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JULY 31, 2022 |
2022 Annual Report |
iShares Trust
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iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF | IMTM | NYSE Arca |
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iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF | IQLT | NYSE Arca |
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iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF | ISZE | NYSE Arca |
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iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF | IVLU | NYSE Arca |
Dear Shareholder,
The 12-month reporting period as of July 31, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets. 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. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s statements led many analysts to anticipate that interest rates have room to rise before peaking, although investors’ inflation expectations began to decline near the end of the period.
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 believe that 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.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Total Returns as of July 31, 2022
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U.S.
large cap equities |
(7.81 | )% | (4.64 | )% | ||||||
U.S.
small cap equities |
(6.42 | ) | (14.29 | ) | ||||||
International
equities |
(11.27 | ) | (14.32 | ) | ||||||
Emerging
market equities |
(16.24 | ) | (20.09 | ) | ||||||
3-month Treasury bills |
0.21 | 0.22 | ||||||||
U.S.
Treasury securities |
(6.38 | ) | (10.00 | ) | ||||||
U.S.
investment grade bonds |
(6.14 | ) | (9.12 | ) | ||||||
Tax-exempt municipal
bonds |
(3.95 | ) | (6.93 | ) | ||||||
U.S.
high yield bonds |
(6.58 | ) | (8.03 | ) | ||||||
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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iShares Trust
Global Market Overview
Global equity markets declined during the 12 months ended July 31, 2022 (“reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned -10.48% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period.
For the first five months 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 3.5% in July 2022 — identical to the pre-pandemic rate in February 2020. Although high inflation negatively impacted consumer sentiment, which declined significantly, consumer spending continued to increase.
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.
Stocks declined in Europe and economic growth stalled, with the Eurozone economy slowing substantially beginning in the fourth quarter of 2021. 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. 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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2 0 2 2 I S H A R E S A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 | iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher momentum characteristics, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Momentum 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
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Fund NAV |
(16.09 | )% | 4.10 | % | 5.07 | % | (16.09 | )% | 22.24 | % | 45.22 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(16.21 | ) | 4.01 | 5.07 | (16.21 | ) | 21.73 | 45.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(16.18 | ) | 4.19 | 5.26 | (16.18 | ) | 22.81 | 47.24 |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
The inception date of the Fund was January 13, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was January 15, 2015.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 872.10 | $ 1.39 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.30 | $ 1.51 | 0.30 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 (continued) | iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
International developed stocks with relatively higher momentum characteristics declined during the reporting period amid soaring inflation, rising interest rates, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Stocks in Japan detracted the most from the Index’s performance, due in part to the weakness of the Japanese yen, which declined to a 24-year low against the U.S. dollar in July 2022. The Japanese information technology sector detracted as higher U.S. Treasury yields, rising commodities prices, and concerns over China’s coronavirus-related lockdowns drove declines for electronic equipment and instruments makers. Japanese professional services companies were similarly affected by the pessimistic economic news and declining investor sentiment, further detracting from the Index’s performance.
Equities in France also detracted significantly from the Index’s return, led by the consumer discretionary sector. The imposition of new lockdowns in major Chinese cities affected retail operations of French apparel accessories and luxury goods companies. The French industrials sector also declined, as supply-chain blockages led airplane manufacturers to decrease production in the aerospace and defense industry.
Swiss stocks further detracted from the Index’s performance. Swiss healthcare companies declined, as a failed drug trial for a promising lung cancer treatment weighed on the pharmaceuticals industry. The industrials sector declined amid recession fears and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in China, which pressured machinery manufacturers.
Stocks in Sweden and the Netherlands were notable detractors. The decline in global markets lowered the valuations of Swedish venture capital firms’ portfolios, weighing on the diversified financial services industry. In the Netherlands, the information technology sector detracted, driven by the semiconductor equipment industry. A leading Dutch supplier of semiconductor manufacturing technology faced worsening supply-chain constraints as it attempted to meet demand in the midst of a global semiconductor shortage.
In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Index. The momentum factor led to outperformance early in the reporting period due to favorable industry allocations, particularly an overweight in the semiconductors industry. However, stock selection in the healthcare, industrials, and financials sectors led to underperformance from December 2021 through May 2022. The most recent rebalance, in the spring of 2022, led to overweight positions in the energy and healthcare sectors and underweight positions in the consumer discretionary, information technology, and industrials sectors. The Index underperformed the broader market for the remainder of the reporting period.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector |
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Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Health Care |
18.9 | % | ||
Financials |
16.9 | |||
Energy |
13.9 | |||
Consumer Staples |
12.2 | |||
Industrials |
10.4 | |||
Materials |
9.0 | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
5.4 | |||
Communication Services |
5.3 | |||
Utilities |
4.4 | |||
Information Technology |
2.7 | |||
Real Estate |
0.9 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region |
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Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
United Kingdom |
18.9 | % | ||
Canada |
16.1 | |||
Japan |
16.0 | |||
Switzerland |
13.4 | |||
Australia |
8.5 | |||
France |
8.2 | |||
Denmark |
5.0 | |||
Germany |
3.1 | |||
Norway |
1.6 | |||
Singapore |
1.4 |
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Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 | iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of international developed large-and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher quality characteristics as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality 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
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Fund NAV |
(13.78 | )% | 5.62 | % | 5.96 | % | (13.78 | )% | 31.47 | % | 54.77 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(13.65 | ) | 5.61 | 6.00 | (13.65 | ) | 31.36 | 55.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(14.14 | ) | 5.61 | 6.06 | (14.14 | ) | 31.39 | 55.89 |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
The inception date of the Fund was January 13, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was January 15, 2015.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 896.90 | $ 1.41 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.30 | $ 1.51 | 0.30 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 (continued) | iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Stocks featuring high quality characteristics from international developed markets declined for the reporting period. Rising global inflation, interest rate increases from many central banks, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and China’s strict lockdown policies to control the spread of COVID-19 slowed global economic growth and drove down equity prices. In particular, central bank interest rate increases negatively impacted stocks with high quality characteristics, which usually exhibit a growth-oriented bias. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks for the reporting period.
Stocks in Switzerland detracted from the Index’s performance. Pharmaceutical companies in the healthcare sector experienced disruptions in clinical trials due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, as a significant number of patients in the trials come from those two countries. In the industrials sector, production slowed during the reporting period. Rising production costs and weakening demand raised the likelihood of limited production for the remainder of 2022.
Stocks in the U.K also detracted from the Index’s performance, driven by the financials sector. Interest rate increases weighed on the insurance industry, as did a court ruling that forced coverage of business clients’ financial losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, amid the turmoil in global equity markets, the asset management industry’s revenue base decreased as investors late in the reporting period withdrew assets from U.K. mutual funds at the fastest pace since 2018.
Stocks in Japan, the Netherlands, and Germany also detracted from the Index’s performance. In Japan, industrial output declined throughout the first half of 2022 amid weak demand for the country’s exports, partially tied to tariffs the U.S. and China placed on one another. In the Netherlands, ongoing supply-chain difficulties tied to pandemic-related disruptions left makers of semiconductor equipment short of necessary production materials. In Germany, the industrials sector encountered declining production during the reporting period.
In terms of relative performance, the Index marginally underperformed the broader global market, as measured by the MSCI World ex USA Index. The Index trailed the broader market primarily due to its positioning within the financials sector, namely the banks and capital markets industries. Positioning with the energy sector also detracted from relative returns. On the upside, an underweight position in German stocks contributed to relative performance, as Germany’s stock market declined 19% between an all-time high in early January 2022 and the end of the reporting period. An overweight position in Denmark also contributed to relative performance.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector |
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Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Financials |
19.4 | % | ||
Industrials |
14.9 | |||
Health Care |
11.8 | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
10.8 | |||
Consumer Staples |
10.3 | |||
Information Technology |
8.0 | |||
Materials |
7.5 | |||
Energy |
6.8 | |||
Communication Services |
4.5 | |||
Utilities |
3.4 | |||
Real Estate |
2.6 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region |
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Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
United Kingdom |
14.2 | % | ||
Switzerland |
13.3 | |||
Japan |
12.9 | |||
France |
9.8 | |||
Australia |
7.5 | |||
Canada |
6.5 | |||
Denmark |
6.0 | |||
Netherlands |
5.9 | |||
Hong Kong |
5.6 | |||
Germany |
4.0 |
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Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 | iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks with relatively smaller average market capitalization, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Low Size 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
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Fund NAV |
(14.94 | )% | 1.99 | % | 3.33 | % | (14.94 | )% | 10.37 | % | 26.26 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(15.13 | ) | 1.85 | 3.26 | (15.13 | ) | 9.62 | 25.66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(15.13 | ) | 1.92 | 3.32 | (15.13 | ) | 9.98 | 26.18 |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
The inception date of the Fund was June 16, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was June 18, 2015.
Index performance through December 2, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI World ex USA Risk Weighted Index. Index performance beginning on December 3, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI World ex USA Low Size Index.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 892.50 | $ 1.41 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.30 | $ 1.51 | 0.30 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 (continued) | iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
International developed market stocks with smaller-than-average capitalization declined for the reporting period. Rising global inflation, interest rate increases from many central banks, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and China’s strict lockdown policies to control the spread of COVID-19 slowed global economic growth and drove down equity prices. In that environment, smaller-capitalization stocks, which tend to be more exposed to economic cycles, trailed their large-capitalization counterparts.
Stocks in Japan, which represented approximately 29% of the Index on average, detracted the most from the Index’s performance. The Japanese yen weakened relative to the U.S. dollar, increasing costs for imported raw materials as the country’s exports continued a long-term downward trend. Within Japan, the industrials sector drove the decline as China’s latest round of coronavirus-related lockdowns disrupted production for Japanese industrial manufacturers while inflation raised prices for key raw materials. Similarly, in the consumer discretionary sector, supply constraints weighed on the retail industry, as did declining disposable incomes, tied to rising inflation.
Stocks in Germany, Sweden, and France also detracted from the Index’s performance. Concerns about recession increased across the E.U. in the first half of 2022, pushing the value of the euro to a 20-year low relative to the U.S. dollar. Interest rate increases by the Fed and the ECB heightened those concerns, as did surging natural gas costs. After invading Ukraine, Russia responded to global sanctions on its economy by drastically reducing gas shipments to the E.U., which normally relies on Russia for 40% of its gas needs, raising natural gas prices. Stocks in the U.K. also detracted from the Index’s performance. The homebuilding declined as an uncertain business outlook and weakening consumer demand halted growth in construction.
Due to its tilt toward smaller-than-average capitalization stocks, the Index underperformed the broader market, as measured by the MSCI World ex USA Index, on a relative performance basis. The size factor inherent in the Index historically tends to be sensitive to broader market cycles, outperforming as broader markets advance and underperforming as markets decline. Underweight positions in the pharmaceuticals, banking, and oil, gas, and consumable fuels industries also detracted from relative performance, while a small underweight in metals and mining contributed to relative performance.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector |
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Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Industrials |
19.7 | % | ||
Financials |
15.0 | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
11.2 | |||
Information Technology |
8.4 | |||
Consumer Staples |
8.4 | |||
Materials |
8.2 | |||
Health Care |
7.3 | |||
Real Estate |
6.8 | |||
Communication Services |
6.4 | |||
Utilities |
5.2 | |||
Energy |
3.4 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region |
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Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Japan |
27.9 | % | ||
Canada |
9.9 | |||
United Kingdom |
9.3 | |||
France |
7.0 | |||
Australia |
6.8 | |||
Germany |
6.0 | |||
Switzerland |
4.6 | |||
Sweden |
4.6 | |||
Hong Kong |
3.9 | |||
Netherlands |
3.1 |
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Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 | iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks with value characteristics and relatively lower valuations, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Enhanced Value 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
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Fund NAV |
(8.02 | )% | 1.27 | % | 1.72 | % | (8.02 | )% | 6.52 | % | 12.90 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(7.85 | ) | 1.16 | 1.73 | (7.85 | ) | 5.94 | 13.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(8.35 | ) | 1.24 | 1.72 | (8.35 | ) | 6.38 | 12.88 |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)
The inception date of the Fund was June 16, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was June 18, 2015.
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
(a) |
|
Annualized Expense Ratio |
| ||||||||||||
$ 1,000.00 | $ 884.90 | $ 1.40 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.30 | $ 1.51 | 0.30 | % |
(a) |
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2022 (continued) | iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
International developed market stocks declined during the reporting period; however, international DM equities with value exposure outperformed broad international developed markets on a relative basis. Rising global inflation, interest rate increases from many central banks, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and China’s strict policies aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 all contributed to widespread equity declines in international developed markets.
Japanese stocks detracted the most from the Index’s performance, driven by the information technology sector. Technology hardware and equipment companies declined as global shipments of personal computers decreased in the first half of 2022. Moreover, analysts concluded that many companies planned to decrease their technology hardware budgets, reducing demand expectations for hardware components. Manufacturing shutdowns and other impacts of pandemic-related lockdowns in China also weighed on the industry. The consumer discretionary sector also detracted as large automobiles manufacturers reduced vehicle production due to similar supply shortages and logistics problems.
German stocks also detracted significantly from the Index’s performance. In the consumer discretionary sector, automakers encountered supply disruptions. Sales of cars manufactured in Germany declined to a 30-year low in 2021, and the weak sales extended into the first half of 2022, as monthly sales at the end of the reporting period declined 13 – 18% from the same periods in the prior year.
French stocks also detracted from the Index’s return. The French financials sector drove the decline as large banks reconsidered their exposure to Russia in the wake of its Ukraine invasion, with some ultimately choosing to leave Russia altogether. France’s inflation reached a record high late in the reporting period, heightening recession fears across the E.U.
On the upside, stocks in the U.K. contributed to the Index’s return. Oil, gas, and consumable fuels companies within the energy sector benefited from surging oil and gas prices. The consumer staples sector also contributed as demand for tobacco products persisted despite rising inflation.
The Index outperformed the broader market as measured by the MSCI World ex USA Index. Value stocks, which generally have modest long-term growth expectations and relatively predictable cash flows, generally perform well relative to the broader market amid high or rising inflation. Stock selection in the IT services industry and an underweight position in the textile, apparel, and luxury goods industry contributed to relative performance, whereas an overweight in automobiles detracted from relative performance. From a country perspective, an underweight position in the Netherlands contributed to relative performance, while an overweight position in Italy detracted.
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector |
|
Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Financials |
19.7 | % | ||
Industrials |
14.8 | |||
Health Care |
11.5 | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
10.5 | |||
Consumer Staples |
9.9 | |||
Information Technology |
8.1 | |||
Materials |
7.9 | |||
Energy |
6.5 | |||
Communication Services |
4.7 | |||
Utilities |
3.6 | |||
Real Estate |
2.8 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region |
|
Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Japan |
34.3 | % | ||
United Kingdom |
16.5 | |||
France |
10.8 | |||
Germany |
8.3 | |||
Switzerland |
5.7 | |||
Australia |
4.6 | |||
Italy |
3.2 | |||
Canada |
3.1 | |||
Hong Kong |
2.6 | |||
Spain |
2.3 |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in a Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
A B O U T F U N D P E R F O R M A N C E / S H A R E H O L D E R E X P E N S E S |
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iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks |
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Australia — 8.5% | ||||||||
Ampol Ltd. |
23,138 | $ | 548,174 | |||||
APA Group |
183,465 | 1,504,294 | ||||||
ASX Ltd. |
19,294 | 1,199,214 | ||||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. |
174,635 | 494,269 | ||||||
BHP Group Ltd. |
515,098 | 14,095,840 | ||||||
Coles Group Ltd. |
125,761 | 1,656,315 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
129,311 | 9,183,331 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. |
107,514 | 1,899,448 | ||||||
Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia |
148,080 | 825,018 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. |
192,201 | 2,473,350 | ||||||
Glencore PLC |
1,478,172 | 8,377,834 | ||||||
Goodman Group |
173,457 | 2,538,554 | ||||||
Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)(a)(b) |
167,829 | 532,370 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. |
34,456 | 4,409,795 | ||||||
Mineral Resources Ltd. |
23,393 | 891,369 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. |
331,678 | 7,163,087 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. |
37,230 | 441,258 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. |
281,094 | 1,180,135 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. |
124,963 | 1,010,416 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. |
18,450 | 911,462 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. |
31,569 | 2,187,244 | ||||||
South32 Ltd. |
753,639 | 2,054,129 | ||||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd. |
405,823 | 1,109,118 | ||||||
WiseTech Global Ltd. |
10,166 | 360,025 | ||||||
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. |
126,841 | 2,864,131 | ||||||
|
|
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69,910,180 | ||||||||
Austria — 0.2% | ||||||||
OMV AG |
9,120 | 388,420 | ||||||
Verbund AG |
7,856 | 863,889 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,252,309 | ||||||||
Belgium — 0.3% | ||||||||
D’ieteren Group |
2,980 | 489,096 | ||||||
Elia Group SA/NV |
6,675 | 1,013,343 | ||||||
UCB SA |
13,923 | 1,087,926 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,590,365 | ||||||||
Canada — 16.0% | ||||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. |
119,801 | 5,352,243 | ||||||
AltaGas Ltd. |
29,820 | 664,374 | ||||||
ARC Resources Ltd. |
123,749 | 1,735,607 | ||||||
Bank of Montreal |
51,267 | 5,110,886 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) |
71,627 | 4,363,455 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. |
172,116 | 2,712,351 | ||||||
BCE Inc. |
7,665 | 387,275 | ||||||
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A |
68,791 | 3,413,362 | ||||||
Cameco Corp. |
41,709 | 1,074,197 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
52,528 | 2,657,267 | ||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. |
34,238 | 4,337,535 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
197,462 | 10,903,548 | ||||||
Cenovus Energy Inc. |
242,952 | 4,629,283 | ||||||
Constellation Software Inc. |
1,115 | 1,896,741 | ||||||
Dollarama Inc. |
41,404 | 2,509,363 | ||||||
Emera Inc. |
24,435 | 1,158,447 | ||||||
Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS |
14,772 | 448,276 | ||||||
Enbridge Inc. |
198,267 | 8,904,248 | ||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
3,587 | 1,932,226 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
51,743 | 945,520 | ||||||
Fortis Inc. |
53,696 | 2,536,466 | ||||||
George Weston Ltd. |
13,584 | 1,621,318 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Canada (continued) | ||||||||
Gildan Activewear Inc. |
9,269 | $ | 271,653 | |||||
Great-West Lifeco Inc. |
12,731 | 309,390 | ||||||
Hydro One Ltd.(c) |
43,521 | 1,215,006 | ||||||
Imperial Oil Ltd. |
39,685 | 1,901,893 | ||||||
Intact Financial Corp. |
14,900 | 2,217,750 | ||||||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a) |
43,047 | 267,584 | ||||||
Loblaw Companies Ltd. |
34,255 | 3,118,274 | ||||||
Metro Inc. |
35,001 | 1,938,168 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. |
113,272 | 9,696,518 | ||||||
Pembina Pipeline Corp. |
56,852 | 2,170,547 | ||||||
RioCan REIT |
12,065 | 193,617 | ||||||
Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS |
46,091 | 2,118,915 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada |
102,970 | 10,040,088 | ||||||
Shaw Communications Inc., Class B, NVS |
34,262 | 926,817 | ||||||
Suncor Energy Inc. |
203,193 | 6,896,074 | ||||||
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B |
76,473 | 2,248,415 | ||||||
TELUS Corp. |
63,072 | 1,452,003 | ||||||
Toromont Industries Ltd. |
7,112 | 598,984 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) |
137,065 | 8,903,258 | ||||||
Tourmaline Oil Corp. |
64,416 | 4,035,841 | ||||||
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. |
38,195 | 1,310,600 | ||||||
WSP Global Inc. |
6,521 | 786,767 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
131,912,150 | ||||||||
Denmark — 5.0% | ||||||||
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A |
344 | 921,567 | ||||||
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS |
540 | 1,474,380 | ||||||
Demant A/S(a) |
5,185 | 197,526 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B |
320,327 | 37,309,688 | ||||||
Tryg A/S |
38,677 | 881,888 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
40,785,049 | ||||||||
Finland — 0.7% | ||||||||
Elisa OYJ |
13,458 | 744,296 | ||||||
Nokia OYJ |
389,060 | 2,026,450 | ||||||
Nordea Bank Abp |
193,030 | 1,903,269 | ||||||
Stora Enso OYJ, Class R |
65,023 | 1,005,625 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,679,640 | ||||||||
France — 8.2% | ||||||||
Aeroports de Paris(a) |
2,733 | 377,624 | ||||||
Air Liquide SA |
60,917 | 8,375,013 | ||||||
Airbus SE |
31,198 | 3,363,821 | ||||||
ArcelorMittal SA |
36,073 | 890,063 | ||||||
AXA SA |
122,267 | 2,817,338 | ||||||
Bureau Veritas SA |
19,799 | 546,068 | ||||||
Capgemini SE |
12,918 | 2,463,938 | ||||||
Carrefour SA |
84,489 | 1,439,865 | ||||||
Cie. de Saint-Gobain |
26,251 | 1,224,079 | ||||||
Dassault Aviation SA |
5,063 | 724,124 | ||||||
EssilorLuxottica SA |
17,758 | 2,784,141 | ||||||
Eurazeo SE |
2,090 | 149,284 | ||||||
Getlink SE |
60,351 | 1,207,884 | ||||||
Hermes International |
1,549 | 2,125,141 | ||||||
Ipsen SA |
3,166 | 320,264 | ||||||
Orange SA |
207,111 | 2,116,350 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA |
15,843 | 3,112,268 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe SA |
13,220 | 703,507 | ||||||
Remy Cointreau SA |
1,896 | 374,568 | ||||||
Sanofi |
126,730 | 12,593,606 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE |
25,188 | 3,483,597 | ||||||
Teleperformance |
3,233 | 1,081,118 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
France (continued) | ||||||||
Thales SA |
18,180 | $ | 2,260,858 | |||||
TotalEnergies SE |
224,240 | 11,453,586 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA |
41,416 | 1,035,849 | ||||||
Vivendi SE |
64,227 | 609,728 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
67,633,682 | ||||||||
Germany — 3.0% | ||||||||
Bayer AG, Registered |
111,084 | 6,479,556 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG |
19,201 | 3,351,828 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered |
279,244 | 5,305,350 | ||||||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG |
43,328 | 2,555,225 | ||||||
Merck KGaA |
7,479 | 1,424,455 | ||||||
Nemetschek SE |
2,706 | 181,157 | ||||||
Rheinmetall AG |
8,805 | 1,614,635 | ||||||
RWE AG |
73,252 | 3,013,437 | ||||||
Siemens Healthineers AG(c) |
12,850 | 658,481 | ||||||
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG |
116,845 | 310,647 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,894,771 | ||||||||
Hong Kong — 0.4% | ||||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. |
308,000 | 1,114,133 | ||||||
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. |
166,000 | 1,175,235 | ||||||
CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. |
60,500 | 379,382 | ||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. |
142,500 | 933,053 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,601,803 | ||||||||
Ireland — 0.1% | ||||||||
Kingspan Group PLC |
9,053 | 585,983 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Israel — 1.1% | ||||||||
Azrieli Group Ltd. |
3,316 | 265,800 | ||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM |
99,509 | 927,424 | ||||||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM |
236,351 | 2,298,185 | ||||||
CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b) |
1,888 | 245,685 | ||||||
Elbit Systems Ltd. |
5,389 | 1,243,422 | ||||||
ICL Group Ltd. |
122,132 | 1,112,918 | ||||||
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A |
123,672 | 703,182 | ||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. |
17,922 | 666,269 | ||||||
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a) |
20,658 | 984,724 | ||||||
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. |
8,202 | 408,624 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,856,233 | ||||||||
Italy — 1.1% | ||||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA |
65,212 | 974,896 | ||||||
Atlantia SpA |
63,196 | 1,460,500 | ||||||
Eni SpA |
245,392 | 2,949,754 | ||||||
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA |
28,527 | 244,668 | ||||||
Snam SpA |
173,740 | 871,746 | ||||||
Tenaris SA |
73,800 | 1,032,760 | ||||||
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale |
190,855 | 1,461,148 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,995,472 | ||||||||
Japan — 16.0% | ||||||||
Ajinomoto Co. Inc. |
59,000 | 1,552,643 | ||||||
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. |
23,300 | 810,056 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma Inc. |
157,200 | 2,461,970 | ||||||
Bridgestone Corp. |
31,000 | 1,209,181 | ||||||
Canon Inc. |
98,100 | 2,320,832 | ||||||
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. |
16,700 | 368,524 | ||||||
Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. |
95,600 | 1,662,950 | ||||||
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. |
84,300 | 389,148 | ||||||
Denso Corp. |
26,200 | 1,433,011 | ||||||
Dentsu Group Inc. |
21,500 | 751,028 | ||||||
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. |
8,800 | 397,460 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
Fujitsu Ltd. |
10,400 | $ | 1,394,248 | |||||
Hitachi Ltd. |
53,600 | 2,713,663 | ||||||
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. |
23,200 | 603,311 | ||||||
Inpex Corp. |
213,800 | 2,450,527 | ||||||
Isuzu Motors Ltd. |
46,800 | 513,330 | ||||||
ITOCHU Corp. |
134,300 | 3,909,427 | ||||||
JFE Holdings Inc. |
25,200 | 284,126 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. |
233,300 | 7,480,139 | ||||||
Konami Group Corp. |
10,100 | 596,965 | ||||||
Marubeni Corp. |
277,900 | 2,585,100 | ||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. |
28,400 | 239,400 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. |
196,600 | 5,842,810 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. |
51,900 | 1,927,175 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. |
1,466,500 | 8,262,982 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. |
187,700 | 4,141,087 | ||||||
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. |
52,400 | 1,436,855 | ||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. |
42,600 | 1,381,575 | ||||||
Nexon Co. Ltd. |
47,500 | 1,078,350 | ||||||
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. |
8,200 | 138,274 | ||||||
Nippon Steel Corp. |
50,200 | 746,987 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
200,800 | 5,735,916 | ||||||
Nippon Yusen KK |
24,800 | 1,948,072 | ||||||
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. |
5,200 | 376,616 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc. |
9,900 | 240,168 | ||||||
NTT Data Corp. |
66,500 | 1,006,477 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
52,200 | 1,467,806 | ||||||
Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan |
20,800 | 3,158,037 | ||||||
ORIX Corp. |
109,300 | 1,947,925 | ||||||
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. |
48,500 | 871,938 | ||||||
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. |
10,100 | 209,088 | ||||||
Renesas Electronics Corp.(a) |
74,800 | 712,459 | ||||||
Resona Holdings Inc. |
277,200 | 1,077,268 | ||||||
Secom Co. Ltd. |
20,200 | 1,349,159 | ||||||
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. |
91,600 | 3,733,635 | ||||||
Shimadzu Corp. |
12,600 | 448,294 | ||||||
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. |
21,300 | 1,092,508 | ||||||
Sompo Holdings Inc. |
27,300 | 1,218,432 | ||||||
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. |
71,800 | 282,169 | ||||||
Sumitomo Corp. |
166,200 | 2,336,764 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. |
25,500 | 801,817 | ||||||
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. |
19,300 | 761,529 | ||||||
T&D Holdings Inc. |
48,300 | 546,661 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
127,400 | 3,737,940 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. |
79,900 | 4,677,340 | ||||||
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a) |
211,000 | 830,362 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. |
10,600 | 3,648,450 | ||||||
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. |
49,600 | 974,189 | ||||||
Toppan Inc. |
23,800 | 404,968 | ||||||
Toshiba Corp. |
32,300 | 1,310,331 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
1,279,400 | 20,765,972 | ||||||
Toyota Tsusho Corp. |
11,100 | 378,837 | ||||||
Trend Micro Inc/Japan |
14,900 | 865,902 | ||||||
USS Co. Ltd. |
21,400 | 419,922 | ||||||
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. |
15,600 | 950,032 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
131,370,117 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 1.2% | ||||||||
Aegon NV |
155,928 | 684,868 | ||||||
Davide Campari-Milano NV |
23,961 | 266,012 | ||||||
IMCD NV |
2,984 | 477,884 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV |
99,560 | 2,741,755 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Netherlands (continued) | ||||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV |
378,978 | $ | 1,250,245 | |||||
NN Group NV |
20,262 | 950,742 | ||||||
OCI NV |
16,755 | 581,677 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV |
29,527 | 3,206,699 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,159,882 | ||||||||
New Zealand — 0.1% | ||||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. |
159,378 | 512,492 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Norway — 1.6% | ||||||||
Aker BP ASA |
32,546 | 1,130,855 | ||||||
Equinor ASA |
200,716 | 7,728,345 | ||||||
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA |
18,077 | 666,114 | ||||||
Mowi ASA |
42,332 | 976,815 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA |
183,532 | 1,243,472 | ||||||
Salmar ASA |
7,156 | 512,575 | ||||||
Yara International ASA |
13,617 | 580,320 | ||||||
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|
|||||||
12,838,496 | ||||||||
Portugal — 0.1% | ||||||||
Galp Energia SGPS SA |
52,232 | 551,339 | ||||||
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA |
27,679 | 640,684 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,192,023 | ||||||||
Singapore — 1.4% | ||||||||
Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore |
430,400 | 1,224,629 | ||||||
City Developments Ltd. |
33,700 | 189,334 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. |
152,900 | 3,488,925 | ||||||
Keppel Corp. Ltd. |
206,400 | 1,031,212 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. |
213,500 | 1,809,348 | ||||||
Singapore Airlines Ltd.(a)(b) |
99,600 | 394,033 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. |
739,200 | 1,397,881 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. |
110,100 | 2,196,642 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,732,004 | ||||||||
Spain — 1.1% | ||||||||
Acciona SA |
3,554 | 731,308 | ||||||
CaixaBank SA |
474,113 | 1,423,635 | ||||||
EDP Renovaveis SA |
16,990 | 441,898 | ||||||
Naturgy Energy Group SA |
27,128 | 795,721 | ||||||
Red Electrica Corp. SA |
18,676 | 367,177 | ||||||
Repsol SA |
188,440 | 2,347,634 | ||||||
Telefonica SA |
692,192 | 3,089,731 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,197,104 | ||||||||
Sweden — 1.4% | ||||||||
Boliden AB |
36,771 | 1,228,845 | ||||||
Epiroc AB, Class A |
35,821 | 633,376 | ||||||
Epiroc AB, Class B |
18,902 | 300,231 | ||||||
Hexagon AB, Class B |
109,621 | 1,290,737 | ||||||
Holmen AB, Class B |
19,818 | 814,360 | ||||||
Investor AB, Class A |
41,163 | 846,322 | ||||||
Investor AB, Class B |
98,738 | 1,842,621 | ||||||
Lifco AB, Class B |
10,677 | 207,838 | ||||||
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B |
71,298 | 718,264 | ||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B |
99,091 | 1,448,669 | ||||||
Tele2 AB, Class B |
63,429 | 724,590 | ||||||
Telia Co. AB |
316,639 | 1,169,774 | ||||||
Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b) |
50,418 | 375,401 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,601,028 | ||||||||
Switzerland — 13.3% | ||||||||
ABB Ltd., Registered |
83,273 | 2,531,466 | ||||||
Baloise Holding AG, Registered |
4,286 | 682,884 | ||||||
Barry Callebaut AG, Registered |
335 | 742,247 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Switzerland (continued) | ||||||||
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS |
109 | $ | 1,205,394 | |||||
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered |
13 | 1,499,187 | ||||||
Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered |
42,086 | 5,074,625 | ||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered |
2,566 | 691,079 | ||||||
Nestle SA, Registered |
283,319 | 34,714,304 | ||||||
Novartis AG, Registered |
233,132 | 20,032,946 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG, Bearer |
2,468 | 1,006,116 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG, NVS |
67,244 | 22,325,312 | ||||||
Sika AG, Registered |
9,228 | 2,280,123 | ||||||
Sonova Holding AG, Registered |
4,297 | 1,547,701 | ||||||
Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered |
3,403 | 1,802,693 | ||||||
Swisscom AG, Registered |
3,422 | 1,850,061 | ||||||
UBS Group AG, Registered |
264,553 | 4,322,881 | ||||||
Vifor Pharma AG (a) |
6,451 | 1,127,070 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG |
14,276 | 6,231,878 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
109,667,967 | ||||||||
United Kingdom — 18.8% | ||||||||
3i Group PLC |
48,251 | 749,712 | ||||||
Anglo American PLC |
118,474 | 4,282,225 | ||||||
AstraZeneca PLC |
201,084 | 26,450,832 | ||||||
Aviva PLC |
207,609 | 1,005,414 | ||||||
BAE Systems PLC |
534,126 | 5,020,110 | ||||||
BP PLC |
1,734,532 | 8,489,250 | ||||||
British American Tobacco PLC |
298,428 | 11,693,493 | ||||||
BT Group PLC |
618,764 | 1,221,640 | ||||||
Bunzl PLC |
43,820 | 1,644,593 | ||||||
CNH Industrial NV |
84,666 | 1,090,723 | ||||||
Diageo PLC |
253,170 | 11,993,133 | ||||||
Ferguson PLC |
11,136 | 1,400,894 | ||||||
GSK PLC |
604,490 | 12,700,457 | ||||||
Haleon PLC(a) |
755,613 | 2,685,101 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
1,715,205 | 10,743,970 | ||||||
National Grid PLC |
600,798 | 8,272,744 | ||||||
NatWest Group PLC |
339,904 | 1,032,376 | ||||||
Pearson PLC |
56,006 | 518,350 | ||||||
RELX PLC |
192,871 | 5,710,802 | ||||||
Segro PLC |
138,836 | 1,857,345 | ||||||
Severn Trent PLC |
33,712 | 1,212,008 | ||||||
Shell PLC |
1,097,047 | 29,265,169 | ||||||
SSE PLC |
110,763 | 2,392,303 | ||||||
Tesco PLC |
692,862 | 2,222,102 | ||||||
United Utilities Group PLC |
72,535 | 963,739 | ||||||
WPP PLC |
53,993 | 582,713 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
155,201,198 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Common Stocks — 99.6% |
820,169,948 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||
Germany — 0.0% | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS |
2,944 | 223,523 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Preferred Stocks — 0.0% |
223,523 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Long-Term Investments — 99.6% |
820,393,471 | |||||||
|
|
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Schedule of Investments (continued) July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Short-Term Securities |
| |||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.2% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 1.93%(d)(e)(f) |
1,219,248 | $ | 1,219,126 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 1.81%(d)(e) |
190,000 | 190,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Short-Term Securities — 0.2% |
|
1,409,126 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 99.8% |
|
821,802,597 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2% |
|
1,604,505 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
|
$ | 823,407,102 | |||||
|
|
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(d) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(e) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(f) |
All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | Value at 07/31/21 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 07/31/22 |
Shares Held at 07/31/22 |
Income |
Capital Gain |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares |
$ | — | $ | 1,219,198 | (a) | $ | — | $ | (129 | ) | $ | 57 | $ | 1,219,126 | 1,219,248 | $ | 14,988 | (b) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
300,000 | — | (110,000 | )(a) | — | — | 190,000 | 190,000 | 7,770 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (129 | ) | $ | 57 | $ | 1,409,126 | $ | 22,758 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(b) |
All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
Long Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
Mini TOPIX Index |
54 | 09/08/22 | $ | 785 | $ | 10,812 | ||||||||||
Euro STOXX 50 Index |
11 | 09/16/22 | 415 | 26,553 | ||||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index |
18 | 09/16/22 | 1,616 | 48,437 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
$ | 85,802 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF |
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 85,802 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 85,802 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended July 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (287,301 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (287,301 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 103,667 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 103,667 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
|
||||
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 3,244,790 | ||
|
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 136,911,000 | $ | 683,258,948 | $ | — | $ | 820,169,948 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
— | 223,523 | — | 223,523 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
1,409,126 | — | — | 1,409,126 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 138,320,126 | $ | 683,482,471 | $ | — | $ | 821,802,597 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | — | $ | 85,802 | $ | — | $ | 85,802 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
See notes to financial statements.
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2 0 2 2 I S H A R E S A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Schedule of Investments July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks |
||||||||
Australia — 7.5% | ||||||||
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. |
330,989 | $ | 8,257,530 | |||||
ASX Ltd. |
168,686 | 10,484,638 | ||||||
BHP Group Ltd. |
3,471,616 | 95,002,008 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. |
771,371 | 6,208,535 | ||||||
Dexus |
656,190 | 4,409,600 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. |
1,078,793 | 13,882,510 | ||||||
Goodman Group |
1,649,628 | 24,142,406 | ||||||
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. |
1,703,554 | 5,360,341 | ||||||
Medibank Pvt Ltd. |
2,873,462 | 6,909,331 | ||||||
Mirvac Group |
2,251,170 | 3,410,491 | ||||||
REA Group Ltd. |
50,883 | 4,489,118 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. |
278,685 | 19,308,564 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC |
828,314 | 50,004,883 | ||||||
Stockland |
1,310,704 | 3,551,597 | ||||||
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. |
233,496 | 4,227,365 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. |
827,930 | 27,127,550 | ||||||
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. |
610,080 | 13,775,898 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
300,552,365 | ||||||||
Austria — 0.3% | ||||||||
OMV AG |
193,245 | 8,230,290 | ||||||
Verbund AG |
45,509 | 5,004,419 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
13,234,709 | ||||||||
Belgium — 0.4% | ||||||||
Ageas SA/NV |
102,635 | 4,479,535 | ||||||
Proximus SADP |
82,023 | 1,136,592 | ||||||
Sofina SA |
15,941 | 3,733,210 | ||||||
Umicore SA |
83,111 | 3,010,477 | ||||||
Warehouses De Pauw CVA |
79,275 | 2,694,890 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
15,054,704 | ||||||||
Canada — 6.4% | ||||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. |
342,572 | 15,304,786 | ||||||
ARC Resources Ltd. |
972,296 | 13,636,669 | ||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. |
340,709 | 43,163,657 | ||||||
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS |
29,068 | 3,734,315 | ||||||
CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS |
59,774 | 3,002,820 | ||||||
CGI Inc.(a) |
89,728 | 7,693,674 | ||||||
Constellation Software Inc. |
11,938 | 20,307,885 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. |
68,609 | 8,785,145 | ||||||
Great-West Lifeco Inc. |
209,226 | 5,084,622 | ||||||
iA Financial Corp. Inc. |
85,940 | 4,728,697 | ||||||
IGM Financial Inc. |
58,264 | 1,691,660 | ||||||
Intact Financial Corp. |
143,774 | 21,399,652 | ||||||
Magna International Inc. |
137,808 | 8,799,782 | ||||||
Manulife Financial Corp. |
1,571,341 | 28,762,823 | ||||||
Onex Corp. |
41,549 | 2,220,619 | ||||||
Power Corp. of Canada |
393,216 | 10,685,968 | ||||||
Sun Life Financial Inc. |
469,117 | 21,782,591 | ||||||
TMX Group Ltd. |
41,480 | 4,256,028 | ||||||
Toromont Industries Ltd. |
48,360 | 4,072,958 | ||||||
Tourmaline Oil Corp. |
429,508 | 26,909,864 | ||||||
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. |
32,579 | 3,050,171 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
259,074,386 | ||||||||
Denmark — 6.0% | ||||||||
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A |
2,125 | 5,692,822 | ||||||
AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS |
3,593 | 9,810,087 | ||||||
Chr Hansen Holding A/S |
36,216 | 2,370,439 | ||||||
Coloplast A/S, Class B |
100,019 | 11,706,115 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Denmark (continued) | ||||||||
DSV A/S |
96,172 | $ | 16,205,069 | |||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B |
1,404,947 | 163,639,450 | ||||||
Novozymes A/S, Class B |
113,344 | 7,240,444 | ||||||
Orsted A/S(b) |
81,623 | 9,502,274 | ||||||
Pandora A/S |
88,140 | 6,548,071 | ||||||
Rockwool A/S, Class B |
5,184 | 1,284,590 | ||||||
Tryg A/S |
235,286 | 5,364,837 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
239,364,198 | ||||||||
Finland — 2.1% | ||||||||
Elisa OYJ |
119,584 | 6,613,602 | ||||||
Kesko OYJ, Class B |
107,215 | 2,651,766 | ||||||
Kone OYJ, Class B |
308,446 | 14,096,424 | ||||||
Neste OYJ |
776,777 | 39,942,870 | ||||||
Orion OYJ, Class B |
70,184 | 3,350,408 | ||||||
Sampo OYJ, Class A |
384,857 | 16,626,874 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
83,281,944 | ||||||||
France — 9.7% | ||||||||
Amundi SA(b) |
38,574 | 2,094,368 | ||||||
AXA SA |
1,285,153 | 29,613,150 | ||||||
BioMerieux |
21,485 | 2,325,479 | ||||||
Hermes International |
25,350 | 34,778,776 | ||||||
Ipsen SA |
20,617 | 2,085,557 | ||||||
Kering SA |
49,453 | 28,311,395 | ||||||
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b) |
96,841 | 3,458,969 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA |
112,785 | 42,639,195 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE |
180,626 | 125,418,384 | ||||||
Sartorius Stedim Biotech |
16,890 | 6,756,665 | ||||||
TotalEnergies SE |
2,212,200 | 112,993,322 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
390,475,260 | ||||||||
Germany — 3.9% | ||||||||
adidas AG |
86,970 | 15,045,068 | ||||||
Allianz SE, Registered |
323,847 | 58,812,586 | ||||||
Bechtle AG |
33,426 | 1,546,082 | ||||||
Beiersdorf AG |
37,045 | 3,820,255 | ||||||
Brenntag SE |
78,734 | 5,530,677 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG |
148,110 | 25,854,866 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG, Registered |
607,952 | 24,281,519 | ||||||
Hannover Rueck SE |
44,087 | 6,253,610 | ||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
34,650 | 2,184,849 | ||||||
Knorr-Bremse AG |
48,647 | 2,898,172 | ||||||
Nemetschek SE |
29,159 | 1,952,095 | ||||||
Rational AG |
3,481 | 2,426,414 | ||||||
Rheinmetall AG |
23,842 | 4,372,076 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
154,978,269 | ||||||||
Hong Kong — 5.6% | ||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. |
8,958,400 | 90,001,852 | ||||||
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. |
1,355,000 | 2,679,862 | ||||||
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. |
1,061,500 | 7,515,130 | ||||||
CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. |
362,500 | 2,273,155 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. |
924,000 | 7,835,122 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. |
527,500 | 8,508,900 | ||||||
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. |
741,000 | 2,579,529 | ||||||
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., Class SS |
1,231,500 | 1,113,855 | ||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. |
5,524,370 | 5,834,465 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. |
1,322,800 | 60,703,866 | ||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. |
903,500 | 5,915,887 | ||||||
Sino Land Co. Ltd. |
1,884,000 | 2,799,317 | ||||||
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. |
1,147,000 | 3,905,450 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
19 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hong Kong (continued) | ||||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. |
795,500 | $ | 9,495,987 | |||||
Swire Properties Ltd. |
599,400 | 1,428,208 | ||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. |
866,500 | 9,615,222 | ||||||
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. |
1,463,000 | 2,885,523 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
225,091,330 | ||||||||
Ireland — 0.4% | ||||||||
James Hardie Industries PLC |
280,900 | 6,937,305 | ||||||
Kingspan Group PLC |
92,945 | 6,016,151 | ||||||
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC |
79,559 | 2,883,807 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
15,837,263 | ||||||||
Israel — 0.6% | ||||||||
Azrieli Group Ltd. |
18,585 | 1,489,717 | ||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM |
750,422 | 6,993,936 | ||||||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM |
985,441 | 9,582,043 | ||||||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) |
60,976 | 7,597,609 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
25,663,305 | ||||||||
Italy — 2.5% | ||||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA |
687,600 | 10,279,376 | ||||||
DiaSorin SpA |
11,405 | 1,585,779 | ||||||
Enel SpA |
3,635,873 | 18,329,396 | ||||||
Ferrari NV |
107,181 | 22,761,196 | ||||||
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA |
521,828 | 6,485,260 | ||||||
Moncler SpA |
120,302 | 6,030,603 | ||||||
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA |
62,903 | 2,789,704 | ||||||
Snam SpA |
1,126,681 | 5,653,158 | ||||||
Stellantis NV |
1,832,735 | 26,318,537 | ||||||
|
|
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100,233,009 | ||||||||
Japan — 12.9% | ||||||||
Advantest Corp. |
115,300 | 6,857,696 | ||||||
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. |
121,000 | 9,452,811 | ||||||
Capcom Co. Ltd. |
162,200 | 4,508,759 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
441,500 | 12,402,964 | ||||||
CyberAgent Inc. |
406,900 | 4,060,211 | ||||||
Daifuku Co. Ltd. |
50,500 | 3,220,209 | ||||||
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. |
58,100 | 5,508,029 | ||||||
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. |
367,400 | 9,077,745 | ||||||
Disco Corp. |
14,200 | 3,469,482 | ||||||
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. |
142,500 | 1,465,705 | ||||||
Hoya Corp. |
209,200 | 20,960,090 | ||||||
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. |
224,300 | 5,832,877 | ||||||
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. |
39,300 | 1,053,228 | ||||||
Japan Exchange Group Inc. |
455,400 | 7,241,193 | ||||||
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. |
603 | 2,911,864 | ||||||
Japan Tobacco Inc. |
398,600 | 7,157,107 | ||||||
Kakaku.com Inc. |
135,100 | 2,646,155 | ||||||
Kao Corp. |
159,700 | 6,946,055 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. |
1,054,400 | 33,806,508 | ||||||
Kikkoman Corp. |
56,500 | 3,350,151 | ||||||
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
19,500 | 1,299,088 | ||||||
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. |
83,500 | 2,380,180 | ||||||
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. |
38,490 | 1,343,699 | ||||||
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
51,200 | 1,683,031 | ||||||
Konami Group Corp. |
61,300 | 3,623,163 | ||||||
Lasertec Corp. |
52,800 | 7,559,379 | ||||||
M3 Inc. |
220,700 | 7,689,168 | ||||||
Makita Corp. |
114,100 | 2,788,427 | ||||||
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. |
53,900 | 2,023,160 | ||||||
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. |
42,600 | 2,224,146 | ||||||
MISUMI Group Inc. |
167,400 | 4,164,627 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. |
218,000 | $ | 3,892,463 | |||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. |
350,000 | 11,350,968 | ||||||
Nexon Co. Ltd. |
316,900 | 7,194,296 | ||||||
Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. |
237,900 | 3,183,586 | ||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. |
100,100 | 44,762,022 | ||||||
Nippon Building Fund Inc. |
709 | 3,761,065 | ||||||
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc. |
1,035 | 2,691,524 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
640,800 | 18,304,656 | ||||||
Nissan Chemical Corp. |
67,800 | 3,466,826 | ||||||
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. |
47,600 | 5,036,012 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. |
50,500 | 3,251,961 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. |
129,900 | 3,902,754 | ||||||
Obic Co. Ltd. |
29,100 | 4,652,206 | ||||||
Open House Group Co. Ltd. |
46,400 | 2,024,210 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. Japan |
30,000 | 1,871,046 | ||||||
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. |
189,500 | 3,406,849 | ||||||
Otsuka Corp. |
44,500 | 1,387,763 | ||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. |
861,400 | 32,193,129 | ||||||
SCSK Corp. |
56,900 | 1,002,023 | ||||||
Secom Co. Ltd. |
103,400 | 6,906,093 | ||||||
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. |
181,300 | 2,550,793 | ||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. |
299,500 | 5,304,563 | ||||||
SG Holdings Co. Ltd. |
190,600 | 3,637,512 | ||||||
Shimadzu Corp. |
92,000 | 3,273,261 | ||||||
Shimano Inc. |
51,000 | 8,519,357 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. |
154,000 | 19,726,512 | ||||||
SMC Corp. |
32,000 | 15,770,760 | ||||||
Sompo Holdings Inc. |
265,800 | 11,862,975 | ||||||
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. |
68,500 | 3,178,386 | ||||||
T&D Holdings Inc. |
394,700 | 4,467,230 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. |
494,300 | 28,936,282 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. |
99,700 | 34,316,086 | ||||||
Tosoh Corp. |
108,700 | 1,416,926 | ||||||
Trend Micro Inc/Japan |
54,200 | 3,149,790 | ||||||
Unicharm Corp. |
161,000 | 5,831,780 | ||||||
USS Co. Ltd. |
136,300 | 2,674,549 | ||||||
Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. |
39,700 | 886,696 | ||||||
Yamaha Corp. |
76,000 | 3,241,708 | ||||||
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. |
148,000 | 2,858,935 | ||||||
ZOZO Inc. |
125,600 | 2,713,171 | ||||||
|
|
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517,265,631 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 5.9% | ||||||||
Adyen NV(a)(b) |
12,304 | 22,132,088 | ||||||
ASM International NV |
24,351 | 7,479,937 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV |
279,041 | 160,381,013 | ||||||
Euronext NV(b) |
59,109 | 4,816,116 | ||||||
NN Group NV |
184,192 | 8,642,730 | ||||||
Randstad NV |
66,863 | 3,379,455 | ||||||
Universal Music Group NV |
510,575 | 11,557,630 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV |
174,801 | 18,983,784 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
237,372,753 | ||||||||
New Zealand — 0.3% | ||||||||
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. |
447,273 | 5,981,214 | ||||||
Mercury NZ Ltd. |
341,181 | 1,304,989 | ||||||
Meridian Energy Ltd. |
679,679 | 2,132,999 | ||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. |
1,424,282 | 4,579,885 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
13,999,087 | ||||||||
Norway — 1.4% | ||||||||
Aker BP ASA |
227,996 | 7,922,028 |
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iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Norway (continued) | ||||||||
Equinor ASA |
997,854 | $ | 38,421,254 | |||||
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA |
220,949 | 4,621,314 | ||||||
Mowi ASA |
130,525 | 3,011,876 | ||||||
Orkla ASA |
249,707 | 2,155,539 | ||||||
Salmar ASA |
24,340 | 1,743,443 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
57,875,454 | ||||||||
Singapore — 0.8% | ||||||||
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust |
1,663,500 | 3,580,615 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. |
2,275,400 | 19,283,326 | ||||||
Singapore Exchange Ltd. |
958,800 | 6,873,245 | ||||||
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. |
1,034,600 | 3,016,645 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
32,753,831 | ||||||||
Spain — 1.5% | ||||||||
EDP Renovaveis SA |
138,256 | 3,595,939 | ||||||
Enagas SA |
30,251 | 597,114 | ||||||
Endesa SA |
291,694 | 5,346,582 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA |
3,002,342 | 32,060,429 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA, NVS |
83,398 | 889,025 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA |
683,597 | 16,602,489 | ||||||
Red Electrica Corp. SA |
120,954 | 2,378,002 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
61,469,580 | ||||||||
Sweden — 3.8% | ||||||||
Alfa Laval AB |
160,371 | 4,795,383 | ||||||
Assa Abloy AB, Class B |
556,983 | 13,159,292 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB, Class A |
2,090,860 | 24,440,814 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB, Class B |
1,210,713 | 12,576,509 | ||||||
Boliden AB |
122,733 | 4,101,598 | ||||||
Electrolux AB, Class B |
144,994 | 2,091,367 | ||||||
Epiroc AB, Class A |
500,445 | 8,848,711 | ||||||
Epiroc AB, Class B |
301,682 | 4,791,790 | ||||||
EQT AB |
317,766 | 8,625,216 | ||||||
Evolution AB(b) |
129,024 | 12,519,299 | ||||||
Husqvarna AB, Class B |
231,426 | 1,844,403 | ||||||
Indutrade AB |
168,316 | 3,956,024 | ||||||
Investment AB Latour, Class B |
72,547 | 1,805,066 | ||||||
Kinnevik AB, Class B(a) |
185,981 | 3,349,866 | ||||||
Lifco AB, Class B |
147,902 | 2,879,060 | ||||||
Nibe Industrier AB, Class B |
820,770 | 8,268,523 | ||||||
Sagax AB, Class B |
140,196 | 3,613,144 | ||||||
Sandvik AB |
609,864 | 11,237,463 | ||||||
SKF AB, Class B |
214,897 | 3,616,596 | ||||||
Volvo AB, Class A |
108,993 | 2,030,924 | ||||||
Volvo AB, Class B |
813,820 | 14,611,343 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
153,162,391 | ||||||||
Switzerland — 13.3% | ||||||||
ABB Ltd., Registered |
923,509 | 28,074,304 | ||||||
Baloise Holding AG, Registered |
31,344 | 4,994,010 | ||||||
EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered |
4,989 | 3,961,688 | ||||||
Geberit AG, Registered |
34,142 | 17,981,794 | ||||||
Givaudan SA, Registered |
3,338 | 11,668,168 | ||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered |
46,040 | 12,399,554 | ||||||
Logitech International SA, Registered |
112,295 | 6,317,960 | ||||||
Nestle SA, Registered |
1,164,290 | 142,657,278 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG |
28,000 | 30,568,886 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG, Bearer |
17,582 | 7,167,559 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG, NVS |
458,161 | 152,111,521 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS |
27,773 | 5,428,478 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG, Registered |
15,611 | 2,964,322 | ||||||
Sonova Holding AG, Registered |
28,332 | 10,204,670 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Switzerland (continued) | ||||||||
Straumann Holding AG |
68,148 | $ | 9,217,050 | |||||
Swiss Re AG |
218,051 | 16,361,849 | ||||||
Swisscom AG, Registered |
15,679 | 8,476,653 | ||||||
Temenos AG, Registered |
29,102 | 2,309,899 | ||||||
VAT Group AG(b) |
23,198 | 6,754,593 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG |
121,937 | 53,228,955 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
532,849,191 | ||||||||
United Kingdom — 14.1% | ||||||||
abrdn PLC |
1,404,053 | 2,846,608 | ||||||
Admiral Group PLC |
219,915 | 5,139,761 | ||||||
Anglo American PLC |
751,036 | 27,146,083 | ||||||
Ashtead Group PLC |
249,403 | 14,038,822 | ||||||
Auto Trader Group PLC(b) |
1,120,072 | 8,635,210 | ||||||
Aviva PLC |
1,959,570 | 9,489,852 | ||||||
BAE Systems PLC |
1,776,471 | 16,696,586 | ||||||
Barratt Developments PLC |
566,418 | 3,473,103 | ||||||
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC |
70,202 | 3,638,110 | ||||||
British Land Co. PLC (The) |
435,662 | 2,619,521 | ||||||
Bunzl PLC |
198,555 | 7,451,898 | ||||||
Burberry Group PLC |
279,754 | 6,149,988 | ||||||
Croda International PLC |
59,729 | 5,462,217 | ||||||
Diageo PLC |
1,053,340 | 49,898,671 | ||||||
Experian PLC |
578,004 | 20,237,223 | ||||||
Ferguson PLC |
190,852 | 24,008,932 | ||||||
GSK PLC |
2,462,744 | 51,742,751 | ||||||
Haleon PLC(a) |
3,078,431 | 10,939,328 | ||||||
Halma PLC |
166,308 | 4,683,712 | ||||||
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC |
474,939 | 4,916,931 | ||||||
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC |
82,523 | 1,744,288 | ||||||
Imperial Brands PLC |
465,796 | 10,227,171 | ||||||
Intertek Group PLC |
110,430 | 5,901,953 | ||||||
JD Sports Fashion PLC |
1,394,854 | 2,215,533 | ||||||
Johnson Matthey PLC |
78,145 | 2,043,061 | ||||||
London Stock Exchange Group PLC |
226,387 | 22,093,713 | ||||||
Mondi PLC |
190,767 | 3,620,226 | ||||||
National Grid PLC |
1,620,983 | 22,320,277 | ||||||
Next PLC |
88,858 | 7,397,588 | ||||||
Persimmon PLC |
250,054 | 5,767,798 | ||||||
Prudential PLC |
2,040,748 | 25,171,373 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC |
323,456 | 26,237,047 | ||||||
RELX PLC |
1,319,661 | 39,074,424 | ||||||
Rentokil Initial PLC |
1,044,050 | 6,893,819 | ||||||
Sage Group PLC (The) |
428,102 | 3,689,431 | ||||||
Schroders PLC |
104,366 | 3,785,532 | ||||||
Segro PLC |
620,526 | 8,301,384 | ||||||
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC |
52,063 | 7,596,457 | ||||||
St. James’s Place PLC |
531,811 | 7,988,369 | ||||||
Taylor Wimpey PLC |
1,986,402 | 3,091,792 | ||||||
Unilever PLC |
1,359,675 | 66,220,098 | ||||||
WPP PLC |
704,057 | 7,598,453 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
568,195,094 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Common Stocks — 99.4% |
3,997,783,754 | |||||||
|
|
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iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Preferred Stocks |
||||||||
Germany — 0.1% | ||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS |
56,906 | $ | 3,635,343 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Preferred Stocks — 0.1% |
|
3,635,343 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Long-Term Investments — 99.5% |
|
4,001,419,097 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.0% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 1.81%(c)(d) |
910,000 | 910,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Short-Term Securities — 0.0% |
|
910,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 99.5% |
|
4,002,329,097 | ||||||
Other
Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5% |
19,547,811 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 4,021,876,908 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(d) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended July 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Issuer | Value at 07/31/21 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 07/31/22 |
Shares Held at 07/31/22 |
Income |
Capital Gain |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a) |
$ | — | $ | 6,850 | (b) | $ | — | $ | (6,850 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | — | $ | 73,094 | (c) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
1,880,000 | — | (970,000 | )(b) | — | — | 910,000 | 910,000 | 9,324 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ | (6,850 | ) | $ | — | $ | 910,000 | $ | 82,418 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
As of period end, the entity is no longer held. |
(b) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(c) |
All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
TOPIX Index |
27 | 09/08/22 | $ | 3,923 | $ | (8,124 | ) | |||||||||
SPI 200 Index |
31 | 09/15/22 | 3,710 | 191,161 | ||||||||||||
Euro STOXX 50 Index |
194 | 09/16/22 | 7,323 | 444,986 | ||||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index |
54 | 09/16/22 | 4,848 | 148,035 | ||||||||||||
|
|
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$ | 776,058 | |||||||||||||||
|
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Schedule of Investments (continued) July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF |
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
|
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Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 784,182 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 784,182 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 8,124 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 8,124 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended July 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (667,563 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (667,563 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 900,055 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 900,055 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 21,339,848 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 278,725,178 | $ | 3,719,058,576 | $ | — | $ | 3,997,783,754 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
— | 3,635,343 | — | 3,635,343 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
910,000 | — | — | 910,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 279,635,178 | $ | 3,722,693,919 | $ | — | $ | 4,002,329,097 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | — | $ | 784,182 | $ | — | $ | 784,182 | ||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
— | (8,124 | ) | — | (8,124 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
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|
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See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks |
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Australia — 6.8% | ||||||||
Ampol Ltd. |
742 | $ | 17,579 | |||||
APA Group |
2,146 | 17,596 | ||||||
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. |
708 | 17,663 | ||||||
ASX Ltd. |
312 | 19,392 | ||||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. |
6,282 | 17,780 | ||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. |
891 | 14,400 | ||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., New |
59 | 944 | ||||||
BHP Group Ltd. |
478 | 13,081 | ||||||
BlueScope Steel Ltd. |
1,359 | 15,963 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. |
2,224 | 17,900 | ||||||
Cochlear Ltd. |
117 | 17,635 | ||||||
Coles Group Ltd. |
1,512 | 19,914 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
216 | 15,340 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. |
1,050 | 18,550 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. |
81 | 16,493 | ||||||
Dexus |
2,301 | 15,463 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. |
367 | 18,765 | ||||||
Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia |
3,214 | 17,907 | ||||||
Evolution Mining Ltd. |
6,948 | 12,835 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. |
1,206 | 15,519 | ||||||
Glencore PLC |
2,583 | 14,640 | ||||||
Goodman Group |
1,232 | 18,030 | ||||||
GPT Group (The) |
4,938 | 15,886 | ||||||
IDP Education Ltd. |
1,026 | 20,643 | ||||||
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. |
5,736 | 18,049 | ||||||
Lendlease Corp. Ltd. |
2,586 | 18,735 | ||||||
Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)(a) |
5,757 | 18,262 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. |
132 | 16,894 | ||||||
Medibank Pvt Ltd. |
8,532 | 20,515 | ||||||
Mineral Resources Ltd. |
423 | 16,118 | ||||||
Mirvac Group |
11,597 | 17,569 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. |
742 | 16,025 | ||||||
Newcrest Mining Ltd. |
978 | 13,180 | ||||||
Northern Star Resources Ltd. |
2,697 | 14,822 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. |
1,623 | 19,236 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. |
3,621 | 15,202 | ||||||
Qantas Airways Ltd.(a) |
5,022 | 16,183 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. |
1,966 | 15,896 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. |
312 | 15,413 | ||||||
REA Group Ltd. |
180 | 15,880 | ||||||
Reece Ltd. |
1,311 | 14,159 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. |
199 | 13,788 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC |
276 | 16,662 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. |
2,941 | 15,288 | ||||||
Scentre Group |
8,166 | 16,734 | ||||||
SEEK Ltd. |
834 | 13,508 | ||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. |
729 | 17,555 | ||||||
South32 Ltd. |
5,248 | 14,304 | ||||||
Stockland |
6,453 | 17,486 | ||||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. |
2,056 | 16,237 | ||||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd. |
6,852 | 18,727 | ||||||
Transurban Group |
1,845 | 18,859 | ||||||
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. |
2,433 | 20,972 | ||||||
Vicinity Centres |
13,722 | 20,078 | ||||||
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. |
891 | 16,131 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. |
465 | 15,236 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. |
984 | 14,901 | ||||||
WiseTech Global Ltd. |
561 | 19,868 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Australia (continued) | ||||||||
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. |
1,299 | $ | 29,332 | |||||
Woolworths Group Ltd. |
666 | 17,522 | ||||||
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Austria — 0.4% | ||||||||
Erste Group Bank AG |
549 | 13,919 | ||||||
OMV AG |
309 | 13,160 | ||||||
Verbund AG |
207 | 22,763 | ||||||
voestalpine AG |
519 | 11,686 | ||||||
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Belgium — 1.3% | ||||||||
Ageas SA/NV |
399 | 17,414 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV |
312 | 16,713 | ||||||
D’ieteren Group |
99 | 16,248 | ||||||
Elia Group SA/NV |
114 | 17,307 | ||||||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA |
192 | 16,995 | ||||||
KBC Group NV |
261 | 13,670 | ||||||
Proximus SADP |
1,023 | 14,176 | ||||||
Sofina SA |
72 | 16,862 | ||||||
Solvay SA |
174 | 15,283 | ||||||
UCB SA |
180 | 14,065 | ||||||
Umicore SA |
447 | 16,191 | ||||||
Warehouses De Pauw CVA |
384 | 13,054 | ||||||
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187,978 | ||||||||
Canada — 9.9% | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. |
313 | 13,458 | ||||||
Air Canada(a) |
1,149 | 15,604 | ||||||
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. |
1,443 | 20,182 | ||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. |
372 | 16,620 | ||||||
AltaGas Ltd. |
772 | 17,200 | ||||||
ARC Resources Ltd. |
300 | 4,208 | ||||||
Bank of Montreal |
180 | 17,944 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) |
255 | 15,534 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. |
802 | 12,639 | ||||||
Bausch Health Companies Inc.(a) |
1,668 | 7,685 | ||||||
BCE Inc. |
313 | 15,814 | ||||||
BlackBerry Ltd.(a) |
2,865 | 17,608 | ||||||
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A |
343 | 17,019 | ||||||
Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A |
495 | 19,366 | ||||||
BRP Inc. |
207 | 15,745 | ||||||
CAE Inc.(a) |
672 | 17,779 | ||||||
Cameco Corp. |
813 | 20,938 | ||||||
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT |
444 | 16,820 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
300 | 15,176 | ||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. |
153 | 19,383 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
261 | 14,412 | ||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. |
255 | 20,106 | ||||||
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS |
156 | 20,041 | ||||||
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS |
522 | 16,897 | ||||||
CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS |
390 | 19,592 | ||||||
Cenovus Energy Inc. |
781 | 14,881 | ||||||
CGI Inc.(a) |
243 | 20,836 | ||||||
Constellation Software Inc. |
12 | 20,413 | ||||||
Dollarama Inc. |
334 | 20,243 | ||||||
Emera Inc. |
315 | 14,934 | ||||||
Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS |
555 | 16,842 | ||||||
Enbridge Inc. |
444 | 19,940 | ||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
31 | 16,699 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
598 | 10,927 | ||||||
FirstService Corp. |
117 | 15,652 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) July 31, 2022 |
iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Canada (continued) | ||||||||
Fortis Inc. |
342 | $ | 16,155 | |||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. |
129 | 16,518 | ||||||
George Weston Ltd. |
159 | 18,977 | ||||||
GFL Environmental Inc. |
507 | 14,032 | ||||||
Gildan Activewear Inc. |
513 | 15,035 | ||||||
Great-West Lifeco Inc. |
588 | 14,290 | ||||||
Hydro One Ltd.(b) |
627 | 17,504 | ||||||
iA Financial Corp. Inc. |
324 | 17,828 | ||||||
IGM Financial Inc. |
617 | 17,914 | ||||||
Imperial Oil Ltd. |
327 | 15,671 | ||||||
Intact Financial Corp. |
123 | 18,308 | ||||||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a) |
2,349 | 14,602 | ||||||
Keyera Corp. |
684 | 17,728 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp. |
3,013 | 10,329 | ||||||
Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(a) |
816 | 17,511 | ||||||
Loblaw Companies Ltd. |
195 | 17,751 | ||||||
Lundin Mining Corp. |
2,200 | 12,404 | ||||||
Magna International Inc. |
234 | 14,942 | ||||||
Manulife Financial Corp. |
969 | 17,737 | ||||||
Metro Inc. |
325 | 17,997 | ||||||
National Bank of Canada |
243 | 17,050 | ||||||
Northland Power Inc. |
597 | 19,571 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. |
160 | 13,697 | ||||||
Nuvei Corp.(a)(b) |