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  JANUARY 31, 2023

 

  

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | HAWX | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF | HEFA | Cboe BZX

 

·  

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | HSCZ | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | ACWX | NASDAQ

 

·  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | EFA | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | SCZ | NASDAQ

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Significant economic headwinds emerged during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2023, as investors navigated changing economic conditions and volatile markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022 before returning to modest growth in the second half of the year, marking a shift to a more challenging post-reopening economic environment. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high before beginning to moderate. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell as interest rates rose, particularly during the first half of the reporting period. Both large-and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, although equities began to recover in the second half of the period as inflation eased and economic growth resumed. Emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets declined overall, pressured by rising interest rates and a strong U.S. dollar.

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

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and is accelerating the reduction of its balance sheet. While the Fed suggested that additional rate hikes were likely, it also gave indications that the pace of increases would slow if inflation continued to subside.

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

While we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, several factors lead us to take an underweight stance on equities overall in the near term. We believe that higher input costs and a deteriorating economic backdrop are likely to challenge corporate earnings, while the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes could remain until the Fed indicates that its tightening cycle has ended. Nevertheless, we see opportunities in credit, where valuations are attractive and higher yields provide income opportunities. We believe that global investment-grade corporates, global inflation-linked bonds, and U.S. mortgage-backed securities offer strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon.

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

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2023

 

 
     6-Month      12-Month  

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

    (0.44 )%      (8.22 )% 

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

    3.25       (3.38

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

 

 

9.52

 

 

 

(2.83

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    4.92       (12.12

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

    1.58       1.79  

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

    (5.60     (11.62

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

    (2.37     (8.36

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    0.73       (3.25

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

    1.46       (5.22

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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T H I S   P A G E   I S   N O T   P A R T   O F   Y O U R   F U N D   R E P O R T


Table of Contents

 

     Page  

The Markets in Review

    2  

Semi-Annual Report:

 

Fund Summary

    4  

About Fund Performance

    10  

Disclosure of Expenses

    10  

Schedules of Investments

    11  

Financial Statements:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    84  

Statements of Operations

    86  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    88  

Financial Highlights

    91  

Notes to Financial Statements

    97  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

    108  

Supplemental Information

    109  

General Information

    110  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

    111  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2023    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed and emerging equities, excluding the U.S., while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI ACWI ex USA 100% Hedged to USD 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. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    6.59      0.49      5.27     6.32         0.49      29.26      59.24

Fund Market

    6.59        0.45        5.24       6.32           0.45        29.10        59.28  

Index

    6.82        0.69        5.26       6.33                 0.69        29.22        59.29  

The inception date of the Fund was June 29, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was July 1, 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

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,065.90          $        0.16               $        1,000.00          $        1,025.10          $        0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    100.0
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative depreciation     (1.4

Other assets less liabilities

    1.4  

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

Sector   Percent of
Total Investment(a)
 

Financials

    21.0

Industrials

    12.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9  

Information Technology

    11.3  

Health Care

    9.3  

Consumer Staples

    8.6  

Materials

    8.5  

Communication Services

    6.0  

Energy

    5.8  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.2  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2023    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI EAFE® 100% Hedged to USD 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. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    7.82      5.36      6.91     8.07         5.36      39.69      101.19

Fund Market

    7.88        5.31        6.90       8.07           5.31        39.62        101.08  

Index

    7.94        5.47        6.87       8.08                 5.47        39.41        101.27  

The inception date of the Fund was January 31, 2014. The first day of secondary market trading was February 4, 2014.

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,078.20          $        0.16               $        1,000.00          $        1,025.10          $        0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    100.0

Short-term Investments

    33.4  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative depreciation     (1.4

Other assets less liabilities

    (32.0

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

Sector   Percent of
Total Investment(a)
 

Financials

    19.0

Industrials

    15.1  

Health Care

    12.8  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Consumer Staples

    10.1  

Information Technology

    8.2  

Materials

    8.0  

Energy

    4.7  

Communication Services

    4.5  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.6  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2023    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Small-Cap 100% Hedged to USD 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. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    4.49      (0.08 )%       5.17      7.90       (0.08 )%       28.67      78.12

Fund Market

    4.62        (0.14      5.17        7.89         (0.14      28.68        78.07  

Index

    4.64        0.21        5.27        7.96               0.21        29.27        78.75  

The inception date of the Fund was June 29, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was July 1, 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

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,044.90          $        0.15               $        1,000.00          $        1,025.10          $        0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    100.0

Short-term Investments

    0.1  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative depreciation     (1.5

Other assets less liabilities

    1.4  

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investment(a)
 
 

Industrials

    23.0

Consumer Discretionary

    12.4  

Financials

    11.9  

Real Estate

    10.9  

Materials

    9.8  

Information Technology

    9.3  

Health Care

    6.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.2  

Communication Services

    4.0  

Utilities

    3.0  

Energy

    2.8  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization non-U.S. equities, as represented by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    7.69      (6.31 )%       1.34      4.14       (6.31 )%       6.89      50.00

Fund Market

    7.41        (6.15      1.41        4.14         (6.15      7.24        50.05  

Index

    7.63        (5.72      1.36        4.20               (5.72      7.00        50.84  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,076.90          $        1.78               $        1,000.00          $        1,023.50          $        1.73          0.34

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Financials

    21.0

Industrials

    12.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9  

Information Technology

    11.3  

Health Care

    9.3  

Consumer Staples

    8.6  

Materials

    8.5  

Communication Services

    6.0  

Energy

    5.8  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.2  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Japan

    13.8

United Kingdom

    9.7  

China

    9.4  

Canada

    7.8  

France

    7.7  

Switzerland

    6.6  

Germany

    5.4  

Australia

    5.2  

Taiwan

    4.1  

India

    3.7  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    9.37      (3.24 )%       2.26      4.97       (3.24 )%       11.81      62.36

Fund Market

    9.30        (3.12      2.32        4.96         (3.12      12.16        62.30  

Index

    9.52        (2.83      2.13        4.95               (2.83      11.12        62.11  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,093.70          $        1.69               $        1,000.00          $        1,023.60          $        1.63          0.32

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    19.0

Industrials

    15.1  

Health Care

    12.8  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Consumer Staples

    10.1  

Information Technology

    8.2  

Materials

    8.0  

Energy

    4.7  

Communication Services

    4.5  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.6  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    21.5

United Kingdom

    15.2  

France

    12.0  

Switzerland

    10.3  

Germany

    8.3  

Australia

    8.1  

Netherlands

    4.6  

Sweden

    3.3  

Hong Kong

    2.9  

Denmark

    2.8  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    5.05      (9.15 )%       0.42      6.37       (9.15 )%       2.10      85.48

Fund Market

    5.03        (9.22      0.47        6.37         (9.22      2.36        85.50  

Index

    5.25        (8.85      0.40        6.43               (8.85      2.00        86.52  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,050.50          $        2.02               $        1,000.00          $        1,023.20          $        1.99          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    23.0

Consumer Discretionary

    12.4  

Financials

    11.9  

Real Estate

    10.9  

Materials

    9.8  

Information Technology

    9.3  

Health Care

    6.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.2  

Communication Services

    4.0  

Utilities

    3.0  

Energy

    2.8  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    30.8

United Kingdom

    14.8  

Australia

    10.5  

Sweden

    5.6  

Germany

    4.8  

Switzerland

    4.6  

France

    3.6  

Italy

    3.3  

Israel

    2.7  

Netherlands

    2.3  

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

 

Exchange-Traded Funds — 100.0%  

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF(a)

    3,273,956       $  162,257,259  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.0%
(Cost: $153,471,690)

 

    162,257,259  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — 0.0%

 

    (60,411
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

    $  162,196,848  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/23
    Shares
Held at
01/31/23
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

 

 

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

  $     $     $ (23,270 )(b)    $ 23,270     $     $           $ 39,072 (c)    $  

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

    210,000             (210,000 )(b)                              8,109        

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

    120,412,275       62,323,759       (33,942,861     (4,783,859     18,247,945       162,257,259       3,273,956       1,070,635        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (4,760,589   $ 18,247,945     $ 162,257,259       $ 1,117,816     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

 
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 
AUD      11,334,000        USD      7,986,322      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23        $ 14,125  
AUD      44,000        USD      29,996      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          1,063  
AUD      396,000        USD      268,881      UBS AG     02/03/23          10,647  
BRL      215,000        USD      40,721      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          1,623  
BRL      12,062,000        USD      2,368,232      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          7,379  
CAD      15,995,000        USD      11,987,128      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          34,343  
CAD      1,109,000        USD      818,614      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          14,885  
CHF      451,000        USD      489,040      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          3,640  
CHF      9,186,000        USD      9,998,367      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          36,574  
CLP      246,967,000        USD      309,049      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          1,109  
CLP      37,945,000        USD      44,204      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          3,450  
CNH      310,000        USD      44,908      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          986  
CNH      15,265,000        USD      2,259,345      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          584  
DKK      9,000        USD      1,295      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          20  
DKK      20,128,000        USD      2,938,704      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          3,035  
EUR      1,411,000        USD      1,509,214      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          24,866  
EUR      30,074,000        USD      32,661,868      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          35,457  
GBP      481,000        USD      579,077      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          13,937  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 
GBP      12,417,000        USD      15,286,904      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23        $ 21,717  
ILS      1,647,000        USD      476,647      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          525  
ILS      113,000        USD      32,071      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          667  
INR      15,768,000        USD      190,063      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          2,440  
JPY      1,688,000        USD      12,938      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          32  
JPY      189,655,000        USD      1,442,966      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          14,267  
KRW      7,606,606,000        USD      6,162,688      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          11,713  
KRW      756,361,000        USD      601,427      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          12,523  
MXN      519,000        USD      26,490      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          1,067  
NOK      7,465,000        USD      747,378      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          533  
NZD      300,000        USD      193,877      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          46  
SEK      34,272,000        USD      3,273,415      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          4,026  
SGD      1,756,000        USD      1,336,072      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          533  
SGD      37,000        USD      27,604      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          559  
THB      353,000        USD      10,288      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          407  
TWD      181,443,000        USD      6,038,037      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          4,740  
TWD      10,983,000        USD      358,232      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          7,546  
USD      14,212        AUD      20,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          94  
USD      4,991        DKK      34,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          22  
USD      4,970        DKK      34,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          1  
USD      58,962        EUR      54,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          252  
USD      58,712        EUR      54,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          2  
USD      26,042        GBP      21,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          152  
USD      26,038        GBP      21,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          148  
USD      25,985        GBP      21,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          95  
USD      74,998        HKD      587,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          132  
USD      923,715        HKD      7,205,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          4,788  
USD      12,398,608        HKD      96,711,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          64,077  
USD      889        ILS      3,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          20  
USD      1,774        ILS      6,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          36  
USD      31,533        INR      2,564,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          231  
USD      37,959        JPY      4,914,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          201  
USD      36,818        JPY      4,765,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          206  
USD      11,140        KRW      13,708,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          13  
USD      1,914        MXN      36,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          2  
USD      2,435        NOK      24,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          30  
USD      787,999        NOK      7,753,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          11,234  
USD      8,359        NOK      82,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          143  
USD      648        NZD      1,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          2  
USD      649        NZD      1,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          2  
USD      647        NZD      1,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          1  
USD      17,765        SEK      182,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          360  
USD      3,347,979        SEK      34,820,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          18,132  
USD      60,777        SEK      633,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          243  
USD      2,285        SGD      3,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          1  
USD      5,105        THB      167,000      UBS AG     02/03/23          45  
USD      1,631,275        ZAR      27,832,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          31,878  
USD      2,841        ZAR      49,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          25  
USD      410        ZAR      7,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          7  
USD      5,722        ZAR      98,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          90  
ZAR      27,427,000        USD      1,573,642      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          2,481  
MYR      42,000        USD      9,609      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/07/23          251  
MYR      2,965,000        USD      696,009      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/07/23          64  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 
USD      1,174        MYR      5,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/07/23        $ 1  
AUD      116,000        USD      81,934      Citibank N.A.     03/03/23          40  
BRL      96,000        USD      18,779      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          34  
CAD      246,000        USD      184,900      Citibank N.A.     03/03/23          24  
CHF      35,000        USD      38,286      Citibank N.A.     03/03/23          64  
CLP      2,349,000        USD      2,934      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          3  
DKK      411,000        USD      60,127      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          61  
EUR      370,000        USD      402,985      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          16  
ILS      28,000        USD      8,118      Barclays Bank PLC     03/03/23          1  
ILS      13,000        USD      3,765      BNP Paribas SA     03/03/23          4  
KRW      264,227,000        USD      214,394      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          76  
MYR      9,000        USD      2,117      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          1  
NOK      90,000        USD      9,015      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          14  
NOK      250,000        USD      25,064      UBS AG     03/03/23          16  
SGD      22,000        USD      16,754      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          1  
TRY      142,000        USD      7,440      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/03/23          1  
USD      8,641        DKK      59,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/03/23           
USD      13,334,449        HKD      104,361,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          3,584  
USD      1,950,897        HKD      15,268,000      UBS AG     03/03/23          593  
USD      6,321,690        INR      517,778,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/03/23          480  
USD      21,673,994        JPY      2,807,595,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/03/23          19,399  
USD      798,237        JPY      103,404,000      UBS AG     03/03/23          696  
USD      1,142,713        MXN      21,595,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/03/23          1,789  
USD      1,003,038        THB      32,916,000      Citibank N.A.     03/03/23          2,864  
USD      633,860        TWD      18,971,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          84  
ZAR      454,000        USD      25,988      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/03/23          37  
                    

 

 

 
                       456,408  
                    

 

 

 
HKD      104,503,000        USD      13,332,022      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          (3,699
INR      517,778,000        USD      6,332,282      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          (11,011
JPY      2,807,595,000        USD      21,592,616      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          (20,183
MXN      19,745,000        USD      1,050,095      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          (1,712
NOK      394,000        USD      40,048      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (574
SEK      1,363,000        USD      131,057      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (713
THB      32,916,000        USD      1,001,055      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          (3,794
TRY      5,514,000        USD      292,947      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          (4
USD      7,953,045        AUD      11,714,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (315,636
USD      14,055        AUD      20,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          (63
USD      13,945        AUD      20,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          (173
USD      2,330,557        BRL      12,277,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          (87,399
USD      20,916        CAD      28,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          (128
USD      12,584,260        CAD      17,048,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          (228,622
USD      20,934        CAD      28,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          (111
USD      115,144        CHF      106,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (652
USD      17,364        CHF      16,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          (115
USD      10,299,455        CHF      9,499,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          (77,413
USD      17,407        CHF      16,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          (72
USD      332,010        CLP      284,912,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          (25,802
USD      2,241,004        CNH      15,471,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          (49,423
USD      7,101        CNH      49,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          (153
USD      8,112        CNH      55,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          (30
USD      2,832,809        DKK      19,691,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          (45,061
USD      49,618        DKK      344,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (658

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)    

 

 

 
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 
USD      4,964        DKK      34,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23        $ (5
USD      32,947,127        EUR      30,804,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          (543,875
USD      557,575        EUR      520,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (7,784
USD      57,575        EUR      53,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          (48
USD      15,451,696        GBP      12,835,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (372,266
USD      490,650        ILS      1,729,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          (10,279
USD      6,252        ILS      22,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          (122
USD      6,400,412        INR      530,982,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          (82,060
USD      22,704,408        JPY      2,984,449,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          (226,900
USD      36,849        JPY      4,810,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          (109
USD      6,639,870        KRW      8,349,259,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          (137,354
USD      1,030,693        MXN      20,193,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          (41,478
USD      1,849        MXN      35,000      UBS AG     02/03/23          (9
USD      186,011        NZD      294,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/03/23          (4,033
USD      1,265        NZD      2,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (28
USD      633        NZD      1,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23          (13
USD      747        SGD      1,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/03/23          (14
USD      2,275        SGD      3,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/03/23          (8
USD      1,332,326        SGD      1,786,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/03/23          (27,115
USD      14,468        THB      498,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/03/23          (620
USD      948,825        THB      32,604,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          (38,984
USD      229,469        TRY      4,410,000      Citibank N.A.     02/03/23          (4,821
USD      478        TRY      9,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/03/23           
USD      56,952        TRY      1,095,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          (1,222
USD      6,276,311        TWD      192,426,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          (132,243
ZAR      559,000        USD      32,779      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/03/23          (655
USD      686,785        MYR      3,002,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/07/23          (17,975
CNH      58,000        USD      8,603      UBS AG     03/03/23          (2
GBP      61,000        USD      75,252      Citibank N.A.     03/03/23           
HKD      5,040,000        USD      643,982      Bank of America N.A.     03/03/23          (182
IDR      120,366,000        USD      8,019      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23           
INR      33,595,000        USD      410,289      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (150
JPY      23,525,000        USD      181,463      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     03/03/23          (17
MXN      235,000        USD      12,421      Citibank N.A.     03/03/23          (5
MYR      20,000        USD      4,707      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (1
NZD      2,000        USD      1,294      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     03/03/23           
SEK      305,000        USD      29,215      Barclays Bank PLC     03/03/23          (2
THB      216,000        USD      6,585      BNP Paribas SA     03/03/23          (21
THB      300,000        USD      9,157      HSBC Bank PLC     03/03/23          (41
TRY      287,000        USD      15,057      BNP Paribas SA     03/03/23          (18
USD      8,425,523        AUD      11,944,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/03/23          (14,939
USD      8,594        BRL      44,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (29
USD      2,356,527        BRL      12,062,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          (7,275
USD      571,183        CAD      762,000      Citibank N.A.     03/03/23          (1,630
USD      11,989,356        CAD      15,995,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/03/23          (34,448
USD      316,627        CHF      290,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (1,131
USD      10,028,494        CHF      9,186,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          (36,774
USD      307,732        CLP      246,967,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/03/23          (1,101
USD      6,869        CLP      5,520,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (33
USD      2,408,409        CNH      16,245,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/03/23          (810
USD      2,944,483        DKK      20,128,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (3,117
USD      2,277,358        EUR      2,093,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/03/23          (2,319
USD      32,720,753        EUR      30,074,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          (35,592

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)    

 

         
Currency Purchased       

Currency Sold

     Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      15,296,266        GBP      12,417,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/03/23        $ (21,761
USD      229,127        GBP      186,000      UBS AG     03/03/23          (329
USD      843,226        IDR      12,684,990,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (1,873
USD      476,980        ILS      1,647,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/03/23          (581
USD      696,909        MYR      2,965,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          (656
USD      748,322        NOK      7,465,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          (551
USD      199,756        NZD      309,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/03/23          (45
USD      3,278,456        SEK      34,272,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/03/23          (4,095
USD      166,071        SEK      1,736,000      UBS AG     03/03/23          (202
USD      1,336,805        SGD      1,756,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/03/23          (597
USD      40,348        SGD      53,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/03/23          (18
USD      288,586        TRY      5,514,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/03/23          (348
USD      6,060,625        TWD      181,443,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/03/23          (955
USD      1,672,676        ZAR      29,225,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/03/23          (2,636
KRW      161,463,000        USD      131,152      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/23          (81
USD      6,169,186        KRW      7,606,606,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/23          (5,615
                    

 

 

 
                       (2,703,201
                    

 

 

 
                     $ (2,246,793
                    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ 456,408     $     $     $ 456,408  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ 2,703,201     $     $     $ 2,703,201  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the period ended January 31, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ (882,428   $     $     $ (882,428
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

 

           

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $           $     $ (2,410,689   $     $     $ (2,410,689
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 145,181,260  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 286,616,413  

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 456,408        $ 2,703,201  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     456,408          2,703,201  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     456,408          2,703,201  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

 

 
Counterparty     



Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(b)(c) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A

   $ 43,196      $ (43,196    $      $      $  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1,399        (1,399                     

BNP Paribas SA

     35,453        (35,453                     

Citibank N.A.

     60,815        (60,815                     

HSBC Bank PLC

     60,605        (60,605                     

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     42,547        (42,547                     

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     47,489        (47,489                     

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     152,907        (115,940                    36,967  

UBS AG

     11,997        (542                    11,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 456,408      $ (407,986    $      $      $ 48,422  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 
Counterparty     



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
(d) 
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
(c)(e) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 701,468      $ (43,196    $      $      $ 658,272  

Barclays Bank PLC

     45,811        (1,399                    44,412  

BNP Paribas SA

     842,778        (35,453                    807,325  

Citibank N.A.

     101,169        (60,815                    40,354  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     17                             17  

HSBC Bank PLC

     284,613        (60,605                    224,008  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     119,720        (42,547                    77,173  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     491,143        (47,489             (420,000      23,654  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     115,940        (115,940                     

UBS AG

     542        (542                     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,703,201      $ (407,986    $      $ (420,000    $ 1,875,215  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 
  (e) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

   $ 162,257,259        $        $             —        $ 162,257,259  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 456,408        $        $ 456,408  

Liabilities

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (2,703,201                 (2,703,201
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $   (2,246,793      $          (2,246,793
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   

Exchange-Traded Funds — 100.0%

   

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(a)(b)

    43,236,379     $ 3,093,562,918  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $2,896,943,732)

      3,093,562,918  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 33.4%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.56%(a)(c)(d)

    1,031,261,480       1,031,880,236  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.18%(a)(c)

    1,290,000       1,290,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 33.4%
(Cost: $1,032,971,677)

 

    1,033,170,236  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 133.4%
(Cost: $3,929,915,409)

 

    4,126,733,154  
   

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (33.4)%

 

      (1,033,878,709
   

 

 

 

NetAssets — 100.0%

    $ 3,092,854,445  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(d) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/23
    Shares
Held at
01/31/23
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $     $ 1,031,544,371 (a)    $     $ 137,306     $ 198,559     $ 1,031,880,236       1,031,261,480     $ 415,867 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,640,000             (1,350,000 )(a)                  1,290,000       1,290,000       151,388       1  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

    3,669,453,789       734,555,195       (1,605,848,992     (95,901,930     391,304,856       3,093,562,918       43,236,379       11,774,467        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (95,764,624   $ 391,503,415     $ 4,126,733,154       $ 12,341,722     $ 1  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 

 
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty   Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 
AUD      337,646,000        USD      237,905,372      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23        $ 421,990  
AUD      318,000        USD      216,845      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          7,616  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Currency Purchased

 

     Currency Sold

 

   Counterparty     Settlement Date         

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

 

 
AUD      2,205,000        USD      1,503,120      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23        $ 53,279  
AUD      71,000        USD      49,391      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          724  
AUD      13,955,000        USD      9,474,887      UBS AG     02/02/23          375,247  
CHF      15,571,000        USD      16,882,500      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          125,692  
CHF      315,000        USD      341,365      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          2,709  
CHF      273,778,000        USD      297,989,660      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          1,057,855  
DKK      1,262,000        USD      181,752      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          2,678  
DKK      564,000        USD      81,389      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          1,035  
DKK      599,219,000        USD      87,479,780      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/02/23          90,769  
EUR      47,419,000        USD      50,719,777      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          831,804  
EUR      827,000        USD      887,115      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     02/02/23          11,958  
EUR      880,189,000        USD      955,929,263      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          968,488  
GBP      18,725,000        USD      22,542,822      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          542,286  
GBP      426,000        USD      516,077      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          9,117  
GBP      369,985,000        USD      455,488,534      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/02/23          647,297  
ILS      49,015,000        USD      14,184,838      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          15,616  
ILS      46,000        USD      13,111      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          216  
ILS      3,886,000        USD      1,102,889      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23          22,949  
JPY      6,580,149,000        USD      50,053,201      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          499,167  
JPY      356,633,000        USD      2,731,819      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          8,034  
NOK      222,115,000        USD      22,237,629      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23          14,815  
NZD      8,903,000        USD      5,753,564      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23          1,334  
NZD      8,000        USD      5,082      Nomura Securities International Inc.     02/02/23          89  
NZD      2,000        USD      1,273      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          20  
SEK      1,021,864,000        USD      97,601,100      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/02/23          113,863  
SGD      153,000        USD      114,284      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          2,173  
SGD      52,294,000        USD      39,786,967      Bank of America N.A.     02/02/23          16,656  
SGD      11,000        USD      8,328      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23          44  
SGD      1,430,000        USD      1,066,815      Toronto Dominion Bank     02/02/23          21,630  
USD      117,886        AUD      167,000      Bank of New York     02/02/23          9  
USD      473,215        AUD      666,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          3,119  
USD      163,942        DKK      1,117,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          702  
USD      1,912,846        EUR      1,752,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          8,158  
USD      217,346        GBP      176,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/02/23          365  
USD      870,390        GBP      702,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          4,930  
USD      7,584,411        HKD      59,172,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          38,069  
USD      76,713,651        HKD      598,401,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          398,187  
USD      203,329        HKD      1,592,000      UBS AG     02/02/23          298  
USD      40,788        ILS      139,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          517  
USD      27,315        ILS      92,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          661  
USD      284,604        ILS      971,000      The Northern Trust Co.     02/02/23          3,290  
USD      1,251,199        JPY      162,000,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          6,625  
USD      1,798,046        JPY      230,182,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          29,660  
USD      12,902,501        JPY      1,663,294,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/02/23          124,150  
USD      427,453        NOK      4,227,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/02/23          3,974  
USD      23,391,841        NOK      230,161,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          333,313  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Currency Purchased

 

     Currency Sold

 

   Counterparty     Settlement Date         

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

 

 
USD      182,969        NOK      1,795,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23        $ 3,138  
USD      2,588        NZD      4,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          2  
USD      11,016        NZD      17,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          28  
USD      100,489,171        SEK      1,045,196,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          543,103  
USD      48,353        SEK      503,000      Bank of New York     02/02/23          254  
USD      197,880        SEK      2,021,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          4,624  
USD      1,505,392        SEK      15,676,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23          6,386  
USD      74,637        SGD      98,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          44  
AUD      2,594,000        USD      1,832,159      Citibank N.A.     03/02/23          872  
AUD      166,000        USD      117,276      HSBC Bank PLC     03/02/23          27  
CHF      345,000        USD      377,350      Citibank N.A.     03/02/23          632  
CHF      133,000        USD      145,694      HSBC Bank PLC     03/02/23          21  
DKK      12,173,000        USD      1,780,703      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/02/23          1,820  
DKK      278,000        USD      40,703      UBS AG     03/02/23          5  
EUR      438,000        USD      476,943      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     03/02/23          93  
GBP      176,000        USD      217,033      Citibank N.A.     03/02/23          82  
HKD      321,000        USD      41,000      UBS AG     03/02/23          3  
ILS      368,000        USD      106,579      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23          120  
ILS      713,000        USD      206,711      Citibank N.A.     03/02/23          19  
NOK      2,267,000        USD      227,050      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/02/23          360  
NOK      7,292,000        USD      731,022      UBS AG     03/02/23          461  
NZD      4,000        USD      2,586      HSBC Bank PLC     03/02/23          1  
SEK      501,000        USD      47,981      UBS AG     03/02/23          2  
SGD      25,000        USD      19,040      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23           
SGD      529,000        USD      402,853      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/02/23          35  
USD      83,513,581        HKD      653,599,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/02/23          27,309  
USD      4,222,316        HKD      33,046,000      UBS AG     03/02/23          1,246  
USD      645,386,708        JPY      83,613,914,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23          574,853  
USD      23,653,684        JPY      3,064,569,000      UBS AG     03/02/23          20,412  
                    

 

 

 
                       8,009,129  
                    

 

 

 
HKD      659,165,000        USD      84,096,254      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (31,417
ILS      10,000        USD      2,931      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (34
JPY      83,613,914,000        USD      642,961,390      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (592,750
JPY      17,275,000        USD      135,405      Societe Generale     02/02/23          (2,689
NOK      14,835,000        USD      1,507,867      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (21,632
NOK      253,000        USD      25,811      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          (464
SEK      46,117,000        USD      4,433,878      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (23,975
SEK      223,000        USD      21,430      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          (106
USD      233,541,419        AUD      343,982,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (9,258,207
USD      1,215,878        AUD      1,768,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          (32,064
USD      4,752,981        AUD      6,815,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (57,385
USD      538,439        AUD      797,000      UBS AG     02/02/23          (24,123
USD      7,634,433        CHF      7,073,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (91,400
USD      670,954        CHF      626,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          (12,825
USD      304,972,153        CHF      281,299,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/02/23          (2,290,545
USD      581,935        CHF      534,000      NatWest Markets PLC     02/02/23          (1,353
USD      142,654        CHF      132,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (1,530
USD      401,307        DKK      2,827,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (11,834

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Currency Purchased

 

     Currency Sold

 

   Counterparty     Settlement Date         

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

 

 
USD      40,103        DKK      275,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/02/23        $ (86
USD      2,913,085        DKK      20,048,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/02/23          (16,753
USD      82,722,288        DKK      575,087,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (1,321,584
USD      245,562        DKK      1,691,000      UBS AG     02/02/23          (1,563
USD      13,376,639        EUR      12,477,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (187,735
USD      478,372        EUR      441,000      Bank of New York     02/02/23          (1,061
USD      20,004,095        EUR      18,412,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          (12,517
USD      955,319,930        EUR      893,313,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (15,845,582
USD      2,157,023        EUR      2,040,000      UBS AG     02/02/23          (60,764
USD      452,544,830        GBP      375,924,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/02/23          (10,912,894
USD      1,017,100        GBP      849,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          (29,589
USD      1,046,337        GBP      878,000      NatWest Markets PLC     02/02/23          (36,105
USD      9,162,251        GBP      7,497,000      Societe Generale     02/02/23          (80,422
USD      2,465,021        GBP      2,039,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (48,759
USD      1,315,908        GBP      1,071,000      UBS AG     02/02/23          (4,474
USD      14,470,675        ILS      50,999,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          (304,577
USD      143,618        ILS      505,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          (2,689
USD      38,699        ILS      136,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (702
USD      32,439        ILS      115,000      The Northern Trust Co.     02/02/23          (879
USD      673,060,078        JPY      88,471,833,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (6,629,801
USD      311,716        JPY      40,662,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/02/23          (673
USD      49,411        NOK      506,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          (1,282
USD      51,046        NOK      514,000      NatWest Markets PLC     02/02/23          (449
USD      5,497,076        NZD      8,687,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (118,199
USD      74,023        NZD      117,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/02/23          (1,606
USD      25,580        NZD      41,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/02/23          (922
USD      13,937        NZD      22,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/02/23          (284
USD      16,072        NZD      25,000      NatWest Markets PLC     02/02/23          (88
USD      229,255        SEK      2,447,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (4,738
USD      223,823        SEK      2,361,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          (1,946
USD      876,544        SGD      1,161,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/02/23          (7,152
USD      111,361        SGD      147,000      Citibank N.A.     02/02/23          (528
USD      39,148,924        SGD      52,482,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     02/02/23          (797,795
EUR      8,500,000        USD      9,257,614      Commonwealth Bank of Australia     03/02/23          (65
GBP      902,000        USD      1,112,814      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23          (102
HKD      4,854,000        USD      620,197      UBS AG     03/02/23          (180
ILS      23,000        USD      6,676      HSBC Bank PLC     03/02/23          (8
JPY      491,290,000        USD      3,789,172      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23          (453
JPY      40,541,000        USD      312,655      Citibank N.A.     03/02/23          (12
NZD      37,000        USD      23,931      NatWest Markets PLC     03/02/23          (7
SEK      6,507,000        USD      623,287      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/02/23          (84
USD      250,842,394        AUD      355,607,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23          (444,732
USD      9,130,964        CHF      8,364,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/02/23          (32,623
USD      298,893,416        CHF      273,778,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/02/23          (1,057,392
USD      469,135        DKK      3,204,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/02/23          (35
USD      87,654,070        DKK      599,219,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/02/23          (91,093
USD      65,140,856        EUR      59,872,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23          (67,136
USD      957,661,475        EUR      880,189,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.     03/02/23          (972,889
USD      455,767,502        GBP      369,985,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/02/23          (648,037

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Currency Purchased

 

     Currency Sold

 

   Counterparty     Settlement Date         

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 

 

 
USD      6,453,605        GBP      5,239,000      UBS AG     03/02/23        $ (9,255
USD      14,194,344        ILS      49,015,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/02/23          (17,228
USD      22,265,652        NOK      222,115,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/02/23          (15,394
USD      189,412        NZD      293,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/02/23          (44
USD      5,755,398        NZD      8,903,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/02/23          (1,325
USD      97,753,662        SEK      1,021,864,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/02/23          (114,622
USD      4,803,958        SEK      50,220,000      UBS AG     03/02/23          (5,826
USD      39,810,289        SGD      52,294,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/02/23          (16,979
USD      1,184,537        SGD      1,556,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/02/23          (517
                    

 

 

 
                       (52,384,569
                    

 

 

 
                     $ (44,375,440
                    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

              

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 8,009,129      $      $      $ 8,009,129  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments                                     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 52,384,569      $      $      $ 52,384,569  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the period ended January 31, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ (11,735,853    $      $      $ (11,735,853
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on                                     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ (49,806,762    $      $      $ (49,806,762
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

        

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 3,331,299,798  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 6,607,405,390  

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

 

 

 

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January 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 8,009,129        $ 52,384,569  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     8,009,129          52,384,569  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     8,009,129          52,384,569  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

 

 
Counterparty     



Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(b)(c) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 20,995      $ (20,995    $      $      $  

Bank of New York

     263        (263                     

BNP Paribas SA

     3,061,017        (3,061,017                     

Citibank N.A.

     853,469        (321,432                    532,037  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     12,051        (65                    11,986  

HSBC Bank PLC

     105,096        (78,132                    26,964  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     976,079        (976,079                     

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     103,800        (66,696                    37,104  

Nomura Securities International Inc.

     89                             89  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     2,453,676        (2,453,676                     

The Northern Trust Co.

     3,290        (879                    2,411  

Toronto Dominion Bank

     21,630                             21,630  

UBS AG

     397,674        (106,185                    291,489  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,009,129      $ (7,085,419    $      $      $ 923,710  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 
Counterparty     



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
(c)(d) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 10,931,609      $ (20,995    $      $      $ 10,910,614  

Bank of New York

     1,061 &nbs