LOGO

  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report
(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

· iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF | EFG | Cboe BZX

· iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | EFV | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2024. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially in the first half of the period before stalling between 3% and 4% in the second half. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced at a significantly slower pace. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained, while emerging market stocks declined overall.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries gained, as higher yields boosted returns. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates four times during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening in the second half of the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for interest rate cuts, as reflected in the recent rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.

Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

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

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 

     
      6-Month      12-Month  
 

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

  6.43%   20.82%
 

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

  (2.02)     2.40  
 

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

  3.15     10.01  
 

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (6.00)     (2.94)  
 

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

  2.73     5.13  
 

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

  1.74     (0.38)  
 

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

  3.15     2.10  
 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  2.70     2.90  
 

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

  6.18     9.28  
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 SN 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

     6  

Disclosure of Expenses

     6  

Schedules of Investments

     7  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     20  

Statements of Operations

     21  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     22  

Financial Highlights

     23  

Notes to Financial Statements

     25  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     33  

Supplemental Information

     34  

General Information

     35  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     36  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Growth 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

    1.19     7.75     7.27     5.40        7.75     42.04     69.20

Fund Market

    1.27       7.79       7.33       5.47          7.79       42.42       70.29  

Index

    2.19       9.66       7.71       5.76                9.66       44.96       75.03  

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

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

   Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

    Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

           

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

   Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

    Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

   Annualized  

Expense  

Ratio  

 

 

 

      $   1,000.00       $   1,011.90        $  1.82               $  1,000.00        $  1,023.30        $  1.83       0.36%  

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (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

    18.6

Consumer Discretionary

    16.1  

Health Care

    15.7  

Information Technology

    15.6  

Consumer Staples

    12.4  

Financials

    11.1  

Materials

    5.9  

Communication Services

    3.4  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.2  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    22.8

France

    12.9  

United Kingdom

    11.8  

Switzerland

    11.0  

Australia

    7.5  

Netherlands

    7.2  

Germany

    7.0  

Denmark

    6.2  

Sweden

    3.7  

Hong Kong

    1.9  
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the MSCI EAFE 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 

 

          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

    2.92     8.64     5.43     3.31        8.64     30.25     38.44

Fund Market

    2.87       8.71       5.50       3.39          8.71       30.67       39.51  

Index

    4.05       10.35       5.69       3.53            10.35       31.86       41.50  

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
   

Ending
   Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
    Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
   Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
    Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
   

   Annualized  
Expense  

Ratio  

 
 

 

      $   1,000.00       $  1,029.20        $  1.68               $  1,000.00        $  1,023.50        $  1.68       0.33%  

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (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

    27.2

Industrials

    14.1  

Health Care

    10.3  

Materials

    8.9  

Energy

    8.5  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.7  

Utilities

    6.2  

Consumer Staples

    5.8  

Communication Services

    5.0  

Real Estate

    4.3  

Information Technology

    2.0  
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments


(a) 

Japan

    23.6

United Kingdom

    16.8  

France

    10.7  

Germany

    9.8  

Switzerland

    9.5  

Australia

    7.3  

Italy

    4.0  

Spain

    3.7  

Netherlands

    2.5  

Sweden

    2.4  
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. 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, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index 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, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.4%            

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    787,609     $ 22,707,249  

ASX Ltd.

    130,792       5,591,666  

BHP Group Ltd.

    2,387,287       73,036,678  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,875,263       17,880,194  

CAR Group Ltd.

    483,435       10,379,983  

Cochlear Ltd.

    87,921       17,447,827  

Coles Group Ltd.

    1,796,538       18,643,345  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    2,255,414       171,985,222  

Computershare Ltd.

    733,426       12,147,916  

CSL Ltd.

    650,005       127,646,376  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    1,935,254       7,082,518  

Goodman Group

    2,299,580       38,171,119  

IDP Education Ltd.

    342,028       4,379,927  

IGO Ltd.

    323,832       1,574,216  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    3,289,028       12,910,832  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    593,883       22,312,443  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    3,005,275       9,864,465  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    3,718,511       9,309,815  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    234,893       9,059,542  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    1,551,170       13,305,635  

Orica Ltd.

    615,315       6,489,663  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    2,325,462       12,978,870  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    2,510,758       5,718,666  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    1,142,455       4,118,963  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    2,005,051       20,645,172  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    247,851       8,262,993  

REA Group Ltd.

    71,358       8,510,631  

Reece Ltd.

    301,189       4,436,614  

SEEK Ltd.

    481,067       7,930,524  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    2,730,932       7,202,377  

Transurban Group

    1,458,737       12,815,340  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    701,289       4,917,524  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    111,230       2,486,339  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,526,753       57,798,196  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    224,439       10,566,835  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,643,862       38,606,023  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    194,218       13,901,858  
   

 

 

 
       832,823,556  
Austria — 0.1%            

Verbund AG

    91,951       7,477,301  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.2%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    1,168,863       72,303,049  

Argenx SE(a)

    79,480       30,014,193  

D’ieteren Group

    29,024       5,863,211  

Elia Group SA/NV

    19,917       2,398,113  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    550       4,689,699  

UCB SA

    170,615       16,049,015  
   

 

 

 
      131,317,280  
Denmark — 6.2%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,432       2,596,603  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    86,412       11,118,410  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    184,364       21,251,953  

Demant A/S(a)

    135,702       6,147,149  

DSV A/S

    250,496       44,816,168  

Genmab A/S(a)

    88,802       24,555,708  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    4,390,954       501,905,295  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    492,279       25,224,711  

Pandora A/S

    114,104       16,672,525  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    1,358,770     $ 38,310,532  
   

 

 

 
       692,599,054  
Finland — 0.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    67,521       3,076,355  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    298,186       14,760,596  

Metso OYJ

    885,021       8,845,463  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    145,468       6,697,011  
   

 

 

 
      33,379,425  
France — 12.8%            

Accor SA

    255,129       10,075,935  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    16,420       2,197,157  

Air Liquide SA

    704,747       131,881,631  

Airbus SE

    797,671       127,057,699  

BioMerieux

    55,962       6,023,091  

Bureau Veritas SA

    258,951       6,887,807  

Capgemini SE

    210,236       46,739,960  

Carrefour SA

    272,492       4,652,064  

Dassault Aviation SA

    27,299       5,170,659  

Dassault Systemes SE

    899,273       46,616,753  

Edenred SE

    336,804       20,116,791  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    257,901       50,541,633  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    118,491       7,135,146  

Getlink SE

    169,343       2,917,963  

Hermes International SCA

    42,609       89,890,463  

Ipsen SA

    33,147       3,821,820  

Kering SA

    100,187       41,154,154  

Legrand SA

    357,621       34,659,054  

L’Oreal SA

    324,554       155,316,620  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    371,539       309,142,198  

Pernod Ricard SA

    275,221       45,132,267  

Remy Cointreau SA

    30,982       3,139,222  

Safran SA

    459,946       85,875,988  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    37,339       10,060,516  

Schneider Electric SE

    732,264       143,853,257  

Sodexo SA

    119,412       13,470,741  

Teleperformance SE

    40,211       6,279,914  

Thales SA

    141,830       20,743,212  

Vivendi SE

    452,385       5,098,179  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    162,856       2,201,567  
   

 

 

 
      1,437,853,461  
Germany — 6.8%            

adidas AG

    218,019       41,159,368  

Bechtle AG

    110,384       5,723,724  

Beiersdorf AG

    136,024       19,905,705  

Brenntag SE

    187,650       16,590,135  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    54,053       5,697,819  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    91,504       4,831,912  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    237,098       5,379,584  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    255,690       50,918,017  

Hannover Rueck SE

    80,928       19,399,808  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    210,409       2,782,607  

Infineon Technologies AG

    1,757,366       64,068,157  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    97,996       6,052,832  

Merck KGaA

    173,703       28,500,405  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    46,727       10,743,947  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    183,635       78,176,895  

Nemetschek SE

    77,993       7,196,698  

Puma SE

    142,649       5,740,737  

Rational AG

    6,912       5,309,698  

Rheinmetall AG

    58,443       20,465,029  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

SAP SE

    1,405,062     $ 243,422,179  

Scout24 SE(c)

    101,284       7,457,570  

Siemens AG, Registered

    357,955       64,082,480  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    378,749       21,077,847  

Symrise AG, Class A

    178,205       18,386,071  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    302,637       6,042,640  
   

 

 

 
      759,111,864  
Hong Kong — 1.9%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    15,444,200       121,119,841  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    2,292,400       3,613,146  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    2,944,600       3,764,002  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    74,705       3,490,216  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,474,000       7,649,882  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,564,500       47,433,760  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    1,146,400       3,009,036  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,857,000       19,723,391  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,140,000       945,087  
   

 

 

 
      210,748,361  
Ireland — 1.4%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,061,991       4,664,714  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    499,945       4,597,484  

CRH PLC

    951,968       67,534,149  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    237,678       48,784,860  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    215,118       19,174,329  

Kingspan Group PLC

    207,597       16,860,321  
   

 

 

 
       161,615,857  
Israel — 0.7%            

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    125,587       19,959,542  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    56,373       13,161,968  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    23,415       4,830,123  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

    120,969       4,568,999  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    73,210       2,724,679  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    35,860       7,532,034  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    84,952       17,626,000  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    73,319       9,302,715  
   

 

 

 
      79,706,060  
Italy — 1.3%            

Amplifon SpA

    168,247       5,491,332  

Banco BPM SpA

    574,166       3,097,793  

DiaSorin SpA

    30,296       2,785,989  

Ferrari NV

    169,628       59,155,586  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    454,099       5,490,977  

Moncler SpA

    276,275       16,995,532  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    795,873       6,104,714  

Prysmian SpA

    354,436       15,598,669  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    141,213       7,794,148  

UniCredit SpA

    754,564       22,102,732  
   

 

 

 
      144,617,472  
Japan — 22.7%            

Advantest Corp.

    1,030,600       41,015,633  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    877,300       20,964,992  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    598,100       24,560,927  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    75,800       1,675,041  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    293,000       5,567,260  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    2,433,100       28,327,300  

Azbil Corp.

    155,200       5,015,239  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    809,000       17,516,903  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.(b)

    178,500       4,149,946  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    233,600       8,909,216  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    902,800       32,473,913  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    410,200       8,089,142  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    1,263,700     $ 27,716,431  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,489,100       74,521,249  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    354,700       56,834,359  

Denso Corp.

    2,550,300       40,060,239  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    136,900       3,633,499  

Disco Corp.

    123,400       33,298,130  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    170,100       8,009,776  

FANUC Corp.

    1,281,800       35,457,617  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    235,300       62,819,633  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    85,600       4,286,848  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    154,000       21,315,794  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    189,200       7,474,328  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    154,500       4,727,008  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    18,200       3,171,346  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    41,100       4,782,099  

Hitachi Ltd.

    436,000       34,247,952  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    95,000       3,456,229  

Hoya Corp.

    475,900       60,453,134  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.(b)

    151,700       7,633,534  

Inpex Corp.

    458,900       6,237,578  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    677,400       14,992,014  

JSR Corp.

    155,400       4,238,482  

Kao Corp.

    220,300       8,716,734  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    64,800       3,157,301  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    87,200       3,945,788  

Keyence Corp.

    261,748        117,105,499  

Kikkoman Corp.

    182,700       11,241,206  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    244,400       7,541,562  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    202,100       5,164,201  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    158,900       1,979,284  

Konami Group Corp.

    135,800       8,351,454  

Kose Corp.

    16,200       1,059,847  

Kubota Corp.

    475,000       7,190,295  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    365,100       5,751,043  

Lasertec Corp.

    102,200       26,615,843  

M3 Inc.

    596,200       9,408,034  

Makita Corp.

    302,200       8,133,710  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    463,300       8,421,298  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    116,300       5,178,196  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    490,200       10,132,535  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    384,300       6,588,782  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,131,700       45,898,612  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    339,600       3,198,426  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,506,000       30,409,335  

NEC Corp.

    318,000       20,779,616  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    462,000       7,373,070  

Nidec Corp.

    560,400       20,901,136  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,397,500       78,079,567  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,280,700       10,087,208  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    234,100       5,931,931  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    40,219,100       50,505,301  

Nippon Yusen KK

    228,900       7,888,091  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    169,800       6,772,101  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    257,100       8,317,539  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,300       14,174,489  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    193,900       16,085,525  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    520,870       15,930,038  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    852,300       12,276,209  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    93,100       14,301,048  

Olympus Corp.

    1,616,000       23,922,718  

Omron Corp.

    153,400       6,897,670  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    523,800       9,441,038  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    53,000     $ 1,657,422  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    51,100       4,027,147  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    1,468,200       54,529,051  

Otsuka Corp.

    153,400       6,454,729  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    564,800       22,201,339  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    514,400       11,119,519  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    1,491,100       14,044,338  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    2,023,700       8,889,624  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,939,500       76,607,758  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    1,975,400       32,411,527  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    166,700       4,095,095  

SCSK Corp.

    208,800       4,099,707  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    98,700       7,163,678  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,013,500       40,027,997  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    432,400       5,599,623  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    229,200       1,541,210  

Shimadzu Corp.

    319,900       8,845,864  

Shimano Inc.

    104,100       14,946,189  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,451,300       96,488,513  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    350,100       16,803,544  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    351,100       9,787,505  

SMC Corp.

    77,400       43,084,284  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    486,000       20,980,913  

Sony Group Corp.

    1,697,100       166,431,725  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    114,500       4,474,229  

Sysmex Corp.

    226,500       12,270,023  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    336,800       5,576,985  

TDK Corp.

    522,000       25,972,011  

Terumo Corp.

    904,600       30,622,475  

TIS Inc.

    297,000       6,605,826  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    126,900       3,360,726  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    75,900       2,472,423  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    2,425,000       63,940,997  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    634,600       117,764,257  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    498,800       11,458,365  

Tokyu Corp.

    236,800       2,778,677  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    7,135,000       142,470,359  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    63,000       3,604,190  

Unicharm Corp.

    541,500       18,632,132  

USS Co. Ltd.

    179,200       3,388,924  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    346,600       7,570,294  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    358,700       6,200,641  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    323,500       12,191,517  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    308,800       6,068,136  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    125,000       6,121,088  

ZOZO Inc.

    187,400       4,103,405  
   

 

 

 
       2,551,972,052  
Netherlands — 7.2%            

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    29,207       36,631,030  

Akzo Nobel NV

    228,945       17,585,831  

ASM International NV

    60,957       33,784,418  

ASML Holding NV

    542,435       470,610,032  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    104,030       15,633,450  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    829,284       8,401,669  

Ferrovial SE

    449,773       17,152,195  

Heineken NV

    387,501       38,980,859  

IMCD NV

    76,925       11,741,888  

Prosus NV

    1,968,460       58,564,985  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    298,540       12,952,695  

Universal Music Group NV

    1,102,335       32,494,326  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Wolters Kluwer NV

    334,439     $ 49,302,007  
   

 

 

 
      803,835,385  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    785,702       11,347,924  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    471,662       1,946,048  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,747,564       5,920,378  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    871,139       2,830,151  
   

 

 

 
      22,044,501  
Norway — 0.1%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    472,600       5,077,734  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    118,846       6,056,789  

Salmar ASA

    34,438       1,911,668  
   

 

 

 
      13,046,191  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    398,852       6,278,625  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    382,377       8,696,523  
   

 

 

 
      14,975,148  
Singapore — 1.2%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    5,037,500       10,917,406  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,436,900       57,718,666  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,557,410       7,851,249  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    491,354       18,740,242  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    30,042,800       2,229,572  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    1,196,000       5,033,352  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,116,300       7,794,714  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,108,900       5,843,631  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    11,142,000       19,883,374  

UOL Group Ltd.

    315,600       1,465,512  
   

 

 

 
      137,477,718  
Spain — 1.4%            

Aena SME SA(c)

    50,056       8,855,265  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    607,755       42,591,695  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    759,944       29,240,642  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    86,714       2,253,270  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    145,626       2,358,156  

Grifols SA(a)

    403,103       4,390,899  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,467,951       62,765,717  
   

 

 

 
       152,455,644  
Sweden — 3.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    387,836       14,230,791  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,348,497       36,983,499  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,614,708       57,688,619  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    2,098,730       29,063,111  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    519,996       7,079,741  

Epiroc AB

    884,170       15,622,178  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    526,597       8,210,646  

EQT AB

    480,008       12,889,243  

Essity AB, Class B

    821,954       19,302,184  

Evolution AB(c)

    246,368       28,766,811  

Getinge AB, Class B

    308,642       6,597,879  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    871,743       12,299,198  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    2,792,483       30,476,003  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    472,983       3,679,292  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    61,683       1,941,903  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    69,328       2,178,915  

Indutrade AB

    368,935       8,962,936  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    200,097       5,032,559  

Investor AB, Class B

    2,329,252       54,841,693  

Lifco AB, Class B

    314,823       7,595,704  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    2,045,694       12,223,391  

 

 

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

  9


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Sweden (continued)            

Saab AB, Class B

    108,160     $ 6,964,524  

Sagax AB, Class B

    266,171       6,468,304  

Sandvik AB

    714,704       15,020,136  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    262,774       7,375,574  
   

 

 

 
      411,494,834  
Switzerland — 11.0%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    2,153,677       91,125,956  

Alcon Inc.

    673,033       50,662,556  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    46,510       1,776,907  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    45,795       3,065,688  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    3,150       4,600,912  

BKW AG

    28,501       4,527,908  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1,287       16,356,417  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    138       17,492,738  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    702,735       104,380,421  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    147,788       4,344,486  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    4,758       3,591,884  

Geberit AG, Registered

    45,015       25,911,891  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    12,434       51,707,244  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    222,436       18,647,537  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    100,303       49,038,707  

Nestle SA, Registered

    3,592,981       409,422,077  

Partners Group Holding AG

    30,570       41,244,279  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    43,347       13,130,995  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    55,138       13,734,253  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    20,672       4,920,780  

SGS SA

    132,053       12,202,467  

SIG Group AG

    415,045       8,687,805  

Sika AG, Registered

    205,331       56,683,229  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    68,525       21,900,351  

STMicroelectronics NV

    920,755       40,428,057  

Straumann Holding AG

    150,251       22,823,332  

Swiss Re AG

    264,907       30,331,967  

Temenos AG, Registered

    86,717       8,825,223  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    2,878,323       86,155,710  

VAT Group AG(c)

    36,311       16,903,817  
   

 

 

 
       1,234,625,594  
United Kingdom — 11.8%            

Admiral Group PLC

    175,589       5,583,225  

Ashtead Group PLC

    589,118       38,523,540  

AstraZeneca PLC

    2,085,404       276,476,272  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    1,222,385       11,245,794  

BAE Systems PLC

    4,091,293       60,945,799  

Bunzl PLC

    453,234       18,419,323  

Burberry Group PLC

    490,230       8,075,030  

Compass Group PLC

    2,306,195       63,521,262  

Croda International PLC

    94,171       5,699,849  

Diageo PLC

    3,024,623       109,242,923  

Entain PLC

    861,579       10,494,370  

Experian PLC

    1,237,584       51,511,204  

Haleon PLC

    7,447,632       30,250,517  

Halma PLC

    512,064       14,173,464  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    9,176,266       71,645,554  

Informa PLC

    1,855,675       18,225,603  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    222,999       21,129,838  

Intertek Group PLC

    217,683       12,355,832  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    3,495,486     $ 5,165,328  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    560,360       63,384,584  

Next PLC

    162,471       17,344,838  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    50,450       1  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    387,394       2,653,613  

Prudential PLC

    3,704,201       38,051,653  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    482,451       34,881,639  

RELX PLC

    2,542,166       104,925,509  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    3,383,281       17,423,036  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    11,324,257       42,991,976  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,385,056       20,620,605  

Severn Trent PLC

    181,509       5,966,387  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    589,013       8,237,348  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    99,505       12,523,781  

Unilever PLC

    2,186,808       106,410,545  

Whitbread PLC

    130,327       5,907,455  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    829,331       8,459,096  
   

 

 

 
      1,322,466,793  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $10,157,907,232)

      11,155,643,551  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.2%            

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    153,699       13,049,342  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    35,376       12,905,253  
   

 

 

 
      25,954,595  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $27,854,311)

      25,954,595  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $10,185,761,543)

      11,181,598,146  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    19,413,628       19,425,276  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    4,840,000       4,840,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $24,251,359)

      24,265,276  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $10,210,012,902)

      11,205,863,422  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      10,097,413  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  11,215,960,835  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

  $ 66,747,566      $     $ (47,333,062 )(a)    $ 14,567      $ (3,795   $ 19,425,276        19,413,628      $ 53,372 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    3,720,000        1,120,000 (a)                         4,840,000        4,840,000        105,296        
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 14,567      $ (3,795   $ 24,265,276         $ 158,668     $     —  
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

          

TOPIX Index

    60        03/07/24      $ 10,298      $ 706,078  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    323        03/15/24        16,240        301,520  

FTSE 100 Index

    33        03/15/24        3,178        456  
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,008,054  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $    —      $   —      $ 1,008,054      $   —      $   —      $   —      $ 1,008,054  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 1,363,513     $      $      $      $ 1,363,513  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $   —      $   —      $ (365,974   $   —      $   —      $   —      $ (365,974
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 39,435,013   

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  

 

 

Assets

          

Investments

          

Long-Term Investments

          

Common Stocks

  $ 157,715,582      $ 10,997,927,968      $ 1      $ 11,155,643,551  

Preferred Stocks

           25,954,595               25,954,595  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    24,265,276                      24,265,276  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 181,980,858      $ 11,023,882,563      $ 1      $ 11,205,863,422  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 1,008,054      $     —      $ 1,008,054  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.3%            

Ampol Ltd.

    519,483     $ 12,287,059  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,551,333       115,594,210  

APA Group

    2,847,502       15,749,798  

ASX Ltd.

    214,400       9,166,105  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    4,073,766       10,041,960  

BHP Group Ltd.

    7,182,193       219,732,070  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    984,752       15,035,497  

Dexus

    2,344,663       11,865,555  

Fortescue Ltd.

    3,691,571       71,346,061  

GPT Group (The)

    4,175,836       12,620,941  

IGO Ltd.

    965,715       4,694,546  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    800,370       98,757,186  

Mirvac Group

    8,601,723       12,088,863  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    6,820,908       143,855,659  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    2,181,345       4,968,374  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    809,228       69,631,926  

Santos Ltd.

    7,079,937       35,781,575  

Scentre Group

    11,314,693       22,494,146  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    982,432       20,483,904  

South32 Ltd.

    9,886,835       21,407,137  

Stockland

    5,203,881       15,367,634  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    2,769,091       25,488,196  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    4,478,947       11,812,474  

Transurban Group

    4,375,271       38,437,763  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    623,056       4,368,945  

Vicinity Ltd.

    8,435,119       11,196,831  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    335,045       7,489,307  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    7,649,563       120,003,431  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    4,139,153       86,575,409  
   

 

 

 
       1,248,342,562  
Austria — 0.3%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    751,850       32,388,496  

OMV AG

    325,258       14,477,689  

voestalpine AG

    256,852       7,641,787  
   

 

 

 
      54,507,972  
Belgium — 0.7%            

Ageas SA/NV

    348,300       14,967,145  

Elia Group SA/NV

    32,793       3,948,452  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    191,878       14,546,211  

KBC Group NV

    545,642       35,593,098  

Sofina SA(a)

    32,859       7,858,659  

Syensqo SA(b)

    164,521       14,666,547  

Umicore SA

    463,524       10,543,530  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    389,243       11,388,140  
   

 

 

 
      113,511,782  
Denmark — 0.7%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    4,296       7,789,809  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    10,627       19,594,052  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    76,279       9,814,623  

Danske Bank A/S

    1,507,234       40,471,429  

Orsted A/S(c)

    412,382       23,243,809  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    19,410       5,291,687  

Tryg A/S

    765,955       16,371,608  
   

 

 

 
      122,577,017  
Finland — 1.9%            

Elisa OYJ

    195,393       8,902,390  

Fortum OYJ

    997,895       13,641,370  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    595,408       11,628,081  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    259,329       12,837,124  
Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

Neste OYJ

    922,257     $ 31,794,364  

Nokia OYJ

    11,816,498       42,719,277  

Nordea Bank Abp

    6,993,548       86,177,235  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    984,104       41,190,104  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,292,761       16,450,081  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,163,510       42,319,442  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,052,674       15,528,576  
   

 

 

 
      323,188,044  
France — 10.6%            

Aeroports de Paris SA

    50,208       6,718,322  

Alstom SA(a)

    639,070       8,058,932  

Amundi SA(c)

    130,091       8,799,042  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,119,050       30,818,655  

Arkema SA

    132,597       14,430,925  

AXA SA

    3,940,536       132,265,312  

BNP Paribas SA

    2,294,537       154,156,556  

Bollore SE

    1,576,815       10,414,910  

Bouygues SA

    415,810       15,232,197  

Bureau Veritas SA

    230,209       6,123,302  

Carrefour SA

    828,534       14,144,978  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    995,561       70,392,663  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    1,481,869       49,201,995  

Covivio SA/France

    106,581       5,161,067  

Credit Agricole SA

    2,336,027       33,463,239  

Danone SA

    1,406,446       93,702,517  

Eiffage SA

    160,225       16,764,368  

Engie SA

    3,989,571       63,723,308  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    225,472       44,186,425  

Eurazeo SE

    92,752       7,900,638  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    100,777       6,068,466  

Euronext NV(c)

    189,226       16,643,781  

Gecina SA

    101,939       11,242,503  

Getlink SE

    506,563       8,728,628  

Ipsen SA

    28,777       3,317,963  

Klepierre SA

    469,004       12,142,829  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    234,274       9,495,968  

Orange SA

    4,067,280       48,367,778  

Publicis Groupe SA

    499,979       50,094,661  

Renault SA

    421,662       15,879,656  

Sanofi SA

    2,486,373       248,999,156  

SEB SA

    52,998       6,471,603  

Societe Generale SA

    1,614,153       41,491,835  

Teleperformance SE

    64,891       10,134,289  

TotalEnergies SE

    5,005,660       324,745,118  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(b)

    259,010       18,546,332  

Veolia Environnement SA

    1,484,667       48,376,153  

Vinci SA

    1,106,723       139,803,756  

Vivendi SE

    741,392       8,355,160  

Worldline SA/France(b)(c)

    268,157       3,625,077  
   

 

 

 
       1,818,190,063  
Germany — 9.1%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    880,964       235,372,396  

BASF SE

    1,949,549       93,196,223  

Bayer AG, Registered

    2,145,923       66,773,858  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    696,551       72,478,287  

Commerzbank AG

    2,298,066       26,390,052  

Continental AG

    239,800       19,589,416  

Covestro AG(b)(c)

    274,080       14,472,925  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    1,166,089       41,672,708  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    4,233,705       54,689,838  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(b)

    1,304,276       10,845,540  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    2,165,196     $ 103,700,219  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    7,079,795       173,793,456  

E.ON SE

    4,904,050       66,348,247  

Evonik Industries AG

    515,103       9,475,909  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    447,736       17,304,817  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    920,866       25,851,317  

GEA Group AG

    356,887       14,292,981  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    305,511       28,212,242  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    226,535       15,492,877  

LEG Immobilien SE(b)

    161,553       13,405,612  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    1,752,646       118,325,999  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    42,161       9,694,086  

RWE AG

    1,381,065       50,996,683  

Siemens AG, Registered

    1,079,051       193,175,859  

Talanx AG(b)

    140,731       9,873,826  

Volkswagen AG

    64,328       9,081,897  

Vonovia SE

    1,601,621       49,894,262  

Wacker Chemie AG

    40,398       4,379,980  
   

 

 

 
       1,548,781,512  
Hong Kong — 2.1%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    8,108,500       19,434,396  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    4,257,500       19,211,287  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    5,844,500       30,185,791  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,415,000       8,403,460  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    3,580,000       28,473,309  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    2,384,000       12,372,673  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    3,983,088       4,624,203  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,667,100       17,354,792  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    3,165,794       8,248,859  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    8,072,000       9,696,569  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    24,876,650       17,702,895  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    2,438,700       7,612,414  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    347,500       13,953,555  

Link REIT

    5,584,860       28,011,880  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    3,316,500       10,789,602  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,348,250       4,103,790  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    3,080,500       18,036,897  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    3,440,400       9,030,256  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    8,116,000       8,477,680  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,873,000       4,359,327  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    3,158,500       29,479,499  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    948,000       7,334,705  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    2,512,800       4,695,853  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    18,180,000       10,726,101  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(a)

    2,332,276       6,814,183  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    3,640,419       10,665,820  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,841,000       1,526,233  
   

 

 

 
      351,326,029  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,718,183       7,546,988  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    1,497,210       13,768,313  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    570,204       21,248,529  
   

 

 

 
      42,563,830  
Israel — 0.7%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    94,645       6,377,430  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    2,769,400       23,561,809  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    3,322,575       25,235,507  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    20,810       4,292,755  

ICL Group Ltd.

    1,712,222       7,787,682  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    2,696,606       13,080,938  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    220,623     $ 8,210,994  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(b)

    2,451,785       29,666,598  
   

 

 

 
      118,213,717  
Italy — 3.9%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    2,213,932       49,385,999  

Banco BPM SpA

    1,757,101       9,480,073  

Enel SpA

    17,765,779       121,222,586  

Eni SpA

    5,161,876       82,287,218  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    1,361,783       19,634,678  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    33,945,071       104,594,727  

Leonardo SpA(a)

    748,917       13,071,643  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    1,227,819       16,261,235  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,163,131       12,612,583  

Snam SpA

    4,473,421       21,847,936  

Stellantis NV

    4,832,594       106,445,826  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    22,019,496       6,636,837  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    1,048,008       16,552,539  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    3,119,816       26,306,441  

UniCredit SpA

    2,280,485       66,800,097  
   

 

 

 
       673,140,418  
Japan — 23.5%            

AGC Inc.

    426,900       16,054,958  

Aisin Corp.

    321,200       11,992,030  

ANA Holdings Inc.(b)

    226,500       5,005,234  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,050,000       39,026,338  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    2,734,800       20,739,467  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,247,200       54,044,521  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    513,400       8,600,769  

Canon Inc.

    2,185,000       60,190,467  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    1,575,800       39,383,398  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,155,600       8,563,298  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,404,500       18,220,138  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    2,310,400       11,010,083  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    445,900       12,904,321  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    135,200       15,379,069  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,293,600       40,000,625  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    5,125       9,055,365  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    2,922,200       20,943,004  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    225,900       5,995,672  

East Japan Railway Co.

    660,900       37,798,603  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    274,800       12,939,955  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    6,280,850       25,365,546  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    138,300       6,926,065  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    815,100       51,665,030  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    135,000       18,685,923  

GLP J-REIT

    10,200       9,106,901  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    250,300       7,658,059  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    15,800       2,753,147  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    227,500       6,454,722  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,316,400       103,403,679  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    10,089,700       112,783,271  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    81,900       2,979,633  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    837,000       9,242,442  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    2,110,415       11,719,091  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    338,500       5,110,314  

Inpex Corp.

    1,375,400       18,695,063  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,287,700       17,570,591  

ITOCHU Corp.

    2,596,400       117,835,281  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    320,300       6,154,810  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    15,236       10,342,853  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    3,164,000       32,905,113  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,537,200     $ 43,433,170  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    417,700       7,820,129  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,792       10,703,245  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    2,621,200       69,087,975  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    1,261,000       19,909,699  

JSR Corp.

    137,100       3,739,356  

Kajima Corp.

    921,900       16,453,017  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,534,800       20,937,951  

Kao Corp.

    660,200       26,122,504  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    197,100       9,603,457  

KDDI Corp.

    3,269,400        108,331,686  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    9,169       9,945,996  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    140,900       6,375,706  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,693,600       24,343,732  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    428,200       6,555,438  

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,020,800       57,491,661  

Kose Corp.

    48,300       3,159,914  

Kubota Corp.

    1,429,300       21,635,978  

Kyocera Corp.

    2,805,500       41,072,716  

LY Corp.

    5,901,900       18,361,001  

Marubeni Corp.

    3,128,300       53,358,359  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    1,239,600       15,028,223  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    512,800       12,401,867  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    2,791,100       16,829,607  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    7,535,900       129,880,801  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    4,221,100       62,642,386  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    2,461,000       34,099,404  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    1,762,300       12,495,489  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    700,300       46,712,440  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    24,942,600       233,626,020  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    990,000       40,151,653  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    364,300       10,721,444  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    1,944,300       48,809,253  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    749,900       26,936,757  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    5,269,220       95,697,253  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    934,908       38,606,778  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,314,900       26,550,621  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    3,386       13,700,125  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    158,300       9,422,225  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    4,951       8,808,827  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    1,868,800       44,972,032  

Nippon Yusen KK

    686,700       23,664,272  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,060,500       19,866,637  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    6,571,400       35,394,517  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    239,500       6,554,086  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    9,251       10,123,048  

Obayashi Corp.

    1,418,400       13,129,473  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    682,800       10,433,520  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    1,850,800       7,236,315  

Omron Corp.

    135,800       6,106,281  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    87,400       2,733,183  

ORIX Corp.

    2,562,500       49,479,993  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    834,200       17,565,626  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    2,407,600       22,676,647  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    4,634,700       25,584,744  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,168,800       9,186,761  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    718,500       12,400,760  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    269,000       6,608,161  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    298,900       21,694,260  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    639,100       9,329,204  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    838,500       11,971,716  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,304,900       29,457,065  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)

    198,500     $ 1,334,774  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,134,800       7,596,492  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    305,200       8,507,965  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    1,020,400       9,326,460  

SoftBank Corp.

    6,280,300       83,439,080  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    1,461,000       63,072,250  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    646,300       33,511,585  

Subaru Corp.

    1,341,400       26,760,001  

SUMCO Corp.

    763,400       11,573,463  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,121,800       7,350,529  

Sumitomo Corp.

    2,270,900       52,225,788  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    1,565,400       20,806,672  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    538,900       14,894,481  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    2,775,500       144,363,048  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    1,428,410       29,272,774  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    622,700       19,583,376  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    303,100       9,888,566  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    805,300       36,172,996  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    546,800       9,054,321  

Taisei Corp.

    362,700       13,223,529  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,456,300       101,582,313  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    205,800       5,450,255  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    124,100       4,042,525  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(b)

    3,328,000       17,718,781  

Tokyu Corp.

    690,900       8,107,214  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    545,600       15,039,158  

Toray Industries Inc.

    3,023,000       15,104,202  

Tosoh Corp.

    546,800       7,050,789  

TOTO Ltd.

    294,600       7,973,428  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    319,600       27,031,481  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    11,582,080       231,268,830  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    463,100       30,347,603  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(b)

    192,500       11,012,802  

USS Co. Ltd.

    153,600       2,904,792  

West Japan Railway Co.

    484,800       20,191,685  

Yamaha Corp.

    291,700       6,414,645  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,946,700       18,399,713  
   

 

 

 
       4,014,535,379  
Netherlands — 2.5%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,037,794       15,273,612  

Aegon Ltd.

    3,556,039       20,978,626  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    437,775       33,516,054  

ASR Nederland NV

    350,006       16,494,555  

EXOR NV, NVS

    205,088       19,842,777  

Ferrovial SE

    420,666       16,042,193  

Heineken Holding NV

    282,549       23,708,015  

ING Groep NV

    7,906,151       112,334,269  

JDE Peet’s NV

    212,520       5,246,134  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    2,094,380       58,900,565  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    7,343,499       24,980,679  

Koninklijke Philips NV(b)

    1,725,080       36,495,028  

NN Group NV

    590,218       24,191,992  

OCI NV

    233,777       6,677,603  

Randstad NV

    243,771       13,860,869  
   

 

 

 
      428,542,971  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    2,938,634       15,151,283  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    341,007       7,809,166  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,481,954       6,114,449  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,625,271       8,528,963  
   

 

 

 
      37,603,861  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway — 1.2%            

Aker BP ASA

    688,884     $ 18,284,068  

DNB Bank ASA

    2,017,679       39,223,095  

Equinor ASA

    1,963,973       56,203,178  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    443,210       7,128,799  

Mowi ASA

    1,028,407       18,511,661  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    2,930,061       17,171,630  

Orkla ASA

    1,528,139       11,970,104  

Salmar ASA

    104,325       5,791,125  

Telenor ASA

    1,381,483       15,329,013  

Yara International ASA

    360,936       11,929,890  
   

 

 

 
       201,542,563  
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    6,840,675       30,512,398  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    362,568       5,707,452  
   

 

 

 
      36,219,850  
Singapore — 1.4%            

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    11,829,304       17,634,728  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    5,671,300       12,450,133  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,104,800       5,014,455  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    13,439,400       10,093,044  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    220,400       4,252,844  

Keppel Ltd.

    3,175,000       16,871,190  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    7,569,200       8,703,638  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    5,214,500       5,646,854  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    7,396,400       70,749,298  

Seatrium Ltd.(b)

    48,213,500       3,578,078  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    3,289,400       16,326,220  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,756,500       58,102,995  

UOL Group Ltd.

    518,200       2,406,301  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    4,083,500       9,999,218  
   

 

 

 
      241,828,996  
Spain — 3.7%            

Acciona SA

    61,214       7,918,320  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    457,099       18,037,351  

Aena SME SA(c)

    82,316       14,562,291  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    13,030,467       121,957,829  

Banco Santander SA

    35,351,260       142,078,808  

CaixaBank SA

    9,018,098       38,453,081  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    441,955       7,156,680  

Enagas SA

    186,158       3,030,612  

Endesa SA

    741,507       14,690,702  

Iberdrola SA

    13,404,546       161,403,554  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    231,113       2,782,818  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    305,990       8,239,623  

Redeia Corp. SA

    396,106       6,591,251  

Repsol SA

    2,791,618       41,227,398  

Telefonica SA

    10,655,287       43,354,584  
   

 

 

 
      631,484,902  
Sweden — 2.4%            

Boliden AB

    596,237       15,825,720  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(b)

    1,421,262       9,433,331  

Holmen AB, Class B

    166,161       6,548,286  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    187,016       5,887,635  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    210,232       6,607,398  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    162,139       8,454,058  

Sandvik AB

    1,162,154       24,423,693  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,086,174       10,551,151  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    3,466,569       49,232,686  

Skanska AB, Class B

    741,685       12,860,520  

SKF AB, Class B

    757,967       14,935,828  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,328,196       18,081,950  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    3,189,015     $ 34,378,639  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    1,855,938       37,820,263  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,182,338       10,080,650  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    6,400,693       35,482,086  

Telia Co. AB

    5,012,934       12,929,219  

Volvo AB, Class A

    436,519       10,731,883  

Volvo AB, Class B

    3,296,222       78,995,016  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(b)

    1,321,307       3,444,649  
   

 

 

 
      406,704,661  
Switzerland — 9.5%            

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    355,475       15,371,827  

Avolta AG, Registered(b)

    140,748       5,377,254  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    100,474       16,049,828  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    63,865       8,177,043  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    2,785       4,067,791  

Clariant AG, Registered

    455,785       5,834,812  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    244,436       7,185,623  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    405,410       42,864,207  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    7,648       5,773,587  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    82,148       11,863,851  

Holcim AG

    1,138,491       86,956,603  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    450,943       24,549,967  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    118,759       40,245,006  

Novartis AG, Registered

    4,477,254       463,009,483  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    1,534,618       436,930,841  

Sandoz Group AG(b)

    895,507       30,711,398  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    17,833       4,244,982  

SGS SA

    115,394       10,663,078  

Siemens Energy AG(a)(b)

    1,154,764       17,156,290  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    63,516       14,910,943  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    114,267       5,199,039  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    64,490       46,312,074  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    167,242       16,939,163  

Swiss Re AG

    231,006       26,450,287  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    56,630       33,880,797  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    2,514,461       75,264,372  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    319,046       162,103,925  
   

 

 

 
       1,618,094,071  
United Kingdom — 16.7%            

3i Group PLC

    2,126,090       66,557,115  

abrdn PLC

    4,111,321       8,746,567  

Admiral Group PLC

    283,528       9,015,375  

Anglo American PLC

    2,775,606       66,164,012  

Antofagasta PLC

    864,304       18,837,718  

Associated British Foods PLC

    751,364       22,254,911  

Aviva PLC

    5,969,698       32,586,037  

Barclays PLC

    32,996,459       61,318,219  

Barratt Developments PLC

    2,124,535       14,479,405  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    235,330       14,250,320  

BP PLC

    37,278,413       217,721,458  

British American Tobacco PLC

    4,640,722       136,825,217  

BT Group PLC

    14,156,730       20,056,284  

Centrica PLC

    11,998,911       20,998,684  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    450,115       31,012,924  

Croda International PLC

    152,198       9,212,025  

DCC PLC

    215,313       15,653,108  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    402,473       7,149,490  

Glencore PLC

    22,864,218       120,973,622  

GSK PLC

    8,926,895       176,553,748  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    788,785       7,611,313  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    353,555       8,625,700  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

HSBC Holdings PLC

    27,665,693     $ 216,005,498  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,860,421       44,659,643  

J Sainsbury PLC

    3,613,477       12,336,989  

Kingfisher PLC

    4,124,467       11,467,358  

Land Securities Group PLC

    1,542,517       13,004,499  

Legal & General Group PLC

    13,063,874       42,019,196  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    138,805,116       74,407,222  

M&G PLC

    4,924,884       13,924,455  

Melrose Industries PLC

    2,992,474       22,304,366  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    967,237       17,332,530  

National Grid PLC

    8,056,037       107,299,192  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    12,593,694       35,541,145  

Ocado Group PLC(b)

    640,783       4,389,305  

Pearson PLC

    1,401,880       17,197,951  

Persimmon PLC

    696,317       12,824,839  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    1,637,442       10,454,462  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    783,743       56,665,319  

Rio Tinto PLC

    2,454,613       169,906,874  

Schroders PLC

    1,757,106       8,989,528  

Segro PLC

    2,551,499       28,337,125  

Severn Trent PLC

    298,418       9,809,305  

Shell PLC

    14,454,086       448,110,022  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    951,972       13,313,330  

Smiths Group PLC

    762,362       15,623,571  

SSE PLC

    2,380,795       50,706,010  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,195,918       9,845,159  

Standard Chartered PLC

    5,008,668       37,853,214  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    7,700,619       14,376,992  

Tesco PLC

    15,522,598       56,247,988  

Unilever PLC

    1,911,593       93,018,524  

United Utilities Group PLC

    1,494,074       20,123,327  

Vodafone Group PLC

    50,286,206       42,750,339  

Whitbread PLC

    211,909       9,605,399  

WPP PLC

    2,343,075       22,658,685  
   

 

 

 
      2,849,712,613  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $16,042,786,310)

       16,880,612,813  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.7%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    128,443       12,550,226  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Germany (continued)            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    370,249     $ 28,382,741  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    333,803       16,664,767  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    450,417       57,930,394  
   

 

 

 
      115,528,128  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $152,390,194)

 

    115,528,128  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Spain — 0.0%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(b)

    454,786       208,391  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $225,898)

 

    208,391  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $16,195,402,402)

 

    16,996,349,332  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(d)(e)(f)

    46,323,607       46,351,401  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(d)(e)

    5,140,000       5,140,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $51,478,737)

 

    51,491,401  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $16,246,881,139)

 

    17,047,840,733  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

    27,755,301  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  17,075,596,034  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 20,634,209      $ 25,708,045 (a)    $      $ 7,031      $ 2,116      $ 46,351,401        46,323,607      $ 83,548 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

           5,140,000 (a)                            5,140,000        5,140,000        331,128        
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 7,031      $ 2,116      $ 51,491,401         $  414,676     $   —  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

          

TOPIX Index

    109        03/07/24      $ 18,708      $ 1,251,626  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    454        03/15/24        22,826        450,508  

FTSE 100 Index

    343        03/15/24        33,035        (50,839
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,651,295  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $   —      $   —      $ 1,702,134      $   —      $   —      $   —      $ 1,702,134  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 50,839      $      $      $      $ 50,839  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, 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

  $      $      $ 2,874,228     $      $      $      $ 2,874,228  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (455,717   $      $      $      $ (455,717
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 92,376,200   

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  

 

 

Assets

         

Investments

         

Long-Term Investments

         

Common Stocks

  $ 160,622,668      $ 16,719,990,145     $      $ 16,880,612,813  

Preferred Stocks

           115,528,128              115,528,128  

Rights

    208,391                     208,391  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    51,491,401                     51,491,401  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 212,322,460      $ 16,835,518,273     $      $ 17,047,840,733  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 1,702,134     $      $ 1,702,134  

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

           (50,839            (50,839
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 1,651,295     $     —        1,651,295  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

 

    

iShares

MSCI EAFE Growth

ETF

   

  

    

iShares

MSCI EAFE Value

ETF

 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 11,181,598,146        $ 16,996,349,332  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    24,265,276          51,491,401  

Cash

    7,534          3,291  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    1,831,666          4,194,052  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    8,886,619          23,349,383  

Receivables:

      

Securities lending income — affiliated

    9,419          11,543  

Capital shares sold

    1,216,551           

Dividends — unaffiliated

    3,722,302          18,551,183  

Dividends — affiliated

    10,177          15,441  

Tax reclaims

    18,556,171          33,104,131  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

    11,240,103,861          17,127,069,757  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    19,405,583          46,339,725  

Payables:

      

Investments purchased

    1,216,548           

Investment advisory fees

    3,253,955          4,717,774  

Professional fees

    127,467           

Variation margin on futures contracts

    139,473          416,224  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    24,143,026          51,473,723  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

      

NET ASSETS

  $ 11,215,960,835        $ 17,075,596,034  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

      

Paid-in capital

  $ 11,217,960,186        $ 17,591,173,892  

Accumulated loss

    (1,999,351        (515,577,858
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 11,215,960,835        $ 17,075,596,034  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

      

Shares outstanding

    115,600,000          332,000,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 97.02        $ 51.43  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited          Unlimited  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

    None          None  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 10,185,761,543        $ 16,195,402,402  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 18,057,750        $ 43,867,989  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 24,251,359        $ 51,478,737  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 1,859,374        $ 4,264,814  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 8,932,286        $ 23,518,403  

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Growth ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Value ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 67,777,412     $ 250,308,649  

Dividends — affiliated

    105,296       331,128  

Interest — unaffiliated

    66,583       134,255  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    53,372       83,548  

Other income — unaffiliated

    148,247        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (3,716,181     (13,724,338

Foreign withholding tax claims

    1,126,422        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    65,561,151       237,133,242  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    19,782,415       27,694,204  

Professional

    128,930       3,782  

Interest expense

    15,050        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    19,926,395       27,697,986  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    45,634,756       209,435,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (250,879,817     52,081,877  

Investments — affiliated

    14,567       7,031  

Foreign currency transactions

    456,984       719,210  

Futures contracts

    1,363,513       2,874,228  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    292,682,405       125,178,802  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    43,637,652       180,861,148  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (234,904,755     87,682,789  

Investments — affiliated

    (3,795     2,116  

Foreign currency translations

    (217,865     (1,057,263

Futures contracts

    (365,974     (455,717
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (235,492,389     86,171,925  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (191,854,737     267,033,073  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (146,219,981   $ 476,468,329  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 45,634,756     $ 176,336,688     $ 209,435,256     $ 642,640,998  

Net realized gain

    43,637,652       96,447,934       180,861,148       51,124,366  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (235,492,389     1,144,191,883       86,171,925       2,074,500,708  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (146,219,981 )       1,416,976,505       476,468,329       2,768,266,072  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (72,895,047     (151,624,443 )       (317,872,736 )       (577,034,652
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (1,502,485,384     1,536,591,246       (190,831,205     643,286,775  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,721,600,412     2,801,943,308       (32,235,612     2,834,518,195  

Beginning of period

    12,937,561,247       10,135,617,939       17,107,831,646       14,273,313,451  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 11,215,960,835     $ 12,937,561,247     $ 17,075,596,034     $ 17,107,831,646  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

  

  $ 96.55     $ 86.78     $ 108.95     $ 86.52     $ 80.40     $ 80.65  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.38 (b)       1.39 (b)       1.19 (b)       1.15       1.06       1.42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.75       9.48       (21.67     22.53       6.06       (0.29
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.13       10.87       (20.48     23.68       7.12       1.13  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.66     (1.10     (1.69     (1.25     (1.00     (1.38
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 97.02     $ 96.55     $ 86.78     $ 108.95     $ 86.52     $ 80.40  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      1.19 %(b)(f)       12.58 %(b)       (18.92 )%(b)       27.42     8.91     1.52
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.36 %(h)       0.36     0.36     0.36     0.39     0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.36 %(h)       0.35     0.36     0.36     N/A       0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.82 %(b)(h)       1.57 %(b)       1.19 %(b)       1.15     1.31     1.86
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 11,215,961     $ 12,937,561     $ 10,135,618     $ 12,115,330     $ 7,994,330     $ 3,955,693  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      11     19     25     24 %       33 %       22
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

Reflects the positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and year ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022:

 

• Net investment income per share by $0.01, $0.03 and $0.01

• Total return by 0.01%, 0.03% and 0.01%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.02%, 0.03% and 0.01%.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 
(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 
(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(f) 

Not annualized.

 
(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

 
(h) 

Annualized.

 
(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

  

  $ 50.92     $ 44.33     $ 51.48     $ 39.94     $ 47.08     $ 52.87  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.62       1.99 (b)       2.06 (b)       1.67       1.48       2.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.85       6.45       (6.66     11.39       (7.18     (5.81
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.47       8.44       (4.60     13.06       (5.70     (3.78
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.96     (1.85     (2.55     (1.52     (1.44     (2.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 51.43     $ 50.92     $ 44.33     $ 51.48     $ 39.94     $ 47.08  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      2.92 %(f)       19.39 %(b)       (9.23 )%(b)       32.79     (12.48 )%      (7.05 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.33 %(h)       0.34     0.35     0.36     0.39     0.39
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.33 %(h)       0.34     0.33     0.36     N/A       0.39
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.47 %(h)       4.29 %(b)       4.17 %(b)       3.42     3.36     4.17
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 17,075,596     $ 17,107,832     $ 14,273,313     $ 14,434,306     $ 5,799,502     $ 5,423,659  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      13     22     26     25     27     21
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

Reflects the positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

 

• Net investment income per share by $0.02 and $0.06 .

• Total return by 0.04% and 0.12%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.04% and 0.13%.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 
(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 
(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(f) 

Not annualized.

 
(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

 
(h) 

Annualized.

 
(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification
Classification

MSCI EAFE Growth

 

Diversified

MSCI EAFE Value

 

Diversified

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty    
Securities Loaned
at Value
 
 
   
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

    Net Amount  

 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 7,432,255     $ (7,432,255   $     $  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    2,695,835       (2,695,835            

HSBC Bank PLC

    546,995       (546,995            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    1,804,162       (1,804,162            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    3,900,343       (3,900,343            

Virtu Americas LLC

    1,678,160       (1,678,160            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 18,057,750     $ (18,057,750   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 2,969,193     $ (2,969,193   $     $  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    20,160,110       (20,160,110            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    9,589,519       (9,589,519            

Morgan Stanley

    11,149,167       (11,149,167            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 43,867,989     $ (43,867,989   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities

 

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in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $3 billion

    0.4000

Over $3 billion, up to and including $4.5 billion

    0.3800  

Over $4.5 billion, up to and including $6 billion

    0.3610  

Over $6 billion, up to and including $7.5 billion

    0.3430  

Over $7.5 billion, up to and including $9 billion

    0.3258  

Over $9 billion, up to and including $10.5 billion

    0.3095  

Over $10.5 billion

    0.2940  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $3 billion

    0.4000

Over $3 billion, up to and including $4.5 billion

    0.3800  

Over $4.5 billion, up to and including $6 billion

    0.3610  

Over $6 billion, up to and including $7.5 billion

    0.3430  

Over $7.5 billion, up to and including $9 billion

    0.3258  

Over $9 billion, up to and including $10.5 billion

    0.3096  

Over $10.5 billion, up to and including $12 billion

    0.2941  

Over $12 billion, up to and including $13.5 billion

    0.2793  

Over $13.5 billion, up to and including $15 billion

    0.2653  

Over $15 billion

    0.2520  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts   

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $   16,556   

MSCI EAFE Value

    21,960   

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $  1,069,376,065      $ 979,712,525      $  (190,426,932 )  

MSCI EAFE Value

    1,019,601,177         1,168,114,180        57,940,540  

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales   

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $  1,229,667,512      $  1,245,987,651   

MSCI EAFE Value

    2,178,132,421        2,280,596,314   

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind 

Sales 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $  379,942,640      $  1,883,982,768   

MSCI EAFE Value

    601,914,359        794,251,205   

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of July 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $ (991,427,803

MSCI EAFE Value

    (1,169,804,663 )  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    

Net Unrealized 

Appreciation 

(Depreciation) 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $  10,279,194,556      $ 1,636,429,479      $ (708,752,559)      $  927,676,920   

MSCI EAFE Value

    16,575,987,882        1,956,911,065         (1,483,406,919      473,504,146   

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. Each Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. These events and actions have adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, the value and exchange rate of the Euro and may continue to significantly affect the economies of every country in Europe, including countries that do not use the Euro and non-European Union member states. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but have been, and may continue to be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
           Year Ended
07/31/23
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount            Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

          

Shares sold

    4,400,000     $ 424,451,977          32,800,000     $ 2,965,743,755  

Shares redeemed

    (22,800,000 )       (1,926,937,361 )          (15,600,000 )       (1,429,152,509
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (18,400,000   $ (1,502,485,384        17,200,000     $ 1,536,591,246  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

          

Shares sold

    12,800,000     $ 620,254,600          55,200,000     $ 2,579,661,094  

Shares redeemed

    (16,800,000     (811,085,805        (41,200,000     (1,936,374,319
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (4,000,000   $ (190,831,205        14,000,000     $ 643,286,775  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance to address U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes withheld in prior calendar years. These withheld foreign taxes were passed through to shareholders in the form of foreign tax credits in the year the taxes were withheld. Assuming there are sufficient foreign taxes paid which the iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF is able to pass through to its shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, the iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF will be able to offset the prior years’ withholding taxes recovered against the foreign taxes paid in the current year. Accordingly, no federal income tax liability is recorded by the Fund.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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