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  FEBRUARY 28, 2023

 

 

   

 

  

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares, Inc.

·  iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | HEEM | Cboe BZX

·  iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | EEM | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Significant economic headwinds emerged during the 12-month reporting period ended February 28, 2023, as investors navigated changing economic conditions and volatile markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022 before returning to modest growth in the second half of the year, marking a shift to a more challenging post-reopening economic environment. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high before beginning to moderate. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

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

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

    1.26%       (7.69)%  
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

    3.63          (6.02)    
   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

    12.58          (3.14)    
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (2.29)         (15.28)    
   

3-month Treasury bills

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

    1.74          2.11     
   

U.S. Treasury securities

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

    (4.81)         (14.06)    
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

    (2.13)         (9.72)    
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    0.66          (5.10)    
   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

    2.52          (5.45)    
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

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


Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     6  

Disclosure of Expenses

     6  

Schedules of Investments

     7  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     27  

Statements of Operations

     28  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     29  

Financial Highlights

     30  

Notes to Financial Statements

     32  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     41  

Supplemental Information

     42  

General Information

     43  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     44  

 

 

 


Fund Summary as of February 28, 2023    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets 100% Hedged to USD Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

           1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    (1.03 )%      (11.64 )%      0.43     2.84       (11.64 )%      2.15     26.66

Fund Market

    (1.25     (12.16     0.41       2.82         (12.16     2.06       26.48  

Index

    (1.56     (11.21     0.65       3.27               (11.21     3.32       31.24  

The inception date of the Fund was September 23, 2014. The first day of secondary market trading was September 25, 2014.

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
   

Beginning

Account Value

(09/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(02/28/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

     

Beginning

Account Value

(09/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(02/28/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

                 
      $      1,000.00          $      989.70          $       0.00                $     1,000.00          $       1,024.80          $       0.00          0.00

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Investment Companies

    99.9

Short-term Investments

    1.3  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     2.2  

Other assets less liabilities

    (3.4

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector  

Percent of

Total Investment(a)

 

Financials

    21.7

Information Technology

    20.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.8  

Communication Services

    10.1  

Materials

    8.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.3  

Industrials

    6.0  

Energy

    4.7  

Health Care

    3.9  

Utilities

    2.6  

Real Estate

    2.0  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

    (2.03 )%      (15.42 )%      (2.54 )%      0.88        (15.42 )%      (12.08 )%      9.11

Fund Market

    (1.58     (16.23     (2.36     0.93          (16.23     (11.25     9.67  

Index

    (2.29     (15.28     (1.87     1.52            (15.28     (8.99     16.24  

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
   

Beginning
Account Value
(09/01/22)
 
 
 
      


Ending

Account Value
(02/28/23)

 


 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

     

Beginning

Account Value

(09/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(02/28/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

                 
      $      1,000.00          $      979.70          $       3.44                $     1,000.00          $       1,021.30          $       3.51          0.70

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    21.7

Information Technology

    20.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.8  

Communication Services

    10.1  

Materials

    8.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.3  

Industrials

    6.0  

Energy

    4.7  

Health Care

    3.9  

Utilities

    2.6  

Real Estate

    2.0  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

China

    32.2

Taiwan

    15.1  

India

    13.2  

South Korea

    11.7  

Brazil

    5.0  

Saudi Arabia

    4.0  

South Africa

    3.4  

Mexico

    2.7  

Thailand

    2.1  

Indonesia

    1.9  

Malaysia

    1.5  

United Arab Emirates

    1.4  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    5.8  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

F U N D   S U M M A R Y

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.9%            

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(a)

    3,570,408     $ 136,496,698  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $160,991,433)

      136,496,698  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.41%(a)(b)

    1,790,000       1,790,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.3%
(Cost: $1,790,000)

      1,790,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.2%
(Cost: $162,781,433)

      138,286,698  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.2)%

 

    (1,682,801
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   136,603,897  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

08/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

02/28/23

    

Shares

Held at

02/28/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

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

  $      $ 4,905 (b)     $       $ (4,905   $      $             $ 9,576 (c)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    960,000        830,000 (b)                          1,790,000        1,790,000        9,042        

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    153,764,856        48,531,247       (60,298,932     (6,716,357     1,215,884        136,496,698        3,570,408        2,235,931        
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $ (6,721,262   $  1,215,884      $ 138,286,698         $ 2,254,549     $  
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

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

BRL

    32,000        USD      6,103        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23        $ 8  

CLP

            785,738,000        USD      945,818             Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23                               3,421  

CNH

    50,821,320                             USD      7,311,149        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          1,925  

HKD

    289,034,000        USD      36,821,963        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          2,583  

INR

    121,408,000        USD      1,466,267        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          2,420  

MXN

    5,064,000        USD      271,400        Bank of America N.A.      03/03/23          5,322  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

   iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

               
Currency Purchased             Currency Sold           Counterparty    Settlement Date            

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

MXN

    67,125,000        USD      3,663,029        Goldman Sachs International      03/03/23        $ 5,013  

MXN

    41,000                             USD      2,153        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23                               87  

MXN

    56,000        USD      3,018        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          42  

MXN

    1,079,000        USD      57,031        UBS AG      03/03/23          1,931  

TRY

    759,000        USD      39,820        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          353  

TRY

    1,134,000        USD      59,614        Citibank N.A.      03/03/23          408  

TRY

    529,000        USD      27,719        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          281  

TWD

            628,277,000        USD      20,458,385        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          137,533  

USD

    875,633        BRL      4,506,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          15,151  

USD

    7,152,025        BRL      36,608,000        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          161,230  

USD

    931,988        CLP      747,958,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          28,391  

USD

    137,764        CLP      109,893,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          5,004  

USD

    8,092        CNH      55,000        Bank of NewYork      03/03/23          178  

USD

    692,350        CNH      4,706,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          15,167  

USD

    7,311,409        CNH      49,316,320        HSBC Bank PLC      03/03/23          214,902  

USD

    183,193        CNH      1,232,000        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          5,910  

USD

    137,099        EUR      126,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/03/23          3,820  

USD

    18,248        EUR      17,000             Deutsche Bank AG      03/03/23          266  

USD

    48,094        EUR      44,000        HSBC Bank PLC      03/03/23          1,553  

USD

    1,994,352        EUR      1,834,000        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          54,413  

USD

    3,406,155        HKD      26,697,000        Barclays Bank PLC      03/03/23          4,808  

USD

    39,432        HKD      309,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          63  

USD

    31,826,685        HKD      249,089,000        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          91,355  

USD

    6,528,727        HKD      51,100,000        UBS AG      03/03/23          18,302  

USD

    2,865,727        IDR      43,125,305,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          37,600  

USD

    19,110,701        INR      1,565,262,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          175,535  

USD

    1,976,959        INR      163,108,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          3,822  

USD

    545,853        KRW      720,089,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          1,671  

USD

    544,998        KRW      720,089,000        UBS AG      03/03/23          816  

USD

    250,749        MYR      1,074,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          11,379  

USD

    2,109,296        MYR      8,974,000        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          109,201  

USD

    100,656        THB      3,343,000        Barclays Bank PLC      03/03/23          6,055  

USD

    3,291,198        THB      108,169,000        Citibank N.A.      03/03/23          230,203  

USD

    18,317,189        TWD      548,380,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          340,422  

USD

    4,375,401        TWD      130,835,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          86,422  

USD

    332,267        ZAR      5,806,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/03/23          16,150  

USD

    4,745,653        ZAR      82,916,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          231,158  

USD

    5,532        ZAR      98,000        Goldman Sachs International      03/03/23          196  

USD

    42,954        ZAR      768,000        HSBC Bank PLC      03/03/23          1,139  

USD

    435,472        ZAR      7,626,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          20,262  

USD

    127,528        ZAR      2,182,000        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          8,726  

USD

    18,661,784        KRW      23,009,980,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/06/23          1,261,241  

USD

    2,142,616        KRW      2,667,906,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/06/23          125,100  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

   iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

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

CNH

    723,000                             USD      104,222        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/04/23                             $ 25  

HKD

    28,875,000        USD      3,684,466        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      04/04/23          19  

MXN

    1,233,000        USD      66,871        Deutsche Bank AG      04/04/23          101  

USD

    59,274        CNH      411,000        Bank of NewYork      04/04/23          13  

USD

    49,941        EUR      47,000        Citibank N.A.      04/04/23          131  

USD

    32,911        EUR      31,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      04/04/23          57  

USD

    1,949,750        EUR      1,835,000        State Street Bank London      04/04/23          5,041  

USD

    206,725        HKD      1,620,000        Bank of America N.A.      04/04/23          11  

USD

    2,894,627        THB      101,791,000        Citibank N.A.      04/04/23          5,123  

USD

    10,002        TRY      192,000        Bank of America N.A.      04/04/23          3  

USD

    39,267        TRY      754,000        UBS AG      04/04/23           

USD

    75,374        ZAR      1,387,000        Bank of NewYork      04/04/23          63  

USD

    4,908,792        ZAR      90,367,000        BNP Paribas SA      04/04/23          2,020  

CLP

    19,487,000        USD      23,371        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          66  

INR

    39,000        USD      471             Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23           

KRW

            720,089,000        USD      545,702        UBS AG      04/06/23          111  

MYR

    168,000        USD      37,483        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          29  

USD

    7,232,537        BRL      38,062,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          10,573  

USD

    25,749        CLP      21,387,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          27  

USD

    2,653,469        IDR      40,450,360,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          2,999  

USD

    18,321,220        INR      1,518,078,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          2,546  

USD

    17,767,033        KRW      23,413,245,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          20,235  

USD

    13,397        MYR      60,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23           

USD

    250,730        TWD      7,683,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/07/23          49  
                      

 

 

 
                         3,498,180  
                      

 

 

 

BRL

    41,082,000        USD      7,862,048        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          (16,881

CLP

    72,113,000        USD      90,781        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          (3,662

CNH

    31,000        USD      4,569        Bank of America N.A.      03/03/23          (108

CNH

    453,000        USD      67,193        Bank of NewYork      03/03/23          (2,007

CNH

    3,961,000        USD      577,576        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          (7,597

CNH

    43,000        USD      6,267        Citibank N.A.      03/03/23          (79

EUR

    1,000        USD      1,069        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          (11

EUR

    1,000        USD      1,072        Goldman Sachs International      03/03/23          (14

EUR

    184,000        USD      197,564        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          (2,935

EUR

    1,835,000        USD      1,946,017        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          (5,021

HKD

    405,000        USD      51,655        Bank of America N.A.      03/03/23          (56

HKD

    16,212,000        USD      2,071,493        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          (5,993

HKD

    21,544,000        USD      2,747,848        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          (3,022

IDR

    43,125,305,000        USD      2,831,919        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          (3,791

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

   iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

               
Currency Purchased             Currency Sold           Counterparty    Settlement Date            

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

INR

    1,621,780,000          USD        19,646,502        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23                             $ (27,630

KRW

    720,089,000                               USD        584,280        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          (40,098

KRW

    720,089,000          USD        545,853        UBS AG      03/03/23          (1,671

MYR

    10,048,000          USD        2,245,659        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          (6,194

THB

    219,000          USD        6,676        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          (479

THB

    101,791,000          USD        2,889,122        Citibank N.A.      03/03/23          (8,614

THB

    87,000          USD        2,537        Goldman Sachs International      03/03/23          (75

THB

    9,352,000          USD        274,746        HSBC Bank PLC      03/03/23          (10,101

THB

    63,000          USD        1,877        UBS AG      03/03/23          (94

TRY

    15,966,000          USD        845,388        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          (312

TWD

    50,938,000          USD        1,681,251             Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          (11,423

USD

    179,146          INR        14,818,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/03/23          (109

USD

    87,293          MXN        1,635,000        Deutsche Bank AG      03/03/23          (2,051

USD

    29,832          MXN        556,000        Goldman Sachs International      03/03/23          (551

USD

    3,731          MXN        72,000        HSBC Bank PLC      03/03/23          (204

USD

    3,468,990          MXN        65,557,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          (113,368

USD

    291,013          MXN        5,545,000        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          (11,993

USD

    870,207          TRY        16,627,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          (9,856

USD

    73,775          TRY        1,404,000        Citibank N.A.      03/03/23          (539

USD

    18,724          TRY        357,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          (172

ZAR

    90,367,000          USD        4,922,498        BNP Paribas SA      03/03/23          (2,321

ZAR

    1,873,000          USD        107,214        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/03/23          (5,236

ZAR

    7,100,000          USD        393,249        State Street Bank London      03/03/23          (6,678

ZAR

    56,000          USD        3,175        UBS AG      03/03/23          (126

KRW

      25,677,886,000          USD        19,539,707        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/06/23          (121,648

THB

    116,000          USD        3,303        Barclays Bank PLC      04/04/23          (10

THB

    1,561,000          USD        44,394        BNP Paribas SA      04/04/23          (83

USD

    7,325,640          CNH        50,821,320        State Street Bank London      04/04/23          (2,131

USD

    36,877,871          HKD        289,034,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/04/23          (3,221

USD

    3,705,521          MXN        68,315,000        Goldman Sachs International      04/04/23          (5,104

USD

    831,195          TRY        15,966,000        State Street Bank London      04/04/23          (288

ZAR

    3,221,000          USD        174,990        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      04/04/23          (95

BRL

    1,464,000          USD        278,380        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          (598

INR

    11,886,000          USD        143,481        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          (53

KRW

    240,086,000          USD        182,232        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          (251

USD

    941,342          CLP        785,738,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          (3,663

USD

    2,053,249          MYR        9,208,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/06/23          (2,805

USD

    20,607,960          TWD        631,737,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/07/23          (4,345
                      

 

 

 
                         (455,367
                      

 

 

 
                         $3,042,813  
                      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

   iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ 3,498,180      $      $      $ 3,498,180  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 455,367      $  —      $  —      $ 455,367  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the period ended February 28, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ (1,514,572   $      $      $ (1,514,572
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 1,977,720     $  —      $  —      $ 1,977,720  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Average amounts purchased — in USD

  $ 142,529,311    

Average amounts sold — in USD

  $ 272,154,395    

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

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

 

 
    Assets      Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 3,498,180      $  455,367  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    3,498,180        455,367  

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

            
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

    3,498,180        455,367  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 
  Counterparty    

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

(b)  

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(c)  

 

 

 
 

Bank of America N.A

    $        25,306        $         (164   $      $       $       25,142  
 

Bank of NewYork

    254        (254                   
 

Barclays Bank PLC

    10,863        (10                  10,853  
 

BNP Paribas SA

    248,698        (20,347                  228,351  
 

Citibank N.A

    235,865        (9,232                  226,633  
 

Deutsche Bank AG

    367        (367                   
 

Goldman Sachs International

    5,209        (5,209                   
 

HSBC Bank PLC

    217,594        (10,305                  207,289  
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

    1,826,271        (127,799            (1,698,472      
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    468,750        (246,372                  222,378  
 

State Street Bank London

    437,843        (29,445                     408,398  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

   iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

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

 

 

 
   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

   

Derivatives

Available

 

 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

    Counterparty          for Offset (a)         Received          Received (b)          Assets (c)  

 

 

UBS AG

    $ 21,160        $ (1,891      $        $        $ 19,269  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
           $ 3,498,180        $ (451,395      $        $ (1,698,472             $ 1,348,313  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

Available

 

 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

    Counterparty          for Offset (a)         Pledged          Pledged          Liabilities (d) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A

    $ 164        $ (164      $        $        $  

Bank of NewYork

      2,007          (254                          1,753  

Barclays Bank PLC

                   10          (10                           

BNP Paribas SA

      20,347          (20,347                           

Citibank N.A

      9,232          (9,232                           

Deutsche Bank AG

      2,051          (367                          1,684  

Goldman Sachs International

      5,744          (5,209                          535  

HSBC Bank PLC

      10,305          (10,305                           

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

      127,799          (127,799                           

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

      246,372          (246,372                           

State Street Bank London

      29,445          (29,445                           

UBS AG

      1,891          (1,891                           
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
    $   455,367        $ (451,395      $        $        $ 3,972  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

          

Investments

          

Long-Term Investments

          

Investment Companies

  $ 136,496,698      $      $      $ 136,496,698  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    1,790,000                      1,790,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 138,286,698      $      $             —      $ 138,286,698  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 3,498,180      $      $ 3,498,180  

Liabilities

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (455,367             (455,367
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $  3,042,813      $        3,042,813  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Brazil — 3.8%

   

Ambev SA

    17,965,777     $ 45,948,630  

Atacadao SA

    2,112,262       5,426,453  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    23,206,876       46,764,374  

Banco Bradesco SA

    5,707,645       12,689,833  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    4,604,055       17,763,881  

Banco do Brasil SA

    3,301,314       25,411,942  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    1,404,560       7,600,337  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    2,308,992       15,087,646  

CCR SA

    4,658,881       9,779,695  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    4,505,135       29,532,558  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    1,339,191       13,237,283  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    2,682,738       8,542,005  

Cosan SA

    4,763,428       13,629,421  

CPFL Energia SA

    922,311       5,336,084  

Energisa SA

    740,196       5,470,052  

Eneva SA(a)

    2,215,946       4,837,839  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    806,172       6,048,465  

Equatorial Energia SA

    3,935,627       19,116,407  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(b)

    17,985,540       15,424,667  

Hypera SA

    1,677,196       13,342,733  

JBS SA

    3,000,624       10,998,477  

Klabin SA

    2,953,279       10,977,243  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    2,865,345       30,369,499  

Localiza Rent a Car SA, NVS

    11,851       119,971  

Lojas Renner SA

    3,823,517       13,620,337  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    12,000,649       8,228,964  

Natura & Co. Holding SA

    3,469,169       10,151,500  

Petro Rio SA(a)

    2,795,871       17,996,706  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    14,437,828       79,284,026  

Raia Drogasil SA

    4,191,860       18,159,162  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(b)

    2,233,907       10,901,895  

Rumo SA

    4,980,999       17,087,116  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    3,386,181       11,732,578  

Suzano SA

    2,872,931       26,197,123  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    1,925,012       14,317,770  

Tim SA

    3,143,552       7,361,344  

TOTVS SA

    2,058,253       10,728,729  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    2,877,153       7,243,098  

Vale SA

    14,588,191       237,737,817  

Vibra Energia SA

    4,546,779       12,844,524  

WEG SA

    6,459,191       48,313,310  
   

 

 

 
          925,361,494  
Chile — 0.4%            

Banco de Chile

    178,849,790       18,583,593  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    228,529       7,151,282  

Banco Santander Chile

    257,319,703       10,909,358  

Cencosud SA

    5,552,660       10,499,248  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    489,228       3,733,730  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    62,191,991       5,992,084  

Empresas CMPC SA

    4,343,394       7,217,212  

Empresas COPEC SA

    1,515,509       10,949,707  

Enel Americas SA

    82,577,341       10,281,386  

Enel Chile SA

    97,980,522       4,410,901  

Falabella SA

    2,829,131       6,225,837  
   

 

 

 
      95,954,338  
China — 32.1%            

360 DigiTech Inc.

    410,009       8,347,783  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

360 Security Technology Inc., Class A

    2,312,306     $ 3,587,921  

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

    605,388       1,909,950  

3SBio Inc.(b)

    5,741,000       5,693,007  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,771,500       6,194,147  

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

    166,829       2,527,322  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    664,073       4,383,185  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    21,608,800       9,109,263  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    108,964,000       37,777,514  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,691,605       7,594,459  

Air China Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,414,193       3,858,712  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)

    5,834,000       5,379,138  

Akeso Inc.(a)(b)

    1,309,000       6,670,574  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    56,737,856           623,630,847  

Alibaba Health Information Technology
Ltd.(a)(c)

    18,084,000       12,948,636  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    4,314,900       3,433,269  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    14,304,000       7,304,090  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,104,286       4,875,784  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,598,000       16,880,692  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    100,285       3,944,619  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    413,700       7,111,522  

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    179,252       1,777,904  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,100       2,027,985  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    4,706,602       62,151,756  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,680       2,050,510  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    291,820       8,900,512  

Avary Holding Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Class A

    553,904       2,263,757  

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

    3,478,289       2,177,284  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,512,000       4,058,401  

AVICOPTER PLC, Class A

    200,153       1,307,834  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    8,473,880       145,694,055  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,838,206       3,637,083  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,115,395       2,306,834  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    10,672,800       4,960,534  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    301,686,000       110,643,861  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,616,793       7,485,239  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    32,401,600       19,157,703  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,517,645       2,649,999  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,005,710       4,144,221  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,656,246       3,787,598  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,590,479       6,749,518  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,164,442       3,583,176  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,678,173       5,375,277  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    2,343,422       40,619,272  

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

    7,844,000       5,741,689  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,149,995       1,256,024  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    2,034,000       6,662,715  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    17,394,000       4,367,511  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    130,281       5,456,604  

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    487,313       2,106,766  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    515,386       1,231,055  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    325,500       2,292,908  

Beijing United Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    112,300       1,305,168  

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

    150,693       2,750,870  

Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,943       1,408,020  

BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,700       1,366,349  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Bilibili Inc.(a)

    722,894     $ 13,991,814  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)

    854,500       6,173,323  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,800,300       5,872,880  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    12,820,000       7,111,538  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    420,112       15,717,934  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,154,500       84,806,324  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,614,000       7,622,148  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    2,376,000       7,674,923  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,224,874       2,466,907  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    42,930,000       9,628,825  

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

    108,094       3,064,369  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,835,835       2,306,165  

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

    94,000       2,040,608  

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

    632,130       2,893,520  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    35,033,000       4,553,357  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    34,098,800       15,776,075  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,151,000       6,307,554  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    10,062,000       3,912,056  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    6,414,000       12,908,021  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    2,935,268       2,382,353  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    367,056,760           224,373,510  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    1,224,300       4,206,016  

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

    3,289,797       2,570,743  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    7,990,452       2,736,231  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,500,403       4,931,075  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,600,000       2,764,533  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    14,744,813       5,980,007  

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

    13,878,388       1,671,280  

China Feihe Ltd.(b)

    13,863,000       11,111,300  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,311,000       1,814,102  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,609,500       6,285,092  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    11,636,400       16,271,940  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,157,873       2,166,406  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    9,315,500       9,963,882  

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

    5,856,000       12,608,402  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    21,724,000       4,215,572  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,193,540       2,602,155  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,503,000       4,749,696  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    887,812       4,568,794  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    27,610,000       46,835,166  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,492,400       6,389,933  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,100,000       16,069,568  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    5,413,000       8,149,013  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    2,398,000       5,162,468  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    12,238,000       53,867,645  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,884,389       26,234,973  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,823,467       80,439,555  

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,079,600       2,105,377  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,306,000       7,438,033  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,074,979       4,174,133  

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

    1,837,890       3,916,696  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    10,873,655       5,334,866  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    20,140,548       6,955,617  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,116,000       13,402,192  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,870,067     $ 2,426,785  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,774,000       4,163,892  

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

    942,354       3,938,914  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    6,828,000       7,286,106  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    14,502,460           36,002,175  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    4,860,000       5,671,114  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,903,007       7,565,862  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,736,800       25,827,451  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    8,863,689       5,937,967  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    96,762,800       49,366,138  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    21,383,000       8,479,490  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    5,341,200       4,642,946  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    15,870,000       8,271,231  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,228,000       46,075,187  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    9,832,000       5,290,400  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    3,598,500       15,184,498  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    12,153,333       54,000,499  

China Resources Microelectronics Ltd.

    265,800       2,071,747  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services
Ltd.(b)

    2,583,400       14,182,999  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group
Ltd.(b)

    5,654,000       4,650,268  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,454,999       15,222,544  

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

    332,199       2,433,306  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    20,312,000       5,047,959  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,746,939       7,039,404  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,975,500       39,028,708  

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

    3,488,600       3,965,168  

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

    6,302,000       4,595,205  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    10,158,471       8,217,569  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    7,988,000       9,097,268  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,559,860       6,571,426  

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

    7,057,225       5,677,608  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp.
Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    221,000       5,589,311  

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

    473,132       13,458,037  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    170,802,000       18,497,987  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,918,000       5,664,878  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    7,889,700       5,995,679  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,367,366       5,830,302  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,180,831       10,806,490  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,502,615       16,759,862  

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

    172,700       2,581,408  

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

    5,692,100       2,391,793  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    10,940,000       7,857,010  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,000       2,631,802  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,028,617       3,909,907  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    386,076       4,975,357  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    7,517,800       14,570,639  

CITIC Ltd.

    22,408,000       24,724,080  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,263,393       9,694,480  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,808,600       16,542,671  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    5,277,098       4,487,009  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    12,201,000       6,870,355  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    562,030     $ 32,563,125  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    886,200       1,846,396  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,126,564       4,848,624  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,235,849       12,691,305  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    7,570,000       4,927,916  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    47,498,939       14,566,152  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,315,000       15,482,171  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    6,869,300       5,634,082  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    15,928,000       7,287,725  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,212,933       4,672,287  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    34,688,479       37,265,769  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,756,000       3,541,525  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,010,500       3,917,664  

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a)(c)

    230,752       10,194,623  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,063,298       1,951,473  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    695,600       1,973,992  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,060,000       5,650,190  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,709,197       2,112,600  

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    5,805,000       6,574,085  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,151,599       9,462,790  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    142,253       1,851,244  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    3,062,700       43,599,820  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    486,453       5,078,090  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,005,483       2,262,369  

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

    1,306,834       1,257,836  

Far East Horizon Ltd.(c)

    6,088,000       5,385,269  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,055,500       1,768,994  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    464,600       2,308,036  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,599,000       4,235,674  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,839,178       3,605,405  

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

    920,880           10,895,634  

Fosun International Ltd.(c)

    9,802,500       8,019,847  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,772,597       3,830,152  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    504,972       2,694,537  

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

    2,331,200       10,446,912  

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

    1,368,480       9,559,232  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    413,073       4,297,349  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    77,726,000       20,015,559  

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

    4,939,500       2,791,919  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    3,518,000       8,510,269  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.(c)

    23,255,000       30,212,373  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,796,400       2,036,906  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    1,096,830       1,526,436  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)(c)

    4,456,000       12,196,947  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,470,694       3,448,561  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,327,400       6,144,092  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    177,994       2,683,221  

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    97,700       2,227,810  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    889,800       2,754,273  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    472,823       2,007,133  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    645,800       3,203,977  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,670,500       15,487,429  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    746,200       3,808,503  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    3,301,000       4,513,513  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.

    5,022,000       3,351,005  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    442,227       4,039,600  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    11,548,110       11,669,839  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,860,200     $ 2,881,775  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,227,700       2,026,521  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,451,838       7,301,973  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    616,096       2,799,105  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,784       1,622,851  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    181,091       1,788,957  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    489,800       3,164,218  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,325,051       3,227,800  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,344,040       4,818,351  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    750,436       35,548,153  

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

    4,277,000       11,846,118  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,602,441       6,069,104  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,726,600       30,884,085  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    2,738,000       7,156,494  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,213,100       4,228,913  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,643,200       6,205,891  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    362,880       3,585,419  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    349,464       1,546,390  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    377,700       1,830,738  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,600       2,397,180  

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

    414,300       4,757,962  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,646,000       8,352,276  

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

    915,600       3,485,912  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,514,500       11,564,901  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,528,491       3,882,889  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,595,549       1,862,852  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,600       2,782,085  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    141,700       1,997,901  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,274,000       8,720,055  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    505,405       3,489,718  

Huafon Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,835,800       2,153,357  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    546,383       1,742,767  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class A(a)

    2,246,000       2,639,004  

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

    15,472,000       7,614,328  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,354,809       4,268,627  

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

    5,032,200       5,664,683  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,865,160       2,902,973  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    467,806       1,174,398  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    888,468       2,417,162  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    150,600       2,467,387  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    568,544       3,633,240  

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

    1,312,400       9,561,643  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    631,719       4,388,251  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    64,400       5,444,397  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    15,745,762       9,741,121  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    214,213,085           106,884,126  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,901,842       11,924,535  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,807,476       2,596,754  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,300       1,448,497  

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

    12,373,300       3,652,713  

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

    3,071,400       1,953,339  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

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

    1,624,370     $ 7,122,460  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    4,455,200       6,007,423  

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

    3,975,500       19,335,343  

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    646,390       3,621,107  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    1,614,160       12,477,457  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    568,100       4,983,003  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    246,756       1,149,852  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    610,200       2,469,684  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)

    4,309,800       30,169,675  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    8,267,854       183,793,750  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,090,900       2,433,938  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,198,000       4,969,115  

Jiangsu GoodWe Power Supply Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    73,787       4,123,592  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    371,588       3,684,714  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,571,941       9,839,078  

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

    370,286       3,416,469  

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

    367,750       8,979,764  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    881,824       2,037,152  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,020,700       2,882,705  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,069,000       6,417,107  

JiuGui Liquor Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,400       2,081,883  

Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,865,000       6,923,003  

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

    300,733       1,647,965  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    184,303       5,787,114  

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    208,014       1,568,909  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR(a)

    689,117       13,885,708  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    2,550,517       46,546,935  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    2,604,000       9,296,628  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    3,800,000       4,738,847  

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

    10,111,000       18,892,033  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    3,741,200       12,352,008  

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

    1,532,000       8,724,598  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)

    6,728,800       45,092,818  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    15,340,000       12,291,090  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    289,587       75,646,809  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    725,000       2,282,217  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)(c)

    189,515       8,751,803  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    27,922,000       25,127,057  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,394,500       2,553,869  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    613,370       2,070,586  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    4,274,890       50,440,110  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    9,085,500       77,523,893  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A(a)

    3,013,780       2,482,105  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    7,154,000       20,479,280  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,803,971       11,487,949  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    2,701,080       5,834,333  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,721,346       7,397,936  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    346,039       12,424,749  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    481,400       2,318,653  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,344       2,447,529  

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

    1,462,680       1,381,296  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    19,251,100           334,101,416  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    5,316,590       2,609,170  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)(c)

    2,541,000       7,208,912  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    567,800     $ 2,073,982  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    327,771       5,867,101  

Minth Group Ltd.

    2,974,000       7,728,213  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    310,600       2,580,043  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,257,939       8,954,185  

Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    546,453       1,357,975  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,746,645       6,598,641  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,400       4,229,855  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A

    812,600       1,522,586  

NetEase Inc.

    7,600,950           118,122,158  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    629,902       2,825,072  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,944,700       7,136,647  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,262,097       2,394,455  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)(c)

    5,895,600       22,735,077  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(c)

    6,676,000       5,440,128  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    476,338       3,695,257  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    64,000       3,043,019  

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., Class A(a)

    434,300       982,739  

Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd.

    178,800       1,414,988  

Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd.

    615,100       1,581,892  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    298,300       2,872,686  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,755,600       3,991,945  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    5,216,092       48,979,104  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    6,853,800       38,471,506  

Oppein Home Group Inc., Class A

    143,300       2,919,724  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.(c)

    500,000       8,031,613  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,176,134       3,193,382  

Ovctek China Inc., Class A

    246,900       1,222,306  

Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,296,789       1,844,758  

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

    2,899,400       2,177,510  

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

    28,562,000       9,030,466  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    612,900       1,253,562  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,071,500       3,809,268  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    79,350,000       40,479,448  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,000       2,361,813  

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

    727,400       4,078,968  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,529,192       23,301,934  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)

    1,919,195       168,370,977  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,531,367       8,969,935  

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

    1,954,200       4,478,428  

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

    2,675,084       18,566,213  

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

    24,043,500       164,133,767  

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

    2,842,784       6,173,994  

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

    2,148,600       5,986,042  

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

    6,883,200       4,477,257  

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

    30,012,000       18,031,284  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    3,994,300       4,126,645  

Pylon Technologies Co. Ltd., NVS

    105,280       4,061,982  

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

    1,302,500       4,640,006  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,610,358       5,075,992  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,995,406       4,314,613  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A

    119,800       2,459,716  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,778,000       4,768,336  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,140,752     $ 5,769,634  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,096,484       2,742,484  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    510,573       1,436,825  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,162,835       9,004,962  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

    101,786       2,295,288  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,583,776       7,435,509  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,251,736       3,420,193  

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

    2,531,250       4,340,673  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    680,680       3,537,971  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    455,400       1,476,468  

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

    9,747,600           15,734,238  

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

    353,672       2,134,850  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    456,080       3,247,377  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    2,135,631       6,961,403  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,281,152       1,279,570  

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

    4,788,691       2,885,660  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    553,500       2,683,866  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,840,500       5,384,599  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd.

    341,085       3,530,550  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    941,000       3,861,185  

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

    311,598       2,631,198  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,959,989       2,265,507  

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

    161,600       1,228,263  

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

    4,314,306       3,366,621  

Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A

    285,737       2,227,352  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    805,800       2,290,458  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,876,500       5,072,669  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,263,195       7,503,144  

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

    383,715       2,773,934  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,453,700       2,188,959  

Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    2,503,900       2,136,206  

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

    973,300       1,822,528  

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

    755,100       2,424,161  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,221,800       1,651,645  

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

    285,300       11,613,693  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    794,000       2,070,937  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    150,340       1,724,978  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,572,670       3,987,042  

Shenzhen Dynanonic Co. Ltd.

    47,700       1,551,190  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    694,297       7,314,249  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    5,149,000       4,475,212  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    293,035       1,461,319  

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

    286,032       12,904,536  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,310,700       1,763,113  

Shenzhen Transsion Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    196,801       2,283,635  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,197,000     $ 34,980,168  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    394,600       1,703,336  

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

    3,384,740       862,420  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,393,760       2,603,102  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    663,978       2,756,011  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,135,100       2,075,485  

Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A

    143,193       1,705,801  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    40,134,750       20,721,233  

Sinoma Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    553,500       1,832,170  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,239,600       14,033,283  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    110,640       1,948,408  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    6,935,000       8,598,184  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    888,518       2,004,650  

StarPower Semiconductor Ltd., Class A

    45,500       1,930,618  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.(a)(d)

    12,385,000       2,248,326  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    359,900       6,179,164  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    2,753,700       31,314,599  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    504,200       1,565,314  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    620,300       2,600,040  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,900       2,895,317  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(c)

    1,694,683       11,913,622  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,033,200       3,205,065  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A

    4,329,755       2,762,835  

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

    800,293       5,016,608  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    23,854,000           1,047,867,902  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)(c)

    2,719,641       20,506,093  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    128,187       1,759,926  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    730,623       1,005,061  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A(a)

    358,100       4,215,853  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.(c)

    7,554,000       12,204,101  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    4,856,400       9,639,844  

Tongkun Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    834,700       1,963,328  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,061,984       6,404,773  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(a)

    91,900       1,931,494  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    7,327,000       6,408,678  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    3,798,000       7,496,910  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    545,886       4,847,585  

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

    2,097,502       74,566,196  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,390       3,262,971  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,280,000       22,503,091  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    224,439       3,573,867  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    5,412,000       4,745,131  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    856,454       3,125,294  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    1,629,000       4,486,820  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    1,637,730       24,385,800  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    413,247       2,271,478  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    782,791       11,746,686  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    18,883,000       11,879,511  

Weibo Corp., ADR(a)(c)

    266,138       5,503,734  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,072,444       3,703,077  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,164,800       10,634,326  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,737,270       4,941,426  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,379,310       2,266,828  

Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,866       2,201,675  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    290,370       3,590,248  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    318,900     $ 2,470,248  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,237,340       2,120,722  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    912,528       26,778,690  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    683,523       1,611,031  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    661,229       7,875,030  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    1,304,670       13,919,456  

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

    13,868,000       97,078,067  

Wuxi Shangji Automation Co. Ltd., Class A

    111,080       1,774,866  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,398,669       3,469,048  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)

    58,796,600           89,075,800  

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

    1,444,493       2,358,805  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    18,894,000       20,202,874  

XPeng Inc.(a)(c)

    3,203,176       14,238,264  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    5,161,000       5,837,769  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    4,790,000       10,280,262  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    640,400       3,287,427  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,846,800       17,635,940  

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

    307,298       1,363,827  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    284,630       2,727,511  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,436       2,213,879  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.(c)

    1,886,000       5,490,586  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    373,100       2,466,838  

YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    120,100       1,583,957  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    929,751       3,115,012  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    923,400       2,411,989  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    5,139,000       7,568,449  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    1,624,273       95,393,553  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    913,004       1,674,257  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    490,522       4,012,927  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    232,400       4,194,213  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR(a)

    339,578       12,615,323  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd.

    433,100       1,737,150  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    192,764       8,567,365  

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

    4,759,000       4,997,492  

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

    2,352,298       1,487,033  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    590,023       2,546,871  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    974,784       2,029,822  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,768,000       4,652,006  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    510,004       1,521,973  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    413,815       3,521,307  

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

    348,484       3,434,902  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    868,587       2,369,460  

Zhejiang Supcon Technology Co. Ltd.

    311,331       4,388,097  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    183,282       1,499,522  

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

    184,047       1,395,106  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,338,000       1,986,046  

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

    2,731,700       7,865,181  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    304,500       1,553,267  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    2,377,000       11,873,658  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,314,400       10,546,368  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,456,700       8,966,603  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,748,000       32,912,578  

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

    2,487,054       2,398,789  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

ZTE Corp., Class A

    918,300     $ 4,253,050  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    2,561,400       7,610,195  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    1,614,811       38,852,353  
   

 

 

 
          7,848,712,056  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA

    973,766       7,193,889  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    1,761,627       6,238,921  
   

 

 

 
      13,432,810  
Czech Republic — 0.2%            

CEZ AS

    630,966       29,453,402  

Komercni Banka AS

    272,581       9,182,286  

Moneta Money Bank AS(b)

    1,253,863       4,776,539  
   

 

 

 
      43,412,227  
Egypt — 0.1%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    9,268,992       16,069,144  

Eastern Co. SAE

    4,110,572       2,485,400  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.(a)

    1,423,920       959,972  
   

 

 

 
      19,514,516  
Greece — 0.4%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    8,272,943       12,944,311  

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

    10,009,129       15,343,203  

FF Group(a)(d)

    246,892       2  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    790,576       12,127,459  

JUMBO SA

    428,260       8,551,471  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    237,298       6,294,829  

Mytilineos SA

    389,142       10,499,165  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    2,165,883       12,118,662  

OPAP SA

    686,623       10,657,037  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    842,299       7,388,290  

Terna Energy SA

    196,805       4,092,074  
   

 

 

 
      100,016,503  
Hungary — 0.2%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    1,583,967       12,028,135  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    844,242       25,574,512  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    418,444       8,771,283  
   

 

 

 
      46,373,930  
India — 13.2%            

ABB India Ltd.

    193,003       7,506,310  

ACC Ltd.

    251,715       5,268,983  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    654,895       10,794,444