,363,621  

China Everbright Greentech Ltd.(b)(c)

    15,030,000       3,135,601  

China Everbright Ltd.(c)

    8,300,000       6,061,732  

China Everbright Water Ltd.(c)

    11,391,300       2,239,785  

China Evergrande Group(a)(c)(d)

    34,001,000       4,690,446  

China Feihe Ltd.(b)

    31,280,000       25,889,077  

China Fiber Optic Network System Group Ltd.(d)

    10,394,800       13  

China Foods Ltd.

    11,066,000       3,522,485  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    36,557,500       19,986,524  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    26,829,000       37,965,778  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,279,100       2,983,021  

China Harmony Auto Holding Ltd.

    7,952,500       2,089,322  

China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,239,000       2,961,834  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.(c)

    20,698,500       20,070,546  

China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd.(d)

    10,877,000       14  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    993,000       5,967,808  

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

    12,838,800       22,587,324  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    48,252,000       10,160,493  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,796,462       5,817,577  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,062,000       11,959,713  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,567,221       6,946,585  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    63,789,000       91,455,743  

China Lilang Ltd.

    5,728,000       2,797,102  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,643,400       14,764,191  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    29,623,000       47,846,019  

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems
Ltd.(a)(d)

    19,720,000       744,710  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    12,103,000       17,912,193  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    5,192,000     $ 10,558,209  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    28,033,000           126,941,194  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,753,877       54,313,473  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    33,930,964       173,526,712  

China Merchants Land Ltd.

    27,246,000       2,146,559  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,140,270       18,225,789  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,019,381       7,689,749  

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

    4,424,866       9,336,935  

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(d)

    62,400        

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    18,842,617       9,808,295  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    45,199,220       14,377,789  

China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.(c)

    30,834,000       4,079,024  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    34,074,850       32,175,846  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,429,022       5,502,409  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,426,609       9,583,427  

China New Higher Education Group Ltd.(b)

    10,035,000       3,144,020  

China Nonferrous Mining Corp Ltd.(c)

    11,993,000       5,127,517  

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

    2,074,300       9,003,011  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    15,446,000       16,042,730  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

    14,338,000       2,641,468  

China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.

    16,244,500       7,669,270  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    33,383,000       89,715,837  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    12,170,000       12,915,210  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,789,142       11,455,409  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,447,200       49,668,589  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    18,026,350       11,141,519  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    217,752,200       102,396,857  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    48,933,000       27,316,986  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    11,866,766       9,859,693  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    34,012,000       19,471,633  

China Renaissance Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,848,800       2,091,562  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(d)

    8,046        

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,722,000       95,656,299  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.(c)

    20,376,000       12,559,952  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    8,111,200       31,580,191  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    28,287,777       115,817,130  

China Resources Medical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,534,000       5,656,029  

China Resources Microelectronics Ltd.

    642,911       4,851,144  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services
Ltd.(b)(c)

    5,865,800       26,600,049  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,120,000       34,040,370  

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    748,627       4,268,317  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    39,383,200       9,994,131  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.

    18,606,200       1,557,708  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,895,929       17,074,325  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    29,284,500       91,844,124  

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    4,480,000       3,436,539  

China South City Holdings Ltd.

    47,470,000       2,984,507  

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

    6,853,384       6,368,269  

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

    13,530,000       7,302,942  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    20,407,819       15,155,953  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    18,292,000       21,120,880  

China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    15,834,000       7,101,481  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,165,908       12,421,095  

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

    15,212,570       13,391,120  

 

 

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Table of Contents

Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

China Tobacco International HK Co. Ltd.

    3,694,000     $ 5,451,353  

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

    1,037,179           29,246,482  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    360,962,000       45,011,185  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,324,000       10,489,319  

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.(a)(c)

    32,818,000       5,961,840  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    13,817,925       7,087,810  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,522,268       13,275,683  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,241,287       27,802,254  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

    8,662,000       7,890,018  

China XLX Fertiliser Ltd.

    4,391,000       2,502,204  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,077,925       45,292,986  

China Youzan Ltd.(a)(c)

    161,004,000       2,568,101  

China Yuchai International Ltd.

    135,587       1,129,440  

China Yuhua Education Corp. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    15,586,000       2,449,095  

China Zhenhua Group Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    328,300       5,311,648  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    18,662,400       8,768,651  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    15,649,600       1,823,969  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    23,568,000       18,423,091  

Chindata Group Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    1,115,280       9,412,963  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    304,000       4,900,427  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,665,664       9,758,864  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    845,676       11,473,943  

CIFI Ever Sunshine Services Group Ltd.(c)

    6,744,000       4,144,796  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    31,542,600       7,983,263  

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.(c)

    7,390,000       7,893,371  

CITIC Ltd.

    50,730,000       52,296,459  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,120,704       20,031,723  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,877,400       36,234,572  

CMGE Technology Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    16,246,000       4,008,351  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    11,728,071       8,320,923  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H(c)

    32,118,000       14,321,947  

CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd.

    244,700       3,288,070  

COFCO Joycome Foods Ltd.

    21,791,000       8,341,802  

Colour Life Services Group Co. Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    4,592,000       239,801  

Concord New Energy Group Ltd.

    76,940,000       7,049,773  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,257,051       87,131,734  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,847,246       13,990,762  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    28,014,100       41,821,135  

COSCO SHIPPING International Hong Kong Co. Ltd.

    12,228,000       3,456,849  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.(c)

    16,540,000       10,702,657  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    68,114,733       20,107,181  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,778,000       34,936,666  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    12,430,200       8,994,518  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    37,550,000       14,039,548  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,461,492       9,446,113  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    79,167,760       80,309,649  

CStone Pharmaceuticals(a)(b)(c)

    5,979,500       3,653,843  

Dada Nexus Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    536,432       3,470,715  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,529,500       8,470,801  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,912,700       7,377,984  

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a)

    512,099       34,141,640  

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    834,928       4,025,498  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,876,098       3,249,675  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Differ Group Auto Ltd.(c)

    30,564,000     $ 7,704,221  

Digital China Holdings Ltd.

    9,438,000       4,210,064  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,906,000       15,157,550  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,650,467       4,379,634  

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    13,163,000       14,773,395  

DouYu International Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    1,296,649       1,944,974  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,963,455       22,221,966  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    312,600       3,677,348  

EHang Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    276,707       1,812,431  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    7,016,800           101,935,978  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,061,777       14,445,011  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,635,286       6,102,195  

Everest Medicines Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    1,405,000       2,124,958  

Excellence Commercial Property & Facilities Management Group Ltd.(c)

    4,308,000       1,791,099  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,861,984       2,877,497  

Far East Horizon Ltd.(c)

    12,599,000       9,544,418  

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,393,698       2,894,039  

FinVolution Group, ADR(c)

    1,170,207       5,757,418  

Fire Rock Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    19,668,000       1,139,354  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,895,400       3,457,546  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    953,700       5,503,688  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    3,650,000       12,021,943  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,862,499       7,738,739  

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

    2,068,516       24,067,204  

Fosun International Ltd.

    22,562,500       16,654,099  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,057,587       8,085,621  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,823,834       6,469,850  

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.

    10,846,000       6,929,687  

Fufeng Group Ltd.

    16,459,400       9,248,699  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,219,600       6,885,342  

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

    5,241,600       25,012,057  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A

    941,657       11,607,704  

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

    3,197,600       28,092,382  

Gaotu Techedu Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    1,174,020       2,066,275  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    9,161,200       5,748,383  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    792,372       21,584,213  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    52,207,000       104,895,229  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    3,074,196       5,180,198  

Gemdale Properties & Investment Corp. Ltd.

    67,136,000       5,720,584  

Genertec Universal Medical Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    11,780,500       6,630,752  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)

    10,412,000       33,445,345  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,011,830       7,120,745  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,465,800       13,671,544  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    395,035       6,587,965  

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    258,650       8,534,783  

Glory Sun Financial Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    170,456,000       778,603  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    1,946,562       9,121,292  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    111,815,000       3,485,445  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,016,400       5,018,458  

Grand Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., Class A

    13,973,500       7,460,195  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,321,400       6,371,136  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    27,018,500       40,536,687  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    1,574,300       7,249,698  

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.(c)

    9,314,000       969,350  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    7,577,500       14,297,118  

Greentown Management Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    7,083,000       5,993,438  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.

    12,784,000       9,235,852  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,004,920     $ 8,858,837  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.(c)

    25,982,000           23,803,467  

Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    227,100       3,128,457  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,617,800       8,468,402  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,038,799       6,093,096  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,019,200       22,371,569  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,548,888       6,091,459  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    325,800       3,137,327  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    12,570,400       2,600,044  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    429,283       4,190,815  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,219,396       8,349,910  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,407,667       7,210,789  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,679,891       7,850,411  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,709,471       3,918,829  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    1,636,846       61,594,515  

Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    13,630,000       13,314,619  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    9,543,000       22,455,611  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,815,837       14,219,534  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,824,400       64,766,285  

Hainan Meilan International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    1,769,000       4,165,178  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    5,633,000       13,800,592  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,278,131       8,584,938  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,432,800       14,032,480  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    810,620       7,565,827  

Hangzhou Lion Electronics Co. Ltd.

    380,000       2,911,296  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    843,309       3,059,286  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    856,400       4,885,850  

Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co. Ltd., Class B

    5,278,262       7,935,517  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,274       3,952,278  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,008,200       9,982,046  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    10,370,000       20,689,564  

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    8,374,000       2,275,801  

Helens International Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)(c)

    2,405,000       3,714,924  

Hello Group Inc., ADR

    1,377,494       7,094,094  

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

    1,867,732       7,231,265  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    5,446,000       26,061,887  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,304,330       9,156,734  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,414,461       4,461,710  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    370,202       4,537,673  

Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    649,468       3,527,965  

Hope Education Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    32,220,000       2,777,422  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.(c)

    6,986,789       9,606,731  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    316,023       5,111,844  

Hua Han Health Industry Holdings Ltd.(d)

    19,424,288       25  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,670,000       13,708,628  

Hua Medicine(a)(b)(c)

    7,242,500       3,640,037  

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    8,614,000       4,404,755  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,146,551       6,963,556  

Huafon Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,537,366       3,836,500  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    1,145,820       3,261,945  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class A(a)

    5,346,526       6,303,839  

Huaneng Power International Inc.,
Class H(a)(c)

    34,894,000       17,833,103  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,111,551       7,789,489  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

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

    12,762,600     $ 17,058,769  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,100,318       6,759,852  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,106,524       2,774,796  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,022,310       5,446,997  

Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    581,700       3,240,009  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    311,800       6,871,311  

Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    992,900       2,673,215  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    1,491,295       7,228,414  

Hutchmed China Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    783,606       10,077,173  

HUYA Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    725,580       2,387,158  

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

    3,069,200       16,565,937  

iDreamSky Technology Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,214,800       4,176,341  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,379,484       7,450,649  

I-Mab, ADR(a)

    387,402       2,374,774  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,300       8,560,217  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    32,121,480       20,343,330  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    484,838,000       246,318,484  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,747,890       26,511,963  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    7,225,951       6,464,664  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    308,403       3,617,859  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,225,100       7,896,962  

Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,879,600       3,694,134  

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

    3,303,262       17,060,820  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    10,309,495       17,350,354  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,138,000       38,521,476  

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,438,772       4,809,408  

Inspur International Ltd.(a)

    6,426,000       2,083,598  

Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    431,400       1,367,470  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    2,837,030       10,383,530  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,254,700       11,839,450  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    575,173       3,898,451  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    809,016       5,651,176  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,213,500       4,334,643  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,727,450       67,008,717  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    18,728,254           592,845,234  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,617,800       7,257,442  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,046,000       8,604,455  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    818,796       5,781,361  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,280,255       16,407,453  

Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC Ltd., Class A

    862,456       5,755,572  

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

    816,851       19,376,329  

Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,000       2,663,821  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,875,000       6,010,931  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,885,000       14,596,838  

Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,763,163       2,382,742  

Jiayuan International Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    17,044,000       469,096  

Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd.

    36,943,000       3,986,697  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    3,815,300       1,376,093  

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    348,523       21,214,595  

Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(b)

    12,883,000       8,389,109  

JiuGui Liquor Co. Ltd., Class A

    221,700       4,772,478  

Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    6,536,000       12,858,840  

JNBY Design Ltd.

    2,658,500       2,892,961  

 

 

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Table of Contents

Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    627,442     $ 3,115,368  

Joy Spreader Group Inc.(a)(c)

    11,747,000       1,805,324  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    447,900       13,580,328  

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    479,300       3,229,125  

JW Cayman Therapeutics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    2,706,500       2,101,484  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)(d)

    28,384,000       1,265,738  

Kangji Medical Holdings Ltd.(c)

    4,024,500       3,207,996  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR(a)

    1,582,897       37,182,251  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    5,788,084           104,417,035  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    5,921,700       18,698,940  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.(c)

    8,540,000       8,146,414  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    23,235,000       45,096,877  

Kingfa Sci & Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,056,300       3,188,615  

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    931,775       3,205,306  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    8,469,600       25,741,532  

Kintor Pharmaceutical Ltd. (a)(b)(c)

    1,732,500       3,216,339  

Konka Group Co. Ltd., Class B

    10,119,618       2,764,207  

Koolearn Technology Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    3,647,000       13,805,982  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)

    15,270,200       132,308,426  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,470,450       3,852,980  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    34,598,000       30,125,404  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    658,873       183,156,027  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    11,288,500       2,030,923  

KWG Living Group Holdings Ltd.

    11,143,999       1,976,797  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,647,107       4,174,379  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    13,491,000       4,842,863  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)

    405,530       18,853,090  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    63,758,000       52,511,842  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,942,015       4,602,386  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,519,882       4,154,444  

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    1,158,530       2,363,401  

Li Auto Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    4,814,862       138,523,580  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    20,878,500       190,167,785  

Lifetech Scientific Corp. (a)(c)

    33,678,000       10,982,842  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A(a)

    5,053,633       4,008,457  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    16,102,000       52,263,276  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,072,189       29,963,187  

Lonking Holdings Ltd.

    21,864,000       3,702,066  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    6,518,779       28,487,064  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,905,816       21,104,373  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (a)(b)

    17,188,500       4,961,283  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    794,008       26,839,948  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,141,432       4,565,186  

Maoyan Entertainment(a)(b)(c)

    5,745,200       4,824,700  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    336,712       4,930,039  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,809,928       1,959,395  

Meitu Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    23,932,500       2,544,321  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    38,250,400       918,667,786  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    11,963,100       5,541,954  

MH Development Ltd.(d)

    4,108,000       171,439  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)(c)

    5,793,100       11,511,345  

Midea Real Estate Holding Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,819,200       3,008,004  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    1,265,600       4,890,477  

Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,316,000       5,176,727  

Minth Group Ltd.

    6,646,000       18,806,013  

MMG Ltd.(a)(c)

    25,823,999       7,064,425  

Mobvista Inc.(a)(b)

    6,139,000       3,700,939  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    670,400       5,367,242  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,865,483     $ 24,209,160  

Nanjing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,523,987       4,327,064  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,922,547       15,507,382  

National Silicon Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,405,419       4,170,594  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    289,175       11,717,129  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,034,750       3,836,919  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.

    2,885,000       6,277,096  

NetEase Inc.

    18,034,335           322,046,039  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,216,001       5,053,540  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,497,800       17,647,452  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,989,644       6,771,656  

New Horizon Health Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    1,778,500       4,546,860  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    13,692,390       39,523,078  

Newborn Town Inc.(a)(c)

    7,798,000       2,043,920  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.(c)

    7,919,000       5,884,887  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    14,408,000       11,305,528  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    1,436,534       9,156,825  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    103,800       5,529,238  

Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co. Ltd.

    276,517       4,104,598  

Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd.

    1,549,100       5,548,545  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    688,400       7,829,181  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,892,600       7,623,995  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    11,896,432       236,857,961  

Niu Technologies, ADR(a)

    327,254       1,966,797  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    300,477       5,321,448  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    15,528,400       92,329,533  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,632,800       1,711,766  

OFILM Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,487,489       2,299,620  

OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    1,321,701       1,427,437  

Oppein Home Group Inc., Class A

    388,080       7,313,959  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.(c)

    1,163,500       32,432,502  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,111,407       6,380,563  

Ovctek China Inc., Class A

    584,965       3,596,869  

Peijia Medical Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,965,000       3,156,856  

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

    74,648,000       23,070,975  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,374,186       2,930,888  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,244,000       8,711,666  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    181,080,000       84,205,349  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    585,850       5,760,785  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,747,250       11,557,509  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    59,017,040       63,834,621  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    4,392,274       313,169,136  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,842,836       18,090,124  

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

    4,119,000       11,150,673  

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

    5,776,716       36,503,300  

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

    54,736,500       321,940,577  

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

    6,478,811       16,188,741  

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.

    17,713,000       3,600,277  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    5,127,400       13,250,738  

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

    13,314,700       8,665,797  

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

    68,867,000       41,111,617  

Pou Sheng International Holdings Ltd.

    25,462,000       2,559,618  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    8,413,744       9,365,192  

 

 

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Table of Contents

Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Powerlong Commercial Management Holdings Ltd.(c)

    2,407,000     $ 1,302,112  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.(c)

    10,815,000       1,356,253  

Pylon Technologies Co. Ltd., NVS

    80,686       5,011,117  

Q Technology Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,877,000       2,679,904  

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,830,900       11,393,271  

Redco Properties Group Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    11,304,000       2,562,505  

Redsun Properties Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    16,239,000       2,337,976  

RLX Technology Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    4,480,117       6,406,567  

Road King Infrastructure Ltd.

    3,513,000       1,837,356  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,539,279           11,308,131  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,187,500       686,818  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    3,822,500       8,523,140  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A

    294,700       4,101,265  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    10,923,000       11,314,750  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,471,011       10,151,354  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,517,377       4,800,942  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,942,228       7,965,716  

Seazen Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    17,554,000       5,826,930  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,320,526       3,967,246  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,582,592       18,401,367  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

    233,300       5,375,069  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,657,590       18,019,107  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,436,601       6,292,763  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    5,502,000       9,327,281  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,467,750       6,182,275  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    963,741       3,167,074  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,977,600       7,806,800  

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

    22,422,800       30,418,072  

Shanghai Bairun Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    816,604       2,745,160  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,093,092       5,986,889  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    4,471,731       13,543,205  

Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd., Class B

    7,239,309       5,028,953  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,506,100       2,939,938  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    7,348,400       4,498,772  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,094,100       6,377,663  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,403,000       14,164,531  

Shanghai Haixin Group Co., Class B

    7,625,491       2,528,026  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    5,162,000       7,175,775  

Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Ltd.

    29,926,200       2,401,035  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    732,203       5,959,019  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,659,900       5,201,822  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    636,978       5,305,673  

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    441,200       3,370,325  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    10,803,313       8,999,916  

Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A

    694,447       4,453,945  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,581,400       3,948,053  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,762,000       9,830,545  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,576,533       15,310,139  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    869,120     $ 7,924,487  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,577,734       4,707,118  

Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,545,100       4,709,720  

Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,974,600       4,526,355  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,780,443       4,545,100  

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

    665,619           28,182,164  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,735,808       3,982,857  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    318,171       3,894,561  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,290,692       8,618,966  

Shenzhen Dynanonic Co. Ltd.

    109,082       5,036,934  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,442,942       12,473,488  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    9,594,750       8,270,740  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.(c)

    27,418,000       5,020,837  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    656,400       3,189,062  

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

    652,846       28,098,947  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,086,402       3,925,040  

Shenzhen Transsion Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    413,334       4,065,811  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    7,273,100       76,013,392  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.(c)(d)

    9,841,500       2,821,279  

Shimao Services Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    8,526,000       2,183,988  

Shoucheng Holdings Ltd.

    24,770,800       4,211,358  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

    19,460,000       6,172,470  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    47,002,666       5,912,292  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,721,023       9,001,557  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,595,820       4,947,420  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,534,400       5,444,337  

Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A

    341,300       3,594,775  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    36,928,000       4,682,987  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    92,046,000       48,343,999  

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.

    26,266,000       3,537,144  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,935,200       3,656,315  

Sinoma Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,026,400       3,424,501  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    29,395,500       4,290,495  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,705,500       7,016,739  

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.(c)

    13,560,000       4,138,565  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,422,400       25,446,741  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    6,138,500       6,120,289  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    285,620       3,842,382  

Skyfame Realty Holdings Ltd.(a)

    54,582,000       374,369  

Skyworth Group Ltd.

    14,390,000       7,149,472  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    16,061,000       28,673,310  

SOHO China Ltd.(a)(c)

    20,388,000       3,630,751  

Sohu.com Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    290,383       5,174,625  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,231,656       4,081,405  

SSY Group Ltd.

    12,392,411       5,835,610  

StarPower Semiconductor Ltd., Class A

    109,900       6,275,542  

Sun King Technology Group Ltd.(a)

    10,464,000       2,969,888  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(c)(d)

    26,936,000       6,863,813  

Sunac Services Holdings Ltd.(b)

    9,266,000       2,793,876  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    795,800       12,733,820  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    6,269,800       85,598,127  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,212,400       4,749,933  

Superb Summit International Group Ltd.(d)

    998,771       131  

 

 

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Table of Contents

Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,439,200     $ 5,357,379  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    107,520       7,239,453  

SuZhou TA&A Ultra Clean Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    423,700       4,746,445  

SY Holdings Group Ltd.(c)

    7,405,000       4,953,209  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(c)

    3,704,367       21,411,241  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,170,701       7,751,869  

TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd.(c)

    9,757,000       4,661,276  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A

    9,247,802       5,533,053  

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

    1,832,191       12,695,538  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    54,271,500           2,243,081,567  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)

    5,938,104       30,343,711  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    317,100       5,606,491  

Tiangong International Co. Ltd.(c)

    12,774,000       4,283,988  

Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd.

    49,428,000       3,708,287  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,159,505       5,663,661  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.(c)

    6,166,000       6,559,993  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A(a)

    769,700       12,729,718  

Tianshui Huatian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,897,307       4,010,335  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    17,336,000       30,783,969  

Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,220,296       2,475,947  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,657,000       4,705,738  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    10,241,600       20,976,439  

Tongdao Liepin Group(a)

    2,291,000       2,858,588  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,426,477       18,508,224  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(a)

    194,099       3,255,174  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    13,152,000       10,380,808  

Towngas Smart Energy Co. Ltd.

    9,988,000       4,381,704  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    7,883,000       13,739,146  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    1,100,416       11,319,791  

Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    4,694,198       120,734,773  

Truly International Holdings Ltd.

    18,654,000       4,086,554  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    494,800       7,709,101  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,114,000       49,661,894  

Tuya Inc.(a)(c)

    2,043,440       2,697,341  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    496,873       11,180,886  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    11,195,000       9,638,308  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,983,261       4,944,336  

Untrade Cteg(d)

    33,362,000       331,805  

Untrade SMI Holdings(d)

    12,533,884       16  

Up Fintech Holding Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    918,783       3,463,812  

Venus MedTech Hangzhou Inc., Class H(a)(b)

    2,457,500       4,277,102  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    3,547,000       9,919,687  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    3,875,004       44,988,796  

Viva Biotech Holdings(a)(b)(c)

    8,488,000       2,000,012  

Vnet Group Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    879,974       4,707,861  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    960,689       6,044,341  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,782,186       22,767,048  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    43,416,000       30,583,158  

Weibo Corp., ADR(a)(c)

    542,469       11,223,684  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,114,200       6,891,075  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,772,000       22,407,614  

Weimob Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    17,177,000       7,914,774  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    3,857,641       13,212,618  

West China Cement Ltd.(c)

    29,834,000       3,680,073  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,913,581       5,526,379  

Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    346,800       5,097,846  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(c)

    10,874,000     $ 40,951,074  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    653,669       8,820,406  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    787,000       7,323,808  

Winning Health Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,006,085       2,046,181  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,079,939       6,346,775  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,062,515       49,702,967  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,560,336       2,688,194  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,456,919       18,811,948  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    2,983,807       33,684,213  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc., New(a)(b)

    31,371,000           276,758,038  

Wuxi Shangji Automation Co. Ltd., Class A

    259,760       5,043,928  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    7,390,778       5,555,962  

XD Inc.(a)(c)

    2,025,200       5,018,228  

Xiabuxiabu Catering Management China Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,315,000       2,502,535  

Xiamen C & D Inc., Class A

    1,498,400       2,541,503  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)

    132,184,400       193,076,278  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,834,806       3,388,334  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,100,834       10,581,393  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    43,112,800       59,289,534  

XPeng Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    3,696,255       68,454,643  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    11,984,500       16,630,707  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    10,338,000       19,718,666  

Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.

    290,300       2,451,465  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,321,706       9,155,875  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    13,584,000       53,771,032  

Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    794,368       4,359,951  

Yeahka Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,980,000       4,068,116  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    640,176       6,607,560  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    600,214       4,623,651  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

    4,133,000       10,408,548  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    854,100       5,627,425  

YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    259,700       5,019,269  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,019,283       5,840,313  

Youdao Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    351,938       1,886,388  

Youyuan International Holdings Ltd.(d)

    5,307,000       52,714  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,299,153       6,523,087  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    10,163,576       12,712,317  

Yuexiu REIT

    23,255,000       7,134,995  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    10,866,000       5,199,226  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    3,712,753       186,046,053  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,107,937       5,120,024  

Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,814,900       2,634,636  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,038,792       7,856,074  

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    147,700       3,976,730  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    519,832       14,470,991  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    23,423,921       1,011,780  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR(a)(c)

    743,885       34,374,926  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    330,669       14,359,979  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd.,
Class H(a)(c)

    10,941,500       9,264,536  

Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    5,841,395       3,851,397  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,334,173       6,081,867  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,237,229       4,749,832  

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    391,716       2,217,802  

 

 

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Table of Contents

Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,938,000     $ 9,857,587  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,168,262       3,365,705  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    932,291       10,033,858  

Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A

    855,094       9,340,461  

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    440,300       2,609,907  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,271,254       7,371,090  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    423,040       2,800,307  

Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    368,998       2,467,200  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    16,009,000       741,166  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,781,800       4,382,754  

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

    5,995,200       17,569,303  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    732,874       3,099,109  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,241,500       24,783,740  

Zhongtai Securities Co. Ltd.

    4,310,700       4,609,664  

Zhou Hei Ya International Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,397,000       4,195,035  

Zhuguang Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    22,166,000       2,824,162  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.(c)

    4,879,900       23,596,763  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,972,500       13,896,691  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    50,854,000       57,463,646  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,739,700       3,110,028  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,857,400       5,345,271  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    2,043,739       7,214,805  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    6,782,440       14,319,823  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    3,710,213       96,651,049  
   

 

 

 
          19,014,395,757  
Colombia — 0.1%  

Bancolombia SA

    2,096,529       16,189,048  

Cementos Argos SA

    4,857,428       3,826,499  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA(a)

    1,000,387       4,404,504  

Ecopetrol SA

    41,613,045       21,205,835  

Grupo Argos SA

    3,016,906       6,641,416  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    4,093,905       17,719,611  
   

 

 

 
      69,986,913  
Czech Republic — 0.1%  

CEZ AS(c)

    1,433,685       58,081,491  

Komercni Banka AS

    653,500       15,305,638  

Moneta Money Bank AS(b)

    3,663,928       11,613,013  
   

 

 

 
      85,000,142  
Egypt — 0.1%  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    14,645,212       29,005,244  

Eastern Co. SAE

    8,995,960       4,557,581  

E-Finance for Digital & Financial Investments, NVS

    4,530,997       3,303,284  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.(a)

    8,954,215       5,963,270  

EISewedy Electric Co.(a)

    7,321,416       2,702,472  

Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE(a)

    9,021,996       1,716,689  

Juhayna Food Industries

    3,753,664       1,421,623  

Talaat Moustafa Group

    7,956,441       3,176,858  

Telecom Egypt Co.

    4,044,325       3,273,492  
   

 

 

 
      55,120,513  
Greece — 0.3%  

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    19,046,203       17,589,229  

Athens Water Supply & Sewage Co. SA

    418,034       3,262,424  
Security   Shares     Value  

Greece (continued)

 

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

    22,707,102     $ 21,067,817  

FF Group(a)(d)

    343,633       3,453  

GEK Terna Holding Real Estate Construction SA(a)

    623,455       6,037,319  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,917,461       30,504,601  

Holding Co. ADMIE IPTO SA

    1,596,760       2,885,808  

JUMBO SA

    901,366       12,885,706  

LAMDA Development SA(a)

    659,480       3,915,849  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    622,072       11,728,316  

Mytilineos SA

    808,294       12,639,851  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    4,845,462       15,637,437  

OPAP SA

    1,792,171       23,606,315  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(a)

    5,562,355       5,821,592  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    1,432,700       7,479,258  

Sarantis SA

    250,656       1,522,302  

Terna Energy SA

    496,520       8,855,584  

Titan Cement International SA

    373,805       4,447,354  
   

 

 

 
          189,890,215  
Hong Kong — 0.0%  

Untradelumena Newmat, NVS(d)

    43,450        
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.1%  

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    5,194,839       4,410,759  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    3,552,539       24,478,240  

Opus Global Nyrt(a)(c)

    2,034,983       786,363  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    1,910,277       40,625,870  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    1,185,415       23,900,470  
   

 

 

 
      94,201,702  
India — 15.4%  

3M India Ltd.(a)

    29,618       8,615,314  

Aarti Industries Ltd.

    1,792,154       18,494,035  

Aavas Financiers Ltd.(a)

    349,764       9,899,981  

ACC Ltd.

    697,993       20,000,564  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    2,433,058       96,552,860  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    2,770,159       83,702,676  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    4,533,345       47,430,122  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    6,751,951       34,479,851  

Adani Total Gas Ltd.

    2,441,171       113,849,987  

Adani Transmission Ltd.(a)

    2,438,486       119,579,709  

Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.(a)

    5,187,859       7,327,440  

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.(a)

    3,052,079       11,591,408  

Aegis Logistics Ltd.

    1,521,758       5,564,618  

Affle India Ltd.(a)

    611,799       9,845,327  

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    412,405       13,410,497  

Ajanta Pharma Ltd.

    456,546       7,829,716  

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    557,801       4,513,913  

Alkyl Amines Chemicals

    151,785       5,603,117  

Alok Industries Ltd.(a)

    7,913,333       1,899,984  

Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.

    1,114,437       7,069,795  

Amber Enterprises India Ltd.(a)

    175,677       4,944,204  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    5,451,706       27,955,457  

Angel One Ltd.

    219,734       3,537,151  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.(a)

    1,155,153       13,584,385  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    896,479       48,166,365  

Apollo Tyres Ltd.

    3,628,085       11,319,187  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    13,404,444       25,639,108  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    3,404,937       143,343,831  

Astral Ltd.

    855,143       22,235,524  

AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd.

    74,328       2,867,495  

Atul Ltd.

    122,842       14,049,724  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

August 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

 

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(b)

    1,520,131     $ 11,954,670  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    2,186,386       14,885,414  

Avanti Feeds Ltd.

    712,045       4,115,070  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,464,736       82,336,080  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    19,883,830       185,307,124  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    619,297       31,543,185  

Bajaj Electricals Ltd.

    502,490       7,748,249  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    2,389,388           215,645,371  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    346,275       72,594,887  

Balaji Amines Ltd.

    93,562       4,015,325  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    829,066       21,060,828  

Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.

    1,354,935       5,909,026  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(b)

    5,637,229       19,455,079  

BASF India Ltd.

    127,744       5,278,354  

Bata India Ltd.

    507,650       12,272,693  

Bayer CropScience Ltd.

    131,651       8,976,422  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    2,217,865       18,548,800  

Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

    326,136       3,318,653  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    11,065,047       42,279,347  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    2,100,878       19,339,993  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(a)

    9,002,051       6,576,425  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    7,523,093       30,817,501  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    19,242,505       174,307,118  

Biocon Ltd.

    3,677,352       14,228,507  

Birla Corp. Ltd.

    256,722       3,105,236  

Birlasoft Ltd.

    1,526,908       6,040,752  

Blue Dart Express Ltd.

    66,695       7,117,070  

Blue Star Ltd.

    533,220       7,315,012  

Borosil Renewables Ltd.(a)

    419,391       2,932,954  

Brigade Enterprises Ltd.

    981,542       6,233,435  

Brightcom Group Ltd.

    6,844,365       3,469,278  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    979,669       45,840,051  

BSE Ltd.

    659,787       5,339,200  

Can Fin Homes Ltd.

    538,262       4,234,373  

Canara Bank

    3,346,484       9,979,752  

Carborundum Universal Ltd.

    939,671       9,889,674  

Ceat Ltd.

    257,995       4,469,368  

Central Depository Services India Ltd.

    541,835       8,366,252  

Century Plyboards India Ltd.

    421,859       3,522,453  

Century Textiles & Industries Ltd.

    371,683       3,979,145  

CESC Ltd.

    6,356,261       6,451,727  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.(a)

    4,888,120       13,610,863  

Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.

    1,809,764       7,881,852  

Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.

    979,210       8,176,338  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    3,824,161       37,465,713  

Cipla Ltd.

    4,306,810       55,809,068  

City Union Bank Ltd.

    3,918,260       8,768,559  

Clean Science and Technology

    229,847       4,951,241  

Coal India Ltd.

    13,368,221       39,061,761  

Coforge Ltd.

    214,613       9,459,421  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    1,088,363       22,852,286  

Computer Age Management Services Ltd.

    270,064       7,722,309  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    2,387,852       20,713,386  

Coromandel International Ltd.

    826,952       10,857,262  

CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.(a)

    438,470       5,427,510  

CRISIL Ltd.

    161,812       6,615,801  

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.

    4,662,524       23,724,614  

Cummins India Ltd.

    1,140,683       16,940,514  

Cyient Ltd.

    845,717       8,855,772  

Dabur India Ltd.

    5,637,225       41,102,777  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

 

Dalmia Bharat Ltd.

    694,213     $ 13,284,264  

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd.

    518,447       5,859,961  

Deepak Nitrite Ltd.

    639,873       15,702,065  

Devyani International Ltd.(a)

    1,923,160       4,379,456  

Dhani Services Ltd.(a)

    3,103,495       2,506,404  

Dilip Buildcon Ltd.(b)

    403,182       1,206,757  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    1,183,230       53,421,368  

Dixon Technologies India Ltd.

    290,158       14,754,649  

DLF Ltd.

    5,700,329       27,535,593  

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(b)

    265,812       8,468,402  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    1,022,503       54,035,480  

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.

    4,925,623       3,730,755  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    1,225,133       51,131,216  

EID Parry India Ltd.

    536,398       3,548,447  

EIH Ltd.(a)

    1,767,867       3,520,744  

Emami Ltd.

    1,842,637       11,154,399  

Embassy Office Parks REIT

    5,108,957       23,265,156  

Endurance Technologies Ltd.(b)

    356,972       6,663,726  

Engineers India Ltd.

    3,408,048       2,887,169  

Exide Industries Ltd.

    4,366,835       8,720,132  

Federal Bank Ltd.

    14,026,416       20,341,324  

Fine Organic Industries Ltd.

    62,621       4,824,519  

Finolex Cables Ltd.

    877,503       5,038,472  

Finolex Industries Ltd.

    2,381,435       4,499,210  

Firstsource Solutions Ltd.

    2,823,511       3,754,521  

Fortis Healthcare Ltd.(a)

    4,364,318       16,006,274  

GAIL India Ltd.

    14,357,317       24,387,738  

GHCL Ltd.

    559,037